Tragedy in Buffalo as Washburns die in suicide pact
In Buffalo Missouri Edgar T Washburn a grain firm partner shot his wife and daughter at 83 Putnam Street then killed himself The tragedy found by a relative ends the city s grain exchange day Washburn an ardent spiritualist had earlier written of business troubles and his belief in a future life with mediums playing a role in his success He left a long letter to partner Billy expressing remorse and plans to suffer to atone.
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Edgar T. Washburn
Buffalo
Heathfeld & Washburn
Board of Trade
Washburn
Gladys
Putnam Street
W. QO. Freathfeld
Heathfield
Busines
Mr. Heathfield
Billy
Earth
Mrs Miln Answers In Suit Over Jordan Estate
Mrs Louise Jordan Milin of London wife of ex Chicago pastor turned actor files answer to a suit by trustees of Thomas W Jordan estate worth 500000 dollars. She condemns aunt Louise Kyle and mother Annie Jordan as grogs and outrageous imposition, alleging motive is animosity toward her. She claims her mother mixed funds with her own in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louise Jordan Milin
London
England
George C Miln
Thomas W. Jordan
Chicago Board of Trade
Miln
Louise Kyle
Annie Jordan
Gained Divorce Ends In Suicide On South Park
Mrs Ella Swoboda clutching a divorce decree was found dead on a Chicago sidewalk on South Park avenue. A poison vial was in her bag. she wore a silk gown and plume Hat. Police say she killed herself, driven by domestic troubles after a cruelty divorce.
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Chicago
Ella Swoboda
South Park Avenue
Judge Bradford grants injunction in Harriman case on Northern Securities
Judge Bradford granted a preliminary injunction to halt pro rata distribution of assets in the Harriman Pierce suit over Northern Securities Company. The decision preserves Harriman and Pierce's claim to Northern Pacific stock and clarifies that the injunction protects their potential relief at final hearing without harming public interests or other parties.
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Bradford
Harriman
Trenton
N. J
Edward H. Harriman
Winslow S. Pierce
Northern Securities Company
Hill
Northern Pacific
H. Harriman
Winslow
Pierce
Llegal
United States Supreme Court
Herriman and
Pierca
Northern Pacific Company
Harriman and Pierce
Kirkpatrick
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Harriman and Piercasra
Northern Pacific Hellway Company
Truman
Funeral of Mayor Jones Draws Large Toledo Crowd
One hundred thousand people viewed the body and attended his funeral in Toledo. The city shut public offices, stores, factories, and saloons for the event. Notables included Mayor Tom L. Johnson and N. O. Nelson, with Brand Whitlock delivering a simple service and a reading from Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Samuel M. Jones
Memorial Hall
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
N. O. Nelson
St. Louis
California
Jones
Brand Whitlock
Warehouse Fire in Duluth Destroys Stocks and Drowns One Man
A huge blaze swept the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha dock warehouses in Duluth, destroying about $100,000 in property. A cook aboard the tug Abbott, George M. Smith, drowned escaping the flames. The fire started in the northeast corner and spread rapidly along the long sheds. Losses include contents valued around $200,000 and the shed at $50,000. tugs and freight cars also damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapola and Omaha Railroad Company
George Smith
Abbott
Fie
George M. Smith
Muncy
Inman
Excelsior
Northwestern
Great Lakes Towing Company
Cleveland
Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio
Eighly-Seventh Street
Ontario Avenue
Yachts In Collision Damages Ingomar Navahoe
Dover England July 15 American schooner yachts Ingomar owned by Morton F. Plant of New York and Navahoe owned by George W. Watlens of Germany collided after starting a race for yachts over a hundred tons. Ingomar broke her bowsprit and fore-gn. Navahoe split mainsail with damaged steering gear and starboard side. both abandoned the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingomar
Navahoe
Dover
England
Morton F. Plant
New York
George W. Watlens
Germany
Royal Phelps Carroll
Admiralty Pier
Mrs Parnell's Plight Highlighted In Brighton Bankruptcy Court
London reports Mrs Parnell widow of Charles Stewart Parnell faces ongoing financial and health troubles. A doctor testifies she cannot attend court again. a January receiving order and past losses of $18,000 from a trust fund are cited as factors in the case.
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London
Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell
Brighton
Kruger Interment Permission Telegraphed From Berne
Condolence messages flow to Clarens Switzerland as England approves interment of Paul Kruger in the Transvaal. Deputation offers funeral help but Eloff declines a Clarens ceremony. Leyds travels to confer with the family. Cronje and Vitjoen honor Kruger noting his long service and peaceful death. General regret across Johannesburg and the Transvaal.
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Clarens
Switzerland
Kruger
Orange Free State
Stein
Montreux
Eloff
Berne
St. Louis
Cronje
Viljoen
Kroger
South Africa
P. A. Cronie
Ben. J. Vitjoen
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Will Europe Contest Court Over French Will and Balloons
Paris reports detail George A. Church of Nayatt Point proving identity in a will contest over 280000 in French bonds left by M. Poulet. The case adjourned to July 18 as Church arrived with letters of credit and testimony. Santos-Dumont seeks envelope supply for his dirigible, risking U S return or retirement from St Louis contest. Hamburg rate war rumor cited. White Star Germanic to become Ottawa on Montreal Liverpool service after thirty years error-free operation.
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Paris
George A. Church
Nayatt Point
R. I
Seine
Mr. Church
M. Poulet
Church
Hetra
Maitre Gaston Brunet
Learned
Santos-Dumont
United States
St. Louis
Fils
London
Dominion Line
Ottawa
Liverpool
New York
Notice of simultaneous marriage and death notices
Marriage and death notices in The Washington Post may appear at no extra charge in multiple morning newspapers upon application. Newspapers listed include New York Times Baltimore Herald Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Louis Republic Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Baltimore Herald
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Record Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Fittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
ST Louis Republic
Minneapolis Tribune
Qleveeland Plain Dealer
Licenses and Death Notices From Edgewater and DC
Sudden drownings occur in the Potomac and at Edgewater Virginia with several family notices. Obituaries record Herbert and Kemon families, Perkins of Garfield Hospital, and Walker family services scheduled mid July with residences listed.
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Herbert
Potomac
Mary R
Moyer
Gertrude C
James H. Herbert
Edgewater
Kemon
Helen
Ada B
Harriet E
Frank C
Kate H. Kea
Star
Ondey
Perkins
Garfield Hospital
Thurge
Joseph N. Perkins
Annie E. Perking
Walker
Adelaide Ris
William T. Walker
C Street
Health Office Record July 15 1804 Obituaries and ages
Health office record listing names and ages of dead or ill residents including Francis Felger 88 Marie Goldman 9 months Robert Kearney 6 months William Miles 21 days George Ray 4 months Rosie Richard 4 years Martha Sprigg 65 Herbert Stevenson months Mary Stram 20 John Thomas 7 months Liza Wilson 75. notes about W R Speare undertaker and Joseph Gawler phone numbers and addresses, with a probate tone and 19th century hospital references.
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Francis Felger
Marie Goldman
Children's Hospital
Robert C. Kearney
William Miles
George A Ray
At. Ne
Rosie Richard
Col. Uoiv
Martha Sprigg
Lit
Herbert Stevenson
Browns Ct
Mary Stram
N. J. Ave
John Thomas
McCullough St
Liza Wilson
Wash
Asyl. Hospital
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Mrs. Miln
Platt-Elias
John R. Platt
Hannah Eilas
Justice Blanchard
Mrs. Elias
Marconi Company
Justice Scott
Supreme Court
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America
Franklin Lien
Henry Gardner
New Hampshire
Buzzards Bay
Mase
Grover Cleveland
Boston
North Sandwich
N. H
Niewera
Washington
Hermsdorf
Nishings
Hecht
Schloss Bros. & Co
Baltimore
Cassimeres, &c
Hill Interests
Mayor Jones
Gerard Reiter
The
Catholic Knights of America
St Lews
Mr. Reiter
Hartford
Slavonia
Naples
Palermo
la Savoie
Havre
Campania
Philadelphia
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Louthampton
Zeeland
Antwerp
Minneapolis
Genoa
Astoria
Glasgow
Pretoria
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Noordam
Bremen
Moltke
Hamberg
Boulogne
Movilis
Montreal
Anchorra
Queenstown
Oretic
Liv
Stpoot
Brewster, N
William B. Fasly
Annis O'Brien
Fasig
Benny Cliff
Daniel Drew
Gansure
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Balfour
House of Commons
Liberal Unionist Council
Joseph Chamberlain
Rudolph
Carlsbad
t.—Hincoclphn Spreckels
San Francisco
Adolph
Savoy West End
Prof. Sonnenburg
Berlin University
Berlin
Tangier
Morocco
Walter B. Harris
London Times
Seattle-Sitka
Seattle
Burnside
Sitka
Skagway
Window Glass Works
Reannie
Pittsburg
American Window Glass ‘Com
Madras
Oxford
Dimity
Percale
Vancouver
B. C
Columbia
Walifsohn Bay
Roberts Creek
Newfoundland
Edward
William MacGregor
Cavendish Boyie
Mexico
Canada
Mexico City
Canadian Commercial Club
Cape Town
the Gazette
Great Britain
Balin
Hamburg-American Line
Lord Iverclyde
Cunard Steamship Company
Cunard Line
A. Sigentius and
Dora V. Geaton
Health Office Record
Undertakers
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Joseph Gawler
Main
Eschelmer
Ave
R. F. Harvey
Fourteenth Street
John R. Wricht
Tenth Street
William Lee
Pennsylvania Ave
George P. Zarhorst
Wuerat Sartore Sgt Baar Capital Ae
Sohous
Zant
Eta Ce
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