Colfax wealth man murders family after indictment
Thomas Baldwin a Colfax Illinois businessman killed fourteen year old Cora Eiseman her mother and a young farmer and wife after being indicted on the Eiseman case. He traveled from Colfax to Arrowsmith and opened fire on the Kennedy and Eiseman households fatally wounding four. Baldwin was captured by a deputy sheriff and held as the investigation continued.
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Gil
Eyeciai
Washington Post
Bloomington
Illinois
Thomas Baldwin
McLean County
Cora Elseman
Simeon Hiseman
Charles Kennedy
Arrowsmith
Baldwin
Riseman
Kennedys
Kennedy
Hiseman
Eiseman
Cora
Ciildren
Cora Eiseman
Dean
Ralawin
Bywaters
Pat
Nella
Nelle
Mr. Gaines
Gaines
Viola
Phil
Ums
Nellie
Bywatera
Jeffries
Notice of Marriage and Death Insertions
Notice states marriage and death announcements are inserted upon application and published simultaneously at no extra charge in multiple newspapers including Cincinnati Enquirer Rochester Herald St Louis Republic Syracuse Post Standard St Paul Pioneer-Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Washington
Cincinnaty Enquirer
Rochester
ST Louis Republic Byracuse
Post-Standard ST Pall Pioneer-Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Japanese loan delay sparks Paris financial note
In Paris on Feb 93 the Japanese loan remains undecided as M Takahashi seeks a 1250000 4 per cent issue toward a 250 million refunding plan. London financiers demand strict terms due to money stringency while Paris and Brussels banks show more flexibility but debate issuing 4s at par to retire 4s. No decision has been reached.
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Paris
M. Takahashi
London
MM. Takahashi
Brussels
NO PENSION FOR MR BRYCE IN BRITISH AMBASSADOR DISPUTE
In the House of Commons Mr Liddell questioned whether Sir Howard Bryce would retire at seventy in May 1908 and receive a pension for his fifteen months service as ambassador at Washington Foreign Secretary Grey replied the King would be asked to retain Bryce beyond seventy and that no ambassador earns a diplomatic pension until ten years abroad
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Commons
London
Howard Vincent
Washington
House of Commons
Liddell
Bryce
Grey
Crime Rampant in France Alarm in Paris and Nation
Paris reports fear as crime rises after a period of decline. Deputies clash over government security amid two years of banditry along the Belgian frontier. Montmartre and other streets terrorized by Apaches as robberies and assassinations fill headlines.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Montmarte
Licensed to Marry List of Couples and Clergy Witnesses
A printed license notice lists numerous couples including Louis Daker and Estelle Wall with reverend witnesses, extended names such as Frederick B Howden Robert Taylor and Eeith M Remsburg, and others like Charlotte G Bate man and George F Graham jr. Also appears are Rev. Nicholas Yasuelli Lewia Mason and Artelia Farrar, along with multiple clerical names and places, indicating marriages licensed or pending.
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Louis
Pasqualina l'Emidio
Nicholas Yasuelll
Ovette Malorca
Grazia Bonanno
Nicholas Yeaselll
Lewia R Mason
Artelia B. Farrar
Boope
Bristol
Charles Szel
Mabel Jackson
AH Strothers
George Warrington
Margaret McKinney
Rev
Health Office Record of Deaths Reported by February
Health office records list numerous deaths with ages and addresses including Magge H Mortimer 1626 Stat St NW 5 percent year Ruth Pence 1102 Q St NE 7 years Charles Jefferes 716 0th St NE 1 year Mery Daly 3d and H St NE 1 year Jehn J Evans 2608 O St NW 11 years Yonee B Gray 46 NY Ave NW 78 years Mary BR Steever 1686 Pierce Pl NW 98 years Marla Smith 800 11th St NW 66 years Agnes Bowles 13 Oat NE 1d 3 years Elia Donetdaon 419 34 St NW HM years Mary Malgay 1026 T St AW 49 years Mary GM Birrall 22th St NW 74 years Com Oliver P Howell 616 6th St NW 58 years Howard Woodward Children’s Hospital 1 year William W Stapcliff Providence Hospital 588 Dorothy M Taylor Garfield Hospital 14 days Mary W H Barthinwo 870 D at So 5 days Emma J Williams 2517 P St NW 56 years James Jackoon Wash Acyl Hosp & sears George Mason 124 11th St NE 1 year Lloyd W Burd 1684 Church at NW 0 years Lily Hicks 480 Not St Yopra 1128 Halt & months
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Stat St. Nw
Ruth Pence
Q'st Ne
Charles Jefferes
St. Ne
Mery Daly
H St. Ne
Jehn J Evans
O St Nw
Yonee B Gray
NY Ave
Mary BR Steever
Pierce Placa Nw
Wiliam W Stapcliff
Providence Hospital
Dorothy M_ ‘Taylor
Garfeld Hospital
Mary W. H Barthinwo
Ewma J Wiliams
James Jackoon
Acyl. Hosp. & Soars
George Mason
11Th St
Lloyd W Burd
Lili Hicks
Yopra
Salvation Army to Start Anti Suicide Bureaus in U S Cities
The Salvation Army in the United States will inaugurate anti death by own action bureaus in major cities, modeled after the London program run by Gen William Booth. Miss Booth, commander, attaches staff to help distressed persons, with Col Thomas Holland guiding male applicants and Mrs Brig Bovill managing women. An invitation urged anyone tempted to self destruct to seek help at headquarters or contact officers by letter.
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New York
Miss Booth
the Salvation, Army
United States
London
William Booth
Thomas Holland
Brig. Bovill
Salvation Army
Tt 14
Billingsgate Crossing
Piccadily Circus
Believes His Men Guilty in Brownsville Shooting Case
Maj Penrose of the Twenty fifth Infantry writes a 1906 letter blaming several men for a Brownsville raid. The court martial today introduced the missive and testimony noting bullet holes and rifles tied to Springfield rifles. A witness testified a key to the gun rack and roll call timing implicated black soldiers in the incident.
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San Antonio
Tex
Penrose
Twenty-fifth Infantry
A. P. Blocksom
Yturria
Explosion injures six at Jones & Laughlin plant
Six workmen were injured in a February explosion at the Eliza furnaces of Jones & Laughlin Steel Co on Second Avenue Pittsburg. A gas blast within a cupola blew debris and bricks across the area, toppling nearby telegraph and traction lines but causing no serious injuries.
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Pittsburg
Eliza
Jones & Laughlan’s Steel Company
Second Avenue
Senor Creel Seeks Chihuahua Governorship
El Pano Texas reports Senor Enrique Creel, Mexican Ambassador to the United States, has announced his candidacy for Chihuahua governor and is considered certain to win. If elected, he would retire from the ambassadorial post.
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el Pano
Tex
Norte
Chihuahua
Senor Enrique Creel
United States
Senor Creel
Lost Ring Triggers Tragedy at Forest Hall Event
Forest Hall engagement ring of Miss Kate Goddard disappears prompting Barney Goodwin of Chattanooga to drink carbolic acid and kill himself. The incident occurs in Lexington Kentucky on February 28. The Washington Peat Beak Catalogue with thousands of titles now available at the office.
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Friend
Lexington
Forest Hall
Kate Goddard
Barney Goodwin
Goodwin
Chattanooga
Tenn
Washington Peat Beak
Aie
Women Replace Messenger Boys at Hoboken Post Office
The Postal Telegraph Company in Hoboken replaces messenger boys with female workers. Manager Jurisch, citing difficulty hiring boys, plans to employ girls. An ad drawn in, Marion Ott, sixteen, first to start, wears a uniform cap and says she will soon have a blue suit for work.
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Washington Post
New York
Hoboken
Postal Telegraph Company
Jurisch
Marion Ott
Wealthy Mexican widow found dead amid squalor
Marie Jesus Negrete de Guaman sister of Gen Pedro Negrete was found dead in a Mexico City room. Authorities discovered $25,000 in cash and securities, plus a $3,000 Guatemala bank deposit. Police probe death and alleged $6,000 theft.
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Mexico City
Marie Jesus Negrete de Guaman
Pedro Romulo Negrete
Guatemala
Gentleman Burglar Held Over Peoria Conspiracy Case
Tate a New York fugitive brought to Chicago to answer for a burglary. Investigators say he aided by a Peoria lawyer, a Chicago crook and a woman in dynamiting a Peoria school board safe to destroy damaging records linked to banker Dougherty. Tate allegedly received 2000 for the job, while others gained 1000 and 600 respectively.
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Chicago
Eewin S. Tate
New York
Peoria
Tate
Worgan
Board of
Newton C. Dougherty
Aerm
Joliet
Peoria National Bank
Dougherty
Peoria Public Schools
National Educational Association
Nicholas Murray Butler
Dongherty
Board of Education
Paintings Sequestrated from Cattaneo Collection
Rome Feb 28 The government ordered sequestration of the remaining Van Dyck paintings at Genoa. Several were sold to J P Morgan recently by the Marquis of Cattaneo’s family to prevent sale abroad. Morgan is said to have obtained a good bargain in the canvases.
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Cattaneo
Morgan
Rome
Vandyke
Genoa
J. P. Morgan
Marquis of Cattaneo
Senators by direct vote in Iowa call for constitutional convention
The Worthington Post reports Des Moines Iowa that the Iowa House of Representatives today passed a senate resolution urging Congress to call a constitutional convention to amend the Federal Constitution to permit direct election of United States Senators by the people. Only ten votes were recorded against the resolution.
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Worthington Post
Des Moines
Iowa
House of the
Bomb Explodes in Madrid Cathedral During Service
A bomb detonated during a cathedral service in Madrid today causing panic among worshippers and serious injuries to ten people as they scrambled for exits. The incident disrupted the gathering and drew emergency responders to the scene.
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Madrid
Sun Spots Multiply as Branshear Finds New Flaw on Solar Face
Philadelphia February 28 Prof John Brashear of the Allegheny Observatory Pittsburg reports another sun spot while Prof Charles L Doolittle of the University of Pennsylvania also notes multiple spots. They caution sun spots do not cause earthquakes or cyclones though they may link to electric disturbances. The sun’s spots seemingly recur on a twelve year cycle with limited understanding of their origin.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
John A. Bragnear
Charles L. Doolittle
University of Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Dr. Doolittle
Brashear
Doolittle
Bassett Denounces Hunt In Custody Battle Over Children
Testimony in the Bassett custody case centers on Rev. Lawrence Hunt using aliases to stay with Bassett's wife and children in 1904 Little Rock. Michael Sullivan identified Hunt as Jamieson renting a house where Bassett’s wife and kids stayed, with heated exchanges and threats cited as the trial proceeds.
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Washington Post
Omaha
Nebr
Bassett
Michael Sullivan
Little Rock
Ark
Lawrence Hunt
Jamieson
Hunt
Chester
Rice
Democrats Nominate Rose for Kansas City Mayoralty
Kansas City Missouri February 28 W W Rose once ousted twice by state authorities for law enforcement lapses on liquor and gambling was again nominated today by the Democratic primary with no opposing candidates.
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Democrata
Rose
Kansas City
W. W. Rose
Kans
Hose
Wild Beasts Rage: Culpeper Shooting and Betrayal Tale
In Culpeper a witness recounts a tumultuous sequence around Viola Strother and her suitor Bywaters. Family pressure, rushed wedding plans, and a deadly pursuit culminate in Bywaters' death as relatives describe frenzied anger and vigilante justice amid rumors of illness and infidelity.
Strother brothers take the stand in Bywaters case
The Culpeper trial resumes with Philip Strother testifying after his brother James Strother. Prosecutor Keith presses both defendants on their actions surrounding Bywaters death and the attempted restraint in the sister's room. Dr W J Strother also testifies that medical aid arrived promptly and minor details about motives are explored as Judge Harrison adjourns for the day and await juror status.
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James
Bywaters
Welch
Viola
Washington
Culpeper
French Strother
Bessie Strother
Mr. Jeffries
Commonwealth Attorney
Keith
Mr.Kelly
Byweters
Slater
Mr .Keith
Philip Strother
Priup Strother
Tal
Conpa
R. Walton Moore
Mr. Moore
Mr Moore
Funeral for Heaviest Man in York County
Special to The Washington Fast reports the funeral of William Heindal held at his home near Dallastown York County. The man weighed over six pounds in the casket requiring rollers and removal from the house. The hearse doors were removed to fit the oversized casket into the vehicle. The grave measured eight feet long seven feet deep and a passable width.
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Washington
York
William Heindal
Dallastown
Furious sword duel in Vienna pits Rakovsky against Horvath
A furious sword duel erupted in Vienna today between Herr Rakovsky, vice president of Hungary’s Lower House, and Bert Horvath, a local journalist. The clash stemmed from charges of political espionage by Rakovsky. Horvath was severely wounded.
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Vienna
Todiay
Herr Rakovsky
Bert Horvath
Herr Horvath
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