Tragedy in Outreach: Five Die in Indiana Cutter Case
Nines Ohio December 28. Community shaken by brutal murder with five victims Charles Shelar his wife and three children found dead with throats cut from ear to ear. Reports say Shelar a mill worker drank heavily and may have killed family then himself with a razor purchased Saturday. Crowds gather outside the house as investigators probe the grisly scene.
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Nines
Ohio
Charles Shelar
Shelar
Shelor
Two Thieves Drag 600-Pound Safe Through Bridgeport Streets
A Bridgeport burglary dragged a 600 pound safe from a corner grocery on East Main and Water Streets to the north end, a mile away. Officers tracked the robbers to a house on Second precinct territory where Patrick Riel, John Connolly, and Edward Burns were captured. a loaded revolver and dynamite cartridges were found, with the safe unbroken.
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Bridgeport
Conn
East Main
Water
Second Precinct
Patrick Riel
John Connolly
Edward Burns
Riel
Train Robbers Kill Brakeman on Westbound Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Four masked robbers hot on a westbound Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe train at Bangs Texas after murdering brakeman Penn. They looted the express car but fled when shots were fired. Bloodhounds and a large posse pursue, with prospects of capture and possible lynching.
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Ban Angelo
Tex
Brownwood
Gulf, Colorado
Santa’ Fe Road
Bangs ‘Station
Dean
Winchester
J. T
Penn
Washed Ashore From the Steamship Cleddy Collision
London reports a lifeboat from the steamship Cleddy wash ashore at Catherine's Point with five bodies. Eight crew members remain missing, with earlier reports of more bodies washing ashore at Ventnor. Other items recount a ship Durham sinking after a fire near Port Costa and two mates drowning, plus a Petrolia fire ruin and a fatal rail collision in Saxon Michigan.
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London
Catherine's Point
Ventnor
St. Catharine’s Point
Cleddy
San Francisco
Charles Stevens
William Higgingon
Durham
Port Costa
Stevens
Higginson
Liverpool
Oklahoma City Row in Drunken Clash Draws Death
Reports from Oklahoma City detail a drunken altercation between a United States deputy marshal and a set of rowdies. Shots fired left a colored man named John Robins dead, amid claims of deputy misconduct and lawlessness. Nearby, Thornton allegedly killed James Rankin, a groceryman, and remains at large. In Lafayette, Ind., a late Friday murder appears linked to a tramp gang. Joe Mooney perished in a fire after a night of whisky and fighting, with nine tramp arrests so far.
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Whatta, Kan
Oklahoma City
United States
John Robins
Thornton
James
Rankin
Lafayette
Ind
Joe Mooney
Post Office Clerk Arrested for Theft in Denver and More
A Denver postoffice clerk Joseph Woodward is arrested for stealing a $1,100 check from an address to jeweler Henr Holm. similar losses have prompted police to anticipate another arrest. In Buffalo, W F Hedstrom confessed to peculation tied to money parcels, though total taken remains unknown. In Oshkosh a drunken mother Mary Goodwin hurled a lamp at her 16 year old daughter causing serious burns. mother jailed. In Upper Marlboro a $500 reward is offered for evidence leading to arrests in lynching cases. In New York the mate of the Robert R Belknap faces iron discipline for knocking a seaman overboard and causing death. Louis Cyr performs in Nu Hi exhibition with strength feats and controversial trial highlights.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Mary Goodwin
Denver
Colo
Joseph Woodward
Henr. Holm
Woodward
Stanton Stanford remembered in weathered page notes
Fragmented OCR notes recall Senator Stanford and related figures amid garbled text about rains and memorials. Limited legible names hint at a historical prone archive fragment with no clear event date or location.
Traill County Liquor Sellers Fined Under Old Law
In Farno North Dakota Judge McConnell ruled penalties from the old liquor law apply and fined 28 Traill County saloon keepers for selling liquor without license. Edmund Judd faced five indictments with bail forfeiture. Tomm fled but paid $184.95. Charles Saunders jailed thirty four days with sentence postponed. cases likely not appealed.
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Farno
N. D
McConnell
Trail
Caledonia
Traill County
Stampia
Edmund Judd
Charges Against Manner Buffalo Elevator Scales Manipulated
In Duluth on December 28, Supervisor Rupely of Lake Superior Elevator Co writes to Junius Smith about wheat cargo weights for Buffalo. He cites a 100 bushel Italia shortage, faults in Niagara scales, and five hours to test Dakota elevator scales, alleging slipshod conditions in Buffalo and calling for a competent scale expert to oversee operations.
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Buffalo
Duluth
Minn
Rupely
Lake Superior Elevator Company
Junius Smith
Niagara Elevator
Duluth Company
Dakota
Capt. Miller
Smithsmith
Buffalo Merchants’ Exchange
Swaledale Fire Destroys Swale Dale Business District
Swaledale Iowa suffered a devastating blaze December 28 that wiped out the grocery store owned by Carr Bros. and consumed the entire commercial district. Estimated loss about $26,000 with $12,000 insured.
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Swaledale
Iowa
Mason City
Carr Bros
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Scrofula
Medical note extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a purifier for impure blood and a remedy for scrofula and related skin and joint ailments. It cites several testimonials from individuals describing long standing sores and rheum improving after taking the tonic, urging readers to buy from druggists.
Confections Offered by Rival Merchant in West Des Moines
A local merchant boasts a premier stock west of Chicago inviting shoppers to inspect his confections. He promises obliging clerks will guide customers through the store and notes there is no obligation to purchase.
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Ziebell & Peters
Bhickehr & Scherpline
Winona
MINN
Bremer Kaiser
Enlanger
Saugerties
New York
J. O. Préble &Co
J. B. Sheffield & Sons
Wabash Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Saugerties’ Bank Book Company
Sheffield
Omaha
Nebraska State Bank
Pawnee City
Plainview, Minn
Confections from Leading US and Parisian Firms
The department showcases products from Wallace & Co and Rich & Co importers from London of Rountree & Gibson, plus French fruits from Paris and Chicago houses John Kranz and Frank & Co. through a complete selection from top manufacturers in the United States and abroad.
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United States
Wallace & Co
Rich & Co
London
Rountree & Gibson
Paris
Chicago
John Kranz
Bunter, Frank & Co
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Wheeler & Allen
West Third Street
Poel Economizer
Wittlesey & Fry’s
Becke
Third Strait
Winona, Minn
Geo. H. Helmer
WEST
Facobax
Third St
Denosit Bank
Royal Bang Owder Co
Wallatreet
Rnsteven
Mimeelf
Indiana
Ee B Brakemba
Petrolia
Prrrssure
Times
Butler
Here
Fred Wegley
Saxon, Mich
Duluth, South Shore
Atlantic Road
Caboose
Kid” Ryan
Connors
John Chattam
PritepuRe
Akron
Wilhelm
Bower, Street
Matthews
Tes
Marshal Needles
Oklahomia
Dade States
Ap Font
Ilegal
Aimoung
USA
THE
Roughs
Geo. E. Haskin
Main Street
A. Ruhnke
Peter Bub
Franz Falk
Alwaya
Rasht
Ruhnke
Architects
C.G. Maybury & Son Architects
Touns
Morgan
aFrAn
American of Philadelphia
Americal Central of
St. Louis
Commercial Union
Fire Association of Philadelphia
Firemen’s Fund of
California
Franklin
Philadelphia
Aggets
Germania of
Agsets
German -Américan
Liverpool & London & Globe
Lancashire
England
U. S
London Assurance
Milwaukee Mechanics
Milwaukee
Northwestern Nat’ of
National of Hartford
Phoenix
Brooklyn
N. Y
Queen
Eng
U.8
Royal
Bog
U. 8
Springfield
Massachusetts
Run of
Northwest
Kilgore Block
Buefalo
W. F. Hedstrom
Upper
Marlboro
Oeersons
Robert R. Belknap
New York Harbor
Entarrk
Louis Cyr
Jtanford
Henator Stanford
Aden
Connell
Northwestern
A. Weighmaster
Rayers
Church Row
Kansas City
First Baptist Church
Mike Benjamin
C. Patterson
William Jackson
Jackson
Nebraska
Pipestone
Burlington
Williams
Merrill
Medical
Hood
Lovevor
Lowell
Masi
Arnold
William
Elyria
Dale Rhéum
Florida
Michigan
Fr Bank
Booth
Ats
Oyatera
Ps. Best
BFER
Hofbrauer
Es, S&s. Wlw
Center St
Ata
NUT Department
Calfornia
Malaga
Cicar -O- Department
Sailseur Tel Ete SF Gap Bae
Mnet
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