Brutal Lynching Threats After Mass Tragedy in Mississippi
The report details a savage attack near Pearl River in Lawrence County Mississippi where Mrn Smith and family were killed with a club by a Black man named Lewis. A five year old girl survived to name the killer and identify two other suspects Will Powell and Andy Smith. Authorities vow lawful action and promise no mob violence as investigations unfold.
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Mrn Smith
Es Lewis
Smith
Pearl River
Lawrence County
Ued
Ute
Childere
Osse
Yely
Monticello
Wrence County
Will Powell
Andy Smith
Monroe
Lewis
Pension bill passes in lower house without amendment
Ashington reports the pension appropriation bill was approved without changes. Democrats proposed amendments to curb abuses were rejected on point of order. The measure budgets 141,268,880 dollars and sparked debate on pension policy, civil service reform, and treasury receipts under Ingley law.
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Ashington
House
Treasury
Ingley
Quesingley
Own
Ohio
Lindey
North Na
Indiana
Registered Mail Robbery in New York Area Revealed
A major post office robbery estimated near 100000 dollars occurred on November 9 in a New York region rural rail line area. Two packages totaling 380 dollars were recovered. Secret Service agents led by Major Charles Fy investigated the sealed case.
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Philadelphia
Perinent Secret Service
Rivera Freed from Cabanas and Sail to Cadiz
Havana reports General Rivera the insurgent leader freed from Cabanas fortress after royal pardon and sent by Colon to Cadiz. Spanish losses in latest ten days include 5 officers and 27 soldiers. insurgents claim greater casualties with 14 dead on their side.
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Havana
Rivera
Pinar del Rio
Hernando de Velasco
Cabanas
Colon
Cadiz
Spain
Juan Cossio
Puerto Principe
Evangelina Cossio
Mr. Rigby
Manzanillo
Spanish colony in New York divided over Madrid petition
In New York a petition sent to Madrid after Premier Canovas assassination splits the Spanish colony. Forty signers, including minister friends, aim to back a strong Washington representative for Spain while avoiding a direct attack on Senor de Lome. The factions’ bitterness rivals their hostility to Cubans.
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New York
Madrid
Canovas
Senor de Lome
Spain
United States
Washington
Battle expected near Havana as insurgents mass
World dispatch from Havana reports an imminent battle with insurgents massing for a major demonstration. General Parrados advances from Havana with a strong line to oppose them while Spanish agent Canellas observes conditions. Cuban forces under Ladarez and Zeckardinas encamp about 20 miles south with 1000 well armed troops and a Hotchkiss cannon. Emio Consalo has executed Antonio Rivera and Osman for attempting arms bargaining and autonomy terms.
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New York
Havana
Parrados
Senor Canellas
Rodriguez
Juan Delgado Ladarez
Rafael Zeckardinas
Refugees Flock to New York Under Weyler Policy
The Journal and Advertiser reports a vast Cuban refugee influx into New York following Weyler's re concentration policy. Estimates place arrivals between 12,000 and 20,000 with hundreds dying of hunger. Many once wealthy individuals are now penniless, some starving and avoiding aid to avoid humiliation.
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New York
The
Journal and Advertiser
Weyler
Emilio Agremonte
Spain Accuses Cubans of Cruelty
A Madrid dispatch reports Cuban rebels torturing Guisa inhabitants with women and children bound and burnt alive. The Imparcial notes the news confirms government policy conflicts. A minister says the victims apparently supported autonomy. A separate Reno wreck near Reno injures several on the N C O railway.
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New York
Madrid
Guisa
Imparcial
Casthouse Collapse Traps Twenty at Illinois Steel Bayview Plant
Milwaukee Wis Dec 13 Twenty men were buried under debris when the casthouse at the Illinois Steel Company's Bayview plant collapsed after an explosion in the adjoining furnace. All but two escaped with minor injuries. The seriously hurt were John Hesiak and Thomas Kowalski. Foreman M Morforski was badly burned. The blast is believed to have shattered the casthouse foundation.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Illinois Steel Company
Bayview
John Hesiak
Thomas Kowalski
Morforski
Alaska Rush Prompts Western Rail Rate Battle
Chicago December 13. Western railroads decide to publish Alaska rate sheets and ignore Canadian Pacific differential claims for coast and Alaska service. The dispute echoes old Transcontinental and Western Passenger associations rulings, with CP seeking a $5 Pacific coast differential. The move risks rate demoralization for Alaska and North Pacific ports.
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Chicago
Alaska
Dawson City
Canadian Pacific
Transcontinental Association
Western Passenger Association
Supreme Court
North Pacific
Desperate border clash ends with four killed
Denver reports a fierce border fight near the Arizona Mexico line. Mexican service guards lose three men and outlaw Franco Phallard of Black Jack's Texas gang dies after a volley from Phallard wounds. Phallard last of the Sam Bass train robbers who once looted Custer City years ago.
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Denver
Arizona
Old Mexico
Franco Phallard
Black Jack
Texas
Billy the Kid
Leander Springs
Phallard
Winchester
Sam Bass
Custer City
Durrant Appeals Rejected as Hour of Execution Draws Near
The California Supreme Court denied W H T Durrant’s two appeals in a written opinion by Chief Justice Beatty. The court affirmed Judge Bahrs and remanded Durrant to San Quentin while setting an execution date for November 11, pending resentencing by the superior court. Justice Garoutte dissented.
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San Francisco
Supreme Court
W. H. T. Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Minnie Williams
Beatty
Bahrs
San Quentin
Durrant
Garoutte
Brave Portland girl saves woman from burning Victoria lodging
In Victoria British Columbia on December 13 Lily Baldwin a Portland lodger risked her life to rescue Mrs Fox owner and landlady from a gas explosion fire at Tryon and Co oil tent factory. She carried the unconscious woman downstairs both escaped with slight burns.
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Victoria
B. C
Lily Baldwin
Portland
Tryon & Co
Fox
Rich Ruby mine strike in Lowland district boosts output
Reports from the Ruby mine in the Lowland district indicate a rich gold and silver quartz strike with ore worth over a million dollars in sight. Owners mine over $2,000 daily from the property, bought last summer from Adolph Meudehauer for 90,000. principal owner M. E. Graves of New York. New York reports record life insurance policy of 1,000,000 on George W. Vanderbilt under a 20 payment life plan with 35,000 annual premiums. notes only other large policies and a past $500,000 American company deal for five family members.
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Butte
Mont
Lowland
Adolph Meudehauer
San Francisco
M. E. Graves
New York
George W. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Sewer Gas Explosion Rocks Carlton House Terrace
An explosion of sewer gas in London on December 18 tore up the street shattered windows and damaged the house adjoining that of United States Ambassador Hay, causing much excitement among residents of Carlton House terrace.
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London
United States
Hay
Carlton House Terrace
Weekly Market Letter on Wheat Bull and Bear Forces
Light speculation dominated the week with bulls aiming higher as prices rose from a spring low. Export sales remained strong while elevator delivery hovers until navigation closes, with large holdings and uncertainty about shortages and profits amid a government crop estimate of 850 million bushels and a reduced visible supply.
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Leiter
Duluth
Armour and Weare
Market Prices for Farm Products and Livestock
Oregon and Washington markets show mixed prices for wheat, oats, barley, hay, dairy, poultry, and meats. Wheat ranges from 72 to 78 cents per bushel with various grades. oats and barley list per bushel or ton prices. hay and straw noted with per ton figures. eggs butter and cheese quoted. live poultry and livestock prices detailed. fresh fish and fruit prices span multiple varieties and box prices.
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Walla Walla
California
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Washington
Wholesale Market Prices for Goods and Produce
The list shows per pound and per ton rates for Wool Nevada Oregon Northern hops and mill stuffs Middleings California bran onions eggs cheese citrus fruit hay and fresh fruit butter and potatoes with varied price ranges across grades and regions. Prices reflect store and ranch measurements and indicate market movement for farm goods and staples.
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Nevada
Oregon
California
Isabella
Abel, Haldy, and the Ram
A traveler in Greenville recalls Uncle Abel and Aunt Hardy in a humorous tale of a wedlock erased by a sudden absence. The landlord recounts Aunt Hardy's fierce temper, Uncle Abel’s fishing expedition at a trick pond, and the pond’s nickname Ben Runnels’ pond born from a jolly accident.
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Greenville
Pennsylvania hemlock _ belt
John Gilbert
Abel
Abe
Thiel
Hardy
Uncle Abel
Aunt Waldy
Slurdy
Huldy
Ben Runnels
Picker's
Ben
Ben Alluz
Aunt Huldy and the rope a tale of scrunch and ram
A New York Sun reader recounts Aunt Huldy's failed plan to confront Uncle Abel and the ram, leading to Aunt Huldy's death by accident. The tale blends rustic humor with a grim punch line as Uncle Abel remains widowed and plans to sell the bombazine dress.
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Hardy
Abel
Joe Bevan
Joe Kep
Aunt Hardy
Uncle Abel
Huldy
Glasgow minister uses Bible class to unite couples
A Glasgow minister devised a ruse to pair up young couples during his Bible class. While the class proceeded he stepped outside and found a crowd of swains waiting. He invited them inside to meet their sweethearts, and the mixed Bible class is now thriving.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Boston Herald
New York Housewifery Club Offers Domestics and Prize
The Housewifery Club of New York promotes domestic work by providing members with maids with references and offering a prize after a set period for satisfactory service. The narrator notes playful remarks about aging and bicycles as a humorous aside.
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New York
Mountain Maid Plans Quick Marriage On Mountain Road
A buxom mountain Maid sits on a stump and asks a passerby if he is a preacher or squire She explains Jim Martins courtship and spark to marry at Logville But fears Jim may balk if neither clergyman nor magistrate is present She asks the traveler to act as witness to prevent the wedding mishap.
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Puffin
Jim Martin
Jim
Logville
India Facts and Folklore From Centuries Past
A survey of India notes that cotton cloth originated there over two millennia ago andayana the post handles 280 million pieces annually. It cites hunger among 30 to 40 million Indians, a royal blessing of Queen Victoria through cashmere shawls, and a shift from nose rings to nose flowers among Bombay Hindoo women with fines for noncompliance.
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Orissa
Bengal Presidency
India
Bombay
Vishnu
A Noble Woman at Washington’s Side in War Times
A historical portrait notes Mrs. Washington as a noble figure who balanced public duties with home life. Her levees were famed yet she chose modest comforts, visiting the army to comfort soldiers and sustain morale with practical care. Sixteen spinning wheels ran at her home as she reused textiles into new garments.
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Washington
Richest Woman in Texas King Ranch Leader in Wealth
Mrs Richard King of Texas is described as the wealthiest woman in the United States with 1 250 000 acres of land in Southern Texas. Her Santa Gertrudes ranch houses her home thirteen miles from the gate and employs 300 cowboys, 200 000 cattle, and 1 200 ponies. The ranch spends about 100 000 yearly.
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Texas
Richard King
United States
Hetty Green
Santa Gertrudes
Mrs. King
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