Bandits Rob Rock Island Train Near Minco Oklahoma
Five masked bandits held up a southbound Rock Island train five miles south of Minco in Indian Territory at 11 am. They robbed passengers and express mail, losing little to a dynamited safe, and escaped toward the west as a posse formed at Chickasaw pursued toward the Wichita mountains.
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el Reno
O. T
Rock Island
Minco
Indian Territory
Jim Wright
Wright
Chickasaw
Prairie
Wichita Mountains
Woodford note outlines U S offer to Spain for ending war
A Washington dispatch describes the Times Herald summary of the Woodford note to Spain. It states the United States hopes for a swift war end, offers good offices to mediate, and stresses no fixed deadline or coercive demand. The note signals friendliness toward Spain and Cuba interests without pressuring Spain to accept.
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Chicago
Washington
Times Herald
Times-Herald
Woodford
Spain
United States
Cuba
Family tragedy near Carrollton ends in double loss
The Boecker family massacre near Carrollton Ohio shows a farmer John Boecker killing his wife and six children before fatally shooting himself. One child Henry survives gravely wounded. Motive remains unknown. Other items report a hospital death in San Francisco after a fall and Star Pointer lowering the pacer world record at the Illinois State Fair.
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Carrollton
John Boecker
Here
Boecker
Caroline
Christine
Henry
Lizzie
John
Mill worker killed by timber at Fairhaven edger
Charles Tusten of the Pacific Coast mill in Fairhaven Washington was instantly killed this afternoon around four o clock. A piece of sharp timber, somehow freed from the edger, struck him in the abdomen and passed through his body. The cause of the accident is not clearly explained. Cape thant Waterfall in the world is at Yosemite Cal. ietle 99,884 feet high org just half a
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Fairhaven
Wash
Charles Tusten
Forgetful engineers prove life saving signal device works
A new locomotive reminder signal and distance indicator, tested on the Great Northern and St Paul & Duluth lines, warns engineers of upcoming stopping points. It uses triggers set one mile from a stop, releasing a whistle and, if ignored, applying air brakes. President Hill endorsed the device after 10,000 miles of use.
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St. Paul
Great Northern Railroad
St. Paul & Duluth
Wallace
Fergus Falls
Great Northern
President Hill
John Wilbane
Seattle
Portland
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Hill
Admiral Beardslee Returns to Washington Faces Annexation Debate
Admiral Beardslee, after three years commanding the Pacific station, met with Secretary Long and Secretary Sherman, then with President McKinley. He plans a formal report on the Hawaiian situation and insights from his island tenure. He said opposition to annexation is minimal, while business interests largely favor it.
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Washington
Beardslee
Pacific
Secretary Long
Sherman
White House
McKinley
Long
St Louis Wife Sells Conductor For 4000 To Rival Lover
John A. Truitt, a Northern Central streetcar conductor, was sold by his wife for 4000 to a woman who claims to love him more. The buyer, Mrs Stevens, offered cash to let Truitt go. Mrs Truitt, mother of four, reportedly attempted suicide with morphine after knowing of the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
The
Post-Dispatch
John A. Truitt
Northern Central Electric
Canadian Pacific plans Rossland extension and smelter link
Montreal reports the Canadian Pacific Company will extend railway into Rossland B C and fund a large smelter on the Columbia River to process Rossland ores at near cost. An aerial tramway will connect shipping mines to the smelter with similar plans for Slocan country.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Company
Rossland
B. C
Columbia River
Canadian Pacific
Weyler Resigns as Havana Crisis Deepens
A Havana dispatch reports General Weyler has resigned. In Chicago doctors and firemen oppose using cocaine for eye ailments, arguing it fosters addiction.
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Chicago
Yukon Steamer Traffic Upheld Amid Arctic Delays
The Rush arrives in San Francisco with updates from St Michaels and the Yukon. The C H Hamilton failed to ascend beyond Fort Yukon. passengers await Alaska Commercial steamers Margaret and Alice for transport to Dawson City. The Bear guards St Michaels while the Humboldt arrives with troops. Eliza Anderson stays at Unalaska until spring. Coal shortages delay Portland from St Michaels. Bertha ferries passengers north. Twelve British schooners harvest 9339 seals. three American schooners take 875 skins.
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San Francisco
Revenue
Rush
Unalaska
St. Michaels
Yukon
Alaska Commercial Company
Bertha
C. H. Hamilton
Chicago Corporation
Fort Yukon
Margaret
Alice
Dawson City
Bear
Hamilton
Minook Creek
Humboldt
Eliza Anderson
Portland
Dutch Harbor
Seattle
Hueneme
Bush
Yukon Party Plans Trek With Police And Guides
Victoria reports William Ogilvie says Dawson winter provisions cover 4000 people and many left since July. He may sail for Skaguay on Quadra. Inspector Wood says Major Walsh and Clifford Sifton will depart for Yukon aboard the Quadra with mounted police and guides, traveling by dog trains and reporting progress.
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Victoria
B. C
William Ogilvie
Dominion
Yukon
Dawson
Ogilvie
Skaguay
Inspector Wood
Northwest Mounted Police
Major Walsh
Clifford Sifton
Interior
Mounted Police
Wood
Attack by Strikers at Edwardsville Ill Mines
Miners at Madison Coal Company in Edwardsville Illinois faced an attack by strikers and 380 plus women sympathizers while en route to work. Scattle: McAllison suffered a crushed skull as deputies struggled to escort workers amid violent crowds. Police were outnumbered ten to one, with no arrests reported.
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St. Louis
Madison Coal Company
Edwardsville
Ill
Scotty
McAllison
T. W. McCune
Cuban Storm Halts Operations. Floods Drown Nearly 20 Near Havana
A Havana dispatch reports a severe storm across western Cuba suspending operations in the four provinces. In Havana suburbs about 20 people drowned in floods and many lives and much property were lost in rural areas.
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New York
the Herald
Havana
Cuba
Mount Baker Gold Discoveries Attract Thousands
A Times correspondent reports clear evidence of rich strikes near Mount Baker with quartz possibly worth $10,000 per ton. He notes over 1,000 men in the district and more arriving despite advancing snow and severe cold.
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Seattle
Times
Mount Baker
Yellow fever toll rises with 60 deaths in nation
Washington report to the surgeon general states the yellow fever epidemic has caused 682 cases nationwide and 60 deaths up to the end of the day.
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Washington
Surgeon General of the
Marine Hospital Service
Oregon Readies for Sea as Coal Fills Bunkers
The battleship Oregon lies in San Francisco Bay with coal being loaded and her commander ordered to keep the ship in readiness to sail on a few hours notice.
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Oregon
San Francisco
Bay
Weekly Market Letter on Wheat and Corn Trends
The article notes a wheat slump due to yellow fever fears and speculative slackening, with foreign buyers active on the decline. It cites sixport totals of 5,628,000 bushels, world shipments at 9,600,000, and a rising visible supply to 19,000,000 bushels, while France and Russia influence exports. corn markets drift with large receipts and steady exports. provisions stay dull but firm with hog receipts higher than expected and overseas demand for cured meats and lard ahead of cold weather.
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France
Russia
Market Prices for Wheat to Veal in Pacific Northwest
A long list of current prices for grains and agricultural products including Wheat at 75 to 78 cents for Valley and Bluestem, Flour and byproducts at various per barrel costs, Oats, Barley, Millstuffs, Hay, Eggs, Butter, Cheese, Poultry, Potatoes, Onions, Hops, Wool and Mohair, Mutton, Hoges, Beef, and Veal. Includes regional notes for Oregon and California markets and 1896 crop figures.
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Walla Walla
California
Oregon
Burbanks
Wool—Valley
Butter and Eggs and Poultry Prices in Local Market
Market rundown lists Butter Fancy native creamery and Eggs Fresh ranch at 24 26c and 22c respectively. Poultry includes live chickens 10c lb hens, spring chickens $2.50 8, ducks $3.50 3.75. Also posted are wheat oats corn barley and fresh meat prices with various per ton and per pound rates.
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Washington
California
Commodity prices and fruit market listings show varied rates
The list covers Wool-Choice and hops prices, millstuffs and bran, onions and potatoes, butter and eggs, citrus, hay, and fresh fruit with per pound or per box figures. A London Metropolitan asylum notes 8000 beds for scarlet fever and 700 for diphtheria. It also states railway tracks have seven feet four inches of unspanned width between rails for expansion.
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Metropolitan Asylum
London
The Flirt Oscar Edson’s Lovelorn Dilemma in Dayton
Oscar Edson, famed for attentive flirtations, pursues marriage with Lucy Brown and encounters Miss Grant and Miss Graham. After misreading loyalty and engagements, a letter reveals Lucy is married to John Smith, leaving Oscar to lament his missed chances and declare himself a fool.
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Scar Edson
Dayton
Oscar Edson
Lucy Brown
Oscar
Maria Spooner
Christendom
Lucy
Maria
Miss Spooner
London
Lacey
Miss Grant
Belle Graham
Graham
Miss Graham
Miss Grahams
John Smith
Oscar Edsons
Grant
Lucy Brown Smith
The Metric System Gains Ground Abroad and at Home
The Boston Journal notes that twenty one nations have adopted metric weights and measures with Great Britain and the United States as notable holdouts. It predicts Britain may soon legalize the system while keeping pounds and kilos optional, and says the U S may follow gradually.
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Great Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Congress
Boston Journal
Misguided Burglar Scarfs Silver in Silent House
A burglar on Scar-faced Sikes upon Steenth Street disturbed a resident while taking silver in a dining room. A voice from upstairs asks, Is that you William, and the thief replies Yes darling. He flees to the street regretting his improvisation as the resident screams.
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Sikes
Steenth Street
William
Inquirer
Harper's Bazar
Graves that yielded gold in unlikely digs across the West
In the Klondike region tales and frontier luck mix as graves unearthed gold. Three California prospectors uncover a buried man and a hidden mine beneath a grave site. A Leadville adventurer’s deer hunt reveals gold, birthing a prosperous claim. A snowbound miner’s grave becomes a rich find when the gravedigger stumbles on gold.
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Klondike
California
Leadville
Crape on Doors Origin Tied to English Heraldry
The custom of placing crape on doors after a death origins in ancient English heraldic practice dating back to 1100 A D. Hatchments or armorial ensigns were displayed before noble houses, diamond shaped and bearing quartered family arms in sable.
Time Resisting Cedar in Ancient Egyptian Boats
Cedar wood, famed for fence posts, proved durable as Egyptian boats found buried near the Nile may have been in use about 4500 years ago. The dry desert sand likely preserved them, highlighting cedar’s long lasting qualities.
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Nile
Wasps Ravage Roses and Fruits in Gardener Chronicle Note
A Gardener's Chronicle correspondent reports wasps destroy ripe fruits like apricots grapes and pears and also attack rosebuds and brown roses. Blossoms and buds on two flourishing rose bushes were eaten despite efforts to protect the flowers.
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The
Gardener's Chronicle
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Springfield
Star Pointer
Illinois State Fair Grounds
Joe 2
Indianapolis
Joe Patchen
Admiral Beardslee
Carliata
Daily Mail
Madrid
Navarre
Castleton
Athens
M. Ralli
George
Weyler
Herald
Edwardsville, Ill
Marine Hospital
Weekly Market Letter
Downing, Hopkins & Company
Review of Trade
Portland Markets
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