Pittsburg Furnace Disaster Kills Six Men
A fatal accident at Edgar Thomson furnace No 1 in Braddock near Pittsburgh claims six lives with ten others injured, some fatally. Victims include John Smith John Rolen Andrew Araline Joe Pelur John Skotau and John Pelsr. cause and full details under investigation as workers were overwhelmed by white hot furnace dust and molten metal splashes.
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Pittsburg
Furnace
Edgar ‘Thompson
Carnegie Steel
Braddock
Burna
John Smith
John Rolen
Andrew Araline
Joe"Pelur
John Skotau
Jobhn Pelsr
United States Steel Corporaton
Missing manager Wallace sparks 64,000 books inquiry
Unclear notes report the disappearance of Wallace Hopking, once with Sioux City Burds Wood & Co, grain merchant. A special Sioux City office inquiry notes his whereabouts unknown as of Tuesday with heavy emphasis on unresolved booking.
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Wallace
Sioux City
Walace HH
Hopking
Smnaia
Sioux ‘City
Burds
Wood W& Co
Sha
Burdick Case Highlighted by Special Judge Findings
A public statement from the Burdick case outlines the judge's findings on identity of the murderer. It notes the inquest review and tensions between Arthur Kt. Pea and Mrs. Burdick, including a threat toward Burdick’s life. The judge indicates these facts may form a basis for suspicion justifying a warrant.
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Burdick
Vitale
N. X
Pughit
Celal
Arthur Kt. Pea
Warrant Signed for Philippine Relief Funds
Secretary Shaw signed a $3,000,000 treasury warrant in favor of United States Guarantee Trust Co of New York for relief of distress in the Philippine islands. Dispatches report a revolutionary move near Abalitchy with 31 men and villagers rescued by Bashi Baxoika.
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Shaw
Ae Wrehington
Secretary of the Treasury
Fuyor
United States Guarantee Rast Co
New York
Philippine Islands
Wade
Congress
Mphilippine Islands
Sofig
Macedori Coumuitter
Abalitchy
Jatuo
Bashi Baxoika
Unclear OCR Hint Snippet From Historic Croat Slavonia Dispatch
Fragmentary report cites Budapest dispatches about Croa tin Sl a v o n i a. The text references a garrison summoned and streets cleared. Coherence and specifics are missing due to damaged OCR. Events, dates, and names cannot be confirmed from the available readable fragments.
Eighteen Arrested in Waterbury Trolley Attacks
Eighteen men were arrested on February 26 for assaulting two Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company workers on a Waterville line car. The episode is tied to a spate of violence amid a strike and follows a fatal shooting at Forest Park. Police seek clues to solve Mendelssohn’s death.
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Waterbury
Poller
Cona
Apevial
Atelle
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Wun
C. Meener
Geo. Morrisette
Waterville
Forest Park
Pokésnan
Paul Menielssoln
Mendelssohn
Col. L. F. Burpee
Wilon
Case of Utah Girl Puzzles Salt Lake Physicians
A two year old girl, Miss Bessie Knecht, has slept for twenty eight days with no speech or conscious wakefulness. She breathes normally and is fed liquid food, rarely opening her eyes. Doctors fear continued sleep could end in death from exhaustion of vital forces.
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Utah
Salt Lake
Bessie Knecht
Letieva
Mines Reopen After Suspension Amid War Demands
Coal mines at Lagkarganva and Bernice resume operations Monday morning as 1,500 workers return to work after a suspension caused by the coup and anthracite industry disruptions. Workers reassigned to full shifts in Bernice and Lagkarganva mines under company directives.
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Willkegbarre
Lagkarganva, Company
Bernice
Idle mills halt work amid wage strike orders
Thousands idle as mills suspend printing due to executive council orders seeking a ten percent wage increase. Seventeen plants report no employees on Monday morning. no printing works operating while stock of materials lasts.
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Executive’ Council
Passengers shaken as express derails near Concord Pa
A New York and Cleveland Express on the Erie road derailed at Concord, Pennsylvania at 12 40 PM while travelling at a fast speed. Reported no passengers killed or seriously injured though many were braken up. Separate dispatches note a Morgan County family feud with multiple fatalities and a Yale student suicide in New York City.
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New York
Cleveland, Q
Cleveland
Erie Road
Concord
Evie
Herman? Bowman Psher
Chicago
Yale University
Manhattan
Fairbanks Funeral Held Quietly in Chicago Residence
A private funeral service for N. K. Fairbanks, a well known manufacturer, was held Monday at his late Chicago residence. The services were described as private with few attendees.
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Fairbanks
N. K. Fairbanks
Dismissal urged of Fire Commissioner Sturgis over charter breach
New York Comptroller Great Monday writes to Mayor Low urging the dismissal of Fire Commissioner Sturgis for an alleged violation of the city charter in a controversial contracts matter. In Quincy Alabama Pearl and Wire were driving a blind horse across an electric railway track when a buggy was struck by a car, killing both occupants.
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Sturgis
New York
Low
Werchy
Quincy
Oth
Mass textile strike shuts Lowell mills for weeks
Thousands of Lowell mill workers face an indefinite shutdown after union opposition, with 17 000 operatives idle as agents declare the big cotton mill will remain closed. Financial support from national unions and labor bodies backs the action, while leaders warn the stoppage may extend beyond a fortnight.
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Lowell
Mass
Scyun
Lenmers Sabiiday
Catuell
Nofon
United Textile Workers of
Ameria
National Mule Spinners’ Association
American Federation of Labor
Legal Trades and Labor Council
Agent Southworth
Massachusetts Mills
Manufacturers’ Association
Swat
Conroy
Textile Council
Break in Hymna Levee Grows Beyond Control
New Orleans dispatch reports the Hymna crevasse widening as cribbing is swept away by the current in early morning, threatening further collapse. Officials warn condition is the worst since the 1884 Davis crevasse, with Greenville, Mississippi cited as a reference point for past flooding.
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Hymna
New’ Orleans
Davis
Greenville
Aiss
Treaty Ratified by Senate in Cuba Reciprocity Pact
The U S Senate ratified the reciprocity treaty with Cuba in a late Saturday vote. The pact, approved without conditions, follows a telegram from Secretary Hay denying a special session before December 1. President Palma conveyed the assurance to the Senate at the session’s start.
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Ouban Senate
Havana
Cuba
United States
Senate
United’ States
Hay
Roosevelt
Congress
Palma
Segalon
City Near Submersion Amid LaGrange Water Rise
Reports from LaGrange describe rising floodwaters threatening Greenville Mississippi and surrounding areas. Officials say the danger is overstated and life loss rumors are unfounded while many residents flee to higher ground.
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Pewater
LaGrange
Flagus
Greenville
Miss
LaGrange Crevasse
Brutal attack shocks Keokuk woman in her room
A 21 year old married woman, Amy Kimberly, was found bound gagged and near death in her Keokuk room by fellow lodgers. An ax, coal piece and knife were left at the door. Her husband, from West Liberty, rushed to her side after a earlier shooting incident. Police probe continues amid public alarm.
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Amy Kimberly
Het’ Azzallatti
Keokuk
Peat West
Liberty
Huskymp
West ‘Liberty
Waa
West Liberty
Sioux City Man Spends Life's Savings Searching for Woman
Abel Kopard, a Sioux City shoemaker, says he lost 2400 chasing a eastern girl he met through an agency controlled by the girl's father. He tracked her from Dunne to Chicago, staying six weeks in the city, and vows to pursue legal action.
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Sioux City
Abel Kopard
Kopald
Coramenicemen
Cob
Dunne
Chicago
Runaway horse injures several on Marshalltown street
A runaway horse caused a Sunday afternoon accident injuring Miss Cora Galloways and others. Witnesses say the horse became frightened and threw riders to the pavement. Galloway is unconscious with feared brain concussion. several others hurt.
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Marshalltown
Cora Gaolloways
Foreman Blamed in Burlington Wreck Coroner Finds Negligence
Coroner's jury in Des Moines under scrutiny found foreman James Edwards criminally negligent for failing to close a switch before a Des Moines passenger train arrived, leading to the Burlington wreck that killed engineer Hyatt. Edwards was bound over for investigation as officials continued to review duties and accountability.
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Bim
Burlington
Knoxville
Dispatch
James Edwards
Chicago, Burlington & Quircy
Hyatt
Des Moines
Edwards
Boy buried in sand pit on farm lands
An Alexander dispatch reports six year old Vern Yaw was buried in a sand pit on his family's farm. The guardian raced to release him but could not save the boy despite removing his clothing and freeing his limbs.
Brown Escape Sparks Night of Mob Violence
A Black man named Brown escaped a mob and was rescued after a confrontation with Holtshauer and others on a Friday night. Police, aided by twenty officers, charged a large crowd with clubs and revolvers, beating several as Brown was seized. The mob pursued officers and the prisoner to the jail, enraged by the police intervention.
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Brown
Holtshauer
Holtahaner
Eivilans
Counterfeit Hendricks Silver Certificate In Circulation In Burlington
Bank watchers report counterfeit Hendricks silver certificate ten dollar bills found in Burlington. Police warn merchants and cashiers to scrutinize currency as counterfeiters allegedly operate with certain local networks. The images mimic the portrait of Thomas A. Hendricks and officials urge heightened caution in daily commerce.
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Burlington
Hendricks
Thomas A. Hendricks
Des Moines Man Found Dead on East Ninth Street Bridge
George Waddell of 818 Southeast Sixth Street was found murdered or possibly dead by accident Sunday night on the East Ninth Street bridge. His neck showed a broken line and his right arm was twisted oddly. The body was discovered by his brother, ernor Powell, who alerted police. Coroner Beck will convene a jury Monday to determine the cause amid indications of either murder or accident and a surrounding mystery.
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Meath
Des Moines
George Waddell
Southeast
Sixth Street
East Ninth Street
Beck
Noth
NO SELECTION YET AT AMES BOARD DEFERS PRESIDENT
At the Town State Agricultural College trustees meeting, selection of a new president was postponed to the May 6 session. Chairman W C McAhoy reported no written report from the committee. Leading candidates include Professors W Stanton and C I Curtiss, with James Wilson anticipated to accept by year end.
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Board of Trustees
Town State Agricultural College
Hursday
W.c.mcahoy
Newton
W. Stanton
C. 1. Curtiss
Benvitou
Ntp-Station
Forege
Piice
James Wilson
Iffis
Hazing Haunts Wisconsin School Placing Boy in Danger
A Wisconsin case frames Hazing allegations after an 18 year old student from Janesville suffers mental distress from alleged brutal treatment at a local school. The boy, under physician care, cannot recall details beyond shuddering at memories, while officials consider prosecuting peers. Also noted are church retirements, alleged robberies, a Cedar Rapids jail escape, and a fatal locomotive incident in route summaries.
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Losro
Wisconsin
Arpions City
Janesville
Wis
Ban
Mim
Fragmented historical notes spanning U S history and media
A mosaic of clipped references notes 30 to 40 years past events. Mentions Jefferson era land grants in Marpland and Washington state appointments, plus wartime actions at Milton and Columbus era figures. Scattered items include pledges about cotton and tobacco, conscription, and rail transport plans amid a long, truncated timeline.
Former President Urges Continued Fight After Defeat
Ten years ago ex President Benjamin neplgon urged Repulsiwine to keep up the fight after his defeat for re election. He predicted liberty would perch on the party banner and was endorsed by a large meeting in New York where Bourke Cochran led the effort. Tremont Temple in Boston drew $600,000 in tax revenue.
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John G. W
Ito
Boston
Sumner
John, Sherman
Grant
Senate
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
United States
Otnelnnatl
AL Yee
Hy. Congresa
Washington Newa I
George McDonald
Waa
New York
Bank of
San Francisco
Donald
InteHor Teller
John
McKittrick
Kangana
Longo
W. Ik. Vanderbilt
Cornellan Vanderbilt Ag
Louis
Abrams
Hewitt
King Lear
Henry Clews
Lenix XV
Wy IK
Duke de Guisa
New York City
Cleveland
Xork
Benjamin Neplgon
Repulsiwine
Liberty
Tet Gladatone
Mpaé
Bourke Cochran
Orttor
Tremont Temple
Bostron
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Morgan County
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International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
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Erie Railroad
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Flower
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Onawa ‘Special
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Heath & Co
National Publishing Company
W. M. Welch & Co
Scott, Forryman & Go
Edwin Dukes
Estherville
Olndt’ Foote
Hatele
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Snyax
Dianiel Allen
Edward Nth
Lock
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Fred Puller
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