Oil Well Conspiracy Charged Against Standard Company
Fort Worth area report claims Standard Oil conspirators pumped salt water into oil wells to wreck independent firms. The unnamed Fort Worth citizen says an investigation ties the practice to pump stations near Beaumont Texas, with wells later secured or purchased by the company.
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Standard Company
Fort. Worth
Beaumont
Tex
Standard ‘Company
Fort Worth
Standard Oil Company
Gulf
Coast of Yacutan Hit by Destructive Hurricane
Fragmentary report describes a hurricane offshore near Yacatan Strait with seawalls breached and ships wrecked. It notes water in San Mi and Orleans areas, serious damage along the Mexican coast, and many vessels reported lost.
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Yacutan
Avas
San Mi
Orleans
Mexicayi
Mali
Ex-Senator Brown Attacked in Salt Lake Office
A woman accuses United States Senator Arthur Brown of assaulting him inside his Salt Lake City office. The incident followed provocation and led to public disclosure of the affair. Police and witnesses report the event and ensuing tension as investigations continue.
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Brown
Salt Lake
United States
Arthur Brown
Salt Lake City
Utah
Wreck and Arrests Across Regions
A severe wreck occurred on the St Louis and San Francisco Railway ten miles south of Baxter Springs Kansas injuring several and causing two fatalities as a passenger train collided with a freight train on the track. In Halle Prussia three men and two women were arrested for insulting the Emperor William with the exact charges not yet disclosed.
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Kansas
St. Louis and
Sanrancisco
Baxter Sprite
Kun
Wye
Nin
Halle
Prussia
William
Balkans War Fears Rise Amid East News Delays
Special dispatches from London report growing risk of war in the Balkans as insurgent forces in Macedonia tighten grip and bolster positions. Sofia and Constantinople correspondents stress urgency of a political settlement within weeks while powers hesitate relying on Vienna’s meeting to shape any action. Insurgents, now about 24,000, are well armed and directed by leaders intent on resources for equipment.
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Balkans
Far East
London
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Sofia
Werdinald
Macedonia
Caar
Praneis Joseph
Vienna
Arec
London Daily Celegraph
Europe
East
Howe
Louise Overdue Lake Steamer With 125 On Board
The steamer Louise left Sandusky Ohio at 6 30 am Monday bound for Leamington Ontario with 125 passengers. It was not sighted by 12 30 am Tuesday. A violent Lake Erie storm hit the area. hopes linger it found shelter at Pelee Island Kelley’s Island or Port Tut- i Bay. The vessel is a twenty year old fishing trow.
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Louise
Sandusky
Leamington
Lake Hrie
Pelee Island
Kelley
Electric Cars Collide in New Hampshire Fatal Crash
A head on collision on the Pelham line between Lowell and Nashua involved five electric cars. Four people killed and nineteen seriously injured, with about seventy passengers aboard. Officials cite a miscommunication of start orders as the cause. many passengers escaped with minor wounds and returned home.
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New Hampshire
Pelham
N. H
Thom
Irs
Lowell
Nashua
Circus tent wrecked injuring over a hundred at Anthony
A wind storm toppled a circus tent in Anthony injuring more than 100 people amid a dense crowd in the menagerie. About fifty required medical care. one father, Linnee Joyner, likely fatally hurt as cages were emptied but no animals escaped.
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Anthony
Han
Alithe
John Robanson
Hinrt
Linnee Joyner
Dering
Drowned Suspect Ends Flight After Attack in Armandale
A Black man attacked Mrs. Margaret Gernhn in her Armonr dale home and, after a three hour struggle, fled to the Kansas River. He jumped into the water when the crowd reached the bank and drowned rather than face possible lynching. Mrs. Gernhn, a 44 year old widow, was seriously hurt.
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Kansas River
Margaret Gernhn
Armonrdale
Kan
Thangs City
Gertha
Kansas
Missouri
Balkans War Fears Rise Across Europe
A London dispatch notes increasing hostilities in the Balkans causing anxiety in European capitals. Attention centers on Macedonia with censorship active in Constantinople. Arrests of Bulgarians occur in the city amid circulating rumors of further outrage.
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Balkans
London
Maceddonia
Constantinople
Washington
Plot to Kill Assassins in Servia Conspiracy Revealed
Police report a Servian conspiracy with officers from Nish and other garrisons arrested after a proclamation demanded court martial for conspirators in Belgrade. The plan aimed to execute those involved in the palace and royal assassinations, with forty seven Nish officers arrested and others detained nationwide.
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Nish
Servia
Belgrade
Alexander
Drega
Colorado Governor Orders Militia Toward Cripple Creek
Gov Peabody of Colorado received a Denver message from Gen Bell at Colorado Springs reporting delays in transport and increasing threat conditions. Lieut Wham of Cripple Creek militia urged rapid troop movement as a 1000 strong contingent is prepared to deploy.
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Cripple Creek
Four Convicts Shot in Alabama Prison Break
Four white convicts at Prattnines prison in Birmingham Alabama were shot during an escape attempt. Two likely to die after dynamite blew a prison end opening and guards fired with Wirchesters. One escapee fled as the Danish steamer Klampenborg bound for Drougtadt was abandoned in a blaze. third engineer dead and six crew missing reported at South Shields.
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Pratt Nines
Birmingham
Ala
Wirchesters
Klampenborg
Blyth
Drougtadt
South Shields
Bay
Warships in Beirut Harbor Arrive as Washington Delays
United States cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco reach Beirut harbor Syria while administration in Washington delays final disposition of Admiral Cotton's squadron. Minnesota state fair highlights include the St Paul stake with a $5,006 prize for 218 class pacers. Interest won in straight heats with best time 2 11 2/5.
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Beirut
United States
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Beisrut
Syria
Minnesota
Bt. Paul
Webster City Receives 200000 Estate For Public Library
Mrs. Kendall Young of Webster died in Battle Creek Michigan and her will leaves Webster City the bulk of a 200000 fortune for a public library in memory of Mr and Mrs Young. A 25000 portion will fund a fireproof building on Wilson Avenue. The library to be built at once will make Webster City boast a fine library.
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Big .Gile
Webster City
Kendall Young
Webster
Aail
Battle Creek
Mich
Young
Wilson Avenue
Fought With Brother Then Attempted Laudanum Suicide
Frank Paul living near Buffalo Center and his son Frank Paul Jr. near Buffalo Center fought earlier, then the youth drank laudanum to kill himself. A doctor removed the poison, and he was expected to recover. A separate incident reports Robert Morrity, Creston, severely burned after falling onto a hot stove while learning to walk. he received prompt care and is expected to survive but scarred.
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Frank Paul
Buffalo Center
Frank Paul, Jr
Robert
J.P. Morrity
Creston
Cming
Negroes Kill Iowa Man Near Louisiana Missouri
News of the murder of Frank A. McClelland, a Burlington contractor, near Louisiana Missouri. Two African Americans killed him after a dispute over pay. they were later captured. Also reported are multiple burglaries in Lovisa, pursuit by bloodhounds, and a county inheritance tax payment of 12,965 dollars to Davenport. Farmers near Webster City shipping Nebraska corn at 54 cents a bushel. Cedar Rapids fire escape law challenges and damages totaling over 800,000 dollars. Springfield Indiana mayor’s son pleads guilty to petit larceny in Ottumwa, fined 50 dollars.
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Frank A. McClellan
Lotiaville
Missouri
Burington
Frank A. McGleland
Louisiana
McClel
Burlington
McClelland
McMelland
Tolma
Webster City
Nebraska
Cedar Rapids
Charles Varney
Springfield
Petit Smreeny
Ottumwa
Bad Young Man Robs Employer and Betrays Girl
A young man named Allen, recently employed at a Pacific Junction drug store, decoyed Florence Pollard an 18 year old girl from Pacific America. They traveled via Malvern Omaha and Council Bluffs where Allen disappeared after promising to meet her in Council Bluffs. He later confessed to having stolen over 1000 from his employer and had turned over 600 before leaving with Pollard.
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Morgan
Mills County
Florence Tollard
Pacifie
Allen
Pacific Ametica
Floweres Pollard
Malvern
Ts Mah
Afalvern
Omaha
Aliel
Connell’ Bluffs
Marson in the Toils Charged Evangelist Arrested in Muscatine
Evangelist Moyers alias Frank 2 Mason Marson faces charges in Marshalltown and over a dozen towns for obtaining money under false pretenses. He was arrested by Muscatine Chief of Police Rice on sheriff instructions. Reported as leading a scheme via the Imperial Company, a Chicago novelty toilet water maker, with Moyers drawing 15 from each of at least forty victims, aided by church members and others in Muscatine.
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Moyers
Frank 2. Mason
Alies Marson
Marshalltown
Muscatine
Rice
Toperial Company
Congregational Church
Imperial Company
Meyers
Chicago
Mey
Roach & Musser Lumber Company
Fire kills Hubbard woman and child in lamp explosion
Mrs. Lydia Moore and her daughter of Hubbard suffered severe injuries after a two story window jump during a lamp gasoline explosion. The mother, confused by a dark house, filled a gasoline lamp, igniting flames that reached the upper floor. The young girl leaped from the stairs to escape, surviving with minor injuries.
Incidents of Violence and Legal Troubles in Des Moines
An express driver clashed with a saloon crowd on Locust Street after a warrant was issued for liquor sales. A brick struck Constable Dailey, knocking him down before he pursued the offender into the express barn and had him arrested on a charge of assault to commit great bodily injury. Separately, Rev. F C Lomack faced a sensational divorce filing by his wife Minnie Garland, alleging a 1894 marriage and no divorce, with a stormy public history claimed by both sides.
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Dailey
Des ‘Moines
Ed McFadden
Locust Street
McFadden
F.C. Lomaack
Des Moines
Amy
Minnie Garland
STATE NORMAL OPENS FOR FALL TERM AT CEDAR MALLS
The fall term at the Iowa State Normal school Cedar Malls begins with excellent attendance and rising inquiries for catalogs and board. Cal McCarty, an Iowa Central brakeman of Oxkaloosi, killed in a wreck near Peoria Illinois. Michael Cory, an Illinois Central engineer, dies after an unknown incident at Waterloo. A major Burlington fire destroys the Paris department store stock and the German block, valued at 80 000 dollars, with 25 000 in stock and 8 000 insurance. building insured.
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Iowa State Normal School
Cedar Malls
Aft
Cal McCarty
Iowa Central
Oxkaloosi
Peoria
Ili
Michael Cory
Mlinois
Wriday
Waterloo
Burlington
Fhe
Stocl
Davenport barbers decide to keep shops open Sunday
WIL Keep Open Sunday Davenport barbers voted to stay open on Sundays and a possible conflict with their union remains likely to follow.
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Davenport
Wilon
Hundred Years Ago in News From Distant Lands
A fragmentary review notes Native Americans in ayoutberd territory, clashes over land and water, and tensions with foreign nations at The Hague. It recalls Monroe’s disputed expenses, Macbeth’s legendary coffin, and Liverpool’s forecast of Jackson’s 1824 presidential bid amid Irish-leaning voters.
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Wiy
James Monroe
United States
France
Spira
Kliggan
Macbeth
Inverness
Liverpool
Drew Jackson
John" Quincy ‘Adams
America
Fift y Years Ago Amid Epidemics and War Rumors
Fifty years ago cholera spread through England while Queen Victoria visited Ireland. Smallpox claimed 1,800 of Hawaii’s 60,000 residents in weeks. A paper mill heater was erected and St. Petersburg declared control. Missouri railroads faced disruptions as frost and battles affected region. The U S government offered Grand Rapids land for a conscript camp amid inaccessible routes. Recruits could not reach camps as Washington to Baltimore rail service resumed after the rebel invasion.
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Victoria
Treland
Hawaii
St. Petersburg
Antoine Te ‘Oldiré Brokeenport' Yowa
Mi Missouri Railroad
Rock Island and Pacific
Pennsylvania
Thirtieth anniversary report on corn prices and tariffs
Thirty years ago the first successful corner in corn was effected at St. Louis involving several firms. The article notes abolition of duties on grain and flour to ease high prices, Paris moves to issue coin certificates if crop moving funds surge, and Pennsylvania coal operators in Pittsburgh threatening to cut barge transport over wage disputes with mine owners.
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St. Louis
Carrotl T. & Co
Nason, Bartholow & Co
Wrahe
Parla
Pennsylvania
Pittaburg
Twenty years ago in New Orleans grand jury reports
The New Orleans grand jury reported city government as corrupt and crime rampant under city officials, with daily offenses. Railroads owned vast lands, and a volcanic eruption in Java killed thousands. The Russian government banned certain news within its borders while President Arthur concluded a Western tour in Billings, Montana.
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New Orleans
United States
Jaudy
Java
Chester A. Arthue
Billings
Mont
Bank Clearings Slump Amid Low Business Mood In August
New York bank clearings for August fell 4.2 percent under 1002 while railway earnings showed signs of strain. Senator A P Gorman of Maryland blocked free silver in the Senate and urged allies to heed President Cleveland. Nancy Hanks set a Fleetwood track record trotting two miles in 2:06 with Budd Doble driving.
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New York
Savanty-Tito’ Olst
Railronda
A. P. Gorman
Maryland
Cleveland
Nancy Hanks
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