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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1900
Page
2
Maurice Brennan held in St Louis custody identified as linked to southern city streetcar explosions weeks earlier. Police say transit dynamiting carried out by a regular committee with plans by conspirators and men supplied with dynamite and compelled to act.
In Elliott County Kentucky the Adkinses and Howards clashed over a young woman. One Howard was killed and another wounded and likely to die after the fight. Reinforcements from both families joined, led by Adkins' preacher father. All Adkinses were arrested and jailed at Martinature.
The region endures record heat with temperatures around Tl degrees driving discomfort. Farmer W T Everett demonstrates extreme heat by sun popping a earner potecorn, Kernels turning snowy white as sun rays bake the corn.
Viscount Wolseley, field marshal and commander in chief, delivered sharp condemnations at Aldershot after witnessing the ill led and poorly trained 30, fit for seed of road incident. General Montgomery Moore, once in command elsewhere, attended the event amid the terse remarks.
The report notes allied forces capturing Pekin with heavy defense. diplomats in Washington report two cablegrams from Admiral Renies and Commodore Fowler detailing the fall and safe status of remaining form officials.
Acaspatel from Muptrose reports multiple wildfires burning Fort ties and Grand Mesa area. Three fires spread rapidly to the east and west, driving heavy smoke across vast timberlands and destroying thousands of acres.
On the Monon bridge over the Wabash River at Lafayette Indiana a pane of brick workers were en raced and part of the structure collapsed causing tankers and men to plunge into the river. Four men were badly hurt with one possibly facing death.
Dispatch to the Lando Tacs from Lorenzo Marquez notes Boer General JreWet has allied with Commandant Delarey, signaling a significant consolidation of Boer leadership.
Fifteen Italian detectives, under Home correspondence, departed for New York to shadow anarchist movements in the United States, aiming to monitor activity and potential plots.
A team of heroes intervened during a disruptive incident on a public tram in Montgomery County Val near Macm. The operators coordinated bystanders to control the situation and ensure passengers’ safety. No injuries reported.
Fire at Mackinac Sedind damaged Poe cottage and another fashionable shop. Guests escaped to Tarneiathes as authorities investigated. A claim estimated at $50,000 in losses or damages.
Rong specialists said the Anton Eustem department received a dispatch stating Sir Robert Hart director general of Chinese imperial departments left Pekin with staff and escort. a cruiser will meet him on reaching the coast.
The twelfth census records old New York City population at 2,050,600. The line notes Greater New York’s count as a separate figure.
Janesville collision with a switch engine pulling five coal cars on the Milwaukee road fatally injured Burt Schlatter engineer of Janesville and Gus A. Bondrath fireman aboard the passenger train.
During maneuvers off Cape St Vincent the first class battleship Brennus collided with the torpedo boat destroyer Frame. The Frame sank immediately with fifty six crew aboard fourteen men were say
Baron Russell of Killowen, chief justice of England, died following surgery to relieve gastric catarrh. Born in 1833 in Newry Ireland, he rose from modest origins to the highest legal post in England, renowned for merit and independence.
United States secret service agents and Chicago detectives arrested Axel Morks his wife Winifred Morks Thomas Kelly alias Jones and two men after finding a counterfeit money plant. The suspects tried to destroy plates acids and tools but were thwarted. The operation connected to police Inspector Kalas and Capt Porter with ties to a nationwide gang. They allegedly turned 2 bills into 10 notes and 1 bills into 54 notes, with a seven month lead from Minneapolis.
In Columbus Ohio just after 10 p.m. Charles Lane former Press messenger was found dead inside a car with eight bullet wounds. The safe was blown open and police say about $45000 was taken by the robbers.
Two masked men boarded Motor No. 79 at the Wabash crossing near 6th Street and 7th Avenue in Council Bluffs. They robbed the conductor of a gold watch and about $50 in cash before fleeing into the darkness as few passengers looked on.
In Coal Mo area, farmer Jones aged 22 and Bonnie Turner, both in love for over a year, planned to marry but faced hardships. After Jones was injured by a horse this summer and spent his savings, they drank morphine together and were found dying in a roadside buggy. They perished about two hours later.
R G Dans Co weekly trade review shows cautious speculation but rising investment in buildings and steady money markets. It notes political hesitations fading, strong new commercial loans, and a China market hit for coarse brown cottons while other grades suffer less. Failures: 177 in the U.S. and 23 in Canada, vs last year.
A locomotive and caboose plunged into the Cachee river after the Big Four line bridge collapsed one mile south of Mound City. Brakeman Nim Whalen died instantly. conductor John Inglis, engineer Grant Lafferty, and brakeman Fred Arnold were fatally injured. Wreck expenses are estimated at thirty thousand dollars. In a separate incident Rufus Forshee was killed at Gatewood Mo when a heavy bell clapper fell from a fire bell.
A Southern railway train near Anniston Alabama saw W T Turner his wife and their 3 month old babe leap from the car as it ran at a high speed. The family members suffered serious injuries and were carried to a local hospital. The man reportedly had never ridden a train before.
A misfired explosion followed by Russian artillery hitting American troops at Yanetsun caused heavy casualties before the error was found. In Toledo Thomas Rosenberg died after a dice game quarrel with Charles Dreifer as Dreifer struck him in the chin. In Graham, New Mexico Deputy Sheriff W I Foster led a posse against two bandits who robbed a store. one robber was killed.
Mrs Bessie Krulewitch wife of a New York real estate dealer reports a bold robbery on a street car in which a diamond ear ring valued at 700 dollars was torn from her ear. The thief jumped to the street and mingled with the crowd fleeing.
A tornado nearly destroyed almost the entire plant of the Disrsburg Reduction Company in New Kensington Pennsylvania. Industry losses run well under fifty thousand dollars and the plant will be shut for an unspecified period.
In remembrance of Lina Graf’s kindness to him in old age Nathan H. Knapp of St. Louis bequeathed all his estate to Mrs Graf with a $5 exception to the testator’s daughter.
A head end collision on the Denver and Rio Grande line near Monument Colorado killed two people and injured several others as air brakes failed to operate. The disaster followed a series of transportation problems highlighted in earlier reports.
An explosion at a Rochester New York paint store sparked a fire that caused substantial damage and threatened the business district for a time.
In Sylvania Georgia two white men, Herrington and Milton Mears, were fatally harmed after a quarrel relating to a buggy collision with two Black riders named Alexander. The incident involved a dispute escalating to fatal injuries.
Gus Ruhlin loses in the sixth round to former champion Zach Pitzsimmrons in a New York bout. Ruhlin was knocked out after a heated exchange.
A blaze wiped out Loibrook Normal College in Knoxville Pennsylvania causing an estimated $830,000 in damage with $13,000 insured value. China appoints Li-Ming-Chang to negotiate peace with the powers.
Three men were killed and two injured in an explosion in the boiler house at the Portland Gas Light Company plant. One man attempting to rescue a victim suffered serious burns.
The report alleges Charles Dunbar and Mrs Nora Bradiey of New Athens eloped six weeks ago and stayed at a boarding house under false pretenses. Authorities document the couple’s actions and the subsequent lodging situation as described in the overheard tale.
Pran' Croie and Joseph Philpar two wealthy Nodaways Mo stockmen who had not sold cattle in St Joseph were held up near their home by two men. They resisted and both men were fatally shot.
Two robbers from a Union Pacific train near Slage Cob were cornered on a ranch near Goodland Kansas. One robber was burned to death after resisting a posse in a house, the other was killed by gunfire.
S C Reighard of Toledo Ohio jailed his wife in a confectionery store and later killed himself. The woman died within minutes after the shooting. investigators say jealousy drove the act.
Southern train from Augusta wrecked at Tennille Georgia injuring thirteen badly and several others lightly as the two sections collided after the train split on a steep grade.
Lightning at New York struck nine people taking shelter under a tree and bushes during a storm. Four people died and five were injured as rescuers arrived.
A recall of Lucretia Borgia follows a sensational Paris incident in which an attempt was made to poison the Chinese minister with poisoned flowers, triggering diplomatic alarm and police inquiries.
Stay Messenger and Rob Safe report details as Panhandle train No 8 from the west pulls into the Union depot at Co. The brief item notes the arrival and reminds passengers to exercise caution around tracks.
Wright 7.1L has been appointed postmaster at Nome Alaska, marking a key staffing change in the Alaska postal service. The appointment elevates Wright to lead operations in Nome and oversee mail delivery, carrier routes, and customer service for the community.
A dense listing of regional market quotes for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with prices for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and other commodities. Notable ranges include Chicago hogs 83.00 85.25, New York butter 17 20 cents, Detroit rye 60 to 61 cents, and wheat No 2 red 75 to 85 cents.
Dispatches recount the siege of Pekin and the relief march after the Boxer uprising. Allied forces including Britain United States Russia Japan and France advance toward Tien Tsin Pekin amid heavy fighting and rising casualties.
A historical survey traces the Pekin tragedy and the allied powers campaign. It notes how the Chinese capital endured siege while the legations’ fate remained hidden for weeks, revealing diplomatic delays and military pressures.
Reports from London Shanghai and Berlin claim allied forces entered Pekin on August 15 relieving the legations and freeing the foreigners. General Chaffee led American troops with Japanese British and Russians following. Dispatches note the wall siege ended and the crisis subsided though key questions remain unanswered.
Allies capture thirteen guns at Pei-tsang and Dorward commands troops defending Tien-tsin. Germans order a squadron to Shanghai amid England's plan to land 2000 troops to protect foreigners. Russians report no prisoners at Aigun. Chinese massacred. Cossacks kill wounded. Hawes arrives home after escaping a Wei-Hsein mission. China and South Africa drain Britain’s stores. ammunition firms pressed to supply demand.
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