Iowa items of storms and misfortune across counties
Reports from Iowa describe several storm deaths and damages including M M Rogers killed by lightning near North English and the Kirkville Rock Island depot destroyed. Other items note suicides and drownings, a runaway wreck in Carson, and a rattlesnake bite near Jefferson township. Poisoning from beef, smallpox alerts, bank defalcations, burglaries, and court actions appear in numerous county tales.
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M. M. Rogers
North English
Rock Island
Kirkville
M. W. Girr
Waterloo
Asner Brooks
J. E. Brooks
Greenfield
Carson
Calvin Osler
Osler
City of
Mexico
Rowe
Poweshiek County
James Crow
Jefferson Township
Dubuque County
Norman
Slater
Thomson
Clinton County
Artur GrifFix
Adair
Moline
Atlantic
Gale
Oue
Ortonville
Ohio
Tailors strike and Cuba war news ripple across 1895 headlines
Rupert J. ran a mile in 2 02 at Detroit last week. Over 12 000 tailors in New York City strike against the sweating system. Dane county Wisconsin asylum burned causing 100 000 in losses. Croena said to rage through Japan. 1 183 deaths reported. Miners in Pittsburg demand August wage hike. Cuban insurgents beat Spanish troops. Campos nearly captured. Gunboat Atlanta at Havana to deter filibusters. North Dakota wheat disaster over 500 000 loss. London says only four returns needed for 1895 Parliament elections with 154 majority. Henry Suit of New Jersey dies from bee sting. Doctor cites nerve-brain connection.
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New York City
Tuer
Dane County
Wisconsin
Croena
Empire of Japan
Pittsburg
Cuba
Campos
Tur
Atlanta
Havana
United States
Eddy
Benson
North Dakota
London Dispatch
THE WALLER AFFAIR AND RELATED INTERNATIONAL NOTES
Texas governor blocks Corbett Fitzsimmons prize fight with threats of arrest. Holmes faces Philadelphia jail for life insurance swindles. Indian game killings in Wyoming Idaho spark court questions. England claims Trinidad as Brazil protests. Barrett confession sparks serial killings case in San Francisco. Irish Catholic notes Rosebery folly. Japan seeks indemnity over Liao Tung and treaty timing. DoWards divorce ruling and alimony plan. Negro mafia poisoning probe in Cincinnati. U S state dept presses France for Waller court record amid alleged disclosures.
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H. H. Holmes
Chicago
Philadelphia
Wyoming
Idaho
Barrett
San Francisco
Lamont
Williams
Durant
Dup
Irish Cathlic
Rosebery
Japan
China
Liao Tung Peninsula
Liao Tung
Lord Salisbury
Russia
New York
Doward Jacobs
Ollie Corbett
Puglist
James J. Corbett
McAdam
Superior Court
Jacobs
Corbett
No Silver Convention In Oregon
Portland Oregon July 26 The Democratic state central committee will not call a convention to act on the silver question. The secretary has replies from chairmen of seventeen county committees who oppose action, a majority of the county committees.
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Portland
Ore
Democratic State Central Committee
Wages Increased Ten Percent at New York Mills
Utica July 26 The New York Mills Cotton Company notified its mill workers in Nos 3 and 4 of a ten percent wage increase.
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Utica
N. Y
New York Mills Cotton Company
Proclamation Tightens Cuban Security Rules
Spanish authorities in Cuba publish a strict order banning travel from sunset to sunrise without permits. arms permits require countersignature, and residents must surrender arms within ten days. machetes may stay at home for agricultural work only, with outside use forbidden. violators and agitators face rebellion charges and civil penalties.
Indians Reported in Jackson House Area Stokes Fear
Reports from Cheyenne Wyoming describe conflicting accounts of Indian trouble near Jackson House. Some say settlers were massacred and ranches burned, others deny it. four U.S. cavalry companies have been dispatched while settlers remain alert for further action.
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Cheevyenni
Wyo
Jackson House
United States Cavalry
Explosion at Prinz Vonpreussen mine kills and injures
Berlin reports a violent Bochum storm caused an explosion of fire damp and coal dust in the 350 metre deep Prinz Vonpreussen coal mine. Twenty five dead and eleven injured have been recovered. total deaths unknown as exploration continues. Relatives gather at the pit mouth amid cries and lamentations.
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Berlin
Bochum
Westphalia
Prinz Vonpreussen
Miners Return to Work After Scales Fixed at Spring Valley
Spring Valley Illinois July 29 miners resume work after scales fixed and certified by Mine Inspector Fellows. They threaten to quit without notice if any further weight shortages are found and demand more frequent inspections under the new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley, Ill
Knights of Labor Leader Seeks Farm Settlements
Grand Master Workman Sovereign says he is scouting fertile areas for laboring men to settle in agriculture and fruit lands. He blames urban overcrowding for widespread idleness and aims to move as many Knights of Labor as possible to permanent farm occupations.
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Kansas City
The
Knights of Labor
Doctor rushes to Humboldt Street man with suspected yellow fever
Dr. Martin C. McCarthy hurried to the Tenth precinct police station reporting he was summoned to a Humboldt Street residence to treat Carl Petersen, a sailor, believed to have yellow fever. Precautions will be taken until the illness is confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Martin C. McCarthy
Tenth Precinct
Humboldt Street
Carl Petersen
Fourteen Die in Boiler Explosion in Suez Mill
A dispatch from Suez reports a boiler explosion at a mill killing fourteen people. No further details on victims or causes available in the excerpt.
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Berlin
Suez
Delinquent cattle barons blamed for Indian unrest
J A Southern of Wardner Idaho charged that Wyoming and Idaho cattle barons seek Bannock reservation grazing by provoking the Lemhi and Bannock peoples. He cited killings of settlers, including his brother Clarence Southern near Smiths Fork, and said he would report to Crary's Mills New York.
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Kansas City
J. A. Southern
Wardner
Idaho
Jackson's Hole
Wyoming
Bannock Reservation
Teton Valley
Clarence L. Southern
Smith's Fork
Fort Bridger
Crary’s Mills
N. Y
Troop Movements Ordered for Indian Troubles in Wyoming
General Coppinger reports cavalry is marching to Jacksons Hole and Market Lake from Fort Russell to quell disturbances. Four troops head to Marysville with more en route to Market Lake as officials note peaceable Washakie Duchesne areas and Utes under separate agents. One tribe focus is expected to ease operations and suppress the uprising.
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Washington
Army
Coppinger
Jackson's Hole
Wyoming
Market Lake
Fort Russell
Washakie and Duchesne Reserve
Washakie
Fort Duchesne
Cavalr
Marysville
Fio
Market Lak
Settlers Arrive in Baltimore After Geological Expedition
John A. Garrett of Baltimore E R Otheman of New York and L P Pease of Germanton Pa members of the Princeton college geological expedition believed annihilated by Indians arrive in Baltimore. Garrett recalls traveling from Dubois Wyoming to Yellowlake crossing Indian trails and meeting Shoshone camp followers at night. He says settlers feared Indians more than the reverse and notes white anxiety to fight.
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Baltimore
John A. Garett
E. R. Otheman
New York
L. P. Pease
Germanton
Princeton Colleg
M Garrett
Dubois
Wyo
Yellowlake
Jackson's Hole
Settlers Safe as Indians Gather Near Jackson Hole
Advices from Market Lake Idaho dated July 30 report that Sioux or allied tribes are pouring into Jackson's Hole from all directions but have not molested settlers. They occupy the wildest part of the valley, beyond immediate reach of troops. Troops camp twenty five miles east of Rexburg.
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Market Lake
Idaho
Jackson's Hole
Rexburg
Water Fills Champion Mine After Strike Action
In Marquette on July 30 reports say Champion mine pumps were stopped by striking workers and the mine is filling with water. Superintendent Fitch refuses concessions and plans to close the mine while demonstrations continue daily and the superintendent faces strong censure for his handling of the dispute.
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Marquette, Mich
Champion
Fitch
Vigilance Committee Formed in South Denver
Denver citizens organize a vigilance committee to prevent the Denver Union Water Company from shutting off water for non payment before rate adjustments under the city contract. Similar action likely in other areas.
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Denver
Colo
South
Denver Union Water Company
Prices of Iron and Steel Rise as Railroads Gain
R G Dun & Co reports iron and steel products continuing to rise with nails up 50 cents per keg. Textiles improve with larger demand for cotton and woolen goods. Wheat and corn yield estimates alter, while Western exports stay weak. U S failures total 202 this week, 249 last year. Canada 27 vs 39.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Pacific States
Dakotas
United States
Canada
Storm Wrecks Vessels Off Japan Coast
A violent hurricane along the Japanese coast wrecked several ships including the German Helen Rickmers and Norwegian Lyderhorn Herman Wedel and the British Benta. Crews are believed drowned with only Bentala possibly spared. the loss of life is reported as large.
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Philadelphia
Japan
Ruchinotta
Helen Rickmers
Lyderhorn Herman Wedel
Jarisburg
Benta
Manuel Suchet
Bentala
Mines respond to strikers with partial raise
Marquette Michigan July 29. Mining companies answer striker demands with partial raises. Companies will treat employees separately and agents will meet workers on Monday to set exact terms offered.
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Marquette, Mich
Durant Jury Selection Advances in San Francisco Trial
In the Theodore Durant trial the jury selection began yesterday and progressed slowly. All jurors summoned had no impressions needing evidence to relieve. The court noted many dressed women attending each session as efforts by girls to hone the defendant.
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San Francisco
Cal
Theodore Durant
Nest
Wichita Faces Flood Threat From Arkansas River
Wichita Kansas July 29 reports say the Arkansas River floodwaters are rushing toward the city. Inundation appears likely and officials strengthen bridges as thirteen river spans near this point. Railroads brace for rising water and possible damage.
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Wichita
Kan
Arkansas
Indians Demand Removal of Agent in Pender
In Pender Nebraska on July 29 a large gathering of leading Indians from the tribe passed a resolution urging the congressional delegation to use influence to remove the current agent. They stated they do not want an agent but must be allowed to attend to their affairs themselves.
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Pender
Neb
Congressional
Lightning Fatality Shocks Altoona City
A lightning bolt struck a house in Altoona City leaving Clara Scomish an 18 year old girl dead. The blast stunned three men and set the dwelling on fire. The bolt struck a well tearing out curbing and drying the well water.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Lightnine
Altoona City
Clara Scomish
Fire menaced town as blaze spreads in Bradford lumber yard
A morning message from Glen Hazel reports a fire at Weed & Co. lumber yard in Bradford Pennsylvania at noon spreading to four or five houses. The town is in danger and aid from Bradford has been requested.
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Pennsylvania
Bradford
Glen Hazel
Weed & Co
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John Whitnack
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Finch
Aew
W. C. Patterson
Bedford
Patterson
Blockton
Candy Cadwallader
Bert Totman
Creston
Cadwallader
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H. F. Kellner
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Nate Jones
Gilmore
Oskaloosa
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Webster City
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Fred Hall
Des Moines
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Clinton
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Alex Maxwett
Dubuque
Glasser Tobacco Company
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Burlington
Reform School
Amelia Scheideman
Carroll Dispatch
Lars Henpertine
Herb Kent
West Union
Mr. Kent
Lars
Henderline
G. Haywood & Son
J. H. Baker
Shenandoah
Rupert J
Detroit
Henry Suit
Haledon, N. J
Dr. Kinne
Waller
Texas
England
Trinidad
Brazil
George Washington
Christopher Columbus Bell
Cincinnati
Minnie Stout
State Department
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Whl
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