Petroleum Developments in Russia Reported by U S Consul
U S Consul at Odessa forwards a State Department report on Russian petroleum, noting large residuum yield used to make benzine and gas for locomotives and steamers on the Caspian Sea. Experiments aim to power new torpedo boats in the Russian Navy. Crude oil also sprinkles Baku streets to settle dust.
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Russia
Washixcrox
Filton Paul
U. S
Odessa
State Department
Caspian Sea
Valea
Iran
Baku
Commemorative of Judge Black held in Washington
A December meeting of the bar at the Supreme Court to honor Judge Jere Black was chaired by Senator Edmunds with secretary McKenney. Eulogies by Merrick Emery Ashton and others praised the deceased’s achievements and the nation’s loss. A River and Harbor Committee listing new members from Kentucky Michigan New York and Massachusetts is noted.
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Judge Black
Washington
Supreme Court
Ron
Jere Black
Edmunds
McKenney
Merrick
Emery
Ashton
Bayard
Vane Raud
Willis
Kentucky
Ymins
Blanka
Lawsian Kenridge
A + Houseman
Michigan
Fucukin
Canisdie Burtenth
New York
Murphy
Town Democraigs
Bayne
Penney Hensierson
Divie
Harris and
Stowe
Massachuses
Mixed Foreign and Domestic Policy Notes and Scandals
Notes from St Louis discuss a new hill plan for minting in the town while Ohio shows no interest in the project. Secretary Frevincueysen writes Minister Lowell arguing the Clifton-burwer Treaty is voidable yet hopes a mutual solution will emerge. In Washington an attorney suspended from Pension Office work amid grand jury indictments of pension fraud. Gen Evan Brewster departed for Orleans to pursue prosecution.
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St. Louis
Ohio
Frevincueysen
Lowell
Washing
Lottery
N. W. Fitzgerald
S. G. Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald & Co
A.B. Webb
GenEvan Brewster
Orleans
Frank James Returns to Independence After Surrender Plan
A dispatch from Independence Mo reports Frank James arrived from Gallatin and was brought to Judge J H Glover to hand over to bondsmen. He then left with family for Kansas City claiming to surrender to the U S Marshal at Mussel Shoals Alabama. The marshal did not meet him. the party reportedly stayed at the home of Mr Ralston during Christmas.
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St. Louis
Independence
Frank James
Gallatin
J. H. Glover
James
Frank
Kansas City
Mussel Shoals
Ipis
Ralston
Alleged Modern Lucretia Borgia Arrest Reported
Mrs Christian, once accused by papers of poisoning Coolbaugh, a Rio Grande Railway official, is arrested in Texas on a charge linked to Louis Brenner’s death. Brenner was her former lover and their relationship ended amid claims of barveled deeds. Stomach analysis is underway as the county judge reviews the case.
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Lucretia Borgia
Sax Axtosta
Tex
Christian
Coolbaugh
Rio Grande Railway
Louis Brenner
Brunner
Exouse
Painter
Non
Suspected of Poisoning Her Husband
Goshes Vz December 25 William Catlin a farmer died under circum stances indicative of poisoning. De Catlin was taken ill and solution was administered Fmot wile by mistake. Sceties were given and Catlin recovered but he was again taken ill and died trday after treatment for typhoid. Death rumors of an undue jazi Cybetreen Mra Catlin and Ayer a farm ad have been circulated.
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Goshes
William Catlin
de Catlin
Catlin
Ayer
Sudden Death of General Cram in a Streetcar Accident
Mtateurmtia Pa December 2 General Thomas Jefferson Cram colonel of the Engineer Corps United States Army retired died in a streetcar accident near Chestnut and Twenty streets. Witnesses report the elderly figure appeared to suffer a sudden collapse as the car moved, with no immediate assistance. The services and exact details remain unclear as investigators review the scene.
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Cram
Mtateurmtia
Thomas Jefferson Cram
Engineer Corps
Mt States Army
Mfterneon
Fieneral
Pacungere
Indy
Shere G
Weather and storm toll across Pittsburgh and Midwest
Reports describe a severe December storm bringing heavy snow, rain, and flooding in Pittsburgh and surrounding regions. Widespread train delays, damaged telegraph lines, and impassable streets followed by deteriorating road conditions. viewed as one of the worst storms in years with lingering dark destruction and potential flood risks in the Allegheny valley.
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Stow
Pittspore
Pittsburg
Munongashela
Aleleghany
Urica
Booneville
Oneda County
PeTeasaves
Cutcage
Alaces
Indiana
Mocingan
Fifteen Students Burned in Their School
A fire at the German Israelite Schoolhouse in Galatea near Constantinople lavaed the basement. Fifteen students perished as many fled through doors and leaped from windows. Nineteen bodies were recovered and thirty are missing. the directress leapt from a window and died.
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Antinofple
Galatea
Constantinople
Larne
Death by Gas from Stove in Bloomington County
Allyn, a 34 year old widow, was found dead in her bed in McLean County. Authorities say death likely resulted from gas emanating from a hard coal stove. She lived alone with a milla stove. Granddaughter of James Allyn, an early county pioneer who laid out Bloomington. Stove valves were malfunctioning with the front and cold air dampers open while the house filled with gas.
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Blocumeron
Ley” Allyn
McLean
James Allyn
Bloomington
Barna Damon
Rently
Abiervile
Medina County
Damon
Sen
Mellvaine
Winters
Youngstown
Jane
Hayne
Society of Friends
Camp Chasey
Colnmums
Ohio
Fhenree
Berexaxhina
Common Pleas Court
Cisvinnatd
Sherif Hawkins
Sheri Keythen
Tarvy-Fourtb
Crantes A. Winanp
Cleveland
Don W. Bookwarrenlings
Springfeld
Herbert McPherson
India
Bookwalter
Allahsabad
Renecca Hatsen
Andrew Lawrence
Ruona A. Woon
Springfield
James Wolf
Mus
Desern Keny
Toronto
Jefferson County
Heradth
Jullia Norns
Newark
Richmond Clarr
Concord Township
Lake County
Jessie Hare
Banner Lewis
Brighton
Cincinnati
National Association of American Inventors
J. He Terbe
Michael O'Brien
Pan-Handle Railroad Company
Steubenville
O'Brien
P. B. Martin
Wickham
Norwalk
DuanLes Andersos
Greenville
Darke County
North Fairfield
Amery Rhage
Pigaia
Losing Her Life to Save Her Child
Mrs Gabriel Kiah Jr of near Cambridge Maryland rushed to save her infant from a fire. She extinguished the flames on the child but her own clothing caught fire. She escaped the house but was severely burned and died. a colored man helped extinguish the remaining flames.
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Baltimore
Atp
Gabriel Kiah, Jr
Cambridge
Causeless Murder in Ifinals
Around six o clock in the evening Ennel Enilenvine of this city was shot in a restaurant by Sanders a young farmer from near Cassville. No quarrel occurred and little was said. Sanders was intoxicated and possibly prompted by a feud two years prior. Sanders tried to flee but was restrained by the restaurant owner Bollerman and jailed. Ballentine is not expected to recover.
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Ennel Enilenvine
Sanders
Fartier
Cassville
Bollerman
Ballentine
Death From Trichinosis and Related Incidents
A German immigrant Carl Guil and family members contract trichinosis after eating raw pork sausage from hogs he raised. Guil dies tonight after weeks of illness. his son and daughter are seriously ill. A boarder, Frink, likely to die. Nearby residents exposed to the sausage alarmed. In Durango a jailed robber known as Big Ike dies after leaping to avoid capture, leaving a confession implicating four others.
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Carl Guil
Gull
Denter
Cor
Big Ike
Durango
Bruce Hunt
Bunt
Rioting in Mexico City over nickel money erupts in violence
December 21 in Mexico City a refusal to accept nickel money sparked clashes in the market. The mob fought, broke lamps and windows, and business houses closed. Troops fired blanks and cavalry charged to restore order. troops patrol streets afterward.
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Mexico
Three Robbers Captured Near Mainland Montgom County
Three masked robbers entered the residence of Joseph Heckier near Mainland in Montgomery County threatening the family with pistols. They were arrested after an alarm was raised by a family member, and all suspects were identified.
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Privaprurnia
Jaseph Heckier
Mainland
Montgomery County
Fami
Damages Awarded Over Fatal Fire at Local Farm
A court awards Martha J. Parson five thousand dollars in damages following a December fatal fire at a local farm. Investigation details and involved parties are limited in the sparse docket notes, with no further names or dates confirmed in the fragment.
Murder trials and executions in Groncerewx and Texa
In Groncerewx, Jerry Cox was charged with the June murder of Herbert Rembert and faced execution after a final speech on the scaffold. In Texas, Jon Taylor was executed for the murder of Sarah Chappuli. his speech at ten minutes revealed confusion and sorrow as a crowd of about five thousand gathered.
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Groncerewx
S.C
Jerry Cox
Cnlured
Herbert Rembert
Cox
Tex
Jon Taylor
Volured
Sarah Chappuli
Tayios
Tragedy At Wildernin Station Coal Mines
December 2 Henry Probst shot and seriously wounded Mary Hammer at Wildernin Station coal mines on the Cairo Short Line three miles from Belleville TL after her refusal. He fled to Belleville, wrestled with a deputy sheriff and attempted to shoot the officer over his shoulder. the bail entered his neck, killing him almost instantly.
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Lotis
Henry Probst
Mary Hammer
Wildernin Station
Cairo
Suit for Insurance Monty in Astoxtown Pa
Widow of Captain Nutt sues Accident Insurance Company of North America for over 49000, alleging the April 188 policy on Captain Nutt required payment after proof of bodily injuries causing death within ninety days. claim not fulfilled, leading to the suit.
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Monty
Astoxtown
Captain Nutt
N. L. Dukes
Accident Insurance Company
North America
Opening of the New Nianara Bridge
The cantilever bridge opened with a perfect inaugural day as twenty locomotives and twenty four cars of travel loaded with gravel tested its strength. The span stretched from end to end while a three hundred strong commission oversaw the test. Ten thousand people attended the ceremony followed by a banquet. The event showcased the bridge’s reliability and capacity under heavy load.
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Nianara Bridge
Harper
Bath Wack
Autopsy Scene Links Scalpel Incident to Dying Patient
An autopsy of Spencer Meyer reveals a fatal chain after a surgeon in New York, Dr. Easton, scratched his finger with a scalpel. The infection spread from hand to arm and to neck glands. He is reported dying tonight.
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Eng
Peny
4. Easton
New York
Spencer Meyer
Ane
Prisoner Confesses Ties to Local Burglars in Sunbury
Charles Weaver, jailed in Sunbury, admits link to a burglary gang that carried out numerous depredations in the county and provides the names and addresses of all members.
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Mocxr
Canmes
Charles Weaver
Sunbury
Bob Younger Captured Near Warrior Alabama
Bob Younger one of the Younger Brothers and ally of Jesse James was captured near Warrior Alabama on a requisition from the Governor of Missouri.
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Bob Younger
Cuattanoca
Texx
Jesse James
Warrior
Ala
Missouri
Hanged man in North Carolina for brutal assault in May
Erseston North Carolina December 20 colored man was hanged here today for brutally outraging the widow Jones in May last. The execution was witnessed by several thousand persons. Death was instantaneous.
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North Carolina
Erseston
N. C
Juilford
Jones
Cheap Rates From Europe Drop to Twenty Dollars
New York December 21 steam ship lines cut third class fares from Europe to 20 dollars due to a rate war. In Tonexto on December 23 authorities report Susan Gibbs, an elderly peddler, found murdered in her shanty near Wealthy.
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Europe
New York
Tonexto
Susan Gibbs
Here
French Capture Outposts at Sontay in Indochina Action
French forces capture five fortified villages near Sontay as heavy fighting unfolds. French losses total about 200 men and 15 officers, while Chinese losses are listed around 10 killed or wounded. Admiral Courbet commands 7,000 troops, with 4,000 engaged and the citadel still held by Chinese forces.
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Hoxe Kone
Sontay
Courbet
Loxvox
Hong Hong
Paris
Admiral Peyron
Foreign Legion
Ontario ex-minister Crooks declared lunatic in Hartford retreat
December 2 report from Toroxmo states that an Ontario minister of education, Adam Crooks, is declared lunatic by an order in chambers. A committee is appointed to care for him. Doctors say he has at most two years to live and he resides at Hartfard, Connecticut.
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Toroxmo
Adam Crooks
Ontario
Bia Percon
Esiste
Hartfard
Conn
Wreck Report Distorted by Weather at Tobermory Coast
A garbled 19th century note from Tobermory Lake Haron describes a schooner wreck on Mamitouna Island. The crew faced hardship with tents and cold seas, while Hungerford of Buffalo is named among observers.
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Wiartox
Tobermory
Lake Haron
Mamitouna Island
Hungerford
Buffalo
Sialy
Crimes and killings sweep several towns in December
A string of violent incidents across multiple states reports killings, hangings, and shootings. In Yazoo City a dispute led to multiple deaths including John Posey and Carnot Posey. Henry Peiter, Thad McLemere and Tex McLemere were slain after being taken by masked men in McDade. Willis Griffin died defending others. Other towns note shootings in New Orleans, Newburyport, and Uniontown with suspects or victims named. Desperado activity terrorizes northwest counties near Red River bottoms.
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Yazoo City
John T. Posey
William & Posey
John James
Sors
Possy
James
John Posey
Carnot Posey
Jasper Nicholls
H.C. Elis
Fritz Halidar
T. J. Walker
Preent
Jack Bayley
Asa Bayley
Mayerarl D
Red River
Pottsville
Dexter
Gook County
New Orleans
Wim. McCattery
Politejae
Mike Sobiianka
Perils of the Mountains rescue after Virginius mine disaster
A 31 person party from Ouray faced a severe storm to aid miners at the Virginius mine near Onray. They carried wounded, improvised sleds, and narrowly escaped a second avalanche that sent four bodies down a two thousand foot slope before burial. The rescuers reached Ouray exhausted and nearly dead.
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Denver
Cots
Virginius
Onray
Ouray
Pacty
Railroad Disaster at Bilne Near Salem
December 24 reports a South-born Chicago passenger train on the L N A & C wrecked and burned at Bilne near Salem. Nine killed and about fifteen injured as the bridge abutment failed after a swollen creek. Locomotive passed, cars plunged, and the train burned within twenty five minutes after derailment.
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New Albany
Chicago
Bilne
Salem
Infernal machine explosion terrifies Birkenhead residents
A powerful blast at Birkenhead yesterday caused shattered windows but no fatalities. Two men were seen watching the burning canister near a dwelling before the explosion. Uniform Bankrupt Act wanted in reports from New York officials. letters from the West and Southwest urge action. Washington conference planned for January. An accidental shooting in Haewoor killed Ricci an Haitian aged thirty three, shot by an Italian companion after a hunting trip.
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Birkenhead
Tyro
Wasmixeron
New York Board of Trade
Congress
Washington
Haewoor
Ricci
Hatian
Postoffice Robber Arrested in Kansas Heist
In St Louis on December 25 James R. Jones was arrested in Kansas for robbing the Perryville Postoffice of 3900 in cash and 500 in stamps. The item notes other misc. news including a French stance on China and a tragic accident in Jamaica, L. J. involving a six year old left home alone with fatal burns.
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St. Louis
James R. Jones
Kansas
Perryville
Kans
Congressional actions and holiday adjournments in December
The House and Senate debate holiday recess options and post holiday reassembly. Bills consider committee reform, education, naval and railroad topics, and a proclamation to mark Washingtons surrender. A joint resolution commemorating the centenary of Washingtons surrender passes. sessions adjourn to Monday after holidays.
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Teginker
Culfurm
Siam Itiande
Taynus
Lyyan
Mahia
Supreme Court
Congress
Ibtshal
Frye Senlulven
Naga
Othe
Chieti
Hall of Representatives
Uh An
Tee
Arte
Wallis
Elucation
Calking
Patrick O'Donnel
Johntzell
Cabell
Wilken W.va
Kastoo
Washington
We Ary
Wease
Vinomatter O
Oooliir
Inte
Teaas Pacific Walway Company
Arizon
New Mesxico
California
Senate
America
Homsk
We. Goldes
Amont
Empios Ue
Gotiler
Keifer
Konenay
Cobh
Mir Ho
Frean
Churce
Thal
Groby
Washtinatox
Cockrell
St. Louis
The Day of Heath in France and Death Customs
A fragmentary survey notes November 2 in France about visiting graves as a yearly custom. It describes leaving and returning cards at tombs, family awareness of visitors, and protected grave sites. The passage also cites Russia’s press count, then shifts to Princess Louise’s English country life and a New York morgue supplying bodies to medical colleges.
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France
Louise
Cordex
F. Herald
New York
University Medical Collepa
NX. Times
Wealthy outsiders seek huge Cleveland petroleum plant
A wealthy Swiss and German funded group are probing Cleveland for a 250000 plant to convert petroleum residuum into aniline dyes. The report notes major capitalists and chemists backing the venture and a possible site in Cleveland, reflecting a growing industrial push in Ohio.
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Une
Beesretul
Telegraphic News
Wasnington
THE
Ifinals
Terras
Martha J. Par
San Francisco
Hoffman
U.S. District Court
Jesus
Hallan Hunter
China
Bac Hind
Fritz Roncheiner
Jamaica
L. J
San Franciae Uhranitie
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