Hotel Disaster Rocks City as 60 Feared Dead
Denver reports a midnight explosion wrecking the Gumry hotel on Lawrence Street. Twenty four rescued, sixty others missing. proprietors Gumry and Grenier among the dead. Brick debris and shattered fronts blanket the area as boiler explosion is suspected.
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Denver
Gumry
Lawrence Street
Lawrence
Larimer
Peter Gumry
H. C. Grenier
A. Lilyblade
Eighteenth Street
Tom Thumb
Eden Musee
Grenier
Henry Sloan
Huron
Kane
W. C. McClain
Huron State Bank
Manitou
McClain
Foxwell Family Wins English Estate Title in Cornwall
William Foxwell and family of Plattsmouth gain control of Harris-Hartley estates in Cornwall England valued at over two million dollars. The claim included Rosewarne and Rosetague houses with rents projecting eighty thousand dollars yearly. Foxwell traveled to England last November to pursue the claim and secured depositions from Racine, Wisconsin residents supporting his identity.
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Plattsmouth
atTrimMouth
Neb
William Poxwell
Harris-Hartley
Cornwall
England
Foxwell
Hogland
Rosetague House
Croswell
Rosewarne House
William Harris
Satolli Seeks Accord in Beatty Brewery Dispute
In Washington on August 19, it was reported that Mgr Satolli is reviewing the petition to suppress the Benedictine monks brewery at Beatty Pennsylvania. He weighs both sides including German monks who view beer in a Fatherland tradition and aims to settle the dispute without a formal decision.
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Satolli
Washineron
Mgr. Satolli
Beatty
Independent Colored Leagues Forming in Kansas
Independent colored leagues are forming across Kansas among negroes formerly in the Republican fold who chafed at limited political appointments. The Wichita local league lists about 300 members.
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Independent Colored Leagues
Wichita, Kan
Liberal league to push liquor manufacture and repeal laws
Des Moines hosts a Friday meeting of the Iowa Liberal league formed at Davenport by ex-Congressman Walter I. Hayes and associates. The session aims to plan a campaign for a law permitting liquor manufacture in Iowa and repeal of restrictive Sunday laws, plus organizing local leagues across cities.
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Des Moines
Iowa Liberal League
Davenport
Walter I. Hayes
Iowa
Larkin Slugged the Marshal in Chapron Nebraska
Chapron Neb Aug 1 City Marshal Morrisey was struck and badly cut by saloonkeeper John H. Larkin. No arrests yet. The assault stems from enmity after Morrisey arrested Larkin weeks earlier for selling liquor on Sunday.
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Larkin
Chapron
Neb
Morrisey
John H. Larkin
Seventh annual Western Iowa Veterans reunion planned at Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley Iowa on August 27 and 28 prepares for the seventh annual reunion of the Western Iowa Veterans association. The group includes a dozen central western Iowa counties and will convene in Missouri Valley with events and gatherings set for the two days.
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Missouri Valley
Western Iowa Veterans’ Association
Iowa
Mitchell Renominated at Fifth District Republican Meet
Crestox Aug 19 Ex Speaker W O Mitchell of Corning won renomination by acclamation at the Fifth district Republican convention held in Lenox Congressman Hepburn delivered an address during the event.
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Crestox
W. O. Mitchell of
Corning
Lenox
Hepburn
Milford Soldiers and Sailors' Home Dedication Postponed
The Milford Soldiers and Sailors Home dedication is postponed to October 8. Reduced travel rates will be offered from various parts of the state to attend the event.
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Milforp, Neb
Soldiers and Sailors
Milford
Free Silver Delegates Claim Majority at Ohio Demcratic Convention
Springfield August 19 The free silver men claim a majority of delegates from county conventions while Brice allies dispute that tally The Free Silver faction controls the state executive committee with Allen W Thurman as chairman. Brice faction heads the state central committee led by W V Smalley A hot fight for resolutions and committee seats looms James Kilbourne Thurman’s gubernatorial pick Butterworth named Cal football coach for California Stanford game coached by Walter Camp Consular expedition to Ku Cheng deemed futile by Times Shanghai correspondent likely to spark further trouble
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Free Silver
Springfield
Althogh
Allen W. Thurman
Brice
W. V. Smalley
Campbell
Committee On
Free Silver Men
James Kilbourn
Columbus
Thurmin’g
Butterworth
Californians
San Francisco
Yale
University of California
Stanford University
Walter Camp
London
Shanghai
Times
Ku Cheng
Ching
Military guards placed along Panwa Canal line
Guards along the Panwa canal are being stationed by military units including Colombian soldiers to reinforce the frontier stance amid tensions on the waterway.
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Panwna Canal
Covus
Panwa Canal
Valkyrie I Arrives in Port After Long Ocean Passage
Crowds greet the English cup challenger Valkyrie I as she reaches New York harbor after a 23 day eastward voyage. Distinctly praised for its immense beam, the yacht’s arrival prompts cheers and health officer checks while rivals Vigilant and Valkyrie II are used for timing comparisons.
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New York
Morich
City of Bridgeport
Lord Dunraven
America
H. Maitland Kersey
Wiligant
Aeronaut
Defender
Sandy Hook
East River
New Rochelle
Valkyrie
Liberty Island
Cowes
Vigilant
Southampton
Bay Ridge
Clyde
Gourock Bay
Gourock
Open Letter to the Populists by A Power Terre Haute
An open letter from A Power of Terre Haute notes the Populist party’s condition and urges action. It cites Grover Cleveland as Caesar, calls for a national convention by early 1893, urges September meetings for planning, and appeals for funds for a national campaign.
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A. Power
Terre Haute
Cincinnati
Denver
Rocky Mountain News
C. A. Poser
Ind
Omaha
National Peoples’ Party
Grover Cleveland
Short presidential campaign gains party support
Cuicano Aug 19 The Times Herald reports national committeemen views on campaign length. Republicans favor a short campaign while Democrats lean that way unless free silver faction prevails. Early tallies show 14 3 1 for Republicans and 10 6 4 for Democrats. Denver bicyclists reach Philadelphia after riding from Denver June 1 to August 19 with $450 earned on the road.
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Cuicano
Times- Herald
Times-Herald
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Council of the Committee
Denver
Philadelphia
Mitchell
W. B. Taylor
Fort Collins Man Dies by Suicide in Hotel Room
William Bernheim a Fort Collins resident reportedly drank a mixture of laudanum rat poison and whisky to end his life. In a note he cited health failure and weariness of life and stated his life insurance of 11000 should go to his children. He was found seated in a chair, apparently dead for some time.
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William
Bernheim
Fort Collins
Colo
Missouri Murderer Caught in Anaconda
William B. Ray, former Sedalia marshal, who killed A. C. Crane in Sedalia Missouri about a month earlier and fled, was captured in Anaconda by Officer Cole who knew him. Ray claims Crane hounded him and he fired in self defense and plans to return without requisition papers.
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Missouri
Burts
Mon
William B. Ray
A. C. Crane
Sedalia
Anaconda
Cole
Ray
Crane
Louisville Bridge Opens With First Passenger Run
Louisville Aug 19 The Big Four runs its passenger train into Louisville over the new Louisville and Jeffersonville bridge. The span is two miles long with approaches. Regular trains will use the bridge.
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Louisville
Louuisville
Big Four
Louisville and Jeffersonville
Holmes Castle At Sixty Third Street Ablaze In Fire
At Curicaco Aug 19 the Holmes castle on sixty third street and Wallace was attacked by fire and left a near total ruin. Firefighters battled the blaze and fought to save the structure though extensive damage occurred.
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Kansas
Parsons
Kan
Knight Templars
Indian Territory
Boston
Holmes
Curicaco
Sixty-Third Street
Wallace
Multiple 1900s items mark a busy news roundup
A jumble of short notes reports a brakeman found dead on a Q train in Ottumwa, Mo. and a bridge strike theory. a Lebanon Mo foreclosure sale. Ottumwa cattle culled for TB. land grant suit in California. Shelton named US attorney for Montana. civil service rules for agriculture. minister Ransom to be reappointed. inventor Fisher arrested in Omaha. a threatened murder claim by Minnie Montgomery. Chicago doctors to China for hospitals. King will removes suit over a pistol duel in Missouri. New York bank cash idle rise. Illinois fair prize money. Ram bey paper suspended. Big Four freight tonnage record. harvest excursion pact sans Union Pacific. Lake Shore and Wabash extend IXnights Templar tickets. German veterans’ war anniversaries. London police plot to blow up Parliament. former Hawaiian minister J Mott Smith dies.
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PR. P. Shorts
Otturmwa
Lebanon Light and City Water Company
Lebanon
Ottumwa
Corte Madra Land Grant
California
George F. Shelton
United States
Montana
Morton
Agriculture Department
Civil Service
Ransom
Thomas Fisher
Omaha
Minnie Montgomery
Chicago
China
William R. King
Marshall
J. H. Thomas
Atchison, Kan
New York
Rambey
Union Pacific
Lake Shore
Wabash
France
London
J. Mott Simith
Washington
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