Death list grows as interc Oceanic wreck toll rises
From City of Mexico March 4 many cruised and wounded passengers arrive after the Interoceanic railway wreck. Relief trains brought the injured to the capital and many more, unable to walk, sought shelter in nearby villages. Military hospital rage as death and delirium persist while a prison bound engineer Nuffer faces possible lengthy sentence and lawsuits mount for damages.
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City
Mexico
Los Rios
Comania
Autola
Diaz
The
Universal
Nuffer
Coronation of Pope Leo XI Celebrated in Rome
Rome marked the seventeenth anniversary of Pope Leo XI's coronation with solemn rites. The ceremony began in the Sistine chapel after a procession of the sacred college of cardinals. About a thousand attended the Sala Ducale and Sala Regi, and the pope received acclamations from the faithful. Meanwhile in Honduras, American defaulter Louis F Menage appeared briefly before heading to the coast, where he has resided for five months. He reportedly plans to settle with creditors to return to the United States.
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Pope Leo
Rome
Leo XI
Sacred College of Cardinals
Sistine Chapel
Sala Ducale
Sala Regi
Honduras
Ucigalpa
Louis F. Menage
United States
Guatemala Halted War Preparations Chief Says
In Guatemala City on March 4, President Barrios stated that Guatemala was making no further preparations for war. He declined to address Mexico's indemnity demand in his interview.
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Guatemala
Barrios
Mexico
German Exports To America Rise Sharply
Bern March 4 German exports to the United States continue to increase. From January 1 to February 20 exports from Berlin nearly doubled the amount in the same period of 1894, signaling stronger trade ties and momentum in transatlantic commerce.
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America
Bern
United States
Berlin
Multiple World News Items From March Fourth Update
Reports from Colombia indicate rebel advances and city recapture as adversaries claim government defeat. Berlin reports parliament rejected a 2.4 million mark credit for torpedo boats. Maprio notes ministers seeking unlimited credit for Cuban forces. Hornby, admiral and queen’s aide, has died in London. A distillery boiler explosion in Iztiany Romania killed twelve. Ambassador Runyon hosted a dinner for South and Central American ministers to Germany. Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott dead at 71, ex Lord Mayor of London in 1880. Fire at Queen and Yonge in Toronto caused $1,000,000损. Prince Bismarck has neuralgia and stays indoors. Rosebery convalescent from influenza. The czar reportedly suffers influenza as well.
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Francis Truscott
London
Francis Wyatt Tuscott
Dowgate
States pledge seed aid to Nebraska drouth victims
Nebraska relief chiefs report five states will donate seed grain and seed to drought stricken counties. Missouri and Illinois boards of trade promise a car of seed per county, with Iowa Minnesota and Indiana also contributing. Estimated 600 cars total to plant 5,000,000 bushels, possibly yielding a $100,000,000 crop. Snow sweeps Nebraska with blizzard like winds, yet moisture boosts crop prospects.
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Inter States
Nebraska
Otwana
State Relief Commission
Chicago
St. Louis
Boards of Trade
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
Nason
Drouth
Largest Farm Land Deal Near Sioux City
The 2500 acres of the Garretson ranch near Sioux City have sold for 59000 to C. W. Payne of Crawford county. Payne, a banker at West Side, plans a large stock farm, the biggest in the area.
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Sioux City
Garretson
C. W. Payne
Crawford County
Payne
West Side
Omaha Judge Indicted in Grand Jury Case
Omaha March 4 Ex County Judge Eller faces indictment for withholding money from varied estates. Grand jury testimony alleged his books were muddled at exit and he is accused of shorting thousands of dollars.
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Omaha
Eller
Governor Holcomb Ill at Home Amid Grippe Illness
Lincoln Neb March 4 Governor Silas A Holcomb is seriously ill confined to his home by la grippe A telegraph message from Mrs Holcomb reports she arrived from the old home Sunday The condition is not alarming though complications are possible
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Holcomb
Lincoln
Neb
Silas A. Holcomb
Mrs W J Bryan Lectures in Crete Neb on Gladstone
Mrs W J Bryan spoke to Crete ladies clubs on Gladstone in a March 4 talk. After the lecture she spoke informally on Washington society at the request of the group. Refreshments followed and a pleasant social time concluded the gathering.
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W. J. Bryan
Crete
Neb
Gladstone
Two Train Robbers Captured in Sioux City Battle
Sioux City on March 4 reports a posse captured the two Southern express robbers after a standoff at Livingston Alabama. One robber was killed. the other escaped. Other items note Williams Iron Rolling mill sold to Chicago syndicate for 35 thousand dollars and Mayor Hillis exonerated in Des Moines impeachment case by 8 to 1 vote with Alderman Mathis dissenting.
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Sioux City
Southern Express
Livingston
Ala
Muscatine
Williams Iron Rolling
J. W. Bollinger
Chicago
Hillis
Drs Moines
Mathis
Omaha Newsman McMurphy Buys Beatrice Daily Times
John A. McMurphy of Omaha, an experienced newspaper man, has purchased an interest in Beatrice Nebras ka's Daily Times and will take an active role with the paper.
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Omaha
Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb
John A. McMurphy
Daily Times
Hastings Thief Sentenced for One Year
Hastings Neb March 4 Henry Corbett convicted of stealing valuable clothing and sentenced to the penitentiary for one year.
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Hastings
Neb
Henry Corbett
British Steamer Ventron Wrecked off Lower Middle Ledge
The Furness steamer Ventron sailing from Boston to Liverpool struck the Lower Middle ledge, broke her back, and became a total wreck. Two crew were badly burned by a steam pipe explosion. Cattle and sheep were scalded to death. estimated financial loss exceeds 500000 dollars.
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Boston
Mass
Ventron
Furness Line
Farrington
Liverpool
Buffalo Stored Burned in Burrato Store Fire
Fire destroyed Robert Foote's general merchandise stock in Burrato Wyoming. Originated in a store during a high gale. Loss estimated at 40,000 with 34,500 covered by insurance. Foote plans immediate rebuilding.
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Buffalo
Burrato, Wy
Robert Foote
Foote
Ingenious Check Raisers Swindle Union Pacific Pay Car Route
Denver reports a sophisticated gang raised salary checks on the Union Pacific pay car from Omaha to Salt Lake City. Checks of $10 to $100 were altered to $110 and passed at banks and stores in many towns. Detectives from Union Pacific and local police are pursuing suspects as losses run into thousands. The gang frequented railroad worker hubs, cashed or traded checks for cash, and proceeded west toward Salt Lake City before likely escaping to the coast.
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Union Pacific
Flrom
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Denver
America
Union Pacific Company
Union Pacific Detective Corps
Salt Lake
International Mining Exposition Planned for Denver in 1896
Denver on March 4 reports a proposed international mining exposition to be held in 1896. A committee including D. H. Moffatt J. K. Sheate M. J. McNamara W. S. Ward J. B. Grant and W. D. Todd will select 50 board members. Plans call for a building with a 10000 seat auditorium and seeking state and federal appropriations.
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Denver
D. H. Moffatt
J. K. Sheate
M. J. McNamara
W. 8. Ward
J. B. Grant
W. D. Todd
Congress
Tank Explosion Kills Two at McKeesport
Explosion of a sulphuric acid tank at McKeesport kills W. H. Morgan and William Hill. Two Italian workers are seriously injured. The 2000 pound tank head blasted through the roof of the plant and landed on the roof of a Hungarian boarding house nearby.
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Pittspore
McKeesport
W. H. Morgan
William Hill
Cold Wave Forecast Hits Midwest States
Chicago March 4 The weather bureau forecasts a severe cold wave across Kansas Nebraska Missouri Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and Indiana for the next two days. Temperatures are expected to fall about 25 degrees in the listed territories.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Multiple Incidents Mark National News In Quick Summary
A Boston area stabbing ends in a judge’s stabbing by T C Brewer in Pine Bluff Arkansas over a $5 debt. S H Anderson, Genoa Nebraska bank president, dies of apoplexy. Lexington Missouri raises over 100000 for a Missouri river bridge. Carrie Williams, age four, dies from poisoned oranges in Newcastle Indiana. Cuban donations flow to revolutionists in Cuba from Florida. One of two hold‑ups near Purdy Missouri is shot and captured. Pana Illinois coal company cuts wages by five percent. Ex police captain Doherty of New York is acquitted on protection money charges. Illinois house committee to probe Chicago city council franchises. Wilson Line Colorado rescues ten crew from sinking German vessel near Hull England. Abraham Hull funeral causes panic in Maryville Missouri. not a death at Hot Springs Arkansas from blood poisoning. Colonel A A Coit to be tried for manslaughter in Circleville Ohio next term. Charles McCoy trial for conspiracy to defraud state begins at Pierre South Dakota. C S Shortis of Valleyfield Quebec kills two, wounds another in layoff revenge. Mrs Altans of Keeler City Wisconsin injured in East Dubuque Iowa buggy accident. James Gillespie, Chicago Great Western engineer, dies in Dubuque Iowa. Big Four officials settle Mullane damage suit with 4000 dollars. Samuel Hancock killed by train at Baxter Indiana.
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T. C. Brewer
C. O. Porter
Pine Bluff
Ark
S. H. Anderson
Genoa
Neb
State Bank
Lexington
Newcastle
Ind
Carrie Williams
Florida
Express
Purdy
Pana Coal Company
Pana
Illinois
Doherty
New York
Illinois House
Chicago
Wilson Line
Colorado
Hull
England
Maryville
Abraham Hull
Hot Springs
A. A. Coit
Circleville
Pickaway Common Pleas Court
Charles
Big Four
William Mullane
Springfield
Ills
Samuel Hancock
Baxter
Indict Fire Insurance Agents by Lexington Grand Jury
A Lexington grand jury returns a blanket indictment under Kentucky antitrust law against thirty-one agents from five companies in the Kentuky and Tennessee Fire Insurance franchise. The case notes intense local opposition to premium hikes and plans to cancel policies in Lexington to pressure terms.
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Lexington Grand Jury
Bionte
Lexington
Kentucky and Tennesse
Grand Jury
Compact
Excursion Train Wreck Near City of Mexico
A Thursday afternoon excursion train on the Interocean railroad derailed on a mountain curve, plunging five coaches into a canyon about 40 kilometers from the city. Forty-two people were killed and 80 or more seriously injured as wires blocking reports delayed details from the scene.
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City of Mexico
Interocean
Mysterious Robbery And Cuban Troop Movements
Halifax reports a mysterious robbery after a mail steamer arrived from Jamaica describing five boxes of gold sent from Colonial Bank of London to Kingston. One box arrived empty. No clue to thieves. Maprio says authorities will send thousands of troops to reinforce Cuba as needed with Porto Rico troops ready, ministers backing Cuban authorities.
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Halifax
N. S
Jamaica
Colonial Bank of London
Colonial Bank of Kingston
Kingston
Cuba
Maprio
Porto Rico
Rumored Battle at Bluefields Involving British Cruiser
Coton March 1. No confirmation of a rumor that a British cruiser at Bluefields fired on a sailing vessel alleged to carry contraband goods. The vessel was said to fly the American flag and details remain unverified.
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Bluefields
Coton
Prohibitionists Nominate Todd for Congress in Michigan
Albion Michigan March 1 The Prohibitionists nominated Hon A M Todd of Kalamazoo a former gubernatorial candidate for Congress to succeed Senator Barrows The convention declared unanimously in favor of free silver.
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Albion
Mich
A. M. Todd
Kalamazoo
Barrows
Boodle Councilman Des Fargas Sentenced
New Orleans on March 1 Louis Octave des Fargas a convicted boodle councilman had his request for a new trial overruled by Judge Jane Ferguson who then sentenced Dag Farges to five years in the penitentiary.
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New Orleans
Louis Octave Des Fargas
Jane Ferguson
Dag Farges
Multiple 1900s Headlines Compiled In Telegraph Form
A digest of varied items notes Michigan voter re registration likely to fail, Chicago mayor term extended, American Protective Association forming a party, Northern Pacific Express receivers awaiting bids, 108 year old Mary Marshall dies in Port Fulton, Detroit salesman Stanard dies after fall, Amanda Hamilton and mother beaten by white cops in Greenville, Frank G Lenz search organized, Illinois sophomores suspended for kidnapping freshmen, La Liberstad sighted off Port Hads, Shaker settlement to abandon New Lebanon for Florida, Colonial Wall ace Downs scouting match factory site, Francoise Copp2e dies in Paris, Wisconsin Old Wellows encampment ends with new officers, Winnie Smith begins 18 year term in Michigan City prison, NY attorney general denies Standard Oil dissolution bid.
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Michigan
Judiciary Committee
Chicago
American Protective Association
Northern Pacific Express Company
Mary Marshall
Port Fulton
Ind
Virginia
W. K. Stanard
Detroit
Amanda Hamilton
Greenville
Frank G
la Liberstad
Gulf of Mexico
Port Hads
New Lebanon
Columbia County
Florida
Wallace A. Downs
Edwin Gould
Continental Match Company
Little Rock
Ark
Francoise Copp2e
Paris
Wisconsin
Old Wellows
Fond du Luc
Winnie Smith
Indianapolis
Michigan City
W. B.thomas
Central Labor Union of New York
Standard Oil Corporation
Ways and Means schedules state expenditures for two years
Lincoln reports House Ways and Means action on stockyards bills, a 1 cent sugar bounty special order for Thursday, and general file placement of No 12. Senate considers constitutional amendments on railroad commission, five supreme court judges and posturing on majority rule. 19 bills pass, 26 postponed, and $2,049,752 in appropriations, with university funding cut to $190,000.
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Lincoln
Senate
Dale
Harlan
Sloan
Crane
McKesson
Lancaster
Stewart
Supreme Court
House
General
Humphrey
Allen and Hastings
Committee On Claims
Barry
Harrison
Committees On
Ways and
State Board of Transportation
Ways and Means
State University
Gold Receipts Rise at Denver Mint in February
Denver reports February gold receipts totaling 279,262 dollars, up 60,946 dollars from the same month last year. The increase signals stronger demand and higher bullion inflows for the mint during February.
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Denver Mint
Denver
Tobacco Dealers Assign to Milton Gintermann in City
A Hamburger & Co leaf tobacco dealers in New York assigned to Milton Gintermann with 30,000 preferences. The firm has operated 40 years. Harvey Carter Captured near Brushy Creek, I. T., as Deputy U S Marshal Sam Farmer and posse captured the Hughes gang leader. Wilson and Smith located.
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New York
A. Hamburger & Co
Milton 8
Gintermann
Harvey Carter
Fort Wort H, Tex
Sam Farmer
Posse
Hughes
Brushy Creek
I. T
Wilson
Smith
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Bismarck
Rosebery
Leo
Colombia
Panama
Cucula Consfirm
Reichstag
Admiral Hornby
Loxpon
Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby
Vienna
Iztiany
Romania
Runyon
Briain
Germany
Toronto
Queen and
Yonge Streets
Prince Bismarck
Czar
Preverssure
Chicago Times
Chicago Herald Company
H. W. Hawley
Times
Times-Herald
H. W. Seymour
James W. Scott
Riversipg
Cal
James F. Harvey
Salvation Army
Gures
M. M. Brewster
Montgomery
Bradfield Regulator
Atlanta
Cutioura
A. F. Gra
Mt. Horeb
Wis
C. M. Stone
State St
Price
Criievra
Soar
Zac
Reolvent
Potter Dbue
CHEM
Corr
Frank P. H. Daly
Walnut Street
Best and
PRI
Oms
Humphreys
Humphreys’ Med. CO
William St
Ripans
Ripans Chemical CO
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