Inferno at Hoboken Docks Destroys Ships and Towns
New York reports cite ten million dollars in property loss and up to two hundred deaths with hundreds wounded after a catastrophic fire at North German Lloyd piers in Hoboken and Jersey City. The Saale, Bremen, Main, and Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse suffered heavy damage as authorities search for missing crew and passengers amid smoldering wreckage and rising smoke.
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New York
Cotton Bates
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Hoboken
N. d
Wilbeagh
Jersey City
Tctals
Saale
Lba
Lloyd Sie
Thingvalla
Wamburg- American
Palmer+Campbell Company
Iers
Delvis
Weehawkin
Ellis Island
Saab
Flold
Smong
Western Union Telegraph Company
Fire destroys Sioux Falls hotel and several buildings
A major blaze last Saturday night leveled the citys largest hotel plus other structures in Sioux Falls. Losses reach about 175000 with 100000 in the Cataract Hotel owned by Carson Bros. Insurance covers two thirds of major claims. Damaged stocks and property include the Cataract book store owners Slowns with 3000 insurance, George J Love and Buxbaum Stern losses near 30000, and further damage to surrounding shops and the Hollister Reserve Block. The Detroit Journal building also burned, with the total roughly 7000, largely insured.
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Sioux Fallgs
5. D
Carson Bros
George J. Love
Buxbaum & Stern
D. Slwons
Frank Hystle
Isc
Tryde
Tias
Hollister Reservice Llock
Crowded Padukah crowd on Metropolis steamboat trip sparks disaster
A large group described as Titty Negro Rufiaus from Padukah arrived in Metropolis by steamboat and attempted to seize the tower. Police engaged them at the water’s edge, three attackers fatally wounded and others injured as authorities move to restore order.
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Antorouis
Padukah
Metropolis
Train Robbery in Nebraska Near Bradshaw
A lone masked bandit held up a Burlington through passenger train near Bradshaw, sixty miles west of Lincoln, early June 28. He robbed passengers of about 200 dollars, searched berths with a revolver, and vanished after the train halted beyond Bradshaw. A passenger bound for Aurora was reported missing after the stop, suspected to be the robber who reboarded the train.
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Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
Bradshaw
Pulman
Green
Aurora
Nell
Burlington Railway
Cuban Policeman Acquitted in American Killing in Havana
A Cuban policeman who killed American Welsh in Havana was acquitted by judges despite police and onlookers saying the evidence was complete. Americans in Havana protest, arguing it shows no crime in killing an American, referencing a prior case involving a Cuban editor and the American customs collector in Gibara. The governor general may order an investigation into the extraordinary outcome.
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United Tes
Ligith
Gibara
Cubsn
Alarm in Russia heightens financial crisis and bank withdrawals
A Moscow dispatch notes Boxers' troubles and Count Muravieff's death worsening Russia's financial strain. The public fears a deeper crisis as confidence falls, with vast sums withdrawn. In two months 820 million rubles were deposited in the Imperial Bank for safety without earning interest.
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Auxiety
London
Moscow
Count Muravieff
Russia
Imperial Bank
Rich heiress near Davenport shocks with fortune in view
IS A VERY RICH HEIRESS, Girl Found Near Davenport, Iowa, in a Pitiful Condition. Marian Bybe, daughter of W E Bybe of Los Gatos, has been found in distress and will receive nearly $100 000 from the estate. She had been en route to New York to visit trends when news reached sister Mrs Edna Hollis of Freidon, Kan. }}
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Davenport
Iowa
San Fransisco
Marian Bybe
Lows
W.E. Bybe
Los Gatos
L. P. Drexler
Bybe
New York
Drexler
Sayid
Muis
Fortunnes
Bowith
Sronapa
Adrien
Jia
Marty
Lokwov
Eh Neds
Java
Pariena
Market Quotations Across Cities for Cattle and Grains
A fragmented market summary lists cattle, hogs, sheep, and grain prices across U S cities. Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit and others show varied figures for No 2 wheat corn rye butter eggs and potatoes with shipping grades and creamery butter noted. Prices range from a few cents to several dollars per unit across grades and regions.
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Indianapolis
St. Louie
Cincinnati
Ste To
Detroit
New Yorke
Oregon Battleship Oregon Run Ashore Off China Coast
Reports from Shanghai say the United States battleship Oregon ran ashore near the Ching coast north of Chefor while en route from Manila. The ship, under Captain Wilde, sailed with 164 additional sailors and marines, part of a voyage that included its celebrated race to the Battle of Santiago. Authorities debated navigational chart reliability as the steamer China Navigation Company sent aid. The Oregon, a prize-winning vessel begun at Union Iron Works San Francisco, remains under analysis with a cautious official response forthcoming.
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Shatghat
United States
Gregan
Long Kong
Kompin
Pakay
Washington
Oregon
Ching
Chefor
Shanghai
Wilde
Narvnes
Tang Kong
Manila
Aatira
Batteship
Aval Tet
Ite Shang Toyaee
Santiago
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Anadelta
Tsou
Portland
Dewey Cannon Unveiled In Three Oaks Celebration
In Three Oaks Michigan nearly 10,000 visitors celebrated the Dewey cannon unveiling. Lelen Miller Gould and Russell A. Alger attended as officials watched the flag raise and the Star Spangled Banner play as the town marked a historic tribute to the Maine monument fund. President Warren of the village board unfurled a banner amid cheers and the cannon’s display.
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Three Oaks
Mich
Michigan
Dewey
Lelen Miller Gould
Sehier
Tov
Lewey
Manila
Maine
Russell A. Alger
E.W. ‘Warren
Admiral Seymour reports hard fighting near Vokin
Dispatch from Admiral Seymour notes a British column under heavy pressure at Anting twelve miles from Vokin, retreating while taking casualties. British losses include 27 killed and 87 wounded. Americans 1 killed and wounded. French 1 killed and 10 wounded. German 12 killed and wounded. Austrian 2 killed and wounded. Russian 10 killed and 27 wounded. China cabinet concerns and ministerial conditions in Pekin are also discussed.
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Seymour
Admiral Seymour
Anting
Vokin
London
Aman
Austeinn
Sermour
China
Pilete
Ath Wuats
Fragile Fragments Reveal Uneven World News Snippets
Obscure passage notes relief for small families and recruitment in Jamnai techwork. Mentions Princeton student driving to Daelfie cost, a prairie schewer, and Wilherd contents. References new OGL building funds, Moder Converlotiees, and protections for custodians. Concludes with distant names, diseases, and public works in scattered phrases.
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Drdia
Princeton Etident
Burglars Hold Hayfield Town as Bank Safe Is Torn Open
Three men assaulted the Bank of Hayfield near Garner, using explosions to jar the safe. One guarded, another lit charges, while a third worked the vault as residents woke and were warned to stay inside. A storm lit the sky as robbers fled with the loot, pursued by cautious townsfolk.
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Haytield
Hayfield
Garner
Niles
Lightning Destroys House. Six Children Trapped Near Whiting
A freak storm two miles south of Whiting struck the Ballard farm home of Harvey Queen, demolishing the house and injuring six children. Vernie Queen died later, others injured. Neighbors found the children buried under debris as the structure collapsed like dynamite. The incident followed by Attorney General opinion on state funds and clerk fees remains unrelated to the wreck.
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Whiting
Ballard Farm
Harvey Queen
Vernie Queen
Ada
Bulding
Javes
Remley
Herriot
Lerrioth
Christopher T. Jones
Supreme Court
Merriott
Dares
Jones
Fragmented Verse Echoes in Mur City Speech
A garbled, phonetic street poem fragment appears to reference Mur City, Jaytan, Willsiin, poets, juries, and a late night rite. The text blends names, places, and scattered phrases about wind, bones, herbs, and a failing meter, creating a puzzle of identity and scene without clear action or attribution.
A Tangled Romance in a Distant Mine Saga
Miss Muir and her lover endure separation caused by peril and poverty while a betrothal is tested by deception and social duty. The couple contemplates marriage as the man faces expulsion from his home and a looming power struggle over family wealth and title.
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Dusmure
Mate
Cape ‘Bown
de Bis Anele
Mr Weetas
Dunntere
Tadys Lyon Boas
Daslwood
Taney
Dashwood
Jean
Dannimere
Mute
Hough
Vedi
Doetzleh
Fragmented OCR narrative on early Roane era customs
Fragmentary text sketches social customs in Roane era life with scattered names and events. It mentions Parson, town figures, fashion details, and a reference to a collection or assessment process. The readable passages are inconsistent and mix dialogue with narrative, leaving several unclear details.
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Aurelia, Iowa
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Poumisunn
BIG
Sieur Falin
Sioux Falls
Detroit Journal
Mioh
Iog
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Mitt Boa
Sin Youn
Della Pox
Miss Hoy
Dtold
Detroit Street Railway Company
Nebraska
Vancouver
D. C
Morita
Wie
Capie
Bnd
Executive Council of
Porto Rico
San Juan
Porto Rco
Executive Council
Messrs
Russell and
Brambaugh
Louisville
National Wagon Manufacturers’ Association
Famona
Chefano
Conet
Dewey Cannon
Masry
Seround
Leamville
Poe
Morpugana
Chili
Boston
Sind Cape
Gasearaltey
John A. Moles
Denver
Gulu
Bey Paain
Serseh
Wart
Havin
Bechet
Walatanes
Boek
Ieetiys
Saeed
Mur
Jaytan
Vrain Crombes
Esate
My Rathan
Urner
Pepyrlolit
Robert Houner
Ss Ciudad Ter Ndi
Syria
Mane
Beraliadit
Uae
Ginother
Bao
Mase
Mr. Dioeforeste
USA
Che Niles
Ula Mayling
Mrs Mir
Ak Great
Miss Maile
Unitisiare
Mira
Faradner
Dunmore
Regia
Lily
Laust
Germany
South Sea Islands
ME. Dunmore
Miss Mute
Ponstbiiitien
Englind
Iyaeler
Hays
Dammdiah
Cyrus “Townhend
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