Steamer South Portland Sinks After Collision With Blanco Reef
Seventeen of twenty two crew and fourteen passengers were aboard when the steamer South Portland hit Blanco reef near Portland bound for San Francisco. Boats capsized. survivors reached Loreford after a night at sea. Captain Meluiyre, bedridden, reported heavy fog and blinding spray. seventeen aboard were saved from the sinking vessel.
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Portland
San Francisco
Blanco Reef
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Eighwen
Geven
Lotterford
Meluiyre
Columbia
Stramer
Amt
Mapleton Bank Cashier Flees With 31000 Loss
Alfred A Luck of Mapleton Minnesota, cashier of Mapleton State Bank, vanished after confessing to misappropriating 18900. He claimed a Chicago family coerced him for twelve years, paying demands to avoid exposure and harm to his parents, leaving a troubling note and receipt trail.
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Chiergo Pandy
Alfred A. Luck
Mapleton
Minn
Mapleton State Bank
Buck
Chicago
Rich man burglar heir to large estate in Europe
A prisoner in Iodinon Jail is heir to a large estate in Germany. Nick Vols, jailed in Newport, is accused in a Clinton Tad burglary and tied to a $40,000 inheritance. Volsah, captured in Paris aboard a train, faces charges and a friend claims he is a wealthy heir.
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Nick Vols
Newport
Lad
Germany
Volsah
Clinton
Tad
Paris
Lers Volsah
Bunkec
New York City
Pittsburg
Bridge Collapse Kills Nearly a Dozen Workers at Monongahela Project
A crane load failure on the new Wabash Bridge over the Monongahela River at Wittsburg, Pennsylvania, caused a 100 foot fall that killed about ten workers and injured several more. The American Bridge Company employees died. authorities blame the hoisting setup and a loosened cable. Debris and bodies remain trapped under wreckage as investigators plan a three month delay.
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Lowast
Pittsburg
Aneheay , Bridge Company
Monongahela River
Wittsburg
Water Street
American Bridge Company
Conmer L. C. Luehel
HA. Euston
American Bridge Companys
Nianner
Mediation plan for Russo Japanese talks reported
Fort Dalny dispatch cites British minister to Dupan Bir Chinde MacQot ud stating he will mediate between Russia and Japan with Japan’s consent. Proposals urge Russia to restore Manchuria to China, open major Manchurian towns to foreign trade, withdraw troops except railway guards, renegotiate forestry concessions by the Yalu, and assign the Liaoning region’s sphere to Japan.
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Japan
St. Petersburg
Fort Dalny
Dupan
Bir Chinde MacQotud
Fagan
Paussia
Manchuria
China
Yalu River
Yougampho
Yala
Japar
Dynamiters Try Blackmail on Northern Pacific for 15000
A chaotic dispatch reports dynamiters attempting to extort 15000 from the Northern Pacific Railroad, with secret service hunts in Helena and nearby areas. A letter demanded payment, with a deadline of October 2, and an alive reward of 25000 offered for suspect Wentz. The case involves a Philadelphia heir and a widening search in Wise County Virginia.
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Sorthern Pacific Railroad Company
Tt aMunker
Crear
Northern
Iien Dia
Wentz
BE. L. Wentz
Philadelia
Wise County
Tisshag Mann
Daniel L. Wentz
Renant
Ama
Airship flight over San Francisco defeats wind currents
Dr August Groth, after nine years of work on an airship, lifted his craft above central San Francisco on Sunday. He steered between landmarks including Gallen Gate, nearly reaching a tall building before landing in the bay. Rescue crews saved the craft and inventor, whose cigar shaped balloon held up to 1 900 to 2 000 pounds of lift with a twelve horsepower engine. He plans another ascent in a few days.
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August Groth
San Francisco
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Gallen Gate
Mac Allie
Paiite
Hee Saving Station
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Lattas Dumont
Murder mystery and bank fraud reaches to Wisconsin and Japan
Police in St. Louis link a murder to a suspect named Joly Williams. In Wisconsin, J E Leimer, vice president of the Mantwilo and cashier of Princeton State Bank, faces charges for forgery totaling 69000 and the Princeton State Bank closes while investigations begin. Reports from London note 200 fires in Terengistan after an earthquake near Peraia. A Bethlehem dispatch says Chofera breaks out at Hebron. A Michigan cold snap sees snow and busy roads. A Worthington gas well accident injures several, while a Asheville physician’s negligence results in the death of three children. The piece covers crime, finance, earthquakes, and accidents with multiple named places and people.
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St. Louis
Mars
Kate Lanna
Neue Normandy
Joly Williams
Willing
Mississippi
Wisconsin
J. EL Leimer
Princeton State Bank
Princeton
Wis
Dartford
Stave
Bergh
Leimer
Mantwilo
Acials
Suicide attempt blocked by quick driver near Sioux City
Ernest Samuelson aged 20 stepped in front of an electric car on Twentieth Street at North Borle, Sioux City. Axel Dulinson the waterman stopped the car just before it struck him, a crowd aided by conductor Charles Walker pulled him from under the wheels. Samuelson later told doctors he obeyed a command to end his life. He was taken to St. Joseph Hospital with head pain and a crushed leg but survived.
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Juton
Twentieth Street
North Borlevant
Sioux City
Axel Dulinson
Samuelson
Sammelsey
la Dale
Var
John Matton
Old
Sioux City Lumber and Coal Company
Charles Walker
Sarelson
St. Joseph Hospital
Saumelson
Nh O
Carapana
Tie
Clark Guilty of Assault in Keokuk Case Seeks Harsher Punishment
The jury found Prank Clark guilty of assaulting Ollie Nass near Keokuk with the verdict delivered after about two hours of deliberation. The court will set the date for execution within thirty days. Clark appeared and accepted the verdict quickly.
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Ollie Nass
Keokuk
Gatlir
Talk of Lynching in Buxton and Local Tragedies
Fragmented report covers a lynching threat in Monros County Minera after James Smith, a black man, confessed to murdering a woman who followed him from Virginia. Sheriff risks mob violence as funeral crowds push fear and officials pledge guards. Also notes a fatal mining accident in Buxton, a divorce case, and various local misfortunes including a hay fire, hog losses, and an elevator accident with injuries.
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Monros County Minera
James Smith
Virginia
Buxton
Atlin
Tencher
Staith
Corn Yields by District Across State After Drought
A compendium of state crop yields shows a0 bushels per acre in places with 24 percent of crops failing in the northwestern area and 41 percent lost in the northeastern district. Overall yields vary by district with percentages and figures for central, eastern, western, and southern regions. Insurance law cases discuss federal preemption and state participation in regulating foreign insurers and commissions.
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Kathinatne Neavattry
Towa
Jorge S. Wells
Twa
Gente Dutra
Wade
Xonth
CLO CASE REVIVED AND TEMPERANCE MEETING NOTES
A revived guardianship petition targets Jonathan Jones healing a 22 year controversy over his status and finances. The piece recounts a long legal saga with claims of mismanagement by his wife and the state prison punishment. Separately a temperance gathering in Sioux City features Mrs. Ida J. Wise and praise for convention work.
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Jonathan Junes
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Jones
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David Roberts
Reels
Pear Jones
Tome
Junes
Roberts
Choisails
Dudlars
Walny Ba
Temperance
Powder Explodes Damaging Delle Padus Property
An accidental powder keg exploded at a rear office in Delle Padus, demolishing a building and injuring no one. The exact cause remains a mystery as the powder had been stored for weeks. A string of other local incidents follows, including a farmer's suicide, a girl shot accidentally, and several safety notices from the Grand Lodge and local authorities.
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Delle Madne
Dd Brown
Delle Padus
United States Canada border decision ends long dispute
The joint high commission case over the U S Canada boundary is resolved with a ruling favoring American terms on most points, including territorial readjustments and control of key waters. Lord Alverstone signals acceptance of American contentions, while Canada faces disappointment though hopes for Anglo American friendship strengthen. The deliberations extended over a week with a formal verdict delivered after lengthy argument and social diplomacy.
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Ameria An
United States
Keaconst
Canada
Amecan Commission Rs
Lord Alverstone
Quebec
Washington
Portland
Hinehson
Calida
Mavka
Che Endeed
SSGF
Hines
Jursha
John Wy Foster
Wyder
Ton
Custard Site Son
Canadia Minter
Interior
TS. Watson
Theatre
Uapnis Taylor
Mobile
Bugheh Public Jro
Lon Roberta
Tunsta
Preksir Wetty
Cuba Seeks 95 Million Loan Delay Cited by Market
Cuban negotiations in New York stall over a 95 million loan to back a government program. Officials report weak market support and high risk from con artists and unclear assurances. Internal revenue law demands unconditional surpluses to back the loan, with proceeds aimed to pay veterans of the internal rebellion.
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Cuba
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Internal Revenue Law
Turbulent 19th Century News Fragments From The Wirea
A garbled OCR item reports thieves and covert robberies of barns in the Tadfuy territory and mentions a herd bred in captivity by William C. Whitney sold to Hagenteck in Hamburg Germany. It notes military figures and a suicide in Galveston, plus a murder conviction in Ottawa Kansas.
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Penee Olleera
Matton
Tadfuy
Ostobor Monntia
William C. Whitney
Hagenteck
Mamburg
Germany
Cowles
Qtogsevell
Miesoard
Newport News
Robert Bonsall
Land Department
Santa Fe Railroad
Galveston
Waxne
Otte Famansas
Winteret
Ottawa
Than Wae
Willa Kieenna
One Hundred Years Ago in The Frenely Agricultural Boulery
A garbled item recalls a 19th century pamphlet urging Italian industrial ground grain crops to deter pests. It reports a cloudburst in Funchal Madeira sweeping the city into the sea, drowning all but one infant, and over 200 firms collapsing after British coastal blockade. Thomas Jefferson urged a shift to agriculture and to “plow the ocean” when there was no more land to till.
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Madelis
Fragen
Thoma Jefferson
Seventy five Years Ago in Lexington and Beyond
Seventy five years ago reports mix figures and figures of speech about Lexington and figures like Henry Clay and Aaron Whore, with tangential notes on Monroe’s mortgage and New York banking. The piece threads dramatic Civil War era recollections, political intrigue, and military maneuvers including Meade and Lee racing north from the Rappahannock and a Hee Springs battle.
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HB Lee
Rappahannock River
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Army of the Potomac
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Rob. Lee
Guu. Mende
Hee Springs
Penn
Bam Jones
Celerus
Stinckelfort
Revere HL Ler
Mende
Itapidan River
Aroute Afeado
Thirty Years Ago In Chicago A Patchwork Of News
A Chicago meeting aimed to promote a through railroad to Charleston and the South Atlantic. The city hall plan stumbles with a lakefront site referendum. Ex President Johnson visits Washington to clear record on Mrs Surratt execution. Grant blames money trusts for Black Friday damage. Rumors claim Vanderbilt industrious failure after a stock move. Arkansas claims a share of the treasury. Jackson era disputes noted. One mile record at Chicago Driving Club lowered to 2 10. Divorces surge in Chicago courts as moral concerns rise.
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Eiramote
Ratlrosdine
Charleston, & G
South Atlantic
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Lake Front Exposition
Andrew Jotxen
Supreme Bench
Washington
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Smfexteo
A. Grant
Timmore
Willian K. Vanderbilt
Boll Lakeshore
Arkansas
National Treasury
Andrew Jackson
Johnson
Ten Years Ago Atop Grover Cleveland Era Flaws In Policy
A fragmented recall of events a decade past notes Senate adjournment blocking unconditional repeal of the silver purchase law. Chicago hosts the World’s Fair with mass attendance and a celebrated Chicago Day. The American yacht Wightman defeats Valkyste in the America’s Cup deciding race in New York. Tireear County politician Ghaxe commits suicide in Cotranwood, influenced by heart ailment.
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Senate
Chicago
Heim
Cotranwood
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