Fatally Wounded by Robbers Near Lexington
Rankin Clemens, a Fayette County farmer valued at half a million, was attacked at his home by robbers who fractured his skull with a hay-fork. Women inside barricaded doors. robbers netted little money. He was brought to a hospital in Lexington and is not expected to survive.
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Lexington
Rankin Clemens
Fayette County
Kentucky
David Ozier
Shiloh
Ohio
C. Townsend
Madison
Ind
James Tose
Portsmouth
Lincoln
Neb
Edward Cudahy, Jr
Omaha
Cudahy
American Clay Company
Akron
Pittsburg
Charles A. Shedd
William J. Shedd
Chicago
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Washington Park
Liza Newkirk
Vorhies Business College
Indianapolis
Morris Jones
Miss Newkirk
Vriendville
Ill
Arthur Storm
Shelby County
Clover Leaf
Santiago Mine
Moberly
Men Drowned After Barge Collapses at Braddock Yard
Three foremen and twenty three workmen were swept into the Monongahela River while unloading store rails for the Carnegie Steel Company in Braddock Pennsylvania. Two drowned and a third died from injuries shortly after. One man is missing and feared submerged beneath the cargo rails. The barge collapsed due to the heavy load.
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Monongahela River
Carnegie Steel Company
Braddock
Navy to establish permanent station at Subig Bay Philippines
Secretary Long received a cable from Admiral Remey announcing the board of officers selected Olangapo on Subig Bay as the site for a permanent naval station. Long sent Congress a recommendation for 1 million dollars to begin work on the proposed station. Also reports from Meeker Colorado say Governor Roosevelt shot his first mountain lion after a two mile pursuit, saving Dr. Webb from injury.
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Pines
Long
Admiral Remey
Philippines
Olangapo
Subig Bay
Mr. Long
Congress
Roosevelt
Meeker
Col
Dr. Webb
Gov. Roosevelt
Fire at Cudahy Mansion Sparks Incendiary Suspicions
A basement blaze at the RE A Cudahy mansion in Omaha Neb drew little financial damage but prompted an active investigation. Authorities suspect arson linked to threats mailed to Cudahy since his son's abduction weeks earlier. Meanwhile Brdy, Jeffries manager, proposed a gate percentage to fight organizers in Kansas City despite Missouri ban on prizefighting.
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Cudahy
RE. A. Cudahy
Omaha
Neb
Mr. Cudahy
Cinennati
Brady
Jeffries
Kansas City
Missouri
Murderer Joseph Keith Sentenced in Warrick County Case
Joseph Keith, who killed Nora Keifer near Evansville Indiana, was sentenced to death by the Circuit Court at Princeton. Keith protests his innocence as the two week trial drew sensational crowds in southern Indiana.
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Joseph Keith
Nora Keifer
Warrick County
Indiana
Evansville
Princeton
Keith
Annats
Sitka Indians Adopt US Flag as Tribal Emblem
Sitka Alaska leaders from the Eagle Crow and Frog clans end a lengthy conference over totems and clan emblems by agreeing to make the American flag their tribal emblem after quarreling over symbols.
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Alaska
Grip Epidemic Widespread Across Capitals and Cities
A global grip epidemic affects all European capitals and major cities in the country. No relief is expected until weather shifts. Authorities estimate about a quarter of New York’s population is laid up with the illness.
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Europe
New York
Rush to Alaska Continues From Seattle Port
Alaska rush shows unusual vigor as three vessels sail, carrying about 200 passengers, from Seattle. The special report notes ongoing spring movement to the north with steady ship departures from the port.
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Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Remarkable Balloon Trip Brings German Officers to Norway
Two German officers reached Smolen Island off Norway’s northwest coast after traveling from Berlin in a balloon. The voyage is hailed as one of the era’s most remarkable.
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Smolen Island
Norway
Berlin
NYU Chancellor Bans 1800 Students From Inaugural Parade
Chancellor MacCracken of New York University declines to permit 1800 students to participate in the inaugural parade in Washington, citing university policy and security concerns.
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MacCracken
New York University
Washington
Food Shortage Report From Circle City On Danube Authority
The steamer Danube brings advices of a food shortage at Circle City with a virtual famine in key commodities. Potatoes sugar rice and bacon are unavailable at any price. Flour is priced at 45 dollars per sack.
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Victoria
3. C
Danube
Circle City
Multiple 1900s Disasters and Political Shifts Reported Across Cities
The report covers a wide set of incidents including an arson damage in Wilkinsburg, a street railway strike in Reading, a Brown University instructor’s suicide in Brooklyn, New Hampshire Republicans selecting Burnham over Chandler, and the death of Rear Admiral Phelps in Washington. It notes deadly fires in New York and Rochester, a major liquor consumption figure for Maine, a fatal boxing-related death in Phillipsburg, a remarriage in Boston, a bank fraud guilty plea in New York, a fire aboard Idlewild in Brooklyn, and various other crimes, accidents, and a Philadelphia murder discovery.
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Clarence D. Wood
Brown University
Brooklyn
New Hampshire
William E. Chandler
Henry B. Burnham
Thomas I. Phelps
Washington, D. C
New York Hospital
Hust 113Th Street
New York
Maine
Voegele
Newcastle
First National Bank of New York
United States
Idlewild
Bairds
N. Y
BE. W. Taylor
George Ward
James Jones
Washington, Pa
Samuel Wustlica
Stockdale
Arthur Humbert
Numerous disasters and crimes headline western states
A Colorado and Southern train was trapped by a snowslide near Alpine tunnel. Drownings occur near Jamestown California while attempting to ford Sullivan Creek. Star mine miners strike at Aspen inputting ten hour day resistance. Several murders, fires, and mine incidents fill the report along with political and legal notes from across the region.
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Colorado and Southern
Alpine Tunnel
A. Bennett
Jamestown
Cal
Sullivan Creek
Memphis invited to visit by Confederate reunion
Southern Memphis business leaders invite President McKinley to attend the Confederate reunion in May. Fort Morgan official Captain C W ing US A faces arrest for accepting bribes from contractor Felix Cobb of Carrollton Georgia. Cobb reportedly died by his own hand in Atlanta after domestic troubles. A counterfeit nickel ring floods Ashland Kentucky and nearby towns, with Trenton also affected. Kentucky justices Paynter and Guffy draw lots to fill a vacancy created by Chief Hagelrigg. A Gra ham Georgia boy threatens his mother with a toy pistol accidentally wounding her, while Greek candy merchant Peter Santos resurfaces alive in Columbia South Carolina after being deemed murdered. Polltz serving ten years for Santos murder. An engine collision injures freight crews on the Monongahela division of B&O Railroad near Anderson West Virginia.
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Memphis
Mcckinley
C. W Ing
Fort Morgan
Ala
Felix IL. Cobb
Carrollton
Atlanta
Ashland
Trenton
Paynter
Guffy
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Hagelrigg
John W. Pennington
Graham
Peter Santos
Huntington
George Polltz
Columbia
S. GC
Polltz
Santos
Monongahela River
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Anderson
W. Va
Kidnap Threat Alleges Ransom in Frazer Case
From Union Springs Alabama reports say N H Frazer Bulloch County tax collector received a Memphis dated letter claiming his 18 year old son Bass Frazer has been kidnapped in Atlanta. The letter demands a ransom and shows the youth's signature. Frazer was a student at a technological school in Atlanta and has not been seen there in days. The kidnappers say they are bound for Kansas City for further negotiation.
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Union Springs
Ala
N. H. Frazer
Bulloch County
Memphis
Frazer
Bass
Atlanta
Technological Schoo
Iansas
Vienna burglar kills six to avoid arrest and other early 1900s notes
Dispatches report a Vienna burglar killed six during a failed escape, three German cadets denied commissions for opposing dueling, and seven miners died with forty wounded in an Altgebirg riot. Rail disruptions plague Russia as snow blocks lines and laborers clear tracks. Standard Oil forms an international unit in Yokohama to control Japan kerosene.
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Vienna
Altgebirg
Hungary
Russia
Standard Oil Company
Yokohama
Japan
Kidgo
Horace Wright
Royalist Party
Hawaii
The
Independent
Whic
Kitchener
Pretoria
Lourenzo Marquez
Toshi-No Ichi
Wanda
Tokyo
Paris Figaro
Morse
Cherbourg
United States Senate abolishes army canteen in 34 to 15 vote
Reports note strained Colombia Venezuela relations. The Senate votes 34 to 15 to abolish the army canteen. New religious group forming as Salvation Army officers establish the Christian Comrades. Mayor of Santiago de Cuba removed by General Whitside under Gov. Gen. Wood. Captain George A. Converse chosen to command the new battleship Illinois at Newport News. United Mineworkers plan a firm coal mining advance this year under interstate agreement. Panama city receives U.S. protection and bombardment restraint. cruiser Philadelphia dispatched. William L. Bushnell dies in Monterey Mexico after leaving St Paul years ago.
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Salvation Army
Christian Comrades
Santiago de Cuba
Whitside
Wood
William L. Bushnell
St. Paul
Newport News
United
United States
Panama
Colombia
Philadelphia
National Market Report Snapshot Across U S Commodities
Market data from Chicago to New York shows cattle and hog prices varying by city with cattle often in the 3.00 to 5.95 range for Chicago and up to 5.75 for Buffalo shipping steers. Hogs fetch 3.00 to 5.65 in New York and similar ranges elsewhere. grain futures list No 2 wheat around 78 to 80 cents, corn around 36 to 46 cents, oats 23 to 34 cents, rye near 50 cents, and butter and eggs trading in the mid to high teens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Senate Debates Army Reorganization and Canine Reapportionment
Senate debates the army reorganization bill amid amendments including a disputed canteen provision. the House passes Burleigh reapportionment increasing members to 386, while Senate backs census aligned reapportionment. Pleas from Manila oppose US operations in the Philippines draw objections to publish.
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Senate
Pettigrew
House
Messrs
Sewe
Hawley
Money
Carter
Gallinger
Hansbrough
Burleigh
Corliss
Michigan
Grosvenor
Hepburn
Cushman
Hill
Connecticut
Rank G. Clarke
New Hampshire
Teller
Colorado
Manila
United States
Odds and Ende A survey of world facts in 19th century notes
A collection of brief items: silk exports and Western Europe demand in Turkey. Indian Territory banks hiring Hindi speaking cashiers. Manitoba population near 210000. Madagascar region has 16000 islands with 600 inhabited. rock flight 60 mph vs hawk 150 mph. Jenner cowpox smallpox link 1796. Philippines tree species nearing 500. Sugar City Colorado seven months old with 2000 residents. a sugar refinery costing 800000 opened. Cumberland wind scatters wild turkeys. Greek crime law on death sentence delay. London man retires on hot water sales. New York Journal claims five millionaires should pay taxes on 234000000. Rockefeller Jr donates 250000 for a poor boys and girls school. Hawaii delegate Wilcox mileage 1000. Fort Hamilton North Carolina mother seeks court injunction over her son courting nearby woman.
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Turkey
Europe
Manitoba
Great Britain
Ireland
Madagascar
India
Jenner
Philippines
Sugar City
Colo
Cumberland
Greece
London
New York Journal
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil
New York Institution For
Robert Wilcox
House of Representatives
Hawaii
Fort Hamilton
N. C
Indiana General Assembly Opens With Mount Farewell Message
The Forty second Indiana General Assembly met in a sixty day biennial session in Indianapolis. Governor Mount delivered a farewell message urging strict lynching laws and harsher punishment for kidnappers. The legislature, Republican controlled, organized with Wood and Davis as leaders. Key bills include a new primary law a salary raise for the Governor and new city charters. A joint canvass of votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor is planned for Monday.
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Indianapolis
Forty-second General Assembly of
Indiana
United States
Senate
Will R. Wood
Lafayette
W. W. Huffman
Anderson
Harmon Hutson
C. Pelzer
Boonville
House
Samuel HK. Arvtman
Lebanon
William Exsiman
St. B. J. Shafer
South Bend
W. T. Murray
Hudson’s Bay Company Chief White Boss and Far North Grievances
The article discusses the Hudson Bay Fur Company moving from London oversight to a resident chief commissioner based in Winnipeg. Clarence Campbell Chipman becomes the long serving chief, known as the big white boss, with directors in England still convening. The firm now operates on a cooperative profit share for all employees, while land selling remains a growing, separate branch. The company retains vast lands valued at £20,000,000 to £30,000,000, a point of clerk and factor grievance and satire over the so called musquash.
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London
Winnipeg
Sir George Simpson
Clarence Campbell Chipman
Sir George
England
Hudson’s Bay House
Cornhill
Emigrant Sex Ratios Across Australian Colonies
The article surveys female to male ratios in Australian colonies and New Zealand. South Australia has eight unmarried women per 100 men, Western Australia has 59 spinsters per 100 bachelors, Queensland 65, New South Wales 76. NSW and Victoria receive the largest female emigration, with 99,960 and 73,468 excess men respectively. Tasmania requires 8,875 heroines, while New Zealand needs 43,507 for sex equality.
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South Australia
Western Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Victoria
Tasmania
New Zealand
Houseboat purchase sparks debate on city official travel
Towne-Suburbs bought a house boat for frequent trips between residence and station. Browne questions affordability while Towne calls it a necessity. The Philadelphia City Hall marble cost reached 23,739,593 by June 30.
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Browne
Towne
Fle
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia
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Albany, N. Y
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Archie
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Wilkinsburg
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Westerk
Star
Aspen
Missouri Hose of Representatives
Herman “Ahu
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Gates Mills
Stennepin Paper
Little Falls
Minn
Middlepar
Aviz
Jack O'Brien
Atonts
Claude Newell
Bazille
Cusuman I. Davis
Caleb G. Jesse
Frank Griffin
Griffin
Marysville
Gov. Stephens
Butler
Denver
Board of County Commissioners
Duncan Melmyre
Etta Anderson
Corrillos
N. AY
Miss Anderson
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Wrank J. Kratke
Marynissen
William Chichester
Marietta
Thomas
Florence
Rachel Moores
Texark
David N. Moores
Moores
W. B. Swan
Kansas Board of Health
Carnegie Company
National Tube Combine
Lake Erie
Conneaut Harbor
A. R. Dewey
Sixth Judicial District of
Iowa
Syracuse
Ouray,Cole
Revenue Tunnel
Southern
Venezuela
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Market Reports
Senate Committee On Census
S’riday
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Gen. Rice
Vicksburg
Lord
California
Post Office Committee
Utah
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