Jealous Husband Shoots Wife Then Kills Himself in Hamden
New Haven Conn Nov 16 William L Terrill 25 shot his wife during a furniture move at their Hamden home then fatally shot himself through the right temple dying minutes later His wife wounded below the left ear faces possible recovery Doctors note Mrs Terrill in critical condition but stable The couple had been separated since Nov 3 amid drinking and jealousy and had two children Terrill lost his job after election day and had threatened to shoot his wife prior to the tragedy.
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Man Attacks Pool Hall Owner at Columbus Ave Bar
F M McClure, 43, is hospitalized with a dozen scalp wounds after a sharp instrument attack at his pool room at 1315 1/2 Columbus Avenue around 5 15 yesterday afternoon. He declines to identify his assailant and says no description is available. Dr Perrin attended and ordered transfer to City Hospital.
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McClure
Columbus Avenue
Perrin
Powel
Portrait Painter Charles W. Jenkins Dies in New York
Charles W. Jenkins, once a noted portrait painter, died suddenly in New York today at age 3. Navy records indicate his service, and the obituary notes his prominence in the art world and his military ties.
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New York
Navy
Charles W. Jenkins
Niagara Falls Power Sends 11000 Voltage to Buffalo Cars
Niagara Falls engineers completed the long planned 27 mile transfer of power to Buffalo. The switch at midnight sent 11000 volts through cables to power Buffalo Street Railway cars, with transformers and turbines expanding capacity to 65000 horsepower as turbines come online.
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General Electric Company
Buffalo Street Railway Company
Cataract Power & Conduit Company
Buffalo Railway Company
Niagara Falls Power Company
Buffalo
Niagara Falls Power Conduit Delivers 1000 Horsepower to Buffalo
Water enters the wheel pit and drives a turbine connected to a dynamo, with Edison and Tesla cited as problem solvers. The Niagara Falls Power Company, backed by leading bankers and firms, funded the great tunnel and conduit that enable harnessing Niagara water for arc lighting in Buffalo in July 1897. The water flows through sluiceways into the power house to feed the turbine.
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Winslow, Lanier & Co
W. K. Vanderbilt
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D. O. Mills
Edward D. Adams
Morris K. Jessup
August Belmont & Co
Isaac N. Seligman
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Boston
Transmission experiment yields 10000 horsepower for rail line
The Niagara Falls Company diverts Niagara River water to feed turbines powering a tunnel return to the river. Overhead wires extend to Buffalo city limits, with hopes of long distance transmission and reduced losses. The project relies on sluiceways, penstocks, and a large tunnel acting as a race to discharge water post turbine.
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Niagara Falls Company
Niagara River
Boston Defenses Lag as War Fears Rise
The piece argues Boston would be vulnerable to modern warships due to outdated fortifications at Fort Warren and incomplete harbor defenses. It notes Winthrop mortars cover only Broad Sound and that a new battery could block attackers, while Lovell’s Island torpedo work remains secretive and crucial. Local military circles mock war talk and expect no immediate action or medals, with Watertown mills operating as usual.
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Cuban Crisis Reaches Key West as battle rages in Pinar del Rio
Advices from Key West report a fierce fight at Pinar del Rio with Maceo's forces holding strong. Weyler aims to capture Oleaya, but Cuban positions atop hills repulse repeated Spanish assaults. A Cuban cipher notes insurgents well located and firing from elevated ground, while Maceo's trocha could complicate any Spanish advance.
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Maceo
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Oleaya
Trocha
Spain
Princess Elvira’s Elopement Rocks Spanish Pretender Circle
In Rome Princess Elvira daughter of Don Carlos allegedly fled with Count Folchi an artist and married man. She left with jewels valued at $60 000 reportedly as the pair vanished. The scandal unsettles high society with their whereabouts unknown.
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Don Carlos
Massimo
Count Folchi
Unclear Weyler Movements Raise Havana Anxiety
Havana reports no definite news on General Weyler’s actions against Maceo in Pinar del Rio. Last accounts described Weyler moving through Rubi Hills under harassing fire, but nothing since, triggering wide loyalist concern amid circulating rumors. Official reports were received today.
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Maceo
Pinar del Rio
Rubi Hillis
Iron workers fall 100 feet in tower mishap
Three of nine workers fell from a staging inside a new high service water tower when it collapsed. Richard McDonald and Allan Spiers from East Boston were badly hurt and may die, with William Welch of Portland also injured. All were employed by E Hodge & Co Boston and taken to hospital. McDonald, 30, has a wife and 14 month old son. Spiers, 23, is unmarried and president of the Noddle Island Wheelmen's Club.
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William Welch
Portland
Boston
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Wiegand
Spiers
Noddle Island
Wheelmen’s Club
Artillery to Fort Clinch Guards Florida Port
An official states the government will deploy a battery of artillery to Old Fort Clinch guarding the Fernandina bar. A coast defence vessel is also planned to be stationed near Fort Clinch.
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Fernandina, Fla
Old Fort Clinch
Fort Clinch
British Crew From Stranded Steamer Arrives in New York
Captain Nelson and twelve crewmen from the British steamer Coila, ashore near Colorado Reef after Nov 4, reached New York aboard the Yucatan from Havana. They were aided by the British consul after landing in Cuba sixty miles west of Havana and being taken by Spanish soldiers. A struck seaman recalled a violent attack by a soldier who suspected him of being American.
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Yucatan
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Coila
Colorado Reef
Strait
Key West
Cuban
New York
Cuba
Bryan in Missouri on Hunting Trip Tour
William J. Bryan arrived in St. Louis with Governor Stone and a party bound for Taney County for a hunting trip. He drew large crowds at Missouri stations but kept political talk off the agenda, continuing a busy day after his prior speechmaking across the state.
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William J. Bryan
Stone
Missouri
Taney County
Bryan
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