Oddities and facts from a Brainerd dispatch page
A collage of brief notes covers war population ratios in France Germany and Russia. A New York photographer marks patrons hands with photos on handkerchiefs while Philadelphia contemplates a tall William Penn statue. Ancient fish hooks bronze to steel. Chicken weight and significance, a German Swiss barometer frog jar, and a joke about a Saint Joseph proposal. Census egg production and value figures, terrapin hunts, and per capita money across nations. Illinois women’s suffrage cited as only for University of Illinois trustees.
German Expert Spots Rich Gold Deposit in Witwatersrand Mine
An official German expert reports Witwatersrand mines in South Africa contain about 90 million ounces of gold. He notes other valuable deposits worldwide and suggests gold supply will not run short soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witwaterstrandt
South Africa
Germany
The Chinese Bride in a Wedding Ceremony
The Chinese bride Lily-Shoot is richly dressed for her wedding. She braids her hair with a red silk cord and wears an evergreen sprig. After the ceremony the couple go to pray before the tablets honoring the bridegroom’s ancestors.
Corbett versus Fitzsimmons Showdown Compared
An Eastern newspaper notes that Fitzsimmons displays greater muscular development than Corbett. Corbett holds an edge only in height and reach, while Fitzsimmons surpasses him in all other measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Tradition of Faster Monday dance privilege in Rhine towns
A centuries old custom survives in lower Rhine towns where on Faster Monday the town clerk gathers the youth and auctions the right to dance with the chosen girl for the year. Proceeds go to the public poor box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Rhine
Cricret
Mars observers report rushing polar ice cap and floods
Observers say recent changes in Mars appearance stem from the ice cap melting and floods sweeping the southern region during six months of summer. They note Martian water abundance and doubt canals as a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Remarkable Freight Train Through Hoosac Tunnel
A freight train of fifty seven cars loaded with Worcester salt traveled from Silver Springs New York to Boston and other New England cities. Two locomotives pulled it with one holding back on down grades. The salt weighed about two million pounds making it the largest rail shipment of chloride of sodium and the longest train to pass the Hoosac tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosac Tunnel
Worcester
Silver Springs
N. Y
Boston
New England
Hoeosac Tunnel
Week's World News Digest From Telegraph Reports
Officials say seventy anarchists are en route to America and Gov Renfrow of Oklahoma Territory submits his annual interior report. The general condition of the territory is deemed satisfactory by state department officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
America
Renfrow
Oklahoma Territory
Secretary of the Interior
Notable Obituaries Across Borders and Fields
A series of obituary notices reports deaths of notable figures: Ex-President Carlos Holguin of Colombia, English historian James Anthony Froude, British statesman George Sclater-Booth, Mary Lindsay Paxton wife of Rev. John R. Paxton, Mrs. M. Spofford wife of Judge Spofford of Louisiana, businessman David Buchanan of Muncie Indiana, August H. Everest former Missouri Pacific attorney, W. S. Somers government inspector in Charleston, James I. Kelly sculptor and Seneca Indian, Rev A L Gaines appointed Virginia colored commissioner for Atlanta exposition, Ex-Empress Eugenie leaving Farnborough for Mentone, temperance lecturer Robert T. Smith of Baltimore celebrated 80th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Holguin
Columbia
James Anthony Froude
George Sclater-Booth
Baron Basing
Mary Lindsay Paxton
John R. Paxton
New York City
M. Spofford
Judge Spofford
Louisiana
Washington, D. C
David Buchanan
Muncie
Ind
W. S. Somers
Charleston
W. Va
Variety Iron Works
Cleveland
Ohio
James I. Kelly
A. L. Gaines
Norfolk
Virginia
Eugenie
Farnborough Castle
England
Mentone
France
Robert T. Smith
Baltimore
Franklin Society
Baltimore County
Fatal incidents and disasters across several towns
The report lists multiple deaths and injuries from accidents and violence including J. M. Terry struck by cars in Wawaka Indiana and Rolla Weaver killed after being thrown from a horse in South Moline. Detroit foreman Dick Lawson killed in a quarrel. a powder mill explosion in Athens injures workers. and more fires, ship losses, derailments, and a fatal bicycle crash in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Terry
Wawaka
Ind
Rolla Weaver
Jake Weaver
South Moline
Dick Lawson
Thomas Grace
Detroit
Mich
Athens
Multiple Fatal and Conflicted Incidents Across America
A wide array of violent acts, suicides, and crimes are reported from Illinois to Washington. Notable items include Harold Young’s suicide in Ohio, deaths by hatchet attack in HL and murder acquittals in Indiana, post office burglary in Illinois, bank and train robberies, and numerous self-inflicted deaths. Also noted are dilapidated fires, epidemics, a murder trial in Nebraska, and civil suits involving liquor, railways, and land disputes across the country.
Various Crimes and Murders Reported Across Cities
Reports from Newark, St Louis, Niles and other towns describe forgery arrests, a man’s suicide by hanging, a wife fleeing to a disorderly house shooting at her husband’s killer, a saloon robbery, and a large anti crime roundup in Kentucky. Also noted are a mobster hunt in Memphis, a suicide note by a young Louisville man, escaped prisoners captured in Salt Lake City, an insane man in Muncie, and a governor’s requisition in Ohio. Authorities seek Van Dyke for bigamy and a Buffalo murder case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
J. M. Coykendall
Camargo
Frank Trevitt
Towanda
Harlan County
Kentucky
Tennessee
James Norman
Wichita
Kan
Dudley Sharp Reynolds
Louisville
Collinsville
Frank Murray
James Bartlett
Denver
Littleton
Salt Lake City
Ted Newell
W. W. Pratt
Columbus
Ohio
Muncie
Ind
Pratt
Flower
Clarence Robinson
Cleveland
Montgomery Gibbs
Buffalo
Memphis
George W. van Dyke
Various World Affairs and Personal News From The London Standard
Reports from St Peters burg claim the czarina suffers a throat ailment due to fatigue. Peace talks between China and Japan move ahead at Seoul. Turkish sultan awards the grand cordon of Osmonli to Bulgarian PM A Storloff. Sagasta invites Montero Rios to head the Spanish senate, accepted. Queensbury divorce finalized with the Marquis. Tokyo dispatches allege Japanese officials at Seoul tamper with British counsel dispatches, triggering diplomatic exchanges. Berlin hosts anti socialist talks. Peruvian government says Payta recaptured and rebels dispersed. Credit Lyonnais sues in New York for 26000 against former clerks Mayo and Bainet. Health rumors about Prince and Princess Bismarck denied. Paris Figaro claims Romania joins the triple alliance as Servian king’s Vienna-Berlin visit signals broader realignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
A. Storloff
Sagasta
Montero Rios
Queensbury
Tien Tsin
Seoul
von Caprivi
Berlin
Payta
Trujillo
Bismarck
Paris Figaro
Roumania
Austria
Italy
Germany
Servia
Vienna
Minnesota in Brief: Week’s Doings Highlight October
A digest of notable Minnesota events includes a divorce granted to Mrs. Phil Scheig of Minneapolis, a sensational arrest in Fergus Falls for attempted rape, and Ole Shermeen’s severe injuries from a railway collision near Glydon Moorhead. St. Paul policeman Daniel Shanahan was shot after ejecting a passenger, John Hilferty of Hastings died at 65, and land dispute results favor W. S. Cleveland over Hoke Smith. Maggie Cain of St. Cloud died after an operation for hernia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Scheig
Minneapolis
Fergus Falls
Fred Cage
Thomas
Ole Shermeen
Glydon
Great Northern
Moorhead
Daniel Shanahan
East Cook Street
St. Paul
Smith
W. S. Cleveland
Maggie Cain
N. G. Brown
St. Cloud
Fatal Street Fight Ends Police Chief’s Death in Alabama
In Memphis on October 31 two prominent men, RE. E. Allison and Wu Saturday S. A. Cameron, quarreled over a business settlement. Cameron resisted apology and drew a pistol. Chief of Police J. W. Thompson tried to disarm him. the weapon fired, killing Thompson and wounding Allison mortally. Cameron was badly injured. Thompson leaves a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
York
Ala
J. W. Thompson
S. A. Cameron
RE. E. Allison
Allison
Cameron
Thompson
Duluth crime, missing boy, fires and coal disaster reported
James Rowe, jailed in Stillwater for life after an inde cent assault on a six year old girl in Duluth. Johnnie Anderson, a Minneapolis boy soprano, vanished after leaving home. Anna Wallace loses divorce bid for cruel treatment. Stillwater relief fund totals 5930 with cash and supplies. Thieves tapped telegraph wires at a vacant South St. Paul house and looted the pool room. A Duluth coal pile of 18000 tons burns on Pioneer Fuel deck. no water used to avoid spreading the fire, moved by wheelbarrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rowe
Duluth
Stillwater
Johnnie Anderson
Minneapolis
Danz
Anna Wallace
Thomas Wallace
Crosby
South St. Paul
Pioneer Fuel Company
Destitution in South Dakota Settlers Reported by Freight Agent
W J Wagner of the Great Northern reports severe famine in Osceola and surrounding townships. Dry, barren lands ruined stock and outbuildings are stripped for fuel as families seek life’s basics. Wagner plans to ask St Paul for aid and coal. railway fuel may be supplied free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. Bd
W. J. Wazner
Great Northern Road
Wagner
Osceola
Great Northern
Notable Local Accidents and Business Assignment Notices
Mrs William Apitz of Le Sueur gored by a bull and James Havens of St Paul injured with both legs broken after travel to Hinckley. Keegan Kane hardware firm of Waterville assigns to Charles Dolan. Israel Peavey near Redwood Walls killed in a runaway. neck broken. Wilhelm Schulke near Montevideo seriously injured with skull fracture and broken arm. Rush City reports 11000 bushels of potatoes delivered by farmers at 40 cents a bushel. potato trade just starting for fall season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Apitz
le Sueur
James Havens
St. Paul
Partridge
T. C. Kilty
Hinckley
Keegan & Kane
Waterville
Charles Dolan
Israel Peavey
Redwood Walls
Peavy
Wilhelm Schulke
Montevideo
Rush City
Cook Gang Captured in Gibson Indiana
Deputy Marshal Boyden and a posse captured two men thought to be Jim Price and Lon Perry Brown from the Cook gang near Gibson. One man jumped his band at Paris Texas eight months ago while on bond for horse theft. Officers report further arrests near Spulpa and ongoing pursuit of remaining gang members with Marshal Boudin leading the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Joan Beck
United States
Muskogee
Cook
Spulpa
Midland Pacific Promoters Sense Capital Backing for New Route
Maj G B Hibbard, after touring the Northwest and Pacific coast, reports Canadian and foreign capital ready to fund the Midland Pacific from Sioux Falls to Seattle and Tacoma. Construction starts with a Sioux City to Wyoming coal-field line in spring 1895, then Wyoming to Yellowstone and Idaho sections, followed by a Washington division centering on Tacoma and Seattle. The Sioux Falls shops will serve early materials needs, with first work beginning June 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maj
G. B. Hibbard
Northwest
Northern Pacific Coast
Midland Pacific Railroad
Maj. Hibbard
United States
R. F. Pettigrew
South Dakota
Midland Pacific
Sioux Falls
S. D
Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Sioux City
Wyoming
Illinois
Yellowstone Park
Illinois Central
Chicago
National Park
Idaho
Rockies
Washington
Minnesota
Iowa
Borst scandal case verdict in favor of Wilson Borst
After a five day trial in Slayton Minnesota the district court jury awarded Wilson Borst 2100 dollars in his suit for damages against John Hyslop banker J M Dickson Dr L L Rewalt George B Stiles and J A Maxwell arising from an obscene letter claim. Maxwell and Hyslop were cleared of conspiracy. The dispute stems from a neighborhood quarrel involving church school and society. For the defense were H C Grass and A C Dunn with F F Davis representing Borst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hyslop
J. M. Dickson
L. L. Rewalt
George B. Stiles
J. A. Maxwell
Fulda
Maxwell
Hyslop
F. F. Davis
Minneapolis
Borst
H. C. Grass
Slayton
A. C. Dunn
Winnebago
Alabama contractor wins Harlem river dredging bid in New York
Washington report notes Rittenhouse Moore of Alabama underbid rival firms to secure a key Harlem river improvement contract. The project involves excavation and dredging work near New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
New York
Harlem
Rittenhouse Moore
Weather outlook forecast by Observer Lyons
St Paul reports warmer weather promised for tomorrow but current disagreeable conditions likely to persist tonight. Light to moderate rain and occasional snow observed from the upper Mississippi valley to Lake Erie. Lyons predicts a harsher winter ahead with cold weather arriving around Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Lyons
Mississippi Valley
Lake Erie
Japanese forces capture arms after Yalu chase
Japanese troops pursuing Chinese north of the Yalu capture twenty guns many rifles and ammunition at An Tung. The main Chinese force is destroyed as Chu Leang Cheng is evacuated. Gen Hung praises valor but admits being outmatched by enemy weapons and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroshima
Yalu River
An Tung
Chu Leang Cheng
Hung
Amende Honorable to Heatwole by Chicago Times
The Chicago Times reports a NorthfieldMinnesota correspondent wrongly accused Joel P Heatwole Republican candidate for congress in Minnesota third district The Times conducted a voluntary inquiry which exonerates Heatwole and finds the dispatch unsupported The correspondent kk B Ford is dismissed for irresponsibility
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Times of Yesterday
Northfield
Minn
Times
Joel P. Heatwole
Congress
Minnesota
Heatwole
Kk. B. Ford
Bandit Outrages Plague Orient Pirates Reign of Terror
Chinese papers from a San Francisco steamer report a 200-strong armed band in the Orient conducting raids after flood losses. The group has seized several boats and carried out three weeks of killings and injuries, creating a terror state at sea and on rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Orient
Tsar’s Health Bulletin Eases Rumor of Death
The Times dispatch reports Livadia bulle tins show czar’s illness easing as rumors of death fade. It notes lung inflammation has weakened heart action and prayers followed, with crowds moved by the czar’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Times
St. Petersburg
Livadia
German Colonel Heads to Peking for Imperial Audience
Shanghai October 31. Col von Hannekin has received the imperial edict and started for Peking to meet the emperor who desires counsel on China’s defenses. He will present a memorial urging reform of the empire’s armies and navies considered greatly needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Oet
Col von Hannekin
Peking
China
Col. von Hannekin
Denver Strangler Creates Panic in Disorderly House
Inmates on Market street live in fear of a suspected strangler after Lena Tapper was found choked to death on Sept 3. Richard Demady, with whom she lived, is in bonds awaiting action as Marie Cantassou was found dead. Demady, Charles Scholer, and John Callagan have been arrested amid linked alleged robberies and warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Market Street
Lena Tapper
Richard Demady
Marie Cantassou
Charles Scholer
John Callagan
Demady
Marie
Scholer
Callagan
Multiple Disturbances Reported in Minnesota Areas
Burglars smashed a hotel bar window in Anoka stealing 18 dollars mostly pennies. Dowling of Minneapolis overdose laudanum at Waseca and likely recovers. John Zimmerman of Winona County dead at 63 after living in state 40 years. wife and five sons survive. Charles W. Kent arrested at Mille Lacs Lake on Boutell Bros. debt charge. Mrs P Sullivan of Virginia burned by lamp explosion. baby narrowly escapes. house partly destroyed. Mrs H Helgeson dies near Ada leaving eight children. A hog disease outbreak devastates Cot tage Grove in Washington County. 250 to 300 hogs lost. farmers alarmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Anoka
Minneapolis
Dowling
Waseca
John Zimmerman
Winona County
Charles W. Kent
Milaca
Mille Lacs Lake
Boutell Bros
P. Sullivan
Virginia
H. Helgeson
Ada
United Church Seminary
Cottage Grove
Washington County
Porter Defaulter in Chicago Park Loan Case
Springfield notes the audit of the Normal Park Loan Association finds former secretary W. I. Porter a defaulter for 23000 dollars. Porter served twenty years as Rock Island road auditor and died by self inflicted means in Cincinnati to escape disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Public Accounts
Normal Park Loan Association
Chicago
W. I. Porter
Porter
Rock Island Road
Tiea
Cincinnati
New Cigars in Old Boxes In Bozeman Case
Cincinnati Ohio October 31 United States commissioner bound B W Boze man and W W Bozeman of Bozeman Bro to await grand jury action in 5000 dollars each on charges of evading cigar revenue taxes by refilling old boxes and reselling them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
B. W
W. W. Bozeman
Bozeman & Bro
Emperor honors generals in imperial orders
The Reichsanzeigen reports that the emperor awarded Gen. von Caprivi the order of the Black Eagle with brilliants and granted Count Botho furen berg the cross and star of the grand commander class of the Hohenzollern order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reichsanzeigen
Gen. von Caprivi
Botho Furenberg
Aaron Lewis Shot In Leadville House
Leadville Colorado police report Aaron Lewis was wounded by a gunshot to the abdomen early today in his home. His wife claims self defense after he allegedly tried to strangle her. she has been arrested as investigators review the fatal injury risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Colo
Aaron Lewis
Burglary Ransacks Minneapolis Residence on Third Avenue
Minneapolis police report burglars entered J. Johnsons home at 2115 Third Avenue South last night and thoroughly ransacked it. The family was away, and thieves likely searched for money silverware and jewelry though the exact theft is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
J. Johnson
Third Avenue South
Senator Hill Delivers Tariff Focused Speech in Amsterdam
Senator Hill spoke to a large crowd in Amsterdam New York last night. The enthusiastic audience gave vigorous applause as he outlined his campaign line with special emphasis on tariff policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
N. Y
Hill
Funeral for Mrs. Mary A Woodbridge in Ravenna Ohio
Large crowd attended the funeral for Mary A Woodbridge longtime corresponding secretary of the national and international W C T U Speakers included Helen M Barker and Frances Murphy and other participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenna
Ohio
Mary A. Woodbridge
National and
International
Helen M. Barker
Frances Murphy
Local Convictions and a Farmer's Sudden Death Reported
Ezley Berry was found guilty of burglary at Morris and sentenced to the state prison for eighteen months. Aaron Erickson was convicted of grand larceny and given the same sentence. Andy Connor, a colored man, was sentenced at Alexandria to a 50 dollar fine or 60 days in jail for assaulting Mrs. A Hopson, with whom he boarded. Stephen Benedict, a wealthy Clay county farmer, was found dead a mile from Moorhead, presumed to have died of heart disease on the way home from Sabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezley Berry
Morris
Aaron Erickson
Andy Connor
Alexandria
A. Hopson
Stephen Benedict
Clay County
Moorhead
Sabin
Bribery Arrests Hit Delaware Politics
Wilmington October 31 Frederick E Bach private secretary to Senator Higgins and chairman of the First district Republican committee was arrested on bribery charges for buying tax receipts. He was held on 300 bail for a hearing. A warrant was issued for James Haines former policeman on the same charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Frederick E. Bach
Higgins
First District Republican Committee
James Haines
Robbers of Pacific Express Company Arrested in The Dalles
In The Dalles Oregon on October 31 detectives and local officers captured Frank Klein and Otis Savage, who confessed to robbing the Pacific Express Company on October 1 and recovered all but $200 of the $14,000 stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Express Company
Dalles
Frank Klein
Otis Savage
Trial Begins In First Degree Murder Case In Plymouth
The state prosecutes James Hatcher for the June 10 Plymouth killing of his brother Ed Hatcher with a rifle. The trial in the district court is before Judge Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
James Hatcher
Ed Hatcher
Plymouth
Smith
District Court
Forest Fires Ravage Obion River Bottom
Trimble Tenn October 31 forest fires have caused immense damage in the Obion river bottom area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble, Tenn
Obion River
Jail Escape After Sheriff Knocked Down by Padlock
Fairmont Minn Oct 31 Sunday night Sheriff Hill was knocked unconscious by a padlock wielded by an inmate as he entered the jail. Three prisoners escaped, one remaining in custody. A reward of 100 dollars is offered for each fugitive’s recapture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Minn
Lightning Sets Iowa Barn Ablaze Burning Two Horses
A large barn owned by Louis Faltlien in Town Falls Iowa burned to the ground after a lightning strike. Two horses perished and farm tools and ten tons of hay were consumed. It is the second time the barn has been struck in six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Falls
Iowa
Louis Faltlien
Caledonia man buys Root River power in Hokah
Hokah Minn Oct 31 A D Sprague of Caledonia becomes sole owner of the Root River water power after purchasing Edward Thompson for about 340000 The purchase suggests the power will soon be utilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokah, Minn
A. D. Sprague
Caledonia
Root River
Edwa Thompson
Burglary Suspects Hintz Brothers Sentenced to Reform School
John and Henry Hintz were sent by the Red Wing grand jury for burglary in the third degree to the reform school. An drew Mrozik, a 35 year old Pole from Little Falls, died after drinking horse liniment. Henry Wilcox's two year old child died by scalding in a boiler accident. Detective Tom Horan brought Nathaniel S. Strange alias A. G. Raymond to St. Paul. Wack alleges Strange stole a $100 diamond stud and a $19 diamond collar button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Henry Hintz
Red Wing
Little Falls
Andrew Mrozik
Henry Wilcox
Tom Horan
St. Paul
Chicago
Nathaniel S. Strange
A. G. Raymond
Henry W. Wack
Mr. Wack
Strange
Moorhead auction seals Northern Pacific elevator system sale
E W Peet of St Paul bought at auction the Northern Pacific elevator system at Moorhead. Julius Kriz, a well known Duluth plumber, drowned in Carilon lake. Eleven years earlier his brother perished when the Manistee foundered in Lake Superior. A later death by his own hand followed, and four years ago another brother was killed by a train at Lake Avenue crossing. Julius leaves a wife who is now a widow for the third time, having been married to two of his brothers who died suddenly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stolp
Plane
Harrison Smith
Atlanta
James Clopper
Clopper
Anderson
Ind
Helen Grier
Spokane
Wash
Pred Morton
James Gardner
James Williams
Martha Sherley
Frank Booker
Eminence
Riley
Vanderbilt Mansion
E. W. Peet
St. Paul
Northern Pacific Elevator System
Moorhead
Julius Kriz
Duluth
Carilon Lake
Lake Superior
Lake Avenue Crossing
Julius
Man Who Challenged the Mighty Warlord of Germany
New York report describes Richard Goerdeler visiting the West Thirty-sixth Street residence of Dr. Joseph D. Bryant where President Cleveland was staying He demanded to see the president claiming urgent national business The butler refused and Goerdeler left after Bryant explained Cleveland could not be seen. security details were not apparent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph D. Bryant
West Thirty-sixth Street
Cleveland
Richard Goerdeler
William
Germany
Goerdeler
Bryant
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Bryant
Crak
Typhoid Fever Epidemic Report From Webster Iowa
Typhoid fever is reported as epidemic in Webster Iowa with an outbreak dated October 31. The brief notice notes rising cases in the town and prompts concern among residents and health officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Iowa
Eight Prisoners Said Alive in Pewabic Mine Incident
Detroit dispatch reports that several Pewabic mine prisoners are alive after over thirty hours trapped. Authorities expect to learn names and exact count in hours. Communications were reestablished by hammering on rocks, air supply is adequate, and at least eight men are believed to have escaped uninjured while up to three may have perished under fallen timbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Free Press
Iron Mountain
Brown
Elevator Destroyed in Fire at Hager City Mill
A large elevator at Hager City owned by IP Heffler and about 2000 bushels of grain were destroyed by a fire whose origin remains unknown. The incident occurred in October in Red Wing Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Wing
Minn
Hager City
IP. Heffler
Chicago Exposition Commission Fails to Meet Despite Quorum
Special President Palmer led a quorum of the National Columbian Exposition commission in Chicago today, but no business session occurred. Secretary and director general reports will not be ready before the January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Palmer
Board of Control
National Columbian Exposition Commission
Commission
Alleged Train Wrecker Arrested Near Windsor
W. B. Irving, a ranch laborer, was arrested at Windsor on a charge of attempting to wreck trains. A Gulf road passenger train ran over rails laid along several hundred feet near Windsor last Monday evening but was not derailed. Irving had been heard saying he planned to have a little fun with railroad people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
W. B. Irving
Windsor
Gulf Road
Irving
Deer Run Through the Streets and Seek In Bed Rooms
A full grown buck chased by a hound entered Ashland's business district this morning around 5 o'clock. It ran forty seven blocks four miles through the town, entered a house, went upstairs, leaped out a window, and broke its leg on a fence before being captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Northwest
N. S. Super
Arethuse Boiler Explosion Reported Off Brest
While Arethuse tested engines for an eastern voyage to reinforce the French squadron in Chinese waters a boiler explosion occurred aboard at Brest killing six men and badly scalding twenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smaak
Brest
France
Arethuse
Shanghai Receives Transfer of Chinese Foreign Office
Special A dispatch reports the Chinese foreign office at Nankin has been transferred to Shanghai by imperial order, confirming a central government reorganization. The move marks a significant shift in the administration and diplomatic operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nankin
Shanghai
Eldorado Fever Hits Western Australia
The steamer Alameda carried only three passengers from Australia as many travelers rush to gold fields in Western Australia. In Sydney harbor over a thousand miners head toward the new Eldorado after arriving from New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Special
Alameda
Australia
Western Australia
Coolgardie
Sydney Harbor
New Zealand
Oudin in Bad Shape Seemingly Paralysis Inoperable
London special report states Eugene Oudin the noted operatic singer remains in poor condition with paralysis unchanged since Monday dispatches.
White Caps Convicted in Tipton County Outrages
In Covington Tennessee today Henry Billings Jack Billings Spruce Billings and James Street, members of a gang known as White Caps, were found guilty of numerous outrages in Tipton county and received long penitentiary sentences, according to Memphis Special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Henry Billings
Jack Billings
Spruce _ Billings
James Street
Tipton County
Covington
Tenn
Murder Shocks Iron Mountain Bridge Tender Found Dead
G Engstrom a Chicago and Northwestern bridge tender was found beneath the Chapin mine trestle in Iron Mountain with a crushed skull. He had just received his pay and authorities believe he was murdered and robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Mountain
Mich
Caracas Cabinet Ready to Resign Over Crespo Crisis
A Caracas dispatch says the Venezuelan cabinet plans to resign as it cannot sustain President Crespo, signaling a looming leadership change amid the Italian crisis reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Caracas
Crespo
Czar’s Condition Worsens in Latest Bulletin
Reports from St. Petersburg and London indicate the czar’s health deteriorated with increased coughing and spitting blood. The left lung is affected and doctors deem his condition very serious as the end is near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
His Majesty
St. Petersboro
Cxar
Five of Cook's Gang Run In Capt. Bock Captures Five
Waggoner Ind Oct 31 Capt Charles Bock commanding twenty Indian police arrived with five captured Cook gang members Joe Johnson Mose Price Dick Reynolds Jim Bates and Lon Perry in camp They were surprised and covered with Winchesters before any shots were fired The rest of the gang is believed in the vicinity and Capt Bock plans to escort the prisoners to Fort Gibson then resume the pursuit of the leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waggoner
Ind. T
Charles Bock
Joe Johnson
Mose Price
Dick Reynolds
Jim Bates
Lon Perry
Cook Gang
Fort Gibson
Mystery Surrounds Death of Mary Contassiot in Denver
Autopsy leaves case unsolved and the coroner's jury may only rule murder or not. Rumors mention a Market Street secret society of Frenchmen known as The Macquereaux and the group Les Chevaliers d Amour. Police tie the faction to a prior strangling of Lena Lapere in nearby area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Mary Contassiot
Market Street
Les Chevaliers d'Amour
Lena Lapere
Bayard Delivers Third Speech on Ballot Reform in Georgetown
Ambassador Bayard spoke at a Democratic mass meeting in the Georgetown courthouse on national issues. He argued that money in elections corrupts representation and leads to bought legislation, eroding public confidence and harming the people's interests.
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Georgetown
Ambassador Bayard
Europe
Court House
Bayard
Wilmington
Naval shell tests at Indian Head show promising projectiles
Washington Oct 31 Tests of shells designed to pierce ship armor were conducted at Indian Head today. Wheeler Sterling company and Midvale Steel submitted samples, both fired at 1,975 feet per second and penetrated seven inch nickel steel plates into earth, emerging relatively unscathed. Commodore Sampson, head of the ordnance bureau, calls the projectiles excellent.
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Washington
Cay
Navy Department
Wheeler Sterling Company
Midvale Steel Company
Commodore Sampson
Ordnance Bureau
Police to file charges over crime at Rutger’s Square clash
New York police directed by the police commissioners to file charges against all policemen connected with the October 18 assault on striking cloakmakers near Rutger’s Square. Inspector Williams reported no assaults, but Capt. Grant and several patrolmen face charges as the strikers had formed a party with a permit.
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New York
Byrnes
Rutger’s Square
Williams
Grant
Republicans Rally in Charlestown Draws Overflow Crowd
Charlestown Republicans packed Monument Hall for an enthusiastic rally last evening with doors closed early to manage the overflow. Speaker Henry Cabot Lodge was greeted with strong cheers as he addressed the crowd.
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Charlestown
Mass
Monument Hall
Henry Cabot Lodge
Interior grants funds for further survey at Standing Rock
The secretary of the interior has authorized the surveyor general of South Dakota to spend enough money to conduct additional field examination within the Standing Rock reservation under the Deputy Surveyor Antwerp contract.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Surveyor General of
South Dakota
Standing Rock Reservation
Antwerp
Faribault Fire Destroys Brown Residence
Fire in Faribault Minnesota today destroyed EF Brown residence and its contents with estimated loss of stock. Lord Roseberry praised the czar at a Shetland banquet and discussed Madagascar in which Britain and France seek settlement and potential agreement.
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Faribault, Minn
EF. Brown
Stoo
Tasur
Rosebery S Peaks
London
Lord Roseberry
Cutlers Society of
Shetlavnd
Madagascar
France
England
Trap Door Fusion Injury Suit in Sioux Falls
J M Poorbaugh of Jasper Minnesota has filed a $5000 damages suit against J Larson hardware dealer in Sioux Falls claiming a poorly lit store caused him to fall through a trap door and sprain his ankle keeping him bedridden for weeks.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
J. M. Poorbaugh
Jasper
Minn
J. Larson
Lumber Firm Signs Major South Africa Contract
Victoria BC based Ross McLaren Lumber Co. contracts to ship 100 million feet of lumber to South Africa within a year. The deal is expected to boost the local lumber industry after a period of low demand and will require collaboration with nearby mills to supply material.
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Victoria
B. C
Ross- McLaren Lumber Company
South Africa
Robinsons arraigned in murder case deny guilt
Clarence and Sadie Robinson were arraigned in Buffalo court yesterday for the murder of Montgomery Gibbs. They pleaded not guilty and were assigned counsel to represent them in the case.
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Buffalo, Special
Clarence
Sadie Robinson
Montgomery Gibbs
Relic of Southern Boom in Shenandoah Valley
A ten acre field in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley shows the remnants of a failed boom town scheme. Once a six or ten acre farm, speculators bought the tract to create a town. The explorer farmer turned merchant built a brick block and erected electric poles, but the town collapsed, debts forced sale, and the tract now lies encumbered by an unused building and utility poles.
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Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Cincinnati Inquirer
Lightning Strikes House Hurting Boy as He Prepares for Sunday School
Eight year old Richard Cole of 1525 Walnut Street narrowly escapes serious injury when a bolt of lightning crashes into his family home just as he and his mother prepare to go to Sunday school. The boy, struck in the back, is frightened but reportedly not seriously hurt as his torn trousers reveal the impact location.
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Richard Cole
Albert Cole
Walnut Street
Providence
Richard
Helena Indepen
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