Various Notes and Facts From the Nation
The column surveys fundraising for University of Virginia fire victims, a Portland boarding mix up, hardy Life Tree in Jamaica, a triple star discussion from Prof. Lee, Nellie Bly’s marriage shadowed by a detective, and Spain’s famed bullfighter’s earnings. It also notes Chicago street cleaning costs, Rhode Island road plans, Arizona gold forecasts, Cuba prospects with Gen Campos, and Dunraven’s fall from favor. It closes with boxing rumors on Corbett and Maher, and Ireland’s new extension study for working women and girls.
Alaska coal find sparks regional development hopes
Reports suggest a large coal field near Juneau within fifty miles may boost development in Alaska. The note cites existing coal in the territory but says discoveries have been distant from settled areas, signaling potential regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Remarkable armless man uses feet as hands in Bulwer tale
The article cites John Simonds of Berkshire born without arms who writes with his foot, threads a needle, ties knots, plays cards, and performs tasks usually done by fingers, illustrating a remarkable ability to adapt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulwer
John Simonds
Berkshire
Remarkable Sheffield Knife Displays Blades Since CE Beginnings
A celebrated Sheffield cutlery firm shows a knife carrying a blade for every year since the start of the Christian era. The number of blades now stands at 1.8 percent. Blades are added in batches of five at intervals of several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Japan Heads List of Powerful Nations By Population
Japan, with about 45 million people, ranks highly among world powers. Britain and Germany are slightly more populous. a British strategy in China may mirror Russia by targeting Foo-Chow fortress as Port Arthur is challenged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
British
Germany
China
Port Arthur
Foo-Chow
England
Russia
World News Digest Highlights From The Telegraph Reports
A concise digest of major global items drawn from Telegraph reports via Press Associations. Highlights cover key developments, diplomatic moves, economic shifts, and notable events shaping world affairs today.
Washington Postnotes on finance crops and Cuba policy
First Assistant Postmaster General Jones reports his annual findings while Construction Bureau Chief Hichborn estimates needed appropriations. Carlisle seeks congressional legislation for more revenue. US agriculture shows cotton yields at 155.6 pounds per acre in November and Citrus crops in Naples area forecast two thirds of normal. Wilson issues fraud order against lottery firms and directs postmasters to mark related mail as fraudulent. President Palma of Cuba plans Washington visit to influence US policy directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Construction Bureau
Hichborn
Carlisle
Congress
United States
Dean
Naples
State Department
Wilson
Prominent Obituaries and Political Nominations
Obituary notes include Milton Rogers of Omaha dies after amassing a fortune. Major H Grant Weidman dies in Lebanon at 56. Dr Basall Norris, long-time Washington surgeon, dies in San Francisco. Mrs Lucy Wight of Galena dies at 94. Political items: J R McCullagh candidate for U S Senate. Josiah Quincy nominated for Boston mayor. New York appointments for acting chiefs and inspectors. J Niven Hegeman dies. Dr W Holmes elected to the National Geographic Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Grant Weidman
Lebanon
Princeton
Daniel Frohman
E. H. Sothern
Basall Norris
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Norris
Lucy Wight
Galena
Col. A. G. S. Wight
Illinois
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Conlin
Cartwright and McCullough
New York
J. Niven Hegeman
Chauncey M. Depew
Irvington
N. Y
Multiple fatal accidents and deaths reported in a string of incidents
A compilation of deadly events across the United States includes John Guren killed in a friendly wrestling bout in Columbus Ohio. a fire nearly destroying the Illustrated American in New York. George A. Kerr killed by a Burlington train in Aurora NL. boiler explosion on Lehigh & Hudson Railway engine No. 13 at Warwick NY killing two instantly and two later. Other fatalities include Mrs. Ruby Cooper in Atlanta from a gas blaze, workers injured by a gas vein explosion in Lockland OH, a snowslide fatality in Telluride CO, a shantyboat hermit found dead near Zanesville OH, Henry Walker known as Dutch Henry killed by a train in Orleans IN, and a tree-climbing accident in Crawfordsville Ind causing the death of Henry McIntosh and his nephew Homer Dukes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Guren
F. J. Collette
Columbus
Ohio
New York
George A. Kerr
Aurora
Burlington
Lehigh & Hudson
Warwick
N. Y
Ruby Cooper
Chicago
Atlanta
Grady Hospital
Lockland
Melvin Hellerbran
Telluride
Col
Rock Island
Herman Stratman
Zanesville
Henry Walker
Dutch Henry
Orleans
Ind
Crawfordsville
Henry McIntosh
Homer Dukes
Colfax
Crimes and trials span the nation in scattered incidents
Reports detail Richard C. Rowe to be returned from Mexico after frauds tied to ship scuttling. A Swedish man John Linberg found dead in St. Ignace. Two Mormon elders seized in Kentucky and exiled to West Virginia. Riots at Ishkota mines quelled by Perry Watkins who killed two men. A Urbana salesman slugged in Champaign and run over on a car track. A Sag inaw midwife arrested for death by medical malpractice. Baltimore brewer Charles Schlaffer charged with fraudulently naturalizing aliens. Murder trials pending in Aurora and other cities amid multiple legal actions. An Ohio militia shooting prompt to reexamine Col A B Colt’s trial. A Memphis trolley clash with a Chicago political club. Bill Gay found guilty of first degree murder in Helena.
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John Linberg
St. Ignace
Mich
Chicago
White Post
Pike County
West Virginia
New Foundland
Birmingham
Ala
Perry Watkins
Edward Porter
Urbana
Champaign
Lena Cross
Saginaw
John Blondheim
Mount Pleasant
Baltimore
Charles Schlaffer
Brewer
Aurora
Walter Brown
Horace Storm
Sidney CC
Graham
Join Jones
Col
A. B. Colt
Washington Courthouse
Ohio
Memphis
Tenn
Helena
Mont
Bill Gay
Macke
Oklahoma Governor honors Michigan requisition for Smallet
Governor Renfrew of Oklahoma approves Michigan’s requisition for Oscar Smallet accused of train robbery near Allegan on August 20 and of killing an arresting officer. The case links to a broader string of noted crimes across multiple states and figures.
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Gov. Renfrew
Oklahoma
Michigan
Oscar Smallet
Allegan
Ottumwa
Iowa
United States
Clifton E. Mayne
Los Angeles
Cal
Elsie Shipton
Mayne
Omaha
San Francisco
Hay Market Theater to Yield to Giant Hotel Plan
London notes report the Hay market venue to be replaced by a large hotel. Other items include an insurance suit over a burned yacht with evidence of four fires, a Paris statue dedication, a Baron's sale of a vast hunting estate, a £5,000 donation to Dr W G Grace, and various European political and transport updates.
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Her Majesty's
Haymarket
London
Dr. Herring
Messenier
Paris
Infanta
Louvre
St. Germain l’Auxerroils
Various Global and Domestic 1890s Updates on Crime Finance and Travel
Peter Maher stops Slim O'Donnell in one round in New York. Exhumation and cremation planned for Chicago anarchists. A Mexican government agent buys 200 horses in Wichita with 5,000 more possible. Rail and lake steamship pool rumored to form east of Chicago. A three year old dies of diphtheria in Anderson Indiana after no medical care. Twenty five migrants to California from Oklahoma face harsh desert conditions in Colorado. Polish church crisis in St Joseph Missouri reaches excommunication of four leaders. Bay State Trust forecloses on Oregon Railway Extension and affiliates for over 24 million dollars. Sioux City Iowa nears largest glucose factory status. New York financier signs to build a 1 million plant in Pensacola with a 75 thousand dollar bonus. Pensacola to Liverpool water line opened by Louisville and Nashville with 150 thousand spent on wharves and warehousing. Shoshone canal project team leaves Billings for site. 200000 acres fertile land to be irrigated at a cost of 1 million. New York file for exceptions over interest payments on Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern mortgages.
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Peter Maher
Slim O'Donnell
New York
Chicago
Wichita
Kan
Lake Steamship Lines
Anderson
Ind
John Bennett
California
Oklahoma
Colorado Desert
St. Joseph
Burke
Bay State Trust Company
Boston
United States
Oregon Railway Extension Company
Sioux City
Iowa
C. Anson Potter
Eastern Capitalists
Pensacola-Liverpool
Minnesota in Brief Day by Day
A compact weekly resume highlights notable events across Minnesota. It outlines regional happenings, civic notes, and daily occurrences arranged for quick reading and easy scanning.
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North Star
Wrecks and Fires Rock Several Minnesota Towns
Friday events report M M Madigan on parole arriving in Redwood Falls welcomed by friends. In Princeton Thomas F Scheen assigns assets and liabilities remain unknown. A Royalton wreck damages six cars and a caboose. three hoboes injured. Lanesboro fire destroys the Mitchell block and Evenson saloon. Hiden’s block and Habberstad’s restaurant suffer scorch damage but stocks largely saved.
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M. M. Madigan
Stillwater
Redwood Falls
Princeton
Thomas F. Scheen
J. IL
Royalton
Lanesboro
Mitchell
Evenson
Andrew Hiden
Torkelson
Christenson Lund
Habberstad
Dying Leaves Gray Cloud Resident and St. Cloud Farewells
Saturday notes two deaths Mrs Anthony McCoy of Gray Cloud age fifty and Edwin Capple of St. Cloud who died of apoplexy. A freight wreck between Royalton and Rice Station damaged railroad property after a two section collision. Four tramps injured but none fatally. Knights of Pythias hall dedication in Mankato with delegations from St Peter Waseca Lake Crystal Mapleton and others. five minute speeches banquet and ball following.
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Anthony McCoy
Gray Cloud
Edwin Capple
St. Cloud
Royalton
Rice Station
Knights of Pythias Hall
Bay Building
Mankato
St. Peter
Waseca
Lake Crystal
Mapleton
Grand Lodge
E. R. Milham
St. Paul
R. B. Brower
Fred E. Wheaton
Records and Seals
Minneapolis
Court News and Local Tragedies From Minnesota
Sunday reports include a Le Sueur marriage to John Sheehy of Montgomery, a not guilty verdict for Volk in Pine City, a guilty plea for Elias Miller with fines and jail, a drowning of Monk from Lake Itasca party, a fatal Houston accident near Winona, and the death of 6 year old Tenius Jackson from a wagon wheel accident on a farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hanlon
le Sueur
John Sheehy
Montgomery
Volk
Pine City
Linnehan
Elias Miller
Redwood Falls
Park Rapids
Lake Itasca
Osakis
Monk
Winona
Houston
Tenius Jackson
Tenius
Fires and accidents hit Minnesota towns and deaths ripple
A fire damaged Burke’s clothing stock in Stillwater and an engine toppled en route to the blaze. At Wadena Ebner’s new brewery rises after the old one burned, with heavy losses due to scant insurance. A man found dead at a Davenport house in Winona may have committed suicide after poisoning, while a drowner near Little Falls remains unidentified. A hunting accident near Fraser killed Charles Pettigrove instantly when a rifle discharged from a tree limb. An unidentified man, possibly a laborer, was found dead in the Mississippi below Little Falls with a whisky flask nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Burke
Stillwater
Wadena
Henry Ebner
Frank Meyer
Mississsippi
Little Falls
Charles Pettigrove
George
Lester
Fraser
Charles
Community notices and legal updates from Lake City to Warren
Obituary notes Mrs. Thomas Brown dies at 72 in Lake City from pneumonia. A Geo Baxter trial verdict awards $907 to the plaintiff in Faribault. Northwestern Telephone crews reach Royalton and plan service by Nov 23. Hinckley Enterprise sold by A C Hay to J J Folsom. plant rebuilt after 1894 fires. Marshall County liquor prosecutions spark public discontent. Judge Ives orders grand jury venire for Warren starting Jan 4 to probe illegal liquor sales.
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Geo. N. Baxter
Louis Gale
Faribault
Northwestern Telephone Company
Royalton
Hinckley
A.C. Hay
J. J. Folsom
Forestires
Marshall County
Warren
Ives
Diphtheria Strikes Faribault Area Amid Deaths
Mrs C H Nixon of Hector dies of diphtheria leaving husband and two grown children. Faribault reports considerable diphtheria activity with two teachers ill and several recent deaths. A Belgrade maniac shot himself to pieces to avoid recommittal to St Peter hospital. A Holmgren farm stable burned in an incendiary blaze, destroying livestock and equipment. A Moorhead mayor police row is said to be settled.
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C. H. Nixon
Hector
O. J. Skyr
Madison
Faribault
Michael Klein
Belgrade
Mankato
St. Peter Hospital
A. Holmgren
Anoka
Moorhead
Sheriff and Ives in Evidence of Livery Debt Charge
Sheriff J Z Barncard returned to Owatonna from Austin with Charles C Ives who is charged with failure to return a livery rig hired two weeks earlier from James C Guthrie of Blooming Prairie. R L Burfield a young Arlington hardware merchant suffered severe injuries from a dynamite blast losing an eye and a hand but expected to recover. Thomas Slough stood nearby and was thrown through a door but unharmed. Captain Fred Holmberg and Andrew L Duluths son set off on a hunt. Holmberg found the boy dead at noon after they separated earlier. The boy died from an apparent accidental gunshot when a rifle fell to the ground.
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J. Z. Barncard
Owatonna
Austin
Charles C. Ives
James C. Guthrie
Blooming Prairie
R. L. Burfield
Arlington
Thomas Slough
Fred Holmberg
Company H
Third Regiment
Andrew L
Rural and City Crime and Disasters Hit Minnesota
Indicted Redwood Falls suspect O B Turrell pleads not guilty and bonds set at 2000. Dell Hammer pleads guilty to assault and pays 25 fine. Great Northern freight wreck injures cars near St Cloud. Montevideo district court opens as Abram Hanson faces forgery charges. Eastern Minnesota bridge fire disrupts a freight run. Tarbox organizes 250 convict boot and shoe operation in Jefferson City prison. Renville votes 500 to aid fire investigation. Redwood Falls banker Turrell released on bond. Albert Lea gamblers plead guilty. others fined. St Cloud council orders daily water samples after unsanitary concerns may indicate tampering.
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O. B. Turrell
Redwood Falls
Dell Hammer
Lizzie Welch
Great Northern
St. Cloud
Montevideo
Abram Hanson
Minnesota
Ground House
Milaca
J. B. Tarbox
St. Paul
Jefferson City
Ind
Renville
Robert A. Turrell
Citizens’ Bank
Albert Lea
Clark Street
Justice Stacy
Frank Gilson
Fred Willard
Jim Howard
Pat Magrain
Alfred Knudson
Gilson
Howard
Board of Health
State Board
Maryland Man Arrested on Citizenship Fraud Warrant
United States Marshal Pratt obtained a district attorney issued bench warrant for Karl Franz on obtaining citizenship papers by false representations. Detectives report Franz confessed and described a plan to vote Democratic tickets and travel to Milwaukee with funds provided. Bail set at $1,000. return to Baltimore if not posted. Many more arrests anticipated in Baltimore for the same crime.
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Milwaukee
Special
United States
Pratt
United States District Attorney of
Maryland
Karl Franz
Franz
Bloodgood
Baltimore
Senator Hill to Speak in Chicago on December 6
Special Senator David B. Hill will appear in Chicago for his first lecture in the city on Friday night December 6 at the Auditorium. The topic is Liberty.
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Chicago
David B. Hill
Senator Hill
Liberty
Explosion on Stanton Bros pull boat kills one in Gibson
Special report from Gibson Louisiana says a boiler on Stanton Bros pull boat exploded today, killing one man instantly and mortally injuring two others. Several more were wounded and the cause of the accident remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson
Stanton Bros
Drowned Himself in Clinton Neck Cistern
Ex-Surgeon Joseph S Avery aged sixty nine committed self death today by drowning in his Clinton New York cistern. He was former local surgeon in the Clinton area and this tragedy adds to a quiet town record. The event occurred in the morning hours with authorities noting no foul play.
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Clinton
N. Y
Joseph
Avery
Woman from Stockton Sues Over Bigamy In Rochester
Miss Ma Jorie Rhoden, 21, reports she wed M. P. Burdick in Rochester after meeting in California. Burdick allegedly deserted his wife, later found on a Hemlock Lake farm. Wife No. 1 testified they married in 1892 but lived together only one day.
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Rochester
N. Y
Ma Jorie Rhoden
Stockton
California
M. P. Burdick
Burdick
Hemlock Lake
Rhoden
Express Company Robbery Suspect Amount Revised
Police in Denver believe the Adams Express cash stolen in Colorado Springs totaled 55000 dollars rather than the 20000 previously reported. Officials remain reticent and no tangible crew of thieves has been found.
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the Express
Denver
Adams Express Company
Colorado Springs
Rowe's Arrival In Grinnell From Mexico
Special-Detective Force arrived from Mexico with Richard Rowe, accused of aiding Chester Rowe in a $38,000 county embezzlement. Chester Rowe treasurer was arrested July 19 and extradited just last week.
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Rowe
Grinnell
Iowa
Mexico
Richard Rowe
Chester Rowe
Lowery Escapes Jail In Hole Dug With Poker
Charles Lowery, jailed six months for assault with intent to do great bodily harm, escaped last night from the county jail by digging a hole through the wall using a poker and an iron rod. No trace of him.
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Lowery
Whitehall
Wis
Charles Lowery
Sultan, Ministers in Danger Amid Turkish Crisis
The 1895 dispatch reports rising danger to the Sultan and his ministers as the Young Turk movement spreads. It notes foreign powers seeking assurances, a French fleet sailing toward Turkish waters, and continuing unrest in Asia Minor with threats to missionaries and clergy.
Fleets Unite as Armenian Turmoil Grows Near Istanbul
Italian fleet moves toward Salonica Bay to join British forces with French and Russian squadrons expected. Reports from Van and other Anatolian towns chronicle massacres of Armenians, with Kurdish attacks and Turkish authorities blamed. American missionaries protected by gendarmes under direct Porte order. Terrell pressures Turkish government to shield lives amid rising clashes. Over 5,000 revolutionists said assembled at Tchoukmerzen and Adana.
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Piraeus
Caesare
Jerusalem
At Moosh
United States
Terrell
Darnham
Harput
Tewfik Pasha
Mr. Terrell
Constantinople
Salonica Bay
Van
Khharput
Malitich
Arabkir
Marash
Erzerouin
Hadjin
Orfah
Porte
Alexander W. Terrell
Sivas
Black Sea
Russia
Turkey
Erzinghian
Tchoukmerzen
Adana
Turbulent Ottoman Empire Faces Armenian Peril
Reports from Constantinople Scutari and Salonica describe violent anti Christian agitation. Armenian leaders hide as police imprison Armenians and secret executions are rumored. Dispatches from Rome warn of massacres near Aleppo and widespread suffering in Asia Minor.
Arabs defeat Turks in three fights near Sana
The man of Sana, leading 45,000 Arabs armed with Martini-Henry rifles, defeats the Turks in three engagements. The Turks are now confined to Sana, a walled city with about five and a half miles of circumference.
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Aden
Sana
Yemen
Arabia
Sultan of Turkey poisoned report unverified in Berlin
Berlin receives Sofia based claim that the sultan was poisoned though not believed locally. Constantinople dispatches warn Armenian traders to close shops amid fears. French squadron reaches Smyrna while Armenian mission losses rise to 10000 pounds. Kurdish revolt grows near Aimtab, with broader unrest across eastern plains of Anatolia.
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London
Berlin
Sofia
Turkey
The
Times
Constantinople
Smyrna
Standard
Kharput
Aimtab
Asiatic
Damascus
Anatolia
Salisbury says note from sultan on reform promises
Lord Salisbury revealed a note from the sultan expressing grief at his public remarks about Turkey's promised reforms. The sultan asked for a new speech. The premier affirmed continued unity of the powers to enforce reforms.
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Brighton
Lord Salisbury
Turkey
Plain Tramps Likely Held Up Great Northern Train
In St Cloud Minnesota officers believe only two ordinary tramps carried out the Great Northern passenger train hold up. Five men are detained on suspicion while Otto Sparland from Fergus Falls identifies two masked men involved near Elk River. A large search with detectives, carriages, and on horseback follows east of Cable as pursuers spread out to capture the suspected robbers.
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Great Northern
St. Cloud
Minn
Navy
Otto Sparland
Fergus Falls
Elk River
Sparland
Clear Lake
Cable
McKelvy
Bresnen
Massacre Slaughtered Armenians Described From Erzeroum
A Constantinople despatch confirms a massacre in Erzeroum with estimates up to 2000 dead. Spaniard reports say Turks killed Christians while Turkish authorities allegedly ordered the violence. Foreign consuls warned of harsher winter hardships ahead for survivors.
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Constantinople
Erzeroum
British Ambassador to Turkey Returns to Contan tiumple
Sir Philip Currie British ambassador to Turkey planning rapid return to Constantinople from England via Vienna to resume duties after consultations with Lord Salisbury on Eastern affairs and the Armenian Turkish tensions. Lord Salisbury and wife visited Queen at Windsor Castle as ministers consider maintaining the Turkish empire, restoring order, and delaying pressure on the sultan pending reforms.
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Philip Currie
Turkey
Francis Seymour Stevenson
M. P
Anglo-Armenian Association
Murad
Europe
London
England
Lord Salisbury
Constantinople
Vienna
Windsor Castle
Foreign Office
Soun
Brakeman Killed on Great Northern in Minneapolis
Michael Reynolds, a brakeman on the Great Northern rail line, died in Southeast Minneapolis after being crushed beneath a moving train during a flying switch. He was tending to one part of the train when the other section backed down and struck him.
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Minneapolis
Michael Reynolds
Vinz Block Fire Devastates Sherman With $100000 Loss
A fire in Sherman on November 19 destroyed the Vinz block, the city’s finest building, causing about $100000 in damages. No injuries were reported. Fire crews battled the blaze through the morning at the downtown site.
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Sherman
Tex
Vinz
A Famous Case Recalled
Ironton Ohio Nov 20 Miss Clara Campbell of this city who years ago won a $40 000 breach of promise judgment against Arbuckle the millionaire coffee dealer is dying at Dr C G Grays Sanitarium three miles below this city
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Ironton
Ohio
Clara Campbell
Arbuckle
Millonaire
C. G. Gray
Northwestern immigration convention opens in St Paul
The Northwestern immigration convention opened with delegates from every state and major Northwest city in attendance. Gov. Clough and Mayor Smith welcomed participants as W. J. Footner introduced the gathering and D. R. McGinnis served as temporary secretary. J. J. Hill urged the Northwest to exploit Minnesota’s resources and current advantages to attract settlers and industry.
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House of Representatives
Northwest
Gov. Clough
Smith
W. J. Footner
Commercial Club
P. W. Collins
Minneapolis
America
E. V. Smalley
T. L. Schurmeier
Footner
D. R. McGinnis
North Dakota
Schurmeier
T. M. Daly
Ottawa
Can
Dominion
Gov. Worst
J. J. Hill
Hill
Minnesota
Great Northern
United States
St. Paul & Pacific
Mr. Hill
Cardinal Bonapart Dies of Apoplexy in Rome
Nov 21 cholera reports from St. Petersburg and Rome note Cardinal Bonapart death from apoplexy. The cardinal priest, second in precedence, born in Rome in 1828, created a cardinal in 1868.
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St. Petersburg
Rome
Bonapart
Strike Keeps New York Construction At Standstill
Mov. 21. The strike of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's union continues and work is at a standstill on most new buildings in the city.
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New York
Alabama Feud Ends With Deaths in Birmingham
In Birmingham on November 21 a feud among the Handley Jones and Kilgore families left Joe Kilgore and John Jones dead and John Handley fatally wounded.
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Birmingham
Ala
Handley, Jones and Kilgore
Joe Kilgore
John Jones
John Handley
Forest Fire Rages Near Parkersburg on Little Kanawha
A great forest fire sweeps the Little Kanawha area above Parkersburg with extensive damage to woods barns and fences. local crews fight the blaze as flames threaten more property.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Little Kanawha
Oat on Bail After Viaduct Crash
Myron T. Herrick and S. S. Warner signed a 15000 bail bond. August Rogers, the motorman on the car that plunged through the Central viaduct, was granted his liberty.
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Myron T. Herrick
S. S. Warner
Sant August Rogers
Central Viaduct
Policemen Wounded in Arkansas Arrest Attempt
Early today in Little Rock Arkansas Policemen Brown and Farrow were seriously wounded while attempting to arrest Will Ward a Black man who was fatally shot during the confrontation. Ward died later at a local hospital.
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Little Rock Ark
Brown
Farrow
Will Ward
Political Prisoners Shot in Brazil Rumor of Monarchical Move
Report from Nichteroy describes Sunday morning execution of twenty seven political prisoners including two colonels. Ex ecuted were sympathetic to the monarchical cause which is gaining ground. Officers may join the movement. Brazil may see a German prince on the throne with England and Germany rumored to favor the plan.
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Rio de Janioro
Nichteroy
England
Germany
Brazil
Mecca for Sports rumors of Juarez venture by Dan Stuart
In El Paso Texas a rumor says Dan Stuart has secured a five year concession to run bull fights horse racing boxing contests and a large gambling house in Juarez Mexico within minutes of El Paso. Stuart declines to confirm but has offered Corbett and Fitzsimmons a $20 000 purse, lending credibility to the chatter.
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Mecca
el Paso
Tex
Dan Stuart
Juarez
Mex
Rio Grande
Stuart
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Massacres in Constantinople Claim Fifteen Thousand Dead
A careful estimate places the immediate death toll in Constantinople at 15,000 with potential starvation deaths reaching 40,000 in the coming semester. The reporter notes the enormity of the crisis and its severity across Europe.
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Constantinople
Europe
Governor Matthews Loses Son Seymour Matthews Dies
Indianapolis governor Matthews rushed to Atlanta after word his only son Seymour Matthews in charge of the government exhibit there was dying. Seymour Matthews died an hour after the notice was given.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Matthews
Seymour
Atlanta
Seymour Matthews
Paris by bicycle a rider's paradise in London Real
The author extols Paris as a cycling paradise for eight to ten mile rides. The boulevards feel freeing and the route from Rue Royale to the Arc de Triomphe and Bois de Boulogne offers unmatched joy, as air and movement combine to elevate the rider’s spirit.
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Paris
Regent Sreet
Piccadilly
Rue Royale
Place de la Concorde
Arc de Triomphe
Bois
London
English Tourist Reflects on Indian Summer Danger
An English tourist notes heightened travel risks during the year’s peak travel period, remarking that train robbers are most active then. He doubts that travel is as dangerous now as in the past, calling it the Indian summer era.
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Scott
Chicago Tribune
Baking powder reading notice nets $150 in Somerville
Advertising managers debated the morning edition as a baking powder notice drew 150 dollars in value. The Fresh Reporter praised the football story as the best piece, while the Advertising Manager's Assistant favored the notice's financial impact.
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Somerville Journal
Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve Price 15 Cents
An early drug advertisement touts Hanson’sMagic Corn Salve with a guarantee it will cure or money refunded. The product is advertised at 15 cents, urging readers to ask their druggist for it.
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Hanson
Woman's hesitant reply cited in Indianapolis Journal
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a man recalling a woman's ambiguous response to marriage. He says she indicated yes with doubt, while she insists he did not treat her with respect. The piece reflects on miscommunication and respect in consent.
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Indianapolis Journal
Poppy-Red Yvelours Trim Black Costumes in Winter
Describes Jacqueminot or poppy-red yvelours in ribbed patterns edged with cut-jet gimp used to decorate the bodices of handsome black costumes for winter wear.
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Ark
Brother
Perkins
James H. Laing
Leavenworth, Kan
Crawford Moore
Maj. Laing
Moore
W. H. Carr
Oklahoma City
O. T
South America
Bob
Bill Christian
Kid” Gallagher
Alexander Chapin
Nebraska Penitentiary
Ora Minter
Max Noack
Ranger
Baron Hirsch
St. Johann
Bjohemia
Prince Frederick Charles of
W. G. Grace
Daily Telegraph
Dobbs
Lady Ensley Coal, Iron and Railway Company
Ernst Curtius
Greece
William
Wirklicher Geheimrath
Sar Peladan
Andrade
Venezuela
Beaver Steamship Company
St. John
Liverpool
Delago
Rosengarten Dolomites
Tyrol
Weimar
Austria
American Loan and Trust Company of
Cornish
Oregon
Utah
Thomas Brown
Lake City
Reign OF Terror
Asia
NOR
Associated Press
Great Britain
France
Italy
Asia Minor
Angora
Palu
Angola
Malatiah
Society of Jesus
M. Cambon
Scutari
Albania
Hassan Pasha
Marquis of Salisbury
Salonica
Anglo- Armenian Association
Anatolis
Hodoes
Kall
Immigration
Alabama
Javail
Hood
Margaret Fewner
Indian Falls
Hood’s
Lady Stanley
Alderly
George Hii
George IV
Queen Victoria
Queen's College
Kimily Davis
Girton College
Central Asia
Gladstone
Woman's Journal
Kline
Kiine Gol
Phila
Mrs. Rover
New York Post
Hegeman
C. C. G. Clark Co
N. Haven, Cy
O’hobb
Hobbs Sparagus
Hobb's Medicine CO
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