Train Robbery Atlas Week's News Record
A masked robber stole about 3000 dollars in cash watches and jewelry from a west bound Northern Pacific train after Athol Idaho. The incident at Huron South Carolina left hundreds injured as a crowd broke a temporary platform during Johan G Woulley Prohibition candidate speech. Other items include a fatal crash in New York Morris Sternfels and injuries, wage scale agreement in Cincinnati, a major fire at Thalmer Tronworks in Muncie, and various local incidents and family name changes.
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Northern Pacific
Athol
Idaho
Huron
S. C
Johan G Woulley
New York
Morris Sternfels
Sternfels
Cincinnati
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Wit
Ww. L
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Muncie
Edward Gurler
New Orleans
Oscar Alontgomery
Paul Cowman
Joseph W Bofill
Gurley
Cowman
Mixed Brevities From Various Localities
The St Louis prebytery rejected creeds in Vision Aguinallo's letters to Buencamino. A New London comedy On the Quiet by Woop Colliher. A Texas storm floods three towns and damages property. Pekin talks collapse as it nears winter. evacuation planned. A Morris town tornado injures eight and destroys several buildings. Percy Avery enters family business. deathbed. Overseer orders at large. East frontier clashes. citizens flee to safety. Morristown and surrounding areas suffer tornado damage. A woman in Cleveland mystery. suicide attempt thwarted by Paris green exposure. George W. Noble murdered in Lawrence County Ohio. Dery motive alleged. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen doubles grand master salary. Frank P. Sargent reelected. An express car robbery at Woodlawn Nebraska yields no cash stolen.
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Aguinallo
Buencamino
Augustus Themis
New London
Conn
Woop Colliher
Texas
Pekin
Morristown
Minn
Percy Avery
William Rawkefell
Toma
Bassinger
Blafften
Davies
Mansfield
Hie Hs
Asahtin
Arseta Martinez de Campos
Zargaz
San Sebastian
Max Miller
West Hoboken
Aurede
Union Flill
Paris Green
George W. Noble
Lawrence County
Ohio
Rob Dery
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Des Moines
Frank P. Sargent
St. Louis
Easteen Belle Archer dies in Warren Pa
A long column recalls Belle Archer Easteen dying of apoplexy in Warren Pennsylvania. It lists other deaths and events including Paul Leicester Ford and Grace Kidder marrying, Cornelius Vanderbilt declining a New York Assembly nomination, and various accidents crimes and notable resignations from 19th century society.
Various Northern US and Civil/Crime News Snippets
Western nations feature a mix of obituaries and incidents from across the United States. Notable items include the death of Judge J. M. Bonner in Los Angeles, a Minnesota man finding a $2000 pearl, and a Chicago petition urging creed revision with a vote slated for October 1. Reports cover unusual diets, gangster Billy Fagan’s death following saloon closures, a Chicago drawbridge delay, and the last Balaklava survivor James A. White's death near Upper Sandusky. Burglary and arson at Navarre store, a deadly train crash near Muncie, and a raving maniac editor in Omaha are noted, with further events in Oregon, St Louis, and Kansas banking declines.
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J. M. Bonner
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Winona
Minn
Chicago Presbytery
Chicago
Billy “Fagan
Grand Central Depot
James A. White
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
James Loud
Navarre
Fatal slate slide ends two miners at Dorchester VA
Edward Lewis and Lucian Smith were killed in a coal mine at Dorchester Virginia when a mass of slate fell as they were about to leave. The accident crushed them to death and ended their lives at the mine entrance.
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Edward Lewis
Lucian Smith
Dorchester
Florida
Two Feud duel leaves three dead in Crow Hotel dining room
In Madisonville Kentucky a deadly duel erupted in the Crow Hotel dining room as two Howard and McGee feud members exchanged gunfire. Twenty shots were fired resulting in three fatalities and the chaotic scene drew a large crowd.
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America
Lexington
Eky
McGee
Crow
Madisonville
Enn
French Troops Defeated in Sahara by Berbers
Foreign dispatches report French forces repelled by Berbers in the Sahara with two officers and twenty men killed or wounded. A Russian correspondent cites a massacre of 5,000 Chinese by Russians on the Amur in Manchuria. Rat control against bubonic plague eyed in Liverpool.
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Sahara
Amur
Manchuria
Liverpool
Glasgow
E. M. Satow
Japan
Claude Macdonald
China
D. D. Mitchell
Lafuna de Bay
Dux
Bohemia
London Times
Charles T. Yerkes
Charing Cross
Euston and Hempstead
Vanellville
Congo Free State
Droogman
Congo Commercial Company
Houbaix
France
Magasins Generaux
Fisher’s Grand Master Sargent declines re election
Grand Master Fy. M. Sargent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen says he will not run again. The article also notes a march of events: a schooner fitted by a Chicago syndicate ran aground, freight rates up 10 percent on Montreal steamship lines, the Lily of the North lost with crew saved, a church wall collapse causes two deaths and three injuries, broom corn price jump from 80 to 100 per ton, Merriam’s census note predicting US population near 76 million, Hobson comment on Manila wrecks, Samoa ferry incident in Nome, and Russians in Siberia tied to a $20,000 satchel theft.
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Fy. M. Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Arthur B
Chicago
Montreal
Halifax
Cape Breton
Wankleck Hill
Ontario
Presbyterian Church
Clinois
William
Merriam
United States
Lieut. Hobson
Orient
Manila
Ite
Dewey
St. I’nul
Nome
Samoa
Siberia
Siberian
Samva
Market Reports Across Cities for Cattle and Grains
Market tables from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York show cattle shipping and hog ranges from $2.50 to $5.85, sheep $3.00 to $4.75, wheat No 2 red 78 to 82 cents, corn No 2 mixed 38 to 47 cents, oats No 2 20 to 27 cents, rye around 50 to 58 cents, with butter eggs and clover seed also listed for several markets. Prices vary by city and commodity with dairy and grain levels noted.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Massive Ant hracite Strike Expands Across Districts
Tens of thousands join the coal miners strike with estimates ranging from 60 000 to 120 000 idle. Mitchell cites 114 000 idle with potential loss of 30 000 more. Wyoming Scranton Northumberland Mauch Chunk Dauphin Susquehanna Sullivan and Hazleton areas report varied turnout and continued work at some mines while others shut down. Leaders push for organization especially in Schuylkill and Lehigh regions as arbitration efforts falter.
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Mitchell
Wyoming
Scranton
Northumberland County
Seperavcesen Eddy
Mauch Chunk
Dauphin County
Susquehanna County
Sullivan County
Serreces
Hazleton
Mee- Adoo
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Bad Milnesville
Ebervale
Driftown
Lattimer
Pond Creek
Nicholls
Lehigh
Schuylkil
Lehich
United Mine Workers
Father Phillips
Altoona
Sterkers
Lykens
Wiconises
Williamstown
Queen of the Mines Mary Jones Idol of Miners
Mary Jones known as Mother Jones the Queen of the Mines dominates the coal fields of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. The 56 year old philanthropist voices eloquence for workers and guides miners with a reputation as law among the rough deep shaft laborers. Her life centers in the anthracite districts where her appeals win wide sympathy. She resides in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania.
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Mary Jones
Conl
Wilkesbarre
Telegraph Company Seeks Chicago Board Contract Deal
The Exchange Telegraph Company plans to link national exchanges with the Chicago Board of Trade and has asked for a mutual-relations contract in preparation for line construction. The Board of Trade could earn about $50,000 annually, with the firm likely using telephone wires.
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Chicago Board
Exchange Telegraph Company
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Telegraph
State Crop Report Describes Droughts and Storm Damage
Weather bureau reports drought relief on the Atlantic coast with rains that arrived late to save crops. Ohio and central Mississippi valleys remain dry while Nebraska Minnesota and the Dakotas face excessive rains and wind damage. Tropical storms injure fruit. cotton suffers in South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama. southern Louisiana shows slight improvement. Texas bears severe crop destruction. soil generally good for plowing though the Ohio and Mississippi valleys are dry. Early grain sprouts appear in Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Atlantis
Coast
Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic
Ohio
Mississippi
Lower
Lake Region
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakotas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Remains of those who fell abroad to be shipped home
Col. William S. Patten at the War Department arranged free transport for soldiers sailors and civilians buried in U S island possessions and China. A burial corps will travel on the Hancock from San Francisco to the Philippines and perform similar work for Navy and Marine corps burials in China and the Pacific. Remains will be reinterred in U S national cemeteries, with Honolulu Guam and the Philippines stops. About 1331 remains to be exhumed and sent home.
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Wiliam S. Patten
War Department
United States
China
Hancock
San Francisco
Philippines
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Marine Corps
Pacific
Honolulu
Guam
O’ Col. Patten
Presidio
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Honolulu Death Rates Rise Sharply Across Colonies
Health reports for June and July show rising death rates among native Hawaiians and Japanese on Oahu, with consumption leading causes. Quarantine talks gain momentum as Board of Health weighs action to curb spread amid incoming visitors. Also notes Cuban teachers arriving in Boston for Harvard course, and Filipino telephones aiding troops on Bohol. Manila sees maternity efforts and orphanage plans. Negros plagued by low costs pest. strawberry prices hit two dollars a quart in Manila.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Board of Health
Harvard University
Boston
Cuba
Havana
Matanzas
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Cardenes
Colon
Pinar del Rio
Porto Principe
Sancti Spiritus
Olguin
Santa Clara
Remedios
Sagua la Grande
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Grimfield News
Lste
Addison Pacey
Grimfield
John Loss
Leavenworth
Kan
Annetta Loss
Harry A Stamey
East St. Louis
Haines
Stanley
St Louis
Easteen
Belle Archer
Ren, Pa
Paul Leicester Ford
Grace Kidder
Charles B. Foote
Oceanic
N. J
John C. Hayes
Jack” Hayes
Waldorf- Astoria
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Assembly
Johnstown
Joseph McGuigan
Sarah
Georger & Co
Buffalo
Maggie Sullivan
Chatham
Mass
Pennsylvania
Shenandoah
Edmund Morrow Post
H. B. Claflin & Co
Samuel Reinert
Union Church Cemetery
Reading
Hale
Evan Davis
Hickory Ridge
Shamokin
John Sherman
Mary E. McCallum
K Street
Spring Lake
Sea Girt
Johd W. Crowley
Nashua
X. H
Crowley
Annie Johannis
Adolph Johannis
East Ninth Street
Franz
Reading Iron Company
Danville
GOV
Hargadine- McKittrick Dry Goods Company
James Eilis Tucker
Hawaiian Islands
John Morientski
Mississippi River
Pig’s Eye
Morienzski
John Martin
St. Clair
Port Huron
Mich
Yuma
Brewster
Okarogan County
Wash
Colville
Iowa
L. J. Kahler
St. Joseph
Lewis Miller
Bunde & Upmerger
Marietta
J. M. Duffin
Sylvester Perkins
Perkins
M. Bramham
Painesville
Charlottesville
Samuel Dickinson
Bellefontaine
Malinda Dickinson
Hamilton
College Hill
George Shirley
Hunter
Glendale
Joseph Enger
College Hall
J. C. Smith
Helder
Miller
Eagle Packet Company
Carri
Calhoun Packet Company
Locust Street
San Francisco Bay
West Oakland
Gov Wells
State Hammond
Utah
Roosevelt
Salt Lake
Cun
OG W Powers
Che
Antila Nebeker
Senate
James Chapman
Alaska
Dndines
Akron
Chapman
Charles K. Ives
St. Lams
Francis McGuire
McGuire
Scott
Haynes
Joliet
David Oliver Company
Winnemucca
New
First National Bank
Nixon
Western
Lake Erie and Western
Ind
George I. Miller
Omaha
Neb
Omaha Herald
Junction City
Ore
Herman Feteredorff
John Muhleison
Acros
St. Loui
C. E. Putnam Bank
Richmond
Giddings
District Court
Anoka
James Hardy
Elmer Miller
Wise
Grant Tod
South Africa
South Dakota
Morgan Street
Southern
Phil Gentile
Lago Foley
Germany
Gordon Castle
Storman
Cardigan Bay
Ont Moti
Jones
NEW Telegraph Company
Bohol
el Comercio
Negros
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