Five killed in Santa Fe derailment near Medill Mo
The California Limited on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe derailed on a curve at Cama five miles west of Medill Missouri. Five people killed and 23 injured as cars and two sleepers left the track. Among the dead are Wertheimer San Diego and C C Fairbanks Chicago. Dead and injured include several dining car staff and passengers with Gates of Australia among the injured. The train was traveling at 65 mph when rails spread and derailed, routing power and mail cars into a ditch.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Cama
Medill
Mr. Wertheimer
San Diego
Cal
Little Son
Henry C. Gates
Australia
J. F. Davis
Chicago
Wm. H. Thompson
W. J. Runkle
Gatesburg
Mr. Gates
George W. Weeks
Clinton
Mass
Charles Markel
Sydney
Charles Sargent
Fort Madison
Panic in Philly cigar factory toll rises after crush
Five girls killed and more than twenty injured in a panic at Harburser Homan & Co. cigar factory on Tenth street and Washington avenue. A deaf and dumb worker’s cry of fire sparked the crowd as people fled toward stairs and windows.
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Philadelphia
Harburser, Homan & Co
Tenth Street
Washington Avenue
12 year old testifies against grandfather in Milburn shooting case
Maud Ferguson, age 12 and the only living witness to the February Milburn killings of her mother and grandmother, testified at Newark with notable composure. If her statements are substantiated, they could convict her gray haired grandfather of the crime.
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New York
Maud Ferguson
Milburn
Newark
Tragic kerosene fire death after child’s loss
In Detroit on April 30 Mrs. Adeline Sage, grieving the death of her three year old from scarlet fever, poured kerosene on herself and set it alight. Her husband and a physician could not save her as the remaining flames burned out on her charred body.
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Detroit
Adeline Sage
Venezuelan officer taken prisoner near Cumana
General Gonzales commander of Cumana district was captured during the April 3 combat near San Antonio after a government defeat. General Castile was mortally wounded. Revolutionists advance on Cumana as panic spreads to Jarupano and Barcelona.
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Caracas
Gonzales
Cumana
San Antonio
Castile
Jarupano
Barcelona
Road section repair gains approval in Houston meeting
In Houston on April 9 a road project section won approval from city officials. The plan outlines maintenance and safety upgrades for a busy transit corridor with anticipated improvements for motorists and pedestrians.
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Houston
Inauguration of Houston to Waco Rail Service Progress
The new line between Houston and Waco has opened with real NW Northern inaugurated and trains running. Graders push work toward Fort Worth as the route nears completion.
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Real
NW Northern
Houston
Waco
Fort Worth
Delarey Surrender Rumor Denied by London Report
London dispatch states there is no truth to US circulated rumors claiming General Delarey and three Boer commands have surrendered to the British in South Africa. The report is dismissed as unfounded.
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London
United States
Delarey
South Africa
Remains of Morton Buried at Nebraska City
The remains of J. Sterling Morton former secretary of agriculture lie in state and were transported from Chicago to Nebraska City to be buried, marking the end of a public service career.
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State
Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
the Agriculture
Chicago
Arbor Lodge
Police Raid Ends With Pistol Drawn at Poolroom Clash
In New York on April 30 Captain Sheehan and three officers forced entry into a West Fourteenth Street poolroom behind Old Knickerbocker. As door opened, patrons rushed out trying to push them over a balustrade. Officers deployed clubs and pistols as the crowd yielded, 61 prisoners taken to tenderloin station. Sheehan was struck but unharmed. An inspector from Kansas City later presented indictments for Lavin in Linden Missouri on a post office job matter.
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New York
Captain Sheehan
West Fourtenth Street
Knickerbocker
Sheehan
Tenderloin
Kansas City
Lavin
Linden
Farewell to Schley by Memphis Masons
Rear Admiral Schley and Mrs. Schley spent their last day in Memphis with Masons. A blue room reception at the Gayoso hotel welcomed the admiral, followed by afternoon exercises at the Masonic Temple for Masons only and a banquet in the guest’s honor.
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Memphis
Fight With Burglars At Grafton Grocery
Five burglars blew open the safe at Daub and Presler's grocery in Grafton Pa. Citizens joined officers in a pursuit after the explosion. Officer Westcott was shot in the leg and Officer Peak struck on the head. Peak's condition is serious. The robbers escaped with about $30 then three were later captured.
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Prnson
Pittsburg
Daub
Murder at Rusk Penitentiary Shocks Texas
Houston reports a murder at the Rusk penitentiary amid broader Texas crime news. In San Antonio a gang led by Ramon Mendez was convicted for robberies totaling about $10,000. Mendez received 18 years while witness Juan Aguilar drew five. Mendez killed Aguilar after arriving at the prison.
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Houston
Rusk
San Antonio
Ramon Mendez
Juan Aguilar
Mendez
Aguilar
Lavin Sought After Fort Worth Arrest
Patsy Lavin, arrested in Fort Worth on April 21 after being wounded, has been identified by Rockdale residents as the suspicious character seen near the town before the post office robbery.
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Fort Worth
Patsy Lavin
Rockdale
Sheep Die in New Mexico Range and Grasshopper Havoc
Reports from across the territory say sheep are dying by the hundreds this season and few lambs will be saved. The range is nearly dried up due to drought. Grasshoppers are already damaging crops in the northern Rio Grande valley.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
Rio Grande Valley
Detachment Reaches Chickamauga Park as Cavalry Camp Near
A detachment of 45 men with 150 horses of the Seventh United States cavalry has reached Chickamauga Park. The full regiment is expected in camp by June first. Eight troops totaling about 800 men are still to arrive.
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Seventh Cavalry
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Seventh United States Cavalry
Chickamauga Park
Brain food nonsense and August Flower advertised
A blast at diet fads criticizes separate foods for brain and muscles and urges general nourishment. The ad touts Green's August Flower as a liver stimulant and energizer, claiming it aids digestion and vigor, sold by Wilson Jenkins Co. with Dr G G Green remedies.
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G. G. Green
Wilson-Jenkins A Co
Green
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Daly
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C. C. Fairbanks
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S. Tenner French
Oak Park
W. W. Thomas
Newton
Morton
Nebraska City
D. Sterling Morton
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