Fire Breaks Out in Poplar Bluff Hotel Killing Dozens
A fire at the Gifford House hotel in Poplar Bluff Missouri soon after midnight leaves five dead and many injured. Dozens jump from upper floors as flames trap guests. The hotel was one of the oldest in the area and about 45 guests were in residence. The list of deceased includes Heck Clark Rebecca Owens Shelby DeHart and others. Several injured face serious, some fatal, conditions.
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Poplar Bluff
Gifford
Heck Clark
Doniphan
Rebecca Owens
Shelby DeHart
Curly Berry
Emma Hargrove
Winslow Stone
Tennessee
Eugene Barton
Hot Springs
Etta Hargrove
Benjamin Shelby
Shelby
Missouri
W. P. Norri
Marcus Daly Dies in New York Bright's Disease
Marcus Daly of Montana, a major mine owner and foe of Clark, died at Hotel Netherlands New York City from Bright's disease and heart failure. Henry Villard, railroad magnate and financier, died at his Dobbs Ferry summer residence after a weeklong illness.
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Montana
Bright
New York
Marcus Daly
Netherlands
Daly
Clark
Senate
Henry Villard
Dobbs Ferry
Morocco to pay indemnity or peril warship action
United States signals decisive step over Tangiers murder indemnity as Morocco again refuses payment. A warship may be sent to collect the amount. The news item also notes papal remarks on US elections and Presbyterian creed revision discussions in New York.
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Indiana
United States
Columbus
Raleigh
Captain Smith
Indian Territory
Muskogee
Washington
Morocco
Tangiers
Rome
James Trobes
Cloud
Minn
Ireland
McKinley
New York
Monitor Arkansaw launched at Newport News
News in brief reports the monitor Arkansaw launched at Newport News Virginia on a Saturday with Miss Jones daughter of Governor Jones of Arkansaw christening the ship. Also noted is Rev John Holdin Baptist minister shot dead at Matteawan West Virginia by Robert Bostick after returning home.
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Monitor Arkansaw
Newport News
Miss Jones
Jones
Arkansaw
Monitor
John Holdin
Matteawan
W. Va
Robert Bostick
Bostick
Holdin
Missouri Pacific
Leavenworth
Kas
Waxahachie
Tex
Carrick Hotel
M. E. Meredith
Henry Erley
Norfolk Railway Company
Hunterville
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Batavia
Tenny
White Swan
Belle Springs
Howell Brothers
John Wittman
Bryan, Texas
Reasona
Burt Norwood
Ben S. Read
C. B.R
North
South
Texas
North Texas
New Orleans
Galveston
Houston
St. Louis
Denison
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
B. Morse
Pass
L. Robbins
Brownsville
Bronsville
Agipito de la Rosa
Customhouse
Jasper A. Maltby
Scott
Navasota
Scurry
Anderson
Shiner
Robert H. Opp
Bricklayers’ International Union No. 1
Oklahoma City
O. T
Paris
Berlin
Palmer
Wrights
Rogers
Choisey Leroi
Paul M. Baylor
James Drug Store
Sata
B. E. Hawes
Bryan Marble Works
Brogdon’s. Market
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R.L. Brocdorn
Dr, T. J. Pugh
Oittoe
Persraes
Harder & Chatham
Dee Mike, JR
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