Morrill Death Reported and Burial Plans Emerge
Hon. Justin S Morrill veteran U S senator from Vermont dies at 88 after a short illness. Remains lie in Rock cemetery near Washington awaiting removal to Vermont for mausoleum. Funeral arrangements unsettled with services likely in a senate chamber. Morrill served 31 years in the Senate and 44 years in Congress and authored the Morrill land grant act.
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Mysterious Remedy Fatal For Mrs Adams in New York
In New York on December 29 Mrs Kate D Adams died minutes after taking a headache remedy found in a Christmas package addressed to Henry Cornish of the Knickerbocker athletic club. Cornish fell violently ill and a coroner and district attorney investigate. The scene shifts to Hartford Connecticut where Cornish's former wife Addie Barden, now a clerk, recounts their separation and divorce.
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Kate D. Adams
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Henry Cornish
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Madison Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
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Hartford
Harry Cornish
Addie Barden
Worcester
Mass
Huntington Avenue
Boston
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District Attorney’s Office
Coroner's Office
Four Cars Leave The Track In California Limited Wreck
The east bound California limited No 4 on the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe wrecked 11 miles east of Trismap on a curve at 7 am Wednesday. Four cars burned after gas exploded in a composite car causing a fire. Twelve passengers were seriously injured and others hurt. No deaths reported though a body bound for Philadelphia was cremated.
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That Penitentiary Tunnel
Survivors of Gen. Morgan's raid invited to inspect the Ohio penitentiary escape tunnel and settle the question of how Morgan and his men slipped away. Dirt from the tunnel found in the air duct under the cell block confirms dimensions after the escape and subsequent filling.
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Tragic shooting in Clare ends in suicide after Miss Thomas death
A southbound Rock Island train passenger arrives in Clare Iowa and after meeting Miss May Thomas at the schoolhouse a man shoots her and then kills himself. The assailant identified as Harry Garvey had pursued Miss Thomas who had rejected his advances.
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Cattle King Falls in Sullivan County Debt Fallout
Minas Missouri December 20 Walter M Clark once Sullivan counties cattle king has failed for almost two hundred thousand dollars He has turned over every dollar of his property to creditors leaving none for himself and his families future obligations.
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Heavy Robbery Sees Wells Fargo Package Vanish Near City
Wells Fargo Express reports a 60000 package stolen after delivery to clerk C A Beeler. Beeler’s wagon found five miles west, horse exhausted from fierce drive. no struggle seen. Superintendent Taft investigates amid suspicions of foul play and disputed losses.
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Adams-Cornish poisoning case baffling detectives
New York officials report no new leads in the Adams Cornish poisoning case. Investigators and the coroner say the evidence remains flimsy and point toward a possible female suspect, while Mr. Cornish recovers at home.
Evacuation of Iloilo Reported During Insurgent Arrival
American forces under Brig. Gen. Miller found Iloilo vacated by Spanish troops who boarded the Churneca and sailed to Mindanao after an armistice with insurgents. Insurgents then occupied trenches at noon Monday and established a municipal government, with guards over foreign property. Some looting occurred at night but shootings had a deterrent effect.
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One Man Blown to Pieces in Oil Well Accident
Burrato New York December 30 Charles Newton of Bradford Pennsylvania was blown to pieces while thawing nitroglycerine at an oil well near Orchard Park. Several hundred yards away his helpers escaped with no injuries A man Pleisehner nearby had his eardrums shattered by the blast. Pierre South Dakota December 30 Dr William Blackburn president of Huron College was found dead in his room Thursday night a leading educator in the state.
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Bradford
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William Blackburn
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In Memory of His Wife. Lompos Dec 3
The Iste Baror children founded in memory of his wife. He made also other considerable charitable bequests.
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Iste Baror
Troops arrive too late in Iloilo crisis
Anxiety grows in official circles as two dispatches fail to confirm Iloilo status. Otis reports insurgents may hold Iloilo while Spaniards evacuate southern ports. Prospects hint at U S jurisdiction expansion and contested possession of the island group.
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Zamboanga
Madrid
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Philippine
Otis
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Philippines
Nloilo
Noile
Nicaragua Canal Feasibility Report Highlights Route Costs
Nicaragua Canal Commission release confirms feasibility and estimates two main routes. Maritime Canal Co. route costs about 124 million dollars while the Lull route is around 123.2 million. both assume larger dimensions for modern ships. The panel notes variants may lower costs and promises a full report soon.
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Our Dead Soldier Boys Reach Final Resting Places
The quartermaster's department marks graves at Santiago Ponce Porto Rico Manila and Honolulu. Officials have identified nearly all American dead and begin shipments of metallic caskets around January 10 with a team to supervise disinterment hermetic sealing and return shipments to the United States.
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Mexican Ambassador Romero Dies in Wasnixeton
Wasnixeton reports Mexican Ambassador Romero died Friday morning at 4 o'clock in the city aged 62. His remains will be taken to Mexico for burial.
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Queen Emma III Reported Ill With Serious Internal Malady
A dispatch from The Hague reports Queen Emma the queen dowager is gravely ill and would require a dangerous operation.
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Loxpow
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Emma
Train collision halts passenger service at Rockwood
A westbound freight engine struck the cast bound passenger train at Rockwood in Sear causing a serious wreck. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as injuries and damage were reported, with details still developing.
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Rockwood
Sear
Cabinet plans to reorganize Cuba governance under military rule
Washington reports the Friday cabinet meeting in Cuba discussed creating several specialized bureaus to handle taxes customs postal matters courts and other government functions. The plan mirrors U S systems with executives reporting to the military governor and aims to employ local citizens to ease friction and improve administration.
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Confederate dead memorials prompt nationwide cemetery survey
Atlanta officials report Washington seeks a complete list of Confederate cemeteries. Georgia is asked to locate and report all such sites, with Gen. Marcus Wright directing letters to county officials and adjutants general in southern states. Governor Candler orders county circles to compile data.
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Begun
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Washington
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Gold Find Reported 20 Mile Vein in Sonora Mining District
Excitement rises as E A Beauchamp brings word of a huge fissure vein of free milling ore near Bacerac Sonora. The vein runs for miles and is said to yield 18 ounces of gold per ton as American prospectors flock to Casas Grandes and surrounding areas. Meanwhile Col Huggins orders the 8th U S Volunteers colored corps to prepare for sailing to Cienfuegos Cuba by January 8 ahead of deployment.
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Mexico
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Cienfuegos
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Tenn
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War Department
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Immarnes
Savannah
Charleston
Cuba
Destructive Fire Hits Hennibal Business Block
A late Friday blaze in Hennibal Missouri destroyed five business firms in a core block. The Bowman's & Williamson dry goods store suffered noted damage as part of an estimated loss around 960000. Local authorities report the coldest December conditions with 28 degrees below zero in West Surewoar Wisconsin and 34 below overnight.
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