Brooklyn Cruiser Sinks Not After Delaware River Rock Strike
The United States cruiser Brooklyn ran aground on a sunken rock in the Delaware River above Marcus Hook. She sustained heavy damage to outer compartments but remained afloat and was towed to Marcus Hook for inspection. The incident prompted a court inquiry, with Captain Cook’s crew managing repairs as ice and weather delayed further movement. The ship, launched October 2, is a modern armored cruiser with electric turret movement and a large mixed armament. cost about 2.986 million dollars.
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United States
Brooklyn
Delaware River
Marcus Hook
Cook
Exac
Power Ledge Rock
Chester
League Island Navy Yard
Navy Yard
City
Walls
Bennett
Hasry
Aptain Sargent
Cramp’s
Captain Cook
Feagin Guilty in Alabama Train Wreck Plot Conviction
Andrew Feagin led a gang of trainwreckers in a high trestle plot on December 22. The jury convicted Feagin and five others after a ten day trial in Birmingham. Parker confessed Feagin organized the plan to derail the Southern Railway Washington express and rob the passengers.
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Commercial Tribune
Birmingham
Ala
Andrew Feagin
McComb
Durance
Feagin
Tom Parker
Henry Ellen
Parker
Southern Railway
Washington
Cahaba River
Secretary Herbert Informed of Brooklyn Accident
Secretary Herbert was informed of the accident to the Brooklyn as details emerged from Washington on January 31. The report notes his awareness of the incident and pending investigations underway in the capital.
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Herbert
Brooklyn
Washington
Ice jam delays ship near League Island at Linwood
The Brooklyn with Captain Cook aboard left Linwood and encountered an ice jam. It struck the schooner Lodge, flooding the double bottom under the engine and fire rooms. Pumps kept bilge water under control and the vessel was safely moored to an ice pier.
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Brooklyn
Cook
Linwood
League Island
Models of Sherman Statue Exhibition Not Held
New York January thirty first. Proposed exhibition of Sherman statue models for the Washington monument will not occur. Mr Rohl Smith whose model won the award refused exhibition over alleged mistreatment by the National Sculpture Society. The society denies any improper remarks.
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New York
Sherman
Washington
National Sculpture Society
Rohl-Smith
King's Daughter Elopes With Austrian Officer
London reports a Brussels dispatch says the King's eldest daughter and wife of Prince Philip of Saxe Coburg reportedly eloped with an Austrian officer despite prior denials.
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Philip
Saxe-Coburg
London
Brussels
Phillip
Reformers Push Time Money Change in Treasury Talks
The World reports from Chicago that reformers favor permanent retirement of greenbacks and a bank note system redeemable in gold only. Silver certificates are called inferior money. In New York on Feb 1 a special dispatch notes Lyman J. Gage's forthcoming issues as Treasury Secretary and his clear position on the monetary system.
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United States
Treasury
National Bank
New York
Chicago
Lyman J. Gage
Mr. Gage
Murderer Cunning Dead After Mercy Hospital Death
William Albert Cunning who killed Mrs. Mary Denning at her home Friday morning then shot himself died at Mercy Hospital. He signed a sworn confession two hours before death admitting the shooting but giving no motive. He claimed a two year marriage with Denning. Denning once lived in Cincinnati. The killer also attempted to murder Denning's two young daughters, who escaped.
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Chicago
William Albert Cunning
Mary Denning
Mercy Hospital
Cunning
Denning
Cincinnati
Palatka Freed After Cahaba River Wreck Case
Samuel Palatka the Hungarian miner arrested in Eatonton Ga was brought before Judge Banks in Birmingham facing charges over the Cahaba River Bridge wreck that killed 27. No witness linked him to the disaster and he was discharged.
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Birmingham
Ala
Samuel Palatka
Eatonton
Cahaba River Bridge
Banks
Palatka
Springfield Molder in Electric Streetcar Collision Case
Jack Bran non, 40, of Springfield Ohio, lies unconscious at City Hospital after being struck by an electric street car. Doctors cannot find fractures or injuries, death expected hourly, no family to notify. Bran non worked as a molder at Whitely Iron Works. Special dispatch from Muncie Indiana.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Jack Brannon
Springfield
City Hospital
Whitely
Tragedy Near Plumb Run Claims 16YearOld Driver
Special Dispatch reports Roy Douglass aged 16 died when a trunk loaded with theatrical workers toppled from an embankment during a trip to Plumb Run. He was killed instantly.
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Tribune
Sistersville
W. Va
Roy Douglass
Douglass
Gage Chosen Treasury Secretary Impresses Critics
The selection of Lyman J. Gage of Chicago as Secretary of the Treasury is well received by those seeking capable management. A storied moment from 1870s finance recalls how he outmaneuvered New York bankers during a gold outflow, involving Chicago banks holding deposits in New York and requests for large currency transfers rather than gold.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Lyman J. Gage
Chicago
Treasury
Treasury Department
Gage
New York
Gage's Deal Shakes New York Bankers in Gold Exchange
The piece describes a heated gold exchange between Chicago and New York banks. Mr Gage arranged direct gold drafts from Europe, prompting New York to rethink methods and accuse Chicago of playing above the board. It notes Treasury exactions and cabinet pressures shaping policy and mentions Custodian Carlisle and Secretary Foster.
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Ing
Europe
New York
Mr. Gage
Pivot Rock Mooted as Ohio’s Natural Wonder
In Hamiston Township of Jackson County Ohio a 25 ton Pivot Rock draws attention as Southern Ohio’s largest natural curiosity. The six foot high boulder with a 150 square foot top surface sits on a three-promised base and rests flush with the earth. Its base diameter of four feet widens upward yet balances so a child can move it with one hand. The Rock stands on Henry Carter’s farm and is famed for its balance and size.
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Commercial Tribune
Jackson
Hamiston Township
Jackson County
Ohio
Massachusetts
Henry Carter
Columbus Convict Escapes Penitentiary Wall
Charles Grigsby a 22 year old prisoner serving a one year term from Hamilton County escaped from the penitentiary in Columbus by scaling the southwest wall at 4 o clock. He tied a rope to a rail with strips from torn overalls and fled unseen. Deputy forces chase him. a $50 reward is posted.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Charles Grigsby
Hamiln County
Grigsby
Wells
Indiana town women form Matrimonial Prospects Club
In Richman Indiana at Hagerstown the Cole Club of thirteen young women is formed to advance matrimonial interests. The group will monitor potential matches and support members through social duties and meetings aimed at securing advantageous marriages.
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Indiana
Commercial Tribune
Richmon
Ind
Hagerstown
Cole Club
Meme
Robbers Take $3 at Megowan Street Lunchhouse
Early today two men held up Joe Goldburg’s Megowan street lunchhouse in Lexington at gunpoint. They obtained $3 and fled. William P. Mayfield, a journeyman locksmith, was arrested and identified by Goldburg as a suspect.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Megowan Street
Joe Goldburg
William P. Mayfield
Goldburg
Colored Bishop Sued for 89 Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune
Massillon Ohio January 31 Bishop Cornelius Lenox of the Afro American Evangelical Church is sued by late secretary Ross Roberts for nine dollars. The bishop contends the secretary made errors totaling sixteen dollars over three weeks.
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Commercial Tribune
Massillon
Cornelius Lenox
Panic in a Prison Tubroom Floods Cell
Etta Jones, prisoner from Worth Manchester, accidentally floods the Wabash County Jail cellroom by turning on a bathtub faucet and dropping the key. Water eight inches deep covers the floor as steam from heated gas stoves fills the hot cell room and inmates cry for help before rescue.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash
Ind
Etta Jones
Worth Manchester
Steel Pool Inoperative Says Pittburgh Meeting Futile
A Cleveland steel billet producer Christian says the Pittsburg Besse Steel Association station committee will amount to nothing. He asserts the national pool has been inoperative since the last price break and that the Pittsburgh decision aimed to wind up affairs.
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Cleveland, O
Tng Steel
Besse- Steel Association
Pittsburg
Two Devastating Fires Claim Seven Lives in New York
In early hours two separate blazes in Ho Ne J claim seven lives and trap families in ruined buildings. The first fire at 410 Newark Street kills Mrs. Nellie Schoeder and five children, the second at 153 to 159 Oae Street destroys a tenement and claims Mabel Mangles. neighbors escape as flames engulf stairwells and rooms.
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Ho- Ne J
Newark Street
Nellie Schoeder
Charles Schoeder
Henry
Kate
Maggie
John
Willie
Mabel Mangles
Ae Street
Mangles
Schoeder
Fourteenth Street
Henry G. Mangles
Mabel
St. Mary's Hospital
Mail pouch not stolen found on wrong train
Lima Ohio January 31 dispatch states the mail pouch believed stolen from the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Depot yesterday morning was found in Toledo after being placed on the wrong train. Three postal employees may be suspended.
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Lima, O
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Toledo
Fatal duel in Franklin leaves one dead
Bailey Eidson and Lovell Whitesides fought on the public square in Franklin Kentucky. Whitesides used a knife causing severe injuries and Eidson later shot Whitesides with a pistol killing him instantly. Whitesides was the son of a prominent merchant.
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Franklin, Ky
Bailey Eidson
Lovell Whitesides
Whitesides
Eidson
Free Sleighrides for Children in Wabash Snow Event
Wabash Indiana on January 31 saw all local liverymen offer free sleigh rides for children from 1 to 4 pm. Hundreds of youngsters queued for the outing, marking a citywide communal event to brighten a winter day.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash, Ind
Wabash
Train attack wounds supply line near Cleze aftermath
From Key West reports a rebel raid against Weyler era forces detonated dynamite on a supply train near Cleze north of Cienfugos. The blasts damaged the locomotive and carriages, with ammunition and provisions aboard. The escort reportedly surrendered afterwards while remaining insurgents kept some supplies for themselves.
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Commercial Tribune
Key West
Weyler
Cleze
Cienfugos
Dayton Jail Quarantined After Varioloid Case
Montgomery County Jail in Dayton Ohio placed under quarantine after jail physician identifies mild varioloid in inmate Charles Summel age 18. Summel, guilty of burglary and larceny, awaits transfer to Mansfield State Reformatory while jail, inmates, and attendants remain quarantined.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Montgomery County
Iddings
Beck
Charles Summel
Common Pleas Court
Brown
State Reformatory
Mansfield
Weyler Reverses Ban on Cuban Sugar Grinding
American sugar planters in Cuba pressed for rights to grind sugar cane on U S plantations. Secretary Olney demanded immediate permission or damages claims would be filed. Madrid instructed Weyler to countermand the prohibition and allow grinding to begin.
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Washington
Cuba
Olney
Madrid
Spain
State Department
Weyler
General Weyler
Willard Swain Returns After Long Countrywide Travel
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Willard Swain, son of the Pike's Peak Postmaster in Brown County, who ran away seven years ago, has returned home after travels through twenty two states from Maine to California and a visit to Canada.
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Columbus
Ind
Willard Swain
Pike's Peak
Brown County
Maine
California
Canada
Senator George Improves in Hospital Condition
Washington January 31 Senator George's physicians report he has been very comfortable today with hope he may recover enough to leave the city for the south indicating improved condition after illness.
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Washington
George
Bradley likely names Major Andrew T. Wood to Senate
Frankfort reports Bradley may settle Kentucky senatorial contest by appointing Major Andrew T. Wood of Mt Sterling to the U S Senate seat. Wood, a longtime ally, has held multiple political roles and campaigned across Kentucky, with strong backing for an Internal Revenue Commissioner post if he accepts.
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Mt. Sterling
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Blue Grass
Bradley
Mm. Sterling
Senate
Major Wood
United States Internal Revenue
Blue Grassdam
Fleming County
Kentucky
Robinson
Tenth
Kentucky Cavalry
J. S. Dury
G. M. Adams
Hayes
Wheeler
Chicago
Grant
Garfield
Blaine
President-Elect Seeks Nebraska State Representation
The president elect urges that Nebraska be represented at the state level, requesting a month-long extension to secure suitable delegates. Officials consider the proposal as momentum builds for timely appointment and regional advocacy.
Cabinet Dreams Delay McKinley Year End Plan
Canton dispatch reports President McKinley facing five Cabinet vacancies as he closes his Canton residence. Cabinet picks stir New York disputes and Ohio politics while private secretary options include Boyle and Storer with Dawes or Heath among others.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
McKinley
Ohio
Florida
Quay
Platt
Inaugural Special Space Expires for Canton Correspondents
Canton January 31. The Committee on Special Trains to Washington announced all space for correspondents is exhausted by those assigned to Canton during the campaign. Major McKinley wished to accommodate them and correspondents working there were honored with the arrangement.
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Canton
Washington
McKinley
Clumsy Forgery Alleged Over McKinley Inauguration Ball
Canton Ohio reports a clumsy forgery letter claimed to be from President elect McKinley asks to abandon the inauguration ball and divert funds to charity. The document, thought to be devised in Washington, is under quiet inquiry by McKinley supporters with no direct involvement by him.
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Canton, O
McKinley
Washington
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