Tremont Hotel Disaster Kills Dozens In Milwaukee
June 27 Tremont house four stories collapsed trapping about seventy five people in the debris. Rescue workers found a young woman’s body and pulled three men from ruins but with serious injuries. Officials fear the death toll may exceed a dozen as crews hunt among broken timbers and stores on the ground floor. The building split in the middle and a fourth story had just been added, suggesting excessive weight contributed to the collapse. Alexander Agnew of Chicago was found dead in a Milwaukee hotel room.
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Tremont House
Eits
Lenenth Dt
Principel
Ious
Teesey
Steet
Hotel Ami
Tait
Svork
Edo
Peersets
Pecs
Teseuert
Sy Dauken
Kincaid
Arikham
Hotel Ofice
Itv
Sid
Granite Monument Unveiled for Five Anarchists at Waldheim
The granite shaft honoring August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fisher, Louis Lingg, and George Engel was unveiled at Waldheim cemetery amid 2500 attendees. The ceremony featured speeches mild in tone yet anger at judges, with Albert Parsons pulling aside the red hood.
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Parsons
Spies
Fischer
Lingg
Engel
Cutcaco
Jane
August Spies
Albert Parsons
Adolph Fisher
Louis Lingg
George Engel
Waldheim Cemetery
of Illinois
Geary
Grinnell
Matthias Schmedinger
Pioneer and Support Association
Cook County
M. Schmedinger
Weinest
William Holmes
Ernest Schmidt
Sun day Opening Funds for World’s Fair Purposes
Attorney General Olney holds that all funds set aside for the world’s fair still in the treasury must stay for their original use. He rejects the appellate court ruling that allowed a Sunday opening. The 2,500,000 appropriation withheld for awards will go to the national commission when due, and the board of lady managers will receive its expenses without issue.
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Wastixcrosx
Olney
Treasury Department
United States Appellate Court
Fuller
National Commission
Board of Lady Managers
Cowboys Near Chicago In Challenging Race
Freeport reports John Berry in at 7:15 a m registering at Clifton house after riding from Chiutray Ri. Humane society officers say Berry’s horses are in good condition. After rest he continues toward De Kalb while Gillespie and Charley Smith arrive with one or no horse. The others trail hours behind.
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Freewort
John Berry
Chiutray Ri
Chicago
Freeport
Clifton House
The
Humane Society
Illinois
Herry
de Kalb
Gillespie
Charley Smith
Berry
Warren
Smith
Railroad Tragedy Near Lemont Claims Two Men
George Barnett is killed and John Bartlett gravely injured when struck by a Wabash cannon-ball train one mile west of Lemont as they slept on the crossing after a drinking trip to Bement. Three trains pass over the body before discovery.
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Montkelly
George Barnett
John Bartlett
Lemont
Barnett
Bartlett
Barnetts
Gov Altgeld Pardons Haymarket Defendants
Springfield June 27 Gov Altgeld pardons Henry Fielden Albert Schwab and Louis Neebe who were sentenced for Haymarket affair involvement. The move follows years of petitions and influence from Bunker Dreyer, shocking Chicago and altering their prison terms. Fielden and Schwab received life sentences Neebe fifteen years.
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Springfield. IL
Altgeld
Fielden
Schwab
Neebe
Bunker Dreyer
Chicago
Haymarket
Cov. Fifer
Moorhead Bank Robbery Ends With River Escape
A Moorhead Minnesota bank robbery at noon saw the robber threaten the cashier with a revolver and force $2000 from the desk. He pursued escape by burgy to the Jay Cooke stable, swam the river, and left $40 in gold. a large posse hunts the woods on both riverbanks.
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Minnesota
Minsparenis
Minn
Merchants’ National Bank
van Viissengen
Jay Cooke
Fitzthum Executed in Albany Death Chair
John Fitzthum a Buffalo butcher was electrocuted at 12 44 p m in Albany N Y for a murder committed in Buffalo on April 7 1802 His crime involved insults to Mrs Roehrl and her son who defended his mother before Fitzthum stabbed him to death in a fatal confrontation with the Roehrl family living near his apartments
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Atnurn
N. Y
John Fitzthum
Buffalo
Fitzthum
Roehrl
Noehis
Six Killed in Magdeburg Iron Works Explosion
A severe explosion at Rohig's iron works in Magdeburg Saxony kills six workers and badly burns seven others amid a molten metal blast thought caused by damp sand in the mold. Separate dispatch from St Paul notes North Dakota wheat wilting under heat and winds with 25 to 50 percent damage, limited prospects for a full crop.
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Derlin
Rohig’s
Magdeburg
Saxony
St. Paul
Minn
North Dakota
James River Valley
Prominent Denver Lawyer Dies in Suspected Self Inflicted Tragedy
Col. Samuel P. Rose a leading Denver attorney was killed at his home at 3 p.m. with a mystery surrounding whether he shot himself while seeking alleged burglars. The only other person present was Attorney George Z. Dimmit. the family is in Europe. London reports the death settles the Panama canal extradition case involving Dr. Cornelius Merz. Houston reports Walter E. Shaw sentenced to hang July 28 for murdering his mother and aunt. Torrington hardware factory Turner & Seymour partly destroyed by fire. loss $5,000 with $75,000 insurance.
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Denver
Col
Samuel P. Rose
Europe
George Z. Dimmit
London
Cornelius Merz
Herz
Lornemouth
France
Houstox
Tex
Walter E. Shaw
Cavin
Wardware
Torrrington
Conn
Turner & Seymour
Revival of Jack the Ripper Crimes in London
In Rotherhithe a woman is found with a fatal throat wound but her body is not mutilated. Police suspect jealousy or a drunken dispute. the attacker escaped before identification. Locals fear a new wave of violence as investigators search among the victim’s acquaintances.
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Jack the Ripper
London
Lonvoy
Amarg
Rotherhithe
Whitechapel
Voting Results in Reichstag Elections and Key Incidents
Berlin reports show 116 Reichstag deputies opposed to the army bill and 150 in favor after second ballots. Social Democrats win 24 constituencies, National Liberals 18, Conservatives 13, Richterists 15, Democrats 7, Clericals 7, Radical Unionists 6, Free Conservatives 4, anti-Semitic factions 4, Poles 3. Eighty-one constituencies remain unsettled. Major notes include Krupp’s Essen victory over clericals, Rudolph Virchow’s retirement, Brommel’s defeat, Meyer’s Halle victory, and Reichstag shifts in Hagen and other regions.
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Berlin
Social Democrats
National Liberals
Conservatives
Richterists
Democrats
Clericals
Free Conservatives
Poles
Tives
Norton confession debunks embassy theft tale in Paris
Paris June 27 M Norton in custody admits forging documents partially printed by Cocarde and presented by Mille voye. He says the so called theft from the British embassy strong box and alleged treasonous talks between Clemenceau and Austin Lee were false.
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Paris
M. Norton
Cocarde
M. Millevoye
M. Clemenceau
Austin Lee
Various small-town fires, bank closure, and local politics
Ness City bank closes with 285.39 in cash and 41 800 deposits. John M Wakefield lumber yards burn in Omana causing 300 000 loss. Olaf Simpson and Peter Johnson drown near Lake Michigan. President Diaz plans Europe trip and possible U S stop. John C Koch elected mayor of Muswamer by 3 500 margin. John Corcoran bookkeeper admits stealing 5 000 from Gunther Sons.
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Tovena
Kan
Bank of
Ness City
Omana
Neb
John M. Wakefield
Iacomotive
Curiaco
Olaf Simpson
Peter Johnson
Lake Michigan
Michigan City
Wamer
John C. Koch
Dimick
Nisw Yorn
Jane
John Corcoran
Gunther & Sons, Furriers
1Ifth Avenue
Corcoran
Victoria Tragedy and Naval Court Martial News
Reports from Makra to London describe Admiral Sir George Tryon’s sinking with the Victoria and a likely court martial for Rear Admiral Markham over the Camperdown collision. Details note Tryon’s absence from deck due to a sore foot and the Victoria lying bottom up in 80 fathoms.
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Makra
Malta
London
Tripoli
Sir George Tryon
Sir George
Camperdown
Various 1900s News In Brief Items
Dr. Nansen sails from Berlin to search for the north pole. Braddock wire mills in Rankin Pa shut down, 700 men out of work. Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Mrs. Grant meet at Cranstons on the Hudson. New York veterans urged to boycott trolley road on the Gettysburg battlefield. National Union of Christian Endeavor rejects boycott of world’s fair in Tiffin Ohio. The Jubilee yacht by Gen. Paine launched in Boston. Knobwoster Missouri forms company to search for 1.5 million in buried gold. Judgments total 450,000 against J S Newmyer coke operator, likely liabilities over 200,000. Jacob Weisman fined 100 and jailed 30 days for liquor sale near Leavenworth. Lake Erie Iron Works and Union Rolling Mill idle awaiting conference results. 600 men lose jobs. Dr William Wardwell of West Roxbury killed by Amos Morse in Boston during an attempted robbery.
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Berlin
North Pole
Braddock
Rankin
Jefferson Davis
A.S. Grant
Cranstons-on-the-Hudson
New York
Gettysburg Monument
National Union of Christian Endeavor Societies
Tiffin
C. J. Paine
Boston
Knobwoster
J. S. Newmyer
Dawson
Jacob Weisman
Leavenworth
Kan
Lake Erie Iron Works
Union Rolling Mill Company
Cleveland
Amalgamated Association
William T. Wardwell
West Roxbury
Mass
Amos L. Morse
Morse
Carriage Struck by Erie Train in New Jersey
A Jersey City to Newark Erie railroad train struck a carriage near Avondale station. Mrs Williams and her 12 year old daughter were aboard with Mrs Druett and her two children. Three children died instantly and Mrs Druett died minutes later. Mrs Williams likely to die. Blame placed on the engineer.
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New Jersey
Newark
N. J
Jersey City
Erie Railroad
Avondale Station
Flood Losses Reach Millions Across Louisiana Parishes
Official Weather Bureau report from New Orleans cites a 500 foot wide Rescue crevasse and 25 to 30 miles of riverfront damage. About twenty plantations and smaller properties along 15 miles of river are under water with losses estimated near 81,000,000 to crops in Iberville Ascension St James and St John parishes. The overflow is expected to extend toward Bayou Fountain Manchate and lakes Manrepas Ponchertrain as the river stabilizes. In Indianapolis Dr Wishard confirms F J Day of Milwaukee is being treated and plans to return home once advised.
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Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Washindon
Iberville
Ascension
St. James
St. John's
Bayou Fountain
Manchate
Manrepas
Ponchertrain
Markets Report Grain and Provisions Across Chicago
Grain and provisions show quiet to firm trading. Wheat prices move higher with No 2 cash around 65 to 66 cents. corn and oats steady to firm. rye and barley subdued. Packers report light demand for mess pork and lard easing slightly, with Pork and Beef steadier in limited trade.
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New York
Cattle Market Active with Mixed Changes in Chicago Sale
Chicago on June 26 reports a fairly active cattle market with prices about 5 to 100 higher. Quotations span from 85.25 to 55 for choice to extra steers to 3.85 4.30 for common to medium do plus numbers for hatchery steers cows heifers bulls and veal calves. Hogs market weaker early then steady with sales from 4.75 to 6.05 for pigs and packing categories rounding out the day.
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Chicagoo
Burrerr
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Chicago
Texas
Vast Abridged Facts Span History and Science
A historical miscellany lists curious claims and dates across science, geography, and culture. It covers origins of currency and surveying, early coins, sea lore, famous landmarks, and notable figures with brief, sometimes dubious, observations.
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J. B. Smith
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Bibliotheque National
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