Explosion near Montpelier levelled magazine and injures two men
Hundreds of quarts of nitro glycerine exploded at the Empire Glycerine company magazine near Montpelier. Two men, Harry Adams and George Pocick, were killed or fatally injured as a large crater replaced the building. The blast rattled windows and chimneys across several towns and even reached into Ohio.
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Portland, Inc
Empire Glycerine Company
Montpelier
Harry Adams
George Pocick
Three Friends expedition lands near Guanabo Cuba
Dispatches from Cuba report the Three Friends expedition has landed at Guanabo. Insurgents are said to have burned a monastery near Morro Castle on Havana Key within range of the fortress guns.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
Three Friends
Guanabo
Morro Castle
Havana Key
Four boys born to Mrs. Nash Scott in Jackson township
News from Jackson township reports Mrs. Nash Scott, wife of a prosperous farmer and prominent Democrat, presented her husband with four bouncing boys. The event follows the birth of twins on March 1, 1892, named for Grover and Frances Cleveland.
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Shelbyville
Jackson Township
Nash Scott
William Bryan
George Williams
Claude Mathews
Shively Scott
Advice to Spaniards on US tensions
The Times editorial urges Spain to keep calm toward the United States, dismissing Senate committee threats as empty. It notes growing American support for the President and warns Spain to seek peace or risk the Cameron resolution being enacted by the President.
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the Times
United States
Senate
Spain
Cameron
Prospect for a White Christmas in New York
Snow began to fall Tuesday night and continued today with cold air sweeping in. The biggest temperature reached 29 degrees in the city at 6 am, and by 10 30 pm the thermometer stood at 15 degrees. About six inches of snow fell in Boston.
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New York
Boston
Diagnosis at a Distance
A brief item notes that Governor Brad Ley is reported to feel fine. a tongue in cheek reference suggests his throat is all right. The piece uses light humor to comment on the governor's health perception.
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Bradley
Miss Frances Willard Resting in Cottage Near Sanitarium
Miss Frances E. Willard occupies a cottage near the Castle sanitarium with her private secretary Miss Anna Gordon and two stenographers. They conduct a large correspondence and spend hours daily in the open air. A threat’s difficulty will require rest from public speaking for some time.
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CasTiLe
N. Y
Frances E. Willard
Anna Gordon
Spanish relations discussed with Washington officials
Mankzip notes a high political figure will be sent to Washington to confer with government officers on Spain United States relations. Washington reports the President has signed the pension appropriation bill and the urgent deficiency bill mainly funding naval needs. Chiefs of construction and steam engineering are told they may resume ship repairs previously threatened by funding gaps.
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Mankzip
el. Tiempe
Washington
Spain
United States
Bureaus of Construction and Steam Engineering
Banker at Para Suicide Clocks at Central Station
The Herald reports from Rio Janeiro that the manager of the London Brazilian Bank in Para killed himself at the Central railway station. The incident occurred in Para, Brazil, as relayed by Telegraph from the Herald’s correspondent.
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New York
the Herald
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Para
Central Railway Station
Spanish securities rise on U.S. Cuba recognition report
Paris December 24 Spanish securities advanced on news a Washington dispatch said the United States would recognize Spanish sovereignty in Cuba if invited to intervene and end the war.
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Paris
Washington
United States
Cubu
Professor McKay Takes His Own Life in College Room
Sixus Falls South Dakota December 24. Professor E B McKay a Greek professor at Baptism College hanged himself in his room today. Authorities say overwork and a slight illness may have driven the act. he was temporarily deranged.
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Sixus
Indiana men plan Honduras coffee and rubber colony
Lacrancr Dec 24 T A Spencer of White county organizes an Indiana colony to settle in Honduras Central America. The group will engage extensively in coffee and rubber making industries common to that country.
Company C. to Attend McKinley Inauguration
Lira Cato December 24. Company C the crack unit of the Second Regiment O N G held a meeting last night and decided to attend the inauguration of President elect McKinley next March. The company will charter special care. So far Company C is the only one of the Second Regiment that has decided to go.
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Lira
Cato
McKinley
Mission board weighs sending corn to India
At the Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society meeting Rev. R F Hobbs of Jacksonville Illinois proposed shipping a shipload of corn to India to aid starving people and urged the board to take steps to carry out the plan.
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New York
Board of Managers
The
Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
R. F. Hobbs
Jacksonville
Ill
Indi
Farmer Fatally Out in Trifling Quarrel at Moscow Ohio
Moscow Ohio December 24 Two prominent young farmers John Tattle and F Laycock fought over a trifling matter. The clash turned violent with knives and pitchforks. Tattle was cut on face neck and breast and is believed to be dying Laycock had only slight scratches.
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Moscow
John Tattle
F. Laycock
Here
Tattle
Laycock
Fragmentary 18th Century Natives and Frenchman Wish
The text imagines an alternate 1776 scenario with Cleveland as French, suggesting a difficult path to independence. It appears as a reflective editorial fragment from Nashville Sur.
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Cleveland
Nashville Sur
Want To Know Where We're At Secretary Olney's Offense
The Dayton Journal questions the rights of either government branch as Secretary Olney's arrogant and impertinent stance triggers national discourse. The piece analyzes executive versus legislative authority and calls for clarity amid public debate.
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Olney
Dayton Journe
Hogart Faces Early Retirement Speculation
The Chicago Record notes it is premature to speculate on Mr Hogart retiring into obscurity before any induction into the Vic Presidency. no official announcement has been made and a formal decision is pending.
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Hogart
Vic
Chicago Record
The Man With a Pull Meets Dentist
The Chicago Times Herald notes Major McKinley, visiting a dentist recently, who believes his influence will secure the President-elect’s path. The dentist appears convinced the pull will work for McKinley’s aims.
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Major McKinley
Chicago Times-Herald
A Ward Robinson Dead in Cincinnati Brain Fever
A Ward Robinson commercial editor of the Cincinnati Times Star died at his Walnut Hill home Sunday evening from brain fever. He served on the staff of the old Cincinnati Times and for many years was the associate editor of the Times Star.
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Cincinnati
A.A Ward Robinson
Cincinnati Times
Congressman Hatch At Deaths Door
Hannipat Missouri December 24 Congressman Hatch remains alive but gravely ill and near death. Friends gather at his bedside as doctors report he is paralyzed unconscious and in great distress, with no sign of recovery anticipated.
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Congressman Hatch
Hannipat
Bloody fight at Letcher county dance wounds teacher
News from Letcher county reports a brutal battle at a dance at the home of David Williams. About a hundred shots were fired and Charley Hogg a well known mountain teacher was mortally wounded. Hogep's friends vow vengeance.
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Middlesboro
Letcher County
David Williams
Charley Hogg
Hogep
Delegate Callahan In Gururty Ill at Home
Rev. J. Callahan delegate to Congress-elect is seriously ill at his Kingfisher home and a fatal termination is feared.
Cuba bonds eyed by Morgan syndicate to aid island
Comment suggests Cuba could attract Morgan syndicate by issuing longtime low-interest bonds sold to the prominent financial group and attracting broader investor interest. The idea implies leveraging debt instruments to foster economic support.
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Messie
Cleveland
Olney
Cuba
Morgan Syndicate
Explosions Cause Alarm in Montpelier Residents Flee
In Manton on December 24, the force of an explosion at Montpelier caused fear of an earthquake. Residents rushed from their homes after the blast, thinking a quake had struck, as reports spread about the distant event twenty-two miles away.
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Manton
Montpélier
Ryan Knocks Out Payne in Fourth Round Fight
Tommy Ryan former world welterweight champion knocked out Billy Payne of Philadelphia in the fourth round of a twenty round bout at the Empire Athletic Club in Syracuse New York on December 24.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Tommy Ryan
Billy Payne
Philadelphia
Empire Athletic Club
Tragic Drowning Near Papocoan in Clark River
December 24 report from Papocoan Kentucky states Allen Greer his wife and Bud Owens daughter drowned while crossing Clark River in a canoe. The craft overturned and the river was dragged with no recovery of the bodies yet.
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Papocoan
Allen Greer
Bud Owens
Clark’s River
Administration promises and displacing Cleveland cited
Milwaukee News notes the new administration may not deliver promised prosperity but will remove Cleveland and his supporters. The piece frames this change as cause for rejoicing.
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Cleveland
Milwaukee News
Pingree’s Potatoes Against Trusts Eyed in Speeches
The St Louis Republic labels a four year crusade by Michigan’s Honorable Pingree as edifying, joking that he will hurl frozen potatoes at trusts and monopolies in a campaign of extermination.
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Speetacles
Pingree
Michigan
St Louis Republic
Septuagenarian Sentenced in Counterfeiting Case
New York December 24 Henry L Basford aged 78 was sentenced to two years in prison for making and selling counterfeit money. He was linked to a gang that supplied counterfeit notes mainly to street car conductors in New York City and Brooklyn.
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New York
Henry L. Basford
Basford
Brooklyn
Meeting of veterans denounces Spanish atrocities in Cuba
Salem officials and citizens gathered at G A R Hall to express sympathy for Cuban suffering. Resolutions urged vigorous U S action to protect residents on the island and to recognize Cuba. The meeting drew a large attendance.
Choynski and Sharkey Bout Set With $5000 Purse
Par son Davies arrives in PrrrspurG to announce he has deposited $1,000 with Al Smith of New York for a match between Choynski and Sharkey. If Sharkey agrees, the bout will take place on the same date and at the same venue as the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight, with a $5,000 purse offered by Dan Stuart.
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Prrrspurg
Davies
al Smith
New York
Choynski
Sharkey
Dan Stuart
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Railroad growth leads in the South says Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal notes that the South is developing faster in railroad construction than other regions, a result that surprises few observers and underscores regional expansion across the country.
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Atlanta Journal
Real Estate Agent's Loss From Forged Justice of Peace
Kokomo Indiana real estate and loan agent W. B. Blacklidge was cheated out of 1700 dollars by a forger who used the solicitor A. W. Sawyer’s name and forged a mortgage deed. The mortgage was notarized by a Justice of Peace. Blacklidge knew the farmer and the signature details, yet the scam cost him 1700 dollars.
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Blacklidge
Kokomo Ind
A. W. Sawyer
Justice of Peace
Immigrants Detained From Patria Steerage Run
511 Patria passengers landed at New York from Marseilles and Naples 200 detained byimmigration authorities. Assistant Secretary Wike and Supt Stumpf observed the landing and appeared unsympathetic. Dr Seaver called the group the worst in years with many Stalians among the detainees.
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New York
Marseilles
Naples
Dean Ellie
Staliang
Opossum Hunter Shot By Companion in Otsego
Dec 24 in Mippietons New York James Connsroe was shot in the back by companion Charles Kurtz while hunting opossums. Connsroe was brought home in serious condition from the wound and loss of blood.
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Mippietons
James Connsroe
Charles Kurtz
Cosnaroe
Pearl Crouch Awaiting Lover to Marry Him in Jail
Pearl Crouch travels to Ripley to await the arrival of her lover Oscar Switcher who shot her last August. Switcher remains jailed and hopes to gain release through her default in the prosecution.
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Louisville
Dee
Pearl Crouch
Oscar Switcher
Ripley Olio
Jal
Tommy Ryan Beats Billy Payne In Fourth Round Victory
In Syracuse tonight Tommy Ryan defeated Billy Payne of Philadelphia in the fourth round of a twenty round contest before the Empire Athletic Club.
Dunkards Expand in North Dakota Colony Formation
Anderson December 24 a second dunkard colony was organized here and joined the gas belt settlements in North Dakota. Each family receives eighty acres and railway transport. The new group comprises thirty families forming the growing community.
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Anderson
Dunkards
North Dakota
Grimm Triumphs In American Trap Championship Match
Charles B. Grimm of Clear Lake defeated Dr. Garver 98 to 96 in a 100 bird sides match for $200 and the America championship title. The event took place in Chicago with Grimm securing the victory.
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Chicago
Charles B. Grimm
Clear Lake
America
Grimm
Dr. Garver Todsy
Hint to presidential hopefuls about ambition disclosure
A brief editorial hint suggests that would‑be candidates for the Presidency should disclose their ambitions sooner rather than later. The remark, attributed to Tom Reed, implies wit could have aided a path to higher office.
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Tom Reed
Tramp Confesses to Galion Murder in Drunken Stupor
In Manchester Ohio a transient named Huron Sobers confessed to killing brakeman Nelan Schlagel at Galion on December 10 while trying to eject a gang of tramps from a freight car. Sobers was arrested and jailed. A $1,000 reward was offered for the arrest.
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Manchester
Huron Sobers
Nelan Schlagel
Galion
Sobers
What He Wants
A Kansas City Times quote claims Mr. Cleveland seeks broad congressional power to govern, with emphasis on Cuban affairs. The snippet notes the president’s perceived aim to let Congress direct policy, reflecting ongoing debate over executive autonomy.
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Cleveland
Congress
Kansas City
Times
Bank of West Superior Fails to Open on December 24
West Superior Wisconsin report that the Bank of West Superior did not open this morning. The small institution lists capital and surplus of about $100,000.
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West Superior
Wis
Bank of West
Duel Leaves Baron Wangerheim and Count Gyllen Surte Wounded
Baron Von Wangerheim secretary of the German legation in Copenhagen and Lieut. Count Von Gyllenband were wounded in a pistol duel near heretoday. The Baron sustained kidney injuries and the Count an abdominal wound. Both were taken to the hospital.
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Baron von Wangerheim
Copnhagen
Count von Gyllenband
Kidceya
Abdomer
Loapite
Miss Vandelia Varnum at City Hall Y M C A Show
Miss Vandelia Varnum will perform at the Railroad Y M C A entertainment on Wednesday evening December 30 at City Hall. The entertaining speaker has earned audience approval and promises lively sharp shooting humor. Reserved seats cost ten cents, single tickets 25 cents, available at the association rooms until seven oclock Wednesday.
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City Hall
Mr Cleveland Faces Lily in Humorous Quandary
The Washington Post notes a dusky female humming a suggestive line sparking Mr Cleveland to prepare for a confrontation with Lily in a playful, provocative scene.
Thieves Plague Milford Kentucky Districts
Residents from Milford area unite to chase a gang after homes of Thos Rybolt J B Kun yun and Lytle Hill are looted. Bloodhounds trail robbery sixteen miles into swampy ground but track is lost due to fresh snow.
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Milrorp
Milford
Thos. Rybolt
Kunyun
Lytle Hill
Dave Futon
Pleasant Plain
Victim of Frecas Shooting in Axtany Critical
Sylvester Dooley, shot in a fre cas with Jesse and Albert Wilson last Saturday night, remained in critical condition this morning and is feared to die. The Wilsons are jailed awaiting Dooley’s outcome.
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Wilsons
New Axtany
Des
Sylvester Dooley
Jesse
Albert Wilson
Dooley
Police Raid Sparks Night Fight in North Indianapolis
Unclear OCR text reports a raid in Indianapolis involving individuals named Kid Britton and John Cospy. Fragmentary details mention a fight forming near North Indianapolis with unclear timing and participants. Further readable facts are limited.
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Der
Kid Britton
John Cospy
North Indianapolis
Eles Raat
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