Indiana Grand Army Officers Elected at Logansport Encampment
Tersely reported items note casualties crimes and fires while detailing Indiana Grand Army encampment officers elected at Logansport. Department Commander M. M. Garrigus Kochamo. senior vice commander Rodney Stain Logansport. junior vice commander Brown Indianapolis. chaplain Bobo Shewhard Pleasantville. medical director Warren S. King Greenfield. council F Hammel Madison M C Rankin Terre Haute W D Warrins Indianapolis J D Braden Elkhart H A Root Michigan City. delegate Ben Starro Richmond. alternate A W Tucker Noblesville.
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Indiana
Fis
J.D. Braden
Elkhart
H. A. Root
Michigan City
Ben Starro
Richmond
A.W. Tucker
Nobiesville
Comet sighting reported near Queenstown Australia
A fragmentary note describes a newly found comet near Queenstown Australia with observations by Mr Aitken and a position implying a northern dipper region. The report mentions the comet being faint and not easily seen without a telescope and references a specific ascent declination.
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Queenstown
Aitken
Sp. Mh
Beetreen
Miners In Clearest Creek Coal Mine Disaster At Parington
A coal mine explosion at Parington in Whe mines leaves several dead and many injured. Rescue teams bring out only a few bodies as others remain trapped.Witnesses say the blast occurred after a lamp ignited a flare in the shaft despite men and their families gathered at the mouth. Meanwhile Senator Beveridge travels to Russia to study trade and industrial conditions, exploring potential U.S.-Russia economic ties and broader European affairs.
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Clearest Creek
Tron
Parington
Amd
Tragic double suicide after reprimand at Lin Conner
John Fay of Sears Bridge company in Lin Conner Washington scolded a boy over a minor fault. The boy, wounded, shot himself in the head. Fay then shot himself, dying beside his wounded son as he attempted to help.
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John Fay
Sears Bridge Company
Lin Conner
Wash
Steeple Jack Williams Killed by Streetcar in Cleveland
Renowned "Steeple Jack" Williams, famed for daring high place feats, died in Cleveland after being struck by a streetcar while crossing the street. He had painted and repaired church steeples and gilded crosses, leaving no known relatives and was buried by the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators.
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Jack” Williams
Cleveland
Jack
the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators
German staff warn allies of new expedition to suppress boxers
Dr Morrison cables from Pekin dated May 15 to the London Times reporting that German forces notify the allies of plans for another expedition to quell boxers in the southern Ki Li province beyond Ching Ching, and invite allied cooperation. French troops’ departure has been countermanded.
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Morrison
London Times
Pekin
Ki Li
Ching Ching
Settlement ends battle of giant financial interests
Tarri man secures that Ionion Pacific interests will not suffer from Morsan's Burlington acquisition. Personal rivalry between factions is to be eliminated, ending the market-shaking dispute that unsettled stock markets across two continents.
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Continents
Tarriman
Ionion Pacific
Morsan
Burlington
King Edward Birthday Public Celebration Proposal
London notes King Edward's birthday observed in May as a public holiday. The king desires the day to be perpetuated as a public holiday, continuing the long standing royal observance and vital significance in Queen Victoria's era.
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London
Edward
Fire Claims Four Men On Owensboro Steamer at Calhoun
A blaze aboard the Owensboro steamer at Calhoun Kentucky killed four men. The low boat burned to the water’s edge after the fire started aboard the vessel while moored at the dock.
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Owensboro
Calhoun
Three-Way Duel Turns Fatal in Wins ton Men Clash
Town marshal Wright confronts Ben Hook during a tense arrest attempt. Joe Hook and Ben Hook assault Wright, overpowering him until Wright breaks free, fires at Joe Hook, and fatally wounds him while Wreal and another assailant are injured.
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Joe Hook
Ben Hook
Ben Wreal
Winston
Ind
Toe Wook
Wright
Marshal Wright
Joe
Wimost
Seimann
Joe Advok
Cronenwett Declines Cap ital University Presidency
Rev Emanuel Cronenwett pastor of St Mark s Lutheran Church Butler Pa declines the presidency of Cap ital University. Report notes multiple local and national events including ship Bon Voyage burned drowned passengers and other assorted incidents.
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Emanuel Cronenwett
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Butler
Capital University
Portage Ship Canal
Lake Superior
Charles Ti. Eastman
Richaml AL Grogan, Jr
Cambridge
Mass
Smith
Washington
Yibbott
Uarrison
John Wanamiker
Philadelphia
Garabel Agsiian
West Hoboken
Symlovo
Constantinople
Calcutta
Perry B. Durand
Guy Lapman
Rockefeller
The
I's
Crow's Nest
Bugzard’s Bay
William Winter d Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Christie McDonald
B.A. Lorton
Boston
Truntington
Broad Top
Mount Dallas
Jamaica
Brooklyn, N. Y
Western Nation guilty of various crimes across states
A garbled wire service summary reports multiple incidents: a man shot another at Eyaleth Minnesota. a steamboat sank with multiple drownings near Detroit. a San Luis Obispo crowd reacting to President McKinley caused panic. an Oregon City shooting and suicide. a railroad liability ruling in Indianapolis. carpenters’ strike averted in Saint Paul. large financial losses from a Detroit chamber district collapse and a Western Union telegraph hit. Also mentions hangings in Silver City, a church sale in Cleveland, and a wealthy farmer funding a home for aged women in Richmond.
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Kee
Long Beach
Cal
Sant Quentin
Methever
Celia McFadden
Cleveland
Detroit Street
Charles Lowery
Jack Ryan
Chadron
Ohio
Lowery
Blinky
Morgan Fang
Crested Butte
Colo
Colorado Supply Company
St. Louis
Charles Clabaugh
William Parrison
John Paxton
Pleasant Valley Mines
Carthage
Henry Hopkins
Kansas City
Williams College
Carter
Dr. Hopkins
Mark Hopkins
Williams
T L. Mosby
Black Neck
Ark
Mosby
Jacob Becker
Manitou
Joseph Keith
Nora Kifer
Michigan City
Ind
Detroit
Wabash
Wyatt
Thomas
Paul's Valley
1. T
John Stevenson
O. Scrivener
Missouri
Alexander Jester Mirde
New T London
Wolf Bet
Carmi, UL
Wabash River
Mount Vernon
Clinton BL Worden
Crook
Howard
Worden
Chicago
International Machinists’ Association
Herman
Topeka
Kan
George Plamier
Uerman
Mast Liverpool
East Liverpool Potteries Company
Popeki Suloom
Iter Attorih
Imsandty
Terre Phaute
Sappho
Po Shievis
Wats
Mort
Eyaleth
Minn
J. Uackurti
Daduth
Paicheah
Mississippi River
Wessel
Tuthusissts
San Luis Obispo
McKinley
T.S. McCinds
Oward Baker
Duane’s Ferry
Oregon City
Ore
Indianapolis
Seo Paul
Builders’ Exchange
Oth
Western Union Telegraph Company
Lawrence
Miler
Kansas
Lang
William Bo Leeds
New York
Methodist
Charles L. Pack
Tima
Westminster
Soo Hiaarvels
Dix
Merritt Hist
Paaiy
Mail theft arrest and violent crime report across states
The story notes Walter Willis under arrest for mail robbery between Durham Creek and Blounts Creek North Carolina. A mob attacked a house near Knoxville Arkansas where Lee Key, a Black man, was found dead at daybreak with a gunshot wound amid accusations of exploiting others. A passenger train from Chicago derailed near Lunazellhurst.
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Durham Creek
Blount’s Creek
N.C
Walter Willis
Lee Key
Knoxville
Ark
Hlinsis Central
Chicago
Lunazelhhurst
Brother-in-law killings in Texas end with surrender
In daylight near Alvarado Texas John Turner surrendered to City Marshal Smith admitting he killed Jerry Boulden. The two men, brothers-in-law, clashed over a family quarrel. Mississippians were killed earlier: BL Rose of Fulton Kentucky a mail clerk and Tom Lee a fireman perished days ago.
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Rose
Fulton
Tom Lee
John Turner
Smith
Jerry Boulden
Alvarado
Texas
Foreign News Roundup Reflects Global Tensions
A synthesis of international items reports the death of M Henri de Verninac at 60, a German budget deficit near 30 million marks, and Chinese plenipotentiaries awaiting time to meet obligations. It notes violence in Moscow with young girls stabbed, Dreyfus matter affidavits in Brussels, a mine explosion near Shan Lee Chee Lee killing and injuring French and German nationals, and UK civil list approval at 2.35 million. Reports from Tikvesh describe Turkish police brutality and Bulgarian arrests.
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M. Henri de Verninac
Ching
Moscow
Russia
Brussels
Esterhazy
Col. Sundher
Asiatic
Shan- Lee
Chee-Lee
China
English
House of Commons
Tikvesh
Salonica
Oilcloth trust grows as firms join project
In a sweeping development the oilcloth trust nears a nationwide lockup with seven plants to be included and a capitalized total of 500 100 dollars. Separately the Hawaiian legislature resolutions urge President to remove Gov Dole amid obstruction charges.
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Oilcloth Trust
Market Reports Show Live Stock and Grain Prices Across Cities
Chicago markets list cattle prices from common to prime 2.00 to 5.75 while hogs run 3.00 to 5.75 and sheep 3.00 to 4.50. wheat No 2 red 0 to 0.1, corn No 2 0 to 0.10, oats No 2 0.27 to 0.28, rye No 2 0.50 to 0.52. Butter creamery 17 to 18, eggs 0 to 0.11. regionally Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York show varied tiers for cattle hogs sheep and grains with similar ranges and prices.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ste. Toledo
New York
Mrs McKinley Sails West Illness Forces Trip Halt
President McKinley’s Pacific tour is halted as Mrs McKinley falls gravely ill in San Francisco. A special train carried the couple to California where doctors treat a felon on her finger and a persistent dysentery attack as worry grows for her condition. Officials say no departure date for the return journey is set. the public bulletin will guide updates.
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McKinley
West
San Francisco
Pacific
Washington
Cortelyou
Rixey
Mr. Scott
Mirschfelter
Monterey
Ile
Scott
San Jose
University of California
Oakland
Condition of crops temperate report from Midwest and South
The week brought overall favorable germination conditions but drought and uneven rain affected regions. Corn planting delays occur in Central Missouri and Mississippi valleys, oats and winter wheat show improvement with rain, while Texas and Gulf areas report little progress. Michigan Ohio show gains, while drought hurts Southern crops and fruit elsewhere.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Missouri Valley
Gulf States
Western Plateau
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
West Virginia
Ohio
Nebraska
Michigan
Texas
Tennessee
California
South Dakota
Florida
Indiana
Wisconsin
Lowa
Floating Exposition Promotes U.S. Goods Abroad
A floating exposition idea is pushed by Treasury official H. 4% Austin to circumnavigate the globe visiting seacoast towns. A fleet of ships would serve as floating booths for leading American-manufactured goods aimed at foreign demand. The voyage length hinges on funding, likely spanning at least two years. Also reported: James Jarvis of Fayetteville killed his wife then cut his arms. he will live. George Kellogg of New Hartford, father of soprano Chiara Kellogg, is dead.
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Ano
Port Lee
N. J
Leonia Hill
Trockact? Manufaecturing Company
Burnecoat Troeksett
Bouloog
Stoel
Oi Snl
Doessiie
Cream W. Tarden
Nathan Tittaur Hospital
Cloversvile
Hirm
du O
Buffalo
Wilkie McCormick
Clighbridge
Cromwell Creek
Vie Farm
Wesles Allen
Shorles
Marion
Vic
Hawaiian
Melkinley
Gov. Dole
Lillooet
Cariboo
Okanogan
B. C
South Africa
Dawes Commission
Casuo Garcia
Havre
San Juan de Porto Rico
Pastoria
Annie Laura
St. Clair
Rennell Sound
Queen Charlotte Islind
Bradstreet’s
New York Stock Exchange
Globe
Austin
Bureau of Statistics
Treasury Department
United States
James U1
Jarvis
Fayetteville
Ark
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Seen
Thomas & Ellis, Publishers
Mame M. Sr
Tersedy
G. A. RR
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Rusia
Albert
Kouasia
Germany
Siberia
Beveridae
Getaber
Marshal
Kenward
Chetwood
Brows Geothers & Co
Thain
Ambex
SLO
Ziegler
George Browner
Colby
Fairbury
Neb
Rock Island
Browner
Louis Deman
Company PD
Second
United States Infantry
Marshal Crushall
Orrville
Deman
Daniel Perris
Columbus
Demian
Warren County Grand Jury
Hamilton
John McCinng
Mason
Rebecca
McChuus
Frank Rockefeller
Siegel Sanders Live Stock Commission Company
Southern
UN General
American Waltham Watch Company
Mrs.wkinley
Sinks
Mrs. Mainley
George Kellogg
New Hartford
Conn
Chira Louise Kellogg
Prima Donna
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