Nine Killed in Wreck on Southern Railway
A southbound mail train jumped a 75 foot trestle near Danville Virginia at high speed. Of 16 crew, nine were killed and seven injured. Locomotive and four cars were destroyed, with officials blaming excessive speed on a sharp curve. Several thousand gathered at the scene and a fire was quickly put out.
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Charlotte
N. C
Southern Railway
Danville
A. G. Brody
Saltsyville
J. T. Clapp
J. T. Blair
J. L. Thompson
Washington, D. C
W. T. Chambers
Mitland
D. T. Flory
Noketville
Brody
Southern
Straman
Tone
Danv
Posse seeks murderer after deputy shot in Tennessee
Knoxville dispatch reports Mack Rose and an armed group scouring Loudon county for Rose who resisted arrest at Cloyds Creek. Deputy Sheriff Ed N Griffiths was killed by a shot through the heart and citizen- deputy John Poole was wounded. Rose and a woman named Hicks fled, leaving the barn scene.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Loudon County
Mack Rose
Cloyds’ Creek
Ed N. Griffiths
John Poole
Rose
Hicks
Hand
Griffiths
Poole
Anda Griffiths
Boy Starved to Death in Alabama Factory
Montgomery Alabama September 22 Albert Hammack a white boy fourteen died at a ducal undertaking shop from starvation The son had been employed at the cordage works whose shutdown deprived many families of livelihoods He was removed from his impoverished home to the city infirmary but died too late.
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Sunny South
Birmingham
Ala
Internal Revenue
Joseph C. Thompson
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Gevorgia
Alabama
Atlanta
Birminham
Montgomery
Albert Hammack
Wes
Young Hammack
Panama Canal Treaty Dead At State Dept Report
Washington reports the Panama canal treaty considered dead with eight hours left for Colombian action. No word from Minister Beaupré or Colombian chartier hero Herrán keeps hopeful prospects dim. Separate item notes Birick & Co. of Cleveland filing for bankruptcy due to shortages in Buffalo broker accounts.
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Washington
State Department
Minister Beaupre
Tiagota
Herran
Pres Dent Marroquin
Eirick & Co
Cleveland
W. F. Birick & Co
United States District Court
Birick
Bufale
Wedding Ceremony Performed While Groom Dies in Louisville
Patrick Flaherty of Crescent Hill marries his sweetheart Katie Moss in a rapid ceremony as consumption takes him. the newlyweds hoped to secure his property, and Flaherty dies within minutes amid the somber scene.
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Curtis Jettie
Seouisville
Hilled
Louisville
Patrick Flaherty
Crescent Hill
Katie Moss
Flaherty
Miss Moss
Prince Alert Breaks World Pace Record at Empire City
Prince Alert, famed pacer, shattered the world mile pacing mark at Empire City Track on Sept 24, clocking 1:57 against Dan Patch’s 1:59. The event opened the autumn meet of the Empire City Trotting Club with four races scheduled.
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Lou Dillon
Cleveland
C. K. G. Billings
Lexington
Memphis
Prince Alert
Empire City
New York
Dan Patch
Columbus
McHenry
Yonkers
Invasion fears rise over Honduras Nicaragua dispute
Advices from New Orleans report expected Honduran troops to press Nicaragua over a concession granted to a Pittsburg syndicate. If no boundary settlement is reached, war is likely.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Nicaragua
Pittsburg
Parks Wins Seat At International Iron Workers Convention
Sam Parks won his case before the International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers convention in Kansas City. The convention voted to seat Parks and other delegates from local union No. 2 of New York, overturning President Buchanan’s ruling. The executive session lasted ten hours.
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Kansas City
Sam Parks
International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Parks
New York
Buchanan
Dublin Bay
Department of Agriculture
Samuel Parks
Bridge and Iron Workers’ Union
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Farmers’ National Congress
Booker T. Washington
Philadelphia Presbytery
Circleville, O
Rockslide Near Frank Alberta Rumors Surface
Reports from Nelson It C September 24 describe a heavy rumbling resembling another landslide near Frank Alberta across the mountain from Frankfort. Town of Frankfort reportedly stands uncertain, with residents denying abandonment amid such fears. A separate note from Niagara Falls Sept 28 reports Tor rain T Wilmer electrocuted at home after a 2000 volt shock while fixing wiring. Berlin Sept 23 notes Frankfort municipal council approves participation in German cities exhibit at the St Louis exposition.
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Nelson
It. C
Frank Alberta
Frankfort
Niagara Falls
Torrain T. Wilmer
Berlin
St. Louis
News in Brief from 19th Century Columns
A digest of incidents and updates across cities and nations. earthquakes in Santiago Cuba. American dealings in Beiruts case. the US steel stock move. Roosevelt actions on Hawaiian bonds and congress prep. various local accidents, indictments, and confrontations reported from Washington Conneaut St Paul and beyond.
Market Report of Grain and Live Stock Prices
Grain and rock prices for Sept 26 across Cleveland Buffalo Pittsburgh Chicago New York Cincinnati and Boston. Cattle and hog prices shown for steers heifers cows calves and feeders with mix of prime good fair and common grades and regional price ranges. Wheat corn oats and other grains listed by grade and market.
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Cleveland
East Buffalo
Chicago
Ppliytsburg
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Toledo
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Ohio State Liquor League
W. A. Weaver
Jett
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Cur Jett
Osborne
James Cockrill
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Blanton
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Milton Carley
Tribune
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Carley
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W. Va
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Leander Gilkerson
Ida Johnson
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J. B. Marcum
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George R. Davidson
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Monticello
Kentucky Colonel Oil Company
Thomas Marsh
A. B. Adams
Marshall Marsh
Leach
Court of Appeals
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Billings
Wiliam
Mills
Southern Express Company
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Lawrence Duffy
Mid- Weesboro
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Rob Fitzsimmons
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Russia
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Jiellie Carlile
Ml Health
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Hanna
Klondike
Cleveland and
Pittsburg Road
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John Donovan
Samuel Archer
Archer
National Farmers’ Congress
Canada
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Ohio Presbytery
John Doyle
Sandusky
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Shaw
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Springfield
William Reeves
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Youngstown
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Conneaut
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St. Paul
James Darmody
Fred A. Clark
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B. F. Hurst
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