Fire destroys Gordon Journal in Nebraska loss tops $1000
Robbery is suspected as the Gordon Journal office in Gordon Nebraska suffered a devastating fire. The building and contents were nearly a total loss with insured funds of the Woodmen of the World lodge stolen from a small chest kept by the lodge secretary. A silver quarter remained, and the thief likely entered through a rear window before the blaze began. Firefighters saved part of the plant as editor H G Lyon plans immediate rebuilding.
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Gordon. Journal
Gordon
Neb
W. O. W. Lodge
Journal
H. G. ‘Lyon
Desperate Jail Escape Attempt In Sturgis
In Sturgis two jailed men Hansen and Murrell attempted to break jail as deputy Frank Smith checked cells. Murrell lunged with a cuspidore and Smith fired, hitting Murrell in the stomach. Murrell is recovering under care but may not live.
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Murrell
Train Derails Near Ridott Kills Fireman
A Chicago and North Western passenger train from Chicago at 4 15 p m derailed near Ridott Illinois. Engineer Patrick Ryan of Freeport was killed as the engine plunged over the embankment. Twelve or fifteen passengers were injured but none seriously. The wreck was caused by spreading rails on a curve. The engine traveled about 500 feet along the flats before leaving the track.
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Fréport
Ill
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Ridott
Patrick Ryan
Freeport
Sewell Stricken in 1899 with Apoplexy at Bath Area
Arthur E Sewell democratic candidate for vice president in 1899 lies unconscious at his summer home in Smallpoint sixteen miles from Bath Maine after an apoplexy attack. Doctors report slight chances of recovery and no change at midnight.
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Sewell Btricken
Arthur ‘E. Sewell
Smallpoint
Bath
Britain on the Fence Delays China Policy Report
Britain delays announcing its China policy as Minister Claude MacDonald reports on the Pekin situation. In Iowa a farmer A Woods near Martelle shot his son after a brutal assault on his wife during a quarrel over a trivial matter. the son was exonerated by the coroner's jury.
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Britain
Pekin
Claude MacDonald
China
A. Woods
Martelle
Breaks the World's Record at Indianapolis Sheep Show
Readable text reports a record breaking event in Indianapolis related to sheep slaughtering and dressing. The fragment mentions Chas and a world record achievement, with limited detail on date or full scope of competition.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chas
H.C. Townsend
St. Louis
Missouri
China Situation Deepens as Powers Debate Alignment
The text of Russian proposals heightens suspicion in England over Russia's moves. The European concert is seen as ruptured, with uncertainty on how Britain, Japan, and the triple alliance will realign. Some papers predict Britain and the United States may split over Pekin policy.
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England
Russia
Great Britain
Japan
Pekin
United States
Russians Brutality at Pekin and Taku Reported
Beginning with the Pekin dispatches, Associated Press reporters describe Russian conduct as a blot on the campaign. Cossacks allegedly smashed down Chinese women with gun butts, beat children to death, and officers stood by. At Taku American observers report bayoneting children and clubs against elderly men in the river.
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Pekin
Associated Press
Taku
Diplomatic Delays Cloud Withdraw Troop Talks
Telegraphic links between Pekin and Tien Tsin break down delaying final replies to the American Russian troop withdrawal proposal. Shanghai reports Li Hung Chang remains in place though foreigners there doubt his motives, a view shared by many diplomats.
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Pekin
Tien Tsin
Washington
Li Hung Chang
Associated Press
Shanghai
Li S
Oregon Under Captain Wilde Sets Sail for Shanghai
Word from the navy department says the battleship Oregon, commanded by Captain Wilde, left Nagasaki and headed for Wu Shung the men of war's anchorage at Shanghai. Admiral Remey is believed to have ordered the assignment, though the reason is not stated.
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Navy Department
Kentucky move to repeal Goebel election law
Representative Holland introduced a bill in the Kentucky House to repeal the Goebel election law and replace it with a new framework. It creates a state board of three with two party appointments and a third by the secretary of state, later elected by the legislature, with voting only on ties. County boards of three mirror this structure, with election officers evenly split between parties. The bill reportedly aligns with Governor Beckham’s views.
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Holland
Kentucky
Secretary of State
Beekham
Fund Disappearance Sparks Demands for Open Accounts
A Mexico City dispatch reports La Nación Española demanding a full public accounting of a patriotic fund raised by Spaniards to buy a warship for the navy. The paper accuses a mystery surrounding the fund and urges transparency to quell Spanish colony unrest amid the U S navy conflict. Fire at 604 Canal Street in New Orleans destroys upper floor of Fairbanks Sewing, with $200,000 loss. Adjacent Keifer Bros shoe factory loses $100,000 and Morris Building $50,000 in damage.
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Mexico City
la Nacion Espanola
United States
New Orleans
Canal Street
Fair‘banka Sewies Company
Keifer Bros
Morris
Canal and
Camp Streets
Longshoremen End Erie Strike at Cleveland Docks
Six hundred longshoremen return to work at the Erie railway ore docks in Cleveland pending arbitration over grievances. The stoppage followed owners refusal to grant extra compensation for unloading and wet cargo of wheat on the steamer Simon J Murphy.
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Erie Railway
Cleveland
Simon, J., Murphy
Lewelling Dies Sudden Heart Failure in Kansas City
Ex Governor E. D. Lewelling died suddenly of heart failure in Kansas City Kansas, with his passing reported as unexpected and shocking to supporters and contemporaries. Local reports credit Lewelling’s long public service and influence in Kansas politics.
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Lewelling
E. D. Lewelling
Kansas City
Kas
Mine on Fire in Leadville Col Amid Deep Mine Blaze
A blaze roared through a Leadville Colorado mine causing heavy smoke and danger to workers. Firefighters battled the flames with limited access as rescuers searched for anyone trapped. No exact counts of casualties or missing workers were provided in the readable text.
Police report fragment from 9 units with electric means
Fragmentary note mentions policeman Louis and an incident involving nine people and electric devices. Details unclear. includes partial terms by and usi.
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Policeman Louis
Usi
Robbery of Pacific Express Car In Omaha Sparks Theories
Union Pacific officials say pursuit is near its end and deny tales of a $100,000 loot. Superintendent Patterson puts the loss at not more than $2,000, noting the car and merchandise were destroyed by dynamite.
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Philippines
Railroad
Express Companies
Patterson
Express’ Company
Express Company
Patterson Will
Crop condition reports from Nebraska and Iowa
The Corn Belt survey shows Nebraska corn from 241 correspondents with 15 excellent and 141 good, the rest fair to bad. Wheat reports: 14 excellent, 161 good, remaining fair. Iowa corn from 92 correspondents across 28 counties: 16 excellent, 71 good, all others except one call it fair, while Wheat: 34 good and the rest medium.
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Chicago
Burlington
Nebraska
Iowa
Two Die as Footboard Riders Fall From Streetcar
One man is dead and another badly injured after being swept from a Halsted streetcar footboard in Chicago when a wagon with scrap iron struck the car. The dead man is Benjamin Vaughn and Irving Nichols is fatally hurt. The wagon driver was arrested. Gold medal awarded Walter Baker and Co for cocoa and chocolate at the Paris Exposition, their third Paris honor.
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Chicago
Benjamin Vaughn
Irving Nichols
Halsted Street
Walter Baker & Co
Paris
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Europe
Americas
Wealthy Columba miner seeks sister in Dayton Ohio
William Hines, formerly of this state, arrived in Dayton from Columbia South America searching for his sister Mrs. Julia White and her daughter. Hines went to South America in 1876 and worked in the gold mines, amassing wealth. Of late he was sick. Mrs. White and her daughter were located at West Carrollton seven miles south of Dayton.
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William Hines
Dayton
Columbia
South America
Julia White
Hines
Sweden Seeks $10 Million Loan From New York Bank
Albert H. Wiggin of the National Probank of New York says Swedish officials approached the bank about placing a ten million dollar loan in the United States. Wiggin declined to say whether the proposition was favorably received.
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Albert H. Wiggin
National Probank of
New York
Duke of Manchester Declared Bankrupt in London Court
A London dispatch reports the Duke of Manchester adjudged bankrupt and resigning from his clubs. Petitions to the bankruptcy court include one from the young nobleman himself whose acceptances are widely distributed, and friends have urged this drastic measure for some time.
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Duke of Manchester
London
To Claim 81 700 000 in England
The text notes Emmett Bandock of Honolulu and his father John Bandock of Sagra claim a sum of 81 700 000 in England. The fragment lacks context on the action, parties, or court involved.
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England
Emmett Bandock
Honolulu
John _ Bandock
Sagra
Failure of Lord Yarmouth as vaudeville performer shocks American press
A New York letter in the London Express examines the collapse of Lord Yarmouth and other European nobles who come to the United States seeking livelihood. The piece cites numerous cases of aristocrats failing in ordinary jobs from waiter to hotelkeeper, driver to porter, arguing such figures struggle to survive in America.
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Tiona
New. Mark
Earl of Yarmouth
New World
England
United States
Rohan
Avelle
New York
Count ‘Karoyli
Austria
Drummond
Earl
Perth
Duke
Melfort
Count Bernstoff
Germany
London
Prince
Blucher
Count Fumfkirchen
Bowery
Count Finckenastein
Frederick ,the Great
Atti
Count Finckenstein
Foot Guards
Baltimore
Lord Yarmouth
London, Express
Full as He Could Be In Glasgow Virtue of Contentment Told
A Glasgow resident, walking home after drinking, encounters two councilmen. The man boasts he is as full as he can be while the councilman challenges him. The exchange highlights a blunt, humorous take on restraint and self control among neighbors.
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Glasgow
New York Tax Increases and Fiscal Notes
New York State taxes for school purposes rose from 3 million to 4 million annually over twenty years. General state expenses excluding canals education and relief rose over 160 percent. A Philadelphia hotel allowed an Idaho delegate to sleep on a billiard table, charging 40 cents per hour and a total of 2.80 dollars for seven hours.
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New York
Er Cps
Philadelphia
Idaho
Women Speak of Relief From Ills via Lydia Pinkham Remedy
A 1899 letter from Miss Eona Frederick of Troy Ohio describes long lasting fatigue and menstrual silence along with other symptoms. She reports using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound according to directions and credits it with restoring her health and appetite. The testimonial emphasizes personal recovery and gratitude toward the remedy.
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Oman
Eona Frederick
Troy
Ohio
Muna
Pivcham
Lydia
Pinkham
DA Erederice
1901 Great Britain Census Preparations Begin
London Mail reports the 1901 census task begins with 60 000 officials appointed as subordinate clerks. The nationwide operation divides Britain into 640 districts under senior registrars, with enumeration districts around 40 000, schedules distributed before March 31 1901 and completed at the registrar general's office within a month for compilation.
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Great Britain
R ‘Elstrar-General
England
Scotland
Wales
London
Mail
Russia's New Calendar Keeps Thirteen Months Each Year
A report suggests Russia plans a calendar reform with 13 months of twenty eight days each. The change’s main appeal lies in apparent stability resembling a sovereign remedy. The ad then promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for dyspepsia constipation nervousness and insomnia, warning to obtain the genuine product.
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Russia
Khedive Abbas il Receives England Visit as Multilingual Leader
The Khedive of Egypt Abbas II, visiting England, is described as a hard worker who speaks several languages including Turkish and Arabic. A tale from childhood compares him with his brother Mehemet Ali, noting Mehemet’s indolence and a strict tutor who urged effort, while Abbas emphasizes that a prince is only a prince when active.
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Abbas Il
Egypt
England
Isa
Toki
Hila
Mehemét Ali
Mehemet
Abbas
New York Tribune
Birthplace of Admiral Dewey's father and local shrine site
The formerly occupied Dewey home, born in December 1887 to George Dewey, passed through the family and Captain Howard Dewey to present owner. Gordon moved it in 1890. locals visit the shrine. A letter from R Gordon praises Peruna for his wife’s catarrh relief and requests a free book.
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George
Dew Wey
Dewey
Howard ‘Dewey
Gordon
Peruna
T. R Gorpox
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Frea
Notable Chef Boujat Dies In Retirement At Vitry
M Claude Boujat chief of imperial cuisine under Napoleon III has died. A famed figure in court kitchens at the Tuileries St Cloud and Compiegne he earned praise as king of all cooks for his simple menu of boiled fresh beef with salt or underdone grilled meals. The Emperor honored him with gifts and Boujat spent his final years in comfortable retirement at Vitry.
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Napoleon III
M.claude Boujat
Tuileries
St. Cloud
Compiegne
Boujat
Souler
Vitry
CASCARETS Claim Easy Health with Bowels Cure
An old time ad touts CASCARETS as the solution for all ailments from headaches to cancer by regulating bowels. The copy promises natural movements and health restoration for 19 cents to start, warning against imitations.
Dueling in Argentina Sparks Social Scandal in Buenos Aires
William V. Burt reports from Buenos Ayres that a social scandal triggered a double duel involving Dr. Jaime F. Liavallo and Julian Martinez and later their sons. No blood was shed. The piece notes a proposed penal code amendment to abolish dueling, arguing enforcement is ineffective and the change would matter little.
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Jaime F. Liavallo
Julian Martinez
William V. Burt
Chicago Record
Buenos Ayres
Oklahoma land opening and sister items in brief
Congress authorizes Kiowa Comanche reservation opening under U S Homestead laws with 3 000 000 acres. Morgan's Manual explains how to claim farms towns lots and mineral lands with price 91 00. Elowa Chief annual info book 1 00. Free 100 page Oklahoma illustrated book offer. Also notes a Philadelphia convention kite display and a General de Galiliet anecdote with an assassin joke.
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Congress
U- 5
Morgan
Oklahoma
Dick T. Morzan
Lani
Perry
Okla
Fragmentary Quote Misquotes and Moral Observations
A collage of cryptic phrases and moral judgments cites hypocrisy and deceit. The garbled lines discuss a dealer, trust, and pretended virtue with emphasis on accented wording and failed understanding.
Odd Chinese Policemen and Night Watchmen Drills
The Pekin policemen carry small drums and beat them loudly to warn burglars during nightly patrols. Watchmen march the streets all night, reportedly resulting in few arrests. FITS Permanently Cured claim for Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer offers a free trial bottle and treatise.
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Pekin
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