Explosions Ruin Two Beaver Falls Homes Injure Seven
Two natural gas explosions in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania destroyed three houses and injured seven people. The blast at Celia Cox’s residence followed gas accumulating in the cellar and spread to a neighboring home, with Barnes occupants escaping. An hour later I A Moore’s house was torn apart. Est. property loss reaches $10,000 due to a Fort Pitt gas line valve gate failure.
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Beaver Falls
Celia Cox
Barnes
I. A. Moore
Fort Pitt
Great Battle Fought. Colombian Government Wins Decisive Victory
The State Department reports a two day battle at Girardot Point on the Magdalene River in Colombia ending in a decisive government victory. About 600 killed and hundreds wounded. Other major government successes are announced as celebrations begin.
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State Department
United States
War Department Lists Dead From Hawaiian and Oriental Service
The transport Gget due at San ree brings 808 War Department dead from Hawaii China and the Philippines including 12 on the Sherman due San Francisco the 12th proximo Young Barber nephew of Mrs McKinley among the Grant cadavers carried home from the orient.
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Hawaii
China
Sherman
San Francisco
Barber
McKinley
Orient
Cape Dutch May Rebel Invasion Threat Grabs Cape Colony
A dispatch from Cape Town reports 2000 Boers invading the northern district of Cape Colony. Dutch sympathizers may join the rebellion, raising fears of wider spread. British worries center on too few mounted troops and heavy horse losses across South Africa.
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Cape
Duel with Thieves at Nebraska State Capitol
A bold attempt to rob the state treasury at Lincoln's capitol was thwarted by Watchman Good who dueled burglars with a revolver. One bullet pierced his coat and another severed his watch chain. The vault held $100,000 to $200,000. Burglars fled through the windows, leaving tools behind.
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Lincoln
State Treasury
Capitol
Good
Ashland Street Car Crash Kills Three in Dense Fog
A fog bound collision in Ashland Kentucky between two street railcars injures many. Three people die and five are seriously hurt while about six more suffer cuts and bruises. The cars were crowded with passengers headed to work near the city center.
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Ashland
Ohio Attorney General moves to dismiss major trust cases
Attorney General Sheets asks the Supreme Court to dismiss oil and tobacco trust suits. He argues the oil evidence is insufficient to convict and that Continental Tobacco is a large corporation not a trust.
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Ohio
Sheets
Supreme Court
Continental Tobacco
Union backs Santa Fe engineers vow to avoid sympathy strike
The committee for engineers firemen conductors and trainmen on the Santa Fe railway system said they would not advise a strike in sympathy with the telegraphers.
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Santa Fe Railway System
Russia backs American stance on Nicaragua Canal
Novoye Vremya states Russia has no interest in the Nicaragua Canal matter but aligns with America on the issue.
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America
St. Petersburg
Nicaragua
Novoye Vremya
Russia
Lynching in Mississippi and pursuit of suspects
Citizens in Gulfport Mississippi lynched one Black man and pursue three others after the murder of Town Marshal W E Richardson. A fire destroyed the Ohio Box Manufacturing Company plant in Middletown Ohio, causing about 200000 dollars in losses.
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Mississippi
Gulfport
Miss
W. E. Richardson
Ohio Box Manufacturing Company
Middletown
Ohio
War tax fights mark strong actions in Congress
In committee of the whole House Friday the Newlands and Barthold amendments to cut war tax on beer failed while the 20 percent reduction and $1.60 per barrel plan passed. An express receipts stamp tax was restored then rejected later. Hawaii’s R W Wilcox was sworn in. The House set a brisk pace with ten million minutes spent on appropriation bills and passed pensions and district bills. The Senate held Hay Pauncefote talks in executive session while ratifying five treaties, including an extended deadline for the Hay Pauncefote treaty.
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Newlands
Nevada
Barthold
Missouri
Ways and Mucias Committee
Barney
Rep
Wis
Hawaii
R. W. Wilcox
Committee On
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West Virginia
Ohio
Charles A. Boutelle
House of Representatives
Indian Affairs
District of Columbia
National
Senate
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Dubuque
Iowa
Southern Judicial Division
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Washington
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Capitol
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Pennsylvania
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Allison
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Congress
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Hanna
Spooner
Wisconsin
Jones
Arkansas
United States
Nelson
Step
Minn
Davis
England
McKinley
Boutelly
Maine
John M. Palmer
John A. McClernand
Montana Senators W A Clark and Maginnis referred to committee
The Senate referred the credentials of W. A. Clark and Martin Maginnis, contesting Montana senators, to the privileges and elections committee for examination.
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Senate
W. A. Clark
Martin Maginnis
Montana
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate bills seek pensions for Palmer and McClernand widows
Senator Cullom introduces pension bills of 50 dollars monthly for the widows of Generals John M. Palmer and John L. McClernand. General Miles speaks to the Senate military affairs committee advocating changes to the army bill. The Senate confirms Col. John S. Weston as commissary general of the U S army.
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Cullom
John M. Palmer
John L. McClernand
Gen
Miles
Senate Military’ Affairs’ Committee
Senate
Col
John S. Weston
United States Army
Supreme Court affirms Missouri city status in constitutional ruling
fragmentary report notes the Missouri law making St Louis a first class city upheld by the Supreme Court. also mentions a government letter supporting retirement of Bouelle and Navy captain Bouelle as well as pending industrial commission hearings on monopolies and labor. a Ohio congressman proposes a constitutional amendment on marriage and polygamy to secure federal policy.
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United States Supreme Court
Missouri
St. Louis
Longhaa
Howse
Industrial Commission
Taylor
Ohio
Cudahy Sues for Return of Son After Ransom Paid
A ransom of 626000 led Edward Cudahy to pay 25 000 for the return of his son Edward Cudahy Jr. abductors used a white lantern signal five miles west of Omaha on Sherman Avenue. The boy was returned near the Cudahy residence around 1 am Thursday. captors left no clue to their identities.
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Edward Cudahy
Edward A. Cudahy
Omaha
Edward “Cudahy, Jr
Cudahy
Sherman Avenue
South
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McKinley Wins Nationwide Presidential Vote Lead
The New York Times reports McKinley with 7,217,677 votes to Bryan's 6,357,858 in official returns. Total 18,967,290 with 6,211 scattering. Prohibitionist Woolley 207,368. Populist Barker 50,188. Debs 94,552. Maloney 23,450. National Union Reform and United Christian totals listed for several states.
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McKinley
New York Times
Minnesota
Louisiana
South Carolina
Bryan
Woolley
Barker
Debs
Social Democrat
Maloney
The
Times
National Union Reform Party
Seth H. Bilis
Ohio
Samuel T. Nicholson
Pennsylvania
United Christian Party
J. F. R. Leonard
Iowa
John G. Wooley
Illinois
National Union Reform
Arkansas
Indiana
Maryland
United Christian
Golf critics fear American influence on the game
A jumble of clipped excerpts cites critics warning that America may ruin golf and yacht racing by outpacing rivals. The note touches on U S political turnout and a fictionalized or faux political aside about battleships and a reference to a Jewish physician in Russia, with stray mentions of the National Go Round Association.
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America
Sioux City
Iowa
Tribune
Mob Hangs Two After Rockport Barber Murder
A mob of 500 men surrounded the Rockport jail and killed Jim Henderson in his cell. Frank Rowland confessed to aiding Henderson in the murder of H. S. Simons, a 80 year old barber, then both men were hanged and shot in the court house yard. Local bloodhounds aided swift capture and the town mourns the victim and his family.
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Henderson
Frank Rowland
Simons
Rockport
Ind
Frank ‘Rowland
Jim” Henderson
Simona
Rowland
Court House
Bimons
Towne Appointed Temporary Senator to Fill Davis Vacancy
Charles A. Towne, a Minnesota lawyer-editor and longtime silver advocate, was appointed by the Governor to fill the late Senator Davis's vacancy. A former Republican, Towne is expected to be a vigorous opponent of the administration, with a Senate tenure limited by the January legislative election to choose a successor.
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Charles A. Towne
Davis
Minnesota
Adlai D. Stevenson
Washington
Sil
Ver
Republican Party
Bryan
Michigan
Senate
Towne
German Frigate Gneisanau Lost at Malaga Harbor
German training frigate Gneisanau wrecked Sunday while venturing toward Malaga sixty five miles northeast of Gibraltar. She missed the harbor entrance struck rocks near the lighthouse and was smashed within an hour. About forty survivors reached a boat as orders were given.
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Gibraltar
Woosinelvas
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