Fire at hosiery mill kills a girl and injures many workers
A fire at the Nelds and Horstkamp hosiery mill destroyed the plant and caused the death of Miss Louisa Clay. About 60 employees were seriously hurt including Mamie Ritter and Sallie Christman with broken limbs. The blaze began around 11 o'clock trapping workers who sought escape via stairs and windows. Rescue ladders saved many, but several hundred sustained injuries. total loss estimated at 275000 with 150000 in insurance.
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Nelds& Horstkamp
Katie Boyer
Annie Bowman
Sallie Clay
Katie Dapler
Elly Kinkle
Mamie Kramer
Catharine Kelly
Mamie Lachman
Frances Luden
Emma Lorah
Belden News editor shoots rival stockman in self defense
J H Blenkiron of Atkinson Neb was shot and killed by Charles H Harris editor of Belden News during a dispute over a published article. Harris surrendered at Hartington Neb claiming self defense. Both men are prominent in the region with Blenkiron owning substantial Belden interests and Harris also running a Randolph Neb paper.
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Neb
J. H. Blenkiron
Atkinson
Charles H. Harris
Belden
Blenkiron
News
Harris
Hartington
Randolph
Labor Convention Opens with Anglo American Delegates
Nearly 200 delegates from Canada and Great Britain join 800000 affiliated members as the 19th AFL annual convention convenes in Harmonie hall Detroit. James Duncan presides due to Gompers and McGuire absence, noting the event as the largest labor gathering in U S history with international representation.
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Britain
Detxoit
Harmonie Hall
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
McGuire
James Duncan
Baltimore
Dunean
Washington
Duncan
United States
Sea
Cheyenne Express Office Robbery Reported
The Pacific Express office in Cheyenne was robbed Saturday night between 9 and 10 o clock. The north door and safe door were found open and the money missing. Officials refuse to confirm the amount but say it lies between 5000 and 25000 dollars, with reports of a gold shipment for a Cheyenne bank. The entire express office staff is under surveillance as investigators pursue clues.
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Cheyenne
Pacific Express Company
Express Company
Wyoming
Northern
Express Office
Coinage of Gold Reaches Historic High at U S Mint
Washington dispatch reports Director Roberta states mints and assay offices handled more bullion and produced the largest gold coinage in history during the last fiscal year. Gold coinage totaled 108 177 180 dollars, bullion on hand rose to 119 882 772 dollars, silver dollars to 18 254 709 and subsidiary silver to 59 466 817.05. The mint faces heavy demand and urges lower refining charges to compete with private firms.
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Washington
Roberta
Hawaiian Talks of Plans for Governor Appointment
Robert Wilcox a former Hawaiian royalist now in Seattle on the way to Washington to press for his appointment as governor. He asserts natives want a native governor and urges crown lands to be allotted to rightful heirs and laws granting natives equal political rights, noting Hawaiians accepted annexation only because they were not consulted.
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Robert Witcox
Steatrin
Robert Wilcox
Dole
Seattle
Washington
F. 5. Pratt
Train Hits Handcar Killing Four Near Alton
A Burlington suburban train struck a handcar with five men west of Alton bridge. Two men died at once Henry Delaney and Patrick Foier. Rob Grant and Albert Bielstein were fatally injured. The fifth man escaped unhurt. Fog blamed for obscuring the engineer’s view.
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Burlington
St. Louis
Burlington Road
Alton
Henry Delaney
Patrick Forer
Rosbeert Brrant
Albert Bielstein
Grain and livestock futures end mixed on wet weather and demand
Corn steadies as showers dampen gains while wheat declines to near session lows. Oats and provisions hold firm with small moves. Cattle and hog receipts show uneven demand. prices mostly steady to mixed across multiple regions and grades.
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Wadd
Wall-street
oMay
Begae
Essgo
Cattle and Hog Receipts Mixed. Prices Steady to Higher
South Omdaua reports livestock receipts for cattle hogs and sheep with prices mixed. Cattle futures show steady to higher per head values with Western Texan and native steers quoted, while hogs and lambs also move within narrow ranges.
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Texas Beeves
Texas
Western Lambs
Kansas
South Omdaua
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