Steamboat City of Paducah sinks after snag strike
Grand Tower Illinois May 14 The steamer City of Paducah sank in 25 feet of water within minutes after hitting a snag while backing from Brunkhorst Landing. Two passengers are confirmed dead, several hundred dollars in jewelry found, 22 crew missing, and officers saved. A diver searches for more bodies as coroner holds an inquest. Rabbi Black reported no warning before impact. The vessel reportedly carried 1 500 sacks of corn at takeoff and drifted a third mile before sinking.
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Grand Tower
Ills
City of Paducah
Brunkhorst Landsing
Tobias Royal
St. Louis
J. W. Bell
Bell’s Landing
Tenn
Mary L. Allen
Eads Avenue
Texas
Illinois
Rabbi Black
Fountain Bluff
Thomas A. Johnston
Carbondale
Death Ends Pleasure Ride in Jamaica on Trolley Crossing
Twenty six youths from College Point on a late night star light ride traveled in one wagon toward Dischler's hotel in Jamaica. A trolley crossing collision killed Michael Schneider and Joseph Pickel and injured five others. The wagon was demolished and the motorman was arrested.
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New York
College Point
L. 1
Michael Schneider
Joseph Pickel
Dischler
Jamaica
Pickel
Receiver Is Appointed In Siegel Sanders Stock Case
Utley Wedge of Joplin was named receiver for the Siegel Sanders Live Stock Commission Co of Kansas City after Frank Rockefeller of Cleveland sued alleging peculations and mismanagement by Frank Siegel president and general manager. Rockefeller claims Siegel misused over 106000 in company funds. The Missouri corporation, formed in 1899 with 250000 capital, took over the Kansas firm’s business.
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Siegel-Sanders Live Stock Commission Company
Missouri
Kansas Corporation
Engineers Strike Ends With Settlement on Lake Steamers
The three month engineers strike against United States Steel on lake steamers ended at a final conference in Cleveland. Chief Hayes of the Steel fleet declined to disclose terms, saying both sides agreed not to release details.
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Cleveland
Marine Engineers
United States Steel Corporation
Chief Hayes
The
Steel Corporation
Case Against Roberts Dismissed in State Supreme Court
The case against Brigham H. Roberts expelled from Congress after polygamy charges was yesterday stricken from the state supreme court docket due to a defective indictment. It is likely the end of this notable case.
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Roberts
Salt Lake
Brigham H. Roberts
Congress
State Supreme Court
Porto Rico Exhibit Seized at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Internal revenue collectors seized an exhibit of Porto Rico that arrived yesterday via army transports and was unloaded at the Brooklyn navy yard. The goods will be held pending an investigation and, while not declared smuggled, will undergo inquiry.
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Porto Rico
Buffalo
Internal Revenue Collectors
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Russia to Reinforce Fleet in Chinese Waters
London dispatch reports from a St. Petersburg correspondent that at Admiral Alexieff's request Russia plans to dispatch two battleships and four cruisers to reinforce the fleet in Chinese Waters in anticipation of serious trouble ahead.
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Russia
London
St. Petersburg
Daily Telegraph
Alexieff
Heavily Loaded Trolley Dashes Down Steep Hill
An open trolley car carrying about 1156 people ran away from a motorman near Fort Lee New Jersey and tumbled down Leonia hill. All aboard were bruised and three seriously hurt including conductor Frank Sunstruck and couple J E Robinson and his wife. The car sped the full incline, tipped at the curve, and passengers were crushed beneath the wreckage.
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Fort Lee
New York
N. J
Leonia Hill
Frank Sunstruck
J. E. Robinson
Children bury themselves in firewood collapse
In Chicago on May 13 a collapsing dilapidated two story frame rear of 62 Larrabee street buried about 15 neighborhood children. One boy Samuel Marceca aged 7 died instantly while seven others were buried with him and later listed as injured. seven more were among those trapped. Names of the injured include Paul Klaus Barbara Ehrhardt John Jurren G Murphy John Nealen Will Petusky. All expected to recover.
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Chicago
Larrabee Street
Samuel Marceca
Paul Klaus
Barbara Ehrhardt
John Jurren
G. Murphy
John Nealen
Will Petusky
Moline Plow Company Opens Buyout to Capitalists
The Moline Plow Company, owner of the world’s second largest plow factory, offers an option to New York capitalists that could merge the firm into a $50,000,000 plow combine within 60 days. The option, valued at over $5,000,000, comes as the company, employing 1,000, plans to sell rather than fight a trust and C. H. Deere of Deere & Co. predicts the new company will form despite stock panic.
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Mollie
Tls
Moline Plow Company
New York
C. H. Deere
Deere & Co
Combine
Escaped Prisoner Killed in Sheriff’s Posse Fight
In Redding California on May 13 a hand to hand clash between a sheriff's posse and two escaped Shasta county jail prisoners left B. H. Dorian dead and Alturas constable fatally wounded. W. C. Ilingsworth was captured alive.
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Redding
Cal
Shasta County
B. H. Dorian
Alturas
W. C. Illingsworth
Mrs Admire Acquitted in Carrollton Murder Case
Carrollton Illinois May 13 Mrs Sallie B Admire was acquitted of murdering her husband Bert Murray faced murder charges but the case was stricken from the docket on motion of State's Attorney Painter with leave to reinstate.
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Admire
Carrollton
Ills
Sallie B. Admire
Bert Murray
Painter
Actor Hearne Improves After Illness in New York
James A. Hearne the actor who has been ill at his New York home shows signs of improvement after a period of illness.
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Hearne
New York
James A. Hearne
President McKinley rushes Mrs McKinley to San Francisco amid illness
In San Francisco on May 18 President McKinley hurried his ailing wife from Del Monte to the Scott residence for rest and medical consultation. Mrs McKinley was carried in a steamer chair and later placed in an invalid chair while Dr Rixey said her condition is not serious and rest will aid recovery.
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San Francisco
Valencia Street
Dr. Rixey
Cortelyou
Surprise move crowns Hill with Northern Pacific control
The Herald reports Union Pacific interests quietly bought Northern Pacific stock from large holders during a price surge. Great Northern stock remained tightly held by Mr Hill and partners as Burlington control shifted. Many officers and directors sold in hopes of rebuying lower, with one major holder caught short by his wife as a fierce stock fight unfolds.
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Northern Pacific
New York
The
Herald
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Hil
Burlington
Morgan Returns to New York Amid Panic From Paris
J Pierpont Morgan cuts short European trip and heads home after Paris dispatches report a Thursday financial panic in New York. Morgan storms from his Paris office condemning New York partners for alleged mismanagement while he was away at Aix les Bains.
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New York
World
Paris
J. -Pierpont Morgan
Aix-les-Bains
Kuhn Loeb Claims Control of Northern Pacific
In New York on May 13 the Kuhn Loeb firm and its allies asserted they held a majority of Northern Pacific shares. Other financiers denied the claim, noting no formal market discussions occurred at hotels or cafes during the past week’s activity.
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Kuhn-Loeb Company
Northern Pacific
New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
For Inspection of Meat
Washington May 13 Civil service exams will be held June 18 in Omaha Sioux City and Burlington for meat inspectors in the bureau of an mal industry.
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Washington
Omaha
Sioux City
Burlington
Bureau of Anmal Industry
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Paducah
Moline Company
Jacksonville
Fla
Relief Association
Ur Bai
Mrs
Wkinley
Hill
Morgan
E.timier
Montana
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