Wreck of Eastbound No 2 Trains Ends in Fire
A boiler explosion near Osage City Kansas destroyed the eastbound passenger No 2. Seven bodies recovered including engineer Strump and fireman Houllister. Passenger William Beckler killed himself amidst the crash. Several injured, trains derailed, tracks rebuilt and traffic resumed by morning.
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Osage City
Kan
New Mexico
Peterson Chutes
William Beckler
Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago
Beckler
Engineer Strump
Topeka
Harry Houllister
Van
William McAdams
Tramp
Chillicothe
Work of General Land Office highlights land totals and reforms
Commissioner Lamoreaux reports for the past fiscal year with totals of 18 209 000 acres selected including 4 880 915 homestead entries and 6 729 601 railroad selections. Lands patented reach 22 609 989 acres, while 600 010 671 acres remain vacant. Recommendations urge continuous surveys and new offices and commissions now before Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamoreaux
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Latge
United States
Office
Surveyor General of
Alaska
National Irrigation Commission
Congress
Attempt to Wreck Train Near Devil's Lake Wisconsin
Four bandits were found obstructing the track as passenger train No. 5 of the Chicago and North Western neared Devil's Lake. Tom Patterson, who spotted the obstruction, fired at a bandit and was wounded in the leg and hat. The wreckers fled. a sheriff and posse chase them. A similar attempt occurred a week earlier.
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Barnsoo
Wis
Chicago and Northwestern
Devil’s Lake
Tom Patterson
Patterson
President and family may leave Gray Gables this week
The narrative notes it is likely the president and his family will depart Gray Gables in Bay, Massachusetts, within the week as cooler weather settles in. It adds the president is eager to begin work on his message to Congress while at the summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozzaro
Bishop John Kean Resigns at Pope's Request
Washington reports Bishop John J. Kean rector of the Catholic University of America has resigned at the request of Pope Leo XII. The move came as a surprise and stirred comment in Catholic circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kean
Washington
John J. Kean
Catholic University of America
Leo XII
Orioles Take Third Straight in Temple Cup Thriller
The Orioles won their third straight gate in the Temple Cup series against the Spiders with brilliant batting and field play. The team prepared to travel to Cleveland for the next matchup as the series continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orioles
Spiders
Cleveland
War in Cuba reports insurgent leader killed and railroad manager jailed
From Havana and Destin to Matanzas, dispatches confirm insurgent leader Lopes among those killed at Ceano and note Alvares also among the dead while Roban dies of battle wounds. United Railway manager imprisoned on unspecified charges. In sports, Frederick I. Bacon defeats Thomas P. Connell in a three mile race at Balsbridge, first in a series with two more races planned in Manchester and Glasgow.
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Lopez
Havana
Matanzas
Lopes
Serafin Sanschez
Alvares
Ceano
Roban
United Railways
Bacon
Connell
Destin
Frederick I. Bacon
Thomas P. Conneff
Balsbridge
Conneff
Manchester
Glasgow
al Dowling
Suffolk Athletic Club
Boston
William Cummings
W. G. George
Happenings From Home and Abroad Collected In Short Form
A wide snapshot of misfortunes and events includes Ed Kendrick killed when his horse bolted near Howell Kentucky and Charles Moore fatally injured after leaping from a moving train at Jonesboro Indiana. Others: a El Paso Texas shooting, a postmaster robbery near Vera Illinois, wage cuts in Somersworth New Hampshire, a man dies after drinking soap near Greensburg Indiana, a pistol misfire in Courtland Alabama, a New York midwife charged in a death, and varied crimes, firings, and deaths across several states with notable incidents at Des Moines Iowa Pell City Alabama Missouri and Oklahoma City.
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Ed Kendrick
Howell
Charles Moore
Jonesboro
Ind
Hull
el Paso
Tex
Geoge Bruce
J. W. Brown, Jr
Camden
Ark
Vera, Ill
D. Shomas
Great Falls Manufacturing Company
Milla
Somersworth
N. H
Frank Cooper
Greensburg
Annie Ruffin
Courtland
Ala
August Gilchrist
C. Baker
New York
Harriet Wergandt
Paddy Crook
Anderton
John Hoofer
St. Joseph
George Taylor
Meeks
Missouri
Creek Reservation
Joseph Kirby
New Gold Fields And prison releases noted in dispatches
Alaska reports rich placer gold in the Yukon valley with new creek strikes drawing prospectors to Circle City and Berner s bay while Tynan and Kearney are freed and heading home from Europe. A Canadian Pacific telegraphers strike continues with chiefs planning a Montreal mission to push for a settlement.
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Yukon Valley
San Francisco
Alaska
Cook’s Inlet
Yukon
Circle City
Arctic Circle
Berner ’S Bay
Cook's Inlet
Winsipea
Montreal
Wheat rises on foreign news at Chicago market report
Chicago market notes wheat up 2 cents on foreign news with slight profit taking later. Corn up 1 1/2 cents, oats unchanged, and provisions up about 2 cents. South Omaha results show cattle receipts 4,200 with higher prices for native beef steers and calves. hogs 4,000 up 5 cents. sheep and lambs marginally steady to firm.
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Chicago
Craicagco
South Omaha
Sourth Omaha
Texas
Cannery
Stags
Brief: Multiple 1900s era incidents swept through cities
A stream of terse notices reports suicides murders fires and strikes across many towns including Cairo Illinois Milwaukee Philadelphia Philadelphia weather the list spans tragic events such as a bride suicide a duel near Middlesboro Kentucky a grain choking death in Decatur Illinois and a boy fatally shot by a half brother in St Joseph Missouri.
Robbery and crime reports from multiple states
Bank robbery at First National Bank in Joseph Oregon ends with Brown killed and a suspect wounded while Oy Fitzough escapes with cash. Bishop Shanley of Fargo assaulted by Daly. Daly arrested after self defense. Neighbors invention cotton picker trial near Ort Smith Arkansas proves successful. Ithaca man writes to Governor Culberson condemning Bryan and the Bismarck letter. New Orleans carpet dealer A R Brosseau assigns for creditors. Sterling Silk Factory in New Jersey burns, loss $20,000. Professor J W Carter dies in Missouri at 73. Fire at Jacmel Jamaica leaves thousands homeless. Elwood window glass plant resumes. Gas City tin plate works shut down. Burglars steal nearly $7,000 in stamps in Rolling Prairie. Harry M Schmeidher of Washington assigns for creditors. Tex arrest in San Francisco. P J P Tynan released from Boulogne prison en route home. Dr D K Pearsons pledges funds for Mount Holyoke. William Z Warring ton at Carthage Texas attempts self harm while under embezzlement arrest. Minnesota Methodist conference vetoes women at general assembly 49 to 17. R A Falk and wife of St Joseph Missouri are chioroformed and robbed.
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First National Bank
Joseph, Or
Brown
Oy Fitzough
Bishop Shanley
Fargo
Daly
Felix Neighbors
Ort Smith
Ark
Andrew
White
Ithaca
Culberson
Mr. Bryan
Bismarck
Germany
A. R. Brosseau
New Orleans
Sterling
N. J
Alfred Streutt
7. W. Carter
Missouri
Waverly
Jacmel
Jamaica
Elwood
Ind
Gas City
Mount Holyoke Association
William Z. Warrington
Carthage
Minnesota Methodist Conference
General Assembly
Fall festival notes and national updates in brief
Secretary Olney returns to Washington from Massachusetts as city pageant and fall festival events unfold in Hamansis City. Reports include railroad openings and political travels, with incidents from a mine theft, a barn collapse in Ohio, and arrests tied to smuggling and dynamite hoaxes.
Widespread 1900s News: Assignments, Deaths and Shocking Incidents
W. H. Oper assigns his Houston dry goods business. D. W. Holderman Kansas cattleman dies at Knyporia Indiana. Industry trusts form with rising prices expected. Florence Alabama arrests implicate Becheler murder conspiracy. Frank Hazzard dies near Seymour Indiana from spider bite convulsions. Percy Illinois miners end strike with pay raise. Morning Sun Iowa man dies from injuries after shooting. Enterprise Kansas water works shut by receiver. Pasadena California figures injured in streetcar accident. later Forest fires threaten Mount Lowe. Hot Springs Arkansas judge awards bank losses. New York clothing maker Price & Co. appoints receiver. Chicago diamond case leads to arrest in Fargo. Bethren church dedicated at Kearney. South Dakota quarterly tax take only 61241. George P. Lyman named general passenger agent. St Paul jail for Henry Sea man in Dallas News swindle case. Wilber Nebraska fatal shooting case ends with arrest.
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W. H. Oper
Houston
Tex
D. W. Holderman
Kansas
Knyporia
Anderson
Ind
Florence
Ala
Becheler
Frank Hazzard
Seymour
Percy
Marshall John Filey
Morning Sun
McPherson
Keithsburg
Fla
Chicago
United Bethren
Kearney
South Dakota
George P. Lyman
Burlington and Northern
Henry P. Seaman
St. Paw
Texas
Dallas News Company
Thirty Nine Lives Lost in Cedar Keys Destruction
New reports from Cedar Keys confirm almost total ruin and the loss of three lives in the catastrophe. Authorities fear the list of dead may be complete.
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Jacksonville
Fia
Cedar Keys
Silver coinage forecast shapes Senate action in tariff clash
A Washington letter reports a Senate majority backing free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. It notes eight to ten pro free coinage senators intend to block any tariff bill without such a provision, saying they helped derail a tariff measure last session and could do so again.
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Carlisle T
Senate
LouisvigitaGe
Wasmixatox
D. C
William C. Smith
Louisville
United States Senate
Congress
J. G. Carlible
Bryan in Tennessee Draws Nation Wide Crowd in Nashville
The crowd in Nashville packed the Haymarket and surrounding streets as the triple nominee arrived late and addressed supporters for the first time in the city. Senator Bate introduced Bryan who reignited free silver enthusiasm and received continuous applause throughout the speech.
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Bryan
Tennessee
Nashville
Haymarket
Senator Bate
United States
Connecticut Vote Count Shifts in Republican Favor
Returns from 146 of 108 towns show 138 electing the Republican ticket, a gain of 12 towns over last year. Democratic leaders claim a national edge but expect a Connecticut margin not exceeding 4,000, while conceding a local issue effect. Major McKinley visits Canton with cheers from the First Voters' club.
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Hartrord
Conn
Associated Press
Connecticut
Canton
Major McKinley
Voters’ Club
Eli. Demeron
Oakland
Cal
Early returns show statewide Democratic majorities in Florida
Scattered returns from all parts of the state indicate Democratic majorities in every county but provide no basis to estimate Bloxham's plurality for governor. Heath trails Bloxham in most precincts, and results will rely on the Australian ballot counting.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bloxham
Heath
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Elk shipments move to Lenoxdale park in Massachusetts
A shipment of 85 elk from Jackson Hole passed over the Short Line to Lenoxdale Massachusetts for the park of ex Secretary of the Navy W C Whitney. Wyoming authorities granted permission to ship the animals out of state. The piece notes debate over Wyoming game law flexibility between white and Indian destruction. Four seamen washed overboard from the torpedo destroyer Lightning near Portsmouth with one drowning and three rescued.
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Evanston
Wyo
Jackson’s Hole
Lenoxdale
Mass
Wyoming
Portsmouth
Lightning
Indian Supplies Stored in CaspeeR Wyoming Warehouses
Two hundred thousand pounds of supplies for the Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians at the Washake reservation are stored in Caspeer Wyoming warehouses awaiting transport to the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caspeer
Wyo
Arapahoe
Washake Reservation
Imperial Trade Returns show gains for 1896 eight months
The imperial trade returns for the first eight months of 1896 report imports up 2 570 149 tons and exports up 1 280 750 tons compared with the same period in 1895. This reflects a significant increase across trade figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertx
Will Not Perform Miracles But It Will Cure
Advertisement for Dr Miles Restorative Nervine D claims to cure nervous prostration by removing disease germs and supplying nerve food. It cites Mrs M B Reed of Delta Iowa describing a lightning stroke case and recovery with prolonged treatment. The tone imitates a period medical sales pitch asserting scientific support.
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R. Miles
M. B. Reed
Delta
Iowa
Dr. Miles
Milas Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
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Fee
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Stockmen's Directory
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Dillon
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M. T. Brand
Scientific American ‘Agéncy
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Sixmontin sAddrem
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