Four Miners Die In Gas and Smoke Blast Fatal Iowa Mine Tragedy
Four miners Albert Peterson Alexander Eastman Inge Ingeson George Payne suffocated when a furnace fire ignited timber near Story City Iowa. The crew attempted to barricade against smoke but could not escape. Payne left a wife and three children. Superhuman effort to move rocks and coal marked the doomed rescue attempt.
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Webster City
Fou
Story City
Albert Peterson
Alexander Eastman
Inge Ingeson
Grqoige Payne
Payne
Molten Metal Disaster at Jones & Laughlin Mill
At the Frankstown mill in Pittsburg the converters overturned at 3 40 a m spilling 16 tons of molten metal into the pit where about twenty workers toiled. Four men were fatally burned and four more seriously hurt. Names listed include Squire Watson William Edwards Charles Preeborn and others. Subsequent reports cover a separate trolley accident near Pittsburgh killing three and injuring 17 with a car tumbling after losing control on a steep grade. Additional items note planning decisions on Washington for a church convention and Alaska bishop elections, a lynching reference in Tennessee, a Spiritualist convention in Washington, and freight rate cuts by Santa Fe and rival lines.
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Pittsburg
Frankstown
Jones & Laughlin
Squire Watson
Joan B. Burr
William Edwards
Charles Preeborn
William Faulkner
Thomas W. Faulkner
Frank Kerling
Samuel Lowe
Strong Petition for Waller Ex Consul in France Case
John G. Jones the attorney for John L. Waller ex consul at Madagascar now imprisoned in Marseilles traveled from Cariaco to Washington to press the president for immediate action. In Kansas City police worry over two graves in St John cemetery where two Polander bodies were found. suspicion falls on a nearby medical college with no cadavers previously.
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Waller
Cariaco
John G. Jones
John L. Waller
United
Kansas City
St. John’s
Durrant Ends Three Day Testimony On The Ordeal
Theodore Durrant left the stand after a three days ordeal in San Francisco as District Attorney Barnes pressed for admissions about his use of a medicine component. Durrant showed confusion over dates and noted notes from classmates to compare with his own, denying a requested written alibi. He also denied showing an envelope with notes to reporter Carrie Cunningham.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
Barnes
Durrant
Graham
Cheney
Carrie Cunningham
North and South Trunk Line Ambitions for KC Gulf Road
The Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf railroad aims to extend a vast trunk line north and east beyond Deepwater. Surveys run from Gainesville Missouri to Des Moines Iowa and Kansas City with Des Moines connections to St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago. The completed link will create a continuous route from St Paul to Des Moines to Kansas City and thence to Sabine Pass Gulf of Mexico.
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Kansas City
the Journal
Kansas’ City
General Taylor Arrives in Hot Springs in Arrival Visit
Brigadier General Taylor arriving by train with John D. Kimball and George Neeley. He reports fresh from Governor Clarke and says he received instructions to view the situation in Hot Springs and take any steps needed to prevent the contest, carrying them out at all hazards.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Taylor
State of
Arkansas
John, D. Kimball
George Neeley
Neeley Rifles
Arlington Hotel
Clarke
St Joseph Couple Eloped Three Times Then Wedded
Oct 16 in St Joseph the community learns of two elopements J W Gray and Miss Frances Judson fled thrice before finally marrying. A second report claims Edward Parke Hall wed Miss Leonora Hosea in Chicago two weeks earlier as she traveled to Washington for school.
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Washington
H. D. Banet
United States
St. Josepy
J.W. Gray
Frances Judson
Edward Parke Hall
Leonora Hosea
William Js. Hosea
Chicago
Taylor's sentence cut down in South Dakota case
The South Dakota Supreme Court reduced the sentence of ex state treasurer W W Taylor from unspecified length to two years. The sentence was set to start August 14 after the ruling issued October 1 in Pierre.
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Pierre
Supreme Court
W. W. Taylor
Wheat and hogs rise as grain prices firm in Chicago
War rumors lift wheat prices despite ample receipts with December closed higher while May corn and May oats show small gains. In Chicago grain and provisions the market signals mixed moves with soybeans and fats subdued as cattle and hogs at South Omaha show active trade and steady to lower quotes.
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Chicago
South
Omana
Flem
Texas
Westend
Lam le
Tariff Reform Clash Spurs Republican Rallying Cry
The Dayton Journal notes Cleveland era tariff calls fading as Republicans mobilize on protection for American industries and labor. It argues Democrats abandon tariff reform and press money questions, urging bold contrasts in the lead up to elections.
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Cleveland
Democratic Congressional Committee
Catchings
Republican Party
Republican State Central Committees
Ohio
Kentucky
J.L. K
Dayton (O
Farmers Reach For Benefits Of Wilson Gorman Tariff
Long Island farmers discuss tariff effects with cabbage priced at one dollar per hundred and potatoes under 1.40 per barrel, amid concerns over broader farm product sacrifices. The note questions Democratic policy and hints at farmer dissatisfaction and cross border impact.
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Long Island
Island
Not Acceptable to Great Britain in Monetary Debate
An Omaha World-Herald excerpt discusses U S relations with Britain over monetary policy. Banker Seligman cites London papers favoring British guidance, while Balfour and the Westminster Gazette are quoted on bimetallism and a gold standard. The piece recalls colonial acts showing independence despite British disapproval.
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Seligman
New York
England
United States
London
London News
Westminster Gazette
Balfour
The
Mr. Balfour
William Harcourt
Bimetallic League
Ohio
the Gazette
America
Great Britain
George Washington
Patrick Henry
John Hancock
Omaha World-Herald
Silver Coinage Backed by Democratic Fervor in North Carolina
A Duke lecture quotes A. D. McGill urging restoration of silver to its pre 1873 status as sound money. He argues silver is not redeemable, not fiat, and critics call it only half the value of gold. North Carolina voters favor free coinage at 16 to 7, opposing bond-financed yields and preferring Jacksonian Democratic governance.
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Bradford Chamber of Commerce
Richard M. Smith
Texas
Republican
Cleveland Party
North Carolina
Treasy
United States
Chicago
Judge Caldwell backs free silver stance in Kansas interview
The Kansas judge Henry F. Caldwell affirms support for free silver, rejecting international agreements. He suggests that the United States should manage its own affairs, even joking about annexing Canada if necessary, while criticizing foreign acceptance of silver.
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West
Henry F. Caldwell
Kansas
England
United States
Canada
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