Nine Girls Die as Outhouse Floor Slips at Pleasant Ridge
Cincinnati dispatch reports a public school outhouse floor collapses during recess, sending about thirty girls into a twelve foot deep sewage vault. Nine perished and many others escaped or were rescued with injuries and shock as teachers, workers, and parents aided in the grim aftermath. The structure lacked windows and had a single doorway, and authorities noted rotten timbers in the supporting girders.
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Cincinnati
Pleasant Ridge
L. Simmerman
Simmerman
John Steinkamp
Smith
Weaver
Loretta Fink
Emma Steinkamp
Amelia Hesse
Martha Buhr
Edna Thee
Lillian Witham
Hazel Glover
Fausta Card
Charmina
Uruguay Reaches Peace With Revolutionaries
Confirmation arrives of peace terms between the Uruguayan government and General Nunes followers. The delay in notifying leaders sparked confusion but negotiations resumed and a settlement was agreed. Foreign claims for damages could total several million dollars, darkening the regional financial outlook.
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Buenos Ayres
Nunes
Fernandez
Uruguay
Palmer Kills Family Then Himself in Aurora
In Aurora Missouri on September 26, J H Palmer, a mine laborer, shot W J Tuttle and his three children, then killed his own three children before taking his own life. He told his wife he was going to trade the revolver and hid near Tuttle’s house. No motive is given.
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Aurora
J. H. Palmer
W. J. Tuttle
Palmer
Tuttle
Veda
Rebecca
Ernest
Rear Admiral Gilmore Dies in New York
Rear Admiral Fernando P. Gilmore died in New York from Brights disease contracted during the Philippine campaign. He retired from active duty two years ago. Born August 15, 1847, he entered the Naval Academy at 15, graduated at 19, served in the Civil War, commanded the monitor Monadnock in the Spanish American War, and later led the supply ship Glacier.
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Gilmore
New York
Fernando P. Gilmore
Bright
Philippines
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Monadnock
Glacier
Sheriff Finds Romaine Confession About Mines Murders False
Cripple Creek Colorado sheriff says the alleged confession by Edward Romaine, a prisoner from Topeka, Kansas, linking union miners to the Vindicator mine and Independence depot murders is false. He cites discrepancies and proves several statements untrue including Romaine being in La Junta on the explosion day.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Bell
Edward Romaine
Topeka
Kan
Vindicator
Independence Depot
Romaine
Sheriff Bell
la Junta
International congress of arts and science closes in St Louis
The international congress finished after more than 150 meetings on the exposition grounds. Religious section meetings were held in Festival hall as special passes granted free admission. A large attendance and strong speaker program marked the close of the congress.
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St. Louis
International Congress of Arts and Science
Festival Hall
International Congress
Frost Damages Cranberry Crop in Sandwich Mass
Frost ruins a large part of the cranberry crop in Sandwich Massachusetts causing losses running into thousands of dollars.
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Sandwich
Iowa Missionary to India Named From Sibley
Miss Exe Brew of O Brien county sails from Sibley Iowa on her way to India to serve as a Methodist missionary minst.
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Iowa
India
Sibley, Ta
O'Brien County
He Bay
Indians to Elect New Chief at Nez Perce Feast
Lewiston Idaho September 20 Indians from the northwest are summoned to North Lapwai on the Nez Perce reservation to feast dance and elect a new chief. Tribes invited include Nez Perces Lapwais Blackfoot Spokanes Colvilles and others. Five thousand are expected with dates set by subchiefs after a week of ceremony.
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Lewiston
Ida
Northwest
North Lapwai
Nez Perce
Joseph
Nez Perces
Roosevelt backs another Hague conference for peace
President Roosevelt favors a new Hague conference to improve understanding among major powers and promote peace. He announced this in response to a resolution from the Interparliamentary Union presented to him in Washington on September 20.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hague
Interparliamentary Union
Wheat and livestock markets shift on heavy receipts
Chicago and regional markets see wheat fall amid liquidation and stop orders. Corn and oats weaken while provisions edge up. Cattle and hog receipts rise with mixed price shifts across Kansas City and South Omaha markets, including higher hogs and steady to stronger sheep.
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Chicago
Dea Bush Ely
Caukie
Texas Fed
South Omaha
Texas
Kansas City
Sept
When Animals Faint and Fall in Fear
A New York Press excerpt notes animals faint in fear or exhaustion, from a log topple to a maid guarding a gate. It cites doctors supporting fainting as common in antimed and other creatures, including cats dogs horses and birds, with humor about etiquette and warning against sun stroke explanations.
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Hosses
New York Press
Faculty of Imitation is Animals
A Detroit News Tribune item notes animals imitate behaviors learned from others. Cats taught to sit and lick cream influence kittens. a cat with a milk-pitcher habit passes the trick to its offspring. A rabbit kept with a monkey imitates monkey actions. Starving pigeons learn to eat peas when exposed to pea-eating peers.
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Darwin
Lndy
Bunnie
Detroit News- Tribune
George Washington’s speed compared to rivals in Weems tale
Parson Weems recalls George Washington’s legendary speed as unrivaled by contemporaries. John Fitzhugh, Langhorn Dade, and others boast of near-ties, yet Washington consistently defeats them, leaving Langhorn Dade claiming a tie that Fitzhugh disputes.
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Parson Weems
George Washington
Achilles
John Fitzhugh
Langhorn Dade
Westmoreland
George
Langy
Wand George
Elephant Tooth Extraction Before 1842
A father in the East Indian civil service at Moradabad had an elephant whose decayed tusk troubled the animal and hindered eating. With the help of a mahout’s son, the tooth was extracted using a hammer and iron rope while no anaesthetic existed. The elephant later enjoyed gum dressing with tow and gin.
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Moradabad
Mabout
London Field
London Foundations on Spongea Ground
A historic note describes London’s bedrock as sponge like, with sponge layers found in salt water shallows and petrified among chalk. It explains the Thames valley chalk eroded by water, leaving flint foundations that support the city’s structure.
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London
Bath
Ingland
Thames Valley
Reporter Harped On Grief In Sudden Local Death
A small country town newspaper reports the sudden death of a prominent resident. The rookie journalist notes the circumstances and closes with the widow being "almost grief stricken," a phrase labeled as uncertain English idiom usage by Harper's Weekly.
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New York
Harper’s Weekly
Out of Place Kiss Sparks Aunt Maude Conversation
In a tense exchange, Aunt Prismus confronts Maude about a kiss from young Mr. Jones. Maude defends that it was merely a touch on the nose, explaining she acted only after a sudden interruption by her aunt.
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Aunt Prismus
Maude
Mr. Jones
Cynic on public image and burden of virtue
A Kansas City Journal quote mocks being held up as a horrible example. The speaker notes the idea is tedious like constant moralizing but less stressful than balancing a halo on the head, highlighting public scrutiny and self-deprecating wit.
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Kansas City Journal
The Poor Bull Bullseye Feat Sparks Debate
A lively exchange praises a hunter’s perfect shot while condemning the bull’s suffering. The speakers contrast admiration for Henry's accuracy with sympathy for the animal, ending in a critique of man’s brutality.
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Henry
Wisdom Like Water In High To Low Soul
A compact aphorism notes wisdom mirrors water as it descends from heights to depths and is gathered and kept by a humble heart, drawing a moral about receptiveness and humility in understanding.
Summer Reading at the Tribune Office
New paper covered novels range from 35 to 100 cents with standard writers detectives and light literature. The assortment fills the long hot days of summer when business is slow and social activity sparse. Call at the Tribune store and inspect the titles.
W. VooLen and E. Hine Named Presidents and General Manager
W VooLen is named president and E Hine named general manager with both positions reported in the executive roster. The announcement lists their titles and roles in the company leadership lineup.
Quiciest Time and Lowest Ratta to Upper Salmon River Towns
Shipping notices list Salmon City Shoupe Gibbonsville Ida Leesburg Blackbird Forney Yellow Jacket Silver Creek and Prairie Basin gold fields Ohallis. Red Rock Mont care Stage Co or F Vogler ship shipments with prompt attention. For information address W Vogler Gen Mgr Red Rock Mou)
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Shoupe
Gibbonsville
Ida
Leesburg
Blackbird
Forney
Yellow Jacket
Silvercreek
Prairie Basin
Ohallis
Salmon River
Red Rock
Mont
Care Stage Co
F. W. Vogler
Overland Service Aboard San Francisco to Chicago
Aboard at San Francisco off at Chicago the new overland service via the Union Pacific and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers three trains daily. C.8 Williams Commercial AgentChicago Milwaukee St Paul Rly 106 W Second South Salt Lake City
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Chicago
Union Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Williams
Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y
South &T
Salt Lake City
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