Ashanti Rebellion and Colonial Rail Changes Highlight 1890s Africa News
The article outlines Ashanti resistance to British rule after Kumasi fell in 1895 6 with Sir Francis Hodgson seeking aid as the Ashanti defend sovereignty and gold resources. It also notes coal driven rail rate hikes in Scotland 1899 official and Sweden farm wages 1898 plus Russian insurance trends and German meat concerns.
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Ashantiland
China
Lancis Hodgson
Gold Coast
Singland
Francis
England
Kumasi
Sierra Leone
Francis Dodgson
Kumassi
Sir Francis Hodgson
Middlemist
Bad Money in Luzon Counterfeit Schemes Uncovered
In Luzon investigators expose a gang producing counterfeit coins including Mexican dollars recast as American dollars and forged five-dollar bills. Raids reveal baskets of bad money behind a Chinaman’s house and a Filipino with counterfeit notes, with partial confessions linking leaders to a larger network in Luzon likely including Western members.
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Philippines
Manila
Luzon
Submarine Boats to Guard Key US Harbors
Navy plan provides submarines to major harbors. Holland company to deliver six boats with Newport base. Vessels assigned to Boston New York Philadelphia Charleston Hampton Roads and San Francisco Portland or Puget Sound. Plunger to defend Norfolk Richmond and Washington if seaway limits met.
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Navy Department
United States
New York Herald
Lemly
Holand Company
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Holland
Newport
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Charleston
S.C
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Richmond
Washington
Baltimore
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Puget Sound
Fortune for Indian Girl Annie Truchart Dilon
Annie Truchart Dilon, 14, daughter of Kiowa chief Black Wolf, inherits 1 000 000 from cattleman John Dillon who was saved from a half breed assassin by the girl seven years earlier. Dillon left all to her, her education to begin under Monterey bishop, while Dillon once guarded against a would be killer with a bed knife.
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Annie Truchart Dillon
Black Wolf
John Dillon
Monterey
Dillon
Rio Grande
Texans
Little Annie
Train Schedule Excerpt From Dubuque notes
Timetable fragment lists routes and times for Midwest lines including Dubuque to Chicago and St. Paul, with through sleeping cars to Minneapolis and connections via La Crosse. Mentions G H Lippincott city ticket agent and multiple trains daily or daily except Sunday.
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Chicago
Dubuque
Sabula
Kansas City
Excelsior Springs
City
Clinton
Davenpore
Clinton-Davenport Pass
Minnesota
Dakota
John G. Farmer
J. A. Loma
Gen. Pass
Ticket Agt
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Shell
P. W
St. Paul
Great Western
B. Ross
Illinois Central timetable details train departures and arrivals
The Illinois Central Railroad Co. timetable lists daily and Sunday exceptions for trains between Chicago and Dubuque with departures at 7:46, 4:36 and 10:17 p.m. and arrivals at 6:33 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 9:60 p.m. including a sleeper and parlor car service to Chicago and connections to Omaha and Sioux City.
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Chicago
Dubuque
Ceave
Omaha
Sioux City
Utemas Em
Summer Tourist Tickets On Sale At Railway Offices
Tickets available daily at the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway offices for travel to tourist points including St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Spirit Lake Clear Lake Denver Pueblo Colorado Springs and more. Information at 597 Main Street. Telephone 84.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Spirit Lake
Clear Lake
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado
Springs
Main Street
Laces Found Within Injured Man After Passaic Explosion
John Morino, a Paterson Italian, sustained injuries from an explosion at a Passaic shoe blocking shop where two men were killed. Doctors later discovered strands of shoe laces inside his body, entering from the left side and requiring a new incision, with one lace twisted around a rib.
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John Morino
Passaic
N. J
Morino
Submarine Volcano Halts Torpedo Recovery Near New Hebrides
British cruiser Ringarooma lost a torpedo while practicing off the New Hebrides. Three divers descended to recover it but encountered an active submarine volcano. Water beneath the surf boiled hot and the divers suffered bleeding from ears and nose as their suits were damaged by heat.
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London Times
Sydney
N. S.W
Ringarooma
New Hebrides
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