Elgin News Snapshots Span Oddities and Global Notes
A jumble of short items covers postal plans in South Africa, a proposed mill sorting scheme, and an upcoming marriage for the Baroness Blane. Comments on Bulgaria Turkey Berlin treaty, harvest hopes in Russia, and Sahara facts follow, with a quirky tale of a Jay Gould claimant and humorous notes on fashion and gum. A Maine Central brakeman recalls tram gossip as a night freight carries a hearse.
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Maine Central
Waterville
Portland
Monmouth
Riots in Barcelona as Troop Departure Sparks Unrest
Riots flare in Barcelona as Spanish troops prepare to depart, reflecting public dissatisfaction with Cuba policy and casualties suffered by the army in Cuba. Hospital tolls rise as losses mount in the effort to quell the insurrection.
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Barcelona
Spain
Cuba
Discovery links Tasso to pawned rewards and poverty
New evidence from Florencs pawn ticket shows Tasso pledged his father's reward four sheets and two table covers totaling about 1110. The find settles doubts about Tasso's claim to poetry, underscoring the old link between poets and poverty.
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Florencs
Tasso
Jameson Raid Prison Privileges Clash With Clemeny Hope
The sentence on Dy Jameson and fellow raiders is discussed as political manipulation to curb royal clemency. The queen allegedly interferes, but the band will gain first class treatment and hotel life instead of hard fare. Protests may arise, yet Jameson and his comrades drift from public memory.
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Dy Jameson
Lord Russell
Transvaal
Hotel Ife
Bond Street
Rottontow
Dr. Jameson
Advent of the Week in Review and Global Notices
A weekly briefing lists vast shipments and discharges of American seagoing vessels totaling 120485 for the year ending June 30 1900, with Madagascar law granting duty free entry for French goods and 10 percent duty for others. Notable obituaries include M Ribot and Leopold Herz, while figures like Dr Cornelius Herz and John L Waller are mentioned in various contexts. Reports note a proposed Antarctic expedition by Dr Nansen and an assortment of accidents and deaths, including a $300000 fire at Sault Ste Marie and a late-night train wreck near Valencia injuring several.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Madagascar
Hoyo
M. Ribot
France
America
Charles Frederek
Ashley Cooper Ponsonby
Lion de Mauley
London
Leopold Herz
New York
Cornelius Herz
Fanama Canal
Bournemouth
Eng
Herz
Dr. Nansen
South Pole
Arctic
John L. Waller
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
John CG. Merine
Kansas City
Abraham Jncole
Henry Clay
Airca
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontonagon
Mich
Nome City
Ind
Northern Pacific
Horse Plains
Mont
Charles Potter
Northern
Maine
Ueny Oldown
Charles T. Russell
Yosemite Celey
California
Chicago
Pittsburg & Western Road
Valencia
Lillian Graves Parsons
Chi
Syracuse
N. 4
Wille
Notable Crimes and Incidents Reported Across States
Reports from Guthrie Indian Territory to Kendall Illinois and beyond describe arrests and alleged murders, including Dell Mann Ing’s arrest for complicity in her husband’s death, a July 7 assault in Kendall County, and Kansas pursuit of three ruffians. Other items mention a suffocated bridegroom stabbing, a Colorado arrest over death-threat letters, a Pittsburg wedding brawl with casualties, and desperadoes surrounded near Skeleton Canyon after a stage robbery.
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Guthrie
O. T
Dell Mann Ing
Farher
List
Mare
Richards
Kendall County
Illinois
Kansas
Tonganoxle
Jefferson County
W. S. Stratton
Pittsburg
Robert Scott
George Hall
Silver City
N. A
Skeleton Canyon
Pair of Arizona posse action ends with fugitive on loose
A Cochin County Arizona ranger posse led by United States marshals stopped near Letavon Kentucky. Charles Warner accidentally collided with Gootze Maya's dress causing anger and gunfire. Warner apologized but Maya surged and fired. Warner, Oban Tyee Ingtandy, and Wut Mave were wounded or endangered. Maya escaped and remains at large.
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Cochin County
Ariz
United States Marshala
Hegre
Letavon
Charles Warner
Warner
Wut Mave
King Warner
Mays
From Foreign Shores to Swat Afiles and Other Oddities
A mosaic of brief items ranging from a singer in Swat Afiles to a buried bicyclist and a German name census. Notes on nobles, finance, a German embassy gift, a trench colonel's crawling glove, and a Montpelier balloon accident. Also mentions labor protests in England, political nominations, railway receivers, and immigrant aid adventures.
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Sims Reever
Swat
Prumpton Court
England
Ludwig Barnay
Moscow
Relief Fund
Pamiers
Regimenteam
Legion of Honor
Montpelier
France
Grand Army Day in St Paul Ends with Walker Reception
Crowds line streets as Gen I N Walker and party are greeted at the Ryan hotel in a grand public welcome. Veterans, dignitaries, and citizens mingle in a wide parade, concerts, and street ceremonies along Summit Avenue and Grand Army avenue.
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St. Paul
G. 4
I. N. Walker
Ryan Hotel
Bt. Paul
Walker
Mra
John A. Logan
Sharp
Gen
Misa Beck
Miss Dietrich
Gel
Dietrich
Waller
Layton Walker
Gen. Walet
Thia
Women's Relief Corps
Department of Minnesota
Grand Army
Women’s Relief Corps
Sons and Daughters of Veterans
Genote
State Capitol
Kitteen
Rice and Summit
G. A BR
City of
St Paul
Traih
St. Paul High School
St. Paul's Yishora
Grand Army Avenue
Beteen Smith Park
Avery
Behalior
Ava
Minnesota Veterans Parading Past in St Paul Triumph
The St Paul event featured Union veterans marching past in a grand parade led by General Walker with mounted police. Minnesota posted the largest, finest turnout, including the George N. Morgan unit, Rawlins post, and a bright Yellow-badged group. A living flag of 2000 children formed the national emblem as crowds cheered the parade and the St Paul fire department celebrated with receptions and campfires.
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St. Paul
St Paul
Republic
Une
Weatorn Nid
Stimmik
Intoon
Walker
Tad Preston
Sibley Geir
Signal Corpa
Llinois
Poxta
Post
Robert B. Heath
Philadelphia
J .N. Palmer
New York
Adjt
Robbing
Stat
Burbank
George B. Tho
Chicago
T. G. Lawler
Tennessee
Mke Grant
Louisiana
Migslusippi
Florida
North Dakota
Senator Winnabrough
South Dakota
Kentucky
Minnesota
Minnegota
J. J. McCardy
North Star State
Momo Dum
Atteea Atrong
Thera Ora
Minneavolis
G. A. R. Tan
George N. Morgan
Rawiins
Morgan
Rawlins
North Star
Ike
Georgia
Sweet
Peculiar Wind Pocket Delays Farm Well Drilling at Stoux City
In Stoux City Iowa Mrs Mary Jobosov reports a 2 pneumatic farm well near Lenox D as expert drillers fail to sink a drive well to 150 feet. Wind pockets cause gas smell and force suspension after heavy sledges and drills reach the cushion layer. State geologist is asked to investigate the phenomenon.
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Stoux City
Iowa
Mary Jobosov
Lennox
Jenna Mis
Humbert to Abdicate After Naplea Heir's Marriage
A Rome dispatch reports it is certain Humbert will abdicate after the marriage of the prince of Naplea to Princess Helens or Montenegro. The note mentions editors and personalities tied to the Noydison Journal and Madison figures, with plans to return to Wisconsin within the week.
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Humbert
Louton
Rome
Naplea
Helens
Montenegro
Taylor Macries
la Grosse
Wik
Retaliation Considered by Seattle Banks Against Canada
The article notes potential retaliatory actions by Seattle banks toward Canadian institutions amid ongoing disputes. Discussions occur informally within the clearing base, with a final decision expected after further review.
Kilied on a Plain in Hudson Wisconsin
Kilied on a Plain Hudson Wis Sept 4 Christ Christof fernoh front Gio Wis was killed by an Omnilla freight train while motor scooting or riding He was 23 years old and single.
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Kilied
Hudson
Wis
Submerged Fragments Hint at Eastern Gulag Struggle
A fragmented report describes clashes near Nestoria with mentions of Katn, Viren, Taugiton, and others. Details are sparse, but the narrative implies a subdued format and military pressure in the western sector, involving upper proto troops and unnamed guards.
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Nestoria
Riot at Irish National Convention Ends in Riot and Refuge
Dublin delegates backed a resolution declaring independence from English influence and promoting Irish language cultivation and culture. After adjournment, 3,000 roughs surged through Sackville Street, forcing John Dillon and allies to take refuge at the Imperial hotel as police intervened to quell the unrest.
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Telit Oulton
Elhin
Ireland
Aith Nul
Irigh
Sncksiile
Johm Dillon
Leinster
Anl
Dion
Atty Or
Sisty Menbera
Hackville Street
Dublin
Dillon
Pilon
Umperial Hotel
Populists Pave Way for Formal Notification Letter
Chicago Sept 4 Chairman Jones of the Democratic national committee released a July 25 letter from Arthur Sewall to William J. Bryan. Sewall urges Bryan to act in line with his beliefs, not personal considerations, on endorsing the Populist ticket with Watson for vice president. The letter, published to curb rumors, stresses that Bryan should decide without external influence.
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Chicago
Ciirman Jones
Democratic National Committee
William J. Bryan
Arthur Sewall
St Cats
Dr. Watson
Cortie Riess
Kini
Mes
Beyan
MaActhur
Healquitiers
Bryan
Thir
Sewall
Meeting at Loyal Legion camp on a wartime escape tale
At St Paul headquarters a wartime encounter emerged between Des Moines man T. M. Byers and Maj. Thomas Wilson of the city, both veterans tied to a famous Georgia song composer. Byers, once a prisoner of war at Columbia, escaped and hid in a Black helper’s attic before aiding a Yankee party.
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Georgia
Heacuer
St. Paul
Loyal Degli
T. M. Byers
Des Moines
Maj
Thomas 2. Wilson
Byers
Columbia
Sherman
Cohmbli
Inwa
Wilson
Deboto Bing
Freeman
U- 8. Army
Colombie
Myers
Burglary Report From Witmar Minn Residence Entered
Darglarkdon Wikes of Witmar, Minn reported a burglary at the residence of I. I. Robbing early today. Robbers ransacked the second floor while occupants slept. Only a few dollars in loose change missing. footprints and scattered items noted at the scene. Police searched the area but left few traces.
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Darglarkdon Wikes
Witmar
Minn
Robbing
Lourglens
Suny
Aquainteya
Mr. Robbing
Don
Towns Campahia Opens In Sept 4 Meeting Draws Large Crowd
A Sept 4 gathering in Des Motive filled with excitement as a speaker Semiter Alison opened the event. Thousands attended the meeting with 6000 in the crowd and the speaker received frequent applause. Barney, brother of Joa GC, was among workers at a local store and a meal was served. A band failed to perform fully and there were injuries, with doctors expecting many to recover.
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Campahia
Semiter Alison
Senter Alison
Etd Bis
Pitelek Barney
Joa
Bivny
Ilields
Sui
Who Said He Mad Baron Uy Sava Stefan Admits Milor
Sept 4 report from Bone notes newspapers claim Baron uy Sava Stefan admits a milor at Washington and has been recalted.
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Bone
Baron Uy Sava
Stefan
Washington
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Blane
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Sahara
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Mley-Abdel-Aswaz
Jay Gould
Sworth
Paris
Inld
Reaume
Globe
Gasone
Dr. McGregor
Atlantic
Helen McGregor
Herbert B. Cook
George Barray Cook
Briggantine Flathroad and Transit Company
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Cook
Joseph ©. Snyder
Dima Steahle
Snyder
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Colman and Crimingto
Twin City
Sheepshead Bay
J. G. Burton
Congress
Republicans
South Mississippi
W. D. Frazee
W. TL. McDoel
Louisville, New Albany
Spang Steel and Iron Company
Sharpsburg
Republican Congressional Committee
Missouri
Rank Y. Hamilton
Adran
A. P. Riddle
Minneapolis
Kan
Anthony
Otlo
A. J. Warner
Bimetallic League of America
H. Southard
Brilliant Tube and Pipe Company
Brilliant
Ohio
D. H. Browder & Co
Atlanta
Browder & Co
Cotton Te Trust
Pawnee
I. W
O. M. Schitling
San Francisco
Clark Pielder
Aed
Svlma
Muncie
St. Louis
Hyves Kozak
Texas
Elis Island
Rickey
Koxzake
Mander
Summit Avenue
Sino Nani
Prisop Bella
Department of Minersota
Wlchmesdia
Eighth Street
Fort Snelling
Fort
Muehlberg
Alexander Af. Ramsey
Oneur Malmrose
Archbiatop Treland
Minnesotany
Tin Ladies
Bummlt Avenue
Buwmmit Park
Pio Tecelying
O Gen
Newport
Jon
Mason
Corauander
Seattle
Canailan
Tryan
Sher
Singh
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