Killing of Ruiz and Aranguren Ordered in Havana
Cable dispatches from Havana report that Ruiz and Aranguren were shot by order of Alexandria Roderiguez. The killings followed letters between the two men and occurred as a display of retribution by the insurgent faction. Public opinion condemns the act as savage and unworthy.
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Blanco'a
Washington
Havana
Ruiz
Aranguren
Alexandria Roderiguez
Arangurena
Roderiguez
Kentucky Honors A Negro In Lexington For Four Hours
Lewis George Clark known as the original of Uncle Tom’s Cabin figure in Kentucky history. Clark, born in Madison County in 1812 to a Campbell slave owner lineage, lay in state for four hours in Lexington. Thousands viewed his remains. the event marked a historic honor for a enslaved African American in Kentucky and the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Lewis George Clark
George Harris
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Kentucky
South
Madison County
Samuel Campbell
Daniel Clark
Collision in Illinois Injures Seven on Train
An open switch on the Chicago and Alton railroad caused a collision Sunday at Pontiac Illinois between the St. Louis limited passenger and a freight train. The brakeman on duty could not move the switch and jumped onto the track to signal. The engineer applied brakes and reversed but the impact was fatal to reach the passenger. Seven people suffered serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Alton
St. Louis Limited
Pontiac, I
Lease to Campaign Against Jerry Simpson in Populist Race
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease writes to friends in Great Bend Kansas that her lecture fees fall short of expectations and she plans to return to Kansas to campaign for the Populist nomination in the Seventh District. She says opposing Jerry Simpson will block his renomination and she hopes to win a majority at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceed
Jerry Simpson
Great Bend
Kan
Mary Elizabeth Lease
Kangus
Congress
Washington Hessing Dies Suddenly Aged German Editor
Washington Hessing proprietor of the Tiineis Staats Zeitung and former Chicago post master died suddenly on Saturday afternoon from heart disease. Physicians cited heart disease as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Hessing
Tiineis Staats Zeitung
Northwest
Chicago
Cleveland
Milled Her Mother in Susquehanna Tragedy
Flora Sweet aged 40 confessed to shooting and killing her mother at midnight in Susquehanna Pennsylvania after a quarrel. Authorities believe she was temporarily insane at the time of the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Sweet
Susquehanna
Ban On Princeton By Maumee Presbytery Over Grill Room
The Maumee presbytery in Toledo, Ohio places Princeton University under its ban for the campus grill room. It will not recommend patronage of the Presbyterian school until its ties to the liquor trade are severed, deeming such rooms disloyal to church positions and harmful to students. The resolution calls for abolition of such rooms by public sentiment and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Maumee
Princeton University
Wallace predicts looming war with Japan over Hawaii
Gen Lew Wallace told an Indianapolis audience that the next war will be with Japan. He argued Japan has been landing troops on the Hawaiian Islands under emigration, claiming a 40,000 strong army is already there. He urged immediate annexation of Hawaii to avoid future costly conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Wallace
Indianapolis
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
Cole
Hawaii
Warships Off For China From Kiel With Emperor Aboard
German cruisers Gefion and Deutschland sailed from Kiel toward Chinese waters Thursday morning. Emperor William in an admiral's uniform appeared at the castle gate saluted officers and boarded the Deutschland. He received an ovation as the imperial standard rose and the war flag was raised. The Deutschland moved off with Prince Henry and other princes on the bridge while salute volleys echoed along the line of ships.
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Gefion
Deutschland
Kiel
Emperor William
Castle Gate
Prince Henry
Bellevue
Shocking Frisco Murder Involving Outrage Against Woman
A brutal San Francisco murder leaves Mrs. Mary Clute dead after a night of carpet laying noise. The victim, a Watsonville resident, was found in a flat rented from Miss Blanchard. Police search for Miss Blanchard and a carpet crew amid reports of foul play.
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San Francisco
Mary (. Clute
Watsonville
Cal
Miss Blanchard
Wreck in Indiana Kills Three Trainmen
A Chicago and Erie train departing Chicago at midnight collided with an extra freight near Clinton Indiana at 6 am Thursday. Three employees were killed and about six others injured. No passengers were hurt. Both engines were badly wrecked, a mail car smashed and another car thrown down an embankment.
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Chicago and Erie
Chicago
Clinton
Ind
Kansas Faces Coal Shortage Threaten Famine
Kansas suffers coal scarcity with potential famine if trends persist. Santa Fe lines are hardest hit, but all state railways feel impact. Mount Carmel Coal Company must buy from rivals to meet Santa Fe contracts despite Osage and Cherokee mines running at full capacity. Heavy railroad demand over six months drives the fuel shortage.
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Kansas
Santa Fe
Mount Carmel Coal Company
Santa Fe Railway
Osage
Cherokee Counties
Indians Claim Valuable Land Near Terre Coupee Prairie
Louis Serbern of White Cloud Nebraska travels to New Carlisle Indiana representing the Pottawatomie Indians he is an Indian himself and claims government titles to 160 acre tracts on Terre Coupee Prairie adjoining Carlisle. The land granted to his tribe in 1888 is very valuable and near the Lucky Baldwin estate he will demand immediate possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Serbern
White Cloud
Neb
New Carlisle
Ind
Pottawatomie
Town Council Moves To Ban Song A Hot Time In Old Town Tonight
Mankato Minnesota officials plan an ordinance to prohibit singing whistling or humming of the tune A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight claiming it has become a nuisance within town limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato
Ekan
Famous Model in Paris Suffers Vitriol Attack
Paris artist model Jaucie Wagerland suffered damage to her beauty after a jealous rival named Juidicell hurled vitriol during a confrontation. The incident highlights tensions in the fashion scene and public scrutiny of models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jaucie Wagerland
Juidicell
Stevenson Arrives from Europe on Kaiser Wilhelm II
Former Vice President Stevenson and his wife travel to New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II from Genoa. The arrival summary notes the prominent passengers and remarks on their stop in the American port city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Europe
Thurasay
New York
Genoa
Bloomington, Ch
Kid McCoy Beats Dan Creedon in Fifteen Rounds for World Middleweight Title
Bradstreet's Weekly Review notes a quieting wholesale demand as the holiday season nears, with higher steel prices and strong pig iron activity. Wheat prices stay steady while corn oats and sugar rise. East wholesale activity is quiet though retail trade remains solid. western markets show continued strength despite milder weather limiting winter goods distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Sunken Whisky Found Near Parksville After Forty Years
A sand bar dig near Parksville Missouri uncovered 165 barrels of whisky from the river steamer Arabia which sank in the Missouri River over forty years ago. Diggers report the liquor is well preserved and plan to remove it with the government benefiting from about 7000 in revenue tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Parksville
United States Revenue
Kid McCoy Wins World Middleweight Title Fight
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy from Ruad County Indiana defeated Dan Creedon of New Zealand after fifteen lively rounds at the Puritan Athletic Club in Long Island City. McCoy started as the favorite at 10 to 8 odds as crowds packed the arena and bets were laid before the bout.
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Kid McCoy
Dan Creedon
New Zealand
Norman Selby
Ruad County
Indiana
Ife
Puritan Athletic Club
Long Island City
Fioosier
McCoy
G. A. R. Encampment Date Set for September Week
The G A R encampment dates fixed for September 5 to 10 with the week beginning September 6 for the national encampment. Local and executive councils in Cincinnati approve the plan. optimism runs high for a successful gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Council
Cincinnati
Fire in Illinois Mine Kills One Worker
A fire at Scott Wilson coal mine No 2 near Carterville Illinois on Thursday left one man dead and several others injured. Driver reports smoke as workers entered. the mule pulled ahead. John Cane and Joe Merlo pursued the mule. Merlo was found unconscious and Cane was later found dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Scott Wilson
Carterville
Ill
John Cane
Joe Merlo
Merlo
Cane
China Will Yield Hiraio Chow
Shanghai dispatch says China will yield to Germany over Kiao-Chow while Russia and France object to Germany disclosing plans to England and Japan, risking jeopardizing their aims. The report notes German haste may complicate negotiations and stir regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hiraio-Chow
Shanghai
Germany
Russia
France
England
Japan
Bank Burglars Blow Safe Open in Perry Kans
Burglars blew open the state bank at Perry Kansas with dynamite and stole 1500 dollars before escaping. Authorities name two suspects, J C Collins and Charles Cunningham, believed linked to an Omaha safe cracking ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
State Bank
Perry
Topeka
J. C. Collins
Charles Cunningham
Omaha
Government steamer searches for missing boats near Barclay
The government steamer Quadrabuque has left Victoria for Barclay to search for three boats that departed the steamer Cleveland six days ago with twenty two men and have not been seen. The mission also aims to aid survivors of the stranded vessel.
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Victoria
B. C
Barclay
Cleveland
Twain Settles Debt of New York Publisher Firm
Mark Twain has paid 25,000 dollars to creditors of W. L. Webster & Co. of New York, a firm in which he was a partner. He has now paid seven percent of the debt, which he regards as an honor bound obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Hie Doebou
W. L. Webster & Co
New York
Big Fire at Grand Forks Destroys Hotels and Stores
A Saturday morning blaze in Grand Forks North Dakota caused about 500000 in losses. The 250000 Hotel Dakota and two wholesale stores were completely destroyed, with fe follows no further damage reported.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Dakota
Fresh Panama Scandals Arrests Hit French Deputies
M Henri Maret a member of the French chamber of deputies and M Amie de Draint Martin a former deputy have been arrested in connection with the Panama scandal authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
M. Henri Maret
Chamber of Deputies
M. Aime de Draint- Martin
Call on National Bank for year end condition
The comptroller of the currency has issued a call on national banks requiring a statement of their condition as of the close of business December 15. This action standardizes reporting across banks and ensures financial transparency.
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National Banka
Convicted Chicago election judges face near riot in court
John J. Hanrahan and Patrick Ferris, seventh ward election judges, were convicted of falsifying returns and sent to the penitentiary. Their supporters in court shouted curses and threats toward Assistant State's Attorney Barnes. A juror reported coercion claims as two men attempted to confront him. the judge noted the matter could be raised with a new-trial motion. Officers escorted Barnes to his home for safety after the disruption.
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Chicago
John J. Hanrahan
Patrick Furriz
Hanrahan
Ferris
Barnes
Silas A. Hunt
Hunt
Chetlain
Bia
Missouri child murderer hanged at Liberty
William Carr of Missouri was hanged at Liberty on Friday for the brutal murder of his infant daughter Beile Carr. Witnesses crowded around the gallows after the drop, glimpsing the hanging body as authorities described the crime. Carr confessed detailing how he tied the child's limbs, lashed her with a stone, and disposed of her in the Missouri River after being urged by his wife to get rid of the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carr
Missouri
Liberty
Carr
Beile Carr
Missouri River
Kansas City
Papa
Morgue Robber Caught in Chicago Case
Henry Ulrich once a Dunning Insane Asylum watchman in Chicago was arrested on charges of complicity in a morgue robbery two months earlier. Four bodies of deceased patients were stolen. Ulrich admitted guilt but requested immunity in exchange for a full confession, naming prominent Chicago and other city figures. immunity was refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ulrich
Dunning Insane Asylum
Chicago
Ulrich
Boston Campaign Sees 860 Fraud Complaints Filed
Chairman White of the Republican committee filed 860 complaints with the board of election commissioners alleging fraudulent registrations in Boston. He reports discovering 100 names of deceased individuals on voter lists across two wards amid the heated municipal campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
White
Republican Committee
Board of Election Commissioners
Cleveland Beer Faucet Maker Assigns For Unknown Cause
The Berder Mayer Company, beer faucet manufacturers based in Cleveland Ohio with branches nationwide and in Europe, has made an assignment. The reasons are not disclosed and assets and liabilities are not stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Berder-Mayer Company
Ohio
Europe
Lexington man hailed as original George Harris dies
Obituary notes the death of Lewis George Clark of Lexington Kentucky aged 86. He was identified as the real life inspiration for the character George Harris in Harriet Beecher Stowe s Uncle Tom s Cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harris
Lewis George Clark
Lexington, Ky
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Market Quotation Summary Across Regions and Commodities
The report aggregates regional price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and the Western market. It lists prices for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs new potatoes and pork across multiple cities with No 2 red No 2 white and other grade descriptors.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Fatal Coastin g Accident at Atlantic
A coast ing party of five boys at Atlantic collided with a cow on the track. Frank Cadwallader Lew Sopher and Ralph King suffered internal and head injuries, with Ralph King the most seriously hurt and possibly fatal. This marks a second coast ing accident in two weeks following Earl Perry's death in a similar incident at a team crossing.
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Atlantic
Frank Cadwallader
Lew Sopher
Ralph King
Earl Perry
Avold
English Heiress Returns to Claim 20000 Land Claim
Victoria May Jennings Ballard, 22, a Des Moines cook, left for England to take possession of 20000 in land via her mother’s death. Kidnapped as an infant by a minister, she was brought to America and only learned of English parents last October. Detectives, after years of searching, found her as her mother died a month ago. Her father was a lord and her upbringing was sparse.
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Victoria May Jennings Ballard
Des Moines
England
America
Burglars Loot Campbell General Store and Wagons Found
Burglars broke into H. E. Swope’s Campbell store and loaded two wagons with canned goods clothing and dry goods then fled. The wagon trace led to O. G. Whiting whose granary held one wagon load. Whiting a prominent farmer confessed implicating another equally prominent farmer whose name is not published but is believed to have financed the crime.
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H. E. Swope
Campbell
O. G. Whiting
Whiting
Missing Chicago transport leads to foul play fears
Three weeks earlier Henry Decon of Woodbine shipped bogs to Chicago and arranged transport for Jesse Martinsen and Chris Olsen to Liverpool. The boys were left in Chicago and Decon returned home. He later learned neither called for the ticket. Olsen and Mortineen carried much money and friends fear they have been harmed and the funds taken.
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Henry Decon
Woodbine
Chicago
Jesse Martinsen
Chris Olsen
Liverpool
Mr. Decon
Olsen
Mortineen
Boom in Central Iowa Coal Mining Opens New Mines
Central Iowa coal mining enjoys a boom with multiple new companies formed this fall and at least ten large mines planned for Des Moines area during winter and spring. Wild Rose Coal Company to open four mines at Runnells Summerset Madrid with a large new field and extensive mineral rights purchase.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Wild Rose Coal Company
Runnells
Summerset
Madrid
Divorcee’s death linked to powerful poison crisis
Mrs. S. C. Sloss, granted a divorce and $16,000 alimony in district court, died at Moulton from effects of a powerful poison. Authorities suppose she ingested the drug during a personal crisis.
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S.C. Sloss
Moulton
Opera House Wall Collapse at Clinton Club
About sixty feet of both east and west walls of the new $30,000 Economic Opera House near completion at Clinton collapsed. No injuries were reported.
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Opera House Walle
Clinton
Cedar Rapids Button Factory Fire Total Loss
A blaze at the Cedar Rapids button factory three miles from the city left the plant a total loss. Two employed men were badly burned in the fire.
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Cedar Rapids
Free mail delivery arrives in Red Oak and corn stocks
The report notes Red Oak’s first free mail delivery and Iowa’s space grant at Omaha exposition. It also mentions Davenport barbers forming a protective association and one fifth of the state’s corn still in fields. Other items record burglaries, births, relocations, deaths, fires, injuries, and a suicide attempt with mental health history.
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Red Oak
Iowa
Davenport
Farmers’ Co-operative
Grand Junction
Hans Haneon
Ellsworth
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Des Moines
Waterloo
Numerous Iowa items span storms to politics and deaths
A wide sweep of Iowa news covers a winter court, city improvements, and political shifts. Incidents include Woodard Jones killed by a train near Lehigh, a Tama diphtheria scare easing to scarlet fever, and Des Moines taxing costs. Posts, water works, a Mand post office, and a Davenport Presbyterian church contract are noted, with many obituaries and local legislator movements.
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Algona
H.J. Gutman
Dés Moines
Port Dodge
Woodard Jones
Lehigh
Tama
State University
Mand
Henry H. Larson
The Nation's Solons and Their Lawmaking Efforts
The nation’s lawmakers are described in brief, outlining measures proposed, debated, and enacted for national affairs. It summarizes actions of multiple legislators and the overall push for policy changes across sectors.
Senate Debates Pelagic Sealing Bill and Klondike Relief
The Senate debated a foreign relations bill to prohibit pelagic sealing by Americans. it passed 37 to 14. A Klondike relief appropriation of 250000 was recommitted. House sessions covered the appropriation bill, civil service debates, and a holiday recess. Senate sessions discussed silver commission, Yukon revenue cutter, and Central Pacific subsidies.
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Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Klondike
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
House
Moody
Mississippi
Johnson
Indiana
Walcott
Colorado
McKinley
Secretary of War
Frye
Commerce Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Revenue Cutter Service
Yukon River
Alaska
Allison
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Pettigrew
Secretary of the Interior
Central Pacific Railroad
Plao
Allen
International Monetary Commission
Commission
United States
Pratt
Connecticut
House of Representatives
Norway
Hawley
Kiondike
Messrs
Carter
Cockrell
Housk
Deadwood
Carson City
Mercer
Nebraska
Different Views of It Mamma Now Freddy Cherries
A child asks if cherries are contagious after being warned by a mother. Freddy questions why indulgence in fruit triggers alarm, revealing family tension over rules and safety.
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Freddy
Hidden Smoke Reveals Fire Beneath Masonic Temple Ruin
On a Providence site, workers tearing down a remaining wall discovered active smoldering embers inside the long-burned Masonic temple ruin. The fire, started over a year earlier, had burned unseen, with smoke first appearing only after the wall came down and wind fanned the flames.
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Masonic Temple
Providence
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