British steamship Eleanor rescues six men after man overboard
Six volunteers and a drowned passenger endure a brutal night at sea off Greenocught Ireland as the Eleanor searches in a gale. Frostbite, exhaustion, and frozen oilskins frame their harrowing drift toward land before rescue at Greenoc and arrival in Liverpool. The crew plans suits for damages against the captain and owners.
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Liverroot
Eleanor
Greenocught
County Louth
Ireland
Greenoc
Liverpool
Holyhead
Kansans Fearful showdown over county seat war turns deadly
Judge Botkin of Seward county faced a mob in Springfield as a county seat dispute with Arkalon escalated. Sheriff Dunn and Sheriff elect Ray Guyman were killed when the posse clashed with gunmen led by John Stofile, a former horse thief, prompting militia dispatches from Governor Humphrey to restore order.
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Kan
Botkin
Seward County
Springfield
Stevens County
Arkalon
Dunn
Ray Guyman
Larabee
Judge Botkin
Farmers’ Alliance
Grant County
John Stofile
Topeka
Lyman Humphrey
Rickseker
Hutchison
Actress Miss Mary Bird Fatally Burned in Hotel Fire
Cincinnati report says Miss Mary Bird twenty two native of New York and actress at Grand Opera house died from severe burns after her clothes ignited from a bottle of face lotion explosion. She was boarding at Hexter's hotel and cried out as flames were extinguished.
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Mary Bird
Grand Opera House
Hexter's
Miss Bird
New York
Government Buys Four Steamships for Transport Use
The Press reports that the government has purchased steamers Ohio Indiana Illinois and Pennsylvania built in Philadelphia years ago for the American Steamship Company. They are said to be repurposed as transports.
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Thee Mt
Philadelphia
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
American Steamship Company
Garza Revolt Surrenders Amid Turbulent Texas Push
Dispatches from Rio Grande City and Washington report Capt Thomas Garza surrendering after a retreating revolt. Cor poral Rute of the Third Cavalry died from wounds. riders recovered saddles and bridles as revolutionaries scattered. Prince Iturbide, heir to Maximilian, denies political ties and remains in Washington as Senor Romero downplays Garza’s significance.
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Agroxio
Tex
Rio Grande City
Thomas Garza
Rio Grasp City
Rute
Third Cavalry
Salino
Flavana
McKay
Java
McNeil
Rangers
Langhorne
Clerical Party of
Mexico
Prince Iturbide
Washington
Maximillian
Revolutionary Party
Iturbide
Garza
Senzo Romero
Senor Romero
United States
Rumors of War Stir London Stock Exchange
Wild excitement grips the stock market as a rumor claims British warships landed marines at Tangier and France would order reembarkation within 24 hours. Admiralty and foreign office deny confirmation while officials vow scrutiny of those spreading the canard.
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Loypox
Stock Exchange
Tangiers
France
England
Carnard
Morrocco
Admiralty
Foreign Office
London
Behring Sea arbitration stalls over seven arbitrators
Diplomatic circles note the Behring Sea talks hinge on Britain proposing seven arbitrators. The U S would name two, Britain two, with four selecting three more. Secretary Blaine doubts the change, while President Harrison favors a fair tribunal and quick closure. John Anderson elopes and fleeces brides across several states.
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Wasuvnetos
Behring Sea
United States
Blaine
Harrison
General John I Gregg Dies At 65 In Wasuiictos
General John Irvin Gregg veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars died yesterday in Wasuiictos at sixty six. He was born in 1826 at Bellefonte Pennsylvania. He served in the Second Pennsylvania Volunteers and led the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry and Fifth Pennsylvania Reserves. He was wounded at Deep Bottom and Amelia Springs and was brevetted major general after the Civil War.
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Wasuiictos
John Irvin Gregg
Mexico
Gregg
Bellefonte
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Pennsylvania Reserves
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Deep Bottom
Amelia Springs
Blaine Illness Attributed To Culinary Weakness
In Wasumetox on January 7 many callers visited Secretary Blaine at his residence seeking word on his health. Officials said he was better but should stay indoors to recover from the weakness after his recent attack. Mrs. Blaine received callers including a United Press representative and several notable officials and foreign diplomats.
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Wasumetox
Blaine
United Press
White House
Morton
Hale
Hitt
Foreign Legations
Khedive of Egypt Dies After Influenza Illness
Cairo January 7 reports the Khedive of Egypt has died this day after a prolonged illness with influenza. The news confirms the monarch’s death ending his reign and prompting a transition in the royal succession.
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Egypt
Uenza
Carro
Counterfeit Ring Captured Near St Charles
United States deputy marshals and secret service agents captured four members of a counterfeit silver coin gang near St Charles Missouri. The ring leader Ward Douglass and accomplices James Johnson John Johnson and Sol Bush were taken from a farm twenty miles north of St Charles and brought to St Louis. Masters Alabama reports more lynchings after Neal Sims and others linked to the Sims family were pursued near Womack Hill toward Leah Mississippi.
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St. Louis
United
Lynching of Neal party sparks widespread excitement
Eyewitness reports say the remainder of the party attempted to intervene for Neal and were hanged from an oak tree by the roadside. Women are among the victims, with great excitement prevailing in the area.
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Neal
Four Men Killed in Outlaw Action at Arkkales
In Arkkales Kansas four men were killed in a running fight with outlaws yesterday. A courier reports continued danger and possible ambushes in the four adjoining counties as posse pursuit continues after the desperadoes.
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Arrkales
Kas
Thurston
No Man’s Land
Springfield
Denver Man Arrested in Poolroom Fraud Case
Frank Perry, implicated in defrauding the poolroom of Austin & Co. with bogus race results at Guttenburg, was arrested in Denver on January 7. He attempted to flee, carried only a few dollars, and denied guilt. Partner Rogers is still missing and presumed to have fled.
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Denver
Col
Frank Perry
Austin & Co
Guttenburg
Rogers
Jackson Brewery Seized Over Tax Understatement
San Francisco January 7 Internal Revenue Collector Quinn seized the Jackson brewery for producing 21 000 barrels more than shown in tax records. The 1 50 per barrel tax means a $21 000 deficit to the government and the plant could be confiscated, valued around $500 000.
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San Francisco
Jackson Brewery
Internal Revenue
Quinn
English Syndicate Purchases Utah Milling Interests
Joseph Mark representing an English syndicate buys twenty three of Utah flour mills, about all but six, for 1.8 million dollars plus 350 thousand in stock. The firm plans to control the territory’s wheat crop. The Clark mills process 2024 barrels daily. Born to Mr and Mrs George Shivers a daughter. Mr Shivers is linked with A L Johns & Co.
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Oopey
Utah
Joseph Mark
Clark
George Shivers
Shivers
A. L. Johns & Co
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Cheveni
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St. Charles
Neal Sims
Ala
Womack Hill
Sims
Bob
Laura
Beatrice Sims
Tvo
Bob Sims
Leah
la Salle Street
H. Hobart
Charles Albrecht
Monroe Street
W. W. Henderson
Marsh
Broderick
Swindlee
Jase
Uncle Sam
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