Cholera ranks in China and Japan trade fears
Washington correspondent William F Curtis reports cholera sweeping through Peking Shanghai and Tien Tsin killing thousands among the native Chinese while few foreigners die. He warns Japanese industrial gains threaten American goods and urges direct cotton shipments to Japan via opened Central American routes.
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Wm. F. Curtis
Washington
Chicago Record
Orient
Japan
China
Tien Tain
Peking
Shanghai
Tien Tein
Curtis
Tien Tsin
Shanghsi
Cortiz
America
Liverpool
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Tehauntepec
Indiana Militiamen Refuse Service Over Theft Grievance
Company F of the Third Indiana National Guard protests a perceived injustice over stolen silverware from W. B. Titus’s Peru hotel. With encampment pay withheld, leaders threaten nonuniform reporting and non drill duties while planning suits against the state. somewarefare is traced to members, Captain Funston returned items, and Adjutant General Robbins is named. Methodist Church in Rome Dedicated in Simple Ceremony. Rome’s Methodist church was consecrated with prayers by Professor Carbonero and Bishop Fitzgerald, followed by hymns, scripture, and tea.
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Ind
Indiana National Guards
Indiana
W. B. Titus
Peru
Indianapolis
Funston
Robbins
Rome
Methodist Church
Professor Carbonero
Mies May Maud Elkins
Mr. Piggott
Fitzgerald
William Burt
Dardi
Church visitors admire the varied yard explanations
After the church service at Ufal deep in the area, explanations of its diverse yard features drew great admiration from attendees who noted the differences and were impressed by the explanations given.
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Thoes
Durrant Defense Builds on Confidence Before Defense
San Francisco Sept 21 The Durrant case nears a pivotal phase as Oppenheim the pawnbroker testifies about rings from Blanche Lamont and the defense leadership pledges to pierce the prosecution’s circumstantial case. Attorneys Duprey Dickinson and Moron convey calm confidence while awaiting Eugene Duprey’s opening statement to counter the state’s evidence.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durrant Jain
Alter Oppenheim
Durrant
Blanche Lamvont
Sademas
Larke
Attorney Duprey
Dickinson
Moron
Carda
Eugene Duprey
Theodore Durrant
San Quinten Noose
California
Mra William Johnson's Death Follows Husband's Tragic Loss
In Moyer Indiana on September 23 William B Johnson died after being crushed between railway cars while attempting to deadhead from Muncie to Winchester. He had lost his job and sent his wife and young son to Winchester before the fatal accident. His father learned of the tragedy and warned the wife as she waited at the depot, then she reportedly died of grief shortly after.
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Muncie
Kansas Corn Crop Expected To Fall Short Of Earlier Estimate
Martin Mohler ex secretary of the state board of agriculture reports that intense heat and drought in western Kansas have reduced yields. The statewide forecast drops from over 300 million to about 265 million bushels with much of the crop cut for feed rather than harvest for market.
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Toneka
Kan
Kansas
Martin Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Mohler
Golden Hair Grows Seven Inches on Corpse in Exhumation
Wanasa Indiana September 21 exhumation of Harry Wilson son of John Wilson reveals hair length increasing from five inches at death to over twelve inches. The body found in perfect state of preservation after sixteen years in Falls cemetery before reinterment for monument.
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Ind
Harry Wilson
John Wilson
Falls Cemetery
Snow Storm Hits Wyoming and Utah Regions
A severe snow storm rolls into Latsaie Wyoming and Nook Creek Utah as strong winds and freezing temperatures set in. Snow accumulates across Rawlins Wyoming and nearby regions with reports of eight inches on the ground and continuing snowfall.
Attempted murder fears in Lemont spark vigilante group
Rev. J F Clancey says Mayor McCarthy, under bribe-taking indictment, instigated the latest assassination attempt. Clancey and ally J T Derby warned to stay off Lemont streets as a twenty member vigilance committee is organized amid public alarm.
Deepwater Waterways Talk At Ohio Convention
In Cleveland Ohio Sept 23 prominent Deepwater Ways association members gather for the annual convention. Manitoba premier James Fisher urges joint US Canada deepwater canals to cut grain transport costs and suggests toll free, jointly controlled waters. Executive Secretary Flower invites all manufacturers and transport interests to attend on equal terms.
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Ohio
Deepwater Ways Association
James Fisher
Mshitoba
Manitoba
United States
Canada
Flower
Curverano
International Deep Waterways Association
Army and Navy Hall
Robert E. McKisson
E. Y. Smalley
St. Paul, Minn
Chamber of Commerce
Gen. E. O'Brien
New York Commissant, Std
Governor Altgeld Religion and Swing Church Admiration
The article notes Governor Altgeld’s modest religious leanings. He attended Methodist services in youth and respects Swing’s church for its earnestness. He judges others by action, wary of ostentatious displays of faith. In Chicago he and Mrs Altgeld belonged to Swing’s church.
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Methodist Church
Bmrrs
Swing
Chicago
Fragmentary Injury Report From Unclear Event
A partial account describes a person who was struck and injured by a vehicle. He recovered some movement and removed debris, then appeared to regain some alertness hours later amid still unclear circumstances.
Ethelwynn and Spruce Race Near Center Island
In Centre Jaaxp near Center Island on Sept 23 the Ethelwynn led Spruce over two windward three mile legs and back, with Ethelwynn gaining to a close finish. Official first outer mark time showed Ethelwynn ahead by seventeen seconds.
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Centre
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X.Y
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Spruce LV
Seawhanahaka
Yachta
Gysreen
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Lloyd’s
Spruce
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Lloyd’s Neck
Wealthy Chinaman Seeks American Groom for Daughter
Sept 23 in Cala reports Hip Sing Lee, wealthy merchant, offers his daughter Mei Les in marriage to any reputable young American who will take over his business and $5,000 cash. Lee, valued at up to $100,000, fears kidnapping by highbinders as he ages. Also notes Indiana Furniture Co plans a large brick warehouse at Lewis and Harrigan Street to house its vast stock of goods.
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Mei Les
Watsonville
Santa Cruz
Salina
Lee
Indiana Furniture Company
Lewis and Harrigan Street
Centennial Committee
Briant
Huntington
Fort Wayne
Berry and
Calhoun Streets
Berry
Broadway
DeWald
Hanns
Washington
Clinton
Calhoun and
Berry Arrests
Distant Shore challenges for the America's Cup
C. D. Rose acts as challenger owner with yacht The Distant Shore, eighty nine feet, cutter, sending a conditional request for America's Cup matches to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club. Ex commodore James D. Soxith calls it sportsmanlike and expects a cup committee to be appointed. Japanese? No. The note confirms conditions may be set solely by the cup committee. Also reports New York Athletic Club wins in contests and a steamer captain relays recovery of the Frenced schooner Comatoelkan Laie Superior crew.
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C.D Rose
United States
C. D. Rose
Dietant
New York
Associated Press
Cade
James D. Soxith
New York Yacht Club
Rose
New York Athletic Club
Two Horrible Crimes In Iowa Tragedy Records
In Ottawa Iowa on September 23 it is learned that M E Stinson a traveling man and Miss Anna Moore a Grinnell college senior were secretly married in Ottumwa October 14 1892. The double tragedy at Oskaloosa yesterday ended with Stinson shooting Moore and then himself.
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M. E. Stinson
Anna Moore
Grinnell College
Oskaloosa
Stinson
Ottumwa
H. D. Crawford
Anno
Mass
RK. W. Engel
Pfister
Milwaukee
Katie Barry
Engel
Miss Barry
W. W. Holton
Holton
Bates & Grove
Suspected Forgery Leads to Arrest in Braz Indiana
In Braz, Ind on September 23 a man ordered clothing and goods at the When store using a forged order signed by John Pell a local farmer. The suspect Y N Wilson was captured with forged orders from prominent citizens and bonded under 1000 dollars before jail.
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Ind
When
John Pell
Harmony
Pell
Y. N. Wilson
Ijtle
Ethelwynn Leads Spruce by Wide Margin in Race
Crsten Istaxn Sept 24. If no surprise occurs, the Ethelwynn will beat Spruce again today. At the start of the second leg the Ethelwynn held a full quarter mile lead and was widening it rapidly.
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Crsten Istaxn
Ethelwynn
Schooner Comstock Goes Down in Lake Superior
Seul Ste Marie reports the barge A. W. Comstock from Algona Michigan foundered off Stannard Rock in severe weather near Lake Superior. No further details given about crew or fate.
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Comstock
Minwatkes, Wie
Revolt and Disaster Near Havana Hit Matanzas Harbor
reports say revolutionaries approach Matanzas province while authorities arrest eighty five suspects in Havana. A collision sinks the Spanish cruiser Barcaetugi with forty one dead amid fears of a large conspiracy and seized arms.
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Hayapa
Matanzes
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Batallion
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Mortera
Coke workers ordered back as strike diminishes in Scottspa e
Report from Scottspae Pennsylvania dated Sept 24 states the regional coke strike has not materialized with only Lemont plant of McClure coke company and Stewart Iron plant closed for water supply. At a Coke Workers convention the men out were ordered back to work until October first.
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Lemont
McClure Coke Company
Stewart Iron Company
Coke Workers
Queen City Wrecked at Hog Island Reef
Queen City owned schooner went to pieces off Hog Island reef with crew rescued by Beaver Island life savers after a night in the rigging. Capt. C. E. Benham reports the vessel a total loss.
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Crewe Lane
Ohio
C. E. Benham
Queen City
Mackinaw
Hog Island Reef
Beaver Island
Deaths Flood City Obituary Notices In Allen County
The list records Noah Montgomery 65, a Civil War veteran, dying at 65 Baker Street from apoplexy after a day at home. Also noted are deaths of Mary Ann Sosenheimer 72, Mary McLane 82, William Doyle 75, and Rudolph Boerger 80, with details on residences, occupations, and funeral arrangements across Fort Wayne and nearby towns.
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Eudidarly
Baker Street
Ellen
George B Stemen
Decessed
Columbiana County
Ohio
Second Ohio Cavalry
Salem
Toledo
Fort Wayne
Wabash Road
Olds Wagon Works
Lafayette Street
Josie Edna
Serah Elton
David M
Wabash Company
Isaac F
Mary Ann Sosenheimer
Charles J. Sosenheimer
Charles Street
St. Peter's Catholic Church
William Doyle
New Haven
Allen County
William Lange
Breck Street
Trinity German Lutheran Church
New Movement for Ireland Independence Inaugurated
In Curcaco on Sept 24 a large American Irish gathering launched a new worldwide effort for Ireland independence. Delegates at the Y M C A building in La Salle street rejected dependence on parliamentary agitation and discussed forming an international organization and aiding political prisoners. The slogan England's peril is Ireland's opportunity circulated among attendees.
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Ireland
United States
la Salle Street
America
England
Burglar Strikes Pittsburg Homes on Taylor Street
Burglars visited the Hibler residence at 57 Grant Street around 12:15 am Friday taking a Sunday bat and a razor after a daughter’s alarm. Five minutes after police arrived no suspect found. A second entry occurred at 2 am Saturday at Charles G Fox plumber home 80 Taylor Street, where a masked intruder was seen but nothing was taken and he fled.
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Louis Hibler
Pittsburg
Grant Street
Charles G. Fox
Taylor Street
Wrecked Sailors Rescued After Night on Unnamed Island
The crew of the batchooner E. R. Williams, after foundering in Green Bay, spent a night on Big Sumner Island with six men a woman and a dog. They were rescued at 6:30 a.m. by the yacht Oscola and brought to Mamistrx, Michigan, reporting the loss of all belongings.
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Big Summer Island
Shocking Train Crash Kills Woman in New Jersey
A wagon carrying five colored women and one colored man was struck by a railroad train in New Jersey this morning. Allie Bell was instantly killed, Louise Bennett injured, others severely hurt with back injuries reported.
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N. J
Allie Bell
Louise Bennett
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