Exeter City Rescues Crew as Sinking Schooner Burns
The Bristol line steamer Exeter rescued five crewmen from the dismasted British schooner Elite after it sprang a leak in heavy seas off Newfoundland. The Elite, en route from Cadiz to St Johns with a salt cargo, was found abandoned and later set on fire by the Veendam’s captain to prevent navigation hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter City
New York
Bristol City Line
Exeter
Bristol
Elite
Veendam
Margrave
Cady
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Weste Ward
Death in Grand Trank tunnel at Port Huron
Three men died by asphyxiation in the Grand Trank Railroad tunnel Port Huron Michigan. Engineers Ilenry J Courtney and Arthur Dunn conductor John Dalton plus fireman William Dunn were found dead after a rain shipment to Canada damaged the tunnel. Rescue teams saved William Potter and another fireman though others fainted. Gas from burning coal settled in the tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trank
Port Huron
Mich
Ilenry J. Courtney
Arthur Dunn
John Dalton
William Dunn
William Potter
Revolver Hidden in Stove Causes Fire Alarm
A revolver hidden by J Ler of Eneyrus in a parlor stove dust was used to ignite a fire when a cold spell arrived. The pistol, loaded, discharged as the stove was heated, blowing the door open and sending the weapon into the room. Several bullets narrowly missed occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ler
Eneyrus
Obie
Cet
Murder Trial Testimony Reveals Suspect’s Frail Sanity
Witnesses in the Luitgert murder case at Creite recount John Eh Dame’s mental state as a factor in the alleged plan to kill his wife and two children and to burn their bodies in an old crematory. The testimony portrays the defendant as dangerously unstable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eh Dame
Vier Ver
Cob
Ble
Ladtgert
Deadly draught leaves MaplesVille in tragedy
A scrambled report from MaplesVille indicates several men died and many more are feared dead after consuming a lethal mix described as wool alcohol and cheap whisky. The incident ties to a local railroad project and quarrying activity affecting farmers and laborers in Mabitenay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MaplesVille
Mabitenay
Three Die in Jamestown Fire on First Street Block
A blaze on First street in Jamestown New York caused three deaths. Victims include Walter J Sesotiti of Tamaama rocast WW Jordan with unknown address and believed connected to New York Central Mashvent, and Sailie Voss of Buffalo.
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Tiree Perighina
Acre
Atlantic
First Street
Jamestown
N.Y
Walter J. Sesotiti
Tamaama
Rocast
Jordan
New York Central
Sailie Voss
Buffalo
Trains Collide in Warsaw Crash Kills Eleven
A passenger train halted on the torchroad near Warsaw was struck by a heavy freight train due to pointsman error. Eleven people were killed and twenty two seriously injured in the catastrophe reported from Poland.
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Poland
Warsaw
Bowman Brother Stabbing Over Dish Impresses Butler
William Bowman of Louisville Kentucky fatally stabbed his brother Peter Bowman after a dispute at supper over a dropped dish. The Bowmans, a well to do family, live at 1728 Beard Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toon Butler
Willian Bowman
Louisville
Peter Bowman
Bowmans
Beard Street
Fire Claims Mother and Grandson in Maryland Home
Mrs. Caroline Norris and her grandson Samuel died in a blaze at their eight log cabin home near Mincy Plain in the southern Allegheny County area of Maryland. Fire investigators said both bodies were found in the wreckage and the fire is under inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Norris
Samuel
Mincy Plain
Allegheny County
Maryland
Eastern News Highlights Plumbers’ Combine and Local Disasters
Reports from New York City describe plumbers organizing a combine while Boston Democrats back Josiah Quincy for mayor. The piece notes a sewer pipe trust proposal by J Pierpont Morgen and covers a Worcester hospital death from a self inflicted wound. Fire destroys multiple businesses including McCoulough’s hardware and Merchants’ National Bank, with losses around 60000.
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New York City
Josiah Quincy
Democrats of
Boston
J. Pierpont Morgen
Charles CG. McCloud
Worcester
Mass
McCoulough
Beale
Heilman's House
Armstrong Water Company
Merchants’ National Bank
Ross Reynolds
Nitanning
Antonio Milagno
Erie
Antonio
James
George W. Schiffer
New York
Atlas Line
Adirondack
Port Limon
Washington
Mr. Schiffer
Buffalo
N.Y
Dhe
Poma Mining Company
Honda
United States
Colombia
Tie
Derailment at Piercepine Daring Baltimore and Ohio Line
A Western passen derailed on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern road near Pierreepie, no injuries reported. The article lists varied local incidents including a fatal hydrophobia case in St. Louis, a railway receiver report in Terre Haute, a park founder from Minneapolis, and a series of unrelated crimes and accidents in the region.
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Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Piereeyie
Kansas
Crop Vale
Ernest Eggesiecker
Baptist Sanitarian
St. Louis
Sereimaber
Russell Tarrison
Street
Atedelectric Hight Company
Terre Haute
Wrecks, deaths, and storms across distant states and seas
Reports from Winchester Kentucky to Venezuela and the Philippines detail fatal wrecks in James Clarris and Warren Burch deaths, ex-judge I N Neal suicide, Vanderbilt land purchases in West Virginia, train explosions injuring six, a poisoning probe in Topeka, verdicts in Sevierville, a family feud at Valley View, new stage line plans from Georgetown to Dawson City, and a devastating typhoon in the Philippine Islands causing thousands of deaths and widespread destruction.
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Winchester
James Clarris
Warren Burch
Louisville and Nashville
I. N. Neal
Union County
Inunction City
Ark
Ble
Vanderbilts
West Virginia
Evansville
Illinois Central Road
Dekaven
al Chastan
Panhandlv
Pex
Topeka
San
Rev. A
Morrison
Texas
Sevierville
Tenn
Meas Wyon
Catlett Tipton
William Whaley
Wyan
Tipton
White Cap
Valley View
Dora Richardson Clay
Cassius M. Chix
William Richardson
Kingle
Richardson
Dora
Whihehall
Tle
Charies Thaden
Gen. Clay
Dory
Austria
Georgetown
British Guiana
Great Britain
Venezuela
I. Lowther
Lord Lonsdale
J. B. Heston
London
Fort Edmonton
Dawson City
Russia
France
China
Kiachou Bay
Shan-Tun Peninsula
von Diedrich
Prince H Henry
Prussia
Nigovhou Bay
Philippine
Islimois
Bay of Santa Paula
Samar
Leyte
Tacloban
Washington gossip and international notes mix in a late press roundup
A miscellaneous Washington dispatch reports misheard talks on a possible Hawaii annexation, plans for a gold statue exhibit, and comments by Senator Davis on foreign affairs. It also covers Cuban agent releases, Albanian unrest, Spanish Cuban relief funds, a fatal shooting near Wigan, Maxim’s gun trial, and territorial clashes with Bolivia.
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Po Mishee
Chicago
J. M. Brinker
DttTale
Washington
Martinley
Ube Burin
Davis
United States
Minnesota
Semie Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Hawaii
Uiawait
Homoentien
Ishiads
Rhineo
Fomore
Dhawan
Tek
Dinkensa
Guba
Kline
Cuba
Aitham
Wigan
Lancaster
Hiram S. Maxim
Portsmouth
Baghaod
Col. Horomosobia
Bahia Negro
Bolivia
Pelagic shipping ban stalled as U S seeks yearlong halt
Canada forwards a note to Washington refusing to halt pelagic sailing for a year despite U S requests. Rumor mill says Mrs. John Biddulph Martin plans a move to America for a potential marriage to a wealthy Westerner. LR G Dun & Co reports wheat exports surge, cotton strong, and machinery trade breaking seasonal records amid a favorable export surplus.
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Washington
United States
John Biddulph Martin
Victorist Woodhull
England
America
LR. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
New York
Chiesso
Iran
Market Report Prices Across Regions and Commodities
The market report lists prices for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and cattle hogs sheep and other commodities across Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Buffalo New York and Milwaukee. It documents bid ranges including No 2 red No 2 white and No 2 yellow grades with figures from 15c to 28c for butter and eggs 21c to 23c for eggs and various per unit prices for livestock and grain across several markets.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Hurricanes Strike Britain Wrecks Coast and Ports
A severe hurricane lashed the British Isles for a day. Dozens of vessels likely lost and hundreds of lives implied as ships foundered or wrecked. Coast towns suffered heavy damage from flooding, with Scarborough sea walls washed away and services across the channel suspended.
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Great Britain
Jin
British Isles
Woolwich Arsenal
Sherness Dockyard
Jamdon
Lowion Bridge
Lowestoft
Yarmouth
Scarborough
Liverpool
Mersey
Chester
Holyhead
Lord Nelson
Blackpool
Yarsworth
Margate
Andeur
Pines for His Bride General Cassius M Clay Yearne Seeks Return of Wife
Report recalls the 1890s marriage of Gen Cassius M Clay to Dora Richardson then fourteen, years his junior, in Whitehall Kentucky. After protests and a fortified home, the couple’s union took place amid family strife. Dora later stayed with kin, and Clay fears she may not return, urging her to come back to the mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassius M. Clay
Dara Lichardson Clay
Russia
Cassius Eccedius Clay
Valley View
Kentucky
Gen. Clay
Dora Richardson
Dora
Gen
Clay
Whitehall
Ren
Nannie Bignor
Winehall
Ames Dorn
Due
Chis
Bunt
Distress in Cuba Report Details Harsh War-Torn Conditions
A New York Herald correspondent describes dire Cuba scenes with unpaid Spanish troops, exhausted suppliers, and decaying towns. He cites soldiers dying by the roadside, a church turned jail, guards dominating prisoners, and a jailed planter begging for money for clothing.
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Indus
Spain
New York Herald
Iponey
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Hey
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Tee
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Wits
Dan” Baldwin
Cena
West
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Stair
Heye
Youngstown
Mies
Richard A
Flous
Afton
Mars
Seventeenth Infantry
Ohio Nations
Chiard
Tanner
Viener
Bud Scott
Tate
Highlands
Kan
Union Pacific
Omaha
Nebo Tt
Gov. Adams
Colorado
C. Beaman
Denver
C. E. Noble
Colorado Springs
Joshua Walbridge
Steamboat Springs
Rcutt
Rio Blanco
Department of Colorado
United States Army
Statehouse
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