W Va lynching and Cuban aid notes
A West Virginia lynching near Bramwell ends with Bramwell resident Bramwell and posse members involved. The condemned man, William Kailey, had been released from prison a month earlier after a manslaughter sentence and was hanged after guards failed to prevent an escape attempt. A second note reports Cuban insurgent support forming in Paris with 44000 francs raised, and French sentiment leaning toward Cuban independence, despite French bonds restraining government action.
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Virginia
Sanchez Agramonte
Surzeon
Ceneral U
New York
Europe
Paris
Agramonte
France
Cuba
Dreyfus
Buarov von Bulow
Reichatug
le Vetit Journal
le Gaulois
le Journal
le Soleil
le Libre Parole
Germany
Brussels
The
Aurore
Foreign Office
Russia
le Petit Journal
Baron von Buelow
Reichstag
British Ship Fired On Near Morocco Landing
Tommalin attempted to land arms and stores on the Moroccan coast when intercepted by the Hassani. The Hassani fired in return and captured a boat with three Englishmen. Moors troops attacked villages favorable to foreigners and killed several inhabitants.
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Tommalin
Morocco
Hassani
Sroup
Five Die In Gloversville Hotel Fire
Fire destroyed the Alvord House the largest brick hotel in Gloversville New York with every room occupied five lives lost among victims Fleury C Day of Gloversville Bet Boy Rupert HK Kimball wife and daughter of Indianapolis. Property loss estimated at 400000 dollars.
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Alvord
Gloversville
N. Y
Fleury C. Day
Boy Rupert
Kimball
Indianapolis
New Gold Strike Rumor Sparks Alaska Prospectors
A Portland Oregon special reports renewed gold fever in Alaska. Big Salmon area prospectors are upbeat about returns, while no definitive statements are available. Hunker Creek remains strong with every prosecuted claim proving rich.
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Lortland
Alaska
Hfunker Creek
Miss Ella Detterling Loses Sight In Right Eye
Miss Ella Detterling of Wilmington Delaware visiting relatives in Lancaster Vermont lost the sight of her right eye due to an accident with a curling iron. She thrust the tool into her eye while preparing for a social reception, causing severe injury and apparent blindness in the affected eye.
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Ella Detterling
Wilmington
Del
Lancaster
Vac
Miss Detterling
Rear End Collision In Yard Injures Four Men In North Bay City
A snow plow loaded with crew collided with a caboose in the North Bay City yard. Four men Sylvester Lefer Morris Elster James Ruel and Edward Cook from East Towns were trapped in the wreck. All were badly hurt. Details unclear due to garbled text.
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North Bay City
Midh
Yen
Sylvester Lefer
Morris Elster
James Ruel
Edward Cook
Adl
Uel
Swift Justice and Lynching Amid Riot News
Swift Justice follows the Ramsey assassination as seventeen men are taken into custody with threats of execution if the killer is named. Miguel Martines is identified and shot at Fort Wayne Masonic Temple after confessions emerge. Also listed are planned attractions at the Masonic Temple in Fort Wayne for February. A Birmingham lynching reports a Negro rapist executed after pursuit by a posse. The Channel Queen, an English steamer, wrecks near Guernsey with 21 survivors of 65 aboard.
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Swift Justice
F. A. Ramsey
San Meteo
Iexico
Wankie
Miguel Martines
Reduction in Wheat Duty Opens US Import Window
The Italian government under King Humbert signs a decree cutting wheat duties by 33 1 3 percent to allow American wheat imports. An imminent world shortage could push trade wheat to 1.25 to 1.50 per bushel. Joseph Leiter of Chicago, owning at least 12 million bushels, claims he will export none and anticipates home demand absorbing high prices, while a clash with Chicago elevator interests alleges railroad freight discrimination. Corn and oats rise with wheat.
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Humbert
Italy
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
George B. French
Liverpool
Leiter
New Route to Siberia Across Arctic Ocean
Russia seeks a navigable link between its north coast and Siberia by sea across the Arctic. Admiral Mackaroff predicts feasible year end travel with ice plows escorting vessels to Arctic ports by July and August. Government tests aim to replicate Danish ice breakers, keeping Vladivostok harbor open this winter.
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Russia
Arctic Ocean
Siberia
Arctic Sea
Mackaroff
Siberian
Vladivostok Harbor
Three Fatally Injured In Broadway Building Collapse
In New York a twelve story building under construction on Broadway caused a fatal fall. A seaman weighing about 200 pounds carried a scaffold over an elevator shaft, knocking two men on the fourth floor from a slim scaffold into the shaft. All three were severely injured internally.
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New York
Broadway
Seaman
Avor
McNamara
Hammond
Earthquake Shocks Hit Helena Arkansas Centering Alarm
An Arkansas tremor rattled Helena with houses shaken to foundations and loud explosions. Three distinct shocks were recorded, and telephone reports from rural points indicated the quake was felt over many areas.
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Arkansas
Helena
Ark
Burned to Death Amid Suspicion of Murder
Mrs. Michael Rurainski of Allegheny, Va. was found dead in her room with the fire almost destroying the chamber. Authorities believe she was murdered and burned to hide the crime. The report notes the gold reserve in the U.S. treasury rose to $10,070,000, a seven year high, signaling heavy accumulation and reduced government encouragement to deposit.
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Michael Rurainski
Allegheny
Batine
United States
Omaha
Neb
Bertha Loomis
Pearl
Kate Neary
Lyons
Loomis
Racial conflict feared in Lonoke County Arkansas
Fear grows over white threats to drive out Black residents in Lonoke County. Notices warn Black people to leave within thirty days, skull and crossbones adorn doors, Black homes and schools shuttered. Some Black leaders urge defense. a reward of 100 dollars is offered for mob members.
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Lonoke County
Arkansas
Lonoke
Gov. Jones
Trade Trends Lift Wheat and Cotton Prices in New Year Review
R G Dun & Co reports faster business growth with rising wages and railroad earnings, while prices lag. Wheat gains to May options, cotton up amid strikes. woolen industry strong with Worsted up 20 percent. Domestic sales strong, some declines in year-ago figures. Also reports on a fatal quarrel in Denver, Chinese assault on Germans, a Montreal church fire, an Ohio Valley typhoid outbreak, a $5 million demand in Denver, the sinking of Pleasure Island, a Maine Central derailment, and an Ohio lynching law deemed unconstitutional.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Wills
United States
Canada
Bar to St Louis Law Porters Fight in Federal Building
Armstead Robinson, a colored porter in the Internal Revenue office at St. Louis, assaulted Robert Christian, a janitor in the Federal building. In Judge Murray's court a plea of abatement argued federal preemption over federal property. The judge sustained the plea, invoking the 1872 statute giving the U S government supreme jurisdiction over federal territory, thus shielding Robinson from prosecution there.
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Armstead Robinson
Sevenue
McCreery
St. Louis
Robinson
Robert Christian
Murray
United States
Seized by British Gunboat in Gulf of Oman
The British gunboat Lapwing captured the steamer Baluchistan off Muscat in the Gulf of Oman and confiscated its cargo of arms and ammunition. The seizure links to Afridi rifle supply chains via shipments to a dozen Russian firms, clarifying a key mystery about the latest British rifles reaching the insurgents.
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Baluchistan
Gulf of Oman
Lapwing
Muscat
Afridis
Markets Across Cities Show Broad Price Range for Farm Goods
Chicago cattle vary from 3.00 to 5.75 dollars. hogs 3.00 to 4.00. sheep 2.00 to 4.75. Wheat No 2 red 1.07 to 1.09. corn No 2 21 to 46 cents. oats 23 to 24 cents. rye 47 to 48 cents. Butter 18-19 cents. eggs 15-17. potatoes 2 to 6 per bushel. Additional listings cover Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee and New York markets with mixed price ranges for cattle, hogs, sheep, and grains.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Debates over Indian appropriation mark congressional week
The House and Senate wrestled with the Indian appropriation bill and Teller silver resolution amid broad political debate. Key moments included a defeated move to strike the Carlisle Indian school funding, passage of the Navajo steamer registration, and extended discussions on prosperity and fiscal policy across multiple days.
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Smith
Arizona
Walker
Carlisle
Senate
Allison
Iowa
Berry
Arkansas
Hoar
Massachusetts
House
District of Columbia
Hartman
Silver Republican
Mont
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cooper
Texas
Friends
Notable Deaths and Disturbances Across Nations
Prof. Tuschenberg, eminent entomologist, died in Halle. Secret societies in Denver clash with department stores. Texarkana merchant M B Goodman faced creditor action. Comptroller appoints William J. Kennesaw as receiver of Pembina First National Bank. Italian Chamber of Deputies considers cereal duty cuts amid bread famine. Rochester shoemakers D M Hough & Co sign over liabilities of 88000 and assets of 48000 to Granger A Hollister. Ber lin editor Yrojun sentenced to two months for lese majesté. Paul Felix Talmide, famed French actor born 1827, dies. Mrs. Mary Shillite dies after long illness. Frank Perkins, leader of the American Volunteers at Binghamton, commits suicide after arrest for theft.
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Tuschenberg
Halle
Denver
M. B. Goodman
Texarkana
Ark
William J. Kennesaw
First National Bank of
Pembina
N.D
Chamber of Deputies
D. M. Hough & Co
Rochester
N. Y
Granger A. Hollister
Yrojun
Kluderdatsch
Berlin
Emperor William
Paul Felix Talmide
Paris
Conservatoire
Mary Shillite
John Shillite
Cincinnati
Frank Perkins
American Volunteers
Binghamton
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Minnesota
Supreme Court of Minnesota
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Montreal
St. John Batiste
Que
Ohio Valley
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Colorado National Bank
Tegan
Peasure Island
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Missour River
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Hatter
Ohio
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