Wreck On the Baltimore and Ohio Near Coal City
Two passenger trains collided on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern line near Coal City fourteen miles from Cincinnati. The Louisville express and St. Louis accommodation were involved. the latter delayed an hour. A fireman was killed and others injured. both engines and cars were totally wrecked.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway
Coal City
Cincinnati
Louisville Express
St. Louis
Brakeman Killed in Albion Switch Accident
Thos Griest a 30 year old brakeman on a Michigan Central freight train at Albion Michigan slipped between cars while switching. His right arm was torn from the shoulder left arm crushed, and right leg mashed from hip to knee. He survived two hours and remained conscious talking with bystanders before dying.
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Albion
Mich
Thos
Griest
Michigan Central
Bin
Bad Mistake in Huntington Suspect Burglary Shootout
Early morning incident at Salt Creek near Sandy ends with Fletcher Wallace dead after Howard Newson fires through a window. Newson says Wallace attempted burglary. Wallace’s family says he visited to borrow a horse. Both men were well known locally.
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Huntington
W. Va
Howard Newson
Salt Creek
Fletcher Wallace
Newson
Wallace
Boy Shot While Playing Jesse James in Wapakoneta
In Wapakoneta Ohio a 14 year old son of Mrs George Diskas was shot by Herman Schnell a boy of similar age during a game of robbing a stage coach at Schnell s home The ball entered his back lodged in the lung and the incident was attributed to not knowing the gun was loaded
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Jesse James
Wapakoneta
Ohio
George Diskas
Herman Schnell
Schnell
Dickag
Boundary dispute erupts in Oaxaca towns clash
In Oaxaca state, residents of Huitzel and San Juan Del Estado fought over long standing boundary grievances. A pitched battle left four dead and twenty wounded, many critically. State troops were sent to restore order and numerous arrests were reported.
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Oaxaca
Mexico
Huitzel
San Juan del Estado
Three Men Die in Explosion at Milnesville Stripping
An explosion at Vanwickler's No 11 Milnesville Stripping blew three men to Atoma Hagerton. Bart Torney aged 28 a miner, Andrew Lawrence aged 25 a laborer, and William Girad aged 19 a fireman perished. No other people were nearby and the cause remains undetermined.
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Atoma Hagerton
Penn
Vanwickler
Milnesville
Bart Torney
Andrew Lawrence
William Girad
Tragic Akron Fire Destroys Three Children
In Akron Ohio William Atkins and wife left three children ages 10 7 and 5 asleep at home. A lamp explosion started a blaze that they could not control. The children were cremated as the fire gutted the house.
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Akron
Ohio
Wm. Atkins
Skating tragedy harms youths at Creston Ohio and Fort Wayne
A Chr. era clipping reports three youths drowned while skating at Creston Ohio as ice broke under them. Willie Black aged 14 Sam Tools 13 and Addie Clayborn 14 are listed. The note mentions Masonic Temple Theater in Ft Wayne Indiana and dates in January.
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Willie Black
Sam Tools
Addie Clayborn
Creston
Ohio
Masonic Temple Theater
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Boaten Peat
Spaniards Too Numerous Retreat From Havana Reported
Dispatches from Havana claim the insurgent raid is ended as Gomes and Maceo retreat toward the Swamp of the Shoe near Olenega de Zapata. Gomes moves south toward Navajas. Maceo heads west toward Sabanilla. Juarez Valdez advances, Union de Los Reyes is held, and Campos pursues without a fixed line of operations.
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Havana
Gomes
Maceo
Olenega de Zapata
Campos
Coliceo
Navajas
United Railway
Union de Los Reyes
Sabanilla
Matanzas
Union
Juarez Valdez
Gomez
Severe East Storm Rips New York Eighties Wind
A fierce early spring gale swept the eastern states with New York City reporting a wind velocity of eighty miles per hour the strongest on record since records began. Snow sleet and rain hit the Ohio Valley while McLeansboro Illinois faced its worst fire ever with $54 750 in losses.
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New York City
Ohio Valley
Indianapolis
New England
Pennsylvania
New York
Weather Bureau
Long Branch
Sandy Hook
M'Leansboro
Bad Blaze in Baltimore Destroys Oehm Co Store
A four story iron front building in Baltimore housed by Oehm & Co clothing store burned Thursday night. Adjacent structures suffered water damage. Stock losses are estimated at 200000 with buildings at 100000, insured. Fire likely started near electric light wires. The piece notes government officials debating Gen Miles remarks.
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Illinois
McLeansboro
Asher & Ledbetter
J. Bamberger
Lizzie Millwed
J. E. Robinson
G. W. Hogan
F. J. Chapman
Baltimore
Oehm & Co
Atock
Weakness of coast defenses shocks officials
The piece argues that the nation's coast defenses are weak and that a war with assured success is unlikely. It notes Gen Miles's Philadelphia speech as a provocation, suggesting officials may act to suppress him if he continues. It also claims his chances for the rank of Lieutenant General have been reduced by recent remarks.
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Lawout
Gen. Miles
Miles
Philadelphia
Miles Blazen
Mighty Blast Destroys Dynamite Near Chicago
Four thousand pounds of dynamite stored in a frame shed near the Chicago drainage canal at Romeo exploded at 4 o clock Friday morning. The blast caused a seismic disturbance over a forty mile circle, shaking limestone strata, rattling dishes, stopping clocks, and alarming residents miles away. No injuries reported, but extensive window damage occurred in surrounding towns.
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Chicago
Romeo
Flames fed by oil at Chicago Pullman apartment fire
A fire at the Pullman building on 55th street and Madison Avenue Chicago threatened 36 families and destroyed part of the structure. Oil traces from William Katzman furniture store led to the blaze and he was arrested. Fire destroyed part of the building before flames were tamed and the loss neared 25000.
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Pullman
Chicago
55Th Street
Madison Avenue
William Katzman
Aldrich
Hyde Park Station
Hames
The Markets Across U S Cities
Chicago cattle range 3.50 to 5.00, hogs 3.00 to 4.75, wheat No 2 red 54 to Twi, corn No 2 2½ to 26c, butter creamery 20 to 22c. Indianapolis cattle shipping 3.00 to 3.50, hogs 3.00 to 4.75, St. Louis cattle 3.00 to 5.00, hogs 3.75 to 4.00, wheat No 2 red 5c to 6c, Cincinnati cattle 3.50 to 4.70, hogs 3.00 to 3.75, Detroit cattle 2.50 to 3.20, hogs 5.00 to 3.70, wheat No 2 red 4c to 6c. Toledo wheat No 2 red 60 to 90, Milwaukee wheat No 2 spring 54 to 66, pork 7.26 to 7.75, Buffalo cattle 2.00 to 5.25, New York cattle 3.00 to 5.25, eggs 20c to 22c.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Oata
Detroit
Toledo
Hilo
Milwaukee
Buffalo Gattle
New York
Leonta
Ube
Tariff in the House Passed To Boost Treasury Revenue
The House approved a tariff measure by a 205 to 81 vote to raise about 40 million dollars for treasury relief. The bill, limited to two and a half years, faced a party line split with Republicans largely for and Democrats and Populists against. Debate was brisk but orderly under a strict rule barring amendments.
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House
Hartman
Mont
Newlands
Pop
New
Congress
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Dingley
Dolliver
Crisp
Turner
Yeas
Cripple Creek Booms Gold Stock Craze Warns Public
The Cripple Creek area in Colorado is seen as a booming but risky gold mining region with many unproven mines and inflated stock hype. A New York paper and Colorado promoters push schemes while critics urge investors to verify facts before buying shares in any company.
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Cripple Creek
Col
Mincs
New York
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Speculation Sparks Alarm Over Exchange Frauds in Region
Speculation centers on a surge of express changes in stocks with brokers pushing distant clients into high risk, supposedly to cash in quick. The piece accuses a conspiracy of skilled financial experts of defrauding the public, with millions reportedly taken. Also notes the death of English astronomer John Russell Hind.
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Aimply
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