Lethal Freight Collision Near Yorktown Claims Two Crews
A collision between westbound freight No. 99 led by Genduactor Morman and eastbound freight No. 28 led by Conductor Tingle near Yorktown Indiana. W A Shull died instantly and Joshua Welsh died soon after. Henry Hirst and Charles Sutton were injured. Skull, conscious until death, uttered farewell to his wife.
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Yorktown
Muncie
Ind
Morman
W. A. Shull
Henry Hurst
Big Four Road
Tingle
Charles Sutton
Joshua Welsh
Henry Hierst
Gas Explosion Wrecks Chicago Building Injures Seven
A sewer gas explosion at the corner of Harrison Street and Fifth Avenue in Chicago wrecked a nearby building the Lincoln Hotel and injured seven people: Timothy Garry Jacob Cohen John Clark Terry Vansyke Henry Worthington George Hartley and Patrick Ryan.
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Chicago
Harrison Street
Fifth Avenue
Lincoln Hotel
Timthy Garry
Jacob Cohen
John Clark
Terry Vansyke
Henry Worthington
George Hartley
Patrick Ryan
Lumber Inspector Kley Kills Wife and Child in Bay City Fire
Daniel J. Kley a 28 year old lumber inspector murdered his wife and child and set fire to their Bay City home before escaping. Mrs Trombley, found with throat cut and body burned, had run as an independent candidate for County Clerk in the recent election.
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Bay City
Mich
Daniel J. Kley
Trombley
Ues
Lynch Mob Hangs Morgan County Man in Mt Sterling Ky
A mob of about twenty five men at Mt. Sterling Kentucky overpowered the jailer, seized Tom Blair of Morgan County, and hanged him to a railroad trestle within the city limits. Blair, who helped kill Capt. J L Bomar last February, fought for life as he was beaten and then executed. He had been in jail on a shooting with intent to kill charge and was cleared earlier. It is suspected Bomar’s friends organized the lynching.
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Bomar
A.S. Trushan
Westfield
Ciceno Vance
Rushville
Plymouth
Docka
Hasmonp
Bloomfield
Centerville
Valparaiso
Sam Sivens
Smith
Shelburn
Grove
Muncie
Ind Lezentree
Loganaport
Clares Croft
Laporte
William Miller
Kingsbury
Walter Mitchens
John Christian
Terre Haute
Mitchell
Christian
Christian Wild Die
Indiana
Robert Calvert
Clay County Commissioners
Freeport
Shelby County
Harry Wunsinger
Wade Blackford
Lews A. Ener
Air Line Railroad
Evansville
Joan D. Brope
Johnson Township
Knox County
Biddle
Amos Greeniee
Pike’s Peak
Brown County
Greelee
Eighty-second Indiana Regiment
Matthews
Elkhart
James D. Braden
Michigan City
Joseph Oliver
Anderson
Robert P. Grimes
Munote
Willian E. Witchcock
New Albany
George H. Devoll
South Bend
Corwin B. van Pelt
Jeffersonville
Adolph Frank
Richmond
James W. Moore
Fontanet
Terra Haute
George Roberta
Mohrmad
Flock
New York Express
Big Four Road
Sherif Stout
Contested Will and Big Oil Wells Make Headlines
The row over James G. Fair's will rises as Charlie Fair seeks challenge to a clause denying heirs and questions outsiders managing the estate. In Ohio, J W and T E Kirkbride report another giant oil gusher at No 5 Hollersville, estimated 10 000 barrels daily worth about 5 500 dollars. Lima Peru faces daily riots and famine as shops are looted and crowds threaten rebel leaders.
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Senator Fair
James G. Fair
Charlie Fair
Mia
Hermann Oelrichs
Virginia Fair
Char
Big West
Findlay
Ohio
Messrs. J. W
T. Ebr Kirkbride
Hollersville
Lima
Peru
Old Lady Burned to Death in Michigan House Fire
An 83-year-old woman, Sarah Ives, was found burned to death after a house fire two miles north of Mill Creek near Grand Rapids Michigan. The blaze nearly consumed the residence and was traced to a defective chimney, with only a few bones recovered from the ashes.
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Sarah Ives
Mill Creek
Grand Baepids
Mich
Baltimore and Lehigh to Switch to Electric Motive Power
The Baltimore and Lehigh, the nation’s first railroad to adopt electricity over steam, extends its line to Work, Pa. The Petersburg Special reports over 20 000 private citizens to benefit from the czar’s amnesty decree, with many already freed. Dr John T Hayes of Jackson Ohio dies suddenly from a vel hemorrhage of the lungs.
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Baltleere and
Lehigh
Maryland
Wm. Petersburg
John T. Hayes
Jackson
Ohio
Train collision and fire disrupts Waxahachie transport
A westbound Texas Central passenger train collided with a southbound train at the Missouri Kansas and Texas crossing in Waxahachie. Flames from an overturned stove were put out before anyone burned. Wounded were carried to nearby farms for care. Two killed and fourteen injured seriously amid a string of crime and public safety notices across the region.
Fire destroys block at Broadway and Fillmore in Buffalo
A Thursday blaze in Buffalo North Carolina leveled a three story brick block at Broadway and Fillmore, destroying Eckhardt & Co and nearby stores. Loss estimated at 300000. Delayed water due to frozen hydrants hampered firefighting. A separate Oregon fire during Christman Brothers festival killed 41 and injured 15 as lamp ignition sparked a deadly hall blaze.
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Broadway and
Fillmore Avenues
Buffalo
N. C
John Kennedy
Binghamton
Eckhardt & Co
Donald Tinkler
Charles Weisman
Azores
Broadway
Fillmore Avenue
Gibson Street
John H. Eckhardt
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Frost's
Hobart
Obler
Kakur
Stover
Silver Lake
Lake County
Ore
Holt Uny
Peraotin
Christman Brothers
Peonie
Fragments Describe Mass Crowd Rush Near Fire
Report notes a large crowd pushing toward a doorway as flames flare. Silver Lake is a small village of around 100 people located about 150 miles from the nearest telegraph office.
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Silver Lake
Obituary notices from cities across the nation and beyond
The column lists obituaries from Meran to Boise City including Stadelph Nunnemacher of Milwaukee aged 40 and Colonel Sol Palmer of St. Louis aged 74. Other names include Mary Ballance Collins 43 in Peoria, Thomas Cahill 28 in Scranton, Daniel L. Libbey 71 in Oshkosh, Henry B. Evans in Rockford, Mrs William Shedd 84 in Fairbury, John Vastine in Covington, Lady Henry Grosvenor in Chester, Mrs Emily Robbins Talcott celebrating 104 in West Hartford, James Simpson in New York, Peter Ritter 82 in Valparaiso, Mrs William A Rimby in Mexico, John Buechtel 99 in Akron, Edgar Wilson ill in Boise City and recovering from grip.
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Meran
Austria
Stadelph Nunnemacher
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Sol Palmer
Peoria
Mra
Mary Ballance Collins
Scranton
Thomas Cahill
Oshkosh
Wis
Daniel L. Libbey
Rockford
Henry B. Evans
Fairbury
William Shedd
Manchester
Akron
Ohio
John Buechtel
Boise City
Idaho
Edgar Wilson
Trade Surges Between Germany and Russia Rumors of Retaliation
Consul Louis Stern reports German Russian trade flourishes under the new treaty with imports of Russian grain rising sharply. Exports from Germany to Russia also grow while Germany buys less Russian petroleum, suggesting American petroleum dominance. News notes King Francis II death in Austria, Brazil rebellion risk, Tonghak defeat by Japan, Spain considering Cuba home rule, and UK emigration figures with the United States leading destinations.
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Bamberg
Louis Stern
Department of State
Germany
Russia
Francis II
Naples
Arco
Austrian
Tyrol
Austria
United States
Brazil
Peixoto
London Board of Trade
United Kingdom
Europe
British North America
Australasia
South Africa
Andrew Carnegie demands government reimbursement for fine
A report notes Andrew Carnegie seeks repayment of a 140000 fine imposed by the President over armor plate frauds. The item also mentions ghost dances at Rosebud Agency, the ex Empress Eugenie jewels in Nevilles hands, Chicago mayoral bid remarks, and various political and criminal updates.
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Andrew Carnegie
Rosebud
South Dakota
Eugenie
Mra
W. A. Nevillea
San Francisco
Rothschilda
Kate Tobnkon
San Irancisco
Nevilles
Hopkins
Chicago
Kingn County
New York
San Gabriel
Pacrfe Insurance Union
Platt
Dr. Parkhurst
Boas
A.W. Allen
Frank
New Jerusalem
Texas
New Orleana
Washington
New Orleans
Tavigne
Bowen
George M. Irwin
Pittsburg
Hia Hana
Irwin cases loom over grain money claims and legal bounds
Articles quote J Scott Ferguson asserting moral but not legal obligation to return funds with suits against Irwin totaling as low as ten to twenty thousand dollars. The report ties in storms causing fatalities to livestock, a collision on the Carthage line, and municipal police power disputes in Chicago.
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J. Scott Ferguson
Irwin
Ferguson
Philadelphia
Anthony Comstock
Society For the Prevention of Vice
Lexow Committee
Jacob Bruffel
Carthage
Frisco
Hopkins
Police Commission of
Chicago
John W. Ela
Police Commission
Anchoria
Campbell
New York
Glasgow
Sarnia
Couch
Portland
Halifax
Liverpool
Hawsers
Anchorita
Tory Island
Weather Department
Boston
Stephen Glass
Greenwood
Ind
Indiana Medical College
Brush
Colo
Carnegie Steel to Buy Land for Lorain Plant Across Black River
General Manager Suppest of the Johnston Company states Carnegie Steel has closed a deal to acquire land adjoining Black River at Lorain opposite the Johnston plant where a major steel works will rise next year employing over three thousand. The Carnegie plan to secure an Erie Lake location has been under prospecting for some time. The government bond syndicate dissolved after selling only 35 percent of its issue. The new currency plan is blamed for liquidation by holders.
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Suppest
Johnston Company
Lorain
Ohio
Carnegie Steel Company
Black River
Johnston
Carnegie Company
Lake Erie
National Market Notes across Cities
Market figures from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Buffalo Milwaukee New York summarize cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and dairy prices by city. Values include No 2 red No 2 white No 2 mixed and creamery butter with varied per unit amounts.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ize
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
New York
Valley towns face varied fires and legal moves
News brief surveys incidents across Northern Indiana including fires at farms and shops in Kokomo Greenwood Westfield and Valparaiso. Incidents include a deadly train switch case in Fontanet and a push for a new Superior Court in Logansport with officials urging legislative action.
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Telegraph
Kentucky
Osmre
Crime and Casualty
Texas Central
Waxahackie
City of Mexico
John Williams
Springfield
A. K. Linderfelt
Paris
Harry Hayward
Blixt
Misa Ging
Minneapolis
Pinkertons’ National Detective Agency
William August Lippert
Pinkertons
Lippert
Cape Town
Africa
Postoffice
James E. Stuart
Hugh Gowran
Wabash Road
Hillhouse
Miss
Louisa Allen
Allen
Bia
Guaymas
Mexico
Julio Cardenas
Indiana News
Shelbyville
Goshen
Jase F. Colvins
Wilkinson
Caktown
Bartholomew County
W. W. Core
Kokomo
Cuares F. McCormick
Princeton
James D. Wilson
Willie
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