Killing of Spanish Officers in Bilabac Crim
From Labuan British Borneo a steamer reports the قتل of Spanish officers at Bilabac near Palawan. The vessel brought sixty five women and children who were robbed but not mistreated. Sulus and Balabaes linked to the killings. Mexico City sees multiple earthquakes cracking the national palace and a factory, risking many workers.
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Labuan
British Borneo
Pfort
Bilabac
Palawan
Philippine Islands
Panawan
Mexico City
Valley of Mexico
National Palace
Chambons’ Gilk
Vera Cruz
Celima
Was Scalded to Death by Hog Killing Accident Near Kokomo Ind
Robert Parker a 63 year old farmer living seven teen miles southeast of Kokomo Indiana died after slipping on a wet floor while aiding in a hog killing. He fell head first into a barrel of scalding water as a fresh batch was added and flesh was cooked before help could rescue him. The incident occurred on a hog platform and his death was rapid. A separate note reports the 1st Indiana Regiment building a 20 by 20 foot monument with a 20 foot shaft at its base to honor comrades who perished in Cuba. The project is handled by regiment masons under Col Dackers and will cost about $2000 with dedication next week.
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Robert Parker
Kokomo
Ind
Parker
Indiana
Cuba
Dackers
Grosvenor
Ohio
Lewis
Washington
Court of Claims
Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
New York
Massachusetts
Columbia
Post Office
House
Senate
Nelson
Rep
Minn
West
White
Cale
California
Trotting circuit reshapes lineup with Fort Wayne dropped
The stewards of the grand trotting circuit met at the Hotel Cadillac in Detroit Michigan and set dates for major trotting meetings. Fort Wayne did not send a representative and was dropped from the circuit along with Port Jam Maine. New members New York and Providence were admitted to the circuit.
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Fort Wayne
Grand
Cadillac
Detroit
Mich
Port Jam
New York
Providence
Train Collision in Dubuque Kills Three Workers
In Dubuque a collision between two Chicago and Great Western freight trains at North Haven resulted in the deaths of Engineer Alex Thompson Fireman Michael Devereaux and Stackman Vanderburg. The wreck was caused by a mis understanding of orders.
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Dubuqus
Chicago and
Great Western
North Haneover
Fli
Alex Thompson
Miche Wel Devereaux
Vanderburg
British Warships Collide In Plymouth Sound Incident
The British battleship Collinwood collided with the cruiser Curacoa in Plymouth Sound. Curacoa suffered major starboard damage and required assistance from Cage. In Woodland Indiana a 16 year old boy Will Bend accidentally fired a shotgun at his father’s home, the shot hitting his 7 year old sister Nellie. he believed the gun was empty.
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London
Collinwood
Cueracoa
Plymouth Sound
Curacoa
Cage
Wile
Woodland
Ind
Will Bend
Hia
Nellie
Will Be Remembered Observance At Havana February 15
Anniversary observance for the Maine disaster will be held in Havana. crcavos decorate the event while Capt. Siga bee delivers an address and Gen. Lee leads the procession. Program incomplete. Fatipinos will release prisoners per Manila dispatch. Spanish civil prisoners to be freed. military prisoners to be liberated.
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Maine
Havana
Capt. Sigabee
Gen. Lee
Fatipinos
Madecid
Manila
Conéay
Malolos
Niggvest Sales on Record at New York Exchange
Record New York stock sales reach historic highs amid Bleeding issues excitement. Two prisoners in Columbus Nebraska attempted jail escape by detonating dynamite, injuring guards and leading to serious injuries or death among escapees.
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New York
Gall
Columbus
Neb
Rewen
Fire Endangers Sixty Guests at Sherwood House
Early morning blaze at the Sherwood House on Walnut Street Cincinnati forced evacuation of sixty or more guests, many from theatrical companies. Guests, mostly women in night robes, were aided by firemen. F. H. Munch of New York was rescued unconscious. insured loss estimated under ten thousand dollars.
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Sherwood House
Cincinnati
Walnut
Sixth Street
F. H. Munch
New York
Trust Absorbs Rolling Mill in Cleveland Consolidation
At the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company annual meeting it was shown no majority stock was bought by American Steel and Wire Company of Illinois, the partner in the planned American Steel and Wire Company of New Jersey. Old officers were reelected, Chisholm to retire, and remaining stockholders have 30 days to sell at 1250 per share.
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Cleveland
Hilnels Corporation
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
American Steel and Wire Company of
Ilinois
New Jersey
William B. Chisholm
Scheme to Block Nicaragua Canal Through Colombian Island Occupation
A Colon dispatch reports Senor Zubleta a Colombian senator urges immediate occupation of the Mangle Islands at the Nicaragua canal entrance to obstruct the project. He argues the islands belong to Colombia and warns France would defend Colombia to protect French interests.
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Colombia
Nicaragua Canal
Colon
Senor Zubleta
Republic of Colombia
Mangle Islands
Panama Canal
France
Clever Thief Sentenced in England and Virginia Feud
In England, alias Larry the Valet Johnson, famed as Europe’s clever jewelry thief, was jailed seven years for possession of Duchess of Sutherland jewels seized on a Paris Calais rail trip. In Virginia, Special Officers pursued William Flannery after the Necessary brothers and Freeman were killed. Pat Flannery aided his brother as the suspects escaped amid a Hatfield gang feud.
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England
Johnson
Larry the
Europe
London
Lippmann
Duchess of Sutherland
Paris
Calais
Ara Stain
Joel Necessary
Charles Necessary
Will Freeman
Sam Duncan
William Flannery
Scott County
Virginia
Hatfield
Pat Flannery
Necessary
Freeman
Duncan
Flannerys
Immense 12-Inch Mortars Shipped for Tests
Four 12 inch breechloading rifled coastal defense mortars built by Niles Tool Works in Hamilton Ohio for the United States Government have been shipped to the government proving grounds. The guns are fourteen feet long and weigh 30 000 pounds delivering a 1000 pound dynamite shell ten miles. In Hot Springs Arkansas a committee of the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias recommended a national Sanitarium be established there with an investment of 500 000 dollars.
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Niles Tool Works
Hamilton
Ohio
United States
Government Proving Grounds
Sandy Cook
N. J
Pythian Sanitarium
Hot Springs
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Missouri
Arkansas
Ilinois
Eudiana
Ark
Waynesboro Man Charles Chew Dies From Excessive Smoking
Charles QC. Chew, a prominent young man of Waynesboro Pennsylvania, died after weeks of illness attributed to excessive cigarette smoking. The obituary notes he lingered as a helpless invalid before death.
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Charles QC
Chew
Waynesboro, Pa
Escape from the Guardhouse at Jefferson Barracks
Six general prisoners reportedly sawed through the cage in the new guard house at Jefferson Barracks St Louis. They cut twelve bricks from the wall and escaped the facility.
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Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Trade Outlook Brightens as Staples Rise and Yields Improve
Last week witnesses advanced in iron and steel, cotton, and lumber. Bradstreet notes continued strength in staple values, firm demand for iron and cotton goods, and steady lumber prices. Wheat and corn shipments for the week declined from the previous period, while overall trade sentiment remains hopeful.
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Paul Jones
Gulf of Mexico
Bradsteet
Glasgow
New York
Boston
Stampedes Rally Dawson City Amid Klondike Gold Rush Rumors
Reports from Dawson City describe three major stampedes in one week as men claim a large gold haul from a tributary near Klondike headwaters. Crowds chase a rumored creek 130 miles up the river while sick totals grow, hospitals fill, and mounted police donate funds to aid the poor. A minister warned of six dead within sight of the church.
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Dawson
Alki
Klondike
Geran Creek
Wreckage Found Proving Paul Jones Fate Ahead
Parts of the missing vessel Paul Jones were recovered and identified by owners. Captain Field of the lighthouse tender Pansy reported wreckage near Breton island, Biloxi. Evidence suggests the yacht was driven onto rocks during a severe storm, confirming the disaster among Chicago Indianapolis St Louis and Louisville pleasure seekers.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Louisville
Field
Pansy
Biloxi
Miss
Breton Island
Paul Jones
Breton Ished
Mississippi River
Ferry Boat Sinks a Launch Near Goat Island
The steam ferryboat Oakland struck the launch Willian D. between San Francisco and Oakland near Goat Island. The launch sank at once. Engineer Waddles of the Willian D. drowned. Passenger F. D. Orr died from injuries after hospital treatment. Captain Christoffensen, Joe Matthews and another passenger were rescued by the Oakland as others struggled in the water.
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Oakland
San Francisco
Goat Island
Waddles
F. D. Orr
Christoffensen
Joe Matthews
Boiled Alive At Hot Springs In Wyoming Mystery Tourist
A unknown man presumed to be a tourist was found dead at Hot Springs on the Shoshone Indian Reservation in northwestern Wyoming. He appears to have overheated while bathing and was boiled alive. remains were so marred that flesh sloughed off during removal. Mrs J McCollough of Toledo killed her children and attempted to poison the rest with carbolic acid after a suicide attempt, leaving four ill with diseased meat and one dead.
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Hot Springs
Wyoming
Oil Fire Causes 75000 Dollar Loss At Olean Refinery
A burst still at the Standard Oil refinery in Olean New York sprayed burning oil over adjacent works and started a blaze resulting in a 75000 dollar loss. In Hungary a riot in Uj Szent Anna Arad county left four dead and sixteen wounded.
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Olean
N. Y
Standard Oil
Hungary
Uj- Sxent-Anna
Arad
College Finds Oil Well Endowment for Faculty Diggings
Relo Ohio College celebrates a campus oil well that flowed 150 barrels in under a day. Ricks rise across the campus as faculty lead digging, sparing facilities like baseball grounds and tennis courts. The eastern Ohio Methodist college expects daily revenue to fund multiple faculty chairs.
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Relo
Ohio
Big freighters for lakes four vessels ordered
Cleveland and Detroit shipyards have contracted four steel freight steamers, largest class at 7000 to 8000 net tons, about 1 million dollars each. These add to eighteen new lake freighters totaling about 101,400 net tons on seventeen feet draught. Overall lake shipyard contracts reach thirty-one vessels valued at 4,174,000 dollars.
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Cleveland
Detroit
Clevland and
Detroit Shipbuilders
Great Lakes
Lake Shipyards
Hopkins Will Divides 400000 Estate Among Nonrelatives
The 400000 estate of Charles Grandi Hopkins, who died in Kansas City in October 1896, will be split among Thomas M. Burr his confidential agent Harriet E Calvert his housekeeper and the Hopkins heirs. Burr and Calvert receive the bulk while relatives get smaller amounts. The arrangement ends a lengthy contest suit and recalls sensational disputes over the will. Hopkins left no wife or children.
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Hopkins
Charles Grandison Hopkins
Kansas City
Thomas M. Burr
Harriet E. Calbert
Barr
Miss Calvert
Burglars Hit Bank of Arthur UL For 3000 Plus
An early morning robbery at the Bank of Arthur UL yielded cash and valuables estimated between 3000 and 6000 dollars. Six men used dynamite to blow the safe open and authorities say the loss exceeds 3000 dollars. Separate item notes Keely’s laboratory discoveries in Philadelphia reveal hidden tubing and a large steel reservoir suggesting compressed air or gas as a propulsion secret.
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Bank of
Keely
Philadelphia
Chief of Police Shot in Somerville Chase
Chief of Police Mantung Crow of Somerville New Jersey was shot and perhaps fatally wounded during a pursuit of a burglar. The incident details a dramatic confrontation as officers pursued the suspect through city avenues, with Crow listed in critical condition.
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Mantung Crow
Somerville
N. J
Markets Report From Major U.S. Cities
The markets section lists varying price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains across cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with figures for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed indicating mixed conditions and price bands across regional trading points. Major buyers sellers and stock classifications like shipping hogs and common to choice sheep appear throughout with regional price spreads and commodity grades.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste. Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Congress Debates Pacific Cable and Nicaragua Canal
The House discussed a 100000 annual subsidy for the Pacific Cable Company amid a prolonged debate with Corliss opposing a government cable. The Senate heard Bacon defend Philippine independence and examined the Nicaragua canal bill, with Morgan's bond amendment adopted and Foraker clashing with Turner. District of Columbia day featured local measures including extending navigation laws to the Hawaiian Islands.
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Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
House
Pacific Cable Company
Corliss
Rep
Mich
Senate
Bacon
Dem
United States
Philippine Islands
Mr. Bacon
Turner
Wash
Pop
Senator Platt
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Morgan
Allison
Caffery
Louisiana
Brown-Swanson
Virginia
Swanson
Fast Southern
Kansas City
Newton
Kan
Mr. White
California
West
Philippines
Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Chandler
Navy
Marine Corps
District of Columbia
Hawaiian Islands
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Vuelta Abajo
Partidos
Vuelta Albujo
Repute
Pinar del Sur
Dawson City
College
Werner
Akron
R. P. Marvin
Werner Publishing Company
Public Gate
Wernes Company
McKintey
Canton
Anna George
George D. Sexton
Eva Althouse
Sexton
William McKinley
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