Coast defenses urged and fires erupt in multiple regions
Major General Miles urged immediate coast defense funding and two additional regiments, estimating total fortification costs at about 80 million dollars. Other items report a Sausalito ferry accident, a mob incursion in Sullivan Indiana, a Pittsburg crib accident, a double murder in Andrews County Texas, and various incidents across the nation.
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Nelson A. Miles
F. Michler
Senate Committee
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United States
New York
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Boston
Oswald Reports Five Chinese Executions in Foo Chow
J O Oswald, arriving in San Francisco on the Coptic, witnessed the decapitation of five Chinese men linked to the Ku Cheng massacre. The scene at Foo Chow showed heads severed in a swift execution, amid mandarins and foreign officials, with a strong moral impact noted on local Chinese attitudes toward missionaries.
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J. O. Oswald
San Francisco
Orient
Ku Cheng
Foo Chow
Mr. Oswald
Armenians in Harpoot Region Described as Starving
An Armenian resident in New Britain Conn.'s letter from Armenia details mass killings in Harpoot. It reports nine to ten thousand dead and over one hundred thousand starving or destitute, with heavy snow and villages burned by Turks and Kurds.
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New Britain
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Armenia
Persia
Sugar bounty case to determine future payments
The Government filed in the Supreme Court papers in two sugar bounty cases, A. H. Gray and the Realty Company vs United States. Claims are about 8000 dollars and 5000 dollars, appealed from the eastern Louisiana district. The high court decision will set government policy on paying sugar bounty act claims. Lower court ruled against the Government.
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Supreme Court of the United States
A. H. Gray
Realty Company
United States
United States Court
Louisiana
Shot His Wife at Swanse Mine Amid Jealousy
Frank Jones Swanse Coal Company superintendent in Swanse Alabama fatally shot his wife during a quarrel at their home as jealous suspicions of infidelity are reported. The couple's two young children were present when the tragedy occurred. Police investigations proceed.
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Swanse
Blount County
Ala
Frank Jones
Swanse Coal Company
Anid
Jones
Duchess of Marlborough Seeks Huge Life Policy
Reported private letters reveal the Duchess of Marlborough formerly Vanderbilt intends life insurance of £600,000 for the Duke. The plan involves a large syndicate and medical reports have been filed though underwriters have not yet acted. Family members, including Mrs Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, express reservations about the move.
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Vanderbilt
New York
Alva Vanderbilt Belmont
St. Paul Beached Near Long Branch After Midnight Race
The American liner St. Paul ran aground 160 feet into Long Branch sands during a fogged race to reach New York ahead of Cunard's Campania. Campania reportedly also touched bottom but freed herself. Passengers arrived in New York at 7 PM Saturday after a seventeen hour ordeal. Captain Walker of Campania and passengers corroborate the tale. It may be days before the St. Paul can be floated.
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New York Port
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St. Paul
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Etberon
Gomez Remains Seriously Ill Insurgent Chief Gravely Ailing
Reports from Havana indicate General Maximo Gomez, insurgent commander, is in an advanced stage of consumption with fever. Doctors reportedly expect he may live about two months, causing alarm among Gomez’s supporters and his main forts amid uncertain health.
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DROWN IN THE RED RIVER OCCURS IN RANDALL COUNTY
News from Fort Worth reports a tragic drowning of an entire family the Wickers in Randall County after attempting to ford Prairie Dog Fork in a covered wagon. The father and one child died while attempting to swim ashore. the mother and two other children perished when the wagon overturned. A second wagon turned back and could not assist.
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Tex
Prairie Dog Fork
Red River
Randall County
Joseph Wicker
Vickers
Salvation Army protest over Ballington Booth removal
Auxiliary Salvation Army members protest the removal of Commander Ballington Booth and threaten to withdraw support. They may urge London to grant independence from English control and invite Booth to lead the American Army. Public meetings are planned as Bramwell Booth’s long tenures are cited.
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France
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Russia and Turkey form offensive defensive alliance
A dispatch from Constantinople reports a Russia Turkey accord signed in Constantinople with ratifications exchanged in Saint Petersburg between Amrel Pasha and the czar. The pact mirrors the 1833 Unkiar Skelessi line while France may join. powers reportedly refuse formal recognition of the agreement.
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France
Blame Sought in Erkaterinoslav Circus Fire Toll
Investigators fail to determine the fire’s cause at the Erkaterinoslav theater where over seventy five died. An actress alerted panic during a children’s matinee as exits were blocked by cold weather and the iron roof collapsed trapping and killing many, mostly children. Sensation elsewhere reports Col. R. E. A. Crofton urged toward retirement amid court martial evidence. Cherokee delegation petitions Congress against Dawes reform and seeks to preserve current tribal government.
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Washington
R. E. A. Crofton
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Lamont
Crofton
Grecian Runs Aground In Fog On River Clyde
The Allan line steamship Grecian under Captain Moore bound from New York to Glasgow ran aground in the River Clyde at high water amid dense fog. Repairs and assessed damage underway as crews safeguard the vessel and cargo.
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New York
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Clyde
Regional Market Prices Across U S Cities
The report lists varied prices for cattle hogs wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and more across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Western markets with No 2 red wheat around 61 to 73 cents and corn around 25 to 30 cents per bushel plus creamery butter at 18 to 21 cents.
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Toledo
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New York
Malaria and women with Dr Williams Pink Pills
A historical letter from Three Oaks Michigan discusses malarial and typhoid fevers and the relief found by Dr Williams Pink Pills. The writer Mrs J S Flowers describes long suffering from painful menstruation and a weak stomach and credits the pills with restoring energy and color, noting prior use of an electric device without success.
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Three Oaks
Mich
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