Tragedy on Chicago drill as ammunition caisson explodes
Four soldiers die and many wounded when a Fort Niles unit's caisson explodes at Grand and Oakwood in Chicago. Nine artillery horses killed and debris rips through nearby homes. Cause of blast under investigation, theories point to misfired shell wrap.
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Chicago
Jared
Second Artillery
Fort Niles
Kan
Grand
Oakwood
Regular
Grand Boulevard
Washington Ark
Dodd
Fort Riley
Ainum
Hyer
Gayle
Oairwood Boulevard
Artilley
Donovan
Kyle
Joe Galler
Troop B
Riots Rock Utah and Chicago Rail Areas Fire Damage
Destructive clashes cause extensive damage within Utah city limits as railways face costly losses. Chicago and nearby regions report multiple deaths and numerous injuries from an explosion and related violence. Officials anticipate lawsuits and plan action against railroads while noting high potential liabilities and armed mob suppression concerns.
Senator George Wintsa Proposes Labor Arbitration Board
Senator George Wintsa of Mississippi introduces a six percent figure and a four bill package in the senate to create a labor arbitration board. The Georgia native and veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars is noted as a former chief justice and long time political figure with a career spanning state and national service.
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George Wintsa
James
George
United States
Mississippi
Senate
Board of
Georgia
Pio
High Court of Errors and Appeals
Missisippi
Twist
Supreme Court of
Supreme Bench
Units States Senate
Isl
Issu
FIGURING ITS COST Hailroad Losses To Chicago Reach 64 Million
A Chicago rail strike cost estimate suggests losses to the railroads may total about 64 million dollars. Officials note suspended traffic as the largest factor, with property damage also substantial. Nearly 60 Panhandle cars were destroyed in a single blaze, 98 of which carried merchandise. the content will determine overall losses.
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Chicago
Conspicuous Railway Man John M Egan Item
John M Egan is described as a prominent railway figure and former head of multiple lines. The article traces his career from Early work at Illinois Central to chief engineer roles and presidencies including Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railroad, highlighting his role in general managers' strike leadership and expertise in labor disputes.
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John M. Egan
General Managers
John M. Fpan
Raiload
Mr Egan
New England
West
Ilinois Central
Egan
Ment
Isii
Southern Minnoesota
Suthern Pacific
Bheen
St. Paul
Deadly Riot Gun Described For Chicago Disturbance
A detailed description of a new United States Marshal riot weapon used in Chicago outlines a six cartridge repeating shotgun. Each cartridge holds four drams of powder and twelve buckshot pellets, fired rapidly to produce seventy two bullets capable of causing serious wounds up to eighty yards.
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Arnold
Enoid
Chicago
Peer Wade
The Black Plague in China and Hong Kong Superstition
A historical account claims the black plague spread in China largely due to native superstition. In Hong Kong European doctors faced hostility from locals who warned against foreign treatment, leading to house inspections and violent clashes. Authorities eventually routed to native hospitals as Chinese residents refused European care.
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China
Hong Kong
Canton
Doner
Ocamor
Strange Wonders and Oddities From A Victorian Age
A column of curiosities and peculiar tales from across the world includes a dinner invite by Dr Gethrense of Edinburgh for boys from ragged schools, a Zebedee Smith claim about a luminous legged tame bird, a human face clock in St Petersburg, a Brahma rooster from Rockville, and a sheep with a lodged maypop. It covers bizarre medical cases, strange marriages in Birmingham, a royal harem inquiry by Miss Hamilton of London, a post office escape by a mother in Nebraska, and blood drinking in Rome as a cure. It closes with tales of Inuit whalebone tricks, a remorseful physician, a man who died thrice, and notes that rainwater tea is prized by fashionable households.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
James Leepom
Rockville
Thessaly
Greece
Birmingham
England
Rome
Europe
Zoothermic Institute
Esquimanax
Eugene Mellville
United States Navy
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Utah
Commission
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Hammond
Gethrense
Edinburgh
Zebedee Smith
Elks Run
Zebedee
Marie
Charles Hinton
Covington
Hinton
Stony Stratford
N Weaver
John Baisels
Muscoutah
Wold
Ellwood Johnson
Boston
Charles J. Patterson
Philadelphia
Dineman
Dante
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