Trophies of a Chase After the Fleeting Items of News
The United States orders the steamer Ruigh to Key West to cooperate with revenue cutters off the Florida coast. The move aims to deter filibustering expeditions toward Cuba and show Spain the government will enforce neutrality laws. The action signals seriousness in line with the Alabama Claims Commission principles.
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United State
Ru Igh
Florida
Cuba
Key West
Spain
United States
Alabama Claims Commission
Explosion at Crystal Ice Plant Kills Worker in Columbus
A boiler room explosion at the Crystal Ice and Cold Storage Company on West Broad Street, Columbus, kills Fletcher Sells who was alone in the purifiers area. The blast wrecked the room, shook buildings several blocks away, and caused about $20,000 in damages. The cause remains under investigation after an inspection found the purifiers and boilers sound moments before.
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Crystal Ice and Cold Storage Company
West Broad Street
Columbus
Ohio
Fletcher Sells
Sells
Southwestern Winter Wheat Millers Convene in Kansas City
About fifty men representing $50,000,000 invested capital and $100,000,000 in annual output gathered at the Coates house in Kansas City for the association's second annual convention. Merchants from Missouri Kansas Southern Nebraska Northern Arkansas and Indian and Oklahoma country attended to pursue opening Mexico to American flour.
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Coates House
Kansas City
Southwestern
Winter Wheat Millers’ Association
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mexico
Runaway Buggy Crash Kills Mrs. Kimmel in Wabash
A horse frightened by a parasol toppled a buggy on Huntington Hill in Wabash Indiana. Mrs. M. H. Kimmel age 60 was thrown from the vehicle, struck a barn and died shortly after. The accident occurred in front of her son's residence.
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M. H. Kimmel
Wabash
Ind
Huntington Hill Street
Rioters Attack Missions in Kiating Yuchou and Cheng Teng
Dispatches from Shanghai quote telegrams noting the destruction of foreign mission property at Kiating Yuchou and Cheng Teng. Officials allegedly refused protection to missionaries until the mob completed its work. Other missions face threats and Viceroy Li is chiefly blamed.
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Shanghai
Pall Mall
Chinking
Kiating
Yuchou
Cheng Teng
Runaway Indianapolis Engine Collides at Logansport Yard
An Indianapolis division passenger engine ran away in the Panhandle yards at Logansport Indiana with no one aboard. Switchman Shaffer moved the engine into a siding to avoid a passenger train. The runaway struck a switch engine, killing its engineer Fred Shultz instantly and injuring fireman Pat Gray who is expected to recover. Shultz, about 50, leaves a wife and married daughter.
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Logansport
Indianapolis
Ind
Shaffer
Fred Shultz
Pat Gray
Shultz
Why Not Afire Passengers Abandoned At Sea
Dispatch from St Briux Cotes Du Nord reports the British vessel Why Not carrying fodder and passengers to Jersey caught fire and was abandoned by her crew. The crew landed at Erquy. The fate of the passengers remains unknown.
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Adispatch
St. Briux
Cotes du Nord
Jersey
Erquy
G A R Indiana urged to fund ex Governor Chase burial costs
Department Commander Shively of the G A R issues a circular calling Indiana posts to promptly contribute to the burial fund of ex Governor Chase. Many posts have sent in donations, but several have neglected their duty.
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Alding
Chase Fund
Shively
Indiana
Chase
Tragic Fall Ends Life of A. E. Burckfield in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth Ohio A. E. Burckfield a street railway lineman fell from a trolley pole and broke his neck dying instantly He was about 28 and newly arrived from Wellston Ohio Little is known about him beyond his origin and occupation
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Portsmouth
Ohio
A. E. Burckfield
The
Street Railway Company
Burckfield
Wellston
Josnas W. Braxry
Kokomo
JosePa ScuvLen
Rockport
Schuler
Atore
D. A. Sexton
Negroes Dying in Mexico Migrant Quarters
Word from Mobile reports many African Americans lured to Durango Mexico are dying due to a very unhealthy area. The note highlights peril facing migrants from the South.
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Mobile
Ala
Durango
Mexico
Recruits Set for Cuba Mission Reported Leave
Rumored batch of three hundred recruits departed Key West on Wednesday June 5 to join Cuban insurgents in the uprising. Local officials cautioned unverified reports while residents noted the large sea departure.
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Cuba
Key Weat
Flood Devastates Black Forest Towns in Germany
A severe cloudburst over the Württemberg Black Forest causes the Beach River to rise, sweeping away homes in Ballingen Frommer Dirrwan gen Lannf and forcing fears of drowning. Ten dead at Ballingen seven at Frommer ten killed at Lansen and nine missing elsewhere in the region. The Black Forest sits in Baden Württemberg with Feldberg the highest peak. local industry centers on livestock timber clocks toys and woolen goods.
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Black Forest
Wurtemburg
Germany
Ballingen
Frommer
Dirrwangen
Lannf
Lansen
Grand Duchy of
Baden
Rhine and
Neckar
Feldberg
Danube
Kinzig
Murg
Eltz
Wife of Pugilist Corbett Seeks Divorce in New York
Rumors say Jim Corbett’s wife has begun divorce proceedings in New York. Mr Lake, her father, would not disclose cause or confirm papers served. The couple, once in San Francisco tied by attraction and family opposition, reportedly wed after a secret Salt Lake City run.
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Jim” Corbett
New York
State Normal School
Corlett
Salt Lake City
Duncan McDonald
Lake
FIRED ON CHINESE FORTS IN FORMOSA RIOTS AND BERTH OF FLEEING PRESIDENT
Advices from Taipehiu describe chaotic conditions as the native quarter of Taipehfu burns. A magazine blast kills ninety Chinese during a firefight when a German gunboat fires on forts at Hobe to force escape for Tang the former Formosa president aboard a merchant steamer.
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Formosa
Taipehiu
Taipehfu
Itlis
Hobe
Tang
Republic of
Formosa Report Recounts Japanese Rule Arrives in Taipehiu
Advices from Formosa claim chaos yields to order as Japanese troops reach Taipehiu and set up headquarters. In the campaign to occupy the island, eight Japanese troops were lost. Chinese forces reportedly looted fortifications valued in the millions of dollars during the engagement following the detention of a steamer linked to ex-Gov. and ex-President Tang Ching. Seven people died and seventeen were wounded on the steamer due to the firing.
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Formosa
Taipehiu
Tang Ching
Massacre Reported of Mission Families in Chengte China
A London cablegram reports near certainty that all English French and American mission personnel at Chengte have been killed. Telegrams are said to have been intercepted to conceal the massacre. A French gunboat heads toward Woenchang to investigate as nations study next steps. Chengte lies in Pechila province about 100 miles northeast of Pekin.
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America
France
England
London
Shanghai
Chengte
Woenchang
Pe Chi LA
Pekin
Cheng
Cain is Constant R G Dun Review Says Trade Expands
CAIN IS CONSTANT. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review notes rising business across lines with a stronger demand for consumption as employment and wages grow. Banks report larger discounts and more commercial towns, while worry over crop size remains but current reports are better than earlier estimates.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Milwaukee Inferno Hits Lumber District. $750,000 Loss
Fire swept Milwaukee's lumber and tannery district early Monday, destroying Foster's and Uhrig's lumber yards, Gallan's tannery, the steambarge Raleigh and Lucy Graham and threatening Schlitz brewery. About eight blocks from the business center, other ships and properties suffered damage as flames were brought under control by morning.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Foster's
Uhrig
Gallan’s
Raleigh
Lucy Graham
Schlitz
Costa Rica Defends While Awaiting Colombia Aid
Costa Rica strengthens its defenses as it depends on Colombia for potential backing if Honduras and Nicaragua invade. The nation believes cooperation from the other Central American republics and Colombia could bolster resistance, while President Cleveland’s border decision remains pivotal.
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Colombia
Costa Rica
Honduras
Nicaragua
Cleveland
Statue of Mrs Siddons Fund Appeals in America
Sir Henry Irving plans to appeal American theatrical circles for subscriptions to a statue in memory of Mrs Scott Siddons. The statue will stand near Paddington station on Siddons birthplace site. About fifteen hundred dollars has been subscribed by London managers. Executions for forty four thousand five hundred fifty dollars have been issued in Lancaster Pennsylvania against H B Kirk & Sons. Additional claims over three thousand dollars are filed and more suits expected.
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Sir Henry Irving
Henry Irving
Theatrien
United States
Scott Siddons
Paddington
London
Lancaster
Kirk & Sona
Stevens Cotton Milla
Duel on Horseback Ends Fatally Near Crawford Neb
J A Jones and Thomas Barnes brothers in law and cattlemen dueled on horseback near Crawford Nebraska. Jones’s horse was shot from under him, he pursued on foot, and was soon killed. The fight stemmed from an old feud.
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J. A. Jones
Thomas Barnes
Crawford
Neb
Jones
Bedouin threat and consular attack at Jeddah escalate fears
Advices from Constantinople report panic in Jeddah Arabia over the assault on British and French consuls. Bedouins demand release of detainees, threaten force, and Europeans seek refuge aboard merchant ships as Britain's Mediterranean squadron of seventeen ships is awaited by Turkish authorities amid a weak garrison.
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Bedou
Constantinople
Jeddah
Arabia
Mecca
Great Britain
France
Death of Rev. H. M. Scudder Revered Chicago pastor
Rev. Henry Martyn Scudder, longtime Plymouth Congregational Church pastor in Chicago, died suddenly in Winchester Massachusetts from apoplexy while en route to a funeral. He served in India from 1852 onward, later leading Howard Presbyterian in San Francisco before returning to Chicago. His brother founded a hospital in Arcot, India. He leaves a widow and three children.
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Chicago
Plymouth Congregational Church
Henry Martyn Scudder
Winchester
Mass
Gunsaulus
India
Arcot
America
Howard Presbyterian Church
San Francisco
Plymouth Church
D. 8. Scudder
Scudder
Missouri River Reaches Bank Full Near Omaha After Heavy Rains
The Missouri river runs bank full for the first time in almost a year approaching Omaha and within ten feet of the danger line. Nebraska rivers are on the verge of overflow with widespread bottomland floods. A cloudburst near Ord caused a major rise in Harris Creek canyon and a washout in the North Loop Irrigation and Improvement Co ditch one mile below Ord.
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Missouri Bank
Missouri River
Omaha
Nebraska
Bluffs
Ord
Harris Creek
North Loop Irrigation and Improvement Company
Ram Katahdin a Fast Boat
Naval officers in Washington praise reports on the Ammon ram Katahdin at Bath Maine as engines and machinery undergo private trials with expected speed exceeding seventeen knots per hour under contract. Major Henry Stanton Dying. The Frankfort Kentucky poet known as the Sweet Poet of the Elkhorn faces worsening kidney trouble after Chicago Confederate monument dedication.
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Washington
Navy Department
Bath
Henry Stanton
Frankfort
Elkhorn
Chicago
Monarch Steamer Wrecked on Rainy River voyage
The Monarch steamer, owned by Brydges and Durham, left Rat Portage Ontario for Fort Frances with passengers and freight and was wrecked at Sault Rapids on the Rainy River. All passengers and crew were saved.
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Rainy River
Monarch
Brydges & Durham
Rat Portage
Ont
Fort Francis
Sault Rapids
British Steamer Davour Ashore Near Queenstown
The British steamer Davour ran aground on Briggs reef off Queenstown. Four hundred passengers were landed by the coast guard.
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Davour
Briggs’ Reef
Queenstown
Coast Guard
Markets Tighten Across US Cattle Hogs and Grains
Chicago cattle range 3.75 to 6.25 prime. Hog trading 3.00 to 4.75. Sheep 2.50 to 4.50. Wheat No 2 red 10 to 90s, corn No 2 58 to 84, oats 30 to 18. Butter 17 to 18, eggs 12 to 13. Potatoes and broom corn also listed. Regional quotes for Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Buffalo Milwaukee New York included with varied prices.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Uoe
Cincinnati
Ste
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Hoosier Happenings and Notable Local Incidents
A wide array of local notices from Indiana towns reports drownings, lightning deaths, and river incidents. Fatalities include Elkhart River drowning and a man killed by a lightning strike near Farm land. Also noted are bankable claims from Irish heirs, counterfeit coins in Elwood, and a fatal horse kick near Alpine.
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Joan Yorx
Peru
Evansville
Elwood
Jesse Croup
A. & Croup
Elkhart
Goshen
Cope Cecil
Hamilton County
Lord Antrim
Ireland
Magir
Jumy Beeos
White River
Columbus
Louis Ashworth
Alpine
Panhandle
Kokomo
Oscar Romick
Romick
Mora
George Fisher
Mt. Vernon
Fisher
Black
LtAm McDosAin
Alvarado Howmet
Madison
Frep Swock
Terre Haute
Pennington
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United States Revenue
Fierlds
Corbett
National Baseball League
Western League
Annie Phillips
Blairsville
Baker Friday
John Phillips
Cuion County
Albert
Phillips
Annie
Ocean Canal
Pattersonville
Mohawk River
Fred Hubbel
Carthage
Richard Yorker
Yorker
Pittsburg
Boston
Baltimore
Ohz
Ae. du
Aed
Mer Philadelpha
Brooklyn
Louisville
Minneapolis
Grand Rapids
Nt. Paul
Toledo Co
China
Cain
Mrs. Siddons
H. M. Scudder
Hoosier
Pere Soul
Cyris Mreyer
Jeffersonville
Charles Stout
Monroe Township
Floward County
Caseyville
Clay County
Brazil
James Booth
Robert Rankin
William Wilson
Illiam Barr
Barr
Marion Shidelen
Cambridge City
Lake Erie
Bhideler
Mary Day
Greenecastle
Peraneyer
Central National Bank
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