German Steamer Macedonia Sinks After Collision Off Long Branch
The New York New York special reports the steamship Hamilton from New York to Norfolk and New York collided with the German steamer Macedonia near Long Branch. Macedonia likely sank with one boat lost in fog. Three passengers, nine crewmen of the Macedonia saved and brought to port. Hamilton severely damaged but all aboard unharmed.
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New York
Old Dominion
Hamilton
Norfolk
Newyiort News
Macedonia
Long Branch
Kuffahl
Gudenecht
Charles W. Moss
F. W. Wright
Herman Brandt
Jersey
Tornado Rips New Richmond Wisconsin Killing Many
Stillwater special reports New Richmond is nearly wiped out by a tornado. J A Carroll witnessed the disaster at the Nicollet hotel basement as the town’s buildings collapsed. Burkhardt Station reports many killed and injured with one estimate of up to 200 dead.
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Stillwater
Minn
New Richmond
Wis
J. A. Carroll
Nicollet House
Burkhardt Station
Minnesota
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Hastings
Hudson
Winona
Stockton
Nicollet
Mr. Carroll
Chas. McKennon
Barrett
Newall
Carroll
St. Croix County
Lake St. Croix
F. C. Mattison
H. S. Mattison
Ed Daily
Julius Berge
Dave Heffron
A. Lacy
Burkhardt
Heffron
Boardman
Minneapolis
Bridge Square
la Crosse
South Dubuque
Southern Minnesota
Milwaukee Line
North la Crosse
A Crosse River Valley
Chicago
Milwaukee
Northwestern
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
South
Henry Schultz
Wreck of Rock Island Train at Geneseo Ill Claims Several Lives
A Chicago to Fort Worth passenger train on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific was wrecked at Geneseo Illinois. Three persons fatally injured and several badly hurt. Two chair cars and the smoker demolished. Names of the gravely injured include an unidentified woman with a badly fractured skull, E A Keefer of Chicago with a broken back, and Mrs A Berlin of New York with a scalp wound and crushed chest. Ten others severely injured.
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Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Fort Worth
Texas
Geneseo
Ill
A. Keefer
A. Berlin
New York
Madrid Report Pins Hope on Prisoners Release
The Spanish Minister in Washington the Duke of Arcos reports the United States admits obligations under the peace treaty and is moving to free Spanish prisoners in the Philippine Islands. The note says the U S will allow Spain to act independently in ransoming the captives and has ordered General Otis to aid the Spanish commission’s disembarkation.
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Madrid
Washington
Duke of Arcos
United States
Philippine Islands
Spain
Otis
Luna Assassinated by Aguinaldo Followers
Gen Antonio Luna, a fierce opponent of the Americans, was assassinated by orders from Filipino leader Gen Emilio Aguinaldo. Luna had defied Aguinaldo and blocked peace commissioners en route to Manila, sparking great excitement in Manila as the report was confirmed.
Preparations for War Spark Panic in Natal
Cape Town dispatch reports panic as Kru ger stands firm against Britain. Gen. Symons to lead British troops in Natal this week, arrival expected to precipitate crisis amid looming conflict.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Kruger
Symons
India
Natal
Decision for Mrs Munger Defines Bank Officer Liability
Federal Court of Appeals in Oshkosh affirms judgment for Mrs Harriet Munger over about 92 000 dollars taken from National Bank of Oshkosh by teller Frank Heitig who served 20 years at the bank. Judges Woods Jenkins and Grosscup hold bank officers negligent in supervising the employee and affirm lower court's verdict for 15 012 dollars. The suit seeks 14 455 dollars from deposits in Mrs Bray's heir estate with testimony noting an informal designation of Heitig as agent by Mrs Munger.
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Federal Court of Appeals
Oshkosh
Woods, Jenkins and Grosscup
United States Circuit of Appeals
National Bank of Oshkosh
Harriet Munger
Frank Heitig
Munger
Jefferson Bray
Tar and feathers scare a religious reform leader from Levant
They subjected evangelist George W. Stiggins to midnight assault dragging him along a rough road and covering him with tar and feathers before riding him on a rail to a nearby village. The mob opposed Higgins head of the Holy Ghost and United States congregation and forced him to leave town after deeming his “fool religion” a threat.
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Higgins
Levant
George W. Stiggins
Farm Hand Dies After Bull Attack Near Springfield
Herman Weider a German farm hand was gored to death by an infuriated bull on Mills farm seven miles north of Springfield. He fought the beast for over half an hour, threw it to the ground, but collapsed exhausted and died hours later after being found alive in great agony.
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Herman Weider
Mills
Springfield
Weider
Tragedy at Box Springs Ends in Fatal Father In Law Shooting
Reports detail a murder at Box Springs near Columbus Arkansas where a father in law killed Van derbilt a man who claimed Cherokee heritage after allegedly learning he was half Negro. The couple had married six months earlier and the wife served supper before authorities arrived.
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Box Springs
Columbus
Ark
Vanderbilt
Plague Death Toll Spurs Flight in Lan Ning China
Hong Kong advised the black plague has killed about 1,000 in Lan Ning over the past month. Business is paralyzed and most residents have fled to the country as authorities struggle to contain the outbreak. A Missouri train wreck near Grandview on the Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf line injured over forty as rails spread.
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China
Hong Kong
Lan Ning
Missouri
Kansas City
Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad
Grandview
Prices Rise Across Markets Signal Danger Yet Wheat Drops
In a weekly review by R G Dun Co prices show a broad rise not seen in years, with manufacturers especially in iron and steel cautious as delivery lags. Quotations are largely fictitious and wheat eased after a brief rise. Western grain receipts reached 5 049 194 bushels, while corn exports stood at 2 804 900 bushels. Current week US failures total 159, Canada 10.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Fear famine and illness drive Filipino refugees policy
American officials in Manila fear overpopulation and pestilence as about a thousand refugees are turned back. Rice is issued to the hungry as accounts detail destitution on roads, forced reliance on insurgent supplies, and fear of attack if returning to enemy lines. Communistic clubs emerge in northern Luzon.
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Manila
Luzon
Glass tableware combines to form national trust in Pennsylvania
Glass tableware manufacturers move to unite under Pennsylvania law forming the National Glass Company at Hotel Lincoln in Pittsburg. Temporary directors include H C Frick D C Jenkins W D Baird John M Jamison and Daniel Ripley with capital stock of 8 to 9 million dollars. Members listed include United States Glass Company Pittsburg Rochester Tumbler Company Rochester Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company Green town Tarentum Glass Company and McKees Brothers Pittsburg.
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Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Pittsburg
National Glass Company
H. C. Frick
D. C. Jenkins
W. D. Baird
John M. Jamison
Daniel ©. Ripley
United States Glass Company
Rochester Tumbler Company
Rochester
Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company
Greentown
Ind
Tarentum Glass Company
Tarentum
McKees Brothers
Burglars murder a woman in Norris City home
Mrs Daniel Gott aged 67 was shot by two robbers who fled after stealing 145 dollars a watch and chain from Norris City Illinois while her invalid husband slept. She struggled to stop the masked intruders and the assailant fired fatally behind the ear.
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Daniel Gott
Norris City
Daniel P. Gott
Gott
Fireworks Plant Wiped Out at Graniteville NY
A massive explosion destroyed the Nordinger Charlton Company fireworks plant in Graniteville New York wiping out 36 buildings. Three people were injured, two seriously, with estimated losses of over 30000 in material and 3500 in buildings. An earlier blast at Pain’s Fireworks in Greenfield caused two sheds and a magazine to burn with about 25000 in damage.
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Graniteville
N. Y
Nordinger- Charlton Company
Pain’s Fireworks Company
Greenfield
L. L
Swindle Hits Louisville German Insurance Bank
Two well dressed young men used a telephone ruse to obtain 5000 dollars from the German Insurance Bank of Louisville. They presented a forged Citizens' National Bank check and left with the currency before the fraud was detected at the clearing house.
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Fred Friedenheimer
Citizens’ National Bank of Louisville
Cincinnati
German National Bank of Louisville
German Insurance Bank of
Louisville
German Insurance Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Suffering of Gold Seekers Near Klondike Route
Steamship Laurnda lies in Seattle carrying news of harsh Klondike prospects. Reported are at least 200 hopeful miners who died last winter from drowning starvation exposure and freezing while attempting the all Canadian Edmon ton route from Wrangel Alaska to the gold fields.
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Laurnda
Seattle
Wash
Wrangel
Alaska
Klondike
Edmonton
Colorado River Raging After Severe Weather
A waterspout and heavy rains lash the upper Colorado drainage causing a 25 foot rise at Marble Falls and Llano while the river along the lower reaches nears 12 feet. Property damage increases as water subsides slowly and small homes are swept away in floodwaters.
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Colorado River
Marble Falls
Llano
Market Summary From Cities Across the Midwest and East
Wheat and corn prices mix across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit and New York markets. Cattle hogs sheep vary by city with frequent price ranges and standard grades noted. Butter eggs and oats also listed for several regions.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louie
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Destructive Midwestern Storm Wipes Towns in Gusts and Fire
A great storm swept eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin killing many and wiping New Richmond and Hudson from the map. Fires followed the cyclone as towns were devastated and crops and livestock suffered heavy losses.
Dupuy Ministry Resigns After Adverse Vote in Paris
The Dupuy cabinet falls after an adverse chamber vote. President Loubet accepts the resignation but asks ministers to stay on until successors are named. Overthrow blamed on police outrages against socialists and the Dreyfus affair. The interview with Loubet was brief and cordial.
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Dupuy
Paris
Loubet
Longchampa
Rue de Montmartre
Dreyfus
M. Dupuy
Died by Inhaling Gas George B Ward Suicide
George B Ward a St Louis commission merchant died by suicide by inhaling gas in what authorities described as a self inflicted death. He left no note. Ward was known in local business circles and his death prompted an investigation by the coroner.
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George B. Ward
St. Louis
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Hillsdale
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Century Magazine
National Association of Hkailway
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Philadelphia
Frank Thomson
Kansas
Peck
Neeley Duncan
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Harry E Mills
Waco
J.G. Murphree
Mansfield
Tex
Sherman Goulden
Goulden
Mansfeld
Murphee
Thompson Station
Teun
American Pastry and Manufacturing Company
Secretary of State of
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Louisville Bank
St. Denis
Indiana
Supreme Court
Henderson
Michigan
Marcus Mayer
Ilda Orme
Edmonton Trail
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