Widespread Purcell Fire Destroys 32 Buildings
A fierce blaze in Purcell Oklahoma raged through Main street destroying 32 buildings, tearing through the north and south blocks as a northern wind fanned the flames. Bank and hardware stores survived while Blanchard & Wood and Campbell's dry goods were burned. Two men Jailed for arson linked to the fire, with total losses around 150000 dollars. In New York a deliberate wreck attempt derailed train No 6 near Rome, killing engineer Nate Hager and two tramps, injuring others. Wreckers stole tools from a section house and removed rails and spikes.
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Purcell
I. T
Star Store
Main Street
Chickasaw National Bank
Kanoff
Blanchard & Wood
Campbell's Drug Store
A. Frong
Arrow
P. Glucksman
Chickasaw Mercantile Company
Rome
York
New York Central Railway
Nate Hager
Albany
Chris
Wagoner
Porter
M. 3
McCarthy
Valley of Death massacre in Caucan ambush
From Bogota a special reports a three week old ambush in Caucan Department where Reyes pursued a band of Indiana. Troops trapped them in a canyon and rockslides from mountain tops killed many. An eye witness claims about 200 Indians died with none escaping.
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Bogota
Columbia
Department of Caucan
Reyes
Indiana
Council of Death Uncovered in Anderson Dig
In Anderson Indiana workmen uncovered a sealed cave with a dozen skeletal remains seated and facing west as if in council. Skeletons appeared abnormally large and kept beside them personal trinkets. Nearby the historic tomb of President William Henry Harrison in North Bend Ohio was opened to receive Arch Erwin Eaton, nephew of Benjamin Harrison, and a great grandson of Tippecanoe hero. Ex-President Benjamin Harrison and other Harrisons attended.
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Anderson
Ind
Harrison
William Henry Harrison
North Bend
Ohio
Arch Erwin Eaton
Benjamins Harrison
Tippecanoe
Double Murder and Oil Tank Explosion Reported
A Nashville man returns home to find his wife in bed with another man and stabs both. the wife dies and the lover is hospitalized. A 15,000 barrel Standard Oil storage tank exploded at Whiting Indiana, shattering nearby windows and prompting evacuations. The cause is unknown and the incident disrupted the town.
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Nashville
Tenn
Henry Johnson
Peta
Standard Oil Company
Whiting
Ind
Route for the Canal Feasibility Report for Nicaragua Route
The Nicaraguan Commission reports a canal across the Isthmus via Nicaragua is engineeringly feasible. Estimated cost 110 million dollars, potentially higher, with a 178 mile route using the San Juan River and Lake Nicaragua and a 20,000-man force over six years.
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Congress
Commission
Canal Company
San Juan
Nicaragua
Lajas
Brito
Panama
Coffin Mishap at Ohio Funeral Shocks Cincinnati
At St. Patrick's Church in Cincinnati the coffin handles failed as Charles B. Sand was carried in. The body rolled onto the floor and caused a panic until an undertaker and pallbearers refitted it. Sand’s friends threaten suit. the event provoked anger among mourners.
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Cincinnati
Charles B. Sand
St. Patrick's Church
Immigrants Stranded in Desert Seek Water Aid
A party of twenty five immigrants moving toward California from Oklahoma is in a fearful state in the Colorado desert. They abandoned worn-out horses and nearly exhausted food supplies until a Southern Pacific train halted to provide a barrel of water. Meanwhile a Shanghai dispatch notes a foreign power establishing a naval depot near Amoy.
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California
Oklahoma
Colorado Desert
Southern Pacific
Mrs Gleason Seeks City Action Over Tobacco Spittle
Cincinnati civic group leader Mrs J M Gleason urged Mayor and the Board to curb tobacco spittle on sidewalks Critics would place five deterrents per block to force chewing men to spit elsewhere She recalled prior sand heap proposals for children as a rejected plan by local papers.
Crowded Cleveland Car Plunges 100 Feet Into River
A crowded motor car on a central viaduct in Cleveland fell 100 feet into the Cuyahoga River. Fifteen bodies were recovered and identified as authorities charged motorman August Rogers with manslaughter. Divers retrieved the car, four people remain missing, and crowds linger by the river as the probe continues.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Sridge
Big Central
August Rogers
Hoehn
Rogers
NO GOLD EXPORT SCARE IN TRADE REVIEW
R G Dun weekly review says gold export scare had no real significance and trade remains stable. It notes higher exports of $2,250,000 on Saturday but cites a general mismatch where imports outpace product exports. It cites Kaffir speculation collapse and possible government borrowing as factors, yet no local money market disturbance is seen.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Federal Jury Clears Railroad in Peru Injury Suit
A federal jury in Indianapolis ruled for the defendant in the $25,000 damage suit brought by Richard Neft against Lake Erie and Western Rail road over injuries from a passenger train passing a bridge near Peru. Neft had testified heroic flagging of an oncoming train and received praise from the Indiana General Assembly and a medal, while the railroad argued his injuries were not severe and his honors unearned.
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Richard Nett
Indianapolis
Richard Neft
Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Peru
Neff
Indiana General Assembly
Pope LEO Health Deteriorates Way of Death Near
Pope Leo is described as broken in health with emaciated form and reduced walking ability. Father Koudelka from Cleveland says death could occur at any time though mind and sight remain vigorous. The source notes the pope’s visit to Rome and preserves uncertainty about his remaining lifespan.
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Smith
Northern Pacific Railroad
Thomson, Minn
Superior
Wis
Ashland
Thomson
Northern Pacific
Superior City
North Dakota
Father Koudeslka
Joseph M. Koudelka
Cleveland
Ohio
Rome
Russia plans large coinage in gold and silver next year
A cablegram reports the Russian government intends to coin 100 million roubles in gold and 25 million in silver next year in addition to subsidiary coinage. Financiers note this could signal intent to bolster specie as Russia holds substantial gold and bullion but has minted little in years. Some see this as preparation for redeeming paper currency dominant in the empire.
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Russia
Healer Warrant and Other News From The Era
United States Court issues a warrant for Francis Schlatter known as the healer and messiah after his Denver disappearance. He was to testify against others accused of mail fraud tied to blessed handkerchiefs. Also reports a Philadelphia nail factory burn causing large losses and multiple machines destroyed.
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Schlatter
Denver
Francis Schlatter
United States Court
United States Commissioner
Philadelphia
Philip Townsend & Co
The Markets Across Cities Report Mixed Commodities
Market notes list cattle hogs sheep and grain prices by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Toledo Buffalo Milwaukee and others. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes broom corn and pork with wide swings and no clear trend.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
C Jattle
Toledo
Milwaukee
Indiana Incidents Highlight Dangers and Developments Across Counties
A compact survey reports widespread happenings from Indiana towns. Missing post offices at Burlington, a new straw board plant in Columbus, and oil finds at Fortville. Fire, theft, and accidents appear near Terre Haute, Kokomo, Muncie, and Anderson, with multiple deaths, robberies, and damages noted.
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Telegraph
Around
Mansoule Temple
Ft. Wayne
Diana
Frederick Bancroft
Limited Mail
Trilby
Ae Kelly
Oiky
Frank Kal
China
Japan
United States
Jernigan
America
Great Britain
Jerpnulgan
Nicaragua Canal
East
Waeber
Rasela
Clarence White
Berry Detective Agency
Frank White
White
Germany
Shanghai
Ethnia
Lalande
Sea of Amoy
Setabliah
Pavel Yard
Mrs. Gleason
Ouspidores
G. Smith
Pope Leo
J. M. Schaberle
San Jose
Cal
Mount Hamilton
Constellation
Virgo
B. D. Perrine
Lick Observatory
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Pelita
Edgar
F. Smith
New York
New
Boston
Arthur Edward Scott
Little Rock
Ark
Misa Lillie May Alfred
Campbell
Clara Campbell
Ironton
Arbuckle
Jonathan Summitt
Jonathan Bummitt
London County
Tennessee
Chicago, Millwaukee
St. Paul Road
Summit
Mich
Alfred C. Murtag
Green Bay
Frank Stocks
Helen Ie
Helen M. Gougar
Morse
Columbus
Burlington
Tipton County
Fortville
Stark’s
Terre, Haute
Goshen
Leonard Wild
Noblesville
Henry County
Terre Haute
Henry McIntosh
Crawfordsville
Richmond
Harry Horne
Plainfield
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Sullivan
J. E. Parsons
Homer Dukes
Colfax
Winamac
John Kranninger
Elwood
Charles Lowery
Kokomo
George Brendel
Muncie
Kim Atawata
Marion
Stone Howers
Panhandle
North Judson
Pitzel
Eveline Brown
Harvey Station
Panhandle Railroad
Cambridge City Trotting Association
Wm. John
Tin Plate
Sydney Jenkins
Jenkins
L. A. Brand
Robert O’hara
H. Hoover
Wabash
O'Hara
Pardicok
John Dungan
Frank Sweetland
Mativilte
Elkhart
Charles Grey
Franz Burger
Fort Wayne
Thomas Dean
George Grnsscock
Veedersburg
Hay Press
Theodore H. Baberkorn
Cha
Robert
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