Fire at Clinton Opera House Kills and Maims Twenty
A fire sparked by fireworks during Michael Strogoff at Clinton Illinois opera house trapped patrons. Twenty burned, three fatally, five seriously. many leaped to balconies. Loss totals about 100,000 with the house, wardrobes, and scenery destroyed. Dozens injured, several listed by name, with some bodies believed buried in ruins.
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Michael Strogoff
Canton
III
Michael Strogoil
Baldwin-Melville Company
New Opera House
Pat Keenan
Pierre Morganson
Wilber Dobbins
Elmer Martin
John Thomas
John Reckard
James Heck
John Bely
W. C. Walgamot
Dan Willis
Philander Downing
Riley Miller
Earnest McVain
Lawrence Seward
Matt Moran
Fred Walsh
Arthur Stevens
John Brady
Peter Curry
Crop Reports Show Rain Helps Plowing and Seeding
Indiana reports excessive rainfall and high temperatures aiding crop recovery and shaping field work. Ohio notes rains revived vegetation and fall plowing with seeding advancing in many counties while drought slows others. corn cutting improves and buckwheat, turnips, and millet progress. Michigan rains early in week improve pastures and grapes. corn is harvested and seeding, plowing underway in both counties.
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Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Yellow Fever in Brunswick Causes Alarm in Washington
Washington dispatch reports Brunswick faces a grave yellow fever outbreak. Marine Hospital experts concur the pest may persist until frosts stop it. Physicians urged to prevent spread to other Southern cities amid rapid transmission.
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Washington
Brunswick
Marine Hospital Service
American Forgers Threat Said to Target London Banks
London police have warned all banks that a gang of expert forgers is on its way to London. The members are said to possess the secret of erasing handwriting from checks. The warning aims to guard bankers against potential attempts to victimize them.
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London
Six in Washington Area Murdered Family
A Washington special reports Benson Wrattan and his six-member family were killed near Harrison Township, twelve miles from Washington. The victims are described as horribly mutilated in the shocking double tragedy unearthed by BYA News.
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Washington
Benson Wrattan
Harrison Township
President Unable to Attend World’s Fair Chi ngo Day
By order of the President, Private Secretary Thurber informs President Peck of the World’s fair Board that due to busy official duties it will be practically impossible for Cleves fans to visit the World’s Mail on Chi ngo day.
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Thurber
Peck
Murder at Alpena Sparks Immediate Arrest
James Hiler was fatally shot during a quarrel with a woman at Alpena when a bystander named serimishaw, identified as Wellington serimishaw, intervened and fired a shotgun. Hiler died instantly and the suspect was arrested.
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Alpena
Mieh
James Hiler
Wellington Serimishaw
Hiler
Serimishaw
Lock Out Again In Force In Ohio Miners Blocked
The lock out of Jackson County miners is again complete as all mines that recently reopened were shut down for coal still blocked by the railroad not removing it. Local crews report this action halts operations and affects shipments and work.
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Jackson County
Ohio
Lawrence Tynbal
Newark
Columbus
Ganesville
Mansfield
Mc Neal
Ma Neal
Neal
Pittsboros
Baltimores
Philadelpia
Clevelands
New Yorks
Lonievilies
Brooklyns
Rg, Dun & Co
Storks
Historic Bluestone Building Burns at Vesey and Washington
A historic bluestone building on the northwest corner of Vesey and Washington streets in New York burned completely, leaving only gutted walls after standing for over 130 years and once serving as a lighthouse site.
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Vesey and
Washington Streets
New York
Immigration and gold scare swirl through early 1900s news
New York authorities cite evidence that undesirable immigrants cross from Canada into the United States via Quebec and New London to New York, with a Polish family now at FiIls Island. Separately, coffee prices jump 5 to 20 points as Rio de Janeiro blockade cuts supply while experts expect a way to resume imports through concerted action. ACTING MINT DIRECTOR PRESTON confirms a gold bullion short of more than 5,000 ounces valued at £134,000 at Philadelphia mint vaults opened for coining.
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New York
United States
Quebec
Rotterdam
New London
Europe
Preston
Philadelphia
George W. Childs
J. M. Fox
Preton
Carlisle
Storied storms spoil 60000 peach baskets on Michigan coast
Across the Michigan side of Lake Michigan Sunday over 60,000 baskets of peaches spoiled as a major storm halted the lake fleet. Dozens of steamers were beached or unable to depart, leaving fruit stranded and doomed for Chicago markets.
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Michigan
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Detroit
Southern Fifteen Oil Creek soldiers arrested for lynching
Fifteen Oil Creek soldiers were arrested in Knoxville Tennessee on charges of lynching Richard Drummond at an earlier date. Reports also note Detroit sailed from Fort Monroe toward Rio de Janeiro at 7 30 am. A shot struck editor Bailey Barksdale on a Louisville and Nashville train. the shooter fled. Patent Commissioner Seymour summoned to court to compel Palmetto trademark registration. George Clarke and Drew Smith escaped from Virginia penitentiary. Clarke linked to a 1841 Virginia burglary gang. Chicago police alerted.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Richard Drummond
Fort Monroe
United States
Detroit
Rio de Janeiro
Louisville
Seymour
District Supreme Court
South Carolina
George Clarke
Drew Smith
Virginia
Richmond
Clarke
Enitentiary
Farmville
Joliet
Chicago
Esther christened as Baby Ruth's sister in Washington
Washington announces the christening name Esther for Baby Ruth’s sister. The report also notes congressional moves on Utah Nevada annexation, medical operations, a naval academy failure, and other items including a banking firm assignment, a new Argentine minister, and various political speeches.
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Ruth
Esther
Oates
House of Representatives
Utah
Nevada
Carlisle
Sanford Kellogg
Washington, D. C
Naval Academy
Washington
D.C
Woods & Co
William H. Swander
National Convention of Boards of Trade
Senate
ex-Goy
EO. Stannard
Missouri
Bo Ritchie
Cleveland
Frank S. Gardner
New York
Don Estaneslavs
Zeballos
Brasil
Baby Ruth
United States
Rain Alone Can Save Ashland and Surrounding Towns
Northern Wisconsin faces forest fires driven by high winds as settlers flee toward Ashland. Crowds gather for refuge after fire alarms call worshipers from services. Over 1,000 volunteers join the fire department to combat flames advancing from the Odiahun Indian Reservation toward the Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Railroad shops as waterworks struggle.
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Marshfield
Wis
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
James
Frank
Marengo
Lacishville
Dale
Egstrom
White River Road
Arriv Og
Golandh Reservation
Ashland
Iron River
Superior
Northern Pacific
Dulith
South Shore
Atlantic
Cary Roud
Milwaukee
Wi-consin Central Railway
Wi-consin Central
Chicago
Minnespolia
Omaha
Han Claire
Michigan Peninsula
New Danger Center
Atd
Odunah
Milwaukee, Lake Shoe and Western Railroad
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Web
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Kendallville
Bill Dalton
Spencer
Reno
Dalton
Dallas County
St. Clair
Phillips
Franklin
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Olivia, Minn
Hastings and Dakota
Minneapolis
Anthony Brewer
Charles Redidines
George W. Kemsen
McMillan
McMillan Lumber Company
McKinleyism
Paris
Figaro
Foreign Office
England
Charles DE Lesseps
Panama Canal
Court of Cassation
Villa-Canas
Toledo
Spain
Germany
Mason
Frankfort
State Department
Kuttenburg
Bohemia
Jedgar
Fienri Newman & CO
John L. Ha
Nelson A. Miles
Byron Terrace
Leamington, Ont
Prine
Lee
Lan Wukar
York
Huiter-Urekmery
Shland
Medford
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