Weekly World News Summary of World Events
The World report covers politics religion and casualties. Ohio Indiana Michigan crop conditions note light rainfall in parts and late corn ripening due to warmth. Indiana hot sunny dry week with corn in shock and frost-safe. Michigan favorable week with potatoes digging good quality. A fatal duel in Camilla Georgia ends with two men dead after a dispute over a local woman. New York Yacht Club reacts to a Royal Victoria Yacht Club challenge for America s Cup races, with Defender Valkyrie III reference and match plans.
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Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
New York
New York Yacht Club
Cable
Royal Victoria Yacht Club
Ryde
Isle
Wright
Charles D. Rose
Intruders Rob Bechtel Home in Bedford County
Three masked men broke into Michael Bechtel’s Woodbury township residence at nine. They herded the family to the parlor, demanded music, and after being refused, opened fire with revolvers. They took $10, gold and silver watches, and other valuables before fleeing. no clues to their identities were found.
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Michael Bechtel
Woodbury Township
Bedford County
Pennsylvania
Bechtel
Death in a Box Car Accident Near Newton Falls
Arthur Peable 21 of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio died after his feet caught on a bridge brace while riding in a box car on the Pittsburg and Western Rail road Two miles east of Newton Falls he was hurled from the car struck a bridge girder and fell into the river His body was recovered Peable served as night telegraph operator in Cuyahoga Falls.
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Arthur Peable
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Pittsburg and Western
Newton Falls
Peable
Long Branch Train Crash Kills Woman and Wounds Three
A wagonette with four colored women was struck by a New York Central special at Little Silver. Mrs. Annie Belle was killed instantly while Miss Banks and Mrs. Holmes suffered leg injuries. The fourth woman and the driver escaped unharmed as the vehicle and horses were destroyed. Mrs. Bell had large property interests at Red Bank.
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Long Branch
Newark Central Railroad
Little Silver
Annie Belle
Miss Banks
Holmes
Cost Him His Life
Robert Gilpin aged 18 son of John Gilpin of Green County Kentucky was hunting squirrels when his dogs fought. He tried to separate them and struck with the gun butt. The gun discharged and both barrels fired into his breast, causing instantaneous death.
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Robert Gilpin
John Gilpin
Green County
Kentucky
Gilpin
Perished in the Snow Near Rawlins Wyoming
Frank Nevins of Rawlins Wyoming sent his two sons into a gulch a mile from home to drive cows. Twenty horsemen who searched for them returned empty handed, fearing they perished in two feet of snow. The Snake River border nine miles from Rawlins reported a sheep blown situation. he was exhausted and nearly frozen.
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Frank Nevins
Rawlins
Wyo
Snake River
Watermelon picker bitten by rattlesnake near Saale well
John Couns Ind. was bitten while gathering watermelons near Saale well. Doctors say recovery may be uncertain.
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John Couns
Saale
Fraternizing Veterans Honor Chickamauga Battlefield Reunion
Veterans from both sides gather at Chickamauga Park for reunions at Brotherton's house and the Snodgrass Hill dedication. Confederate and Union vets share meals, discuss battles, and reflect as monuments to Ohio Michigan Minnesota and other units are unveiled in Chattanooga.
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Chickamauga
Brotherton
Georgia
Confederate States of America
Illinois
Snodgrass Hill
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
Chattanooga
Western League Standings When Western Season Closed
The National League standings list the final positions of clubs after the Western League season ended Monday. Details name the top and bottom teams and their final records.
Conscience Leads Passenger to Reimburse Rail Fare
A reader informs General Passenger Agent Heatford of the St. Paul Road that years ago he smuggled a child past half fare. He now sends $10 to discharge the debt and express remorse for the evasion.
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Heatford
St. Paul Road
Prices and markets mix as advance fades in several goods
R G Dun & Co reports mixed weekly trade with wheat up nearly two cents on a single speculator, corn fluctuating with little reason, and cotton showing no clear trend. Pork products ease while a large crop and higher iron production dampen domestic demand and prompt European purchases.
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Tran
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Minnesota
Europe
China Grants Consent for Cheng Tu Riots Inquiry
Minister Denby completed arrangements for investigating the missionary riots in Cheng Tu in Szechuen Western China. He cabled Secretary Olney that China withdrew opposition to the commission and that the investigators would immediately depart for the riot scene.
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Denby
Cheng Tu
Szechuen
China
Olney
New York Republicans Nominate Morton for President at Saratoga
The New York Republican State convention at Saratoga nominated the ticket crafted by party leaders. Governor Morton’s presidential candidacy was formally announced and unanimously endorsed. The platform attacks foreign policy failures, tariffs, and deficits while praising a sound currency and Morton’s administration.
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New York
Morton
Emperor Tatke Well Edict Warns Against Missionary Riots
An Imperial edict published in a San Francisco paper condemns attacks on foreigners amid riots in Szechnen and Fu Kien, noting foreign residents’ peaceful coexistence since Western trade began and demanding protection of non natives, including women and children. Canada to Hold a Colonial Exhibition in Montreal next year runs May 24 to Oct 12 with $250 000 government support.
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Emperor Tatke
China
San Francisco
Szechnen
Cheng Tu
Fu Kien
Ku-Tien
Canada
Montreal
Que
Australia
New Zealand
Cape Colonies
Newfoundland
Heat Wave Ravages Chicago and Midwest Three Die
Terrible heat sweeps the Chicago and middle Northwest with three deaths reported. Heat belts the region while Montana sees snow. Corn belt ripens rapidly but pastures and stock suffer across the area. A San Francisco unit tours the continent by wagon from Oakland toward Atlanta. Traces of a thief in Akron surface as a man returns $200 hidden in castoffs. A white convict recaptured after eighteen years in Tennessee. A pallbearer at Bucyrus dies after a stroke during a funeral. A gale ends the heat, dropping temperatures from 90 to 52 by morning. Neb farmer shoots wife then kills himself after a quarrel. A mine scale house in Clearfield struck by lightning, one miner killed. Ipswich, South Dakota reports a large town fire.
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Chicago
Middle Northwest
Montana
Corn
Clearfield Fire Brick Company
Ties
Disaster fires demolish blocks in Indianapolis rush
A massive blaze on Washington Street in Indianapolis destroyed a five story building and damaged several blocks. Eastman Schleicher & Co and A B Pettle faced ruin as firefighters battled the stubborn fire starting at 6 am. The Indiana National Bank vaults survived but losses ran into millions in cash and merchandise.
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Indianapolis
Indiana National Bank
Washington Street
Meridian
Pennsylvania Streets
A. B. Pettle
Eastman, Schleicher & Co
Spi
Pe “Ots
Tellers Rob a Bank in Chicago Absconding Employees Named
The National Bank of Illinois reports two trusted employees, one a receiving teller of seventeen years and the other a paying teller of twelve, disappeared with an estimated shortage of 20 000 to 40 000. President George Schneider and cashier Carroll refuse to name the suspects, stating only that one absconder was a receiving teller and the other a paying teller.
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van Bekkelen
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company of Chicago
National Bank of Illinois
George Schneider
Carrell
U.S. Markets Report Show Wide Range in Grain and Livestock Prices
Chicago and other cities present mixed prices for cattle hogs and sheep with varying grades. Wheat corn oats rye and dairy lines show no uniform trend across regions from Indianapolis to Buffalo and Detroit.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Spanish forces defeated by Cubans in pivotal engagement
A letter dated September 14 from Cuban private Pedro Rovira, who deserted Spanish ranks, describes a battle near Casambre Hospital where Gen Josue Maceo aided a Cuban relief column against Canalle and Gariko. The action, involving Gen Antonio Maceo and Debreco, lasted from early morning until nightfall, then resumed at dawn.
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Handrede
New York
Palma
Pedro Rovira
Pera Lego
Campos
Rovira
Cuban Revolt Reports and Leadership in the Caribbean
Descriptions of a Sept 1 battle at Old Spanish Fort in Cuba with Cuban use of dynamite, Cuban casualties noted as forty, Spaniards losses over 300 men and equipment. Reports from Tampa state a Sept 10 convention at Najasa elected Bartolome Masso president of the Cuban Republic, with Santa Lucia minister and Estrada Palma as government representative. Meantime, a clash near Palma Sola leaves 300 insurgents versus government cavalry under Capt. Riestra.
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Igubanabano
Santa Maria
Mountanin
Spain
Jose Maceo
Cahane
Tampa
Fla
Najasa
Bartolome Masso
Marquis of
Santa Lucia
Thomas Estrada Palma
Maximo Gomez
Santa Lucila
Masso
Mansanilo
Manzanillo Fed
Calleja
Autonomista
Sportano
Havana
Mefi
Palma Sola
Santa Clara
Bermudes
Fieites
Riestra
Barc Equi insurgents fighter and vessel danger near Havana
In a clash, the vanguard suffered total casualties with all killed. Captain Riestra and thirty cavalry forced the insurgents to retreat leaving three dead. The Barcastegul wreck poses risk to ships entering Havana port and will be broken up with dynamite despite divers’ refusal to work due to sharks and equipment limits.
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Riestra
Barcastegul
Mortera
Havana
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