Earthquake and Fire Ravage Valparaiso Chile Town
A Lima dispatch reports a major Valparaiso earthquake followed by fires. Many buildings are destroyed or damaged, fires burn in the plaza area, and business activity has halted with a large loss of life feared. Also, the First National Bank of Chelsea Massachusetts is closed with Examiner Ever named receiver after massive improper loans.
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Valparaiso
Lima
Peru
Chile
San Francisco
Plaza Order
First National Bank of
Chelsea
Mass
Examiner
Suen
Officers elected at annual GA meeting in Minneapolis
The GA annual meeting in Minneapolis elected officers with staff appointments to be announced by the commander in chief Bo B Brown of Zanesville Ohio. Names include senior vice commander Wi Armstrong Tadintiapulis, junior vice commander BE Fenton Detroit, chaplain Archbishop John Ireland St Paul, surgeon general W H Johnson Lincoln NE. The report also notes a Tangier battle where Raisuli forces killed 100 plus and captured Mahzen chiefs.
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GA. Re
Minneapolis
Minn
Bo B. Brown
Zanesville
Oho
Wi. J. Armstrong
Tadintiapulis
Fenton
Detroit
Archbishop John Ireland
St. Paul
W. H. Johnson
Lincoln. Net
Tangier
Morocco
Raisuli
Sultanate
Fifty men trapped in Clinch mountain tunnel collapse
A cave‑in in the Clinch mountain tunnel near Clintonport Virginia entombs fifty workers. Rescue teams rush to reach the men as air is pumped into the one mile tunnel which has 700 feet already bored. Governor Hesward and others respond to the incident.
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Clinch Mountain
Clintonport
Tank Burst At Mt Vernon Soda Fountain
A tank of carbonic acid gas exploded in a Mt Vernon confectionery store while Charles Schiappacasse charged a soda fountain. His face was largely blown away and he is expected to die. Harry F Eyeleston was badly injured and a panic spread through the store.
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Charles Schiappacasse
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Schiappacasse
Harry F Eyeleston
Execution of Jos Johnson in Louisville Killing
Jos Johnson, a black man, was hanged in Louisville Kentucky for wife murder. He displayed vitality and was not pronounced dead for twenty four minutes despite a broken neck.
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Jos. Johnson
Louisville
Bank Fails in Chicago at Garfield Park Bank
Garfield Park Bank at 2024 West Madison Street Chicago was placed in receivership by Judge Bethea in the US District Court marking another bank failure in the city.
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Garfield Park Bank
West
Madison Street
Chicago
Bethea
United States District Court
Anarchists Seize Odessa Freight Station in Russia
An Odessa dispatch reports fifteen anarchists occupied the railway freight station, killed a police inspector and three resisting officers, and looted about $800. The event underscores ongoing revolutionary activity in the region and the authorities’ response to the riot.
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Odessa
Wabash Station Robbed at Lakeville Indiana
Burglars entered the Wabash railway station at Lakeville Indiana and used nitroglycerin to force entry. They stole 45 dollars and escaped, with no further details on suspects or motive. Four Hartin Premature Explosion injures workers at Deering Harvester plant in South Chicago. One man fatally, three injured after dynamite explodes during construction at Deering Harvester Company plant.
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Wabash
Lakeville
Ind
Hartin
Deering Harvester Company
Chicago
Fatal stabbing follows miner fight at Butler Junction
In Butler Junction Pennsylvania a clash between union and non union miners left Stef Reaway dead and Steven Mosely missing with suspected death. About twenty five others suffered injuries ranging from serious to minor in the confrontation.
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Butler Junction
Stef Reaway
Steven Mosely
Boiler Explosion at Mohney Farm Kills Father and Son
A boiler at a mint distillery on the William Mohney farm near Three Rivers Michigan exploded. William Mohney was killed instantly, his son Roy aged 2% was also killed, and two of Roys children were seriously wounded.
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William Mohney
Three Rivers, Mich
Mr. Mohney
Roy
Bank of America Receiver Reports Near Finish in Chicago
Daniel D. Healy, receiver for the Bank of America in Chicago, reports February wreck nearly finished. He states all depositors have been paid in full and he has arranged a settlement with stockholders at 25 percent.
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Daniel D. Healy
Bank of America
Chicago
Escape narrowly saves Grand Duke in imperial guard shooting
Grand Duke Nicholas, uncle of the Czar and president of the council of defense, narrowly survived an assassination attempt during army maneuvers as sharpshooters of the imperial guard fired ball cartridges at him.
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Werrow
Nicholas
Czar
Council of Defense
Imperial Guard
Geneva Convention Urges End to Red Cross Commercial Use
The Geneva Red Cross conference calls for laws to ban commercial use of the Red Cross insignia in all signatory nations within five years. In the United States, 1905 reincorporation law already restricts non authorized use with fines up to 500 dollars or up to one year in jail. American Red Cross officers note retroactive enforcement was not pursued, while other countries protect the emblem more strictly.
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Geneva
United States
National Red Cross
Congress
Red Cross
American Red Cross
American National Red Cross
Countries
Argentine President Honored at Banquet in Buenos Aires
Ambassador Root delivered an oral welcome at a ceremony attended by the Argentine government and diplomatic corps. He thanked President Roosevelt and the citizens of the United States, asserting lasting friendship and mutual interest in Argentine independence and liberty.
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Blinc Root
Root
Traifie
South America
Mr. Root
Reyaving
Belif
Roosevelt
United States
Benjamin Hush
Janes Monroe
Cfit
The
Union Veterans’ Woman's Relief Union
Representatives’ Hall
Old Capitol
Marion W. Rose
Politicians and Politicking Across States
A patchwork of political notes describes figures like Speaker Thos Heel and Tex Gov Broly, plus senators Jonathan Bourne and Joe C. Blackburn. The piece notes Bourne’s popular election milestone, Blackburn’s leadership role, and Overman joining the steering committee as the party contemplates future races.
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Deha
Pattizon
Annual G A R Encampment Parade in Minneapolis
The Grand Army of the Republic held its fortieth encampment in Minneapolis with a grand parade led by police and a Denver band. Notable figures included ex Governor S J Van Sant and Adjutant General Fred J Wood. A camp fire event and speeches by Governor Johnson and others followed. Separate reports note regimental reunions and a candy safety crackdown after glucose adulteration.
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Minneapolis
G. Ale
James L. Panntel
Millerpenis
National Guard
Qareh
Denver
S22. van Sant
Fred J. Wood
Minnesota
Grand Army
Columbia Buist
Chicago
Hainy
Snd
Nipe
Tanner
Tweedale
Battles
Stat
Frank JA. Butts
George W. Cook
Y W. Fowler
Tugo Philler
Jesse Cale
M. J. Cummings
Generaul
Charles A. Chirk
the Corps
Johnson
Paoner
Robl Brown
Zanesville
Ohio
Stolen Jewels Unearthed in World’s Fair Salvage Mystery
Laborer Jolet Brien uncovers a jewel bag during wreckage at St. Jens near the Devonshire emigrant trunk thefts tied to a 1900s world exposition. Jewel items valued at 3000 pounds were stolen from Mr and Mrs P Leary Children of Devonshire England. The case links a servant named Tina Geo and the Burns lanterns to the theft with inquiries continuing as O’Brien is rewarded and kept on as attendant.
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England
Jolet Brien
Sto Jens
Sooo
Plleary Chirren
Devonshire
Enghied
Porense
Enghiid
Pher
St. Tete
Pearing
Nike
Ansistines
St. Teois
Claytons
Sewels
O'Brien
Mr. Clayton
New Discovery Pushes Calendar Back 1000 Years in Nile Valley
Professor James Brenated of the University of Chicago reports a major find from an Upper Nile expedition. He says the calendar began in 241 B C and outlines shifts in dating tied to ancient seasonal observations and biblical timelines. The discovery suggests the oldest known fixed date in history precedes prior estimates by a millennium.
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James H. Brenated
Nile Valley
Jdn
James
University of Chicago
Upper Nile
B.C
Educators and Officials Named in Far Reaching Academic Shifts
A rush of academic appointments and program launches spans multiple states. Yale geologists warn of quake repetition, while Albert Jenks joins the University of Minnesota as assistant sociology professor. Liberia exploration heads proceed, and Ambers VA plans a new women's college led by Mary Idbonediet. British teachers will visit North America next year as part of a broad education exchange.
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Kentucky
Shoul
Gregory
Yale Geologica Department
San Francisco
Tor
Albert Ernest Jenks
Ethnologial Survey
Philippines
University of Minnesota
Walter Velz
University of Terme
Liberia
Mary Idbonediet
Department of Pedagogy
Missouri State Nomi School
Warrensburg
Womtn’s College
Ambhers
Glenarvoir Beblymer
Los Angeles
Cal
Bat Jer
Colinitia
Canada
Sir Alfred Moscis
J.T. Macpherson
M. PB
Preston
Middlesborough
Steel Smelters’ Society
Macpherson
Ruski College
Oxford
Oread School of Agriculture, Manufactures and Commerce
Baltimore
Ite
Henry D. Perky
Weekly Dun Review Signals Broad Trade Strength Across Sectors
The Dun analysis notes sustained demand in leading manufacturing, strong raw material markets, and rising general merchandise orders for the next six weeks. It cites favorable agricultural results boosting Western merchants and robust forward shipments, with grain at Portland port and mixed livestock and lumber figures versus last year.
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Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
Witteh
Ils
Crooked schemes and a gold brick con in early Pittsburg tale
A long read recounts a notorious con by the crook Teor OBrien and his rival Brockway. A guileless farmer is duped with gilt edged Pennsylvania railroad bonds and a fake gold brick. The ruse leads to a staged sale near Pittsburg and a dramatic police probe.
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J. Bey Stare Privon
Codmtert
Forser
Bemimis Mie
Sia Bulavi
Creoks
Sof
New York
Boren Teomas
Ifern
Belier
Dante
Paris
Thigepal Ril Witdell
O'Brien
Andere
Sears Agi Brockway
Ley
Obrien
Broensas
Broekway
Pittsirge
Pittscure
Pittsburg
Ely
O Brien
Pittsboro
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thomas O'Brien
U.S
Tarsus
Anan
Ton O'Brien
Pennsylvania
Ada
Obrien Heck
Orl Paim
oWlet c. Cpam
United States
Chicago Markets Beckon Cattle Hog and Wheat Prices
Cattle and hog markets show heavy demand across several cities including Chicago and St Louis with No. 2 white oats and No. 2 mixed corn priced amid fluctuating futures. Wheat at various markets ranges from No. 2 northern to standard grades as shipments to Detroit and Indianapolis note shipping activity.
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Intianapolis
Curtl
St. Louis
BRD
Cincinnati
Ted Eorn
Detroit
Milwaukee
York
Mess
Saad
New York
Denver celebrates Colorado statehood anniversary
Annual Colorado admission celebration started in Denver marking thirty years since statehood. A steamship crew spotted a small tree-covered island afloat near shoals between Charleston and Jacksonville. Bud Williams and Cornelius Combs, convicted murderers awaiting execution in Pittsburg on September six, gamble to decide who will dedicate the scaffold.
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Colorado
Denver
Arapahoe
Charleston
Jacksonville
Fla
Bud Wlliams
Cornelius Combs
Pittsburg
Craps
Wellman and Sinclair Remarks Across Industry and Borders
The text cites Walter Wellman praising global observers and notes Upton Sinclair tackling a servant problem beyond the meat trust. It also reports England losing about 1,860 acres yearly to sea encroachment, reflecting concerns of labor, journalism, and geography in a broad historic frame.
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Upton Sinclair
Meat Trust
Washington Star
England
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Florida
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Alabama
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