Fatal Mine Carriage Accident Kills Three Workers
A mine carriage plunged seventy three feet after striking an exposed shelf in Mount Scrapton Pennsylvania. Gilbert and Regan died instantly while Williams and Woodward died shortly after. The incident occurred as workers were descending to the sixth vein. Also reported is a large Boer army gathering near Bloemfontein amid the campaign of Lord Roberts and Cronje. The piece notes General Lawton's postwar plan to form a native police force with American officers.
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Willian
Thomas Williams
John Regan
Frank Woodward
Gilbert
Regan
Williams
Woodward
London
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Ladysmith
Cronje
Lawton
Philippines
Otis
War Department
Montreal Fire Devastates Theatre Francais and Nearby Stores
A blaze destroyed the Theatre Francais and most of a block on St. Catherine Street in Montreal. Alongside the theater the St. Germain barbershop, Tip O’Neil’s saloon, Grothe’s jewelry store, and Mrs. Bernard’s dressmaking shop were ruined. Total losses estimated around $100,000.
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Theatre Francais
St. Catherine Street
St. Dominique
Cadine Streets
Montreal
St. Germaine’s
Tip” O'Neil
Grothe
Bath City Sinks After Collision off Lundy
The Bath City under Capt. Jones from New York to Bristol struck Lundy dle north end in the British Channel. She backed clear and sank in deep water. The master three officers and ten crew escaped in a life boat. The other life boat and rest of the crew are believed safe.
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London
Bath City
Jones
New York
Bristol
Lundy Dle
Lundy Roads
Count and Countess Boni de Castellane Arrive in France
Count and Countess Boni de Castellane have reached France. The Count’s wrath toward Editor De Rodays of the Figaro has quieted, though his arrival was awaited with interest after threats of personal chastisement were cabled beforehand.
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Boni de Castellane
France
de Rodays
the Figaro
Five Family Members Die In Train Crossing Crash
An express on the Lehigh Valley Rail road hit a carriage with seven people at Tuttle's crossing about twenty miles east of Rochester New York. Five occupants were killed instantly, one fatally injured and another badly bruised. All victims were members of the same family.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Tuttle’s Crossing
Rochester
N. Y
Berlin influenza rages as attacks hit royals and envoy
In Berlin the flu continues to spread while Princess Frederick Charles and Count Lanza di Busca, the Italian ambassador, have been attacked. The incident adds to a period of unrest accompanying a health crisis.
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Berlin
Frederick Charles
Count Lanza di Busca
Samuel M Brua asphyxiated in Lancaster room
Samuel M Brua inventor of the Brua milling process was found dead in his Lancaster room asphyxiated by coal gas amid ongoing litigation with millers across the United States over alleged infringement. The Pennsylvania Railroad pension department also announced monthly pensions for former employees who left service this year, totaling over 200000 annually.
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Samuel M. Brus
Samuel M. Brua
United States
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Railroad Pension Department
USS
Paymaster Exonerated After Charleston Wreck Loot
After the Charleston wrecked on an uncharted reef north of Luzon two months ago the paymaster abandoned the strong box with about 20,000 Mexican dollars and 400 in gold. The weight of the treasure forced men to jump into boats for survival and weapons. On Manila arrival paymaster Heynolds faced a $12,240 short balance. Admiral Watson ordered a board to investigate and cleared the paymaster of wrongdoing or criminal intent.
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Charleston
Luzon
Aguinaldo
Heynolds
Manila
Admiral Watson
Connecticut Inventors Lead in National Patent Totals
The 1894 annual patent report shows receipts of 1,325,437 with a 113,673 year surplus. Connecticut citizens received the most patents per capita at one per 945 people, as the office describes its classification system to organize inventions into expandable classes for future growth.
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New England
Commissioner of Patents
Patent Office
Treasury
Connecticut
Five Hurt by Fire at Cherokee Hotel in St Louis
A fire at the Cherokee Hotel in St Louis injured five people including L A D Price John Blake Peter McCune Robert Elder and Jacob Klein. Blake suffered from being a human torch after a lump of liquid dropped into a pan. The fire caused about 1500 in losses.
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Cherokee
St. Louis
L. A D. Price
John Blake
Peter McCune
Robert Elder
Jacob Klein
Greman
Blake
Elder
Rickman Attack at Home Ends with Arrest
Rickman visited a woman at her home while her husband was away and ordered her to prepare to die. The revolver shot her in the head as she deflected the blast, sending the bullet through Rickman’s hand and narrowly missing her. Help arrived. Cousins was taken into custody.
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Rickman
Cousins
Confess Many Burglaries by Chicago Three Negroes
Chicago police announce three men arrested after a struggle confess to forty burglaries and robberies over six months. The suspects Thewen Richard Walton Hamilton Carter and Frank Perkins are in custody with confessions and claim nearly $15,000 in stolen property. Officers say the gang operated city wide, with $500 in silks and furs seized from Walton’s room.
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Chicago
Thewen
Richard Walton
Hamilton Carter
Frank Perkins
Walton
Trains Plunge Into Wabash River at Terre Haute
An eastbound Big Four freight train of thirty nine cars and an engine fell from a weakened bridge over the Wabash River at Terre Haute Indiana. Three crew members were carried down with the wreck. one killed and others seriously injured. Bystanders had seen ice from a gorge threaten the pier minutes before the catastrophe.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Adams
Fire destroys London Masonic Temple in 1900s blaze
London Ontario suffers major loss as the Masonic Temple is leveled by fire. Remains show only walls with numerous businesses ruined including the Great Northwestern telegraph office and Grand Opera House. Estimated damage around 200000 dollars.
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Masonic Temple
London
Ont
Great Northwestern Telegraph Office
Shea
Northern Life Assurance Company
Parke & Purdom
Roath Bros
C. E. Turner
F. E. Butler
Keene Furniture Company
Grand Opera House
NR. G. Dun & Co
Dominion Loan and Savings
Desperate Modder River Stand Ends In Despairing Pluck
British forces bombarded Cronje’s Boer laagers on the Modder River with over 100 guns. Cronje’s trapped defense held despite heavy losses as rumors of surrender circulated and negotiations for armistice or surrender were declined amid stiff, stubborn resistance.
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Cronje
Lord Roberts
Crouse
Forth
Jong
London
Kruger
Lord Kitchener
Modder
Hig
Atheist Father Objects to Public School Religion
Carl S Bitner, 12, of New York, refused to attend religious exercises, leading to his arrest after his father, atheist and five children, forbade learning about God in schools. The magistrate told Bitner the boy would be taught what he should know, or face arrest again.
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Carl
God
Carl S. Bitner
East Seventeenth Street
New York
Bitner
War News In Brief From The Front Lines
English Friends protest against the proposed draft as public feeling toward Secretary Chamberlain grows sterner. Mafeking garrison makes occasional sorties with light resistance. Gen Joubert’s injuries endanger field command. Japan hands over four large guns to England and arms orders surge. Spanish attache to Boer forces planned. Contracts for 170000 tablespoons for the army placed in Sheffield and Birmingham. Gen Sir Henry Colville ordered to command the Ninth Division at Modder River. A Ladysmith bombardment incident reports Archdeacon Barker dropping a beacon during a chaotic moment.
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English Society of Friends
Mafeking
Chamberlain
Joubert
Japan
England
Arstrongs
Sheffield
Birmingham
Sir Henry Colville
Modder River
Ladysmith
Barker
Kansas City Wins 1900 Democratic National Convention Bid
The Kansas City delegation offers a $30,000 check and free headquarters to host the 1900 Democratic National Convention, while Milwaukee proposes $40,000 and $100,000 ticket guarantees. Forty votes for Kansas City to nine for Milwaukee. July 4 chosen as the convention date with Bryan favoring Kansas City. The platform outlines anti expansion, anti trust, anti treaty, anti England and free silver.
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Kansas City
Milwaukee
Washington
Delaware
Florida
Maryland
Lioois
Michigan
Montana
New York
Vermont
Wisconsin
Thompson
Nebraska
Bryan
Norris
District of Columbia
Gorman
Tillman
South Carolina
McGraw
West Virginia
Wkansas
National Committee
Kryan
Chicago
General McNulta Dead in Washington Hotel
General McNulta died suddenly Thursday evening in the Hamilton Hotel Washington where he stayed to attend to Illinois National Bank business. He collapsed after lunch with Comptroller Dawes and was diagnosed with angina pectoris. His son Donald is a lieutenant in the Twenty third Infantry in the Philippines.
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Harry Weldon
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
McNulta
John McNulta
Chicago
Hamilton Hotel
Washington
Lilinois National Bank
Hamilton
Ilinois National Bank
Dawes
Judge Weldon
Court of Claims
MecNulta
Bloomington
Sowers
Gren
Godnock
Weldon
Grosseup
Alexander Revell
Decrease in Defalcations Stealings by Trust Holders
A 1899 report from a major surety insurer records embezzlements by persons in trust positions in the United States and Canada totaling 5,873,086 dollars. Federal and state losses 2,000,? Municipal 118,84 Transportation companies 1,? Benevolent associations 733,022 Savings and building and loan associations 112,? Courts trusts and official bonds 1,106,732 Commercial corporations and firms 586,019 Miscellaneous 30,835,? Total 12,?638. The year shows unusual business activity and a tendency toward lower defalcations.
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United States
Canada
Federa
Muonicipal
Senate and House Debate on Territorial Rights and Porto Rico Tariff
The Senate debated Congress power over territorial extension and withholding. the House tackled the Porto Rico tariff bill and internal revenue tax on small beer packages set to take effect July 1, 1900. Key speeches addressed Hawaiian government issues and Quay seating while notable figures from multiple states contributed to the sessions.
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Senate
Congress
United States
House
Sesson
Talbert
South Carolina
Kenney
Philippines
Hopkins
Ilinois
Newlands
Nevada
Swanson
Virginia
National Society of the
AL Om
Lafayette
Washington
Foraker
Penrose
Chosventer
Otto III
Joaniel
Quay
West
Poraker
Littlefield
Lavey
Lowa
Russell
Connecticut
Gardner
Michigan
Messrs. Jones
Maddox
Georgia
Platt
Coon
Tillman
Morgan
Tawney
Minnesota
Numerous 19th century headlines mix crime and industry
A flood of dated items reports robberies of royalty, fires, burnings, accidental deaths and legal actions across American towns. It notes battles in Mexico, railway, canal, and tramway developments, patent awards, and social incidents from Wisconsin to Indiana and Texas.
Indiana Populists nominate state ticket at Indianapolis
The Indiana Populist convention in Indianapolis names a full state ticket headed by Governor A G Burkhart with C M Walter as lieutenant governor and W T Carmichael as secretary of state. Also listed are state officers and presidential electors including many named county officials and delegates to the national convention.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
A.G. Burkhart
Tipton
C. M. Walter
Rossville
W. T. Carmichael
Columbus
John WW. Wales
Greenfield
W. d. Runse
Loransport
D. F. Boger
Shelbyville
W. P. Beasley
Vincenne
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Leader
Galveston
Fe Thurston
Politeligions Newe
Kers
Mount Scrapton
Count Boni
Brock, Neb
William Wakeland
Nebraska W.C. T. V
Sing Sing
Antonio Ferraro
Sing Sing Prison
Luciano Musachio
Detroit
Marr & Taylor Dry
Stricken
Save Labor Uniona
Stover
Flanders
Knoxville
Tenn
MacNabb's
Whitehouse
Ohio
Oberlin College
Barrows
Oberlin
William E. Osborn
Pittsburg
Osborn
Bellaire
Benwood
Ohio River
Pittsburg and Western Railroad
Mercantile Trust Company of New York
Buffington
United States Circuit Court
Aek Hosdurase
Pearl
Honduras
State Department
Hunter
San Francisco
Corea
Reaper
Leander J. McCormick
Cyrus
Great MoeCormick Harvesting Company
Virginia Hotel
Kentucky
Union Pacific
Sherman
Hesored
Austria
Verdi
Sienkiewicz
Que Vadisi
Xenia
William Cousins
Heart
Batavia
Ernest Kingdon
Stafford
Fortieth Volunteer Infantry
Kingdon
Doghi
Belle Center
Robert Young
James Fergrin
Pergrin
Bellefontaine
American Mirror Manufacturers’ Association
Henry W. Lawton
Gen. Corbin
William Baker
Tontogany, C
Dan” Rice
Long Branch
Cincinnati
Toledo
M'Nulta
Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts
K.P
C. BG
B.C
Petro Barbers’ Union
Louisville
St. Paul
Portland
Ore
New Orleans
Louisiana Historical Society
Astoria
Prince Henry
Prussia
Nero
Pittsburg Phite Glass Company
Braves
Mexico
Dawson
Cape Nome
Millar-Osborne Spice Works
Moline Plow Company
Denver
Cole
Ed Berlin
Yous Hutlanders
America
South Africa
James Detrick
Bueyrus
Ching
Dallas
Texas
EF. A. Mexia
Abbott-Downing Company
Concord
N. H
Glasgow
Scothland
Hitter-Conley Company
Chicago Post
Kenosha
Wis
Italy
Kate Heussman
Mary Violet Heussman
Felix Drapinski
Heussman
Independent Bible Society
W.T. Sampson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nicaragua
Panama
Canal Commission
Culebra
Panama Canal Company
Minnor
Vernon
Wayne County
North Dakota
Sons of Veterans
Osgood
Southern Indiana ‘Teachers’s Association Williment
Evansville
Warsaw
Kirkland Givens
Mississippi Mining Company
Grant County
Henne
Dilsboru
Hamilton Ames
Andy Foster
Jeffersonville
Archilles Grissom
Foster
Crawfordsville
Kokomo
Fisher
William Benner
Peru
Tamar
Plaintff
First National Bank of Winamac
Wet. Snyder
S. G. Snider
John F. Judy
C. M. ER
Judy
J.P. Pictuter
Frank B Clayton
Churston Smith
Leona Lonzo
South Beid
Rodney Maher
Caspan
Logansport
Kenneth
Rebecca Garrison
Tecumseh
Vigo County
Falker
Terre Maute
Miss Etttel Smock
Miss Smock
Robert C. Barry
Indianapoli
Franz Burger
Fort Wayne
Erasmus T. Clark
Lanville
Grater
Joe D
Eastman
Robert C. Glassoe
Henry J. Mitchell
John Farmland
South Bend
William M. Page
C. Edmonds
Montpelier
George W. Sebeck
Peter Drometor
Winemac
Potter’s Field
Pelaski County
Elwood
American Tin-plate Company
Middletown
Albert Lill
Noblesville
Indiana State News
Indiana Popsalists
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