Twelve Laves Lost In Lifeboat Disaster Off Chatham
Report of a lifeboat catastrophe from Chatham Mass where seven crew members perished and one survivor, Solomon Ellis, was rescued. The life-saving barge reached the distressed vessel and took on five more people before capsizing near shore. President’s position discussed in unrelated political commentary.
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Mionomus dLife
Guchuding
Tev Iey
Jaatnan
Sutimiai Ellis
Maonmoamoy
Ellissen
Hess
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Cape
AP Reports Saffron Stone Release and Labor Backing
An AP dispatch notes Miss Stone’s release and public thanks from supporters and colleagues for their labor in securing the release. It also reports Frank Sargent succeeding Powderly as Commissioner General of Immigration and mentions Pope Francis fearing revolution in Ireland amid Vatican activities and church concerns.
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Assoeiitedd
Miss Stone
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Psilkhal Mass Stone
Hersel
CU Paniou
Sargent
Frank Sargent
Vo Vo Powderty
Powderly
Chicago Banker Failure Ties Up Debts in $846,698 Case
The latest insolvency case involves Augustas A. Bodeneaty, former president of a Chicago bank, with a petition filed on a sum of rupees. The document lists secured debts at SSeS and notes assets scheduled, reflecting casualties of the bank’s collapse.
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Nerbet
Buenotas
Sses
Pee
Wreck and Fire Leave Trail of Damage Across Midwestern Towns
A Southern road wreck near Kawa fad left engineer Claude Situzin with a fractured leg and broken collar bone after a blast at Falmncunt Manufacturing in Cleveland killed one girl and injured seven others. Fire devastated much of Campbell Nebraska with total losses yet unestimated.
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Boremiain Vratek Gneeser
Kawa
Claude Situzin
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Falmncunt Manufacturing
Cleveland
Ohio
Fire destroys part of Valparaiso naval arsenal
A large fire swept a section of the Valparaiso naval arsenal in Chile causing heavy losses. Early estimates put the damage at around 8 6 million dollars with several key facilities and equipment destroyed, authorities reported.
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Valparaiso
Chili
Notable Cleveland Banker Pelton Dies After Illness
Pelton president of the Citizens Savings and Loan Association and a prominent Cleveland banker died of pneumonia at a late age. He served as mayor of Cleveland and later as city treasurer, with reports noting his long public service and influence.
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Flow. Pelton
Citizens Savines and Loan Association
Cleveland
Sears
Mr. Pelton
Tornado Strikes Omaha Collapses Coliseum and Sacks City
A northwest storm hit Omaha at 2 am injuring no one but causing extensive damage. The Coliseum building lost five skylights and several structures on Cuming street were wrecked or damaged. Debris filled Eighteenth to Twenty-Fourth streets as roofs and signs collapsed.
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Ontario
Monmouth Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Cuming Street
Rutherford Marble Works
Zollu Cuane
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Cramiing
Six Robbers Loot Minooka Bank and Beat Man
Six robbers forced their way into the Exchange Bank at Minooka early Thursday, drilling and using dynamite to wreck the safe and steal between 2500 and 3000 dollars. Theodore Kline, sick at home nearby, was seen approaching to warn the bank president but was captured after a struggle. he was beaten and gagged. The bandits fled west on the Rock Island line, taking none of the local man’s possessions.
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Campus hall burns amid water scarcity hindering fight
A large campus hall, valued at 100000, suffered fire damage as crews struggled to douse the blaze due to severe water shortage. The building was the campus’s second largest, though the equipment inside added to the loss.
Fire destroys poster shop in North Pelham. one child dead
A blaze at a North Pelham poster shop killed 3 year old Madward Youuh and injured another person. Mrs Yocum, mother of the dead boy, leaped from a window to escape. The frame building housed dwellings on the upper floors and losses are estimated at $20,000.
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North Pelham
Premnoniaaabel
Yukon gold strike stirs Dawson mining rush
February reports from a tributary of the Pelly river near Yukon and Port Selkirk describe a large gold strike with dirt reportedly worth up to 1000 per pan. The Dawson rush surged toward Korukuk, spurred by Thick Butler who staked a claim and spread the news, with about 200 claims staked by March.
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Dawson
Pelly River
Yukon
New York Plumber Survives River Currents After Sewer Rescue
Edward Boyle, a New York plumber, was swept into a sewer by a heavy rain and carried miles toward the river. He entered the sewer at 232 East Thirty third Street and reemerged at the river foot near Forty ninth Street before being rescued. he sustained only shock and was unharmed aside from the ordeal.
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New York
Edward Boyie
Pecky
Efe
Boyle
East Pirty-third Street
Seeobd Avenue
Blast River
Wollast Forty Ninth Street
Qu East Pirty-third Street
Bosle
Multiple disasters and crimes Loom as diverse 1900s news items
A chaotic jumble reports gas explosions in Peru injuring several Riley family members and others, a fatal elder survivor, a San Francisco Huntington home event, a Northwestern railroad merger suit in St Paul, an early St Louis fire destroying freight cars, a 13 year old girl jailed in Montana, a blasting powder explosion in Butte, an earthquake near Angora, a Taft operation in Cincinnati, bank shortage arrest in Portland Maine, a millionaire’s son suicide in California, a Beaumont Texas murder ring, a dumbed blasphemer in Baltimore, a Montana State University Science Hall fire, and more scattered incidents.
Three Blocks in Summer Resort Burned in Night Fire
Fire in Pox Lake Wisconsin destroyed three large business blocks and threatened residences. The blaze started behind a general store owned by J. Foo and S. O. Parcant, quickly enveloping the premises before aid arrived. Limited lighting hindered firefighting, but the western wind prevented further spread to other structures.
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Pox Lake
Wis
J. Foo& S.O. Parcant
Multiple Crises Drift Through Nation Including Fires Murders and Rail Attacks
The page details a string of incidents from a chef’s loss at Shooters Island during Emperor William’s yacht launch to car bombings in Leavenworth. It reports murders in Gloucester and Flint, a Lincoln Farm tax sale, and a wave of political notes on Congress, rail rate fights, and overseas affairs.
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Rupert Fritz
Shooters’ Island
New York
Emperor William
Fritz
Triend
Tor Vse
Lincoln
Lincoln City
Ind
Congress
Qweather of
British General Captured as Boers Honor Mercy
Fragmentary text describes a British general being captured after the Boers allegedly show magnanimity. Mentions Methuen ranks and British arms, with references to prisoners and strategic considerations. The prose is garbled but centers on a battlefield exchange and captivity of a British officer.
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Beas Sea
Beretat
Noted educator Colonel Parker and his enduring teaching legacy
An obituary profile honors Colonel Francis W. Parker, educator at the Chicago School of Phonetics and pioneer of student centered schooling. It notes his leadership in the early elementary system and his influence on teacher training and curriculum reform.
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Tony
Deep Boston
Pritier
Obune
Mass
Cook County
Chivage
Abboeisa
Parker
Wiley
Anton
Weather Woes Suppress Crop Talk Across Regions
Fragmented OCR reads as a weather and agriculture focused brief noting rainfall impacts, crop yields, and market expectations across multiple regions. Mentions wheat and potato prospects, soil conditions, and seasonal forecasts with sporadic references to prices and national outlets.
Chicago Chicago trade report on grain prices and futures
The notes list grain futures and commodity prices for wheat corn oats and rye across regions and markets. It records bids and asks such as Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and Chicago staples with prices around 4 to 15 dollars, noting barley oats and various wheat grades and mixed lots.
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Toledo
Milwaukee
Local notices and incidents span Indianapolis to Fort Wayne
A wide array of brief items covers events from marriages and deaths to accidents and court actions. Notable items mention a fatal track incident near Peru and a passenger train crash near Laporte, a water contamination scare in a Monroe County case, and labor disputes affecting merchants north of Fort Wayne. Also noted are Carnegie funding for a Vincennes library, a Bloomington teachers gathering, and an Indiana Teachers Association event.
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American Federation of Bation Oxal
Reese Stoke
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Glasseuch
James K. Meek
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E. J. Baldwin
Western Rron
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Andrew Carnegie
James Martin
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Kerr
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