Pril Blizzard Threatens South Dakota Stock Loss
A severe late winter blizzard battered South Dakota with nine inches of snow, high winds, and heavy disruption. Trains halted at several stations while livestock losses and travel delays affected Wessington and surrounding areas. The storm, lingering through Sunday, disrupted stock and agriculture plus daily life across counties. Winter weather spread misery for farm families and local businesses.
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Niles
Lane
Boys as Bandits Hold Up Saloon in Bluffs Despair Ends in Suicide
In Bluffs Iowa two young brothers aged 16 and 18 to 20 robs Olsen and Mortonaed saloon. One shoots and dies after being cornered in Rock Island yards. the elder, Martin Lowing, 18, kills himself. John Lowing, 16, confesses hunger drove them to crime after weeks of idle work and three nights in barns. Their father Anton Lowing, Chicago machinist, notified.
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Bluffs
Olsen & "Mortonaed
Jad
Mortensen
Ge Railway
Rock I Sland
Martin Lowing
John Lowing
Anton Lowing
Western Weetmeat Company
North Hoyne Avvenue
Chicago
Pod
Lowing
Ballidis
Ongin
South Omaha
Braves In Wreck Injures Indict Indians Die in Collision
Sixty three Indians en route to Washington to see President Roosevelt were wrecked near Maywood Illinois when a Chicago Northwestern mail train collided with a special train. Dozens were killed or seriously injured as rescuers freed the imprisoned passengers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chicago
Maywood
Millionaire Couch Thief Nearly Escapes with Loot
A Philadelphia suspect in a high profile couch theft case nearly escaped with close to one million dollars in proceeds. Police report the suspect fled but was later captured, with investigators pursuing further charges and tracking the remaining assets.
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Attempted assassination of King Alfonso in Barcelona
An official telegram from Barcelona reports a petard explosion as King Alfonso left an exhibition injuring two peasants. One suspect has been arrested. King Alfonso, arriving for a two week Catalonia visit, was accompanied by Premier Maura and War Minister Linares with a large suite.
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Spain
Barcelona
Alfonso
Catalonia
Maura
Linares
Julius’ G. Lay
United States
Consu
Follona 'Fo
Associated Presa
Roslindale Artist Kills Wife Then Fatally Shoots Self
Brown a scenic artist, 45, shot and killed wife Dora, 47, at their Roslindale home Massachusetts. He then shot himself and was in critical condition. He had arrived in Boston about a year ago from Chicago where he worked as a painter and illustrator.
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Brown
Dora
Roslindale
Mass
Bogton
Emral
Chicago
Boat capsizes in gale near Florida Methodist College
A Florida Atlantic coast party from Sutherland aboard a boat capsized in a gale while returning from Anclote. Seven aboard, including President Walker and Miss Newton, perished. Mrs Walker, Miss OConnor, Miss Bourland, Miss McCrary, and Miss Slaughter died or later did. Rescue crews found Walker and Newton holding a survivor. Bodies washed ashore or remain missing at sea. The college lies at Saterland on the gulf west coast near Tampa.
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Tampa
Walker
Newton
Worida Methodist College
Sutherland
Gulf
Anclote
Bourland
Mrs. O'Connor
Prmy
Miss Newton
Miss Slaughter
Nant
Missy Newton
Miers
Miss O'Conner
Atlanta
Miss McCrary
Florida Methodist College
Saterland
The
JAIL FOR BURTON SENATOR SENTENCED IN ST LOUIS
United States Senator Burton of Kansas was sentenced at St Louis on Wednesday to six months in Troy County jail and fined 2500 for using his influence before the post office department in favor of Rialto Grain Company and receiving payment from the company. When asked if he had anything to say, Burton stood trembling and declined to speak.
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Burton
Kansas
St Louis
Troy County
Post Ofice Department
Rialto Grain Company
Adama
Memphis Firm Fails Amid Bankruptcy Shock
Hosmer J Barrett and T Frost Barrett brothers of Memphis filed individual voluntary petitions in bankruptcy in the U S district court. Combined liabilities reach 325000 with assets 57900. Creditors are mainly local Memphis individuals and firms. debts largely under 5000 per petitioner. No cause given for the failures.
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Hosmer J. Barrett
T. Frost Barrett
Thomas Barrett
Memphis, Tenn
United States District Court of Memphis
Barrett Brothers
Diichy Memphis
Praises the English in a German settler letter
A Berlin dispatch relays a New Year letter from a German settler in South West Africa praising British rule. The writer claims no mistreatment, asserts equality between whites and blacks, and says punishments occur for abuse or lawbreaking, reflecting colonial attitudes of the era.
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Berlin
Heriro
Africa
Tragedy at Gracttinger H N Doctor A Shooting
Gract tinger Sunday witnessed a shooting tied to a decoy package left in a hay stacker near Gofelovk. Jacob A. Spies reported a demand of 4000 dollars. deputy Weigman watched over the scene while EL N Deeter, a prominent farmer, seized the package after firing on him. Deeter was wounded by a shot from Weigman. No arrests reported.
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H. N
Blackmasters
Gofelovk
Jacob A. Spies
Jenytig Con
Weigman
EL N. Deeter
Furmer
Ray Stacker
Deeter
Bute
Weisman
Deeters
Carroll man tries to sever jugular with a knife
Morris Bowler a wealthy Carroll citizen attempted to cut his jugular vein Sunday between 1 and 2 pm in a barn. Family and son alerted others as he bled severely. he was taken home for care and doctors treated the wound. He has a fighting chance for recovery.
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Morris Bowler
Carroll
Sioux City mill manager's suicide at home
August D Martens, manager of Martens Brothers' mill in Sioux City, took his own life at his new residence 1602 Douglas Street. He hanged himself with a rope to a steam pipe in the basement, discovered by his daughter Mame, 20. Despondency and drunkenness given as causes though business affairs reportedly sound. he had threatened self harm earlier.
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August Martens
Sioux City
August D. Martens
Martens Brothers
Sioux’ City
Douglas Street
Mame
Efe
Will Resign If Convicted In Cedar Falls School Case
A Cedar Falls schools superintendent D. M. Kelley faces sensational charges alleging immoral relations, drunkenness, inattention, and neglect of duty. A six hour board session ended with Kelley kept as superintendent for another year, on condition of resignation if the charges are proven. Kelley proclaims his innocence.
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Cedar Falls
D. M. Kelley
Iowa
Hhe Board of Education
Kelley
Cackley Sentenced for 1866 Murder in Fort Madison
Charles Cackley of Keokuk, who murdered Constable Reuben Fenstenmaker in Parmington in 1866, pleaded guilty after 36 years and was sentenced to ten years in Fort Madison. He had lived as an honest worker in Missouri and raised a family while evading capture until pension records revealed his location. He is 68.
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Charles Cackley
Keokuk
Reuben Fenstenmaker
Parmington
God
Fort Madison
Cackley
Missouri
Gate to prevent rail crossing accidents by J D Young
Shelby inventor J D Young receives patent for a railroad crossing gate. The device closes the gate while the engine approaches the crossing and opens automatically when the crossing is reached, aiming to reduce collisions and improve safety at crossings.
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J. D. Young
Shelby
Acquittal Shocks Trial Over County Theft Case
In district court at Denton the jury found TE A Quick not guilty on the charge of stealing oats from Cheater Hunter’s granary in Willow Glen. The trial concluded Tuesday afternoon with the jury delivering a verdict of not guilty on the charged theft.
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TE. A. Quick
Dentaon
Failure of Two Banks Shocks Dow City Area
The Green City Conprany of Dow City sued H. & Green for 10000 while banks in Dow City Buck Grove and surrounding Coward County fail. A receiver was appointed. Combined liabilities reach 50000 with assets about 150000. U S Green of Dan City claims assets exceed demands by 75000, depositors may be paid in full.
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Green Cattle Conprany
Dow City
Tueaday
H. &. Green
Ace Prime
Muchwige Bank
Buck Grove
Bank of Buck Cheeve
Petithol Aphitg
Liahill- Wes
Msehange Bank
Bank of
Buel Grove
Coward County
U. S. Green
Dan City
Mill
Green
Fire at Oto Destroys Barn and Horses
A blaze at Andy Hilkson’s livery barn in Oto erupted from a wire in the rafters and spread to a wedding town event. Firemen fought the flames but could not save the barn or the horses. several horse corpses were found among the ruins the next morning.
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Lvery
Andy Hilckson
Oto
Stays in His Cell Refuses Escape Plan
Charles W. Graves indicted for first degree murder in Des Moines reportedly refuses to leave his cell to join an escape plot. He paces with the door open as warders seek to prevent a jailbreak following a breakout by L. M. Wing and Satan Andrews, who are being hunted by bloodhounds.
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Charles W. Graves
Des Moines
Graves
L. M. Wing
Satan” Andrews
Confession Admitted At Inquest In Iowa Case
At the Maxson City coroner’s inquest Martin Westcott confessed to suing George Logue at Hanlontown Worth County on December 12. In Mason City the defense argued the confession was coerced and promised immunity while three days of trial to exclude it failed. Judge Smith allowed the confession to go to the jury.
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Maxson City
Martin Westcott
George Logue
Hanlontown
Worth County
Mason City
Smith
Fatal Explosion at Albia Kills Three in Bank District
A Sunday morning blast at Albin destroyed a bank heating plant causing three deaths R Ramsey Thwari Dougherty and Richard Crimes. Several others were injured as a clothing store and two grocery stores burned. total loss estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Albin
Wee R. Ramsey
Thwari Dougherty
Richard Crimes
Sensation at Onawa Lucinda Greek sues for breach and slander
Lucinda Greek files suit against Joe Moore of Onawa seeking 5000 dollars for breach of promise of marriage and 8000 dollars for slander. The petitions, filed Monday by attorney J B Conlin on behalf of Greek and her aunt Misa Greek, name Monona County district court with the April term beginning the 18th.
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Lucinda Greek
Joe Moore
Oa Moore
Onawa
Monona County
Senate
Misa Greek
Hnn
J. 8. Conlin
Moore
Man Injured Attempting to Board Train at Denison
A man identified as Irani Gilroy of Boston attempted to board an eastbound Northwestern Railway freight train at Denison while intoxicated. He was knocked to the ground and sustained cuts and bruises about the head.
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Irani Gilroy
Boston
Northwestern” Railway
Denison
Des Moines lecturer pleads guilty to intoxication charge
M L Hofstetter of Des Moines and Perrice delivered an address in Clinton. The individual pleaded guilty to one charge of intoxication and awaits possible pardon as the case proceeds.
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M. L. Hofstetter
Des Moines
Imperial power shifts and territorial changes flood page
The Empress Josephine renewal of ties with Napoleon cited. Chasteston port blockaded by French cruiser aimed at British ships. Russia circularizes ministers on Sevastopol use. Sevastopol assets reserved for Russian warships. Territory ceded to United States by Georgia. North of Mississippi and south of Tennessee annexed to Mississippi by congressional action.
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Josephine
Wrance
Chiat Napoleon
Chasteston
Preuch Criser
Russia
Sevastopol
United States
Georgia
Mississippi Territory
Fannessee
Mississippi
Mel Oul Cunress
Fire devastates Augusta with hundreds of buildings lost
Seventy five years ago a massive blaze in Augusta, Georgia destroyed over 800 structures. The era's world news also noted Bolivia forming a 30,000 strong army to invade Port Neientist, unrest in Paria over a new invention, and Baron Humboldt preparing to depart Germany for Siberian exploration as the Russian army of 400,000 moved toward Constantinople.
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Augusta
Bolivia
Republic
Port
Fifty Years Ago in Shanghai and Beyond Clash Ends in Bloodshed
Fifty years ago Americans and Waelish forces attacked the Chinese imperial city at Shanghai, routing 10,000 troops and burning forts. Capt. Adams left Japan with a new treaty of commerce and friendship with the United States after a bloody battle with Apaches in the Earbude mountains in New Mexico. Sixty American soldiers under List and De vilson were defeated with twenty-one killed and scalped. A new passport law began in the republic of Mexico, affecting U.S. representatives’ profits.
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Shanghai
Adams
Japan
United States
Earbude Mountains
New Mexico
Svidma Wader
Devilson
Republic of Mexico
Architect Charles I Anderson wins $75000 capitol plan
New York architect Charles I Anderson receives a $75,000 award for plans to the national capitol, with extension. An Idaho territory vigilance committee hangs eleven men at Virginia, five at Big Hole, one at Deer Lodge and seven at Brier Rut. Indiana militia of 20,000 mobilizes for a threatened Confederate uprising. Wisconsin Senate debates a rail line wood hauling bill. Lincoln orders 1,000 negro soldiers transferred from army to the navy for training.
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Charles I’. Anderson
New York
National Capitol
Idaho
Lincoln
Thirty Years Ago in Penal Colony Escape and Global Tensions
Thirty years ago Ifenri Rochefort escaped from the French penal colony in New Caledonia for a political offence. Spanish ships in Havana Harbor were cleared for faction amid a threatened revolution or currency inflation sparked by free silver. A New York mass meeting urged cremation as a nationwide practice. The Archbishop of Bologna was arrested by the German government over alleged enforcement of exclusion laws.
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Ifenri Rochefort
New Caledonia
Havana
United States Senate
Morrill
Vermont
New York
United States
Bologne
Congress busy as Grant greeted in House chamber
Washington reports a scene welcoming Gen Grant with Speaker Randall assisting. The House debates free silver as a filibuster looms while foreign notes claim China invasion and Nile control. A battle is noted in Cincinnati between armed motors.
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Grant
Randall
Gordon
Ft. Kharhini
Nile
Shendy Heing
el Mahdi
Sion
China
Ithe House
Cincinnati
Ohio
Motors
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