Vatican Conclave Rivalry dominates early vote prospects
Report comments on the 1878 conclave dynamics with Rampolla Gotti and Di Pietro as key figures. It notes Serafino Vannucci and others as contenders while observers predict Rampolla’s failure could push Gotti forward. Also mentions deaths of local figures in Meadville and Cleveland and unrest involving striking workers and troops in Mikhailovo.
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Coa
Vatican
Pius
Serafino Vannuli
Gotti
Rampolla
di Pietro
Vaticans
Boe
Powder Magazine Explosion Destroys Homes and Kills Across Radius
A powder magazine located among humble residences near a mill in a small community exploded, killing over twenty and injuring nearly fifty. The blast shattered seven houses, consumed four more, and blew out windows five miles away. Foreman Goodwin survived after mistakenly pouring nitric acid from a leaking nitroglycerin can onto the floor, triggering the catastrophe as workers attempted to unload powder.
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R SA Sariog
Air Navnes
Atty
Sion
Foreman Goodwin
Goodwin
Dynamite Used in Colorado Mine Attack
An explosion at the Sun and Moon mine near Idaho Springs wrecked the transformer house and set oil afire, threatening the main shaft. the watchman fired on two fleeing men, killing one, Philip Fire, a miners union member. The mine had resumed operations in June with non union workers after a four month strike.
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Colorado
Sun and Moon
Idaho Springs
Colo
Ronming
Philip Fire
Tno Miners’ Union
Fall restores reason for Bayonne woman after balcony fall
Mrs Bridget Hurley of Bayonne New Jersey fell from a third floor window ten days ago. She was believed terminally shocked but doctors now say the shock restored her reason and she is expected to recover from injuries. Her husband found she could speak clearly and cried tears of joy.
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New York
Bridget Hurley
Bayonne
N. J
Widespread Strike Shocks Russia from Baku to Voronezh
A London Times Russian correspondent calls the Baku strike the most serious labor disturbance in Russia, reaching the Dog Cossacks district and involving far eastern railway workers. Disturbances renew on the railway from Voronezh to the lower Volga. A rear-end collision near Springfield, Annapolis, killed two and wounded seven on the Southwestern Vestibule Limited. Cork tightens patrols as King Edward’s visit nears. King Charles of Portugal may visit the United States. The Turkish cruiser Medjidia was launched in Philadelphia for the Ottoman empire.
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Russia
London Times
Baku
Voronezh
Lower Volga
Woodward
Meeks
Southwestern Vestibule Limited
Southern Railway
Springfield
Cork
Edward
Charles
Portugal
United States
Cotton
Royal Castle
Lisbon
Still At Large Forty Thieves Escape From Folsom Penitentiary
Thirteen convicts escaped the state penitentiary at Folsom California. twelve remain at large as authorities pursue them toward the Sierra Nevada. Leader MM Gordon deserted early. Joe Murphy was shot dead at Pilot Hill. Guards man escape routes with Gatling guns and rifles. about twenty prisoners still outside the walls. Coroner verdict finds mandate against all escapees. inquest held at Folsom prison near American River.
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Fleven
Ocalifornia
Maikings
State
Folsom
Cal
Joe Murphy
Pilot Hi
MM. Gordon
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Sacramento
Eldorado
Placer Counties
Pad Mou
W. L. Cotter
Mander
Folsom Prison
Bread Riot at Newark as Hebrew Bakers Strike
A bread riot broke out in Newark New Jersey amid a strike by Hebrew bakers demanding a Saturday holiday. Unleavened bread ran short prompting two bakers to travel to New York with wagonloads. Returning to a hungry crowd they were mobbed as bread was snatched from the wagons and tossed, causing injuries before authorities dispersed the rioters.
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Newark
N. J
New York
New York Builders End Tie Up Move to Resume Work
The Building Trades Employers' Association in New York orders members to begin building projects immediately using housesmiths hoisting engineers and sharers who sign their arbitration plan. Work will restart citywide, with employment open to nonunion and union workers alike, signaling an end to the long building tie-up.
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New York
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Nvew York
Missouri Boodle Case and Other Local News in Brief
Trial of State Senator Frank Harris in Missouri advances after overruled demurrer in a bribery case linked to Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee. A recess was taken to allow the attorney general to respond. Patrolman Mulvey is shot while preventing a shooting, and the suspect Schloss is arrested. Tense race relations flare near Blue Ridge Virginia as armament of blacks rises after a white attack on a black woman’s husband. Prisoner Dudley Stone attempts escape from a moving train en route to Mexico, recaptured by officers. An extraordinary rainfall devastates parts of regions including Chee and ChiUas, causing loss of life and severe property damage.
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Frank Harris
Habel
Jefferson City
Frank Farris
John A. Lee
Farris
Snow
Cornelius Mulvey
New York
Schloss
Bigamy case tied to Webster City marriage
A. B. Ieenhart allegedly left his first wife and children, married Webster City girl A E Isenhart, and wed Miss Emma Mitchell of Clemons Grove. He was arrested in North Bend Nebraska after a long pursuit as dep sheriff Little headed west. The marriage affidavits were signed by W F Mitchell, brother of the bride. Isenhart is a fireman on the Iowa Central Railway and reportedly carried a revolver on his western trip. A requisition delay keeps him in Nebraska pending return to the state.
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A. E. Isenhart
Marshalltown
Webster City
Misa Emma Mitchell
Clemons Grove
North Bend
Neb
Little
Nsewhart
Clemens Grove
Miss Mitchell
Iowa Central Railway
W. F. Mitchell
O. K
Isenhart
Firemen’s Tournament Opens at Sioux City Track
The State Firemen Association began its tournament at Woodland Park in Sioux City on a sunny day with a large crowd. More than 4,000 spectators filled the grandstand and grounds as sprinters warmed up on a fast level track while Reed's Fourth Regiment Band played and horses excitedly awaited the contests.
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State Firemen’s Association
Sioux City
Woodland Park
Reed
Fourth Regiment
Brakeman Horace Hollowey Killed In Cement Cedar Falls Incident
Horace Hollowey, a 22 year old brakeman on the Chicago and Rock Island Railway, was found by Cedar Falls with both legs and an arm severed after attempting to board a train. He died Sunday evening and his remains were taken to Cedar Rapids. The casualty occurred half a mile from Cedar Falls and was not discovered until the train reached Winslow.
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Srakeman
Rock Island
Holloway
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Winslow
Horace Hollowey
Chicago and
Pisgah Bank to reopen. depositors will lose nothing
E. C. Hutchinson, organizer of the Pisgah Bank, has returned from western Nebraska to arrange reopening. He states the bank will be back in business in a few days and creditors will not lose a cent. Hutchinson’s father is A. M. Hutchinson of Council Bluffs.
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Pisgah Institution
E. C. Hutchinson
Pisgah Bank
Nebraska
A. M. Hutchinson
Council Bluffs
Good yield of barley in ugon county crops near Doon
Doon area farmers report barley yields averaging about 30 bushels per acre after thrashing with some grain sold for feed grade. Prospects for wheat and oats appear fair but rust will keep yields below earlier hopes. In other items, a man is wounded in Council Bluffs, a St Paul bail forfeiture, and a Dubuque wife beater a mob plans to lynch.
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Ugon County
Doon
Man Dies After Lightning Strikes Field Scene
Vern Baldwin a young man living with ateparento three miles east of Ennett was instantly killed by lightning while working with his father in the field. His gerber was knocked down by the bolt but suffered no serious injury.
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Vern Baldwin
Ateparento
Ennett
Gerber
Seventeenth Annual Bankers Convention in Davenport
OWA Bankers closed its seventeenth annual convention in Davenport with plans for a $1000 reward for arrest and conviction of any bank burglar and $500 for information leading to arrest. Uniform bank money orders were urged, overcapitalization condemned, and stock watering targeted by upcoming legislation. Fifteen delegates were chosen for the American Bankers Association meeting in San Francisco next month. Officers elected included President L. F. Potter,Vice President Frank Y. Locke, Treasurer David A. Mekhee, and Secretary J. M. Dinwiddle.
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Davenport
Bankers’ Association
American Bankers’ Association
San Francisco
L. F. Potter
Marian
Frank Y. Locke
Sibley
David A. Mekhee
Mediapolis
Eee
J. M. Dinwiddle
Cedar “Rapids
Couple killed by gravel train near Ralston
A special travel train struck a young couple returning from a dance at the first crossing east of Ralston. William Lawler and Miss Zola Murphy, of Scranton, died alongside the tracks. Their horse also perished. The engineer halted the train, collected the bodies, and notified the coroner as the engine reached Carroll. The crew accompanied the coroner to the accident site.
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Lawler
Misa Zola Murphy
Ralston
William Lawler
Zole Murphy
Scranton
Carrol
Carroll
Pisgah Bank Officers Missing After Shortage Found
About 28 dollars is missing from Pisgah Bank after it closed last Wednesday. Cashier FE C Hutchinson and assistant cashier Harry Smith are unaccounted for. Investigators T C Torrison of Moorehead State Bank and Brooks Reed of Council Bluffs assist in the audit as only 71 dollars remain in the vault.
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Pisgah Bank
FE. C. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Piscnh
Harry Smith
T. C. Torrison
Moorehead State Bank
Brooks Reed
Council Bluffs
Trouble Over the Saloons in Dubuque Test Mayor's Order
A major Dubuque case tests the validity of a mayoral order setting saloon opening and closing hours. Saloonkeepers split, with many pledging to fight the order to the bitter end while others accept it.
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Dubuque
Listers
Aged Woman Disappears From Neola After Night Missing
Mrs Thomas Lucid of Neola vanished from her home at 3 o clock Monday morning. Searches across the county have found no trace. Bloodhounds from Beatrice Nebraska will aid the hunt. The 73 year old, wealthy woman is feared harmed. She used a necktie for a noose.
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Thomas Lucid
Neola
Beatrice
Neb
Rival ranch feud sparks romantic murder tale and political shifts
Kansans correspondent links a feud among the Berry brothers to a murder plot by Chauncey Dewey and allies over ranch dominance. The report also outlines anticipated U S political appointments including Taft to the Supreme Court seat, Wright to the Philippines, and Young as chief of staff. It notes Rev. Crandall's critique of soul saving, Ailes’ Washington role, and a Cleveland trotting record set by Lou Dillon while Leavenworth reports a mob incident as soldiers clash with two Black men.
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Kansans
Daniel 2. Berry
Orpheus Berry
Burchard Berry
Chauncey Dewey
Clyde Wilson
Wm. J. MeBekie
It. Ie
Dewey
Besele Berry
Chaungey
Dewey Daugster
Albert Vaprona
Berrys
Bessis Berry
United States Army
Samuel Be OM. Young
War College
Lie
Philippines
Young
Spain
Travel ing Man Death At Hum boldt And Other Local Fatalities
The article reports Paul R. ONeill, a traveling man from Cincinnati, found dead at the Russel House in Humboldt. He hanged himself with a necktie tied to a bed, despondency cited as cause. It also describes Peter Reed in Council Bluffs exchanging gunfire with police, Mrs Pearlstein killed in a West Branch runaway, an unknown man attempting suicide at Hawarden, and Jesse Levi drowning in the Mississippi near Dubuque while a Chicago University student.
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Humboldt
Paul R. O'Neil
Russel House
Cincinnati
Moses Pearlatein
West Branch
Pearlstein
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Mikhailovo
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Blue Ridge
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