Bayard Bank Robbers Fight Sheriff Posse In Nebraska Chase
A two hour running gun battle near the South Dakota line pitted two Bayard bank robbers against a five man posse. Deputies were wounded as pursuers lost two horses. the bandits headed toward the Bad Lands while reinforcements formed. President Taylor, cited in the raid, was not killed and may recover.
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Bayard
Neb
South Dakota
Royce
Banilils
President Taylor
Navy Holds No New Details On Maine Disaster Inquiry
There is no new information from the navy department in Washington about whether the Maine court of inquiry will return from Havana via Key West or when it will finish. Officials say the inquiry’s work is nearly done and no cause for the explosion has been found. Capt. Sigsbee reports two more bodies recovered, one unidentified and J. W. Johns identified, with Holzer dying in hospital. Forsythe says cemetery ground is secured for temporary interments from Havana. The Texas rejoined the Dry Tortugas squadron, the Terror arrived in New York, and the Castine reached Por Franco West Indies.
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Navy Department
Washington
Maine Court of Inquiry
Havana
Key West
Sigsbee
J. W. Johns
Holzer
Forsythe
Texas
Lioness Looses On Train Blitzes Baggage Car
An African lioness escaped from a cage aboard Baltimore and Ohio train No 6 near eighty miles from Chicago. She roamed the baggage car for seventeen hours tearing open trunks and boxes before Pittsburg Zoo workers recaptured her on arrival. Authorities suspect hunger drove the break for food.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
Chicago
Pittsburg Zoo
War Use Fund Bill Introduced in House
Republican Mr Bramwell of Ohio introduced a resolution in the House to appropriate 20,000,000 to be immediately available for buying war vessels and equipment for immediate use in case of war with any foreign nation. It was referred to the naval committee.
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House
Bramwell
Republican
Ohio
Naval Committee
Stomach Removed In Pioneering San Francisco Operation
Dr Charles B Brigham of St Luke s Hospital San Francisco performed a complete stomach excision on a woman with cancer. The operation followed by 36 hours recovery with patient resting comfortably. Brigham planned a gastrectomy or gastroenterostomy but found two thirds of stomach involved and elected full excision. It is reported as the third operation of its kind on record.
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Charles B. Brigham
St. Luke's Hospital
San Francisco
Brigham
Lloyds Untrue Claim On War Risks Report
The rumor in the United States alleging Lloyds underwriters are seeking low war risks on Spanish steamers bound for Cuba is false. The Chinese government has agreed to open Yuen-Chan as a treaty port on Lake Tun-Tong-To.
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WarRisks
United States
Lloyds
London
Cuba
Xuen-Chan
China
Yuen-Chan
Lake Tun-Tong-To
Double Wedding Dream Fades After Maine Sinking
Sad tale from the Maine disaster outlines two Brooklyn youths, John Fox and John Kelly, who planned a double wedding upon discharge. Friends since youth, their quarrel had been resolved but neither has been heard since the ship was lost. Relatives cling to hope amid unanswered wires.
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Maine
Lght
Mach
Navy
John Fox
Walworth Street
John Kelly
Sanford Street
Brooklyn
N.Y
Re Maine
Fox
Kelly
American Steel and Wire Company Formed in $87 Million Plan
A Pittsburgh dispatch reports plans to consolidate wire firms into the American Steel and Wire Company with capital of $87,090,000. The merger aims to acquire wire plants nationwide and secure furnaces and steel mills, creating a capacity of about 60,000 tons weekly of rods, wire, and wire nails.
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Pittsburg
American Steel and Wire Company
Great Destruction Done Severe Earthquake Shacks in West Indies
A special from Jamaica reports a sequence of strong earthquakes hitting Montserrat in the West Indies. Starting on the 15th, they caused extensive property destruction, landslides, and ruined water pipes. The island’s 8000 to 10000 inhabitants are in great distress and excitement.
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West Indies
New York
Wingston
Jamiaica
Isla of
Montserrat
West
Indicted for Robbery in St Louis Office He Threatened Death
John Smith, an unknown man, was indicted by a grand jury for attempted robbery at the Union Trust Company in St. Louis after he demanded 50,000 with a pistol he claimed to be loaded though later found empty. He claimed the bottle he carried held nitro glycerine but it was castor oil. The incident ended with no fatal shooting.
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John Smith
January &H
George M. Medill
Union Trust Company
St. Louis
Grand
Auriday
Lewis
San Pedro Harbor
Sena
Roy Togo
Cox
Den
Senate
Labry W. Corbett
Oregon
Minneapolis
Wayly
War in thirty days sparks Spain US conflict fears
The Madrid organ of the Spanish army predicts war with the United States may begin by April. Cuba's captain general, likely Campos, says he warned that failure to quell rebellion by 1808 would trigger war, and he accepts blame while urging unity to face the danger.
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Correspondencia Miliair
Madrid
Spain
United States
Cormier
Cuba
Marshal Campos
TRY TO KILL KING GEORGE Attempted assassination of Greek king
An unsuccessful attempt to assassinate King George of Greece occurred Saturday as he returned from Phalerum to Athens at six o clock. Two men fired from a ditch, wounding a footman in the arm while the king and Princess Maria escaped unhurt. The coachman spurred the horses and the party fled. seven more shots were fired with no further injuries. The king shielded his daughter during the attack.
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Greece
George
Phalerum
Athens
Jandan
Maria
Explosion Kills Ten at Michigan Chemical Works
A blast and ensuing fires at the Tall Chemical Works in Kalwanazoo Michigan killed ten and injured many as debris showered crowds and firemen. Rescue work began amid burning walls and shattered windows while officers investigated the catastrophe.
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Michigan Chemical Works
Tall
Kalwanazoo
Mich
Steen Offiers
Republics Will Fight in Central American Crisis
Reports from Panama indicate Costa Rica plans for war with Nicaragua. President Itesing warned of inevitable conflict as 4 000 demonstrators showed support for government policy. Costa Rica has 2 000 troops on the frontier, expected to rise to 6 000 next week. many American settlers offer aid with men and money. Phait government denies aiding Nicaraguan rebels.
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Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Itesing
Nicrigua
Nicaragna
Frentier
Phait
Nicaragima
Bank Robbers Captured Near Sheridan Bank Heist
Three burglars robbed a Sheridan Missouri bank vault on February 15 of about $2400. Charles Martin alias Charles Davis was arrested at the Cambridge Hotel in Omaha by J. Th Yollotson of the Pinkerton agency with Kansas City and Omaha officers. A woman named Mary Stackhouse, living with Martin, was also detained. she claims no knowledge of the crime. Detectives suspect Martin may be the famed safe blower Sam Welch. A pool watch, chain and about $5 in money were seized.
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Sheridan
Oqwata
Sheridsin
Charles Martin
Charles Davis
Cambridge
Omaha
J. Th Yollotson
Pinkerton Agency
Kansas City
Oandea
Mary Stackhouse
Nebraska
Omieha
Sam Welch
Martin
Wreck Sight Shocks Passengers on Steamship Conehoa
Reports from New York arrivals describe a horrifying sight of the Conehoa wreck. Spanish officers showed no effort to disperse onlookers while some sailors showed satisfaction at the American ship's fate, with fists raised at the half mast. Nearby, Italian authorities vow strong action over a Porto sequestered Haitian case, and a $188000 assessment is levied on policy holders of a bankrupt insurance group in New York. Bryan delivers remarks to a sizeable Democratic banquet in Topeka.
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Conehoa
New York
Favori
Maine
Market quotations span national cattle and grain prices
A dense list of market quotes from multiple cities shows cattle hogs and sheep prices, grain and butter values, and other commodities. Prices vary by region with Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York noted for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ste
Milwaukee
New York
Lawmakers Pass Trenderson Bill Amid Budget Debates
The House approved the Trenderson bankruptcy bill with both voluntary and involuntary features by a large majority, amid long sessions debating the Nelson bill and related river, harbor, and census measures. The Senate discussed census changes and Cuban policy, while local Washington birthday adjournment altered session timing.
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House Committee On Judiciary
Seattle
Newberry College
South Carolina
Bailey
Jeader
Theouse
Washington
Dingley
Atlen
Committee On Naval Affairs
Massine
Johnson
Tidinna
Tiavail
Note on Acco Market Entry
A fragment suggests a note about Acco being raised or promoted on the market. Details are unreadable but indicate a sale or listing context concerning Acco.
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Heywood Opera Company
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Boston
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Montgomery
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Potection
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National Educational Association
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Tenn
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Coalburg
Martha Lawrence
Joseph Farando
Peter Farando
Daniel Neate
Farando
Neate
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Nanaimo
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New York City
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Lewis Keller
South Bend
Ind
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Hubert Powers
James Burns
Frank Munroe
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Haven
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Fremont
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Kan
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Cannon
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Wisconsin
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Corbett
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