Mount Holyoke College Main Building Burns After Fire
Fire destroyed Mount Holyoke College main building in South Hadley Mass causing an estimated loss of 150000 to 154000 dollars with 400 students and faculty uninjured. Library building nearby saved. faculty and students scattered to local homes while plans for continuing classes are made.
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South Hapney
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Pioneer Institution For the Higher Education of
South Hadler
Fails
Holyoke
A. L. Williston
Northampton
Williston Scientific Halls
Reverend Reed Attacks Powderly and Labor Figures in Denver Sermon
Rev Myron W Reed of Denver denounces Terrence Powderly as Hanna’s hireling and cautions about Missouri miners brought to Leadville He also notes changes in Chicago church positions and the Swing sermons as a broader political context in his Broadway theater address.
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Denver
Myron W. Reed
Broadway Theater
Leadville
Terrence W. Powderly
Hillis
Professor Swing
Central Music Hall
Chicago
Washouts Force Rebuild of Rio Grande Line West of Grand Junction
Severe washouts on the Rio Grande and Western railway west of Grand Junction Colorado require rebuilding over 15 to 20 miles. Mud hills must be cleared and crews work to restore service with trains expected to run again before the end of next week. Through traffic between Denver and Salt Lake is diverted via Union Pacific.
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Denver
Rio Grande and Western Railroad
Grand Junction
Colo
Salt Lake
Union Pacific
Booth-Tucker in the West visits Kansas city
General Booth-Tucker commander in America of the Salvation Army arrived in Kansas Curry from Chicago on Sunday. He was greeted by local Salvationists and escorted to Major Stillwell home. He spoke at three churches to large audiences about founding a food and shelter depot and plans a rescue home for fallen girls in Omaha.
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Booth-Tucker
Kansas
Curry
General Booth-Tucker
America
Salvation Army
Chicago
Salvationists
Major Stillwell
Omaha
Corbett Sharkey Bout Near Collapse Over Funding
San Francisco dispatch reports the Corbett Sharkey fight in jeopardy after a telegram from Corbett demanding 10000 dollars from National or Eureka club by Monday. With no club willing to stake the sum, the fight may be canceled while Sharkey travels toward the city.
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Corbett-Sharkey
San Francisco
Steamer G. R. Booth Arrives After Severe Atlantic Gale
The steamer G. R. Booth under Captain Nesbutt, sailing from Philadelphia to Cork, reached QUEEsstown after a violent gale. Decks were swept by high seas flooding cabins and nearly extinguishing fires, with forward bulkheads compromised.
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Queesstown
G. R. Booth
Nesbutt
Philadelphia
Cork
Fastest Harness Mile by Gentry Sets World Record
John R. Gentry paced a mile in 2 00 15 at Rigby Park Portland with W. E. Andrews behind. He broke the previous 2 01 15 mark set by Robert J. at Terre Haute in 1895, despite a headwind and crowd excitement.
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Portland
John R. Gentry
Rigby Park
W. E. Andrews
Glenn's Falls
N. Y
Pointer
Gentry
Robert J
Terre Haute
Culberson
British Troops Healthy as Dervish Defenses Fall
At Dongola on the Nile an inspection shows Dervish defenses were well placed and capable of causing trouble if held by resolute troops. About 900 Dervish prisoners were captured with arms grain and livestock. gunboats and artillery earned honors as shells forced the retreat. Deserters continue to arrive eager to serve under the Egyptian flag.
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Dongola-On-The-Nile
Bankers Association elects officers and Detroit bid to host
In St Louis on September 25 the American Bankers Association held a meeting with prayer by Samuel J. Niccolls and announced Detroit as the sole bidder to host the next annual gathering. Nominees were listed by M. M. White of Cincinnati with Robert H. Lowry of Atlanta as president and Joseph C. Hendrix of New York as vice president. Two black men were shot and a third lynched after a white child was struck in Gretna. authorities killed two men and jailed the alleged assailant, inciting a mob that hung him.
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St. Louis
Pullen
American Bankers’ Association
Samuel J. Niccolls
D. D
Detroit
M. M. White
Cincinnati
Robert H. Lowry
The
Lowry Banking Company
Atlanta
Joseph C. Hendrix
First National Union Bank of New York
St. Lovuts
Post-Dispatch
New Orleans
Gretna
Daring Brighton Park Robbery At Union Foundry Office
Two men in disguise robbed the Union Foundry company office in Brighton Park for $1600 yesterday afternoon. They shot one man and fired into a pursuing crowd before fleeing in a buggy. A patrol wagon pursued but did not catch the robbers.
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CuricaGo
Union Foundry Company
Brighton Park
Odd Fellows adopt revised Rebekah and Patriarchal rituals
The sovereign grand lodge I O O F met in Dallas on September 26 and adopted a revised Rebekah ritual along with a revised Patriarch Militant ritual. A universal sign of recognition between Odd Fellows and the Daughters of Rebekah was also adopted.
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Dallas
Tex
Sovereign
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah
Armenian Massacres Reported in Elgin and Divrig
Constantinople reports indicate about 1,000 Armenians were killed in the Elgin massacre in Kharput district and a similar number slain at Divrig in the same vilayet. The figures reflect ongoing violence during the broader conflict.
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Constantinople
Elgin
Kharput
Divrig
Dixon White Fight Ends In Draw In New York
Dixon and White fought to a draw in the 20th round in New York as the bout concluded.
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Dixon-White
New York
Dixon- White
Wheat futures rise with December at 67 ¾ cents
Chicago grain notes wheat opening irregular yet higher with December at 67 3/4 cents after profit taking and anticipated pullback. Closing prices show December wheat 66 1/4 cents and May 69 1/4. corn 24 1/4 to 24 1/2 cents. oats 11 1/4 to 19 1/4. pork 6.05 Oct and 7.15 Jan. ribs 3.22 to 3.56. lard 3.75 Oct and 4.10 Jan.
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Chicago
South Omaha Live Stock Prices Sep 26 Cattle Hogs Sheep
South Omaha market report shows cattle receipts 1900 with native beef steers 3.60 to 4.60, western and Texas categories. hog receipts 4500 with prices 2.75 to 2.99. sheep receipts 1000 with natives 2.40 to 2.90 and lambs 3.00 to 4.00.
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South Omaha
Texas
Chicago Live Stock Market Report Summary
Chicago live stock market notes receipts hogs on Sept 28 with prices 2.55 to 3.80 for different weights and conditions. Cattle receipts 8 with dull activity. cows and heifers around 1,290 head and Texas steers and westerns reported with prices near 2.85 to 3.10.
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Chicago
Caicaco
Texas
Williams triumphs and deaths shadow Massachusetts row
In Massachusetts the state Democratic convention ends with George Fred Williams nominated for governor after gold standard delegates withdraw. A Somerville delegate James Hughes dies in a hall exit accident amid clashes over credentials and seating. outside crowds move to another hall for ratification.
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Boston
Massachusetts
State Committee
Gold Standard
George Fred Williams
Hughes
Williams
Music Hall
J. H. Mellen
Worcester
George Frederick Williams
Faneuil Hall
Bryan
Sewall
Chicago
Gold
Alody
Christopher T. Callaghan
Holyoke
Turning the Tables in a Witty Cleveland House Hold
A Cleveland husband exploits his wife's vanity to turn the dressing room game on her. He feigns certainty as she questions sleeves skirts belts collars and hats, then he cheekily asks if his own hat is straight. She realizes the joke as they walk away laughing.
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George
Alma
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Widespread wrecks reported after fierce gale
Reports from Spain France and the west of England say many wrecks along coasts and extensive damage from the gale. Advices come as the storm's effects spread across maritime areas.
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London
Spain
France
England
Stone of Scone chair tale and Westminster memory
A St. Nicholas column recalls the coronation chair in Westminster Abbey bearing the line carved by Westminster schoolboy P. Abbott who stayed overnight during a bet. The piece reflects on the chair’s history since 1297 and ponders Abbott’s fate after his bold prank. It notes Jerusalem’s history of repeated destruction.
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Westminster School
Scone
P. Abbott
Westminster
Max Bennett Thrasher
St. Nicholas
Colorado to East Railroad Engines Spotlight
A clipped note highlights the search for top rail road engines from Colorado to the East. Prospective buyers are urged to compare power and efficiency from leading manufacturers.
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Colorado
Daring Hold Up On Train In West Virginia
A gunman boarded a Short Line train near Sewall Cliff Top eight miles from Charlestown and stole 2800 dollars from Longdale Iron Co paymaster W L Wilson. Wilson fired twice missing the robber who returned fire fatally wounding Wilson. The suspect Joe Thompson fled as a posse hunts him with lynching expected.
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Longdale Tran Company
Charlestown
W. Va
Sewall
Cliff Top
Joe Thompson
W. L Wilson
Pamaster
Longdale Iron Company
Thompson
Wilson
Cigarmakers International Union Opens 21st Convention in Detroit
President W. Perkins and hundreds of delegates arrive for the Cigarmakers International union 21st convention. About 275 delegates are expected over a three week session with committee work on constitutional amendments. Detroit cigar makers see focus on strikes and a cooperative factory amid a push to eradicate child labor in factories.
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Cigarmakers International Union
Detroit
W. Perkins
Detroit Union
International Union
Babies Murdered by Rats in Baltimore and Freight Wrecks
Baltimore reports a two month old baby killed by three large rats gnawing its face and neck while the parents were briefly away. In Miron a Philadelphia and Reading freight wreck left Engineer Mitchell dead and Fireman Kelly badly injured, with a rider named Burlew bruised. authorities blame disobedience of orders.
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Baltimore
Isaac Asher
Miron
Philadelphia and
Reading
Here
Mitchell
Kelly
Burlew
Funeral Processions for O Keefe and Higgins in Leadville
In Leadville Colorado on September 28 the funeral for Jerry O Keefe the fireman killed while fighting the Coronado mine blaze drew the largest procession the town has seen. William Higgins also died in the Coronado attack and his funeral followed O Keefe’s from the same church. Almost the entire miners union about 1500 mourners accompanied the caskets to the cemetery.
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Leadville
Colo
Jerry O'Keefe
Coronado
William Higgins
O’keefe
Butler Kills Two at Frederick Cake Walk
In Frederick Maryland on Sept 28 Ben Butler a 23 year old Black man shot and killed Thomas Carter and seriously wounded Edward Nelson at a cake walk near Buckeye Stone. A crowd of about three dozen had gathered and drinks were served. Butler was beaten then fired into the crowd as he rose. Carter died and Nelson was thought fatally wounded.
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Frederick
Ben Butler
Thomas Carter
Edward Nelson
Buckeye Stone
Frederick County
Butler
Carter
Nelson
Execution reports from New Mexico hangings in 1895
Dionicio Sandoval was hanged at Albuquerque before thousands for the July 29 1895 murder of Victoria Notenerio. Perfecto Padilla and Rosario Ring were executed at Tierra Amarilla for killings of John Vipond and Carlos Mibarri, and Antonio Gonzales died for murdering Charles Vassicle at Roswell.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Royal Family Attends Crathie Church Service
The czar czarina Queen Victoria the Prince and Princess of Wales and other royals attended morning services at Crathie church on Sunday and later drove out in the afternoon.
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Babater
Czar
Czarina
Queen Victoria
Prince and Princess of Wales
Crathie
Dowager Czarina Sets Course for Libau aboard Polar Czar
The dowager czarina with her children, visiting the Danish royal family, has begun travel to Libau aboard the imperial yacht Polar Czar, departing from Copenhagen.
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Dowager Czarina
Libau
Copenhagen
Li Hang Chang Arrives in Yokohama After Vancouver Voyage
Li Hang Chang lands at Yokohama aboard the Empress from Vancouver. There is no formal welcome and he promptly sails to Tien-Tsin.
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Li Hang Chang
Yokohama
YoroHaMa
Empress
Vancouver
Tien-Tsin
Protectorate Pact Denied by Papers in Coreas News
Sept. 28 report from Toxic10 states newspapers in Russia and Japan reject London’s claim that the two powers agreed on a joint protectorate over Corea.
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London
Russia
Japan
Corea
Pumice Trade On Lipari Island Engages Dozens Of Merchants
London News reports that about 30 merchants are active in Lipari pumice commerce with 1,000 workers, 600 extracting the rock from Monte Chirica. Pumice, volcanic and light, is quarried across a three square mile area and shipped by boat for uses in cleansing and polishing. The supply is described as practically inexhaustible.
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Tyrhenian Sea
Lipari
Monte Chirica
London News
Beresford’s Brief Irony Highlights Harsh Justice
The article notes Lord Charles Beresford’s pointed quote in Parliament about Arab slave dealers, urging swift capture and a fair trial followed by hanging. It also mentions Marlborough House dinner invites and a witty wire reply. A later riff complains that jaw bones are thinning from knives and forks, claiming chewing gum will restore strength.
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Charles Beresford
House of Commons
Speaker
Marlborough House
San Francisco
Argonaut
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