Battle at Wrights Coal Works In Raleigh County
Riot turns deadly as United States deputy marshals and deputies clash with 250 striking miners at Wrights coal works in Raleigh County Virginia. Eight miners killed, twelve wounded two mortally. One colored deputy marshal slain, two wounded. After fierce gunfire, authorities arrested over 100 rioters brought to Beckley.
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Charleston
W. Vai
Wright
Ratei¢h
Howard Smith
Beckley
D. C. Cunningham
Atkinsville
Raleigh County
Winchester
Cook
Cunningham
Hozanda
Boy’s awful crime shocks Frankfort farming community
Earl Wood, a liventold son near Frankfort, is accused of murdering his father and injuring his mother and brother on Tuesday night. Report says he fled after a running gun battle with robbers, who were blamed for earlier killings at the farm. A shot was fired seen near the barn as residents chased the boy.
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A. Frankfort
Earl Wood
Auleida
Ohio groom arrested for murder in multiple wives cases
Albert A. Knapp of Hamilton, formerly of Indianapolis, was arrested at his bride Awana May Gamble's home and charged with murder. Police believe Knapp, 41, who has had four wives and served time in prison, killed at least two of them.
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Ohio
Indianapolis
Ind
Albert A. Kuspp
Hamilton
Awana May
Etamilton
Gamble
Knapp
Pamilton
Grip Epidemic Strains Brooklyn Hospitals
A New York special reports an epidemic of grip flooding Brooklyn hospitals with 920 patients at Bellerne. Twelve deaths last week and forty six total in Brooklyn prompt a health department warning to public building keepers to ensure proper ventilation. A separate dispatch notes a tremendous hurricane hitting Tutuila and the Samoan group with extensive wind damage.
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New York
Bellerne Hospital
Brooklyn
Health Department
Tanwary
Honadlala
Tutuila
Pth
Oldest Ohio Banker John Rankin Dies at 60 in South Charleston
John Rankin longtime banker and founder of First National Bank at South Charleston died at his home aged 60. He organized the bank in 1803. A Kansas City freight depot on the Santa Fe line burned with ninety cars destroyed, damage estimated at 100000.
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Ohio
Rees Pea
Springfield
John Rankin
South Charleston
Mrr. Rankin
First Nation
Kansas City
Revolutionary activity across South China sparks growing crisis
A Victoria B C special reports escalating rebellion in South China as Kwansi forces defeat frontier battalions and advance into the province. Rebel leaders seized, attacked Canton planned, and Chinese papers note Boxer movements and foreign protests while Canton beheads captured pirates.
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Victoria
B.C
South China
Kwansi
Uran
Calaa Huis
Wade Trial Opens Over Toledo Murder Case
In Toledo Ohio the Wade murder trial opens with spectators crowding the courtroom as witnesses accuse Al Wade of killing Kate Sullivan. Police faced a long mystery as the case unfolds with intense public interest and heated testimony.
Not His First Crime Black Pearl Near Lynching in Enid
An Enid Oklahoma report describes a Black Pearl suspect feared for his life after near-lynching for killing Jim Jones. He confessed to prior killings in 1891 and 1896, including a California street murder, and claimed to have fled to Cuba before returning in 1900.
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Belin
Enid
Okina
Jim Jones
California
Cuba
Pacific
Hack Pearl
Webrum riot drives Black residents from town
Ten days after Sterling Aiken shot a Webrum bookkeeper, white residents forced about twenty Black families to flee. They attacked shacks with ropes and rifles, pulled structures down, and the belongings were seized before the group boarded a freight train for Wintondale. Showman Halley dead in New York. George S. Bailey, famed circus man and Barnum partner, dies at 81. St Louis car sheds and sixty seven street cars burned in a blaze, $200000 loss.
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Webrum
Indiana
Sterling Aiken
Webton Thomas
Aiken
Webrtn
Groca
Wintondale
Halley
New York Dispatch
George F&. Bailer
Weg
FT. Barnum
St. Louis
St. Tooxis
St. Louis and Suburban Railway Company
Presslay
Six Die In Big Four Collision In Ohio And Beyond
A Cleveland Ohio special confirms six deaths from the Big Four road wreck Monday night near Eerra. A Birmingham Alabama dispatch notes Dr Wiles states Dr W S J Davis, a famed southern physician, was run over by a passenger train at a street crossing Tuesday and killed instantly. Another brief report outlines victims in Besinerd Minnesota with multiple family fatalities and additional residences affected.
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Wiles
Birmingham
Ala
W. TS. J. Davis
Mail Clerks Die in Big Four Wreck Near Berea Ohio
A Cleveland special reports a Monday night collision east of Berea between a westbound passenger train and an eastbound freight on the Big Four. Three mail clerks died in their car and another later died from injuries. Five trainmen were seriously hurt. The wrecked engines and a fireblocked line disrupted telegraph service as a relief train carried doctors to the scene.
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Cleveland, O
Berea
Cleveland
Coulter
Street Railway
Sercely
Identify the Dead Negro and the Newport Farmer Case
The farmer Chase shot and killed a black man named Baker who had attempted to waylay him. Baker was identified as Charles Potter of Salem New Jersey by lawyer Frank Nolan who earlier said Chase had defamed him. Potter had asked Nolan for advice and warned he would act if no action was taken. Potter’s confrontation preceded his death and charges against Chase, who was arraigned on manslaughter and released on bail.
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Newport
Ra T. Chase
Baker
Charles Potter
Salem
N. J
Frank Nolan
Potter
Nolan
Chase
Tie
Protesant minister gets two and a half years in Mora County case
Rev Melas a Mapleton Protestant Methodist preacher was sentenced by Judge Wakefield to two and one half years at Amamosa penitentiary. The appeal bond was fixed at 2500 dollars. The new trial motion in McKay’s case was overruled after lengthy arguments by George W. Argo. Melay’s counsel said they would appeal to the supreme court. The crowded courtroom marked the sensational Mo nona County case with mixed views on leniency.
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Mechay
Preacher
McKay
George W. Argo
Sion City
Fudge Wakefeld
Argo
Melay
Supreme Court
Monona County
Wreck at Arlington Missouri Involves Express Messenger
A Sunday night collision near Arlington Missouri on a St Louis and San Francisco line left express messenger William Difford killed and four trainmen injured. The wreck involved two engines and full headway, with the first engine jumping the track and the second turning completely out. three cars were derailed and wreckage splintered. Passengers reported no injuries.
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Dison
St. Louis
San Francisco
Arlington
William Difford
St. Louisa
Rescue of Stranded Couple Off Long Island
Five days after drifting in South Bay near Long Island, Joe Harris and his wife ran out of food and fuel. A Fire Island life saving crew spotted their boat and evacuated them after a perilous, cold ordeal.
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Evaneh
Rex Enters New Orleans in Merry Monarch Parade
New Orleans crowds welcome King Rex as the carnival rolls through the city. The streets overflow with spectators while military and Tarai contingents march beside the monarch’s procession. Notable onlookers include Miss Alee Roosevelt Admiral Schley Gen Joe Wheeler and other distinguished guests viewed from Carai Street club balconies.
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Merry Monarch
New Orleans
Rex Qrade
Alee Roosevelt
Admiral Schley
Joe Wheeler
Carai Street Club
Six Mexicans Die of Cold on Rio Grande Bank
Six bodies found eight miles above Goliad Texas include five Rodriguez family members and Wilen Vasquez aged 18. They froze during a February storm while attempting to shield children, authorities say. Weather reports note a British steamer endured severe Atlantic conditions with damage and a drowning crewman. A blast on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad thawing dynamite killed workers. In Kansas, Times editor Pant Hinstead was fatally injured in a car crash amid ongoing threats of violence.
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Goliad
Tex
Rodriguez
Uelen Vasquez
Wermen
Sixth Victim Of Clifton Hotel Fire Reported In Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids special reports the sixth victim of the Clifton Hotel fire, Dr. Grant Groves of this city dying at St. Luke's hospital after terrible agony. Mias Vina Burns, a third story jumper, contracts pneumonia but is expected to recover. No further deaths or bodies are left in the ruins. Unidentified remains in the morgue are believed to be a young powerful man. Hospital scenes show fraternal and civic relief efforts, with banks of powers and fruit caches, and charitable funds aiding the afflicted.
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Cedar Rapids
Clifton Hotel
Grant Groves
St. Luke's Hospital
Mias Vina Burns
Man Killed by Express Train Near Fairmont
Reuben Rucker, an elderly man with deafness, was struck and killed while walking on the track between Huckem forts and Fairmont. The Monroe special reports the engineer saw the man too late and stopped after the collision. Rucker left a wife and four children.
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Reuben Rucker
Rock
Fairmont
Monroe
Rucker
Palrmott
Hinh Wak
Ricker
Murder Triggered by Outgrowth of Litigation
A local resident Wag shot and killed Friday night in Edwania store by S. E. Wilson after a quarrel linked to a prior suit in a justices court. Wilson, who allegedly threatened the victim, was arrested. One store clerk witnessed the shooting.
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Lorimer
Knight
Thin Place
S. E. Wilson
Alsa
Edwania
Knish
Wilson
Burglars Loot Loomer Jewelry Stock In City Home
Waterloo dispatch reports burglars broke into M. H. Loomer's residence in the business district on Saturday night and took jewelry worth about $1 000. Stolen items include gold watches rings and silverware. Loomer, a former jeweler, kept stock in trunks at his living rooms after retiring three years ago.
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Waterloo
M.H. Loomer
Loomer
LeMars Bank opens new era as farmers drift south
A LeMars stock farm owner has moved to town to join LeMars Savings Bank, successor to German State Bank, organized at year start. Exoduses from Grundy County to Minnesota rise with six farmers shipping assets next week to Travis County and towns Wheaton and Kenia.
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LeMars
Math Detschant
Lemmars
LeMars Savings Bank
Grundy County
Minnesota
Travis County
Wheaton
Kenia
State Board Expands Quarantine to Chickenpox
Des Moines reports the state board of health adding chickenpox to diseases subject to quarantine. Doctors must now report chickenpox and other contagious diseases to health officers to prevent spread in schools and communities.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
Beard
Suit for Inheritance Tax Filed by Iowa Treasurer
Gilbertson treasurer of Iowa sues George A. Oliver auxiliary executor of Julia P. Whiting estate in Monona County to collect inheritance tax. Petition seeks immediate payment of 2991.99 dollars plus interest from September 28, 1898, with Charles W. Mahan and L. Smith signing.
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Quaiwa
Gilbert
Gibertson
State of
Iowa
Afonona County
Charles W. Mahan
L. Smith
Monona County
George A. Oliver
Julia P. Whiting
WNFL
Whiting
Vicini
Oliver
Gilbertson
State of Laws
Robbers Cut Hog In Two At Harrison County Farm
Two thieves struck at J. J. Forde’s farm west of Missouri Valley in Harrison County. They dragged a hog from the sty to the doorway and chopped it in two with an ax, dumping the hind quarters in a wagon before fleeing. No trace of the robbers is known.
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Harrison County
J. J. Forde
Missouri Valley
Des Moines Court Dismisses Liquor Indictments for Late Hours
Judes Giver directed a verdict for the defense in two criminal cases against restaurant keepers charged with illegally dispensing liquor after hours. The rulings centered on whether the cited customers obtained wine at any late hour, challenging the statutes used to curb late night service.
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Des Moines
Judes
District Court
Ienta
Tevils
Jen
Womer
Wotien
Tvell
Self Destruction Attempt At Cedar Falls Involving Student
A student from the state normal school attempted to kill himself during a personal crisis at Cedar Falls by forcing two ounces of carbolic acid on Earl Mendenhall, 19, son of Owen Mendenhall. The victim probably will not recover.
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Heino
Cedar Falls
State Normal School
Earl Mendenhall
Owen Mendenhall
Grand Jury Declines Indictment in Webster City Killing
A Webster City grand jury did not indict Bankie Firestad age 16 for killing his father with an iron rod on February 10 claiming self defense. In Knoxville John Sirens was convicted of assaulting his daughter and sentenced to four years in Anamosa prison after two weeks jailed with three suicide attempts. A Missouri Valley paper casket firm seeks a larger plant due to strong demand and city offers are being considered.
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Grand Jury
Dankie
Knoxville
John Sirens
Anamosa
Strens
Train Collision Near Fairport Damages Several Coaches
A Davenport dispatch reports the Tirefiv local passenger train met an extra freight near Fairport on the Chicago Leek Island and Pacific Railroad southwest division. Several coaches derailed and damaged but passengers escaped with slight bruises.
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Davenport
Chicago, Leek Island and Pacific Railroad
Fairport
Mrs Krebis Found Innocent in Centerville Murder Trial
A Centerville jury acquits Mrs Krebis of murdering her husband amid defense claims of self defense during a quarrel over divorce. The defendant testified that Keebbs assaulted her stepson during the dispute before the shooting.
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Krebis
Centerville
Krebbs
Keebbs
Painter Kennedy Dies After Wednesday Night Incident
Marshalltown dispatch reports A Kennedy, a painter, swallowed a poison dose Wednesday night and told his wife he would die. He died two hours later at home. The wife did not believe him and found his body Thursday morning.
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Marshalltown
A. Kennedy
Inmate at Tequila Prison Dies After Hunger Strike
A prisoner at Tequila facility dies after refusing food for three days. Authorities report no external injuries and opened an inquiry into the cause of death.
Weather storm disrupts railway and trade reports amid harsh conditions
A late winter storm disrupts merchandise flow as raffle operations falter and snow hinders progress. Early weekly figures show earnings rising, with February ahead of last year, though operating costs push rate increases. Trade remains mixed with grain exports, friction in shipments, and cautious optimism for spring demand.
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New York
Pebronry
Peace Review
United States
Canada
Commodity price list across major markets
The report compiles bid ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grain across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Poleda Lufiale and New York. Prices include cattle 3.50 to 7.10 per cwt hogs 3.00 to 7.35 per cwt and wheat No. 2 red 68 to 81 cents per bushel with various White No. 2 and No. 3 grades.
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Chicago
Timothy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Harley
Chuice
New York
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