Piracy at Sea In Alaska Involves Mail Boat Assault
The steamer Australia reports a piracy case on Alaska waters. Captain Piper of the tug Coleman seized the abandoned Canada, towed it to Pyramid Harbor, and libeled it at Sitka. A boarding party later retook the Canada amid a brief clash. Piper accuses the captain of piracy and attempted manslaughter.
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Alaskan
Australia
Dyea
United States
Canada
Lyon Canal
Coleman
Juneat
Dyon
Piper
Pyramid Harbor
Daniels
Juneau
Sitka
Pipar
Atdyea Piper
Marshal Cudyhes
Two Brazilian Warships Sold for US Use
United States plans to take command of two Brazilian cruisers Amazonia and Admiral Briga Finiscluded after builds in England. Spain and Chile are linked to ship sales while provisioning forces for 270 sailors per vessel and securing delivery from the Atlantic fleet.
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Dacia Sam
England
United States
Amazonag
Amazo- Bea
Admiral
Tng
New Castle
Would-Be Traitors Slain in Cuba and Other 1900s News Briefs
Reports from Santa Clara Cuba state insurgents led by Reberio Bermudes killed several prospective desertors near La Esparaga after they neared surrender to Spanish forces. The piece also notes rumors about Col. Stiles and Gen. Rosenbaum denying involvement and calling for a court inquiry. Other items report floods in western Ontario, protest at Sheriff Martin’s acquittal, wage increases at Rock Island Plow Company, a Cape Town shooting, a swindler arrested in Chicago, and 1,100 jobs opened at Whittenton Cotton Mills.
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Insurgenta
Santa Clara
Cuba
Oaylte
Alvarez
Munez
la Esparaga
Reberio Bermudes
Col. Sttan
Gal. Stiles
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Col
Shies
Adfr
Rosenbaum
Government aims to buy two warships from Brazil under construction
Cabinet members discuss measures to acquire naval vessels using the 50 million dollar war preparations fund. A naval officer is studying the ships condition abroad as negotiations with Brazil over Amazonas and sister ships move toward final acceptance.
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Brazil
Amazonas
England
Long
London
Lieut
Colwell
Navy Department
Maine explosion blamed on hostile mine attack says Navy paper
The Army and Navy Register quotes five board members stating evidence from Havana's court of inquiry supports that the Maine was destroyed by a government mine planted in Havana harbor. The piece cites officials noting the ship was moored and exploded suddenly under low wind conditions.
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Army and Navy Register
Army Dnd Navy Register
Washington
Register
Havana
Maine
Yarvana Harbor
Banquet for Confederates and Union Veterans in Charleston
Six Confederates banquet the garrison of Charleston W Va with Colonel Knauss of Columbus Ohio and a party of union veterans. Governor Atkinson and state officers attend as toasts are offered. Colonel Knauss decorates southern dead from Camp Chase yearly.
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Knauss
Columbus
Ohio
Charleston
W. Va
Atkinson
Camp Chase
Bowery Mission Lodging House Fire Claims Eleven Lives
A fire at the Bowery Mission Lodging House in New York destroyed the building in the early hours of Sunday leaving eleven dead. The 165 lodgers faced rapid flames with many unable to escape while the cause remains unknown. The four upper floors housed male lodgers paying five to twenty-five cents per bed with a basement restaurant and mission use on the ground floor. Fire escapes exposed inmates to extreme heat as they fled, some in partial or no clothing.
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Bowery Mission Tire
Bowery Mission
New York City
Tire Bowery Mission
The
Christian Herald
Proctor Returns From Cuba Visit Refusing to Comment
Senator Proctor and Col Parker returned to Washington after a trip to Cuba. Proctor refused to discuss the journey beyond praising Miss Clara Barton’s humanitarian work. Parker described conditions, noting intense suffering and scarce relief, while avoiding any war talk.
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Parker
Senator Proctor
Col. Parker
Cuba
Washington
Clara Barton
Col Parker
Bagua Ta Grande
Pin
Misa Daren
Bismarck Rendered Weak, Prince Shown Feeble and Hedged
A Berlin report states Prince Offa von Bismarck, once dominant in Germany, has grown unable to walk and relies on others to move about. Meanwhile B. Gi. Stevens of the Froglyn Tack Company in Anacklyn, Michigan, contemplates options on Maine sardine factories at a fifty three facilities stake totaling about 7.5 million dollars, with an English capital of 3 million cited.
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Berlin
Offa von Bismarck
Friedzinharnhe
Berg
B. Gi. Stevans
Phrogkyn Tacking Company
Anacklyn
Mie
Maine
Mr. Stevens
Powdarty
Senate Committee On Immigration
T. V. Powder
Chandler
Renafera
China protests cession of Port Arthur amid balance fears
In Pekin Sir Claute M. MacDonald protested Russian cession of Port Arthur saying it upsets China’s balance of power. Chinese officials claimed inability to withstand Russia’s advances as policy debates continue.
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China
Pekin
Claute M. MacDonald
Port Arthur
Russia
Trade activity widens in western and southern markets
Bradstreet's Weekly Review notes continued activity across distributive trade with stronger demand for dry goods groceries hardware and building materials in the west. Reports from other markets show slower activity especially for cotton goods print cloths and raw wool while wheat is buoyed by war rumors and coffee and sugar demand remains uneven.
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Bradstreet?s Weekly
Fight Declared A Draw In Sharkey Choynski Bout
A 20 round San Francisco boxing match between Tom Sharkey and Joe Choynski ended in a draw after Sharkey hurled his opponent through the ropes in the eighth round. About 7 000 spectators waited an hour due to Sharkey objections to the appointed referee. The bout was run under the National Athletic Club with 60 percent of gate receipts at stake. Many witnesses felt Choynski showed superior cleverness and would have won if the fight had been fair.
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Sharkey
Choynski
Tom Sharkey
Joe Choynski
San Francisco
W National Athletic Club
Choyaski
Dallas
Pestar
Perry
Br. W. HH. Taylor
Chinago
Las Lean
Tom
Bortaglena
Arimissel
Chicago
Sioux City
J. H. Quick
Willum
Swarts
Palmy Village
Mr. Gmick
Henry George
Altgeld
Pingme
Medwards
Lise Ing al
Muscaling
Miss Sherry
Tama
Centerville
Drake
Excelsior Springs
Thomas B. Grimm
Osceola
Murray
da Xa le
G. Johnson
Waukon
Allen Johnston
Olumwia
Matthew M. Parr
Knawlan
Henry J. Lehmilt
Dewar
Tragic Fire Claims Mother Son in Minneapolis Kitchen
Mrs. Andrew G. Peterson of Minneapolis died four hours after being burned while filling a lighted stove. Her 20 month old son died in the same blaze. Peterson’s 14 year old sister Muda Badir suffered severe burns while trying to help and also burned.
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St. Tenis
Welen Schwann
St. Louis
Andrew GC. Peterson
Minneapolis
Minn
Peterson
Muda Badir
Unclear OCR Fragment on Personal Disputes and Political News
Fragmentary text reports a Milwaukee woman and Anonsira Francia Boyd involving a revolver and disappearance of Pinnaday Boyd. It also mentions U.S. political figures Hugh Lee candidate debates and immigration nominating issues, plus a Cleveland mayoral note and two drowned professors.
Market Summary of Live Cattle Hogs and Grains by City
Readable portions list prices for cattle hogs and grains across multiple markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and New York. Notable figures show cattle 82 to 5.75, hogs 2.00 to 3.00, wheat No. 2 red 66 to 95, corn No. 2 28 to 81 cents, oats No. 2 white 20 to 27 cents, rye No. 2 around 50 cents, butter 16 to 20 cents.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste
Cincinnati
Delrait-Gattle
Harley
Newe York
Sioux City divorce fraud and bigamy case stirs Marshalltown scene
A Grundy County woman obtained a divorce in Woodbury County by alleged false affidavits and publication, then wed Mr. Wall in Marshalltown. Her former husband, Mr. John N. Vennum, seeks a grand jury indictment for bigamy. Prominent figures and sensational arrests draw local attention.
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A. Grundy County
Sioux City
Hang Wilt
Marshalltown
Wulff Way
John—N. Vencum
Quady Center
Bith
Colorado
Woodbury
Wall
Crandy Center
Vennum
Marshall County Grand Jury
Iowa central Cuban relief drive seeks statewide aid
State central Cuban relief committee members circulate letters to Iowa cities urging residents to cooperate in collecting and forwarding relief for Cuba’s starving. Provisions and clothing reach Cuba via Miss Darton on the island, authorized by the Spanish government to provide adequate aid.
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Central Cuban Relief Committee
Imagors
Iowa
Cuba
Miss Darton
Express Companies Retause Liquors at Webster City
Agent for the American Express Company at Webster City received a notice from the Chicane office forbidding acceptance of any shipments of liquors. The message notes a train connection and a recent report from Boone about a refused reshipment, indicating enforcement actions across the state.
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American Express Company
Webster City
Will
Boone
Funeral in Dus Metues Reflects Local Veterans Gatherings
Funeral notes describe a funeral at Dus Metues for Marke ti with Father Priestly of England and General Jessal Given at the igwa Aue court. The piece recalls the Mexican War and twenty veterans, now sixty six in the county, attended the service in Des Moines.
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Marketi
Priestley
Fanaa
England
Jessal
Igwa Aue
Oahu
Des Moines
Iowa Politicians and Local Incidents Highlight March Notes
The column details a shift in Chili governance with Mr. Lentering of Orange City nominated for regime restoration while Mr. Linderink replaces a resigned ministerial appointee. It recounts Iowa delegation backing Ira Meek for a U S judgeship, a violent Dubuque incident, and a Fort Dodge brick plant fire causing $16,000 loss. It also notes baseball management changes, state oil inspection figures, Sioux City mayoral race, I G Phelps death, multiple Democratic nominations, a Dexter marriage, and a M C A resignation with A M Clemence named successor.
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Lows
Ad. Lentering
Orange City
Soox County
Geerefaty
Chili
Jie
Aoe
Foriha Dozira
Linderink
Fire damages Walker & Co. wholesale house in Dubuque
The premises of M. M. Walker & Co. wholesale commission house at Dubuque were damaged by fire Saturday morning. The property was valued at about five thousand forty dollars and was insured with Lally.
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M. M. Walker & Co. Wholesale Commission House
Dubuque
Lally
Sunday School Workers At Cedar Rapids Convention
Large attendance expected for the Iowa Sunday School Association convention in Cedar Rapids in late June. Anticipated crowd around 1500 with noted speakers and Prof. Gabriel directing music for two choruses. A grand parade on opening day led by Gov. Shaw and Gov. Mount, with a silk banner prize for the best parade in proportion to enrollment.
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Cedar Rapids
Lowa State Sunday School Association
Qadar Rapids
Paye
Gabriel
Chicago
Gov. Shaw
Iowa
Gov. Mount
Indiana
Fifteen Iowa divorces listed in Toledo district court docket
Items note fifteen divorce cases on Toledo district court docket. Other items cover a planned purchase of a natural site near Muscatine for bath use, a fatal hunting accident near Columbus Junction, and various local notices from Dubuque to Sioux City including a bill to bar flag use in ads and a jail sentence for an Iowa case.
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Toledo
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Henrietta Wilson
David Wilson
Dubuque
Henderson
United States
Thomas Brazzell
Mapleton
Grinnell
Sioux City
McKinley
Department of Town
Jane
Notthwood
Snyder
Grafton
John Gownie
Iowa State Agricultural Society
Halim
Algoua
Ausault
Rahm
State
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Aneg
Joseph W. Warnsworth
Sutfih
Wankon
Lawrenée
Kan
Quantrell
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U. S
Ontario
Grand
Thames
Brantford
Galt
Martin'n
Central Labor Union
Feefara
Martin
Wilkesharre
Rock Island
Bernito
Wall Joel
Barney Dgama
Caps Town
Swindier
BN. Barnett
Chas. Mead
First National Bank of
Barmelt
Namployoent
Whittenton Colton Mills
Tannion
Masa
Texan
San Anfonio
Texas
Alan
Graham
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Missizzippi
Louisiana
Department of the
Merrill
How Tork
Monterey
Cal
White House
State Department
Yeany
TB. Evans
Fast St. Lois Sunday
Ile
National Stock Yards
Saginaw
Saginaw, Mich
New York
Proctor
Bismarck
Congress
House Committee On
House
Loase of Representatives
Norway
Slerthing
Baltimore
Keene & Mageriy
Fuelist
Budapest
Ivanka
Szalavtski
Preasburg
Evana
George Evans
Tenth Cavalry
Windsor
France
Bradstreet
Altemp Snichtie
John 8. Loyd
Anonsira
Francia Boyd
Milwarkes
Uysiordinir
Leona xi
Pinnaday Boyd
Waarklage
Lee
Vizhugh Lee
Big Able
Snl
Haua'e
Robert J. McKissan
Cleveland
Wellaid
Hanna
Ale Risaen
Cahirbine
Figrace Fenn Snielles
Torace Pera
Prankfort-in-the- Main
Panceal
Prinstley
Edwin R. Meek
Rosl Clarkson
Des Moinesa Register
Jack Earle
Imme
Stengens
Pred
Will Rebman
Tire
Port Hodge
Fort Cadee Brink
Robert Lincoln
Ved Sullivan
Dalniqua
Warren W.seck
Robert T. Lincoln
Hullivan
State Board of Teall Bulletin
Nvani
William Canniff
I. G. Phelps
KG. Phelps
Cassounty
Tie Commercecill Tank
Atlantic
Iowa Masons
Groom
Uaxier George
Dexter
Delia Barnes
M. OC
John J. Moore
Cedar Stupids
M.C.A
A.M. Clemence
Waco Texas
Moore
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