Maniac slays mother and three other family members
A dispatch from Montgomery reports a farmhouse massacre near Wellsville. Bohemian immigrant Portucheck, 39? fled after killing his mother and two brothers and a sister with an ax. He then wounded himself and perished in a burning room, considered temporarily insane.
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St. Louis
Republic
Montgomery
Wellsville
Portucheck
Prother
Thomas
Igava
Sasha
Six Miners Feared Buried After Coal Train Crash
Sixteen cars of coal derail near Larimer station on the Pennsylvania main line when a car broke down and tore through a bridge over British Creek. Miners headed home on the cars were buried under wreckage. five or more are killed with several others missing. Rescue teams seek survivors under debris.
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Penneyivanis
Pitteburg
Enal Braka
British Creek
Larimoer Station
Rrsin
Larimer Branch
Pennsylvania Road
Carroll
Leas
Alabama Populist Koib Calls for Inauguration Turmoil
Koib, defeated Populist gubernatorial candidate in Alabama, issues an address in the People's Daily Tribune declaring intent to be inaugurated December 1 and urging supporters to gather in Montgomery. He assails alleged fraud in elections and cites a post election conference as guiding the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aflatania
Birmingham
Ain
Reuben KB. Koib
Alabama
People's Daily Tribune
Kolbiie
Pourliste
Mont-gomery
Ate Estate
Kolb
Pcome
Plot in Tilney Neighborhood Sparks Terror Theories
Residents lingered indoors as a cordon kept them from their homes after a blast. Police consider two theories for the attack, one blaming the Irish physical force movement and the other Italian anarchists seeking revenge on Judge Hawkins who presided over their convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilney
Borhood
Irish Physical Force Party
Samother
Hawkins
Dozn
Trade improves as merchants report brighter business outlook
The favorable feature of the trade outlook appears in numerous merchant reports across the country showing increased business and optimism. East, south, and interior centers note higher activity in glass, leather, lumber, cotton and woolen goods, with more demand for dry goods and groceries. Exports show wheat at 2,100,000 bushels versus 2,045,000 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toms
South
Southwest
Single Tax Colony to settle in Alabama by Pullman unemployed
A 500 family Pullman group plans to create a Henry George style single tax colony near Blakely by J Pacific on land along Pewers River. The site lies two and a half miles long with water 46 feet up the shore, twelve miles from Mobile across the bay, ten miles from the Gulf. They expect three months of hardship before profits rise. Lutheral minister Van Koock of Alsbatia leads the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Henry George
Blakely
Baja
Pewers
Minile
Alabame
Serosa
Dlatelo
Fortaliy
Ib Fa
van Koock
Ohio
Alsbatia
Gulf of Mexico
Earthquakes Hit Southern Italy and Sicily Causing Casualties
Widespread quake activity across southern Italy and Sicily causes extensive damage from Reggio to Messina. Six deaths reported from falling walls. many injured as residents flee to open streets. Military patrols guard towns while Panic lingers and survivors seek shelter.
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Rome
Italy
Sicily
Aes- Bias
Prisona
Pania Slickanami
Reggio
Lousca
Palg
Seminara
San Procolio
Othar
Hera
Tsehia
Messina
Harizour
Meggia
Tas
Ab Dagnatia
Sedamare
Tacchini
Poison in Cookies Shocks Vandalia Neighborhood
In Shohonier near Vandalia TL excitement centers on alleged wholesale poisoning of Martin Sasse Vermin Sasse and their ten family members. Cookies believed tainted by poison caused illnesses with two relatives still bedridden.
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Shohonier
Martin Sasse
Vermin
Alin
Armenian Massacres Report From Bitlis Dispatch
A letter from the Armenian Pamotlé Association secretary, dated Bitlis October 9, shared with British officials, details Armenian repression in 1893 and a fresh massacre in which Kurdish forces killed thousands. Soldiers recount orders to destroy Armenians and the brutal carnage without mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anfel
Aftassacre
London
Pamotlé Association
Hagopian
Kimberly
Armenia
Bitlis
Nero
Aremenians
Constantinople
Ibis
Africa
Sawmill Fire Rages Through Ward and Goll Hill Area
A massive blaze sweeping from Ward and Goll Hill destroys shanties and timber the flames threaten Copper Rock Sunshine and Left Hand. Over 500 men fight the fire as residents flee burning settlements and one life is reported lost in the spreading wildfire.
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Coferstoe
Boulder
Cole
Ward
Resson
Goll Bill
Goll
Latghder
Sas Ian Top
Jose Ab
Sunshine
Weel Geld Wil
Tesin- Biers
Geld Il
Paleatt
Copper Rock
Salina Wil
Gowl Uske
Work of Varioushead Colleges at National Agricultural Meet
Washington special reports the eighth annual convention of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. President Go Morrow of Alabama opened as General Stephen D. Tea from Mississippi spoke on growth and world of the senses of agricultural colleges. The Secretary of War's relation to the association was discussed with claims of discrimination against land grant colleges. regulators argued the stance was free from fault.
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Washington
United States
American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Vicw
Go Morrow
Chaimimnen
Stephen D. Tea
Misadseippi
Tie
Imi
Secretary of War
Tie Association
Murder on Upper Stagichin Road as Robbers Shoot Barkeeper
In Sueranionio California two masked men halted eight miles from the city demand cash from a barkeeper named Cornelius. He refused and was shot and killed by the assailants. Authorities are investigating the incident and seeking suspects.
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Stagichin
Cornelius
Sueranionio
Cal
Spe
Chinese General Beheaded After Ping Yang Defeat
A Shanwtal dispatch reports General Wei, a Chinese commander at Ping Yang, beheaded for cowardice after the Chinese were utterly defeated with heavy losses. The notice notes the brutal punishment followed the engagement and reflects wartime discipline amid retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanwtal
Wei
Ping Yang
Tuberculosis concerns rise in Waterloo cattle scare
Dr. Stalker states Waterloo cows show tuberculosis risk and that some from Kendall herd were shipped to Chicago. He urges universal tuberculin tests and notes tests miss live infection. asserts disease endanger public health and that 400 cows will be tested. Local excitement grows as authorities push quarantine and testing.
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Jowa
MM Stalker
Des' Moines
Waterloo
Chicasgo
Kendall
Chicago
Vna
Stalker
Agricultural College
Norseman Eric Budall Lies in Humboldt Jail Awaiting Trial
Gorts Eric Budall a Norseman awaits trial in Humboldt jail for highway robbery. He threatened two jewelers at Thor’s edge, demanding their money. Frying alcohol and water fueled his trouble as locals describe a fenceless town and intoxicated inmates in a lonely place near Thor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Budall
Humboldt
Thor
Tugn Bydall
Heonea New Sewer Ryutem Completion and Inspection
Work on a 24 mile sewer project near Boone and Nineteenth Eireeta ended after strong presence of spectators. Major Hornaieth inspected the joint in a ditch and ordered proper cementing before final opening. City-wide sewer system drafts and ongoing labor marked progress for Divielon psireat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heone
Mary
Divielon Psireat
Crockare Town Brigate Celebrates Local Political Shift
Crockare Town Brigade members rejoice as a son of a task commander wins election to the Third District of Alinoin from Mheresa. Mr. Belknap, in Des Moines for nomination, attended the Grack éres Brigade rannion and Army of the Fennes Ree meeting.
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Crockare Town
Mheresa
Alinoin
Belknap
Des Moines
Rannion
Army of the ‘Fennes’ Ree
Dea Moines
Dodge
Grant
Sherman
Captured American Eagle Shot by John Lesh Near Wilkameburg
The man produced a golden species eagle shot on his farm seven feet two inches across with a twelve pound weight. Nash sold the specimen to W. W. Lewis who plans to have it mounted.
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John Lesh
Wilkameburg
Nash
W. W. Lewis
The German Seminary Trustees at Dubuque erect Trof
In Dubuque a local religious notices column reports the German Theological Seminary Trustees have erected Trof Steffings of Mope College at Holland to succeed the late Erol Van derlippe. The item mentions local tax and insurance concerns, a wolf incident near Dubuque, and a Des Moines court proceeding involving James Thompson, former Davenport bank president, with large liabilities and a Guardian appointed.
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German Theological Seminary
Dubuquea
Trof. Steffings
Mope College
Holland
Alich
Erol. Vanderlippe
Rock, by a vote of forty one to twenty eight to incorporate
Reports detail a local decision to incorporate after a close vote. Mentions Philip Al Stern of Marshalltown and other unrelated items from the era, including fires, deaths, temperance signals, and community notices.
Murder at Farm House Shocks Neighbors
Report of a brutal assault ending in murder with a pitchfork and club. Charles and Alonzo Adams arrested for complicity amid fears of lynching as Howard dies from skull fracture and brain injury. Mrs. Howard recalls bloodstained clothes and a plea for medical help.
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Alorizo ‘Adams
Prothar
Charles Adams
Swas
Adams
Maybo
Iare
Howard
Sainthia
Charles
Alonzo
Howards
Nebraske
Edu
Death In the File Eight Scarlet Fever Cases in Cedar Rapids
Eight scarlet fever cases have been traced to a Cedar Rapids dairy and mill area. A girl exposed to the illness visited a dairy family, infecting the dairy farmer's child. The dairy owner’s family and customers of a retailer who bought milk from the dairy have since contracted the disease, prompting health authorities to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Greo
Idrivisr
Creamery Man Skips Out at Golden Near Manchester
A store and creamery at Golden eight miles south of Manchester closed after a manager mortgaged contents and fled with butter shipments and proceeds. He owes farmers for milk since October and others in Dubuque, with no prospect of payment. Nerrow Footperem Serious Injury.
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Golden
Manchester
Senser
Dubuque
Davenport fireman Pardinand Geis dies in blaze
Fatally burned when a fire in his carpet weaving shop near Davenport swept through the building. Geis, once blinded years ago while fighting a church blaze, had been honored by the city for his service as a volunteer firefighter. He died after triggering the alarm and attempting to confront the fire alone at midnight Sunday.
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Furnes
Pardinand Geis
Davenport
Fire at Sheffield wipes out business area in barn blaze
A barn fire in Sheffield started by high winds destroyed the business district. Only two shops, the Sheffield Bank and Shaffer & Reynelis dry goods, remained. Loss about 875,000 with partial insurance. A burglary investigation followed a police pursuit. a gang of clothing thieves was trapped and a man named Dick Morvan was shot and likely to die. A separate blaze in Glidden killed one man and caused 10,000 in losses with 40,000 insurance. Judge Tadeo J. Johnson Tass of Oskaloosa died at home. he was an ex state senator.
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Tile Rock
Philip al Stern
Marshalltown
Perry
Ls Crilen
Charter Oak
Dunlap
Ashton
John Price
Osceola County
Tadge
John Johnson
Oskaloosa
Tal Devenport
Panta
Tresebinski
Mauro
Srr
Odd
Independent Order
Odd Fellows
Burlington
Helown
Bunch
Davis
J. W. Smith
I. A. Foster
Goldfield
Wright
G. B. McMurtry
Folbu Sill
Sioux Center
Sioux County
G. A. Brush
A. P. Solberg
Boone
Hendricks
Clinton
Charles Curtis
George Curtis
A. T. Mefoy
J. I. Sweener
JL. P. Allen
New Providence
Nicholas Gonner
Dubuque
Luxembergers
United States
Luxemberger Gazette
German Catholic Central Society of
Dubuque County
Thoreminthia
Powera
Ames
Town Agricultural College
Cyrus Northrop
University of Minnesota
Isles
Muusic
Maria Chambera
di Trantor
Milas Gleneriere Weriermanan
Wrierley
Chicago
Marhet
Melvin
Bureau of Annual Indupter
Drofessor MM. Mite
Starke
Tis
Towa
James Saxton
Fink
Saxton
Eourt
Ras
Guthrie Center
May Biacker
Drnnedarn
Naomi A. Martin
Albion
Perdinani
Giese
Wiml Davennort
Earpel Weaver
Shefield
Sheffield
Sheffield Bank
Shaffer & Reynelis
Dry Cnods
Sioux Cuy
Onladvis
Tres
Ieafj
Dick Morvan
Soran
Bau Maribentior
Hendriclks
Bis
Chidden
Gliden
Tadeo J. HK. Johnson
Judea
A.K. Johnson
Sixth Judicial District
Johnson
Inte
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