Palace Car King George M. Pullman Dies Suddenly
George M. Pullman died suddenly of heart disease at 5 o clock Tuesday morning at his Prairie Avenue residence after waking at 4 30 and reporting discomfort His death occurred before his physician could arrive and prompted immediate news in the town with thousands of workers heading to the plants as questions arose about the shadow over the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace
Cucaco
George M. Pullman
Prairie Avenue
Highteenth Street
Pollman
State wins big oleomargarine case in New York
The New York appellate division rules in favor of the state against Armour & Co and Armour Packing Co over alleged oleomargarine and butterine law violations. The $1,700,000 penalty claim and orders to show cause regarding railroad book production are part of the dispute as the court sustains the state’s push to proceed with the original action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Supreme Court
Altany
N. Y
Armour & Co
Artmour Packing Company
Munitions of War Reported in St Louis Scandal
Rumor circulates that Patrick and associates obtained and sent Cuban armaments through St Louis over two weeks. The claim notes purchases of dynamite, pistols, and other munitions for insurgents, with shipments traced via a Texan port between Baghdad and Port Galveston toward the Caribbean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chree Patric
St. Louis
St. Loos
Bagdad
Iron mill to reopen and hire men after two-year idle period
Springfelt Trans Company president Charles Ridgley says rolling mills will resume within weeks and within six months provide employment for about the same number of workers as before. He just returned from Hurene where he studied iron industry and contracts. Machinery will be set in order in coming days.
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Springfells
Iollengas
Hprixgringe
Charles Ridgley
Springfelt Tran Company
Alsaul
Tring Dor
Rugiey
Hurene
Jis
Woodmen official found dead in mill near Elgin
Albert Hammers, a Modern Woodmen official missing for three weeks, was discovered dead in an abandoned mill north of Elgin. The case indicates foul play as authorities report the Woodmen camps hunted him. Chicago alderman J A Waberkern was shot in a saloon dispute.
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Albert Hammers
Elgin
Chicago
Strat
J. A. Waberkern
Gearen Jensen
Jousch
ROW AT THE ORPHAN SCHOOL IN ILLINOIS UNDER SCRUTINY
Reports allege insubordination at the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home in Normal with a 20 year old inexperienced girl in charge and a board order abolishing punishment. More children have run away and concerns reach the Grand Army of the Republic prompting a forthcoming investigation by a G A R committee.
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Linois
Clinois
Normal
Board of Trustees
Grand Army of the Republic
A. N. Schimpff
Peoria
G. A. R. Committee On Soldiers’and Sailors’ Orphans
Tomé
Cost of Carrying the Mails Details Post Office Spending
A report by W S Shallenberger outlines postal service developments in the United States and foreign mails. It lists current year appropriations at 51 141 208 with a provable deficiency of 500 000 and estimated expenditures of 57 041 238.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postofice Department
W.S. Shallenberger
United States
Spanish Vessel Trilon Wreck Near Pinar del Rio
Havana reports the steamer Trilon wrecked off the Havana coast near Pinar del Rio. Eight miles from shore in heavy seas, several officers and 77 privates were lost. the purser and one passenger survived. On board were large sums for military and naval forts, gratings, ammunition, and rifles.
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Havana
Trilon
Pinar del Rio
Slo
Guidy
Accidentally Killed While Taunting Leads to Fatal Shot
Warren Ragnella son of Tra Heynolds and a Case School of Applied Sciences sophomore was shot and died Monday morning during a taunting incident on a boat. Two companions, Tenghia Kisip and William McClure, fled. Stair and McClure were found prostrate and later jailed. Separate reports mention financial liabilities and unrelated notices about lodges, ships, and a missing Wisconsin teen.
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Obin
Dewek
Warren Ragnella
Tra Heynolds
Wade Park Banking Company
Case School of Applied Sciences
Clareland
Ghia
Tenghia Kisip
William McClre
Stair
Eynolt
McClure
Indians May Emigrate to Mexico Over U S Treaty Issues
A Chelsea Oklahoma dispatch reports Indian leaders propose a Cherokee and Choctaw emigration to Mexico next spring if US laws force loss of lands and self government. A. E. Ivry says plans are moving though details are secret. They warn they may seek protection from a government that honors treaties.
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Mexico
Chelsea
I. T
México
United States
A. E. Ivry
Congress
Windsor Blaze Destroys Historic Town in Nova Scotia
A severe fire roared through Windsor in Nova Scotia on Sunday morning, lasting six hours and overcoming local fire services. The blaze left about half a dozen structures intact among roughly 400 buildings burned, forcing residents to flee and seek shelter with neighbors or in Halifax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Halifax
Gift From Bryan Funds Mary Elizabeth Prize at Ewing College
A large donation from Bryan funds a Mary Elizabeth prizeland at Ewing College in Franklin County. The gift honors Bryan’s late relative, with full arrangements to be completed promptly by trustees and college officials.
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Ewing Collinge
Minos
Menminey
Tin Mether
Byesan
Ewing Colleges
Mary Elizabeth Bryan
Dan
Eiany
Aryan Ani
Hryants Winther
AL Ewing
Callege
Scow
Roller Skating Revival Sets Chicago Event
A roller skating revival titled frot will debut in Chicago with a gala on Thursday, November 4. Fattersail hosts the event at the city’s largest skating rink as workers refit the premises into an expansive cycle skating academy covering over 40 030 square feet.
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Chicago
Americans in Danger Warship to Eastern Guatemala Coast
The state department reports that American interests are endangered by an extended revolutionary movement in eastern Guatemala. A U S warship Detroit will sail from Florida waters, following Livingstone on the gulf coast, to protect citizens and assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
State Department
Nate States
Guatemala City
Te Wivy
Detroit
Florida
Livingstone
Gulf
Lawlessness in London: Golf Club Attacked and Demolished
A mob of about 1,000 people attacked and tore down the Honor Oak Golf Club property in London on Sunday. The ground was fenced in previously, and the golf links and club house were destroyed, driving golfers inside as bricks and logs flew.
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Golf Club
London
Honor Oak Golf Club
Deptford
Charles A Dana Dies After Prolonged Illness
Charles A Dana editor of the New York Sun died at his Glencove Long Island home at 1 20 pm Sunday after months of illness. He was 78 and had recently collapsed following a relapse. The cause was cirrhosis of the liver. Constant bedside vigil marked his final hours.
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New York Sun
Charles A. Dana
The
Glencove
Long Island
Mr. Dana
New York
Silver Shipments From Chicago Subtreasury Increase
The Chicago subtreasury ships silver weekly to country banks in the central west, averaging about half a million dollars, with a total around 3 million over the month. Demand rises due to wheat crop needs and change production, says Assistant Treasurer Phelps.
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Chicago
Central West
Atock
Tresatrar Phelps
Stalar
California Fire Leaves One Man and Two Firefighters Dead
Early Sunday morning a blaze at Fawn Hill California destroyed the Central lightch. In the flames two firefighters William Golden and Wilfi..ewens perished. A fifth person may have set the fire. Cashier George A. Taydor of the Argentine bank was convicted in a crime case in Argentina for wrecking the bank last year.
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Pata
California
Fawn Hill
Gal
Hames
Walla San
William Golden
Wiflisiatwens
Figin
Faylor
George A. Taydor
Fight Declared Off Over Illness Delays New Orleans Match
A scheduled Monday night bout in New Orleans between McPartland and Wall was canceled due to Tack Everhard developing a malarial fever. A separate suit for 169,090 dollars is to be filed against Yale College by Nan Jaren, Conn., in November for tax collection.
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Yale College
Nan Jfaren
Conn
Tayadq
Market quotes for cattle and produce across major cities
The report surveys cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Western markets. It lists No 2 and higher grades with prices per hundredweight and notes variations in wheat corn oats rye barley and dairy creamery products.
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Chicago
Prine
Perimshet
St. Fonis--Catile
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Gauls
I&e
Two Women Foil Footpad in Council Bluffs Diamond Attempt
Mrs. A. M. Jackson of Sioux City and her sister Bliss Mollie Rice fought a tall man who sprang from behind a tree near Bayliss Park and tried to seize a diamond from Mrs. Jackson. The pair screamed for help and escaped with their valuables intact. A Strawberry Point child died after a clothing fire started by papers near a stove while cleaning.
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A. M. Jackson
Sioux City
Aa. T. Fice
Fourth Street
Council Bliffs
Bliss Mollie Rice
Bayliss Park
Miss Rice
Strawberry Point
Ilso
Shortage of Cars Hits Northwestern Division
A severe car shortage grips the Northern Town and Northwestern divisions. For days about a dozen cars wait to depart Eagle Grove while grain cars stand at sidings unable to unload. Stations report standing orders for capacity with scarce cars allocated as available.
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Nordhwestern
Eagle Grove
Wiletracks
Aniny of black Imga invades town and powder attack
Reports describe a night assault by a large force described as an army of blackImg and Imgalike figures invading a town near dawn. Smoke and confusion followed as residents were driven from doors and police blocked streets while a train of powder was used to scatter posts and create a temporary setback.
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Asiny
Suggs
Geneva
Traveling Doctor Arrested Under New Iowa Law
Dr B A Camfield a Chicago specialist advertised in Algona for eye and ear relief. Sheriff arrested him under the October 1897 law, he was bound over to the December grand jury, released on habeas corpus after Judge Quar ton's ruling, and county attorney vows appeal to the supreme court.
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B. A. Camfield
Chicago
Tennant House
Algona
Samson
Supreme Court
Skinner Frees After Embezzlement Trial in Algona
N. J. Skinner a Galveston lawyer was tried in Algona district court for embezzlement. The court directed a verdict for the defendant after defense argued the contract evidence, discharging him and releasing bonds. His wife wept with relief at the ruling.
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Algona
N. J. Skinner
Galveston
Texas
Raymond
Geo. W. Argo
Sioux City
Sessions
M. D. O’connell
Fort Dodge
Argo
Shipment of Sheep From Billings to LeMoine Headed for Wintering
A shipment of about 17,000 sheep was moved from Billings Montana to LeMoine Montana for wintering at the Hanns Kimball operation. The flock is described as headed for a wintering site with the destination and headcount noted in local records.
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LeMoix
Therbeinne
Hanns Kimball
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the Mall Index
Iowa
St. Boris
Atyon
Mountain and Wake
Stesmner Kailee Barris
Cuarlerm
Foren
Pilaburg Late Glass Company
James Ryan
Wm. Patterson
Charles Arabh
Halonen
Killa Pwo
Nasauvilly
Tenn
Hancork County
Georgia Line
Sid Williams
Wmn
Epperson
Milan Brewer
Williams
Torsey Lily
Lily Langtry
Edward Langtry
Chester
Worgler
Gen. Weyler
Spain
Shameéer Monserrat
Marquis Armmada
Sagasta
Manin
Senor Sagasta
the Orphan School
Hig
South Carolina
Clo
Pinckney
Maron
Canada
Quebecc
Qaaline
A. F
OA. MA
Montreal
Orient of France
Kenown
Dandless
Gadispatell
Tyrndless
Tybee
Porger
Annie Barkhart
Erana
Talstod Serionesly
HM. Fie Lokal “Anzeiger
Berlin
Germany
Talstoi
A. Scurdder
Covington
Sar Priwen
Viel
Nova Scotia
Bryan
Roller Skating Revival
Pullman
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio
C. T. Dayall
Ohio Food Inspector
Duvall
Golden Gate
John Coughlan
B Delphin Swimming and Boating Rink
San Francisco
Cal
Port Point
Limepoint
Tee
Maliniey
Surgren
Hates
Navy
Markey Ouotatione
Council Bluffs
Fred Green
Davenpark
Jamies Hourigan
Hourigan
Dourigan
Greet
Jayne
Alliance
Jacob Porner
Des Moines
Fuauranes
Itis
Blanchard
Pearle
Stanbury
Burlington
Loth
Jamies
Darion County
Marion C County Veterans
Assacia+tion
Knoxville
Kinkearl
Wacel
Mary Noble
Ghauncey Vigors
Webster City
Wilked
Elmer Scoville
Towa Central
Hedrick
Webster County
Wardin County
Tas Vegas
New Mexico
Haréin County
Union
Paris Green
Hamilton
Tan
Deetar
Raihway
Adjarrh
State Association of Railway
van Turan Knatt
Siem City
Tres Moines
Dainsville
van Weer
van Wert
Teor
Hio
Woman's Suffrage
Ex Moines
Woman's Suffrage Association
Equal Suffrage Association
Wm. Tucting
Dubuque
Fifth Iowa Cavalry
Mnnacatine
Muscating
Ibis
Skinner
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