Trouble on Colsville Reservation Sparks Indian Uprising Fears
Spokane special reports rising tensions as Indians on the Colsville reservation fire at properties and clash with white settlers. Troops may be called to quell the threatened uprising while prospectors report beatings and stoneings and a powwow fuels speculation of renewed violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epokane
Wash
Colsville
United States
T. C. Chaplin
Spokane
Marcus
Columbia River
Balloon ascent ends in dramatic rescue as spectator survives
Crowds at Worcester watch Prof Blonde Wilkes balloon rise when a storm hits and Benjamin Long is caught by the rope. He hangs feet first, then miraculously cuts loose and parachutes to safety before swimming ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Blonde Wilkes
Ascension
Benjamin Long
Long
Nehming
Riot on Baltimore & Ohio train near Whitehall alarms Homestead
Local paper reports a clash on a B and O train near Whitehall between non union men en route to Homestead and guards. Two seriously injured, thirty five men escape. B and O officials deny the story. London reports murder of a Jewish family in Russia and other sensational items from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio
Whitehall
Ely
Truih
London
Russia
Workers Agree to Sign Reduced Carnegie Scale If Union Recognized
The workmen are said to offer to concede all claimed terms and accept Carnegie Works proposed scale, letting the scale run until December rather than June, contingent on Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers being recognized as the bargaining body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Works
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Fatal bullfight tragedy in San Luis Potosi arena
A bull gore incident at a San Luis Potosi entertainment caused two Mexican men to die. Matador Alberto Cimertura slipped and was gored, the crowd cheered the bull as others sought refuge behind barriers, and Cimertura died during removal from the ring before police stopped the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Luis Potosi
Mex
Alberto Cimertura
Vanderlero
Imertura
Tramps Attack a Train as Police Nab 26 in Buffalo
A mob of 40 to 50 tramps boarded an East Buffalo Lehigh Valley train near Lancaster after taking the cab and forcing workers off. Police arrested 26. others escaped. Separate dispatch notes Congress near end of session with worlds fair appropriations guiding fate of bills and few major laws enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Lehigh Valley
East Buffalo Yards
Lancaster
George Snyder
Polce
Washington
Congress
Canada
House
Senate
M.garrahan
Court of Appeals
Indians eligible to vote in Oklahoma election says lawyers
Special from Wichita Kansas notes that Judge John Dole and leading lawyers assert Indians owning land in severalty may vote in the upcoming Oklahoma elections. The opinion could swing about 3 500 Indian voters, particularly aiding western factions against Flyon the Guthrie Republican candidate. Also reported is a deadly explosion at Bagley Michigan blowing a shingle mill apart, killing five and injuring two. Foreman E G Berry could offer no cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Wichita
Kan
Oklahom
John Dole
Severalty
Flyon
Guthrie
Tuas
Gaylord
Mich
Bagley
Ostego Lake
Hartnell & Smith
Raill
E. G. Berry
Butler Denounces Harsh Homestead Punishments As Unjust
Gen. Butler declares the punishment of private sums at Homestead barbarous and unlawful. He argues cruelty violates constitutional protections in war and peace. He warns such actions deter militia service and cites treason definitions in contrasting statements about loyalty and perceived opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Boston
Homestead
Trenton
United States
Ams
Carnegies
Dolliver's Sister Regains Sight After Blindness
New York special reports Miss Dolliver sister of Congressman Dolliver of Iowa was discharged from the New York Ophthalmic Hospital after nearly a year of total blindness in one eye. A cork from a ginger ale bottle struck the eye causing rupture and retina detachment. Ten weeks in darkness preceded the retina reattachment and partial restoration of vision, with full strength expected to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Dolliver
New York
Miss Dolliver
Iowa
Opthalmic Hospital
Dolliver
Cholera spreading in Europe and Asia report
The Lancet Paris report notes true cholera in 29 of 49 examined cases with bacillus found, while city cases exist. Editorial warns Russia sees 550 daily deaths, and Roumania Istrus invasion concerns Europe. Parisine deadly in suburbs as cholera spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Lancet
M. Netter
Hygiene Publique
Netter
Diculafor
Russia
Roumante Istrus
Europe
Iowa News Roundup Highlights Crime Weather and Harvest
In Iowa a man shot a knife wielder and another killed by a police shot. Atlantic switchyard accident damages youths. Dubuque robberies and arrests cascade with Sheriff notes. Weather and crop reports praise corn and rye yields. drought fears eased by moisture. Marriages, divorces, lawsuits, and police actions populate the day’s notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
James Donahue
Chicago and Great Western
Eveenne McDonazod
Burt
Company F
Algona
Des Moines
Burlington
Martha Lane
Charles M. Putnam
Chicago
Texas, Louisiana and Eastern Railroad
Respoux Lulcans
Eleventh
George D. Perkins
Congress
William Seeley
Emma Seeley
Ashe
Smedley Manufacturing Company
Beatrice
Neb
David Parker
Council Bluffs
Peter Knecht
Avt
Fort Dodge
Illinois Central
Rock Rapids
Iowa
South Dacota
Nebraska
Michael McCabe
Ireland
Willliam M Newson
Marshalltown
Inman
Nelson
Gordon
Siegrist
Eagle Point
Schneider
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Atlantic
John McKay
Joe Sanburg
Joe Wanzel
McKay
Wanzel
Sanburg
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Mississippi
Gossman
Evangelical Church
Lisbon
Donsry
Muscatine
Davenport
Starry Atkinson
Moline
Thomas Laffin
Milan
American Association
Laffin
L. W. Names
Eastern Insurance Companies
Horrible Farm Death As Sickle Draws Man
Ira Deasy of four miles from Wilton met a ghastly end while mowing on his farm. A possible malfunction in the sickle bar caused the team to bolt and drag him, leaving him mortally wounded and bleeding from multiple injuries across the leg abdomen and temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Dorby
Ira Deasy
Wilton
Ene
Mr. Derby
German swindler sways O'Brien County with fake fortune
A young German laborer named John Johnson deceives residents in O'Brien County by claiming a hidden fortune from Germany. He marries a German girl, rents land, buys farms and equipment on imagined funds, and borrows hundreds of dollars with non existent assets before fleeing. In a separate incident, John McKinley attempts to shoot Miss Lucy Cooley over an engagement that never occurred, but is restrained and detained by bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’brien
O'Brien County
John Johnson
Germany
Illinois
Johnson
Hartley
Primghar
Mammoth
Abduction at Eldora and Legal Moves Dominate This Week
A 1-year-old boy Wyant was abducted from the State Reform School at Eldora by a man posing as O. J. Franklin and a woman claiming to be the boy’s sister. The woman was arrested. the men fled with a carriage. Authorities chase continues as Superintendent Crouse laments the escape. Also reported are a federal bribery indictment over postage stamps and a tax law revision panel appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieform School
Wyant
State Reform School
Eldora
O. J. Franklin
Franklin
Crouse
Duay
Debates Draw Large Crowd in Madison on Tariff Issue
Ten thousand attendees heard Democratic tariff critic Warner push equal rights and oppose the McKinley tariff while Governor McKinley defended tariff reform. The event also featured Gov. St. John speaking for Prohibitionists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Warner
St. John
McKinley
Madison
Wis
Henry Watterson
W. C. Warner
New York Tariff Reform Club
Democratic Committee
Warner
Chicago
Watt Tyler
England
Congress
Cleveland
Madison Garden
New England
South
Democratic Party
Jefferson
United States
Gov. St. John
Prohibition Party
Great Lockout Costs Rumored At One Million
The Great Homestead strike has reached one month with losses exceeding 1 million dollars. Military expenses total about 320000, wages lost by workers 180000, and Carnegie Company spending equal to that. Beaver Falls Duquesne and Union mills report about 100000 in wages lost due to sympathy strikes. County deputy sheriffs murder trials city hunting anarchists and national investigations add to costs. Indirect plant closures due to material shortages also contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Company
Beaver Falls
Duquesne
Union
Pittsburg
Stitu
Bergman Held on $24,000 Bail in Frick Assassination Case
Alexander Bergman, the alleged anarchist who attempted to shoot H C Frick, was held for trial at the September sessions on $24,000 bail. He claimed he meant to kill Frick, not Leishman, and said he did not intend to touch anyone else. Reports from New York say supporters are raising funds for Bergman’s defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Bergman
Frick
Heklin
Pittsburg
H. C. Frick
Bergman
Leishman
New York
Rede
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Colville Reservation
Probay
Dilty
Yan
Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Stock Yards
Union Station
Grnssow
Lord Leithrim
Lord Mount Morris
County Mayo
James Carey
Dayton
Ohio
Cold Springs
SpringGeld
Cananda
Toronto
John Thompson
Lyneting
Ohnesville
Andrew Beatson
John Wins
Campbell County
William Dilke
Dilke
R Kur Trust
Newark
N. J
George C. Treadwell
Vortland
Oregon
Kansats
Depew
Carnegie
Chauncey M Depew
Sioux City
Omaha
Bokhring Spa
San Francisco
Behring Sea
Kent
Kodak and Lettie
Alaska Commercial Company of
Mohicans
Sitka
Sturge
Morella
Mexico
Puerpero
Cecillo Sa- Nno
Eighth Federal Regiment
Laredo
Texas
Louis Garela
New Laredo
Ruralista Guard
Maj
Bethel Coopwood
Cuatro
Fred € Pofford
St. Louis and Southwestern Railway
Bird's Point
St. Mary's Infirmary
Va m
Meadville
Penn
Panks Hurn
Wiarton
Ont
Tna i
Ottumwa
Sxcelsior Springs
Powersville
John McKinley
Lucy Cowley
Cooley
Excelsior Springs
Neal Avr
Keokuk
Woolson
George Stadersi
Marshall County
Cory
State Executive Council
Charles E. Whiting
Monona County
Charles A. Clark
Cedar Raplds
August Post
Moulton
Alfred N. Payneer
Montour
Whiting
Clark
Lost
Poyneer
Post
State Farmers’ Alliance
General Assembly
Albia
District Court
Abegg
Demars
Hartram
William McKinley
Isfordan
Sam Hayes
Dr. Starr
Quo
Madison, Wis
Charles Stark Company
Ontario
Sporting Goods
Gurman
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