Disaster sinks U G S See Sennington aboard
A blast aboard the U G See Sennington near Bennington San Diego Harbor fatally injures or drowns most of the 184 aboard. Ensign Newman Wy and several others are dead or missing as the ship tears apart. Crew scramble to stay afloat and prevent sinking amid shattered sterns and widespread destruction.
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Unie
Euabeat
Bennington
Irvings
San Diego
Harbor
Cal
Beasington
Gail
Port Uniford
Body of Vice Admiral laid to rest at naval academy vault
The body of Vice Admiral John Paul Jones is placed in a simple brick vault at the Annapolia naval academy grounds. A ceremony aboard the Brooklyn marks the transfer from the Paris cemetery, with a formal national reception reserved for the naval chapel’s future vault.
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Annapolia
Anchepolia Naval Academy
Iiss
John Paul Fones
Brooklyn
Paris
Naval
Greenland Expedition Seeks Health Cure For Tuberculosis
A voyage to the Far North is proposed to test whether exposure to the cold Arctic environment can cure tuberculosis. Dr Sohon studies suggest long stays in Greenland may boost health, with crews spending the summer near the shore before returning.
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Regio Ip
Sohon
Greenland
Chicago Strikers End Severe City Labor Episode
A Chicago strike episode ends as drivers return to work after a stampede to restore jobs. Union tensions, leadership dissatisfaction, and the collapse of factions marked the closure of a key industrial chapter, with predictions of a calmer union climate ahead.
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Pfs
Chicago
Teamsters
The
Gnions
Western Canada to Become Two Provinces With Half Million People
The piece outlines the 19th century shift from four western Canadian territories to two provinces Alberta and Saskatchewan plus Manitoba and Saskatchewan, noting settlement growth, land sales at one dollar an acre with 40 year payments, and the promise of farming, grazing, and dairying opportunities across vast prairie lands. It cites government actions, immigration interest, and optimism about prairie development and resource potential.
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Wester Territories
Assiziboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Athabasca
Texas
Chenieres
Neerlemen
Massachusetts
New -Hampshire
New Jersey
Delaware
Connectiqut
Ise
Tomes
J. F. Perrel Hag
Efke
Canada
Muntbe
Sparkes from the Wires and scattered notes
A collapsed Colembus Ohio Packing plant fire causes $180000 loss with $55000 insured. John Griffa of Forest Ohio, Big Four road master, killed by gunfire. no motive known. Secretary Taft’s Beziia California trip noted with Carquinez Strait bridge likely by Southern Pacific. Fred and Justin Finns drown near Laconia New Hampshire in the Winnipesaukee River. Grand jury in Philadelphia considers Phi xa’ bills of indictment against Hill, former chief.
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Sparkes
Colembus (Ohio) Packing Company
Freese
John Griffa
Forest
Ohio
Big Four Railroad
Taft
Beziia
Cal
Straits of Carquinez
Southern Pacific
Fred
Justin Finn
Laconia
N. A
Tee Grand Jury
Phiadelphia
Pexa
Hill
Naval Tug Standish Funeral Reacts With Marine Escort
A Monday funeral at the shore saw the naval tug Standish moored offshore. Stalwart jackies carried the remains as a hearse was escorted by marines and shipmen. The French nation joined a deputation of officers and men from the French cruiser Turiea de la Greviern in the ceremony. Chaplain H. E. Clark of the academy read Psalms.
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Beroowlyn
Standish
Jackies
Turiea ‘de la Greviern
H. E. Clark
Academy
Daniel S. Lamont Dies Suddenly at Home
Daniel Scott Lamont, longtime political figure and Secretary of War in the second Cleveland administration, died of heart disease at his Milbrook, New York home. Born February 9, 1851 in Cortlandville, he served as private secretary to Cleveland and later as War secretary. He left a widow and two daughters, and was a vice president of the Northern Pacific railway and a director in several financial firms.
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Daniels
Lamont
Cleveland
Milbrook
Daniel Scott Lamont
Cortlandville
Cortland County
John B. Lamont
Elizabeth Scott
Col. Lamont
Albany
Mr. Cleveland
Northern Pacific Railway
Scared to Death at lodge initiation in Montgomery
Dennis Simblington died in the anteroom of the Odd Fellows lodge in Montgomery Alabama after fears during an initiation. Cloaked figures entered and reportedly walked about the hall, heightening the sense of danger and fright among participants.
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Montgomery
Als
Dennis Simblington
Ina
Odd Fellows” Lodge
Order
Kessras
Masia
Hall
Sunshine's steady 24 hours predicts mild warmth
The passage notes a constant 24 hours of sunshine with a very even temperature. It states temperatures range under 10 degrees during the period of sun. Dr Sohon's judgment suggests six months of sun shine could act as a cure in that region.
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Sohon
Crow Indian Lands Bargain Nets Riches For Chiefs
The Crow Indian chiefs, including Pretty Eagle and Medicine Eagle, secured a $1,150,000 payment from the government for surplus acreage in southeastern Montana amid talks to open 100,000 acres for settlement under homestead laws. The deal positions the tribe as among the wealthier Indian groups as negotiations continue since 1800 with delays likely to delay opening next spring.
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Cade Sam
Roosevelt
United States
Ind
Montana
Atlantic Coast
Manhattan
Pretty Eagle
Medicine Eagle
Labor Notes and Union Efforts Across Regions
Fragmentary report describes labor movements in Detroit and Baton Rouge with organizing drives. It cites unions incurring costs from strikes and lockouts in Germany and mentions machinists chapters in Hartford and Worcester led by International Vice President Walter Ames.
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Detroit
Mich
Bordiers
Baton Rouge
Germany
Aliana
Thartford
Cons
Worcester
Mass
Walter Ames
International Tron ‘Mothers’- Uaiem
Western Canada settlement era tax plans and growth
The piece discusses low taxation in Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan, noting minimal property taxes and government subsidies supporting schools. It cites historical and projected funds, farm profitability, and attracts settlers by highlighting arable land, climate, and education as benefits driving rapid population growth.
Bulls and horses in Spanish bullfighting treble harm
Statistics from Spain report nearly 12 000 bulls skilled in bull fights and over 10 000 horses killed. The Duke of Vecagua owns vast estates and has built wealth from the bullfighting business.
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Spain
Vecagua
Fire at Spokane paint store sparks city brief
A fire started at B Wrights art and paint store in Spokane causes dam age estimates and brief disruption. Public safety authorities responded as investigators review causes amid scattered reports and unclear details.
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B. Wrichts Art and
Spokane
Woosh
Almonse de Rois
Jeff SebGeo
RTT
Funaion
Esther
Brg
Fred Funston
Shataer Qancreses
Tela
Ranncharge
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Meeks
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Ghewreys
Ramona
Bertelsen
Bs Trip
Santa Fe
Commercal Wharf
McKinley
General de Rueney
Statistica of
Cities
Louie
Texaco
Western
Hudson's Bar. Company
Wester Canada
Agricultura
Canadian Pacific
Thia
Great West
aveSrban. Cin Spa
Ccnaostpusr
Western Canada
Geht
Pia
Howes
San Diego Harbor
Havana
Col
Daniel & Lamont
Crow-Indian Lands
Labor
Dahry Eras Deke
Jeter
An. anGat Secon
Orr
Cathy Amanatte
Manitoba
Saskatchews
Canadian West
Gow
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