Curious World News Sweep From Across The Globe
A chaotic digest reports medical intrigue in New Brunswick with glanders and inoculation notes. It covers a strange case of skin pigmentation, a gambling dispute in Columbus, rural telephone expansion, a thief arrested in Idaho, a bald man growing hair like a child, and various oddities from England to Ireland. Also notes on naval guns, X rays, a church death in West Virginia, and an array of colorful local anecdotes and opinions.
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Stowaway Boy's perilous odyssey to America and a tribal adoption
A British lad from Edinburgh hides aboard a steamer to America. He endures hunger, near capture, and a perilous flee from the ship, then survives by climbing to a dock, riding a wagon to work, and finally being adopted by the Crow Creek tribe in Dakota. His tale continues as authorities seek to relocate him.
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Crow Creek
Kreht Livie
Tom Youn Heath
William Davia
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London
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Prolific electrical show and a charity bicycle trek in New York
The New York electrical exposition greeted about 10,000 attendees as Dr Chauncy M Depew spoke on The Progrike and Future of Electricity A message to Mr Edward D Adams of the Grand General Fiber company was transmitted across multiple cities and received by Thomas Edison. Separately Boyd Gray the bicycle boy completed a cross country trek raising funds to help mortgage a Georgia farm. The voyage included stops from Albany to San Francisco and ended with a hospital stay in Knoxville Tennessee. A second item reports Katherine Allee Tingley an occult figure whose identity stirs public curiosity and a note on a local wheat crop survey. Additional briefs cover a murder suicide in Marnstabte Massachusetts a heavy sentence for a former Omaha city official an explosion at a Raleigh mill and calendar items from Washington.
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New York Electrical
New York
Chauncy M. Depew
Depew
Edward D. Adame
Gainrad General Fiber Trical Company
Albert 8. Chandler
Pryslfunc
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Egraph Cable Company
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Los Angeles
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Canso
London
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South America
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Spain
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Darkey
United States
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Yonkers
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Texas
New Orleans
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Tenn
Renn
Katherine Allee Tingley
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Dawon
Jane Masteen
Bella
Omaha
Henry Bolln
Raleigh
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Hoffman
Deadly cyclone and loss of life sweep Texas counties
Storm-damaged towns like Sherman Howe and Denton report heavy casualties with hundreds injured or missing. Widespread destruction follows a cyclone that cut telegraph lines, battered homes, and raised fear of total deaths. Officials race to count the dead as families are torn apart and relief pours in from distant regions.
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Showman
Denison
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Wright
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van Alutyne
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Partick
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Senate Proceeding Paused Over Rail Right of Way Bill
The Senate debate on a bill granting right of way to the United States and Southwent Railroad company was paused. Senator Morgan of Alabama urged action on relations with Spain and the Cubin incident, while calls grew for access to Cushing protocol and a fuller record of U.S. citizens detained in Cuba.
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Sonmrens
United States
United Blaté
Cubu
Alorkauils
Tillon
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Spain
Eitigena
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Dupont Loses Senate Vote Over Delaware Seat
Washington May 1 The vote on Henry Dupont's claim to Delaware's vacant Senate seat ended 0 to 4 with Republicans opposing and Democrats united against him. Debate lingered long and closed Friday as lawmakers rejected the amendment declaring Dupont unentitled to the seat and the second vote repeated the result.
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Washington
Henry Dupont
Delaware
UAC
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Dupont
Strike at Rotterdam halts dock work
May 16 report says Rotterdam dock laborers strike. 6000 seamen oppose reduced wages and halt loading cargo. National Guard deployed as authorities fear broader disruption. Ships including the Bellin vea face delays as crews refuse to comply with strikers’ demands.
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Bellin
North Carolina Republicans Nominate Slate for Governor
Raleigh May 16 The state Republican convention adjourned after nominating Daniel Te Runaveil of Wilmington for governor Zeb Vance Walsey for attorney general J Ruffin Henderson for auditor Robert M Douglas for supreme court justice A B Holton white chairman and delegates to the national convention The platform backs protective tariffs and a strong naval bill with McKintey’s nomination urged.
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Daniel AL. Russell
McKintey
Raleigh
Daniel Te Runaveil
Wilmington
Zeb Vance Walsey
Attorney Heoeral
J. Ruffin Henderson
Auitor
Robert M. Douglas
JAMON
Stephen A. Douglas
Menoalate Justee
Supreme Court
A. B. Holton
Delegaton
Power
Pritchard G. Mernard
James B. Boyd
George H. White
Peltohard
Eure
Kruger's Reply Signals England Inquiry Beginnings
President Kruger replies to Mr Chamberlain’s note promising full inquiry into the British South Africa Company and directors. He welcomes the prospect of scrutiny and notes sympathy for his wife’s health. Pensions and local notices occupy other items, including Clarke bill passage and a new Odd Fellows lodge in Plerson.
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Praident Kruger Haw
Mr. Chamberlain
Wedestry
Hercules Robinson
Cape Colony
Cam
Chamberlain
South Africa Company
Madameini Ker
Krugur Aay
South
Vast Destruction from Multiple Tornadoes Across Plains
Reports from Kansas and nearby states describe three devastating tornadoes causing extensive property loss estimated at 31 million dollars, with Sherman and Frankfort bearing heavy damage to mills and homes. Casualty counts vary, but several fatalities and numerous injuries are reported as rescue efforts continue.
Iowa Tornado Strikes Coli Through Town Amounting Damages
An Iowa tornado Saturday afternoon caused extensive damage in Coli with several structures demolished including a barn at Ed Stitt’s property and Mrs A Whitmore’s house, chimneys toppled, and a house turned on its foundation. no injuries reported though horses harmed and trees uprooted. A second tornado near Elva Kentucky caused major destruction and the Jones family deaths, with multiple fatalities and graves marked in Graves County.
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Ed Stitt
Kentucky
Benton
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Jone
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Mr. Jones
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Jones
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Counny
Fire at Merchants Hotel gutted by morning blaze
A fire destroyed the Merchants Hotel in Sioux Falls at 3 am causing $20,000 loss with $16,000 insured. Guests escaped with their effects as flames originated from a kitchen range. Nearby fires in Atlanta and Des Moines are noted, along with court rulings from Des Moines. A telegram scene portrays a worried mother awaiting news of a son.
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Milin
Bloux Falls
Merchante
W. B. Willuy
Wiliams
Joan
Wittheirlves
Terrible Texas Tornado Kills Dozens in Sherman Area
A catastrophic cyclone swept through Sherman Texas and nearby Dallas killing dozens. Reports say the twister, under two blocks wide, caused widespread destruction with funnel-shaped clouds, driving rain, and mud, as wagons unloaded the dead. The city counted many injuries and missing residents, with officials warning the death toll would rise for days. Officials attributed loss of fences bridges and extensive property damage across the Houston Street corridor and beyond.
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Worty
Dallas
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Houston
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Reform of Military Trial Law Sparks Reichstag Debate
Reports from Berlin detail a government push to reform military trial law with private party critics questioning credits for the reconstruction efforts. Prime figures like Dr. Lieber and General von Schollendorf weigh in as the Reichstag prepares for a likely session debate this year.
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Lieber
Literts 1 Trial Party
Reichatag
Princ von Hohvilue
Dr. Lieber
Supreme Court Appeal On Cuban Expedition Case
The Supreme Court weighed an appeal from the 0.8 district court of Eastern Pennsylvania involving Danish nationals linked to a Cuban expedition case tied to neutrality laws. Attorneys for the appellants urged advancement while the government pressed to hold the case for fall.
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Supreme Court
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Philadelphia
Conrad
Senate Consideration and Military Pay Proposals
In Washington on May 18 the Senate debated a resolution by Mr Chandler of New Hampshire on elections in Alabama marred by objections and votes, while Mr Allen of Nebraska questioned GOP support for investigations. The House moved to Deadwood public building funding and military pay scales for non commissioned officers and garrison sergeants, with a later vote on war and navy loan or donation to GAR posts and new customs ports in Colorado.
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Chaniller
New Hampshire
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Pergeun
Lawsuit Begun Over Hatch Fund Theft Claim
On instruction from Governor Sheldon, a suit has been filed against Regent Shannon in Pierre on May 18 seeking $140 alleged to have been taken from the Hatch fund of the Agricultural College.
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Pierre
Sheldon Sult
Hatch Fund
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