Trouble at Bear Island as Indians Attack Troops Near Walker
A fierce morning battle near Bear Island 30 miles from Walker, Minnesota, with 100 soldiers under General Bacon clashing with an estimated 150 to 200 Indians. Ed Harris, ex-marshal of Walker, was wounded. several soldiers killed or wounded. O’Connor, Morrison, and Chief Inspector Tinker among those involved. Flora and tugboats used for reinforcements. Families flee the agency as Krag-Jorgensen fire continues. reports list four killed and nine wounded to date. The scene stays dangerous with lines of fire audible from 20 miles away.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Walker
Bog-Ah-Me-Go-Shirks Point
Bear Island
Bacon
Lake Shore
Bog-Ah-Me-Go-Shirks
Ed. Harris
General Bacon
Major Wilkinson
Krag-Jorgensen
Morrison
Old Mah-Quod
Rap-Dway-We-Dung
Flora
Bome
Duluth
Tinker
Marshal O'Connor
Humphrey
O'Connor
Brill
Beaton
Jennie
Chantler
Owatonna
Sutherland
Nettekven
Justin
Mashal
Red Cross
Marshal Rheehan
O’connor
Leech Lake
Massacre Report Lifts Alarm Over Minnesota Clash
Reports from St Paul and Minneapolis on October 5 claim massacre of soldiers and General Beacon by Indians at Leech Lake, with a fighter from Brainerd confirming. A Walker telegram says fierce combat continues, with fatalities feared. Uprising fears prompt reinforcements and a special train and Gatling gun considered.
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St. Paul, Minn
General Beacon
Leech Lake
Minneapolis
Minn
Walker
Marshal O’connor
Brainerd
Felonious Homicide Inquest Names Emma Gill's Killers
Coroner Charles A. Doten finds Emma Gill of Southington died feloniously at the hands of Nancy A. Guilford, with assistance and abetment from Alfred H. Oxley and Rose Drayton. The inquest followed the discovery of her dismembered body in Yellow Mill pond. A special session of the superior court attended by Judge Silas A. Robin was convened.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Charles A. Doten
Emma Gill
Southington
Yellow Mill Pond
Nancy A. Guilford
Alfred H. Oxley
Rose Drayton
Superior Court
Silas A. Robin
Harvard Defeats Bowdoin In Tarnished Tilt 28 to 6
Cambridge Oct 5 Harvard beat Bowdoin 28 to 6 in a rough season opener on Soldiers Field. Harvard led 21 0 at halftime with three touchdowns and two more after. Bowdoin showed strength late led by A W Clark, but Harvard’s line weakened in the second half. Attendance 200.
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Cambridge
Harvard
Powdoin
Soldiers
Thisternoon
Maineland
Crimson
Clark
Red
Daly
Sawin
Mabe
Bowdoin
A. W. Clark
Cochrane le le Clarke
G. Sargent
Stockbridge
A. Sargent
Wentworth C. Sargent
Bowdell Burden
Cloudman J. Lawrence
Albee Hallowell
Reid
Kendall
Beal
W. Clark
Cochrane
Knowlton
Holden
Stason
Fairbank
Brown Defeats Tufts 29 to 6 in Providence Game
Brown University showed strength in the field as Richardson starred and Wheeler with three newcomers sparked a second half surge to defeat Tufts 29 to 6. Tufts scored early in the first period, but Brown shut them down afterwards.
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Providence
Brown
Tufts
Wheeler
Richardson
Doctors in Consultation Recommend Chamberlains Cough Remedy
Benjamin Franklin cites three doctors in consultation Dr Inclination Dr Experience and Dr Reason advising Chamberlains Cough Remedy for colds. It is praised as pleasant safe speedy cure and scientifically prepared to open secretions relieve lungs and restore health. Sold by Ellingwood Co Merrimack Central and Middlesex Central streets.
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Inclination
Experience
Dr. Reason
Chamberlain
Reason
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central
Middlesex
Central Streets
First Artillery Leaves Framingham Camp Amid Rain
The First Massachusetts Regiment of Heavy Artillery, United States Volunteers, marched home from Framingham after six months on the coast. In Boston under rain, 2500 spectators greeted 740 officers and men as they boarded trains for the city. Gov. Wolcott reviewed the troops at the State House. mustering out is planned for Nov. 4 with Lieut. Col. Weaver and Lieut. Herne remaining as mustering out officers.
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Boston
Massachusetts
United States Volunteers
Gallany
South Framingham
Appleton
Carter
Richard Morgan
Capelle
Stevens
Soutter
Bradley
Wolcott
South
Pfaff
Framingham
Col. Weaver
Herne
SONS OF ST. GEORGE Convention Meets in Boston Hall
In Boston on October 5 the second day of the triennial session of the Supreme lodge of the Sons of St. George heard reports, including a request for mutual signs with the Daughters of St. George. Receipts totaled 217,203 while relief, funeral, and donation expenditures were 75,807 31 68 and 4 872 respectively. the fund stands at 261,595 with 22,094 members in 301 lodges. The session adjourned for the day and delegates will tour the park system this afternoon after a theatre party at Park theatre.
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Boston
Supreme Lodge
Order of the Sons of St. George
John Winthrop Hall
Tremont Street
Order of the Daughters of St. George
Park Theatre
Settlements Reached Between Whitman Shoemakers and Lasters
Boston reports settlements between shoe manufacturers and lasters in Whitman with most firms signing a new price list. No trouble expected unless lasting machine firms act. L. C. Bliss & Co. not joining the list due to higher payments. United States factory idle as stock is counted. Brockton agreement keeps prices stable until final settlement. Old Colony factory presents a curious situation as the new price list is discussed.
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Boston
Lasters
Whitman
L. C. Bliss & Co
United States
Brockton
Old Colony
Heart Disease Debunked by Catarrh Cure Pe-ru-na
A doctor claims many heart trouble cases are catarrh and not organic disease. A patient from Concord Depot, Va., reports dramatic improvement after taking Pe-ru-na, praising its life-saving effects and urging others to trust the remedy for heart related pains. The ad promotes Pe-ru-na as a universal catarrh cure, urging purchase from any druggist.
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Peruna
E. C. Worley
Concord Depot
Hartman
Shoe factory price list dispute nears resolution
A company list was presented on Monday with decisions due soon. Firms including M N Arnold and L A Crossett of North Abington signed the new price list while H B Reed of South Weymouth held no union talks yet. Union may seek union prices despite no union presence. French Schriner Urner C E Lane J H Locke and J S Turner signed. Rice Hutchins did not sign but agreed to continue work due to a firm member's illness in New Hampshire.
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M. N. Arnold
L. A. Crossett
North Abington
H. B. Reed
South Weymouth
French
Schriner & Urner
C. E. Lane
J. H. Locke
J. S. Turner
Rice & Hutchins
New Hampshire
Republican Convention in Music Hall Set for Tomorrow
Boston reports the Republican state ticket nomination convention to convene at Music Hall with expected strong national issues focus. Moody chair, Lodge poised for international speech, Wolcott and Crane renominated, and officers like Shaw Kimball Knowlton slated for renomination amid festive gatherings and warm hospitality at the American House.
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Boston
Music Hall
Wolcott
Henry Cabot Lodge
Committee On Resolutions
Knox
Republican Party
Wm. H. Moody
Lodge
Goething
State Committee
Lawrence
McCall
Hoar Lands Again Worcester Republican Nomination
The Worcester Republican county convention nominated Gen. Rockwood Hoar for district attorney on the first ballot. Of 106 votes cast, Hoar received 16, Glasgow 10, Dean 16, Stiles 78, with Hoar declared the unanimous choice after motions by Dunn and Stone and Sisson.
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Worcester
Rockwood Hoar
E. B. Glasgow
Frank L. Dean
J. A. Stiles
Gardiner
Stevenson Will Case Postponed In Dedham
Boston October 5 The Stevenson will case postponed to a later date. Gardner Perry of Dedham appointed by the court to look after the interests of Grace Stevenson, the missing daughter of the testator.
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Stevenson
Boston
Stevenson Will
Dedham
Gardner Perry
Grace Steveton
Panama Arrives With 156 Sick Soldiers at Fort Monroe
The transport Panama reached Fort Monroe Newport News Virginia with 156 sick soldiers from Pennsylvania Ohio and Illinois regiments. They will be placed in the hospital at Fort Monroe. Berlin Reaches Santiago With 175 Consoles Convalescents. The U S transport Berlin arrived from Ponce carrying 175 convalescents in good general condition though some typhoid relapses occurred. The ship will discharge army supplies and a small number of sick soldiers before departure. Colonel Jacobs the chief quartermaster is very sick and to be replaced by Major Knight. Gen Wood and Lieut Col Wiley await Pettits Fourth immunes arrival before Manzanillo. Wood will appoint local officials after. Captain Mendoza departed with Col Ray for Manzanillo. Wood will visit coast to Gibara then inland to Holguin.
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Newport News
Panama
Fort Munroe
Porto Rico
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Berlin
Santiago
Santiago de Cuba
U. S
Ponce
Jacobs
Knight
Wood
Col. Wiley
Pettit
Manzanillo
Gen. Wood
Captain Mendoza
Col. Ray
Lawton
Gibara
Holguin
Jamaica tobacco decline drives colony to ruin
Kingston Jamaica October 5 gloom grows as tobacco and excise policy prompts desertion of colonists both rich and poor. Cuban cultivators and workers abandon Jamaica returning to Cuba as factories close and a government commission is set to meet tomorrow to probe the crisis.
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Kingston
Jam
Cuba
Jamaica
Cuban Party Ticket at Santa Cruz Del Sur Meeting
Havana dispatch notes strong island press confidence in the Cuban party lineup for the Santa Cruz Del Sur convention on October 10. Maximo Gomez is named president with Bartolomo Masso as vice president and Domingo Mendez Capote as secretary of foreign affairs.
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Havana
Santa Cruz del Sur
Maximo Gomez
Bartolomo Masso
Domingo Mendez Capote
Benjamin Guerra
Jose Lanuza
Calixto Garcia
Estida Palma
Washington
Gen. Gomez
Spanish evacuees depart as US troops advance
San Juan reports the P. De Sarrastegui sailed for Spain with Isla De Panay, part of more than 3000 Spaniards leaving in the past two days. The U. S. transport Chester arrived from New York while Spanish troops continue evacuation and American forces prepare to take possession of vacated territory.
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San Juan
P. de Sarrastegui
Spain
Isla de Panay
U. S
Chester
New York
Regiments Ordered to Leave Ponce for U S Homeward
Brig General Ernst leads the 16th Pennsylvania and Third Wisconsin regiments as they receive orders to depart Ponce Puerto Rico for the United States. Numerous men are on the sick list in the two units.
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Ponce
United States
P. R
Ernst
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Death of British Peer Son in St Louis Hotel Tub
The Hon. Wm. M. Strutt aged about 25 son of Lord Belper and nephew of the Earl of Dunmore was found dead in a bathtub at the West End hotel in St Louis at 8 am. Last seen Monday afternoon at 2. Cause of death unknown. Body sent to the morgue awaiting an inquest.
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St. Louis
Wm. M. Strutt
Lord Belper
Kingston
Derby
Eng
Earl of Dunmore
Queen Victoria
West End
Yellow Pond tragedy connects local dentist to London arrest
Bridgeport, Oct 5 A note from a New York dentist ties Charles B. Baker to a case involving a woman named Mrs Katherine Wilbur, who went to Los Angeles last spring and claimed imminent travel abroad. The letter suggests the woman’s maiden name started with G and matches a London arrest description.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Yellow Pond
Charles B. Baker
New York
Baker
Katherine Wilbur
Los Angeles
London
Austrian loom fixer dies by suicide in Manchester
Wm. Reichel aged 42 an Austrian in the last stage of consumption shot himself through the heart with a revolver at 7 15 pm in Manchester He lived at 68 Blaine street and worked as a loom fixer for the Amoskeag corporation He leaves a widow and one son and is reported to have died instantly
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Manchester
N. H
Wm. Reichel
Blaine Street
Amoskeag Corporation
Honor for Cervera life senator appointment
Madrid reports on October 5 that Admiral Cervera will be appointed a life senator.
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Cervera
Madrid
Admiral Cervera
Casto Bears the The Kind You You tare tous
Casto Bears the Kind You You tare tous. The fragmentary line hints at a clipped report or notice with uncertain names. No clear event, location, or date is discernible from the readable text. The piece reads like a stray OCR fragment lacking coherent facts or context.
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Casto
Will Bring Bodies Home From Cuba Says Secretary Alger
Secretary of War Alger informed Congressman Gillett that a government ship would be sent to Cuba to recover the remains of soldiers who died there as soon as weather allows. The Springfield party may travel on that vessel to assist in locating and returning the bodies, with plans set for November or when cooler, subject to feasibility and tropical climate concerns.
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Springfield
Mass
Alger
Gillett
Cuba
Springfield Party
War Department
Washington
United States
R. A. Alger
F. H. Gillett
Massachusetts
Reduced Rates to Pittsburg for Knights Templar Conclave
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets to Pittsburg for the Knights Templar triennial conclave, Oct. 10 to 14. Round trip single fare with a 25 cent minimum, sales Oct. 8 to 13, return by Oct. 17. Harrisburg and eastern points may extend to Oct. 31 with deposit and 50 cent fee.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Knights Templar
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Harrisburg
Choice for Low Priced Tenements in City
We offer affordable tenements across the city from five to ten dollars monthly. Winter units feature steam heat for a price only slightly above unheated rooms. Contact T. H. Elliott at 4 Central Street for details.
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T. H. Elliott
Central Street
Engraving Services Offered By Courier-Citizen Office
The Courier-Citizen company announces low estimates for engraving and guarantees work to match top New York houses. They offer latest styles for personal and calling cards, note heads, monograms, and letter heads with guaranteed promptness.
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Courier-Citizen Company
New York
Boston
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Lowell Man
A Lowell resident testifies to the kidney remedy Doan's helping after years of pain and disability from kidney trouble. He recalls trying many treatments before obtaining a box at local shops and praises the pills as the genuine cure. The advertisement notes price, mail order, and sole U S agents Foster Milburn Co.
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Lowell
Doan
F. D. Sawyer
Walker Street
Dean
Elingwood and Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
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