Notable Family Leader Passes Amid Scandal cloud
The head of the Astor family dies in Paris after a heart failure linked to the fallout from a daughter’s scandal. William Astor, long prominent in U S society, left an estate reported near 4000000000 and shares once pegged as high as 2500000000. His death follows a string of family financial concerns and public scrutiny over his daughter Mrs J Coleman Drayton McAstor.
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J. Coleman Drayton Mc “Astor
London
Forops
Mr. Aster
Hia Wits
Paris
Astor
Mr. Astor
William Astor
John Sncob
John Jacob Astor
Ar Thomas G. Bhoorman
Fruit shipment plans widen Pacific Coast trade
Washington fruit aims for Chicago St Paul and maybe New York as Northern Pacific Railroad cuts freight rates by about one third to Montana and extends eastward. Express carriers plan small lots handling and faster service as apples pears peaches plums grapes prosper in irrigated arid lands. Fire at the Athenaeum Building in Chicago injures nearly 400 and causes a dramatic scramble down marble stairs. damage runs over $60,000 with many spared from worse harm.
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California
Pacific Coast
Northern Pacific Railroad
Washington
St Paul
Chicago
New York
Montana
Prostab's
Brehard
Wilk
Louis
Athenmuis
Deadly Lightning Strikes Church Ceremony and New Orleans Death
A stormy gust toppled church decorations during a Catholic ceremony, causing panic as women fainted and children were trampled. In New Orleans, a bolt hit a telephone pole near a stable area, killing Jeannst Kornudet and injuring several others including Emile Dannla and Emila Nownisa, with others recovering slowly.
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Oschtering
Wadhi
Ambur
Coasler
Patdnat
Wid
New Orleans
Jeannst Kornudet
Emile’ Dannla
Charles Benoit
John Doragy
Soma
Tre
Sud
Dornadot
Mnenaselonis
Banolt
Emila Nownisa
Cyclone Hits Texas Town Causing Widespread Damage
A cyclone struck Gladwater Texas causing extensive property damage across the neighborhood. Homes, barns, and a nearby exhibition building were destroyed or severely damaged with several structures moved or collapsed. One elderly resident was killed along the eight mile route near West Mountains as winds up to eight miles per hour felled trees and leveled multiple houses.
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P Failly
Gladwater
Texas
Tiwaanda
My. Munger
Carib
Ieukfnst
West Mountaina
Anit
King Teburotmon seeks friendly ties with United States
Fragmentary report from the Pacific Ocean reveals the Gilbert group ruler known as Uncle AML sails from San Francisco aboard the Montotrut on a mission to foster goodwill with the United States. Colonel G. E. Dalicvy is his commissioner. a letter to President Morc rigon requests no U.S. protectorate over the king's realm.
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Teburotmon
Gilbert
San Francisco
Bia
Dotorituri
Caltiyate
Unites States
G. E. Dalicvy
Hin
Bis Country
Dilley
Morcrigon
United Lates
Hile
Dalley
Washington
Immigrant Family Quarantined Over Varioloid Case
A German named Yusef Rhoda family aboard the steamer Weimar has an 8 year old with varioloid, a cautiously grave case linked to smallpox exposure. The entire family is quarantined to limit spread as health authorities vaccinate exposed individuals and monitor the situation for broader risk.
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Deteeft
Mlehs
Yusef Rhoda
Weimar
Entira
Anarchist Uprising Fears Roil Rome Authorities
Rome braces for unrest as Monday barricades were erected around official residencies and the Austrian embassy. Labor anger over flour taxes fuels radical agitation, with socialists urging resistance against the government. Embassies fortified and troops held ready as tensions rise between Italy and Austria amid warnings of potential violence.
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Rome
Uumbert
Via
Idney
Dangen
Three Lives Wired Out by Olio Man in Dennison Ohio
George Moore shot his wife in Dennison Ohio then killed a boardinghouse keeper and fatally wounded a man named McClelland. Moore, employed by the Tamhandle Tubway Company, returned home to find his wife at her sewing machine and shot her in the head. He then fired on McClelland in another room, striking him in the forehead, and fled to his mother-in-law’s residence to shoot a bystander.
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Khoold Hla
McClelland
Ateiking Iim
Moore
Hlaclé
Strange Ingham County case of May White illness
Miss May White, 22, daughter of Patuor White, Ingham, Mich, suffers long sleep spells and convulsions. After years of fatigue and partial recovery, she awoke briefly after a two year sleep. Doctors say she may still recover to a normal life.
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Mion May White
Ingham
Sok
Miss May White
Patuor White
Inghaw
Mich
Siice Buoday
Noforgaio
Atricken Dowisha Wolzhad
Phe Qausu
Othet
Ravachol Avenged as Explosion Wrecks King Slap
Anarchists Plicu and Ther a explosion at the King Slap in Paris wounded ten seriously with AL Very mortally, and the leader was arrested earlier. Detectives pursued a fleeing suspect amid a chaotic scene where a porter knocked him down. Henry Rudolph, son of a grocer, faced charges of theft. Governor Flower offered a reward of 2600 for Thomas O’Brien, a bunko suspect escaped from captivity.
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Plicu
Thera
Levense
M. Very
Magella
Parks
Hayuchol
Thair
Toledo
Olio
Drought Devastates Texas Counties Prompt Aid Appeal
The drought ravages Atari Hidalgo Portis tas Zapata Moxico and Da counties causing crop failure and cattle losses. With 40 000 people in the famine district needing aid the region appeals to the public for relief as frost and failed plantings wipe out the season.
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A-Autonio
Texas
Atari
Hidalgo
Portistas
Zapata
Moxico
Newcar
Dangerous Folding Bed Traps Two Girls in Glenwood
Two 16 year old sisters, Eilva and Kate Cronon, were sleeping with their married sister Mia Hatz in Glenwood when a folding bed collapsed. The top pitched down, pinning them. Mia Hartz checked the room and found the girls unconscious and in danger before awakening help. Authorities investigated the near-fatal incident.
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Eilva
Kate Cronon
Worth
Yesra
Mia, Hatz
Glenwood
Mr. Hartz
Crushed By Falling Wall Kills Three at Jonesboro Courthouse
A vault project at the Jonesboro Tennessee courthouse collapsed, trapping five workers. Three men, Denes Estridge Frank May and Joseph Wilson died. Wade Modgrass and Eli Moore were fatally injured. The incident followed mortar failure and improper construction during the wall collapse.
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Sunesboro
Tan
White Doven
Jonesboro
Tenn
Denes Estridge
Frank May
Joseph Wilson
Wade Modgrass
Eli Moore
Dead Charley Need Ie and Reed in Baltimore death report
Charley Need Ie, a Baltimore resident, died at home. officials delayed announcing his death, now revealed by undertakers' record. Cause listed as progressive paralyses. family sought secrecy amid health department clearance. Baker execution event noted in New Orleans with claim of attempted reprieve. confusion and misprints per historical clipping.
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Charley Need Ie
Cherlea l. Reed
Gulteau
Baltimore
Health Department
Baker
New Oreans
Philip Baker
Laura Nelson
Nell Nelson
Carrallton
New Orleans
Senate and House Proceedings on Chinese Exclusion and World Exposition
The Senate discussed delaying action on Chinese exclusion while planning to revisit the bill. The House debated election contests and various appropriation and recognition measures, including navigation aids and a World’s Columbian Exposition invitation package. Protests against Sunday religious observance and Chinese exclusion persisted from several states.
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Legal
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Spain
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Missouri
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Virginia
Michigan
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Baptiste
Adventiais
Congra
Chicago Women Form to Clean City Streets
Chicago women organized an association to keep streets clean and ensure sweeping work is done, challenging costly contractors and praising mass meetings for planning. The effort mirrors coverage in St. Louis and Omaha briefs noting women’s active civic cleaning drives and skirt length jokes.
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Pdoleda Blade
Cuiiaco
St. Louis Chronicle
Omaha World- Herald
Woman in a Med Skirt Saves Train Passenger
Mrs. Baker of Allegheny Pennsylvania, two or three days ago, used presence of mind and a light colored undergarment to flag down a passenger train just before a tunnel collapse. The incident, noted by the Savannah News, highlights how attire can influence emergency actions.
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Allegheny
Lts
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WOMAX
Pittsburg
Wester Haliond
Coatume
Ea Horus
New York
Anarchy in England and the Walent conspiracy trials
A London four page Commonweal described by police reports as a violent anarchist organ links to assassination plots before May Day. The article condemns Home Secretary Henry Campbell-Bannerman era figures and mentions inspector Melville’s wartime pursuit of radicals in Walentl leading to six convictions with shared Russian connections.
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London
Oalla Henry Nabethewa
Melville
Beotland
Walentl
Russia
Walsall
Beals Kidnappers Sentence Shocks Kansas City Jail
Beals kidnapping case ends with four year sentence for Dvidgu White and two years for Lizzie Dennis in Kansas City court. Sipole alias Albert King and associates planned to seize wealthy citizens and ransom them. Witnesses described the plot and the suspect list including Armour and Harrison, the President’s brother.
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Lizzso Wena
Sento
Winans City
Malvin TD
Sipole
Albert King
Young Beals
Cri
Kanssa City
Dvidgu White
Lizzia Donna
Ets
Denver
Robertsin
Lizzie Dennis
Kursae City
Nataton
Jaitizena
Therm
Raneom
Lut
Armour
Harrison
Twelve Men Drowned in Pennsylvania Coal Mine Disaster
A grave accident at Lytle colliery near Minersville reports twelve men drowned as flood water surged through old workings beneath Primrose Mountain. Eight dead are confirmed including miners Dolbia Bell and Buggy, with many Italian and Hungarian laborers among the workforce. The Wolf Creek colliery, idle for years, had seen reopening efforts and new slopes pushed outward when the breach occurred.
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In Lytle
Min¢revills
Ty Tan
Minera Dolbia
Bell
Primrose Mountain
Primrose Mountain, Tapping Thegreat Wolf Creek
Eis
Uber
Oklahoma City dispute triggers Cheyenne raid casualties
Reports describe Oklahoma City settlers clashing with Cheyenne and Arapaho bands near the eastern border. Fire upon the attackers killed several, while warnings were issued against further incursions. The Kansas Democratic Convention then endorsed free coinage and Cleveland, despite ongoing siege-like tensions.
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Grover
Kansas
Cleveland
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