Robber Captured After Violent Express Standoff
A dramatic train robbery on a Central Hudson to New York route ends with the bandit pursued across towns from Syracuse to Lyons. The gunfight, wrecked car, and heroic actions of conductor and deputies lead to the robber's capture near Weedport after a prolonged chase and exchange of gunfire. The heist involved a money car carrying Treasury notes and led to multiple firefights as lawmen closed in.
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Seerebbers
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Willigan
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Tor
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Lyona
Burning a Black Man on Public Street in Texarkana
Eyewitness reports describe the public hanging and burning of Ed Coy, a Black man, after an assault on Mrs. Henry Jewell. The mob, estimated at thousands, forced the execution on Broad Street with oil, rope, and flames. Mrs. Jewell identified Coy. authorities objected, but the crowd insisted. The scene sparked shock, with calls to condemn the act and concerns over town reputation.
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Henry Jewell
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Famine Crisis Across Russia and New Paper Building Material
A chaotic report outlines famine across eighteen Russian provinces with surplus mortality and a government estimate of 75.9 million Dusirele to sustain the population until the next crop. Taxes are blamed for the disaster, and reports indicate districts warned of crop failure in June and July. A separate item describes paper-based building material made from pulp with starch gum arabic and bichromate of potash, cured under heat and pressure to mimic wood, plus notes on a ship with seven airtight bulkholds and a value of 700,000, its crew and fate unclear.
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France
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Switzerland
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Journal of Pinange
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Phesa
Sume
Aldrich Named to Succeed Taft as Solicitor General
c H. Aldrich, a Chicago lawyer about forty, named to succeed Taft as Solicitor General. Born in Indiana, educated at Ann Arbor, he practiced in Chicago and has built a reputation for thoroughness. His arguments in Pacific Railroad telegraph cases drew presidential attention. Also notes on glass porcelain welding by Cailletet.
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Holter
Sclletter
Taft
Court of Appeais
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Aldrich
Todiana
Ave Arbor
Mort Warny
ntLrasen
Pacific Railroad
Blow
Ullnois
Cox
London
Monument to Our Dead Bhatt 6 Be Broatest Ho Hig
A memorial note recalls the October 16 attack in Valparaiso when Chilean police injured and killed crew members of the U S cruiser Baltimore after a naval clash with Chinese sailors. C W Biggin was shot dead aboard the Baltimore, and William Turnbull died nine days later from injuries.
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Valparaiso
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C. W. Biggin
Wiliam Turnbull
Baltimore Navy to Erect Monument at Valparaiso Cemetery
The officers and men of the Baltimore Navy resolved to erect a monument in the British cemetery at Valparaiso. It will stand ten feet high with a base and cross of pure white marble. A bronze railing in nautical design will surround the monument.
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Valparaiso
The Steamship Eider in Wreck That Menaced Le Kougis
A shipwreck involving the steamship Eider endangered the lives of Le Kougis. Rescue operations and official inquiries followed as authorities investigated shipwreck causes and status of survivors.
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Guatemala's New President Lalfiesta Lale Binsta
Guatemala's new president Prastiacg Lale Binista, a man of ability and literary achievement, previously served as minister in Washington under Cleveland. Born 1822 in Salanla, he studied law, promoted literature, chaired the National Assembly, and held interior and war posts before resigning to private life. He aided constitutional stability after the 1885 coup and is set to be inaugurated March 3.
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Guatemala
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National Assembly
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Lalfiesta
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Te Interior
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Lainiesta
Plate glass progress drives cheap transparent tech leaps
An editorial notes how plate glass and early innovations sliced costs and altered business prestige. A Western maker with twenty years’ experience claims a perpendicular rolling method yields perfect plate glass at one fifth the current price, signaling ongoing industrial achievement amid evolving markets.
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Dury
Jeremiah's Trial and the Weeping Prophet's Lesson
A sermon reflection explores Jeremiah in Jerusalem during upheaval, contrasting ancient warnings with present unrest. It notes prophetic messages, gate imagery, and the moral call to repentance, urging readers to seek a word from the Lord amid turmoil.
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