Fatal dynamite blast near Romeoville shocks Illinois
A severe explosion on the Chicago drainage canal section 14 near Romeoville kills two men and injures seven others. The dead are James McNight and Daniel McAllister. the seriously hurt include John Michne and Barney O’Rourke. Victims were preparing to blast dynamite when a misstrike triggered the blast. Bodies removed to Lockport and St Joseph’s Hospital Joliet.
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YatcaGo
Romeoville
T James McNight
Daniel McAllister
George McVitrick
John McVitrick
Barney O'Rourke
Louis Kearney
John Michne
Michael Harrison
Hugh O'Rourke
Germany backs England as crisis over Monroe Doctrine looms
The German press condemns President Cleveland over his Monroe Doctrine stance amid Anglo American tensions. Salisbury’s pro British line pleases officials, while U S business leaders oppose Cleveland. News notes a Tennessee mine disaster, electric workers strike, and guarded trolley mail cars as unrest spreads.
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Germany
Cleveland
England
Marquis of Salisbury
Cleveand
Great Britain
United States
America
Stabbed Mother of Three Found Dead in St Louis
Irene W. Mozer, 27, mother of three, was found stabbed to the heart on a St Louis street. She had divorced her violent, shiftless ex husband who threatened to kill her once released from custody. He was arrested at his mother's home and admitted the murder, claiming jealousy as motive. Russia's Ominous Silence discussed as potential Allied war angle with England and the United States.
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Dunorny
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May Grier
Miss Grier
St. Louis
Irene W. Mozer
Mozer
Fourth District
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London
England
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India
France
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Minneapolis
Harry Hayward
Pasadena
Cal
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District Court
Elam S. Ramsay
Kansas City
Kan
Chicago
Samuel F. B. Morse
Pension Board
Board of Health
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Esmena
de Smet
Andrews
Burdick
Ber
Brookings
Gale
Miss Warner
John James
Lead
John Stewart
James
Stewart
Wall Street
United States Senate
House
Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Chandler
New Hampshire
Congress
Spanish Attack Gomez and the 4009 insurgents
The Dieromen battalion under Gen. Asturias attacked Gomez near the Colmena River. After two hours of combat, eight assaults failed to dislodge insurgents who fought with machetes. Troops used bayonets and artillery, driving the insurgents from the field with 25 killed and prisoners reported.
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Havana
Dieromen
Asturias
Colmena
Navy court martial to try officer over drunkenness on duty
Lieutenant Py Werlich of the fireship Philadelphia faces a court martial at Mare Island navy yard for drunkenness on duty. The proceeding is reported by local naval authorities and ongoing testimony is expected.
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San Francesseo
Py Werlich
Philadelphia
Mare Island Navy Yard
Jenny Beards
Wall Street tumble as gold exports deepen market unease
On Friday in Change New York the mood turned panicky with heavy selling on the stock exchange. Before trading began a $3.4 million gold shipment and later $600,000 in exports were announced alongside adverse London and war news, driving prices down while banks called in loans and lenders charged high interest.
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New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
London
Dr Hearne Acquitted in Missouri Murder Case
Dr J C Thorne is cleared of murdering Amos J Stillwell once a Hannibal packer. Mrs Hearne, then wife of Rios J Stillwell, is indicted for the same crime. Also in Washington Senator Hale introduces navy expansion bill funding twenty five torpedo boats and six battleships at costly displacements.
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Dr. Hearne
Bowling Green
Missouri
J.C. Thorne
Amos J. Stillwell
Hannibal
Hearne
Rios J. Stillwell
Waasnington
Hale
Lambert Executed for Banker Murder After Two-Year Delay
Theodore Lambert, a Black man, was hanged in Camden jail for the murder of W. G. Kairer, a wealthy Camden banker, during the burglary of Kairer’s home on December 4. Legal maneuvers delayed the execution by two years.
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Lambert
McLadelma
Theodore Lambert
Camden
W. G. Kairer
Kairer
NeKro
Damage suit closes Kenton-Cornell operations in Berre
The Kenton-Cornell Company, linked to a fatal January powder explosion in its Berre, Montana house, has been closed on attachments for 70,000 dollars following a damage suit verdict favoring relatives of a victim.
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Berre, Mont
Kenton-Cornell Company
Barnato Sends Representative to New York Mining Field
A personal representative for Barney Barnato, the renowned Kaffir mining operator, has arrived in New York to oversee actions in the Cripple Creek district and arrange Barnato’s involvement in the new mining venture.
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Barnato
New York
Barney Barnato
Cripple Creek
Black Hills Boom Drives Mining Fever in Lead and Deadwood
The Black Hills show unprecedented mining activity with old claimants reopening sites near Terry's Peak and Homestake Mining striking a vein. Daily ore influx into Lead and Deadwood exceeds 4,000 tons as mills and plants expand capacity.
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Sioux Falls
Black Hills
Terry’s Peak
Bald Mountain
Homestake Mining Company
Deadwood
Kildonian Mining Company
Piuma
Champion Mining Company
Opera'er
Robert Mackay
Montreal
Canada
Cleveland Urges Fast Finance Reform to Shield Gold Reserve
President Cleveland warns Congress of continued gold withdrawals and calls for immediate legislation or declaration to strengthen American credit and protect public funds. He emphasizes a complete change in the financial system, urging no recess until a sound policy is enacted and confidence restored.
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Congress
Cleveland
Grover Clisveland
Fragmented note hints at local paper issue and editor plans
Readable phrases indicate a local editor considering a paper issue. Mentions Mitchell rarity, morning work, and a person named Mr. Lb. Details are garbled but point to a planned edition and satisfaction with new water and capacity.
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Newater
Lbeach & Post
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