Fatal Explosion Destroys Litchfield Mill and Wrecks Town
A massive blast at Keller's steam flour mill in Litchfield Illinois followed a fire shortly after 3 am. The explosion felled plate glass, damaged the town, and injured several. a grain elevator adjoining the mill burned with wheat worth hundreds of thousands. One millwright died trying to save tools. Damage statewide and to nearby residences is extensive.
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Litchfield
Keller
Decatur
Millright
John Curve
Waterloo
N. Y
Kehler Bros
St. Louis
L. A. Smith
Mkisham
New York
Scheme to Sink a Ship and Mutiny Inquiries
A New York special reports two dynamite bombs found in the Cyrus Wakefield before a San Francisco voyage, causing officers to refuse sail. San Francisco dispatch details mutiny and murder aboard the Hesper, with five sailors jailed and to be tried. Monterey reports forest fires in Sierra near Saltillo, destroying thousands of goats and homes with no rain.
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Cyrus Wakefield
New York
San Francisco
Wuakefield
Morton
Wakefield
Monterey
Mexico
Sierra Mountains
Saltillo
Prita
Pirates Eradicated by Villagers in Chinese Village Massacre
Yokohama based account describes a Fan Tu village killing a band of pirates storming inlets near City of Fan Tu. Villagers trapped fifty to sixty pirates on lower decks and murdered two survivors. Officials say the community displayed a ritual grave sacrifice, then looted, burned the junks, and ate the pirates hearts.
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San Francisco
Rio de Janeiro
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Fan-Tu
Booming Cherokee Strip opening fuels bitterness and hope
Arkansas City reports about 7 000 families gather along the Kansas border awaiting a spring opening of the Cherokee lands. Sooners speculators and land fakirs join a growing camp life with shanties and prairie schooners as settlers race for possible crop planting. Chinese Six Companies plan to defeat the Geary Law by challenging it in courts with top lawyers including Choate and Carter aiding the effort.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Interior Department
Arkansas
Tahlequah
Washington
Kansas
San Francisco
Chinese Fix
Internal Revenue
Quinn Jif
New York
James C. Carter
J. Aubley Ashton
New York City
Mr. Choate
Four Die in Jefferson County Saw Mill Explosion
A boiler explosion at a saw mill three miles north of Lockridge, Jefferson County Iowa, killed four men and seriously injured several others. Victims include John Adams engineer Gates and assistant engineer Caldosier. a boy named Eshelman also died. Mill owner Michael Hovern and Theodore Lillyblade were among the injured. Witnesses gathered as mangled remains were identified by clothing.
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Burlington
Jefferson County
Skunk River
Lockridge
John Adams
Gates
Caldosier
Eshelman
Michael Hovern
Theodore Lillyblade
Trade expansion despite adverse conditions and weather
Dun's Weekly Review notes unusually large business activity despite storms and cold. Trade is helped by high imports over exports, with European restraint on shipments and money, plus Reading collapse effects, yet confidence remains and loans prove harder to obtain. Exports and clearings figures show mixed signals.
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New York
I. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Doubtiess
Europe
Philadelphia
Ghastly find at Newport News depot shocks workers
A mutulated human body packed in a barrel was found during freight handling at the Newport News and Mississippi Valley depot. The head and limbs protruded as the barrel was moved. investigators weigh dissection or criminal links, while the suspect Greens remains unidentified.
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Louisville
Darrel
Newport News
Mississippi Valley
Big Clifty
W. T. Greens
St. Louis
Famine and plague grim North Africa drought crisis
In Barca and Tripoli drought halts rain for months with famine and disease widespread. Outbreaks of sickness and deaths mount as Europeans flee to Egypt and Malta amid putrefying carcasses. In Butte a 55 ton Grant locomotive explosion kills two rail workers and injures others. Manitoba plans to relocate Icelanders as whole population faces emigration.
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Africa
Cairo
Barca
Tripoli
Walt
Bengasi
Buren
Cudi
Egypt
Malta
Shrewd Life Insurance Fraudster Thrun Arrested in New Orleans
Word from Oshkosh reports the New Orleans arrest of F J Thrun famed for bold insurance frauds. The Romeo resident disappeared after a house fire in Spencer where he urged friends to help salvage goods. Jury verdict deemed death by burning but bones lacked Thrun’s teeth, aiding suspicions of faked death. Thrun held £57 000 in policies. widow denied payout as detectives pursued him across Wisconsin and Chicago. Conviction would implicate three supporters who paid premiums.
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Oshkosh
Wis
New Orleans
F. J. Thrun
I. J. Thrun
Romeo
Spencer
Thrun
Thran
Wisconsin
Chicago
Ship Belknap wreck details reach San Francisco readers
Report from San Francisco describes the loss of the American ship Robert L. Belknap after striking a reef near the Natunal Islands on June 16. Crew of five in one boat endured six hours at sea and lived on two coconuts for three days before reaching Linggi, while others faced heavy hardships and a Russian prince aboard survived in disguise. The captain sailed for New York, leaving most crew to suffer and later blame his treatment.
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San Francico
Rio de Juntero
Robert L. Belknap
Natunal Islands
Indian Ocean
Singapore
Belknap
Kobe
New York
Staples
Linggi
Yokohama
Indian Girl Eaten by Cougars Near Tacoma
Feb snowstorms have driven cougars from Cascade foothills into settlements west of Tacoma. A big female cougar abducted a 10 year old Indian girl near Tilden, carried her to a cave and her body was found eaten except hands and feet. The father Thomas Jones tracked and killed the animal. Reports say further attacks occurred with similar losses but not yet confirmed.
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Tacoma
Wash
Cascade Mountains
Tilden
Louis County
Thomas Jones
Divorce Law In South Dakota Still Rigid Says Attorney
Aberdeen lawyer P H Wilcox insists the recent legislative session did not loosen divorce rules. a six month minimum residence before decree remains, with doors still open to later motions if the defendant is absent. The piece notes state expenses in adjournment and farming news from the Great Corn Belt.
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Wilson
South Dakota
St. Louis
Yap
South Y
Full roster of Gov. Sheldon's appointments to date
Complete list names and hometowns of appointments across boards and commissions. Hoard of Charities and Corrections includes Sibbison and Laughlin. Railroad Commissioners Conklin, Werner, Brennan. Public Examiner Myers. State Surveyor Wallace. Adjutant General Silsby. World's Fair Commission members Uchsenreiter, Brown, Powers, Hinds, McClure, Quarre, Baker, Jevans, Pilcher, Taylor. State Agent Goodkoontz. Oil Inspector Stafford. State Engineer Fassett. Regents Hale Ward McIntyre Shannon Bouchre Heminger. Women's World's Fair Commissioners Mellett Burleigh Hyrow Bennett Silsby Oliver Jeffries Pierre Duff Haynie Gas ton. various others with counties listed.
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Sheldon
Charities and Corrections
William J. Sibbison
Dell Rapids
Minnehaha County
Lemuel I. Laughlin
Ridgwater
McCook County
Zina Richey
Yankton
Yankton County
E. F. Conklin
Clark
Clark County
H. C. Werner
Forrestburg
Sanborn County
J. K. Brennan
Rapid City
Pennington County
C.H. Myers
Watertown
Coddington
H. J. Wallace
Wessington Springs
George A. Silsby
Mitchell
Davison County
L. G. Uchsenreiter
Webster
Thomas H. Brown
Sioux Malls
William M. Powers
Chamberlain
C. W. Stafford
Waubay
Day County
C. Fassett
Hitchcock
Beadie County
Regents of Education
F. G. Hale
Scotland
J. P. Ward
Plankington
Alexander McIntyre
J. W. Shannon
Huron
L.vl. Bouchre
Eureka
M. R. Heminger
Westport
Women’s World’s Fair Commission
A. C. Mellett
W. A. Burleigh
J. A. H Yrow
Madison
J. E. Bennett
J. S. Oliver
L. Jeffries
V Pierre
William Duff Haynie
Marie J. Gaston
Deadwood
Daring hold up leaves Brennan maimed. state geologist named
A Denver based pispatrol report details Wild Bill Johnson and an ambush at Thompson Springs Utah where James Brennan of Sturgis South Dakota lost both legs after forced dancing and a 23 mile march through snow. Brennan contracted pneumonia and later had toes and feet amputated as he lingered in hospital.
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Denver
Colo
Wild Bill” Johnson
James Brennan
Sturgis
Grand Junction
Brennan
Bert Twilliger
Thompson Springs
Utah
Wild
Twillinger
Cisco
Tleis
Inen
Artesian Well Work Advances at Pierre School Site
Work has begun on an artesian well at the United Government Indian School in Pierre. Swan Bros. expect to reach water at around 1,100 feet, with current depth 1,150 feet. The project aims to supply the school with a steady water source eight miles east of Pierre.
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United Government Indian School
Locat Pierre
Swan Bros
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