RACING STABLE BURNS AT MASON CITY
A Mason City Iowa fire destroyed Kirk Brothers racing stable killing prized horses including Storm and Storza. The building valued at about 160000 dollars burned from 7:15 p.m. as spectators watched. Firefighters could not save the animals despite efforts. cause unknown. Burr Kirk mourns Storm, a top two year old prospect, with the loss affecting a valued string of blooded horses.
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Kirk Brothers
Mason City
Iowa
Brown John
Star Storm Bird
Red City
Storza
Burr Kirk
Storm
The Ber Sea arbitration case debated seals pact
The Herald reports the Ber Sea arbitration meeting decided the tribunal must be public, enabling disclosure of the United States and Great Britain contention points. The US claims Alaska fur seals breed on Pribylof Islands and US ownership, with rights to protection beyond US shores. Britain argues Alaskan seals lack native trait of confinement and may not be restricted to Pribylot waters. Both sides note seal numbers have fallen and blame methods on islands for production losses.
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New York
Herald
Paris
United States
Bering Sea
California
Pritylof Islands
Great Britain
Rae
Rae Kussien
Dividing the Oil Trade Alleged in Pittsboro Report
A Pittsboro special reports that Standard U1 Company and allies aimed to divide the foreign refined oil trade and regulate prices upward. The deal allegedly withdraws firms from Germany and Austria and expands Standard operations to China via English ports, with terms unclear. The advance of 15 points in New York refined oil is cited as significant.
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Pittsboro
Standard U1 Company
Ids
Con-Urace
Gertians
Enzin
Standard
Busnes Tn Chins
Toell
New York
Smuggling Diamonds Case Linked to Austrian Extradition
A U S Treasury agent reports a scheme involving young Jacques Rico and forged documents aimed at shipping valuables to a Philadelphia port. Adatte allegedly smuggled the jewels but then returned them to Austrian authorities as restitution to a Vienna bank.
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Jacque
Jail Officials Must Explain Charged in Escape Case
Guthrie Oklahoma. The United States grand jury returned indictments against Jailer Porete and deputy sheriff John Moore for conspiring in the escape of Ellsworth Wyatt from the United States jail. Wyatt was wanted on murder charges and other crimes and was allowed to walk out on Sunday. Several other escapes are under investigation and sensational disclosures are expected.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
United States
Grand Jury
Porete
John Moore
Ellsworth Wyatt
Wyatt
Purvis Mississippi Burned in Negroes' Revenge
Meridian special report: Purvis Miss was destroyed by incendiaries after a preacher posing as a U S government agent allegedly exploited fear to collect fees. A panic spread as fires gutted shops and homes, with townspeople fleeing on a special northbound train amid rumors of further violence.
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Purvis
Meridian
Miss
New Orleans
Bec
United States
Washington
Sics
Meridius
ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY ABDUCTS TNAMORST IN BANDIT GUISE
In New Orleans the Times-Democrat reports a sensational white fancy abduction in Chapultepec where masked men robbed the residence of Refusio Mazonéz and seized his daughter after beating Martinez and his wife. Detectives traced the crime to Luis Salazar, a prominent local, who planned the raid with friends posing as bandits to win the girl’s hand. The lovers’ arrest threat followed as police pursue charges of robbery.
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New Orleans
the Times-Democrat
Mex
Polic
Refusio Maz Néz
Martinez
Wile
Luis Salazar
Fire Disaster in Cleveland Kills Five Women and a Child
A devastating Cleveland blaze on Prospect Street left five women and a child dead as a stairway escape was cut off. The fire caused rapid wall collapse and entrapment before firefighters arrived, with spectators aiding in rescues amid widespread injuries and extensive property loss. The building, uninsured, burned completely, wrecking the structure and contents.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Sreé Horros
Prospect Street
Lueon J
Nobrey
Wes
Stentier
Lesan
Buying Confederate Money Sparks Suspicion In City
An unknown North Erni figure travels through the city amid reports of buying Confederate money across denominations. Aiming to influence a Negro Party expansion, he seeks funds ahead of an April 12 protection plan vote. Prominent Republicans are cited, but movement strength remains unclear.
Madrid cabinet to act on San Domingo incident
Official circles ridicule rumors of conflict with America and say Spain will not intervene in San Domingo beyond protecting Spanish residents. In Pittsburgh, Mrs Frank Steubenberger, 24, died suddenly while praying by her dying mother. Cause listed as failure of heart. mother is over 60. Mrs Steubenberger leaves five children.
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America
Madrid
San Domingo
San Dowinzo
Pittsburg
Frank Steubenberzer
Steubenberger
Sailor's Tale of Siberian Prison Horrors Described
Louis A. Para Gyce, a sailor aboard the Gaelic, recounts brutal treatment in Siberian prisons after being stranded ashore near Kamchatka with Wilson. Accused of spying, they faced hunger, cold, and harsh disciplinary measures at Garasock station, with convicts and soldiers described amid a harsh camp life. The Marion recovered them and sent Para Gyce to Shanghai, then to the Gaelic and finally home.
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San Francisco
Louis A. Para- Gyce
China
Mary H. Thomas
Wilson
Kamsehatka
Garasock
Etstetion
Paradyce
Divestock
Nara
United States
Marion
Windivestock
Merni Neamed
Scheme to Sink a Ship Onboard Dynamite Bombs Found
Dynamite charges were found in the Cyrus Wakefield’s hold before she sailed for San Francisco. Two officers refused to sail, fearing a plot to sink the vessel. A first bomb was discovered near the port side amid cargo, wired with matches and sandstone to trigger on sea. A second bomb was found later, prompting another captain to refuse command.
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Cyrus Wakefield
New York
Osyrus Wakefield
San Francisco
Wakefield
Stout
Morton
Crinoline Trial in Hazieton Coal Region Fails
In Hazieton Pennsylvania a crinoline dress trial collapses when Mrs Andrews Pxepsacho refuses the work after Miss Susan Smith of Humboldt completes a crinoline gown. The dressmaker sues before Alderman Laubach for payment, marking a notable misstep in coal region fashion.
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Hazieton
Susan Smith
Humboldt
Haas
Andrews Pxepsacho
Miss Smith
Laubach
Buried Spanish Gold Unearthed Near Palacio Huarel
Durants Mexico workers uncover an earthen box five feet beneath the surface on Ortiz property near the Palace Huarel. The box holds old Spanish coins and the treasure amount is undisclosed though a portion will go to the government. It is believed a Spaniard buried it over a century ago during a thriving mine labor era.
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Durants
Mexico
Huarel
Child Dies by Whisky Drinking in Maysville Ky
A child named Blanche, two years old, died after drinking whisky. The mother was outside when the child collapsed at her feet. Doctors believe the child ingested nearly half to two pints, and the death was due to passive congestion of the brain from alcohol.
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Maysville
Blanche
Robber Raid On Findleyville Farm Ends With No Money Found
A gang of four masked robbers attacked J C McClelland's residence near Findlesyville Station while Mrs Kerr and an eighteen month old child were alone. They terrorized them, bound the mother, and searched for £2699. The child was threatened and injured, the mother nearly harmed, but the money remained hidden. The robbers fled after an hour without success and a posse is chasing them. The mother later fainted at a neighbor's door and relayed the horrific events. A postmortem on the child revealed pinching and pinpricks on tender flesh. A separate note reports Blount's trip to the islands to study annexation sentiment and verify facts amid calls for pure truth.
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Ittsburg
J. C. MccClelland
Findlesyville Station
William Kerr
McClelland
Washington, Pa
Blount
Sann Francisco
Hawaii
Bloant
Cleveland
Towns Wrecked by Cyclones Reach Across States
A Tunica Miss cyclone damaged towns including Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges, churches, the county courthouse, and a two story colored school serving 159 children. Tupelo and Kelly were reportedly destroyed. Nashville suffered roof and structure damage with two deaths. Also reported were an accident during a stage play in Watash Ind and a fire at Jeffersonville prison wing. Berlin reports a bulletproof uniform material adopted by Germany.
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Memphis
Tunica
Miss
Masonic
Knights of Pythias
M. E
Court House
Cleveland
Tupelo
Kelly
Memphis and
Birmijnsham
Nashville
Judge Wood
Eugene Drun- Tight
Will Droomright
Professor Parkinson Accepts Brookings College Chair
Prof John R Parkinson, assistant professor in civil policy at Madison Wisconsin, has accepted the chair of history constitutional law and political science at Brookings Agricultural and Mechanical College. He earned A B degree at Wisconsin in 1956 and law degree in 1958, studied at Johns Hopkins, and earned an M A in 1959.
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Brookings College
Jolly B. Parkinson
Madison
Wis
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Btookings
Parkinson
University of Wisconsin
Isss
St Paul
Issu F
John Hopkins
Univers
Highmore's Female Firebug Feared Hyde County Terror Trapped
A report from Highmore details the arrest of Mrs. Della Thompson for a year of destructive fires in the capital. Anonymous letters tainted with threats preceded a careful investigation by the Post Office and local citizens. Thompson confessed to mailing the letters and claimed others opposed her actions, while bail and federal postal charges followed.
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Hyde County
Della Thompson
Hichmore
Court House
Thompson
Sumter
Ste
Fost
Arison
Grand Jury
United States Authority
Double the Cheyennes Rations and Sioux Falls Trial News
A report notes double rations issued to Cheyenne Indians via Agent Lillibridge at the Cheyenne Indian Agency to reduce trips to the agency, with Indians pleased and praising their Great White Feather. It covers the shooting of Bill Fielder, the pending U S Court investigation in Sioux Falls next month, and the State Fair in Aberdeen with a $1500 bonus and new officers. It also mentions plans for a large creamery at Canning by E D and H D Stoppamp from Eastern Iowa, serving 1000 cows and producing 700-800 pounds of butter plus 200-300 pounds of cheese daily, drawing dozens of families to the county.
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Lillibridge
Cheyenne Indian Agency
Opposte Forest City
Bill Fielder
Fielder
United States
Sioux Falls
E. D. Anp
H. D. Stoppamp
Iowa
Canning
Pierre
Low and
I Ilinois
Hey
State Board of Agriculture may hold State Fair at Aberdeen
An Aberdeen meeting will discuss holding a State Fair this year and elect officers. New treasurer to call in outstanding premium orders totaling 3,510 dollars. premiums paid bring the total to 7,040 dollars. State funding of 3,556 dollars exists but no current appropriation for the year fair. World’s Fair year note noted.
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Tz State Board of Agriculture
Aberdeen
V. EF. Bushnell
Huron
James Sebree
Pierre
C. N. Harris
Charles Keith
Volga
Frank Hymes
Miranda
I l
State Board of Agriculture
Lagislature
Where Is Wm. Hurlburt Disappears Near Columbia
Anxiety mounts over farmer William Hurlburt of near Columbia who vanished after Aberdeen visit last week. He bought goods for over 200 dollars and was seen boarding the evening train to Columbia but has not returned or left traces of his purchases. A dispatch from Washington notes a 300000 dollar bill to indemnify Crow Creek and Winnebago settlers passed Congress but later stalled in the House. Minnie Olsen’s supporters demand justice as her death in Sioux Falls is blamed on Dr. Fisher and a reward is offered for the suspect’s capture, who reportedly fled toward Texas after the coroner’s jury deliberations.
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Honoclulu
Couse
Honolulu
Washington
Remai
Wm. Hurlburt
Tuere
Columbia
Hurlburt
Aberdeen
Har Hess
Crow Creek
Winnebago
Cleveland
Congress
Pettigrew Stites
Minnie Olsen
Sioux Fall
Dr. Fisher
Lexus
Sioux Band and Franchise News From Deadwood to Aberdeen
Reports from Deadwood and Aberdeen cover diverse topics. Sioux Indian Brass Band appearance at the World's Fair is arranged, while Deadwood grants a franchise for an electric line to Lead City to replace the Dakota Central. The State Fair will run September 11 to 14, with ample funds raised for bond guarantees in Aberdeen. A court denies dissolving the National Cordage Company attachment over a $21,500 debt. Watertown discusses saloon control by electing a mayor and council favoring fines. Thirteen immigrant carloads arrive at Huron, mostly settling in Potter County. Eight Indian truant boys from Lower Brule Agency escape to walk home but are captured near Winfred. Commander Weissert will attend the G A R department encampment in Chamberlain on June 6.
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Deadwood
Heatrice, Neb
Lead City
Dakota Central Railroad
Fulandreau
Lower Brule
Winfred
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Josh Spruceby
Warsaw
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Lousville
Clazzett Saddlery Company
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Thenen
Berlin
Manusheba Taylor
South Dakota News
John R. Parkinson
Highmore
County
Winnebago Reservation
Cornell Association
Woopsocket
John T. Kean
Dana Needham
Plankington
Opinmon
W. W. Taylor
J. H. Lexer
Leager
Board of Agriculture
The
Alliance
National Codage Company
South Dakota Farmers’ Alliance
Campbell
National Cordage Company
Watertown
Nebraska
McPherson County
Potter County
Weissert
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Holt
Chamberlain
de Fresto
Ala
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