Disaster on the Lakes and Montreal Explosion Toll
A Herld despatch from Wingston Ont reports the steamer Quinte burned to the water near Deseronto with five dead including Capt Christie and family members. Survivors saved, crew missing, engineer badly burned. Other brief items note Stillwater escapes, Faribault hay fire, Fergus Falls prairie blazes, Price Mfg leadership change, a park land dispute in La Crosse, and a child maimed at the depot.
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New York
Wingston
Herald
Deseronto
Christie
Quinte
Picton
Stillwater
Milo Levanchy
Milton
Douglas County
Wisconsin Walls
Black River Palls
Price Manufacturing Company
J.J. McGillivray
Sash and Blind
la Croesse
Donald Cameron
Second Ward Park
Cameron
Tson
Les
Montreal Buildings Demolished after Massive Dynamite Explosion
A powerful dynamite blast in St. Jean Baptiste ward Montreal killed five men and fatally wounded several others. The explosion wrecked all nearby houses and caused extensive damage across the area. Twenty or more residents were injured, with casualties expected to rise as more details emerge. Police and emergency crews cordoned off the scene and began investigations into the blast’s cause.
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Montreal
St. Jean Baptiste Ward
Flour Mills Destroyed in Winona Fire
A severe blaze in Winona Minnesota destroyed the Porter Milling company roller mills and elevator. The fire started in the cupola, likely from the smokestack. About 35000 bushels of wheat 1000 barrels of flour and millstuffs were lost. The total damage is $125000 with insurance.
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Porter
Winona
Minn
L. GC. Porter Milling Company
Almost a Wholesale Cremation in Faribault Minn Fire
Vincent Fait and his wife and four children on a marsh island faced near annihilation as a fire trapped them. Fait ventured to rescue the children but was overcome by smoke and fell into the blaze, later being saved by neighbors. The cattle suffered injuries while the house and barns were saved by strenuous effort.
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Farbault
Minn
Vincent Fait
Vincent Fall
Thetis Returns Safely From Arctic Cruise
Washington reports relief that the United States steamer Thetis has arrived safely at Nome Alaska on September 26, ending anxiety in naval circles. Thetis had cruised from Hershelashen and Mackinzie Bay to Herald Island and Wrangel Island and would depart for Sitka on October 30.
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Washington
United States
Steiner Thetis
Arctic
Stockton
Ounalaska
Thetis
iLorshelashen
Mackinzie Bay
British America
Herald Island
Wrargei Land
Ouilaska
Sitka
Crowded Mabley & Carew opening ends in crush
At the new Mabley & Carew store in Cincinnati crowds forced doors to close several times. A fire hoax caused a stampede injuring several women who fainted, with police needed to control the scene. Also noted are a federal appointment in Washington and bank charter news in North Dakota.
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Cincixnati
Mabley & Carew
Pan American delegates hosted by carnival city guests
Pan American delegates were welcomed in St Paul with a formal program. Aldermen, generals and governors greeted them at union depot and city hall, with a corner stone ceremony for the Y M C A building and a full dress reception at Hotel Ryan. They planned a tour of Minneapolis to inspect flour mills.
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Union Depot
Bickel
Cullen
Webster and Gehan
J. B. Tarbox
Gen. Sanborn
E. W. Peet
J. A. Arthur
Tenth
Minnesota
Merriam
Davis
Gen. Sibley
Ramsey
Faitba McGill
Ishop Ireland
Deloe
Ryan
Minneapolis
Archduke John Salr vows private soldier stance in war
Vienna dispatch notes Archduke John Salr renounced titles to live as a private citizen but says in war he would take arms for his country, fighting as a private soldier. Reports from Belgrade, Wilkes-Barre, La Crosse, and nearby towns cover church tensions, drownings, labor strikes, suffrage meetings, rail labor losses, lumber company plans, Great Lakes navigation, and Brown County threshing yields.
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Archduke John Salr
Rans
West Superior
J. M. Stocking
W. A. Rust
West Superior Lumber Company
Minnesota Mattern
Duluth
Great Lakes
Gordon
Northern Steamship Line
Cronin Court Opening Sparks Crowded Trial Room
In Chicago Judge Longenecker opened the Cronin murder trial amid a packed courtroom. Sheriff Mattson commanded crowd control as jurors were seated and the defense and prosecution presented. The jurors were reminded by the judge of their duty and the presumption of innocence, with remarks on separate standards for proof beyond reasonable doubt. Additional notes covered a separate article on railroad grain-car shortages and harvest-focused policy proposals.
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Chicago
Longenecker
Forrest
What Longenecker Knows Cronin Case Surprises Ahead
Chicago dispatch notes that the defense or state will reveal several surprises in the Cronin murder case. Key evidence reportedly confirms Cronin's entry into Carlson cottage the night of the crime and names four participants Coughlin Cooney Burke and a fourth arrestee. O Sullivan is said to have acted as a lookout with three witnesses ready to testify.
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Cronin
Chicago
Longenecker
Dr. Cronin
Carlson Cottage
Coughlin
Cooney
Burke
O'Sullivan
Boodleism in Minneapolis City Pays Unauthorized Bonds
Minneapolis city comptroller uncovers that 68,000 of school district bonds were issued and serviced without city authorization or council approval since the 1883 city incorporation. No records show official assumption of this debt by the city, yet interest has been paid over the years.
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Minneapolis
Comptroller’s Office
Ryan
Washington
Thomas Ryan
United States
Mexico
Congress
Ex-Treasurer Burke Charged With Forgery in Bond Scheme
An indictment resumes the fraudulent state bond investigation with three more charges, two against ex-Treasurer E A Burke for forgery as bonds were negotiated for him by Maurice Hart. Hart reportedly refunded borrowed funds, leaving $70,900 at risk. Parnell inquiry continues in London with summations by counsel, Davitt speaking after Riggar. In MENICO Guatemala article, President Jilles orders shooting of revolutionary leaders. Wheat Growers Convention in St Louis adopts resolutions urging reciprocity treaties to relieve farm duties and costs.
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Lonth
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Tate
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Maurice Hart
Parnell
Lonxpon
Special Commission
the Times
Irish National Party
Joseph Riggar
Michael Davitt
Menico
Guatemala
Jilles
Ken Prewuers
Republic
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St. Louis
Wheat Grow Convention
Congress
Noted Desperado Bob Ford Survives Narrow Shootout
Bob Ford the Jesse James killer, running a saloon in Wallenburg Colorado, faced a deadly gunfight when cowpoke Ernest Kurry fired, Ford firing back from behind the bar. Kurry was wounded in the shoulder, Ford peppered him, and the wounded man was carried away as Ford’s fate hung in the balance. The gunman may recover.
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Jessie James
Wallenburg
Col
Bob Ford
Jesse James
St. Joseph
Kehrs
Ford
Ernest Kurry
Kurry
Bob
Karry
Wren
Yellow Fever Fears Sweep Brazil and Rio Janeiro
Reports from Admiral Gillis in South America warn of yellow fever breaking out across Brazil and Rio Janeiro this early season. He urges restricting visits to infected areas and suggests moving stores to Montevideo where the Richmond is stationed.
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Rio Janeiro
Washington
Gillis
Navy Department
Montevideo
Richmond
One More Big Combine for Great Railroad Union
The Boston News Bureau reports a proposed federation among major railroads including the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Manitoba lines. Union Pacific Northwestern traffic ties may hasten a nationwide alliance, with President Hill of St Paul Minneapolis Manitoba pushing to unite eastern and western lines amid heavy bank purchases.
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Boston News Bureau
Union Pacific-Northwestern
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Burlington and Northern
Manitoba
Pennsylvania
President Hill
St. Paul
Minneapolis
New York
Brotherhood Votes For Federation Of Locomotive Unions
In Denver on October 29 delegates of the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen voted unanimously for federation with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. A committee will notify the brotherhood, and a further session will refine terms. The firemen seek a clause change to permit joining without losing life insurance funds.
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Denver
Col
Confederation of Labor
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers
International Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
John J. Bannanan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood League formed by four clubs in New York
The World reports six capitalists from four Brotherhood clubs met at the Windsor hotel and planned a new league. Operations start after the players meeting next Monday. A large tract in upper New York is leased by backers of the Brotherhood venture, with financiers stronger than the current league magnates.
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New York
Brotherhood Clubs
Windsor Hotel
Brotherhood Club
Derelict master workman ousted in Philadelphia glass dispute
District Assembly No 149 I L G B workers accuse Master Workman John Coffee of dereliction of duty, provoking a probe by the executive council which deposed Coffee. Similar reports touch on a Chicago murder suspect known as Tascott and a dining room altercation at the Wilson House in Rockford where A C Chase was struck after provoking remarks aimed at hotel guests.
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Philadelphia
Green
I. of L
John Coffee
Executive Council
Rockrorp
Harry Phillips
Kate Castleton
A.C. Chase
Wilson House Satuday
Castleton
Phillips
Clase
Thai Phillips
Chase A
Bkow
Wend
Melton Arrested in Post Office Robbery Case
Parco North Dakota October 28 The trouble at the post office here culminated in the arrest of Wight Clerk Melton who was injured the night of the late robbery and was shot through the arm Thursday night The prosecution theory is that Melton inflicted the injuries on himself to avoid suspicion. The arrest has caused a sensation but Melton's friends deny his guilt staunchly.
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Vargo Dostence
Parco
N. D
Wight
Slelton
Melton
Fire Records of Selma and Nearby Towns
Fire in Selma at Liepold Bros. dry goods house caused 100000, Gill's hotel 50000, and other losses totalling 200000 with most insured. Guests fled hotel losing belongings. Findley’s village in Erie County burned for 85000 with 16700 insured. Decatur fire destroyed two blocks with about 25000 loss, two thirds insured. several people escaped.
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Selma
Ali
Ala
Liepold, Bros
Dry Good House
Broad Street
Liepold Bros
Gill’s
Rockway & Co
Selma Fraternal Lodge
Fitzpatrick Bank
Rothschild & Co
Erie
Findley's
New York
Drecaattr
Many Wreck Reported Off the Virginia Coast
A Virginia coast report from Norrorg dated October 28 records numerous wrecks with substantial loss of life. The item notes a special dispatch detailing maritime disasters near Norfolk and surrounding waters, signaling heavy damage and casualty concerns.
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Virginia
Norrorg
Toll Swing Vessels Lost in Last Wednesday Storm
Kittyhaw reports schooners Francis 8 Walters of Baltimore found floating bottom up at Nags Head with entire crew drowned. Frank M McGear wrecked near Whale's Head. crew saved. Lizzie S Haynes wrecked near Rodys Island. five crew drowned. captain and steward saved. Two bodies washed ashore and buried. A. E. Blackman capsized two miles off shore. only man saved was Capt. Charles Edwards who swam to New Inlet.
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Kittyhaw
Francis 8. Walters
Baltimore
Nags Head
Frank M. McGear
Whale’s Head
Lizzie S. Haynes
Rody’s Island
Steward
A. E. Blackman
Charles Edwards
New Inlet
Fire Ravages Glasgow Wool Market and Lodging Houses
London reports a large fire in Glasgow early Sunday morning. The wool market and several densely packed lodging houses surrounding it were destroyed. Thousands fled into the streets in night attire. severalinjured though no serious casualties. Losses are described as heavy with figures not yet known.
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Glasgow
London
Five Killed Playing Cards Under Freight Cars
Five men die and another is fatally injured when an engine backs into a freight car train under a siding shed near Irwin on the Pennsylvania railroad at 6 p m James Thompson two Thomas Thompson Robert Robinson and Sampson Emmons perished while Ben Stubbs suffered fatal injuries The dead include a married man and three bachelors all around 30 years old Blaine Despondent in Europe and other items follow in brief.
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Pirtscure
Irwin
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
James Thompson
Thomas Thompson
Robert Robinson
Sampson Emmons
Ben Stubbs
Explosion destroys Saint Jean Baptiste block in Montreal
The Montreal Herald reports one death and over sixty injured after a dynamite blast levelled a wooden building at Saint Jean Baptiste and Panthaleon streets. Surrounding brick stores and several shops suffered severe damage amid an estimated property loss exceeding $100,000.
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New York
The
Herald
Montreal
Saint Jean Baptiste
Panthaleon and
St. Jean Baptiste Streets
Panthaleon Street
Saint Jean Baptiste Street
J. Chartrand
Mrs. Villeneuve
J. Pure
Chambers Held Without Bail in Bowman Killing
In Clayton the preliminary examination of B. M. Chambers for the murder of lawyer Frank J. Bowman concluded. Chambers was bound over to the grand jury without bail.
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Chambers
St. Louis
B. M. Chambers
Frank J. Bowman
Clayton
Negroes Disfranchised and Civic Reform Effort in Lynchburg
In Lynchburg Virginia 2087 colored voters were struck from city pall books on grounds of death removal or improper registration leaving about 1900 registered. Republicans polled roughly 1700 votes last election and seek restoration in corporation court. In DeLurry Minnesota Chippewa commissioners report successful treaty signing at Grand Portage with every adult male Indian signing the terms.
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Lynchburs
Corporation Court
DeLurry
Grand Portage Reservation
Mississippi
James & Foster Lands and Loans promote land sale
Statehood capital location opening of the Sioux Reservation and building of new railroad lines and other improvements will raise real estate values rapidly. Now is the time to buy lands. Send for free map pamphlet and price list of lands for sale. James & Foster.
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Statehood
Sioux Reservation
James 8
Foster
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