Des Moines Fire Kills Four In House Blaze
A southern Des Moines residence owned by George Cage burned, killing four inmates including two children Everett 2 and James 7 days old and Mrs Anna Cage. George and his father John Cage suffered severe burns while attempting to rescue their wives and children. John and wife had arrived from Texas for a family reunion and christening of the babies.
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Des Moines
George Cage
Everett
James
Anna Cage
John Cage
Cnt
Cage
Texas
American Merchant Marine Chief Warns on Trade Barriers
Commissioner of Navigation O'Brien in his annual report lauds the protected U S merchant marine while warning that subsidized Canadian Pacific and British actions threaten American shipping. He cites Great Lakes tonnage growth from 711,629 tons in 1882 to 1,183,582 tons in 1892 and notes American vessels dominate protected domestic trade but foreign commerce declines. He calls for retaliatory duties on Asiatic goods imported via Canada and criticizes current relief as insufficient.
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Washington
O’brien
Great Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Ocean Line
United States
O'Brien
Canada
River Ablaze and River Disaster Report
Philadelphia special describes a river fire near Pint Breeze caused by an oil leak from refineries. Exploding oil flooded the river, burning ships, houses, and wharves. losses estimated at 135,000 dollars. Pittsburg item reports a corpse impaled on a cowcatcher after a train collision. New Orleans dispatch notes flood damages in Paxeca state with 50 deaths and vast crop losses.
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Philadelphia
Point Breeze
Felix
Elena G
Joses
Pittsburg
Fourth Avenue
Frank Carmaux
Sherman
Mexi
New Orleans
Times-Democrate
Puebla
Mexico
Saldo River
Paxeca
Pedro Celis
Four Town Wiped Out by Fire in Gallery Junction
Pittsburg special reports Gallery Junction, a village twenty miles away, practically wiped out by a blaze. Only a few buildings remain and total loss will exceed $50,000.
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Pittsburg
Gallery Junction
Erastus Wiman Tours Canada Sees Free Market Benefits
Erastus Wiman opened his maritime provinces lecture tour in Malifax Nova Scotia. Crowds packed the hall as the Board of Trade president presided and the speaker urged free access to the U S market. He argued Canada could rival Michigan and Minnesota in growth if Ontario Quebec and the westerly regions gained equal opportunity.
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Erastus Wiman
Canada
Malifax
N. S
Maritime Provinces
Board of Trade
Great Britain
United State
Janadu
Quebec
Ontario
Ohio
Algona
Michigan
Manitoba
Northwest
Minnesota
Dakota
British Columbia
Oregon
Washington
Wealthy widow defends $100000 suit in Chicago court
Mrs. J W Tuohy a rich Chicago widow who owns three dry goods stores faces a $100000 damages suit by former clerk Cornelius Torny who claims false arrest after a confrontation at her home and store. She testifies Torny pressed his attentions and threatened marriage, then she had him arrested as a nuisance. The case reveals alleged affair and alleged threats amid nervous witness testimony. In Plainfield New Jersey George Fountain uncovers buffalo bones eastern discovery, the bones sent to Columbia College for analysis as the first buffalo remains found east of Erie marking mound builder site remains.
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Chicago
J. W. Tuohy
Cornelius Torny
Tuoby
Cornelius
Grny
Plainfield
N. J
George Tr. Fountain
City
Columbia College
Bean
Fountain
Erie
New Jersey
Limekiln Disaster at Western Limestone Quarry
In Lima Ohio a lime kiln accident collapsed from heat and a burning log brace. Joseph Koontz and Henry Sowers were crushed atop the kiln and burned, dying in front of hundreds. Tred Heardie also suffered severe burns as workers pulled away rotted flesh from the victims.
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Lima
Ohio
Joseph Koontz
Henry Sowers
Counterfeit Two Pound Note and Global Cholera Toll
Treasury Secret Service uncovers counterfeit two pound silver certificate 1836 noting a signature flaw. Cholera toll climbs across Caucasus Saratoff and St Petersburg with 159,800 cases and 77,009 deaths. Bridge collision at Terre Haute destroys two engines and stock cars. engineer dead and two hurt. Other briefs report a fatal cough incident near Bayfield, a planned switchmen strike for the World’s Fair, Mayor Grant declining a distillery presidency, and Hot Springs Valley Bank suspending with assets of 5,900.
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Washington
Secret Service Division
Treasury Department
Register
James W. Nytt
James
James W. Kyatt
LD. C
St Peterburg
Uridjre
Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash River
Westry Allison
Poisoner Cream Confesses Seventeen Victims 1874 1881
London special reports Dr. Neil Cream has confessed to Mr Waters that between 1874 and 1881 he poisoned seventeen women in Canada and elsewhere. He lured them to blackmail rich men, then murdered to prevent witnesses. Waters says Cream shared details and letters from coerced victims. A medical expert notes Cronin shows signs of satyriasis.
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London
Neil Cream
Waters
Cream
Chicago
Canada
Ifo
Mr. Waters
Cronin
Woman Seeks Illegal Marriage With Indianapolis Priest
Annie Griffin, in cream silk and white veil, entered Indianapolis parish church to wed Rev. Father Gavish by what she claimed divine command. The priest reported her lunacy to police. Griffin told of a Tacoma visit and a lawyer suitor, but demanded the priest’s marriage. She will be tried for lunacy and likely sent to an asylum.
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Indianapolis
Annie Griffin
Father Gavish
Tacoma
Wash
Ashton
Miss Griffin
West
Saint Anne Shrine Fire Devastates Pilgrim Village
Fire consumes central block of St. Anne de Beaupre near the famous shrine destroying nineteen buildings including hotels and boarding houses used by pilgrims. The sanctuary narrowly escapes total ruin as insurers cover only a fraction of losses estimated between 60 000 and 80 000 dollars. The origin remains unknown and reconstruction is planned at once.
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Quebec
St. Anne de Beaupre
la Bonue St. Anne
Regina
St. Anne
Dominion
Ian Chance
Pare
Martial Law Looms as Nonunion Attacks Rise in Homestead
Reports from Homestead indicate growing unrest with martial law considered again after assaults on nonunion workers. Night deputy strength may reach fifty to deter rioting as crowds clash near mills where workers fear further violence. A Chinatown fire in Dupont Street destroyed half a block, with losses estimated at sixty to seventy thousand dollars. Near Pa ucah Ky a boy's quarrel led to Vogt striking Ross, breaking his neck and killing him.
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Homestead
San Francisco
Dupont Street
Sacramento
Chiy Streets
Chinatown
Giants Walked Farthera: Giant Skeletons Unearthed in Indiana Bluff
In Crawfordsville Indiana a gravel pit near Sugar Creek yielded twenty five skeletons of extraordinary size. Archaeology students from Wabash College assist the excavation as giants, seven feet tall, with massive femurs and pelvises, are carted to university departments for study.
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Indiana Bluffs
Crawfordsville
Ind
Sugar Creek
Wabash College
Horrific attack as dogs fatally maul boy in Sycamore
Fred Ulrich, 14, returning from a Republican rally in DeKalb, was attacked by Mrs. N. H. Mitchell and neighbor William Walrod's dogs after passing their house. The boy fought with a pocket knife but was mauled in over fifty places. one leg flesh eaten, arm stripped, and body mangled. Amputations completed. doctors say he cannot survive as citizens demand all dogs destroyed.
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Sycamore
Ill
Fred Ulrich
DeKalb
N. H. Mitchell
Lez
Revival in Eagle Pass at Texas saloon sermons by Rev Rutledge
The border town of Eagle Pass reports a religious revival led by Rev. G. W. Rutledge during the past week. Services are held nightly in a local saloon with bar activity continuing nearby. attendees listen attentively and show respect amid casual banter and dice-throwing for drinks.
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Texas
San Antonio
Eagle Pass
G. W. Rutledge
Mr. Rutledge
Marquis of Imperial Italy Loses Jewels at Chicago World Fair
Washington special reports Marquis Imperiali secretary of Italian legislation and party were robbed at the Hotel Langdon during a Chicago World's Fair visit. He returned to Washington minus $50 in cash and all his court jewels and decorations, with no regrets about Columbus discovering America.
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Washington
Marquis Imperiali
Columbus
America
Marquis
Chicago
Diplomatic Corps
Langdon
Blockade of the Grain Crop and Rail Traffic Concern
Blockade of grain movement spreads across the western rail network as Dakota Nebraska and Northern and Western Town divisions fail to handle grain traffic. Rail yards and side tracks are choked delaying all trains despite increased car density power and new sidings. A separate Milan Tennessee report recounts a brutal hoax where Thomas Millington was buried alive for an hour after being forced to reveal a fictitious treasure location. Three alleged bandit Chinese laborers were intercepted in Bay City Michigan en route to Chicago with warrants issued for their arrest.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Dakota
Nebraska
Milan
Tenn
Thomas Millington
Chestnut Bluff
Millington
Bay City
Mich
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Jackson
United State
Chicago
Dublin
Lhe
State Railway Commission
Rice
Eastern Railways
South Dakota
Chicago and Northwestern
Dakota Central Division
Insurrection in Yaqui Lands Spurs Calls for Reinforcements
From Chihuahua a courier reports General Martinez seeking 600 troops to quell a Yaqui uprising that has left unprotected citizens dead. In Scottsville Bud Ritchey a rich stock owner was murdered as he rode with his wife and infant, with neighbor William Moore eyed as killer. In Chicago careless gas use killed four, with two printers found dead in Terre Haute and St. Louis and another couple found dead elsewhere.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Martinez
Scottsville
Bud Ritchey
Chicago
E. B. Goddard
Terre Haute
John Glasner
St. Louis
A. B. Collins
Legal point debated in Sioux Falls court over elevator right of way
A U S circuit court in Sioux Falls heard Judge Edgerton weigh whether Andrew Olson may build an elevator on the Great Northern Railway right of way in Grover, Codington County. The issue hinges on state vs federal authority and railway rights. Meanwhile the attorney general states foreigners with first papers may vote for presidential electors if otherwise qualified.
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United States Circuit Court
Sioux Falls
Edgerton
South Dakota
Dodge
St. Paul
Restrico
Andrew Olson
Great Northern Railway
Grover
Codington County
Olson
State Railway Commission
United States Court For
Robert Dollard
United States
Tobperrt Dollarn
Pierre
Supreme Court
4 Suite Printing Commissioner
Cattle Plan Aims to Shift Sioux Economy to Stock Herds
The Interior Department proposes replacing farming efforts with stock care for Sioux communities. After years of trials and funds, officials argue most Sioux farm plots fail, while grazing lands in the northwest offer abundant grass. The plan would issue cows and calves to individuals, held in trust, to promote independent wealth building through livestock rather than crops.
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Interior Department
Northwest
Yay
Controversy and unrest on Sioux reservations sparks alarm
Reports of possible ghost dancing and uprising on Vine Ridge and Rosebud agencies stir South Dakota and Nebraska towns. Deputy Marshal Matthesen says rumors are false. Indians are supplied with beef and rations, camps are separated, and arms are scarce.
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Pine Ridge
Vine Ridge
Rosebui
South Dakota
Nebraska
United States
Matthesen
Deadwood
Rosebud
Jie
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