American Siberia WV A Penitentiary Letter Exposes Abuses
W H Stiles a member of the Legislative Committee on the Penitentiary releases a letter detailing brutal conditions at the Dade coal mines penitentiary. He describes submersion in water, crushing injuries, filth, and near-starvation amid a system where 1,000 convicts work in dangerous caves and receive inadequate nourishment.
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AH Stiles
Legislative Committee On the Pententiary
Atlanta
W. H. St Colored
Dade
Lunz
Desperate hold up thwarted at Webber Bros gambling house
Four men burst into the back door of Webber Bros gambling house in Wardner Idaho. A robber with a towel mask seized the cash drawer containing about 106 dollars. John Weber and Ed Boho wrestled the gun away and Bolin felled the assailant with a powerful blow, aiding officers’ arrival as bystanders urged vigilante action.
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Wardner
Idaho
Webber Bros
Eambilne
John Weoler
Ed Boho
Weber
Thorn
Bobn
Bolin
Sensational Texas murder trial shocks Dallas readers
The Dallas trial of W. G. Nealby Dr. HK. si. draws strong interest as details emerge. Mrs. TR HH. Jones testifies about the Keears and Veal incident, while Dr. Jones faces bail requests. The report links a long, troubled history and claims a motive tied to past relationships and alleged threats.
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Texas
Dallas
W. G. Nealby
Hk.si
Veal
An Jones
Ray Dsocistes
Jones
Tucker
Habess Co
Babe
Mr. Jones
Tir
Peary Seeks Another Arctic Pole Expedition
Lieutenant Peary aims for a new Arctic pole expedition with backing from the National Academy of Sciences. The academy seeks a three year leave of absence, urging credit to the US and the navy, while Secretary Tracy opposes granting the leave citing prior paid time off and Navy needs. Commodore Farquhar supports the request. Peary may resign if denied. Mrs Peary plans to accompany him if he goes.
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Westington
Lieut Peary
North Pole
National Academy of Scinces of Philadelphia
Lieut. Peary
Academy of Sciences
Academy
Tracy
United States
Navy
Navy Department
Academy of Science
Greenland
Lieut
Alo
Nansen
Ase
Deine
Pes
Congress
Farqunar
Veary
wJsut
Sacred relics of Father Mollinger found worthless
A Pittshore report states that the supposed relics and piled hair said to belong to Father Mollinger are not valuable. J S Wright, the priest's former carpenter, claims he built the altars and placed the relics, with the gems and ornaments found to be cheap. Henry Terhepden appraised the items as of little value, despite many believers travel to see St. Anthony's spring.
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Father Motlinger
Pittshore
Father Molinger
J. 5
Wricht
Father Mollinger
St. Anthony's Coupe
Giamonds
Lime
Father Motlinzer
Henry Terhepden
St. Anthony
New York Plans to Emit Columbian Half Dollars Soon
The New York Special says authorities will issue 10,000 Columbian half dollars to mark the World’s Fair celebration. The coins, minted with denominations of one and five dollars, aim to honor the discovery year and American patriotism, with价值 seen as commemorative rather than financial.
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Shpheril
New York
Cnd
Pfip
Sovern
Rome
Colimablian
New York Tug Aids Stranded Ocean Vessel near Magellan
A New York tug tows cargo for underwriters to aid a stranded ocean vessel in the Magellan Straits area. Officers of Merri want Company report the wreck and an eastward voyage was made. The tale includes a reunion for a man believed dead for decades and a return to family in Glasgow after a long Federal era.
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New York
Magellan
Merri
Jena Leon
Ham- Z Ehlen
Lesinericy
Eurson
Ted
J W. Jones
Eriahe Barris
Barris
Glasgow
They Pass Resolutions at Atlanta Meeting
Three hundred colored delegates met at Wheat Street Baptist Church in Atlanta to discuss race conditions. Five committees were formed on education military affairs railroads penitentiary and lynchings. They plan a memorial to the legislature, with key points on military equality lynching law and car seating fairness.
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Atlanta
Wheat Street
Port er Charley Amendorf Found in Kansas City
Henry Steubensel named guardian for Carl Wilhelm Amendorf heir to a Berlin estate worth 1007.96 marks. The missing son, once a porter in Berlin, was located in Kansas City after twelve years abroad. Amendorf shows mild lunacy and will be repatriated to Germany. guardian to handle arrangements and passage home.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Carl Wilhelm Ammendart
Rmuny
Ihe
Caurley
Familly
Berlin
Tone
Fter
Penel Charley
Mooner
Amendorf
Henry Steubensel
Gurmany
Vegetables Scarce Prompting Price Hikes Across Regions
Investigations show utues, apples, turnips, beets and onions selling at double to triple previous prices as winter approaches. The kitchen garden industry feeding Chienzo and surrounding areas has suffered, with deficits across the country and Canada. Dependence on imports from Europe risks prohibitively high costs for households of moderate means. The drop is blamed on a late spring retreat and cool rains that persisted into summer.
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Canada
Europe
Pittsburg Special: Telegraph Operator jailed on vagrancy charge
William Willis of Pittsburg, a tele graph operator, was arrested in Meridian Mississippi for robbery but pleaded guilty to vagrancy. He received thirty days in jail and a $59 fine, with 25 cents a day toward the fine while working on country roads. Willis says he endured chain gang work watched by seven hounds and contracted consumption while sleeping in a convict camp.
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Pittsburg
William Willis
Meri-diun
Miss
Willis
Two More Cattle Thieves Killed In Wyoming
Cheyenne reports two more cattle thieves shot to death near Hot Springs Fremont County. The victims are identified as Mike Brown and George Hanks, both fugitives from Montana. Four outlaws have been found dead in the area within two weeks. Brown had long been a top cattle thief in Wyoming.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Buffalo
Mike Brown
George Hanks
Montana
Hot Springs
Fremont County
Brown
Wyoming
Mutilation in Prison: Nine Dead and Sixteen Wounded
In Tarrazona prison during the past year a mutiny by Spanish convicts led to a takeover of the facility. Soldiers arrived and fired on the inmates after they refused to return to their cells. Nine convicts were killed and sixteen seriously wounded in the confrontation.
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Madrid
Tarrazona
Uzain
Bey
Uni Fnally
Cts
Wedding Party Crushed In Madrid Hall Collapse
A wedding celebration in Befur near Salamanca ends in tragedy when the hall collapses. Nine bodies are recovered on the sidewalk and thirty guests are injured. rescuers free survivors and fear lasting crippling injuries. The collapse is blamed on the dancers movement.
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Madrid
Befur
Salamanca
Rtaurant
Vrem
Jubilant celebrations sweep through southern Mexico
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports the grandest celebration yet in southern Mexico, linking Pueblo to Oxaca as part of a three day festival during President Diaz’s tour. Thousands gather, state troops greet the president, and a banquet for 250 officers closes the event.
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Mex
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Pueblo
Disz
State Palace
Juarez Theater
Daz
Oxaca
Enten by His Hogs Ends Tragic Farm Death
Jesse Sykes of Terre Haute Indiana died after epileptic fits when hogs mauled him while he fed them at his Newport farm. The family found him with injuries and the hogs tearing his entrails. The remains were moved to the house for burial. Nearby reports note Ellis Island passenger numbers aboard City of Chester and Etruria, signaling increased activity at the port.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jesse Sykes
Newport
Thanksgiving Proclamation Issued by South Dakota Governor
The South Dakota governor announces November 24 as a day of thanksgiving urging citizens to pause business and worries and gather in charity and family reunion. The proclamation emphasizes gratitude to God and a universal celebration of civilization, enlightenment, and Christianity.
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Anuuun G. Mellette
Tin Works Started at Harney Peak Tin Mining Company
The Reduction Works of Harney Peak Tin Mining Company in operation forty miles south of Deadwood amid the Black Hills. Ore bins of hundreds of tons filled with cassiterite ore high grade, with plans to expand to 1500 tons daily. Development cost 25,000 plus. mill and buildings designed for large capacity. vein 6 feet thick dipping at 30 degrees. seeks to supply tin domestically.
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Harney Werk Tit Minng Company
Harney Teak
In Mining Company, Limited
In City
Deadwood
Wales
Vie Harney Ieak Company
Black Hills
Jamtring Sears
Edwgirtole
Vie Aan Mill Bubding
Sioux Falls Faces City Street Commissioner Dispute
In Sioux Falls a wrangle over the Street Commissioner arises after a 1900 incorporation act. Joseph Sampson claims the post while a mayoral appointee maintains the office, triggering court threats and council tension as extra jurors are named for a December term. a nearby building project nears completion amid ongoing state committee actions and a Perry divorce annulment in Mitchell.
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Willey
Joseph Sampson
Sampson
New United Sites
Jepek Epermaron
United States Court At
A. D. Yursley
Sioux Pails
Lon Seeley
Yankton
W. S Cook
Plinkinton
Eugene Loi Mitchel
Lewis Campbell
Sioux Mails
Lliain Sweeley
Mitchell
John Cook
Slaver
Moris McCoy
Frankfort
John A. Jones
Watertown
John Williams
Meclette
J. R. Hanson
Garret Jenings
New Holland
W. CG
Ilyne Milbank
S. J. Bosworth
Mlandreau
Paul Kohler
Milbank
John M. Jiomson
Doland
Lewis Schott
Clark
O. A. Hayward
Democrats push Gen Taylor for land office post in Northwest
A South Dakota Democrat slate backs Gen Mari Taylor of Iluron for Commissioner of the General Land Office noting his surveyor general tenure under Cleveland and 1900 gubernatorial bid. Wheat growers' petition seeks a congressional inquiry into the Mississippi Valley wheat combine, with Youd canvassing Missouri to Nebraska and collecting 16 000 signatures from farmers.
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Vlace
South
Gen. Taylor
General Land Office
Seylers
Prairies
Wheatombine
Asprew J. Topn
Platt County
Missouri
Mississippi Valley Wheat Growers’ Association
Suth Dakota
Youd
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Congress
Mississippi Valley
South Dakota
World Fair Board in Aberdeen Eyes Broadened Exhibit
Aberdeen executive committee of the State World’s Fair Board plans a key meeting to decide expanding the exhibit and a wider scope. The group canvasses union to gauge legislative support as the state’s $5,000 cash contribution awaits repayment from the legislature.
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Aberdeen
State
Rattan R Port Tan
State World's Fair Commission
Sioux
Lee
Perjury Guilty Plea in Sioux Court
Sacer E. Lockwood of Charles City Iowa pleaded guilty in the United States Court at Sioux to perjury for filing a sworn claim against a Crow Creek Reservation eviction. He received one day in jail and was fined $800 for the offense.
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W. P. Butler
Aberdean
United States
Sioux Falls
N. PD. Jessop
Minneapolis
Luttler
South
Ghost Hawk Urder
Sacer E. Lockwood
Charles City
Iowa
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Lockwood
Gen
Pease
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Cleveland
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