Omaha Police Nab Five Train Robbers Before Heist
Omaha officers nabbed five armed men before attempting to hijack Missouri Pacific No 2 near Summit Nebraska. Arrested were John Edwards Charles Edwards Clarence Norris Martin Dillon and William Cavanaugh also known as Paddy McGraw.
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Summit
South Omaha
Neb
Brennan
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Railroad Avenue
N. Street
Gary
Sheehan
V Peters
John Edwards
Charles Edwards
Clarence Norris
Martin Dillon
William Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Paddy McGraw
Bond
Missouri Town
McGraw
Thorn on Trial Again for Double Claim of Murder
Thorn and Augusta Nack face a renewed trial in Long Island City for the murder of William Guidensuppe after a prior session was halted by juror illness. Witness Ida Ziegler will testify to an alleged March meeting where Nack sought to have Guidensuppe live with her as Thorn’s ally. Howe aims to prove Nack planned the killing while Thorn and Nack accuse each other, leaving jurors to decide credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Thorn
Augusta Nack
William Guidensuppe
Long Island City
Thorn
Lareen
Ida Ziegler
New York
Mrs. Nack
Firing Excites Havana as Cuban Patriots Strike
Insurgent party attacked Havana outposts triggering alarm in the capital. Rebels destroyed property before Spanish forces quelled them. Officials withheld casualty details. Angel Paz, who betrayed Gen. Castillo, was captured and hanged by the insurgents near Cienfuegos after a drumhead court martial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Angel Paz
Castillo
Cienfuegos
Diver Bravely Jumps From Eads Bridge Over Mississippi
High diver Paul J. Tuston leapt from the Eads bridge in St Louis about 129 feet into the Mississippi Monday and was rescued unharmed. He was arrested on shore but released on bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Tuston
Mississippi
St. Louis
Paul J. Tuston
Eads
Tuston
Woman Sentenced to Hang for Arsenic Murder in Cayuga
Mrs. Adela Sternaman was found guilty of murdering her husband by arsenic poisoning in Cayuga Ontario. The sentence is hanging on January 20, 1845. The motive cited was to secure life insurance.
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Adela Sternaman
Cayuga
Ont
Mother and Son Die as Woman Is Fatally Struck
Mrs. Arthur Fortin of Pawtucket R. I. and her six year old son Henry were killed when struck by a train near St. Jean Baptiste while trying to save the boy from danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Arthur Fortin
Pawtucket
R. J
St. Jean Baptiste
Tragedy on an Engine in Alabama Cab Fight
On a Louisville and Nashville freight train near Birmingham Engineer P Bishop and Fireman Wiley Stalg fought a deadly battle after a gunshot and knife assault. Bishop fired killing the black assailant, who died of a chest wound, as the white engineer survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Louisville and Nashville
P. Bishop
Wiley Stalg
Birmingham
Craig
Bishop
Great Mining Company Forms in Canada and Alaska
A new mining company backed by unlimited capital is organized by leading Pacine Railway directors. Plans include mining, wining operations, transport and trading across British Columbia and Alaska with government support. Key figures cited include Lieut. Gov. McIntosh, President Van Horne, Lord Mount Stephen and other Canadian Pacific directors with involvement from English capital and financiers such as John W. Mackay and the Rothschilds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pacine Railway
British Columbia
Alaska
Great Northwest
Gov
McIntosh
Northwest Province
New York
England
van Horne
Lord Mount Stephen
Canadian Pacific
John W. Mackay
Rothschilds
Becomes Mrs Logan's Ward Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros Enters Washington Convent
A Washington district court on Saturday appointed Mrs John A Logan guardian for Miss Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros. The court brief noted her intent to become a U S citizen and enter a Washington institution of learning while remaining a resident there. It also cites the incarceration of her father Jose Augustin Cossio yneros and suggests a long or uncertain release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelina Cossio Y Cisneros
Washington
District Court
John A. Logan
Miss Cisneros
United States
Jose Augustin Cossic Yneros
Bloody Impromptu Duel In Texas Leaves Three Dead
On a street Friday in Waco Texas Judge G B Gerald fought a deadly duel with Waco Times Herald editor J W Harris and his brother W A Harris. W A Harris was killed and J W Harris fatally wounded with paralysis, while Gerald suffered a gunshot to the side and may die. The clash followed mobbing of W C Brann publisher of the Iconoclast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
W. W. Harris
Waco
National Hardware Association selects Milwaukee for 1898 convention
The National Hardware Association in Buffalo elected Milwaukee as the 1898 convention city. Officers include President Wa. W. Supplee Philadelphia and Secretary Treasurer L. James Fernley Philadelphia. Executive committee members list Theo E. Beebe Detroit W A Chamberlain Portland M E F P Strong St Paul Richard Shapleigh St Louis and Henry S. Blossom Cleveland. Do Not Want Hawaii Annexed and Rockefeller gift to Vassar noted.
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National Hardware Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Milwaukee
Wa. W. Supplee
Philadelphia
H. H. Bishop
Cleveland
Bruce Hayden
San Francisco
L. James Fernley
Theo. E. Beebe
Detroit
W. A. Chamberlain
Portland
M. E
F. P. Strong
St. Paul
Richard Shapleigh
St. Louis
Henry S. Blossom
Well Arranged Phrase From Chicago Record
A brief exchange notes a cheaper coffee loan and a plan to jar and lend it to Mrs McSmith when she returns. The Chicago Record records a humorous or domestic snippet about borrowing and repayment in casual conversation.
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Chicago
Yale Shuts Out Princeton in New Haven Contest
Yale defeated Princeton 15 to 6 before a large Philadelphia crowd as Yale outplayed the Tigers in all phases aside from a few kicks. The game at New Haven ended Yale 3 Princeton 0 with steady offense and strong defense from Yale. Other scores include Carlisle 26 Illinois 6, Iowa State 16 Iowa 12, West Point 42 Brown 0, Michigan 32 Wittenberg 0, Harvard Freshmen 34 Yale Freshmen 0, Dartmouth 62 Williams 0.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Leven
Franklin Feld
Parker and Jackson
New Haven
Yale
Princeton
Tigers
Little Baird
McBride
Chicago
Carlisle University
University of Illinois
Iowa City
Iowa
State University
Iowa College
West Point
N. Y
Brown University
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Wittenberg
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Williamston
Dartmouth
Williams
Victoria Returns From Fruitless Arctic Search for Andree
The steamer Victoria sent by the Tromsoe governor and King Oscar to locate Prof. Andree and his party has returned from Spitzbergen without news. Fifteen crew members and explorer Paul Bjørnvig were aboard after an eight month provisioning. The expedition reportedly surveyed Danmarksveren Advent Bay Cape Thorsen Prinz Carl foreland and Dane Island, where Andree’s balloon took off last July.
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Victoria
Tromsoe
Oscar
Prof
Andree
Norway
Spitzbergen
Danmandsveren
Paul Bjoervng
Explorer
Advent Bay
Cape Thordsen
Prinz Carl Foreland
Dane's Island
Sea of
Tammany Aids the Cubans for $20,000 Aid
The Tammany Hall executive committee in New York arranged its annual meeting. Richard Croker urged a $20,000 subscription for starving Cubans and another $20,000 for New York's poor. A Cuban check was presented to Senor Tomas Estrada Palma and junta members who sought aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany Hall
New York
Richard Croker
Cuba
Senor Tomas Estrada Palma
Tammany
Russia and Japan Reach Complete Understanding on Corea
A St Petersburg dispatch says Russia and Japan have a full agreement on Corea with no serious tension remaining. Diplomats report the terms of the convention please Russia and mark a most complete understanding between the two governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Japan
Russia
Corea
Naval Demonstration Hinted Over Crete Autonomy
Rome correspondent reports that powers discuss a Dardanelles demonstration or blockade of Constantinople if the sultan resists demands for Crete autonomy. Turkish troop withdrawal is a key issue, with negotiations continuing.
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Rome
London Daily News
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Crete
Tragedy at Benton Harbor: Son Kills Father Then Burns Home
Henry Kammerer 39 shot his father John Kammerer 70 at their Benton Harbor Michigan home after a quarrel over money. Henry then killed himself, starting a fire that partially burned the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kammerer
John Kammerer
Benton Harbor
Mich
Henry
Foote's Bullet Proof Armor Demonstrated in New York
About a hundred military men witnessed the first exhibition in New York of Foote's bullet proof armor. The inventor reports a successful trial in Brooklyn a few days earlier and hopes for a revolution in modern warfare. The trial was a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Foote
Brooklyn
Reverend Geo H Hicock Dies at 75 Longtime Michigan Prison Chaplain
Noted Michigan divine Rev Geo H Hicock who for twenty five years served as chaplain of the Michigan state prison at Jackson is dead aged seventy five. He led the Chaplains Association of the National Prison Congress and was a prominent penitologist in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Geo. H. Hicock
Michigan State
Jackson
Mich
Chaplains Association of the
National Prison Couress
Namsen’s Ancestor Explorer Traced to Hans Nansen
The article notes Hans Nansen, born 1508, as a forebear of Dr. Nansen. He explored the White Sea and operated in the Iceland trade. He authored a geography work detailing Arctic routes that remained in use into the early 1800s.
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Namsen
Dr. Nansen
Hans Nansen
White Sea
Iceland
State Govt Cannot Tax Federal Officials Salaries
An Acting Assistant Attorney General opinion from Washington holds states cannot levy income tax on salaries of US postmasters and other officers. It states federal sovereignty is supreme and any state tax on emoluments of government officers is unconstitutional and void.
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Washington
Harrison J. Barrett
Post Office Department
United States
Barrett
Bradstreet's Review Reports Modest Price and Trade Gains
Bradstreet's Weekly Review notes moderate improvements in staple prices and in the distribution of woolen goods shoes hats and hardware across regions serving Chicago St Louis Kansas City and Omaha. Colder weather boosts retail trading. Iron and steel manufacturers report active demand and large output though speculative steel pressures billets and Bessemer pig iron prices. Wheat corn oats hides leather shoes and turpentine also rise. Iron and steel may rebound if current consumption continues.
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Bradstreet’s Weekly Review
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Mississippi
Missouri
Fatal four cornered duel ends in quadruple tragedy
At Bayou Lacombe near Mandeville Louisiana a desperate four way fight between the Jolie and Cousin families left all four men dead. Shotguns and pistols were used in a feud blamed on old family enmity. Georgia considers a football bill banning charged admissions to matches.
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Bayou Lacombe
Mandeville
Arthur
Edward Jolie
Laurence
Edward Cousin
Chase National Bank doubles capital stock in New York
The Chase National Bank of New York plans to raise its capital stock from 500000 to 1000000 dollars citing a large surplus. Deposits exceed 20000000 dollars as the bank expands its financial base. The move reflects the bank's strong liquidity and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase National Bank of
New York City
Market Quotations Across Cities for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Market quotes show cattle ranges from Chicago to New York with prices for hogs sheep and grains. Notable figures include Chicago cattle 3.00 to 5.50 and hogs 3.00 to 3.75, wheat around 92 to 98 cents, corn 25 to 28 cents, and oats 21 to 25 cents in several hubs.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Ste
Harley
New York
Apportionment of 130000 for Permanent School Fund Used for Refunding Bonds
The land commissioner reports the entire 130000 permanent school fund apportionment has been taken up, mostly by school townships refunding old bonds to cut interest from 7 to 6 percent and direct funds to the state school system. Pennington County offers a 99 reward for incendiary fires at the courthouse. one blaze may have destroyed records. A Sioux Falls tragedy reports a coal gas asphyxiation in the Nattestad family after a chimney repair, leaving three unconscious and two dead.
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Permanent School Fund
Land Commissioner's Office
Pennington County
Rapii City
P. O. Nattestad
Sioux Falls
Morter
U. S. Marshal
George A. Ludlow
Central House
United States
South Dakota
Kennedy
Frank L. Wade
Ludlow
Veteran's Union of
Wade
Hardwick
Yankton
F.L. Wade
Miner fatally scorched in Deadwood-Terry mine blast
Peter Civerett, a miner at the Deadwood-Terry mine in Terraville, triggered a delayed blast while alone in a tunnel. The charge exploded as he approached the hole, flinging him against rocks and maiming his face. He survives with hope for recovery.
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Peter Civerett
Deadwood-Terry
Terraville
Sioux Falls Man Accidentally Kills Another
J J Schumaker of Sioux Falls shot Earl Bonerman during a duck hunt on Skunk Creek. The shooting occurred when a shell discharged while passing a gun through dense brush, injuring Boardman fatally. The article also lists General and Department appointments for the South Dakota G A R, naming numerous posts and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Schumaker
Earl Boardman
Sioux Falls
Earl Bonerman
Skunk Creek
Boardman
Mr. Selinmaker
Farmer Smith a Fugitive from Justice
Owen Smith a leading farmer from Brule County faces a warrant for arson and assault. He fled the county last spring, returned, attacked his wife, and disappeared as his farmhouse burned. He reportedly drove to White Lake then east, hiding in a wagon box in Kimball, believed insane.
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Farmer Smith
Owen Smith
Chambelain
Brule County
Smith
White Lake
Kimball
New Rosebud Buildings Contract Awarded on Rosebud Reservation
New Rosebud Buildings awarded to J A DeArmond and James Owen of Minneapolis to construct government buildings south of the White River on the Rosebud reservation. Lower Brule Indians with families once camped nearby seeking land they deem better than their own, with Gen Crock said to support them. Structures will be a branch of the Lower Brule agency under the U S Indian agent at Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
J.a.dearmond
James Owen
Minneapolis
White River
Crock
Lower Brule
United States Indian
Chamberlain
Oats Contract Dispute at Fort Meade Narrows Funds
John Slammon of Sturgis won a 1 100 000 pound oats contract for Fort Meade last year but all samples failed. Bids were relet at 14 cents above Slammon, with two contractors delivering over 600 000 pounds. Slammon supplied a final sample, was told to fill the balance, then $1 613 80 was deducted from his draft as the difference. He protested and wrote Senator Kyle. the matter is stalled and the extra funds will be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Meade
John Slammon
Sturgis
Mr. Hammon
Hammon
Kyle
Sugar Beet Experiments Indicate United States Plant Potential
The Brookings experiment station urged farmers to test sugar beet growing for quality analysis and many complied. Results are favorable, showing strong suitability for beet cultivation in the region. A 500 ton beet sugar plant may be built near Yankton as local beet interests push eastern partners for construction.
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United States Experiment Station
Brookings
Allo
Yankton
Yankton, As the Local Beet Sugar Company
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Oklahoma
South Dakota Railroad Commission
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William Potter
Weisheit
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Dell Rapids
Leonard Crisp
Walter LB. Dean
Clark
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G. A.R
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Asher F. Pay
Huron
R.P
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W. W. Slaven
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H. McClain
Mitchel
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Lennox
A. T. Bridgeman
Springfield
J. M. Biedleman
Redfield
J.O. Aller
Artesian
D. D. Holdridge
Madison
W. Packard
Wentworth
Warren Page
Carpenter
Pierre
Johnson
Tle
Milford E. Motz
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Wolsey
Motz
Topeka
Kan
Mitchell
W.L. Dow
Plandreau
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Drs. J. H. Smith
Daniel Gieb
Board of Pension Examining Surgeons
Groton
D. Walter K. Beaty
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