Fate of reporter and companions confirmed by Smithsonian scholars
E. E. Robinson and James Logan were killed by Indians near Liburn Island after a sloop voyage from Yuma. Smithsonian ethological professors McGea and Dunwoodie, back from forty days among the tribe, confirm the killings but found no bodies. The tribe, described as primitive, survives about 400 and subsists by hunting and fishing.
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Tucson
A. T
E. E. Robinson
Colorado River
Yuma
Examiner
San Francisco
Gulf of California
James Logan
Charles Cowell
George Flavelle
Clark
O’brien
Angel Bay
Gulf
Cowell
Guayamas
Mexico
Flavelle
Liburn Island
Mexican
Robinson
Logan
Robert Hornbrook
Reed
State Department
United States
McGea
Dunwoodie
Ethnological Bureau
Smithsonian Institute
Mrs Proctor Plans World Observing Observatory on Mount San Miguel
The International Observatory scheme by Mrs Richard A Proctor seeks to erect a Mount San Miguel observatory near San Diego California to host the largest telescope in the world. Nations and governments would fund construction and maintenance through bonds while offering financial and scientific stake.
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Richard A. Proc Une
San Miguel
Cal
San Diego
Mount San Miguel
Proctor
Richard A Proctor
Fall of Port Arthur Confirmed by Multiple Sources
Reports from London and Washington confirm Port Arthur fell after heavy fighting on November 21 or 22. Dispatches note Japanese troops entered the town with torpedo boats distracting forts. celebrations spread from Che Foo to Shanghai, while naval forces did not engage directly. Also noted is the quiet departure of Japanese forces after capture and a Seattle-like chorus of corroborating cables. Separately, Miss Minnie Mack of Grinnell Iowa, 25, a noted musician and alumna of New England Conservatory, died after a yearlong illness.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Chee Foo
Porpoise
Associated Press
Yokoyama
Chee
Washington
State Department
Denby
Navy Department
Admiral Carpenter
Asiatic Squadron
China
Times
Che-Foo
Shanghai
The
Iowa
Grinnell
Minnie Mack
Central Town
New England Conservatory of Music
Monroe School of Oratory
Boston
Iowa College
Train Collision Injures Several at St Cloud Crossing
At St Cloud Minnesota on November 26 a Great Northern freight struck Northern Pacific passenger No 2 at 4 25 am at the Hinckley crossing. The passenger cars were derailed with the smoker crowded. Several injured were treated and taken to hospital. the news agent was among those hurt. The passenger train proceeded to St Paul later that morning.
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Great Northern
Northern Pacific
St. Cloup
Minn
Hinckley
St. Paul
Conrad Schafer
Dakota
Millions for bonds bids shape U S Treasury issue
In Washington on November 26 the treasury opened bids for a new 50 million dollar United States 6 percent bond issue due 10 years from Nov 1, 1894. A New York banker syndicate led by Drexel Morgan bid 116.8898 for 50 million, with total bids around 155 million. A second bid offered 90 million or nothing at 117.077, just under 8 percent.
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Wasnixaton
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
New York
London
Philadelphia
Boston
Drexel-Morgan Company
United States Trust Company
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Grave robbers arrested after cemetery discovery
Five University of Michigan students were arrested in Oak Grove Cemetery Kansas City Kansas for grave robbing. They were identified as Zimmer man Durant Hinton Klopp and Ry purn. A guide led officers to the scene but the robbers fled leaving traces of work. The students were jailed then released on bond.
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Ma City
Vedool
Treck
Kansas Cry
Aniersity
Oak Grove Cemetery
Kansas City
Kun
Zimmerman
Durant
Hinton
Klopp
Rypurn
James
Czar Impresses Council as Nov 25 Dispatch Reports
A St. Petersburg dispatch notes the czar drew favorable remarks at a state council meeting, displaying unexpected oratorical fluency and a strong grasp of political issues. He is praised as he assumes his demanding role. A separate item from Hot Springs notes five million dollars worth of Black Hills cattle shipped east, with an estimated four million in profit. In Lime Springs a farmer, S R Foote, suffered a premature blast wrecking his eyes and skull. He is 35 and has a family.
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Ferdinand Ward
Geneseo
N.Y
Flower
Ward
Franklin Trust Company
Livingston County
Iney
Lexpos
St. Petersburg
Standard
State Council
Black Hills
Lime Springs
R. Foote
Fake Confession Retracted by Insurance Swindler
PHILADELPHIA November 26 Holmes an insurance swindler retracts statements to a detective noting that the Williams girls are alive and Anna was paid $1000 by Pitzel in New York. He calls the murder plot a rat story to mislead investigators. Also reports smallpox case from Remden Iowa and life-imprisonment verdict for three youths in Grand Forks North Dakota.
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Williams
Holmes
St. Louis
Republic
New Orleans
Europe
Philadelphia
Boston
Anna
Pitzel
New York City
Prices Slashed In Store as Bold Policy Declares Loss Lead
A local retailer announces drastic price cuts to clear stock amid tough times. The owner says margins are razor thin and profits trimmed in the middle to benefit customers, urging shoppers to avoid high prices and robber baron style shops. The note ends with a plea for no further favors.
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Phese
Gillis
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Omaha
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