Clashing Views On Spain Cuba Mediation Offer
Washington officials see little chance of a rupture with Spain over Cuba. Spain is believed to be ready to consider U S mediation while Woodford’s tendered good offices may lead to peace talks. If Spain rejects mediation, the president will weigh next steps with Congress guidance, not act hastily.
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United States
Spain
Woodford
State Department
Cuba
Madrid
Congress
The Great Maltsters' Trust Emerges in Milwaukee Meeting
Reported permanent organization of a malting industry trust claims the combine will cover all major malting houses, with annual malt business of 25 million dollars and profits around 1 million. Production planned for Chicago Milwaukee St Louis Philadelphia and New York.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Pearl Bryans Skull Believed Found Near Ohio River
A boatman in Kentucky unearthed a girl skull at Medeo sandbar on the Ohio River with a missing lower jaw and gold filled front teeth. A dentist ages the skull 18 to 23, and many link it to Pearl Bryan, murdered by Jackson and Walling.
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Ohio River
William Parson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Medeo
Kentucky
Pearl Bryan
Jackson
Walling
Ocean Record Broken by Kaiser Wilhelm der Grasse
The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grasse from Bremen to Southampton passed Sandy Hook at 9 05 p m Sunday and broke the westward Southampton record by twenty six minutes, surpassing the St Paul. A battle in Canudos between fanatics and Brazilian troops lasted six hours with heavy losses on both sides before rebels were repulsed.
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Bremen
Southampton
Sandy Hook
St. Paul
Brazil
Canudos
Creek Nation signs allotment pact at Muskogee
The Dawes Commission and representatives of the Creek Indians have reached an agreement at Muskogee Indian Territory for allotting reservation lands and ending tribal relations.
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Dawes Commission
Muskogee, I. T
Nicaraguan Rebellion Leader Paez Captured and Dead
Tegucigalpa dispatch reports Nicaraguan troops captured Gen Paez, a military leader of the rebellion in Nicaragua, and that he died by his own actions a few hours later. This brief note cites the withdrawal of leadership amid the ongoing conflict.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Paez
Nicaragua
Texas Cities Warned Over Suspected Fever Outbreak
A Philadelphia message warns Governor wards and public health officials to alert Surgeon General Wyman to investigate a suspicious fever in Galveston Houston Dallas and San Antonio. Local San Antonio officials deny any yellow fever or smallpox cases as of the latest board meeting.
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Philadelphia
New Orleans
Wanamaker
Thompson
Pennsylvania Railroad
San Antonio
Oliphant
Board of Health
Texas
Perish in Chilkoot Pass Tolling Loss of Eighteen
The tug Pioneer under Capt Neilson arrived at Port Townsend Washington at eight Friday morning with news of a landslide on the Chilkoot trail near Sheep Camp. Seventeen men and one woman are reported missing after a snow slide glacier collapse and rain caused the disaster. News reached Skaguay Sunday evening and the tug reached port Monday morning.
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Capt
Neilson
Port Townsend
Wash
Skaguay
Valuable Land for a Song in Lucé County Michigan
Dr. F Gregory and C A McGinley filed a deed for 2720 acres in Lucé County Michigan. They pressed a quiet title suit against Calumet and Hecla Mining Company after obtaining a tax title from delinquent assessments. Land value exceeds 75000 dollars and includes over 18000000 feet of pine.
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Dr. F. Gregory
C. A. McGinley
Lucé County
Michigan
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
Gregory
McGinley
Above Mining Company
Seek a Venezuela Concession Dispatch from Curacao
A New York World dispatch reports Gov. Pingree of Michigan and Col. Sutton seeking a major railway concession from Venezuela. The proposal will be presented to President Crespo next week by Mr. Loomis, who is visiting President elect Andrade and studying Guarico’s gold districts.
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Venezuela
New York World
Curacoa
West Indies
Pingree
Michigan
Col
Sutton
Crespo
Loomis
Andrade
Guarico
Seventeen Killed in San Pedro Mine Cave-In
News reached El Paso Texas on Sunday that the San Pedro mine in the Corralitos group twelve miles from the city in Mexico caved in killing seventeen men who were at work at the time. The unfortunates were buried alive under about thirty feet of rock and dirt. The San Pedro is one of the oldest mines in the group and rich with silver.
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el Paso
Texas
San Pedro
Corralitos
Mexico
Uneasy Feeling in Spain Grows Over Government Denials
Spanish government organs deny Minister Woodford mentioned an ultimatum and suppressing unpalatable news. Public unease rises as authorities insist on denial, fueling public mistrust and worries about truth and policy.
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Spain
Woodford
Notorious Staffleback in Kansas Jails Fear Lynching
Ed Stafleback, a member of the Staffleback family of murderers held in Columbus Kansas, has gone insane from fear of mob lynching. He was convicted of first degree murder for killing Frank Galbraith, among several alleged victims linked to the Staffleback clan.
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Stafleback
Columbus
Kan
Staffleback
Frank Galbraith
Stafflebacks
Murdered His Sweetheart in Gas City Crime
Noah Johnson aged 2 allegedly ambushed 16 year old Lucy Mang on her way to school and fatally shot her. Johnson fled to the city, surrendered to authorities, and was sent to Marion jail as a mob gathered. California Salvation Army commander Booth Tucker will tour land set for Monterey County colonization, while a citizens’ committee seeks $10,000 to back the project.
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Gas City
Ind
Noah Johnson
Lucy Mang
Johnson
Marion
California
Salvation Army
Booth Tucker
San Francisco
Monterey County
Citizens’ Committee
Norton Free as Bank Cashier Norton Evades Pursuit
Absconding Bank of Durand cashier Charles A Norton remains at large with no hunt underway by the Bankers Association or authorities. Reportedly he may hide in Alaska. In other news Rev Eliphalet Nott Potter former Union College president has become Cosmopolitan Educational University president.
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Norton
Charles A. Norton
Bank of Durand
Ill
Alaska
Bankers’ Association
Cosmopolitan University
Eliphalet Nott Potter
D.D
Union College
Schenectady, N. Y
Cosmopolitan Educational University
Kentucky Lynching in Hawesville Ends Brutal Crime
A mob of about 800 in Hawesville Kentucky abducted Raymond Bushrod from the jail and hanged him in the courthouse yard. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon after he confessed to assaulting a 14 year old girl and a prior crime against his aunt. Bushrod, from Rockport Indiana, was captured after midnight and protected by guards until the lynching. An Indiana mob leader proclaimed the act as protection for wives and daughters.
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Kentucky
Raymond Bushrod
Hawesville
Maggie Roberts
Court House
Bushred
Rockport
Ind
Bushrod
T m
Uncle Sam's duty stop the Cuban war
London Spectator argues America should halt the Cuban war by pressuring Spain, praising intervention as necessary to prevent further cruelty. It claims prolonging the conflict is a crime and urges the US to amend its constitution to justify retaining Cuba.
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London Spectator
America
the Spectator
London
United States
Spain
Cuba
Don Carlos
Little Welshman Defeats Lesna for Record Time
Michael, the Welsh champion, beat Lucien Lesna in a cycling match at Manhattan Beach near New York, in front of 14,000 spectators. Michael led from start to finish, completing the hour in 31 miles 1,590 yards, beating the world hour record, finishing the final mile in rapid pace, and winning by nearly five laps with a time of 1 hour 2 minutes 17 and 4 fifths seconds.
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Lesna
New York City
Manhattan Beach
Jimmy Michael
Lucien Lesna
Michael
Mitchel
Hurricane ordeal aboard schooner Goodwin Stoddard off Florida coast
The four masted schooner Goodwin Stoddard arrived in New York from Fernandina Florida after a hurricane swept the southern coast last week. On September 15 crewman Nils Evansen a Norwegian fell from the spanker masthead to the deck and was killed instantly. On September 2 the schooner Katie J Ireland was sighted in distress and sinking. The Stoddard rescued the Ireland crew including Capt Crockett and seven men. none saved any of their effects.
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Goodwin Stoddard
New York
Fernandina
Fla
Nils Evansen
Katie J. Ireland
Stoddard
Ireland
Crockett
Fire at Toronto theatre and warehouse causes scramble
A fire started in a shed behind the Musee Theatre on Yonge Street and spread to an adjoining warehouse. Actors preparing for a performance fled as flames and smoke filled the building. The theater suffered heavy damage from the blaze.
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Toronto
Musee Theatre
Yonge Street
Michigan Tramp Nearly Kills Man in Coldwater
Edward Robinson of Coldwater Michigan lies in a very precarious condition after being shot by a tramp who assaulted Mrs Verne Smith. Mrs Smith recovers. The suspect remains at large as a sheriff's posse closes in on the trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Edward Robinson
Coldwater
Mich
Verne Smith
Mrs. Smith
Villian
Jealousy Sparks Murder in Oglesbie Blacksmith Death
George Gitteen fatally shot Andrew Rollo a blacksmith at Oglesbie Sr on Monday. Authorities say jealousy caused the killing. Gitteen is jailed awaiting further action.
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George Gitteen
Andrew Rollo
Oglesbie, Sr
Gitteen
Week in Trade: Wheat Up Slightly Cotton Down Sharply
Dun and Co notes uncertainty in produce markets with wheat and corn closing fractions higher while cotton declines by about 18 percent in four weeks. Exports remain strong for corn and wheat, with three week Atlantic flour exports rising sharply. Western coal strike ends, boosting mine and factory workforces.
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Dun & Co
G. Dun & Co
Atlantic
Mine Explosion Kills One in Illinois Coal Mine Disaster
A gas explosion in Williamson County near Marion Illinois killed one miner and injured six others. a lamp ignited gas near the main shaft causing a blast as forty five men descended the cage. Rescuers lifted the injured, but an unknown miner was trapped and likely died.
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Illinois
Williamson County
Marion
Ill
Death of Buck Kilgore Ex-Congressman Texas
The former Texas congressman Buck Kilgore died at Ardmore, Indian Territory, on February 20, 1835. A Confederate Army veteran, he rose from private to adjutant general, was wounded at Chickamauga, and later served as prisoner at Port Delaware. Kilgore held political roles including Texas constitutional convention member, presidential elector, state senator and finally member of the Fiftieth and Fifty-second Congresses. He gained lasting fame for a dramatic act in Congress that helped restore a quorum by breaking a locked door.
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Ormer
Texas
Arimore
Chris Incore
Ardmore
Tyilimss
Kilgore
Tie
Chickamauga
Port Delaware
Isso
State Senate
Buck” Kilgore
Con
Reed
Sequel to Aroyo Lynchings Official Causes Suicide in Prison
Ex inspector Eduardo Velasquez of Mexico City, involved in the assassination case, died by suicide in Belim prison at about 9 30 Friday. He was examined by Judge Flores the prior day and returned to his cell reported dejected. The warden found a gunshot wound to his temple at 11 am. How the pistol got to him is under investigation.
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Eduardo Velasquez
City of
Mexico
Belim
Flores
Vasquez
Jersey Lily to Wed Again in California
San Francisco counsel for Mrs Lily Langtry says the famed actress will travel to California in November with Prince Esterhazy and be married immediately upon arrival, signaling a second marriage for Langtry in the Golden State.
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Jersey Lily
San Francisco
Lily Langtry
California
Prince Esterhazy
Fatal mine explosion at Johnston City Illinois kills five
Five men die and many injured after a black damp gas explosion in a Williamson County coal mine near Johnston City Illinois. The blast wrecked shaft machinery as 45 miners descended, prompting swift rescue efforts and highlighting missing workers who avoided the morning shift.
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Johnson City
Williamson County Coalhes
Johnston City
Ill
Amazon
Wiped Out the Town in Afton Fire
Afton Oklahoma Territory town was destroyed Saturday afternoon when a major fire swept through every business in the town. Authorities estimate losses exceed fifty nine thousand dollars.
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Afton
I. T
Regional Commodity Prices Across Markets in One Record
Market notes show cattle hogs and sheep price ranges across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with grains and butter and eggs also listed. Price spans reflect common to prime quality and regional variations for a busy midwest and east rail hub snapshot.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
York
Women militants seek strikes through parade and coercion
Mrs. Mc Crone advocates shaming men to join the movement as a path to success. She claims moral suasion works with white English speakers, while foreigners require force, saying you must beat or stone them. Her cadre includes about thirty drill-trained Irish and Welsh women, often reinforced by Hungarian and Polish supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin McCrone
Pennsylvania
McGrone
Post Office Safe Blown at Omer Michigan Heist
Robbers blew open the Omer Michigan post office early Friday taking about 1500 dollars in cash and stamps along with papers. The crime followed the village night watchman passing by shortly before. The report notes no serious damage and a minor buckling of structure. Further items include Navy notes on Madison and personnel actions.
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Michigan
Omer
Mich
Roosevelt
Henry Taylor
Madison
Talifax
Winter Hardship Strands Gold Seekers on Skaguay Trail
Severe winter storms strand 1,000 travelers along the Dyea to Skaguay routes toward Puget Sound. Provisions destroyed, horses perished, and many face starvation and debt as the City of Seattle voyage ferries limited passage. Some workers find scarce hope packing supplies or running ferries at the summit and Skaguay river to survive.
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Tacoma
Puget Sound
Zune
Zanes
Skaguay
Ila
Wan Tan
Henshaw
Lake Benaere
Skagway Trail
Shaw
Dyea
Skaggsy
Seattle
Ust
California
Rai
George L. Rice
Skaguay River
Bandits Rob a Train Near Moorhead Minnesota
Bandits held up a Northern Pacific passenger train three miles east of Moorhead Minnesota at 2 o clock Sunday morning. A masked man boarded the mail car platform and then men forced the engineer to speed the locomotive while others joined at the front. The robbers searched the mail car and tried to seize the express car but left behind the press car. the crew were not harmed, and the raid yielded little profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Minnesota
Moorhead
Minn
Hooker
Glyndon
Corcoran
Bejucal Slaughter Ordered By Berriz In Cuba
The Spanish Consul sends insurgents to be killed as Col. Berriz orders executions near Bejucal including the son of Gen. Diego. Baldomero Acosta remains at large, with reports of his capture false. Insurgents sack stores near Lugano while Justo Delgado strikes Havana province. Adaola and Delores la Peyre, daughters of a rebel ally, are jailed.
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Col. Berriz
Evangelina Cossio
Bejucal
Diego
Baldomero Acosta
Acosta
Concho
Havana
Lugano
Justo Delgado
San Antonio Bunes
Adaola
Delores la Peyre
Moite Ler
Fire destroys Afton Iowa town notables report
Telegraphic items note Afton I T burned down with losses exceeding 50000 dollars. Ed Staffleback, a member of a feared family, in jail at Columbus Kan, reportedly went mad from fear of mob justice. Mrs F J Jackson cleared in Kansas City murder case. Colombia suspends coffee export duty of 160 cents per 110 pounds war tax. Kite records at Bins Hill Observatory reach 1015 feet.
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Afton
I. T
Ed Staffleback
Columbus
Kan
F. J. Jackson
G. W. Goddard
Kansas City
State Department
Bins Hill Observatory
Mass
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