Typhoon wrecks large steamer off Chinese waters
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Bokhara, en route from Shanghai with a vast cargo including mails, specie and silk, was wrecked on Sand Island between Ermosa and the Chinese mainland during a violent typhoon. All aboard perished except 23 survivors after torrents and seas tore away hatches and flooded holds. Searchers later confirmed the disaster and noted the ship’s 3000 ton burden and valuable cargo.
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Hong Kong
Shanghai
Bombay
Porpoise
Sand Island
Ermosa
Frozen to death and storm toll across Colorado region
Denver special reports a deadly Colorado storm with extensive losses. Track walker frozen near Falcon. three hundred sheep dead near Mattison. herder found. a snow plow injury to Engineer Leimian near the Kansas line. Three hundred cattle perished between Colorado Springs and Limon. An unknown laborer died from exposure near Pesalis. Charles Beattice, 3, a granite cutter in Colorado Springs, died in a tent. Miner J. B. Wolf found frozen near Boulder. Immense disruption to railroad communications noted. more fatalities feared.
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Colorado
Denver
Rock Island
Colorado Springs
Kansas Line
Falcon
Mattison
Leimian
Limon
Pesalis
Charles Beattice
Boulder
J. B. Wolf
Storm Swept Colorado and New York Tragedy On Street
A blizzard storm raged across Colorado causing telegraph outages and widespread damage from wind and falling wires. In New York a nine month old died in its mother's arms on a Broadway sidewalk and a woman, Mrs Gaetano Trappino, was taken to the coroner after travel from Chicago. A Missouri Pacific express robbery report circulated with conflicting notes. In Kansas a train robbery report lacked details. Chins attacked near Fort White prompting a British response. Homestead troops left as strikers watched in silence.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Utah
New York
Broadway
Gaetano Trappino
Chicago
Italy
Trappino
Bentle
Steamship Company
SUL Wa
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Caney
Tyre
Coffeyville
Daltons
Pacific Express Company
Wichita
Kun
Caney and
Father of Dalton boys speaks on their ruin in Pueblo
Byron A. Dalton of Independence Kansas arrives in Pueblo to visit his married daughter and defends his sons, Dalton brothers, killed during a bank robbery. He blames novel reading and James Younger era for shaping them, notes their flaws, and pleads for understanding despite their crimes. He praises his parents’ love and laments broken hearts.
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Waltons
Pueblo
Colo
Byron A. Dalton
Independence
Kin
Mr. Dalton
Dalton Boys
James Boys
James
Mother
Coffeyville
Dalton
Mr. Dilton
Trade indicators: prosperity across branches and regions
Dun and Co weekly review reports widespread trade strength. Exports show first gains in weeks, imports remain high, foreign exchange drops. Chicago sees surge in receipts of wheat oats barley. corn up dramatically. Cattle hogs up 25 percent. flour dressed beef butter cheese up. Eastern shipments vast. St Louis Kansas City Denver show growth. Minneapolis flour output hits record 280,000 barrels in four weeks. Omaha busy. St Paul crops rise. Last seven days failures 215 vs 2,0 last year.
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New York
Dun & Co
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Omaha
May Cause Trouble in Chinatown Foretelling Murder Probe
Intense excitement grips Spanish American community in Los Angeles after the body of Fernando Quijady, son of a local farmer, is found in a Chinatown cess pool. Coroner’s inquest rules strangulation. believed enticement by a Chinaman led to murder for resisting an unlawful act. Police search the suspect. calls for action against Chinatown.
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Los Angles
Fernando Quijady
Chinatown
Great Dakota fire devastates vast western region
A week of South Dakota fire news reports a wind driven blaze eight miles northwest of Huron fanned to ruinous speed. Broadland escaped, Hitchcock residents saved by backfire. The seven to ten mile wide by twenty mile long district burned again, threatening numerous prosperous farmers.
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Huron
Broadland
Hitchcock
Man With A Camera Tours South Dakota For World's Fair
F Jay Haynes of St Paul arrives in Huron with Maj K F B Coffin to photograph artesian wells and state scenery for the South Dakota World's Fair exhibit. The travelling party, under W W Taylor and Oliver Gibbs Jr, will cover towns along Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul, and other lines, producing 16x20 and 32x30 framed views at no charge for timing and transport.
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South Dakota
Northern Pacific
Huron
F. Jay Haynes
St. Paul
Maj
K. F. B. Coffin
Mr. Haynes
Haynes
Hitchcock
Redsield
Aberdeen
Chicago
Northwestern
Mellett
Woonsocket
Mitchell
Scotland
Springfield
Vermillion
Yankton
Sioux Falls
Dell Rapids
Madison
Milwaukee
St Paul
W.W. Taylor
C. V. Gardner
Oliver Gibbs, Jr
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Restless at Pine Ridge Indians May Cause Trouble
Dr. V T McGrancuppy of Rapid City warns Pine Ridge Indians may spark trouble next spring. He cites sullen mood, messiah promises, government payments, and postfort Sheridan exchanges as signs. Also reports northeastern Beadle County prairie fire devastates Milford Township, destroying barns, wheat and hay worth thousands.
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V. T. McGrancuppy
Rapid City
Pine Ridge
Sitting Bull
Fort Sheridan
Short Bull
Kicking Bear
Indian Territory
British America
Destructive County Fire Destroys Homes and Crops
A severe county fire devastates farms with E Watterson losing house and barns along with hundreds of bushels of wheat and unthrashed grain. The Johnson farm tenant suffers losses in wheat hay and buildings totaling 1100 dollars. Lyon's wheat stacks and nearly 100 tons of hay burn. Dozens of other farmers report losses ranging 300 to 800 dollars. The blaze is described as the county's most destructive yet. Shoulder Straps for Cadets details follow with Vermillion appointments after competitive exams. Col Sharpe announces promotions in the militia and daily battalion drills proceed for Columbian Day preparations.
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E. Watterson
Johnson Farm
Vermillion
Col. Sharpe
G J. McBride
J. W. Price
E. Stanforth
I. L. Heintz
P. A. Jordan
E. M. Stevens
S. K. Gregsby
J. M. Vinson
D. A. Crawford
George Myers
W. L. Akeley
S. ©. Morrison
R. D. Mellette
W. J. Sisk
I. G. Buchanan
J. W. Merri
Philip Burkland
Fred Vinson
C. 8. Ley
H. A. Barr
O. W. Thompson
Chicago
I’. W. Ayer
J. Coleman
Remains Single but a Day Divorced in Sioux Falls
Mrs Archie Mackay of New York won a divorce from Archibald Mackay in Sioux Falls. She receives 1500 dollars immediately and 100 dollars monthly until 3800 is paid. Daughter stays with grandmother. She plans to marry Paul T Wilkes, an actor who worked with Alexander Salvini.
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Sioux Falls
Archie Mackay
New York
Paul T. Wilkes
Alexander Salvini
Margaret Hone
Archibald Kennedy Mackay
Trinity Chapel
Philip Hone
Mackay
Gen. Kearny
Movement of Rain and Grain Disrupts Rail Shipping
The article notes a near simultaneous shift of rain and grain movement across the state. Ten days ago shipping seemed light until prices rose, then grain flooded stations on rail lines, filling elevators and halting some buying. Demand for cars overwhelmed supply, prompting Railway Commission relief efforts and promises to avoid last season’s issues.
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Railway Commission For Relief
Rice
Banks Win Suits Over County Tax Assessments in Aberdeen
Six Aberdeen national banks prevailed in Circuit Court against the county over stock assessed values. The court ruled the Board of Equalization exceeded its powers, setting the stock valuation and tax at 27 533 and 1 019.47, voiding any excess. Other items note a Pension Surgeons board formed at Alpena, a social scandal in Grecia, ballot printing worries under Australian law, a Deadwood church fire, a new Deadwood hotel, a damaged rail track near Lead City, Masonic Temple excavation in Deadwood, and extreme heat reports across South Dakota with farmers abandoning fields.
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen Nations
County Board of Equalization
First National Bank
South Dakota
Deadwood
Lead City
Piedmoot
Masonic Temple
Maine
Vine Streets
Alpena
Tjm
Europe Wheat Crops Show Mixed Prospects in 1892
European estimates reveal Great Britain and Italy skewing lower as wheat yields fall short of normal. France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Balkans, Roumania, and Russia report improvements, with France yielding about 300.5 million bushels and Germany 101.75 million. Italy's wheat crop is 12 percent below last year, while Britain is 17 percent under the normal. overall European export potential ranges with sizable surpluses in some regions and deficits in others, requiring imports for several nations.
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Britain
Italy
Europe
Great Britain
France
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Balkans
Roumania
Russia
England
Agricultural Department
Empire
International Grain Congress
Vienna
Bulgaria
Servia
Greece
Minister of Agriculture
Economiste Francais
Cost Of Seeing The Fair At The World’s Exposition
A Chicago correspondent estimates costs for a month of visiting the Great Columbian Exposition. Items include rail fare, $28 for Chicago rooms, $4.80 for ground fare, $28 for meals, $12 for lunches, $12 for park admissions, $7.50 for all concessions, $13.75 for catalogues, and $2 for within park travel. Total about $120 plus incidental expenses. no Sunday travel or evening entertainments counted. Estimated totals cover essentials for a prudent visitor.
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Chicago
Jackson Park
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