France readies cruisers and gunners amid naval tensions
Paris confirms Admiral Fournier will return to Toulon to prepare four cruisers for immediate service. Large numbers of gunners are to Brest to man forts as part of France’s war footing amid the Fashoda dispute with Britain. British ironclads are seen near Biserta practicing. A semi official note rejects war footing claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trritain
Ministry of Marine
Paris
Fournier
Tunis
Toulon
Brest
Great Britain
Biserta
Chicago Jubilee Crowds Overwhelm Windy City Streets
Crowds fill Chicago streets in jubilee as thousands wave flags. Gen Miles and staff arrive early with a presidential party heading to the University of Chicago where a doctor of laws is conferred, with cadets escorting the president from Capt McWilliams house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windy City
Chicago
Business
Gen. Miles
Capt
Organized Band of Cattle Thieves Nets Large Kansas City Ring
Monroe and Arkansas counties Kansas officers uncover what is described as the largest organized cattle theft ring in the state. Thousands of cattle were stolen and shipped by train car loads to Kansas City and other markets. June Aldridge pursued the gang with two loads to Kansas City and stopped the sale. Officials say about 100 men are implicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Monroe
Arkansas
Kan
June Aldridge
Survey Adds 2500 Square Miles to U S Yukon Territory
Captain Pratt of the coast and geodetic survey reports that the Yukon River south mouth empties into the Bering Sea twenty miles farther west and that the coast from Cape Dyer to St Michael lies farther west than maps show. The newly added strip covers about 2,500 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
Yukon River
Capt. Pratt
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Uncle Sam
Bering Sea
Cape Dyer
St. Michael
Double Drowning at Newark in Bay
William Laurie and John Welch both of Newark drowned Monday afternoon while crabbing with two others near the Lehigh Valley Railroad bridge in Newark Bay. Welch fell overboard and Laurie, trying to save him, was dragged under with both men drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
William Laurie
John Welch
N. J
Newark Bay
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Welch
Laurie
British Ship Burne and Blengfel Destroyed Off Margat
The British ship Burne and the Blengfel from New York burned off Margat Eng Monday. Eleven crew members excluding the captain and his wife perished. Oregon Legislature Adjourns Sine Die After Appropriation Bill Passes 1800000. Paris Great Strike Ends as Troops Withdraw from Yards and Other Stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burne
Blengfel
New York
Margat
Eng
Oregon
Salem
Paris
Acquittal in Slaying of Jacob Weinanich Stuns Court
William J. Nolan former Missouri legislator was acquitted on a murder charge in St. Louis for the December killing of Jacob Weinanich, an elderly man. Nolan had faced two trials with a prior hung jury in the life-for-life case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Nolan
Missouri
St. Louis
Jacob Weinanich
Nolan
Great Chilian Prauds
Frauds amounting to millions of dollars have been discovered in the arsenal of Chili. Senor Navarre, the chief account got, has committed death by own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Navarre
Fire in Pana mine threatens shaft No 1 safety
A gas explosion started a blaze at Pana Coal Company's shaft No 1 in Pana Illinois. About forty Black miners escaped to the surface. one man missing but uninjured. A deadly later quarrel left Isaiah Ross shot in the company office. Militia Maj Butler plans to disarm the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pana Coal Company
Pana
Ill
Ben Franklin
John Hawking
Panashaft No. 1
Isaiah Ross
Ross
Maj. Butler
To Kill Kaiser and King
The London Daily Mail reports Alexandria anarchists planned to murder Emperor William and King Humbert. Fifteen Italians were arrested after documents revealed a matured plot to bomb William’s carriage in Cairo and a plan to have a confederate strike during the Jerusalem dedication of the German Church of Our Redeemer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
London Daily Mail
William
Humbert
Willian
Cairo
Jerusalem
Church of Our Redeemer
Camp Shipp Tragedy Claims Sergeant Heise in Free Fight
At Camp Shipp Anniston Alabama a free fight among volunteers and regulars led to a guard firing a shot that killed Sergeant Meise of Company FI Second Infantry. The same shot wounded Corporal Conroy and Private A R Giffen before lodging in Private Oliver Shepperd’s shoulder. Heise, a Santiago veteran promoted from private to sergeant for bravery at San Juan Hill, died in the incident.
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Heise
Camp Shipp
Anniston
Ala
Third
Tennessee Volunteers
Springfield
Meise
Company FI
Second Infantry
Conroy
A. R. Giffen
Third Tennessee
Oliver Shepperd
Santiago
San Juan Hill
Wreck on the Detroit Sinks Nassau After Colby Collision
Captain Nagle reports the steamer Colby collided with the schooner Nassau near the Detroit River mouth. Nassau bound to Buffalo with wheat, Colby up river. Nassau crew saved by tug Saugatuk. Loss near 50000 dollars. Colby damaged forward. no fatalities.
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Colby
John T. Nagle
Toledo
Ohio
Nassau
Detroit River
Buffalo
Lone
Victory for Union Labor in City Printing Case
Judge Searriet of the circuit court in Kansas City rules that the spring city ordinance requiring all city printing to bear the Typographical Union label is constitutional. The ruling supports the contract awarded to a union-endorsed firm despite Lawton and Burnan being lower bidders backed by the Typothetae, who sued for damages claiming class legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searriet
Circuit Court
Kansas City
Board of Public Works
Lawton and Burnan
Typothetae
Kansas City Wins Western League Baseball Championship
The Western League title is awarded to Kansas City by league magnates after Chicago proceedings. Indianapolis’ claim was reviewed but not approved by the executive board. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee reports his wife gravely ill and seeks Gen. Greene to assume command of the First division of the Seventh corps. Adjutant General Corbin says the Fifth Illinois regiment could be used by Governor Tanner if needed, with men currently on furlough.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Indianapolis
Execu Itive Board
Corbin
Tanner
Illinois
Umbria Reports Separate Sighting Near Cape Clear
The Spanish steamer Madrillene sighted the Cunarder Umbria with engines stopped about 36 miles west of Cape Clear on October 10. The Umbria replied it did not require assistance. Also a preliminary audit cites a probable $118,000 shortage from ex-Tax Collector Keogh of Holyoke, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrillene
Cape Clear
Keogh
Kolyoke
Mass
Five Miners Die in Tamaqua Gas Explosion
Five miners were killed and eleven injured in a gas explosion at Colliery No. 8 in Coal Dale near Tamaqua Pennsylvania. A fire had plagued the mine for months and workers were damming water to fight the flames when a main explosion and several lighter blasts tore the gangway, tossing workers aside and halting rescue efforts after about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamaqua
Collery No. 8
Coal Dale
Fla
Britain's warlike mood sparked by Rosebery speech at Epsom
Lord Rosebery, Liberal leader and Gladstone successor, defied the world in an Epsom address. He warned nations that England’s era of moderation is ending and called out France over Fashoda, stating the situation is critical to British interests.
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Britain
Rosebery
England
Lord Rosebery
Liberal Party
Gladstone
Epsom
France
Fashoda
Maj. Marchand
Mrs Sherman Near Death After Paralysis Stroke
Mrs Sherman wife of former secretary of state John Sherman is critically ill in Washington after a stroke of paralysis striking her entire right side. Even brief consciousness leaves her unable to speak though doctors hold some hope for recovery despite advanced age.
Battle in the Philippines sparks insurgent faction fight
Reports say Macabalo s the northern provinces chief rebelling against Aguinaldo. hard fighting occurs between rival factions. Spanish emissaries accused of undermining Aguinaldo to press for retaining the Philippines.
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Macabalos
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Spain
Market Quotations Across Cities for Farm Commodities
Regional market data lists cattle hogs sheep and grains with price ranges for Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo and New York. Includes wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and pork values by city and grade.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Mohegan Wreck Off Cornwall Claims Many at Sea
Dispatches from Falmouth recount the British steamer Mohegan wrecked on the Manacles off Cornwall. The vessel struck, tore a hole, and sank as passengers and crew perished. 45 saved, with reports differing on totals.
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Cornwall
England
Falmouth
Penguin
Griffiths
Lloyds
British Empire Stands Firm Over Pashoda Crisis
All England applauds Lord Rosebery and Lord Toseberry at Epsom for vowing the empire will not endure trifling from France over Pashoda. They warn that if the tricolor is not hauled down on the Nile by March there will be war, and stress Britain’s united strength behind its government.
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British
France
England
Lord Toseberry
Epsom
Nile
Maj
March
Lord Roseberry
Great Britain
Pashoda
Roseberry
Irance
Maj. Marchand
Average dates of first killing frost in corn states
The Agricultural Department provides a table of the average date of the first killing frost in major corn producing states over the last twenty five years. Dates range from mid-September to late November across states and regions, with northern Minnesota to western Dakota reporting earlier frost on average and coastal states seeing later frosts.
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Agricultural Department
Minnesota
Dakotas
Michigan
Kentucky
West Virginia
Dakota
Pennsylvania
Minn
Maryland
Tennessee
Nebraska
Virginia
Carolina
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Iowa
Alabama
Mississippi
Illinois
New York
Georgia
Ohio
Louisiana
Indiana
Texas
Missouri
German Opinion Shifts Toward America Over Philippines
German public sentiment toward the United States grows warmer as reports from Washington on retaining the Philippines are treated calmly in the press. Komische Zeitung and Vossische Zeitung publish letters from merchants in the islands urging annexation, while one correspondent argues against Germany claiming any part of the isles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Philippine Islands
United States
Germany
Washington
Philippines
Komische Zeitung
Vossische Zeitung
Madrid business men urge drastic government reforms
A large Madrid meeting of business men criticized the Government for its handling of affairs. Resolutions called for halting Spain’s 2.5 billion peseta note issue, paying foreign debt in pesetas, cutting public expenditure including pensions, closing military schools for ten years, reducing officers pay, and aiding war sufferers.
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Madrid
Bank of Spain
Water Flow Found 127 Feet Deep on Highmore Farm
Captain Van Etton of Highmore recounted a 14 year effort including hauling water 5600 miles by stoneboat and wearing 230 feet of lumber. With Hart as a water witch and Lewis Rosewitch drilling, a 127 foot well yielded a strong flow, water within 85 feet of surface and later within 22 feet of top after tubing was secured. The find suggests abundant water within 200 feet depth in that county area.
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van Etton
Highmore
Hart
van Etten
Lewis Rosewitch
Bramhall
Deadwood Shows Strong Postoffice Returns in 1898
The Deadwood post office reports lead state figures for the year ending June 39 1898 with net revenues of 5056 dollars from 12868 dollars receipts and 4318 dollars expenses. Aberdeen Sioux Falls and Deadwood all show solid net revenue figures and rising percentages. Civil service examinations for free delivery have begun in Deadwood with boxes in place around the city awaiting a formal order. The St Lawrence mill case ends with Judge Carland directing a verdict for the defendant after four trials and high costs. Odo Reder of Custer is fined 1000 dollars and jailed for timber depredations. petition for discharge cites inability to pay and destitute family circumstances in Custer County.
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Deadwood
Postoffice Department
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Carlanis
St. Lawrence
United States
Carland
Odo Reder
Custer
Reder
Car—land
Unorganized Counties Protest Annexation Vote
Joseph Stewart of Nowlin County travels to Pierre as a representative of the unorganized counties to block Stanley County from voting on annexation. The controversy centers on an act allowing only Stanley County a vote on a large territory's annexation and excluding residents of that area.
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Joseph Stewart
Nowlin County
Pierre
Jack Hills
Stanley County
Indians Roaming Cow Country Near Cheyenne River
Will Nichols of Sturgis reports nearly 600 Indians are roaming beyond the north Cheyenne River hunting. No depredations yet, but cattlemen and settlers fear for lives and property as the presence endangers ranching interests along the region.
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Will Nichols
Sturgis
Cheyenne River
Bishop Hare Honored For Indian Mission Work
During a session in Washington the Episcopal council adopted resolutions complimenting Bishop William Hobart Hare of this state on the twenty fifth anniversary of his Indian missionary work. The board presented him a silver loving cup inscribed for the occasion.
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Hare
Episcopal Council
Washington
Wm. Hobart Hare
Coal Vein Found Near Viborg During Well Drilling
Workers drilling on Mrs. Vogan Larson's farm four miles northwest of Viborg struck a twelve foot coal vein at 160 feet. Samples show excellent quality and prospecting is planned on surrounding farms.
Flour Mill Wanted in Viborg Aims for Local Growth
Viborg residents seek a flour mill as the best new enterprise for the area. Farmers express strong support and eagerness to aid the project, noting no better site could be found for growth and employment.
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Viborg
Forest Reserve Rules Stir Sawmill Row in Interment Debates
The secretary of the interior delays guidance to Supervisor Hainai on stumpage pricing and forest reserves. Sawmills in southern counties protest, arguing the rules affect lumber costs and pole cutting by Indians along creeks. The commissioner proposes setting stumpage at 1000 feet for lumber and 25 cents per cord for wood, with strict limits on pole cutting and enforcement by federal orders.
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Te Inter
Donaan
Hainai
Apa
Storm Ravages Sioux Falls and Surrounding Areas
A Sunday night storm lashed Sioux Falls with high winds and heavy rain causing farm and granary damage. Reports from nearby towns note blown grain, damaged sheds, toppled windmills, and destroyed groves. A farmhand, Wm Donovan, was injured when a barn collapsed in 15 miles north. Separately, a case of mistaken identity emerged in Deadwood regarding G E Kimball, with a body exhumation and Insurance involved. Also a deadly drinking incident near Woon socket left J F Schrader dead after a party fight.
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Sioux Falls
Teddy Ty
Rapids
Fartford
Dell Rapids
Baltis
Donavan
Quarrel Ends in Stabbing on Johnson Farm
A dangerous cutting affray occurred near Garretson on Fred Johnson's farm. Two Carlson brothers and farmer Leedy quarrelled after a dispute, Leedy struck a Carlson in the face and was stabbed in the back while the other Carlson helped his brother.
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Garretson
Fred Johnson
Carlson Brothers
Leedy
Johnson Place
Carlson
Tragic Farm Accident Near Parker Claims Young Girl
A 7-year-old girl died after running into a wagon driven by farmer Joseph Lechner near Parker. The wagon ran over her head and body, breaking ribs and ending her life instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Joseph Lechner
Supreme Court Opinion on Douglas County District Boundaries
The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Haney, affirms the lower court in the case Dick Vandenboss against Douglas County commissioners over their authority to redraw county commissioner district boundaries. The ruling upholds the lower court decision on boundary change powers.
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Supreme Court
Haney
Dick Vandenboss
Douglas County
Change of Church Organist in Hot Springs City
Edward Hale former organist at Hot Springs College and Methods Church accepts position as pipe organist at Methodist Church in Yanitou rat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hale
Hot Springs College
Methods
Methodist
Yanitourat
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