Control of Northern Pacific Rumored in Company Talks
New York report says Colgate Hoyt for Wisconsin Central with Union Pacific and Oregon rivals seeks to secure control. A compromise ticket may result after proposals to Harris Wright Ives are considered. Monday or Tuesday expected for definite conclusions. Harris admits no formal offer and doubts a full sweep by stockholders.
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New York
Northern Pacific
Colgate Hoyt
Wisconsin Central Interest
Union Pacific
Oregon
Harris
Wright
Ives
Young Iowa man killed by freight train near Fonpa
Geo Rothwell, about 20, son of Dr Rothwell, was fatally struck on the Illinois Central line one mile east of Fonpa Iowa. He had recently suffered a head injury and mental distress after a camp meeting, wandered on the track reading a Bible, and was killed while reading two hymn books tied with hay. He was expected to start college at Mt Vernon before his illness.
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Fonpa
Iowa
Geo. Rothwell
Rothwell
Storm Lake
Pomeroy
Arrio
Mt. Vernon
Mary Tucker Marries Coachman Then Flees
Miss Mary Tucker a 19 year old daughter of John S Tucker former state representative elopes with her mother's driver John W Sanchett They are pursued by her father and friends and Tucker vows to shoot Hanchett on sight A minister performed the ceremony and the couple fled with the bride reportedly made to resemble a different race.
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Aven
Conn
Mary Tucker
John S. Tucker
John W. Sanchett
Mr. Tucker
Hanchett
Appeal Hearing Aims at Jacob Sharp Conviction
The article notes the purpose of the appeal hearing on Jacob Sharp's case from the lower court judgment. It states Judge Potter is not alone on the Supreme Court bench in questioning whether illegal evidence influenced Sharp's conviction.
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Jacob Sharp
Potter
Supreme Court
Sharp
Moonlighters Murder Dublin Constable in Night Attack
Moonlighters waylaid constable Wheleyham and clubbed him to death with bludgeons in Dublin. An attack near Ennis mortally wounded another constable. Eight arrests have been made.
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Dublin
Wheleyham
Ennis
Shamokin Miners Hall Strike Bands for General Advance
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on September 12 4 000 coal miners at five collieries walked out in a general strike organized by the Knights of Labor. The workers anticipate a lengthy lockout as they press for higher pay and better conditions.
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Shamokin
Knights of Labor
Fatal glove fire injures Mason City teacher Etta Hall
In Mason City on September 12 Miss Etta Hall, a local teacher, was badly burned when gasolene on cleaned kid gloves caught fire from a stove blaze. The accident occurred Saturday and her hands and body suffered severe burns before the flames could be extinguished. In Madison Indiana the same date Mrs Anna P Hendricks died at an unknown age. She was the widow of former governor William Hendricks who served as governor and later United States senator.
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NrEwank
N. J
Middlesex Street
Lucas Andres
Lucas Jose
Mason City
Etta Hall
Madison
Ind
Anna P. Hendricks
Wm. Hendricks
Indiana
Govenor
United States
Contagious Disease Reported in Nova Scotia Horses
U S consul at Pictos Nova Scotia reports dangerous contagious disease among horses and sheep in Nova Scotia threatening Canada and possibly spreading to the United States. The issue has been referred to the commissioner of agriculture.
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Washington
United States
Pictos
Nova Scotia
Canada
Commissioner of Agriculture
Railroad Collision Kills Two Engineers in Ohio
In Unnana Ohio on Sept 12 a east bound passenger train and a west bound freight on the New York Pennsylvania Ohio line collided eighteen miles east at 6 AM. Engineer Craig of the passenger train was killed and Engineer Kelley of the freight was badly mangled. Dayton wrecking crew was dispatched.
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Unnana
Ohio
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
Craig
Kelley
Dayton
Democrats Inch Toward Dakota Statehood Admission
Washington officials discuss Dakota's admission with growing favor and claim the party will not burden the voters with the charge of denying rights to 409,000 people. A winter step toward relief is planned, potentially delaying full status until after next year's election.
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Wasaui
Washington
Dakota
Democratic Party
Col. Lamont Miay
Congress
Pella Drugstore Owner Charged With Murder
In Pella Iowa Mrs Van de Van died after a servant fed soup laced with poison. Coroner's jury says husband directed the poisoning and he was arrested on murder charges with a 3000 bond. Residents fear lynch law if he evades punishment.
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Pella
Iowa
van de van
Trouble at Claremont and rail strike amid farmers’ movement
In Claremont on Sept 10 the St Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba railway company blocked use of a warehouse ground by serving an injunction on the farmers warehouse company. The action, seen as a move by elevator interests against farmers and private buyers, halted freight actions as empty cars were removed and pressure built on local parties. Railway commissioners have been appealed to. In Washington on Sept 10 the agriculture department reports a heavy drop in cotton corn and potato conditions with wheat stable. western states show most decline while Atlantic and Gulf states boast larger crops. Cigar tobacco conditions rise in New York and Pennsylvania but fall in Connecticut and Wisconsin with eastern shipping improving and western markets remaining weak.
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Nationalist Leaders Said to Incite Mitchellstown Trouble
Dublin reports police claim the Mitchellstown clash arose from nationalist leaders urging resistance. Nationalists boast of a good fight, saying they were harmed, not by force but by arms. Police parade shows many wounded guarded at hospital, fourteen hospitalized with wounds.
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Mitchellstown
Battle flag of Sixteenth Connecticut carried to Alabama regiment
Thos G. Jones colonel of the Second Alabama forwarded to the Connecticut governor the battle flag of the Sixteenth Connecticut volunteers. Captured at Plymouth North Carolina in April 1914 by a member of the Montgomery True Blues, now a company of the Second Alabama.
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Mostoommeey
Ala
Thos G. Jones
Alabama
Connecticut
Hartford
Connecticut Volunteers
Plymouth
N. C
Montgomery “True Blues
Disease Calm After Texas Fever Alarm On Island
Chicago officials report excitement at the Island over a fatal cattle disease spreading in recent days. A thorough examination will determine if it is Texas fever and, if confirmed, prompt steps will be taken to stamp it out.
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Chicago
Local Horse Race Opens Hamilton Town Championship
A large crowd gathered at Hamilton’s track on Saturday as J. C. Hollinger and Michael Reed raced for a $100 purse and the town championship. Reed’s horse won the two heats in 3:18 and 3:02. The new schoolhouse opened that evening with remarks by the board and Prof. Foreman, followed by music and entertainment at the opera hall.
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Mark Ward
Opera Hall
Trotting Match at Hamilton Ends in Close Finish
The Dr S linger horse Robert Bonner met Mr Reed's Roquelay last Saturday at Hamilton's race course. Reed's horse won in two heats, decided on the second mile's home stretch. No time given but not slow. Also opening of a new schoolhouse with Prof Foreman as principal and essays by Miss Bailey and Miss Barber.
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Robert Bonner
Mr. Reed
Roquelay
Hamilton
Reed
A.s. Foreman
Bailey
Barber
C. J. Maynard
Woodbridge
The Chatsworth Railroad Disaster Reflections
A retrospective on the Clint disaster with views of the scene and an outline of major railroad accidents. The article notes the heavy loss of life and the ongoing public interest in the catastrophe and its aftermath.
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Matuman
Historic rail disasters list of fatal wrecks across decades
A compiled sequence records rail accidents worldwide with many killed and injured. Entries cite locations such as Belleville France Croyden tunnel near London and Port Jervis New York, listing dates and casualty counts from 1860s to early 1900s.
Youngest U S congressman James Phelan of Tennessee
Hon James Phelan, a Mississippian born Irish descent, is set to join the next United States Congress as one of its youngest members. He faces a strong home party backing with about 4000 vote majority. His education spans Kentucky and Leipsic Germany shaping a bright political future.
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James Phelan
Tennessee
Jack
House
Phelan
Mississippi
Confederate Congress
Kentucky
Leipsic
Germany
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Water power usage by five manufacturing branches
The article notes 84 percent of water power goes to flouring and grist mills, 22.7 percent to sawmills, 12.1 percent to cot ton mills, and 4 percent to woolen mills, with iron industry using very little. It cites the Boston Pilot and remarks on wit among humorists being sedate. The Buffalo Courier mentions a future fortune for a decent looking straw hat inventor.
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Boston Builzer
The Degenerate Dervish Described by a Traveler
A 19th century observer portrays Persian dervishes as beggars from diverse origins, mainly the lowest class, living in ragged garb with few possessions. They beg at street corners, accept alms, and recite a phrase before pocketing funds, while some drift toward vice and crime. The piece notes two dervish groups, their behavior, and ties to broader religious dissent and political events.
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India
Africa
Ahle Azad
Azad
el Baab
Wolf von Schierbrand
New York Commercial Advertiser
Senator Fair’s Rescue from a Shark at Sandwich Islands
A visiting swimmer recounts wading beyond reefs near the Sandwich Islands when a shark homed in. Two native girls swam out with knives, struck the shark, and hauled the carcass ashore leaving the water red with blood. The incident ends with the shark described as one of the largest seen.
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Sandwich Islands
New York Republicans eye strong city delegation
New York on September 10 comments on a robust city delegation for the Republican primaries. Senator Evarts ex-Governor Cornell ex-Minister Morton and Congressman Fitch head a slate, with no contest from the city. Most favor Colonel Fred L. D. Giraut for secretary of state.
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New York
Evarts
Cornell
Morton
Fitch
Fred LD. Giraut
How They Got Drunk Aberdeen New It
It is said that the liquor the two cashiered officers drank at Huron was territory property bought for medicinal use. Like other territorial property, it was under executive scrutiny and misappropriated.
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Aberdeen New
Huron
No Indictment Found in Miss Dodge Slaying Case
No indictment was returned against Miss Dodge, the alleged slayer of Babcock, as evidence failed to be sufficient or conclusive for trial. The item notes public belief but lacks a prosecutable case, followed by a verse fragment contrasting beauty with a past pallor and referencing a patent medicine.
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Miss Dodge
Babcock
The Corner Fruit Seller
A Globe-Democrat interview describes a street vendor who sells stamps from a jar on his stand late at night. He notes repeat customers, modest markups, and occasional extra sales such as chewing gum, highlighting the simple opportunism of a small-town mail helper.
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Globe-Democrat
Stage fright’s rare toll on a young Indiana musician
An Indiana girl studying in Chicago falters during a competitive performance, suffers nose and ear hemorrhage from mental strain, illustrating stage fright's unexplained and enduring impact. The piece cites John B. Gough’s lifelong battle and quotes the Pittsburg Times on crowd influence. a separate note mentions electric lights affecting ornamental plants in the czar’s winter palace.
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Indiana
Chicago
John B. Gough
Pittsburg
Winter Palace
Not an Easy Life on Wall Street Rattle Boards of Trade
The Chicago Herald notes a string of untimely deaths among rapid traders including Woeris Hoffer Charley Osborne Joseph Armour Jim Love Adams and Vice President Hill on the New York Stock Exchange. The piece warns that the fast life of speculators hides danger and early ruin.
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Woerishoffer
Charley Osborne
Joseph Armour
Jim Love
Adams
Board of Trade
Hill
New York Stock Exchange
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