Des Moines River Bridge Disaster Kills Six in Windom Minn
A rear end collision on September 21 between a double header and a pushed freight on the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line caused the Des Moines River bridge near Windom Minn to collapse. Six dead include engineers Rasmussen Yeomans and Few and fireman Roberts Stratton plus others. three injured. The wreck left burning cars in the river and the bridge twisted from the force of about 8000 tons.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Des Moines
Windom
Minn
Carl Rasmussen
Sioux City
T. L. Roberts
John Roberts
St. James
Stratton
Charles P. Yeomans
George Merrill
Frank Few
Roberts
Yeomans
Yeomans and Stratton
Rasmussen and Roberts
Few
Rasmussen
States set to vote in 12 elections this fall in November
Upcoming fall elections cover twelve states with races for governor, lieutenant governor, supreme court judges, attorneys general, and state legislatures. Key contests include Kentucky's governor fight, Maryland constitutional amendment vote, and Mississippi amendments plus a U S Senate successor in line after Edward Walthall.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
United Christian
Kentucky
John Young Brown
William Goebel
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
United States
Edward C. Walthall
William van Amberg Sullivan
Nebraska
State University
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Virginia
Thomas
Martin
Pardon for Dreyfus Agreed in Principle
Put's Tuesday reports Dreyfus will relinquish his appeal to overturn his court martial verdict and accept a pardon. He may travel to England with family to rest his broken health, after Mme Dreyfus and Maitre Labori sought apartments in Folkestone. Scheurer-Kestner died as the pardon news emerged, the Typhoid fever illness linked to worry over the case.
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Put
Dreyfus
England
Mme, Dreyfus
Maitre Labori
Folkestone
Dover
M. Scheurer-Kestner
Senate
Dreyins
Bank cashier attacked in Palatine Illinois bank
Fred J. Filbert cashier at Charles H. Patten bank Palatine Illinois was struck with a hammer by a supposed robber named Walter Lawton who claimed a New York grievance. Henry Plagge intervened. Lawton was shot after a struggle and taken to a Chicago hospital as townspeople demanded swift justice.
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Palatine
Ill
Fred J. Filbert
Charles H. Patten
Filbert
Walter Lawton
Henry Plagge
Lawton
Plagge
New York
Chicago
Costly siege of Fort Chabrol weighs on French taxpayers
A Paris dispatch estimates the 38 day blockade of Fort Chabrol by Jules Guerin and 12 followers has cost about 9,560 francs, roughly $500, with total taxpayer expenditure near $19,000 so far. Indemnity to affected businesses may follow.
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Paris
Fort Chabrol
M. Jules Guerin
Dewey’s Hot Words on Manila Bay War Readiness
In a Nice to Chicago Record letter, Jos L Stickney reports Admiral Dewey recounting a confrontation with Admiral Von Diederichs in Manila Bay. Dewey quotes the German officer threatening war if needed and declaring readiness to fight the world, asserting a blockade stance.
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Nice
Chicago
Jos. L. Stickney
Admiral Dewey
Admiral von Diederichs
Manila Bay
Diederichs
Frosty Chicago Fall Festival Seen as Abandoned
A Chicago correspondent reports insiders expect the Chicago Fall Festival to be abandoned due to labor tensions. The corner stone ceremonies may proceed on a grand scale, but overall the festival is considered dead unless Truax resigns and a union cut stone is installed.
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Chicago
Truax
Peirce
Schley Assignment Sparks White House Protest
Friends of Rear Admiral Schley met with the President to protest his proposed command of the South Atlantic squadron. They argued the post is minor and a sidelining of Schley, urging a more prestigious assignment. General Angus predicted the President would order a change to honor Schley.
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South Atlantic
Schley
South Atlantic Squadron
Navy
Navy Department
Angus
Barrett Farnum & Co Fail On Chicago Board Of Trade
Barrett Farnum and Co failed on the Chicago Board of Trade after a bid to recover losses from a bear campaign. Losses are estimated between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars and the firm’s books may show a short 5 014 000 bushels wheat. Pete Haddox Henry Fenick and John Allen, all Black men from Bowling Green Kentucky, were each sentenced to twenty one years for the murder of Sam Gordon.
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Barrett, Farnum & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Commission
Pete Haddox
Henry Fenick
John Allen
Bowling Green
Sam Gordon
Death of Lieut. Col Miley in Manila Fever Toll
Lieut. Col. John D. Miley inspector general of volunteers died Tuesday in Manila from cerebral meningitis linked to typhoid fever. His regular army rank was first lieutenant in the Second Artillery. Typhoid fever of a virulent type is reported epidemic at Madrid.
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Manila
John D. Miley
War Department
Ger. Otis
Col. Miley
Regular Army
Madrid
Wilder Monument Dedicates Vast Civil War Shaft at Chickamauga
Thousands attend ceremonies at Chickamauga Park as Indiana monuments and the Wilder brigade tower are unveiled. Indiana spent about 80,000 on markers, 18,000 on the Wilder shaft funded by brigade members, while the lime stone tower rises seventy five feet with a spiral stairway and park views. Generals Mount Carnahan Boynton speak as Confederate veteran Tomlinson Fort delivers a first on the battlefield.
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Indiana
Chickamauga Park
Ilinois
Mount
James R. Carnahan
Indiana Park Commission
H. W. Boynton
Secretary of War
Wilder Brigade
National
Wilder Shaft
James A. Connolly
Springfield
Smith D. Atkins
Freeport
All
Col. Tomlinson
Chattanooga
Chickamauga
N. B. Forrest
Wilder
Queen Urged to Intervene in Transvaal Crises
President Kruger asks Queen Victoria to prevent bloodshed, while British and Boer forces accelerate war preparations. A note from Steyn of the Orange Free State is seen as more diplomatic than pacific. Uitlander councils press Milner to end negotiations amid rising unrest and massed frontier rifle distribution.
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Kruger
Victoria
London
Transvaal
Royal Arsenal
Cape
Steyn
Orange Free State
Alfred Milner
Pacific
Free State
Uitlander Council
Pietermaritzburg
Johannesburg
White dollars scarce as sub-treasurer limits exchanges
In St Louis a sub-treasurer refuses to exchange silver dollars for gold or bank notes, accepting only silver certificates. Treasury holds small silver stock and may restrict exchanges, signaling a move to hoard silver. Actress Bettina Girard reforms and will study nursing in a New York hospital.
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United States
St. Louis
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Congress
Fire at Chicago Stock Yards destroys pavilion and hotel
Fire swept the Dexter Park pavilion, two residences, three horse barns, and the Transit House hotel at the Chicago stock yards. About 2,500 horses were in the pavilion. three people were injured in the stampede. Loss estimated at $294,000 to $400,000 with most insured.
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Chicago Stock Yards
Dexter Park
Stock Yards
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
J. A. Spoor
War fund tracing and new taxes urged to finance Philippine campaign
Treasury Secretary Gage weighs options to fund 30,000 added troops in the Philippine war. Proposals include stamp taxes on patent protected articles and slot machines, plus taxes on firearms, with bonds as a last resort.
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Uncle Sam
Gage
The
Treasury
Root
Treasury Department
Philippines
Spain
United States
Notable Society Notes From An Era
A compilation of brief biographical snippets: Bourke Cochran once a porter for A T Stewart. Paderewski described as Jewish by the Jewish Chronicle. Russell Sage’s sister in Oneida New York aged 93. Daniel Lamont’s private fortune estimated at five million dollars. Mrs Howard Gould owning a fan bought for one hundred thousand by her husband. Governor Roosevelt’s habit of tree felling. T P O Connor remarks on Mrs Langtry’s unchanged youth. KR D Blackmore a prosperous market gardener. Min Yong Whou new Corea minister to Washington fluent in English. William L Elkins started as grocery errand boy. Leopold Carreras of Philadelphia disliking jokes due to jaw dislocation. Manuel Garcia born ninety four years ago, oldest living professor of music.
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Bourke Cochran
A. T. Stewart
Paderewski
Russell Sage
Oneida
N.Y
Daniel Lamont
Howard Gould
Roosevelt
T. P. O'Connor
Langtry
KR. D. Blackmore
Lorna Doone
Min Yong Whou
Washington
Corea
William L. Elkins
Street Railway Syndicate
Leopold Carreras
Philadelphia
Manuel Garcia
Spain
South Dakota Deposits Show Healthy Economic State
Bank deposits across South Dakota reach 12.745 million with state totals broken into categories by occupation and institution. Merchants and capitalists account for 5.844 million, laboring people 5.909 million, farmers and stockmen 8.838 million in June deposits, with potential growth seen after harvest.
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South Dakota
Tis
National Bank
Silsby
Sibsby
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the Wilder
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Dakota and Minnesota Telephone Company
Sioux Falls
Capital
T. A. Potter
E. P. Hesley
B. H. Way
Britt
Joe Kirby
J. E. McMahan
Woodmere Land Company
Pierre
J. M. Billeps
George B. Michael
Rufus
King
Koch
Serafini
Marseilles
Knox
Fox
Boston Courier
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