Fifty Lives Lost When Ship Sinks in Smooth Sea
Seattle dispatch reports the steamer Dix, bound from Seattle to Port Blakeley, sank two miles north of Alki Point after a collision with the steamship Jeanie. Fifty passengers and crew died. thirty-nine were saved. Captain Lermon described the disaster as the Dix listed then plunged, with frantic passengers leaping into the water. The Jeanie stood by until all survivors were aboard, then headed to Virginia Street dock. The Dix wreck left one 15 year old female passenger known to be among the victims.
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Wash
P.lermon
Port Blakeley
Alki Point
Jeanie
Dix
Absari
Vireginia Street Dock
F. Lermon
Charles Dennledn
Wax
Saan
Utneefors
Ft. Lo
Geo. Hoffman
Kingsville
Texas
Denny & Co
Chicago
Hoffman
Gulf Coast
Bomb Explodes in St. Peter's Basilica
A Sunday blast in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome injures many and kills ten. The pope and Cardinal Rampola were present. Vatican officials rushed to the scene. Casualties include women who fainted as the crowd dispersed. No perpetrator identified.
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St. Peter's
Beailea
St Peter
Rampola
Amolg Hove
Mons, Misciatelli
Mong. Bisset
Vatican
Holy Father
Basilia
She Ponte
Lucille McLeod Acquitted of Niemann Murder
Chicago verdict ends long deliberation as Lucille McLeod Memham is found not guilty of murdering William T. Niemann near the Empire hotel. A crowd gathered outside the courtroom as the decision was announced.
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William T. Niemann
Chicago
Luglte McLeod Memham
Empire Hotel
Four-Footed Thieves in a Worcester Store
In Tn Wiachester England a grocer noticed daily till losses and hired watchers. After two clerks were dismissed for theft, new workers saw money vanish. Police investigated as a hiding officer uncovered scraps of paper totaling about 60 dollars. Mice had gnawed through a back hole to steal bills. two former clerks sued for damages and the grocer paid 300 dollars to each.
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Tn Wiachester
England
Thera Weta
Nesta
Fearful pains prompt Lydia Pinkham remedy claim
A Victorian advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe cure for women’s pains and irregularities. It cites letters from Nellie Holmes of Buffalo and Tillie Hart of Larimore praising relief from painful periods, headaches, and fatigue, urging others to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice.
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Lydia EB. Pickham
Nellie Holmes
N. Division Street
Buffalo
Mra
Pinkham
Puis
East
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Tillie Hart
Larimore
Euffering
Lydia
Pinkbam
Lydia BE
Electric Line Railroad Promises Shorter Chicago to New York Route
Investors are invited to join the Chicago New York Electric Air Line Railroad project promising a 2% mile shorter route than Lake Shore and New York Central and 16 miles shorter than the Pennsylvania system. The plan is electric operation with no grade crossings, no bonds, and common stock only, offering shares at 100 par with easy monthly payments and a 5 percent discount for immediate purchase. Free information is provided upon request.
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Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad
Chicago
New York
Lake Shore
H. Woon
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line RT
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line
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