Harriet G. boarded by Spanish officers in Cuban arms search
The American brig Harriet G. from Nuevitas Cuba arrived at Quarantine. On Oct. 3 Spanish officers and soldiers searched the ship for arms, ransacking the vessel but finding none. Captain Miller refused to remove anchor chains. US consul was aboard but powerless. Cuban passenger Gustavo Torre testified to Spanish persecution.
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New York
Nuevitas
Cuba
Mosse Bros
Miller
United States
Washington
Harriet G
Gustavo Torre
Murder in Nebraska field near Wilsonville
Albert Applegate was killed in his corn field near Wilsonville Nebraska on November 11. An unknown assailant from Denver shot him four times as he moved toward the attacker. A posse追 pursued the killer, who had estranged the wife of a Denver man claimed to be the assassin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Beaver City
Neb
Albert Applegate
Wilsonville
Denver
John Nelson
Applegate
Man shoots Miss Maude Fessler in Nebraska City murder
Tom Maher, after heavy drinking, shot Miss Maude Fessler twice as she walked home with another man. Fred Plattner was wounded when Maher tried to be disarmed. Maher fled through a window but was captured and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Maude
Nebraska City
Neb
Tom Maher
Miss Maude Fessler
Alaher
Becae
Maude Fessler
Fred Plattner
Maher
Train Sets 80 MPH Channel Run for Burlington Route
Galesburg Illinois November 12: Burlington Route officials report a passenger train covered eighty miles from Galesburg to Mendota in sixty minutes actual running time after five stops and two slow-ups. Sept Rice estimates the stops cost about twenty minutes making the observed time sixty minutes at eighty miles per hour. The same train took eighty-five minutes the previous week over the same distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Ill
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Mendota
Rice
Burlington
Cuban exile leader arrives in New York with Cuba invasion plans
C G Veley a Cuban on a mission in Spain for Cuban insurgents lands in New York aboard the Veendam. He plans to lead an expedition to Cuba soon and says the Spanish government is too late to offer concessions as the insurgents push toward a Cuban republic. His father remains in Paris aiding the independence cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C. G. Veley
Spain
Veendam
Cuba
Paris
Yeley
Freight collide kills fireman in Franklin wreck
A through New Orleans passenger train collided with a freight near Franklin Tennessee killing Fireman Love and seriously injuring Engineer Ed Corbett. Several passengers were shaken up as the passenger engine was demolished and Fireman Love buried under the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prranklin
Tenn
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Love
Ed Corbett
New Orleans
Rockefeller branded anarchist at Chicago Socialist meeting
In Chicago on November 12 John D Rockefeller was called a practical anarchist at a Chicago Socialist Labor party gathering on West Twelfth Street. Jesse Cox, a local attorney, asserted the claim during remarks commemorating the execution of Spies and his associates and the Chicago University was dubbed the Chicago Standard Oil University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago Socialistic Labor Party
Chicago University
Chicago Standard Oil University
Jesse Cox
West Twelfth Street
Explosion Kills Pillsbury Mill Fireman in Minneapolis
Truman A. Redgrave, a fireman at Pillsbury A mill on the East side, was instantly killed by a steam pipe explosion in the boiler room. The incident occurred on November 12 in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Truman A. Redgrave
Pillsbury
Counterfeiter Bradford Leaves Riches Behind
The World reports that upon leaving Kings County Penitentiary Dr Orlando Bradford will be comparatively wealthy. Before confinement he handed Warden Hayes cash diamonds and securities totaling 40000 dollars and deeds to seven Harlem properties to hold until release. Eleven unset diamonds were carefully wrapped in cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Orlando Bradford
Bill Brockway
Kings County
Hayes
Harlem
Four Men Killed As Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Warwick
An Lehigh & Hudson locomotive on a Maybrook to Phillipsburg run exploded two miles from Warwick New York. Conductor Martin O Neill and brakeman James Sloan were killed in the cab while engineer William Cooper and fireman Herbert Beemer died later. Morris Heil and flagman Adams survived after frantic efforts to stop the runaway train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
N. Y
Lehigh & Hudson Railroad
Maybrook
Phillipsburg
Martin O’neill
Belvidere
James L. Sloan
William Cooper
Herbert Beemer
Easton
Stone Bridge
Morris Heil
Heil
Adams
Eaton Express
Bailey
O'Neill
Sloan
Cooper
Beemer
Mine Boss Quells Riot With Fatal Shootings Near Ishkoota
Perry Watkins, a Mississippi mine boss, repelled a threatened riot at Ishkoota mines near Birmingham Alabama, killing Louis Smith Jr and Columbus Madden and mortally wounding Louis Smith Sr after being struck with missiles. Watkins fired when down and perceived danger, then used defense to quell further threats from remaining miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Birmingham
Ala
Ishkoota
Perry Watkins
Watkins
Louis Smith, Jr
Louis Smith, Sr
Columbus Madden
Smith
Madden
Wealthy German Farmer Arrested for Double Murder
Sioux City reports Cherokee county detains George Montague a wealthy German farmer on a two year old double murder charge. He is brother of the murdered woman and allegedly confessed. A hearing is set for Washta.
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Iowa
Sioux City
Cherokee County
George Montague
Schultz
Montague
Montagua
Washta
Wealthy coal operator shot in Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kansas November 12 Ms James M Laing a wealthy coal operator was shot in the groin and seriously wounded today by Crawford Moore a traveling salesman of the city The shooting arose from Laings attention to Mrs Moore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth, Kan
James M. Laing
Crawford Moore
Mas. Laing
New Machinery Shipped for Torpedo Boat Ericsson
The Iowa iron works at Dubuque has shipped the new machinery for the torpedo boat Ericsson. A trial trip is planned this month on Long Island Sound if weather allows. Earlier trials suffered piston rod and cylinder head failures, causing fatalities, but the defects have been corrected in the new engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa
Iowa Iron Works
Ericsson
Long Island Sound
Boston Mass Meeting Backs Cuban Belligerent Rights
A patriotic mass meeting at Peoples' temple in Boston resolves to urge President Cleveland to grant belligerent rights to Cuba. The attendees pledge solidarity with Cuba's patriots and call for action by the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Boston
Peoples’ Temple
New England
Grover Cleveland
England Teaching Brazil Too
A World dispatch from Colon Colombia reports British civil engineers surveying a railway route from Demarara Brazil. Brazil plans a formal protest against a new British map that includes Brazilian territory in British Guiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Brazil
New York
Colon
Colombia
Demarara
British Guiana
President appoints John L. Peck minister to Switzerland
The Star notes President Cleveland has named Kansas City lawyer John L. Peck as United States minister to Switzerland, succeeding James O. Broadhead of St. Louis who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Kansas City
the Star
Cleveland
John L. Peck
United States
James O. Broadhead
St. Louis
May Hold Their Coats
Spencer Church son of the late Lord Randolph Churchill arrived on the steamer New York and plans to travel to Cuba to witness some of the fighting if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Spencer Churchill
Lord Randolph Churchill
Cuba
President appoints Arthur K. Delaney Alaska district judge
Washington November 12 reports the president has appointed Arthur K. Delaney of Alaska to be United States district judge for Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Washington
Arthur K. Delaney
United States
Aurora Spreads Green Arch Across Keokuk Skies
At about 7 PM on November 12 Keokuk observers reported an aurora lasting around 30 minutes. The display appeared as a green arch spanning the northern sky before fading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Iowa
Ritchie Found Guilty in First Degree Murder
Ashland Wisconsin November 12 The jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree in the case of Dan Ritchie for the murder of William Amrine, calling for life imprisonment.
Duke of Marlborough weds Miss Vanderbilt at St Thomas Church
The Duke of Marlborough and Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt married at St Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and Fifty third Street at 12 30 pm. The ceremony included organ music by Dr Warren and a New York Symphony Orchestra performance. A crowd outside followed by 200 policemen. They left for Vanderbilts East Thirty Fourth Street home then Oakdale for a short honeymoon at Idle Hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Duke of Marlborough
Compteso Vanderbilt
St. Thomas Church
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-third Street
Vanderbilt
Armide Smith
Mortons
Duchess of Marlborough
Warren
New York Symphony Orchestra
Walter Damrosch
Julian Paun
Miss Vanderbilt
W. K. Vanderbilt
Brown
Potter
Littlejohn
Julian Pauncefote
Miss Morton
Ivor Guest
Sir Julian Pauncefote
Legation
Explosion Wrecks Detroit Block Killing Dozens
A massive explosion in the Detroit business block at Larned and Shelby collapsed five floors and killed many, with about fifty people in the collapsed section and twenty seven still missing. Rescue efforts continued as investigators sought cause. Engineer Thomas Thomason was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Larned
Shelby
Detroit Evening Journal
Detroit Mayor Pingree Re elected for Another Term
Hazen S Pingree of Detroit has been re elected by Republicans for a two year term after three terms as mayor. He originated city potato patches for the poor and pursued a business administration stance amid clashes with corporations politicians and newspapers. The caucuses unanimously renominated him despite GOP leaders backing another candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazen
Pingree
Detroit
Mich
Hazem & Pingree
United States
Michigan
Hiss
Market Reports From Grain and Live Stock Centers
Wheat and corn futures at Chicago and Minneapolis show mixed quotes with November and December contracts. Hog and cattle prices move unevenly as buyers and sellers respond to regional demand, with St Paul reporting steady hogs and a weak cattle trade amid generally soft markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minneapolis
Northern
St. Paul
Oklahoma Rainfall Update Stretches Across State
Since last night four to five inches of rain have fallen here and throughout Oklahoma. No rain of consequence has fallen since the wild die of July.
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Oklahoma
Youthful Villain Arrested During Saloon Murder Robbery
In New York on November 1 police say they arrested a youth claiming the name Raymond Elroy from Boston for the murder and robbery at Walter Brothers saloon. He was caught while attempting to pick the pocket of Yeram Lacosky of Providence R I and found with a loaded 32 caliber revolver. A letter from Natty Salisbury tied him to Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, the same show recent ex-riders suspected in the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Brothers
Raymond Elroy
Boston
Salisbury
Buffaalo Bill
Man of Means Commits Suicide Aboard Steamship
W H Collier a well dressed man recently from San Francisco shot and killed himself in a state room aboard the summer Norfolk just before it departed for Norfolk Va He was a saw mill output handler and had connections to Michigan and California societies including the Island Temple of the Mystic Shrine and Ukiah Chapter Royal Arch Masons He had sent $100 to Mrs Hattie Collier Fife Lake Michigan and had an insurance check identified for notification in Michigan The man, about forty, had lived in Lansing and spent summers in Norfolk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. H. Collier
San Francisco
Norfolk
Island Temple of the Mystic Shrine
Ukiah
Royal Arch Masons of
California
Michigan
Hattie Collier
Fife Lake
Lansing
Allen G Thurman Seriously Injured In Fall
Allen G Thurman fell in his Columbus parlor Friday evening and sustained a serious injury to his nervous system. Doctors report no bones broken but fear he may not recover, despite prior signs of improvement and strong constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen G. Thurman
Columbus
Judge Thurman
Thurman
Banker Kimball Vanishes. Reported Insane and Wandering
Sioux Falls identifies G R Kimball the Deadwood banker missing since September seven as possibly insane. He reportedly took money and worthless mining stock papers and has been traced to ranches across the country. His wife and children are distressed as searchers lag days behind. authorities suspect business worries drove the disappearance perhaps toward Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
G. R. Kimball
Deadwood
Omaha
Excursion to Atlanta Exposition Leaves Chicago
The Chicago to Atlanta excursion started last evening on schedule with five trains carrying the First regiment Illinois national guard Gov Altgeld and staff Senator Cullom Mayor Swift and party and many Chicago representatives invited by the Chicago-Southern States association. Nearly 1500 people traveled on the trains.
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Atlanta
Chicago
Eastern
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Illinois National Guards
Altgeld
Cullom
Swift
Chicago-Southern States Association
Missing steamer Missoula declared lost after seven days
Sault Ste Marie Nov 10. No tidings of the steamer Missoula overdue seven days. The boat and her sixteen crew have been given up as lost. Owned by Capt Thomas Wilson of Cleveland. Valued at 80000 dollars. About 300 feet long and rated A1. Cargo consisted of 70000 bushels of wheat valued at 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Amfarie
Mich
Missoula
Thomas Wilson
Cleveland
Tie Left in Kentucky Senate Election Fight
In Louisville on November 10 the Post notes the general assembly will likely be deadlocked with 69 Democrats including one Populist and 68 Republicans plus one Alliance vote. A successor to Senator Blackburn remains a matter of conjecture amid the balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Louisville
The
Post
General Assembly
Blackburn
First Smew of the Season Hits Burlington
A heavy snow storm began last evening at 10 30 PM in Burlington Iowa marking the first snow of the season as reported from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Mitchell city hall ends conflict with resignations and new appointment
The disagreement between Mayor Seaman and the city council in Mitchell South Dakota concluded with concessions from both sides. Chief Hall resigned and R T Tegaur was appointed and confirmed to the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Mitchell, S. D
Seaman
Hall
R. T.tegaur
Codman Dies in Chicago Navy Man Related to Cleveland Kin
Navy officer 10 J Codman dies as coroner's jury rules suicide during temporary insanity. He was a relative of Mrs. Cleveland. The report states Codman died in Chicago and connects to President Cleveland’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Codman
Chicago
Navy
J. W. Codman
Mr. Codman
Cleveland
Prison shoe trade debate at Stillwater board meeting
Stillwater Minn Nov 10 The board of prison managers discussed convict employment in the shoe industry with L and Powers present but no action taken. The labor commission plans to prepare detailed figures as the board notes a lack of funds. A St Paul meeting will be held soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater, Ming
Board of Prison Managers
Seasion
L. & Powers
Labor Commission
Temple
Genera Childs
Commission
Stati
Labor’ Commission
Scharmeier
St. Paul
Egg surplus in storage shocks Northwest market
Winona Minnesota November 10 R A Foster, a leading Northwest egg trader who once controlled Chicago markets, reports a remarkable egg year with 100000 more cases or 36000000 eggs in cold storage than last year. Chicago prices stand at 14 1 2 cents per dozen, down from last year, with profits uncertain unless cold weather sustains demand into next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
R. A. Foster
Chicago
Northwest
Mr. Foster
Medics Triumph In University Football Rivalry
At Minneapolis on November 10 the medics defeated the laws 18 to 0 in a football game. After the match about 800 academic students rushed the medics, forming a wedge and storming the field. The campus was left with damaged fences, uprooted trees, and scattered clothing in the wake of the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Laws
State University
Kygi
Ancient Red River Boat Found Near Winona
A 40 foot oak vessel, dated to early trading posts, is uncovered by erosion of Blacksmiths Slough near Winona Minnesota. The hull shows heavy hand forged spikes and rusted metal sheeting with upper works rotted away. No owner identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
Blacksmith’s Slough
Wisconsin
Nicholas Perrot
Trempealian Mountain
Cat Bites Doctor In Basement Encounter
Dr. Emily Fifield was bitten on her right wrist by a cat in her basement at 1919 Nicollet avenue Minneapolis. She restrained the animal with one hand and then with the other until it died. She cauterized the wound and no serious results are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Emily Fifield
Nicollet Avenue
Deaah
Leprosy Report Sparks Chinatown Alert in New York
A sensational report from the Bureau of Contagious Diseases states two Chinese lepers recently arrived from Pittsburgh were found in New York’s Chinatown. The discovery prompted public health concerns and swift checks by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bureau of Courtagious Diseases
Pittsburg
Chinatown
New Minister for Corea Washington Reported
News from Corea, Nov 10, states a new United States minister will be sent to Corea to replace the late minister who died of cholera while on leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corea
Washington
United States
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Consuelo V
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Thomas Thomason
Mazen S. Pingree
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