Snowbound Train and Four Day Blizzard Ordeal
Passengers on a Great Northern train were snowbound for four days and five nights in North Dakota amid a severe blizzard. With dwindling food and fuel, women and children were fed first after tensions rose among passengers. A passenger attempted suicide, prompting emergency measures as a telegraphist wired Minot and Williston. A snowplow with a surgeon reached the stranded train, and the injured man was taken to St. Paul for care while others received food and shelter on the first thawed service.
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St. Paul
Great Northern
North Dakota
Northwest
Williston
Minot
Ray
Colegrove
University of Washington
Grand American handicap opens with 493 entries
Kansas City notes the Blue River park event drawing 493 entries and 456 competitors. At day’s end 143 winning shots posted a straight eight third score. Eight rounds per day planned until withdrawals allow more shooting with a potential shoot off if multiple men post straight scores after round 25.
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Kansas City
Blue River Park
Allied party forms as reform coalition aims at pluto
Louisville hosts about 200 delegates from eight states in Liederkranz hall for a preliminary convention to unite anti Republican and anti Democrat forces. Dr Joseph E Chambers calls for action and a broad platform while Parker outlines Kansas City agreement on initiative referendum public ownership of utilities and land reform. Count Matsukata arrives in St Paul to observe and attend James Hill wedding before traveling to Chicago Philadelphia and Washington then New York.
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Liederkranz Hall
Joseph E. Chambers
St. Louis
Wall Street
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Chambers
Parker
National Populist Committee
Kansas City
Department of Labor and Equitable Arbitration
St. Paul
cCount Matsukata
James J. Hill
Chicago
Count Matsukata
America
Observaton
Washington
New York
England
Democratic nomination in Thirteenth district for Frank E. Hering
In Plymouth Indiana on April 3 the Democrats nominated Frank E. Hering a Notre Dame history professor from South Bend for Congress with no opposition.
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Plymouth
Ind
Frank E. Hering
South Bend
Notre Dame
Congress
Chilean Congress to Convene in Extraordinary Session
Santiago April 3 reports the Chilean congress will meet in extraordinary session on April 7 to discuss financial matters and related fiscal policy. Leaders said the session aims to address urgent budget and economic concerns facing the government this year.
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Santiago
Chile
Reduced encampment fares for Grand Army event
Chicago reports eastern railroads set lower rates for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Washington from October 6 to 11. The special fare is one cent per mile in each direction, with additional reduced Chicago to New York travel during the same period and for other occasions.
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Bates
Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington
New York
Rearing the Finish Candidates for State Office
Indianapolis April 3 Republican candidates press for final appeals as campaigns wind down. James R. Henry eyes 600 votes on first ballot, while Ed Fitzpatrick Nat Hill Bob Brown and Dave Sherrick push hard in the city. Dan Storms rests easy with no opposition for secretary of state. Auto transfer lines and growing use of automobiles emerge in Jay county as Dunkirk and Red Key seek faster travel. Indiana oolitic limestone bids loom high for federal building with state stone favored, contract likely within ten days.
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Indianapolis
James R. Henry
Ed Fitzpatrick
Portland
the Supreme Court
Bob Brown
Nat Hill
Dave Sherrick
Frank Martin
Dan Storms
Lafayette
Congress
Indiana
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Dunkirk
Red Key
Jay County
Old Country
Funeral at Groote Schuur for Cecil Rhodes in Cape Town
In Cape Town on April 3 a private service for Cecil Rhodes was held at Groote Schuur for family and friends. Rhodes’ coffin rested in parliament vestibule draped with his cherished flags, with cap and gown from his Oxford degree. In New York on April 8 A G Spalding resigned as NL chief executive, with William G Temple of Pittsburgh set to take over.
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Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Groote Schuur
Parliament Building
Rhodes
South Africa Company
Massikesi
Oxford
Spalding
New York
A. G. Spalding
William G. Temple
Pittsburg
Miner Thomas Gregg Ends Life Near Bullivan Indiana
Thomas Gregg a 50 year old coal miner at Delcarbo killed himself with a revolver at Bullivan Bullivan Indiana April 3. The cause is unknown Gregg formerly lived at Maxwell A large family survives with several dependents listed in local reports
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Bullivan
Ind
Thomas Gregg
Delcarbo
Gregg
Maxwell
Marriead Fifty Years Celebrated In Charlottesville
Mr and Mrs Harrison Staley marked their golden wedding in Charlottesville Indiana on April. They have six living children, four of whom are teachers, as part of a long married life milestone noted in local society records.
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Marriead
Charlottesville
Ind
Harrison Staley
Charges of Cruelty Reported at Michigan State Prison
Dr Brose S Horne former prison physician files gross inhumanity charges against a deputy warden and other officers. He cites incidents of cruelty including a prisoner driven to suicide. Governor Durbin to order investigation. dispute with Warden Reid cited and resignation planned for April 1.
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Michigan City
Ind
Brose S. Horne
Horne
Durbin
Reid
Board of Control
Capture by Farmers in Elkhart Reveals Wrongdoer Frank Barger
Elkhart Indiana April 3 George W Harris who was captured by two farmers after he and William Schermann of South Bend were seized for a house breaking crime proves to be Frank Barger. Barger had escaped Mansfield Ohio reform school after six months burglary. Harris admits he is wanted at Mansfield and laments being caught by farmers rather than by a stricter punishment.
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Elkhart
Ind
George W. Harris
William Schermann
South Bend
Frank Barger
Mansfield
Harris
Approve the Verdict in Covington Killing Case
In Covington Indiana on April 3 the William Sweeney murder case ended with a not guilty verdict after a jury found self defense. The court approval followed as George Stull was described as of dangerous temper. Mrs Stull sues Sweeney bondsmen for 5000 dollars over her husband’s death.
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Covington
Ind
William Sweeney
George Stull
Stull
Sweeney
A Doughty Woman in Kokomo Fires at Burglary
Mrs Edward Sweeney, wife of the Globe Steel Range Works president, shot through a kitchen window when a burglar was seen at a second-story sash. The man fell from the kitchen roof as the shot was fired. it is unknown if he was struck.
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Kokomo
Ind
Edward Sweney
Globe Steel Range Works
Sweeney
Jury awards $1 000 in gambling loss suit in Vincennes
In Vincennes Indiana the jury in a suit to recover 7500 alleged lost by Richard C Davis to Addie Dillard awarded 1000 to the plaintiff. The verdict was a compromise with one juror favoring 15000 and another favoring a defeat. A new trial will be asked. The Other Item: In Andrews Indiana A B Stevens after shaving asked his wife for glycerine and received carbolic acid by mistake. He burned his face and neck and was taken to the Peru hospital.
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Vincennes
Ind
Richard C. Davis
Addie Dillard
Davis
Andrews
A. B. Stevens
Street Railway Plant Sold In Logansport Purchase
Wabash River Traction company bought Logansport city street lines for 140000 dollars. The firm already operates 11 miles of track between Wabash and Peru and plans immediate extension of its interurban line to Logansport, about 14 miles away.
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Wabash
Ind
Wabash River Traction Company
Logansport
Peru
Bread Company Cleans Up in Erie County
A local firm named Makes Clean Bread ER CO reports improved operations and new efficiency measures at its Erie County plant. The company highlights updated cleaning protocols, cost savings, and a push to supply regional grocers with fresh loaves.
Cruelty of Soldiers Linked to Australian Executions
London reports reveal Australian officers in South Africa faced court martial for mutiny and murder amid a pursuit of £20,000 in Transvaal notes. Ten Boers bound for Pietersburg were executed after a mock court martial, while others looted Boer wagons. A German missionary was killed by Lieutenant Hancock to silence him, prompting a complaint to Lord Kitchener and subsequent trial.
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London
South Africa
Australia
Pietersburg
Transvaal
Hancock
Lord Kitchener
Theater accident at Third Avenue theater in New York
Benjamin Barnett toppled from the gallery 380 feet to the orchestra floor as the curtain fell. He was rushed to a hospital in dying condition after brushing the dress of a woman moving into the aisle and breaking her seat.
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New York
Third Avenue Theater
Benjamin Barnett
Barnett
Boycott Emphasized By Cincinnati Labor Council
At a Central Labor Council meeting representing 82 trades and labor unions from Cincinnati Covington and nearby towns sympathy for the United Brewery Workers was voiced. The boycott was emphasized and declared on engineers and firemen as well as on the local breweries.
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Cincinnati
Central Labor Council of
Covington
Newport
United Brewery Workers
First Annual Convention of Spanish American War Veterans
Springfield Illinois April 3 Spanish American war veterans held their first annual convention at the state capitol. Gen George A Moulton of Chicago presided as president General John A Wiley unable to attend. Strike Notice Posted Augusta Georgia April 3 Notice of strike and lockout of 6000 cotton mill operatives was posted yesterday.
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Springfield
Ills
State Capitol
George A. Moulton
Chicago
Society
John A. Wiley
Augusta
Long Delayed Visit To Castleton Stock Farm
Lexington Kentucky April 3 James R Keene who has been ill here for several days was yesterday able to visit his Castleton stock farm. For eight years he has had almost 1 000 000 in vested in the breeding plant but had never seen it until yesterday. He was 80 well pleased that he is spending today extending the inspection. Booth Bend Indiana April 3 The Rev Andrew Morrissey president of Notre Dame university is convalescing from pneumonia.
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Lexington
James R Keene
Castleton
Grain and cattle market report shows mixed gains and steady quotes
The report lists various grain prices including wheat No 2 red and corn No 2 white with multiple bids, plus cattle and hogs prices showing activity. Steel and lambs appear steady to strong with mixed lot quotes and regional cash terms noted for steers and feeders.
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Indianapolis
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