Week's Highlighted Happenings Across Continents and Mines
A roundup notes three deaths near Chester Pa from a train collision with a wagon and a mine explosion in Rendham Pa that killed five. It also covers Pacific grain exports to Europe near five million dollars, large lumber shipments, and Germany debating American horse imports falsely branded as sausages.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Chester
Daily Mail
Hudson's Bay
Baffin’s Land
Victoria
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Noody
Europe
Fortign
Wreck on Denver & Rio Grande near Colopaxi claims multiple lives
A Denver & Rio Grande wreck seven miles west of Pueblo Colo at Colopaxi at 2 am after a journal broke on the rear car. One woman and a man died at the scene others were severely or seriously injured including Mrs Robinson. A relief train assisted victims and track cleared by 5 am.
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Pueblo
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande
Colopaxi
Marshalpasa
McIntyre
Seyler
Robinson
Salida
Tragic Strychnine Plot Premature Deaths at Davis Home
In Schuyler Nebraska a physician found four Davis children and the mother dead, another child dying, and a sixth ill after poison was put in coffee. The father and eldest son left before breakfast. The mother reportedly urged the family to a “good breakfast” before going somewhere. One child refused to eat.
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Schuyler, Neb
Frank Davis
Here
Davis
Fire Fatalities in East Longmeadow Household Tragedy
A last paragraph report from East Longmeadow details a blaze that claimed Mrs Henry Brownlee and her two sons Thomas 21 and Jamce 19. The two younger perished after a bid to rescue the mother while Mr Brownlee suffered burns to hands and face.
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Springfield
Mass
East Longmeadow
George Brownlee
Thomas
Jamce
James
Mr. Brownlee
California boy killed in accidental shooting by half brother
In Visalia California on October 5 a 12 year old named Austin Orr was killed by his 26 year old half brother Clarence Crow when Crow jokingly pointed a loaded pistol at him. The gun fired unintentionally and the bullet struck near the left eye, killing Orr instantly.
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Visalia
Cal
Sense Ofumor
Austin Orr
Clarence Crow
Crow
A Well Known Frontiereman Dies at Fort Russell Hospital
Chief Packer F. P. Delaney, a famed frontier figure, died today at Fort Russell hospital after months of illness. The report notes Delaney’s prominence in the West and mentions a surge in gold production over the past twelve years.
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Denver
Cherenge Sare
Packer F. P. Delaney
West
Fort Russell Hospital
Delaney
Freedom or Nothing Will Not Accept Autonomy
New York report of interviews with Cuban leaders on Cuba's future. Estrada Palma and Evarona demand absolute independence with possible indemnity to Spain. Trujillo and Nunea push for US backed independence terms, including a proposed 200 million dollar indemnity.
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New York
the Herald
Estrada Palma
Cuba
Spain
Enrique Devarona
F. Lopes de Queralta
United States Army
E. Trujillo
el Porvena
Emilio Nunea
Junta
United States
Weyler
Rock Island Hold-Up at Indian Territory Siding
Bandits robbed the south bound Rock Island passenger train five miles south of Minco Indian Territory at 11 this morning. Five masked men forced passengers and crew to line up while they looted cash and valuables. A passenger named Jim Wright resisted and had an ear shot off. no others injured. Express mail pouches rifled. dynamite used on a strong safe which withstood the blast. Bandits fled west as a posse formed at Chickasaw and pursuit begins from El Reno and nearby.
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el Reno
O. T
Hook Island
Minco
Indian Territory
Jim Wright
Wright
Chickasaw
Prairie Country
Wichita Mountains
Sagasta Policy Calls for Cuba Autonomy and Weyler Recall
The World dispatch from Madrid quotes Premier Sagasta saying mediation by the United States is unnecessary and that Spain will recall Weyler. He asserts the liberal party would grant Cuba autonomy within Spain’s sovereignty and pursue broad tariff and concessions compatible with inflexible duty in the West Indies.
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New York
Madrid
Sagasta
Liberal Party
United States
Cuba
Liberal
America
Weyler
Spain
Cuban Autonomista
West Indies
Artist Denry Landor Survives Tibetan Execution Ordeal
Bombay reports Denry Savage Landor grandson of Walter Savage Landor returned from India after a perilous Tibet expedition. Abandoned by most of his party and treacherously arrested by Thibetans, he faced a death sentence and torture until a lama spared him, leaving him with 22 wounds and spinal injury. In Alabama, six flee from a party boat on Battahachio river. four drown, including Lizzie Smith Belle Key Mary Wearingen Ella Phillips.
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Bombay
Denry Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor
India
Thibet
Thibetans
Mr. Landers
Mr. Lander
Hamilton
Ala
Here
Battahachio River
Lizzie Smith
Belle Key
Mary T. Wearingen
Ella Phillips
Robert
John Wright
Woodford note offers mediation not coercion with Spain
A Washington dispatch explains the Woodford note to Spain expresses U S hope to end the war promptly and offers good offices as a mediator. It states no fixed date for settlement nor compulsion on Spain and no requirement for a reply by a deadline.
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Chicago
Washington
Times Herald
Times-Herald
Woodford
Spain
United States
Cuba
Tragedy at Carrollton: Mother and six children slain
In Carrollton Iowa a farmer John Boecker killed his wife and six children Caroline 14 Christine 9 Henry 8 Lizzie 6 John 4 and an infant before fatally shooting himself. Henry survived with critical wounds. The family, described as prosperous Germans, lived eight miles northwest of town. No motive is yet known.
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Carrollton
John Boecker
Here
Boecker
Germany
Caroline
Christine
Henry
Lizzie
John
Death follows suicide jump at county hospital
Henry Joyce aged 65 leapt from a second story window at the county hospital in San Francisco while temporarily insane. He died two hours later from his injuries.
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San Francisco
Henry Joyce
Tramway Over Pass Portland Juneau Enterprise Organizes Transport
A Portland-Juneau company forms to move freight and Klondike travelers over the Chilkoot pass with cable tramways from Dyea to Lake Lindemann. Construction begins with a Dyea wharf and 5,000 foot tramway. service aimed for February 1 to handle up to 20,000 outfits monthly.
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Chilkoot Pass
Portland
Yukon River
St Michaels
Dawson City
Seattle
Tacoma
Junewa
Dyea
Skaguay
St. Michaela
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Drea
Lake Lindemann
Dawson
St. Michaels
Yukon
Grand jury returns true bill in Ward Howell larceny case
Astoria indicates the grand jury returned a true bill against B L Ward and W G Howell county treasurer and deputy treasurer for larceny of public money totaling 11 063. Baker City reports William F Hoey 46 was found dead in his lodging house room this evening.
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Astoria, Or
B L. Ward
W. G. Howell
Baker City
William F. Hoey
Ingenious life saving device tested on railroads
A new reminder signal and distance indicator for locomotives proved effective on the Great Northern and St Paul and Duluth lines. The system uses triggers to set a one mile warning prior to stopping points, releasing a whistle and applying brakes if ignored. It has logged over 10 000 miles of trials and won approval from President Hill and railroad officials.
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Great Northern Railroad
St. Paul & Duluth
Wallace
Duluth
Fergus Falls
Great Northern
President Hill
John Wilbane
Seattle
Portland
Spokane
Montana
Admiral Beardslee Returns to Washington Views on Hawaii
Admiral Beardslee arrived in Washington after three years commanding the Pacific station. He met with Secretary Long and Secretary Sherman then the president at the White House. He will file a formal report with Long detailing his views on the Hawaiian situation and island interests broadly favor annexation.
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Beardslee
Pacific
Secretary Long
Sherman
White House
McKinley
Long
Beardslce
Wife sells husband for cash amid love confessio n
In St Louis a streetcar conductor, John A. Truitt, is reportedly sold by his wife for 4000 dollars to a woman who declares she loves him more. The buyer is Mrs Stevens who says she will pay and take him. Mrs Truitt reportedly attempted suicide after discovering her husband’s affection for another.
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St. Louis
The
Post-Dispatch
John A. Truitt
Northern Central Electric
Truitt
Canadian Pacific plans Howland B smelter link and rail extension
Montreal reports Canadian Pacific intends to extend rail into Howland B and to build a large smelter on the Columbia River to process Roseland ores at cost. Shipping mines will connect to the smelter by an aerial tramway with similar tonnage plans for the Slocan country. Carlist agitation grows as emissaries reach Navarre and Castile.
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Canadian Pacific Company
Howland
Columbia River
Canadian Pacific
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