An Interesting Collection of Stews From the Two Hemisphere
A telegraph of miscellaneous reports from Chicago to California recounts a workman killed by collapsing brick foundations, a coal ship ashore near Dinond Head, a fatal duel in Chester Arkansas, and a mix of fires, arrests, and legal actions across the United States. It notes ship losses, a mob clash in South Chicago, and a rash of court cases including bank failures and family disputes.
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John Nonan
Chicago
Gainsborough
Newcastle
San Francisco
Dinond Head
Honeluiu
Frank Hepburn
Congressman Hepburn
Iowa
Chester
Ark
Hepburn
W. E. Sims
Henry Dixon
Almehouse
Witchita
Kan
Dixon
Earl of Albermarle
Georgiana Hill
Thomas McGann
Peter Zisliski
Penitentiary Board Orders Widespread Dismissals
State board of Arkansas discharges numerous employees over cruel treatment of convicts. Reports detail two Black inmates whipped, neck rings welded with a chain, causing them to work bent and unable to lift heads. Other items note international incidents, accidents, arson arrest, warehouse fire losses, and a Chicago schoolhouse disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Penitentiary Board of Arcaneas
Dongola Falls to British Egyptian Expedition in Navy Move
Reports detail the capture of Dongola as the expedition presses upriver from El Hafir. Dervishes evacuate Dongola at night, Wad Bisara wounded, native grain boats seized, and expeditionary forces reach treasury and granary. Cavill completes Golden Gate swim in 1:15 amid tides. English census attempt in 1769 delays Parliament vote.
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Kerma-on-the-Nile
Dongola
Nile
el Hafir
el Hufr
The
Dal
el Aafir
Wad Bisbara
Forta
Infanta Teabella Disabled Off Havana Entrance
George Carlos reports the Spanish cruiser Infanta Teabella disabled at Port Havana entrance and requesting assistance. In Victor, two men Dan McLeod and Frank Ledbetter were killed at the fence mine after drilling into an unexploded blast.
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New York
George Carlos
Infanta Teabella
Port Havana
Victor, Colo
Dan McLeod
Frank Ledbetter
Fence
Prison Life Sentence For Ocean Conspiracy Leader
Oliver Winthrop, principal conspirator in the abduction and robbery of Hawaiian millionaire James Campbell, was sentenced to life imprisonment in San Francisco. Campbell was lured to a cottage on California Street, robbed, and held for a ransom before release. Winthrop was captured after Campbell prompted his arrest. Separately in New York, rumors of a covert plan to topple the Chinese dynasty persist, with a New York base and San Francisco offshoot seeking reform for Chinese citizens and strict moral standards.
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New York
State of Maine
Shanghai
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Oliver Winthrop
James Campbell
Camppell
California Street
Winthrop
Campbell
Iltia
China
Former New York pitcher Ed Crane dies by suicide in Rochester
Ed Crane a former noted pitcher for the New York ball team killed himself at Congress Hall hotel in Rochester last night by chloroform. He was 32, penniless, and despondent after years of hard luck. A widow and one child survive.
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Rochester
N. Y
Ed Crane
New York
Congress Hall
Crane
Demoralization Threatens Western Rail Lines
Serious Times Ahead for Western roads as rates fall across commodities. Owners and investors face pressure to unify action like the East's Joint Tariff Association. Western Freight Association appeals to Commissioners for synchronized rate cuts to stave off bankruptcy risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Roads
Joint Tariff Association
Washington
Western Freight Association
Midgley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Western
Lam
Oregon Industrial Exposition Opens in Portland
The Oregon Industrial Exposition opened in Portland on September 22 with grand ceremony led by Mayor Pennoyer. About 8000 attendees praised the transformed building and new halls as the Northwest's greatest exposition. It runs daily through October 17 with attractions on various nights.
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Portland, Or
Oregon
Muale
Pennoyer
Japanese Spy Masquerades as Cuban Informant
Havana reports Esquiel Murata a Japanese doctor who studied Cuban sanitation turned spy. His dispatch to Tokyo surfaced after being seized by Captain General Weyler. He described royal troops as 147 000 strong with 7 000 officers and rebels hiding in the woods and hills, and alleged widespread promotions for fake defeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Esquiel Murata
Cuba
Weyler
Murato
Philippine Islands
Madagascar
Spain
Riot at Coronado mine in Leadville triggers riot gashed city
At 1 AM three heavy explosions shattered the eastern Leadville night surrounding the Coronado mine amid barricades and a gunfight. Militia was ordered out as fires broke out and casualties were reported, while residents fled and communications were disrupted during the three hour confrontation.
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Leadville
Coronado
Arma
O'Keefe
First Herald Demoocrat
John Mahoney
Big Four
Denver
McIntyre
Lynching of Narori in Oklahoma After Sheriff Loss of Control
News from Watonga Oklahoma details a mob hanging Narori a Mexican man accused in the murder of farmer Rockman near Fay Blaine County. A posse had pursued Narori after he disappeared with another Mexican. Authorities view the incident as a potential international issue as Mexican officials seek an investigation.
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Gatherie
O. T
Watonga
Rockman
Fay
Blaine County
Homestead
Buckman
Medicine Lodge
Kaw
Samuel Vickers
Ham Moore
Anti-Horsethief Association
Narori
Cheyenne
Fire at a Summer Resort Threatens Cottage
A fire at Non Quitt a summer resort six miles south of New Bedford Massachusetts threatened total destruction today. Help came from the city and the cottage of H C Stone of Chicago was the only one burned. Loss estimated at 15000 dollars.
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New Bedford
Maas
Insane Man Seen In Woods Near John Day Precinct
Astoria Oregon September report from John Day precinct says a six foot tall insane man with long black hair and whiskers, nearly nude, runs through the woods and hides in brush when approached. He shows no fear of settlers and subsists without known food sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
John Day
Dynamite Trunk Found in Chicago Lodging House
Police discover a trunk of dynamite in a Chicago lodging house linked to anarchist Joseph Bestman. He is said to be living in Dallas, with warrants to arrest him. The report ties the find to a broader anarchist plot and recalls Haymarket era.
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Chicago
Joseph Bestman
Sedgwick Court
Beatmin
Dallas
Tex
Himelf
Haymarket
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Tharedalls
Sapbath
Women's Foreign Missousry Society
Sy. W
Jas P. Price
Artist Church
Weeclock
G. F. Jerard
Keshyterian Chumch
Ila. W
Evangelical Church
Ristian Church
Advently Church
Jeee Methodist
WA. M
Epworth League
J. H. Wood
Salvation Army
Bar Jackson Main Street
Society Notices
Bank of Newberg
K & I OF S—Newberg Council
Masoulei
A. M
V. Bank
VIA
Shasta
Portland
Overland Exeriras
Salem
Eugene
Roseb
Corvallis & Way
McMinnville & Way
Ata
Ogden
Tcket
Third Street
Canada
Europe
J.B. Reiukiasd
Grand Central Station
Fifth and Streets
Vambile Bpivision
Jeferson Street
O.ren
Spokane
Minneapolis
ST. Paul
Pacific
Kansas City
OCEAN
W. H. Hurlburt
Gen'l Pacs
Pontiaxp
Newncno
Onsoon
Milwaukee
Wis
Albert Manger
W. 8. Allen
National Committee
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
William Porter
Bank of Kansas City
Porter
Frederick Gearing
Nova Scotia
Department of Justice
Supreme Court of Canada
John McCarthy
Los Angeles
Leesa
Sacramento
Toto
First National Bank
Elizabeth Cavanaugh
Ida Buchanan
Bannibal
Butler
South Carolina
T. E. Watson
Georgia
People's Party
Arnold Flesch
Bernard Pasternek & Co
William B. Fosch
Fosch
Peleter
Amausa Calienta
Mexico
Ransome
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Connersville
Ind
Gardiner, Morrow & Co
OGSF
Board of Education
Chronicle
James Feenan
Berkley
Cal
Hovse
Rome
Buenos Ayres
Piedmont
Brazil
Cadell
Brighton Park
Chcago
Ethel Woods
Danville
George Allen
Carlos Anna Company
Panle Inn
Ewir
el Hatir
Golden Gate
Charlee Cavill
Fred Cavill
England
English Channel
Fort Point
Marin County
Cavill
Tofanta Teabella
Dimas
Fd Crane
Springfield
Manc
Hazardville
Conn
Sisty
Moscow
Idaho
Waa Lyoo
Oklabonm
Wild Man
London
Liverpool
Ethel
Marion
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