Fire destroys vast sections of Western Union building in New York
A blaze on the fifth to ninth floors of the Western Union building in New York City causes extensive damage. Wire rooms, the Associated Press suite, and a large switchboard valued at $40,000 are ruined. About 500 workers are displaced, with no insurance and massive losses to rare books and records dating to 1845. Fire origin uncertain, possibly crossed electric wires. Rescue teams save several workers from upper floors as flames consume woodwork and furniture.
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Associated Press Rooms
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Gold & Stork Company
Associated Press
Weeters Union
Telegraph Company i
America
William Henry Smith
Pope
Europe
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Sims
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Dey Street
No. 10 Hook and Ladder
Sally
Telegraph Company
Twenty-third Street
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Weehawken
Baltimore & Ohio
Broadway
Fire Island
Bandy Hook
Street Railway War Reignites in Spokane Falls
The street railway conflict in Spokane Falls, which began a month ago and was halted by a fin injunction, has flared anew as the city council previously ordered the Spokane Street Railway company to...
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Spokane Street Railway Company
Supreme Court
Spokane Railway Company
Spokane Falls
The Cronin Mystery Warden Sees Coughlin Wrecked by Confinement
Deputy Warden Merrill at Joliet Prison says Dan Coughlin, Cronin murder suspect, is a shadow of his former self and fretting over a possible new trial. He notes Coughlin’s careworn face, mental strain, and hopes for a retrial as a potential turning point in the case.
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Hs Coughlin
Chicago Times
Dan Coughlin
Merrill
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Times
Dixon
Coughlin
O'Sullivan
Burke
Tam
Dan
Cronin
Cyclone at Lake Gervais Leaves Toll and Rubble
A Lake Gervais cyclone devastates the Good and Schurmeier cottages and nearby structures. Four killed and many injured, including Mrs Schurmeier, with multiple homes swept away and bodies recovered. Police and doctors record the disaster as neighbors assist the survivors. A camping party escapes the storm in time.
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Minn
Patti
Lake McCarron
Canada
Lake Gervais
White Bear
Charles Stewart
R. M. Newport & Son
H. ©. Schurmeier
Margaret Street
Mr. Schurmeier
Mr. Good
Schurmeier
Charlie
Hub C. Schurmeir
George Miller
Plaefie
Brennan
Tex
Good
Dr. Eadine
Miss Minnie
Carrie
Indignant Citizens Oppose Original Package Saloon in Leland
In Leland Iowa indignant residents rallied Saturday against neighboring town plans to open an original package saloon. Monday they met, stating Leland’s lack of police powers and adopted an ordinance forbidding liquor sales. Violators would be tarred and feathered and driven from the village. The organizers reportedly abandoned the project.
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Iowa
Georgia Watermelon Trust Faces Backlash From Dealers
A published statement said the Georgia watermelon trust formed to sell melons wholesale by auction. Chicago dealers formed a counter combination and bought only one bid at the first sale. The purchaser distributed the lot among conspirators and fixed prices for small dealers and the public, undermining the trust. Georgia melons now are on the market with two weeks left.
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Chicago
Malon Trust
Georgia
Melon Trust
Sea Wing Disaster on Lake Pepin Claims Many Lives
A pleasure steamer with about 200 aboard on Lake Pepin near Lake City is overwhelmed by a tornado. Rough seas sink the Sea Wing, leaving around 50 survivors and about 70 bodies recovered by morning. Witnesses describe screams, rescues, and poignant scenes on the shore as families mourn.
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Sea Wing
Lake Pepin
Mississippi River
Lake City
Read
Langling
Minn
Lake
Pepin
Diamond Bind
Central Point
Rperal B. T. Perry
J. Paul
Rediz
Cuba Annexation Bid Report From Spanish Commission
A Washington special reports Senors Hipolito Murua and Policarpo Munoz leading a Spanish commission in Washington to gauge US and Cuban sentiment on annexation. In New York they claim Spain may offer 100 to 200 million dollars for Cuba as part of a broader shift toward republican reforms and European alignment. They foresee Spain selling Cuba before 1890, aided by a Pan-European republican movement.
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Washington
Hipolito Murua
Policarpo Munoz
United States
Cuba
New York
Senor Milnoz
Spain
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Portugal
Senor Muncy
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