World News Fragments and Oddities Sparsely Reported
A jumble of 19th century short items describes figures in politics, exploration, science, and crime. Notable notes include Victoria valued at £45,000,000. Arctic owls shot on Long Island. a Turkish barge river in India as fastest. and a plan for an observatory in San Diego.
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Cona
Ma O Riven Tiusnxs
Reno
Kas
Acitny
Long Island
Heupuim Birti
Chariton
Thamarok
United States
Fenty
Georgia
Sipring
L. E. Baccuu
Cat Canon
Cal
England
Jerusalem
Pauswer Doeka
Domesborough
British India
Maus
Breney
Crow Reservation
Montana
New York
Brest
Stanley
Toronto
John Lyringstone
Livingstone
Branxcils Moncon
George Washington
Younger
James
Northfield Monn
James Boys
Nocu
Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Cour’ von Moltke
Dr. Schliemann
Richaid A. Procter
Mission Heights
San Diego
Columbus
Spain
Huelva
Andalusia
Huelva Harbor
Milwaukee
X Row
Koch
Phepss
Mexico
Louisiana
Joux Rosa
Bushyhead
Boudinot
Couisville
Counterfeit Dollar Ring Nipped in Pittsburgh Raid
Detectives arrested nineteen people in a Pittsburgh district raid on a large conspiracy to move counterfeit silver dollars to New York City. A hidden room contained piles of fake money valued at about one thousand dollars, and suspects were questioned about manufacturing and distribution, with no ringleader yet identified.
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United States
Cmais
First Peebees
Pittsburgh
Condit
Breucht Trem
New York City
Pitteburch
Oa Cinco Ar Dtalians
Tecpuss
Ienes Wreat
Amd
United States Petective
Wes
Avery
Test
Peltee
Liveola Avenue
East End
Iftesu Dindia
Sigg
Staten
Thermaghivy
New York
McSweeney
Aurora colored citizen wins land venture in housing deal
Tom Cooper a respected colored man in Aurora WL owned a market stand and adjoining land. After locals opposed his community, they bought him out at a handsome profit. He then purchased a Pennsylvania avenue house and four lots from the land platters and expects gains on the venture.
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Tom Cooper
Aurora
Candon
Flv
Severe South Dakota Weather Grips Sioux Falls In Ten Day Span
The region reports delightful conditions in Sioux Falls while a deep cold snap grips other areas with temperatures dropping to forty below zero in Lyndonville Vermont. Statewide reports indicate the storm is the heaviest of the season with east road traffic greatly hindered and Summit Station noting an especially severe storm in many years.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Lyendonville
Staate
East Road Traffc
Sumimit Station
Abandoned Maine Farms Show Large Totals
Labor Commissioner Matthews reports 600 abandoned farms in Maine with 2 245 515 acres and a total tax valuation of 1 245 769 dollars. Assessors offer few reasons for abandonment in the compiled statistics.
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Matthews
Maine
Whisky Drinking Contest Ends in Death in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee Hen Sharp and Marshall Quillan two Black men held a whisky drinking contest in a saloon. Several white men agreed to deny how much the negroes could drink. Each drank a pint and began a second when Sharp collapsed and died. Quillan is said to be dying.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Hen Sharp
Marshall Quillan
Sharp
Quillan
Police Chief Kittrell Shot Dead in Gainesville Ga Scene
Gainesville Georgia police chief Kittrell was shot and killed by Bob Pruitt after a confrontation sparked by an insult to a white woman. Officer Lowry who arrived at the scene killed Pruitt to end the shooting.
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Kittrell
Gainesville
Bob Pruitt
Aueagre
Lowry
Pruitt
Chief Justice W. D. Simpson Dies in Columbia
Hon. W. D. Simpson, Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, died at his Columbia home Friday morning from heart disease. Flags were lowered to half mast on public buildings.
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W. D. Simpson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Four Burned to Death in Rochester Fire Mystery
A Rochester fire early Friday left Mrs. John Diedich and three children dead. The five victims’ identities and the blaze origin remain a mystery as investigators search for clues.
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Rochester
John Diedich
Pope ready encyclical on social question
Reports from Rome say the Pope has completed a three part encyclical addressing social economy distributive justice and the state role. It argues against unfettered capitalism and calls for reforms to prevent misery and excess riches while appealing to conservatives and Protestants for societal safety.
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Rome
America
Peel
Indian surrender and pursuit near Pine Ridge Agency
Reports from the Department of the Platte indicate Major Whitesides of the Seventh Cavalry captured Pig Foot and his band near Porcupine creek with about 150 surrendered. Hostiles in the Dad Lymds area surrender and head toward Pine Ridge. Bright Eyesy notes bands within reach and Major movements impact leaders.
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Department of the Platte
Prootre
Whitesides
Tthe Seventh Cavalry
Pig Foot
Porcupine Creek
Brooke
Pine Ridge
Bright Eyesy
Pine Tidee
White River
Tin in Texas Discovery Promises Rich Excitement
Louis Giraud, a noted engineer, arrives in San Antonio from Illinois to report tin finds in Llano County near the Colorado River. Samples show cassiterite in workable quantities, with the deposit extending widely and near iron fields. Professor Comstock, state geologist assistant, confirms the new ore discovery as several deposits already located.
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Liane County
Louis Giraud
Ebril
San Antonio
Yex
Liaano
Tie
Llano County
Ballinger Tron Hill
Comstock
Irish immigrant Andrew Carr laid to rest in New York casket
An eighty year old Irish native known as Andrew Carr lay in a fine casket in New York. Despite reported poverty he left bank books with deposits totaling 1700 dollars to his landlady who rented him a dining room for eighty cents a week and bought his dress suit and casket.
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Andrew Carr
New York
Carr
Ireland
Quarrel Ends in Fatal Wounding in Tennessee City
A dispute in Tennessee City between Dr. N Moody and Bua Gunn escalated to gunfire. Moody was shot in the abdomen, the bullet severing intestines. Gunn fled and is at large.
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Tennessee City
N. Moody
Bua Gunn
Gunn
Lange
New Silver Dollar to Be Issued by Pan American Conference
A new silver dollar will be created by the Pan American Monetary Conference assembling in Washington next week and will circulate throughout the American republics.
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Washington
America Republics
Battle on Porcupine Creek Sparks Heavy Casualties
Special to the Omaha Bee reports a bloody clash at Porcupine Creek between U S troops and Native hostiles. About fifty soldiers killed or wounded and many Indians slain as Seventh Cavalry pursued escapees after a night of intense fighting. Captain Wallace of Company K killed. Lieutenant Garlinton wound.
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Omaha Bee
Pine Ridge
Red Lands
Porcupine Creek
United States
So¢lo¢k
Hotchkiss
Forarthe
Company K
Wallace
Varnum
Garlinton
SCO
Buck
Big Woot
Seventh Cavalry
June Weather in North Dakota Describes Mild Start
North Dakota experiences unseasonably warm June with high temperatures above freezing for winter norms. Farmers report active plowing and mild mornings as residents enjoy warm weather and use straw hats parasols and light clothing.
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North Dakota
Missouri Slope
Istaurek
Hinging Arranged For W Blaney in Grandmother and Aunt Murder
A new hearing is set for W Blaney who killed his grandmother Mrs. Sarah Vlanes and aunt Caroline Mo Blaney. On March 2, Judge Stewart sentenced him at Thalti more with Governor Jackson to determine the time. The prisoner showed no concern, bowing and smiling at acquaintances in the courtroom.
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W. Blaney
Sarah Vlanes
Caroline Mo Blaney
Lastowrens
Morniny
Thaltimore
Boy Dies From Hydrophobia Near Fort Worth
Charles Rice, a farmer's son eight miles from Fort Worth Texas, died of hydrophobia after being bitten by his dog several weeks earlier. The dog had been bitten by a mad dog last summer but did not go mad, so the danger was not suspected.
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Charles Rice
Fort Worth
Tex
Rice
Counterfeiters Busted Near Gray Cliff Montana
Marshal Devoe located a deserted cabin near Gray Cliff on the Crow Reservation containing all apparatus for counterfeiting silver dollars. A man named Frank Ellis was arrested at the scene after refusing to speak.
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Montana
Marshal Devoe
Gray Cliff
Crow Reservation
Frank Ellis
Ruling Links Bondsmen to Archer Defalcations Case
Judges Fowler and Burke of Maryland file written opinion on demurrer to the State's replication in Archer bond cases. The ruling holds the sureties liable for defalcations of ex State Treasurer Archer from February 13, 1888, to November 18, 1899.
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Azvcist
Liabls
Fowler
Burke
Maryland
Archer
Kansas City Businessmen Form League Against High Insurance Rates
Businessmen in Kansas City organize a league to protest rising insurance premiums and advocate for rate reductions. The group aims to unite merchants and craft a public stance to pressure carriers and regulators.
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Kansas City
Indian Campaign Report Details Red Skins Clash at Wounded Knee
Dispatch from Pine Ridge Agency cites heavy losses on both sides during a battle near Wounded Knee Creek. About 500 counted Indians killed, many wounded including Captain Wallace, with 75 cavalry troopers killed or wounded and Indian village largely wiped out. Two Strike and party fire on soldiers from White Clay Creek. Indian bands retreat northwest toward the Bad Lands.
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Pine Ridge Agency
Bayes
Big Foot
Seventh Cavalry
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
C. F.rever
Pine Ridge Indian Agency
Wounded Knee Creek
Foot
Wallace
White Clay Creek
Red Cloud
Hill
Pine Ridge
Indians Attack Provision Train Near Agency in Four Mile Action
Rushville Nebraska dispatch reports a clash near the agency as Chief Two Strike and a large band of Indians attacked a provision train guarded by Seventh and Ninth Cavalry. The train was captured and pursued toward the Bad Lands, with over thirty Indians wounded and no soldiers killed. General Brooke's message to settlers offers cautious reassurance about ongoing peace prospects.
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Two Strike
Omaha Bee
Rushvile
Neb
Seat of War
Meneny
Setibanent
Anny le
Death of Senator Zimmerman Rumors Stir Deadly Fears
The death of Senator John Zupmerman in the Seventeenth Twenty-eighth Ghia District fuels superstition about the Democratic majority in the Ninety-ninth General Assembly. Five members have died, narrowing the original two in the Senate and three in the House.
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Zimmerman
John Zupmerman
Ghia
General Assembly
Ballow
Senate
House
Tragic Electric Wire Death at Baldwin Locomotive Works
Samuel Kerns, a young worker, was killed in Pithulelpna on Tuesday morning when he touched an overhead electric light wire while repairing a roof at Baldwin Locomotive Works. He fell and died almost instantly.
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Samuel Kerns
Pithulelpna
Ile
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Daring Train Robbers Hold Up Passenger Train at Columbus Depot
Three unknown men boarded a passenger coach on the P O CG and St EL line in Columbus Indiana as the train stood at the depot. They held up and robbed Frank Burton of Indianapolis of 1200 dollars. Passengers were in the coach but the robbers escaped into darkness.
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St. EL Rand
Columbus
Ind
Frank Burton
Indianapolis
Big Haul of Fish Cited for Season Record
John and Wim Cooper of Pleasant County West Virginia landed over 3,000 fish in a single haul near Cooper Hollow on the Ohio River and caught more than 5,000 fish in one day. The catch included perch salmon and suckers.
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John and
Wim. Cooper
Pleasant County
W. Va
Cooper Hollow
Ohio River
Somnambulist Walks to His Death in Danville
Ollie Hester, a well known young man of Danville Illinois, sleeping Monday night, walked from a second story window and died from a grievous head injury with brain matter exposed.
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Ollie Hester
Danville
Til
Mexico President Seeks Duty Free US Admission Bill
President of Mexico advances a bill seeking duty free admission for goods from the United States. Indicates push for tariff exemptions and potential trade alignment between the two nations.
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Mexico
United States
Session notes from the Forty-First Congress in December
Federal sessions in December report Senate adjournments and fills, with Idaho credentials for George Shoup and William J. McConnell, a Canada trade relations resolution, and ongoing Elections bill debates. House adjourns to Friday.
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House
McKinley
Ohio
Washington
Senate
Chaplin
Hoar
Tovee
Noet
Altrich
Idaho
George IL. Shoup
William J. Nc Connel
Reed
Shoup
Messrs. Shoup
McConnell
Curuste
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Hiscock
Hor
Senate House
Gorman
Serjeant-at-arms
Absenntees
Morelock
Yestentay
Frederick S Dubois
Committee On
Reagan
Aldrich
Soure
Commerce
Craulain
Financial and political notices from an early session
The report covers House and Senate actions on monetary policy including a bill to expand low gold and currency supply, treasury notes, and bonds. It notes naval and territorial matters, the President’s messages to Congress, and appointments to world’s fair posts and a Pacific dry dock site study favoring Port Orchard. It also mentions a Korean child born in Washington, a church fire in New York, a fatal wagon accident in Iowa, and local utilities consolidation in Danville Illinois.
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Louisiangs
Committee On Banking and Currency
Senate
Treasury
Tur
New York Navy Yard
Navy Department
Alaska
M. A. Duiler
Carl Spahn
David W. Curtis
Wisconsin
O. E. Gordon
Congress
Port Orchard
Puget Sound
Bureau of the American Republics
Antonio Quijararo
Bolivia
Republic
Washington
United States
Washon
Sr. Bernard’s Catholic Church
New York
Pat Borses
Bremer County
Towa
L. DL. Stevens
Sanborn County
Bank
South
Dakota
Danville
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Gangu
Cooper
Pope
TIN
Texas
Pawaty
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