Bad Railway Wreck Near Exline Iowa Involves Passenger Train
A Chicago Burlington and Kansas City passenger train wrecked two miles east of Exline Indiana after 1 pm. The engine and cars toppled 40 feet into a gulley. Nearly 30 aboard escaped with varying injuries. Three believed fatally hurt and five seriously hurt. List of injured includes James Mace Unionville Missouri internals John Seewright Kansas City Sophie Peterson Cedar Rapids George Freeland Browning M rs M M Freeland Bloomfield Mail Clerk Moore Brakeman Snider Mary Corydon J W Huffman George Headley J W Whettimore J W Hayes R B Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Kansas Ciy
Exline
James Mace
Unionville
John Seewright
Kansas City
Sophie Peterson
Cedar Rapids
George Freeland
Browning
M. M. Freeland
Moore
Bloomfield
Brakeman Snider
Carrolltown
Mary Corydon
Moulton
J. W. Huffman
George Headley
J. W. Whettimore
Lawrence
Kan
J. W. Hayes
Drakeville
R. B. Browning
Keokuk
Dunn report shows upbeat industrial trade in early 1900s
Dunn's report notes mills and factories assured of operation through year end and long contracts into 1902. Jobbers seek prompt deliveries while holiday fancy goods sales begin early. Retail demand for heavy apparel is hampered by cold, but price levels stay firm and collections improve, including Southern payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Domestic wheat grower prices rise amid bigger yield
Mr and Mrs Jacob Sterrenberg note more satisfactory prices for domestic wheat growers despite record yields. They cite higher lard and pork values, increased wheat use in livestock feed, and weekly U S failure figures 440 this year vs 426 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Sterrenberg
United States
Dewey Resigns From Metropolitan Club Presidency
Admiral Geo Dewey reportedly resigns as president of the Metropolitan Club, a top social body in the national capital, citing personal reasons. He would attend weekly board meetings on Saturdays, though country residence made participation inconvenient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
Metropolitan Club
Admiral Geo. Dewey
National Capital
Copper Production Cut Hits Butte Workers Hard
At Butte Montana the Amalgamated Copper Company enforces a policy to curtail output to prop up copper at 17 cents. Anaconda and Boston and Montana mines and smelters are closed, a temporary suspension, but about 8 000 men are left unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Amalgamated Copper Company
Anaconda
Boston
Montana
Illinois governor urges aid to McKinley fund
In Illinois a proclamation by Governor Yates calls residents to support the late president’s memory and condemn anarchy, urging contributions as a mark of esteem. A schoolgirl, Miss Ollie Reno, 16, shot herself with a revolver over unwanted school attendance and is dying. doctors say recovery is hopeless. She had argued with playmates and preferred not to attend school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates
Illinois
State of
Ollie Reno
Miss Reno
Rail deed transfer from Janesville line to Milwaukee road
Janesville and Southeastern Railway transfers the line from Janesville to Libertyville, Ill to the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road for 1 012 000 dollars. The action records the deed transfer of the line and the substantial consideration involved in the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wew Road
Milwaukee
Janesville & Southeastern Railway Company
Janesville
Libertyville
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Czolgosz to Die Tuesday at Auburn Prison
Czolgosz, the man who killed President McKinley, will be electrocuted at 7 a.m. Tuesday October 29 at Auburn prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czolgosz
McKinley
Auburn Prison
Philadelphia Fire Tragedy Claims Many Lives
A devastating blaze in Philadelphia vaporized the Hunt Wilkinson building and three adjacent structures. Eighteen people known dead, plus at least a score injured, as spectators watched a horrific scene from Market Street. Firemen fought ferocious heat and saved few aboard collapsing stairways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Market Street
Hunt, Wilkinson & Company
Commerce Street
Dorothy Kramer
Martha Baker
Margaret Hebden
Susan Gormley
Harry House
H. A. Sparrow
Charles Sparrow
Fred Wittington
Charles Landis
Walter Stearly
J. E. Armstrong
Martha Banks
Mary Mitchell
Margaret Grady
Hunt, Wilkinson & Co
Hunt-Wilkinson
Commerce
Explosion at Buttonwood mine kills five in Pa
A gas explosion at Buttonwood mine, Parish Coal Co., near Wilkes Barre Pa, on Friday afternoon killed five men and wounded nine. The dead are Ebenezer Williams first assistant to foreman, Coner Williams second assistant, Thomas Guest company hand, Thomas Price track layer, and W S Phillips inspector. Bodies were recovered badly mangled. The explosion was attributed to a Hungarian laborer who opened his safety ramp at work in his chamber and was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwood
Parish Coal Company
Wilkesbarre
Ebenezer Williams
Coner Williams
Thomas Guest
Thomas Price
W.S. Phillips
Three More Victims Die In Wreck At Extine Iowa
Three more victims die from the Chicago Burlington and Kansas City wreck at Extine Iowa including James Mace Unionville Missouri Wyman Marion Lancaster Missouri and Mrs M Freeland Browning Missouri Conductor J W Scoverin and Miss Sophia Patterson expected to die. other injured reportedly on road to recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City
Extine
James Mace
Unionville
Wyman Marion
Lancaster
Judge Coxe Dismisses Witherow Patent Suit Against Carnegie
Judge Coxe of the United States circuit court dismissed the bill in the case of James P. Witherow versus the Carnegie Steel Company for lack of jurisdiction. The suit alleged infringement of patents related to the manufacture of Messemer steel with claims totaling between 40 and 50 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxe
United States Circuit Court
James P. Witherow
Carnegie Steel Company
Cnt
United Statesation
Messemer Steel
Claun Ae
Schley Testifies On Cienfuegos Blockade At Inquiry
Admiral Schley described the blockade of Cienfuegos and the fleet’s nightly close approach to both Cienfuegos and Santiago. He detailed mine observations, picket lines, and a key interview with Cuban pilot Nunez who doubted any Spanish fleet could reach Santiago harbor. The testimony covered coal usage, dispatches to the Navy Department, and alleged disobedience of orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Washington, D.C
Cienfuegos
Nunez
Santiago Harbor
Santiago
Eleven Years Later Guilty Verdicts In Jarman Saloon Slaying
In Edwardsville Illinois Madison county district court jurors found Edward Scroggins of Alton and an unknown man named Burns guilty of killing Sylvester Jarman in a saloon quarrel on August 18 1900. Scroggins received life imprisonment Burns 14 years. The case hinged on disobedience to orders returning to Santiago.
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Madison County
Edwardsville
Edward Scroggins
Alton
Thomas Burns
Sylvester Jarman
Scroggins
Burns
Jarman
Late Markets by Wire Chicago Grain Oct 27
Chicago grains report shows firm flour and higher finishes for wheat corn oats and rye with December and October contracts noted. Prices, bids, and daily receipts and shipments listed for flour wheat corn and oats alongside rye and market closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
N. W
Chicago live stock market report for October 27
Cattle receipts near 3000 and dull trading with weak prices as late-week ranch cattle prevail. Hogs around 21000 head with active demand and higher averages. heavy and mixed lots strong. Sheep about 8000 head with firmer prices on lambs and sheep. Chicago produce steady with butter 21/4 to 21/2 cents, eyes 18 cents, poultry steady, turkeys 6 to 8 cents, chickens 7 3/4 to 8 1/4 cents. Ribs and other cuts steady to unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St Louis Live Stock Market Report
St Louis cattle receipts 2000 head with steady to strong demand. Prices include stockers and feeders at 2.25, Texas steers at 4.25 to 4.50. Hog receipts 5000 head with strong to higher market. hog price range 5.75 to 6.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Texas
Wheat market firmness at Minneapolis grain exchange
Minneapolis Oct 27 Wheat prices held firm with December at 68.5 cents and May at 71.4. On track grades showed No 1 hard 72 percent, No 1 Northern 70, No 2 Northern 68 amid steady trading activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Grain
Minneapolis
Northern
Mammoth Vessel Siberia Launched in America
A review column summarizes major world events since last week. The Pacific steamship Siberia is launched, described as the largest vessel ever built in America. General Walter S. Payne, long-time chief of the Sons of Veterans, dies following recent surgical complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
America
Sons of Veterans
Walter S. Payne
The
Balloon attempt near Eiffel Tower ends in defeat
Santos Dumont made a third try to pilot a dirigible balloon around the Eiffel Tower to win a prize but finished 40 seconds behind. He will not retry. American Navy plans and Roosevelt’s naval buildup are noted as progressing toward a stronger U S fleet. A Valley Forge monument to Revolutionary War soldiers was unveiled and dedicated by the Daughters of the Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiffel Tower
Santos Dumont
Fiftel Tower
Valley Forge
Daughters of the Revolution
Reburial of Lundys Lane War Dead Moves Nine Soldiers
The bodies of nine American soldiers killed at Lundys Lane near the Niagara frontier during the conflict were reburied near their original crash site. Discovered months ago, they were identified as members of the Ninth United States Infantry, honoring the nearly century old battle’s memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lundy’s Lane
Niagara Frontier
Ninth United States Infantry
Mad Rush for Safety at Louisville Theater Stampede
A small flame sparked panic at the Masonic Temple theater in Louisville Kentucky during a matinee showing. Before the stampede was controlled, twenty people were trampled and badly injured. No fatalities were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Louisville
Callahan to Stand Trial in Omaha Kidnapping Case
James Callahan the alleged kidnapper of Eddie Cudahy in Omaha Nebraska must stand trial on a perjury charge after Judge Baker overruled the plea in abatement and Callahan's attorney demurrer. The trial, likely to begin this week, follows six months of courtroom action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callahan
James Callahan
Eddie Cudahy
Omaha
Neb
Baker
Daring Post Office Stamp Vault Robbery in Chicago
Between Saturday night and Monday morning, criminals bored a passage through a low floor to access the Chicago post office stamp vault and stole postage stamps valued at 74 610 dollars in what is described as the boldest theft of a public institution in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Missionary Abduction News From Constantinople
The U S legation in Constantinople reports no definite news regarding Rev H C Haskell and Rev J W Baird efforts to contact abductors of Ellen M Stone and Mme Tsiluka in Bulgaria. Ransom discussions are being pursued through the Congregational Mission at Samakov as diplomacy continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Constantinople
H. C. Haskell
J. W. Baird
Congregational
Samakov
Bulgaria
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsiluka
70th Birthday Tributes to Emperor Frederick in Berlin
The late Emperor Frederick was quietly honored in Berlin for his 70th birthday. Emperor William laid a violets wreath on the sarcophagus with a white satin ribbon bearing gold initials. The mausoleum entrance and monument to the Empress Frederick were adorned with flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz
Frederick
Berlin
William
Campaign to crush Samar insurrection begins
An active joint army and navy campaign has been launched to quell rebels in Samar. The island will be swept clean of Filipinos hostile to American sovereignty with no chance to escape to other islands. They will be killed in action or forced to surrender to prevent being driven into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samar
Philippine Archipelago
Czolgosz Clings to Anarchy in Final Hours
Czolgosz, awaiting execution, clings to anarchist beliefs. Rev. John J. Hickey, Catholic chaplain, named Rev. Father Shadzinski to minister in the last hours at the prison. Czolgosz has met the assassin and said he might seek religious aid but shows little faith in renouncing anarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czolgosz
John J. Hickey
Church of the Holy Family
Father Shadzinski
Church of Rochester
Sees a Cure for Cancer by Malaria Therapy
Dr Frederick Loffler of Griefswald Prussia argues malaria infection could cure cancer. The German pathologist who discovered the diphtheria bacillus claims tropical conditions hinder cancer and that malaria poison, when administered therapeutically, may counteract cancerous disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Loffler
Hydeme
Royal University
Griefswald
Prussia
Loffler
Lethal incidents and odd ties knot a wide news page
A Waco brawl leaves two dead while a lynching unknown negro case unfolds in Hampton. Paul Albeirer, Bohemian writer, dies in Smithville. Samuel Beidler commits suicide in Lincoln. Mexico exports 13,137,000 hides worth $2.5 million. A divorce in Harrisburg follows a woman’s disguise as a man. Kidnap and rescue tales surface from Carthage and Kenton. Yale marks bicentennial with sermons. Bricks priced for Augustana shipment. A kidnap attempt alarms Kenton. Mrs Nichol dies by self harm in Chicago. A Cleveland premiere features the author of Alice of Old Vincennes. Meridy’s thirteenth marriage surprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Hampton
D. C
Chicago
Paul Albeirer
United States
Smithville
Samuel Linn Beidler
Lincoln, Ill
Mount Pulaski
Mexico
Europe
William J. Wallace
Baker
Harrisburg
Middle West
Peter Bell
St. Mary’s
Ohio
Carthage
Ill
Conrad Hooker
Des Moines
Severly
White House
Connecticut
Yale University
St. Louis
Augustana
Kenton, CO
Bert Smith
United States Express Company
Charlotte Nichol
W. L. Nichol, Jr
Nashville, Chattanooga and St.Louis Railroad
Orville S. Burnett
Alice
Old Vincennes
Cleveland
James Meridy
Meridy
Unlikely Alliances and Notable Trials in 1900s News
The text reports strawboard manufacturers planning a national combine with New York offices and $22,000,000 capital. It notes societal intrigues involving Countess LeCorreaux, a San Francisco clubman, and a Boston mill wage dispute. It lists Frederick Archer’s death, lipton’s boat design hopes, a Flint embezzlement case, bank consolidations in Boston, General Miles’ post canteen stance, McKinley Memorial Arch plans, Associated Oil formation, Knights of Pythias leadership changes, Roosevelt approving a Philippines death sentence, and Miss Fielen Miller Gould lecturing on law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obe
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
New York
Frances LeCorreaux
Chicago
B. H. Carpenter
Victor O’brien
San Francisco
Matthew C. D. Borden
Fall River
Mass
Frederick Archer
Pittsburg
Watson
Fis
Thomas Lipton
Celtic
England
Fred A. Platt
Saginaw
Citizens’ Building and Loan Association of
Flint
Mich
Boston
Shoe and Leather National
National Bank of Redemption
Miles
Post
Gage
McKinley Memorial Arch Association
McFarland
Washington
Associated Oil Company
Capital
California
Thomas B. Matthews
Supremor
W. R. Logan
Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias
Kentucky
Mixed historical notices from a late 19th century issue
Col William Auman of the United States infantry faces reassignment at Fort Sheridan while a Cuban warboat incident and a missing passenger steamer rescue are reported. Other items note a Marine officer’s marriage, a Syracuse freshmen hurt in a university initiation, a bequest split for Harvard, a life sentence commuted, a death sentence in Iowa, mining prospecting, and various legal and personal notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Auman
United States Infantry Coed
van’ Hornag
Fort Sheridan
Cheago
A. W. Miller
Jil
Sandusky
Alben
Vana
Cuba
Montague
White Lak
Indiana
A. R
Marie Thomas
Ney ‘Nesday
Guardian
Spencer G. Prime
Syracuse
Psi Upsilion
University
Harvard College
Harriet N. Lowell
J. Partridge
Andrew Thompson
Anamosa
West
W. S. Coburn
Alpine
Colo
J. W. Grace
Cincinnati
Minnie Kautz
Ad Kautz
United States
Hamilton
Miss Kautz
Indian Bureau
Telegra
Mercer
Red Lake
Minnesota
RE Tawtusl
el Reno
Lawton
O. T
Covington
George Hall
Gauggle
Benjamin Flint
Benton Harbor
Mich
Augusta Deforest
Alexander Salvini
John McCullo
Edwin Booth
New York City
R. Brown
J. R. Brown
Parsons
Lodge of Elks
European and World News Briefs of Political and Economic Tensions
News notes report Canada departure of royal figures amid crowds and heavy snow. Sweden moves to electrify railways funded by waterfalls. Bavarian pork trade frictions threaten meat prices. Marquis Ito’s party aims to topple Japanese cabinet. French meat policy looms over ministry’s last session. Hankow and Shanghai traders foresee China unrest. Cuban petition seeks U.S. annexation. Britain leads trade while Germany and others follow. Kruger claims 15,000 Afrikanders arm Cape Colony rebels. Breslau bans an offensive comic in a William era issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
Cotts
York
Canada
Ophir
Railci
Marquis Ito
Hank
Shanghai
China
Cuba
United States
Dell
Britain
Germany
Kruger
Schalk-Burger
the & Ler
Cape Colony
Nee Mail
Brussels
Simpl
Breslau
William
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dun’s
McKinley Monument
Toledo
David Stewart
Burlington & Kansas City
Against Carnegie Company
Navy Department
Quincy
Roosevelt
United States Navy
William Wines
Twenty-fourth (Colored) Infantry
Pangasinan
Philippines
Fielen Miller Gould
Clarence D. Ashley
New York University Law School
Miss Gould
Women's Legal Education Society
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