Destruction of Idaho Steamer in Lake Erie Gale
Nineteen seamen die when the Idaho sinks near Long Point after a November gale on Lake Erie. Sixteen names, including captain Alexander Gillies of Buffalo and chief engineer William Clancy, are listed among the lost. only two crewmen, Louis Laforce Jr. and William Gill, survive. The ship had been overhauled recently and served the Naval Veterans Association before returning to freighter duty. Captain Gillies was a well known lake seaman.
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Idlano
Samrday
Long Point
Lake Erie
Alexander Gillies
Buffalo
George Gibson
Mite
Bufalo
William Clancy
John D. Taylor
Nelson Skisner
Louis Gilmore
Richard McLean
Wheelman
Robert Williams
A. J. Richards
Henry Thompson
Conrad Blanker
Gregory
John Healy
Frederick Mitfort
Edward 4. Smith
Rochester
M. Beele
Louis Laforce, Jr
Wiliam Gill
Idaho
Naval Veterans Association
Alex Gillies
Donald Gillies
Harlem
Anitro Glycerine Explosion Kills Three Men Near New Martinsville
At Pinefork near New Martinsville West Virginia William Conn of Cuba enters a clove-use gon with two unidentifed men when a truck drives up. The magazine detonates a massive blast destroying the site and extinguishing two men and a third near the blast. A child foot is found among the debris while nearby windows shatter within a half mile.
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West Virginia
Pinefork
New Martinsville
William Conn
Cuba
Naturalization Papers Fraud Arrests Shock Philadelphia Officials
Government employees in Philadelphia are connected to a conspiracy case over fraudulent naturalization papers. Arrests include Eugene Lindsey, a clerk in a notary office, and Richard Merrick and his son John, clerks in the U S circuit court. More arrests are anticipated as investigators pursue the scheme. Bail was posted for further hearings.
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Philadelphia
Tof
United States
Eugene Lindsey
Richard Merrick
John
United States Circuit Court
Robbers shoot man destroying his vocal chords on Market Street
DA William Kastner, a cook, was robbed Sunday evening under the Lake Street elevated structure on Market Street Chicago. The assailants searched him for money, then fired a pistol near his throat. The shot severed his vocal chords, leaving him unable to speak. the robbers escaped.
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William Kastner
Lake Street
Market Street
Chicago
Kastner
Arkansas fire destroys lumber operations at Texarkana
A blaze at Texarkana Arkansas caused over 1000000 feet of lumber to burn among four steam timber kilns and five lumber sheds, owned by Sentral Coal Coke and Lumber Company, with total losses exceeding 100000 dollars. Maj Handy returns from Europe reporting a successful Paris exposition mission. North Dakota divorce invalid as Pennsylvania court deems it worthless for recognition. Croker sells Belle Meade thoroughbred interests as Silver Circulation grows. Five powers sign a convention to increase silver per head and supply the needed coinage.
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Humber Company
Texarkana
Ark
Sentral Coal, Coke and Lumber Company
Winn
Switzertaml
Suspects Freed After Year in Tortress of Monijaich
A Barcelona dispatch reports that two H2 persons held for a year on suspicion of involvement in anarchistic and related outrages were released on Thursday.
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Aare
Barcelona
Monijaich
Tammanys Bis Fe Sillions of Officeholders in City Role
Sillions of salaries and thousands of city offices will flow to workers under the first mayor of Greater New York. More than 35,000 will be paid, with 23,060 on the city day roll receiving about 3 million dollars. The patronage will extend through contracts and indirec t employment, rivaling the size of the Potomac army.
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Greater New York
Irssanauer
Robert A. van Wyck
Strong
The
United States
van Wyck
Army of the Potomac
Weyler to be rebuked for Havana farewell remarks
Spanish cabinet to demand explanation from General Weyler over remarks in his Havana farewell address. He defended his post and reforms, praised Spanish policy, and offered to continue serving the party to retain Cuba for Spain amid U.S. pressure and rebel activity.
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Havana
Gen. Weyer
Gen. Weyler
Senor Canayas
United States
Spain
American Ship Delayed by Calcutta Officials Over Famine Aid
Capt L Laverge of the whaleback City of Everett reports Calcutta officials treated the famine relief voyage harshly. The vessel, shipped from San Francisco to Calcutta with food for India, faced demanded duties and discourteous reception despite its humanitarian mission. Captains McDougall and Laverge complain of English officials urging violence and denying exemption.
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India
Alexander McDougall
American Steel Barge Company
Duluth
Mint
L. Laverge
City of
Everett
San Francisco
Calcutta
Eren
MURDERS THREE FOR 638
Widow Mrs Mary Green and her two unmarried daughters and two sons were slain at Grass Lick farm eight miles from Ripley Jackson County West Virginia by adopted son John Morgan after he visited to buy a horse for 58 dollars. He beat Mrs Green and killed the eldest daughter and the younger. The son was beaten in a crib. the youngest daughter escaped and alerted others. Morgan was found and confessed.
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Mary Green
Grass Lick
Ripley
Jackson County
West Virginia
John Morgan
Morgan
Anil
Robbers Board Buffalo New York Train Passenger Car
On a Wabash line train near Litefield two armed robbers boarded a chair car and, at the point of revolvers, demanded valuables. They rifled the car quickly then pulled the guard card as the train stopped and fled with between 70 and 100 dollars in cash.
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Buffalo-New York
Litefield
No Trace of Bad Indians Reported by Army
War department dispatch from Gen Otis in Denver says scouts find no Indians in the area after a Colorado clash. Capt 4 reports no present indications of Indian activity despite previous violence. Dispatchers note limited military actions continue as troops maintain vigilance along frontier.
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War Department
Otis
Denver
Colorado Sn
al Ilaght
Week IX Trade Brings Mixed Weather and Demand Shifts
Bradstreet's Weekly Review reports reduced frost damage and rising quarantine relaxations in many states, signaling a trade revival. Rains in the central and western U.S. boost farmers and interior merchants, aiding sales in Louisville, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Northern stores await seasonal weather to move heavy dry goods and winter clothes. Eastern cities see increased merchandise movement, with Western orders outpacing Southern in some cases.
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Bradstreet
Bradstreet’s Weekly
Louisville
St. Louis
Kansas City
New England
Attempt on Moraes Ends in Minister’s Death
A Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports an attempted assassination of President Moraes by a soldier of the Tenth battalion as the president landed at the marine arsenal. The president’s aide Col. Moraes was wounded in disarming the assailant, and Gen. Bittancour, war secretary, interfered and was fatally stabbed. The attack sparked widespread agitation in the city.
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Rio Janeiro
Bittancour
Marse de Barcourt
Horrible Quadruple Murder Reported in Rawdon Canada
A farmer Nully left home with the parents away on business and returned to find his three daughters aged 18 16 and 14 and his 10 year old son murdered. Two girls were found in the kitchen with throats cut and the oldest lay between the house and the bar. the boy was found in the barn. No motive beyond an alleged desire to assault the girls was identified.
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Rawdon
Canada
Cas
Nully
St- Julienne
Wealthy widow seeks to adopt Cuban refugee as heiress
Mrs Celia Wallace of Chicago offers to adopt Evangelina Cassio y Cisneros, a Cuban refugee, claiming to make her an heiress to a fortune possibly $500,000. Evangelina, child of a Cuban father, weighs the proposal and acknowledges consent would be required for legal adoption. She believes her father might agree to the step.
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Chicago
Celia Wallace
Auditorium
Evangelina Cassio Y Cisneros
Fraud Probes and Election Violations Picnic in New York
The Citizens Union of Greater New York plans to prosecute election law violators after gathering evidence of fraud on election day. Chairman Reynolds warns that some individuals may face prison as investigations proceed. Also reports on Kansas Pacific sale postponement, a prominent lumberman’s death, a Georgia prohibition defeat, a Baltic Sea probe ship’s voyage, and Lee’s Cuba trip amid host negotiations.
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Citizens’ Union
Citizens’ Union of Greater New York
Reynolds
Lee
Guin
Washington
Cuba
Spain
Wedding Unites Nations By Dutch Painter And Hawaiian Beauty
Holland’s crown painter to the Dateh royal family wed Eleanor Kwikllani Graham of Touo lalu in St. Paul. The private ceremony drew about 180 guests including the bride’s two children, with Vos famed as a portraitist and Mrs. Vos linked to Hawaiian royal circles.
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Holland
Hawaii
St. Paul
Nking
Joseph Unbart Vos
the Hague
Eleanor Kwikllani Graham
Touolalu
Vos
Nurope
Fort Cotton
Brave Cincinnati Girl Defends Mrs Henry In Clifton Attack
Miss Delsine Barrett, a brave Cincinnati girl, confronted murdered Lindsay Neighbert in the Clifton home of Mrs. John Henry. After two shots were fired a servant seized the assailant and Barrett overpowered him. Neighbert later died by a pistol wound in the woolS. Mrs. Henry escaped unharmed due to Barretts courage.
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Delsine Barrett
John Henry
Clifton
Ohio
Lindsay Neighbert
Henrys Jife
Neighbert
German inventor tests Schwartz airship near Berlin
An aluminum airship named the Schwartz with a benzine motor was tested near Berlin on Thursday. It rose about 1,000 feet and flew for twelve minutes under the control of its pilot before strong winds made the craft difficult to manage.
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Berlin
Inerlin
Supreme Court Opens Illinois to Lloyds Insurance
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Lloyds insurance operations may legally transact in the state, striking down the law barring them. John D. Barnes, fined $500 for issuing Lloyds policies without state authorization, challenged the measure with attorney Myron H. Beach of Chicago. The decision declares state restrictions unconstitutional and allows out-of-state insurers to enter Illinois, expanding access for insu rance men nationwide.
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Supreme Court of Dtinois
Hllinois
Lloyds Pill
John 4. Barnes
Lloyds
State Insurance Department
Myron H. Beach
Chicago
Supreme Court
Tlingis
Illinois
Pupils Hill A Teacher Beaten to Death
James Allen a Whitland Missouri teacher was killed by pupils after detentions for misconduct. Youths attacked him while walking home, pelted with stones and clothes, crushing his skull. Arrests followed as authorities investigated the fatal assault.
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James Allen
Whitland
Hickory County
Afr. Allen
Allen
Market Quotations for Hogs Wheat and Cattle Index
A compact list of current market prices across cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit and Milwaukee. It covers cattle hogs sheep and various grains with No 2 grades and differing quality ranges, showing price spreads and ranges for each commodity.
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Chicago
Bashel
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Artie
Detroit
Milwaukee
Iowa Election Returns and State Political Totals
Unofficial county returns place Republican lead at about 30 988 with total Iowa vote not less than 440 198. Shaw leads Republicans with 24 535, White Democrats 98 607. Prohibition leader Leland about 10 500, Prohibition candidate Cliggitt about 8 500, and middle roader Lids about 5 000. Also reports on Dubuque grand jury indictments, college changes at Corvett College, local crimes, fires, and notable deaths.
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Shaw
White
Leland
Cliggitt
Political Equality Convention at Larchwood discussed by Lyon County clubs
The Political Equality Convention at the Congregational Church of Larchwood featured a keynote by Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt of New York. Officers named include President Minnie Shade, Vice President Marietta Braley, Recording Secretary Blanche Brink, Corresponding Secretary Mary Connell, Treasurer Emma Fairlamb, plus Auditors Rogers and DeBoer. Dr. Drake, recently recovering from an accident, appeared in Des Moines and noted health improvements but ongoing issues. Marshall County crops show lighter corn yields with hopes for higher next spring as feeders bring sheep and cattle to areas to eat the stubble.
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Lyon County
Larehwood
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Minnie Shade
Larchwood
Marietta Braley
Rock Rapids
Blanche | Brink
Dour
Mary Connell
Emma Fairlamb
Rogers
Inwood
Ars
DeBoer
George
Duggan to Contest William H. Sheriff Election
Dubuque candidate Duggan will contest the William H. sheriff race after trailing by about 2,000 votes. Reportedly hundreds faced a cross in the circle near the head of the Democratic ticket and one before Mauden shield’s name. Alfred Tredway of the Tredway Thirdware Company in Dubuque is mentioned.
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Mills County
Midwieter
Duggan
William Tt
Dubuque
Remuerative
Canilidiae
Sheriff
Maudenshield
Pat Acros
Democvtr
Nexth
Alfred Tredway
The
Tredway Thirdware Company
Dubinque
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Arkansas Fire
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Europe
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Crokers
Geo. W.H. Jackson
Belle Meade,Teon
Richard Croker
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Ali
Willimantic
Can
Ween Mills
Bradstreet’s
Canady
Brazil
Moraes
Cisneros
Kansas Pacific
Union Pacific Railway
Toyoka
William B. Cornish
Union Pacific
Cornish
George S Shaw
Lnquel
Minn.) Lumber Company
Northwest
Cloquel
Georgia
Georgia Senate
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Sapte
Vreansoe
Oscar
Tromso
Semrely
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Spitz
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Liverpool
Portland
Campania
Menominee Range
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Mich
Olinger
Grand Jury
Halpin
CoHen
Shearer
Crawfons
Bacer
Jtudze Waterman
de Miurrets
Ungerry
Vonnell
Faye
Joutman
Cornell College
Mectine
Nicholson
Freer
Corvett College
Roc. Stunts
Mt. Vernon
A.M. Harris
Ofifary
Mary EB. Smith
J RF. Hoxie
Hoxie
Chicago University
Womlan
Ossaloosa
J. A. “‘Wroxell
Troxell
Thnee Sual Childeen
Appanoose County
George Ross
Oskaloosa
Peter Williams
Francis J. Ryan
Cherokee
Forrest G. Wenner
Qliss Bessie Af. Wilson
F. G. Webber
Arts
Jaim C. Wilson
Alta
James Dobbs
Cedar Rapids
Fuesday
W.B. Paul
J. W W. Mecum
Joseph Burke
W. H. Jones
Keokuk
Keokuk and Western
Frank Wirloughby
Marshilltown
Mike Moran
Wirloughby
Staalor Allison
Henderson
Dubugne
Waterloo
the Woods Ice and Coal Company
Higet
Mo Insurance
Edgar Duteaux
Lungelt
Sheriff Mills
Marshall County
Souesaing
Dew
Wire
William. M. Crouch
Marshalltown
Hanter
Hoxsie
Independence
Joe Hurley
Jack McGrady
Hurley
McGrady
Pinkerton
J. Uurtis
Greencastle
Ind
Algona
Tésidenes
Rice
MG T
Uwingis
Bremer
Buchanan
Buesa
Ie Butler
Siti
Ah Boone
Crawford
Dallas
Dar Davis
Lan
Delaware
Dickinson
Franklin
Kireene
Lake On
Larace
Ie Guthrie
Nies Damitron
Harrison
Wee Henry
Esa Jowa
Jauisi
sTio
Beye
Amurshadl
Montgomery
Pocahonta
Ringgold
Sere Scott
Shelby A
Slaux
Tayla
Gaioo
van Buren
Warren
Pela
Webster
Winneydig Wiputshire
Bury
Drake
Gov
Tae
Cetterville
Excelsior
Des Moines
Risi
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