Tragic Santa Fe Wreck Near Osage City
Seven die as boiler explodes on a Santa Fe locomotive two miles north of Osage City Kansas. Engineer and fireman killed leaving wreckage in two ruined sections. Passenger William Beckler of Los Angeles shoots himself amid panic after crash. Train was traveling at about forty miles per hour. rear Pallmain coaches stay upright.
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Santa Fe
Osage City
Kansas
Wm. Beekner
Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago
Beckler
Pallmain
Indian School Fire Claims Four Choctaw Boys
A Sunday night blaze at Spencer Academy ten miles west of Antlers destroys the boarding school built by the Choctaw nation. Four Choctaw boys die in the flames. Superintendent J B Jeter awakens the fire, saves himself, and students escape by throwing beds from windows. The fire consumes the 1043 pupils and property with no insurance coverage.
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Spencer Academy
Ant- Jers
I.J
J. B. Jeter
United States Cruiser Newark Leaves Key West Under Sealed Orders
Advices from Havana claim an expedition landed at Buenranso six miles from Havana and that the cruiser Newark departed Key West on sealed orders. Reports say she may head to Tampa to intercept a Spanish warship attacking an American schooner or to Havana to secure Julia Sanguilly’s release and protect American interests at the Cuban capital.
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Key West
Cuba
Havana
Buenranso
Havers
United States
Newark
Fla
Tampa
Ayaa
Julia Sanguilly
Western Union Loses Tax Penalty Case in Indiana
Indiana supreme court in Indianapolis rules against Western Union on tax penalties for failing to pay taxes under 3891. State had sued and Marion County circuit court judgment was affirmed by federal supreme court in Indiana tax cases. Also reports whitecaps posing as negroes in Jackson Township Monroe County Arkansas. several beaten, one dies, another shot.
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Western Union Company
Indiana
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Ind
Western Union
Marion County
Federal Supreme Court
Arkansas
Antol Jackson Yownshin
Monroe County
Admission of Women Opposed by Minnesota Methodists
The Minnesota Methodist conference voted against granting women election to the General Assembly by a 49 to 17 vote. A three fourths majority was required.
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Minnesota Methodist Conference
General Assembly
Diphtheria Outbreak Tightens Kinmundy Closures
Diphtheria cases surge in Kinmundy prompting indefinite closure of schools. Several deaths reported amid the outbreak and public health actions intensify as authorities address the crisis. Ernest Archer, 24, accidentally shoots himself near LaGrange while hunting, noting a tragic misfortune in Indiana. Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Consols miss a semiannual interest payment of 143000, entering receivership as scheduled debts default. Paris dispatch reports 12,000 troops to Madagascar after feles in honor of the Czars tour.
Bank Robbery at Joseph Aims to Profit in Daylight
In Joseph Oregon First National Bank is robbed by three masked men in daylight. One robber is killed by local citizen Alex Donnelly, another wounded, a third escapes with a sack of coins and currency. The dead bandit is Brown, fugitive is Cy Fitzhugh. wounded robber unnamed. Local citizens armed themselves after the alarm.
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First National Bank
Joseph
Ore
First National Bank of
Wailawa County
Oregon
Cies
McCarty
AL Cally
Alex Donnely
Brown
Cy Fitahugh
Advance in Wheat Driven by Short Crops Abroad
Dan and Co s Weekly Review of Trade reports wheat prices rising due to foreign crop shortfalls and demand. Domestic supply remains adequate, yet industry signs show cautious optimism as pig iron hides wool and cotton demand keeps prices firm. Merchants await further movement while some firms invest, hoping prosperity is near after a trying quarter.
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RG. Dan & Cots Weekly Review of Trade
Destructive Night Attack by Rebels Errors Spanish Line
Havana dispatch reports Antonio Maceo leading a large insurgent force in a night assault on the Spanish trocha, causing over 1,030 killed and wounded. The engagement was widespread along the line, fiercest near Artemis where Maceo commanded against General Avalas.
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Key West
Havana
Antonio Maceo
Trocha
Artemis
Avalas
Leadville Miners Vote to Continue the Contest
Leadville miners vote to fight indefinitely after two hundred members withdraw seeking work. Operators plan to fill strikers’ positions rapidly while the state militia is expected to remain for an extended period.
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Leadville
Operors
Triple Tracy
Nail trust members meet in executive session at Waldorf Motel
The nail trust held an executive session at the Waldorf Motel in New York on the 29th with about fifty firms represented. J. J. Parks, a member, declined to discuss the business beyond noting prices remained unchanged. other members refused to discuss matters.
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Nail Trust
The
Waldorf Motel
New York
J. J. Parks
Appointed Assaye The President Bac appuin Proncis
Assaye J. Clausen is named assayer of mines in New Orleans Louisiana by the President. The appointment places Clausen in charge of evaluating ore samples and refining precious metals under federal supervision.
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Bac Appuin
Proncis J. Clausen
Sue Mils
New Orleans
Plot to Hill Zelaya Conspiracy Foiled in Nicaragua
The New York Herald reports a Nicaragua plot to overthrow President Zelaya after the last rebellion. Enemies planned to seize the barracks and palace, assassinate Zelaya, and blow up the barracks if the assault failed. Leaders named include ex president Cardenas and generals Pais Diego and Fernando Chamorro.
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New York Herald
Nicaragua
Manaten
Zelaya
Cardenas
Pais Diego
Vernando Chamorro
Weyler recalled to Spain amid Cuban crisis report
Washington reports indicate Gena Weyler will be recalled to Spain due to unrest in Cuba. Officials cite Spain needing Weyler amid Republican and Carlist threats, while critics argue loss of confidence in suppressing Cuba uprisings drives the move. In Arizona, a cloudburst floods Benson area. six people drown and parts of the town wash away. The San Pedro River valley faces potential further damage as the flood extends toward the Gila. The Western range supplies a wall of water a dozen miles long, sweeping railroad track near Benson and raising fears for residents downstream.
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Washington
Weyler
Campos
Arizona
Benson
Whetsoue Mountains
San Pedro River
Gila
Southern Pacific
San Pedro
Explosion at Indianapolis Brewery Injures Many
A leaking ammonia pipe at the Indianapolis Brewing Company's plant caused a pair of explosions. The blasts injured a dozen workers, five or six seriously, and wrecked the building, scattering doors and wreckage. A crowd gathered as the second blast occurred.
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Indianapolis Brewing Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Mausoleum Plans Prompt $400,000 Greenwood Project
Col M Afuldoon returns from New York after contracting with John Mackay for a grand mausoleum in Greenwood Cemetery New York over the grave of Mackay's son. The structure will be among the United States’ finest and cost about 460030.
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Col. M. Afuldoon
Louis Ville
New York
John Mackay
Quaformia
Greenwood Cemetery
Grand Jury Indicts Rev G E Scott for Seduction
The Waterloo grand jury charged Rev G E Scott with seduction after he eloped with Daisy Dorlan last July and was brought back to Waterloo. His insanity ruling and confinement at Ta davendenve asylum are noted, with Dorlan's guarded testimony cited.
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G. E. Scott
Blair
Waterloo
Gr. Scott
Lon
Daisy Dorlan
Logansport
Ind
In Sanity
Asylia
Tadavendenve
Ury
Miss Julia Paulson Sues Lloyd Emerson for 13000 Damages
In Webster court Judge Hindeman hears Miss Julia Paulson claim against deceased Lloyd Emerson for seduction about three quarters ago. Emerson's estate valued around 45000, with a jury awarding 32000 to the plaintiff. Primghar Creamery reports failure with W W Lowe's operation halted and Lexis seizing assets, liabilities uncertain but likely light as farmers are paid weekly.
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Hindeman
Webster
Einy
Jong Staniling
Julia Paulson
Lloyd Emerson
Stratford
Emerson
Paulsyy
Primgher Creamery
W.W. Lowe
Primyghar
Alleged Highwayman Hangs Self in Iowa Jail
A former convict tied his neck to jail bars and died by his own action while incarcerated in Lanpted Cedar Hajuls for highway robbery. Ike was nearly dead when found. Miners in Appanoose district accept operators’ seat and majority return to work as the scale studies the matter.
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Bere McTuiyrs
Cedar Hajuls
Ike
Appanoose
Down the Missouri by Canoe Expedition Leaders
Dicky and Clarenes Allison plan a journey by canoe down the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. They aim to pass through Missouri and Arkansas and travel toward the Gulf of Mexico, carrying two canoes and relying on unique roping gear.
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Missouri
Dicky
Clarenes Allison
Aviamsas
Wil Wu
Gulf
Fragmented Notice From an Old Local Column
A highly garbled OCR snippet hints at a personal or local update with damaged names and vague fate. It mentions injury and a request for clarity, suggesting a community bulletin or obituary fragment with uncertain details and dates.
Dubuque Congregation Debates Rev Brown Expulsion
A Dubuque conference debated expelling Rev. Brown over charges related to a relationship with Miss Overn. The majority vote favored rescinding the prior decision and restoring Brown to fellowship, with the church intent on appealing if needed to higher church authorities.
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Fle Wetter
Brown
Bank of Atlantic Faces Assignment Amid Illness
Whitney & Son, bankers known as the Bank of Atlantic, announces a personal assignment by senior member FR P Whitney to J B Bruin in trust to pay debts, no preference, any surplus to be used for Bank of Atlantic. Assets listed at 920000 while liabilities total 160000. Whitney confined by illness and unable to retain nourishment.
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Whitney & Son
FR. P. Whitney
Bankas
Bank of Atlantic
J. B. Bruien
Aissets
Whitney
Woman Burned to Death Near Waterloo
Mrs. D W McDougall died after clothing caught fire from brush near her home ten miles north of Waterloo. She rode a wagon half a mile home with burning garments, burned almost completely with only a stocking and shoes remaining. A second victim, Mrs. John Fuller aged 43, was found burned near the roadside four miles southeast of Stats Center, allegedly from a spark from her pipe while driving.
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D.W. McDougall
Waterloo
John Fuller
Stats Center
Puller
Amusing Clippings From a 19th Century Paper
An Atchison man clings to a decaying house as his ambition to outlive it grows. A note on comet temperatures claims 2000 times fiercer heat than iron. Roentgen receives honorary citizenship from Bik tive town. Barney Farnato stars in The Rogue's Comedy by Henry Arethie Jones. The Sultan of Turkey hoards carriages and contemplates which one to ride each day.
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Iowa
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Company
Bode
West Bend
Olverson
Staton
Ottoson Hosmer
Roentgen
Bik Tive
Lennep
Rhenish
Prns
Barney Farnato
Bailey Wrothero
Henry Arethie Jones
Turkey
The American Pie and Domestic Arts Excerpts
A collage of early 20th century domestic prose covers American pie culture immigration kitchen ethics and home economics. Recipes describe codfish with eggs chocolate dressings lemon pudding and cabbage pickles alongside cleaning tips for furniture and bronze hardware.
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Renwick
William Buckler
Indian School Burns
SLUST
AMES
Kinmundy
Ernest Archer
Lagrange
Louisville
New Albany
Madazasour
Paris
Feles
Jesse James
DAN & Cows Review
Lehigh Valley
Batavia
George
Anderson
Snyder
Paota
Kan
Lagonia
Texas
Fane Knapp
John C. McFarland
Carrie McFarland
Athens
Ad Anderoff
Piraeus
Patrick Keelher
Middletown
Conn
Tim
GEX. Wexler
Frederick P. Ferster
Hulburt Bros. & Co
Sporting Goods and Meyele
Turkestan
Elwood Sier
Friends’ Church
Kokonso
Sheen
Cartle
St. Louis
Cineiu
Detroit
Cautle
Tetora
Eve
Toledo
Milwaukee
Ste
Harley
New York i
GE. Scout
Railroad Company
Gibson
Krum
Burlingtom
Burlington
Lue
A. M. Levy
Burlington Lines
Luna
Levy
Des Moines
Playman
Dtarry Mohr
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad
Tral
William Gibson
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Gorman
Mat Carey
Lansing
Carey
Gorman
Cedar Raids
Northern Avel
Barbie Rusk
UcBride and
Galvin
Iowa State University
Webster City
Jim Paul
Dr. Paul
Homer
Murler
Maria Dolin
BIG Atlantic Pailure
Towa
Jews Weather Crop Bureau
Conrad Leese
Edward DD
Berry
John W. Felix
J. A. By
John Phillips
Jamas Law
George Heese
Peter Blisseh
J.C. Fuller
Wm. Smith
Onawiind
Board of Supervisors
Nebraski
Immsshal
Decatur
Onawa
Nebraska
Clinton
Bahne Lueeke
Camanche
Sant
Winnebago County
Asmeravol Crain
Tama
C. Craig Teil
Dee
Kate E. Meee
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