Opera House Fire Kills Eleven at Geaton Harbor
A blaze at the Forest Opera House in Geaton Harbor, Mid., early Sunday morning killed eleven people, with five more fatally injured and many others hurt. Firefighters faced collapsing walls as they battled the flames, with ladders and hoses from multiple agencies used to rescue trapped workers and spectators. By around 1 am, the final victim had been removed and the scene remained chaotic amid high winds and ongoing danger.
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Forest Opera House
Geaton Harbor
Onera
Seaton Harbor
St. Joseph
Aestal
Mins
Ata
Wreck in Indiana Leaves Two Dead and Dozen Injured
An excursion train from St. Louis wrecked near Tassett Indiana on Sunday morning. Cars jumped the track and plunged down an embankment. The fatally injured were John Gibson and William A Kane, both of St. Louis. Serious injuries reported for J W Connegper Chris Hendricks Mrs F DE Jordan Zenis Thomas William Murray Jacob Miller WJ Porter John L Tassie and others. An additional farmer on horseback was thrown and likely fatally injured.
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Tassett
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William A. Kane
J. W. Connegper
Chris Hendricks
Airs
F. DE. Jordan
Hast Sr. Zenis
Thomas William Murray
Jacob Miller
St Louis
W. J. Porter
Louisville
John L. Tassie
White
EL A. Alen
Blazes of a Day burn Norfolk factory and stockyards
A fire at midnigh in Norfolk Va destroyed the SK White & Bros five story plow factory on Water Street and spread to nearby lanes and houses along Main Street. The Union Stock Yards area also burned leaving families homeless. Loss estimated at 1250000 with multiple properties and a clothing store in Elmira N Y also ruined. Three firemen injured, none fatally. Another fire at the Superior mine near Harley Wisconsin was burning with shaft No 1 burned out and spread toward the fourth level.
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Anu Implement Factory
Sk, White & Bros
Water Street
Main Street
Tnion
Buteed
W. Careroll's
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N. Y
F.T. Carroll Clothing Company
Superior
Harley
Baron Fava Recall Report Emerges From Rome
Ambassador Wilt Suen Gow Rome reports a letter from Rome stating Baron Fava, Italy's ambassador to the United States, has been recalled. The Rudini cabinet decided August 12 due to general dissatisfaction with Fava's actions both in the U S and abroad, with Italian turmoil in Louisiana cited as a pretext. The letter accuses Fava of failing to secure adequate U S indemnity for the New Orleans lynchings.
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Iealy
Wilt Suen
Louisiana
Baron Fava
United States
New Orleans
Seattle Banks to Retaliate Against Canada
The Seattle banks plan retaliation against Canadian banks for discounting U.S. money. Canadian 10 percent discounts on American money to be met with a 2 percent discount on paper and 40 cent dime pieces at 25 cent pieces for 20 cents. Ten days notice will be given to customers of the new rules.
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Seattle
U.S
United States
Omaha Man Chosen R G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade
One white man and two Negroes executed at Paris Lexas headline a page of trade summaries. Clarkson was chosen commander with Buckley Alabama as junior vice commander in chief. A E Johnson Potomac surgeon general and Rear Mark B Taylor Massachusetts chief chaplain named.
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Weekly Review of Trade
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Hine
Maj. T. 3
Charles W. Buckley
Alabama
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Department of the Potomac
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Massachusetts
Defense for Poasts Begin Work This Month
The War Department will start coastal defenses work in September, allocating nearly 21 million dollars. Secretary Lamont approved the finance board and chief of engineers, who will oversee all projects including heavy ordnance and emplacement contracts. Southern coast work includes Baltimore, Charleston, and Savannah with major efforts at Fort Monroe as a strategic key to the Chesapeake Bay area and the national capital. New York and Boston likely first to complete defenses, followed by Baltimore and Fort Monroe.
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Savannah
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Fort Monroe
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DUN & CO REVIEW Shows Mixed Trade Signals Amid Gold Imports
R.G. Dun & Co weekly review notes increased confidence due to heavy gold imports easing money anxiety. Wheat and corn prices hit lows with modest weekly gains. cotton dips then recovers. Iron products rise slightly as Bessemer steel and gray forge prices hold. Woolen mills start then stall. weekly U.S. failures total 83 vs 186 last year, Canada 31 vs 36.
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Chicago
New York
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Gray
United States
Canada
THREE TEXAS HANGINGS IN PARIS EXECUTIONS
Three executions occur in one day as a white man and two African Americans are hanged in Paris Texas. George L Wheeler dies for a murder in June 1895, followed by Silas Lee Mickman Freeland and others linked to a shanty boat killing. Details mix with unrelated notes on insurance heirs and local threats.
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Geo. L. Wheeler
Texas
Robert McCabe
Wheeler
Silas Lee
Mickman Freeland
Ed T. Canady
Jett Maddox
Paul Applerate
Paul Applerate and An An— Evowoman
Hear River
Corpse Holding the Reins Dies Suddenly at Inman
A bogey horse carriage stopped at the stockade gate in Inman Tennessee when a corpse sat upright in the seat holding the reins. The deceased, a black trusted worker sent to the railway station, died of heart disease from a sudden, painless attack that left him clutching the reins.
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Convret
Inman
Tenn
Indian Outbreak a Fake in Blaine County Oklahoma
A political trick caused a so called Indian outbreak to panic settlers near Watonga. Delegates planned a rally but riders warned locals to stay home, making the event a bust. The claim was a deliberate ploy to mislead and disrupt political opponents.
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Oklahoma
Blaine County
Flynn
Watonga
Glenwood State Institute for Feeble Minded Children Destroyed by Fire
A lightning strike in the early hours set fire to Glenwood's state institute for feeble minded children, destroying the building and causing $259,000 in losses. About 500 inmates normally, 100 present during vacation. 11 inmates rescued, records saved, furniture removed and drenched. no lives lost.
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Glenwood
Glenwood Institute
Aupola
Is Enuwn
Phoenix Jail Cage Of Nails Described As Deterrent
A 19th century Phoenix facility featured a dark cell with floor nails where petty offenders were kept on bread and water. Authorities bragged the brutal confinement deterred thieves and hobos, noting the cage’s iron doors and central granite bowler as harsh, historic fixtures.
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Arizona
Arena
Denver
Yunis
Nuremberg
Diercy
Srimly
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Barrett Scots Fate and Bank Cashier Mystery
A murky tale surrounds C C Davies, cashier of Citizens' Bank of East Peary, Madison County, who looted $14,050 and vanished. Reports claim a farmer posse killed Davies and buried him, with Streeter in prison allegedly confirming the killing. Ed Jones in Omaha and local observers have repeated fragments of the theory amid ongoing public curiosity.
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Madison County
Winterset
Bass Pennis
Damed Streeter
Streeter
Dain
Ed Jones
Omaha
Contnement
DD Combination Motor Locomotive and Palace Coach
A new composite design combines two miniature locomotives with two palace coaches in one stylish car. The inventor oversees production for introduction in major cities. The elegant vehicle features two luxurious seating areas and a bold cowcatcher, described as formidable.
Edison Takes a Rest From Work on Vacation
The article notes Thomas Edison beginning a rare long vacation on medical advice to escape nervous exhaustion. Edison plans to explore, play, and enjoy a break after years of intense experiments in electricity from coal and other topics, signaling a rare personal pause for the famed inventor.
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Thomas
Ma Edison
British Humor At Hospital Donation Row
A British comic paper mocked a hospital fundraising row by claiming Cozer millionaires donated between $130,000 and $250,000 to Guy's Hospital. The prank cut into other gifts, prompting the treasurer to deny the joke and explain the hospital still needed funds.
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Guy's Lospital
Wilien Rowe
Ile
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