Empress Elizabeth of Austria Murdered in Geneva
Reports state Elizabeth of Austria was assassinated in Geneva on Saturday afternoon as she walked from a hotel to a steamer landing. An Italian anarchist named Lacchini was arrested. The empress died at Hotel Beaux Arts after failing to regain consciousness at about 3 o'clock.
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Geneva
Elizabeth
Austria
Elizebeth
Switzerland
Lacchini
Paris
Laoehini
We Hotel Beantivane
Francis Josepl
New Westminster Fire Destroys City Center
A devastating blaze in New Westminster B C wipes out the central business district. Sparks from a steamer fed flames that consumed ten blocks including banks churches a cathedral two newspaper offices and the Royal City planing mill. Losses around 2.6 million with 1.51 million insured as hundreds face despair with many burned out.
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New Westminster
B. C
Ciief
Frazer River
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific
Wew Westminster
Royal City Planing Mill
Clare Canning Company
New Westminister
Gasoline Explosion Kills and Injures Many in Philadelphia
A blast from forty gallons of gasoline in a South Street grocery cellar caused the front and adjacent walls to fail, destroying several brick three story buildings. Dozens killed or missing, many injured in a busy supper hour disaster. hospitals report casualties across a one mile radius as efforts to account for occupants continue.
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South Street
Philadelphia
Marcis Goldberg
Louis Sallanazes
L.wangers
Listo
Pennsylvania
Towanda
Springfield Center
William Bray
Bray
C. C. Comfort
F. Avoothis
Mansfeld
Alliance Is Made Treaty Between Great Britain and Germany
British secretary Chamberlain said the treaty with Germany had been signed, confirming an alliance. Dispatches had suggested uncertainty in England about such an understanding, while Chamberlain indicated Britain favors the Philippines remaining with the United States and avoided direct advice on U S policy there.
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Great Britain
Germany
Joseph Chamberlain
New York
England
Chamberlain
Philippines
United States
America
Attempt on Gzar's Life Plot Exposed in Moscow
A Moscow assassination plot aimed at the czar involved releasing gas in a house on the czar's route to saturate a room then ignite a light to destroy the czar and collapse the building. An explosion killed a officer and his wife and injured about thirty others. Alexander Kolanof and Bolapoff are named in the alleged plan amid arrests.
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Russia
Moscow
Alexander Kolanof
Inc
Hbis
Bolapoff
Asta
Kolanos
Omaha Peace Jubilee Invites Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison
President McKinley may welcome all living ex presidents to the Omaha Peace Jubilee week celebration. Wattles reports assurances of Harrison and Cleveland attending with a Washington invitation extended to Cleveland. A committee will seek Garrison's consent in Indianapolis on return. Edward C. Lamport of Momence narrowly recovered after being buried alive and revived by doctors. Roosevelt nomination outlook cited by Representative Quigg in New York. convention predicts Roosevelt over 830 of 971 votes for governor.
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Cleveland
Harrison
Omaha
McKinley
Wattles
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Indianapolis
Bi. Garrison
Edward C. Lamport
Momence
Fially Lamport
Nanie Roosevelt
Quigg
New York
Roosevelt
Illness among U S troops at Ponce rises to 26 percent
Reports show more than a quarter of United States troops at Ponce unfit for duty as fever sweeps nearby camps. About 1 090 soldiers in the radius are in hospitals with many cases of typhus. The situation draws attention to rapidly deteriorating health conditions aboard the post.
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United States
Ponce
One Soldier Per Thousand: Miles on Army Reorganization
Maj. Gen. Miles urged a future army plan based on one soldier per 1000 inhabitants and discussed mustering out volunteers. Shafter dismissed rumors of conflict with Miles as poppycock, noting cordial relations since Santiago amid press motives.
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Shafter
Miles
Gay
War Department
Army Headquarters
Secretary of War
Washington
Camp Meade
Gen. Miles
Santiago
Whitecaps drive Black workers from northern Texas towns
Texarkana residents fear an influx of idle Black people driven from cotton counties by whitecaps bands. Vigilance committees form as reported attacks occur. a Black man from Titus County says a mob fired on workers, injuring several and forcing others to flee. Other similar incidents are described by newcomers.
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Texas
Texarkana
Axk
Titus
Cass
Red River
Hopkins
New Strikes in the Klondike Report from Alaska Side
W Treadford, returning on the Fasinet to Vancouver, reports from St Michael that the richest gold strikes are on the American side near Bonanza Creek. He notes these prospects require capital to develop and expect capital to flow next year, with wealth concentrating on the American side.
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St. Michael
Fasinet
Vancouver
W. Treadford
Alaska
London Mining Journal
Americas
Bonanza Creek
Victims of Ocean Horror Off Sable Island Discovered
The schooner William B Moody tied up in Gloucester, Mass., reports two recovered bodies found off Sable Island believed to be La Bourgogne disaster victims. One is a decomposed woman, the other a large man in corduroy clothes with heavy shoes, a religious writings book bearing the name Antoe Joneburne on the cover, and a partially legible check dated Kearney Nebraska drawn on the Buffalo National Bank.
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Moody
Sable Island
William B Moody
Gloucester
Mass
la Bourgogne
Antoe Joneburne
Sisters and Portune Unearthed in Wichita Family Tale
Mrs. Piseba Parmeter of St Lonix locates her brother We IL Wroughton in Wichita Kaw. He heirs John Wroughton of Devon England who died leaving an estate valued 218,000,000. Wroughton plans to share his fortune with three sisters including a St Louis resident and two others, Miss Mary Wroughton and Mrs Ea Michel at New Albany.
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Portune
Piseba Parmeter
St. Lonix
Wroughton
Wichita
Kaw
John Wroughton
Devonshire
England
Wrought
St. Louis
Mary Wroughton
Ea Michel
New Albany
Fii
Burglars Fire Damaged Oakland Farm Residence
Thieves burglarized the Henry Ammerman farmhouse two miles south of Oakland Heights and started a blaze in a corn crib. Neighbors reported the fire spread through the residence, and investigators believe the burglary preceded the arson.
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Henry Ammerman
Oakland
Wil
Doctor from Montserratt dies after wrong medicine taken
Der Ef Suruggs of Montserratt Mo. accidentally poisoned himself by taking aconite instead of quinine. He was the leading physician of the entity and brother in law of State Geologist A Callagher.
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Der
Suruggs
Montserratt
A. Callagher
Appalling destication in Cuba report continues
The report notes continuing distress in Cuba with Cuba and Santiago cited. It states free supply depots lack capacity to meet demand and a new depot will be established shortly to address shortages.
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Cuba
Santiago
China Ex-Official Li Rong Chu Dismissed Amid Britain Pressure
Rumors say Li Rong Chu was removed as part of a British demand linked to Pekin Hankow railway control. The supposed motive cites alleged Sino Russian ties and Britain losing the rail contract to the Russo-Chinese bank, with Sir Claude McDonald named in the discussions.
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England
Li Rong Chu
China
Pekin
Sir Claude McDonald
Russia
Great Britain
Pekin-Hankew
Sexton Chosen Commander of Grand Army Of The Republic
Illinois and Pennsylvania celebrated victories at headquarters in Cincinnati. Col James A Sexton of Chicago won the commander position in the G A R and Philadelphia will host the thirty third annual encampment next year in the city.
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Winds Man
Gobin
Alger Seeks Thorough War Department Inquiry
Secretary of War requests President order a comprehensive investigation of the War Department. Adjt. Geo. Cortin joins in backing the inquiry as the president weighs potential courses of action. A cyclone then devastates parts of Pennsylvania near Towanda and Springfield Center, causing multiple deaths and substantial destruction.
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Secretary of War
Alger
War Department
Adjt
Geo. Cortin
Hayes Heirs sue to undo 1893 annuity judgment
Hayes heirs of President Hayes sue in the Ohio supreme court to reverse a judgment favoring Charles Birchard for a 3220 annuity unpaid since the president’s 1893 death. The payment was tied to a Sardis Shehard bequest. Two Women Burned to Death in Prescott fire kill Mrs T A Andrews and Celia Nyren and injure three others as rescuers fought to save furniture. Squire John Boyd's family near Cambridge were murdered. house ransacked, a gun used. Franko Potlines attempts English Channel swim with boat escort. Capt. Webb’s 2 1/2 hour record recalled. Bodies of Thomas H. Wheeler and Newton D Kirkpatrick found at Montauk Point after drowning. G A R parade in Cincinnati ends with General Curtis sustaining a serious spinal injury.
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Prescott
Arizona
T. A. Andrews
Celia Nyren
H. T. Andrews
Cambridge
Ohio
John Boyd
Boyd
Market Price Quotation Ledger for Hogs Cattle and Grains
The report lists mixed commodity prices across regions including Indianapolis, St Louis, and New York. Cattle range up to 5.75 dollars, hogs from 3.50 to 4.00, and sheep from 3.20 to 4.00. Wheat No 2 red 62 to 66 cents, corn No 2 white 80 cents, oats No 2 white 19 to 22 cents, with assorted dairy eggs and potatoes also shown. Geographically diverse bids reflect market volatility and regional grading.
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Indianapolis
Be. Louis
New York
Reverend Green Chosen Bishop of Iowa by Davenport Assembly
The Davenport Episcopal convention elected Rev. Thomas B. Green of Cedar Rapids as the new bishop of Iowa, defeating three Chicago and Brooklyn nominees after eight ballots. Green, a Princeton-trained pastor, built the state's largest parish in Cedar Rapids and succeeds the late Rev. William Stevens Perry.
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Dr. Green
Cedar Rapids
William Stevens Perry
Iowa
Green
Davenport
William Stevens Petry
Lowa
Thomas B. Green
Iis
IL. H. Morrill
Clinton
S. G. Edsall
St. Pete Church
Chicago
J. M. Stires
Grace Church
J. Clarence Jones
Brooklyn
Edsall
Jones
Stires
Edsaul
Say
Princeton University
Eighth Presbyterian Church
St. Andrews
Grace Chirch
Change of Priests Moves Catholic Leader to New Parish
Rev Father Hogan leaves St Peter's Webster City to take charge of a church in Wancola Fayete County. His Webster City successor will be Rev Father J M O'Brien of Duncombe. Montour burglary report notes hardware store loss from 55 to 40 dollars. only sample patterns stolen in slow case.
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Father Hogan
St. Peter's Church
Webster City
Wancola
Fayete County
Father J. M. O'Brien
Duncombe
Montour
Nelson P. Cronte
Appalling Indignation Over Fort Dodge Funeral Controversy
Fort Dodge reels at the death of sergeant Wilber B. Browne in Washington en route to Montauk Point. Embalmed and sent home, his body faced public funeral bans due to decomposition, provoking a formal protest to the war department and a citywide show of mourning and indignation. Interim, James M. Spayde faces two years for forging a note, defended as a Humboldt County dispute tied to a Webster County trial and pending supreme court review.
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Fort Dodge
Wilber B. Browne
First
United States Cavalry
Washington J
Montauk Point
the Treasury
Con Inell
Browne
Washington
J bin
General Hospital
Arlington Cemetery
Fort Dodge Company
Camp McKinley
Des Moines
War Department
James MM. Spayde
Port Dodge
Birdsall
Spayde
Franklin Rowe
Rowe
Humboldt County
State Bank of
Humbold
Webster County
Supreme Court
Iowa items span fairs, courts, farms and brigades
The report bundles numerous Iowa notes: Waterloo Masons plan a grand eretta temple, Jasper County fair drew 10,000, Des Moines County district court saw fourteen divorces, Carson corn crops poor, Fifty second regiment paid $22,488 in Bell coin, Appanoose County jail reports a last prisoner escapee, Marengo fair hints at western style, Senator Funk in Iowa Falls organizing a reunion in Omaha, northern wheat and oats moving to market, corn price 25 cents, new crop expected cheaper, W Gantt of Sioux City sues Western Union for $5,000 over a missed telegram, Marshalltown hosts municipal officials league meeting, Waterloo forgery spree across state, Pension Commissioner Evans reports 97,977 pensioners and $25,349,975 disbursed, Cedar Falls mill wheel accident, Andrew Harper dies, Rockford renter owes debts with heavy crop yields, Davenport Rock Island Bridge Co forms with $3,090,000 stock, Red Oak farmer in apricots record, Cedar Falls death by wagon shaft, Dubuque road contractor dies, Webster City water tank condemned, Gov Shaws commission heads to Jacksonville, Dubuque St Carmel veil ceremony conducted by Father Dubneratali.
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Iowa
Eretta
Waterloo
Jasper County
District Court
Des Moines
Carson
Fifty Second Regiment
Appanoose County
W-G. Gantt
Sioux City
Western Union
Marshalltown
League of Municipalities
Evans
Cedar Falls
Allie Harper
Rockford
J. Pain
Davenport and Rock Island Bridge Company
Michael Bueller
Red Oak
J. M. Miller
Cedar Palls
Martin O'Neil
Dubuque
Dyersville
Ile
Great Western
Webster City
Shaws
Jacksonville
St. Carmel
Kev. Pather Dubneratali
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Flasispateh
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Iiven
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Tost
Vit Peitay
George Gray
Delaware
Peace Cavents
Whtel Stands
Poy
Cabinal
Gzar
Grover
Ben
Adolph Artz
Onvalu
Victor van Bever
Kansas City
Mr. van Bever
Artz
Mas
Msjor Comte Fatin
Walsin Esterhags
Wie Cordereau
Che Dreyfus
Leavenworth
J. W. Fogler
Kansas
Sentiaga Ani
Miajur Wogler
Te First National Bank of Leavenwovit
Mississippi State Board of Fealth Bay
New Orleans
Insp
Klondike
Shung
Sexton
Franko Potlines
Birmingham
Eng
Matthew Webb
Young Wheeler
Thomas H. Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
Newton D Kirkpatrick
First Cavalry
Dlontauk Point
Cincinnair
Curtis
Buffalo
Ragan
Jewell Junction
Cutty
Charles O'Neill
Boone
Traz
Bishop
State
Bill Posters’ Association
A. B. Beall
Lions City
A. F. Brown
I. C. Speers
James F. Coffee
Josep Kehoe, Jr
Mary A. Parmley
Rock Creel
Faspec
George Palisman
Silver City
West Oak Township
Will “.A. Massy
Royal Highlander
Royal Highlanders
Wa Grove
Allison
Lawa
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