Fire wrecks Panhandle yards in Sheridan disaster
Pittsburg reports a catastrophic explosion at Sheridan yards killing at least twenty five and injuring hundreds. The blast leveled cars filled with naphtha oil and merchandise, triggering fires that spread through sewers and nearby rooms. Death toll climbs toward twenty five with massive property losses estimated at six hundred thousand dollars.
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Sheriden
Harry FP
Simithey
Leverman
Dennison
Billy Taylor
Brakeman
Ubrichsville
Elmer Hunter
Sheraden
Panhandle
McKee's Rocks
Post Office Robbed at Monroe by Burglars
Des Moines May 11 The Monroe post office thirty miles south of here was robbed last night. Burglars blew the safe with dynamite and stole several hundred dollars in stamps. The blast wrecked part of the building.
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Des Moines
Postaiie
Monroe
Here
Many Noted Maresmen at Iowa Tournament
Ottumwa May 01 The twenty fifth annual tournament of the Town State Sportsmen's association began here today under favorable conditions with nationally known shooters Marshall, Bodd, Powers and others taking part.
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Ottanwa
Marshall
Bodd
Powers
President issues general appeal for Martinique and St Vincent relief
Washington May 13 The president called on Americans to donate to relief efforts for Martinique and St Vincent. He formed a relief committee led by Cornelius N Bliss and asked postmasters and bank presidents to collect contributions nationwide.
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Martinique
St. Vincent
Cornelius N. Bliss
New York
Bride and groom wed in jail then flee town
Miss Lillie Carr of this county married Albert Traver of Chillicothe Illinois after he was jailed on charges from the bride. They left for the Carr home. A message later said the bride killed herself with laudanum. Parents say disgrace drove her to suicide. A week earlier she had taken laudanum but was rescued. Traver was arrested at Peoria, promised to wed in jail, and the ceremony was later performed.
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Tls
Lillie Carr
Albert Traver
Chillicothe
Ils
Traver
Peoria
Over Young To Be Married Mother Sues for Divorce
Julia Scribner acts as next friend for her son Charles Scribner an infant about 20 who married Frances Scribner widow and elder wife In Grand Rapids Michigan May filed in circuit court alleging cruelty and poverty as grounds for divorce The bill claims Charles has no trade earns only a pittance and his parents support the couple while Frances is charged with cruelty toward them all
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Circuit Court
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Charles Scribner
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Morehan
Frances Scribner
London
Jyde Park
Thugs Escape a Watchman and Banklore Night Heist
A trio of robbers tried to enter two Moville banks in Iowa. A citizen alarms the bank, a watchman’s lantern is shattered by gunfire, and the trio flee on two horses. Bloodhounds are sought from Sioux City as the pursuit continues.
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Moville
Moville Bank
Farmers’ Bank
Clergy and Parents Seek Sunday Cigar Bans in Noblesville
In Noblesville Indiana on May 13 ministers acting at parents request plan to close cigar stores on Sundays. Clergy and parents say teen tobacco use and loafing near such shops harms church and home, while cigar dealers refuse to close unless other Sunday businesses also shut. A clash looms as both sides stand firm.
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Noblesville
Ind
Eigar
Gans Beats Erne to Claim Class Championship
Buffalo scene reports Joe Gans knocked out Erne in the first round at Fort Erie. Gans’s left to the face opened a cut, then he drove a right to Erne’s jaw, who fell and was counted out in 1 minute 40 seconds. Erne’s backers cry foul, while Gans is hailed as champion of his class.
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N. Y
Fort Erie
Joe Gans
Erne
Gans
Erie
Eric
Scenes at St Pierre after Mont Pelee eruption
Dispatch from Castries and Fort de France report St Pierre annihilated by the Mont Pelee blast. About 30 000 killed, 1 600 dead on nearby St Vincent, corpses strewn in ruins, sea tainted by ash and sharks, city streets and river area left as scorched, silent ruin.
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Ayme
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Baradoes
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Sible
Roraima
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Ince
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Rnman
Bertin
AG. Austen
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Pierre
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Gary
Quartermaster’s Department
Solent
W. FE. Aughinbath
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Barbadoes
London
Ete Edward
Trouhet
Paris
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
French West Indies
St. Vinc
War Department
Forced to Leave Tax Is Denounced
Port au Prince May 13. Fighting in streets continues as revolutionists seek shelter. ex president Sam departs on the Olinde Rodriguez. Reports say Firmin proclaimed president in parts of Hayti, with nationwide unrest and armed populace demanding Sam's departure.
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Department of Agriculture
Port Au Prince
United States
Legation
Sam
Olinde Rodriguez
Rebels Routed as Chi Li Rebels Defeated
Pekin reports after two days of fighting the government says rebels in the southern Chi Li province were completely defeated and their leaders captured.
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Pekin
Chi Li
Knopf Nominated for Congress in Seventh District
Philip Knopf, a Republican, is named as a candidate for Congress in Chicago's Seventh District. He holds eight years of service and is described as a clerk by trade, with nomination today in the district race.
Mis Fright Was Disastrous At Oaklawn Farm
Elgin May 13 John McAllister, buyer at Oaklawn stock farms south of town, leaped from a fast train fearing wreck. Both ankles and his nose were broken, he will recover and recalls nothing of the incident. American League Wins Here St Louis May 13 Judges Talty and Fisher denied a rehearing in cases seeking injunctions against Wallace Harper and Heidrick from playing with American League teams. Thurston and McConnell form San de Bora Mining Co with 1 million capital in New Mexico.
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John McAllister
Oaklawn
McAllister
Wayne
St. Louis
Talty and Fisher
Wallace, Harper and Heidrick
John M. Xnurston
Pierre
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
W. J.mccconnell
Idaaho
New Mexico
South Dakota
San de Bora Mining Company, Limited
Coal Strike Expands Across Pennsylvania Anthracite Region
Mine workers across Pennsylvania's anthracite fields, about 145000 strong, began a wage and hour strike yesterday. No mines operated as unions vote for a permanent stoppage at Hazleton, while coal operators step up training and lay off many nonunion workers.
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Pennsylvania
Hazleton
United Mine Workers
Deacons sue Des Moines officials for 20000
Deacons Harvey McClurg and Harvey Heller of Valley Junction sue Mayor M Brenton Chief Fred Brackett and Des Moines police for 20000 claiming meat hound tracking dogs improperly trained misjudged them as chicken thieves and damaged their community standing after a raid at their homes. They have filed petitions in the suit.
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Harvey McClurg
Harvey Heller
Valley Junction
M. Brenton
Fred Brackett
Poliaiitif
Prominent Men Claimed by Death in Two Cities
Bloomington longtime physician Dr John L White aged 70 died today He was grand commander of the Knights Templar and served two terms in the state legislature In Louisville Walter N Haldeman president of the Courier Journal and Times company died this morning from injuries suffered Friday when struck by a street car He was 81.
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Morgans
White Star
Dominion Lines
Arnold Forster
Admiralty
White Star Line
Bloomington
John L. White
L Knights Templar
Louisville
Walter N. Haldeman
Louisville Courier Journal and Times Company
Bryan on a Reporting Trip in Jacksonville
Colonel William Jennings Bryan arrives in Jacksonville with William Jennings of Alabama after speaking at a convention in Montgomery and heads to Cuba to cover the inauguration of President-elect Palma for a New York newspaper. Other brief items note a Des Moines quarrel ending in a knife injury, a Chinaman shot during a street robbery in Billings, and James Ross of St John dying at age 111 after receiving a chair from the city on his 111th birthday.
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Jacksonville
Fla
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William 8. Jennings
Montgomery
Ala
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Cuba
Palma
New York
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Mont
Yam Lee
St. John
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