Disturbance in Rosedale Leaves Several Wounded
In Rosedale Kansas a drunken clash between white and black residents left four whites shot one fatally possibly two. Wm Blanchard was wounded in the face and chest and may die. Deputy Marshal Davis and Deputy Avis were hurt while quelling the fracas. Ben Cable and Tom Smith, both colored, were injured. Authorities arrested leaders though two white bystander victims vanished.
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Kansas City
Rosedale
Kansas
Wm. Blanchard
Marshal Davis
Ben Cable
Tom Smith
Rich Rawles
Cable
Blanchard
Marshal Avis
Davis
Challenger Is-Launched Water at Dumbarton Shamrock II
Shamrock II was launched at Denny’s yards Dumbarton in a well attended ceremony. Lady Dufferin christened the vessel as a crowd, newspaper men, and guests watched, with Lord and Lady Dufferin and Sir Thomas Lipton among those present from Glasgow.
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Denny’s
Dumbarton
Lady Dufferin
Dufferin
Thomas Lipton
Glasgow
Deaths by freezing shock coastal region reports
The Skagway News quoted dispatches from Davison noting two unidentifed men arriving from Nomenting with sensational reports of wholesale deaths by freezing along the coast. They claim two hundred people died from exposure before mid January at various points, but the stories lack confirmation.
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Skagway
Davison
Nomenting
Marriage Tied in Rush After License Confusion
Miss Maude Fagg and A L Miller of Arlington Nebraska wed in Fremont after a Dodge county license issued by Judge Wintersteen caused concerns they then traveled to Cremont to wed. A friend warned the license might not be valid in Washington county.
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Maude Fagg
A. AL. Miller
Arlington
Washington County
Neb
Fremont
Wintersteen
Dodge ‘County
T Hey
Yremont
President grants pardon for 1899 Clinogis mail fraud case
The president pardons Benj J Hamm convicted in Clinogis in 1899 for using the mails to defraud. Hamm is in the Washington insane asylum, with evidence suggesting his crime stemmed from his mental condition. He is said to be rapidly improving and will remain in the asylum until fully recovered even after pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj. J. Hamm
Hamm
Washington
Steamboat Springs Bath Houses Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed Steamboat Springs bath houses once famed in the Comstock era. The loss is heavy and no insurance was carried. The ad seeks energetic young men and women for local work in Lincoln Nebraska at the SOL Richards Block.
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Steamboat Springs
Nev
Comstock
Lotal Worlk
Sol Richards Block
Lincoln
Neb
Shortage of Manila Hemp Cited in War Material Rise
Before the industrial commission in Washington Joseph C. Taylor of Standard Rope and Twine testifies that prewar binder twine used 40 percent Manila hemp, but during the first year of war the share fell to under 5 percent. James B. Anderson of the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce argues railroads drive progress while urging greater promotion of water transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Commission
Washington
Joseph C. Taylor
Standard Rope and’ Twine Company
Spain
Tames.b. Anderson
Pittsburg
Gage ruling upheld on Russian sugar countervailing duty
The Board of General Appraisers in New York ruled the United States was justified in applying a countervailing duty on Russian sugar. Judge Somerville authored the opinion with concurance from General Appraiser Fischer, while Colonel Tichener filed a dissent.
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Board of Classification “of
United States
New York
Somerville
Fischer
Tichener
Four buried boys in sand bank tragedy near Durant
Five boys were buried by a sand bank collapse near Durant. Four died: James Rhodes Presley Rhodes Claud Etheridge and John Bain. Claude Bain escaped by digging out with his bare hands after the others dug toward the wrong direction. The incident highlights a deadly cave-in at a rural site.
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Durant
I. T
James
Presley Rhodes
Claud Etheridge
John Bain
Claude Bain
Consolidation of 10 Cereal Plants Form Great Western
An Akron dispatch says all independent cereal plants will be transferred to the Great Western Cereal company at Chicago. The ten properties will be merged to form a new rival to the American Cereal Company, commonly called the oatmeal trust.
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Trust
Akron
Dispatch
Great Western Cereal Company
Chicago
American Cereal
Oatmeal Trust
Coal deal secures vast Somerset tract near Berlin
A major coal transaction in Berlin, Pennsylvania, transfers over 15,000 acres adjoining Berlin to the W. K. Niver Company of New York. The mine operator, with workings near Elk Lick in Somerset County, plans immediate development at an estimated expenditure of $1,000,000.
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Somerset County
Berlin
W. K. Niver Company
New York
Elk Lick
Boys Enlist in Navy From Chicago Area
Forty three boys aged 14 to 16 from Chicago and nearby areas have left for the east to join the United States Navy. After preliminary instruction at Newport R I, they will be assigned to battleships of the North Atlantic squadron.
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Navy
Chicago
East
United States Navy
Naval Training Station
Newport
R. L
North Atlantic
Lloyd Griscom Home, Again
Among arrivals on the steamer St. Louis at New York was Lloyd Co Griscom secretary of the United States legation at Constantinople. He refused to talk of affairs in Turkey except to say the feeling toward the United States was one of great cordiality.
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St. Louis
New York
Lloyd. Co
Lynching of a Usurer Reported in Hungary
Vienna correspondent of the London Morning Leader reports a Jew usurer named Urban lynched at Sobodel Hungary by five of his ruined victims. The dispatch notes many arrests have been made in connection with the lynching.
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Vienna
London Morning Leader
Urban
Sobodel
Hungary
Omaha Man Suicide at Home on North Twenty Seventh Street
Chris Peterson a long time driver for the Omaha bottling works ended his life at his home 851 North Twenty Seventh street. His wife found the body hanging from a rafter in the barn after Peterson had been in failing health for several months.
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Omaha
Chris Peterson
Omaha Bottling Works
wenty-Seventh
Peterson
River flood swamps Bellaire as city floods
Water rises to forty feet in the river at Bellaire Ohio and covers the lower city. Residents take refuge in upper floors while manufacturing plants close and city water is shut off across the area.
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Bellaire
Benwoods
Train Collision Near Florence Cripples Six
A head end crash on the Florence & Cripple Creek line near Florence Col injures six. Names listed include Hugh Conway James McLaren Mason John Brown Perry and Charles L Sprague with injuries ranging from crushed foot to broken nose. Both engines were demolished on a sharp curve as a light engine attempted to meet the passenger train at the siding.
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Cripple Creek Road
Florence & Cripple Creek Road
Florence
Col
Hugh Conway
James McLaren
Mason
John Brown
Bee
Perry
Denver
Charles L. Sprague
Atlanta
Cripple Creek
Oro Junction
FAVORS A NEW ROAD EMPORIA AIR LINE
At a mass meeting in Omaha citizens accepted Kansas Southern officials plan for an Omaha Emporia Air Line. Promoters agreed to place Omaha first in the title and locate shops and headquarters there. Voters were urged to approve $250000 in bonds to be delivered upon completion. William Allen White and others spoke of a gateway to the Gulf via connections with Santa Fe and Missouri Kansas Texas at Emporia.
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Omaha
Neb
Kansas Southern
Omaha- Emporia
Missouri, Kansas
Texas
Emporia
Gulf
Snowstorm Beds Eastern Kentucky Homes
A Middlesboro dispatch reports a heavy snow storm hit eastern Kentucky on the 19th with two days of preceding rain. The rain and snow left twenty families homeless in the valley and threatens the peach crop.
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Middlesboro
Kentucky
President McKinley Urged to Visit Grand Army Encampment
The invitations committee and Senator Allison and Speaker Henderson have asked President McKinley to visit the Grand Army of the Republic encampments during the first week in June. It is believed he will accept.
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Committee On Invitations
Allison
Henderson
McKinley
Grand Army of the Republic
Tornado Hits Biscayne Hamlet, Fla Cause Destruction
A tornado struck the hamlet of Biscayne Florida destroying multiple houses. John Peters died from his injuries and William Cook was seriously hurt. Peters House was completely demolished.
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Biscayne
Fla
John Peters
William Cook
Peters
Peace talks renewed as Kitchener and Boer general meet
The London Sun confirms renewed negotiations between Lord Kitchener and a Boer general. It suggests progress may occur during Sir Alfred Milner’s absence as the government debates his replacement. Botha acts again as go-between.
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London Sun
Lord Kitchener
Sir Alfred
Milnér
Botha
Railroad union ends strike threat by conceding demands
The Chicago Great Western railroad conceded all demands of the International Machinists Association ending the strike threat. Demands included a seven hour workday a 2 cent per hour minimum wage and changes related to apprenticeship regulations. Under the old system the minimum varied from 26 to 27 cents.
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Chicago-Great, Western Railroad
International Machinists’ Association
Grievance Reported on Irish Meat Policy Change
At a Dublin meeting of the Irish cattle traders association the secretary said he had learned that the War Office will supply troops stationed in Ireland with Irish meat only in the future, removing a major Irish grievance.
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Irish Cattle Traders’ Association
Dublin
War Office
Ireland
Empire Coal Lands Purchase in Belmont County
Empire Coal Mining company completes acquisition of 30,000 acres of coal land in Belmont county Ohio. The deal, finalized in Wheeling West Virginia, totals an aggregate sum of 1,250,000 dollars.
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Empire_ Coal Mining company
Belmont County
Wheeling, W. V
Fatal Shooting Follows Old Feud in Lexington
Renowned trainer and horse owner Owen Bradley was shot and killed by William Nicholas in Lexington Kentucky. The feud between prominent families is cited as the motive.
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Owen Bradley
William Nicholas
Lexington
Fatal snowslide at Telluride buries Alta mine boardinghouse
A snowslide at Telluride California swept away the Alta mine boarding house. Richard Prendergast the cook was killed in the incident. Rescue efforts were begun but it was unclear if others survived and the mine site was blocked by debris.
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Telluride
Cal
Alta’ Mine
Richard Prendergast
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