Premature Shot Fatality in Pawnee City Hunt
A hunting accident near Pawnee City ends in the instant death of Jetty Thompson when a gun discharged in her father Wred Thompson’s hands. The blast knocked Jetty to the back of the head as the horse bolted, throwing her younger brother from the buggy. Thompson, a Union Pacific engineer, rushes the lifeless body to town as his wife returns from Omaha to a shocked community.
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North Platte
Néb
Jetty Thompson
Thompson
Ad White
Mr. Thompson
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Farm tragedy near Pawnée City Neb claims young daughter
A 13 year old girl died when a neighbor boy left a loaded .22 rifle in a barn at W B Jones farm near Pawnée City Nebraska. A 10 year old boy attempted to extract the load and the gun fired striking the girl in the temple. The grieving family has wide community sympathy.
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W. B. Jones
Pawnée City
Neb
Expensive Fire Damages Dodge Street Building
A fire at 1422 Dodge Street Omaha damaged the Central hotel top floor and caused heavy losses. The hotel face about 1,500 and Frederickson’s stock likely 5,000 to 6,000. the building valued at 40,000 with a 3,000 insured loss. Fire started in old papers in an unused elevator car on the top floor. thirty guests escaped via fire escape with ladders, no injuries reported.
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Dodge Street
Omaha
H. B. Frederickson
Central Hotel
Frederickson
Frank B. Kennard
Populists Win On Ballot at Lincoln Supreme Court
In Lincoln on October 23 the state supreme court, in a unanimous ruling, granted a writ of mandamus to display party ballots. The decision allows Democrat and People's Independent lines to appear with a circle for straight-ticket voting. Justice and party officials emphasized adherence to last winter's ballot law forms.
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Supreme Court of the State
Lincoln
Democrat and Peoples’ Independent
Py A A. Wanner
Hardware interests plan to combine nationwide
In Minneapolis a plan to combine the hardware interests of the country is under way. The Reed Thatcher Simpson Barnum firm of New York with senior member Thomas Reed acts as counsel for interested parties. The proposal envisions a company with capital of 100,000,000 to organize and control most large hardware jobbing houses with headquarters in New York.
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Minneapolis
of. Reed
Thatcher
Buller Relieved as Commander of First Army Corps
General Sir Redvers Buller has been relieved of command of the First Army Corps after his October 10 speech at a royal rifles luncheon refencing the Ladysmith dispatch. He is placed on half pay and General Bench is appointed to succeed him per War Office notice.
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Redvers Buller
Army Corps
London
King' S Royal Rifles
White
Ladysmith
War ‘Office
Buller
Express Robbery Foiled: Two Bandits Attempt Northbound Train Heist
Two masked men halted the Southern Pacific northbound overland express fifteen miles north of Exigene Oregon. They dynamited the express car door, but Express Messenger C R Charles refused to abandon his post and drove the robbers away. A single registered mail sack was recovered. no booty secured. The bandits boarded at Cottage Grove and attempted to seize the train, but the messenger’s resistance and the crew’s actions forced them to flee.
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Southern Pacific
Cottage Grove
Sagina
C. R. Charles
Fire destroys half a million dollars in Hammond plant
A massive fire at the C. H. Hammond Packing company in Hammond Indiana on Oct 23 burned four buildings to ruins by midnight. Fire departments from Hammond Chicago and South Chicago fought the blaze but could not stop the destruction. Export beef cooler four story structure cold storage warehouse beef slaughtering house and sheep slaughtering house were consumed along with several company residences and the offices.
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C. H. Hammond Packing Company
Hammond
Ind
Chicago
South Chicags
Fire destroys factory complex in Philadelphia
A blaze at Congressman Robert A. Soeder's morocco factory in Trankford northern Philadelphia started in the main warehouse, 350 by 400 feet, destroying all three buildings. Loss estimated at 325000, with partial insurance coverage.
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Philadelphia
Robert A. Soeder
Miss Eastwick Pleads Guilty in London Case
Marie Josephine Eastwick, a Philadelphia woman committed October 1 for forging a railroad certificate valued at 100000, was arraigned in London and pleaded guilty. Sentence was postponed to the next court session for a sanity examination.
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Miss Eastwick
Marie Josephine Eastwick
Philadelphia
Guild Hall
Old Bailey
London
Deaths in Keystone mine disaster claims three miners
News from Deadwood reports three miners Lew Crouther Andrew Milke and Peter Pohlan died at the Holy Terror mine in Keystone after foul air blocked the shaft rescue. Five men were lowered to the 1 200 foot level where conditions turned deadly and the hoist failed as they tried to escape.
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Keystone
Lew Crouther
Andrew Milke
Peter Pohlan
Estate left by late John S Pillsbury ex governor Minnesota
Will not found by the late John S Pillsbury ex governor of Minnesota. He left instructions to aid worthy institutions or movements and allowed Minnesota law to determine final disposition of his estate. Some estimates place the value over 5 million dollars.
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John S., Pillsbury
Minnesota
Lasys
Boldest theft in Berea Ohio at Lawrence & Brightman store
A major heist in Berea has tied up the town as six men allegedly raided the Lawrence & Brightman hardware store. The safe exploded, valuables including Baldwin university bonds deeds and mortgages totaling over 100000 were stolen, alarms aroused across the district, and a massive search for the thieves is underway.
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Ohio
Berea
Lawrence &Brightman
Baldwin University
C.C. Brightman
Brightman
University
Pan American congress faces friction over proposed secretary general powers
In Mexico City the Pan American congress debates chapters of proposed regulations. Chapter 1 approves powers for the secretary general while Chapter 2 is set aside and a committee gains power to select discussion points. Chile seeks arbitration limits, but gains and tensions emerge as irritability grows among delegates.
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Mexico
Chile
Congress
Wedding Party Poisoning Shocks Bath Area
Physicians rushed to Cass Corners Campbell Creek and nearby Bucks to treat about ninety poisoning sufferers from a wedding party of Clarence Carr and Miss Nellie Thomas. One hundred guests attended at James M. Thomas's home, with Rev. George Scherrer among the prostrated. officials say the cases are serious but not necessarily fatal.
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Bath
Cass Corners
Campbell Creek
Bucks Settlement
South Howard
Clarence Carr
Nellie Thomas
James M. Thomas
George Scherrer
Begkeds Neck Football Player Injured in Game
A football player from Begkeds Neck is hospitalized with a broken neck after a game with Western Reserve. An X ray shows the third cervical vertebra fracture. An operation will be performed but prospects are poor.
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Rush
Sigrist
Western Reserve
Oil Gusher Found in Fossil Fields Near Kemmerer
Excitement grows over a gusher discovered in fossil oil fields near Kemmerer Wyoming. Oil flowed steadily from a depth of 132 feet and is described as high grade.
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Kemmerer
Court Martialed and Shot in Boer War Ad Vices
The South African mail reports that several Boers captured in khaki were court martialed and executed by firing squad for alleged crimes during the conflict.
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South African Mail
City Attorney Salisbury Bribery Trial Sparks Grand Rapids Scandal
In Grand Rapids Michigan the City Attorney Lant K Salisbury faces a bribery charge in a water supply case. Prosecutor Ward says a witness was offered a bribe. Former city employee William Leonard was arrested for offering one dollar to D H Garman to influence testimony. Garman accepted the money under prosecutor direction and Leonard remains in jail.
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Lant K. Salisbury
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ward
William Leonard
Garman
Leonard
Farmer Killed by Lightning Near Hebron Nebraska
During a severe electrical storm H. W. Belville, a farmer and poultry raiser, was killed on his doorstep south of Hebron. He went to the barn for chores, returned to the house, and was struck dead about midway. His wife, worried by his long absence, found him.
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H. W. Belville
Hebron
Neb
Illinois Man Killed While Hitchhiking West
Edward Dolan of Galena Illinois was struck and killed by Burlington train No 11 at Gretna Nebraska while attempting to beat his way west. He was nineteen years old and traveling with two companions aiming for Denver. The victim’s body was badly mangled in the accident.
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Edward Dolan
Galena, HI
Gretna, Neb
Burlington
Denver
Famine in An Hui and Kiangsu Regions Reported by Consul General
Dispatch from Shanghai cites Warren stating 600000 in An Hui and 300000 in Kiang Su face starvation as famine spreads. Funds are insufficient though Chinese and foreigners have each contributed 1500 pounds. a consul committee is formed to aid victims.
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Shanghai
China
Warren
An-Hui
Kiang-Su
Samar Island People Ordered to Concentrate in Towns
Manila dispatch reports residents of Samar urged to gather in towns under penalty of being labeled public enemies and outlaws. Troops feel intense anger over brutal mistreatment of dead American soldiers by Filipinos, warning of retaliation if engaged openly.
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Samar
Manila
Fifth Victorian contingent members freed after court-martial
A London war office dispatch reports three members of the Fifth Victorian contingent were tried for mutinous conduct and sentenced to death. General Kitchener commuted the sentences to twelve years in penal service. Brigadier General Beatson had called the command white-livered.
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London
War Office
Beatson
Kitchener
Parisian offers 100000 francs for airship prize
A wealthy Parisian, Danial Qosleris, writes to M Dolantos Dumont offering 100000 francs as payment for the prize the aerostation commission appears reluctant to award in the Deutsch promoted competition, per Le Figaro.
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Paris
le Figaro
Danial Qosleris
Bubonic Plague Report Reaches Foo Chow Area
London Church Missionary Society reports mail notices showing bubonic plague spreading to Foo Chow and nearby. Daily cases reach about fifteen hundred with over one thousand coffins leaving the gates each day for weeks.
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Foo Chow
Church Missionary Society At
London
Chow and
Farmer Joseph Blanke Found Dead at Triumph Nebraska
Report from Callaway Nebraska states Joseph Blanke a prosperous bachelor farmer in Triumph has died at his home. He was about fifty years old of German descent and a pioneer in the region. No additional details are available at present.
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Callaway, Neb
Joseph Blanke
Triumph
Nebraska
Miners Trapped in Highland Bay Mine Strike Uncertain Fate
A message from Bingham Utah reports rescuers unable to reach Charles Nutting and William Anderson entombed in a cave in the Highland Bay mine. It is not known whether the imprisoned miners are alive or not.
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Bingham
Utah
Charles, Nutting
William ‘Anderson
Highland Bay
Mother and Son Poisoning Case Under Arrest
In Bend, Indiana, A G Webb is jailed on charges of poisoning his mother and brothers. A brother died and the mother remains in a precarious condition. Webb reportedly left home several days ago after the alleged incident.
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AG ‘Webb
Bénd
Ind
Food for Wolves Near Witebak Poland Report
Twenty three persons are said to have been eaten by wolves while working in fields near Witebak Poland. The incident is reported with sparse details and local authorities are investigating.
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Witebak
Poland
Morphine attempt shocks Lincoln office couple and Hoffmans
In a Brownell block Lincoln incident Mr. Sheely swallowed five grains of morphine just before noon on October 25. His wife and Miss Corinne V Hoffman aided by a physician mitigated the danger after an antidote was given. The affair involved a contested divorce filing and volatile remarks by Miss Hoffman in the presence of Mrs. Sheely.
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Charles G. Sheely
Brownell Block
Lincoln
Neb
Corinne V. Hoffman
Schoo
Mr. Sheely
Miss Hoffman
Nineteen Die In Fire On Market Street Philadelphia
Nineteen known dead and property losses exceeding 590000 in a blaze in Philadelphia's business district. About twenty injuries treated at hospitals as police and fire crews comb ruins for possible additional victims buried under debris. The eight story Hunt Wilkinson building at 1219 1221 Market Street and three attached three story structures housing small merchants were destroyed.
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Philadelphia
Market Street
Hunt,Wilkinson & Co
May Becomes Duchess as Perigord Seeks Valencay Dukedom
Paris dispatch says Count Boson de Perigord who wed Miss Helen Morton daughter of Levi P Morton former US vice president has offered 2 718 304 francs for the Valencay chateau owner to be titled Duke of Valencay if a family member is eligible. The belief holds that Boson de Perigord will claim his rights making Helen Morton Duchess.
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Paris
Count Boson de Perigord
Helen Morton
Levi P. Morton
United States
Chateau
Valencay
Gaulois
Miss Morton
Brother-in-law shoots man in Brocton shelter
Joseph E. Sullivan is dying from a bullet wound in Brocton Massachusetts. Police say his brother-in-law Charles W Morse of New York fired the shot after Morse’s wife Mrs Morse arrived with her child seeking shelter and refused to return to her husband. Morse was arrested and allegedly intoxicated when found.
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Joseph E. Sullivan
Brocton
Mass
Charles W. Mor‘se
New York
Sullivan
Morse
Tragedy Near Murdock Nebraska Kills William Mills
William Mills of Murdock Nebraska was killed by a Rock Island train one mile east of the station. He was horribly mangled as the engine struck him and his body parts were scattered along the road for over a hundred feet. The engineer stopped the train after seeing the man fall, and his remains were gathered at the station.
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William Mills
Murdock
Neb
Rock Island
Fall River Textile Workers Likely to Strike
Executive committee of Fall River manufacturers' association refuses to raise wages by ten percent as urged by the textile council. With current indications a strike seems certain unless operatives vote to delay action at next week's meeting.
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Fall River
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
Maide’a
Textile Council
Ite
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