Cold wave grips Midwest as temperatures plummet
Chicago reports a sudden drop from 90s to the 60s as a major cold wave moves east from the northwest. Des Moines and Lead, South Dakota, record rapid temperature falls with wind damage and frost expectations. Snow and heavy rain hit western Nebraska and Wyoming, while several states extend warnings for plunging temperatures.
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Washington
Chicago
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
Areau
Tihs
Upper
Upper Lake Regions
Ile Valley
United States
South Atlantic
Rocky Mountain
Coloma
Dakotaes
Nebraska
Lake Superior
Pennsylvania
Alsut
Moore
Weather Bureau
Chicach
Des Moines
Iowa
Fimaha
Neb
Lead
Wyoming
Sailor Picked Up By Steamer After Ship Sinks
Captain Titus reports the last vessel was about 1000 tons, fore and aft rigged with a square sail. The hull was black, and after going down the topmasts showed above water. The rest of the crew were presumed drowned.
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Yawl
Titus
Peary Feels Bad After North Pole Expedition Ends
Public reports detail the suffering of Peary, Lee, and Henson as they return from the North. The Arctic voyage faced grave danger with scarce provisions and high risk, and while Peary bears disappointment at the outcome, many say he did all he could with the resources available. Members of the expedition depart for New York on Thursday.
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St. Johns
N. F
Peary
Lee
Henson
Tina Beh
Haid
Muel
New York
Cholera Ravages China United States Reporter Reports
William F. Curth describes Chongqing to Peking and Shanghai scenes with mass deaths from cholera in China. He notes foreigners mostly spared, compares Chinese habits and weather, and discusses Japanese industrial prospects and cotton trade plus a Japan navy credit in Yokohama.
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San Francisco
William F. Curth
Washington
Chicago
Grelle
Japan
China
Ching
Curtis
Pokln
Shanghai
Tien-Tsin
Pekin
Shanehal
Tien-Tein
Curthould
Pokli
Mr. Curtis
America
Orient
Liverpool
Nicaragua Canal
Guatemala
Tehuantepec Rathway
Yokohama
Baldwins and Goldwins in tense game riot arrests
Nee arrived on the scene as six Goldwin team members were arrested after a confrontation tied to a prior three week feud. Authorities seek Jotn Martin, accused of injuring Jordan. In a contentious series, Baldwin club edged ahead 7 to 4, then Marions led 11 to 2 in the third inning on return game restore day, fueling further clashes.
Result of a frolic ends in stabbing in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on September 22 Patrick Mc Avoy John Devine and Charlee Chinet visited a house on Twelfth and Colona streets. Charles Gunst enraged by rough horse play from the men attacked his tormentor with a stabbing blow in bed. Avey’s team member was stabbed in the chest and clainet was later arrested for returning to the house.
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Philadelphia
Patrick McAvoy
John Devine
Charlee Chinet
Twelfth
Colona Street
Gunst
Gunet
Puhsing
Dinie
Gote
Avey
McAvow
Clainet
Governors Entice Atlanta Crowd With Impromptu Speeches
A Sept 22 gathering at the Capitol Cry club in Atkinta Georgia saw Governors McKinsey Morton Atkinson and others address a cheering crowd after a dinner. Morton spoke from a window to outside admirers, then McKinley joined to speak as more governors followed in tribute to Atlanta and the South.
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Atlanta
Mckinsey, Morton, Atkinson
Atkinta
Gia
Atkinson
Capitol Cry Club
Peach Street
Dma
Morton
New York
lMdnner
McKinley
Morten
Horace Porter
Athkingan
Georgia
Howard
Werte
New Jersey
McIntyre
Colorado
South
Snow Storm Smashes Fruit Crops Near Denver
Severe snow yesterday in Denver and across the state damaged fruit and shade trees. Four to twelve inches fell, breaking branches and trunks while some shipments escaped injury. Forecasters warn of a killing frost tonight as sun returns today.
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Denver
Gal
Blockade Lifts After Bozeman Tunnel Fire
Helena Mont Sept 22 A major freight blockade on the North Pacific railroad followed a fire in the Bozeman tunnel ten days earlier. Five hundred cars are stranded in Helena yards with hundreds more between Bozeman and Billie. A switchback route partially opened the line and perishable freight rushed through. Full clearance will take about a week. The tunnel is 3800 feet long.
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Helena
Mont
North Pacific Railroad
Bozeman, Mont
Bozeman
Billie
George Derry Warns After Narrowly Surviving Shooting
In West Chester early morning, George Derry survived a gunshot wound when Johnson fired a revolver during a card game dispute. Derry warned others then collapsed. he was hospitalized in precarious condition. Johnson fled toward Philadelphia, with police pursuing and searches underway.
Willing Democrats Seek Upbeat Convention Clash
Syracuse coverage reports Democrats plan a rousing push in anticipation of a state convention with many candidates for state offices. Notable names like Hill Croker and Murphy are not yet heard from, while Republicans hold Saratoga as a benchmark. Candidates listed include Kine or Ju for secretary, Oritting for attorney general, and Myers or Campbell for state treasurer.
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Hill
Croker
Murphy
Syracuse
Calmeily
Althoweh Ho
Saratoga
Saratosa
Sleht
Hite
Medward Murphy
Hlehath Croker
Willin
Horatio €. Kine
Kings
Charles A.ju
Olean
Rittin
Watertown
Johan 2 Dudeon
Gloversville
Theodore W. Myers
New York
Frank Campbell
Path
The
Resort for Crooks Raided Last Night Arrests Made
A raid on a Rendham resort led to the arrest of Mrs Van Dyke and two men, with county detective Leyshun and Constable Timothy Jones charging them with aiding a disorderly house. Michael Arhild and Frank Marratt were taken to jail after appearing before Justice BR Wis Reese, while the fugitive crooks remain sought. The Van Dyke residence is said to host a remnant force of thieves prowling the Nendham area.
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Norgiar
van Dyke
Corcoran
Rendham
Yesterlay
Leyshun
Timothy Jones
Mater Rat
Enemih
Michael Arhild
Frank Marratt
Justicn
Wis Reese
OM Morre
van Dirke
Alout Nendham
Five Men Perish In Lake Near Chicago Wave Drowns Five
Five young men die in the lake near Chicago as heavy waves from a gale sweep them away during a near shore swim. Six boys were out on a boat on Lawrence avenue Likeview when a large wave struck. four men were swept under and drowned, one survivor saved a friend. Two other youths, aged 11, also drown as a towering sea breaks over Hopedale avenue.
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Chicago
Lawrence Avenue
Likeview
Robert Becker
Otto Kehwelger
Oscar Hither
Frank Stalin
William Gerkensweyer
John Filbach
Hopedale Avenue
William Milott
George Engel
Wounds Didn't Stop Love Miss Bethancourt Marries Shooter
New Orleans report says Eugenie Bethancourt married Lovis Gervais despite a violent complaint weeks earlier. Gervais fired after a rejected engagement, wounding Bethancourt twice and injuring her father and mother. he then attempted suicide before being arrested. The father wants Gervais imprisoned to win back his daughter.
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Miss Dethancourt
New Orleans
Eugenie Bethancourt
Lovis Gervale
Coervale
Severl
Bile Brite
Mle Bothancourt
Charity Hospital
Ciervels
Hhe Wetol
Bend
He Rani
Gervais
Major Doxey’s Oil Find Dooms Glass Works to Loss
Major Doxey of Anderson loses his glass works to foreclosure after discovering the plant is wrecked with no insurance. A telegram reveals he is richer than ever from a nearby oil well, which he struck weeks earlier near Knichte town. The 25 barrel per hour well yields crude of high quality, promising value despite the destruction.
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Severail
Major Twoxey
Knichte Town
Tegan
Ex-Queen Lilivokatani Release Praised by London Paper
The Standard comments on Hawaii’s release and revolution noting Hawaii has treaties with England and France granting protective powers over the island. It argues Hawaii should fall under the protection of the powers most concerned in its welfare amid the island’s factional conflict.
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London
Standard
Lilivokatani
Hawaii
England
France
United States
Canadian Landslides Buried Five Alive Near Champlain River
A massive landslide on the Champlain river at St. Luce, Champlain county, buried the Normandin family in their home. Five bodies were recovered, three children escaped unharmed, one child became insane from fright, and more landslides and flooding are feared as the river remains blocked.
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Champlain River
Three Rivers
Quebec
St. Luce
Champlain County
House of Normandin
Fatally gored by a bull in Tennessee politics era
Nashville reports Colonel John H. Savage a famed Tennessee lawyer and Confederate Congress member known as the old man of the mountains was gored at his home near McMinnville and expected to die. He twice ran for the U S Senate with Isham Harris and held railroad and state posts. A separate note from St Louis describes Archbishop Kenrick in failing health wandering Lindell boulevard as attendants care for him.
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Confederate Congress
Nashville
Tenn
John HW. Savage
McTnnville
Savare
United Sales
Isham Harris
Archbishon
kKerrick
St. Louis
Kenrick
Ing
Lindell Boulevard
Blair County WCTU Convention Backs Suffrage Denounces Trapeze Acts
At Hollidaysburg on Sept 22 the Blair County Woman's Christian Temperance Union adopted resolutions in favor of female suffrage and against women trapeze performances at county fairs, deeming them contrary to social purity.
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Hollidaysburg
Blair County
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Sailor Dies as Schooner Capsizes in Lake Michigan Storm
Captain Titus of the schooner J. B. Kitchen reports observing a schooner capsize fifteen miles off Point aux Barques near Alpena Michigan on September 22 during a squall. The capsized vessel had one survivor seen drifting toward a passing steamer while the rest of the crew perished.
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Point Aus Barques
Alpena
Mich
Titus
J. B. Kitchen
Point Aux Barques
Kitchen
Railroad Men Meet in Philadelphia to Convene Protective Board
About 60 delegates from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and other rail labor groups gathered in Philadelphia. They condemned a recent act blocking protections for workers joining labor organizations. Officers elected include Kl Bennett Mitchell as president and Deaver Mall as vice president. The next meeting is planned for Scranton in September 187.
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Philadelphia
Reelerative Board
Railroud Employes
Peoneylvania
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Boemerrs
Take Way
Order of Halleond
FP Sargent
KL Bennett Mitchell
Harriehtre
Top Bator
Henderson Surrenders After Tragedy in Reading
Charles Henderson, 19, a Reading employee, turned himself in at Nobletown after fatally shooting Henry Schoeld in Hove Glen while the boy rode a coal train. Henderson said he did not realize the boy was injured until reading of the incident appeared in a Williamsport paper. He waived a hearing and was committed for trial. He says the shot was meant only to scare after earlier stone-throwing by youths.
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Nobletown
Charles Henderson
Reading Railroad
Emoye
Henry Schoeld
Philadelphia
Hove Glen
Clearfield
Henderson
Williamsport
Yellow Bonnell Seeks Blanket Divorce in Oklahoma
Tolaga Oklahoma Sept 2 Yellow Bonnell a Cheyenne Indian asks a blanket divorce from his four wives or to be allowed to proceed with divorce in Oklahoma He recently embraced Christianity but his wives refused to convert.
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Tolaga
Oklahoma
Yellow Bonnell
Okahoma
Yellow Bonnet
Outrage Over Race–Arson Attacks in Green County
A white mob in Green County Tennessee abducted and assaulted an elderly widow of Reuben Flynn then burned her home and contents over her hiring of a colored farmworker. About a dozen prominent locals are under guard amid threats from white assailants.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Green County
Reuben Flynn
Riot at Marlow baseball game ends in fatal injury
A scuffle after a baseball game between the Marlon and Baldwin clubs at Scotch Bottom near Mason Station, Pittsburg on September 22 left about 600 spectators involved. John Jordan, 41, of Marlow, died from his injuries while an umpire escaped unharmed as crowds used clubs and fists. Police intervened to restore order.
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Pittsburg
Marlon
Baldwin
Scotch Bottom
Mason Station
John Jordan
Marlow
Prairie Fires Ravage Oklahoma Crops As Cowboys Fight Blazes
Terrible prairie fires rage in southern Oklahoma burning acres and hay crops. Cowboys organize into fire brigades to halt the advancing flames as damage spreads across fields and pastures.
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Wichita
Kan
Oklahoma
Accident injures Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott at Plymouth church
Newburgh N Y Sept 22 The accident yesterday to Rev Dr Lyman Abbott pastor of Plymouth church Brooklyn is not as serious as first thought. There is only a slight fracture of the left collar bone and arm and leg bruised. There are no internal injuries and he suffers some pain but can walk about the house today.
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Newburgh
Lyman Abbott
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Abbott
Great Swamp Fire Rages North of New Holstein
A large fire in a swamp north of Kiel and New Holstein, Wisconsin, brings out the entire neighborhood to battle the blaze and prevent its spread. Local fire crews and residents mobilize to contain the flames and protect nearby areas.
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Wisconsin
Kiel
Wis
New Holstein
Victim of Plot Acquitted in Wichita Counterfeit Case
Charles W Johnson, held in federal custody for two days on a counterfeit money charge, was acquitted. The case showed he was framed by a man named Smith posing as a detective who hid molds and materials for counterfeiting and used the arrest as a ruse. Smith fled after learning no reward existed.
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Wichita
Kan
Charles W Johnson
United States District of Murt
Johnson
Sherif Robinson
Indians in Ugly Mood Over Land Division Sparks Fear
Topeka dispatch reports Potawatomi tensions rising after a meeting of squaw men and wives. Friction between factions is bitter as lands are to be divided, with open warfare momentarily expected. Secretary Carnale visited Gray Crables for two hours, but no significance in Cortisle’s visit was noted.
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Topeka
Kan
Tagzard
Hay
Mass
Carnale
Gray Ciables
Crayables
Mr. Cortisle
Weather Outlook for Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey expect a warm start to Monday with falllike conditions and continued warmth, followed by thunder showers and cooler air by Tuesday morning as southwest winds shift.
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Pennsylvania
New Jerrey
Early orders secure best styles from English French and German makers
Our orders with English French and German manufacturers ensured access to desirable staple goods and novelties at lower prices. Prices for Mohairs have risen nearly one hundred percent, but our lines remain unmatched in style quality and variety.
Fall Eye Glasses Opera Glasses and Spectacles Speciality
Local shop advertises a specialty in fall eye wear including opera glasses and spectacles. It highlights a focus on framing lenses and discounts for seasonal purchases.
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Mercury
Jack Prost
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Windy City
Charles Gunst
George Derry
Derry
Tomson
Milles Jeffries
Mme Whe Seon
Suapyered
Will
Perisi
Major Doxey
Kieh
Henderson Surrenders
Wil Hamaport
Birmingham
Ala
Howard-Harrion Iron Company
Mentemer
Eet
Honolulu
Weather Report
Finley
Lackawanna Avenue
Hl. A. Kingsbury
Charles A. Schieren & Co
Spruce St
Scranton
Wyoming Ave
W. J. Weichel
Jeweler
Dime Bank
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