Black blasting powder explosion devastates Colorado town
A carload of black blasting powder exploded in Colorado Springs causing a major fire that destroyed 150 to 200 buildings. Denver Pueblo and Cripple Creek fire crews assisted as flames raged along Cucharas street and around lumber yards, hotels, depots, and shops. Insurance losses exceed $400,000 with over $1,000,000 in property burned.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Denver
Pueblo
Cripple Creek
Antlers
Cucharas Street
Crissy & Davis
Huerfano Street
Sperry & Tuckerman
el Paso Lumber Company
Newton Lumber Company
Newton Lumber Yard
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Denver & Rio Grande
Gulf
Seldomridge & Ingersoll
Hassell Talcott
Tuckerman & Sperry
Spaniards to be out of San Juan by October six
San Juan Porto Rico Oct 3 a large Spanish transport arrived Saturday and another was due yesterday a hospital ship is due today May use ships have a total capacity of stumen and there is enough tonnage en route to clear the entire island of Spanish soldiers Admiral Schley says the Spaniards will all be out by October 6 The preliminaries for the general raising of the American flag have begun and immense crowds of expectant natives are looking forward to the change It will be the most impressive ceremony in the history of the island The repressed feelings of the natives promise a grand spectacle when the people feel safe to give them vent.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Schley
Bryan Ready to Return to Regiment After Illness
Col. William J. Bryan has recovered enough from fever to rejoin his regiment. He plans to travel from Washington to Hot Springs Virginia for a few days then proceed to Pablo Beach Florida where the unit is stationed. Mrs Bryan will accompany him to the springs and Florida.
Postmasters to Cash Pension Checks Like Money Orders
The Post Office Department will authorize postmasters at small money order offices to cash pension checks for pensioners known personally to them. The payments will be remitted to depositories instead of cash, streamlining prompt payment and reducing costs to pensioners.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Evans
Heath
Big Strike of Printers in Pittsburgh
The Post reports one of the largest printer strikes in the history of Pittsburgh on October 3, with widespread work stoppages and potential effects on newspaper production. Details remain sparse as the labor action unfolds in early reports.
Fierce hurricane devastates coast as Savannah endures
Savannah Georgia endured a West Indian cyclone from three AM to six PM with winds 50 to 70 mph and a two foot high tide. Low-lying riverfront areas were submerged and property loss feared on Georgia and South Carolina sea islands while one fatality was reported.
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Savanah
Savannah
Georgia
South Carolina
South Carolina Sea Islands
Rain Checks the Flames in Colorado Forest Fires
Snow and rain halt main range fires in Colorado with danger to towns deemed over. Denver reports cooler temps and relief from the blazes. In Oklahoma Near Wakita, I Soeken shoots wife in divorce dispute and then dies. wife wounded but expected to recover.
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Denver
Col
Main Range
Colorado
Wakita
I. Soeken
Generals to be Mustered Out Amid Navy Expansion
Washington reports President McKinley aims to press navy funding while no war renewal feared. Six major generals and about 25 brigadier generals to be dismissed as volunteer forces shrink, with many from civil life after 100000 volunteers are mustered out.
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Washington
Adjt
Corbin
War Department
Typographical union plans near future nine hour workday strike
The typographical union announces a coordinated push for a nine hour working day with strong backing from union treasuries and nationwide labor support. Pittsburgh reports readiness for a strike targeting offices on or before October 10, affecting book, job, and publishing houses working over nine hours.
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Typographical
Pittsburgh
Public Debt Shows Increase Despite Cash In Treasury
The monthly statement for September reports total public debt, excluding cash, at 71,067,479,205 with a monthly increase of 354,608,488. Cash in September rose by 13,071,418, and debt tied to the war loan rose 142,720,820.
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Washington
Treasury
Murder verdict in paper mill dispute ends partnership
Ex State Senator Richardson died at his Glen dale home. Coroner's jury charged his brother in law W J Haldeman with murder. They were partners in a Lockland Ohio paper mill and quarreled over a car of paper. Haldeman shot Richardson five times and has not spoken.
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Cincinnati
Richardson
Glendale
W. J. Haldeman
Lockland
Haldeman
George May Decline for Governor Candidacy
New York October 3. Henry George will not be the free silverites' candidate against Van Wyck and Roosevelt unless he changes his mind within 48 hours. His declination was written Saturday, and a determined effort will be made to have his name used.
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George
New York
Henry George
Free Silverites
van Wyck
Roosevelt
Death of Creek Indian near Bristow at dance dispute
Monday Cat a Creek Indian living near Bristow Illinois was shot to death by a Black man who attempted to prevent taking his daughter to a dance. The shooter escaped.
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Monday Cat
Bristow
IL. T
Savannah River Flood Destroys Rice Crops and Boats
NE storm drives water eight feet above tide flooding eight miles north of Savannah. Rice crops valued at 250000 dollars with 15 percent remaining were wiped out along the Savannah river, and losses for rice growers reach 50000 to 75000 dollars. Wharves at the quarantine station were damaged. four vessels broke from moorings. Boat houses and hundreds of small boats swept away at Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope. Many negro families rescued by revenue steamers Tybee and Boutwell. Over 100 people evacuated from Hutchinson's Island. Full extent unknown until communications resume.
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Savannah
Thunderbolt
Isle of Hope
Central Railroad of Georgia
Georgia & Alabama Railroad
Hutchinson’s Island
South Carolina
Tybee and
Boutwell
Jacksonville
Charleston
S. C
New Scheme for Farmers Aims to Control Crops and Prices
Albert J. Enright proposes a national farmer alliance to regulate grain shipments, set prices, and inform producers through a central bureau. He envisions one delegate per state, county representatives, and coordinated timing on when and where to ship crops. The plan would empower producers to dictate market conditions and price expectations.
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St. Joseph
Albert J. Enright
United States
Tis
Central Bureau of Information
Mr. Enright
Fatal log accident near Bevier Missouri
Macon Mo Oct 3 John Smith a farmer four miles northwest of Bevier was driving a log laden wagon downhill when the wagon hit an obstruction. A log toppled onto his chest, killing him instantly.
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Macon
John Smith
Bevier
Smith
Soldiers Sick in Honolulu Camp
About 400 soldiers in camp in Honolulu are ill with stomach disorders. They are not hospitalized, and officials suspect the illness is due to the water supply.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Leavenworth Pioneer William Fairchild Dies at 88
Leavenworth Kansas October 3 William Fairchild aged 88 a pioneer resident of Leavenworth died He came to Leavenworth in 1857 and two years later founded a wholesale dry goods house that became a leading Missouri valley establishment.
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Leavenworth
Kan
William Fairchild
Fairchild
Missouri Valley
Muster Out Proceedings Led by Fort Leavenworth Officer
Fort Leavenworth Kansas October 3 Maj H R Brinkerhoff chief mustering officer for Missouri will oversee mustering out the Third and Fifth Missouri regiments. The mustering out work is to be pressed under his direction.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
H. R. Brinkerhoff
Fifteenth Infantry
Missouri
Murder stops chase as brother shoots Michael Thompson
Ashland Pennsylvania October 8 death ticket says Michael Thompson a mentally disabled youth was chased by his mother in Mahoney lane dining room when his brother Thomas seized a shotgun and fatally shot him instantly leaving a tragic family incident with the killer in custody and the scene under investigation
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Ashland
Michael Thompson
Mahoney ‘Lane
Thomas
Michael
Aguinaldo Declines Civil List Payment
The Malolos national assembly voted Aguinaldo a civil list of 75000 dollars but he refused any pay until the army is paid. An attempt by speaker Valerio to grant an office allowance failed.
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Aguinaldo
Manila
National Assembly
Malolos
Valerio
Germany Faces Meat Shortage As Poor Resort To Animals
Berlin reports a growing meat famine with severe hardship among the poor. In Saxony and other areas families hunt and share a fat dog, and horseflesh consumption rises as horseflesh shops appear in towns that never had them before.
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Germany
Berlin
Saxony
Train Robber John Carlington Sentenced to Death
Fort Worth Texas October 3 The death sentence was passed on a train robber John Carlington for murder in the first degree. He and four others held up a passenger train on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe near here on July 20.
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Fort Worth
Tex
John Carlington
Carlington
Fever Worsens in Jackson Yellow Fever Crisis
Jackson Mississippi reports a worsening yellow fever outbreak with ten new cases on the previous day. More residents flee the city for northern destinations as authorities intensify containment efforts.
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Jackson
Miss
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