Reign of terror in Haytt and assorted notices
Gleanings report various events from around 1900: lead found near Alto Paw Tl, Riley becomes songwriter, Kitchener saluted at Cape Town, multiple rail lines proposed in Indiana, Luzon civil government in La Guana, Princeton gymnasium fund surpasses $200000, Venezuelan government forces defeated, Southern Pacific line inspection complete, Dr. Fisher’s $20000 bequest to Lombard College, William Castle long-serving Paradise postmaster dies, $2 million river improvement planned for Mississippi, White House repairs with Scott mansion housing, Mexican Trust opens Tampico branch, $5 million capital, Western Writers convention at Winona Lake, Roosevelt invited to veterans reunion in Indianapolis, Pauncefotes travel to England, Coates joins Socialist party, child Walter David’s suicide near Lenox IA, Nihilist assassination in Warsaw, Miller Waters and Brown drowned near Edinburg IL, Lent of New York dies, Judge Bangs dies in Chicago, Cuban planters seek trade pact with Great Britain, lightning strikes during funeral in Pineiro Spain, Carnegie donates $100000 to American Library Association, Dr. Eastman noted for surgical contributions, rail wreck near Varse to Point Ceresio Italy with 49 fatalities, eight miles from Liberty MO two men fall in a well, one survivor, multiple deaths from poisoned water in Knox county Indiana.
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Pinerio
Spain
Andrew Carnegie
American Library Association
Joseph Eastman
Indianapolis
Varse
Point Ceresio
Italy
Switzerland
Charles Ligon
Liberty
Alonzo Ray
Mc. D. Grider
John Willie
Ban
Joseph
Charles Hardy
Knox County
Indiana
Western New York Flood Destroys Homes and Bridges
A violent wind and rain storm swept western New York causing rivers to overflow and wash away houses barns and livestock. Arc ade and Batavia report extensive damage with hundreds of thousands in losses and numerous road and rail washouts.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Wyoming
Niagara
Cataragus
Slavic Polish Miner Clash Sparks Fatal Mine Riot
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on Saturday night a riot at the Raine Company Paul mines near Vanderbilt left Slav Mike Zovetchin dead and Slav Victor Hennel badly wounded. Two Poles Joseph Weilk and Peter Panik are charged with murder and wounding, with others fined or held as witnesses.
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Connellsville
Paul
Raine Company
Vanderbilt
Mike Zovetchin
Victor Hennel
Het
Joseph Weilk
Peter Panik
Zavetchin
Hennel
Uniontown
Frank Letkey
King Edward’s recovery progress noted in bulletin
London July 7 reports King Edward’s health improving with progress described as satisfactory. If this pace continues he may be transferred to the royal yacht at Southampton waters by month’s end, according to a 9 am bulletin.
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London
Edward
Southampton Waters
Unknown Man Found Dead on Kansas City Southern Track
The body of an unknown man was found on the Kansas City Southern railroad near Winthrop thirty miles east of Texarkana yesterday. His clothes bore the name Montgomery written with ink. He is believed to have been struck by a locomotive.
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Texarkana
Texas
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Winthrop
Here
Montgomery
Fire at 305 to 318 Walas Avenue devastates Chicago blocks
A July fire in Chicago destroyed buildings at 305 307 309 and 311 318 Walas avenue, with losses over 325000. Firemen held flames from spreading to Siegel Cooper Co. department store, while guests at the Auditorium Hotel were roused by smoke. Elevated trains halted for hours due to the blaze and explosions. Aguinaldo fears assassination as amnesty frees him to move with guard withdrawn in Manila.
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Chicago
Walas Avenue
Siegel, Cooper & Co
State
Auditorium Hotel
Wabash Avenue
Auditorium Annex
Sia
Unisafe
Bosch & Co
Sion
Kuntz-Remmler Company
Smaler
Aguinaldo
Manila
Johnson
Chaffee
W. B. McKinley
Ninth Cavalry
Wright
Woman Convicted of Forgery in Waxahachie Court
In Waxahachie Texas a 20 year old woman named Mary Strayhorn alias Mary McShe-She, claiming Choctaw heritage, pleaded guilty to forging a friend’s signature on a $20 draft cashed by Citizens National Bank. The jury sentenced her to two years in the state penitentiary amid her tears.
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Waxahachie
Texas
Citizens’ National Bank
Mary Strayhorn
Mary McShe
State Penitentiary
Dillard
Cattle War Feared In Choctaw Nation Tensions Rise
Ardmore Indian Territory July 7 reports grave trouble between cattlemen and Indians after nearly 400 cattle were killed in the past week. Cattle raisers allegedly violate the non citizen cap of ten head per person, provoking Indian hostility and fears of wider conflict.
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Ardmore
I. T
Pas ture fence cut in Red River county
A large amount of pasture fence has recently been cut in Red River county, Clarksville area, prompting concern over livestock protection and possible property damage in the local community.
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Clarksville
Red River County
Cupia's Homeopathy And Neighborhood Parable
The passage notes Cupia’s belief in homeopathy while handling a wound from his own dart. It contrasts loving a neighbor with a garden and chickens. It observes that many graduates seek work rather than reform and defines character as bounded by industry integrity morality and sobriety.
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Cupia
A Widow's Reflections on Men and Kindness
A brief excerpt offers cautionary guidance from a widow on interactions with men. It counsels not to idealize or overly flatter, urges kindness and sympathy, and suggests subtle independence in relations while noting men seek control. The tone is practical and admonitory with dated social advice.
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J. C. Herbermacher
GLOBE
Haytt
Alto Paw
James Whitcomb Riley
Lord Kitchener
Cape Town
la Guana
Luzon
Princeton University Gymnasium
Venezuela
Southern Pacific Railway
Dr. Fisher
Galesburg, ML
Lombard College
William Castle
Paradise
Ind
Mississippi River
White House
Scott
Mexican Trust Company
Tampico
Mex
The
Western Association of Writers
Winona Lake
Roosevelt
Pauncefote
England
Lieut. Gov. Coates
Colorado
Socialist Party
Democrats
Walter David
Lenox
M. Lotz
Warsaw
Poland
Casteallin
Miller Waters
William Brownback, Jr
Edinburg
Ill
William Bement Lent
Norfolk
Cuban Planters’ Association
Havana
Palma
Great Britain
Arcade
Minnie Lopez
Miss Loper
Batavia
Tonawanda Creek
Erie Railroad
Attica
Central
BIC
Bismarck
Wolters Bros
J. H. Heubner
Lone Star Beer
Piprre
F. P. Luck
Shiner
August Schraum
Theo
Hillmer
Joe Macha
Vinc Motl
F. T. Fehrenkamp
Moulton
Shiner Gazette
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