Past Week’s Events: Explosions, Wrecks, and Sudden Returns
A fatal dynamite explosion wrecked a Dry Forks bridge near Grand Forks Mont killing two train men and burning the consist. Ensign Powellson was ordered off the Maine wreck by the Spanish gun boat Leo Gaspee after American flag removal. Thomas Corn, missing for twenty years from Princeton Ind, returns married to Wyatt Gentry and reveals a long military career and vast wealth.
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Mountain Central
Dry Forks Bridge
Grand Forks
Mont
Cross
Syood
Powellson
Maine
New York Herald
Havana
Leo Gaspee
United States
Wainwright
Fern
Thomas Corn
Princeton
Ind
Manhoo
Corn
Wyatt Gentry
United States Army
Tich
Sailed Vessel Went Ashore During Gale at Ocracoke Inlet
The two masted schooner Warren from Georgetown bound for Baltimore ran ashore on the Ocracoke Inlet bar sixteen miles south of Hatteras during a heavy northeasterly gale. The Captain EE W Lill and five crew were all saved by Captain Terrell of the Portsmouth life saving station. The vessel and cargo were total losses.
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United States Weather Bureau
Hatteras
N. C
Warren Ia
EE. W.' Lill
Georgetown
Portsmouth
Philadelphia boxer George Stout dies after Columbus bout
George Stout of Philadelphia died at St Francis Hospital at 8:10 Saturday morning from injuries received in a Friday night bout with Oma ha Kid Oscar Gardner in Columbus, Ohio. He collapsed in the twelfth round and never regained consciousness.
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George Stout
Philadelphia
Oscar Gardner
Columbus
Ohio
Abe
St. Francis Hospital
Stout
Ife
Governor Pingree Tax Bill Fails in Michigan Senate
The governors tax increase on railroads failed to pass the Michigan Senate by two votes during the eighteenth day of the special session. The bill had passed the House by a wide margin.
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Pingree
Michigan Senate
House
Congressman Turner Dead
Richmond special reports the death at his Front Royal Virginia home of ex congressman S Turner. He was elected in 1893 to fill the vacancy caused by O Farrell winning the gubernatorial chair.
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Turner
Richmond
Front Royal
Warren County
S. S. Turner
O’farrell
Fruit outlook buoyant as Indiana orchards show buds
Specials from the Ohio Valley report Ertita not injured and the fruit alive. An inspection of the Dean peach orchards in Southern Indiana found buds in condition to insure a full crop.
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Ertita
Ohio Valley
Indiana
Notorious Drinking Death Stuns Elizabeth Resident
Parkersburg West Virginia special reports Joseph 30 ing a respectable citizen of Elizabeth drank twenty four bottles of extract of emon to satisfy a craving for whisky but could not obtain it. He died in agony.
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Parkersburg
Joseph
Elizabeth
General Hardin Dead in 82nd Year
General William P Trardin, a Confederate Army officer and superintendent of the Confederate Home in Texas, died recently of Bright's disease at age 82.
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Hardin
William .P. .Trardin
Texas
Bright
Reading Coal and Iron ships sell for naval use
The steel steamship Bannon from the Reading Coal and Iron Company fleet of colliers has been bought by the government to be prepared for naval service. The sale reflects wartime expansion of naval resources and conversion of commercial ships for military needs.
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Reading Coal and Iron Company
Erly ‘Ment
Gave Up Its Dead and The Unknown Man
An unknown man found near a flood scene with only pockets and throat described. A boy reported the discovery of remains, with characters suggesting a discovery by locals or officials. The garbled note references a possible police or rescue report.
Will Fight Spain In Colorado Event
A fragment notes a Colorado figure named ano Will Fight Spain with unclear context. The readable portion mentions Spain and Colorado but provides no date location or outcome details to confirm the event or participants.
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Ano
Spain
Colorado
Great Exodus From Havana Departing Ships Crowded
Ships leaving Havana are reported crowded beyond safe capacity as crowds press aboard the departing vessels. Officials warn of unsafe conditions and possible restrictions to ease congestion.
Peace Threat Looms as Spain Reopens Cuba Crisis
Washington reports indicate a vague Madrid peace mood and rumors of imminent war. President McKinley postponed sending Cuba plans to Congress to allow Americans in Cuba to depart and await Spain’s possible concessions. Senate and House leaders were summoned to the White House as the message remained withheld pending consul Lee’s information.
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Congress
Havana
Europe
Washington
McKinley
Senate
House
White House
Lee
Davis
Erratum on Cuban crisis and diplomatic stalemate
A lengthy dispatch describes delays in evacuating Americans from Havana and the strained US Spain Cuba diplomacy. It notes Gen Lee’s cable, Madrid’s possible concessions, and public reaction in Congress as the stalemate persists amid pressure for Cuban independence. Alberto Utget, a Spanish agent, purchases stock in St Louis and West.
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Spain
Cuba
Madrid
Hemisphere
Woodurg
State Department
United States
Woodford
Havana
Quééen
MedKinley
Congress
Alberto, Utget
St. Louis
West
New
Orleans
Bitter Washington stir over missing presidential message
Statesmen on two floors express unparalleled bitterness as the President fails to send in his message. Veterans in Congress are stunned by the sudden announcement and distorted public reports. The event marks a rare crisis in government and signals a tense political moment.
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Washington
Congress
Shawnetown Flood Sparks Looting and Armed Patrols
After the Shawnetown flood, homes were looted and hundreds of houses entered at night. Armed men patrolled the levee and skiffs, while the mayor resisted calling in militia. A lynching scare occurred as a man accused of breaking into a flood victim's trunk fled town.
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F. O. Minter
Tom Hancock
Hancock
Carney
Citizens’ Committee
Citizens’ Executive Committee
Charles Carroll
Karl Roedell
Fred Bueckman
Carroll
Shawneetown Flood Devastates Population and Property
Hundreds flee the town as the Shawneetown flood destroys at least 100 homes and damages most buildings. Officials report 25 dead with up to 60 feared, while relief efforts mobilize from Evansville Cairo and Springfield to shelter 1200 dependents. Donations pour in to fund food, clothing, coal, and essential needs.
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Shawneetown
Frank Armstrong
Evansville
Cairo
Springfield
Tanner
Harrisburg
Flood Ravages Shawneetown Infrastructure and Relief Efforts
The Shawnee town faced extensive damage with the colored Baptist church swept away and the electric light plant destroyed. The pumping plant, installed recently by Fairbank Morse & Co of St Louis, was wrecked. Relief from flood victims hunger and exposure is flowing from sister cities, signaling timely aid.
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St. Louis
Klondikers Freeze to Death After Stampede Disaster
Reports from Dawson describe a disastrous stampede toward Swedish Creek on Feb 16. Temperatures fell to 60 below zero as stampeders abandoned blankets and relied on camp fires, leading to several deaths and multiple amputations. Canadian police aided returnees.
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Dawson
Swedish Creek
Schooner Julia A Ware Wreck Drifted Ashore on Long Island
A lumber laden schooner named Julia A Ware wrecked in mid January drifted ashore on Long Island New York. No information has been received about the crew or those aboard the vessel.
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Julia
A. Ware
Long Island
N.Y
Powers press for Cuban peace amid Spain US clash
Six powers led by Sir Julian Pauncefote urged McKinley to pursue negotiations to restore order in Cuba and preserve peace with Spain. President McKinley thanked the envoys and affirmed the United States dedication to ending the protracted conflict with humanitarian aims and a quick, stable settlement.
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Europe
Spain
United States
McKinley
Britain
France
Germany
Austria
Russia
Italy
State Department
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
Cuba
States Represented At Trans Mississippi Exposition In Omaha
Plans for many state buildings are arriving rapidly for the trans Mississippi exposition in Omaha. Drawings for Minnesota Montana Arkansas Denver Missouri and Wisconsin buildings are received or underway with Iowa Illinois and Nebraska nearing completion.
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Omaha
Department of Publicity
Minnesota
Montana
Arkansas
Denver
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Colorado
Georgia
New York
New Jersey
Bluff Tract
Midway
Sisseton Indians Indignant Over Government Aid Offer
News from Washington promises 2000 cows and seed wheat valued at 100000 to the Sisseton Wahpeton Indians. A council at Sisseton agency South Dakota convenes to protest ration issuance, arguing they are full citizens and that their lands were sold for cash under a government contract.
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Sisseton
New Army Uniform Aims At Health And Service
One hundred sample canvas uniforms ordered by the War Department test a light, serviceable field uniform. The aim is to enter general use to improve health and comfort during active service with a brown color palette described as light and suitable for field wear.
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War ‘Department
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Hlavana
Key West
Capitol
America
Bob” Evans
Mittee
Caseyville
Lowe Brothers
Krebs & Shaw
Goetzman Brothers
Koppindorfer & Froelich
Ed Ehrenweine
Robinson ‘Brothers
Charles Smith
J. F. Nolan
Riverside Flour Mills
Upper Mills
H.drucker
A. ‘Meyer
Ambrose Esowein
Allen & Loonis
A. Richardson
Karcher
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