Bone Robber Holds Up a Train Near New Orleans
A southbound Illinois Central fast mail train near New Orleans was robbed by a lone gunman. The bandits were reported by crew to be four or more hidden in brush. the robber escaped with one registered mail pouch from Durant Mississippi and six registered letters from points between Cairo and New Orleans. Conductor Kinnehrew was shot in the groin and railway mail clerk J C Parker sustained an eye injury from a head shot.
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New Orleans
Illinois Central
Durant
Miss
Cairo
Kinnebrew
J. C. Parker
Rai
Fire destroys Fredonia Normal School. seven feared dead
The State Normal School at Fredonia New York burned with $250000 loss. President Palmer says seven bodies may be in the ruins and a house to house canvass is underway. One body, believed to be Miss Storms of Ellington, has been recovered amid intense heat and difficult search conditions.
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State Normal School
Fredonia
N. Y
Palmer
Fredonia Normal School
Miss Storms
Ellington
Bunker Hill
Joseph Smith
Washington
Baltimore
Polk
Texas
Florida
Mexico
Iowa
Wisconsin
Niagara Suspension
Taylor
California
San Francisco
Atlantic
Lake Erie
New York
Stea
Arctic
Niagara
Pacific
Kansas
Buchanan I
Mountain Meadow
Dred Scott
St. Louis
Minnesota
Oregon
John Brown
South Carolina
Lincoln
Confederate Congress
Confederate States
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Monitor
Merrimac
West Virginia
Grant
Hooker
Gettysburg
Richmond
Gulf Ports
Sherman
Nevada
Booth
Johnson
Alaska
Nebraska
Arkansas
North
Louisiana
Union Pacific Railroad
Knights of Labor
Chicago
Jay Cook É& Co
Credit Mobilier
Linotype
Wreck of Great Northern No 3 near Brocton kills three
Special from Great Falls says Great Northern passenger train No 3 westbound wrecked near Brocton eighty one miles east of Glasgow. Three passengers died and many were slightly injured as the train, traveling about forty five miles per hour while making up time, struck a stalled truck at a switch. The engine and three cars stayed on track but the following four cars went over an embankment, with three sleepers remaining on the rails.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Brocton
Glasgow
Bank Robbers Captured After Doersebuck Heist
Bandits who robbed Doersebuck's bank in Shanesville Ohio reached Bridgeport West Virginia on the Massillon accommodation of the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling Road. Two members were captured after a fierce clash with officers and trainmen. Four others fled and a posse continues the pursuit.
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Doersebuck’s
Shanesville
Ohio
Bridgeport
W. Va
Massillon
Cleveland, Lorain and
Wheeling
Jury calls for Jessie Morrison trial at Eldorado Kansas
The Jessie Morrison jury was directed into court at Eldorado to hear the case. The initial vote favored acquittal nine to two with one blank. After later ballots nine for acquittal and three for manslaughter in the fourth degree, the judge discharged the panel as Morrison wept.
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Jessie Morrison
Eldorado
Kan
Shinn
Miss Morrison
France Supports U S on Nicaragua Canal Diplomacy
Paris states the French government will not object to any U S congressional action on the Clayton-Hubwer treaty. They prefer Nicaragua Canal neutrality but acknowledge U S strategic reasons for fortification and say France’s interests are too small to trigger interference.
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Paris Social
United States Congress
Nicaragua
United States
France
Fire at Lane & Bodley Works in Cincinnati
Fire damages the Lane and Bodley factory, foundry, and machinery in Cincinnati. Total loss ranges from 200000 to 250000 dollars. Lane and Bodley were large makers of saw mills and traction engines, employing about 200 men left unemployed. Captain Packer of the fire department was seriously injured during efforts to fight the blaze.
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Lane & Bodley Works
Cincinnati
Packer
Fire Department
Boers Wipe Out British Force in Barberton Report
The London Daily Express publishes a rumor of a disaster to British arms. Boers attacked Gen. Clements camp in Barberton district, allegedly capturing the camp, killing officers, and taking prisoners all British troops including four companies of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
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London Daily Express
Gen
Clements
Barberton
Northumberland L’usiliers
Rails to Norway Charter Target Five Tramp Steamships
Negotiations are in progress to charter five tramp steamships to transport 11 800 tons of steel rails from Philadelphia to Norway. The orders will be placed by the state railways of Norway with Pennsylvania Steel and Maryland Steel.
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Norway
Philadelphia
State Railways of
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Maryland Steel Company
Infant Fatally Burned When Garment Ignited
Mrs House of six miles south of Greenfield Indiana left a neighbor’s while her two year old child’s clothing caught fire. By the time she returned the infant was fatally burned.
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House
Greenfield
Ind
Fort Wayne Masonic Temple Attractions
The Fort Wayne Masonic Temple presents December programing with Hell der Silbst performances on December 21 and 22 and The King Dramatic Co. headlining the week starting December 24.
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Fort Wayne
Masonic Temple
Attrac
Hell der Silbst
the King Dramatic Co
Robber Arrested Over Diamonds Stolen in Cleveland
Hoffman a 22 year old messenger for Adams Express Company was arrested in Cleveland charged with stealing fourteen diamonds valued at 2800 dollars. The gems were found on his person and had been consigned to a New York house.
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Rosso
Hoffman
Adams Express Company
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Alaska Gold Yield Estimated at 25.7 Million in Current Year
The Shabby Smelting Company with the Statistician of Mines estimates Alaska total gold output for the year at 25 724 238 dollars including Nome's 4 000 600 dollar share.
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The
Statistician of Mines
Alaska
Nome
Progress of the nineteenth century and future visions
The review extols nineteenth century achievements spanning telephony telegraphy and global exploration while predicting future advances. It imagines rapid communication fusion with phonographs and cinemas, steamships and railways, planes and airships, meteoric naval arms, and medical and astronomical breakthroughs extending across space and time.
Chronology of American history 1801 to 1900 highlights
A dense chronology outlines key events from 1801 Jefferson’s election and Tripoli war to 1900 battles, treaties, censuses, and reforms. It notes presidential inaugurations, state adoptions, territorial changes, and major industrial advances, ending with 1900 congressional debates on military canteen and oleomargarine taxes and early budget bills.
A Century of Growth From 1800 to 1900 in the United States
A historical summary outlines how the United States expanded from 527,844 square miles and 5,808,483 people in 1800 to over 3,733,330 square miles and about 76,205,220 people by 1900. It details territorial acquisitions from Louisiana to Alaska, adds Hawaii and the Philippines, notes economic gains from $200 per capita wealth in 1800 to $1,000 in 1890, and cites forthcoming wealth figures.
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United JA States
Atlantic
Alleghanies
Kentucky
Tennessee
Union
Ohio
Indian Territory
Mississippi
Spain
Gulf of Mexico
Great River
United States
Porto Rico
Philippine Archipelago
Key West
Mexican Line
Hawaii
Sulus
Louisiana
France
Napoleon
England
Jefferson
Lewis and Clarke
Western Prairies
Oregon
Washington
Texas
Mexico
California
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Alaska
Ladrones
Philippines
Washington Dignitaries Attend Private and Public Gatherings
At a treasury officials meeting Secretary Gage honored the late Internal Revenue Commissioner Wilson. The President hosted Secretary Long and Senators Frye Aldrich Platt Hanna Allison. Rear Admiral McNair's funeral drew Secretary Long and other high officials. No rupture with Turkey is imminent. Charge d Affaires Griscom met with the Sultan six times this year. Indiana Governor-elect Durbin and Mrs Durbin visited Washington as guests of Senator Fairbanks.
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Treasury
Gage
Internal Revenue
Wilson
Long
Frye, Etcins
Aldrich Platt
Conneicut
Allison and
Hanna
McNair
Washington
Turkey
Griscom
Durbin
Indiana
Senator Fairbanks
Woman sent to insane asylum after Breslau assassination attempt
The would be assassin of Emperor William at Breslau has been committed to an insane asylum. Ohio cities grew by 486 021 in the last decade, about 7 2 percent more than the rest of the state. Two children of Prof. James Reynolds perished in a fire along with their mother who died trying to save them.
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Senate
Morgan
Alabama
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Iowa
Southern Industrial Convention
New Orleans
Evler
Nicaragua Canal
Teller
United States
Great Britain
Hay
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Cushman K. Davis
Clay
Georgia
Committee On Commerce
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Lodge
Washington
Hanna
William
Breslau
Ohio
James Reynolds
Longfellow
Texas
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Cern
Sin Vt Gy
Republic
Francis Drake
Globe
Mars
Congress
Tripoli
Louisianua
Burr-Hamilton
Burr
Hudson
Madison
Tippecanoe
Erie Canal
Fort Dearborn
Pennsylvania
Perry
Ghent
Algiers
U. S. Bank
Indiiana
Monroe
U. S
Tlinois
Maine
Missouri
Adams
Massachusetts
Jackson
Morse
van Buren
Michigan
Harrison
Tyler
Eads Bridge
Bell
Custer
Colorado
Hayes
Garfield
Guiteau
Arthur
Edmunds
Brooklyn Bridge
Ohio Valley
Haymarket Square
Charleston
Henry
Ives & Co
Homestead
Johnstown
Dakotas
Montana
Daho
Wyoming
Behring
Lone Army
Atlanta
Klondike
Louis
Sh Pexas
McKinley
Cuba
San Juan
el Caney
Santiago Bay
Hobson
Cervera
Santiago
Manila
Paris
Shawneetown
Lil
Lee
Chicago Drainage Canal
Hoboken
N. J
Galveston
Littlefield
Grosvenor
House of Representatives
Messrs
Rep
Conn
Grout
Lamb
Dem
Davidson
Wis
Tawney
Minn
Wadsworth
Lorimer
Bailey
Iran
Williams
Foster
Ill
Tex
Alfred C. Harmer
Messrs. Bingham
Cummings
McCleary
White
North Carolina
McAleer
de Armond
Otey
Virginia
de Morrell
Comptroller of the Treasury
Payne
Swanson
Oscar L. Booz
Bristol
West Point
Military Committee
War Department
Marsh
Wanger
Smith
Driggs
Clayton
HE United
Charles T. Yerkes
London
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