News of the Week Highlights from Grover Cleveland to Park Falls Fire
The Louisiana legislature expressed regret over Grover Cleveland's death. Notable deaths include Sir William Whiteway and Theodore Roosevelt Jr receiving a degree. Plunges into accidents: drownings in Louisville and Midland, boiler explosion near New Brunswick, and a Pennsylvania railroad cut blast. Park Falls fire devastates Ontario town. heat deaths rise in Chicago. The loan exceeds two million dollars.
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Louisiana
Grover Cleveland
Wiliam Whiteway
Newfoundland
At, Johns
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
W. B. Leeds
Ritz
Pass
Rock Island
Eliot
Harvard University
van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Frra Brainerd
Middlebury College
Mt Middlebury, VI
John M. Thoman
Orange, N. 1
William F. Traffley
Baltimore
Vam
Des Moines
Louisville
Park Falls
Ont
Chicago
Paul
Fred Foster
Tittabawassee
Midland
Mich
Fred H. Mattson
Amos, Lown, Agricultural College
Salt Creek
Jincoln
Neb
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Brunswick
N. J
Fred Suhr
Menominee River
Menominee
Thirty-first Street
Ninth Avenue
New York
Oscar Wester
Ontonagon
David P. Russ
Wester
Arcadia
Philadelphia
Hamburg
Three Rivers
Que
Crime and tragedy flood a Iowa town and surrounding areas
A string of fatal acts unfolds near Decorah and beyond. Harry Crawford shoots Mrs. Olloway and kills himself over a suspected love dispute. Harry Hugget, banker in Columbus, dies from a head wound amid suspected embezzlement. George Parkinson pleads guilty to grand larceny and is sent to the penitentiary. Baldauf, a Frances Shimer pupil, shoots her calf after failing a term. Mrs. Milo Wilcox in Red Oak harms her children and herself in a violent stabbing and arson attempt.
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Depsie BE
Baldauf
Frances Shimer Academy
Mount Carroll
Pearl City
Milo Wilcox
Red Oak
Iowa
Walla
Pat
Death claims ex president Grover Cleveland in Princeton
Grover Cleveland dies suddenly at his Westland home in Princeton New Jersey at about 1490 clock. The former president had lived in Princeton since leaving the nation’s chief executive almost twelve years ago. A large circle of officials and friends joined the family as condolences poured in from across the country. The funeral was private with dignitaries including President Roosevelt and New Jersey Governor Fort attending.
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Grover Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleverini
Thes
United States
West Land
Uiis
College Town
Perle
the Nations
Cleveland
Joseph D. Hyryant
New York
Cloveland
al Paeta
Clavehind
Ronsevett
Claypland
Chidren
Cleveland Simmer
Tamworil
New Himpenkre
Mie Perriie
Hevelind
Morhir
Gabe
Chile
Esther
Richa
Vainels Arover
Sion
Fielitg
Oromare
Lopgielirors
Jorde
Roosevelt
Dillesnan
Thas
Fort
New Jersey
Hughes
Hoke Smith
Equitable Life Assumance Socles
Princeton Univerity
Self-made Grover Cleveland rises from clerk to president
The article traces Grover Cleveland born March 18 1837 in Caldwell County to a line of clerks and lawyers who advance through Buffalo Erie County politics to become mayor of Buffalo famed as the veto mayor and later New York governor by a large margin.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
White House
Cadwell
Assex Enenty
Grover
New York Institution
New York City
William
Rogers, Brown & Rogers
Buffalo
Blackstone
Erie County
Lyman K. Bass
Isaac V. Vanderpool
Lanning, Cleveland & Folsom
Sign
State of
New York
Fatal pistol duel claims two lives in Goldfield
Mayo Taylor a mine superintendent and B W Priest an ex constable died within hours of each other after a desperate pistol duel last Tuesday in Goldfield. The incident occurred as the men exchanged shots, ending in their deaths yesterday.
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Goldfield
Mayo Taylor
B. W. Priest
Student Drowned Near Lincoln At Salt Creek
Fred H Matteton a student at Ames agriculture college drowned near Lincoln Salt Creek last evening. The accident occurred while he was fishing and wading in the water. Rescue efforts followed but he was unable to be saved.
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Lincon
Neb
Fred H Matteton
Ames (Own) Agriculture) College
Salt Creek
Lincoln
Cleveland Funeral Follows Long Public Life in Princeton
The article recounts former President Grover Cleveland's public career, his restraint during the Chicago railroad strike, and his retirement to Princeton. It details Frances Folsom Cleveland’s burial in Princeton Cemetery, the quiet service at 6 pm, and the crowd's hushed farewell as the grave was filled.
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Oll
Chicago
McKinley
Cleveland
Princeton
White House
Francs Folsom
Buffalo
Janet
Presbyterian Church
Benedic
Vandeventer Avenue
Old Nassau Hall
Diamond Field Report From Luderitz Bay Discovery
A Windhoek dispatch reports a diamond field near Luderitz Bay in Damara Land German Southwest Africa. The field spans nearly ten square miles and signals a major find for the region.
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Berlin
Windhoek
Damara Land
German Southwest Africa
Luderitz Bay
Explosion at Pennsylvania Railroad Cut Kills Two
Two people die and several are injured in an explosion inside the Pennsylvania railroad cut at Thirty-first Street and Ninth Avenue in New York. Emergency crews respond as investigators probe the blast site.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thirty-first Street
Ninth Avenue
Drowning of Luverne Youth at Rock River
John Waters nineteen years old drowned in Rock river Luverne Minnesota yesterday afternoon while bathing He was seized with cramps and sank before help could reach him
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Luverne, Minn
John Waters
Rock River
Cox pardons ten convicts in record Kentucky act
Acting Governor Cox pardoned ten inmates including those who are infirm and blind in Frankfort Kentucky, the largest single clemency in thirty years.
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Frankfort
Cox
Flood Devastates Wellington Area As Five Reported Drowned
Five people are known to have drowned as floodwaters from a cloudburst swept through Wellington and surrounding areas. Homes were flooded within hours, with trains halted and residents seeking safety on roofs and tree limbs amid water rising up to five feet. The Blue River valley suffered crop losses with several thousand acres of wheat destroyed.
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Wellington
Win
Howes
Harvey Aml
Lincoln
Main Street
Hansen
Beatrice
Nel
Fly
AML
Union Pacific
Manhattan
Blue River
Hall Storm Devastates South Dakota Crops
A severe hail and wind storm hit Beresford and surrounding areas early Sunday, destroying crops over about sixty square miles. The flood like storm flattened fields driving crops into the ground and damaged pasture land. losses exceed $100,000 with no accompanying wind.
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South Dakota
S. 1
Beresford
Reform School Boys Escape
A major revolt at the Manyloid School for Boys in Baltimore Maryland led to an escape by forty eight youths after a ramming of the gate with a crowbar. Guards were attacked and the group scattered across the area before being recaptured later, marking a second breakout in two months.
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Baltimore
Manyloid
Midis Ioareen
Jou
Fire Destroys Murray Drug and Hardware Store
A heavy storm across Fornda six miles south of Alexandria during July 1 caused a total fire loss to the T. H. Murray drug store and hardware establishment, likely from a lightning strike.
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Alexandria
Minn
T. H. Murray
Fornda
Body Found Under Log Jam Near Indian Village
The body of Jack Kessler twenty eight years old living forty five miles northeast of here was found in the St. Croix river near the Indian village at the mouth of the Yellow The coroner's jury ruled accidental drowning. The body was found beneath a log jam.
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Grantsburg
Wis
Jack Kessler
Here
St. Croix
Jealous man kills wife in ambush near Barron
Julius Turner, 63, shot his wife dead from ambush amid jealousy and confusion over his son mistaken as an intruder. He wounded his 15 year old son and attempted suicide near here. The couple had been separated four years. Also reported Barron firemen win state tournament prizes totaling 140 dollars with Barron Volunteer Fire Company praised ahead of next year’s Ladysmith event.
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Sailor Springs
Julius Turner
Barron's Firemen
Barron
Wis
Barron Volunteer Fire Company
Lake Mills
Ladysmith
Liberation of Nunzio Nisi Feted in Trapani
Joy erupts in Trapani Sicily as Nunzio Nisi former minister of public instruction is liberated after completing a prison term for embezzlement from the state treasury. Local residents celebrate the return of the official amid enthusiasm and relief.
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Nasi
Trapani
Sicily
Nunzio Nisi
Four Die as Explosion Rocks San Francisco Grocery
An explosion at John Sweeney’s grocery store in San Francisco leaves four dead and three injured. Fire follows the blast, adding to the destruction and casualty toll. Authorities are investigating the cause and assessing damages.
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San Francisco
John Sweeney
Mexican Rurales Ride to Halt Mexican Rebels Across Texas
President Roosevelt directs troops to assist civil authorities in Texas border areas after Mexican government requests aid to enforce neutrality laws. Officials report no official confirmation of orders, while authorities pledge full enforcement and possible extradition for crossed border offenses. Troops reportedly move toward Torreon and Matamoras regions to encircle insurgent groups.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Patt
Department of
San Antonio
Paso
Texas
United States
United’ States
Guv. Campbell
Tex
Offrcial Wivilviews
Ro Grande
Ulis City
Torreon
Cohay Ja
Viesva
Hacienda Matamoras
Falls From Moving Train In Sleep Shower
Miss Jessie Shilling twenty travels from Chicago to Washington state fell from a Burlington passenger train near Dubuque while sleepwalking. She was found unconscious beside the rails and taken to a hospital with serious injuries but is expected to survive.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Jessie Shilling
Chicago
Washington State
Burlington
Dubuque
Drunken Row In Michigan Camp Endangers Lumberjacks
In Houghton Michigan July 1 John Maki a woodsman was probably fatally stabbed by August Matson a fellow lumberjack during a drunken quarrel at a camp near Chassell Maki is hospitalized with a severe abdominal wound Matson detained in the county jail awaiting further action
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Michigan
Houghton
Mich
John Maki
August Matson
Chassell
Maki
St. Joseph's Hospital
Matson
Wool prices high contract near eighteen cents in Fergus county
Lewistown Montana July 1 reports that wool contracts in Fergus county are near 18 cents per pound, countering fears of a new price slump. The price is about a penny under last summer’s level but still better than expected a few months ago.
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Lewistown
Mont
Fergus County
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