Shadows of a Hidden Meeting at Robles Ranch
Clarence eavesdrops on a secret southern political gathering at the Robles ranch. He observes Col. Starbottle and Mrs Brunt as Judge Beeswinger is to arrive, while his wife projects calm authority amid mounting suspicion and danger.
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Ife
Col. Starbottle
Virginia
Clarence
Capt. Pinckney
Joan of Arc
Mrs. Brunt
California
Judge Beeswinger
Los Angeles
Stranger unveils news of civil war at southern gathering
A mysterious delegate arrives at a vaulted meeting led by Mrs Brant and Col Starbottle. He reveals Fort Sumter is besieged, the U S flag fired on, and warns the assembly that the event could spark civil war and sever family bonds. The room erupts in mixed cheers and stern silence as trusted southern loyalties are tested.
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Clarence
Pinckney
Col. Starbottle
Capt. Pickney
United States Army
West Point
South Carolina
Capt. Pinckney
Mrs
South Carolinas
Casa Ring
South
San Antonio cloudburst floods Rissori Kansas & Texas lines
A cloudburst washed away railroad tracks for three quarters of a mile and wrecked the joint depot on the Rissori Kansas & Texas and International Great Northern lines. The lower city flooded five to twenty feet with all business suspended. Four people are missing and recovery is slow as residents are rescued from trees by boats.
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San
Antonio
Kansas & Texas
International Great ‘Northern Railway
Failure to recover Peary meteorite at Cape York
The steamer Hope of the Peary expedition reached North Sydney at 11 AM reporting all aboard safe but the 40 ton meteorite found by Lieut. Peary at Cape York could not be moved due to a derrick shortfall. Scientists gained valuable voyage results despite ice delays and unexplored stops.
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North Sydney
C. B
Hope
Peary
Bartlett
United States
Lieut
Cape York
Tolon Released After U S Demand to Spain
Samuel T Tolon an American merchant detained by Spanish authorities in Cuba was released Saturday per a Consul General report. The United States had demanded Tolon’s unconditional release, and the episode prompted a note to Madrid and a review of possible indemnity claims by the state department.
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United States
Spain
Washington
Samuel T. Tolon
Cuba
State Department
Lee
Tolon
Gen. Weyler
Madrid
Paymaster Shot in West Virginia Hold Up
The Longdale Coal & Iron paymaster W T Wilson was ambushed near Clifftop by Joe Thompson wielding two revolvers. Thompson seized $2 800 in payroll cash and fatally wounded Wilson who returned fire as a posse and bloodhounds hunted the suspect.
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Charleston
W. Vai
Longdale Coal & Iron Company
W. T. Wilson
Joe Thompson
Wilson
Thompson
Disaster at Shields Woating Party Sinks Boat
Seven people die when a boat overloaded for a party at Shields fails in smooth water then sinks after a small sea breaks over it. Rescue boats reach the scene but cannot save all.
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Shields
England
London
Baseball item notes labor days and burial at woodland
Fragmentary clipping references baseball, labor and a burial in a woodland setting. Names and clear details are unreadable, but the piece hints at a labor related event or memorial connected to a baseball topic.
Lynching mob ends in father's drowning after brutal assault
In Cleveland a mob swarmed a west side home after Edward Wald, a ship carpenter, beat his wife. Their 14 year old son Edward Jr was knocked down stairs, then dragged away. Wald fled, leaped into the Cuyahoga river and drowned. The boy and wife were severely injured.
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Cleveland
Edward Wald
Mulberry
West Side
Wald
Edward
C. A. Turner
John McHale
Wold
Ward
Fighting at Leadville as miners clash with guards
Renewed rioting at the Bon Air mine on Carbonate hill in Leadville Colorado. At ten oclock Sunday the military guard was attacked with a fusillade of lead from a mountain hollow. The guard retreated, troops moved out, and a 15 minute exchange of fire ensued as militia rallied.
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Bon Air Shaft
Leadville
Col
Hon Air Mine
Carbonate Hill
Lieut
Verdeckberg
Gen. Brooks
Baby fatally mauled by rats in Baltimore home
In Baltimore on a Saturday night a two month old infant of Mr and Mrs Isaac Asher at 1150 Low Street was attacked by three large rats. The infant died soon after the grisly encounter with the rats that gnawed its face head and neck while the mother was away at market and the father tended to the store.
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Rancho
Fair Plains
Truy
Corral
Snety
Sante Inez
Ceasa
Susy
Ward
Baltimore
Isaac Asher
Low Street
Isher
Ife
Work of the Flames at Mount Holyoke College
Fire destroyed the main building at Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Massachusetts causing an estimated loss of over 1506000. The institution valued at more than 3006900 could not be replaced today. No injuries to about 400 students or staff were reported as they evacuated safely. The laundry was suspected as the origin due to an overheated steam pipe though no fire was present earlier. Insurance covered about 154000.
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Fair Plains
Rancho
South Hadley
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Pioneer Institution For the Higher Education of
Damage to a EK and PH Verable 4
A damaged OCR fragment references damage to an EK and PH Verable 4, with unclear context and partial wording. No further readable details specify the incident or entities involved.
Big Four Route Offers Through Trains to Cincinnati
Sightseers and travelers can ride via the Big Four and C and C lines with through vestibuled trains daily to Cincinnati from Chicago St Louis Peoria and other points. Trains feature Buffet Parlor Dining and Wagner Sleeping Cars with direct Central Union Station connection to Chesapeake and Ohio trains.
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Chicago
St.Louis
Peoria
All Points
Indiana
Olis
Benton Harbor
Detroit
Toledo
Sanuskys
Springfield
Daytona
Central Union Station
Cincinnati
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Big Four
D. B. Martin
Monon Fast Flyer Links Chicago to Indianapolis and Cincinnati
The Monon offers a rapid Chicago to Indianapolis and Cincinnati run with departures from Dearborn Station at 11:50 AM. Arrival times are 4 31 and 7 55 PM respectively, claiming the fastest Chicago to Indianapolis and Cincinnati service. The Cincinnati Flyer features day coaches, high backed seats, a parlor car and dining car. City Ticket Office is 282 Clark St., Chicago.
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Monon
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Dearborn
City ‘Ticket Office
Clark St
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Brooklyn
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St-Louis
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Cincinnati Flyer
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Lizzie Perrit
Camp St
Harrisburg
New York
Steve
Poanesote Bakers
Cor Inn
Aseres Aden
Reeves
Emacs Gsunensee
Warner’s
Safe Cure Co
Safe Cure
Edge
Emma M. Hooper
Ladies' Home Journal
P.O
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Rhedie A
Sterling Remedy Company
Chsease
Hontrrat
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Stark Brotierly
Louistatia
Rockport
Woolley
Atlanta
Yucatan
Prof. Babcock
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
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