Unusual international notes and local incidents in Abilene
Senator West allegedly assigned fifty thousand dollars for a new Washington residence. The German Consul at Sofia disputes Bulgarian claims, while Queensland offers to fund a New Guinea government with British approval. A Connecticut post impersonator and a New Zealand admirer intrigue readers. Argentina denies cholera reports and praises sanitation. An enormous engine traversed North Dakota en route to the Northern Pacific. Italy’s green book urges peace based on the Berlin treaty, while Count di Robilant discusses Balkan independence. A Washington law case involves Catharine M B Jieves versus Bill Jones the Avenger over years of cruelty and funds. Austria-Hungary rail traffic data show mixed gains and state vs private earnings. A Kansas Pacific derailment near Denver ends with the fireman dead and engineer shaken.
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Count di Robilani
Italy
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Balkan
J. Saville Lumter
Rome
Count di Kobilant
Schemr
Senate
Washington Territory
Dakota
Fenian Brotherhood
New York
O'Donovan Rossa 1
Srenefang Woiryey
Navy Yard
Washington
Hos
J. B. Barrown
Scotland
St. Andrews’ University
John Dillon
Post-office Department
United States
Paniese Lreca
Vienna
Mcore
Georgia
News of the Week Personal and Political Highlights
A sprawling roundup covers figures from H. M. Hoxie of the Gould system, birth of a royal baby to Princess Beatrice, Adams burial in Quincy, and Moynoary's libel suit in Columbus. Other items note Irish and British politics, Fenian dissolutions, naval and railroad news, disasters, strikes, and world events with multiple named persons, places, and organizations.
Multiple Kansas Events Reported Across Rail, Post, and Courts
Contractors for the Rock Island railroad arrive at Hutchinson with 300 teams and 1,000 men. The Kansas City Elevator Co of Leavenworth buys the largest corn shelter built. J H Yaruonoven faces murder charges in Emporia. defense waives examination and case continues. Joux Grtette, a Missouri Pacific brakeman, killed at Fort Leavenworth during coupling. Kansas post office changes list Elm City and Zachariah Robertson among others. several towns renamed or discontinued. E D Cotenas sues Adams Express in St Louis for damages over a Topeka arrest. Pettitt’s near-fatal wedding scare ends with marriage to Bessie Sharpe. O F Kansas adds 1,454 members in a year. Leavenworth city votes on railroad and coal company subsidies December 17. State charter issued to St Louis Newton & Denver Railway. capital stock listed. line length projected. Osay four counties remain.
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Rock Island Railroad
Hutchinson
Kansas City Elevator Company
Leavenworth
Kansas
J. H. Yaruonoven
L. D. Collier
Justice Fletcher
Emporia
Joux Grtette
Missouri Pacific Railway
Fort Leavenworth
Elm City
Labette
Zachariah H. Robertson
Kenneth
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Hoxie
Maud
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Calista
Baden
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Kingston
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Smithton
Norton County
Topsy
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Jewel
Bessie
Daugster
Major Sharpe
Tud O. O. F
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Leavenworth & Olathe Railroad
Riverside Coal Company
Leavenworth City
Coal Company
Stats
St. Louis, Newton & Denver Railway Company
Br Ces
Osay
Deadly Damp at Conyngham Mine in Pennsylvania
A massive gas explosion at the Conyngham shaft of Delaware and Hudson Coal Company traps and injures and possibly kills over fifty men. Fire bosses fatally burned, rescue scenes unfold with families awaiting word and hospital ambulances transporting the wounded.
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Pennsylvania
Wilkesparre
Conyngham
Delaware & Hudson Coal Company
Coynzham
Comelius Boyle
Boyle
William Williams
William Evans
Mexican Reform Abolishes State Transit Duties
Mexico City reports a new reform ending state transit and import duties on goods in transit, with a proposed uniform five percent ad valorem tax. The amendment, adopted by most states and sanctioned by Congress, bans special routes and higher duties on imports from other states.
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Traut
City of
Mexico
Congress
That Police Scandal in District Deliberations
Dissatisfaction with the district commissioners decision in the police scandal grows. Public comment centers on Major Walker not suited for superintendent. Congress wary then ready to drop the matter as President shows limited interference. An impending overhaul is hinted by The Critic interview.
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Wasniscros
Arnold
Major Walker
Congress
Lamont
Star
Steamer Wrecked Off Cape Sable in Gale
The Antwerp bound Salles wagon, an iron topsail steamer, struck a shoal three miles southeast of Cape Sable light Tuesday afternoon and began to sink. With engines under water and seas breaking aboard, Captain Potter ordered abandonment. Twenty seven crew members reached Cape Sable light in their coats as the vessel broke up overnight. Cargo included 500 tons of rags, 960 tons of iron, 300 tons of winlow glass and beet sugar. wreckage and damage are expected ashore.
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Antwerp
Hawrax
N.S
Salles
Boson
Cape Sable
Potter Yoly
Cape Sable Light
Halifax
Yarmouth
Llords
Salina
Christopher Furness
Boston
Threatened Strike Looms Over Southern Pacific Road
At Hovstox Texas on November 2, the Southern Pacific railroad brake and locomotives union leaders press grievances about wages. They accuse a last season agreement of not being enforced and threaten another strike unless resolved. Engineers also seek arbitration after alleged firings.
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Hovstox
Tex
Trale Neu
Southern Pacific Company
Aulantle System
New Orleans
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Crescent City
LIGHTNING FATALITY CLAIMS FATHER AND SONS IN MO
A family from Enixa Missouri suffers a fatal lightning strike while masking corn. Luther McKinzey, sixteen, dies instantly. William, twenty four, is unconscious. Benjamin, nineteen, is missing as the father and mother are badly hurt. The tragedy casts gloom on their community.
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Enixa
Niles
Taylor McKinzey
Set
Luther W
William E
Benjamin S
Luther
McKinzeys
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