Desperadoes Seized After Fierce Train Attack
In Curiaco on August 24 officers Mullaney Finnegan Masely Lawson and Hayes captured two armed bandits named Will Lake and W F Gordon after a running gun battle near Higgins Woods. Citizens clamored for lynching but police restrained the mob as the men were trapped with dwindling ammunition.
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Curiaco
Mullaney
Finnegan
Masely
Lawson
Hayes
Owens
McGrath
Jesse James
Deerfield
Mayfair
Higgins’ Woods
Desplaines
Special Officers Shot by Illinois Bandits Near Mayfair
Two special policemen Plunk and Yunt were shot and killed while pursuing fleeing bandits who had halted a Deerfield bound train at Mayfair after an early holdup. The robbers escaped into the woods as the officers fell.
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Curriaco
Northwestern Railroad
Mayfair
Deerfield
Ills
Plunk
Yunt
Railway Robbery Ends in Detective’s Death at Deerfield
At 10 p m a northbound freight on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line was halted by two masked men at Deerfield just north of Cook and Lake counties. A detective on board was shot and killed, the conductor’s watch was stolen, and the robbers escaped into darkness with no clues to their identities.
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Deerfield
Mayfair
Halcomb Avenue
Fred Marshall
McGrath
Marshall
Pat Owens
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Simmons
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Mayfair Crossing
Owens
Owen
ChicaGco
Cook
Lake Counties
Larzen
Two Killed and Eleven Injured in Gilberton Mine Disaster
An Aug 27 gas explosion at the Gilberton colliery near Ashland Pennsylvania killed Frank McCormack fire boss and Lewis Ball driver and injured eleven others. The blast followed a coal fall that released gas and sparked with naked lamps. Rescuers quickly organized, a temporary hospital was set up, and victims were taken to homes or hospitals as conditions allowed.
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Ashland
Gilberton
Frank McCormack
Lewis Ball
Choctaw Nation in Turmoil as Factions Clash
Daulas Texas Aug 27 The News Paris special says the Choctaw Nation faces escalating armed conflict with no quarter. A large group dragged Albert Jackson from a Cedar county sick bed and shot him, then killed two more Indians next morning as factions hunt each other.
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Daulas
Tex
Paris
Albert Jackson
Cedar County
Condemned Murderer Ermisch Wounds Deputy in Escape Attempt
In St Paul on August 27 Ermisch, facing execution, wounded Deputy Horst with a pistol and cartridges likely provided by his mother as he tried to flee. He was overpowered and returned to his cell in irons, ending any hope of a pardon.
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St. Paul
Ermisch
Horst
Drunken Indian in Valley Reservation Killing
In Browns Valley Minnesota on August 27 a drunken Indian, 17 year old Joseph Waukandaduta, battered his brother in law to death with a gun butt and severely beat his wife who interfered. The wife lay insensible and may die. No arrests yet.
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Browns Valley
Minn
Joseph Waukandaduta
Ladies' Aid Society Adjourns in Davenport
The encampment of the Ladies' Aid society and Sons of Veterans auxiliary closed in Davenport Iowa. President Howey will appoint a secretary and judge advocate and announce the nominees in a general order. A gold badge of honor was given to the retiring president by Miss Belle Gray of Washington Iowa. A separate item from San Francisco reports fishermen battled and killed a gigantic octopus near the Golden Gate with five men aboard the Alexandria.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Davenport
Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary
Howey
Belle Gray
Washington
San Francisco
Alexandria
Golden Gate
Half a Million Acres Seen for Red River Valley Drainage
St. Paul Aug. 27 Hon Ezra G Valentine president of the Red River Valley Drainage commission said that when the commission plans are completed at least 500000 acres of land valued at 10 to 12 dollars an acre will be added to Minnesota agricultural land along the Red River valley. Much of this ground has previously been deemed worthless.
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St. Paul
Ezra G. Valentine
Red River Valley
Nebraska Populist Ticket Named For State Offices
Omaha Aug 27 Nebraska Populists nominate slate for state offices Governor Silas A Holcomb lieutenant governor James R Gaffin secretary of state P W McFadden auditor John W Wilson treasurer John P Powers attorney general D B Carey
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Nebraska
Omaha
Silas A. Holcomb
James R. Gaffin
P. W. McFadden
John W. Wilson
John P. Powers
D. B. Carey
Sheldon
Miners Die in Amethyst Mine Disaster at Creede
In Creede Colorado on August 27 four miners were killed when fire swept the Amethyst mine shaft. The blaze destroyed the shafthouse and cable, sending burning debris down the stopway and trapping workers as they were ascending. Thirty seven bodies were later recovered from the shaft with many believed to have escaped.
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Creede
Colo
Amethest
Brest
Brests
Brest 62
Thirty seven Corpses From Franklin Mine Near Seattle
A gas explosion at the Franklin mine near Seattle trapped about 70 miners on the sixth level. Thirty seven were killed by toxic smoke as rescue efforts found their bodies along the gangway near breast 62. The Oregon Improvement company operates the mine which produces Washington state’s best coal.
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Franklin
Seattle
Wash
Forest
Oregon Improvement Company
Washington
Brest
Frightful Boiler Explosion Kills Two at Frankfort Mill
In Frankfort Indiana a boiler explosion at Peltramo's saw mill killed two men John Vermillion and William Jackson and injured six others. The blast demolished the mill building and machinery and damaged a half dozen nearby houses with brick and timber debris injuring residents.
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Frankfort
Ind
Peltramo
John Vermillion
William Jackson
Florida Lemon Crop Expands to 200,000 Boxes This Year
New York reports a sharp rise in Florida lemon production. The 200,000 boxes expected this season are nearly four times last year's output, influencing fruit imports and market dynamics nationwide.
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Florida
New York
Charges Sustained in Carnegie Armor Plate Probe
Representative Cummings today sent the preliminary report to the House on the armored plates and billets furnished by Carnegie Steel. The committee finds fraud charges sustained against the company and urges testing 59 suspected plates to prove fitness. Government inspectors are deemed negligent, but no dishonesty found among inspectors.
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Washington
Cummings
House Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Carnegie Steel Company
Monterey
Monadnock
New York
Amphrite
Terror
Oregon
Olympia
Indiana
Massachusetts
Columbia
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Raleigh
San Francisco crew at Angel Island quarantine station
Three Bennington gunboat sailors are at Angel Island quarantine, two recently ill with bilious fever and related symptoms, one convalescing from a yellow fever like illness. Dr Lawler says none have yellow fever, though the first case showed suspicious signs.
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San Francisco
Bennington
Angel Island
Lawler
Britannia Favored in Yachting Contests Verdict
The Pall Mall Gazette reviews recent yachting events and, allowing for Britannia's skipper and crew, declares Britannia ahead 12 to 5 in victories, noting the compare of Vigilant and Britannia hinges on the inanimate parts.
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Britannia
London
The
Pall Mall Gazette
Watson
Ratsey
Finishing Whalebacks Promoted by Steel Barge Directors
West Superior Wisconsin and Everett Washington see funds approved to complete a whaleback on the stocks and a new build project. A November meeting will decide future policy with possible seasonal halt in whaleback construction. Meanwhile Baton Rouge Louisiana reports three drownings as Miss Mary Lee Reed Miss Belle Chamber and Miss Elanore Garland perished while bathing.
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West Superior
Wis
American Steel Barge Company
Everett
Wash
Baton Rovuce
Mary Lee Reed
Belle Chamber
Elanore Garland
Senators reach agreement on senate nominations procedure
Washington officials report the senate will meet in executive session immediately to clear up nominations possible. Some contested nominations will be carried over, effectively rejected.
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Washington
Senate
Transvaal Queued Chief Malaboch Surrender Joyfully Accepted
Reports from Pretoria dated August 7 say Chief Malaboch’s unexpected submission was welcomed across the Transvaal. The chief, dejected by surrender, twice attempted suicide after the act.
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Capetown
Pretoria
Malaboch
Transvaal
Fire destroys J L Hallock’s 2500-3000 bushels grain
A report from Maxwell Buffalo county states that 18 stacks were burned when a spark from a threshing engine ignited the grain. J L Hallock loses his entire crop of 2500 to 3000 bushels in the blaze near Durand Wisconsin.
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Durand
Wis
Maxwell
Buffalo County
J. L. Hallock
Man Dies After Neck Yoke Breaks on Hill
In Owatonna Minnesota on August 25 Henry Stevens fell when a neck yoke broke during a descent with a companion. Stevens sustained a broken neck in the accident.
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Owatonna
Minn
Henry Stevens
Stevens
Nagasaki Harbored Defended by Torpedo Boats
Aug 25 report from Yokoyama states Nagasaki harbor is defended by torpedoes and submarine mine neutralizing vessels will be piloted by boats from Japanese warships.
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Yokoyama
H Rbo
Nagasaki
Mini Neutra
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