Deadly blaze at West Street House in Seattle tragedy
A fire in the West Street House at Columbia and West streets burned through a two story iron structure around 1 a.m. causing 12 deaths and injuring three. A kerosene lamp in the kitchen likely sparked the blaze. guests fled windows as fire roared, officers rescued a mother and child, while firefighters battled the inferno with delayed water pressure and a collapsing shell.
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Seattle E, Wash
West Street
Columbia
West Streets
F. Butler
Butler
F. E. Bryant
Susie Allen
W. F. Butler
8. F. Butler
Fourteen Bodies Recovered From West Street House Ruins
Seattle dispatch reports fourteen bodies recovered from the West Street House ruin with two more believed trapped. No identifications have been made yet.
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Seattle
Wash
West Street
Entombed Iron Mountain Miners Rescued In Good Order
Iron Mountain Michigan. Pewabic miners freed between 6 and 7 am after over 40 hours trapped. Rescued men were healthy, with water and air good. Wives and children endured severe nervous strain while miners viewed the ordeal lightly.
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Iron Mountain
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Mich
Pewabic
Caprivi's Successor Named in Ministerial Crisis
Prince Von Hohenlohe Schillingfurst, governor of Alsace Lorraine, arrives at Wild Park from Strasburg after being offered the chancellorship to resolve the ministry crisis. Emperor William meets him, conducts a formal conference at the palace with Prince Von Hohenlohe and aides to discuss the crisis.
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Prince von Hohenlohe Schillingfurst
Porspam
Prince von Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst
Alsace-Lorraine
General von Caprivi
Wild Park
Strasburg
Herr von Keuller
Emperor William
Prince von Hohenlohe
von Moltke
Wheelmen's Rights Rules on Highway Use
The Minnesota supreme court ruling states that a highway serves the public and bicycle riders share equal rights with drivers. It affirms bicycles as vehicles and riding for recreation or business is lawful when not harming others. damages require clear disregard of others' rights. Buck, J.
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St. Paul
Supreme Court
Buck, J
November Weather in St Paul Over 23 Years
Official Lyons of the government weather bureau reports November data for St Paul over 23 years. The normal mean is 30 degrees, with 1878 the warmest November at 38 degrees and 1889 the coldest at 22. Extreme swings include 70 degrees on November 1, 1886 and 24 below zero on November 28, 1875. The record 6.5 inches of snowfall occurred on November 16–17, 1886. Winds mostly southeast. highest gust 50 miles from the southwest on November 7, 1874.
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St. Paul
Lyons
Government Weather Bureau
Robbery Shrouds Omaha National Vault in Mystery
The Omaha National Bank reports a dexterous theft from its safety deposit vaults with no clues to the method of entry. Losses run into large sums. principal loser is William Gladish, who found about 1200 dollars missing from his box after storing 2700 in gold last March. Police Chief Seavey and President J H Millard lead the probing effort, but authorities remain unsure of how the theft occurred.
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Omaha
Omaha National Bank
Seavey
J. H. Millard
William Gladish
Southern Minnesota Teachers Association Forms In Mankato
The Southern Minnesota Teachers association completed its organization at the state normal school in Mankato. About 150 teachers and principals attended, including Critchett of New Ulm Schwartz of Albert Lea Farmer of Windom Hubbard of Waseca Porter of Worthington and State High School Inspector Alton. The meeting runs for three days.
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Mankato, Minn
Southern Minnesota Teachers’ Association
State Normal School
Corps
Critchett
New Ulm
Schwartz
Albert Lea
Farmer
Windom
Hubbard
Waseca
Porter
Worthington
Alton
Suit Filed Over Saloon Sales to Drunk Husband
Creston Iowa October 29 Mrs Ed Dehaven sues seven saloonkeepers for 3000 dollars each under the new mulch law alleging sale of intoxicating liquor to a habitual drunkard. The action marks a high profile first violation of the act drawing local attention.
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Creston
Ed Dehaven
Prominent Southerner Dead at Birmingham Supper
Memphis Tennessee October 29 Judge William G Brooks aged 80 one of the Souths leading lawyers dropped dead at the supper table in Birmingham Alabama from heart disease He was a notable figure in Southern affairs before and after the Civil War.
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Memphis
Tenn
William G. Brooks
South
Birmingham
Ala
Lamar's Remains Reinterred in Oxford Cemetery
The remains of Supreme Court Justice L Q C Lamar arrived from Macon Georgia and were interred in Oxford Mississippi. A lengthy procession to the cemetery stretched for more than a mile with over 2000 mourners participating.
China Negotiates 1.6 Million Pound Loan in London
China is negotiating in London for a loan of 1.6 million pounds at 7 percent. The issue price is expected to be 98, secured on the revenue of the treaty ports. The announcement came from London on October 29.
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London
China
General Amos Beckwith Dies at 69 in St Louis
Str Louis October 29 General Amos Beckwith former chief of the Commissary department under General Sherman died at his home here about midnight from pneumonia. He was 69 years old and on the retired army list.
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Str. Louis
Amos Beckwith
W. T. Sherman
Whitecaps Gang Members Convicted in Covington Trial
Henry Billings Jack Billings Spruce Billings and James Street of a Tipton county Whitecaps gang were found guilty in Covington Tennessee and received long terms in the penitentiary.
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Whitecaps
Memphis, Tenn
Henry Billings
Jack Billings
Spruce Billings
James Street
Tipton County
Covington
Tenn
Schoolhouse Fire Destroys Butternut Building
Ashland Wis October 29 a school house at Butternut in Ashland county burned in the afternoon. Loss is 18000 with 12000 insured. Damages and coverage are noted.
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Ashland
Wis
Butternut
Ashland County
Gentry Fight Abandoned. Stable Heads West for Winter
A Louisville dispatch reports the Buffalo bout between Robert J and John B Gentry was called off. Geers ships the Hamlin stable home and heads to Tennessee for a short vacation. He plans to take Robert J Fantasy and Red Americas to California for the winter. McHenry also plans a Pacific coast winter with Gentry and other stars in his string.
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Burralo
N. Y
Louisville
Robert J
John B. Gentry
Buffalo
Geers
Hamlin
Tennessee
Robert J. Fantasy
Red Americas
California
McHenry
Pacific Coast
Gentry
Prohibition of American Live Cattle Imports
The senate issued a decree barring American live cattle and fresh beef imports after two ships arrived with animals showing Texas fever. Cattle proven to left America by Oct 27 are exempt, but all imported animals must go to the abbatoir immediately after landing.
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HamBvre
Senate
America
Japanese Transports Sighted Near Tatung Kao
A Times dispatch from Tien Tsin reports 37 transports sighted Wednesday heading toward Tatung Kao near the scene of a late naval battle. The Yokohama correspondent says it is believed a second Japanese army of 32,000 men landed at Shan-Ching north of Talien Bay on Tuesday.
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London
The
Times
Tien Tsin
Tatung Kao
Hai-Yun- Tau
Yokohama
Shan- Ching
Talien Bay
Reindeer Prosper in Alaska
Rev. Sheldon Jackson reports from Port Clarence that the Siberian reindeer herd has grown to 700 head and thrives with few losses. Laplanders brought last spring are teaching natives to raise and train the animals.
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Alaska
Port Townsend
Wash
Sheldon Jackson
Arctic
Port Clarence
Three Months for Interfering with Deputy Marshals in Trinidad
PrE B L O Colorado October 29 Judge Hallett sentences Shaw Carey and Jones to three months for interfering with deputy marshals at Trinidad amid the strike. Ten others discharged and nine held over after jurors failed to reach verdicts.
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Preblo
Colo
Hallett
United States District Court
Shaw
Carey
Jones
Trinidad
Thieves Loot Valley Springs General Store
Thieves broke in by cutting rear glass to Valley Springs general store and stole about 80 dollars worth of merchandise including two dozen pairs of pants and tobacco. No clue is available for the burglary investigation.
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Valley Springs
W. A Hill
Capistrant Arrested in East Seventh Street Theft Case
Str Pau reports Phil Capistrant, infamous for the Ermisch Wonigkeit case, arrested by Detective Pothen on a charge of stealing a $20 clarinet from W. H. Marito at 188 East Seventh Street.
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Str
Pau
Phil Capistrant
Ermisch and
Wonigkeit
Pothen
W. H. Marito
East Seventh Street
Attacks Hawaiian Fields Insect Ravages Hawaii Orchards
Reports from Honolulu describe an insect about the size of a lady bug devastating Hawaiian orchards and fields. Natives call it the Japanese bug believing it an involuntary import from Japan, as leaves are eaten while fiber remains. Shrubs and trees die quickly from the rampant infestation.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Hawaii
Japan
Trade Outlook Improves Slightly Amid Election Hopes
R G Dun reports mixed signals from the U S economy as election excitement dampens some business, yet overall indicators edge higher. Gold exports stop, mills reopen, farm prices stagnant, wages under pressure, and regional trade muted by warm weather and credit cautiousness.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Ohio
Northwest
Fall River
Naval clash looms as fleets near Che Foo
Pall Mall Gazette correspondent reports Chinese and Japanese fleets off Che Foo and a battle is anticipated soon. The dispatch indicates both sides mobilizing forces near the port, signaling intensified hostilities in the region.
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Che Foo
London
Pall Mall Gazette
China
Japan
Disastrous Pensacola Wharf Fire Burns Coal Wharf
A massive blaze in Pensacola at Muscogee wharf owned by the Louisville and Nashville railroad engulfs the coal chute warehouses of Export Coal company. Several sailing ships alongside the wharf catch fire. authorities believe losses will exceed $300,000 and containment seems unlikely.
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Pensacola
Fla
Muscogee Wharf
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Export Coal Company
A O U W Anniversary Celebrations Planned Nationwide
In Kansas City and across the United States the 26th anniversary of the Ancient Order of United Workmen will be observed over the next four weeks. While the official day was Saturday, leaders urge lodges to celebrate within two weeks after the 27th to accommodate all locations.
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Kansas City
Order of United Workmen
United States
West
London Printers Confront American Typesetting Machines
A London deputation from the Society of Compositors met a New York firm whose typesetting machines have been adopted by major metropolitan journals. After several hours of discussion the company refused to concede points to the printers, leaving the issue to national organizers for action.
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London
Army of London
London Society of
New York
Trades
National Printers Organization
Martial Law Amid Cherokee Militia Crackdown on Outlaws
Oct. 29 report from Fort Gisson I T notes martial law across the nation as nearly 300 Cherokee militia chase brigands. U S marshals under Heck Bruner pursue leaders near Red Fork while wisdoms police sweep west. Deputy Gibson reports close pursuit of Jim French and others, but horses gave out and gang scattered.
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Fort Gisson
I.T
Wisdom
United States
Heck Bruner
Red Fork
Gibson
Jim French
Sam McWilliams
Bill Harlan
Political Gambit Over Cleveland Vote Right In New York
A Park Avenue hotel briefing reports a unnamed politician claiming President Cleveland sought a written opinion from Francis Lyndh Stetson's law firm on his right to vote in New York. The opinion allegedly stated Cleveland was not eligible to vote, prompting a decision not to pursue registration.
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New York
Park Avenue
Francis Lyndh Stetson
Cleveland
Stetson
Elevators Sold as Peet Buys Northern Pacific Line
Moorhead Minn Oct 29 M J Forbes of Duluth receiver of the Northern Pacific elevator system with C H Severance appeared and offered sale to highest bidder The property was bid in by Emerson W Peet of St Paul for 250000 on behalf of a reorganization committee
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E. W. Peet
Northern Pacific Line
Moorwead
Minn
M. J. Forbes
Duluth
Northern Pacific Elevator System
C. H. Severance
St. Paul
Emerson W. Peet
Northwestern Postmasters Appointments and Reappointments
Washington lists a set of postmasters appointed by the president for Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin including Adel Fayette Lansing and others with fourth class offices elevated to third class and reappointed with presidential commissions. Names include Robert S Barr E Larkin Robert Hufschmidt John M Johnston John K King J S Ewer George B Hesley Patrick O Leary Thomas F Kelly Homer L Swafford John F Page Job Mills William H Cass Joseph Whalen.
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Northwestern
Washington
Iowa
Adel
Robert S. Barr
Fayette
E. Larkin
Lansing
Robert Hufschmidt
Sumner
John M. Johnston
Minnesota
Adrian
John K. King
Appleton
J. S. Ewer
Kasson
George B. Hesley
Waterville
Patrick O’ Leary
Adair
Thomas F. Kelly
Hull
Homer L. Swafford
Mystic
John F. Page
Wisconsin
Lodi
Job Mills
New Lisbon
William H. H. Cass
South Milwaukee
Joseph Whalen
New York Copper Indicted in Bribe Case
Police Captain Max Schmittberger of the Tenderloin precinct was indicted by a grand jury for receiving bribes and admitted to bail of 7500 dollars at the district attorney's office. The warrant for his ex ward man Gannon will not be served soon as he is in Ireland for three months and unlikely to return soon.
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New York
Max Schmittberger
Tenderloin
Schmittberger
Gannon
Ireland
No New Smallpox Cases in Washington Officials Say
Washington authorities report no new smallpox cases and consider the worst past. It will be several days before incubating cases appear and next week before the outbreak's possible severity is known. Vaccination has become nearly universal.
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Washington
The New Diphtheria Cure Arrives in New York
A shipment of anti-toxine serum from Professor Behring's Berlin laboratory reaches the customs house. It is the first portion of the new diphtheria remedy to reach the United States, drawing worldwide medical interest.
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New York
Behring
Berlin
Corbett Forfeit Posted for Brady Bossed Match
Kansas City dispatch reports Champion Corbett wired W A Brady that he posted a 500 forfeit in New York for a 2500 bout with Steve O'Donnell the Australian. Brady confirms O'Donnell is willing to fight.
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Kansas City
Corbett
W. A. Brady
New York
Steve O’donnell
Brady
Steve
Prison audit finds U S prisoners and jail counts in Sioux Falls
The United States grand jury inspected the state penitentiary and county jail in Sioux Falls and reported the facilities are being conducted satisfactorily. The penitentiary holds 88 United States prisoners and 4 in the county jail. The panel has about 40 cases pending against violators of internal revenue laws.
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South Dakota
Sioux Fall
United States Grand Jury
United States
Grand Jury
Offer for 50 000 purse for Mexico boxing bout
A kintoscope exhibit company forwarded a letter to James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons offering a $50,000 purse for a fight to be held in Mexico before November 1, 1895, claiming safeguards against official interference.
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New York
Kintoscope
James J. Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Mexico
Duluth Gas Works Purchase Vote Passes by 197
In Duluth on October 29 at 1 am the vote to purchase plants of the Duluth Gas and Waterworks company was counted. The measure won by 197 with 2,073 in favor and 1,876 against. Registration totaled 10,223.
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Dvututa
Duluth Gas and Waterworks Company
Knight to Operate Hotel Chequamegon in Ashland
Colonel John H. Knight long associated with Senator Vilas and the Democratic bid for the U S Senate last winter has bought Hotel Chequamegon, the famed Ashland summer resort.
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Knight
Ashland
Wis
John H. Knight
Senator Vilas
United States
Chequamegon
Sheriff Proctor in hot pursuit of Cook gang
A courier reports Sheriff Proctor and a Cherokees posse chasing Cook and his gang of robbers, only about half an hour behind the bandits.
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Tahlequadg, IL. T
Proctor
Cook
Gresham Urges German Repeal of Beef Import Ban
Secretary Gresham issued a strong protest to Germany over the prohibition on importing American cattle and fresh meat. He argued the action damages a major American industry without proven disease or contagion. The German ambassador conveyed the protest, with possible temporary suspension for further inquiry tied to changes in the German chancellorship.
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Wasu Hineton
Gresham
United States
Germany
State Department
Reform Church Conference in Baltimore Meets This Week
The executive commission of the Western section of the Alliance of the Reformed Churches, Presbyterian in worship, convenes at Franklin Street Presbyterian in Baltimore with about 150 delegates. The alliance affects over 20 million people across two hemispheres. organized in 1876, the main body meets every four years, with the next gathering in Glasgow in 1896.
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Baltimore
Executive Commission
Alliance of the Reformed Churches
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
W. A. Markland
London
Glascow
Scotland
Rival of Two Trusts Plan By Great White Spirit Co
New Jersey based Great White Spirit company aims to rival the American Sugar Refining and whisky trusts by using a German French refining method in one plant. It refines beet juice into sugar and uses syrups and refuse to make spirits. The venture plans to reverse current exports by importing syrups from Europe in tank steamers.
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New York
Wall Street
Great White Spirit Company of
New Jersey
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Whisky Trust
Europe
Bismarck comments amid German ministerial crisis
Berlin reports that Prince Bismarck said the crisis was expected noting Count zu Rulenburg was correct on anti socialist measures and that General von Caprivi opposed them. He called Prince Hohenlohe safe but lacking initiative and said one or both ministers must resign.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Varzin
Prince Bismarck
Count Zu Rulenburg
General von Caprivi
Prince Hohenlohe
Traveling physician and wife held for grand larceny
Dr J B Des raches and his wife were arrested in Pittsburg as they alighted from a Pan Handle train. They are wanted in Cincinnati for grand larceny. Des raches, about 40, travels as a physician. wife, about 30, carried a hat box with three small alligators. They deny the arrest.
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Pittsburg
J. B. Desraches
Cincinnati
Desraches
South America
Indians clash at Coyote Valley rancheria in deadly fracas
A Middletown Lake County dispatch reports Sulphur Bank and Coyote tribe members intoxicated after a visit. A knife fight left one buck dead and another fatally stabbed, with six others including two squaws seriously wounded.
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CallisToe@a
Cal
Middletown
Lake County
Coyote Valley Ranchera
Typhoid Fever Epidemic Hits Webster City Notice
Typhoid fever has become almost an epidemic in Webster City Iowa with several deaths and many more in critical condition. Three cases of diphtheria have been found but a strict quarantine is enforced on them.
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Webster City
Forest Fires Threaten Corinth Area and Crops
Forest fires burn near Corinth Mississippi with dense smoke over the town. Cottonfields in the outskirts destroyed and valuable timber ruined. Hundreds of farmers battle the flames to protect crops and property.
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Corinth
Miss
Smallpox Case Reported In Public Works Department
Another wet developed case of smallpox was discovered today in Wasu Hinaton. The victim is Charles E. Williams, a colored messenger in the interior department. Williams is the third messenger in the department to be attacked by the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasu Hinaton
Charles E. Williams
Interior Department
Wilams
Six Cars Wrecked in Freight Collision near Ottawa River Bridge
Lia O October 30 Six freight cars were wrecked when west bound freight on the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago collided from the rear with freight No 7 just east of the Ottawa river bridge. The accident occurred in dense fog with six cars derailed and scattered along the embankment.
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Lia
Pittsburg
Fort Wayn
Chicago
Ottawa River
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Caprivi
Wheelmen’s Rights
Minnesota Supreme Court
Omaha Safety Deposit
Southern Minnesota Teachers
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Tory
Gard
O’donnell
Reformed Church Conference
Great White Spirit Company
Bismarck
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