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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1901
Page
6
Reported disaster details describe a steam vessel sinking and a powerful boiler explosion. Dispatches note hold-ups at the Rosemont powder works and indicate crews drove ashore to seek aid as efforts to send assistance were hindered.
A fragmented OCR line offers unclear names and locations suggesting a local transit or event note. readable terms include Sedat and Lont with scattered letters and numbers. no coherent context or dates emerge from the legible portion.
Dispatches from Catbalogan Samar report General Lakban offering terms of surrender to General Smith. The American commander declines and negotiates time as troops guard supplies and prepare measures for possible engagements.
Reported unrest in a southern area as tensions rise between groups. Court martial proceedings in Oregon-Meade region are referenced, with no clear outcome provided.
The fragmentary note mentions a person named Max and Ned in an unclear context. Details are scant, but the text suggests a possible discussion or request involving these figures, without providing a clear outcome or action.
A man named Rose was assaulted while walking near Red 4 and robbed of one hundred dollars. A second person aided the robber, striking Rose with a blunt instrument. Rose, left senseless, later recovered consciousness to learn the cash was gone and a posse formed to pursue two masked assailants.
Ten miners escaped with injuries after a dust explosion at Lincoln Park Coal Mining Company near Springfield as a heavy blast fired. The blast occurred six hundred feet from the mine mouth, injuring those within a half mile radius and leaving others unhurt. Medical aid was ready at home for the burn victims, who are expected to recover.
A jury seated to hear the William Yo Buna case faced hours of testimony before recess. Court records show proceedings shifted to closing arguments as jurors prepare to decide the verdict.
Vetted lines seem garbled with partial words. Readable bits mention a relay or relative note and a location tag but no clear event, persons, or organizations to confirm. The fragment lacks sufficient detail to form a proper headline or summary.
The article describes a man from Kansas who suffered three years of illness marked by almost continuous sleep. While in Santa Ana California he slept from May 28 to August 39, was brought home in September, and slept continuously until awakening shortly before death. He was fed through a rubber tube inserted by doctors.
Five year old Neilie Kelley and her ten month old sister died after flames from playing with matches ignited clothing. Their mother Mrs James Keller was hospitalized with severe burns while attempting to save them. Neilie’s clothing caught fire during the rescue. The sister and child mortality occurred at the hospital.
Elections were held in fourteen of thirty three Massachusetts cities on December 3. Eleven cities showed changes from prior results with Fitchburg noted for a shift in council composition. The overall trend favored a council with leaning sympathetic majorities in many locales.
Fragmentary note shows an express leaving Chicago at pm en route to Milwaukee. No full details or times provided. text remains incomplete.
The readable portions show garbled text with names and phrases but no clear event, date, or identifiable persons. The piece lacks coherent facts to summarize into a valid news item.
Fragmented OCR text references race and political tension with mentions of disfranchisement, a minister, and a suspect captured after a fire at Grand, plus scattered names and garbled phrases.
Reported wreck of the California express train from San Francisco to Portland near Salem. Fatality confirmed for Fish of Portland and several injuries noted as officials searched wreckage for passengers and baggage.
A Canadian Pacific freight train derailed on a river bend after a rock slide. Engineer Kandall and Fireman Petruff were killed, and three cars plunged over the bank while the engine and cars were crushed beneath wreckage.
Helen Mitchell, a chemist, at a New York hotel, attempted suicide by ingesting carbolic acid after declaring her acts were prohibited. She collapsed at a door and physicians induced vomiting, but no residue remained in her mouth or throat. A bottle of carbolic acid was found, with about a spoonful consumed, and her hands swelled from the liquid.
The Oakland Iron Works reached a settlement with the striking workers and agreed to a wage increase of 2 34 cents per hour. All Oakland shops are now operating on union time as a result of the agreement. The New York World publishes a report on the settlement.
A disjointed report describes a tense scene near a secluded corner where a group of robbers reportedly struck. Witnesses mention a man running, police confusion, and a head injury amid chaotic activity as suspects fled with stolen money.
Reports from Carbondale and nearby areas describe two unexpected deaths. Cryas Smith of Wakarusa and Mrs. Sarah Ann Dunphy reportedly died at home and during a domestic task respectively, both attributed to heart disease and distressed by unusually high spirits prior to death.
Private Albert Francis of the Fourth Cavalry was killed when his horse fell on him at Fort Leavenworth. The 20 year old enlisted man suffered a crushed head. His home was in Indiana.
Lawrence Brophy, a farmer from near Wellsville, fell into a well and slipped to the bottom while trying to climb out. He remained unharmed after being rescued.
In a city meeting a civil tax and zoning ordinance are debated as a fatal fire claim arises. A five month old baby died after being placed in a blanket near a heat source, fueling an investigation into possible neglect and safety lapses.
David R. White, a Kansas pioneer, shot himself in the temple with an old muzzle loading shotgun in Manhattan. He was about T1 years old, had moved to Kansas in 1454, and lived in Manhattan since 1598. ill health and financial worry were thought to have caused the deed. he had just made a will the day before.
The condemned Thomas J Hampton, an African American man linked to a double murder at Fort White nine years earlier, was hanged at Lake City. He smoked a cigar up to the moment the black cap was adjusted as his execution proceeded.
In a tight regional wrestling meet, Palf, Ry, and ree competed for top spots. Key bouts featured hopefuls earning spots for state qualifiers as coaches praised technique and effort.
Readable fragments describe a wedding feast at a West Point area location in Wisconsin where sixty people were reportedly poisoned. A coffee sample was sent to a chemist for analysis while the continued condition of attendees prompted hope for recovery.
Night Marshal J B Smith of Chel ea Iowa was shot in the head by three robbers while they attempted to break into a barn. He died two hours later as police pursued the suspects.
Russian battle painter Vassil Verestchagin arrived in Chicago to exhibit at the Art Institute and announced plans to devote two years or more to a canvases depicting Roosevelt and San Juan Hill in battle scenes.
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