Global and local turmoil from fires to strikes and crime
A wide collage of brief items: a hurricane dashing Philippine shipping, Vancouver paper mill shutdown, Moroccan rebellion reports, Morocco to throne tensions, battleship repairs funded, a Kentucky murder discovery, Serb palace intrigue, a Seattle murder verdict, Colorado pardons, a bank forger upheld, Canadian tragedy rumours, Maryland strawberry prices crash, a Killen, Indiana murder, Quebec wildfires, US cotton acreage rise, Canton hunger appeal, Fort Buford reservation entries, a lynching sentence, Pacific mills cartel talk, Supreme Court case delay, Ohio botanist killed by pistol fire, and a Willow Creek murder mystery with cash hidden.
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Maryland
Addie Lyons
Josephyons
Killen
Ind
Quebec
Aster
Forestdale
Department’ of Agriculture
United States
Hay
McWade
Canton
Wong
Kwang Bi
Fort Buford
Great Falla
Mont
Minot
N. D
Samuel Mitchell
White
Thomas Gilyard
Joplin
Bandits Break Jail in Minkgow Montana
A chaotic Saturday jailbreak in Minkgow Mont ends with four inmates escaping armed. Prisoners overpowering the jail staff and officers including Under Sheriff Rieter and Jailer Dilland. One evadent, Jack Williams, is shot and seriously wounded while another guard is beaten. The raid involved a planned exit through the kitchen and a series of coordinated moves to slip away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minkgow
Mont
Saturdae Dairy
Kitcheny
Rieter
Dilland Cane
Hiller
Winchester
Jay
Jack Willams
Dillard
Rutter
Desolation in South Carolina Flood Losses Rise
A Columbus dispatch reports the South Carolina flood driving property losses to at least 3.6 million dollars with 80 dead conservatively. Clifton village and mills bear heavy damage as 560 survivors in destitution, Clifton No 1 and No 2 mills alone costing about 2.004 million and Pacoles near 1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dispatch
Piedmont
Clifton
Converse
Clifton No
Cliton No
Pacoles
ORDER MORMONS TO LEAVE PRUSSIA
Berlin dispatch reports Hugh J. Cannon superintendent of Mormon missions in Germany and his wife, secretary, and assistant secretary ordered by police to quit Prussian territory within three weeks. Similar orders to about sixty more missionaries signal government plan to expel all. No reason given beyond undesired presence. Cannon will relocate to Zurich, Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hugh J. Cannon
Germany
Hik
Prussian
Cannen
Herlin & Month
Cannon
Zurich
Switzerland
Pattern After Texas Lynching and Sea Collision Report
The article reports a lynching of W T Hyatt a Black school teacher in Belleville Illinois after he wounded County Superintendent Charles Hertel. It notes a maritime disaster near Marseille France where the Liban was sunk by the Insulaire with 100 or more deaths. Also covered is a Telluride Colorado man found with a fractured skull in a bowling alley incident and a Vermont wildfire with destruction in Hardwick and Worcester mountain area.
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W. T. Hyatt
Belleville
Hil
Charles Hertel
St. Clair County
Hertel
Wyatt
Court House
Marssilies
France
Insulaire
Liban
Fraissenet Steamsariiy Company
Marpellien
Enea
Corsica
Maire Telands
Teat Binchamp
Binchamp
George Woearby
Telluride
Colo
Royal Oak
River Steamboat Disaster Claims Three Children
A river steamboat wreck on the river near Hannibal caused the vessel to strike a pier and bend toward a bridge. Passengers, including many Sunday school children from Mannpal, scrambled ashore as the barge separated. Three children were swept away and drowned while others were rescued by rowboats and nearby help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menattal
Deidge
Maine in Flames Across State Amid Severe Wildfires
Fire devastates forests and timberland from border to border in Maine. Reports say at least thirty fires, with lines stretching up to twelve miles, deep two miles in some areas. Rain has been minimal over weeks, hindering suppression efforts as trains haul crews north to battle blazes.
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Hardwick
Maine
Remis
Rangeley Lake
British Seizes Three Islands Near Pitcairn
Information from official sources confirms England recently seized three small islands near Pitcairn. Consul Simons in Tahiti believed them valuable as Panama Canal prospects. He sent Mr. McCoy, Pitcairn resident, to take control, and an English naval ship later formalized the transfer on Simons request.
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Piteaire
England
Simons
Tahita
Panama Canal
Eiher
Bis
McCoy
Englinh
Pitcairn Island
U P Strike Settled After Eleven Month Walkout
A long running machinists strike on the Uulog Pacific system ends after a Wednesday conference between President Bart of the railroad and company representatives. About 1,000 on strike will return to work by Monday morning. The settlement is seen as a compromise by both sides.
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Uulog Pacific
Bart
Inpany
Owen
Bandits Kill Conductor on Montet Louis Car
Three marked men boarded the Au Vortan car early Wednesday and killed conductor John Waith. The robbers jumped off the vehicle and escaped after the assault. only a few passengers were aboard at the time.
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Montet Louis
J. Hewes
John Waith
Oly
Turbulent Sail Choices Report From Orient Detailing Route Outcomes
A garbled report outlines nine sail options from Orient and Htuesen pointing to Russia’s decline and Valis reaction. It claims slow progress and misdirected progress while noting January movements and a directive toward the Yalu.
Massacre of Smardash Villagers by Turkish Forces
A grim report details a Turkish bombardment and massacre at Smardash, south of Lake Peewha in European Turkey. About 800 houses burned, roughly 20 villagers killed, mainly women and children, with many bodies desecrated and survivors fleeing injured or enslaved. Some 1400 villagers were said to be in the mountains without food or clothing.
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Morrie
Monadtic
Airopean
Turkey
Smardash
Lake Peewha
Bashi-Rurouke
Chakalaref
Inmurgenté
Che
Sialy
Farmers Slain by Cattlemen Feud in Kansas
Six people die and two wounded in a violent clash in southwest county near St Francis Kansas as the Berry family clashes with Dewey associates. The Deweys allegedly pressed land acquisition before the ambush, with claims of self defense from the Berry side. The conflict reflects long simmering land disputes between rival groups backed by a Chicago firm and local ranching families. Local details mention E M Berry and several Berry relatives among the dead, Chauncey Dewey linked to the attack, and ongoing tensions over land titles in the surrounding counties.
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St. Francis
Kan
Dewey
Chauncey Dewey
Herrys
Booth identity confirmed for Lincoln assassin remains found
Lincoln era mystery surrounding John Wilkes Booth is clarified by Junium Bruty Booth, a teacher and Booth’s nephew, who identified the remains as Booth. Bates and others later corroborated the dead man’s identity and claimed Booth adopted aliases while moving through Kentucky and Texas.
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Enid
Urianoma
Sepatener
Junium Bruty Booth
Jobe Wilkes Horth
Lincoln
Haw
David B. George Ae Hinwacle
George
Britain’s Future Policy Faces Sudden Revolution
Mr Chamberlain, described as the strong man of the cabinet, outlines a bold reversal of Britain's fiscal stance in a debate seen as potentially the most momentous. He argues for preferential imperial trade, a food tax mandate, and power to wage tariffs with Germany on Canada’s behalf, signaling a dissolution on the horizon and a dramatic shift supported by his colleagues.
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Mr. Chamberlain
Great Britain
Germany
Canada
President Visits Cheyenne Wild West Exhibit
President Roosevelt attends Cheyenne Frontier Park event hailed as the state’s most successful. Gift to the president, a sorrel gelding named Ragalon with a gold mounted saddle, provided by Cheyenne and Douglas residents and Senator Warren. President tours rodeo events and delivers an appreciative address. Tornadoes hit Georgia towns Gainesville New Holland White Sulphur causing 85 deaths, 1,000 homeless, 200 homes and a cotton mill destroyed with $300,000 losses.
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Roosevelt
Frontier Park
Cheyenne
Douglas
Warren
Texas
Gainesville
New Holland
White Sulphur
Levee Failure Near Keokuk and Chaos in Alexandria
Disjointed report describes a levee giving way at Keokuk Iowa with flooding in Alexandria Territory and widespread damage. Officials dispatched from Keokuk to assist. no life losses reported. Mention of labor unrest and federal action affecting worker organizations in Wilkiwaburre and Deltona districts under unclear leadership.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Alexandria
Clark County
Kookuk
Untitled Northwest News Summary of Crimes and Trials
A chaotic scan of incidents reports deaths, trials, and political shifts from multiple states. It notes a coroner verdict linking a drowning to a murder, various court outcomes including prison sentences, a murder in a Montana saloon, and a range of legal actions across Oregon, Colorado, and Wyoming with officials and institutions named.
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Philippines
Abingle Milla
Vancouver
Ronso
Yar Nan
Che Ping
Chau
Momidhan
Silvela
Spain
Morocco
Bu-Hamara
William Boston
Lexington
Belgrade
Servia
Alexander
Queen Draga
Jamen Champoux
Lettle Brace
Bell
Seattle
Jose Nunez
Colorado Penitentiary
Nunez
United States Court of Appeals
Harvey Logan
Harvey Curry
Knoxville
Tenn
Lethbridge
Joss
J. Derrick
Inds
Pacific Coast
United States Supreme Court
Hoyt
Norham Securios Company
John F. Hicks
Ohio Agriculural Experiment Station
Woowler
Mary Gill
Willow M. Hell
Sanalor
Can
South Carolina
Illinois
Vermont
Seine
U. P
WII
Russia
Finland
Kansas
Lundy
William Kyle
Brish Go Junin Tranetor Company
Harry Wolf
Kyle
Wolf
Mugyland
Pince
Ely
Parendillin
Mlethett Bay
Viernit
Agbsabbin
Don Wilkes Bern
Britain
Georgia
Missouri
United Mike Workers
Fonion
Wilkiwaburre
Drealonta
Cowelinun
Aiothalon
Etd
Giermiers
Honrié
Pasneinan
Kena
Nev
Avdulion Sociity
Marvin G. Tullerd
Ron
Tredewent
Paul Wagnite
Ainger Hermann
Intrict
Oregon
Thomas Tone A
Reames
Convention of the War Union
Butt
Denver
John Flynn
la Salle
le Balle
Selasmith
Athens
Mon
Kelsey
Edward Spencer
Spence
James 8
Keerl
Thomas Cry
Cry
Walsenburg
Claudis Martinez
Martinez
Nimbo Gibieau
Gabriel
Wyoming
Washington
Parr
Lywader
Derulverend
Canimlable
Janie Montgomery
Wan Fulalved
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