Wealthy banker on Overland Limited in railcar insanity
John T D Tallant president of the Tolan Bankine company of San Francisco enrages aboard an Overland Limited train, throws gold pieces at passengers, draws a revolver, and is restrained by crew and passengers. He is placed in custody at the East Chicago avenue station after a tumultuous scene and appears to be en route to Europe with his wife.
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Chicago
John Td, Tallant
Tolan, Bankine Company
San Francisco
Chicago Avenue
Overland
Northwestern
Danteol Samen
Mallon House
Euro
Paris
Fom
Ann Pullell
Comeh
Jonan Peeteeal
Brent
Passoctas
Tallant
Clark
Aheed
Tratemon
Faure lays corner stones for bridge and hospital in St Petersburg
President Faure, welcomed by the governor, inspected troops and laid the foundation stone for a new bridge in the Neva river area. He attended a service at the cathedral, placed a wreath on a tsar’s tomb, and visited Peter the Great’s house amid heavy rain. He also met municipal officials and traveled in open carriages through the city.
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St. Petereburs
Apon
Faure
Uht
Alexandria
New Teherkusky
Infantry
Army amMirers
Russia
M. Faure
Guard of Honor
Ural Comacks
St Ter
St. Paul
Prance
Alexander III
Raure
Scrums Uy Neva 2
SR Oriack
Salvation Army seeks Kansas Avenue venues amid street conflict
Ensign Hawk of the Balvetian Army explains the hesitant reception of the Salvation Army in St Petersinore, urging quiet, legal street meetings to reach potential converts. He notes police restrictions on side streets and argues for equal rights to gather and perform without compromising religious duties.
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Kansas Avenue
Ensign Hawk
Balvetian Army
State Journal
Urs
Afridis Advance Near Fort Bara in Afghan Frontier
Dispatches from Simla and Peshawar report Afridi insurgents massing near Fort Bara twelve miles from Foot Bara with 400 Afridis pushing toward Fort Laker. Reports claim 2,000 fighting men in the group and fear of Afridi regrouping near Kandahar frontier amid shortages of food and ammunition. General Ellis plans to cut off retreat as Quetta troops stand ready for possible deployment.
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Simla
Fort Ali-Masjid
Khyber Pasa
Khyber Rifles
Jehangera
India
Turkey
Peshawar
Quetta
Kandahar
Lick Observatory Plans Indian Eclipse Expedition
Prof W W Campbell will head a U S expedition from Lick Observatory to India to observe the next total solar eclipse. The trip, funded by the late G C Cracker, will be the only United States departure with the eclipse due to occur near midnight January 21 1898 in California and the following afternoon in India.
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Lick Observatory
India
San Francisco
W. W. Campbell
Gok C
Lick
United States
California
Candy Company Assigns To Trust Firm In City
The E Pare Confectionery Co. one of the city’s largest candy makers assigned assets of about 100000 to Chicago Title and Trust company. Liabilities not to exceed 33000. Difficulty in making collections cited as the cause. Lost caps plating. Port Townsend August 29. No word on two Norwegians Spelberg and Huland who sailed from Ozette August 13 in a small boat toward Cape Platery and the strait to Port Townsend. Heavy winds raise doubts they are lost.
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Circam
Mr. E. Pare
Port Townsend
Spelberg
Huland
Ozette
Cape Platery
Copper River to Run Rail Line in Alaska
A new Copper Ris Transportation and Mining company forms to operate a passenger and freight ecliptors route between Bisee and Cosi Sater Rodiak in Prince William Sound Copper River country. First trip planned for February. Hazel Salve claims to heal piles rectal diseases cuts burns and skin troubles.
Mennonites Buy 4673 Acres in Fort Bend Texas for Colonies
John Dake and John P. Kiassan report success locating land for Mennonite colonies in Marion and McPherson counties. They bought 4673 acres in Fort Bend county near Rosenbergs and negotiate additional parcels between Galveston and Houston. Delegates say 15 brethren have chosen tracts with plans for fall planting and future colony growth.
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Marion
John Dake
Hillsboro
John P. Kiassan
Canton
Texas
McPherson
Fort Bend
Galveston
Houston
Rosenbers
League
Kansas
Fort Head County
Park Get Electric Line to Bonner Springs Readied
Kansas City capitalists plan to form a railroad and park company to improve Manner Springs near Bonner Springs and build an electric line. The 14 mile distance from Kansas City, connected to the Union Pacific, would create a first class resort for hunting, rusticating, and leisure. The scheme began last year after the Bonner Springs camp meeting.
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Kansas City
Fmot
Mixsour
Manner Springs
Lttie
Kansan
Bonner Springs
Great Crash of Gravel at Two Miles South of Town
The Douglass Tribune reports a massive gravel crash two miles south of town where a sunny car load of ballast collapsed. The trucked pile toppled the track scattering timbers and gravel. four cars derailed but, remarkably, no serious injuries occurred. Rails bent and ties broken from the force of the slide.
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Douglass Tribune
Missed One Hundred Hogs Stolen From Cheney Man
Cheney man jailed on grand larceny charge after hogs valued by prominent stock raiser Mr Grace were driven away. Deputy reports seeing pickup disappear with hogs as evidence points to theft involving local hog stock. Suspect was brought in from Cheney yesterday and faces county jail.
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Cheney
Grand Jarveny
Darver
Grace
Buster
Roose Fope
Wichita
Ate
Emiey A
Wheat cargo plan outlines large shipment by ship
A damaged OCR note describes a plan involving hundreds of wheat cars and a ship, mentioning Glases, Glapco, and Grein in Australia. It hints at expanding to 600 cars and road links, but the text is garbled and uncertain about exact dates, quantities, and parties.
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Shipmat of
Grein
Glapco
Aus
Wheat shipments from Glasco station this year
The State Bank of Glasco reports $19,000 in wheat checks issued with less than $10,000 more to come this month. Deliveries are being made to grain buyers as contracted, reflecting ongoing activity in the wheat trade at Glasco.
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State Bank of
Glasco
Neodesha Liquor War prompts county attorney clash
County Attorney J Kennedy faces criticism from officials and citizens over enforcement delays in a liquor violation case. He reportedly pressed for information and led to Mayor Scudder being cited. the mayor posted a $300 bond for court appearance.
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Volt
Formel Vais
J Kennedy
Scudder
Emporia Absconder Found in German Beer Fund Case
Sheriff Gaughan received a telegram from Alton Illinois police stating Fred Langsdorff a bookbinder employed by the Emporia Republican and connected with funds of the German American league was captured in Alton. The Aug 25 report notes he ran away with the funds weeks ago.
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Emporia
Gaughan
Alton
Til
Fred Langsdorff
Emporia Republican
German-American League
Release of Chattel Mortgages and Wheat Outlook
Great Bend reports over 60 000 dollars in chattel and real estate mortgages released since August 1 and half the crop unthreshed. Curtis announces candidacy in Fleet district race after addressing Republican county convention in Oskaloosa. Caney reports a farmer dies from a black spider bite near Indiana Territory. Russell notes 16 cars of wheat shipped in July and 123 cars in early August totaling about 278 000 bushels.
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Great Bend
County Recorder
Curtis
Oskaloora
Charles Curtis
Topeka
Frederick
Fleet
Caney
George Niteley
Here
Indiana Territry
Russell
Russell County
Wheat on the Ocean Exports From Baltimore Reach Record Volume
Baltimore Md August reports show 14 steamers loaded with grain heading to European ports. Knight Bachelor leads ships taking 10000 to 13000 bushels each as total exports surpass prior monthly records. Despite market dips, Baltimore remains stable and not speculative.
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Baltimore
Aus
England
France
Germany
Norway
Belghim
Ireland
Scotland
Holland
Bruin
Death of Count Mutsu Ends Japan's Leading Statesman
Washington telegram reports Count Mutsu former foreign minister and Japanese minister to the United States has died of consumption after a long lung illness. He resigned his office about two years ago due to ill health.
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Japan
Washington
Ave
Count Mutsu
United States
Iss
Portland Port Townsend Await Dawson News
Port Townsend Washington Aug 25 A large group of newspaper men wait for the steamer Portland bringing the latest dispatches from Dawson The Portland was reported off Cape Plattery last night but appeared to be the Willamette river boat and had not been sighted by 1 30 this morning and is not expected to be heard from before daylight
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Port Townsend
Dawson
Port ‘Townsend
Wash
Portland
Cape Plattery
Wheat Rebounds Amid Mixed Market Signals
Chicago reports September wheat up 5 cents at 96 1/2 cents with December advancing 3 to 240. Despite the gains, trading remained cautious as buyers stayed away and the market closed modestly higher. The note mentions a bull attempt and unusual heavy trading amid a day shaped by broad market hesitancy.
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Chicago
Cloris
James L. French
de Witt
G. W. Branstlelt
Kansas
Farmers rescue hapless laborer on Santa Fe trestle near Spencer
Gus Zimmerman, a Santa Fe section laborer, fell astride a bridge trestle while crossing the main line near Spencer, fractured his knee, and was saved by two farmers just as a fast passenger train neared. He was taken to Santa Fe hospital in Topeka and appears to be improving.
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Gus Zimmerman
Santa Fe
Zimmerman
Spencer
Topeka
Local briefs from North Topeka column notes and family updates
Items intended for the column include notices from Kimball Pty Co and Topeka addresses about sick and traveling family members. Mrs L E Bruffey of 1519 Topeka Ave is sick. Miss Evelyn Hofman recovers from typhoid and can drive. Perrmie Curtis to return from Colorado. Rev Calvin Holman back from Colorado. Mr Lane confined at home due to illness. Several residents plan travels or return from trips. courtship, crops and local social events referenced amid scattered household items and shop hours.
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Kimball Pty. Co
L. E Bruffey
Topeka
Kan. Ave
Lane
Garner & Lane
Charles Curtis
Perrmie
Colorado
Plem
Calvin Holman
Evelyn Hofman
Courtney Grover
Theodore Kent
Oxankie
Asiss L. Hoffman
Schultz
Overbrook
Clara
Grace Plummer
Olathe
Raymond
Aliie Lillian McCormick
Osankie
F. M. Grover
D. J. Hathaway
England
Stewart
Shawnen County
Dan O'Rourke
Kansas Avenue
John Ellis
Irwin
Park Street
Queneto
Ellis
Selecting a Jury in Luetgert Case May Take Ten Days
The Luetgert murder trial jury selection continued in Judge Tuthill's court as defense counsel pressed for strict circumstantial evidence standards. The defendant Adolph Luetgert embraced his two young sons Louis and Elmer, showing emotion unseen before, while prosecutors estimate about ten days to complete jury selection. Louis, aged 12, is expected to testify.
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Lustgert
Chicago
Ventlemen
Adolph Luetgert
Tuthill
Vincent
Louis
Elmer
Luetgert
Deenan
No Gold Coming From England Says Bank Leader
London dispatch reports Hugh Smith, governor of the Bank of England, sees no heavy autumn gold shipments from England to the United States. He cites a fair harvest, strong American securities, and unsettled American finance as reasons. Wheat payments will mainly come from the continent, not England. Francis Baring agrees.
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New York
London
England
United States
Hugh Smith
Bank of England
France
American Exchange
Amelia
Continent
Francis Baring
Baring Firm
Six Negroes Said Hung in Arkansas Mob Violence
Reports from Arkansas recount a brutal wave of mob violence with six men allegedly hanged in Cleburne County amid accusations of a sextuple lynching. Separate incidents include a white man killed after clashes at a Kendall picnic and a black man burned in Drew County, with authorities scrambling to verify details.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark. Aus
Clebours County
Drew County
Rison
Nexro
Kendall
Newroes
T. J. Jobson
Fiat
Hiemot
Pine Bluff
Assassination of Uruguay President J Idiarte Borda
Montevideo reports the national tote was disturbed as President J Idiarte Borda was shot and killed by an assassin in the city. The event ends his presidency and shocks the nation amid unclear motives and immediate political uncertainty.
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Montevideo
J. Idiarte Borda
McKinley Parade Welcomed by Buffalo Crowd
President McKinley rode in a grand military parade through Buffalo to salute veterans. A 2000 child-formed shield met the procession on Delaware Avenue as crowds cheered from sidewalks and windows, while bands played and officials escorted the commander-in-chief. The event showcased wartime memories, veteran groups, and a vast, jubilant audience.
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Buffalo
Fort Porter
National Suard
New York
Nike
Trequale Hotel
Tang
Aed
Genceni
Republic
United States
Main Street
Elimpine
Muirrow
President McKinley
Tiasix
Colibla
Chicago
Meade Port
Philadelphia
Capt. Morgan
Edward Curtis
Filien Front
Colummn
Delaware Avenue
Friends of the Fresh Air Uriewion
Delaware Prey
Shield
Preaigerit
MoKtaky
Fragmented OCR tease lacks clear events
Readable fragments point to a stray, garbled local item with no clear person, place or action. Unable to extract a coherent headline or confirm entities from the supplied text.
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Union Pacific
Paure
St. Petersinore
Peternot
Salvation Army
Afridis
Candy Company
Marion and
McPherson Mennonites
Douglass
Barton County
North Topeka
Dreezisia
Uruguay
M’kinley
Grand Army At
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