A Million Up In Smoke In Fairbanks Fire Devastates District
Alameda May 24 The Northern Commercial Co reports Fairbanks Alaska suffered a major blaze destroying Turner to Lacey street and back to Third except the Fairbanks Banking Co building. One woman Lota Talbot died. Loss estimated near one million dollars with four steamers en route to deliver supplies. gold output in 1905 projected at 12.9 to 15 million.
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Alameda
Cal
Northern Commercial Co
Alaska
Fairbanks
Turner
Lacey Street
Fairbanks Banking Co
Lota Talbot
Chena River
Tanana
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
B. C
First National Bank
Washington Banking Co
Fourth National
Lightning strikes in Hammond kill three injure one
Three people died and one was fatally injured when a storm struck Hammond Indiana on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased are John Michow of West Hammond Louis Steinbach of Hammond and Mrs. Ludeke of Whiting. Roy Witter is paralyzed from injuries. Farmers report extensive crop damage from the heavy rain.
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Hammond
Ind
John Michow
West Hammond
Louis Steinbach
Ludeke
Whiting
Roy Witter
Under Strong Guard to Prevent Lynching in Wichita
Wichita Kansas May 24. To avert possible lynching three Negroes Bud Gibbs Leonard King and Peter Dunn were moved from the police station to the county jail under a strong guard. They were arrested on the charge of robbing and allegedly beating William Sutton a grocer.
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Wichita
Kas
Bud” Gibbs
Leonard King
Peter Dunn
Wm. Sutton
Presbyterians Unite Court Denies Cumberland Petition
Decatur Illinois May 24 loyalists of the Cumberland Presbyterian church were denied an injunction restraining union with the Presbyterians. They will appeal to the supreme court. The Presbyterian assembly in Des Moines applauded as Decatur’s Cumberland assembly announced a delegation would attend conference on union.
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Decatur, Ll
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Supreme Court
Presbyterian Assembly
Sesson
Des Moines
General Assembly of the Cumberlands
Decatur
Outbreak Reported in Santo Domingo Macoris Prisoner Rescue
Washington reports another outbreak in Santo Domingo with a jail break at Macoris. Rebels withdrew as prisoners were reseured, with no American interests endangered, per a senior naval officer.
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Santo Domingo
Washington
Macoris
Tragedy in Oklahoma Two Maiden Women Robbed and Murdered
Oklahoma City reports a violent crime in the Chickasaw nation where two sisters were murdered during a robbery. An unknown man was thwarted by Mrs. Tutt, later fled to the mountains, and was shot dead by a pursuing posse. The case ends with locals asserting the killer would not harm again.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Danhion
R. T. Tutt
Tutt
Death of Henrik Ibsen in Christiana Norway
Henrik Ibsen, the renowned Norwegian poet and dramatist, died here Wednesday after noon aged 78. Born March 20, 1828 in Skien, his Danish, Scottish and German ancestry made him Norwegian in residence. His plays such as A Doll's House Hedda Gabler and Ghosts are familiar to US theatergoers. The authors' union placed a wreath on the Ibsen monument outside the National theater. the funeral is expected to be a state function.
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Christiana
Norway
Henrik Ibseh
Ibsen
Skien
United States
Springfield grand jury finds in mob case in Springfield Mo
The special grand jury reported late Wednesday that no assault occurred on Mrs Nina Edwards and that Duncan and Coker could not have been at the scene at the time. It criticizes the sheriff and police for negligence and expects about 25 indictments, possibly four for first degree murder.
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Springfield
Nina Edwards
Duncan
Coker
Eighty Three Veterans Hurt In Trolley Collision At Lafayette
Lafayette Ind. an Ore man was killed and 83 veterans were injured when two electric trolleys collided near Pit switch during the G A R encampment. Motorman Charles Roudebush died. many wounded were treated at St Elizabeth's hospital. Most expected to recover except Rev Peter H Owens of Medaryville.
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Lafayette
Ind
Lafayette Battleground
Battleground
Charles Roudebush
Elizabeth’s
Peter H. Owens
Medaryville
Tragedy in Beloit as Floodwaters Rise
Torrential rain flooded Beloit and surrounding areas. Creeks ran full and residents fled rising waters. In Cawker City, 20 miles west, Mrs. Williams, her 13 year old daughter, and 5 year old son drowned while fleeing the flooded house.
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Beloit
Kas
Cawker City
Williams
Senate approves railroad rate bill after lengthy debate
Washington May 19 after seven days of deliberation the senate passed the railroad rate bill by 71 to 38 with three negative votes. The measure authorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix rates, extend enforcement, and define railroads to include related facilities. Senate amendments widen scope to oil lines and express firms, impose penalties for noncompliance, and set court procedures. Senator Culion hailed the passage as a major historic struggle and noted a conference to follow. Robbins to take a vacation from Pittsburg Coal Company management.
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Washington
Senate
Foraker
Ohio
Morgan
Pettus
Alabama
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bis
Commission
South Carolina Statesman
Circuit
District Courts
United States
Culion
House
German Mail Steamer Roon Ashore in Fog Near Oki Island
The German mail steamer Roon from Hamburg bound for Yokohama ran ashore in fog near Oki island on Friday. Passengers and crew are safe. the bows are stove in, but refloating efforts are underway and hoped successful.
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Roon
Hamburg
Yokohama
Oki Island
Roberto cabinet Resigns Over Cortes Meeting Delay
Lisbon May 19 reports the Roberto cabinet resigns after King Charles refuses to postpone the cortes meeting. The move follows escalating tensions over parliamentary timing and governance.
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Lisbon
Roberto Cabinnet
Charles
Cortes
Chicago Dinner at Sherman House Envisions Great Seaport Link
Chicago May 19. The Chicago Commercial Association hosted a dinner at the Sherman house for about 500 business leaders from the Mississippi valley. Attendees praised the idea of linking the Great Lakes to the southern sea with St. Louis and New Orleans as key adjuncts, framing Chicago as a future seaport town.
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Chicago
Gulf of Mexico
St. Louis
New Orleans
Chicago Commercial Association
Sherman House
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
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Oklahoma
Henrik Ibsen
Kansas
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Pittsburg, Pa
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Pittsburg Coal Company
Robbins
Senator Tillman
A. Heddergott
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Missouri
Louis C. Bitting
Bhia Institution
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J. Louis
Troy
W. W. Jarvis
D. G. Jarvis
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Portugal
Frea
Fet
Peer Coen Nts
Scientific Americat
New York
Munn & Co
Sotsrudry
Tax Car
Eo Faosun
P. Bend
Hinth Street
United States Patent Office
Nani Donaenenenen Seamensangas Nanan
Casnowe
Troy Weekly Call
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