Knoxville Fire Destroys Hotel Knox and City Block
A massive blaze in Knoxville began in the McNulty Grocery basement and swept Hotel Knox and adjacent buildings. The fire killed at least six, with dozens injured and losses estimated near 2 million dollars. the city’s streets and businesses, including wholesale stores and numerous firms, were engulfed in flames.
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Tennessee
McNulty Grocery Company
Hotel Knox
Knoxville
Great Hotel
F. H. Wentworth
Electrical Inspector
National Board of Underwriters
A. E. Wooks
Cocke
Ni Yi
R. W. Hopkins
St. Louis
Robinson
Pulaski
Tenn
Gry Street
Commerce
Union
Miners Face Wage Cut Proposal At Birmingham Mine
The Tennessee Central Iron and Railroad Company presented 8,000 miners with a plan to cut coal digging wages by five cents per ton. President Nat Baxter spoke to a large Blocton mass meeting. miners offered no reply yet and plan further talks. Competition is blamed for the wage reduction request.
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Tennessee Cont. Iron and Railroad Company
Tennessee Cont, Iron and Railroad Company
Birmingham
Ala
Nat Baxter
Blocton
Strikers Return to Work at Oliver's Mill Pittsburg
Strikers return to work at Oliver's mill in Pittsburg Pa and the plant resumes full operation. Byers' mill operates single shift while workers decide to accept reduced wages and the strike ends.
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Oliver's Mill
Pittsburg
Byers’ Mill
Four Children Drowned as Levee Breaks at Mound Landing
Greenville dispatch reports a mother and six children swept from shore when the levee at Mound Landing broke. Four children died in the rushing water. the mother and two other children were saved. Bridges along the Bogue and Valley route washed away, with cattle and horses stranded. The Yazoo River rises toward Greenwood and Vicksburg. Officials say relief from flood conditions is unlikely for at least five weeks.
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Greenville
Miss
Mound Landing
Bogue
Horaca
Zazoo
Greenwood
Vicksburg
East
Explosive Whisky Train Wreck at Belt Junction
A freight train loaded with whisky exploded at Belt Junction in Indianapolis before dawn, badly destroying 12 to 14 cars and burning along 200 yards of the Y. Fire crews fought the blaze as twisted metal, wrecked trucks, and burned timbers marked the scene.
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Belt Junction
Indianapolis
Lero
Hunters Last Day in Kentucky Senate Race
A Frankfort dispatch reports heightened tension as Republican nominee Dr. Hunter faced decisive voting in the Kentucky Senate contest. The first ballot showed Hunter 61, Blackburn 44, Martin 18, Boyle 7, Stone 1, with one needed for a choice. second ballot shifted Hunter to 60 and Martin to 12 due to a pairing, and the assembly adjourned without dissent.
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Frankfort
General Assembly
Hunter
Blackburn
Martin
Boyle
Stone
Bryan Speech Triggers Piazza Collapse in St Augustine
William J. Bryan spoke to about 3 000 onlookers from the San Marco hotel piazza until a section forty feet square collapsed dropping 400 people. Despite the fall no one was seriously hurt though many suffered bruises. Bryan was pulled free and treated but remained conscious. Republicans plan Detroit convention July 18 14 15 with 8 000 delegates expected and reduced rates likely.
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W. J. Bryan
St. Augustine
Fla
William J. Bryan
San Marco Hotel
Bryan
Detriot
M. J. Dowling
Republican National Jeague
Detroit
Mich
Negative fails to develop fight photographs at Carson
The New York Evening World reports the Carson fight pictures of Bob Fitzsimmons and Corbett will not develop. Dan Stuart and others tied to heavy costs faced a big loss, though rights applications had poured in from distant regions.
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New York Evening World
Bob Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Carson
World
Dan Stuart
Stuart
Torpedo Wont No 8 Christened The Foote At Union Works
Secretary of the Navy Long christened torpedo Wont No 8 named The Foote now building at Union iron works to honor a Civil War naval commander. In Pike's Peak region seven men were overcome by gas and smoke in Strickler tunnel with two dead and others critically injured.
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Secretary of the Navy
Union Iron Works
Foote
Strickler Tunnel
Pike's Peak
Col
Trains Collide Near Harrisburg Killing Three
Two passenger trains on the Southern Railway collided near Harrisburg North Carolina at noon Sunday. Three men were killed, a fourth fatally injured and three others seriously wounded. The disaster involved No. 86 from Atlanta and No. 11 from Richmond with extensive wreckage but no serious injuries among passengers. Officials blamed No. 11 for the crash.
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Bouthorn Railway
Harrisburg
N.C
Atlanta
Richmond
Will Donaldson
J. 0. Benton
Glyde Endy
Mill Hand
J. C. Kinney
W. B. Tunstall
Robert H. Gallaher
Southern Express
Will Clements
Durham
Charlotte
No. 11
Concord
Uail
Florida
Hunter and Wilson Indicted for Bribery Conspiracy
Franklin county grand jury prepared indictments for bribery and conspiracy against Congressman W Godfrey Hunter of the Third district and Ex Congressman John H Wilson of the Eleventh, with E I Franks also named. Key witnesses were Capt Noel Gaines Capt Tanner and Fred Gordon, all of Frankfort. The men deny the charges and threaten libel suits.
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Frankfort
Saya
Franklin County
W. Godfrey Hunter
Third
United States Senate
John H. Wilson
Tanner
Fred Gordon
Dr. Hunter
Wilson
Franks
Cuban Leader Nunez Arrested in Health Regulation Case
General Emilio Nunez was arrested at Jacksonville Florida on Saturday for violating health regulations. He was put ashore from the Bermuda in a row boat and taken into custody by the deputy collector of customs.
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Emilio Nunez
Jacksonville
Pln
Bermuda
Battleship Iowa tops speed test earns premium
The Iowa, last of the premium battleships built by William Cramp & Son, earned $100,000 by averaging seventeen knots for four hours off the Massachusetts coast during a government speed trial. The ship proved superior to rivals and is hailed as the queen of the American navy.
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Iowa
William Cramp & Son
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Fell Through Bridge On North End Of Pittsburg Railroad Bridge
A wooden approach span at the Ohio and Pittsburgh railroad bridge collapsed on Monday morning. A Fort Wayne freight train crossing was derailed with an engine and 13 cars plunging 60 feet to the ground. Conductor Tirsman Wm. Haggerty was killed instantly and engineer Wm. Graham was badly injured.
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Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Tirsman
Wm. Haggerty
Wm. Graham
Cretan Crisis Deepens as Greece and Turkey Near War
Dispatches from Athens and Rome report rising hostilities between Greece and Turkey. Greek irregulars crossed into Macedonia aided by ex-officers and Italian volunteers under Cipriani, amid tensions fueled by the Hellenic secret society Hethnia. War declaration rumors circulate.
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Greece
Turkey
Socio
George
Athens
Canissa
Macedonia
Cipriani
Hthnike Hetria
Monson
Rome
Death of Hon. Daniel Voorhees
Daniel Wolasy Voorhees ex United States senator from Indiana died at 6 o clock Saturday morning at his Washington home. He suffered rheumatism of the heart and had reduced activity in the Senate for years. Known as the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash he led the Hoosier Democrats on tariff and finance and was prominent in the Sherman bill debates. He was 76 last September and was born in Liberty township Ohio, later moving to Indiana.
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Daniel Wolasy Voorhees
United States
Indiana
Washington City
Senate
Wen
Voorhees
Hia
Liberty Township
Butler County
Ohio
Wabash Valley
Coalition Agreed Upon by Silver Democrats and Populists
A permanent coalition was formed among Democrats and Silver Republicans and Populists after a single meeting of representatives in Senator Gorman's committee room at the capitol on Saturday. The pact aims to reshape senate committees and influence future Senate proceedings and broader party politics nationwide.
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Senate
Gorman
Capitol
Morgan Rants on Spaniards in Cuba War Debate
Senate hearing with Alabama Senator Morgan for a third day claims a state of war exists in Cuba. He criticizes Spain's treatment of American prisoners and reviews the Competitor case, promising a closing speech with a Cuban official's letter detailing the island's civil government.
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Senate
Mr. Morgan
Alabama
Cuba
Spain
Morgan
Twenty six Atlanta Artillery Members Face Court Martial
Twenty six members of the Atlanta Artillery are on trial for insubordination and disobedience of orders. Captain J F Kempton also faces charges to be tried. the case convened in the state senate chamber Monday morning as the court martial proceeds to determine the scope of Kempton's alleged offenses.
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Atlanta Artillery Company
Atlanta, Ga
J. F. Kempton
State Senate
Kempton
Ice and beer price wars loom in Savannah
Georgia news notes ice at five cents and beer at seventy six cents a keg for a repeat of the 1894 event. Governor Atkinson receives invitations including from New York Union League Club for April 27.
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Atkinson
Union League Club
New York
Nyitn Ton
Popular Science Selections on Insects Birds and Human Biology
A compilation of science notes discusses horse diet instincts, beetle strength, earth mass estimates, a mushroom club in New York, and iodine in the human thyroid. It covers fish sleep, non sleeping snakes, bat wing structure, and flight mechanics in birds and bats with basic anatomical notes.
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United States
L. O. Howard
Richard
Ekrigh Menzel
Berlin
Mene Encey
New York
Mygolostical Club
Say
Hays Dover
The White Pebble Pit Antiquities Unearthed by Miners
Dozens of ancient mining remnants were uncovered at the White Pebble Pit including tools, a smelting furnace, anvils, and three statues in a temple site. Researchers link the finds to early mining peoples possibly the Phoenicians or similar ancient builders. A 1854 discovery of a Huroust figure was also noted near the mountain.
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Porgona
Phronidians
Solomon
Famoua
Huroust
Lake Superior
Detroit
Rae Press
Prehistoric Relic Found in Elysian Park Los Angeles
Workmen uncover flat rock slabs bearing fish lizard and reptile engravings in Elysian Park. Two slabs moved to Park Superintendent for study as local scientists weigh the find and seek permission to view the site.
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Elysian Park
Los Angeles
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