Tanks Burst Through New York Factory Kill Two Men
A building under construction at Twelfth Avenue and Fifty first Street in New York collapsed when two enormous water tanks weighing several tons fell through five floors. William Frazer, a surveyor for Otis Elevator Co., was recovered dead. Jacobson remains missing. Henry Telburn and others connected to the iron works contractors are held on homicide charges.
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David
Brown & Co
Dwelfth Avenue
Fifty-first
Mity-second Streets
New York
William Frazer
Otis Elevator Company
Tacob Jacobson
Gates Tron Works
Cotesville
Penn
Alexander Brown
Henry FY
Telburn
Srchitact
Hamilton
Iron Works
Bomich
T Jacobson
Frazer
Trager
Covonor Fitzpatrick
Sensational prayer by Illinois House chaplain stirs session
Rev David G Brad ley opened the Illinois House with a plea for God s presence and restraint on spending. He urged relief for tax burdened residents and cautioned against worship of money. The prayer drew enthusiastic applause and mixed reactions. In Missouri, J T Lloyd won the first district for Congress by 5516 votes over Clark the Republican.
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Illinois House of Representatives
David G. Bradley
Helna
Illinois
Missouri
Giles
J. TD. Lloyd
Clark
Collins Resigns as Treasurer in Massachusetts Dispatch
Treasurer Collins has resigned and J B Whitfield, former supreme court clerk, named as successor. Collins had contemplated stepping down for some time and hoped to avoid a costly trial. Governor Bloxham urged acceptance of the resignation, potentially saving the state about $20,000 in trial expenses, as impeachment articles were ordered withdrawn.
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Tallahassee
Colling
J.B. Whitfield
Supreme Court
Collins
Bloxham
House
Senate
Irish Derby Triumph At Epsom For Maltee More
The brown colt Maltee More owned by J Gubbina won the 1897 Epsom Derby with a 6000 sovereign stake. A large crowd observed the race as Irish favorites Galten More faced strong odds of three to one.
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Epsom
England
Paris special hints at US monetary plan ministers
An unauthorized report claims President Faure received Edward Wolcott and a US Monetary Commission at the Elysee palace. The group was said to be designated as plenipotentiaries to Great Britain Germany and to discuss bimetallism with US ambassadors. No firm action was promised.
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Paris
Faurs
Edward C. Wolcott
Colorado
United States
Monatary Commission
Great Britain
Germany
Gonoerh
Discuha M Monatary
Boi Serebivent
Hans
Elyses Palace
Jist
Tranca
In Memory of Americans at Cuban Peace Meeting
A large crowd gathered at the National theater in Washington on Friday night for a Cuban meeting honoring Americans who died for Cuba. Speakers Swanson of Virginia and Green of Nebraska urged swift belligerency resolutions in Congress and suggested Spain be given days to remove soldiers from the island. Green joked that if war came 8,000,000 swords would rise and the blue and gray would unite to the tune of Dixie. Resolutions pressed prompt Cuban belligerency recognition and condemned efforts serving Spanish bondholders and the sugar trust.
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National Theater
Washington, D. C
Cuba
Yapresentaties Swanson
Virginia
Green
Nebraska
Congress
Spain
United States
White Faced Death Cooly At Georgia Jail Death
Henry White, condemned for the murder of Police Officer William Jackson, faced execution at Muscogee jail Columbus Georgia with calm composure. He offered a simple farewell as the trap released at 1 32 p m and he was pronounced dead at 1 42 p m. His neck was not broken.
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Henry White
William Jackson
Muscogee
Columbus
Durrant Hanging Postponed on New Appeal Granted
San Francisco special reports Theo dore Durrant will not be hanged next Friday. His lawyers secured at least four months more as he awaits further action. The condemned man, once resigned, learned in his cell that Judge Gilbert of the United States circuit court allowed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court from the prior habeas corpus denial.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
Gilbert
United States Circuit Court
United States Supreme Court
Unloaded gun kills two sisters in Tennessee home
A 16 year old, son of L Schwartz, accidentally discharged a pistol while unloading it at their Greeneville Tennessee home. The bullet passed through one sister’s neck and struck the other just above the heart, killing both. Authorities investigate the accident as a tragic familys tragedy.
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Greene,’ Ta
L. Schwartz
Teller Admits Shortage At Hirst National Bank
While bank directors in Denver examined William L. Boggs accounts, paying teller for fifteen years, he sent a letter admitting a thirty eight thousand dollar shortage and fleeing town. He outlined irregularities spanning a decade. The bank said depositors and solvency remain unaffected.
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Hirst National Bank
Denver
Col
William L. Boggs
Teller
Lynching Statistics Reported in The World List
The New York World prints annual lynching statistics for the United States since 1866. In 1896, 141 people were lynched, with 181 occurrences in the south and ten in the north, including eighty six Negroes and fifty five whites. For 1897, forty seven lynchings have occurred so far this year.
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New York World
United States
Hay den Oklahoma Freedmen Funded Nation's New Town Tale
A Chicago Record correspondent describes Hayden Oklahoma, a new town built for freedmen of the Cherokees after a $800,000 court award. About 4,500 freedmen receive $188.74 each, with funds split for education and public works. The note details council rule, land division, and tensions between whites and full-bloods amid transient prosperity and political maneuvering.
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Chicago Record
Hayden
Pontofica
Indian life in the Territory and a changing public school scene
A fragment outlines perceptions of Indian life in the Indian Territory, noting low literacy, orderly camps, and concerns over violence and gambling. It observes Native communities turning to white customs, high wealth among some factions, and anecdotes of outsiders misjudging pay days while settlers anticipate open lands and modernization.
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South
Oklahoma
Indiana
Indian tator quits with sophisticated man in Penimora Cooper pages
Fragmentary text depicts a sensational scene involving an alleged sophisticated man named Malas. Native women and children are described as waiting for victims while a parade of displays and "cirons" performances are promised for a nickel, suggesting a lurid entertainment or trap presented in the material.
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Penimora Cooper
Mystery Rock of Connecticut Baffles Scientists and Historians
Connecticut lawmakers study the purchase of a colossal bowlder near New London believed to be the largest in the United States. The Coohegan Rock, eighty feet long and seventy eight feet high, weighs about 10 000 tons and sits between New London and Norwich. Observers note its glacial origin, unique appearance, and historic use as a council block by Native Americans. Ownership traces back to Samuel Chapman and Toshing Baker, with current holder Alexander Atchinson.
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Connecticut
Grant Mowlder
Sargent
United States
Connesticut
Coohepin Rock
New London
Nor Wwich
Are Parsons
New York Herald
Montville
Coohegan
New England
Samuel Chapman
Toshing Baker
Bering Alexandr Atchinson
Bealy and Sand Storms At Tolstoi Rookery
The San Francisco examiner argues that seal pups at Tolstoi rookery die from sandstorms, not mothers killed at sea. Only a specific Tolstoi section is affected, suggesting a snow fence like protection for about 500 yards could save thousands of pups.
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Bealy
Pribylot
Tolstoi
Tolstoil
Tolatos
San Francisco Examiner
Curious probate dispute over English will reading condition
An elderly man leaves half a million to fund and endow a church practice requiring a clergyman to read the thirty nine articles at the church door every Sunday before service. Disinherited relatives challenge the will as the legal fight unfolds in English courts while a colorful domestic aside appears in the background.
Debated Greek Question in Congress in 1822 Week
The House of Representatives held a prolonged discussion on the Greek question beginning January 20, 1822, with Webster urging sympathy for Greece and the propriety of supporting her cause. The debate touched on potential entanglements with Turkey and involved calls for open correspondence with London. No decisive action was taken during that session.
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Wiis Dabate
Tia House of Representatives
Washington
Wabaten
Gretos
Mx Webster
Ashoney
Wabster
Bates
London
van Biston
Lattex
Amopidni Miniatér
England
Shoretity Adana
Hones of Representatives
Iir
Adams
United States
Wmotkay
Henry Gray
Lis Boise
Enceuanta
Ives
Heford and Fittce
Graecs
Mothroside
Gongrasa
Grenos
Grado
Tie Pontendng
New York
Plea Against Bird Slaughter Urges Women Action
A New York Usager pamphlet cites Mrs. Onvoling and Secretary Hofman urging American women to stop killing endangered birds such as herons to protect forests and orchards. It condemns the brutal practice as wasteful, urges reform, and notes foreign critique of birds used for adornment.
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Onvoling
Hofman
Bhov
Filya
Europa
Tokio
Japan
New York
Usdgér
Development fin'erot Robert Borner trotting era noted
A historical note mentions Robert Borner and trotting horses circa 1856, referencing living and dead horses and a 2:30 trotting pace. The list grows to about 48,000 entries, highlighting a broad catalog of horses and related records.
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Robert Borner
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