Train wreck near Emporia kills and injures many
A Santa Fe collision three miles east of Emporia Kansas at 8:30 p m killed about 15 people and badly hurt many more. The eastbound fast mail and the Mexico and California express collided. boilers exploded, burning cars and wreckage spread. Bryan helped aid victims and assess the scene as orders miscommunication caused the crash.
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Santa Fe
Emporia
Kan
Abonit
Mexico
California
Bion
W. J. Bryan
Em Ms
Bryan
Omporin
Thorn
Lewet
Tra Umaster
Calicerns
Aboand
California Xpress
Hanna’s Monetary Commission Accepts Nine of Eleven Members
H H Hana announced that nine of the eleven appointed members of the monetary commission have accepted. The list includes George F. Adamis of Vermont, Charles Fairchild of New York, S Fish of New York, Stewart Patterson of Pennsylvania, G Bush of Alabama, J W Fries of North Carolina, W B Dean of Minnesota, George B Leighton of Missouri, and Robert S Taylor of Indiana.
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H. H. Hana
Indianapolis
Mono Commission
George F. Admanis
Vermont
Charles 8
Fairchild
New York
Fish
Stewart Patterson
Pennsylvania
G. Bush
Alabama
J. W. Fries
North Carolina
W. B. Dean
Minnesota
George B. Leighton
Missouri
Robert 8. Taylor
Indiana
Quarantine Decrees Across Towns Around New Orleans
Many towns along routes into New Orleans declare quarantine and bar travelers from the Crescent City. Mississippi Louisiana Texas and Alabama towns prohibit disembarking passengers from New Orleans trains while others resist panic. Some cities deploy shotgun guards and enforce strict containment as yellow fever fears spread.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Crescent City
Secretary Gage Sets Earlier Bureau Reports Schedule
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Gage is drafting his annual report and has ordered bureau chiefs to file their statements a month or six weeks earlier than customary. Comptroller Tracewell’s report was the first to be submitted, delivered before the Secretary on Wednesday.
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Washington Dispatch
Gage
Tracewell
Southern Progress Notes Industrial Boom Across South
Southern Progress reports a strong uptick in trade as mills resume after a dull season. Pig iron prices rise with a $50,000 sale and 26 cent per ton advance. several new plants and mills are planned from Terrell Texas to Bronwood Georgia, Crestview Florida, and Charleston to Parkersburg with investments totaling hundreds of thousands.
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Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Terrell
Tex
Godoard
N. C
New Market
American Mining and Exploration Company
Capital
New Orleans
Mott Petroleum Company
Charleston
W. Va
Southwestern Production Company
Parkersburg
Bronwood
Crestview
Fla
Louisville
Unionton
Earlybrand and
Sumter
Trimble
General Avery Dead Prominent Georgian Soldier
General Tenao W. Avery a noted Georgian figure died Wednesday afternoon at his Edgewood Atlanta home from injuries last night. Born May 2 1887 in St Augustine Florida his early years traced to the Buglahnga. He aided the Fort Pulaski capture in 1861 and served through the war rising to colonel of cavalry in the west. Brevetted brigadier general before surrender, many military judged him entitled to the rank though he never claimed it.
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Georgia Amatro
Tenao W. Avery
Edgewood
Atlanta
Tsang Wheeler Avery
Bt. Augustine
Fla
Fort Pulaski
Eighth Georgia
Avery
List of Dead in Santa Fe Head End Collision
Twelve known dead and one missing after a Santa Fe head end wreck. Fourteen injured, two likely to die, with several burned beyond recognition. Bodies found in debris include eleven identified or partially identified remains while Wells Fargo messenger J F C Sauer remains unlocated. a few charred bones and a watch were recovered nearby.
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Santa Fe
Newth
Eloven
Wells-Fargo Express
J. F. C. Sauer
Mark Graves of Confederate Soldiers Buried in North
A Richmond joint committee from Leo camp Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Veterans plans monuments for graves of Confederate soldiers buried from northern prisons. A sub-committee will choose locations for erection after Thursday night meeting.
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Leo Camp
Daughters of the Confederacy
The
Sons of Veterans
Richmond
Biloxi Proclaims Yellow Fever Cases and Quarantine Talks
Mayor Harry Howard Kina announced three yellow fever cases and three suspects in Biloxi Mississippi with all isolations and full disclosure promised. North Back bay residents urge quarantine relief to receive supplies as residents press for Dr Guiteras and other experts to assess if Biloxi fever is truly yellow.
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Harry Howard Kina
Biloxi
Miss
North Back Bay
Guiteras
Return of Jews to Zion Considered by Hebrews
An account of a Basel Switzerland convention of representatives to consider purchasing Palestine and the early exodus of Jews to the Holy Land, published with illustrations in Jewish Sentiment a sixteen page weekly paper in English $2 000 year sample copy 10 cents Address Jewish Sentiment Box 703 Atlanta Ga
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Palestine
Miners Accept Proposition Endorsing Wage Settlement
The interstate miners conference at Columbus approved a settlement with Pittsburgh operators. Votes 405 for, 817 against, 11 not cast. Illinois delegates opposed, Indiana and West Virginia supported. The plan offers 65 cents in the Pittsburgh district with funds for nonreceiving miners, aims to resume work in ten days, and condemns the Hazelton Pa crowd incidents.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indigna
West Virginia
Columbus
Pittsburg
Illinois
Indiana
Pittsung
Hazelton
Sensational Georgia case reopens slavery on a small scale
Morgan county grand jury probes Henry Dickerson of Rutledge over alleged slave labor camps. Reported abuses include enslaving tramps and others to work on his farm, with confinement and forced Sunday labor. Authorities caution that full details remain unfolding and shocking.
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Georgis
Grand
Morgan County
Henry Dickerson
Rutledge
Rickerson
Thirteen Unlucky Tramps Die In Freight Wreck Near Van Buren
A freight wreck on the Iron Mountain road at Hanson, I T twelve miles west of Van Buren, at 2 o clock Sunday killed seven men and left six others badly hurt. The moving train struck broken forward car rails, wrecking fifteen cars. A car in the middle carried thirteen men riding for a ride. seven died and six were seriously wounded. Trainmen reported no injuries among crew.
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van Buren
Ark
Iron Mountain
Hanson
I.T
Young Men Drowned After Boat Capsizes Near Wind Mill Point
Six youths aboard the yacht Blanche B. were drowned when three crewmen rocked the overburdened boat near Wind Mill Point on Lake St. Clair. Ten chartered the vessel. three climbed out on the boom and caused the craft to capsize. The three and another man were rescued.
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Detroit
Wind Mill Point
Lake St. Clair
Lato
Blanche B
Fox Creek
Surgeon General Confirms Yellow Fever Existence
Reports from Louisiana and Mississippi officials to the Marine Hospital Service in Washington state that yellow fever exists at several points. Surgeon General Wyman confirmed the fact Friday and said precautionary steps are keeping the outbreak within bounds.
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Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Washington
Louisiana
Mississippi
General Longstreet Marries Ellen Dortch in Atlanta Mansion
General James B. Longstreet wed Miia Ellen Dortch assistant state librarian of Georgia in a private ceremony at the executive mansion Atlanta Bishops dispensation allowed the home wedding Governor Atkinson gave away the bride Rev Father Shadewell officiated There were no attendants after the ceremony the couple left for Porter Springs for their honeymoon and will reside in Gainesville later Ellen Dortch is a pioneering state official and former newspaper editor Longstreet is renowned Civil War commander with a Gainesville home and Dortch roots in Carnesville Milledgeville
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Miia Ellen Dortch
Georgia
James B
Longstreet
Miss Ellen Dortch
Atlanta
Atkinson
Father Shadewell
Miss Dortch
Bleeker
Gainesville
Ellen Dortch
Longatrost
Mins Dortch
Carnesville
Milledgeville
Shia
Perry Dies On Gallows In De Kalb County Georgia
Perry, condemned for the murder of Bely Lanier, was hanged at Decatur Georgia on a Wednesday. He faced death with a mix of fortitude and fear, professing belief in forgiveness and claiming he acted to protect his wife. He prayed aloud, confessed readiness to die, and acknowledged breaking moral norms in Georgia as he went to the trap. The execution ended with a 14 minute swing before the sheriff removed the body for burial.
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Oly Lanier
Decatur
Perry
Bely Lanier
Austin
Lanier
DeKalb County
Georgia
Forming a National Beer Trust in Chicago
American Malting Company organized with capital of 30 million dollars to form a vast national malting and brewing combine. Promoters include Milwaukee malters and brewers, with New York origins, signaling a giant scale intended to control the U S brewing industry.
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American Malting Company
Chicago
Big
New York
Milwaukee
Weyler to Be Defended in Government Action
The Government of Spain will prosecute officers criticizing Captain General Weyler unless they are senators or deputies. The move targets critics of Weyler's conduct in the Cuba campaign amid widespread censure of his management.
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Spain
Weyler
Woyler
Cubs
Yellow fever reports and autopsy findings at Ocean Springs
Autopsy by Dr. Guiteras confirms yellow fever as the cause of death for Sherry Seymour in Ocean Springs. Government experts, including Dr. Murray and Dr. Gant, verify cases in Biloxi and confirm isolated outbreaks while promising containment. Disinfectants spread in Biloxi. Perkinston reports Dr. Beeley ill with the fever and quarantine measures activated under Dr. Gulley in Meridian.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Sound
Uiterna
Ocean Springs
Biloxi
Orphant
Guiteras
Boloxi
Dra
Murray
Gant
Theodora Sanchez
Haralson
Salamson
Kelly
Moss Point
Guiterns
Scranton
Mayor Tower
Oliphant
Beeley
Perkinston
Miss
H. 8. Gulley
Meridian
Gas Explosion At Cygnet Causes Six Deaths
Six dead and three gravely injured after a gas explosion in Cygnet Ohio. Fred Snyder justice of the peace died from his injuries. Others dying include Carl Gibbons Lafayette Sutton and Herbert Stevens. Harry Stevens suffered crushed legs making amputation necessary.
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Fred Snyder
Cygnet
Carl Gibbons
Lafayette Sutton
Herbert Stevens
Harry Stevens
Jury Blames Conductor and Engineer in Midland Wreck
A Denver special reports that conductor Frank Burbank and engineer Ostrander of the Colorado Midland railway were found responsible by the coroner's jury for a wreck near Newcastle siding. The inquiry held Saturday found they failed to meet the dispatch time, and Burbank was released on his own recognizance after the verdict.
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Colorado Midland
Denver
Col
Frank Burbank
Ostrander
Colorado Midland Railway
Newcastle Siding
Rio Grande
Burbank
Fitzsimmons Declines Corbett Fight Over Reputation
In Newark on Saturday Bob Fitzsimmons, the famed pugilist, rejected a 320000 purse from the Northern Tulane Club of New Orleans for a rematch with Corbett. He said Corbett must earn a reputation first and that Corbett quit like a yellow coward on March 17 last year.
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Newark
N.J
Bob Fitzsimmons
Pigilist
Tulane Club
New Orleans
Corbett
Denounced by Gompers on Hazelton mining killings
In a Saturday interview AFL President Gompers denounces the Hazelton area killings by mine operators and authorities. He condemns use of courts to justify constitutional violations against miners, notes the foreign birth of some victims, and expresses support for the miners while urging humane, heroic struggle.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Hazelton
Latimer
Gaga
Pennsylvania
United States
Perle
Martin
Ex-Convict Confesses in Miss Chapman Assault Lynching
A Macon special reports Charley Gibson, an ex convict, died from a lung wound after a shootout with officers. He confessed on dying breath to being Miss Chapman's assailant and Mrs Couch's assailant, clearing the Chapman case. Gibson had just killed Jim Smith and was resisting arrest when killed by gunfire.
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Miss Chapman
Macon
Charley Gibson
Gibson
Jim Smith
Winchesters
Fever Closes In on New Orleans as Yellow Fever Linked Find
Seven new fever cases reported by the Board of Health Officers, with six on St Claude Street confirmed as yellow fever and one more at Mirro and Esplanade Streets. Authorities say the spread is not worse than four or five days ago and express confidence in quarantine measures using modern sanitary appliances.
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Board of Health
New Orleans
St.Claude Street
Mirro
Esplanade
General Ruggles Retired and Breck Promoted Adj General
Washington dispatch reports Adjutant General Ruggles retired on Saturday due to age. Colonel Samuel Breck is made a brigadier general and appointed adjutant general of the army.
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Ruggles
Washington
Samuel Breck
Argentina Calls for Higher Duties on Yellow Pine
Argentina's president recommends increased duties on yellow pine by 66 percent and a flexible 50 percent maximum additional tariff. The move follows U S tariff actions and signals possible retaliation. A state department cablegram reported the recommendation, noting potential application at the president's discretion.
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Argentina
United States
State Department
Bank of England to Hold One Fifth of Silver Reserve
A London Times report claimed Bank of England directors consenting to keep one fifth of the bank’s reserve in silver. The governor was questioned by an AP representative but no confirmation or denial was given, triggering continental excitement.
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Bank of England
The
London Times
Associated Press
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Southern Progress
du- Ting
General Avery
Mark Graves
Gulf Coast
Zion
Hazelton, Ia
Gen. Longstreed
Beer Trust
DR. Gunter
Fitz
Jim Corbett
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