Colorado Rail Crash Kills Thirty, Injures Hundreds
A severe collision on the Denver and Rio Grande and Colorado Midland lines near NewcastleColorado Friday morning results in at least thirty dead and about 185 injured. Fire from a Pintsch gas tank and rapid collapse destroyed cars and debris obscured identities as authorities investigated conductor Burbank’s possible role and a missing Midland engineer Ostrander. Relief trains moved to Salida hospital as bodies were recovered from wreckage.
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Midland
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Itia
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Denver and Rio Grande Company
Salida
Mail Train Detained Over Quarantine Passes
Decatur Alabama quarantine officers halted the eastbound mail train just outside the city limits until the crew complied with a red flag signal and passes. Officials said the Montgomery and Columbus road refused to furnish quarantine passes, with orders to arrest the train crew if noncompliant.
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Decatur
Ala
Montgomery and
Columbus
Macon to Offer $1000 Reward for Chapman's Attacker
Macon citizens plan a $1000 reward for the assailant of Miss Sallie Chapman. Mayor Price had offered $250, but residents expect to raise the full amount locally. The governor is not expected to be asked to contribute.
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Misa Chapman
Sallie Chapman
Price
Pension Payments Reveal Rising Costs Under Interior Audit
The auditor of the interior department in Washington reports pensions paid last year totaled 140.48 million dollars. For fiscal years 1896 and 1895 payments were 128.72 million and 140.56 million respectively, with 1894 at 188.12 million and 1893 at 164.65 million. The service cost per thousand dollars varied from 3.77 to 4.85 over the years.
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Auditor of the Interior Department
Washington
Filibusters Sail for Cuba on Schooner Expedition
Report from Jacksonville and Carrabelle states a filibustering expedition departed at daybreak Friday aboard a schooner carrying thirty Cubans and arms. A transfer to another vessel is believed to have occurred. The schooners Wild Eagle and Shrea Brothers, once suspected near Tampa, have returned.
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Lenyer
Slaughter of Miners by 102 Deputies at Hazelton
News reports 102 deputies armed with knives fired on 100 miners in Hazelton Pa, killing many foreigners aged 18 to 45. About 1,500 Latimer mine workers vow strike until demands are met. Warrants are issued for the arrest of Sheriff Martin and all deputies.
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Martin
A. I. Hess
Ninth Regiment
Governors Warning After Latimer Slaughter in Coal Region
Governor Hastings issues a proclamation urging citizens to avoid unlawful actions after the Latimer tragedy. He pledges protection of life and property, enforcement of laws, and orders rioters to disperse. The proclamation warns of possible military action to restore order and safeguard livelihoods and homes.
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Hastings
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Camphor Tree Cultivation Favored by Secretary Wilson
Secretary Wilson of the U S Department of Agriculture says the department will arrange for a thorough introduction of camphor trees in Florida. He notes the crop has passed the experimental stage and will supply seed and young trees, with expectations of domestic production meeting needs. He also states no policy will promote English walnut growth, predicting the south of Washington is suitable.
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Wilson
Florida
Agricultural Department
Washington
Explosion Kills Thirty In South Africa Mine Magazine
Johannesburg reports a dynamite explosion in the George Gonchooh layer mine magazine. Five white men and twenty five Kaffirs died, with miners feared among the dead.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
George Gonchooh
Willard & Co. Broker Firm Suspended on Exchange
Reports from Wall Street Friday say liabilities of J R Willard & Co. are far larger than expected. One client lost about 500000 and may pursue criminal action. A Chicago telegram claims the firm’s capital was supplied by the Dwiggins Brothers and that J R Willard was paid a salary for using his name but held no other interest. Willard has been suspended from the Consolidated Exchange.
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New York Exchange
J. R. Willard & Co
Wall Street
Chicago
J. R. Willard
Dwiggins Brothers
Consolidated Exchange
New York Prohibitionists Nominate Chief Judge Baldwin
The New York state prohibition convention in Syracuse nominated Francis E. Baldwin of Elmira for chief judge of the Court of Appeals. The platform attacked liquor traffic and the Raines act, denouncing secular amusements on Sunday.
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Court of Appeals
New York
Latimer Mine Strike Ends in Deadly Shootout
Miners faced a horrific clash near Latimer Pennsylvania as deputies fired on striking workers. Reports say from a dozen to over twenty were killed and dozens wounded. bodies were found along roads and in the woods. Governor Hastings ordered National Guard troops mobilized, with Colonel Dougherty leading the force to Hazelton to restore order.
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Afteen
Harleigh
Harrisburg
Hastings
Gobin
Bhall
Hazelton
A. RB. Paxton
United States Army
National Guard
Creighton
Middle Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Executive Mansion
Georgia News Roundup in the September Session
A sweep of Georgia items reports Nall of Troy named commercial agent for Central of Georgia Railway at Augusta, replacing Hy. a report on the Swannee Canal Receiver Hurt's assets shows promise. Health board endorses house-to-house smallpox vaccination as Covington prepares for Horse-Swappers convention. Commissioner Nesbitt awards a toy contract to Dennison Manufacturing for G eight million units funded by a $2,500 loan. Chattanooga boundary survey dispute sparks Georgia claim it may lie within Georgia borders. DeKalb courthouse seat fight heats as Stone Mountain forces mobilize. Governor Atkinson proposes pardons processing by railroad commissioners or a penitentiary commission, shifting authority to a board that advises the governor.
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Dennison Manufacturing Company
New York
Agricultural Department
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Georgia
W. A. Wimbish
Western and Atlantic Railroad
DeKalb County
Stone Mountain
General Assembly
Atkinson
Georgia Plans for Misdemeanor Convict Labor Methods
Attorney General Terrell outlines four legal options for utilizing misdemeanor convicts in Georgia. Authorities emphasize reform under Governor Atkinson, noting many private camps are dissolving and counties like Tasp, Hanapelk, Bird Mound, Wilkes, Elbert, Bulloch, Appling, and Washington have joined in the effort. A Fulton grand jury witness implicated W. B. Piller and Fuller in contraband pockets and a morphine case. Captain W. W. Williamson reports a challenge from New York's Twenty- third Regiment to Georgia marksmen at Avondale range on Thanksgiving.
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Wilkes
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Bulloch
Appling
Washington
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Georgia
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Woodbury
Fuller
Brow
Atlanta
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Ben Girt
Twenty-third Regiment of
New York
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Savanna
Twenty- Third Regiment
Sea Girt
Furman Names New President Montague to Succeed Manly
Furman University trustees in Greenville South Carolina unanimously elect Andrew P. Montague as president to replace Dr. Manly who resigned after trustees objected to him holding a pulpit while serving as president. Montague, age 43, Latin professor and dean at Columbia University, is a University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins PhD graduate.
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Manly
Furman University
Greenville
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Montage
Columbia University
Washington, D. C
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John Hopkins
Virginia
Sixteen Lives Believed Lost in Santa Fe Wreck
A Friday Emporia special reports the Santa Fe wreck may have claimed sixteen lives. Charred remains of two or three bodies are found. one torso shows a shirt bosom marked W. B. E. and a Knights of Pythias pin. Engineer Fristee is among the injured.
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Emporia
Kan
Knights of Pythias
Fristee
Meadow Field Night Scene With Distant Battle Echoes
A fragmentary poem-like scene describes a twilight meadow under a warlike atmosphere. vivid imagery of red glow, distant bullets, a running brook, and a quiet night interrupted by impending danger. The speaker shares a personal moment as a partner rests against a shoulder in the fading light.
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Steglou
Fragmented Comic Snippets From Various Newspapers
A collage of kooky quotes and misprints from papers like Chicago Record Cincinnati Daguirer New York Weekly Truth and more. Jokes about pronunciation spelling and manners mix with agate type errors and stray captions reflecting humorous misunderstandings.
Natural Bridge of To Day A World Wonder in Virginia
The Natural Bridge in Virginia rises 915 feet high and 100 feet wide with a 90 foot span. The Baltimore Washington monument would fit beneath its arch, while Cedar Creek runs beneath the formation. The arch bears a carved American eagle and names of Washington, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and others carved long ago. Times have worn the inscriptions, yet the site remains a famed natural marvel accessible now by modern rail and road.
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Virginia
Washington Monument
Baltimore
Cedar Creek
George Washington
Lord Fairfax
Henry Clay
Daniel, Webster
Isokupon
Baltimore Sun
Germany improves Rhine Loire river banks debate
Germany has spent nearly 100 million dollars in dredging the Rhine and Vistula over the last two decades and has recently impressed the French Legislative. They expect action to restore the Loire banks, converting the Loire back into a barrier stream and a commerce artery.
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Rhine
Hibe
Vistula
Loire
Park Senta Paris Permits Bring $30,000 a Year
Park Senta Paris earns about $30,000 annually from permits to place chairs in the aquares and gardens for promenders, reflecting revenue from public space accommodations.
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Park Senta
Paris
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