Burned at a stake as Armenians flee churches
Reports from Sakrtago de Cuba on October 3 describe a hospital error killing nine soldiers and sparking public unease. Spanish forces, led by Lt Col Ruiz, captured the rebel camp La Piedra after heavy fighting. casualties reached around 90 on September 16, with Spaniards seizing seventeen guns and dynamite while rebels numbered about 1000 under a Dominican general.
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Sakrtiago DE Cuba
Songo
Manzacula
Gongales Munoze
Va Caridad
Masso
Ruiz
la Piedra
Guatanamo
Five Boys Burn Child at Stake in East Liverpool
East Liverpool report says the six year old son of Andrew Wardine was tied to a stake by five companions about his own age. They fired toy pistols, teased him into terror, then piled shavings and set them alight. The boy is badly maimed and not expected to survive. The attackers had no understanding of their actions.
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Herald
East Liverpool
Andrew Wardine
Andrew
Ready to Settle Turns Fatal Court Dispute
TRAFTON Pa Oct 3 Justice Sebastian Newburger was shot in his home while presiding over a suit between Henry Von Frank and Chris Houseman. Houseman offered settlement then drew a revolver and wounded the judge and a constable. Von Frank’s property damage case involved a fire Houseman set to clear farmland. Houseman fled into the woods. Newburger died. Quick’s wound was described as dangerous.
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Trafton
Sebastian Newburger
Chris Houseman
Henry von Frank
Houseman
Justice Newberger
Henry Quick
von Frank
Justice Newburger
Quick
Rioting in Constantinople Kills Fifty Armenians in Streets
A Constantinople dispatch dated October 2 reports Softas patrolling Stamboul attacked Armenians with bludgeons, killing fifty in the night. A café with twenty Armenians was also wiped out. Fugitive Armenians seek refuge in churches as clergy tirelessly reassure and address them.
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Loxdon
Constantinople
Softas
Stamboul
Texas Legislature Bans Prize Fight in Dallas
In Austin, October 3, the Texas Legislature sealed the fate of the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout. A three hour session passed a bill banning prize fighting in Texas with 27 in favor and 1 opposed in the Senate and 110 to 6 in the House.
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Austin
Tex
Dallas
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Texas
Senate
Dean
House
Priest Arrested in Abduction Case Shocks Two Cities
Chicago reports Maud Steidel found after abduction by Father Dominick Wagner of St Marys church in St Joseph Missouri. Albert Blandt held on complicity. detection traced via a shipment of furniture to Chicago. Wagner, 32, ordained in 1888, denies knowledge, jailed and facing banishment from the church.
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Chicago
Maude Steidel
St. Joseph, Mo
Dominick Wegener
St. Marys Church
Albert Blandt
Miss Steidel
Eland
Miss Stedel
St. Joseph
Father Wagner
Terry
Sr. Joseph
Dominick Wagner
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Maud Steidel
Bourke
New York
Wagner
Wagner i
Arte
Kansas City
Ottawa
Explosion in West 39th Street House After Gas Leak
In New York on October 2 a gas leak at 310 West 39th Street was ignited by a so called expert lighting a match. The blast damaged Nos. 312 314 and 316 wounding residents and shattering windows. Four children were nearly suffocated by gas and many tenants were briefly evacuated.
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New York
West 39Th Street
Department of Public Works
Tennants
James
Dr Kenned Favorite Remedy Promoted for Women Health
Advert says Dr. David Kenned's Favorite Remedy from Roudo ut, New York purifies blood and cures sickness of women. It claims to fortify the system against disease in old age and to be the best medicine for women.
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David Kenned
Roudout
N. Y
Brooklyn Launched at Cramp Yard in Delaware River
The armored cruiser Brooklyn was launched from Cramp’s shipyards into the Delaware River at 1 08 this afternoon. About 15 000 spectators cheered as steam whistles shrieked and crowds celebrated the event in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
United States
Brooklyn
Cramp
Delaware River
Highth District Democratic Judicial Convention Nominations
The Eighth District in Buffalo on October 2 held its Democratic Judicial convention. It is generally agreed Judge Vandusen of Chautauqua will be nominated, with the remaining two candidates to be chosen from Erie County.
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Buffalo
Highth District
Vandusen
Chautauqua
Erie County
Bradford man shot during robbery outside Reed alley
Lewis Young aged 24 of Bradford was fatally wounded while leaving an Italian dive in Reed alley. A thief took his watch and money. His parents live at 1247 Clinton street Buffalo.
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Clean
Lewis Young
Bradford
Reed Alley
Young
Clinton Street
Buffalo
Hood's Sarsaparilla Purifies Blood and Restores Vitality
In this ad the remedy claims to purify blood that has become thin and poor during the season. It promises to restore appetite, tone the stomach, and invigorate nerves, with easy-to-take Hood's Sarsaparilla pills.
Oil discoveries boost nearfield pools in Ohio and West Virginia
Reports detail several oil finds including South Penn Oil on Miller farm and Henry Oil No. 2 near Deist No. 4, with flows up to fifty barrels per hour and larger potential for 300 barrels. Extensions toward Dye-Brooks and Butler fields indicate active drilling, gas pressures, and widespread operations across Ohio Indiana and West Virginia.
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Deist
Dye- Brooks
South Penn Oil Company
Miller Farm
Dye-Brooks Sells
Middle Island Creek
Kaylor
Redd & Co
Isaac Hepler
P.M. Shannon
Henry Oil Company
No. 4
No. 1
Buchanan
Alexander Wells
Bachaan
Nothwest
Freiden
Butler Field
West Virginia
Ohio
Tadiana
Steamer Uruguay Wrecked Off Cape Frio
The German mail steamer Uruguay was wrecked near Cape Frio. Passengers and crew were landed at JANEIRO, with authorities reporting the incident on October 1.
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Janeiro
Uruguay
Cape Frio
North Clarendon Notes Reflect Church Welcome and Farewell
In North Clarendon a Methodist gathering welcomed Rev Highley and bid farewell to Rev and Mrs Claire as they head to Sayertown. Local residents, guests, and travelers share visits across Clarendon with Miss Minnie Banser, Miss Bess Hammond, and many others. A festival at the Howard building drew large crowds and proceeds, while schooling moves and travels fill community life.
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Methodist Church
Warren
Miss Ribal
Franklin
Bess Conway
Drake
Ripley
N.Y
Crowell
Lotta
Myrtle Savage
Clarion
Laura Maitland
Bookers Mills
Mr. Bishop
Farmington
O. Marlow
H. A. Drake
Townville
al Petersen
Ohio
Robi. Sweet
the Keystone
M. H. Whitling
Bradford
James Clark
Smith
Paul
Butler
Miss Fairchild
Miss Crowell
Wm. Thorn
Mars Station
Clarendon
Millie Howard
Penelope
Odd Fellows Hold Semiannual Lodge Installations in Warren Area
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows halls hosted a joyful semiannual installation with about seventy five members from North Clarendon and Youngsville lodges. D. D. C. 1 M. Whitney presided. Leon G. Ball welcomed visitors, followed by toasts, songs, a substantial meal, and speeches praising the order and its moral aims.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
North Clarendon
Youngsville
M.D. Whitney
Martin
Spaulding
Joy
HA. Davis
Warren Lodge
A. C. Joy
Leon G. Ball, Esq
W. J. Davis
T. Weaver
Dr. Robinson
Chas. Stricker
Stricker
Wyman
Tansworth
John Sill
Whitney
Odd Fellowship
Prof
Osbourne
H. M. Lilly
E. Tf. Bradley
A. 5. Crossman
North Clarendon Lodges
L. H. Greenland
Chas. Dinsmoor
H C Frick Coke Co Raises Wages Six Percent
The H. C. Frick Coke Co today voluntarily increases wages by six percent for 13 000 workers. The move is expected to spread through the region and affect thousands more in wages and related costs.
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H. C. Frick Coke Co
Odd Fellows Lodge Close Exercises With Song and Poem
Brother Martin led the closing exercises praising harmony as the goal. He sang without accompaniment, revising a poem on Odd Fellowship that was praised as pathetic and noble. About 150 attendees saw a gala room with flags and bunting, adjourning at midnight with visitors praising the society.
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Martin
Odd Fellowship
O&o FL
Nomination papers filed for common pleas judges
Nomination certificates for court of common pleas judges and other officers were filed by the Oct 2 deadline. Candidates include Craig Biddle York, James Sayres Waynesburg, Alexander McConnell Greensburg, James Latimer York, James Wilson Beaver, and others across Berks, Beaver, Carbon, Luzerne, Philadelphia, and more. Several appointments by Governor Hastings and vacancies noted. Eleven Common Pleas Judges to be elected in November.
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Tflanmisnene
Court of Common Plears
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Craig Biddle
James &. Clark
Prohibition
Beaver
Jawes S. Wilson
John MM. Buchanan
Robert B. McComb
New Castle
People’s Party
Crecon James II. Sayres
Waynesburg
Th. L. © Lawlords
Westmoreland
Alexander D. McConnell
Greensburg
Paul el. Gaither
John D. Dill
People's Party
York
James
John W. Breed
Brookville
William L. McCracken
Washington
James F. Taylor
Robert Wierwin
Berks
Richard E. Koch
Pottsville
James 2. Amentrout
Leading
Simon P. Eby
Lancaster
Latimer
Ermentrout
Common Pleas
Orphans’ Court
Schuylkill County
Potter
Clinton
Fulton
Bedford
Warren
Forest
Monroe
Union
Huntingdon
Montour
Columbia
Huntingdon-Millin
John M. Igailey
Edward McGhew School for Girls Burns at Woopville
A large fire destroyed the Edward McGhew school for girls in Woopville Mississippi. Seventy five students plus teachers and families occupied the building when the blaze broke out last night. A panic followed as the town’s lone fire engine arrived and the crowd were rescued with difficulty. No lives are believed lost.
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Woopvillé
Miss
Edward McGhew School For Girls
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