Disaster at St James hotel leaves guests feared dead
The 25 year old St James hotel on Murphy street in Dallas collapsed while guests slept. Thirteen guests were inside. three bodies recovered and two victims severely injured likely to die. Night staff and manager reportedly missing or dazed. Fire then hampered rescue efforts as debris flooded with water.
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Dallas
Texas
St. James
James Nolan
J. Fife
Fletcher
Murphy Street
Main
Commerce
Coal Strike Sparks Union Demands and Local Crackdown
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers issues an address urging arbitration amid the coal strike. In Pittsburg forty warrants target striking miners and relatives, with arrests and jail threats. In Parkersburg Mother Jones and 11 others are released on bond after injunctive violations.
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Wilkesbarre
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Leechburg
John Shoemaker
Ada Vogel
Parkersburg
W. Va
Mother Jones
Clarksburg
United States Court
Murder Ends in Shootout as Shipman Kills City Marshal
Horace Shipman of Jefferson Iowa fatally shoots City Marshal Swearingen during an arrest attempt. A mob surrounds Shipman’s home and fires hundreds of shots over hours until Shipman is killed. Shipman had prior insanity findings and was deemed mentally unsound.
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Sioux City
Horace Shipman
Jefferson
Shipman
Swearingen
G. H. Grimmell
May
Jones Convicted of Murder in Heywood Case
Detroit jurors convicted William M. Jones of the April 9 murder of George H. Heywood after a ten minute deliberation. He was sentenced to life in Marquette prison. The crime involved waiting at a dance, a gunshot, and a hammer blow, with the evidence largely circumstantial though supported by a child’s testimony.
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Detroit
Mich
William M. Jones
George H. Heywood
Marquette
Jones
Heywood
Art Palace Bids Surpass One Million for World’s Fair
In St Louis on June 23 bids for the Art building central to the World’s Fair picture exceed 1 million dollars. After changes prompted by alterations to the main scene, plans are final with no further changes. A contract will be awarded soon for the permanent Art palace structure.
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St. Louis
Three Drowned While Fishing In Lake Michigan
In Milwaukee on Sunday three men drowned when their boat capsized while fishing near the government pier. A 12 year old boy survived by clinging to the boat. The victims were W F C Falbe 45 of Milwaukee Jacob Beyer 50 of Chicago and Joseph Greeley 50 of New York City. The boy said Beyer fell overboard while moving to another part of the boat and, after Beyer was hauled back, the vessel took on water and sank.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lake Michigan
W. F. C. Falbe
Fifth Street
Jacob Beyer
Chicago
Joseph Greeley
New York City
Charles Tuschel
Government Pier
Beyer
Falke
Greeley
Train Collision Near Staples Leaves Six Dead
A head on crash at Lower Lake siding two miles west of Staples Minnesota on the Northern Pacific injured and killed multiple crew and passengers. Conductor Noble and Fireman Rasmussen among the dead. engineer Scott missing. 26 injured. fire consumed several cars before controlled. Authorities later counted 12 killed or injured.
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Staples
Minn
Lower Lake Siding
Here
Northern Pacific
Scott
No. 7
Harry Zeigler
Hammond
Ind
Brainerd
Conductor Noble
George Rasmusse
Walter Scott
Ernest Schultz
Moeller
W. H. Montgomery
Gibson
Peidrick
Cooper
Mueller
Palma Cabinet Proposes 5.5 Million Loan for Agriculture
Havana reports President Palma and his cabinet approve a 5 million dollar loan to sugar planters and 0.5 million to cattle raisers to avert ruin after the reciprocity setback. Sugar buyers receive 50 cents per 25 pounds, repayable in two years. cattle imports gain 5 dollar breeding premiums and duty-free status. Palma asks Congress for authority to borrow 5.5 million more.
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Havana
Palma
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Chinese cruiser Kai-Chi wrecked in Yangtse explosion
A Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese cruiser Kai-Chi wrecked by a massive explosion while docked in the Yangtse river. The ship sank in 30 seconds with 150 officers and men dead or drowned. only two survivors are reported.
DROWNING OF REYNOLDS FAMILY IN TENNESSEE FLOOD
A Wanatah Indiana telegram reports Nelson N Reynolds and his wife and three children drowned in a Tennessee flood when a bridge swept into a rain swollen stream. A daughter survived. The family was visiting Tennessee and preparing to return home. The disaster occurred as they crossed the washed bridge.
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Laporte
Ind
Wanatah
Nelson N. Reynolds
Tennessee
Reynolds
Vatican replies to U S friars lands policy disappoint Taft
The Vatican’s reply to U S proposals on friars lands has been presented to Gov. Taft. The document reportedly rejects Washingtons policy and Taft plans to send its text to the secretary of state immediately.
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Rome
Vatican
United States
Gov. Taft
Washington
Taft
Forest fires threaten Buckley and Enumclaw in Washington
Fire rages between Buckley and Enumclaw in King County, threatening both towns and destroying valuable property. Many campers and loggers are in the district, and it is feared numerous lives have been lost as the fires burn this season.
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Tacoma
Wash
Buckley
This County
Enumclaw
King County
Boys Drown in Baltimore Sewer Flood Rescue Fail
Two 14 year old boys sheltering from a storm were swept into a Baltimore sewer. Nicholas Carr drowned while Sidney Travers was fatally injured. Travers was later found in the harbor.
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Baltimore
Nicholas Carr
Sidney Travers
Travers
Cornell Wins Intercollegiate Four Oared Race
Cornell won the intercollegiate four oared race at Poughkeepsie with an unofficial time of 10 45 3 5. Cornell led by seven lengths with Pennsylvania second and Columbia third.
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Cornell
Poughkeepsie
Pensylvania
Columbia
Colored Man Honored by Harvard Class Day Oration
Cambridge June 21 The annual Harvard class day exercises featured an oration by Roscoe Conkling Bruce of Tuskegee Alabama. Bruce, a colored man, is set to pursue educational work in the southern states.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Roscoe Conkling Bruce
Tuskegee
Ala
Bruce
South
Railway Officials Indicted in Cotton Pool Case
Federal grand jury in Atlanta indicts officials from the Southern, Seaboard, Atlanta and West Point, Western and Atlantic, and Georgia railroads for violating Sherman anti trust and commerce laws by pooling cotton rates.
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Atlanta, Ga
Federal Grand Jury
Southern, Seaboard, Atlanta & West Point
Western & Atlantic
Georgia
Coronation Week Brings Sunshine and Large Royal Guard
Britain enjoys clear skies as coronation week begins with crowds from empire and abroad. King Edward and Queen Alexandra return to London from Windsor amid rumors denied by officials. Troop deployments total tens of thousands across London camps and parks under Duke of Connaught command.
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London
Empire
Edward
Alexandra
Windsor
Windsor Castle
Royal Gardens
Buckingham Palace
Francis Knollys
Francis
Hampton Court
Bishop of London’s Park
Fulham
Alexandra Palace
Kensington Gardens
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
Jattersea Park
Regent’s Park
Woolwich
Houn
Wreck Near Ashton Iowa Kills Two Trainmen
A Sioux City branch passenger train of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha jumped the track near Ashton Iowa at 1 45 a m Sunday. Two trainmen died and five others were seriously hurt. Cause reported as a misplaced switch. Passengers con tinued their journey after surgeons treated them.
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St. Paul, Minn
Sioux City
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Ashton
James Erskine
St. Paul
F. E. Weston
C. H. Hall
U. S. Thompson
Miners' Strikes Fuel West Virginia Turmoil
Report from Clarksburg and Fairmont region shows strikers mobilizing as Marshal Elliott and deputies arrive with a new injunction to restrain interference with Clarks burg Fuel Co mines. Union leaders including John Mitchell issue an address urging arbitration.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Fairmont-Clarksburg
Marshal Elliott
Monongah
Judge Jackson
Clarksburg Fuel Co
Wilkesbarre
Susquehanna Coal Co
Nanticoke
Thomas Haggerty
Bernard Rice
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Indianapolis
Indianpolis
West Virginia
Wilson
United Mine Workers
Parkersburg
Cumberland
Aston Coal and Coke Co
Orr & White
Newburg
Field
Drowning Toll in Tennessee Flood Claims Reynolds Family
A telegram from Wanatah reports the drowning of Nelson N. Reynolds and his family in a Tennessee flood. A daughter survived. Husband, wife, and three children perished before aid arrived.
Milner Takes Oath as Transvaal Governor at Pretoria
Lord Milner, the British high commissioner, was sworn in as governor of the Transvaal in Pretoria on June 23 in front of a large crowd. He received hearty cheers and a salute from the fort marked the ceremony.
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Pretoria
Lord Milner
South Africa
Transvaal
Jealousy Tragedy in Trinidad Coal Town
Santora Doettia, a coal miner, killed Emil Carmina near Trinidad Colorado and fatally stabbed a friend who tried to help. Doettia fled to the mountains as a posse searches for him. Jealousy was cited as the motive.
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Trinidad
Col
Santora Doettia
Emil Carmina
Carmina
Doettia
Quarrel Proved Fatal in Ironwood Shootout
An Evening Wisconsin dispatch from Ironwood Michigan reports Elias Mattson shot and killed John Lien during a quarrel Both men are Finlanders Mattson has been arrested.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Ironwood
Mich
Elias Mattson
John Lien
Mattson
Kai-Chi Cruiser Destroyed in Yangtse Explosion
Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese cruiser Kai-Chi wrecked by a massive explosion while in the Yangtse river Sunday. The vessel sank in 30 seconds with 150 officers and men dead or drowned. only two crew members survived.
Snow and sleet sweep Lorain in June storm
Lorain records a brief snow and sleet storm early Monday morning, with enough snowfall to cover ground in spots. The unusual June weather disrupted morning routines and surprised residents in the city.
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Lorain
First Minnesota Regimental Reunion Marks 41st Anniversary
In St Paul Minnesota June 21 the First Minnesota regiment veterans held a forty first anniversary reunion with 113 survivors present. J J Hill president of the Great Northern Railroad Co donated 1000 dollars and hosted a luncheon at his Hill residence. A trooping of colors ceremony at the Capitol stood out as a notable moment.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Lincoln
Gettysburg
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad Co
Hill
Capitol
Bryan Says New York Dinner Proved Harmony A Myth
Lincoln June 24 The absence of W J Bryan from the New York harmony dinner is explained by his statement calling Grover Cleveland an advocate of disproven Democratic principles He blames Cleveland for party discord and accuses him of steering the party toward plutocracy through finance and trusts.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
New York
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Tilden Club
New York City
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
United States
Treasury
Wall Street
Washington
Treasury Department
Knox
Virginius
Jefferson
Jackson
McKinley
Hopkins
Rifle Range Collapse Kills Three At Sea Girt
Three workers were crushed to death when a partially completed rifle range at Sea Girt New Jersey collapsed at 6 pm Monday. General Bird W Spencer and Lieut. Col. Richard B Reading had just left after a inspection when the pit caved in. The 600 yard pit braces failed as workers removed them, investigators say.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Bird W. Spencer
New Jersey
Richard B. Reading
Quartermaster General
Dolcott
Coronation Day Observance Suggests Global Singalong
London reports the king approves a U S style five minute train stop at 2 p m on President McKinley funeral day and a nationwide 8 pm act where every British subject raises and sings God Save the King in any place from streets to theaters and churches.
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London
United States
McKinley
United Kingdom
God Save the King
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