Global Breads of Calamities From Alaska to Spain
A roundup of dramatic disasters and crimes from across regions. Reports relay Alaska freezing deaths on the northern coast, a Madrid hurricane with fatalities, windstorms in Selma and nearby cities, a Pekin blaze destroying a palace and Count von Waldersee's escape, a Lake Erie wreck with multiple injuries, a bank defalcation case in Pittsburgh, and violent feud leading to a racehorse owner’s murder.
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Madrid
Spain
Canary Islands
Africa
Teneriffe
Canaries
Cadiz
Gene
Pekin
Imperial
China
Count von Waldersee
Waldersee
Schwartzkoppen
Tiger Attack At Indianapolis Zoo Leaves Trainer Wounded
Frank G. C. Bostock proprietor of the Indianapolis zoo was seriously injured by a tiger named Rajah during a training session. Despite wearing a mask and carrying a revolver, Bostock was mauled in a narrow passageway before Captain Bonavita drove the animal back to its cage. The incident follows Rajah’s prior aggression and a warning on his vicious nature.
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Prietor
Indianapolia
Dungie Beast
Frank GC
Bostock
Zoo
Indianapolis
Tiger Rajah
Baltimore
Hajah
Zoom
Tiger
Bonavita
Victory for Gas Syndicate Upsets Hamilton System
The Elkins-Whitney-Wideman gas syndicate won a court fight as the Circuit Court refused an injunction against piping gas from its large coke plant just north of Hamilton Ohio. The move threatens the city’s $200000 municipal plant as the cheap process brings direct competition, likely to drive the city out of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ohio
Elkins-Whitney-Wideman Gas
Reunited by a Child and a Cleveland Marriage
After a three year divorce Fred M. Nicholas a Cleveland broker and his former wife reconciled and remarried after their daughter Marjorie inspired a renewed bond. Nicholas broke his engagement to Miss Florence Murphy to wed his ex wife, with Marjorie's tale of her father guiding the change. The couple's reconciliation follows a period apart and a renewed home life in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Nicholas
Cleveland
Hopper
New York
Marjorie
Nicholas
Florence Murphy
Papa
Miss Murphy
Kansey City suit aims to break will of late Soden
In Kansas Circuit Court a suit seeks to break the will of Patrick H Soden. His daughter Mamie Rourke and two sons Frank and Charles Soden sue Ellen M Soden and infant heirs alleging undue influence and unjust division. Nominal defendants include Little Sisters of the Poor Bishop Glenston and St Josephs orphan asylum. Bequests to the institutions are already paid. Grand Trunk ferry Huron sinks after grounding near Windsor with ten feet of water in forward compartment.
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Kansey City
Kans
Afr
Little Sisters of the Poor
St. Joseph's
Woman Averts Train Wreck Near Louisiana Mo
Mrs Anthony Roy and her daughter avert a freight wreck on the Chicago and Alton Railroad by warning from a swamp near 8th Bottom Louisiana Missouri. They signaled using a red sunbonnet and red skirt, the train stopped in time. Tragedy In North Dakota follows as a farmer shoots a neighbor and a man dies by his own hand. Bold robber robs Collinwood pharmacy in Toledo after holding clerk at gunpoint. Harold Crowley arraigned and found not guilty in Porto Rico. Bank robber Wharton pleads guilty in Manhattan. Large Sturtevant blower works building burns in Boston with 350 000 loss. Young Herman Fox injured in Philadelphia. George Q Cannon dies in California. Coronation of Edward VII planned for late June 1902. Indianapolis papers merge into Indianapolis News.
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Anthony Roy
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Louisiana
B. EF. Sturtevant Company
Jamaican Plain
Boston
Herman Fox
Philadelphia
Market Prices Across Cities for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains
Chicago and other major centers report cattle prices from $2.00 to $6.20 and hogs from $1.00 to $6.30 with per bushel grain quotes in No 2 red and white varieties. Wheat ranges from 60 to 75 cents, oats 20 to 30 cents, and corn 4 to 5 cents, alongside various regional quotes and a clover seed price of 60.50 to 66.55 in Milwaukee and Buffalo cattle prices for shipping steers up to $5.50.
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Chicago
Cvoomon
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Budget crisis after Boer War costs Britain faces ruin
Budget in the House of Commons reveals Boer War costs at 775 million pounds and seeks a 300 million pound loan while raising taxes on sugar and related goods. Chancellor Hicks Beach outlines deficits, suspended sinking fund, and a 60 million pound borrowing authority, with new duties on refined sugar, molasses, glucose, and coal to fund public needs.
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Great Britain
House of Commons
Michael Hicks-Beach
England
William Vernon Harcourt
Michael
Queen of Spring Festival at Chattanooga
Mis Sarah Alexander wins top spot in the Queen of the Spring Festival at Chattanooga with a flower parade as the chief feature. The festival is scheduled for May in the southern city, reflecting local pageantry and community events.
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Chattanooga
Sarah Alexander
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Mason City
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Collinwood Pharmacy
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