Explosive crime rocks Urbana town in Benton county
At three in the morning a dynamite blast shattered the Monitor office in Urbana. Clarence Burrell died in front of the J D Burrell store as a second explosion tore through the building. Lodges nearby were wrecked. a large sum in the store safe remained untouched. A $1000 reward was offered. Posses searched the area as the village reeled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County
Monitor
Fisher Bros
Burrell General
Clarence Burrell
Masonic
Odd Fellows and
Woodmen
Burrell
Urbana
Vinton
New Venezuelan President Cipriano Castro Aged 36
Report notes Cipriano Castro is the new Venezuelan president at age 36. Also cited are incidents: a Cincinnati bicycle works fire causing 70000 dollars in damage. a Saginaw man dies of brain congestion. a Chicago boy bitten by a dog. a Cleveland convention set for January 4. bank safe demolished by thugs. leather district fire in Wo burn. Newport society woman nominated to school board. a Chicago tunnel death. a New Jersey company incorporation. a Chicago boy robbed by highwaymen.
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Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Norwood
Cincinnati
Ralph A. Loveland
Saginaw
Mich
Chauncey Holden
Chicago
American Association of Lumber Dealers
Cleveland
Melvern (Ikkan) Bank
Woburn
Mass
Beggs & Cobb
Purifying Breath with Clover Root Tea Ad
An advertisement claims Karl's Clover Root Tea cleanses the breath by acting on the bowels. It promises absolute guarantee and lists prices of 25 and 50 cents available from J. H. Stewart, a local druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl
J. H. Stewart’s
Escape by prisoner in transit near Marshfield
John Ward sentenced to eight years for burglary in Neillsville after trial in Judge O Neill s court. As deputies moved him toward Waupun he jumped from a moving car with handcuffs on. He later claimed to have hidden the missing money near Merrillan along the Green Bay railway, but officers found no treasure.
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Marshfield
Wis
John Ward
Waupun
Neillsville
Tufts
Clark County
O'Neill
Ward
George Trogner
O'Neilll
Green Bay
Merrillan
Wreckers blamed for Michigan Central disaster in Detroit
Detroit reports train wreck near Alexis blamed on wreckers. Michigan Central offers 2500 dollar reward for capture and conviction. General Superintendent Llommedieu cites found tools stamped MD and removed angle plates. Twenty one injured including Charles Krell and John O’Neil.
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Detroit
Michigan Central Railroad
Alexis
L’lommedieu
M. D
Michigan Division
Charles Krell
John O'Neil
Politics in the School Republican Teacher in Flora Ind
In Flora Indiana on November 11 political differences threaten prosecutions for truancy. Roscoe Dillon hired by Trustee Allison to teach Quarrel Hill, but Republicans control both trustee and teacher while patrons are Democrats. Democrats have withdrawn children and threaten legal action to replace the teacher, with truant officer demanding attendance in five days.
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Flora
Ind
Roscoe Dillon
Camden
Allison
Quarrel Hill
White
Springfield Labor Federation targets street railway with boycott
At a Springfield Federation of Labor meeting the Springfield Consolidated Street railway was placed on the unfair list and a $5 fine was imposed on any member who patronizes the road. General Manager C K Minary of the company has refused to recognize the car men's union. Fatally Hurt by an Explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield, Ills
Springfield Federation of Labor
Springfield Consolidated Street Railway
C. K. Minary
Car Men’s Union
Mobilization Orders Issued for Supplementary Division
London reports mobilization orders issued by Lord Wolseley for the reserves to join between November 13 and 20. No new news from Africa. The Bavarian carries 2,000 troops including Connaught Rangers and Royal Dublin Fusiliers from Queenstown to the Cape. General White in Capetown notes continued bombardment with few casualties and strengthening entrenchments.
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London
Lord Wolseley
Africa
Paris
Cecil Rhodes
Kimberley
Queenstown
Cape
Connaught Rangers
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
White
Capetown
Landing at San Fabian Tops Shafter Debarkation in Cuba War
Manila reports describe American troops and gunboats bombardment and assault at San Fabian, capturing forty insurgents and killing several. Troops crossed a shallow shore under rifle fire, with heavy action near bamboo thickets and a damaged town, while recon patrols and attacks yield prisoners and wounded.
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Manila
San Pedi
Shafter
Daiquiri
Gulf
Princeton
Bennington
Knox
Sheridan
Helena
Callao
Captain Buck
V Pierce
Patton
Wheaton
Howland
Coleman
Elliott
Thirteenth
Shields
Twenty-third
Thirty-third
Dagupan
Major Logan
Santo Tomas
San Jacinto
Marsh
Magdalen
Chenoweth
Davis
van Horne
Bradford
Seventeenth Regiment
Mabalacal
Morgan on the elections sets 1900 silver as main issue
Senator Morgan of Alabama predicts Bryan will win the Democratic nomination on a Chicago free silver platform and says the 1900 race will center on the money question. He expects McKinley to run on gold standard with prosperity, while expansion and imperialism gain little attention before next year’s vote. The piece also notes a roundhouse accident in Green Bay and a Memphis warehouse fire.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Bryan
Morgan
Alabama
Kinley
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
McWhinley
Tryan
Philippines
Mekhinléy
Congress
Lendke
Green Bay and Western
Green Bay
Wis
Memphis
Woods- Chickasaw Company
Louisiana Molasses Company
Lass
Aguinaldo's new base shifts to Bayombon amid wary war plans
Secretary Root calls Aguinaldo's move retrograde but says it does not alter overall campaign aims. Aguinaldo is now on the Magat headwaters north of Tagalo country, near the Cagayan river, signaling a more rugged, less accessible theater as American forces push ahead. In Anderson, Diehl and the Anderson Forging Company leaders were arrested with bail set after a fatal malice case.
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Washington
Root
Aguinaldo
Bayombon
War Department
Tarlac
Carabello Mountain
China Sea
Aparri
Cagayan
Carnello Mountain
Markets wrap includes hogs cattle and grains across cities
Chicago hog receipts 28 000 with pigs to heavy packing 3.60 to 4.35. Cattle receipts 2 500 with steers 4.00 to 6.80 and mixed herds. Sheep receipts 7 000 with western lambs 4.00 to 5.60. East Buffalo hogs 4.25 4.35. cattle 3 cars steady. St Louis grain traces lower to higher across wheat corn oats rye. Detroit and Milwaukee follow with assorted cash and futures quotes.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens Live Stock Commission
St. Louis Grain
St. Louis
Chicago Grain and Produce
Chicago Board of Trade
Burbanks
Hebrons
Cape Cod
Canvassing The Vote Sparks Fight Over County Totals
Louisville report recounts official ballots with Republicans leading in Louisville and Jefferson by about thousands. Democrats push for Knox county exclusion seeking a major Taylor shift while Goebel and Taylor support differing tallies and technical error claims ripple through Nelson and Clay counties.
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Louisville
Court House
Jefferson County
Goebel
Taylor
the Times
Goebel Dem
London
A. W. Young
Democratic Campaign Committee
Barboursville
Knox County
Clay
Laurel County
State Election Board
Frankfort
Times
Bardstown
Nelson County
New Lope
Lah
Louisville Ky
Courier Journal
Leslie County
Mwickenton County
Oldham
Goebel Votes Seen Tight. Contests Loom in Kentucky
Democratic campaign workers in Frankfort tally election returns amid contested ballots. Goebel’s apparent lead remains uncertain as county boards assess disputed votes, with final resolution unlikely for two days.
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Frankfort
Democratic State Campaign Committee
Democratic Committee
Goebel
Grayson
Taylor
Carter County
Carter
Hiliott
McDowell
Elliott County
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Iowa
Evening Journal
Cedar Rapids
J. D
Way T
Michigan Central
Fond du Lac
C. and N. W
Eden
Michael Flynn
John McDonald
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Ishpeming
Rand Drill Company
Ropes
Marquette
Unites States
San Fabian
Cuba
War Office
Ba-Gow
Fifer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cullom
Mason
Hlinvis
Farwig
Anderson
John HH. Diehl
Anderson Forging Company
Mary Farwig
Munele
Lwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Northern
Detroit Grain
Kentucky
THE
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington,owa
Joseph Keck
Chas. H. Keck
Prank Stewart
M. Krok
Casey Bros
Feed and Sale Stable
Telephone
E. M. McConaughy
Orrick
Klein's Clothing Store
J. R. Burroughs
Oriion
Southeast Corner Square
Columbia Corner
Washionton, TA
P. W. McElwain
Wasmeaton
Lowa
Marsh W. Bailey
Derrick
Downatatra
City Wall
Wrahington
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Bear Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
Washington, Towa
W.W. E. Anderson, M.D
Yerick
Klein's Clothing
Washington, Lowa
Ida Bailey
Crippain
Lincoln
Neb
Newrby
Poynter
Holcomb
J. F. Poage
Osteopath
American School of Osteomithy
Piest National Bank
Diamond
Cornixe
West DeLong's
Neiswanger & Son
C. S. Lemmon
Prician
L. D. Robinson
East Side
Mr. Lemmon
H. Sanford
T. J. Dempsey
Side Square
Washington, Iowa
J.H. Young
W. RK
Jeffrey
A. Anderson
Cash
J.T. Anderon
Angs't Cash
Washington County SA
Capital
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
A. H. Wall
0. H. Keck
Kwart
J. Henderson
W. H. Butterfield
Crall
Rocky Mountain
Weary & Hatin
Freeport, Ills
Brandit
Washington, la
Howard H. Hahn
T. T. Keeley
W. Washington Street
R. F. Riley
Smouse
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