Galveston Disaster Triggers Federal Aid Calls
Governor Sayers reports Galveston in ruins after the gulf flood with hundreds dead. President McKinley orders tents and rations to the scene as Clara Barton appeals for Red Cross aid. Houston observers describe widespread wreckage, many missing, water supply ruined, relief parties sent.
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Tex
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Galveston
Houston
McKinley
Texas
Secretary of War
Miss Barton
Washington
Clara Barton
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William Jr. Lather
Riggs National Bank
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New York City
Louisiana Red Cross Society of
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Woman in male dress flees Oshkosh after hypnotism claim
Miss Emma Rollo of New London disappeared after leaving Oshkosh wearing male attire. She allegedly faced pressure from a pursuing lover who, as her guardian Knefoth says, used hypnotic influence. A woman unnamed, once in Oshkosh, aided the disguise.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Emma Rollo
New London
Charles Kliefoth
Rollo
Knefoth
Hotel Industry In Michigan Shows Mixed Postwar Recovery
Labor Commissioner Cox released state hotel canvass results from 105 hotels in 100 cities and villages. Of those surveyed 78 report business as prosperous as last year while 82 report a decline. Thirty seven say traveling salesmen increased, 81 note no change.
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Lansing
Mich
Cox
Beatrice Man Arrested in Slaying of Wymore Farmer
Beatrice Nebraska George Noe a prominent county resident was arrested Saturday night charged as a participant in the murder of David Jones a wealthy farmer near Wymore tortured to death two years ago Jones bound gagged feet burned with coal oil to force a money location Noe pleads not guilty
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Neb
George Noe
David Jones
Wymore
Jones
Noe
Wisconsin candidates face distillery campaign gaffe
Baraboo Wisconsin and surrounding counties report letters from a Kentucky distillery offering to sell neat whisky for political campaigns. The plan would print office name candidate and his picture on each flask, but Wisconsin politicians resist the fiery Kentucky method. Relief drive grows nationwide for Galveston with swift donations and rapid committee action.
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Baraboo
Wis
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Disaster reports from Galveston coast storm
A Dallas News statement quotes 1500 to 5000 dead possible and widespread destruction in Galveston and coastal Texas. It notes eight-year- old winds near eighty mph, six to twelve foot flood depths, destroyed bridges, isolated Galveston, and heavy property losses with few crossings to the island as relief efforts begin.
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Chicago
Galveston
Diehl
Associated Press
Gulf and Bay
United States
G. B. Dealy
Dallas News
Houston
Texas
Bayside
Sartartia
Sugarland
Setherton
Stolen Sorrel Mare and Buggy In Auburn Incident
In Auburn Indiana on September 11 a thief drove off a sorrel mare and buggy owned by Walter Likens during a band concert and Salvation Army meeting near the courthouse. The theft occurred despite the horse being hitched under bright electric lights.
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Auburn
Ind
Salvation Army
Walter Likens
Court House
Galena suspects held in Gates murder case
La Crosse police report three men in Galena Illinois are being held on murder charges in the death of Policeman Gates. The Galena descriptions match the men seen in La Crosse, and authorities believe the Galena suspects are the killers.
Royal Tour Postponed Due to Queen’s Delicate Condition
Belgrade reports the tour of King Alexander and Queen Dragna, married August 5, is postponed because of the queen’s delicate health. The Official Journal notes the change affects their planned itinerary and public appearances.
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Belgrade
Pthe
Alexander
Dragna
Maine and Nebraska Campaigns Highlight National Race
Maine returns show Republican losses and Democratic gains across several counties with estimates of the Republican plurality shrinking. In Chicago Bryan meets Nebraska club members and speaks to students at Chicago University while Adlai Stevenson campaigns with Governor candidate Alschuler Joliet rally. Copper production data follows, noting Lake Superior mine totals and annual refined copper value.
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Chicago
Stevenson
Work
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska Bryan Club
Sherman House
Bryan
M. V. Gannon
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago University
Third Presbyterian Church
Ashland
Ogden Avenues
Jones
Joseph Wheeler
Adlai E. Stevenson
State Committee
National Committee
Samuel Alschuler
Joliet
Roosevelt in LaCrosse Two Meetings Before Departure
Governor Roosevelt and party arrived by train and spoke at two crowds in LaCrosse Wisconsin. An afternoon meeting drew outside attendees while the evening event filled the Empire rink with local residents. Excursions came from Madison Sparta Winona and other distant points.
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Wis
Roosevelt
Fargo
West
Madison
Sparta
Winona
Minn
Empire Rink
Esch
Nelson
Minnesota
Chicago
Bryan
Riggs
Nebraska Republican Committee
Atchison, Kas
Auburn
Michigan Copper Output Through 1845 Rise to 128 Tons
From the forthcoming Michigan mines report, Lake Superior copper production and profits are sketched. The first recorded mine production in 1845 yields 128 tons valued at about 60,000 dollars. the article notes subsequent statistics and table data to follow.
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Houghton, Mich
Michigan
Lake Superior
Wedding Leads to Bereaved Couple’s Union in Indiana
The death of Barnhart Learner at 92 followed his wife’s passing after a house fire. Learner and Ephraim Bates married young women who were close friends, later merging two households. Their story recalls loss and shared family ties across generations.
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Kokomo
Ind
Barnhart Learner
Learner
Ephraim Bates
Bates
California
Fugitive Murderers collide with carriage in Des Moines chase
A pursuit through Des Moines ends in a buggy collision at Sixth and Locust. Miss Mash and William Foster are involved. Mrs. Hayes fractures skull and is believed to die. Miss Mash jailed after the incident outside A Mash's home on Second and Grand avenues. Des Moines police chase features Sergeant Morris and Fire Chief Burnett's buggy in a fatal accident setting.
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Des Moines
Mattle Mash
William Foster
Miss Mash
A. Mash
Second
Grand Avenues
Foster
Morris
Burnett
Locust Streets
R. J. Putnam
M. A. Hayes
Hayes
Hen’s Curiosity Fatal to Owner in Illinois
A Stillman Valley woman, Mrs. George Stevens, is fatally injured when a hen pecks a dynamite cap in a outbuilding. The blast set off remaining bombs. the home was saved from fire as the family escaped. The incident occurred near Hartford Illinois noted on September 11.
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Rockford
George Stevens
Stillman Valley
Stevens
Lawsuit Cited As Groundwork For Infamous Estate Battle
Moses Fowler Chase once deemed sane after a Michigan asylum hold, then moved to Europe with guardians and relatives. The case involves his large Indiana estate, a name change, and looming guardianship actions as his mental state deteriorates in Paris.
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Michigan
Tippecanoe County
Chase
Dulcumnes
Europe
Moses Powler
Stone
Young Fowler
Duhmes
Paris
Duchmes
Fowler
Ohio
Corbett Missing Debated as Mrs Corbett Denies Elopement
New York reports Mrs James J Corbett questions the claim her husband fled to Europe or left town. She says she believes he may be in New York, not Europe, and vows to sail for England if proven he ran off with Marguerite Cornielle. Kid McCoy refutes any fixed fight claim and insists he was defeated fairly.
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James J. Corbett Lis
Mary Bonner
Miss Cornielle
England
Europe
Kid McCoy
Corbett
McCoy
Farm raid ends with hobos driven off by gunfire
In Racine on September 11 Harold Peterson and two workers fought two tramp intruders on a northern farm. The hoboes refused to work, demanded food, and attacked Peterson and a partner before fleeing when a gunman appeared. The hunters pursued them for a mile.
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Racine, Wis
Harold Peterson
Peterson
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