Violent hurricane wrecks vessels off Japan coast
A violent hurricane reported by cable struck the Japanese coast, sinking several ships and drowning crews. The German steamer Helen Rickmers, the Norwegian Lyderkorn, Herman Wedel, Jaris Strug, British Rentala, and the Manuel Suchet from Philadelphia were blown ashore, with many believed wrecked. The Manuel Suchet carried case oil from Point Breeze and had 27 crew aboard. Loss of life on shore was expected to be large.
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Conan
Philadelphia
Punt
Adelphia
Maritimes Exchange
Japan
Buchinotzu
Helen Rickmers
Lyderkorn
Herman Wedel
Jarisstrug
Rentala
Manuel Suchet
Hiogo
Point Breeze
San Francisco
Mob Executes Tom Johnson After Escape in Mississippi
A mob of 100 freed Tom Johnson from jail in Hattiesburg, took him to the Hartsfield residence, and after a day of pursuit he confessed. At 2 PM his body was shot dead in the woods before a large crowd, with no one else implicated.
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New Orleans
Hattiesburg
Miss
Tom Johnson
Hartsfield
Hartsfield Place
Mine Disaster at Prinz Von Preussen Deep Pit
A violent Buchum storm triggered a mine explosion at the 1500 foot Prinz Von Preussen shaft in Westphalia. Twenty five men are dead and eleven injured with many more missing as families gather at the pit mouth in distress.
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Berrin
Buchum
Westphalia
Prinz von Preussen
Fire fatal to Hicks family in Big Stone Gap
A Bristol Tenn special reports a blaze at John Hicks’s stone mason home in Big Stone Gap after midnight Thursday. Hicks, his wife, and eight children slept inside. the father and two oldest sons escaped to help others. Four younger children aged 18 months, 4 years, 10 years and 14 years perished in the flames. Hicks is thought fatally burned and one rescued child’s condition is uncertain.
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Cincinnati
Bristol
Tenn
Big Stone Gap
John Hicks
Massacre of Settlers in Jackson's Hole Reported
Omaha dispatch confirms settlers killed and stock slain in Jackson's Hole. A telegram from Market Lake supervisor notes total loss for the caravan and suggests renewed government action. Meanwhile Indian messengers report Bannocks refuse to return to reservations. Commissioner Browning to join troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Hole
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
Market Lake
Browning
Wasutheron
Teter
Fort Wall
Damaging Hailstorm Impacts Bromley Area
The heaviest rain and hailstorm in twenty years moved through the Bromley area Thursday night, flooding streams and washing out bridges. Hailstones were walnut-sized near Bromley and caused serious damage to corn fields with substantial property impact reported.
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Brown
Here
Bromley
The Slight Falling Of Iron and Steel Industry Trade
Dun and Co shows little seasonal rise in business with note of small gains in long-closed works and wage returns. Despite strikes and light exports, iron and steel prices rise with 50 cent nail increments. textile demand improves. gold movements do not disrupt markets. failures rise slightly year over year with 202 US failures and 27 in Canada for the week.
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New ‘York
FR. G. Dun & Co
Pacific States
Dakotas
Atlantic
Neill
Bessemer
Carnegie
Chicago
Treasury
United States
Canada
Discharge secured after Bloomered typewriter notice
Miss Mary E. Johnson, a Bloomered typewriter, faced a demand to quit from her employer a Rochester law firm after being found in office wearing bloomers and a jaunty cap. The Chicago import says the attire was common there and seeks satisfaction, while the firm calls the costume disgraceful.
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Rochester
N. Y
Mary E. Johnson
Chicago
Cherokee Bill Fights Escape in Federal Jail Tragedy
In Fort Surra Arkansas on July 27 Cherokee Bill the condemned outlaw armed with a revolver burst from a cell during locking rounds. He shot Guard Lawrence Keating fatally and wounded Turnkey Hoff as others pursued him. George Janson arrived with a Winchester but bullets went wild. Bill surrendered his pistol to guards via Henry Starr. A sister and brother connected to the case stirred a crowd outside, with lynching advocacy and heavy guard presence following the jailbreak attempt.
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Ens Wort Smith
Fort Surra
Ark
R. C. Hoff
Federal
Cherokee Bill
Lawrence Keating
Hoff
Keating
Boff
George Janson
Lawson
Henry Starr
Desperado
George Pierce
Pierce
United States
Marshal Crump
Crawford Goldsby
Gorilla
Supreme Court of the United States
Rumor of Belle Memphis Sinking Near Memphis
Memphis rumors a large Anchor Line steamer the Belle Memphis sank sixty miles north of Memphis with forty or more lives lost. Telegraph lines scarce, only Osceola and Dyersburg connections. Belle Memphis had reached Cairo the previous afternoon and carried many Memphians on a cheap excursion.
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Memphis
Dis-' Mater
Tenn
Anchor Line Co
St. Louis
Osceola
Dyersburg
Cairo
Frightful Train Crash Kills 140 Japanese Soldiers
At Eost Japan a stormy sea overwhelmed a sea wall as a 23 car train carrying 400 returning Japanese soldiers derailed. One engine and eleven cars plunged into the bay at 1 am in darkness, drowning many and hindering rescue efforts. Some survivors escaped, only to be dashed against the wall.
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Eost
Japan
Osaka
China
Dotso
The New Indian War at Jacksons Hole Near Pocatello
Troops from the Ninth Cavalry arrived at Market Lake and moved toward Jacksons Hole. The land to be traversed is mountainous with canons rivers and cliffs. The region spans 800 by 200 miles across Idaho and Wyoming, lies near Yellowstone, has no railroad, and offers rugged terrain and strong Indian hideouts.
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Jackson's Hole
Pocatello
Idaho
Ninth Cavalry
Market Lake
United States
Mount
Fremont
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Train wrecker arrested over false flagging plan
Will iam Ruhle, 19, of Chicago, arrested in Havre Indiana for obstructing a railroad near Perrysville while aiming to flag a train for a wager and reward. Engineer says the obstruction was spotted in time to prevent a wreck and passengers reacted with anger as he was brought aboard. Also noted death of Henry W Hoffman, associate judge in Maryland, once Lincoln appointee as Baltimore port collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TFRRE
Ruhle
Cumberland
Henry W. Hoffman
Maryland
Lincoln
Baltimore
Salzer's seeds promise yield for 1896 farm plan
An old notice promotes Salzer's seeds with claims of high per acre yields. It lists Winter Rye, 6 tons of hay, and 53 bushels of Winter Wheat as results to praise, urging farmers to sow grasses, wheat, and rye. Readers are offered a free catalogue and samples from John A. Salter Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzer
John A. Salter
la Crosse
Wis
Curious Mosquito Quips About Work Over Rest
A whimsical passerby mosquito flits over a sleeping victim and muses that going to work is more fun than staying to hum, adding a playful note to a strange nocturnal moment.
Pills 10c and 23c a box for various ailments
An advertisement claims relief for bilious headache dyspepsia heartburn torpid liver dizziness sick headache and bad taste with a 10 and 23 cent per box price. It invites readers to obtain a free book from their druggist or by writing B F Allen Co 365 Canal Street New York. Annual sales exceed 6 million boxes.
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B. F. Allen Co
Canal Street
New York
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Dun's
Califor Ia
Linc Foln
Hood
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
Mass
Boston
Innervo Chemical CO
Olive Street
Beecham
Mperiat Igranui
John Carle & Sons
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