Fatal Dance Rampage Shocks Cedar It Three Miles Out
At Cedar near Wik Brothers Comma Texas a dance erupted into deadly gunfire. Lemon Gayle London Gayle and Bob Ealy fired on Williams and others. A boy Waddy was fatally hurt, several others injured, and multiple fatalities followed. London Gayle captured, other assailants believed jailed.
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Comma
Texas
Cedar
Williams
Lemon Gayle
Wil Mameau
Gayle
William
London Gayle
Bob Ealy
Waddy
Janac Scott
Tondon Gayle
London
Ead
St ix
Winchester
Lea
Tondon Gayles
Kaly
Accused Husband In Murder Case In Toledo
Mysterious Toledo murder case of Mrs. Fintelll Stahl, saloon keeper, home on Monroe and Fourteenth streets, ended when her ex husband was arrested in Peru on information from Mrs. Kohler. He faces preliminary hearing. Kohler’s motives cited as revenge and reward pursuit. Kohler’s past as a Toledo bootmaker noted. Prendergast's breakfast coffee dispute described in Chicago prison as murderers row tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oto
Penn
Tml
Ibiwelly
Mee
Finttlell Stahl
Monroe and
Mourteenth
George K Kohler
Peru
Ind
Mra Stahl
Toledo
Kohler
Prendergast
Cuiapo
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast
Assacain
Ben Price
Price
Mr. Price
Growth in U S Presidential Post Offices by Class Jan 1 1804
The government report lists total post offices at 83,850 with 3,424 in presidential classes. First class offices exceed $40,000 receipts, second class from $3,000 to $10,000, third class $1,000 to $8,000, plus 5,389 fourth class offices paying 250 per quarter and up to 1,000 in receipts. The January 1 update notes forty-three fourth class offices elevated to presidential class. These facts appear in the Post Office Department statement with notes on classifications and adjustments.
Tragic Train Collision Kills Three Near Patuxent
A New York express on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad near Patuxent struck a carriage killing an elderly couple Thomas P. Varley and his wife and their 10 year old grandson. The family travelled to a friend’s home when the crash crushed Mrs Varley and crushed Mr Varley’s skull as the child suffered a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Bartimyne
New York
Expres Trun
Patuxent
Baltimore & Potomac
Whinelty
Thomas P. Varley
TWO RICH STRIKES AT CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD CAMP
Cripple Creek closes the year with two rich ore discoveries in the Gold Dollar and Camila mines. Gold Dollar shows a vein of 100 per ton with a 3 inch streak yielding 128. Camila reports a 60.0re sample at 15 feet depth, shaft to 33 feet, averaging 403.45 gold per ton with values from 28 to 120. The mining area holds high grade producers with east walls phonolite and west porphyry.
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Hemarkabte
Couonano Statsos
Cripple Creek
Camila
Raven
Guyott Hills
Work of the Philadelphia Mint Report on coinage for the year
Chief Cotner Steel presented the annual Philadelphia Mint report through Superintendent Bosbyshell. The year produced 73,410,223 coinage events totaling 20,170,1%5.18 in value with gold and base metal shares. Columbian half dollars reached 4,062,105 pieces and Columbian quarters 40,023. The 1802 figures show 84,198,040 pieces coined valued at 13,052,156.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wurhie
Comne
Poudrenvittdy
Jam. F
Cotner Steel
Philadelphia
Bosbyshell
Hog Attack Ends in Tragic Beating and Death
An 18 year old, James Darwit, was killed in Montevino Alabama on January 3 when he teased a large hog. The hog attacked, biting and tearing his arm and flesh, with Loreto dying within minutes from the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevino
Ala
James Darwit
Loreto
Maniac-Driven Professor Kills Wife Then Seeks Asylum
Coroner’s inquest finds Professor Shortlidge, head of Media Academy for Young Men, killed his wife Marie Shortlidge while insane. He was captured at the scene after an 82 caliber revolver lay by the body. authorities plan to seek a commission for humane custody at a mental asylum. The couple’s marriage followed by a month, with Shortlidge a noted educator from Media, Pennsylvania, and Marie Dixon Jones from Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menta
Shortidge
Media Academy
Shortridge
Academy
Hils
Jefferson Street
Mciaift
Tarvard University
Honora
Hennett Square
Tle Arst
Marie Dixon Jones
Carrie Dixon Ones
Brooklyn
N. Y
Brooklyn Magie
Whelens
Shortlidge
Avery
Mensa
Dan
Quinby Jawtaight
Marie Shortlidge
Media Academy For
Professor Shortlidge
Clayton
Norrlatawn
Silver Men to Meet at Des Molvex Conference
Silver men plan a February 22 23 meeting in Des Molvex to form the Pan American Bimetallic League. Notables include General Warner Senator Peter Governor Cobb Waite Weaver and Mathis as organizers. The aim is to educate about silver as money and to push a campaign to elect free silver supporters to Congress.
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Des Menes
Jao
Des Molvex
Lonvention
Warner
Washington
Peter
Kanean
Cobb
Alabama
Waite
Colorado
Watson
Georgia
Elliver Patterson
Rocky Mountain
News of
Denver
James B. Weaver
Des Motevs
Central League
A.J. Mathis
Des Moines
J. Watts
Weaver
Avanta
Cour Imi Moe
J. Valanges
W. A. Mo. Heary
M.mala
Henry S, Wilcox
HM. King
England May Act Ugly Sealing Controversy Reported
A British schooner Arietes arrived seeking a season. Captain Strong says Victoria warned to avoid sealing grounds until May 1, with possible further instructions. The move signals Britain may complicate talks with the United States before the end of the year. About 42 men are employed on Seattle sewers.
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Jandace Hem
Sax Paasomeo
Jon
Arietes
Sront
Caytain Strong
Victoria
Hritieh
Great Britain
United States
First Ore Train Moves From Green Mountain and Anaconda Mines
The first ore train leaves the Green Mountain and Anaconda mines for the B A P railway. Ore shipments are rising as work resumes at Green Mountain, Anaconda, St Lawrence, Mountain Consolidated, and related mines. L. Manning oversees Mountain Consolidated while Chapman directs Anaconda yard operations.
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Phe Mutts
Anaconda
Pookte Wattaway
Gary
Horm
Mont
Green Mountain
St. Lawrence
Mountain Consolidated
Larry Manning
Golme
B.A & PL
At & O'Clock
O. UL. Chapman
Anaconda Ulti
Montana Union
Kuntag
Te Montana
Spatcher
Great Palle
Chapman
Severe European Cold Spurs Widespread Hardship
Severe cold grips Great Britain and much of Europe with subzero readings in Spain and Russia. Reports describe frozen seas, heavy snow, and dangerous conditions. In the U S Pennsylvania faces industrial strife with 20 strikes recorded in 1802, involving thousands of workers and varied outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Spain
Yorita
Burgos
Russia
Moscow
Nijalnovagorod
Khartom
Horrific Omaha Fire Leaves Family Dead in Suspected Suicide
In Omnia Nebraska coroner's inquest reveals John Cummings and relatives perished in a house fire believed set deliberately by Cummings during a violent quarrel. Neighbors recount a lamp knocked over amid heavy drinking as the blaze swept the bedroom, killing Mrs. Cummings, the mother, child, and other occupants. A neighbor testifies to screams and a crash of glass as flames spread. Police continue probing the motive and exact sequence of events, with testimony highlighting a volatile night of fighting and despair.
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Nebraska
John Cummings
Commings
Heath
Tommy Fox
Dre
Lojle & Stral
Sary
Hue Watt
Cummings
Nellie Vox
Ke —Hoone
Lex‘toman
Qarrel
Amuolly
Fox
Chen
Wan Atilhy
Hot Air Well Draws Crowds in Kansas Farm Tale
A reported hot air well near the Missouri border on John P. Johnson’s farm shoots continuous heat and a whistling roar. Local observers test the flow by roasting an egg, and Johnson plans to channel the heat for poultry farming, heating buildings, incubators, and year round chicken production for markets including Kansas City.
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Kansas
Caunty
Missouri
A. It. van Doorn
Atchivon
Butler
van Doorn
Johnson
Miama
Armours
Kansas City
Vile
Edwards Confirms Utah Visit Amid Murder Links
In a Chicago dispatch, Wick Edwards denied involvement in the murder of Alice Martin, claiming he was in Salt Lake City when the crime occurred. He alleged papers aimed to pin the crime on him, and criticized sensational reports. The issue of Allen Martin’s murder links remains unresolved as other city notes cover a women’s congress and Drake memorial plans.
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Allen Michio
Sueuiay
Texas
Wick Edwards
Chicago
B. M. Davison
Henry Snyder
Richard Row
Alice Martin
Salt Lake
Utah
Allen Martin
Ura
Edwardy Wald Painter
Ate Torbeya
Painter
Wink
Tulle Ward Mowe
Lady Abenseed
Rachel Foster Avery
Mary Livermore
Husian
Anthony
Gollan Gate Park
George W. Chitty
Aniadelphia
Spokane Banker Held on Outrage Charge in Bond Battle
Herman L. Chase, former cashier of Browne National Bank, is held on $10,000 bond for outraging his servant girl Mary Nelson. Court heard she was detained for hours after alleged assault as women’s committees mounted a strong, public push for a thorough investigation in Spokane.
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Sporanh
Herman L. Chase
Justice Gattwright
Mary Nelson
Browne National Bank
Spokane National Bank
Chase
Ciircumstances
Land Contest Ends in Murder at Sisseton Reserve
Jeremiah Kelly, a merchant of this city, was shot and killed by J. D. Reddington during a dispute over overlapping land claims near the Sisseton reservation. Reddington is jailed after the fatal buckshot wound. the town is in turmoil as cooler heads seek restraint. Also included are brief notes of an Irishman misled, and a Kansas official proposing a two hour daily work limit due to machinery and overproduction.
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Jastington
Sandwich Islands
Wasurxerox
Auckland
Willis
Hiawaii
Abdlave
Corwin
Uonoluu
Honolulu
Owlny
United States
Lilleukaln
Sun River
Montana
Jett
Blowwom
Port Shaw
St. Louis
JD. Reddington
Tate W
Kelly
Jeremiah
J. D. Reddington
Sisseton
Apell
Reddington
Redington
Sunely Kelly
Heddington
Guy
Dake
Kaneashire
Osboro
Kansas
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Bante Breseken
Wik Brothers
Mynterton
Spuomamare
Milas Gertrude
Fark
Congress
Mable
Asto
THE
Philadelphia Mint
Tata
England
Seattle
Europe
Kydan
George Wosdruft
Woodruff
Your
Steihes
Pennsylvania
Civef
Fone
Omaha
Fate
Edwards
Harrington
Jeauntry
Spokane
Elstrato
Patt
Jaberm
the Granger
Peoria
Thia City
Grrichland
Ballon Aabarge
Tobe Bing
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