Phillips Faces Margin Call in Grain Collapse
Chicago January 15 A board of trade notice calls for closing all open deals of George H Phillips once famed corn king. He reportedly holds millions in May rye wheat and corn. A margin spike and rumors trigger panic selling as Phillips seeks to meet obligations. Phillips says customers held most grain. attorney says he is practically wiped out.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
George H. Philips
Philips
Phillips
Armour & Co
Alge
Jacob Ringer
Ringer
Eals
Adrift Three Weeks After Capsizing Off Santa Barbara
Captain Harry Olsen and Pete Wallace, crab fishermen from San Pedro, drifted seventeen days on a capsized gasoline schooner named the Belle after a wreck south of Santa Cruz Island. Olsen was rescued near Goletta by an Asherman crew. Wallace vanished after three days of drowning thirst. Olsen is said to be recovering.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Pacific Ocean
Harry Olsen
Pete Wallace
Olsen
Asherman
Goletta
Wallace
San Pedro
Santa Cruse Island
Olgen
Washington Notes Newe From the National Gamel of Northwestern Interast
Washington notes report a Nebraska representative being invited to deliver the annual address at a state university on February 22. The item reflects academic and civic voices and mentions the event as accorded to certain sisters and men, with formal ties to Northwestern interests.
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Northwestern
Washington
Jan
Fyrkett
Nebraska
Uisaleae Seculty A Fae
University of Arbor
Rathbone On Stand Impresses Court In Cuban Post Office Case
Witness Rathbone testified on Cuban post office matters, asserting he issued orders for monthly accounts and explaining his role in the department. He claimed departmental recommendations were later labeled as orders, while the government disputed the wording and execution of those directives.
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Hava
Rathbone
Ife
Department of Posts
Neely
Reeve
Department
Washington
John D. Lawshe
Reeves
Quban
Gorman Elected U S Senator from Maryland
Arthur Pue Gorman was elected United States senator to succeed George L Wellington. The vote count in Annapolis shows Gorman 68 to 62 for Jackson in the state, with the Senate tally Gorman 17 and Jackson 9 and the House vote Gorman 61 to 43.
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Annapolis
Arthur Pue Gorman
United States
George L. Wellington
Gorman
Jackson
Senate
House
Kitchener’s Report Omits De Wet Amid Pursuit
London dispatch notes Kitchener omits De Wet in his weekly briefing, signaling optimism on surrounding De Wet. British columns press the Boers, armored trains hinder crossings, and relays with remounts aid pursuit. Since Jan 6, Boer losses include 20 killed, 9 wounded, 23 captured, 95 surrendered. escape of General Isobha recounted. Bruce Hamilton pursued Boers near Knapdar, capturing 32 men after a 7 mile chase despite exhausted horses.
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London
Kitchener
DeWet
Zee- Contein
Isobha
Bruce Hamilton
Knapdar
Botha
Cape
Hamilton
Brickers Cleared In Guilds Killing Feud Case
Indictments against George and Oliver Bricker for the June murder of Charles Guild and his son Clarence were dismissed. The brothers, who expected trial, are released on liberty as the state failed to convict George Bricker of Clarence Guilds murder in a previous October Matrial case.
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Fort Dodge
George
Oliver Bricker
Charles Guild
Clarence
Bricker
George Bricker
Clarence Guild
Ma Triat
Hinman and Friends Buy Inter Ocean in NYC
George W. Hinman editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean announces in New York that he and several unnamed partners have gained full control of the paper. The Inter Ocean Publishing Company is reorganized as Inter Ocean Newspaper Company with all debts cleared and Hinman to serve as editor and publisher.
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Geo. W. Hinman
Yerkes
New York
George W. Hinman
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Mr. Hinman
Mr. Yorkes
William Penn Nixon
Inter Ocean Newspaper Company
Iuter Ocean Publishing Company
Strongepublican
Hood Farm Leader Killed by Horse Kick in Clare Area
John L Hood prominent farmer from Clare near Fort Dodge Iowa died Monday evening from a kick delivered by a horse. The collision fractured his skull in multiple places as the animal reared and struck him, ending his life quickly.
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John B Hood
Figree
Fort Dodge
John L. Hood
Clare
Rome
A Race for Gold Ends With Bold River Escape
Tom Scott and Green uncover a dying man in a bush camp and confront rival Hank Bowers and Obed Rider who seize Tom and Green after a night of deception. The bandits pack gold and flee toward Dyea leaving Clara Avery and Tarbox to plan a trap to reclaim the loot and catch them on the trail.
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Avery
Tom
Green
Pus Avery
Fom
Dyea
Butters
Scott
Grean
Hank Bowers
Furner
Tom Scott
Bilder
Gome
Rider
Tan
Turner
Bowers
Falte
Clara Avery
Sarbox
Tarbox
Boen
Taylor
Tarbax
Clara
Dawson
Beattle
S Am
Seymour
Outlaws Ambush and PrisonersDragged Back to Hut
Bowers and companions return to their camp after failing to move their prisoners forward. They unload gold into a hut, assign guards, and fall asleep. Rider stands watch, then is seized by a masked intruder offering quiet surrender or death, with the scene ending as the threat escalates.
Charge Biraseys in December Smart Bet
An OCR fragment mentions a December charge involving the Biraseys and a reference to a smart bet. The readable parts show a playful old style line about not counting gray hairs and offering consolation. No clear crime or event details are available.
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Biraseys
House Debating the Pension Bill
Washington reports the House discussed the pension appropriation bill with a wide range of views. Representatives Grosvenor Hepburn and Rixey criticized the G A R report and debated veteran preference for Spanish American War veterans versus Civil War veterans.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Grosvenor
Ohio
Hepburn
Iowa
Congress
Rixey
Virginia
Mr. Richards
Alabama
Barney
Wisconsin
Commissioner of Pensions
Bell
Colorado
Philippines
Committee of the Grand Army
Talbert
South Carolina
G. A. R. Encalmpment
Bramwell
House
South
North
Army
Navy
Richardson
Tennessee
Lamb
Bartlett
Georgia
Gaines
Lever
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Cal'tornia
Washington Notes
Maryland
United States Senate
Chasing Dewet
Chas. Guild
Joe Tarbox
Asteep
Hong Kong
Shanghai Mercury
Hinghau
Fuhklen
Amoy
China
Kopburn
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