Queen Victoria Opens Commons With Speech on Ireland Egypt and Reforms
The House of Commons gathers after early arrivals by H Seton-Karr Conservative MP for Saint Helens and J B Ferguson Liberal MP for Mid Leicestershire. The Queen’s Speech covers Uganda commission, Egypt troop adjustments, Ireland governance reform, and bills on registration, parliaments’ length, local government, parish councils, and liquor control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
House of Commons
H. Seton-Karr
Saint Helens
Seton-Karr
India
J. B Johnnoe Ferguson
M. P
Leicestershire
Uganda
British East Africa Company
Egypt
Khedive
Ireland
Great Britain
London County Council
Scotland
Wales
Greatest ice gorge in Ohio river breaks flooding barges
Reports detail the Ohio River ice gorge cresting near Cincinnati with the ferry Cincinnati torn from its moorings and carried downstream five miles. Officials fear floods as the ice moves past North Bend Parkersburg Marietta and Bellaire with substantial damage and multiple barges adrift.
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Louisville
Cincinnati
Feb. L
Ohio River
Great Gorge
North Bend
Secon
Home City
Parkersburg
Pomeroy
Bellaire
Lronton
Marietta
Panama Canal scandal referenced in Paris interview
Paris February 1 Magistrate Franquville is expected to summon the author of alleged sensational statements attributed to Arton in The Libre Parole. The case centers on claims connected to the Panama Canal affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Arton
Libre Parole
Franquville
Death of Duke Victor of Rati ber Prince of Sercey
Berlin reports the death of Duke Victor of Ratiber Prince of Sercey born February 6 1813. He held titles including lord of Kieferstaedtel Zembo witz general of Prussian cavalry and hereditary member of the upper house. He was a chevalier of the Order of the Black Eagle and owner of Langenbourg estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Berlin
Victor of
Ratiber
Sercey
Putnes
Hohenrat
Ilingfu
Tegotps
Lome
Kieferstaedtel
Zembowitz
Order of the Black Eagle
Langenbourg
Mine Disaster at Skalis Pit Kills Five in Styria
A coal gas explosion at the Skalis pit near Gratz in Styria kills five miners and injures ten others. Authorities report the disaster as a major mining accident with rescue operations underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Skalis
Gratz
Styria
Engine House Fire Destroys Dunhing Insane Asylum Section
Fire swept the engine room of the Dunhing insane asylum near Chicago early Tuesday. About 800 patients were housed there. Rescue crews from the asylum and nearby poorhouse fought the blaze as engines from Chicago joined the effort. The wind pushed flames away from the main building, limiting further damage to the structure.
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Chicago
Dunhing
Three Miners Killed in Coal Mine Roof Collapse
In Streator on Monday a roof fall in a small northside mine owned by Peter Ryan killed Michael Davidson a widower with five children Michael Halley who left a wife and one child and Joseph Smith. The men were eating lunch when rock and roof debris toppled, killing them instantly. An inquest and state mine inspector’s investigation were ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streator
Michael Davidson
Michael Halley
Eaves
Joseph Smith
Peter Ryan
Wisconsin Treasury Cases Denial Could Lead To Supreme Court Review
The state faces a potential Supreme Court review after a denial relating to interest on due principal. If Har shaw prevails, savings could exceed $14 000, signaling a major financial impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Harshaw
Five Minutes Frees Man in Grand Rapids Assault Case
Harmon Cowens is acquitted by a Grand Rapids police court jury after a five minute trial over a beating of Frank D. Leclear the 19 year old widow ward to the Michigan Trust Company Leclear had planned an elopement and the defense produced L H Withey president of the trust to show Leclear proposed 100 compromise. Mrs Averill the widow returns to her mother.
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Grand Ramps
Mich
Harmon Cowens
Frank D. Leclear
Michigan Trust Company
L. H. Withey
Trust Company
Leclear
Freight train falls through bridge near Atherton
A Chicago and Eastern Illinois freight train plunged through a crossing at Spring Creek near Atherton in Terre Haute Indiana, injuring nearly all crew and passengers after a passenger train had crossed the same bridge minutes earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Havre
Ind
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Spring Creek
Atherton
Fatal wreck at Wellsburg halts C O railroad traffic
A Chesapeake and Ohio collision at Wellsburg Kentucky between a west bound coal train and an east bound work train killed James Faulkner and badly injured eight others. The work train engine man dozed and woke to the freight train's headlight, barely escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acousta
Chesapeake and Ohio
Wellsburg
James Faulkner
Youthful Firebug Caught in Castle Fire Series
A 15 year old boy named William Roberta was captured in Castle after being suspected of setting fires. He had been turning in fire alarms and was found fleeing a stable he had set on fire during the past week of shadowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
William Roberta
Ayer
Wife sues over husbands death in Dallas case
Mrs. W G Veal sues claiming a preacher killed her husband Dr Veal in Dallas Texas alleging assault before his death She contends her husband would have lived twenty years longer were it not for the alleged attack and subsequent events during the marriage controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Feb. L
W. G. Veal
Veal
Jones
Has One Wife Carlisle Pa Feb Too Many
In Carlisle Pennsylvania during February a note reports Martin Gris waier of Mechanicsburg in this county faced an accusation or issue described as too many. The fragmentary item hints at a personal or legal matter involving a spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
l.—Martin Griswaier
Mechanicsburg
This County
Will of General Butler Filed in Middlesex Probate Court
The will of the late General Butler, dated 186M, has been filed in the Middlesex probate court at East Cambridge. It lists real estate and personal property, including provisions for his wife and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bauer
Bostow
General Butler
Middlesex
East Cambridge
Snes Gansnead
River disaster sinks barges along Ohio near Louisville
February flood damage on the Ohio River cripples port areas from Louisville to Pumpkin Patch. By noon, thirty loaded and 130 unloaded barges have sunk or gone over the falls, with the towboat Aid and the Hot Sper damaged and the Carrie B. sunk. Estimated total loss around $200,000 and more damage anticipated upstream.
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Louisville
Pumpkin Patch
Carrie B
Holmes Comet Seen as Fixed Star after Vienna Message
Professor Palissa reported from Vienna that Holmes comet now resembles a fixed star tube with a nebulous eighth magnitude envelope. Dr Smith suggests the comet may be a body formed by a collision of two asteroids, with crossing orbits in that region, marking a significant scientific discovery. Holmes, a London astronomer, found the comet November 6 and it was visible to the naked eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palissa
Vienna
Holmes
Dr. Smith
London
Kickapoo Indian Bagwa Promises Strength and Health
Promotion claims Kickapoo Indian Bagwa uses only leaves roots and berries gathered by Indians to strengthen and renew the body. The ad argues whites lack immunity to malaria and disease and touts the remedy as a natural, non poison liver and blood renovator sold for one dollar per bottle, six for five.
Decline in Whisky Trust and Advance in Manhattan
New York stock traders saw a dull but steady market with an early decline in some issues, while the general list edged up later. Total sales reached 128,089 shares as the session progressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whisky Trust
Manhattan
New York
Live Stock and Produce Market Quotations Near Jan 31
Market roundups show mixed activity across commodities with wheat and corn futures, cattle and hog receipts, and varying price levels. Wisconsin potatoes and cranberries feature in regional listings, alongside Eastern and Midwestern market notes and cash bids for hogs, sheep, and poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOV
Texas
Wisconsin
Hebrons
Burbanks
Michigan
Cape Cod
New York
Panama Railroad policy in steamship war to Isthmus
New York February 1 The Panama Railroad adopts a policy in opposition to rival lines and a per ton charge in a commercial war over freight to the Isthmus. The dispute centers on whether steamers can carry freight from New York to the Isthmus and the eight day voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celon
New York
Panama Railroad
Panama
Boiler Explosion Shakes Portiac Mich Injures Workers
A large boiler burst at W F Stewart & Co in Portiac Michigan on Monday morning. About fifty employees were thrown out of work. Injured include engineer la Tourette face injuries Arnold McCoy leg spike Henry Taylor bruises and F Wilson internal injuries. No insurance found and loss not yet estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portiac
Mich
W. F. Stewart & Co
la Tourette
Arnold McCoy
Henry Taylor
F. Wilson
Shot Firing Sparks Excitement Near Lincoln
Clues describe a shooting incident at Lincoln Nebraska where a man fired multiple shots, wounding Dan Haney and injuring a horse during a confrontation. The assailant fled on horseback after being pursued, leaving Haney wounded and the outcome uncertain.
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Fawkes
Oneen
Guy Fawkes
Nott Reinstliss Rush
Ohio
Maysville
Susaes
S . Org
van Horren
Kas
Wik
Her
Belle Street
Batra
Pere Iotl
H.K
Fim
W.K
Hnston
Alton
John
W. Sellers
ST. Louis
Mack
Alton, Ill
Moritz
Ital Co.lleveland
Ghia
STH
Wyss Alton, UD
Mager
Hassling
JAS. S. Kirk & CO
Wisconsin Treasury
Little Rock
Walseidger
Toledo
Joun Whitten
Whitten Stock Farm
Joliet
Lis
Joan Loomis
Jacksonville
Ils
T. M. Leavenworth
Rosa
Cal
Clinots
Springfield
James G. Blaine
York Stock Market
Leith Op Wes Harney
May
Baer Burraco
Jan. A
Este Sethera
Milwaukee
Milwauken
Italy
Eamples
Fray
Detroit
ToLepe
Jan
Deraorr
Udge
Lincoln
Neb
Mike McCann
Dan Haney
Haney
Assailcate Sr
Merder
Oras
Arta
Jas
Julius H. Raible
California
West Fourth St
Headquarters OF
Monogram
Fas
Brueggeman Bros
A.J. Howell
West Third St
Frank Budde
Agent Por —O
Anheuser’s
Belle
Raible
Ill
Frank Cox
WM. G. Boman
COX & Boman
Adolph Finke
Second Street
Dr. J * McGill & Co
Panorama Place
WERIT
Canfield Rubber Co
Hambyes
Piercen & Carry
G. Co
Haagen & Faess
D. G. Co
H. J. Bowman
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