Corbett Defeats Mitchell in Third Round in Jacksonville
James Corbett of America defeats Charles Mitchell of England in the third round to win the $20 000 purse offered by the Duval Athletic club. The bout, held two miles from Jacksonville, ends with Mitchell knocked out after a brutal exchange and both fighters subsequently arrested on aiding in a staged fight.
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Jacksonville
Fla
James & Corbett
America
Charles Mitchell
England
Corbett
Duval Athletic Club
John Kelly
Mitchell
Jim Hall
Poenny Moore
Tom Allen
Steve
Denmneil
Bat Masterom
John Donwmidson
Billy Delaney
Jack Dempsey
William McMillan
Ted Foley
Mitet& Il
Lancext
Agand
Tee
Mittchell
Marquis of Queesberry
Delaney
Vey
Dempsey
O’donniel
Ile
Bish
Bie
Ing
Everett House
St. James
River and Harbor bill seeks 17 million dollars
The house committee on rivers and harbors plans to report a bill proposing 17 million dollars in appropriations, down from 24 million two years ago. Officials cite ongoing necessary public improvements and efforts to cut costs while preventing losses on work already completed.
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Washington
House Committee On
Congress
Governor of Barcelona Wounded in Anarchist Attack
A dynamite blast at the Barcelona harbor works kills two and wounds the civil governor as he enters the prefecture. An assailant named Morall fired at the governor, claimed to be an anarchist but denied murder plans. an accomplice fled. The governor's secretary recovered the attacker. The blast is attributed to anarchists in retaliation for actions against Pallas and others.
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Corbett
Dempsey
Delaney
Hall
O'Donnell
Marquis of Queensberry
Mitchell
Corebett
Oli
Sullivan
New Orleans
Hail
O’donnell
Queensberry
Barcelona
Morall
Pallas
Resigns Seat Sibley Quits Over Tariff Criticism
Congressman Sibley of Pennsylvania resigns his seat with effect February 18. He cites criticism of his tariff bill stance and says the decision is final. Also mentioned are closed public schools and no church services Sunday in Decatur Illinois due to a diphtheria epidemic.
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Sibley
Pennsylvania
Washington
Decatur, DL
Iowa Clay Resources Show Vast State Value and Quality
Des Moines correspondence notes Iowa rests on extensive clay deposits across twenty formations. Prof. E. H. Lonsdale of the Iowa geological survey says the annual value of building materials and pottery from clay may near 20 million dollars and that many counties supply enough clay for local and state needs. Progress includes vitrified paving bricks and strong, durable clays suitable for brick, tile, and white ware possible with proper washing and firing.
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Iowa
Des Mores
E. H. Lonsdale
Iowa Geological Survey
Lonsdale
Bluff
Missouri
Sioux
Mississippi
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Lowa Geological Survey
G. E. Patrick
Iowa Senate and House OK Bills and U S Senate Vote
Des Moines and Des Moines again report Senate and House actions with bills on exemptions for veterans and county funding, road and bond laws, militia and dairy regulation, plus a final U S senator vote with Gear Boies Butler results. The House passed a pension resolution and considered crime, education, and liquor measures as well.
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Des Moines
Senate
United States
Gear
Boies
Van
Des Moineys
General Assembly
House
Ress
Drs Moines
Twentythird General Assembly
Commission
State Board of Equalization
Trewin
Allamakee
Iowa
Butler
L Des Morris
Representative Young
Calhoun
Cooper
Montgomery
Des Morngs
Agricultural College
Iowa Hospital
Independence
Miller
Lee
Congress
Des Moinss
Gothenberg
Parsons College Receives 825000 Gift from Dr Thomas Skinner
A certified check for 25000 was sent to Parsons College treasurer William E Thompson by Dr Thomas H Skinner of Chicago. The donation supports the college and reinforces Skinner as a longtime benefactor.
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Parsons College
Fairrievp
William E. Thompson
Thomas H. Skinner
Chicago
Quotations on Wisdom and Character
A collection of maxims from Phillips Lavater Bacon Franklin Johnson Coethe Tennyson Gladstone Trench Disraeli Father MeCosh urging restraint speech wisdom faith and effort. The lines praise prudence humility and determined will shaping life and choices.
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Wendell Phillips
Lavater
Bacon
Ant
Franklin
Richies
Johnson
Coethe
Early American Firsts and City Foundings
The Hudson River saw its first steamboat in 1807 while New Haven issued the first copper cent in 1687. Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, traces its founding to three centuries ago. US postal cards began in May 1873 with thirty one million used in two months. Mount Holly New Jersey claims the oldest fire engine company, the Relief Fire Company, in continuous operation for 141 years.
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Hudson
New Haven
Canacas
Venezuela
United States
Mount Holly
N. J
The
Relief Fire Company
Income Tax Bill Outlined by Ways and Means Panel
Washington report outlining a 2 percent income tax on all earnings over 4000, with deductions for state and national taxes, losses, and limited family relief. The bill covers individuals and corporations, with reporting requirements, penalties for fraud, and sections on stamps for playing cards and distilled spirits taxes.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Congress
National Board of Trade confronts immigration and rail issues
Washington on January 27. The National Board of Trade debated immigration rules for imported professionals and artisans, urging strict law enforcement and certifying character and finances. It backed uniform freight classifications, merchant marine aid, and currency reforms while noting rising train robberies and wrecks.
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Washington
National Board of Trade
Special Committee
United States
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Chicago
F. G. Logran
Pinkertons
Committee On Finance
Secretary of the Treasury
Prison for a Banker in Sterling Sentence
M. H. Smith, president of the Bank of Sterling, has been sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for receiving money on deposit after he became insolvent.
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Sterling
M. H. Smith
Bank of Sterling
Stolen Cigars Found in a Cave at Gibson Nebraska
Two boys skating on Hardwood lake near Gibson discover a cave in the bank containing 20 000 stolen cigars. Gibson, a sparsely populated suburb with no police, is suspected as a rendezvous for a thieves gang.
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Omana
Neb
Hardwood Lake
Gibson
Coal Thieves Captured in Sioux City Case
Sioux City Iowa January 24. Thirty six persons arrested for stealing coal from Illinois Central cars and about as many more for receiving stolen property. Kansas City Missouri January 24. Thirteen Lyon county Kansas school districts affected as Santa Fe refuses to pay county taxes totaling 14.00 dollars forcing school closures including Emporia.
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Sioux Crry
Illinois Central Company
Kansas
Kansas Crry
Lyon County
Kan
Emporia
Lawyer Sentenced in Grand Barins for Fraud
Frank S Donaldson a lawyer was sentenced in Grand Barins Michigan to one year in jail and a $500 fine for collecting money for clients and misappropriating it for his own use.
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Grand Barins, Mich
Frank S Donaldson
Train Hits Farm Wagon Killing Three North of Findlay
A severe accident near Findlay as a farm wagon of six was struck by a passenger train on the Toledo & Ohio Central line just north of the city. Three occupants were killed and the remaining passengers were injured.
Alexander Is Not Dead and Servia King Alive
Vienna dispatches claim of King Alexander of Servia’s assassination are false. The note says his majesty is in excellent health.
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Alexander
Beborave
Vienna
Alexander of
Servia
Niagara's Hydraulic Tunnel Successful Test
Niagara Falls N Y Jan 27 The first practical test of the hydraulic tunnel under construction for three years proved successful as water released into the wheelhouse and penstock fed three large turbine wheels. The project costs nearly 4 million dollars with 6,600 horsepower contracted for by the paper mill, half in use now. The tunnel has 120000 horsepower capacity and the general power house will open June 1 with 5000 horsepower turbines operating generators.
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NicaGara Fauxs
N. Y
Niagara
Niagara Falls
General Power House
Father and Daughter Die After Gas Leak in Indianapolis
Edward Thornton his wife and 10 year old daughter Belle were found unconscious at their Blake street home. The pipe was detached from the stove to get more heat allowing natural gas to escape into the room. Thornton died in the morning and Belle in the afternoon. Mrs Thornton will recover.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Edward Thornton
Belle
Blake Street
Thornton
Fifteen Killed in Russian Train Collision
Beruix Jan 27 A dispatch from Orenburg reports a passenger train collided with a freight train near Samara Russia. Five naphtha trucks were set on fire and fifteen people were killed.
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Beruix
Orenburg
Samara
Russia
Burglary defendant to receive life sentence
Toepo, O., Jan. 27. The jury found William Botts, 24, guilty of burglary and larceny. The verdict showed two prior felony convictions, triggering the habitual-criminal law and mandating a life sentence.
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Toepo
William Botts
Botts
Good Outlook for Iron
A New York review of the iron trade reports improvement with indications of active operations by spring.
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New York
Must Remove World's Fair Exhibits
Secretary Carlisle orders the Jackson Park exhibits cleared by February 15. Any merchandise left will be sent to the government warehouse at the owner's expense.
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Washmeton
Carlisle
Jackson Park
Chicago
Ottumwa Lyechers Indicted Over Swede Hanging
Ottumwa Iowa January 27 grand jury has indicted several persons for the hanging of Johnson the Swede in Ottumwa on November 21.
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Ottumwa Lyechers
Ottumwa. la
Johnson
Fate of a Nickel Mining Company
Toronto Ont Jan 27 An order winding up the Drury Nickel company of Worthington Alabama has been asked. Assets are worth 500 000 while liabilities total 960 000. Want of ready cash to meet outstanding accounts caused the trouble.
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Toronto
Ont
Drury Nickel Company
Worthington, Altoma
Fire destroys St. Pauls Church in Louisville
Flames gutted the interior of St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Louisville on Thursday morning causing about 75 000 in损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损损損
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Louisville
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Charles Early
Inferno at Boone county poor farm kills nine inmates
A fire at the Boone county poor farm burns nine inmates of an incurably insane ward. eight die and one woman escapes to raise the alarm. Steward Holcomb reports the blaze began in the furnace area, with limited fire protection and a surrounding heavy snowstorm delaying救 aid.
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Booneg
Boone County
Hibbard
Holcomb
Mary Tucker
John Annasniggs
Anna Soderburg
Christine Anderson
Christine Peterson
Mrs. Scott
Tom Leaser
Joseph Craig
Steward Holcomb
Bitter Weather Sweeps the Country from Texas to Lakes
Chicago endures the coldest snap of the season with 2 degrees below zero and a 25 mph south wind. The cold extends from Texas to Minnesota, collapsing temperatures across the Midwest and causing multiple deaths. Relief agencies face heightened demand as destitute families suffer in the deep freeze. Siberian-like conditions reach Iowa Missouri Nebraska and Illinois with widespread lows and looming next-day warming forecast.
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Texas
Curriaco
Chicago
Galveston
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Springfield
St. Louis
Kansas City
Des Moines
Valentine
Neb
St Vincent
Minn
Ohio Valley
Albert Freeman
Quincy
Moriarity
Great Northern Railway
Benton
Moot
Five Years for Koetting Bank Wrecking
Milwauke e Wis Jan 26 Banker's five year sentence for wrecking the South Side savings bank drew a crowded courthouse. The judge ordered the prisoner kept in the county jail until next Wednesday to wrap up business matters as depositors filled the space.
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Milwav
Wis
Koetting
South Side Savings Bank
Bank
Gold ore heist tops prior daily records at Leadville mine
A Denver report notes the Lit mine at Leadville yielded unprecedented gold ore value in a single day, surpassing the previous record of 118000 dollars in silver ore from the Breea mine, marking a historic high in ore output.
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Denver
Col
Leadville
Fem
Bree
Judge Cofey Sets $10,000 Monthly Allowance in Stanford Estate Case
In San Francisco on January 96 Judge Cofey ordered Mrs. Jane L. Stanford to receive a $10,000 monthly allowance pending settlement of the Leland Stanford estate.
Death toll rises after collapse at Ducal school rehearsals
Four people were killed and twelve were severely injured when the gallery of the SERLIN Ducal riding school in Getha collapsed during a festival rehearsal on January 26. The new duke was to make a formal entry into the city that day.
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Peteeeine Gaiters
Serlin, Ducal
Getha
Death of Constance Fenimore Woolson Noted Author
Cleveland, Jan 26. Samuel Mather of this city has received a cablegram from Venice announcing the death of Constance Fenimore Woolson authoress. She was Mr Mather's aunt.
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Cleveland, O
Samuel Mather
Venice
Constance Fenimore Coover Woolson
Mr Mather
Hawaiian policy under fire in opening senate address
The speaker denounces the Hawaiian crisis as a string of blunders from the president and cabinet. He accuses Stevens and Captain Wiltse of propping up a provisional government and criticizes secrecy and diplomatic missteps in the overthrow, calling for accountability and highlighting public outrage over American actions in Hawaii.
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Blount
Hawai
United States
Stevens
Capt. Wiltse
Boston
Senate
Clevel
Haweii
Secretary of State
Butler
West Point
Maj
Andre
Honolulu
Hawaii
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Washin
Honolu
Paramounts
State Department
Gresham
Willis
America
Congress
Hothi
Chicago
Cus
Rainis
Lil
Cole
Ates
Rose Gy
Sareda
Capitel
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