German Jury Deadlock Ends with Acquittal
A German court reports a six to six jury vote resulting in the defendant being acquitted. The undecided jurors led to the acquittal after deliberations.
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Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1894
Page
4
Six White House births all resulted in daughters
A historical record notes that only six children have been born in the White House and all six were girls, reflecting a rare presidential family footnote.
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White House
Statue of Liberty light man named Mr. America
A historic note records that the man who lights the statue of liberty in Washington at night is identified as Mr. America. The detail underscores a ceremonial role linked to national symbols and urban illumination.
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Washington
Mr. America
Diary of Berlin man records fifty two years of life
A man who died recently at Berlin New York left a diary started at age eighteen and kept for fifty two years documenting his life and experiences.
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Berlin
N. Y
Mikado’s mother-in-law illness attracts 422 doctors
The mikado’s mother-in-law fell ill recently and 422 physicians were summoned to treat her. Despite the large medical effort, her condition did not improve, but she survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ween
Japan
Neptune Day Count Myth on a 60000 Day Year
A speculative claim describes Neptune as having 60 000 days of 24 hours each and suggests a small population of centenarians inhabiting the planet.
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Neptune
Violet hues trend in dog dyeing across the Atlantic
Pet dogs across the Atlantic are mon dyed to harmonize with the prevailing tint of their mistresses boudoirs. Two shades of violet form the most popular coloring for white dogs.
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Atlantic
Portrait Purchase by Mrs Mackay Sparks Market Talk
Mrs Mackay paid Meissonier fifty thousand dollars for a portrait of herself. The note hints at broader sentiment among poorer women facing hard times, suggesting they may rely on modest consolation while dealing with economic strain.
Rich Boston man guards wealth by strict lending rule
A Boston man who has amassed wealth states a core life rule: never lend money on personal promises to pay that you would not be willing to give away or could not afford to lose.
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Boston
Thirteen Chicken Theft Leads to Long Prison Term
An Illinois man, identified as a Negro, received a twenty year penitentiary sentence for stealing thirteen chickens from a neighbor. The incident leads him to believe thirteen is an unlucky number.
Swindle in Texas Targets Hair Care Beliefs
A Texas scam fleeces Black residents by selling oil claimed to straighten hair. The product fails to remove kinks and instead brings a new problem as the community exposes the alleged deception and seeks recourse.
World Faces 180000 Personal Crisis Reports Each Year
A sardonic note notes that about 180,000 personal crisis reports occur annually. The author quips that even with fools dying, new ones emerge, keeping the "fool crop" perpetually renewed.
Danish Scientist Completes Damascus to Denmark Ride
An exchange notes a Danish scientist rode five thousand miles from Damascus to Denmark on a single horse named Arab. He would have faced greater difficulty if he had attempted two animals for the journey.
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Damascus
Denmark
Grant's dying book earns £500000 for his widow and children
General Grant wrote a book during his illness to provide for his widow and children. It has already paid out £500,000 and demand remains strong. A cheaper edition will be issued soon.
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Grant
Anch
Rich man deemed insane over belief in wealth
An Ohio man was pronounced insane and committed to an asylum because he, being poor, fancied himself rich. The remark implies if all rich men who think themselves poor were treated the facilities would not hold the crowd.
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Ohio
Dirigo launches as first ocean sailing steel vessel
The Dirigo, launched at Bath Maine, is believed the first ocean sailing vessel of steel. The project raises expectations it may steer a general switch from wood to steel in sea-going ships, with steel and iron demand likely to rise if proven correct.
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Bath
French bomber Vaillant spurs imitators in Paris crime wave
Vaillant, the French convicted bomber who was executed by Guillotine, is seen as inspiring numerous imitators among Paris misfits. A recent restaurant attack mangled several people, and the executioner expects a busy period if the homicidal craze continues.
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Vaillant
Paris
Jam Mr Es Ropinson Retires From World Bareback Title
JamMrES Ropinson, longtime world bareback riding champion, spends his declining years on a Missouri farm after retirement from the circus. He remains in possession of many prized gifts from around the world, including items from Queen Victoria and the old German Emperor William.
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Jammres Ropinson
Missouri
Queen Victoria
William
Germany
Henry George Loses Major Bequest in Camden Will Case
Henry George ends his bid for the estate of George Bowers of Camden New Jersey with about 200 remaining from a $20 000 bequest. Relatives contested the will and the widow died in a poorhouse after refusing a proposed settlement.
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Henry George
George Bowers
Camden
N. J
Bowers
George
Gun from Kearsarge not aboard at wreck time
The famed eleven inch gun said to have sunk the Alabama is not on the Kearsarge when she wrecked. The weapon had been upgraded since the Civil War and none of the original battery remained. The current big guns sit at Mare Island navy yard.
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Kearsarge
Alabama
Mare Island Navy Yard
Tuer cow industry drives national economy and hunger relief
Government statistics show the dairy industry in this country totals 2 billion dollars with 15 million cows producing milk on 60 million acres. 750 thousand workers are employed across sectors and 1 million horses move food and products. Demand remains high as millions of pounds of imitation butter are sold annually.
Childs Secret Aid Saves Foreclosed South Girl
The Philadelphia Times notes a late act of George W. Childs who funded a southern heiress facing foreclosure without seeking repayment. He offered a large loan to cover mortgage and taxes, with no security, saving her from poverty. The act remained known only to a few participants and a Philadelphia philanthropist.
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Philadelphia Times
George W. Childs
Philadelphia
Childs
Regular Session Chronicles of Fifty Third Congress
The report covers February days with senate and house actions on the silver seigniorage bill, Hawaiian question, and nominations. It notes adjournments, attempts to secure quorums, and various domestic incidents across states including fires, murders, weather, and public notices. Names include Bland Hicks Daniel White and regional events from Spearfish to St. Louis.
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Senate
Bland
Hicks
United States
Lilly
Pennsylvania
Daniel
Dem. Va
Edward D. White
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Giana
House
Finance Committee
Judiciary Committee
Canada
Secretary of the Treasury
National Knights of Pythias celebrate thirtieth anniversary
Regions across the country mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Knights of Pythias founded in the era. In Washington the National Woman Suffrage Association re elected Susan B Anthony as president. Washington's Birthday is observed in many places nationwide. A letter from Secretary Morton says the government has no business appropriating money for thistle extermination.
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The
Knights of Pythias
Washington
National Woman Suffrage Association
Susan B. Anthony
Morton
Grow Wins Pennsylvania at Large Seat by Large Margin
Reports show Galusha A Grow Republican leading with a heavy plurality in Pennsylvania for congressman at large. Latest returns indicate about 176000 to Hancock with a statewide edge across most counties. Other items note unrest in Boston, a large fire in Watertown Connecticut, and deaths in New York and Rhode Island political movements.
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Pennsylvania
Galusha A. Grow
Boston
State House
Rochester
N. Y
Erastus Wiman
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Providence
Henry B. Metcalf
Pawtucket
Wheat crop forecast from recent snow hits Kansas at large scale
Grain men say heavy snow could yield up to 100 million bushels of wheat in Kansas. Other items note postmaster confirmation error in Iowa, a parole after eleven years, and several political and criminal incidents across states including Michigan, Indiana, and Minnesota.
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Kansas
Luxe
Nashville
Senate
Indiana
Frank Cripe
Matthews
Michigan
Jochin
Hambitzer
Berry
Indianapolis
Houma
Richmond
Tex
Jim Mitchell
Houston
Cheyenne River Agency
S. D
Cora Bell Fellows
Dane County
Wis
Matthew B. Ashton
Daniel Stone
Evans
Morrell
California
Visalia
Minnesota
Fink
Chicago
Norton Bros
Mesaba
Stanton
Ala
Rucker
Supreme Court
National Wheelmen
Louisville
Loss of tug Millard off Nicaragua shores confirmed
Report confirms the loss of the tug Millard with sixty souls aboard near the Nicaragua coast. Other dispatches note drowning of Frank Randall his wife and three children in the Rio Grande near Prisido Mexico.
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Nicaragua
Prisido
Mexico
Frank Randall
Rio Grande
Tur
Newark
Rio de Janeiro
Paris
San Domingo
Salvation Army
Chiapas
United States Senate Session Notes and Regional Disasters
Reports from January 23 detail a Senate absence and a disrupted House, with pension talks blocked by quorum issues. Fires destroy Fort Wayne buildings and Indian mission schools, while deaths, murders, and indictments frame a tumultuous week across multiple states and UK storms.
Wiman Arrest Fueled by Forgery Embezzlement Charges
Erastus Wiman, famed New York capitalist and Staten Island magnate, was arrested on two forgery and uttering forged checks indictments. He was committed to the Tombs in default of 25000 bail. The case involves forged endorsements on checks drawn by R G Dun Co and others, with alleged losses ranging up to 229000.
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New York
Erastus Wiman
General Sessions
Martin
Delancey Nicol
Wiman
R. G
Mercantile Agency Association of
Broadway
Mr. Wiman
R. G. Dun
1 Broadway
Reilly
von Gerichten
Staten Island
Tracy
E. W. Bullinger
Bullinger
R. G. Dun & Co
Ogden Brower
Canada
Toronto Globe
Toronto
Dun & Co
Metropolis
Western Union Telegraph Company
Duke
Wyman
St. George, S
Miss Deere
Ilinois
Jacob Cram
J. Sergeant Cram
Norman S Walker
No 70
Richmond County
United States
Washington’s Birthday Observed Across Cities
Washington’s Birthday was widely observed with closures and ceremonies in Chicago New York and Detroit In Chicago the Union League club hosted a reception for Governor McKinley of Ohio and honored speeches followed. New York held guard parades and a Sons of the Revolution banquet at Delmonico’s. In Detroit the Michigan club marked its ninth anniversary with a large banquet and notable speakers.
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ChicaGo
Washington
Union League Club
Gov. .McKinley
Ohio
Gov. McKinley
John S. Wise
Virginia
David J. Brewer
Luther Laflin Mills
New York
Washington Continental Guards
Uder
John Norman
Sain Bs
Central Park
Old Fort
Stars and
Sons of the Revolution
Delmonico’s. Washington
Association of Daughters of the American Revolution
Continental Congress
Church of Our Father
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Europe
Canada
Daughters of the American Revolution
Huntington
Harrison
Congress
Mary Washington Monument
Fredericksburg
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Michigan Club
Gov. Rich
Gen. Alger
Thomas W. Palmer
R. A. Alger
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Stevens
Hawaii
Stewart L. Woodford
Senator Allison
Iowa
Cincinnati
Going to Pieces Washington Fe 2
Secretary Herbert learned the Kearsarge has yielded to heavy seas and is going to pieces. It is noted that none of the guns used against the Alabama off Cherbourg were aboard when she struck the reef.
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Washington
Fea
Herbert
Cherbourg
Masonic Benevolent Association Fails in Illinois
Mattoon Illinois reports the Masonic Benevolent Association of Central Illinois has failed with 11101 dollars 38 cents to pay death losses totaling 124331 dollars 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon, NL
Masonic Benevolent Association of
Central Illinois
Morrell Held Over Highway Robbery Charge in Fresno
Ed Morrell, famed bandit and Evans ally, is held to answer highway robbery in Fresno for the Morgan case tied to Evans prison escape. Bail set at 15000 dollars. failure to post bail leads to jail commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrell
Fresno
Cal
Ed Morrell
Chris Evans
Morgan
Evans
Lynching Report Reaches Bimmingman Alabama
Information reached here of the lynching of Lewis Hendricks the third negro believed involved in the assault and murder of Mrs Jesse Rucker near Stanton last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bimmingman
Ala
Lewis Hendricks
Jesse Rucker
Stanton
Murdered Woman Found in Kansas City After Disappearance
The body of Mrs. Diedrich Kensmann, recently arrived from Chicago, was found in a Baltimore avenue vacant house. No wounds noted, but a struggle suggests homicide. Robbery suspected as watch and pocketbook missing. an Italian express driver once linked to Kensmann in Chicago is under suspicion.
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Kansas City
Diedrich Kensmann
Chicago
Baltimore Avenue
Train Robber Joe Hardin Captured After Haystack Find
Joe Hardin the Centralia train robber who escaped Chester penitentiary was captured three miles from Menarp UL on Thursday. Nearly dead from exposure he was found by a farmer while feeding stock as a pitchfork pierced the hay stack and struck him in the leg. Warden Baker, who had been pursuing him, took him into custody.
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Menarp
Joe Hardin
Centralia
Chester
Hardin
Warden Baker
Rioters Sentenced in Mansfield Coal War Case
In the Mans field coal region rioting case Judge Ewing sentenced thirty five foreigners. Seven received penitentiary terms from fifteen months to two years and six months while twenty eight were sent to the workhouse for two months to one year.
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Pitrsburgh
Mansfield Coal Region
Ewing
Post Office Robbed at Rich Valley in Waspasa County
Cracksmen raided the Rich Valley post office blew the safe open and carried off 2000 two cent stamps and 100 dollars in cash. The crime occurred on February 24 in Waspasa County Indiana. Suspects fled before authorities arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waspasa
Ind
Rich Valley
This County
Fire destroys Culver building in St Louis area
In St Louis on Thursday night the Culver building housing Tyler Desk and Udell Woodenware was consumed by fire. The two firms suffered a combined loss of their stocks and the grand total damage is estimated at 500000 dollars.
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St. Louis
Culver
Tyler Desk Company
Udell Woodenware Company
Boston Unemployed Rally Dwindles After Clash at State House
About five thousand unemployed men crowded Boston’s common and state house grounds demanding relief. Police struggled to control the crowd as M J Swift urged action, and a committee was formed to meet lawmakers for aid including state farms and factories. The governor agreed to consider petitions and relief plans.
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Boston
State House
Swift
Beacon Hill
House of Representatives
Meyer
House
Beacon Street
Property Returned to Gov and Mrs McKinley in Trust Fulfilled
Cleveland Ohio February 22 Governor and Mrs McKinley recover property from a trust created last summer after a failed endorsement. Trustees H H Kohlsatt Myron T Herrick and Judge William R Day organized private subscriptions to raise funds and repay the governor. Final papers filed in Canton probate court return the deed to the couple and discharge the trustees.
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Cleveland, O
Canton
Murderous rage in Missouri domestic shooting ends fatally
Froman shot his wife during a night assault in Maysville Missouri as she tried to ward off the attack. He then shot himself in the abdomen with the weapon he used, and is expected to die. The wife, wounded in the right hand and breast, may recover. She reported he entered through the back, abused her, and she had refused to live with him.
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Masonic Benevolent Association
Central Illinois
Spearfish
Art Maysville
J. Froman
Emporia
Kan
Iowa
United States
Second Congregational
Rockford
Galena
State Board of Health
Indiana
Texas
J. H. Hopewell
Des Moines
Haver
Mich
Frederick Westfall
Quincy
Maysville
Froman
Chicago nominations sent to Senate for federal posts
President Cleveland has sent to the senate a slate including Martin J. Russell for collector of customs in Chicago, Frank G. Hoyne as appraiser, Delos P. Phelps as sub-treasurer at Chicago, John W. Arnold as marshal for the northern district of Illinois, and James W. Hunter as collector of internal revenue for the Peoria Illinois district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
Senate
Martin J. Russell
Port of Chicago
Frank G. Hoyne
Delos P. Phelps
United States
Chicago
John W. Arnold
Illinois
James W. Hunter
Internal Revenue
Peoria
Senator White to Take Seat March Fifth
Washington February 22 The selection of Senator White of Louisiana as a supreme court justice is approved. He will be sworn in March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washieton
Senator White
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Admiral Wells Widow Mary Wells Dies in Washington
Mary S Wells widow of the late Admiral C Wells of the U S Navy died in Washington at about sixty. Born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania her father Henry Wells a known Pennsylvanian. She married in York Pennsylvania in 1861 and will be interred in Philadelphia.
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Admiral Wells
Washington
Mary 5. Wells
Admiral C. Wells
United States Navy
Harrisburg
Henry Wells
York
Philadelphia
National suffrage convention declines Sunday meeting resolution
In Washington on February 22 the national woman suffrage convention refused to adopt a resolution naming Sunday as a day for meetings of suffragists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Woman Suffrage Convention
Erastus Wiman Placed In Murderers Row Cell
New York reports Erastus Wiman was arrested and imprisoned in a murderers row cell No 8 at Tombs Prison. Wiman, kept in solitary style overnight, faced crowded conditions that forced the unusual placement. Warden Fallon says no indignity intended and notes Wiman bears up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erastus Wiman
Murderers’ Row
Mr. Wiman
John Fallon
Tomb
Wiman
Murderers
Explosion collapses Blossburg coal mine in New Mexico kills six
Terrible blast at 9 30 in Blossburg New Mexico injures three workers and leaves six bodies recovered. Italian miners missing feared dead as rescuers search. Fire inspector warned of gas danger minutes before explosion as coroner's jury begins hearings. Blossburg mines run by Atchison Topeka Santa Fe for 13 years, largest in territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratox
N. M
Blossburg
Here
Joseph Fotheringill
William Graham
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Company
Grow's GALUSHA A. GROW Receives Official Returns
PuoILA DELrura February 24. Official returns from most counties show candidate Grow with substantial support. Only nine of sixty seven counties remain unreported, shaping final tallies for the state race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puoila Delrura
Grow
Want Experiments Continued
Want Experiments Continued. The farmer of the country alarmed by talk Congress may not fund continued agricultural experiment stations. George J. H. Brigham of Delta Ohio addressed the House Agriculture Committee Thursday urging government support and opposing placing stations under the Agriculture Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasaineron
Congress
Department of Agriculture
George J. H. Brigham
Delta, O
House Committee On Agriculture
Death of an Eccentric Millionaire in Atlantic City
Lewis Wister, one of two eccentric brothers worth eight million dollars, died in Atlantic City. They left a $3,000,000 property in Philadelphia to decay and refused to improve sell or rent. They blocked possession for a new mint and a new high school, tying up five million in public funds while living in squalor and aiding the poor through a dealer they controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pai LapeLrain
Lewis Wister
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
New York Woman Donates Endowment to American University Chair
A New York lady unnamed in reports gives 100 750 dollars in cash to Bishop John F. Hurst for the American University in Washington. The gift is to endow the history chair, the first department completed by the university trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. Hurst
American University At
Bold Robbery in Chicago on Wabash Avenue Car
Real estate man R Clark Forsyth was robbed of 25000 dollars by three men while riding a Wabash avenue car on February 24. Police investigations are underway and no arrests reported at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Huenart
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway
Ropinson
Wolcott
Fairy
Victoria
Waite
R. Clark Forsyth
Chicago
Omaha
Verdi
Nev
Flora
J. F. Hensley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Biossburg
N. M
Baltimore
Continental Congress
Compte
Oceanic
San Francisco
Honolulu
Warren
Ind
Jacob Heaston
Culver
St. Louis
Tyler Desk Company
Adell Woodenware Company
Pecatonica
Ill
Knights of Labor Executive Board
Curcaco
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