Weekly World News Digest of 7 Days Highlights
Insolvent banks declare dividends including Tacoma National and Merchants National. A House resolution seeks treasury details on bonded Canada bound merchandise. Senator Allen proposes disfranchising citizens who accept foreign nobility titles. Crimes, trials, fires, and accidents populate the week with numerous local and national incidents.
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Tacoma National
Tacoma
Wash
Merchants’ National
Great Falls
Mont
House
Hardy
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Canada
Allen
The
J. B. Schnauber
Creston
Iowa
Lillian Hughes
Chicago
Joliet
Yokohama
Evandale
San Francisco
James Ish
W. B. Chapple
Kansas City
Omaha
Harper
Barber
Sumner
Kansas
Wickliffe
Mansfield Hall
Frank Porch
Lacon
Baker
Des Moines
Clark
Cc. O. Downing
Spokane County
Washington
Kirkham
Anderson
Ind
Harry Gaither
Franklin Junction
Columbia
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Lewis Martin Miller
Fremont
Tiffin
Ohio
Charlies Tomblind
Menominee
Mich
Emma Davis
Cincinnati
Thomas Hanna
Richard H. McDonald
Pacific Bank
People’s Home Savings Bank
Multiple Fatalities and Damages Reported in Midwest Accidents
A string of tragedies includes Arthur Pugh dying after a 30 foot fall from an oil derrick in Flat Indiana. Coal miner Joseph Kennis fatally injured by an outgoing freight train after falling asleep while intoxicated. Nine year old George Eby dies from a cartridge blast in Watseka Illinois. Painter W H Beardsley freezes to death in Turner Illinois after drunkenly sleeping in the snow. Brake man John Casey of Freeport Illinois loses a leg and suffers severe injuries in Rockford yards. Two Chicago fires cause $700,000 in losses. bank damage in Omaha totals $2,500 plus other building losses. Amos Laning crushed by a failing traction engine in Greenville Ohio. Hydrophobia claims Columbus resident Harry Reed and bites prompt hospital care for Gertrude Horner. Woodfill & Sons stock damaged $5,000 when a water pipe bursts.
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Arthur Pugh
Flat
Ind
Joseph Kennis
George Eby
Watseka, II
W. H. Beardsley
Turner
Ill
John Casey
Freeport
Illinois Central
Rockford
Chicago
Omaha National Bank
Omaha
Neb
Charles Offut
Lake, Hamilton & Maxwell
Amos Laning
Greenville
Ohio
Harry T. Reed
Columbus
Gertrude Horner
Woodfill & Sons
Greenburg
Foreign News Wrap: Dignitaries Die and Turbulent Europe
Fred Munroe an American banker dies by his own hand in Paris amid ill health. George Sala, eminent London journalist, passes away. A tirade of events includes a pistol shot in the French chamber, marines landed at Pera, Said Pasha seeks refuge in the British embassy, and potential Armenian crisis with sultan’s response. Also reports of a wrecked Norwegian bark Elsie, Armenian massacres at Sivas, and Venezuela Britain debt dispute.
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Fred Munroe
Paris
George Augustus Henry Sala
London
Chamber of Deputies
Great Britain
Pera
Constantinople
Said Pasha
Armenia
Turkey
Elsie
Quebec
Anticosti Island
Halifax
Pasha
Yildiz Palace
Russia
M. Nelidoff
Sivas
Cleveland Holds Auditor Report On Librarian Shortages
President Cleveland has the treasury auditor's report on shortages in Congressional Librarian Spofford's accounts, attributed to carelessness not misconduct. Speaker Reed may form two election committees amid high contest numbers. Morrill proposed a copyright register by the president to take duties from the Librarian of Congress. Carlisle's plan to fund reserve by paying express charges on returned gold and currency failed to meet expectations. Thursday's receipts reached 105000 dollars.
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Cleveland
Treasury Auditor
Spofford
Reed
Morrill
Copyright
Librarian of Congress
Carlisle
Charleston resident George Tucker Dies at Old Age
The article notes the death of George Tucker a longtime Charleston Illinois resident, described as one of the town’s oldest inhabitants. It also mentions various brief items including a Texas battleship anchor mishap and a bond shortage involving Omaha, plus broader national notices.
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George Tucker
Charleston
Ill
Tompkinsville
S. I
Texas
Omaha
Bolla
Washington
England
American Federation of Labor
New York
Turkish Diplomacy Delays Dardanelles Action Amid Unclear Rumors
Constantinople reports the powers remain united on demanding compliance while concrete moves to enforce the Dardanelles pass are not announced. The delay raises questions about fears of Christian-Muslim backlash and potential clashes among the powers.
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Constantinople
Sofia
Bulgaria
Dardanelles
H. R. S. Dryad
Salonica Bay
Seed Distribution Clash Between Morton and Congress
Washington debate over seed gratuities resurfaces after Attorney General Olney’s opinion. Secretary Morton distributes a circular to lawmakers explaining his interpretation and changes to the time honored program amid mounting pressure from agricultural constituencies.
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Washington
Morton
Olney
Baker
New Hampshire
Secretary of Agriculture
Venezuela vows defense over British boundary dispute
Venezuelans unite in patriotic fervor as subscriptions rise for torpedo boat purchase at Puerto Cabello and ongoing weekly contributions via the Central Bank in Bolivar City and Caracas to bolster defense of the harbor.
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Washington
Great Britain
Puerto Cabello
Bolivar
Central Bank
Republic
Caracas
Trade Review: Markets Crowded as Stocks Linger After Holidays
R. G. Dun & Co. reports sluggish business with stocks awaiting distribution hindering new orders. Expectation of higher demand after holidays contrasts with low springs of new business. wheat and corn export figures rise year over year while cotton weakens, with January option down 27 points.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Congress
Murder verdict in coroner case shocks St. Louis crime scene
Coroner's jury could not illuminate the death of Carl Ringe and ruled it a murder. Banks in Cincinnati report a major scheme by T. Lewis involving forged bonds and $290 000 in collateral. Governor Altgeld seeks James Kimbrough in Vandalia robbery case. James Smith, a former moonshiner, found strangled in a Monticello well. In Heidelberg riot, Luigi Frantini killed by Sicilians. John Ford, Athens miner, hanged himself in Springfield after disorderly conduct arrest.
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Carl Ringe
St. Louis
Cincinnati
T. Lewis
Altgeld
Missouri
James Kimbrough
Vandalia
James Smith
Georgia
Monticello
Heidelberg
Pennsylvania
Luigi Frantini
John Ford
Athens
Springfield
Relief for Starving Armenians Reported by Currie
London Dec 9 The Marquis of Salisbury writes to the Armenian fund treasurer that Sir Philip Currie reports the Armenians of Bitlis are suffering and in need of relief efforts. The message underscores ongoing humanitarian concerns for Armenian communities in the region amid turmoil.
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Kansas
Marquis of Salisbury
Armenian Fund
Moosh
Philip Currie
Bitlis
Karpoot
Erzeroum
Mardin
Trebizonde
Harmon
Congress
Jacob Vanry
Holland
Mich
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Iowa
Robert Fitzsimmons
Peter Maher
New Mexico
Tidewater
Pekin
Smith
New York
Jamaica
London
Fatal Riot Rocks Heidelberg mining town
In Pittsburg on December 9 reports say Luigi Frattini was shot in the heart and temple and his skull fractured in an Italian speakeasy at Heidelberg. A general fight involved twenty men. four or five others were shot and wounded, two more deaths may follow. Frattini died after lasting about 45 minutes. Six men were arrested.
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Pittsburg
Luigi Frattini
Heidelberg
Panhandle
Frattini
Nebraska Murderer Faces Quick Justice in Omaha
George Morgan was found guilty of murdering 10 year old Ida Gaskill and was sentenced to hang in Omaha Nebraska. Morgan maintained he was intoxicated at the time of the alleged crime.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
George Morgan
Ida Gaskill
Morgan
National Bank Receiver Appointed in Georgia
Washington news records John F Flour noy of Columbus Georgia is named receiver of the Chattahoochee National Bank of Columbus by the bank’s national authority.
Exterminating Seals Stir in Ber ing Sea Slaughter Debate
A K Nice of American Commercial, agent at Dutch Harbor, denounces the international sealing accord as it spurs wanton slaughter in the Bering Sea. He cites 30,000 seals starved on St George and St Paul due to killing mothers at sea, with industry woes and price dips across iron, copper, wool, and coal markets.
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Ing Sea
Portland
Ore
A. K. Nice
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska
American Commercial Company
United States
Bering Sea
Mr. Nice
St. George
St. Paul
London
Coates Bros
Atlantic
Bessemer Pig
San Francisco
England
Boston
Lake
Canada
Census reveals Berlin population trends in 1894 95
The Berlin census shows a stagnant capital population with only slight growth, while suburbs surge. Charlottenburg leads with a 72 percent population increase amid high living costs and hard times. Females total 876,926 versus 787,189 males in the city.
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Berlin
Charlottenburg
Weekly Bank Statement Summary for New York
The weekly bank statement shows reserve up by 1 680 975 dollars loans down by 208 800 dollars specie up 1 220 400 dollars legal tenders up 685 200 dollars deposits up 898 500 dollars circulation up 41 100 dollars. Banks hold 20 294 275 dollars in excess of the 25 percent requirement.
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New York
Kansas Wheat in Perfect Condition Reported
Topeka Kansas dispatch reports from central and western regions that the new wheat crop Bever looked better than expected with favorable conditions and prospects for yield.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Miners Refuse Meeting Over Cash Rate in Ohio
In Columbus Ohio the state miners decline to meet with a seven member operators committee to discuss and adjust the demand for a cash rate seeking a resolution to the labor dispute.
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Columbus
Dee
Ohio
Committee of Seven
Death of noted writer George A. H. Sala in London
George Augustus Henry Sala distinguished author and journalist dies in London at age 81. Born in 1828 he began as a newspaper and magazine contributor, founded Temple Bar Magazine, and served as special correspondent for the Daily Telegraph visiting the United States in 1863. He published America in the Midst of War in 1864.
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London
George Augustus Henry Sala
Temple Bar
United States
Daily Telegraph
America
Fitzsimmons Refuses to Sign for Maher Fight
W K Wheelock met with Martin Julian manager of Bob Fitzsimmons to secure signing of articles for the Maher bout. Julian refused over date February 14 and purse size, demanding twenty thousand dollars.
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Fitzsimmons
Houston
Tex
W. K. Wheelock
Martin Julian
Bob Fitzsimmons
Peter Maher
Julian
Railroad Rates for Coal Advanced in Decisive Move
New York December 9 The anthracite coal freight rates from mines to Chicago and other western points have been ordered advanced 50 cents per ton and will take effect January 6.
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New York
Chicago
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Ames Times
Lon. G. Harden
Ames
Lowa
Cident Record
Rufus W. Peckham
Howell E. Jackson
Supreme Court
C. 8. Estep
Lexington
C. A. Mueller
Rock Falls
D. C. Leyman
Huntington
M. M. McDowell
Vincennes
Jona R. Neely
Wilmette
Venezuela
Crespo
Galata
Washington Notes
Sultan
the Trade Review
CRIME
Milwaukee
CATO
Ber
George Augustus Sala
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