History of a Week Mixed with Crime and Shipping News
Summary of events includes James Cook killing Marshal Jones in South Chester Pennsylvania over a home invasion dispute. Tramps loot Rock Island Railway depot in La Salle Alabama. Coal boats move from Pittsburg due to rising river. Glass factory sale at Pendleton Indiana. Various deaths from accidents and violence across multiple states. Bank consolidations planned in Omaha. A tidal wave damages Santa Marta Spain. Fire at a Bluefield hotel causes fatalities and injuries. Local debts and creditors close Brown Frost store in Sheboygan.
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James Cook
Marshal Jones
Chester
Cook
Jones
Rock Island
la Salle
Pittsburg
Pendleton
Ind
William Donovan
Peoria
Perry Glover
Mount Pulaski
Edward Buran, Jr
Emma Max
Carlisle
Minn
East Hartford
Hartford
Conn
Southern Baseball League
Henry Powers
New Orleans
George Stallings
Nashville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Birmingham
Lathrop Lake
Denver
Col
Charley Jones
Robert
Maggie
Ida Ball
Vienna
Mustafa Pasha
Zeitoun
Isaac Bassett
United States Senate
First Presbyterian Church
Washington
E. P. Austin
Noblesville
Henry Meyer
Watertown
Wis
Alvin Thomas
Thompson
Ala
Wade Edison
Sut Baldwin
Fitzpatrick
Thomas
Edison
Hot Springs
Ark
Forcee Creek
Hardage
Ada
Whitard
Tennie
Bismarck
Hester Curtis
Oakland Hill
Lafayette
Hearne
Bowling Green
Amos Stillwell
Omaha
Neb
Union National Bank
American National Bank
Georgetown
Logansport
McDowell
Ashland
Portsmouth
Ironton
Chambersburg
Bluefield
W. Va
Brown & Frost
Sheboygan
New York
Multiple Local Fatalities From Disasters Across States
Twenty miners died in a firedamp explosion at the Nelson mine near Dayton Indiana. Other deaths include Joseph Cummings in Indiana from morphine overdose, the Wertz family poisoned by buttermilk in Kokomo, and Walter Chriswell fatally injured after a train wreck in Peru.
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Nelson
Dayton
Tenn
Joseph Cummings
Shelbyville
Ind
John Wertz
Kokomo
Walter Chriswell
Peru
William Berkey
Goshen Ind
Mary Webber
Brazil
A. F. Backhaus
Kewaskum
Wis
E. Franklin
Huntington
Samuel G. Parent
Union City
Atlantic and Pacific Express
Southern Pacific
Towles
Cal
Fish House
Trask & Co
St. Louis
Sultans order bombardment of Zeitoun amid Armenian massacre fears
The sultan orders bombardment of Zeitoun where 400 Turkish soldiers were massacred by Armenians, fearing a general massacre of 12,000 Armenians. U S Admiral Selfridge may land sailors and Marines to protect missionaries. Press reaction splits: British stance backed, Russia silent. Other items note Chilean loan bill, German interior minister resignation denial, Honolulu arrests for conspiracy, Hawaii Supreme Court justice death, Italian Abyssinian credits, German personnel changes, and a Honolulu claim for $50,000 over a rebel arrest.
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Turkey
Zeitoun
Admiral Selfridge
United States
Great Britain
Berlin
Karl von Boetticher
W. J. Sheridan
James Underwood
Honolulu
Richard F. Sickerton
Supreme Court of
Hawaii
William B. Castle
Washington
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Crispi
Herr von Flotow
Dresden
Herr von Bruening
Paris
George Ritman
Crime Rundown From Across Several States
A series of incidents includes Mrs. Nora McLain of Elkhart Indiana dying from arsenical poisoning after being found unconscious. Cracksmen robbed two La Rose Illinois stores of about $800 by blowing safes. Dr Huntsinger of Kokomo Indiana fended off footpads with a portable electric battery. Webster City Iowa burglary ended in a vicious assault on Mrs Margaret Stewart. Gammel Kory in Arkola Illinois faces federal liquor charges in Danville. Breese and Sandoval Illinois robbed houses and stores. Wilburn of Atlantic City Iowa killed his wife then died by suicide, the woman presumed to recover. M D Howell of Stockton California acquitted of counterfeiting after three trials and heavy defense costs. John Brown of Mattewan New York asylum faces trial for alleged convicts’ escape conspiracy. Theodore Lambert hanged in Camden Pennsylvania jail for murder of William Baker. Buffalo mayor Jewett reports payroll fraud and city conspiracy among teamsters and foremen. Mrs Charles Fdna of Chillicothe Illinois crazed woman cuts her throat. Rensselaer Tripp near Courtland New York shoots neighbor George Calpin and then dies by suicide.
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Nora McLain
Elkhart
Ind
la Rose
Ill
Huntsinger
Kokomo
Webster City
Iowa
Margaret Stewart
Gamnel Kory
Arkola
Til
Danville
Breese and
Sandoval
Wilburn
Atlantic City
M. D. Howell
Stockton
Cal
Howell
John Brown
Mattewan
N. Y
Theodore Lambert
William G. Baker
Camden
Jewett
Buffalo
Charles Fdna
Chillicothe
Rensselaer
President Cleveland Presses Congress on Financial Crisis
Washington notes report President Cleveland sent a special message urging Congress to address the urgent financial situation. Senate approves a House-backed resolution to appoint a commission to investigate the Venezuelan boundary. Concerns rise that frontier outposts could clash with British Guiana, prompting Olney to warn President Crespo to avoid conflict.
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Cleveland
Congress
Senate
House
Washington
British Guiana
Olney
Crespo
Wall Street Panic Triggers Failures and Global Reactions
A London stock exchange selloff and gold exports sparked a Wall Street panic Friday, with five failures reported and other financial centers affected. Dun and Bradstreet notes trade talk of war with England over Venezuela has little effect on general trade.
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Wall Street
London Stock Exchange
Dun & Co
Review of Trade
England
Venezuela
Philadelphia
Nathan Reynolds
Elkhorn
Wis
Rockford
Oregon, Ill
Great Western Coal Mining Company
Chicago
Loomis Coal Company
Bevier
George W. Blabon
Janesville
Caldwell & Drake
Columbus
Ind
English
Leavenworth Democrat
Orendorff
Ilinois
Daniel Moriarity
M. E. McGrath
George Meehan
M. Duhig
John M. Classy
Thomas J. O'Hare
Seventh Infantry
Altgeld
John A. Cox
Ford County
Minneapolis
Harry Hayward
Southern Illinois Millers’ Association
Pinckneyville
Ill
Pittsburg
Frederick Nelson
Duluth
Bennett National Bank of
New Whatcom
Wash
Louise Nooe
Mattoon
Louisville
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Illinois
McKinley
Richard Mansfield
Appeal to Congress on Finances and Foreign Policy
President Cleveland asks Congress to stay in session to consider a plan for revising finances amid shrinking gold reserves. Senate discussions on Venezuela policy and Monroe Doctrine provisions unfold, with calls for action before Christmas recess and debates over taxation and U S loans.
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Senate
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
House
Morgan
Sherman
Mills
Americs
Lodge
England
America
Verbal Friction in Senate House Postures on Serate
The passage of the serate remains uncertain as lawmakers debate its fate in the house. Opposition concerns mount over potential impacts and procedural hurdles.
Patriots of America launches new political group
The Patriots of America forms in the United States as a nonnominating body opposing the gold standard and bi metallism supporters. Led by W. H. Harvey with public figures, it aims to unite believers and critics to influence major national issues every four years through organized, resilient action.
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United States
The
Patriots of America
Cross Swords
the Patriots of America
W. H. Harvey
Cain
Financial School
Edmunds White and Phelps Likely to Venezuela
New York December 21 reports excellent information that Edmunds White and Phelps will travel to Venezuela. The article notes likely diplomatic or mission purpose and mentions accompanying officials.
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Phelps
Venezuela
New York
Financial reform plea amid wary markets and war money draft
A speech urges a sweeping change in the U S financial system to preserve credit and prevent panic. It argues for open minting of gold and silver at 16 to 1 plus treasury notes, and the withdrawal of bank currency to stabilize the national economy.
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Congress
Stewart
Senator White
California
Senate
Allen
Finance Committee
Platt
Committee On Finance
United States of America
Treasury
May Pay in Silver Policy Faces Congressional Action
Washington reports indicate either house may move to authorize popular loan bonds and send the bill to the president for signature. Silver senators may propose directing the treasury to redeem notes or coin certificates in silver, easing gold withdrawals and reducing the risk of $150,000,000 in gold redeemable paper.
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Washington
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Treasury
Carlisle
Treasury
Appointments Named for Venezuelan Boundary Inquiry
The president will appoint three commissioners to investigate the Venezuelan boundary dispute. The nominees include United States Senator George F. Edmunds of Vermont Andrew D. White president of Cornell University and Edward J. Phelps former minister to the court of St James all regarded as highly qualified for their knowledge of international law.
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Mation
United States
George F. Edmunds
Andrew D. White
E] University
Edward J. Phelps
Court of St. James
Mr. Edmunds
Mr. Phelps
Senate Passes Bill Adopted From House in Washington
The Senate approved the measure that originated in the House as sent to the president. Final passage comes after legislative steps in Washington on December 21, with the act ready for signature and formal implementation.
Thirty Miners Entombed in Tennessee Coal Mine Blast
In Chattanooga Tennessee on December 21 about thirty workers were trapped by fire damp after an explosion two miles from the mine mouth. Rescue attempts failed as poisonous air prevented access and no clear survivor count exists. A partial list includes Hawkins Leech Ferguson Hamilton Ivester Henderson Westfield Manis Bennett Alexander Miller Davis Lane Walker Washburn Abel Rotherton Johnson Morgan Roddy and others.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Dayton
Tom Hawkins
John Leech
Lon Ferguson
Robert Hamilton
Jack Ivester
William Henderson
John Westfield
John Manis
Josh Bennett
William Alexander
W. J. Miller
W. H. Davi
Theodore Lane
Lane
Theodore
Rescued from Flood in Montgomery County
Floodwater after two days of rain left bottom lands flooded and damaged corn and fencing. Spring River rescuers saved five men one woman and two children found in peril on shanties and treetops after twelve hours exposure to cold rain.
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Montgomery
Spring River
Indiana Christian Endeavor backs Nicholson temperance law
The Indiana Christian Endeavor union urges all Christian Endeavorers in the state to join the fight for the Nicholson temperance law. The call to action comes from Indianapolis on December 21.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Christian Endeavor Union
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Cident Record
CRIME
Washington Notes
Sean Eure
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Louis
Edmunds, White
United d
London Times
London
Tlitt
Tennessee
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