Conflagration visits Brunswick destroys city enterprises
Fire raged through Brunswick Georgia on April third sweeping away warehouses railcars and the Downing company naval stores and other stores. One worker Charles Smith died from heat. Losses reach about 500000 with 400000 insured as Savannah Waycross and Jacksonville sent aid.
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Waycross
Jacksonville
Charles Smith
Brunswick and Western Railroad
Ocean Hotel
New Hampshire Republicans Pick Reed for President
At Hampshire state convention in Concorp delegates to the national Republican convention were chosen with 67 of 70 seats filled. The ticket for delegates at large included Stephen S. Jowitt, Frank Streeter, Charles Means and James A. Wood. The platform was adopted unanimously endorsing Reed for president with McKinley as second choice.
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Concorp
N. H
New Hampshire
St. Louis
William B. Chandler
Chandler
Thomas B. Reed
Stephen S. Jowitt
Frank §. Streeter
Charles T. Means
James A. Wood
George A. Clark
Stephen H. Gale
Oscar Hatch
Dexter Richards
Frank Rollins
Concord
Patney
Gallinger
Tom Reed
McKinley
Dan's Weekly Review Reports Large Trade Failures and Steel Pool
New York April 4 Dan & Co notes a quarter of 1895 shows 4,031 failures with 57.4 million in liabilities. manufacturing and trading failures up from last year. banking defaults 51 with 4.75 million liabilities. Spring demand expected, but unemployment and low farm prices hinder recovery. Gigantic steel combination anticipated to sustain markets, raising billets and pig iron prices. wool, wheat, corn exports show mixed movement. Bradstreet's reports stormy weather constraining trade and steel pool pushing prices higher.
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R. G. Dan & 1 Co
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentuck
Texas
Minnesota
South
Mississippi
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Atlantic
Bradstreet
Northwest
Meeting on female emigration organized in Toronto
A Toronto meeting aimed at organizing an association to promote female emigration to the northwest territories was held. Canadian Pacific railway officials have offered reduced rates for the project.
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Montreat
Northwest Territories
Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Womans equality favored at Methodist conference
Lawrence Massachusetts April 4 at the New Hampshire district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church delegates to the general conference may be either male or female. Also reported a tragic injury in Omaha Nebraska April 4 an 8 year old boy near the city was kicked by a horse and his forehead opened with poor prognosis.
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Lawrence
Mass
New Hampshire
Methodist Episcopal Church
Vicious Horge Hicks
Oakuaxa
Neb
George Harvukost
Celebrated Hillmon life insurance case ends in jury disagreement
Fifth trial in United States circuit court ends with a split vote seven to five in favor of the insureds claim. The dispute centers on the identity of a dead body produced as John W. Hillmon and whether it is him or Adolph Walters. Hillmon’s wife, now Mrs. Smith, has remarried and lives in Leavenworth. The insurers seek a new trial or a resolution by five federal judges.
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Hillmen Insurance
Tadge Williume
United States
John W. Hillmon
Adolph Walters
Hillmon
Crooked Creek
Barber County
Brown
Fort Madison
Smith
Leavenworth
Thurston Speaks in Chicago at Republican College Clubs
Nebraska Senator Thurston addressed a Chicago audience at the Republican College clubs convention banquet in the Auditorium. The selection of the next convention site concluded with Minneapolis chosen after indecision among Indianapolis Philadelphia and Minneapolis. About 100 delegates heard Thurston and other speakers including D C W Raymond Moses Handy and Mr Perkins.
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Catcaco
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Friends of Philadelphia
League
Thurston
W. Raymond
Watseka
Ills
Moses P. Handy
Perkins
Republican Party
Party of Progress
Festner Not the Strangler Not in City Crimes
Police believe Julius Festner of Omaha did not commit the recent San Francisco stranglings and was not in town when they occurred. He is confined at a ward for insane patients and will be examined by insanity commissioners tomorrow. Denver Endorses the Exposition to Omaha 1898. Miss Reuhlen Returns. Also notes London defense forces for Bulawayo and the Matabele rebellion.
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San Francisco
Julius Festner
Festiner
Commissioners of Insanity
Denver
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
Congress
Omaha
London
Bulawayo
New York Bicycle Bill Advances To Third Reading
In April the Senate advanced Senator Ellsworths bill forcing railroads to carry bicycles as baggage without charge. The Voluntary Bankruptcy Bill received a favorable committee report in Wasuixaron on April 4. Portland Populists nominate ex Governor Penneyer for mayor at their April 4 convention.
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Annany
Ellsworth
Senate
Wasuixaron
Senate Committees On Judiciary
Portland
Penneyer
HAINER KNOCKED OUT IN Senate Debate on Howard University funds
The House debated public money for private institutions amid district bill wrangling. An amendment funding Howard University, a colored school in Washington, was retained after protracted division votes. Republicans split with some moderates, while others argued against sectarian funding, leading to a party line contest and eventual recommitment of the sundry civil bill.
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District of Columbia
Linton
Michigan
Congress
Howard University
Evans
Rep
Hainer
Nob
Camnon
Sayers
Hepburn
Yeas
Committee On Irrigation and Arid Lands
Geological Survey
Have Enough Silver States House Debate on Arizona New Mexico
April 3 news from Washington reports the House committee on territories discussing statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. Taft warns admission would add four free silver votes, while Avery and Harris urge focusing on qualifications and avoiding the silver issue.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
House Committee On Territories
Taft
Congress
Senate
Avery
Harris
Triple Tragedy At Clinton Ends In Death
Ed Poten, a former Illinois Central railroad worker, killed his wife Myrtle Green and mother in law Mrs McMullen in Clinton Ia then tried to die by stepping before an eastbound freight train. He was severely injured, jailed, and reportedly to die from his injuries. Earlier reports note jealousy as motive and a chaotic scene outside the jail as townspeople reacted to the incident.
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Clinton
Tils
Ilinois Central Railroad
Myrtle Green
McMullen
Polen
Creston
McGill
Smith-Crisp
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Smith
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Griffin
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Volunteer Army
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