Fire Explosion Halts City Traffic At Madison Street
A five story building at 104 Madison Street housed Tosetti Cafe and Frank Massey billiards. A natural gas explosion after a fire caused wreckage and injuries, halting West and North Side cable traffic for hours. Loss totals about 126000 with Tosetti bearing 90000 and Massey 20000. Building owned by Chief Justice Fuller.
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Trafflc
OrosGo
Madison Street
Tosetti Cafe
Frank Massey
Dearborn and
Madison Streets
West Side
North Side
Tosetti
Masasy
Norris Rosenfeld
Grand Union Hotel
Tosrtti
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Wreck Attempt Delays Burlington Train Near Murray Hill
A derailment attempt on Burlington No. 2 between here and Murray last night left the engine off the track but caused no injuries. Tracks were tampered with as footprints and removed spikes indicated the work. A wrench and pinchbar stolen from Thayer were used. Separate reports note a large sheep herd loss from dogs at Sheepford and a January meeting of Town Implement Dealers.
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Burlington
Thayer
Sheepford
Mason Crry
J. G. Lindon
Clear Lake
Dakotas
Estrada Palma Denounces Spanish Claim on Ruiz Death
T Estrada Palma of the Cuban junta asserts Colonel Ruiz was killed by Spanish orders, not while negotiating a truce. He says Cubans have long treated peace envoys without independence as spies, blames Blanco and Congosto, warns Spain seeks to stalemate the war, and claims Cuba will pursue independence as the sole aim. He notes Spanish killings of sick Cubans and prisoners and insists Cuban retaliation would be in line with civilized warfare.
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New. York
Ruiz
Cuba
Blanco
Congosto
Spain
Railway Lines Built in 1897 Mileage Low Growth
The Railway Age reports 1897 saw more earnings but little more track laid than 1896. California led with 210 miles. New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut Maryland Kansas Nebraska New Mexico Indian Territory Arizona Wyoming and Nevada had no new track. Total miles added reached 1,864, up from 1,808 in 1895, with 184,464 miles projected by 1894 year-end. Other items include baseball interest in St. Louis and Cuba autonomy notes amid Weyler remarks about continued insurrection.
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Railway Age
California
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Maryland
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Indian Territory
Arizona
Wyoming
Nevada
United States
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Civil Service Law Reach
The Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield upholds the civil service law mandating appointments from classified lists. Chief Ripley and Mayor Harrison face removal threats as the decision defines heads of departments as exempt, prompting a potential cleansing of many upper police and city positions.
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Civil Service Commission
Ontcaco
Supreme Court of Illinois
Springfield
Ripley
Chicago
Attorney General
Civil’ Service Commission
Thia
City Electrician
Department of Public Works
Mrs Booth Seriously Ill at Presbyterian Hospital
New York December 23 Mrs Ballington Booth wife of the American Volunteers commander lies in a serious condition at Presbyterian Hospital. Doctors report alarming status due to an artery ailment requiring careful attention and long confinement likely. She has suffered from this disease for nearly two years amid controversy within the Volunteers and Salvation Army.
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New York
Ballington Booth
Presbyterian Hospital
Booth
Salvation Army
Misa Jennies Hughes
St. Louis
Gary
Omaha
Harrison
Chicago
Greater New York
New York Baseball Club
William Poole
Independence County
Ark
Penitenti
John Evans
William Sauer
W. G. Sauer
Kansas City
Vermillion
Kan
Sauer
Flint and
Pere Marquette Railway
American Federation of Labor
Big Transfer
Lexington
Mich
Noah Fields Drake
Stanford Univerity
Tien ‘Sin University
China
Plan to issue pension bonds and pay cash to pensioners
New York Dec 23 W F Rockwell a Meriden Conn manufacturer plans to push a pension bill through Congress via the pension committee. He argues bonds or cash payments based on life expectancy would save the government millions and help about 960000 pensioners, many of whom own farms mortgaged at 8 to 12 per cent. He briefed President McKinley and officials who are favorable but undecided on country reception.
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Meriden
Rockwell
McKinley
Congress
Mr. Rockwell
Gage letter to Gompers on gold standard dispute
Washington December 23 Secretary Gage writes to President Gompers of the Federation of Labor arguing opposition to the Gage financial bill. He challenges the labor body’s resolution against the bill, defends the gold standard, and contends ignorance may mislead despite sincere study and concern for workers in any monetary reform.
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Gompers
Federation’ of Labor
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Federation of Labor
Congress
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