Big Loss at Lafayette Fire Destroys Baptist Buildings
A massive early morning fire at Chestnut and Broad streets engulfed the Hazeltine block and the Lafayette hotel. The Baptist Publication Society and American Baptist Historical Society suffered heavy losses, with art galleries and large book collections destroyed. Estimated total losses near 2 million, likely largely insured.
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Baptist Publication House
Wistar
Broad
Sansom
Hazeltine
Hallet & Davia
Steinway & Co
Porter King
Atlanta
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Olga Nethersole
Louis F. Nethersole
Madge Meadows
Maud Clayton
Continental Hotel
Nethersole
Metropole
Burné
Rice
Howard
Chestnut Streets
Lafayette Hotel
Centire
Chestnut Street
Hazeltine Art Galleries
Leboutilier & Co
Baptist Publication Society
Chesnut
King
G. H. Selous
Roberts-Fleury
Edwards and Curry
Baptist Publication
the Historical Society
Wayland
J. C. Stolmeyer
Homer
Norwegian Explorer Borchgrevink Arrives in New York
Egbert Borchgrevink, famed Norwegian explorer, arrives aboard the Umbrian and outlines plans for a two plus year expedition. He aims to reach the south magnetic pole by sledging inland from Cape Adare with three Norwegians after a whaling and guano venture backed by an English company.
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New York
Borchgravink
Polar
Soas
South Magnetic Pole
Europe
Fie
Melbourne
Cape Adare
Coulman
Island
New Process for Beet Sugar Solves Problem in Beets
Fremont reports two local men J W Schadt and William Peterson have patented a method to extract crude sugar and syrup from beets. They claim one acre yields about 65 gallons of syrup, with raw sugar tasting mild and usable for cooking, at roughly a quarter of the cost of current methods.
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Fremont
J. W Schadt
William Peterson
Peterson
Schadt
Iowa Ex-Treasurer Lynch Report Reveals Shortfall
The Platte county ex-treasurer J W Lynch filed a state audit showing 37 852 72 collected and 14 606 06 paid to treasury leaving 13 246 00 balance due Investigations probe missing cash amid county treasurers delay in filing by Feb 1 with 10 percent penalties for late reports.
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J. W. Lynch
Platte County
Lynch
Uhl Named as Likely Next Ambassador to Germany
Washington reports Edwin F. Uhl of Michigan first assistant secretary of state is likely to be the next U S ambassador to Germany. Uhl met with the president after a Dixon of Detroit conference as others like Lambert Tree, Potter Palmer and Charles Dekay were named as other possible candidates. President Cleveland may send the nomination soon and Uhl’s prior state department service makes him a strong choice.
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Washington
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Michigan
United States
Germany
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White Hones
Don M.dickinson
Detroit
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Dickinson
White House
State Department
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Gresham
Uhi
Senate
Lambert Tree
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Charles Dekay
Berlin
Mr. Dekay
Richard Watson Gilder
Cleveland
Washineron
Reynolds
Belya A. Lockwood
Burea
Suffered Eighteen Years Paine Departed and Sleep Came
Mrs Julia A Brown of Covington Ton reports long illness and failed remedies. She says she suffered from nervousness and indigestion for eighteen years. She tried multiple physicians without relief, including Drs Barret Maley and Bherod, before sleep and peace came.
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Paine
Julia A. Brown
Covington, Ton
Postoffice inspection in Georgetown yields new hand
Georgetown Indiana residents witness a major post office overhaul as Inspector W T Fletcher replaces the longtime Metweiler family led by Louise Metweiler. The office, serving 600 people, was overwhelmed with mail including 40 carloads of newspapers and 4 000 undelivered letters.
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Georgetown
Ind
Metweiler
Louise Metweiler
Fletcher
Remarkable Escapes and Contested Hooks in State Debates
Reports from Bosroy Oniaco and El Paso recount a Jan 86 escape from an elevator shaft, a Jan 80 boxing nose injury, and a Feb 1 hanging of a murderer in Oregon. Amidst items, Rhode Island Assembly adjourns until April with laws and appropriation bills highlighted.
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Victor Donald
Fits
Paso
Tex
Jack Stelaner
Fitzsimmons
Stelener
Stelsner
Axpany
Ore
Lloyd B. Montgomery
D. McKercher
Kehode Island
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