Great West Manufacturing Co Faces Financial Collapse
The Great West Manufacturing Company, a major electrical supplier, confessed judgment for 15 000 dollars to Mary J. Lamb after borrowing large sums. With 1.5 million capital and 700 000 claimed assets, the Iowa firm faces reorganization following court actions and a recent sale of Chicago assets to First National Bank for nearly 100 000. Ex-Senator Casey of North Dakota heads the company as it seeks restructuring amid heavy losses.
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Chicago
Casey
North Dakota
First National Bank of Chicago
Emet
Fond du Lay
Port Arthur Atrocity Reports Stir International War Talk
A London correspondent recounts alleged Japanese atrocities at Port Arthur including burned civilians, mutilated bodies, and mass executions. The dispatch notes mixed reactions from Chinese and Japanese sides, with talk of armistice and potential Pekin action amid broader war coverage.
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Port Arthur
London
Hiroshima
Japan
Viscount Masa Munemitzu
Times
Gays Iis
Pekin
Chefoo
China
Brazil Turmoil Sparks Arbitration Talks and Warship Movements
The report notes President Moraes plans to draft provisions and seek Italian government approval while the United States may be asked to arbitrate. Sealed orders claim warships are sent after a target figure, with 8,000 troops under command. Chaos and possible nationwide drug spread are feared amid rising tensions.
Pension Rolls Rise as Secretary Reports Higher Beneficiary Count
Secretary Smith notes a rise in pensioners to 1,144,000 on rolls at year end with 763,000 soldiers and sailors and 215,162 dependents. Total pension expenditures reach 139,804,461.05 and a 25,205,712 balance remains. The 1895 estimate tops 140,000,000 as claims and certificates grow while pending cases exceed 90,000. Fraud and strict adherence to the 1853 proviso are discussed.
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Washington
Spavinl
Secretary of the Interior
Burenan
Lamont Reports Army Operations and Indian Warfare Decline
Secretary Lamont submits the War Department annual report to the President. Officers in command concur that Indian warfare is nearly ended in the United States. No major breaches of Neutrality laws on the Mexican frontier. Large troop movement from March through July to enforce court orders and protect mail and government property. October 31 enlistments 25,516. effective strength 20,114.
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Lamont
Washington Special
Daniel S. Lamont
War Department
Department
United States
Aris
Princess Bismarck Dies After Prolonged Illness
Princess Bismarck wife of the great chancellor has died after a period of poor health. She suffered bronchitis and gastric issues, with dropsy and heart disease listed as immediate causes. The report notes the shock to Chancellor Bismarck could affect his health. A London item reports a 40 year old woman found dead in Kensington with throat cut, suggesting possible Jack the Ripper link.
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Bismarck
Vurzin
Bizmarck
Hamdon
London
Holland Villas
Kensington
Calon With Nicaragua London Dispatch
Special envoy Barrios reports from London that Nicaragua-Mexico relations are unsettled after Ismefields claims of Mosquito integration. Reports of Japanese aggression near Port Arthur and broader European reactions follow an autocratic political shift in Berlin.
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Calon
Nicaragua
London
General Barrios
Great Britain
Mungyua
Ismefields
Bond Success and Mixed Economic Signals From Dun and Co Review
Dun and Co Weekly Review reports the government loan fully succeeded and gold reserves strengthened. It notes no major effect on business, but warns sugar refineries closing will shrink industrial output. Wages rose in two cases, yet workers’ purchasing power and prices for key食品 did not improve overall. Wheat prices fall, corn rises, and western and southern buyers may lift demand for next season.
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New York
Dun & Co
Bethlehem Steel Works
Armed Kolbits Call for Volunteers in Alabama
A northern Alabama pressure has led Kolb supporters to form companies of 100 to 400 men to proceed to Montgomery on inauguration day to back Kolb as governor. In Selma armed guards patrol armories amid rising fear of a possible armament by Kolbites. Governor Jones says authorities are prepared to quell any disorder and that Nell will be arrested only for overt acts.
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Oates
Alaabama
Montgomery
Ala
Btate
Alabama
Col
State House
Capt Kolb
Col. Oates
State Capitol
Kolb
James Powell
Justice For the Peace
W. T. Lynch
J. P. Oliver
Warren Reese
Jones
Dotles
Kolb Wade
Alaboamy Milla
Memphis
Tenn
Conmoreil
Sirmingham
Selma
Nell
Tragic South Bridge Football Tragedy Kills Three
A wagon carrying four Balliol Myers football players from Massachusetts collided with a passenger engine on the New York and New England railroad near South Bridge. Three fatalities occur instantly, another dies, twelve others injured as players were enroute to a game against Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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Massachusetts
South Bridge
Mass
Worestar Polytechnie Institute
New York
New England
American Newspapers Barred in Constantinople Frontier
Edict bans entry of American newspapers into Turkey due to American press stance on Armenian massacres. Turkish government action follows reported American reporting. Also notes clemency manifest and other European telegraph items touching czarist policies and regional disturbances.
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Constantinople
Maassacres
Turkey
Iowa horse and racing notes and a fatal fall case
The report highlights Iowa horse racing with Alix and Idol setting records and several 2:10 or better times for Hawkeyu stock. It also covers a wrongful death case in Dubuque where jury verdicts assign death to bowel inflammation linked to a fall, not a diseased appendix, despite medical expert disagreement.
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Alix
Idol
Tiree
Sen
Hithel A
Hawkeyu Animonly
Ethel
Pe ‘Alix
Dutronage
Strathberry
Onward
Nutwood
Roy Wilkes
Adrian Wilkes
Lew
Notary
Ensign
Norkhart Fidel
Wolft
E- Ethel A
Allerton
Storm
Maud M
State Vote Totals From Canvass Report
Official returns show results from most counties with Webster and Muscatine pending. McFarland 220, Dale 150,757, Thayer 0, Populist 0, McFarland leads by 86,207 votes. counts unlikely to change after executive council review.
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Secretary of State
Webster
Muscatine
Board of Supervisora
W. i McFarland
Dale
Sylvanus
Mcfarland
Executive Council
Dawe
Abeta
Suita
Driu
Grange
Mitchell
Mefarland
Staite Executive Council
Burek Wanted In Severn Turns Up In Davenport
Juliva Burek alias Randolph J. Guyal arrested in Davenport and held in Des Moines on embezzlement charges by Metropolican Tasersave Coning. Identified by J. EK Haltstead of Topeka as the man known as Goyal who defrauded The Nix Life Insurance Company. Burek's wife reportedly resides in Des Moines with another in Chicago.
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Burek
Severn
Juliva Burek
Randolph J. Guyal
Davenport
Des
Metropolican
Severn States
J. EK
Haltstead
Topeka
King
Goyal
Thenix Life Insurance Company
Amnkles
Minde
J. Th Utt
Dubuque
Hinkley
Plaice
Des Moines
J. J. Anderson
Kwek Island Railway
Athentic
Lis Biter Torhige Wit Ton
Thon
Alexander Swan
Wyeaming
Wien
Indianala
Nielsand
Artielegal
Unusa
Chaos at Stable Ends in Fatal Wounds and Injuries
A Sunday incident at a river stable leaves Booth killed Murt and Jekford badly hurt after Albert Bowen shoots during a drinking gathering. Bowen escapes, two others are struck, all three are farmers. Separate news from Dubuque reports a smallpox case and a court altercation ending in a suspension.
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Booth
Iekford Murt
Ehil Tsooth
Mastings
Charles Jekford
Albert Bowen
Tivers
Bowen
Vooth
Bickford
Fragmented 19th century dispatches reveal fires deaths and legal cases
A chaotic page-wide report lists a series of events from various towns. It notes a damaging fire at Clinton, a fatality in a wagon accident near Avery, court actions against Dubbard and others, and a police case involving an impostor. Local emissions discuss liquor laws and railroad stock speculation, with medical and criminal news interwoven.
Horrible double tragedy shocks Eldora community
A complex murder case unfolds in Eldora involving Weluhol and Wolnholta families amid a deadly dispute. Authorities link a domestic tragedy to a bank burglary attempt, while a separate state vote tally and river mill downtime add local tension. The case features arrests, a missing husband, and ongoing investigations into the Wulnholta household death.
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Weluhottz
Woelsner
Weinhaltz
Walder
Bueband
Bur Hug Hal
Mra
Wolnholta
Mra Waltrott
Faor
Wulphottz
Julie
Coronur
Seizure of Bogus Butter Sparks County Inquiry
In Clayton County authorities recovered about 4000 pounds of butterine or oleomargarine and 3000 pounds of butter mixed with the fraudulent product. State Dairy Commissioner Hourdiman began an investigation after learning counterfeit butter was kept in storage, with details reaching Nes Moines.
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Clayton County
Nes Moines
Hourdiman
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