Revolutions and disasters dominate week in Spain and abroad
Spain reels in revolution centered on Barcelona with daily bloody riots and fears of civil war under Gen Weyler. Across the Atlantic oyster shortages hit Baltimore from bay freezes. Fires destroy Chicago area freight yards and Brooklyn Elevated works. Civil suits, duels, and notable deaths also mark a volatile week with multiple regional incidents.
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Spain
Barcelona
Gen. Weyler
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Pearl Carley Hunt
New York
William K. Vanderbilt
South Bend
Ind
de. Charles Willams Hargens
Denver
Scots Greys
Second Dragoons
Great Britain
Klipdam
C. W. M. Feilden
Capt
E. Ussher
Jack” Morgan
Senator Patterson
Colorado
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chihuahua
Mexico
Morgan
Explosions and deaths foul Brookfield and coastlines
A sprawling Brooklyn sized digest reports multiple tragedies and incidents. An acetylene gas blast in Brookfield Massachusetts kills two women and wrecks a house. In New York Helen Gould’s home was robbed by John O Neill who confessed. Massachusetts and New England endure heavy snowstorms halting travel. A Gloucester schooner is wrecked off Cape Cod with two drowning. A Hampden Corundum Wheel Co factory fire in Springfield loses about 50000. A Boston soda fountain magnate James W Tufts leaves 80000 to his employer in varied sums. The New York apartment death of Virginia Suret is noted. A Pennsylvania Railroad wreck near Altoona causes casualties and damage. Liberty statue burnish fades with March 1 extinction planned. Choir boys strike, steamship alliance forms, and George McCue mystery deepens as corpse found in a well.
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Brookfield
Mass
Helen Gould
New York
John O'Neill
James W. Tufts
Boston
Virginia Suret
New England
Street Railway Company
Northampton
C. E. Borchgrevinck
South Pole
Pennsylvania Railroad
Llorseshu
Altoona
Henry da
Bartholdi
United States
St. Clement's Church
Brooklyn
Transatlantic Steamship Companies
Dominion and Leyland Lines
White Star
American
Atlantic Transport Lines
George McCue
Seneca Falls
N.Y
Noy
James McCue
Williamson
Kathryn Huenter
Springfield
Howard Hunter
Chicago
Denver
Okmulgee
I. T
Wiley Johnson
Creek
Bill Scott
Oklahoma and Gulf
Little Rock
Ark
Clinton
Iowa
Flanagan
L. L. Kellogg
Fargo
S. D
Edward
Helena
Mont
Jack” Waite
Cincinnati
Rutherford Platt Hayes
Kansas City
Mexico
Orienta Road
Rapid Prograss
Hugh Miller Gibson
Montana
Bozeman
Lucy S. Black
John H. Black
Shelley Streeter
Armour & Co
David City
Neb
Streeter
Jefferson
Cleveland
Nelson Morris & Co
Swift & Co
Pierre
S. C
Northwestern Industrial Company
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Ramsey County
W. P. Westfal
Lincoln Avenue
Peter Buschwah
Buschwah
Brosman Brothers
Indianapolis
H. PV. Wasson & Co
Brosman’s
Western era items from Geary to Texas and Oklahoma
A long list of early 20th century incidents includes Adolphus Trumley fatally shooting W. H. Patrick in Geary Oklahoma, Andrew Tapper sentenced to death in Minnesota for Rosa Mixa’s murder, and a mayor killed by a switch engine in Arkansas. Other reports cover hangings, duels, fires destroying property in Chicago and Cleveland, railroad wrecks, and legal rulings.
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Adolphus Trumley
W. H. Patrick
Geary
Oklo
Andrew Tapper
Chaska
Minn
Rosa Mixa
H. W. Allen
Ashtown
Ark
Texarkana
John Cox
Weer
I. T
Billy” West
Palmer House
Aaron Julius
Kansas City
Nan
Euclid Avenue Trust and Savings Company
Cleveland
Moses Nye
Toledo
Annie Anderson
San Francisco
Ernest Stringer
Monett
A. G. Topper
Global headlines from a turbulent year in world affairs
Reports from Paris Rome and Barcelona note deadly clashes and labor unrest with troops quelling riots. Notable items include Doodiea's death in Paris, Astor racing colors registered in London, Santos-Dumont disaster off Monaco, and Ellen M Stone release amid Turkish captivity. Other dispatches mention plague in Punjab an earthquake in Shamaka Transcaucasia and a planned Prussian mining purchase. Authorities arrest suspected plotters against the Ottoman sultan.
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Doodiea
Paris
Barcelona
Rome
William Waldorf Astor
London Jockey Club
Santos-Dumont
Monaco
Bay of
Laurie” Marks
Liverpool
English Channel
Springfield
Mass
Exchange Telegraph Company
London
Lahore
Punjab
St. Petersburg
Shamaka
Transcaucasia
Herr Moeller
Dortmund
Westphalia
Les Temps
Ellen M. Stone
Rev. M. Tsilka
Miss Stone
Panay
Walker
Samar
Winfrey
Forty-third Regiment
Constantinople
Echo de Paris
Trade and banking notes amid weather strains and bank failure
Trade volume remained solid despite harsh conditions while railroad earnings dipped. The Detroit City Savings Bank failure arose from personal dishonesty, not affecting other banks. January pig iron output reached 1,450,000 tons with stocks down to 122,000 on Feb 1, and coal demand stayed strong amid storm disruptions. Copper exports rise though domestic purchases fall. U S exports for seven months fell 820,025,000 compared with last fiscal year.
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New
United States
Porto Nico
Imperial Bank of Germany
Ani
Bank of Eng
Oge Oe
Pope Reaches Twenty Fifth Year Of Pontificate
A digest of oblique items notes the pope’s twenty fifth year as pontiff. Other briefs report Westfield high school expulsions for onion breakfasts, Princeton students arrested for vandalism, Milwaukee steel plant fire deaths, a Spokane theft sentence, Tiffany Chapel stones removal, a Missouri mandamus suit, a U S Navy officer’s divorce action, a Louisville bolt plant fire loss, and a large fire endangering female workers.
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Pope
Westfield
Mass
Princeton
Trenton
N. J
Battle Monument
Edward Kinsella
Charles Matteson
George H. Smith Steel Casting Company
Milwaukee
Carrie Chapman Catt Elected President of NWSA
The National Woman Suffrage Association chose Carrie Chapman Catt of New York as president. The report notes other items including a large U S transport ship arrival at San Francisco with 1200 soldiers, possible railroad company mergers, a chilling crime by Chilkat Indians near Hinsmission Alaska, and the Dirigo steamer delivering news.
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National Woman Suffrage Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
United States
Meade
San Francisco
Manila
Adams
American
Wells Fargo
Hinsmission
Alaska
Dirigo
Chicago and Midwest Market Price Fragments
Reported livestock and grain prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and related markets. Cattle hogs sheep and assorted grains range with bids from No. 2 red wheat to No. 3 white oats and assorted corn varieties. A railroad order noted for 1c cars with Southern car shops at Knoxville Tennessee.
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Chicago
Ste
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Barney
New York
Mike Py
W. Railroad
Southern Car Shops
Keoxvile, Tenn
Eastern Farmers Look to Western Canada for Prosperity
Two Michigan farmers, Messrs. J. E. Blum and J. Grumper, visited Alberta and Saskatchewan towns Calgary Edmonton Regina Saskatoon and Lumsden. They praised Mr Suantz of Ontario who prospered in seven years from $24 to seventy cattle, and described rich crops and thriving farms in Saskatoon district. They plan to locate there advise land seekers to consider Western Canada as a productive farming region and will seek Canadian Government information.
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Messrs
J. E. Blum
J. Grumper
Manchester
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Alberta
Suantz
Pennsylvania
Ontario
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Assiniboia
Luimsden
Balgonie
Long Lake
Saskatoon
South Saskatchewan
Smith Settlement
Canada
Jury Trial Overtones of Bribery Case in San Antonio
Detroit Free Press reports a tense session in a trial where Jim Webster is accused of bribing witness Sam Johnsing to testify falsely. Testimony centers on exact words and voice, with jurors interrupted as questions about payment and language arise amid the defense and prosecution.
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Jim Webster
Sam Johnsing
Sam
San Antone
Fac
Detroit Free Press
Another Man Altogether in Valley Missouri
Perry Nelson, once frail from kidney troubles, reports a dramatic recovery after using six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits the treatment with restoring vigor and health, urging others to try the medicine.
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Valley
Perry Nelson
Dodd
Mr. Nelson
Thodd
Off Hand Enlightenment and Garfield Remedies Overview
A humorous exchange about sport versus pastime appears alongside a Garfield Remedies promotion. The Garfield Tea line and related products claim over three million families used them last year, underscoring broad public approval. A hotel chef earns up to $10,000 annually for his services, reflecting high-value compensation in hospitality.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
qGarfield Tea Co
Garfeld
Garfield
Coughing Leads to Consumption
Coughing leads to consumption claim for Kemp's Balsam. free sample bottle offered at druggists. Advert shows 25 and 50 cent bottles, urges immediate action. Mentions a mothers’ association notice and a $200 payment to a mother on birth, with monthly costs listed.
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The
Mothers’ Association
Philadelphia
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