Brainerd Dispatch notes and assorted curiosities of the era
A long list of varied items includes fuel bricks made from petroleum and sawdust used for engines in France, a Vienna woman photographed in a coffin for her lover, a New Hampshire bank deposit decline, theories on Siberia and Greenland, barber history in Europe, European cooking schools and diplomas, Paderewski’s aversion to a chronic whistler, U.S. ships pursuing Cuban filibusters, Prince Henry of Battenberg’s reception, Wellington as a youthful senator-elect, the John Brown farm now state property, and a call for sympathy toward South American republics rather than condescension.
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John Brown
State of
New York
National Treasury
New Jersey
Florida group ponders home for disabled editors
At the National Editorial Association meeting in Florida proposals arose to establish a home for disabled editors in the state. The piece notes concerns over who would occupy such a home as aging editors face retirement and death.
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National Editorial Association
Florida
Hungary’s 1000th Anniversary Sparks Patriotism
Hungary marks its thousandth anniversary amid a strong national history and patriotic populace as 750,000 residents have emigrated to become U.S. citizens this year.
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Hungary
United States
Attorneys Demand Typewriters After Stenographer Incident
A San Francisco stenographer reports harassment by a lawyer who pursued her, prompting increased demand for typewriters among attorneys as they seek efficient documentation tools. The incident highlights gendered attention in legal workplaces and evolving office equipment needs.
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San Francisco
Regulation Forces Kew Gardens Gardeners to Wear Trousers
Directors at Kew Gardens London require young lady gardeners to wear trousers. The move sparks debate on whether bloomers might suffice, with all London discussing a decision on the matter.
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Kew Gardens
London
Colonial dames as Franklin descendant ostracizers and matinee patrons
The notice questions whether New York's Colonial era social leaders who shun a Franklin descendant for her ancestry also grant their patronage to Yvette Guilbert matinees, implying a contrast in public behavior and taste among prominent women.
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New York
Benjamin Franklin
Yvette Guilbert
German use of American apples to make champagne noted
Report claims Germany has learned to make champagne from American apples and consumes large quantities of American oleomargarine. It suggests hostility to American meats and other export goods is dismissed as revenue humbug.
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Germany
Summary of a Philadelphia fireman incident at Corbett fight
A Philadelphia fireman attempted to intervene during a Corbett fight causing a tumble downstairs. Though hurt himself the fireman earned silent gratitude from many who value his effort to keep the peace.
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Philadelphia
Corbett
Ocean liner St Paul accident not race caused
The New York Advertiser says the St Paul accident was not caused by racing though it notes that large trans Atlantic liners race when on the same voyage and calls for owners or authorities to curb such dangerous practice.
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New York
St. Paul
Beard policy sparks debate among Spokane doctors
Spokane physicians debate infectious disease spread via beards. One member argues there is no danger if wind blows through the whiskers after patient visits, reflecting a lively, old time medical riff in the local press.
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Spokane
British Ship Captain Claims Nicaragua Canal Exists
The captain of the Allerton believes the Nicaragua canal already exists. The Allerton left Caleta Buena nineteen days before the Willie Rosenfeld, but the Rosenfeld arrived in New York several hours earlier. The British captain asserts the American ship used a shortcut.
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Nicaragua Canal
Caleta Buena
South America
Willie Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld
New York
Hungary to mark millennial anniversary with exposition in Buda Pesth
Hungary plans a national exposition at Buda-Pesth to showcase advances in science and the arts as part of the millennial celebrations. About 750000 Hungarians in the country may attend to compare the old country’s millennial expo with the early century world fair that closed the first century of the new era.
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Hungary
Buda-Pesth
PITH OF THE NEWS. Week’s Important Global Highlights
A concise weekly digest from the globe consolidates key events and developments. It surveys major political, economic, and social happenings, presenting a compact overview for busy readers seeking rapid insight into the week’s global scene.
Pension vested rights bill discussed by House committee
President Cleveland urged Congress to appropriate funds for returning the negroes colonized in Mexico. The Treasury received 119 cases of 23,750 Columbian world’s exposition bronze medals awarded to exhibitors. Diplomas expected to be ready next month and delivery to exhibitors arranged by the world’s fair commission.
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Congress
United States
Mexico
Treasury Department
Obituaries and Early 1900s Public Figures
Gen Alfred Baker Smith of Poughkeepsie N Y died suddenly. Faulkner died at Middletown N Y aged 102. Lindley Hoffman Chapin millionaire and clubman died in New York from heart failure. Capt Marcus L Taylor USN retired died in Philadelphia hospital aged about forty. Gen Ruger nearing retirement age. Prof C A L Totten Yale instructor issued a long calendar. Gen Arthur Ducat died in Chicago linked to insurance. Olney and Clara Barton Red Cross noted as Oxford residents. Pearl Cragie divorce from John Oliver Hobbs made absolute. Signor Crispi in Rome with 29 police costing Italy 12500 annually. Judge Culberson Texas congressman had a record defending 110 murder cases without a death verdict. Miss Yanatha court pianist to the German emperor visiting Washington. Ex President George F Magoun ill at Grinnell Iowa College president for twenty years.
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New York
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Yale
Arthur Ducat
Chicago
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Red Cross
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Oxford
Mass
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John Oliver Hobbs
Rome
Crispi
Italy
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Texas
Yanatha
Washington
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White House
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George F. Magoun
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American Board
Multiple Local Disasters and Accidents Across Regions
A twelve year old girl in Newcastle Kentucky smothered in a folding bed. A rubber plant re clam mill in Sambertville New Jersey burned destroying £50 000 value. Pittsburg Pennsylvania house fire killed two children and injured the mother leaping from a window. A Welsh gold mine near Tylerstown total deaths reach fifty six after a firedamp explosion. Alaska reports Rustler picked up thirteen starving men near Seward and Juneau after two days without food. A Southern Pacific passenger train south of San Francisco derailed after a washout. engineer John Keyer killed and several injured. Mrs Isaac L Harmon of Cammack Indiana had her bangs shot off by her fourteen year old son’s accidental rifle discharge.
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Juneau
Southern Pacific
Coast Division
San Francisco
John Keyer
Isaac L. Harmon
Cammack
Ind
Pardon and peril mix in wide West Superior court scene
A receivership contest sparks a pitched battle in a West Superior courtroom. Gov Rich of Michigan pardons Bartholomew Sands after twenty seven years of a life sentence for criminal assault. Multiple sensational cases unfold from self destruction to staged poisonings, murder plots, and political scandal across states.
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Gov. Rich
Michigan
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Ridgewood
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Paris Green
Hannah Moylen
Boston
John Goodwin
Birmingham
Ala
Charles Ruppe
Upper Peninsula
Iron Mountain
Mich
John Drennan
Michigan Pineries
Princeton
St. Louis
Irene Leonard
Burglary Targets New York Agent as Sioux City Trial Draws
A theatrical agent J J Spies in New York saw burglars steal goods worth 900. Detectives recover silverware and bric a brac from wealthy homes. In Sioux City Iowa Harry Bloomington 13 pleads to a killing Jan 1 amid rowdy court crowds. Judge Blair Simpson acquitted in Detroit and faces new charges. A Wellfleet Nebraska revival quotes jewelry renounced by a bank president wife. Mort Green seizes 50000 in gems to remove temptation.
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New York Detective Bureau
Andrew J. Anderson
Chicago
Sioux City
Iowa
Harry Bloomington
J. Blair Simpson
Detroit
Mary Alice McAuley
Justice Simpson
Maude Wentland
Wellfleet
Neb
Jane Houston
Mort” Green
War taxes on Cuba imports to fund expenses
Spain plans higher duties on imports into Cuba to raise money for war costs. The article notes allied tensions in the Caribbean and regional responses, including measures affecting trade and security.
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Spain
Cuba
Nicaragua
Lord Leighton
Reports and Notes From Across the Nation
President Hill denies plans to acquire two California railways. Shoemakers in Cleveland strike for higher wages. Fred L. Lapham assigns in Worcester. Ex Gov McKinley celebrated in Canton on twenty fifth anniversary. Gloucester firm ends search for the schooner John W Bray and crew. New York Stock Exchange weighs expulsion of G B Hopkins. John L Sullivan declares retirement from the stage. Milwaukee brewer to prep Chicago saloon. Mrs W H Bennett of Colona inherits 62000 from German uncle. San Francisco pastor C O Brown faces immorality charges dropped for lack of power. Rockefeller mines expand buys, Mesaba Chief acquired for 150000. Cheyenne reports rich ore near Table Mountain. Dore pictures exhibition in Chicago shatters crowd records with 13500 in three days. London audience also large.
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Fred L. Lapham
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McKinley
Canton
John F. Wonson & Co
Gloucester
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Boston
Milwaukee
Chicago
W. H. Bennett
Colona
Mich
Germany
C. O. Brown
First Congregational Church
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Rockefeller Consolidated Mines
Superior
Mesaba
Cheyenne
Wyo
Table Mountain
Dore Pictures
London
Dore Gallery
Rhoda Broughton A Noted English Novelist Of Long Career
The Westminster Gazette recalls Rhoda Broughton an English novelist with a long productive career. Her early works include Cometh Up as a Flower Not Wisely but Too Well Red as a Rose Is She and Good Bye Sweetheart Good Bye. Her father was a North Wales clergyman and Cometh Up as a Flower was written without parental knowledge. A copy reached the rectory and her mother reportedly refused to let her read it.
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Westminster Gazette
Other Opinions Not Required
Mr Wyndham asks if you favor the man courting your daughter Mary. Mr Warrington replies that it matters little as Mary already approves. The South Bridge Journal notes shirt waists blooming in fashion, crafted from embroideries, chambrays and organdies with turn-over collars and cuffs.
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Wyndham
Mary
Warrington
Southbridge
Mass
Wedding Decor Cast Lucky Heels in White and Purple
The ceremony featured original floral decorations including horse shoe motifs crafted from white and purple heather. Bridesmaids wore crepon gowns in purple heather, hats trimmed with the two hues, and bouquets echoed the theme with satin streamers and tinseled horse shoes.
Harrison Declines to Have Name Presented at Conventions
Indianapolis February 5 Captain Gowdy reports ex president Harrison refuses to permit his name to be presented at the St Louis convention He states no desire to return to the White House and thanks Indiana supporters for loyalty Washington notes his engagement to Mrs Dimmick and expects no shift in stance from Indiana delegation
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John K. Gowdy
Republican State Central Committee
Gen
Harrison
John Gowdy
Ind
State Central Committee
Indiana
White House
Republican Party
St. Louis
Benjamin Harrison
Feb
Washington
Associated Press
Dimmick
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Myron Mc Henry Signs Five Year Contract with Russian Stables
Neenah Wisconsin February 5 Myron Mc Henry the well known driver has signed a five year contract with the Imperial stables of Russia He will ship Phoebe Wilkes 2081 4 and a number of others to the Fasig sale at Madison Square Garden New York where they will be sold at auction The champion pacing stallion John R Gentry 2033 4 will also be shipped with the Stone and McHenry consignment and will be sold to the highest bidder.
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Russia
Neenah
Wis
Myron McHenry
Imperial Stables
Phoebe Wilkes
Madison Square Garden
New York
John R. Gentry
Stone & McHenry
Benefit to Breeds
The Indian affairs committee approved a clause for the appropriation bill granting all children of a white man and an Indian woman the same rights to the mother's tribe property and annuities as other members. The opposite rule is currently law.
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Washington
Indian Affairs Committee
House
Strike Expands in Mexican International Railway Shops
In Eagle Pass Texas on February 5, machinists and boilermakers went on strike last Saturday and were joined today by the Blacksmiths. The union demands a 25 percent raise. management again refused and all work is suspended. A committee met Sept Jennings last night and tonight another conference between officials and workers is planned. The scene is quiet and orderly.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Mexican International Railway
Jennings
Butchered by Indians on Tiburon Island gold prospectors
A five man expedition into Tiburon Island’s interior, likely captured by the Seris, faced a cannibal tale with one survivor reporting captives bound for slaughter and possible flesh eating. He notes Indians wear gold ornaments and hints at rich mines.
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Hermosillo
Mex
Tiburon Island
Will Prosecute Lynchers In Jones Lynching Case
In Bluefield West Virginia a meeting with McDowell county lawyers announced plans to prosecute mob participants in the Alexander Jones lynching. Additional arrests are expected as state prosecutions proceed, followed by Norfolk & Western railway action against crew for interfering with mails and express services by seizing Jones from a train.
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Bluefield
W. Va
McDowell County
Alexander Jones
Norfolk & Western Railway
United States
War rant issued for G. B. Randall embezzlement charge
West Superior Wisconsin special: a war rant is issued for G B Randall treasurer of Superior Lodge No 338 I C O F alleged embezzlement. authorities say Randall absconded with $850 of edge funds though the warrant only covers $100.
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Teek
West Superior
Wis
G. B. Randall
Superior Lodge No
Market Reports from Grain and Live Stock Centers
Chicago notes active wheat and hogs with prices across February contracts. Corn and oats show varied gains with lard ribs and park futures listed. cattle strengthen. Minneapolis and Milwaukee detail on track prices and on hand supplies, with wheat, flour, and oats showing mixed moves. St Paul reports hogs up slightly and light cattle trading at steady prices.
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Chicago
Texas
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Butte Prospector Strikes Million Dollar Gold Ledge
In Flint creek Georgetown district a destitute prospector Sam Snider allegedly found a rich gold ledge. He returned to town with thousands in gold and reports claim up to 1,000,000 in sight from an eight inch vein ten feet deep. The discovery triggers a stampede. Carbon county reports oil, coal and asphalt finds.
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Carbon County
Cincinnati Bricklayers Strike Over Hourly Cut
The bricklayers and hodcarriers walk out in Cincinnati today in protest of a wage cut from 56 to 45 cents per hour for bricklayers.
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Cincinnati
Mill Burned at Turtle Lake In Idle Period Blaze Ruled Arson
The Turtle Lake Manufacturing mill near Turtle Lake Wisconsin was totally destroyed by fire on February 5. Owned by the Turtle Lake Manufacturing Company, it was about to reopen by Rice Lake interests when the incendiary blaze started. No suspects or clues have been found. The mill had been idle for two years.
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Siberia
Greenland
Turtle Lake
Wis
Turtle Lake Manufacturing Company
Rice Lake
Former Police Commissioner French Shoots Self
New York on February 5 reports former Police Commissioner Stephen B. French committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart.
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New York
Stephen B. French
Censure Resolution Aimed at Ambassador Bayard
Washington special reports that the House foreign affairs committee will reconvene to revisit censure of Ambassador Bayard for two England speeches. Republicans on the committee indicate majority support for a Couzins Iowa drafted resolution censuring the envoy.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Special
Ambassador Bayard
England
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
Couzins
Iowa
Kruger Discusses Uitlanders Woes and Local Self Rule
The Times reports from Pretoria an interview with President Kruger in which he says he has long considered how to meet Uitlander wishes. The executive council debated an educational plan and local self government in Johannesburg. He refused to discuss franchise.
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Kruger
London
the Times
Pretoria
Uitlanders
Executive Council
The
Volksread
Johannesburg
Curtailed Lumber Cut Talk At Mississippi Valley Meeting
Directors of the Mississippi Valley Lumber Men's Association discuss ways and means to curtail next year's cut. Letters sent to members seek opinions and willingness to enter an agreement. Meetings are likely to be called to finalize details of the plan.
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Minneapolis
Mississippi Valley Lumbermen’s Association
Minnesota News Briefs Reflect Murders Fire And Law Moves
A scattered Minnesota summary reports a Hills horse and buggy theft. a man killed near Rochester by a train. a wife murder attempt and other fatal accidents. Also noted are court actions over county seats, bank and post office openings, logging disruptions, and local civic developments in Winona, Albert Lea, Stillwater, Farmington, and other communities.
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Nels Anderson
Hills
Lake Su
State Bankers’ Association
Minneapolis
Bishop Marty
St. Cloud
Albert Lea
Carbury
State Farmers’ Institute
Atwater
Ella Manning
Soderstrom
Cannon Falls
Minnesota Grand Lodge
Minnesota Equitable Aid Union
Winona
Rochester
Zumbrota
Encampment of the G A R Assured for St Paul
In St Paul on February 4 J J McCardy expressed confidence that the Grand Army of the Republic encampment would be held in the city He cited a reassuring letter from an assistant passenger agent of a major railroad with 4000 miles of track The letter condemns Western Passenger Association and predicts all railroads will accept the proposed rates and time unit The informant says he will handle one of the agency trains into St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago
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St. Paul
J. J. McCardy
Mason
Minneapolis
Chicago
Western Passenger Association
McCardy
Agen Om
Jealous waiter shoots at couple on St Paul streets
Joseph Friedman, twenty four, attempted to murder Julia Colker, eighteen, and John Hufman, twenty two, last night. He fatally shot himself, Colker was hit in the back and will likely die, Hufman wounded only mildly. Friedman had pressed Colker for months after a prior theft sentence and kept watch on her movements.
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Howard Roberts
Isabella
Kan
Kate M. Nellis
Girard
Edwand Gardner
Nellis
Pinkerton
Express
Krout
Colorado Springs
Col
Wells-Fargo Company
Sedalia
Lucy McBowers
Thompson Walker
Charles T. Boyd
Adair County
St. Paul
Joseph Friedman
Walter
Julia Colker
John Hufman
Hufman
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Jackson Street
Miss Delker
Broadway
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Friedman
Grand Opera House
East Seventh Street
Olive Str
Miss Colker
Wabasha Street
Seventh
Wacouta Street
East Seventh
Olive Streets
WANT IT WOUND UP Home Savings and Loan Referred to Court
Judge Pond orders officers and managers of the Home Savings and Loan association to appear February 6 to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed. A temporary restraining order bars interference with assets. Plaintiffs J. B. La Fleur, Andrew Thompson and Co. L. Norman allege reckless management and misused funds to pay full stock withdrawal values while stockholders’ withdrawal notices are ignored.
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Home Saving and Loan Association of Minneapolis
Minneapolis
House Foreign Affairs Panel Censures Bayard for Edinburg and Boston Speeches
The House committee on foreign affairs adopted by party vote a resolution censuring Ambassador Bayard for two speeches in Edinburg and Boston. It condemns the utterances as improper and says representatives abroad should not condemn U S political parties or policies. Vote split lists several Republican and silver Republican supporters versus Democratic opponents. Draper was absent.
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Tucker
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Rep
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Disguised Journalist Ladtman Bilks St Paul Stores
A man posing as a journalist named Ladtman used Foley's billiard hall to mingle with locals then cashes checks at multiple businesses in St Paul. He soaked his watch for a $30 gain and later swindled payments totaling around $100 across a bank, cloak store, grocer, and other shops before leaving town.
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Ladtman
Foley
Associated Press
Munsey’s
Lachman
William Bickel, Jr
Minnesota Savings Bank
Field & Mahler
Mr. Fredericks
Miller
Another Storm Hits Newfoundland Trapping Trains
A fresh violent storm in St. John’s Newfoundland over the last twenty four hours worsens conditions. Immense snow blockades shut rail lines making many sections impassable. Three men are missing and feared smothered in drifts.
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St. John’s
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No defalcation found in bank cashier death case
Rome New York Feb 4 no evidence of a defalcation by Cashier Barnard of the Fort Stanwix National Bank has been shown by accounts examination. About 100000 of securities held by the bank found to be poor.
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Rome
N. Y
Barnard
Fort Stanwix National Bank
Maybrick Case Sparks Mason and Catholic Links
Andrew H. H. Dawson of New York, moved by Mrs. Maybrick’s imprisonment in England for her husband’s murder, visits Washington and says the next bid for release will be driven by Masons and Roman Catholics.
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Washington
Andrew H. H. Dawson
New York
One Student Dropped at University in Thin freshman Year
Minneapolis report says the university will have 2408 students tomorrow as the faculty at a meeting dismissed a freshman for skipping recitations. The student is a local Minneapolis youth and member of a prominent Greek-letter fraternity. Several others are under review and may likewise be expelled if they fail to attend classes without cause.
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Rosemount
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Ravenna
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Chatfield
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Comstock
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Hall
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Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Chenty & CO
T.c. Ball
Seeding Underway in Martin County Minnesota
Fairmont Minnesota February 4 Farmers sowing wheat in Martin county on the last day of January. If current weather holds seeding will be vigorously renewed next week.
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Martin County
Murder Victim O E Wilber Dies in Fairmont
O E Wilber, elderly and respected resident of Fairmont, died from injuries from a brutal assault. A suspect is jailed and charged with the murder.
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Minn
O. E. Wilber
Saloon Owner Missing With Lodge Funds Near St Paul
Theodore Stifter, proprietor of a saloon at 377 West University Avenue, disappeared last Monday. He is accused of taking about $250 belonging to J. C. Haupt Lodge No. 30, Song of Hermann.
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Theodore Stifter
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Hermann
Walter A Wood Harvester Co Granted One More Year
In St Paul on February 5 Judge Egan approved a year-long extension for Walter A Wood Harvester Co to continue operations under receivership. Previous objections by Hoosick Falls creditors were withdrawn, allowing ongoing business for another year.
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Walter A. Wood Harvester Company
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Eastern
Boers ordered to shoot Jameson captives, report says
London reports from Johannesburg via the African Critic correspondent that Boers subjected a captain and trooper of Dr. Jameson's force to refined torture and that their commander later ordered the prisoners shot.
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Johannesburg
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Campos Returns Home from Cuba Visit
Martinez Campos, retiring captain general of Cuba, arrived at Corunna and was received favorably by locals. The return marks his departure from active command and signals a ceremonial close to his Cuba tenure.
Patent on bloomers credited to Thomas H Royce of Brooklyn
Washington February 5 after six months search the patent office issued a patent on bloomers credit to Thomas H Royce of Brooklyn The new article will require women to pay Royce a royalty on their undergarments in the future
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Washington
Patent Office
Thomas H. Royce
Brooklyn
Probability That the Whole of the Loan Will Be Subscribed
Washington reports many bids for the $100,000,000 loan. Bids are kept secure until next Wednesday when they will be opened and announced. Officials note a large bid total likely, with foreign offers exceeding earlier expectations.
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Col W P Thompson Dies in New York of Pneumonia
Col W P Thompson president of the National Lead company died in New York today from pneumonia. He led the company for many years and was a prominent industrial figure.
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National Lead Company
New York
Entente Between Russia and Turkey Emerging Abroad
In Constantinople it is believed a tacit understanding exists between Russia and Turkey. Russia would back Turkey in events like a British fleet passing the Dardanelles, while Turkey would allow Russia to occupy and pacify Armenia. France’s stance is debated with talk of pressure to align away from Russia.
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Explosion at Pettibone shaft endangers workers in Wilkesbarre
A gas explosion at Pettibone shaft in Wilkesbarre occurs when a laborer crosses the danger line with a lighted lamp. Fire spreads as crews fight flames and a second explosion cripples five firefighters with serious burns.
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Wilkesbarre
Towne Talka Banquet Highlights Trade Leaders
Baltimore special report on the Merchants and Manufacturers Association annual banquet. Attended by top municipal and state officials, about six congressmen, several U.S. senators, and Secretary Morton. Congressman Towne of Minnesota spoke on settlements of international disputes by arbitration.
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Baltimore
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United States
Morton
Towne
Minnesota
Dupont Seated Favored by Senate Elections Panel
The Senate committee on privileges and elections voted to report in favor of seating Mr. Dupont of Delaware as senator. The panel met on strict party lines, with a 4 member majority.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections Today
Mr. Dupont
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Delaware
Heavy rains flood Southern Texas causing road washouts
Special report from Houston notes two days of heavy rain across Southern Texas with Bryan receiving 7.13 inches. Star route mail service suspended as roads become impassable. streams overflow and many bridges washed out.
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Houston
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Bryan
Supreme Court Rules On Indiana Legislative Apportionment
The Supreme Court this afternoon declared the legislative apportionment of Indiana passed by the Republicans unconstitutional, prompting quick political maneuvering as parties respond to the ruling and its implications for representation.
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Turalieh
Indianapolis
The
Supreme Court
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Joseph Roeschler
B. F. Brown
J. E. Faught
G. M. Carson
Stanton Township
Burnt Timber
Laird-Norton Lumber Company
Juniata
Bronson-Folsom Company
Laird-Norton Company
Menomonee
Northern Light
Bramble
Northfield
L. Zekman
A. M. Davis
Tracy Yards
Davis
Board of Commissioners of
Sibley County
Arlington County
Henderson
MR. Ladtman
Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Papa
Bridget
Bessie
Mamma
Chicago Tribune
Addreas Eee
St. Paul, Nn
Virginia
California Fig Syrup Company
Josiar
Osborn, Crosby & Co
Kasota Building
Elizabeth
James I
Health University
Parker
Santre
Wees ST. Jacobs Oil
Marshall, Mich
Harvey Page
Marenzo Township
John A Salzer Ta
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