Various Local Facts Mix On Washington Brooklyn Taxes And Oddities
Brainerd Dispatch notes Washington city bonded debt of 19 138 238 and assessable property 203 505 002 while Brooklyn taxable property valued at 549 146 112 with public debt 49 734 and other items touch Tampa Cuba, Flamstead birth, English auctioneer licensing, Canada name origin, May-pole relic, fashion sleeves changes, Cromwell sports ban and revival, grey hair heredity, inland letter rates, Rowland Hill stamps, Glasgow horse buy, Pribyloff deep sea fish.
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Washington City
Brooklyn
Sixteenth Century Grace Knives in Leather Case
A curious knife set from the sixteenth century features blades bearing musical notes for grace before meals on one side and grace after meals on the other. The four note knives were kept in a stamped leather upright case and placed before the singer.
Embankments Channel Floodwater to Rice Fields
Captain Hall, a noted rice expert, described a valley he visited as a mile wide and forty miles long where massive embankments divert overflow to irrigate rice fields. The tanks in some Indian districts are built by banking up overflow, sometimes spanning miles.
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India
Capt. Hall
Rice Spirit Production and Trade Routes
The text notes ar rack or rice spirit distilled in Rangoon Batavia and Ceylon. It is mainly trans shipped to North Germany and Russia where it is flavored with pine and other seeds to taste. The beverage is consumed by natives at high proof levels.
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Rangoon
Batavia
Ceylon
Germany
Russia
Central Tennessee College Struggles with Local Ostracism
The Central Tennessee College in Nashville, founded in 1866 with Northern contributions to educate Black students, does good work but faces social ostracism from white residents and lack of state support despite benefiting the region from its labor.
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Central Tennessee College
Nashville
Ancient fuel wood used across early nations
The text notes wood as the earliest fuel. It states many countries before human settlement were forested, as seen in America today. It adds that wood fueled England in ancient times and remains common across much of continental Europe.
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America
England
Europe
South Carolina seeks stricter pistol laws to curb carry
The state debates laws to curb pistol carrying, arguing enforcement will improve morals. The author notes law-abiding citizens are harmed by those who defy rules, comparing the issue to a lynching habit that will fade only as morals rise.
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South Carolina
Spaniards and insurgents fuse in cautious rhetoric over Cuba
The passage notes Spanish leaders denounce attacks on plantations and railway lines by insurgents while insurgents condemn cruelty in Cuban prisoner handling. It suggests Cuba could draw timid travelers seeking peace as tensions unfold.
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Cuba
Pith of the News General Resume of the Week
General resume of the week’s highlights from the Globe, compiled for quick reading. Broad survey covers major events, political developments, economic notes, and social items. Curated by Busy People for rapid perusal.
Nation Appraises Curious Royalties and Crimes
The Nation's Capital reports on a bloomers royalty case in Washington and a wide range of other items. Postoffice backlog in Cripple Creek swells to 35 000 letters plus heavy second third and fourth class mail. Relic sellers in Portsmouth claim to be Washington descendants offering items including a snuffbox once given to Jefferson. A murder case verdict in St Louis affirms 2500 damages for a kiss in a courthouse dispute. A farmer's death and a damning jury verdict appear from Indiana. Acquittal follows Col A B Coit's mob firing verdict. A Clinton Iowa judge sentences William T Stuart to 7 1/2 years for arson. New Mexico lawyer Col A J Fountain is abducted and presumed killed on a rustling case. Mrs Augusta Schwartz shoots herself amid neuralgia and bereavement after her brewer husband died under odd circumstances.
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Washington
Cripple Creek
Col
Postoffice
W. M. McMechen
Virginia S. Washington
Mary L. Washington
Portsmouth
Ohio
George Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Jefferson
A. J. Fountain
New Mexico
Las Cruces
White Oaks
Fountain
Augusta Schwartz
Berkeley Place
Brooklyn
Anton Schwartz
Brewers’ Exchange
New York City
Notable Deaths and Withdrawals Across U S Figures
Judge Tainter withdraws from race for Grand Army command. Obituaries note Bishop Haygood, Rev. Milton Bradley, Spencer W Coe, Gov Hastings returns healthy, Shadrack Inman dying, Col Turner at 92, R McKay dies, H M Shearman dead, Marie Jaeger dies after illness, Robert Carmody dies, Borchbrevink arrives in New York with Arctic plans.
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Hartford
Conn
Grand Army
Atticus G. Haygood
South
Milton Bradley
Presbyterian Church
Richland
Mich
London
John A. Brooks
Memphis
Tenn
Spurgeon
Spencer W. Coe
New York
Winsted Conn
Gov. Hastings
Pennsylvania
Hot Springs
Ark
Harrisburg
Shadrack Inman
John H. Inman
Samuel M
Hugh T. Inman
Atlanta
Col
David S. Turner
N. L. Britton
Columbia College
New Ny
New Dorp
Staten Island
Fatal aconite mistake ends medical student life
John C. Hale, a medical student in Fostoria Ohio, ingested aconite liniment by accident and died within an hour. The report lists other late 19th century mishaps including fires, shipwrecks, and a fatal electric-rail accident.
Crime and court notes across states
A Cincinnati shoe dealer A Fuller died by his own hand at the Stag hotel. Edgar Holmes who killed his sister at Seymour Indiana was sentenced to two years in prison. Ernest A Eves pleaded guilty to forgery and got one year in prison. Judge Dewey ruled the Conklin murder case from Oskaloosa would be tried in Washington Iowa. Mrs George Newberry lost 1000 in jewels at Barberton Inn during the Barber-Bevan nuptials. Carl Kreft, who assaulted C E Wilbur at Fairmont Montana, is dead and will be tried for murder. Fort Thomas Kentucky murder theory says jealous husband killed his wife. Lee Sellers lynching in Knoxville Tennessee ten years ago is described as an innocent man. Pennsylvania Supreme Court presented arguments on motion for appeal in the H i Holmes case.
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Ohioa
Congregational
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Mass
Caracas
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Callao
Port Townsend
Stewart Chase
Cook Mitchell
Parthia
Juan Fernandez Island
Liverpool
San Francisco
Andrew Smith
Bloomington
Iowa
Peter Rosselot
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
John Poppa
Wilmington & Northern Railroad
A. Fuller
Cincinnati
Stag Hotel
Edgar Holmes
Seymour
Ernest A. Eves
Chicago
Menominee
Mich
Dewey
Washington
Conklin
Oskaloosa
C. E. Wilbur
Carl Kreft
Fairmount
Mont
Kreft
Wilbur
Fort Thomas
Knoxville
Tenn
Lee Sellers
Edward Manness
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
H. i Holmes
H. G. Delloff
Good Thunder
William Woucke
Red Wing
Hastings
Sims
Brownsdale
J. F. Lawless
Marshall
O. E. Wilber
Fairmont
Wilber
Kraft
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John McDougall
Delhi
Redwood Falls
Frank Rossini
Fergus Falls
J. C. York
Elysian
St. Peter
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Stewartsville
Henderson
Lee Duncanson
Lakeville
George Messing
Messing
Ernest Browne
Red Wing Training School
Minneapolis
Board of Prison Managers
Dodge Center
Willis McLaren
Crookston
South Crookston
J. G. Brundin
Albert Lea
Wabasha
Charles Jacobs
Gillford
Pares
Fran Haradon
Lake Quity
Haradon
From Foreign Shores and Global Events in Press
The Nile voyage of the Marlborough pair continues for six weeks aboard a hired dahabayah. Coffee harvests drop due to a two year drought in Nicaragua. The Italian warship Christofer Colombo with the duke of Arbuzzi sails into San Francisco for weeks. Rome awaits news on General Baratiera in Abyssinia amid anticipated battles with King Menelik.
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Abyssinia
Menelik
Dr. Hurst
Hennington Gap
W. Va
James Miller
Ecuador
Congress of Representatives
Charles Tupper
House of Commons
Cape Breton
Charles
Manitoba
Intermixed News Items From U S Press Briefs
Intermittent notes cover public stage appearances by performers, a Sino-Pacific lumber order for government use, Madison Square Garden poultry and pigeon exhibition with 5000+ entries, a wire nail price increase, a push for a national housesmiths and bridge builders union, Sicily fruit exports, Sedalia Missouri religious revival, Francis Schlatter’s disappearance, Cincinnati bricklayers strike, Indiana governor’s call for extra session, and a Pennsylvanian insurance agents meeting aiming to curb high commissions.
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Comstock
Yvette Guilbert
Pacific Coast
Poultry and Pigeon Association
Madison Square Garden
New York
Wire Nail Manufacturers’ Association
Mystery in Pearl Bryan case shifts with new confession
Indianapolis February 10. Lulu May Hollingsworth says Jackson caused Pearl Bryan’s condition and that an abortion attempt occurred in Jackson’s room. She claims Pearl bought deadly drugs and would travel to Cincinnati for abortion, while hints of body disposal and head severing emerge as police pursue the evolving theory.
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Fort Thomas
Pearl Bryan
Lulu May Hollingsworth
Henry Street
Jackson
Miss Bryan
Cincinnati
Pearl
Miss Hollingsworth
Tragic Klattke Family Massacre in Chicago Suburb
Richard Klattke a 38 year old carpenter killed seven relatives at their cottage 207 Berecau avenue two blocks from Cuyler station Chicago & Northwestern railroad. The scene reveals a planned murder suicide drive driven by despair and anarchist beliefs with wife Kate resisting and only one child Emma surviving. Neighbors report prior unemployment and a Danish fugitive Jens Hansen link.
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Richard Klattke
Lake View
Klattke
Kate Klattke
John Klattke
Wilhelmina Klattke
Mina Klattke
Anna Klattke
Emma Klattke
Berecau Avenue
Cuyler
Chicago & Northwestern
Matthew Brown
Brown
Klattkes
Jens Hansen
Indianapolis Murder Confession Ties Pearl Bryan to Abortion
Lulu May Hollingsworth claims Pearl Bryan died after an abortion performed in Indianapolis. She alleges Bryan was decapitated, with the head discarded from a suspension bridge near Fort Thomas, while Jackson purportedly described the events. Police doubt Hollingsworth and seek corroboration amid ongoing investigations in Cincinnati Newport Covington and Fort Thomas.
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Indianapolis
Lulu May Hollingsworth
Fort Thomas
Pearl Bryan
Miss Hollingsworth
Miss Bryan
Jackson
Tacoma grain merchant identified after beach death
A body found on the San Francisco ocean beach near the Cliff House is identified as H. C. Potter of Tacoma a wealthy grain merchant. Drowning is the cause of death and some circumstances suggest suicide. Potter, 30, visited San Francisco a week ago and disappeared two to three days earlier, leaving a widow. He was brother to James Brown Potter and a relative of Bishop Potter of Newark.
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San Francisco
Ocean
Cliff House
H. C. Potter
Tacoma
Potter
James Brown Potter
Bishop Potter
Newark
Gen John Gibbon Buried With Full Military Honors
The remains of General John G. Gibbon arrived from Baltimore and were interred at Arlington Cemetery with full military honors. The casket, draped in colors, was carried on an artillery caisson and escorted along Pennsylvania Avenue by cavalry from Fort Myer, artillery batteries, and a regiment serving as infantry.
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Gibbon
Washington
John G. Gibbon
Baltimore
Arlington Cemetery
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Myer
Kruger Signals Willingness to Visit England
President Kruger has informed Sir Hercules Robinson that he would travel to England if the conference with Joseph Chamberlain is clearly limited to specified topics beforehand.
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Kruger
Pretoria
Hercules Robinson
Cape Colony
England
Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Charlies R George & Co Assigns Assets in Providence
Providence hardware dealer Charlies R George & Co has filed a general assignment, turning over assets to manage liabilities. The move affects creditors and customers in Rhode Island.
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Charlies R. George & Co
Providence
R. I
Crees Asked to Leave Montana by Governor
Helena Montana special Governor Richards urges the federal government to remove Cree Indians from Montana after receiving a letter from Olney noting diplomatic correspondence on the Cree controversy. Richards states it is the government's duty to remove the Crees.
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Helena
Mont
Gov. Richards
Montana
Olney
Bat Shea Must Die Denied New Trial in Albany Case
Albany special report says Judge Mayham denied a new trial for Bat Shea. He noted McGouch's confession not supported by governor commission evidence and contradicted by People’s witnesses, concluding the confession lacked corroboration in several instances. Shea must now die.
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Bat” Shea
Albany
N. Y
Mayham
McGouch
War Dept Clerk Shoots Self in Washington Closet
John Shea a 61st class clerk in the record and pension division of the War Department and a veteran of the late war committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in a department closet this morning. He appeared mentally unbalanced from war wounds.
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Gover
Washington
Special
John Shea
Record and Pension Division
War Department
Hamond Released on Bail in Johannesburg Uprising
Special John Hays Ham mond, an American mining engineer accused of leading the late Johannesburg uprising, was released on bail. The case centers on his alleged leadership role and the security circumstances surrounding his release.
Fire Chief Harry Howard Dies in City Lineage
Veteran fire chief of the old volunteer department Harry Howard is dead. Born in the city in 1822, he reportedly was abandoned by his parents at birth according to early lore. He led the department for many years and became a storied figure in local firefighting history.
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New York
Harry Howard
Volunteer Fire Department
Ne Oneer
Red River Tragedy Second Murder Attempt Exposed
Winnipeg, Feb. 7 William Smith was fatally shot by John Landmill during a riverbank quarrel. Landmill confessed an earlier attempt to murder Supt Glenwright of the Electric Street Railway and fired four shots after Smith threatened to reveal the plot. Smith is near death and made an ante mortem statement. Landmill was arrested.
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Winnipeg
Man
William Smith
John Landmill
Red River
Landmill
Smith
Glenwright
Electric Street Railway
Dr Hurst and companions cause morphine deaths in Virginia spree
In Pennington Virginia and Bluefields West Virginia a drunken spree led by Dr Hurst ended in multiple morphine deaths. Meyers and Tracy died within hours and Dr Hurst followed later. Mrs Meyers was held as the doctor administered morphine causing convulsions and a threatened death. All involved are noted figures in Southwestern Virginia.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Dr. Hurst
Pennington
Meyers
Mr. Tracy
New York Case Mirrors Holmes Swindle Claim
A Supreme Court trial before Justice Freedman centers on a suspected attempt to defraud insurers by substituting a corpse. Annie Smith, administratrix of Peter Smith, seeks action while insurers contend the deceased was a consumptive planted for the ruse.
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Holmes
New York
Supreme Court
Justice Freedman
H. H. Holmes
Annie Smith
Peter Smith
Smith
Apartment House Burned in Harlem Fire
Fire swept the Palmenberg apartment houses on 125th Street New York causing about 80000 dollars in damage. Origin of the blaze is unknown. One firefighter was overcome by smoke and hospitalized. All occupants escaped unharmed except Mrs Berg the janitor’s wife who was severely burned while saving belongings.
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New York
Palmenberg
125Th Street
Berg
Death of Lady Jane Wilde in London
Lady Jane Frances ca Speranza Wilde widow of Sir William Robert Mills Wilde surgeon ophthalmologist to her majesty in Ireland and mother of Oscar Wilde is dead in London on February 7.
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Jane Wilde
London
Jane Francesca Speranza Wilde
William Robert Mills Wilde
Ireland
Oscar Wilde
American Red Cross Head Miss Barton Heads to Armenia
Miss Clara Barton president of the American Red Cross and her party left London to distribute relief funds in Armenia. The mission aims to aid victims and coordinate relief efforts on the ground.
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Armenia
London
Clara Barton
American Red Cross Society
Oil Stove Explosion Injures Four In Camden Home
An oil stove blast at Thomas Boswell's Camden residence seriously burns four people, including Boswell, his wife and son, and Mrs. Joseph Bowers. The blast traps them on the second floor, forcing a jump to the street where all suffer injuries from the fall. Mrs. Bowers' infant was thrown clear but caught and escaped harm.
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Camden
N. J
Thomas Boswell
Joseph Bowers
Indian School Funds Cut Back in Senate Panel Action
The Indian appropriation bill passed committee in Washington allocating slightly under the prior year's total by about $100,000. The panel rejected interior department recommendations for several improvements at Indian schools. New South Dakota facilities are set at 50,000 for both units.
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Washington
Special
Interior Department
South Dakota
Bayard Presides at St John’s Foundation Dinner
The annual dinner at the St John’s Foundation school in the Hotel Metropole gathered clergy diplomats MPs and public figures. United States ambassador Bayard presided and received tumultuous applause while a display of the union jack and stars and stripes framed the queen toast.
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Bayard
London
St. John's Foundation School
Hotel Metropole
United States
Mr. Bayard
Weyler Arrives in Havana to Open Campaign Plan
Gen Weyler arrives as Cuba’s new captain general aboard the Alfonso XIII with a large retinue including Nicolau and other generals. Havana greets him with vast crowds, decor, and oaths of loyalty as German warships salute. Rumors say German ships may proceed to Venezuela to back demands on Venezuelan authorities.
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Alfonso XIII
Weyler
Cuba
Nicolau
Marquis of
Teneriffe
Enrique Barges
Ferderico Ochando
Miguel Mesquizo
Martinez Ahuemada
Luis Castello
Sanchez Bernat
Juan Arolas
Jolo
Phillippine Islands
Chamber of Commerce
Hourse
Canarian Association
Gen. Weyler
Marine
Marin
Venezuela
Annexes Fifteen Towns Moseau County Grows
Roseau and Beltrami counties set to annex fifteen northwest Beltrami townships. Gov Clough issued proclamations certifying the annexation based on the petition plot. Land lies fertile along Lake of the Woods boosting trade with Rainy Lake region and Manitoba. Residents long traveled over 400 miles to reach the county seat.
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Moseau
Minn
Beltrami
Paul
Roseau
Beltrami County
Clough
Lake of the Woods
Roseau County
Rainy Lake
Manitoba
Birdie Sutherland Sues Baronet over Marriage Promise
London February 11. The suit of Birdie Sutherland a ballet performer against Dudley Churchill Marjoribanks heir to Baron Tweedmouth and a lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders claiming 100000 damages for breach of marriage promise has settled out of court. S: Sutherland had earlier refused 15000 to settle and withdrew the suit upon payment of 25000. The case had been expected to yield significant testimony.
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London
Birdie Sutherland
Ballet
Dudley Churchill Marjoribanks
Baron Tweedmouth
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Russell
Miss Sutherland
British Inquiries Move Toward Arbitration Over Venezuelan Border
London reports indicate Marquis of Salisbury seeks British Guiana to assess districts held by British subjects. The Bradford Observer notes Britain may arbitrate if it can keep the occupied districts or be compensated by Venezuela if the territory passes to Caracas.
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London
Bradford Observer
Marquis of Salisbury
British Guiana
Great Britain
Venezuela
Farmers Loan sues Northern Pacific in U S court
The Farmers Loan and Trust Company filed its second amended bill against Northern Pacific Railroad in federal court seeking to recover amounts due under various mortgages. The action, expected to yield a decree soon, threatens stockholders' hopes for any realization.
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N. P
Milwaukee
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company Today
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
United States
Scandal at Fort Omaha: two privates arrested for prize fighting
A scandal erupts at Fort Omaha as Privates Cavanaugh and Murphy are jailed for prize fighting. About 100 witnesses are to be ordered to the guard house, with reports that officers funded the purse for the bout.
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Omaha
Fort Omaha
Cavanaugh
Murphy
Glyndon Fire Destroys Several Businesses
A fast consuming blaze in Glyndon Minnesota destroyed J A Shea’s merchandise store Smith and Crawford’s meat market Severson’s restaurant Tom Anderson’s saloon and several outbuildings. The fire began in the meat market and incendiarism is suspected causing about eight thousand dollars in losses with small insurance.
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Glyndon
Minn
J. A. Shea
Smith & Crawford
Severson
Tom Anderson
Grand jury to try Mrs Kate Nellis and Edgar Gardner
The grand jury has held Mrs Kate M Nellis and Edgar C Gardner of Girard Pa for trial on the charge of administering poison to Peter H Nellis, her husband.
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Kate M. Nellis
Edgar C. Gardner
Girard, Pa
Peter H. Nellis
Settlement Nears in Venezuelan Boundary Dispute
The London Chronicle reports a partial settlement or near settlement of the Yuruan outrage in the Venezuelan crisis. A Washington correspondent says Secretary Olney has reviewed the Cuyuni incident and concludes it is not a boundary issue, suggesting Britain and Venezuela will settle without U S intervention.
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London
Special
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Washington
Olney
Venezuela
Great Britain
America
Why McCarthy Resigns
London special reports Justin McCarthy has written to Irish party leaders explaining his resignation as due to personal health and need to focus on his profession. He remains confident in home rule and sees signs that party factions may soon unite.
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McCarthy
London
Justin McCarthy
Iowa Man's Grievance Reaches State Department
Special Fred H. Bruns of Lyon county, a naturalized U S citizen, returned to Germany and alleges he is held for German army service. Congressman Perry will urge the matter to the state department.
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Iowa
Sibley
Fred H. Bruns
Lyon County
United States
Germany
Perry
State Department
Fire Destroys Mapleton Block Total Loss Near Twenty Five Thousand
A major blaze in Mapleton Minnesota last night wiped out seven business houses on a principal block, destroying J B Brown two story and Masonic hall, Sonnesy and Schoyen store stock, Mapleton Bank, Deitz millinery, Johnson and Garvin merchandise, and adjoining buildings. Winds and scant fire equipment left little to stop the flames, with insurance covering about half the loss.
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Mapleton
Minn
Ttn
J. E. Brown
Odd Fellows Building
Train Wreck on Great Northern Branch Near Clarissa
A mixed Great Northern train on a branch line derailed and rolled down a embankment a mile south of Clarissa Minnesota. Twenty five passengers were aboard and all escaped serious injury though all were bruised. The cars caught fire but trainmen and passengers acted to extinguish the blaze and aid the stunned travelers.
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Great Northern
Eagle Bend
Minn
Clarissa
Train Rerailment Near Clarisa Wounds Several
Sauk Center Minnesota February 12 a train from Park Rapids was derailed by a broken rail near Clarisa. A relief train returned with several wounded passengers though no one was seriously hurt.
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Park Rapids
Clarisa
Severa
Railroads to Pay More Taxes in Minnesota This Year
St Paul Feb 12 reports show Minnesota will collect about 950000 in gross earnings taxes from railroads this year, up from 850000 last year, driven by a larger crop and broader business gains. Most company reports have been received, indicating the higher revenue.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Baxter arraigned in Minneapolis on murder charge
George W. Baxter, accused wife murderer in Minneapolis, was arraigned in municipal court on murder in the first degree. He asked for a lawyer before examination and the case was set over for one week. no bail was allowed, with expectations the grand jury will act.
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Minneapolis
George W. Baxter
Baxter
Mrs Thomas Wilson Dead in St Paul Residence
Mrs Thomas W Wilson wife of Judge Thomas Wilson general solicitor for the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha railway died at her Aberdeen apartments after a two week illness. The couple long resided in Winona. Judge Wilson was the 1890 Democratic candidate for governor running against Gov Merriam.
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St. Paul
Thomas W Wilson
Aberdeen
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Merriam
H H Young Pioneer Journalist Dies at 70
St Paul February 12 H H Young a pioneer Minnesota newspaper man died at St Luke s hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage He was seventy and had lived in Minnesota since 1859 He moved to St Paul from Henderson in 1860 and published the Daily North Star a Buchanan administration paper supporting Breckinridge He was born in 1825 in Virginia.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
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Henderson
Daily North Star
John C. Breckinridge
Virginia
Mardi Gras Parade Departure for New Orleans by Company D
Mardi Gras festivities in St. Paul saw Company D of the First Regiment N G 8 M depart for New Orleans at 7 30 last night. Hundreds gathered at the depot to bid farewell as a long canvas banner proclaimed the unit’s journey down to New Orleans.
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St. Paul
New Orleans
First Regiment
N. G
Mrs Wilson Ill At Aberdeen Home Of Judge Wilson
Mrs. Wilson wife of Judge Thomas Wilson of Winona and counsel for the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha road is dangerously ill at the Aberdeen where she and her husband have lived of late. It is feared she may not recover after a period of illness.
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St. Paul
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Winona
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Omaha
Les
Aberdeen
Murder at Deaf Mutes Institution in Gotham
A cold blooded murder occurred today at the institution for the improved instruction of deaf mutes in New York. Victim is Prof. Max E. Glau aged sixty eight, an instructor in drawing.
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Gotham
New York
Max E. Glau
Chicago strike hits 200 United States Bicycle workers
About 200 men employed by the United States Bicycle Company in Chicago went out on strike today, according to a company official, because a foreman was discharged Saturday.
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United States Bicycle Company
Chicago
Palmer House as rallying center for Democratic convention
The Palmer House in Chicago will host the national committee and twenty state headquarters for the Democratic convention. Most rooms are reserved. New York and Washington could not be accommodated. States with allotted rooms include Iowa Mississippi Oregon Maine New Hampshire Vermont South Dakota Louisiana Indiana Colorado Texas West Virginia Wisconsin Michigan Alabama Nebraska Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Indiana has the largest block with fifty one rooms.
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Maine
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Vermont
South Dakota
Louisiana
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Colorado
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Texas
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Michigan
Alabama
Nebraska
Pennpnsylvania
Kentucky
Manitoba Legislature Opens Under Patterson The Speech
The Manitoba legislature opened today with Lieut. Gov. Patterson presiding for the first time. The throne speech notes a bountiful crop and high freight rates hurting profits in wheat and other cereals. It mentions broad provincial opposition to altering the national school system and signals a likely short session.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Patterson
Diphtheria cases reported in Spise and rail tragedy near St Paul
Dr. Gibson of Atwater reports two diphtheria cases at Spise. A pedestrian on the Omaha track near St Paul was struck and killed. Frank Powers of St Paul elected grand master of Odd Fellows. Various deaths, elections, and incidents across Minnesota including a fire at Sims hotel Brownsdale and a Masonic hall dedication in Marshall.
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Spise
Gibson
Atwater
Frank Kostal
Omaha
St. Paul
Frank L. Powers
Odd Fellows
Year Etiquette Reflects Editorial Exit
The editor in charge of a how to behave column resigns citing difficulty with increasingly abstruse inquiries. A reader asks how far a gentleman should encourage a lady who shows signs of proposing. Washington Star report notes the exchange between editor and proprietor.
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Washington Star
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Valencia
N. M
Mogollon
Gov. Matthews
Ds Onl
Ot Foumaibar
Pennsylate
Indiaapolis
Grand Jury
Newport
May Lulu Hollingsworth
Covington
James H. Rice
The
J. Fa. Rice Company
Weylerln
Omce
Ven
Esevera
Birdie
Minnesota News
Herth Star
William EB. Lee
State Reformatory
St. Cloud
State Editorial Association
Maurice Be
Houston County
Houston
William Labbe
Stewartville
Duluth
Henry Tinelson
Red Wing and
Trenton Transit Company
P. Nelson
E. H. Blodgett
W. H. Putman
L. C. Smith
S. Swansen
City Water Works
Hector
St. James
Searle
F. F. Weber
Perham
J. L. Krouschmabel
Frazee
Becker County
Farmers’ Institute
Buffalo
Supt
Gregory
Webber
Redwood Va
Citizens’ Bank of
E. Y. Hunewell
Owatonna
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Pry
Shattuck
Faribault
Wilder School
Diocese of
Simmons
Sarsaparilla
Valley of
John A. Salser Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.B
Man Inslow
Elouscures
Dr. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Parker
Health University
California
Vig Syrup Co
Ahdartheeh Genecscatia
Aol
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