Ada Rehan statue in receivership amid mixed signals
Ada Rehan statue placed in the hands of a receiver while the actress remains unspoken. A militia mustering in peace warns it will not endure battle or death. Kingston burglars fail to crack an unlocked safe, compromising the door instead. Zola bicycles to forget, while an Ohio man touts an egg claimed over forty years old. Relic hunters seek antique finds in restaurant rounds. Mrs. Kohler of New York robs a man at gunpoint, then is overcome by excitement. A building inspector flags 3200 New York structures as rickety. Carl Linden, Swedish artist in Paris, rose from sign painting with Chicago generosity. English readers fret over sewage fed oysters carrying typhoid yet the oyster cannot reveal its diet.
Grace Kimball Remains Key Figure in Constantinople Flag Incident
New details reveal Grace Kimball, not the Turk, pulled down the American flag at Constantinople in a case highlighting inconsistent reports and the dangers of relying on initial accounts.
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Grace Kimball
Constantinople
Death of Madame Viand Mother of Jules Viand
Madame Viand aged eighty eight, mother of M. Jules Viand known as Pierre Loti, has died. She inspired some of the most charming passages in her son’s works. General Weyler declares he is a soldier not a politician, yet no respectable officer will accept that claim as truth.
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Madame Viand
M. Jules Viand
Pierre Loti
Weyler
New Brunswick Man Loses Suit Over Sleeper Cold Damages
A New Brunswick man lost his damages suit against the Pullman Car Company claiming he caught cold on a sleeper. The jury suggested if he could hide a cold from the porter he should count himself lucky.
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Bruns
Pullman Car Company
Early risers anger faster and yacht dreams grow
A quirky science aside notes that early rising seems to increase irritability, while a humorous aside counters that a man awakened to build a fire has a right to be mad. The piece also mentions Howard Gould's rapid rise as a yachtsman from a twenty rater to ordering a steam yacht about 260 feet long.
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Howard Gould
East
Blacklist Targeted Clergy Over Rail Pass Abuse
In a nationwide move railroads blacklist nearly all clergymen for abusing half rate privileges. Congress approves a policy adding up to $10 insurance per registered letter, shifting indemnity costs to the government while expecting boosted postal business and profits.
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Congress
Postal Department
No medicine for a man as Oklahoma mourns
In this era of doctors some die from medicine shortages. The text notes doctors joining a rush when government lands opened and corner grocers stocked medicine beside rum bottles.
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Oklahoma
Biography notes Zola speech habit and nerves
A biography of Emile Zola states he lacked oratorical flair. At the London journalists congress he memorized a short 60 word speech, then read it from paper at the podium, despite preparation.
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Emile Zola
Zola
London
Congress of Journalists
Judge Tosses Part of Testimony in New York Murder Trial
After six days of expert testimony the judge directed the jury to disregard that portion of the evidence as contradictory and of no value in judging guilt. Speculation arose that a prior ruling might have saved the jury time and patience.
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New York
Discontent in China Stirring Talks of Revolt and Empire
Dispatches report rising unrest across the Chinese empire with hints of a possible dynasty overthrow. Li Hung Chang is alleged connected to the revolutionary movement and could become emperor if he accepts proposed terms.
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China
Li Hung Chang
Washington Talk In Brief From The Week
Navy yard work continues with about 500 men employed despite funding cuts. Lindley Fogg of Ohio is named assistant chief of the book keeping and warrant division of the treasury. The president approves government participation in the Nashville centennial exposition with funds for a building and exhibit. Nominations go to the senate for several cavalry officers to higher ranks. The interior secretary seeks 16,000,000 for next month’s pension payments with allocations to Pittsburgh Milwaukee Des Moines Concord Chicago Buffalo.
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Lindley Fogg
Ohio
Post Offic Department
Washington
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Nashville
Tenn
Senate
David Perry
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John Morris Hamilton
First Cavalry
Theodore A. Baldwin
Seventh Cavalry
Secretary of the Interior
Treasury
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Iowa
Concord
N. H
Chicago
Buffalo
Notable Obituaries and Appointments From Newark to Boston
William B Vosburg Post of Newark offers its services to Cuba's insurgent army. David M Hildreth proprietor of the West End Hotel at Long Branch dies of heart failure in New York. Mrs Mariah Thompson Daivess dies in Harrodsburg Kentucky from a coughing fit. Addison C Harris of Indianapolis urged as United States attorney general. Rev F W Dockery is stricken with brain paralysis at Chillicothe Missouri. Conrad Becher La Porte editor dies at fifty five. Ex Queen Liliuokalani leaves San Francisco for Boston with plans to reveal soon. Katulani to accompany her. London visit abandoned.
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A. R
Newark
N. Y
Cuba
David M. Hildreth
West End
Long Branch
New York
Mariah Thompson Daivess
Harrodsburg
McKinley
Addison C. Harris
Indianapolis
United States
F. W. Dockery
M. E. Church
South
A. M. Dockery
Chillicothe
Conrad Becher
la Porte
Ind
Becher
Lilinokalani
San Francisco
Boston
New Orleans
London
Prince Katulani
Multiple Disasters Amid Fires and Explosions Across Cities
Fire destroys the Sinois Central freight depot in Jackson Mississippi and its contents. A glycerine magazine near Montpelier Indiana explodes fatally killing Harry Adams and George Pocock. Train wreck on the Southern Railway trestle at Irondale Alabama endangers a passenger engineer who halts the train. Mrs. J Suppler’s sugar house near Whitecastle is lost with 3500 barrels of sugar valued at 140900 dollars and 50000 dollars insured. Montreal fashion district suffers fire losses to Frank May John Gault and Judge Doherty with total around 100000 dollars. At Lunnville Ontario three Hiles brothers ignite nitro glycerine cartridges. An explosion injures Mrs Graves. two Hiles brothers die or near death. one escapes serious harm.
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Jackson
Miss
Montpelier
Ind
Harry Adams
George Pocock
Southern Railway
Irondale
Ala
J. Suppler
Catherine Plantation
Whitecastle
Speakeasy Whisky Kills Three In Ohio Region
In a string of crimes and tragedies, three men A H Price Charles Siebert and Thomas Clegg died after drinking poisoned whiskey near Wheeling West Virginia. Others faced violence lynching and arrest in Michigan Iowa Kentucky and Texas as details emerge.
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A. H. Price
Charles Siebert
Thomas Clegg
Wheeling
W. Va
Dering and Free Fight Leaves Two Injured in Ashland
In Ashland Pennsylvania Michael and John Gouldin, linked to the case, were stabbed in the back during a Dering and free fight. Both men are not expected to recover.
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Michael
John Gouldin
Dandhief
Reforms, conflicts, and disasters abroad noted in brief
Highlights include a decree abolishing slavery in Madagascar and debates on troop callups in Madrid. Reports cover a Guadalajara attack by Juan Vidrio, rising plague in Bombay and Karachi, a fire at Earl Russell’s Maidenhead residence, and Prof George Richardson’s death in Athens. Additional items note anarchist sentences in Barcelona, a fatal colliery blast in Resilza, Liberia’s coffee boom, and ships protecting nationals near Manila. Also mentioned are a British sugar inquiry, Cardinal Satolli’s Rome church entry, a missing bank manager’s defalcations, and Munich editor Fuchs jailed for a Bismarck poem.
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Labor turmoil and notable deaths across the era
The AFL moves headquarters to Washington while Gompers preaches in Cincinnati. Prominent New York and Chicago figures face trials, foreclosures and embezzlement cases. In Ohio and Indiana, suicides, poisonings, and shipyard and railroad concerns unfold as small twins in Indiana are reported.
Minnesota News Roundup of Deaths Crimes and Fires
A sixteen year old in Minneapolis died by own action. Jaywalking and robberies, arrests for illegal fishing, bank politics, and a major St. Paul fire loss of 171950 with 1700 insurance. Notable deaths include Henry Mettler and Mrs. Martha Lindberg. Reports of robberies, legal actions, and a Duluth police civil suit against Otto Royce and Leonard Schlitz.
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St. Paul
State Loultry Association
Joseph Greengard
Abresch
North St. Paul
Phil Scheig
Beer Siphons Set to Transform Bottling Trade
The New York Sun reports that siphons for dispensing beer promise a revolution in bottling. Small scale trials show the system avoids bottle spoilage and allows varied sizes for family use, but large brewers likely control the costly equipment, shaping the market early.
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New York Sun
Teacher’s Read Aloud Sparks Boy’s Dismissive Comment
In a Chicago public school, a teacher reads Little Lord Fauntleroy to students. The class shows little interest until an unruly pupil named James asks for a change, saying they do not want to hear about a “dude kid.”
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A Comical View on Optimists and Pessimists
A witty exchange mocks optimism and thrift in a cartoonish remark about couples choosing theater over paying tailor bills. The quip ends with a brisk jab at optimistic spending.
Comic recalls eggs during first Hamlet performance
The eminent comedian recalls his first Hamlet night when eggs were hurled at him while the audience reacted. An auditor quips that onlookers mistook the play for ham and eggs, reflecting a humorous misapprehension in Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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Pittsburg
He Was Sceptical Shouter Sympathies Over Departure
A dialogue from the Boston Courier features a skeptical man and a shouter discussing a wife who has departed for a destiny from which no traveler returns. The man retorts that she always bought a return ticket, hinting at a possible joke or superstition.
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Couter
Boston Courier
Sultan Faces Western Pressure as Powers Seek Turkish Reforms
Abdul Hamid refused any financial or political control by European powers while Russia warned of peril to the throne and caliphate. The ambassadors will meet again, keep deliberations secret, and press recommendations to the sultan. Meanwhile Armenian prisoners in Asia Minor and nearby areas are being released in batches of fifteen.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Austria
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Asia Minor
Not Their Affair Cuban Question Not Bothering Europe
London dispatch states the foreign office reports no Britain to any power regarding Cuba and the United States. No direct or indirect representations to the United States have been made by Great Britain. The foreign office is unaware of any other powers having done so.
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Foreign Office
Associated Press
Cuba
United States
Great Britain
Germany denies Cuba talks with Washington or any other power
Berlin reports no representations to Washington about Cuba were made by Germany and no other power has approached Germany on the subject. In Havana fighting continues with attacks on suburbs heard in Key West reports and multiple engagements across Artemisa Pinar del Rio Matanzas and surrounding areas. Spanish and Cuban forces suffer casualties as reinforcements arrive and equipment is lost.
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Germany
Washington
Cuba
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Paris
Havana
Key West
Fla
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Rivera
Col. San Martin
Pinar del Rio
Cuena
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Maiamas
Deluge Opens Tariff Hearings by Ways and Means
Washington December 2 The tariff hearings before the Ways and Means Committee began at the Capitol with large delegations present. The morning covered the chemical schedule and the afternoon wines and liquors. Chairman Dingley announced daily hearings from 10 to 4 with a 12:30 to 1:30 recess and a preference for condensed briefs over oral arguments.
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Ways and Means Committee
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Grocer Nels Christianson Found Dead in La Crosse
In La Crosse Wisconsin on December 30 Nels Christianson a 38 year old grocer with P A Thompson Co was found hanging by the neck this morning. He was single and the motive is unknown though business troubles are suspected.
Dry Goods Dealers Fair Ends in Receivership at Fort Wayne
The large retail dry goods store of M. Frank & Co. in Fort Wayne Indiana was placed in the hands of receivers today. Creditors are protected by chattel mortgages totaling thirty five thousand dollars.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
M. Frank & Co
Kentucky's Electors Vote Finalized in Lexington
Lexington Kentucky December 30 Kentucky's slate of twelve electors for McKinley and one for Bryan is official. The period for Bryan supporters to file a protest or copy test has expired.
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Lexington
McKinley
Bryan
Failed at Superior Bank Ties Up 20000 in St Paul Smash
The Bank of West Superior Wisconsin with 50000 capital and 50000 surplus suspended operations after the Bank of Minnesota collapse in St Paul. At late figures deposits stood about 78947 with 20000 cash on hand outside failures, threatening depositor losses.
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Bank of West Superior
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Bank of Minnesota
St. Paul
Spain to Mediate Cuba Talks Issues Autonomy Outline
The United States may mediate a Cuban settlement with Spain accepting insurgent amnesty and reform laws. Premier Canovas proposes a council of administration over Havana's commerce taxation and expenditures with U S guarantees. Spain seeks reciprocity to offset losses while insisting on limited autonomy short of full independence.
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Olney
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Congress
Canovas
Spain
United States
Cuba
Outspoken Judge Addresses Hennepin Grand Jury
In Minneapolis on December 30 Judge Pond spoke to twenty one grand jurors in his courtroom. He praised the jury's personnel and fearless service while warning against corruption and contempt. He emphasized that testimony could be compelled to obtain needed evidence even if witnesses withhold it. The judge warned boodle and urged diligence.
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Hennepin County Grand Jury
Minneapolis
Grand Jury
Judge Pond
St Paul Ice Palace Abandoned Due to Warm Weather
The St Paul ice palace project for 97 is canceled after unseasonable warmth. C W Bowlby on behalf of the board declares it off, and a carnival of sports will replace plans with skating hockey polo tobogganing among events. Donors will get refunds of contributed money.
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St. Paul
St. Paulice Palace
C. W. Bowlby
Banished Montanan Convicted in Russia
John Ginzberg, a Montana naturalized citizen, was convicted in Russia of changing his nationality without imperial consent and sentenced to banishment. He has no funds to leave and will be sent to Siberia unless aid is provided. Governor Rickards says he cannot intervene. Ginzberg had lived in northern Montana and traveled to Russia seeking a fortune.
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Helena
Mont
Minnesota Electors Proclaimed and Certificates Issued
Governor Clough issued a proclamation declaring the election of Minnesota's Republican presidential electors and issued certificates of election to T. B. Walker E. G. Holmes Burdette Thayer C. H. Budd James Quirk W. D. Eddy C. A. Smith Warren Potter and M. R. Brown. He also issued certificates for the state’s elected congressmen and notified the U S secretary of state.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Clough
T. B. Walker
E. G. Holmes
Burdette Thayer
C. H. Budd
James Quirk
W. D. Eddy
C. A. Smith
Warren Potter
M. R. Brown
United States
Cuban Autonomy Talks Stir Cuban Leaders
Havana dispatch reports Calixto Garcia moving from Manzanillo toward the Cauto River while Maximo Gomez marches to Santa Clara. Insurgents, including Gomez, are said willing to accept autonomy terms but refuse Spanish generals except Martinez Cam. Reliable land reports indicate plans to strike near Havana and march eastward.
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Havana
Calixto Garcia
Manzanilla
Santiago de Cuba
Cauto
Maximo Gomez
Manzanillo
Santa Clara
Hegan
Histe
Maximo Gomes
Martinez Cam
Esse
Dakota Pacific Grant Bill Seeks Land Aid Route to Granger
Special Senator Pet Tigrew introduced a senate bill to grant lands to South Dakota to aid Dakota Pacific construction from Sioux Falls to Granger Wyoming. The measure would allocate alternate sections of land for twenty miles on both sides of the proposed road.
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Senator Pettigrew
Senate
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Dakota Pacific
Sioux Falls
D. D
Granger
Wyo
Tragic shooting claims sister in Chillicothe home
In Chillicothe Ohio a twelve year old boy Ralph Ritter shot and killed his sister Minnie eighteen during a play with a revolver. Investigators reported the incident occurred at the family residence and the death is considered accidental.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Ralph Ritter
Minnie
Floods Hit Sicily. Eight Drown In Simeto Valley
Special heavy rains flood the Simeto river valley in Catania Sicily causing extensive damage. Eight persons are reported drowned as rescue efforts continue.
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Catania
Simeto
Seven Men Die in Gas Explosion at Maule Coal Mine
A gas damp at Maule Coal Company's mine in Plo city Indiana kills six miners and injures others while eight are rescued. Names given include John Holmes Carl Poneylite Joe Maule and Robert Maule missing. Fire results from an open lamp igniting gas during repairs after a previous explosion.
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Maule Coal Company
Cos
Poe
John Holmes
Carl Poneylite
Joe
Robert Maule
Robert Poneylite
John Maule
Protection for Lumber Tariff Debate in Minnesota
A conference at the West hotel in Minneapolis brought leading Northwest lumbermen and Minnesota's congressmen together to press for a tariff on lumber. The House Ways and Means Committee will hear arguments on December 31, with Rep Tawney, Rep Morris, and Rep Loren Fletcher advocating tariff restoration based on the 1883 act.
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Enna Mapa
Minneta
Minneapolis
West Hotel
Northwest
Minnesota
Congress
Ways and Means Comeres
Tawney
Morris
Loren Fletcher
Atlas Nations Bank to Liquidate and Exit Business
Chicago December 29. Atlas Nations Bank will liquidate and retire from business. Officers cite ill health for the decision while the Clearing House reports that other banks will provide ample support, so no banking panic is expected.
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Chicago
Atlas Nations
Clearing House Association
Rich Men Back Moody Revival Plans in New York
The World reports wealthy supporters have funded a major revival in Greater New York. Moody will hold Sunday meetings in Carnegie Hall with events in churches theaters and open air. The Academy of Music in New York and the Amphion Theater in Brooklyn are engaged alongside Carnegie hall.
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Carnegie Hall
Academy of Music
Amphion Theater
Brooklyn
Jury Deadlock in Vrondroskey Prohibition Case
Muscatine Iowa December 20 The Vrondroskey jury after twenty four hours of deliberation discharged without a verdict in the case arising from dynamiting the homes of Prohibitionists John Mahin E M Keaslinger and N Rosenberger on May 11 1893 The defendant will be retried next month.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Adam Vrondroskey
John Mahin
E. M. Keasinger
N. Rosenberger
Alderman Indicted for Murder in Chicago Ward Twenty Three
Chicago December 29 Alderman Thomas J O Malley of the Twenty third ward is indicted by the grand jury for the murder of Gus Gollisander on election night in November 184 He was elected to the council last spring with the endorsement of the Municipal Voters league and had a good record in office.
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Thomas J. O'Malley
Gus Gollisander
O’malley
Municipal Voters’ League
Paying Teller Missing After Bank Failure
In St Paul on December 29 Leander Bosch paying teller of the Bank of Minnesota missing since the bank closed last week. A discrepancy of 1000 to 2000 dollars found in his accounts but friends think he can explain it. Bosch is described as of exemplary habits and his disappearance alarmed relatives.
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Leander Bosch
Bank of Minnesota
Bosch
Arrested for an Accident In New Jersey
William Showles the famous bareback rider is under arrest in Red Bank New Jersey on a manslaughter charge. He allegedly discharged a revolver during an exhibition in a saloon. bartender Ansel Croft was struck and died today prompting the arrest.
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William Showles
Red Bank
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Court Librarian Hoffmann Dies in Frederick
Frederick Maryland December 29 Charles W Hoffman LL D librarian of the United States Supreme Court since 1873 died at his home here of pneumonia. He was sixty seven years old unmarried and left an estate valued at nearly one hundred thousand dollars.
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Frederick, Md
Ccharles W. Hoffman
United States Supreme Court
Sleigh Runaway Injures Two in Crowded Street
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on December 20 two horses hitched to a sleigh ran away and dashed across a crowded bridge striking a cutter carrying Albert Steinfeldt Jr and Miss Clara Harwick. They were thrown out and seriously injured by the impact.
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Albert Steinfeldt, Jr
Clara Harwick
Mad Dog Killed in St Paul by Officer
A large St Bernard feared for days bit over thirty dogs in St Paul. It was cornered at Bates Avenue and Seventh Street and killed by Officer Van Trot.
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St. Bernard
Bates Avenue
Seventh Street
van Trot
Death of Postmaster Lawrence at Fort Snelling
E R Lawrence, postmaster at Fort Snelling, died yesterday at age forty two after a long battle with inflammatory rheumatism. He leaves a widow and a son.
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Elevators' Grain Mixing Declared Illegal by Court
Judge Tuley in Chicago circuit court rules against elevator firms Central George A Seaverns South Chicago Armour Charles Counsel map Chicago Railway Terminal Nebraska City Railway Chicago Edson Keith Alexander Pavia and others in actions brought by Attorney General Mooney. Five months given to continue business and pursue appeal to Illinois Supreme Court.
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Special
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Ilinoig Supreme Court
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Fourth Minnesota hospital for the insane planned for Anoka
Gov. Clough appointed commission held final meeting at Nicollet house Minneapolis. Site fixed at Anoka for the proposed fourth hospital for the insane. Architect W B Dunnell submitted plans and specifications adopted for nearly 1,000,000 dollars. aims to care for 1,500 patients at Anoka.
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St. Paul
Tramp Confesses to Murder in Drunken Stupor at Galion
In a drunken stupor at Manchester Ohio a tramp named Huron Schers confessed to killing brakeman Nelson Schlagel during an attempt to eject tramps from a freight car in Galion Ohio on December 10. The statement implicates the same homicide.
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Canoe overturn leads to Paducah drowning tragedy
In Clark's river six miles from Paducah Kentucky Allen Greer his wife and daughter of Bud Owens drowned when their canoe overturned during the crossing. The accident occurred last night as the river crossing failed and the craft capsized, leaving the party unable to reach shore.
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Tension Hinted in Hayti Amid Claimed Imminent Revolution
The report notes calm conditions in Hayti but warns a revolution is anticipated to unfold later, signaling potential upheaval despite the current tranquility.
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Senate Diverts To Pacific Railroads Amid Cuban Talk
Washington December 24 The Senate shifted focus from Cuba to Pacific railroads as West’s speech paused after the Cuban issue. Petti gross spoke against railroad trust notes and Morgan leveled charges of fraud. Call sought state department data on the killing of Charles Gavin in Cuba. Congress adjourned for the holidays.
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Formal work on tariff bill to begin in Congress
Washington December 29 Formal work on the new tariff bill will start tomorrow as the ways and means committee opens a twelve day series of hearings. Chairman Dingley and colleagues plan sessions from 10 to 4 with each day covering one or two schedules and delegations to name a spokesman.
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Bank of Superior Breaks and City Funds Loss
The Bank of Superior in West Superior Wisconsin suspended operations after a run tied to recent failures. Directors assigned control to Henry S. Butler. deposits total about 100000, with city of Superior holding roughly 13210 in the bank, risking nearly 30000 in losses for the city this past week.
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Failure of Texas mortgage firm shocks Dallas business
The Security Mortgage and Trust company failed in Dallas on December 30 causing concern in business circles. Local losses are expected to be minor but Eastern and foreign capitalists face about 1,500,000 dollars in losses from the subcompanies including the Trust Company Building association Texas Farm Land company Security Investment company and Cotton Mills Building association.
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Mrs Henry Ward Beecher Sustains Serious Accident
Mrs Henry Ward Beecher of Brooklyn visiting her son in Stamford suffered dizziness and fell breaking her hip in a way likely to leave her unable to walk without crutches. At 84 her condition is grave but not immediately dangerous.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani Seeks Restoration Hopes Diminished
Houston special reports ex queen Liliuokalani and entourage passed through to Washington. A crowd at the depot watched as curtains were raised only when departure neared. She said chances for restoration are not great and expects a pension if annexation occurs. She refused further talk as agent Joseph Heblake pressed for the reporter's exit.
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Washington
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Joseph Heblake
Goods Recovered After Porch Climber Incident
Indianapolis special report says Gen Harri son recovered all goods recently stolen from his house after a porch climber. The items came via a Chicago contact and a reward was offered but declined. The theft valued at several hundred dollars.
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Annapolis Gunboat Launched as Ice Cruiser at Elizabeth
The gunboat Annapolis designed for service as the ice cruiser of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis was launched at Elizabeth this morning.
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The Smallest Thoroughfare Reed Street in San Francisco
The San Francisco Call describes Reed Street, the smallest street on Telegraph Hill, officially mapped as 34 feet 4 inches long and 6 feet 5 inches wide. The article notes a peculiar “second story” and “third story” ascent via wooden steps at the street end, culminating at a lone green tree over a neighbor’s fence.
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Reversed Writing Boy Stuns North Adams School
Six year old John Ghidotti, pupil at North Adams State Street school, writes and draws reversed as if viewed in a mirror. Left handed, he begins on the page’s left side and has puzzled teachers. Dr. C W Wright, eye specialist, calls it a natural freak and doubts nerve crossing, seeks higher authority.
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North Adams
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College Graduates in Prison Stripes on Blackwell’s Island
A New York Times report recounts a clergyman’s Sunday service at Blackwell’s Island penitentiary. He noted many intelligent faces among fifteen prisoners, identifying five men, of whom one was a college graduate and three of the most repulsive inmates were misread as educated. A keeper described a prominent inmate as a lifelong tough man.
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A Tight Place
A Chicago Tribune excerpt depicts a lawyer dilemma with Muxley praised for honesty but Hawksley hired by the opposition, forcing a choice between a more cunning opponent or defeat. The dialogue frames a legal contest and strategic succession in a courtroom showdown.
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United States Trust Company of New York
Atlantic & Pacific Railway
Southern District
Calfornia
Cecile Franklin
M. F. Cohen
Sarah Althea Hill
Twentyfourth Regiment
National Guard
John Godfrey Zimmerman
John J. Brice
Senator Brice
Ohio Naval Reserve
Cleveland
Toledo
Lake Erie
Waldorf Hotel
Waldorf Orchestra
Jesse G. Gould
Leland & Smith Company
James I. Haven & Co
Cincinati
William A. Haven
George A. Schneider
Peter Munroe
State Line
la Grange
Fett Hobart Munroe
Minnesota News
North Star
Dr. Hewitt
State Board of Health
Jed Jablinski
Madeira
Tll
F. A. Seymour
W. H. Lightner
State Commission
Anoka
West Bay City
B. B. Inman
Duluth
Martha Lindberg
Robbins
Kate Kittok
Delano
John Doe
John Carringan
Mike McCauley
la Crescent
Dorival
Caledonia
Stickler
Olaf Lindquist
Andrew Lindquist
John Lindquist
P. A. Anderson
N. Q O. Doblin
John Anderson
Spring Vale
Isanti County
Hokanson
New Prague
Karhl
R. B. Hinkley
Luverne
E. C. Blanchard
Lake Superior
Northern Pacific
F. W. Wilsey
Blanchard
Kimberly
Thomas McCadden
Cherry Grove
Goodhue County
Jerry E. Getman
McCadden
J. E. Knapp
John Myers
W. W. Craig
Deerwood
N. McFadden
Truogist
Brainerd
Municipal Court of
Randolph
Dakota County
Strapf
Bazie McIntyre
John Jordan
Fred Holland
Holland
Mary Quackenbush
Otto Royce
Leonard Schlitz
Emares
Cut and Slash
Chicago Record
Sultan
Tarif
St. Paul Jce Palace
Vmmm
Pau
Work OF Congress
Condensed Proceedings of the National Law Mill
Oes
Enor
Muxley
Hawksley
Rascal
Chicago Tribune
Lyman E. Turner
Kenyon, Minn
Richaroo Indian Mephixe Co
New Haven
Indiana
Indian Oil
Lymax E. Tunner
P. O. Box
Key Haven
Ccom
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