Spain's Africa division mocked as desert by rivals
In the scramble to divide up Africa Spain receives a worthless desert slice as European sisters publish her decadence for the world. Utah enters with 9 million dollars annual gold and potential growth, while Bostow shows most wires underground. Spanish generals in Cuba earn 9000 dollars yearly, Marie Corelli proclaims being happily unmarried, the Boers’ gold mine rights rise in value, and Mme Bernhardt ships only a Scotch collie with her entourage as lions and tigers stay behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Spain
Revival of the whipping post sparking debate in Missouri
The article notes calls to revive corporal punishment for certain offenders after reports of horsewhipping tramps in Missouri. Proponents argue punishment by authorities is a wholesome penalty in many cases, citing deterrence and reform as key aims of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
South Carolina Proposes Lynching Liability Law
South Carolina considers a law to hold the county where a lynching occurs liable for $2,000 in exemplary damages to the victim’s legal representatives. The measure aims to mobilize taxpayers in support of law and order and reflect public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Kaiser William may respond to Chamberlain boastful speech
The text suggests Kaiser William might issue remarks in reply to Secretary Chamberlain. It warns that Chamberlain’s sneer at Germany could prove costly and notes the continental situation does not justify flaunting red flags to an irritable audience amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser William
Chamberlain
Germany
Italy and England Align in War Efforts Over Sela Port
The report suggests England will cede the Gulf of Aden port of Sela to Italy, enabling southern invasion routes in addition to northern advances. A broader European appetite for new territory could emerge after Africa is partitioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
England
Absynnia
Sela
Gulf of Aden
Europe
Africa
New York Teases Karri Wood Pavement Trial
New York considers using Kard weed from Australia for street paving. The very hard blocks are said to withstand moisture and could form an almost ideal pavement when laid on concrete. High costs and distance from Australia may hinder widespread use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Australia
Spanish Forces Hold Havana as Insurgents Face Uncertain Prospects
Spanish cannons dominate the heights around Havana and unless Campos defects or a general citizen uprising occurs the city faces no immediate danger. Insurgents lack fort control and must reposition to strengthen elsewhere though the Spanish cause remains precarious with looming doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Campos
Definition of a kiss by a Malden woman lawyer
A Malden Massachusetts woman lawyer defines a kiss as the act of two mouths joining to form a common curvature at contact. The remark challenges romantic clichés and may disgust readers who valued romance over novelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Mass
Tesla's Electric Cure Sparks Medical Skepticism
A number of physicians dispute Tesla's claim of a universal cure for organic diseases by electricity. They note his constant leap beyond current knowledge and compare potential merit to Paris physician Arsenal's sinusoidal currents. The public awaits Tesla's explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tesla
Chicago
Arsenal
Paris
1893 Education Commissioner Report Summary
The 1893 report lists 235,426 schoolhouses valued at 398 million dollars with 165 million in annual revenue. It notes 388,010 teachers and 15,083,630 pupils. Illiteracy stands at 13.3 percent, higher among black people at 56.8 percent and among white immigrants at 13.1 percent. It calls for further progress toward Germany’s lower illiteracy level of 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Education
United States
Germany
News Resume Review of Key Global Events This Week
A concise sweep of major developments from the past week, highlighting notable metabolic events and international happenings. The report surveys home and abroad interests, tracing the most discussed topics, shifts, and trends shaping public attention during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tel
Washington Talk highlights and statues in Washington
The American Society of Inventors and Manufacturers holds its fifth annual meeting in Washington. The Sherman statue commission plans an equestrian statue of Gen Sherman south of the treasury. E R Chapman, NY broker who refused to testify in the sugar trust inquiry, has been convicted in Washington. The house passes a bill to incorporate the supreme council of the 834 degree of Scottish Rite Masons for the Southern jurisdiction. The house committee on Pacific rail roads votes to start hearings next Monday to frame a plan for adjusting Central and Union Pacific debts. Attorney General Harmon asks the Supreme Court to advance the Bannock Indian race horse case on the right to kill game in Wyoming. Panama Consul Vilquain cables that the Golding, with Antonio Ezeta aboard, has been detained for neutrality violations bound for Salvador, carrying arms for rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Inventors and Manufacturers
Washington
Sherman Statue Commission
Gen. Sherman
United States Treasury Building
E. R. Chapman
New York
House
Supreme Council
United States
House Committee On Pacific Railroads
Central
Union Pacific
United States Supreme Court
Harmon
Wyoming
Vilquain
Panama
State Department
Golding
San Francisco
Antonio Eze
Notable Obituaries and Remarks From London to New York
A digest of brief obituaries and remarks: John A ellows, agent general for New Brunswick, dies in London. Matthew Arnold cited Lord Salisbury. Ameer Abdur Rahman plans electric light and motors in Cabal factories. M Legouve, France’s academy 'father', aged 88, named grand officer of the Legion of Honor. Col John L Peak, US minister to Switzerland, sailed for Gibraltar. Munir Bey, Turkish ambassador to France, is a young diplomat of note. Joseph Horace Heaton, veteran general, dies in Portland aged 80. born 1815 in Salem. Verlaine’s funeral attended by scholars. Coppee lauds immortality in letters. Kruger, Transvaal president, famed for vigor at 70. William A Poste of New York dies during appendicitis operation. Mme Modjeska misses opening farewell due to illness. neck vein inflammation cited by Dr. Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New Brunswick
John Aellows
Matthew Arnold
Lord Salisbury
Ameer Abdur Rahman
M. Legouve
French Academy
Legion of Honor
John L. Peak
Kansas City
United States
Switzerland
Gibraltar
Munir Bey
France
Europe
Paul Verilaine
Francois Coppee
Verlaine
Kruger
Transvaal Republic
William A. Poste
Russel, Poste & Percy
New York
Presbyterian Hospital
Mr. Poste
State Civil Service Commission
Canton
N. Y
Mme. Modjeska
Walnut Theater
Cincinnati
Dr. Mitchell
Accidental Happenings Across Several States
A string of deadly and near fatal incidents unfolds from Indiana to Ohio. Reports include a gas explosion in Munice killing Mrs Dark Hoover, a Peging tree pinning Nelson Jule in Sabula, a poisoning death in Carlock, and six year old Glen Smith killed by a train in Hobart. Berlin palace library fire causes damage. Rev Dr Green’s wife fatally injured after leaping from a buggy near Cedar Rapids. Young William Bowser dies after a rabbit hunting accident in Allegan. Des Plaines resident John Behmiller falls ill after brass horn incident. Two freight trains collide at Beauford Junction with no injuries. Architect A Page Brown dies from injuries in Burlington after a runaway accident last October. Jacob Brueh family killed by gasoline stove explosion in Cummingsville Ohio. father injured saving child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dark Hoover
Muncie
Ind
Sabula
Iowa
Nelson Jule
Ann Loveless
Carlock
Glen Smith
Fort Wayne
Hobart
Royal Palace
Berlin
Green
Cedar Rapids
William Bowser
Allegan
Mich
John Behmiller
Des Plaines
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway
Beauford Junction
Nestoria
Michigamme
A. Page Brown
San Francisco
Burlington
Roger A. Pryor
New York
Various crimes and deaths reported across states
Bill Doolin jailed at Guthrie Oklahoma and identified. Hiram Sadvage, Omaha politician, jailed for assaulting a seventeen year old girl. Rev Warren Powers assassinated in Toomsboro Georgia. Ed Stewart of Forestburg Texas kills wife and her father after dispute. William Steinecker, Evansville Indiana businessman, shoots self after apartment explosions. W H Winstock, former cashier in Boone county Missouri, arrested for embezzling 3500. Robert Morrison, Chicago bridge builder, found dying in St Joseph Missouri hotel. gas jet open. Miss Mary E Hills, retired teacher and poet, found dead, likely suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Sadvage
Omaha
Toomsboro
Warren Powers
Ed Stewart
Forestburg
Tex
William Steinecker
Evansville
Ind
W. H. Winstock
Exchange Bank of
United States
Marshal Tollman
St. Paul
St. Louis
Ben Johnson
Muluth
Johnson
Leo Miller
Duluth
M. Malloy
Milwaukee
Winona
Malloy
Mamaroneck Woman Found Dead in Suspected Robbery
A woman in Mamaroneck N Y was found strangled after an attempted robbery for money. In Iowa, Mary E. Graham and her sons were sentenced to eighteen months each in the penitentiary for wholesale freight car robbery in Sioux City. L H Graham Jr and his son Joseph are serving terms for safe cracking, while James remains at the state industrial school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ees
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Mary E. Graham
Alfred
Jacob
Sioux City
Iowa
L. H. Graham, Jr
Joseph
James
State Industrial School
Germans celebrate empire anniversary and other international notes
Canada claims a U S island. A 16 battalion reinforcement to Cuba under Generals Barges and Ahumada is to be sent soon. Sperber sails to Delaboa bay. Insurgents in Cuba are pursued from Pinar del Rio and Havana. Viscount Marra and others are acquitted in Corea coup cases. Berlin banquet guests recover from oyster poisoning. Czar to sponsor Bulgarian Prince Boris in a Russian church conversion. Dr Jameson moves to Natal border. most political prisoners freed on bail. Spanish Carlists hope Cuba reverses spark. Brazil demands Trinidad restitution from Britain. diplomatic rupture possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Canada
United States
Barges
Ahumada
Cuba
Cape Town
London Times
Sperber
Delaboa Bay
Pinar del Rio
Havana
Viscount Marra
Corea
Corean
Berlin
Boris
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Sofia
Notable 19th Century Briefs Across North America
Deaths, appointments, legal cases, and curious feats populate this round of brief notices. From Charles Hewliston in New York to Angell chairing the American deep waterway commission, to Debs turning to journalism, the items mix obits, politics, legal verdicts, and oddities across cities such as Charleston NL Elk Rapids MI St Louis and Cleveland with mentions of Vicksburg and Stuart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Hewliston
New York
President Angell
University of Michigan
American Deep Waterway Commission
Tragic double murder and suicide in Minneapolis home
In a kitchen at 1114 Washington Ave S, George Baxter fatally bludgeoned his wife with a hammer then cut his own throat. Their 16 year old son witnessed the scene as Baxter confessed to killing Mrs Baxter before his self inflicted injuries. He is hospitalized, prognosis poor. motive appears jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Washington Avenue South
George Baxter
Officer Powers
Powers
Baxter
Noonan
Brame Back in Supreme Court as Perjury Claim Arises
The Minneapolis lawyer C. E. Brame faces disbarment charges for misappropriation and professional misconduct. His reply argues plaintiff George W. Turnbull lacked direct involvement and Knowledge, claims Turnbull is a perjurer, and cites eight charges with scattered witnesses and elapsed time as obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnbull
Minnesota Supreme Court Declares Game Safety Statute Unconstitutional
The Minnesota Supreme Court rules Section 21 of Chapter 24 of the 1893 General Laws unconstitutional, striking down a law targeting illegal shipment of out of season game from another state. The case involved Edwin O. Keith who was charged with possessing a prairie chicken shipped from North Dakota in violation of that state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Edwin O. Keith
North Dakota
St Pauls Carnival Draws Crowds at Aurora Park
At Aurora Park Borealis Rex headquarters spectators flock to the carnival events. Skating contests headline the program of sports and amusements, with a parade of St Paul and Minneapolis equipages adding to the day’s attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
St. Paul
Aurora Park
Minneapolis
Judge Imposes Full Ten Year Term for Grand Larceny
In St. Paul Judge Willis declared the duty to society required full punishment for Herman Smith who was convicted of first degree grand larceny for robbing William Frasier while they slept in the Richelieu house. Smith received a ten year state prison sentence with hard labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Willis
Herman Smith
William Frasier
Richelieu
Liquor Protest on Carnival Grounds Stirs Sacred Thirst
In St Paul on January 29 the Sacred Thirst society named Mrs J F Kelly and Mrs Madigan to meet carnival directors and represent the society in protesting alcohol sales on carnival grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Jan
The
Sacred Thirst Society
J. F. Kelly
Madigan
The Missing Medic Returns From Australia
The Missing Medic report notes Dr. F. A. Stevens of Lake Elmo will return home Friday after a period abroad. He had kept in touch with Stillwater friends and decided to come back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Minn
F. A. Stevens
Lake Elmo
Australia
Three Drowned Crossing New River at Sewall
Hinton West Virginia January 29 W T Jacobs George Props and Thomas Higgins drowned last night while crossing New River in a boat at Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
W. Va
W. T. Jacobs
George Props
Thomas Higgins
Sewall
New River
Cloak Over Crime Dirty banking cover up scandal at Market National
Cincinnati special reports the loss of 160000 in a bank special fund held by cashier S W Ramp at Market National Bank during the 1893 summer. Ramp confessed to spending the money on gambling and racing, while President Charles Fleischmann quieted the matter by having Ramp elected to the state senate to sever ties. Fleischmann claims Ramp owes nothing to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Special
Charles Fleischmann
Market National Bank
Ramp
Fleischmann
State Senate
Cruisers Move to Intercept Hawkins Fleet Near Key West
The J. W. Hawkins expedition with 150 men and arms is believed to be near Key West. The Treasury seals Cedar Key supplies ready for embarkation on a schooner to join Garcia at sea. The Montgomery and Raleigh cruisers left Hampton Roads to pursue the suspected filibusters and enforce neutrality laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hawkins
New York
Garcia
Fia
United States
Key West
Cedar K. Fia
Wilmington
N. C
Secretary of the Treasury
South Atlantic
Shoemaker
Revenue Cutter Service
Norfolk
Montgomery
Admiral Bunce
Hampton Roads
Capes
Raleigh
Hawkins
Insurgent Activity Surges in Pinar del Rio as 2000 Villages Rally
Reports from Navana note interrupted communications with Pinar del Rio but courier accounts say Maceo led insurgents to strike hard. About 2000 residents of Pinar del Rio province joined the insurgents. Judge Pedro Roderiguez of Mena, detained for political beliefs and later jailed for conspiracy, killed himself. Pablo Oliva linked at Punta de la Sierra with 300 insurgents and captured private guards at Murias plantation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navana
Pinar del Rio
Maceo
Pedro Roderiguez
Mena
San Cristobel
Pablo Oliva
Punta de la Sierra
Murias
Two Men Killed in Iowa Feud At Jefferson
At Jefferson Iowa two men were killed and three injured in a feud linked battle. John Brown Jr and John Fleck died. Injured include John Brown Sr. Miss Tillie Fleck and George Fleck. The confrontation began when the Flecks invaded the Brown residence and opened fire with revolvers and shotguns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Iowa
John Brown Jr
John Fleck
John Brown Sr
Tillie Fleck
George Fleck
John Brown
Young Fleck
Geo. Fleck
Brown
Jim Brown
John Jr
Jim
Fleck
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Washington list names Northwestern inventors from Seattle Huntington Ore Minneapolis West Seattle Edinburg N C Spokane Snohomish Cedar Rapids Drammen Snohomish Durand Portland and others who received patents for devices including magnetic extracting and separating machine draw bar fire escape log moving engine rail straightening device sleigh brake watch crown church door lock car brake and design inscription plate by T D Merwin patent lawyer in St Paul and Washington DC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Northwestern
Frank J. Barnard
J. C. Moore
J. D. Atkinson
Seattle
Wash
John W. Boggs
Huntington
Ore
William H. Campbell
Ortonville
Minn
Hermann G. Dittchenner
Minneapolis
Henry B. Weiper
Durand
Wis
George E. Wheeler
Kempster Returns to Milwaukee Health Office
Dr. Walter Kempster, dethroned during the smallpox epidemic and later reinstated by court order, resumed leadership of Milwaukee's health department. Expectation of resistance proved unfounded as no friction arose. The city faces liability for Kempster’s back salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kempster
Milwaukee
Walter Kempster
Milwaukee Firm Morgan & Co Transfers Duties
Morgan & Co assigned today in Milwaukee. One of the city's oldest dry goods houses, it failed in the recent panic, settled with creditors, and resumed operations about a year ago. James McEachron named assignee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Morgan & Co
James McEachron
Death in Stillwater of Early St. Croix Valley Resident
Mrs. J. L. Jones aged 74 died in Stillwater this morning from paralysis. She was an early resident of the St. Croix Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Minn
J. L. Jones
St. Croix Valley
Beer War Sees Price Cut By Milwaukee Chicago Brews
In Davenport Iowa the beer war featured a price drop to $3 per barrel by Milwaukee companies and Chicago and Mendota brewers. Local firms have held at $4 while outsiders gain temporary leverage in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Milwaukee
Chicago and
Mendota
Overdrafts Found at Farmers National Bank Portsmouth
Bank examiner W H Bodin reports $129000 overdrafts at Farmers National Bank of Portsmouth Ohio which had recently closed. The discovery highlights financial distress at the Columpus area institution and raises questions about its solvency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columpus
Ohio
W. H. Bodin
Bank Examiner
Farmers’ National Bank of
Portsmouth
Spaniards report Gomez movement amid pursuit in Cuba
Havana dispatch notes Gen M Gomez at Morales plantation and marching southward with dispersed columns. Spanish forces press insurgents and seem to block escape routes in all directions. Gen Pando to Santiago de Cuba instead of Pinar del Rio. reception at the palace on the king’s saint day with local officials and officers of the German ships Stein and Stosch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Maximo Gomez
Morales
Chimbarazo
Gomez
Pando
Santiago de Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Stein
Stosch
Snow Storm Hits Nebraska and West Regions
Snow sweeps the West with Nebraska seeing notable snowfall. Omaha reports snow as a broad system spreads from Wyoming and Colorado into the Black Hills area, marking one of the season's most significant winter disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Special
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Black Hills
Tragic Tree Accident Kills Iron River Worker
Iron River Wisconsin special report F Quon strom of Simpson Gould Lumber was instantly killed when a tree fell on him today. The accident occurred at the logging site in Iron River and authorities began investigations into the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron River
Wis
F. Quonstrom
Simpson & Gould Lumber Company
National Woman's Suffrage Association Holds 28th Convention
Washington hosts the twenty eighth annual convention of the National Woman's Suffrage Association with about three hundred delegates in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Woman’s Suffrage Association
Series tan Takes the Island. Paris, Special
It was announced that per the January 18 treaty Madagascar is declared a French possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Madagascar
Minnesota News Happenings From The St Paul Area
A roundup of Minnesota items notes overcoat thieves near public buildings in St Paul and a fire destroying Michael Mackey’s Afton residence with $1000 loss and $700 insured. Other highlights include a Castle Rock pupil whipping acquittal, new Stillwater receiver salary issues, and multiple arrests for drunkenness and illegal liquor operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Michael Mackey
Afton
Edward Tierney
Castle Rock
Orvin J. Rea
Tracy
Joseph Krall
North Redwood
Oscar Davenport
R. Davenport
Faribault
Bride's Fate Hangs On Missing Suitor In St Paul
A telegram reports Mrs. Joseph de Trouilly formerly Miss Anna Kennedy is stranded in St Paul with no money or husband. She says De Trouilly posed as a tobacco firm credit agent and took $1500 to change into larger bills before vanishing. Kennedy, once frugal, had saved over $1500 in a St Paul bank and knew De Trouilly from Chicago. Police asked to locate the missing man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
St. Lowsenys
Joseph de Trouilly
Anna B. Kennedy
Emmett A. Morrissey
Aurora Avenue
Kansas City
de Trouilly
Chicago
de Trouiy
A Trifle Mixed
A humorous dialogue where Brown explains the first wife was the earlier wife, revealing a joke about mistaken introductions. Jones points out the inconsistency as Brown clarifies the wives' identities in a casual domestic exchange.
Evidence at Madison on Venezuelan Boundary Marks
The Tank collection of Dutch language books at the state historical society library in Madison may influence the Venezuela commission. Andrew D. White asked University of Wisconsin to locate works or atlases about old Dutch Guiana boundaries. Translators extract evidence as to Dutch claims and a visit to the spot by commission members is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Historical Society Library
Venezuela Commission
Andrew D. White
Adams
The
State University
Dutch Guiana
No Russia Turkey Alliance Despite Similar Understanding
Berlin dispatch quotes a Turkish official denying any alliance with Russia but admitting a relationship so intimate it resembles one, prompting interpretation that cooperation exists in effect though not in formal terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald
Berlin
Russia
Turkey
Porta day Archie Cam tornee dian Pacific Telegraph and Dominion
The fragment lists names and organizations with no clear event. Archival Kyiv-like reference hints at Pacific Telegraph and Dominion groups, with a date Jan 27 and a person named Archie Cam. Details are unreadable and cannot be tied to a specific news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porta Day
Archie Cam -Tornee
Dian Pacific Telegraph and Dominion
Auditor sets rule until May first in city matter
A vague report from Chicago notes the auditor issues a rule effective until May 1. The exact parties and actions are unclear in the fragmented OCR text but indicate a formal city budget or financial directive awaiting implementation.
Sioux Receive Chippewa Chiefs in Silent Fort Karnival Reception
In St Paul on January 28 the Sioux welcomed visiting Chippewa chiefs Little Red Hair and We-Son-Dow-Way at Fort Karnival. The two groups shook hands in silence, shared the peace pipe, and listened to a Dakota language address by the Sioux head chief, received with general approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Fort Karnival
Washington
Block House
Eithe
Peculiar Pine Land Deal Finally Disposed Of
Minnesota won a district court pine land case against Shevelin Carpenter company in Hennepin county. Jury verdict awarded the state 9211 dollars 87 cents plus interest for 2134000 feet of logs claimed taken from Pine county in 1893 1894. The pine logs were shipped to Minneapolis. the state auditor sold section timber in 1890 for 4.05 per thousand feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Hennepin County
Shevelin- Carpenter Company
Seagrave Smith
Pine Land
Town
Range
Pine County
Samuel Matthews
Stillwater
Tragic Child Burned In Minneapolis Firehouse Room
Three year old Rolfe Daniel son of W. H. Daniel formerly a North Dakota senator died after his clothing caught fire in his mother's room at the Orleans 700 Hennepin avenue. The boy found matches and accidentally ignited his clothing while his mother was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Little Rolfe Daniel
W. H. Daniel
North Dakota
Orleans
Hennepin Avenue
Fight Over a Girl Ends in Saloon Brawl in St Paul
In a Seventh Street saloon, Jack Flinn known as Red Flinn, was badly gashed after a dispute with Anton Franke over a girl. Flinn’s life was saved when his neck collar absorbed the blow. both men were cut in the fight that erupted this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Jan
Jack
Red” Flinn
Vahsen
Seventh
Washington Streets
Anton Franke
Flinn
Tragic Hanging Suicide Of 15YearOld Jacob Freilinger
Hastings Minnesota January 28. Mrs Ma thias Freilinger of Randolph county found her son Jacob Freilinger aged 15 hanging from a tree. He lingered four days unable to speak before dying. Authorities believe he was influenced by reading about hanging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Minn
Mathias Freilinger
Randolph
Jacob
Balm for Edith ends in $250 verdict
In Winona Minnesota on January 28 the breach of promise suit of Edith E Johnson against Charles E Beebee resulted in a forenoon verdict of $250 in favor of the plaintiff after a brief jury deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Winona, Minn
Edith E. Johnson
Charles E. Beebee
Italians Evacuate Makalle With Honors of War
Rome reports the Italian forces besieged at Makalle Abyssinia have evacuated the city and will depart with the honors of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Makalle
Abyssinia
Leaps to Lure Destruction Dottie Lamb Jumps from High Bridge
Dottie Lamb a 22 year old seamstress died by her own hand when she leaped from the high bridge in St Paul. Her bruised body was found on the flats about 300 feet from the bluff and identified by Benton E Allen a friend. Despondency over employment and financial troubles is suspected. Her parents live at Castle Rock Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dottie Lamb
St. Paul
Special
O’halloran &Murphy’s Undertaking Establishment
Benton E. Allen
Wabasha Street
Miss Lamb
Castle Rock
Miwaukee Road
Northfiel
Farmington
Ebben Lamb
North Carolina
Dottie
House to Consider Resolution Reproving Ambassador Bayard
A special foreign affairs committee met today and is likely to bring before the House next week a resolution disapproving of Ambassador Bayard. The measure follows attention drawn by Messrs McCall and Barrett of Massachusetts to twoBayard speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special
Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Ambassador Bayard
Messrs. McCall and Barrett
Massachusetts
Money Nominated to Succeed J. George in U S Senate
Jackson Mississippi report notes Democratic caucus nominated H D Money to be United States senator replacing Hon J George in the upcoming election. The selection follows congressional traditions and aligns with party leadership in the state capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George. Jackson
Miss
H. D. Money
Democratic Caucus
United States
Hon
J. George
Cleveland Accepts Pacific Coast Vacation Invitation
San Francisco reports President Cleveland has accepted an invitation from Attorney W. W. Foote to spend part of his next summer vacation on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
San Francisco
Special
W. W. Foote
Pacific Coast
Congress Recesses Finance and Foreign Affairs to Handle Minor Bills
The House set aside finance and foreign affairs to work on smaller measures. About seventy bills passed, clearing much calendar backlog while leaving major items unresolved. The Cuban question drew brief, inconclusive attention as the federal courts salary bill faced criticism and talk favored a salary system.
Senate Debates Highlight Silver Question and Turkish Crisis
In Washington on January 24 the senate saw a sharp clash led by Mr. Sherman against new silver issues while Messrs. Teller and Gorman argued from opposing sides. Wolcott criticized the president over Venezuela as a crowd-filled chamber listened for an hour. Foreign affairs reports urged action on Turkey and opposed Call’s Cuba dispatches. The day mainly covered minor matters and unanimous consent measures, plus a $25,000 Chicago public building architectural aid proposal. The House backed Harry Miner of New York in a contested seat case against T. J. Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sherman
Gorman
Telle
Congress
Teller
Mr. Gorman
Aldrich
Lindsay
Gray
Wolcott
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Turkey
Chicago
House
Elections Committee
Harry Miner
New York
T. J. Campbell
Monroe doctrine defend by Senator Daniel in senate
In Washington on January 25 the senate discussed the Monroe doctrine with Senator Daniel arguing the United States may enunciate it without objection from any nation since it was endorsed by the British foreign minister. Senator Warren spoke on farm animal shrinkage and urged finance committee action amid claims the Wilosa bill caused 664 million dollars in livestock losses. The house spent the day debating rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Daniel
Dem
England
United States
Edward Everett
Warren
Wyoming
Finance Committee
America
Senate Backs Strong Action For Armenians In Turkey
Washington news reports the senate adopting a concurrent resolution urging decisive European powers to press Turkey and pledging congressional support to the president for protecting Americans and redressing injuries in Turkey. Senators Cullom Blanchard and Frye advocate strong moral and political response amid Armenian massacres and reactions to Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Turkey
Congress
Cullom
Illinois
Blanchard
Louisiana
Frye
Maine
Great Britain
America
Jones
Arkansas
Baker
Kansas
Senators Cannon and Brown take oath. Senate party split noted
Washington dispatch reports Senators F J Cannon and Arthur Brown taking the oath in the senate with a 44 39 6 89 split excluding a Delaware contest,majority 45. Debate centers on the silver bond bill and coast defense bond proposal. House passes Berlin treaty reforms resolution and Red Lake reservation bill advances after school land amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
F. J. Cannon
Arthur Brown
Utah
Senate
Delaware
Congress
Duvostt
Nelson
Rep
Minn
Bacon
Dem
Hansbrough
N. D
Secretary of Agriculture
Lodge
House
Turkey
Hepburn
Iowa
Red Lake Reservation
Towne
Wabash seeks Glenwood Junction rail line at auction
The Council Bluffs Iowa branch known as the Omaha and St Louis railroad extending to Glenwood Junction will be sold at noon tomorrow by order of the federal court. Wabash wants the segment to retain western connection for Omaha trains while Fourling ton, Illinois Central and Baltimore and Ohio also show interest to access Omaha.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Wabash
Omaha & St. Louie
Glenwood Junction
Ordg
Federal Court
Wabash Company
Omaha
Fourlington
Ilinois Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Arbitration Unavoidably Treated in Venezuelan Question
The Chronicle editorial from London remarks Chamberlain’s Birmingham speech on the Venezuelan question as expressing deliberate conclusions of the cabinet and states that arbitration seems absolutely unavoidable in some form.
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London
the Chronicle
Chamberlain
Birmingham
Eeete
Rubber Mill in Ruins at Lambertville NJ
Fire destroyed the Rubber Company's mill today in Lambertville New Jersey. The blaze leveled the building and damaged valuable machinery as authorities reported about 50 000 dollars in loss.
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Lambertville
N. J
Rubber Company
Rity
Market Reports from Chicago to St Paul
Market prices for wheat oats pork lard ribs flax timothy rye and barley across Chicago Minneapolis Milwaukee and St Paul on January 29 with futures quotes for January February May and July plus cash market notes for hogs cattle and stockers and feeders. Prices show gains in hogs and firmer cattle demand with spread across regions and commodities.
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Ve Breck
Chicago
N. W
Timothy
Texas
Minneapolis
Northern
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Women Suffragist Convention Recounts Southern Work
Today's session of the Woman's Suffragist convention opened with Laura Clay praising Southern efforts. Tributes honored deceased movement figures including Frederick Douglass and Julia Wilbur. Delegates later joined Mrs Grant's birthday observance in Washington.
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Washington
South
Laura Clay
Kentucky
Frederick Douglass
Hugh McCullough
Secretary of the Treasury
Theodore Sewell
May Wright Sewell
Ellen Battelle Dietrick
Cambridge
Mass
Julia A. Wilbur
Grace Danforth
Thomas Davis
James C. Jackson
Theodore D. Well
John R. McLean
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Gaant
Grant
Sale Postponed on Wisconsin and Minnesota Railway Lands
The sheriff’s sale of the Wisconsin and Minnesota railroad and lands near Hudson Wisconsin was adjourned for five weeks by consent of interested parties. Captain Woods of the Omaha line was present and may bid for his company. Talks of a new company led by ex Senator Sabin to control the property. Some Glenwood citizens favor Omaha acquisition to spur a competing line to Glenwood.
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Hudson
Wis
Wisconsin & Minnesota Railroad and Lands
Capt. Woods
Omaha Road
Sabin
Glenwood
Omaha Line
Spooner for President Drives Wisconsin Delegation Bid
Superior Wis January 29 Prominent Republicans plan a meeting to start agitation for Wisconsin to send a solid delegation to the St Louis convention for John C Spooner for president Those backing him say he has considerable strength and support.
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Spooner
Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
St. Louis
John C. Spooner
Tragic Quarrel Ends in Parasitic Poisoning in Brooklyn
Mrs Ilda Hota aged 40 living with her husband and two children at Ridgewood L I died today from Paris green after giving poison to her children William 10 and Otto 8 during a quarrel with her husband who left home earlier after a domestic dispute.
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Brooklyn
Ilda Hota
Ridgewood
L. I
Paris Green
William
Otto
Fire Kills Mother and Two Babies at Steele Home
A house fire in Dittsburg kills Mary Steele aged 5 and Nora Steele aged 2, both burned to death, while their mother Mrs. Jennie Steele aged 27 is fatally injured after leaping from a window. The report identifies John Steele as the lamp chimney maker resident.
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Crookston
Evangelist C. N. Hunt
Minneapolis
S. H. Claggett
Montevideo
Floyd
Verde
Flossie Robinson
St. Cloud Reformatory
Ives
Reformatory Board
Frank W. Rice
Albert Bongie
St. Paul
Caledonia
Mary E. Hughes
Dittsburg
John Steele
Mary Steele
Nora Steele
Jennie Steele
Indian Chief Dead Antigo Wis Stockbridge Leader Dies
Antigo Wis Jan 29 J Adama a Stockbridge Indian chief died today at the age of 43. He was well known in Wisconsin and Washington.
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Antiago
Wis
Creedon Beats Smith in Two Rounds in London
Dan Creedon, a middleweight at 162 pounds, defeated Jem Smith, a heavyweight at 180, in two rounds in London. Creedon demonstrated superior cleverness and reach in the bout.
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Creedon
Smith
London
Dan Creedon
Jem Smith
James Ed win Campbell Dead in Pomeroy Ohio Note
James E Campbell a Chicago dialect poet and story writer died in Pomeroy Ohio last night. His reputation extended across the United States.
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James E. Campbell
Pomeroy
Ohio
James Edwin Campbell
Chicago
United States
Burglar chokes Yonkers woman in home invasion
Mrs. Eaumund Tucker was killed by a burglar at her Central Avenue home as her husband returned home. Their son suffered a severe facial cut after the intruder, described as an old man in a slouch hat and seedy gray overcoat, demanded money and fled with valuables.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Eamund Tucker
Central Avenue
Underhill
St Paul Players Win In Whist League Match
In St Louis on January 29 members of the American Whist League executive committee and top players met to plan the sixth whist congress to be held in Brooklyn this year. No final decisions were made yet but work continues tomorrow. A match between St Paul Chess and Whist Club and American Whist Club of Boston ended 24 to 11 in favor of St Paul.
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St. Paul
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Double Auto-Train Collision Leads to Fatalities in Pittsburg
Miss Lulu Kennedy, a stenographer, was instantly killed when struck by a Panhandle train. As her body was taken to the morgue in a patrol wagon, a street car rear-ended the wagon, gravely injuring the driver John Quigg.
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Pittsburg
Lulu Kennedy
John Quigg
Wabash Branch Sold for 1.5 Million to New York Investor
The Wabash branch to Glenwood Junction Iowa was sold for 1.5 million dollars this morning to Mr. Gould of New York. He is said to represent the Baltimore and Ohio and the line will serve as their Northwest connection.
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Wabash
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Glenwood Junction
Bmo
Gould
New York
Baltimore & Ohio
Northwest
Stolen Church Funds Reported in Baraboo
In Baraboo Wisconsin on January 29 1929 burglars entered the Selleck home during church services and took money from a purse on the table. The funds belonged to the church society of which Ed Selleck is treasurer.
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Baraboo, Wis
Ed Selleck
Curlars
Church Society
Selleck
Free Delivery O ces Washington
Washington January 29 reports free delivery services in area. Details are sparse in the OCR fragment but indicate a service update for readers.
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Ces
Washington
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Egraph
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Wiggin Ferry Company
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Gen. Pemberton
Eastern Illinois Hospital
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Askevold
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