Week's News Record
A busy week with multiple national and local incidents. A Providence rail collision killed four and wounded many including Lt Gov Kimball. In Italy ministerial gains shift the government to 291 deputies with a Socialists and Radicals majority. Major Ziezenheim warns crowds and gunfire in St Louis. A Chinese empire change proposal arises under western protectorate influence. Mrs James Small fatally shoots Mrs Lou Ostrander in jealousy in Baldwinsville. A burglar is killed by Private Watchman James Delaney after a failed burglary in Chicago. National League standings show New York and Philadelphia high, with Chicago and Brooklyn near mid pack.
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Ziezenheim
St. Louis
China
Huang Han
James Small
Lou Ostrander
Baldwinsville
N. Y
Small
West Madison Street
Chicago
James Delaney
Delaney
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Leuis
New York
Boges
Ilinois Supreme Court
Edward Remmier
Burnet Woods
Warren
Chicago Board of Trade
San Augustine
Texas
McCormick Harvester Company
Kansas City
W. J. Harsha
Qmainlrs
Missouri Pacific Railway
Kirkwood
Moy
Virginia
Minn
Multiple Political, Crime, and Business Items From New York and Pennsylvania
Brig Gen Silas W Hastings died in Washington. New York Democrats instructed for Bryan but refused Chicago platform. New York ice trust cuts price. wheat futures rise. a wife of an army officer held for grand jury. A NY convention action makes Bryan’s nomination likely. A fire destroys Townsend Currea machine shop at New York Bay mouth. loss 60000. Plus: Andover seminary professor emeritus dead at 91.
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Silas W. Hastings
Washington, D. C
New York
New York Ice Trust
Connecticut
West Virginia
W. J. Bryar
Townsend & Currea
Sehenter
Issod
New York Bay
Edwards A .Fark
Andover Theorosical Seminary
Andover
Mass
J. O. Doaner
American Sugar Refining Company
Remseys
N. J
Philndelphia
Mveting
Riots Persist in Konitz and Global Turmoil
Anti Jewish riots continue in Konitz while Gen Otis arrives in Washington. Heavy rains in southern Russia promise a harvest. Reports detail drownings in Atlantic City and a spate of global unrest from London suicides to Boer war setbacks.
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Konitz
Otis
Washington
Russia
John Charles Ryle
Liverpool
Atlantic City
XN. J
London
Lord Roberts
Mashington
Hill
Platt
Chicago deaths and riots dominate troubled news
Western telegrams report Chicago corporations owing 473916 in unpaid taxes. riots in St Louis leave officers shot. airclone wrecks homes in Miami. multiple fatalities across Texas Ohio and Minnesota amid fires, crashes and strikes. Missouri and Indiana Democrats name gubernatorial nominees. building boom looms in Chicago pending favorable bar conditions.
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Chicago
James T. Whittaker
Cincinnati
St Louis
Miami
Women’s Congress
Milwaukee
Lowe
South Dakota
North Dakota
Bryab
St. Louis
Indiana
John W. Kern
Cievernorall
Missouri
Storkbridge
Wis
Bank of
Donovan, al
C.J. Johnson
Reformed Presbyterian Synod
Cedarville
Ohio
Louis Dunn
Corning
Cal
Josephine Wiltsie
Sons
Xeb
Washington war notes shape U S stance in China
Reports describe battleships Massachusetts and Indiana ready for sea duty under Navy orders amid ongoing China issues. Generals explored for lakes command if Otis declines, while Otis asserts no further insurrections in the Philippines. Congress records include 200 laws with four creative, and a push to protect American interests without European entanglements.
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Navy Department
Massachusetts
Indiana
Ways 2Nd Means Committee
Congress
Wheeler
Department of the Lakes
Otis
State Department
Washington
China
Philppines
Admiral Kempf
United States
Newark
Ising
Taku
Pei-Ho River
Hawaii
Alaska
Porto Rico
Secretary Long
American Missionary Conference
Peking
Mel Kinley
Pau-Ting-Fu
Tung-Chhau
Admiral Kempff
Southern States: Kentucky governor race candidate withdraws
Reports cite W S Taylor declining gubernatorial bid in Kentucky. In New York, Cpl Chinn claims Taylor will be brought back to Kentucky for hanging. A mob abducts Askew in Mississippi City, forcing a confession about a Biloxi murder. Savannah capitalist John A Graham shoots Tallahassee City Councilman John Bradford. A dispute over a business settlement ends with violence. Milton Phillips drowns after baptism aboard the Wichita aboard the steamship.
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WS. Taylor
Kentucky
Cpl
Jack Chinn
New York
W. S. Taylor
Nesro
Askew
Mississippi City
Misa
Christine Winterstein
Biloxi
John A.graham
Savannah
Gra- Fla
John Bradford
Tallahassee
Graham
St. Marks
Wen Lad
James Phillips
Memphis
Tenn
Phillips
Wichita
Foreign. Boxers number four million and gain followers
Reports claim Chinese boxers number about four million and attract growing support. Amid rumors in Madrid that England eyes Canary or Balearic islands, a Filipino guide led forty Americans into an ambush near Taal with no serious injuries. Colombian rebels scored a victory after thirteen days of fighting. Russia offered aid to China to suppress the Boxers. Beers reportedly captured prisoners at Pretoria before a controlled retreat. The Empress sent three thousand troops to guard the Pekin railway against Boxers. British marines will...
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d’Annunzio
Barnabel
Florence
Madrid
England
Canary
Balearic Islands
Taal
Russia
Peking
Chima
Béérs
Pretoria
China
Pekm
War Dispatches and Obituaries From Front Lines and Europe
Reeve and Tien Tsim report efforts toward the capital as Maj. Marek’s units are exhausted by clashes with Japanese and potential future clashes with a larger force. Pretoria defenses are uncertain, while Johnson seizes insurgents on Tabias Island. News from Pekin notes heavy casualties as boxers fight. Tsarist and British realms discuss governance. Tony Strimzer dies in Paris elevator accident. Stephen Crane passes away at Baden-Baden. General Baller’s forces ease Boer resistance near Laing’s Nek as President Kruger proclaims continued defense. Transvaal treasure remains hidden from Roberts.
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Reeve
Tien-Tsim
Marek
Jorg
Japan
Rewis
China
Pretoria
Lydenborg
Maj
Johnson
Tabias
Philippines
Pekin
London Times
London Mail
America
Tony” Strimzer
Chicago
Worthingtom Company
Paris
Stephen Crane
Baden- Wesleg
Aruser
Transvaal
Roberts
Notable 19th Century Highlights From Washington and World News
A mixed digest notes Tom Sharkey's early knockout of Yank Renny, Crane's body to return to America, Benedict backing a new party, and E. C. Benedict's ties to Grover Cleveland. It covers political maneuvering, party formations, Gold Democrats, and Panama Canal operations. Also referenced are charity drives for widows, Boer relocation to the U.S., a rainless North West causing wheat market gains, Lillie J Ray's deputy marshal appointment in Hawaii, and May financial forecasts.
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Tom Sharkey
Yank Renny
Stephen Crane
America
E. C. Benedict
Grover Cleveland
Federation of Women’s ‘Cribs
Chicago
Red Cross Corps
South Africa
Washington
Gold Democratic Party
Panama
Canal
Lillie J Ray
United States
Hawaii
Dan
Market Reports Across Cities With Wide Range Of Prices
Regional market summaries list cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Roanoke Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more. Cattle and hogs show varied bids, grain futures include wheat corn oats and rye with No 2 grades referenced. prices span low to high weekly ranges across multiple markets.
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Chicago
Baer
Choice Creamery
Indianapolis
Cattie
Chaier Light
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ne. S
Dorer
Milwaukee
Sean Lambe
New York
Onti
Eggu
Westema
Washington correspondence on the fifty sixth Congress record
The session is described as the busiest in years with extensive work in territorial affairs Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines. It notes notable legislation including the financial act the Nicaraguan canal bill anti trust measures and broad treaties with Great Britain Germany and France while detailing investigations appropriations and policy shifts shaping the era.
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Washington
Spain
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
House
Senate
Congress
Roberts and Clark
Brigham H. Roberts
Quar
Pennsylvania
Clark
Montana
Coeur D’ Alene
Idaho
Roberts
Great Britsia
Germany
Samoa
United States
Tuluila
France
British West Indian Islands
New England
Lindsar
Caffrey
Treasury
Ways and Means
McCall
Massachusets
Porto Rito
Territory of
Hills
Grand Army of the Republic
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