Admiral Porter Dead And Nation Mourns
President Harrison's message confirms Admiral David Dixon Porter dies at 8:15 AM in Washington in his 78th year. Navy orders funeral honors include half mast, black draping, 17 gun salutes, and mourning for 30 days. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM from his residence. burial at Arlington with highest honors. Boston audience hears Senator Stewart of Nevada and ex-Representative Warner debate the silver question.
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Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
David Dixon Porter
Naval Service
David Porter
Benjamin Hannon
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Arlington Cemetery
Boston
Fancui Hall
Senator Stewart
Nevada
Warner
Ohio
Stewart
Esopiy
Ceaed
Newfoundland Sees Stampede Over Reciprocity Resolutions
Newfoundland lawmakers adopt a government backed resolution urging a reciprocal trade pact with the United States. Conservatives push annexation as opposition rails at Canada’s stance. The measure notes a pending accord promised by the U S but not yet ratified by Britain, warning of danger to independence.
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St. Joan
N. F
Bond
Canada
United States
Fogland
Newfoundland
Vannot
Parnell Seizes Lead as McCarthy Vites Falter in Ireland
In a private sign of strain, McCarthy and allies show anger at Parnellites after a sparse meeting. They form a committee to organize an Ireland party, while Parnellites claim growing support across Nationalists. Canada’s trade questions loom as Britain weighs policy shifts and routes to Japan.
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Parnell
Asociated Press
Lowpos
Boulogne
McCarthy
Ireland
Canada
England
Frem
United States
Japan
Gibson Guilty Rumors Shake Whisky Trust Headlines
Conflicting claims surround George Gibson in a conspiracy to destroy the Shufeldt distillery as distrustful speculation spreads among trust leaders. Inspector Stuart tied handwriting to Gibson and implicated a Peoria setup as agents rush to reassure markets while officials plan a directors meeting.
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Whisky Trust
George Gibson
Shufeldt
Trust
Woolner
Chicago
Greenhut
Washington
Ale
Stuart
Peoria
Ibson
Fibeon
Prohibition Enforcer Fines Muller and Wife in Leavenworth
In Leavenworth Kansas Carl Muller, famed saloon challenger, was fined 125 dollars and jailed thirty days after a confrontation with police who seized his liquor. His wife received a 25 dollar fine for assault with a cheese knife during the Monday incident.
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Kaneas
Leavenworth
Kas
Carl Muller
Metropolitan Police
Muller
Kansas
Vierve
Dave
Liquor Resubmission Passes In North Dakota House
The North Dakota House approved a liquor resubmission bill 32 to 29 after one Democrat joined the Prohibitionists and another was absent due to illness. Supporters from across the state hailed the vote as a major victory, while the Senate fight looms. Both sides claim a majority in the coming chamber as advocates press for final passage.
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Bimaack
N. D
Senate
Tragic 9-Year-Old Maggie Gilder Falls From Tenement
New York report details Maggie Gilder a nine year old who leapt from a fifth story bedroom window in First Avenue tenement last night. Step mother left her shoes off to discipline her and warned of telling her father. Neighbors heard cries around 1030 PM and found her unconscious on the roof of the adjoining building. She is not expected to survive.
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New York
Maggie Gilder
First Avenue
Maggie
Catherine Drexel Takes Final Vows in Private Ceremony
Catherine Drexel, Philadelphia heiress turned nun, took her final vows at a private service in Pirrssuroa Pa. Archbishop Mee presided with Bishop Phelan and two priests. Sister Catherine will lead the Blessed Sacrament order and bring $7,000,000 to its mission of education for orphans and mixed-race children.
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Catherine Drexel
Philadelphia
Miss Drexell
Mee Ucted
Phelan
Pittsburg
Father Stephen
Catholic Todian Bureau
Washington, D. C
Father Qouway
Mercy Convent
Mise Drexell
Catherine
Order of the Blessed Sacrament
Pegro
Boiler Explosion Destroys Mills Killing Two in Elkhart
A boiler blast at a straw board mill in Elkhart last night demolished the brick plant. Schuyler Nowaander and George Hickwan were killed, with two others badly hurt. In Windsor Missouri Casey's flour mill suffered a boiler explosion this morning killing boilermakers Hugh Le Smith and Thomas Tilboy.
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Gosmen
Elkhart
Schuyler Nowaander
George Hickwan
Windsor
Casey
Mornion
Hugh le Smith
Thomas Tilboy
Mabies Market Ad Offers Medicine and Fresh Produce
An old style notice touts fresh lervice and rad ishes at Mabie market with a pharmacy pitch. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and urges guaranteed relief or purchase price refund. It mentions a drug store and carcinogenic phrasing typical of the era.
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Dr. King
Am. Biroochitia
David David
Foreigners at Work Oppose Silver Coinage Bill Debate
In Washington on February 13 the House moved into committee on the legislative appropriation bill. Debates over civil service reform and clerical staff for the civil service commission dominated the session with figures like McComas, Grosvenor, Butterworth, Gannon, and Dingley presenting amendments. The chamber narrowly defeated roll calls on clerk provisions as discussions continued alongside notices of the death of Admiral Paster and adjournment.
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House
McComas
Maryland
Civil Service Commission
Grosvenor
Ohio
Butterworth
Gannon
Republican Party
Cannon
Chicago
Beens
Lodge
Dingle
Dingley
Vaonon
Les Bites
Jane Pees
Naval Affairs
Foreign silver coinage debate and Senate actions
Washington reports from February 13 describe the push for free coinage and associated financial tensions with quotes from New York Chamber of Commerce president Charles Smith. The Senate considered the copyright bill amendment on foreign editions and adjourned after approving the Sherman change. Army transportation terms for land grant railroads were settled with a 60 percent rate, applying to all such rails.
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Wickham
Charles 8. Smith
New York Chamber of Commerce
House Coinage Committee
New York
Seligman & Freres
Paris
Jah
Francis G. Newlands
Edward Ri. H
Colorado
United States
Senate
Sherman
Admiral Porter
McPherson
Plumb
Hale
Army
Peraova
Jack's Last Victim Identified in London Murder
The murdered woman found in Swallowa Gardens is identified as a known figure called Qarroty Nell. The case remains under police inquiry with limited details released, as investigators pursue leads in the capital.
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Jack
London
Swallowa Gardens
Whytechapel
Polien
Eronind
le Nurde Erat
Ieee Er
High School Architect Endorses Heating System Choice
J S Matthews, architect of the new high school, declares the Ruttan heating and ventilation system the best fit and guaranteed to satisfy. He notes plan changes placing recitation rooms away from north and west walls and urges Capitol repairs from the existing Smead system contractor for better comfort.
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J. S. Matthews
Capitol
Smead Company
Toledo
Matthews
Capitol Commission
Local Crime and Business Notes from Laramie
Special Correspondence from Laramie reports Dra Stephens and Finfrock operated on Alfred Fisher who was badly frozen days ago. The second hand store of A Nichole was robbed of about 70 dollars last evening. Kendler and Lawrence shipped 200 tons of ice to Nebraska. A four thousand dollar stone residence contract on Grand avenue has been let. The item on horseflesh describes its appearance flavor and markets with a reader note from the Nineteenth Century.
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Laramie
Dra. Stephens
Finfrock
Alfred Fisher
A. Nichole
Kendler & Lawrence
Nebraska
Grand Avenue
Moon Nibbling Legend From Indiana Mice Myth
A Sioux minister at Pine Ridge Agency recounts an Indiana legend explaining the moon’s disappearance. He says once a new moon appears all the mice gather in one spot then split into four armies racing toward the sky to nibble the moon, causing its fullness and subsequent fade. A second note describes a toilet table appliance made from boards and fabric, sold at fairs, with a painted finish and handy uses.
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Indiana
Cook
Pioe Ridge
Beief
Luna
Omaha
Ted
New York
Remarkable case of illness from river pests in Calhoun county
A Deberman living along the Milinois river in Calhoun county fell ill after a fall 1688 event where low water left many flies ashore and attracted swarms. He, barefoot and exposed, dealt with biting pests daily and later developed multiple boils prompting medical attention.
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Deberman
Milinois
Calhoun County
Brooklyn Cleric Visits Ball to Preach Against Vice
Rev. William Ford, a Williamsburg reform preacher, secretly observed a masquerade at Turn Hall in Brooklyn to illustrate his sermon on vice. He noted a dancer embracing a man amid a group including Mayor Alfred Chapin and Police Captain Konis, prompting speculation about the upcoming sermon. In New York stock markets, sentiment was cautious as free coinage fears cooled trading, with mixed closes across major issues. Cattle and sheep in Chicago showed active, steady to firm trade with rising prices.
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New York
If Ford
Brushwick Reform Church
Williamsburg
Schwietasche: Saengerbund
Turn Hall
Mescrole Street
Mord
Tie
Ford
Alfred ©. Chapin
Konis
Williamaburn
Green Point
Straits
U.S
Denver & Rio Grande
Hiie
Kansas & Texas
Blake Shore
Louisville & Nashville
Mid Ventral
Missouri Pacific
Northern Pacific
Northwestern
Lowe
Cogheried
New York Central
Oregon Navigation
Oregon Improvement
North American
Fio
Mending
Rock Ions
Milwaukee & Mt. Paul
St Paul & Omaha
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Karoo Eixpress
Western Union
Oregon Short Line
American Cotton Oil
Chicago
Card scandal and tragedies headline from era news
The Chronicle notes the Prince of Wales scolded at a card scandal and his high society circles still chase high play while he bears some responsibility. Laura Neff of Taylorville lies dying in Decatur after poisoning herself for love, with a note to a former fiancé. Other items include a recluse found dead in a wheeled shanty in New Jersey and a Chicago case on human trafficking sales of Japanese women auctioned as workers.
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Prince of
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Henry Slocum
Olan
Chin
Palmer House
Tele
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Mr. Sloouw
Japan
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Decatur
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Laura Neff
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Taylorville
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de H. D. Hell
Miss Neff
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Spokane Falla
Wash
George
Slauba Neve
Mias Neff
Laudacum
Cincinnati
Babilo
Nancy Smith
Carter County
Wiley Smith
Ironton (O
Ury
Dinneen Bros
Eddy Street
Cheyenne
Meat Market
Windeot Ceran
Tait & Lannon
Kent
Seventeenth Street
Cheyenne, Wyo
Chaddren’s and Boys
M. Marks
Gor
Eddy
First National Bank of Cheyenne
Hicks
Abbott
J. H. Loomis
T. B. Hicks
J.K. Jeffrey
G. E. Abbott
Weaver
D. W. Hicks
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van Houter
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Hurd
Twentieth and
Reed Streets
Cheyenas
Northern
Traer
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Kansas City
Francisco
Cal
Battery
P, Bergersow
Portland
Oisville
VanLennan Sts
Wyoming
Pioneer Wholesale and Retail
Liquor Houses
Bixteenth
Schlitz
Milwaukee Beer
Charles F. Miller
1. C. Whipple
A. Robins
UNIOW
Grocers
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Wyo
Schweickert
Buckeye and McCormick Mowers
Thomas
West Sletrenth Strebyt
Ohreyenue
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