Wheat market weak as liquidation drives price down
Reports from Curiaeo note heavy liquidation in wheat with May futures tumbling after a brief opening rise. Corn and oats follow lower while provisions hold. Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago receipts show declines and no market relief. News from Hanna and Sherman hints at cabinet talks and possible McKinley administration shifts.
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Liverpool
Ste. Tu
S@ic
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Plot to Blow Up Fort Wayne Jail Foiled by Sheriff
In Fort Wayne Indiana Sheriff Melching exposed a plot to blow the Allen County jail with dynamite led by Joan Riley alias John F Butler a Chicago crook recently sentenced to ten years at Michigan City for burglary Also involved were Charles Mogauson and Charles Hammond both given five year terms The dynamite was smuggled in by a released man who paid Riley fifteen dollars for the job The plan aimed to blow a window at supper and slip out through the resulting hole. the device was discovered by a deputy. They will be moved to Michigan City tomorrow.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Allen County
Melching
Joan Riley
John F. Butler
Chicago
Michigan City
Charles Mogauson
Charles Hammond
Riley
Tragic Accidents and a Breckinridge Bust in Reports
The Clover Leaf brakeman Earl Kelly died after a long illness and a crushed foot, with blood and bodily fluids noted in hospital death. Frank Ridgeley, 30, roofer foreman, fell from a scaffold at Soldiers Home worksite and died. another worker survived. Washington weighs a Breckinridge bust for the Senate chamber's Vice President niches, carved by James Voorhees. Parry Scott of Bicknell shot himself after wife’s rebuke over drinking, leaving a wife and three children.
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Ind
Earl Kelly
Clover Leaf
Kelly
Manos
Frank Ridgeley
Ridgeley
North Manchester
Voorhees
Breckinidge
Wasuixdtay
Congress
Senate Chamber
John C. Breckinridge
James Voorhees
Capitol
Mr. Breckinridge
Vicennes
Parry M. Scott
Bicknell
Hunter Accidently Killed in Indiana Hunt
Kokomo Indiana December 2 The afternoon Albert Ritchie son of ex County Recorder Samuel Ritchie with Jacob Tmbler aged thirty five were out hunting Ambler was killed by accidental discharge of the gun in Ritchie s hands They live at Cassville in this county.
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Hunter
Kokomo
Ind
Albert Ritchie
Samuel Ritchie
Jacob Tmbler
Ambler
Ritchie
Cassville
Receiver named for Spring & Emerson Stationery firm
Lazavetts Indiana December 2 George J. Eacock appointed as receiver for the Spring and Emerson Stationery and Printing Company with liabilities listed at 30000 and assets in fees.
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Lazavetts
Ind
George J. Eacock
Spring & Emerson Stationery and Printing Company
Making a Hotbed for Year Round Vegetables
Instructions describe building a hotbed from simple materials like oiled canvas or glass with a frame. Use barnyard manure heated to fermenting flame to create warmth, and apply linseed oil to the covering for durability. Prepare several days in advance to let oil penetrate.
Homemade hotbed construction and management guide
An excavation guidance describes expanding a hotbed by two feet in length and width using inch boards with a sloped top for rain runoff. It details soil layers, temperature targets from 70 to 90 degrees, daily airing, and use of mats during frost, plus covering and ventilation practices for healthy plants.
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Banl
Well Groomed Woman Cautious of Appearance
A well groomed woman adheres to strict dress standards. She avoids fragrances, keeps a neat gown with a placket, uses faint violet sachets, wears only pristine shoes and gloves, tames stray hair, and would never wear a petticoat failing the dearest enemy’s inspection.
Diplomatic World Somewhat Troubled by U S Recognition
The piece surveys Britain's shift to acknowledge American rights in Venezuela and to arbitrate the dispute with the United States, noting King Oscar of Sweden as chosen arbiter and weighing implications for Monroe doctrine and European diplomacy amid Spain Italy Abyssinia and Bulgarian moves.
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Great Britain
United States
Venezuela
Europe
Lord Salisbury
England
Tion
Arbitration Board
Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Guiana
Congress
Vene
Republic
Cleveland
America
Falk
Central
South America
Tie
Prince Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Ican
Spain
Madrid
Ife
Weyler
Ferdinand of
Coburger
Russia
Ferdinand
St. Petersburg
Turkey
Cuba
Abyssinia
Setting Fruit Trees for an Orchard
M L Miller in Ohio Farmer advises farmers on optimal orchard placement. Protect plants with windbreaks, choose varieties by soil, locate near the house for care, avoid obstructing views, and consider public highway risks. Plan fall orders and spacing, noting old trees need more ground than young ones.
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M. L. Miller
Ohio
Cheap Greenhouse Plans for Home Builders
J M Aker describes an inexpensive 16 by 28 foot greenhouse using logs brick or lumber. Construction features include north side posts for limited pitch south glass or parchment end vents and a stove heated center pipe. He reports raised crops like cabbage cauliflower tomato and rhubarb worth about 25 dollars.
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J. M. Aker
Vines and Garden Care for a Pretty Home Grounds
A rural advisory piece urges better fruit storage with strong skins and dry storage above 45 degrees. It warns against unnecessary pruning and notes currant worm control with coal ashes. It promotes vines on fences as attractive yard features and suggests hops around doorways for practical beauty benefits.
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