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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1895
Page
1
Sailors and experts weigh La Gascogne mishap as ships like La Normandie Taormina and Wittekind drift or head home. Observers note shaft failures as a common danger after engines fail, while Umbria’s historic shaft break and emergency towing serve as cautionary examples.
Washington February 11 active preparations are under way at the treasury to carry out the bond contract signed Friday A new design for the bonds is prepared with the engraving plate in progress Though printing may take weeks the gold delivery is expected to begin soon Treasury will pay out certificates of deposit against deposits at the New York sub treasury The Ways and Means Committee debates Behring sea fisheries and may not take up the president's message Secretary Carlisle defends income tax forms as lawful Berry credentials for March 4 are presented and a six senators nine representatives commission is approved to open Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Parks September 19 and 20 reformists press to veto a bill extending fog signal rules on the Great Lakes to 62 steamers valuing 10 million dollars A new cable bill by Representative C W Stone may create the International Pacific Cable Co to build a marine cable from San Francisco to Hawaii Japan and nearby islands The Senate remains hopeful for remedial financial legislation despite House defeats
At Parkersburg West Virginia an ice gorge two miles long and eight to ten feet thick forms on the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers. The gorge endangers steamers mills and river infrastructure while bridges are deemed solid. Local reports note widespread ice buildup and a new flood danger.
Washington February 11 The Fifty third Congress has nineteen days left to finish work. Post office appropriation and the traveling postal car scheme spark debate with Vilas favoring government ownership and fast mail subsidies while Platt and others oppose it as railroad subsidies. Butler pooling bill likely to fail over rule changes. Bankruptcy bill and territorial bills face GOP opposition and hold.
New York February 11 J P Morgan and August Belmont have returned from Washington after arranging a 65 million dollar gold bond purchase for N M Rothschild Sons and others Morgan notes Cleveland can substitute gold bearing three percent bonds at par within ten days if Congress allows it He would not confirm the total loan size or the specific banks involved The Etruria reports La Gascogne sighting and Hebe provisions while Southern Lumber Manufacturers meet in Menpais Tennessee with delegates from southern states to discuss industry matters
Auditor Poe outlines a state table detailing county township city village and school district indebtedness. Total local debt stands at 86 million. with county and subdivision increases. Hamilton County shows major non township debts and overall rise of over 2 million.
Eighteen Tulane University students from prominent New Orleans families refuse to apologize to Leland University for pranks. They face suspension or expulsion as university officials enforce the demand.
A massive tidal wave from Long Island to Cape Breton floods wharves and streets, sinks ships, and drives residents from the Fort and Pavilion Beach areas. Gloucester Harbor faces ice-capped walls and ships driven ashore while outer harbors see vessels breaking adrift and crews scrambling to ride out the storm. Cape Breton reports over a hundred houses and businesses swept away with fears of loss of life as telegraph lines vanish and ice jams flood shore zones.
A coal train fatally strikes Xebaran an Walter Lewis at Rush Run West Virginia. Judge Grosscup orders President Greenhut to answer court February 18. Congress votes $100 monthly for members during recess. Harrisburgs state printing office annex fire damages the lesson building valued at 100000. Cincinnati's Ohio River freezes from Huntington West Virginia to Riverside below. Ottawa Kan fire destroys two blocks including Hamblin hotel, loss 75000 with half insured. Arthur Meade Knoxville Tenn killed in sled accident. UK endures extreme cold with skaters drowning reported and churches heated fires causing occasional fires. Noblesville Ind Mrs Cassie Paulsel freezes to death. Leonard Eaton Western Pennsylvania Humane Society dies of bronchial pneumonia. Chauncey Ohio Mrs Ara Pierce blizzard collapse. Antitoxine saved two Upland Ind patients. Evansville Ind Charles Stark killed in elevator accident. Six Hawaiian rebels sentenced to death amid mercy reports.
The report covers prices and trends for Frova Spring patent wheat corn oats cat tle calves hogs and sheep across Cincinnati Indianapolis and Baltimore. It notes firm wheat and corn due to severe weather light receipts and steady to higher prices for various cattle and lamb grades amid mixed demand.
An interview recounts Oklahoma outlaw Bill Cook confessing his past deeds to Deputy U S Marshal Edward Perry after surrendering with two followers. Perry, famed for swift pistol use, escorts Cook to Roswell New Mexico jail where Cook reflects on his tarnished reputation and plans to reform if released.
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