17 Feb 1891
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1891
Page
1
Time selling for lots of goods not yet sold. Room must be vacated by March 15. Entire stock must be disposed of in Columbus by that date. Low prices to clear out, with ladies Newmarkets offered at 4.90 and most items priced well below manufacturers' costs. No goods reserved as all must go.
Our entire line of all wool 50c cloths 36 inches wide priced at 29c. All of our 65cf cloth at 30c 54 inches wide.
Big stock of ladies gloves in sizes 6 and 6 for 75c to $1.25 now cut to 39c. Readily available in all shades with a wide selection for buyers seeking affordable fashion essentials.
A Columbus report notes a $10,000 stock of all new shoes hitting the market at unprecedented prices. The goods are selling fast and a large stock remains to be sold within 30 days.
New York mourns General Sherman with flags at half mast and widespread tributes. Funeral arrangements specify a military ceremony in St Louis with a New York procession, honors from the Grand Army and National Guard, and interment beside family members in Calvary Cemetery.
I H Kyle elected Senator from South Dakota with 75 votes in a Democratic Alliance backed choice. The 35 year old Aberdeen resident and ex Congregational preacher serves as Brown County state senator and is known as an independent with Republican ties.
Reports from Hongkong and Yokohama say a January 19 fire gutted both the Japanese Diet chambers, starting in the House of Representatives and spreading to the House of Peers. Incendiary cause rumors exist, but officials cite electric lights. Buildings valued at 237000 dollars. Three firefighters injured. Separate U.S. notes mention Senate credentials, fortifications bill, and army and Indian appropriation actions.
Fort Wayne reports official word that the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago Road will double track from Fort Wayne to Chicago. The project aims to handle growing traffic and the anticipated surge from a forthcoming world’s fair. Construction is expected to start this spring. SPRINGFIELD, TL notes the death of famed stallion Elector owned by S. Barnes. Electioneer and wa Riad.
A Meyer mine fire in Scottdale Pennsylvania killed four miners and left six to seven missing after a lamp dropped ignited gas. In Pittsburgh area a rock crushed a passenger coach on the Washington express at Duquesne Heights, killing Clara Fleming and injuring three others from Duff's College.
A stylish man at the National Provincial Bank of England in Bishopsgate accosted a Bank of Scotland clerk and while talking, an accomplice snatched a wallet with bonds and checks worth thousands and fled. No arrests reported.
The will of Jacob N McCullough vice president of the Pennsylvania Company who died last week leaves 810000000 to his grandchildren The document indicates a substantial bequest and names the executor and beneficiaries though some OCR text is garbled. The report notes the large sum and familial distribution without detailing the full estate plan.
Indiana House debate over the fee and salary bill moves to a select committee for report next Tuesday. The apportionment committee notes about ten district changes affecting Jefferson, Union, Shelby, Rush, and other districts as Democrats endorse the plan. In Providence, Charles Anderson’s supposed grave is found near Bridgeport with George Gillespie jailed for murder. Gillespie, recently released from prison for perjury, proclaims innocence and the case may reveal Anderson’s fate.
Indianaronis Indiana on Sunday night new police commissioners ordered Park Theater closed after Wilbur Opera Company tickets sold out. Crowd dispersed by three officers. refunds issued. New administration aims to shut saloons and gambling houses on Sundays.
Reports detail a capsized boat on the Oco at Arnor's Ferry with drownings, a Rochester fire near St. Mary's Hospital with narrow escapes, a 19 year old at Leavenworth killed, a home loss at Owensboro distillery strike, and a railway crash near Columbus injuring engineers Bartwelk and Johnson. Kansas Legislature debate on woman suffrage moves forward. A Omaha barroom brawl leaves John Connors dead and Dick Cash wounded. Dwyer fugitively. U.S. Attorney Miller prompts Judge Hoge to resign. Railroad Superintendent Hopkins donates 2500 to Conductor Oil's family after a murder. Buenos Ayres dispatches report a Chile conflict engagement at Tarapaca with Government forces defeated.
A fire raced through the New York post office basement on Saturday night, destroying the news paper mail section and its machinery. A young newsboy, Guiseppi Michaeli, suffocated in a ventilator while seeking warmth and died. Mail was saved from the blaze, though water caused some injuries. Work also halted in Caicano where a contractor paused grading on Jackson Park for safety.
Cuicano Feb 16 market report shows wheat patents at 0.50 to 4.75 and 1.60 to 5.00 for various grades, mixed firmness and weakness later. No. 2 cash prices bid and May futures quoted. corn and oats trading, barley slow with ranges. pork trading light. lard active and higher. dairy and poultry prices steady to firm. gasoline naphtha and spirits priced, market notes for Wisconsin and Indiana white wheats.
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