20 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1896
Page
1
About eight hundred cutters and trimmers walked out Thursday morning in Chicago affecting garment makers and an estimated 25,000 people. The union protests a move from a $20 weekly minimum to piece work, while most clothiers face no grievance. No settlement talks have begun.
New Castiy Col Feb 20 The coroner lists fifty five lives lost in the Vulcan Mine explosion with 51 lamps issued to miners that morning. Four bodies were recovered by Wednesday afternoon as ventilation efforts continue and debris is cleared. The mine did not ignite but black damp hampers further rescues.
The Daily Chronicle reports Britain will arbitrate the Venezuelan boundary dispute directly with the United States. Details and method are under consideration as influence groups urge a speedy settlement. In other news Corean minister Kal Soh presented to President Cleveland. dynamite blasts in Johannesburg injure and terrify residents. bombs explode in Maprin palace garden. Treasury gold reserve stands at 91.44 million dollars. Times denies Caracas knowledge of direct settlement. Montreal accountant W A Caldwell disappears, creditors await findings.
Cincinnati reports on George H Jackson whose carriage ride with Jackson Walling and Pearl Bryanto is questioned amid dementia concerns. The piece notes Jackson’s uncorroborated statements and a long history of dubious testimony, including a prior case involving Rev Joshua Barbee and alleged alibi issues.
Two key bills were approved by the House Judiciary Committee. One limits the ready divorce industry by requiring one year of residence for divorce in territories. the other lets U S courts try offenses in federally controlled or ceded areas, applying state penalties where law allows. The Arizona statehood bill was reconsidered, while a black snow event occurred in the Kankakee Valley.
Havana reports Gen. Linares defeats rebels at Porvenir hill near Mount Chamborazo with 11 killed and 430 wounded. Gen. Pratz pursues 1,000 insurgents in the Guanajales mountains, capturing horses and killing five. Weyler strengthens Jaruco garrison as Maceo and Gomez unite forces. multiple columns move toward Matanzas to force a battle.
George Maxwell John Zerby and Samuel Maxwell suffocated at Consumers Gas Co works in Wilkesbarre Pa when a 12 inch pipe released gas into a purifying box they were cleaning. The men were found dead at 5 pm and all were married with large families.
A fire during a masked ball by the Artists' Club of Santerim near Lisbon causes a fatal panic. Forty bodies recovered as dancers and rescuers are burned or crushed in the crowd rush to escape.
In Shelbyville Mrs. Schoelch and later Mrs. Anna Worden, both taking their own lives by drowning in cisterns, are noted along with a note of despair. Clay County mines idle as closures cut hundreds of jobs. Indianapolis talks wages for Union Railway Co workers while others face wage standstill. Drowned sightings of Ola Keith near Cana, Jennings County fuel speculation of despondency. A Rockville murder indictment follows local grand jury review. Norths Landing fire destroys N. H. North Sons store and residence with heavy losses. Red snow in Valparaiso and bitter cold follow a heavy black snow. Evansville robbers strike stores again. Noblesville sees a crowded county ticket race. Elwood posts another four-year term for a postmaster. Brazil miner Joseph Nain injured by falling slate. Produce boat sinks near Roсksport with losses. Four houses burn at Gas City. Brown snow dirtied across Richmond. Octagon Post Office established with W. G. Erwin as postmaster. Cannleton man Henry McMann killed by falling tree.
Four to six battleships may be approved by the subcommittee for the naval appropriation bill. Torpedo boats depend on total battleships, with ten possible if six are built and more if only four. Rapid fire guns funding likely, while a new naval academy seems unlikely due to cost. Enlisted men may rise by one thousand, and the drive for a faster navy persists.
Asheville area humorist Bill Nye was stricken with paralysis at his home eight miles from Asheville Tuesday night. Doctors fear he cannot recover and reports from the bedside say he is sinking and may live only a few weeks or die at any hour.
Baron Oscar Dixon doubts the alleged discovery by Dr Nansen arguing the Fram was seen adrift in pack ice, suggesting the pole claim stems from that sighting. The report also notes other brief items from Sioux City and Chicago including weather and civic proposals.
Attorney General Harmons appoints W. T. Maginnis assistant D A for Utah. Five miners injured in Krebs Oklahoma from a gas explosion. two may die. Mississippi begins pension distribution to Confederate veterans and widows at twenty dollars per pensioner. Congress considers Salt Lake City and Ogden public building funding. Spanish troops reinforce Cuba bound for Bilboa amid strong public cheers. Michigan court upholds life sentence for Nellie W Pope in Detroit. British steamer Strathcarron overdue. anxious in Halifax. Interstate Commerce Commission holds brief Chicago session. Senate confirms Navy auditor W H Pugh and consul Peter Deuster. Storms disrupt Minnesota towns. fisherman Robinson perishes on Lake Superior. Chicago jury convicts Nic Marsen of murder for money. Pekin Illinois sees renewed hanging sentence for Albert Wallace. Forecast: Kentucky cold and fair, Ohio Indiana cold with NW winds.
Reports from Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh and Baltimore detail prices for wheat corn oats and hogs with variances by grade. Cattle and sheep markets in Buffalo and Philadelphia show slower trading and varied quotes while futures in Chicago reflect open interest in wheat corn and oats.
A Chicago Times-Herald piece recounts a depot scene where a blue uniformed wheel tester orders wheels removed before a westbound train. The vice president later reassures the tester that his duty was proper and forgives the blunt exchange. The column shifts to a hotel clerk denying a six o'clock call, prompting a pushy traveler to confront the clerk with a mock charge.
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