Higher tariff on rice sought by Savannah group
Savannah rice growers meet to unify with New Orleans and Charleston boards to press for a tariff rise from 1.75 to 2 cents per pound. Col J H Clinch named to set up a two-man committee to meet in Washington January 4 and present before Ways and Means. The plan targets the industry’s decline under the low tariff.
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Savannah
Savannah Rice Association
New Orleans
Charleston
Ways and Means
Knife Fight at Davidson's Saloon Ends with Mortal Wounds
In Mumetrz Inc on South Walnut Street last night Herman J. Kilenke Jacob Louis and Michael Kenney and two others began a dispute during a card game. Klein e cut Louis with a knife injuring hip and shoulder while Kenney suffered abdominal wounds with bowels protruding. Doctors call both mortally wounded though Kenney is said to be worst. Officer arrested Klein e and he remains in jail. Wounded men taken to hospital as crowd reacts with excitement.
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Mumetrz, Inc
Davidson
South Walnut Street
Herman J. Kilenke
Jacob Louis
Mitchael Kenney
Klienke
Louis
Kenny
Kenney
Klionke
Boy 15 vanishes after ice breaks on Eset Fork
While skating Charles Fleck aged fifteen drifted too far from shore as the ice broke on the Eset Fork. His companion Frank Jones cried for help but the alarm was not raised in time. After an hour a search found the boy’s body by Jas Halick and Henry Kuntz.
Freezing Temperatures Reported Across New York Areas
The thermometer registered 16 degrees below zero at Kingston and 14 degrees below at Catskill this morning. Ice harvest continues up the Hudson. Two tramps died from freezing at Eastport on the previous night.
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New York
Kingston
N. Y
Catskill
Eastport
L. I
Britain Has Taken No Action Says Foreign Office
London December 28 The foreign office informs the Associated Press that communications to Cuba and the United States have been made, and no representations directly or otherwise have been made on the matter by Britain.
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London
Associated Press
Cuba
Britain
United States
Man Falls From Bridge Span In Cincinnati Construction
Terribly injured worker John Madden from Cincinnati fell sixty five feet from the third span of the Whitewater river bridge. He was rushed to St Stephen's hospital with a battered left thigh and internal bleeding after the fall reported this afternoon by Ricawono Inc.
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Ricawono, Inc
John Madden
Cincinnati
Whitewater River
St. Stephen’s Hospital
Ida Harvey Funeral Draws Over a Thousand in Wilmington
In Wilmington Ohio on December 28 a Springfield church service for Ida Harvey drew more than one thousand mourners. Her body had been stored in a local vault for over a week and was opened briefly for viewing by friends before burial. Rev. Lewis Mille and Jonathan Wright led the service.
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Wilmington
Ida Harvey
James Harvey
Springfield Church
Lewis Mille
Jonathan Wright
Fires devastate Washington furniture factory and more
General notes report a Washington D C furniture factory destroyed by fire with losses around 200000. Other items include extreme cold in the east misty weather in New York, bank suspensions at West Superior and Sandia Bank Minneapolis, mine boiler explosions in Pine Bluff Arkansas, a Johnson Rhode Island ramp explosion death toll, and political shifts including a Kentucky governor hopeful and Indiana fusion ticket legislators.
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New York
Bank of
West Superior
Joseph Mackey
Richmond
Johnson, R. I
St. Paul
Leander Busch
Three Savage Men Seen Robbing the Dead after Wreck
In Aura on December 28 officials report Gardner survived the wreck and identified three savage men fleeing toward the water after looting the dead and wounded. Dr. Rey, a Bloctan physician, telegraphs Gardner’s statement and notes no aid offered to trapped passengers.
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Binuincaum
Aura
Dr. Rey
Bloctan
Will Gardner
Gardner
Indiana Happenings in Brief Across the State
Five story Studebaker hotel planned in South Bend. Elwood factories now fully active. Ft Wayne firm Frank & Co. assigns. Park Flora crushed skull in Carthage riding accident. Charles Hale sentenced to two years for freight train robbery at Valparaiso. James Henry shot in Liberty during officer resistance. A.S. Fair loses dwelling to fire in Clay County. Unidentified man found dead near Hemmond. W. B. Harder missing at Crawfordsville. Cicero brick works destroyed by fire, $6,000 loss, no insurance. G A R Post at Darlington endorses Lew Wallace for Senate. State v Weatherson murder trial at English. Shelby County Medical Society unsettles State Board of Health. Mathias Luther dies after eight months without food. Decatur teacher dismissed for pinching pupils. John Madden injured from 65 feet fall near Richmond. George Hickok killed by nitroglycerine blast at Montpelier. life $4,800 insured but heirs face proof issues. Ex Congressmen Bingham at Cadiz Ohio reflects on Lafayette handshake memories.
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Valpariaso
Charles Hale
Liberty
James Henry
A.S. Fair
Clay County
James M. Weatherson
Shelby County Medical Society
State Board of Health
Mathias Luther
Decatur
John Madden
White Water
Richmond
George Hickok
Montpelier
Bingham
Lincoln
Cadiz O
LaFayette, the Great
Tariff Hearing Opens as House Panel Plans Two Week Session
Washington diary notes the Ways and Means Committee led by Dingley begins two weeks of tariff hearings focusing on the spirits and beverages schedule today and cotton sugar and molasses on subsequent days. It also reports ongoing inauguration prep with a $60,000 fund and plans for the Pension Building ball.
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Dingley
House Committee On Ways and Means
Capitol
Washington
Francie Shell
R. B. Hayes Club
Major McKinley
23Rd Ohio
House
Cuba
Spain
McKinley
Congress
F. Gen. Wwill
Ten Year Old Girl Dies in Burned Home Fire
A ten year old daughter of William Armes living near Hopewell in Geremp died last night from burns sustained in a house fire. The accident occurred in this county and the victim was taken to a local home where she passed away.
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Geremp
William Armes
Hopewell
County
Patents Granted to Indiana Inventors This Week
Reported by C A Snow & Co solicitors of American and Foreign Patents. Names include G S Anderson Dablis wire fence machine H C Barlow Converae wrench Attica fence post or columnar pillar W P Mayes Terre Haute Battle closure KR E Poindexter Indianapolis Combined weather-boarding and dry gauge S Schallenberger Fort Wayne Sliding cer door.
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Indiana
C. A. Snow & Co
U.S
Indianapolis
S. Schallenberger
Fort Wayne
Three Friends Filibuster Case Sweeps Through Jacksonville
Reports indicate the filibustering craft Three Friends will face neutrality law charges upon arrival in Jacksonville whether or not a customs officer takes charge. Key issue centers on whether the vessel carried a gun, affecting the offense regardless of firing. No updates from the Spanish legation have been received.
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Jacksonville
The Way to Advance and a Foreign Office Reverie
The reflection recalls Lord Ampthill as a junior clerk under Lord Palmerston who introduced a bell summon system for clerks. Some proud staff resisted, but Odo Russell refused to join the revolt, preferring the quickest signal of Palmerston’s will. A London jury trial followed.
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Lord Ampthill
Foreign Office
Lord Palmerston
Odo Russell
Lord Palmeraton
Li Hung Chang and China’s Delicate Foreign Role
A Weekly analysis notes Li Hung Chang’s arrival at Beijing as foreign affairs figure amid a clash of etiquette and policy. It discusses China’s inert mandarins, Britain’s shifting stance on Japan and Russia, and Li’s push for freer trade while facing entrenched resistance.
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Hung Chang
Peking
Middle Kingdom
China
Yellow Jacket
Ita
Great Britain
Japan
Ruesia
Siberian
Li Tune Chane
Forcien
McKinley
Bryan
Li Hung Caarg
Li Tung Chang
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