Nicaragua Canal Preparatory Surveys to Start
A 50 surveyors party under Civil Engineer P F Peary will sail from New York to Nicaragua to map the canal route from Greytown on the Caribbean to Brito on the Pacific. The plan includes locating a connecting railroad, allocating 800 square miles of lands, and six years to complete with an estimated cost of 65 million dollars. Admiral Ammon endorses the route as feasible and economical for interoceanic shipping.
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Washington
Nicaragua Anal Company
Caribbean Sea
Pacific ‘Ocean
P. F. Peary
New York City
Stenamer Handa
Nicaragua
Greytown
Lake Nicargua
Carribean Séi
Brito
Pacific
San Juan
San Francisco
Ammon
Nicaragua Canal
Awhidli
San Francisco River
Carribean Sea
French politics swirl as Grevy to resign presidency
Report says Deputy Rebot plans a new cabinet with Goblet and Péres. Grevy met Ferry and Raynal and announced his resignation, aiming to form a ministry through Rebot or Goblet to oversee a congress that will elect a new president.
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Faris
Rebot
Chamber of Deputies
Goblet
Péres
Grevy
Ferry
Raynal
Maret
Rapuilen
Seine
Senate
Admirs
Mencean
Granet
Lockroy
Rochforte l
Nina Van Zandt in Chicago Faces Starvation Strain
Nina Van Zandt remains unable to eat and drinks only milk in a dramatic city scene. Her husband and parents fear for her welfare as she weakens, refusing nourishment while awaiting relief.
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Nina van Zandt
Chicago
Nina van ‘Zandt
August
Alh
The Scholten Steamer Disaster Near Dover Nov 21
Two bodies from the sunken W. A. Scholten were found ashore at Deal. Survivors say the collision occurred as the Scholten weighed anchor. eighty people were saved. The Rosa Mary is blamed for the crash. the Scholten sank in twenty fathoms, with life belts proving little protection. The New York inquiry notes the ship was an iron screw steamer built in Glasgow in 1874, 351 feet long, with seven watertight bulkheads and 400 horsepower engines.
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London
W. A. Scholten
Deal
Taat
Robson
New York
Edixhoven
Seaford
Dover
Wells
Hartlepool
Webster
American—steam__navigation company
Scholten
R. Napier & Sons
Glasgow
New- York
van der Toorn
Davita
Man Survives Two Hours After Stab Wound to Heart
A Mexican man named Parado was stabbed by Rico with a stiletto. He walked after the wound, was treated by City Physician J A McKinney, but died about two hours later. Post mortem showed the knife pierced the left ventricle, yet he survived longer than expected. Doctor notes possible rapid blood clotting explaining the extended survival.
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Rico
Parado
J. A. McKinney
Dr. McKinney
Nozvoak Prospects for Canning Plant Development
A fragment notes Nozvoak has prospects of a canning operation potentially creating thirty five jobs. The context mentions future employment tied to canning industry plans.
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Nozvoak
Interstate Board rules on discriminatory tarifts case
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled on E. B. Raymond v Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It found main line rates too high relative to the Mazeppa branch, directing the railway to equalize Mazeppa’s 12 cent rate to 10 cents to prevent undue advantage and diverted business. The decision emphasizes adjusting rates to eliminate discrimination under the act.
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Tarifa
Washington
Interstate Commerce “Commission
E. B. Raymond
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Commparty
Morrison
Chicago
Minneapolis
Red Wing
Lake City
St. Paul
Mazeppa
Com Imerce
Ita
Supreme Court Puts Limits on Land Fraud Case
The Supreme Court held that fraud in the 61 land patent cases in Las Animas County shows enough equity to justify canceling patents but not as a bar to passing legal title. It reversed the circuit court, remanding to dismiss the suit against the United States while preserving fraud findings against involved parties.
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WashingTon
United States Supreme Court
Colorado Coal and Iron Company Et al
United States
Las Animas County
Col
Southern Colorado Coal and Iron Company
Colorado Coal and Iron Company
Colorado
Land Office
Coal and Iron ‘Company
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Resuscitation claims tied to Spies case discussed
Chicago report details Dr George Thilo's examination of August Spies body after delivery to friends. He notes warmth proved nothing and declares death too advanced for revival, citing a prior hung man case where recovery failed despite early electricity attempts.
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Chicago
Torre
Ody
George-Thilo
Mueller
Alidy
Lad
Phyals
Elans
U.tventy
Ex Senator Jones Lives in Detroit in Destitute Straits
A Detroit special reports ex United States Senator Jones of Florida has lived in Detroit for two years, dwindling funds and relying on a friend's charity for food and shelter. Democratic leaders and church officials urge his return to Florida, but he resists, with his mental state described as doubtful.
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Jones
CxHrcAap
News
Detroit
United
Florida
Democratic
Land case files reject Hudleston appeal at McCook Neb
Washington dispatch details Secretary La mar upholding acting Land Commissioner Stockslager in denying Hudleston a homestead entry for the northeast quarter of section 25, township 7 north range 48 west, McCook Nebraska. The decision cites lack of compelling facts under the 1882 circular and notes similar Gilfillan timber culture entry ruling.
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Washington
Lamar
Stockslager
D. C
Neb
Hudleston
Smd
Kansas
McCook
Seid-Land
Elisha Smith
R. G. Gilfillan
McCookland
Gilfillan
Sayt
Kansas City Men Tour Mexico To Boost Trade With City
A party of Kansas City business men tours Mexico to study the country’s wants and resources. The mission aims to adopt proper measures to increase direct trade between Mexico and Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Mexico
Ravaas City
Wos
Privileges in Yellowstone Park Shake Out
Washington reports the Northern Pacific railroad will manage Yellowstone Park hotels next season. Government receipts from lessees are low. Hobart as superintendent and Elwood Thorne arranged a sale to the Northern Pacific, with $10 000 to Hobart. The property passed to a Yellowstone park association led by the Gibson brothers, now backed by the railroad. The superintendent questions concealment and demands inquiry into the leasing and use of park lands and rents. The government will investigate the matter.
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Yellowstone Park
Washington
Northern Pacific Railroad
Yellowstone “Park
Rufus
Hatch
C. T. Hobart
Hobart
Union Pacific Road
Northern Pacific
Elwood
Thorne
New York
Yellowstone
Park Association
Gibson Bros
Park
Association
Secretary of the Interior
Yellow Stone Park Association
The New American Fabre Organizing In New York
The American party has existed in New York for five weeks with about 10 000 members and aims to form a permanent organization across assembly districts. It reports laboring men will join once the goal to keep out pauper labor is clear, with James Gilfillan accepting as treasurer of the provisional committee.
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New York
Ibis
James Gilfillan
Treasarory
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Inter-State Board
Nebraska
Arizona
Royal Clyde Yacht'club
Germany
Pennsylvania Railroad
Alton
Dimois
Vandalia
Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Alabama
White
Fish
Point
Lake Superior
Cleveland
Cook & Wilson
Michigan City
Ind
State Board of Health
Iowa
Des Méines
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