Outbreak of Smallpox Terrifies Cass County Iowa
Residents of Cumberland and nearby Cass County react to a malignant smallpox outbreak. A German immigrant spread the disease via a bundle of clothing, triggering quarantines and fatalities. Health officials and the state board of health push containment amid threats of lynching and public fear.
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Mystery surrounds Blaine illness as family withholds details
Washington doctors decline to reveal the cause of Mr. Blaine's long illness without family authorization. Physicians say the real nature of his condition may be released only with a health office certificate, expected soon.
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Three Men Die In Philadelphia Building Collapse
A four story brick building at 57 Commerce street used by Nixon Bros. Paper collapsed trapping seven men. Three killed were John McKenna Joseph Wallace and Albert W Markes. Albert Gates injured internally. One man escaped uninjured and others were badly hurt.
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Congressional Proceedings and Local Disasters Reported
The senate passed a quarantine and immigration control bill with an amendment limiting suspensions by the president and extending powers to regulate entry. The house approved a Norfolk and Western extension into the District of Columbia. A joint resolution on congressional meeting times failed 49 to 121. Kenna’s death prompted adjournment. A Iowa wreck killed two and injured two. Democratic caucus in New York backed Murphy Jr. with 85 votes to 5 for Cochran. Lord Teighmore arrived after a perilous voyage. Sixty carloads of hogs froze to death in Michigan. A Havarkwy New York writer seeks Irish brides for men in South Dakota.
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Beecher Memorial Bas-relief Unveiled at Plymouth Church
A bronze bas relief medallion portrait of Henry Ward Beecher was unveiled in the vestibule of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn. Also: New York Harbor blockade continues with ice in the bay and widespread ice conditions. The Week's Clearings total 1 870 808 981 dollars, down 3.1 percent from last year. Atlantic and Pacific railroad machinists strike for higher wages in Albuquerque. Senator Cullen of Illinois is reported very ill in Washington. Hampura reports two new cholera cases.
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Cholera Claim in Amsterdam Visitor Dies
A visitor from Utrecht died of cholera in Amsterdam. The death was reported on January 13 with officials noting the illness as the cause.
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Omaha Union Stock Yards cattle hogs and sheep report
At the Union Stock Yards in SoutH Omaha on January 16 cattle receipts about 6 500 head ranged from 1 300 to 1 500 pounds at 4.77 to 5.40 per hundredweight 1 100 to 1300 pounds at 3.00 to 4.60 and 900 to 1100 pounds at 3.25 to 4.00 with choice cows 3.00 to 3.65 common cows 1.80 to 2.70 good feeders 2.75 to 3.00 common feeders 2.25 to 2.75 hogs receipts about 1 800 head with light 7.50 to 7.80 mixed 7.55 to 7.76 heavy 7.00 to 7.70 market steady to lower sheep receipts about 600 firm 3.75 to 5.00 lambs 4.50 to 5.50.
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Chicago Market Notes Show Cattle and Grain Prices
Chicago market reports list cattle receipts and prices for various classes. Sheep and hog values appear with ranges for choice and primed quality plus grain futures for January through May. Wheat and oats show slight declines with assorted contract quotes.
Hogs and Market Notes From Sioux City
Sioux City market brief notes hog receipts today are estimated at 1851 with 27 percent official Saturday figures. Prices show demand active with mixed trades steady to higher for lighter and heavier weights.
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Rail and railway notes mix with health ads and crime
A garbled column reports railway power trials and personnel moves in Texas and New York lines, plus notes on canal lengths and a teapot collector. The item blends drug ads for Dr King’s remedies, Ballard’s syrups, and Snow Liniment with various local incidents and a sheriff’s posse shooting in North Carolina.
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