Attorney General Harmon files foreclosure petition in Union Pacific case
Attorney General Harmon signs a 47 page foreclosure petition for the United States against Union Pacific railroad properties. George Hoadley and John Cowin join as special counsel. The papers include an appearance, a request to add receivers as parties, and an order to add them to the suit.
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Union
United States
John O. Cowin
Union Pacific
Sanborn
Gage May Accept Treasury Port Folio Seat
Lyman J. Gage president of the First National Bank of Chicago says he has not been officially offered the treasury portfolio by Major McKinley though he would consider it if tendered He notes no conflict in opinion on finances with McKinley and defers judgment until any offer is formalized Seeley Dinner Indictments New York grand jury indicts Herbert Seeley James Phipps and Theodore Rich over conspiring to procure indecent exposure of two dancing women They will plead to the indictment tomorrow Another Body Recovered From the Nahnom Chapin wreck at Quogue L I is believed to be First Mate A E Davis or Second Mate L A Maddock The body was partly clad with a disfigured face Weyler Reported Easy Job Havana authorities dismiss Cuban rebel attacks as unfounded making Weyler’s control appear unchallenged.
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Melly
Union Pacific
Omana
Kelly
St. Louis
General Cowin
Iowa
Utah
Wyoming
Kansas Pacific
Topeka
Denver
Gage
Treasury
Cnicano
Lyman J. Gage
First National Bank of Chicago
Major McKinley
McKinley
MajorieKinley Tays
New York
Quogue
L. A
A. E. Davis
L.A. Maddock
Weyler
Maprip
Cuba
Havana
Mantanzas
F. A. Bass
Texarkana
Ark
John McKay
Rose Hill
Tex
William Cardiff
Enid
O. T
Frank Harris
Chicago
United States Army
Fort Sheridan
Richard McWilliams
Irwin
Police Department of
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Lindsey
the Times
W. H. Cline
Sargeant Campbell
Samuel L. Judson
New York City
Brooklyn
Grand Army
Jesse R. Grant
San Diego
Grant
Tennessee
Beach Haven
N. J
Covington
James Spilmas
Covington Trust Company
W.K .Stearns
Grand Hadids, Mich
Fire destroys the Williams Block on Monroe Street Chicago
A blaze tore through the Williams block at 196 to 202 Monroe Street in Chicago. Seven firemen and two spectators were badly hurt as walls collapsed and bricks rained down. several firefighters suffered serious injuries and the building was rendered utterly useless despite efforts to contain the flames.
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Wiliams
Chicago
Chicague
Williams Block
Monroe Street
Jeremiah O'Rourke
John Workman
Jeremiah Redcroft
James Barker
Sherman P. Quinlan
Harry Googeghan
Jeremiah Hiatt
Engine Company No. 7
Dun's Review notes rising business with lower prices
Dun and Co reports increased business this week though prices mainly fell. Production rises while consumption lags, and buyers stock up on materials in anticipation of future price gains. A few notable failures occurred but did not affect overall activity.
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Dun's Review of Trade
New York
Weekly Review of Trade
Fire destroys Hall-Lansing block in Lincoln town
A four story Hall-Lansing tenement in Lincoln was totally destroyed by an early morning fire. Loss estimated at 75000 dollars. Several residents escaped with narrow margins.
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Lincoln
Hall-Lansing
Judge Earle unanimously chosen U S senator by assembly
In Columbia South Carolina Judge Joseph H Earle was elected United States senator by both houses of the general assembly on January 27 in a unanimous vote.
Wheat Takes a Big Tumble as Prices Fall
Chicago grain prices slumped with wheat under 78 cents for the first time since October. May wheat opened near 76 and closed around 77 3/4 cents, down about 1 1/2 cents. Corn and oats also weakened with new lows, while pork and lard futures eased and cash quotes showed No. 2 corn at about 22 1/2 cents and No. 2 oats near 66 to 74 cents.
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Caicago
South Omaha Market Report January Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices
South Omaha cattle receipts near 2000 with mixed steady to firm prices across cattle groups. Hogs receipts around 320 with prices up for heavy and mixed, while sheep receipts at 140 note strong to fair demand for natives and westerns with lambs and stock sheep pricing provided.
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Chicago Live Stock Hogs and Cattle Market Brief
Hogs receipts mixed with light to strong demand refine the day while cattle trade shows mixed activity and prices. Active hog demand remains uneven with some weakness noted. market reports indicate overall price levels near last session with varied load volumes and regional bids.
Happenings from Home and Abroad Prompt Readable But Fact Raft
Miss Hulda Ogren sues Charles Rystrand for breach of promise in Chicago. Mark W. Dunham ill in Chicago. Postal fraud order targets Johnston Reporting in Chicago. Consolidated Flour Milling building burns at Petersboro Ontario, loss about 65000. Oshkosh meeting raises price on doors. Cahill wins 2500 from Chicago Street Railway over a child death. Remains of husband exhumed. no foul play. Watson Reid sentenced for 99 years but escapes. Denver tax chief orders liquor holders to withdraw by May 1 as warehouse is abandoned. Sweet and Tetard sue Hoffman and Buell for 50000 over contracts. Old Pugh jumps horse breaks neck in New Orleans. Casstown thief caught. plan to organize a tri state telephone company. Simpson National Bank authorized to begin with 370000 capital. Sullivan supporters force Florist Galvin to drop claim. Croger sues Vanderbilt for 20000 after fall. Walter Johnson reappears in Paris. could go to England to fight. Chain of crimes and trials across multiple cities reported.
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Petersboro
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Oakwoods Cemetery
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Platte City
Jaden Rucker
Internal Revenue
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Arizona
L. C. Tetard
California
Inois
Indiana
Ohio
Bell
Comptroller of the Currency
Simpson National Bank
Eagle Pass
Tex
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Galvin
Boston
Sullivan
Otto Croger
Multiple Local Deaths and Legal Updates Across States
A survey of recent brief notices covers Otis Hall found dead from apoplexy near Eidera Ta and Mrs O H Wilson dying from sardine poisoning in Salina Kan. Other items: Leas awarded $3,000 in a slander suit. civil engineers meet in Ottumwa. morphine death near Springfield Mo. Lewis Mahiner jailed for 10 years in a Cal killing. appeals in Lincoln Nob. treasury shortfall in Columbus Nob. other arrests and trials across Abilene Kan, San Francisco, Brooklyn, Chicago, Pittsburg, Enid, Texarkana, and more.
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Salina
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Keokuk
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Columbus
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Laredo
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Lewis Mahiner
Jennie Lewis
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Mgr. Martinelli
F. Davis
James McNaspy
Abilene
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Chicago
San Augustine
Fla
Fritz Ophr
Berlin
Charlotte Pittini
Danbury
D. M. Kirton
North Chicago Street Railway Company
Mattie Overman
C. O. Brown
Pittsburg
Old Time Crime and Weather Roundup From Guthrie to New York
The list notes a dramatic cold snap in Guthrie Oklahoma from 70 to zero within twelve hours. It records a Canadian famine relief fund launched by federal authorities for India, several political and criminal items, including lynch threats in Osceola Missouri, a jailhouse hanging in Tallahassee Iowa, and multiple fatal shootings and robberies across the Midwest and South, with names and places linked to each incident.
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Columbus
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New York
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Fort Worth
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Iowa
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Sac
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Louisville
Pierce Taylor
Tallahassee
Emma Apthorpe
William Leo Apthorpe
Florida Returning Board
Ernest Mailaun
Carlyle, Tis
Henry Rouenning
Notable Docket Compiles OddWorld Headlines From Across States
A Chicago era digest lists a string of eccentric events and crimes including masked robbers at Juneau jail, a jailed criminal freed, marriages and desertions in Indiana and Missouri, a Kansas professor taking a Swiss job offer, an assault case in Missouri, flood fears in Arkansas, and a wild-man terrorizing Danville Ohio, reflecting sensational small-town anxieties.
Bank Failure Shocks Olympia as First National Closes
Olympia Washington January 27 The First National Bank of Olympia failed and closed amid liabilities reported at 22 dollars? The terse item notes a bank failure with partial figures and no detailed causes.
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Cold Wave Sets City Record as Icy Front Surcharges
Washington reports from the weather bureau describe a sweeping cold wave across the United States with Lake Erie frozen and records set for the coldest day in the city. Temperatures drop below zero as far south as the Ohio valley while northern Florida faces freezing. The Ohio valley and lake region endure unusually low readings, with Chicago Cincinnati and Detroit posting new lows compared to prior records.
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Weather Bureau
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Worst Snow Blockade Hits Huron North Dakota 1881
Snow blockade described as the worst in this region since 1881 grips the area between the Missouri and Sioux rivers. Temperatures fell to 26 below zero with some sections at 80. Rail lines face closures as Chicago and Northwestern clears with plows toward Pierre while eastbound express held at Highmore with 40 passengers. Great Northern remains blocked for days.
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N. D
Northwest
Missouri
Sioux Rivers
North Dakota
Chicago and Northwestern
Pierre
Highmore
Chicago and Milwaukee Road
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Severe cold waves sweep multiple states record lows
The New York region endures severe cold with a record low in New York City and Lake Erie frozen. Chicago reports its coldest day ever with 16 below. Dubuque and Iowa record 22 below and a harsh snowstorm follows, leaving the poor in desperate need of relief as authorities receive many aid pleas.
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Dubuque
Dusugur
Iowa
Two Guests Die in Fort Laura Hotel Fire
Fort Laura Ark January 27 two men died in a hotel fire triggered by a hall lamp explosion on the second floor. H Bray of Springfield Missouri a traveling salesman for M J Powers Co of Chicago and E A Millison of Fremont Nebraska were identified among the dead. The blaze gutted the hotel and an adjacent store as the night clerk reported evacuating guests before the flames spread.
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H. Bray
Springfield
M. J. Powers & Co
Chicago
E. A. Millison
Fremont
Neb
Sightseers Encounter Ice Bridge at Niagara Gorge
Sightseers report intense cold as they view a glittering ice bridge forming in the Niagara Gorge near Niaca and Fatts, New York, with trees coated in ice and a frigid landscape unfolding on January 27.
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Niaca&a Fatts
N. Y
Eis
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