Greeks Invade Crete Defy the Powers
Reports from Athens and Canea on February 16 describe Greek landings at Akrotiri and ongoing clashes around Canea. General Bor warns Col. Vassos of joint power occupation while Greek forces declare they will stay in place and carry out orders. Coffin-making halted normal commerce amid continued Turkish Christian fighting.
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Athens
Crete
Cretan
Canea
Akrotiri
Greece
Bor
Vassos
The El Paso Daily Roundup of Departures and Visits
Local column lists residents and visitors with travel plans and health notes. Dr. Race, Er Kohlberg, Charlie Newman with pneumonia, J F Donahoe to Chicago, Prof Joseph Smith and family to Mesilla Park, Editor Foster to San Diego for funeral, and other movements including Murdock to Pueblo and James Morrison relocating to Colorado.
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Foster
the Herald
Mrs. Losier
Southern Pacific
San Diego
Senate to Debate Arbitration Treaty and Executive Session
Senator Sherman announced plans to move into executive session tomorrow to act on the arbitration treaty. House amendments to the timber culture bill were disagreed to, sending the measure to conference. Senator Chandler urged in favor of a bid for bimetallism and against monometallism. A House passed opium sale bill for Pacific coast seizure was amended by the Senate finance committee to require destruction of opium by revenue officers.
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Washington
Senate
Sherman
House
Chandler
New Hampshire
United States
Pacific Coast
Senate Committee On Finance
Substitute
Little Nothings and News Bits Across the Nation
A miscellany notes humorous quips on marriage and manners, while brief items report Pueblo smallpox deaths among Indians, a Stillwater prisoner seeking parole return, Iowa Senator Gear proposing a sixth New Mexico district and a new supreme court associate, Queen Lil ill in Boston, Provo woolen mill strike, Moody on religion and wealth, curfew and cigarette bills stalled in New Mexico, 507 saloons in a Mexican city, doctors debating blood purity with Koch quoted, and a pitch for Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
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Gear
Iowa
New Mexico
Supreme Court of
Territory
Rhodes Testimony Opens Transvaal Inquiry in London
Cecil Rhodes testifies before the Commons committee investigating Transvaal troubles. He expresses sympathy with Uitlander grievances but denies aims to overthrow the Transvaal government. He admits possible fault in Jun 1896 Jameson raid framing but disclaims responsibility. The Transvaal agitation, he says, will continue until civil rights are granted.
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Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
London
House of Commons
Transvaal
Dr. Jameson
Jameson
Lexow Inquiry Hearings Hear Mr Searles Deny Monopoly Claim
New York February 16. Before the legislative committee on investigating trusts Mr Searles testified there was little profit for five years prior to the refinery consolidation and denied sevenfold capitalization post merger. He asserted King American Sugar Refinery is not a monopoly and urged no state interference.
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Lexow
New York
Legislative Committee On
Searles
King American Sugar Refinery Company
Wolcott sits on currency mission after talks in Berlin
United States Senator Wolcott held interviews with several government officials in Berlin on the currency problem. He declined to discuss his European mission, saying he would report results to Washington before making public statements.
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Berlin
United States
Wolcott
Europe
Washington
Double execution in Clayton for 1896 Chicago artist murder
Peter Schmidt and Samuel Foster, both described as colored, were hanged at Clayton this morning for the January 1896 murder of Bertram Atwater, a Chicago artist.
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St. Louis
Peter Schmidt
Samuel Foster
Clayton
Bertram Atwater
Chicago
Major McKinley Condition Report From Canton
Canton Ohio February 16 Major McKinley passed a comfortable night but his physician limits visitors as he remains under care and observation at the hospital.
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Major McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Governor fixes date for executions in Kentucky case
In Frankfort, Governor Bradley set Saturday, March 20, as the execution date for Jackson and Walling. The order confirms the state will carry out the deaths on that day.
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Frankfort
Bradley
Jackson
Walling
A New Postmaster at Vinton California
A. L. Peters has been appointed postmaster at Vinton California in an announcement from Washington dated February 16. The move fills the vacancy and establishes Peters in the federal role overseeing mail services for the community.
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Washington
A. L. Peters
Vinton
California
Fire Engine Overhauled After Journal Burn Issues
Oliver Dutton and McBride overhauled the fire engine for two days as journals on the pump ran hot and were found burned yet smoothed down. Work continued late with aim to finish tonight. Chief Connors to test the engine once repairs are complete.
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Oliver Dutton
Dutton
McBride
Connors
Sheriff Garrett’s expenses listed for Dona Ana County
The Rio Grande Republican notes that Sheriff Garrett’s costs averaged 283.46 per month to January 1 for running the sheriff’s office including travel to the insane asylum and prisoner merchandise. Since January 1 expenses dropped to a little over 3000 yearly, a daylight contrast to former county costs of 10000 to 18000 yearly. Voters elected Garrett sheriff.
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Garrett
Dona Ana
Rio Grande
Col Phillip Mother-sill Named as Customs Appointee Candidate
Col Phillip Mother sill, manager of the New Mexico and Rio Grande Live Stock Company at Eagle south of Albuquerque, is a Republican contender for the collector of customs at El Paso. His endorsements are described as gilt edged.
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New Mexican
Albuquerque
Phillip Mothersill
New Mexico & Rio Grande Live Stock Company
Eagle
el Paso
New Mexico
Yale Alumni Group in Mexico Seeks Members
George B Massey a Yale 95 graduate and resident in Ciudad Porfirio Diaz invites Yale men in the republic to correspond for forming a Yale Alumni association of old Mexico. Also notes 69 families evicted for nonpayment of rent and questions how far below zero a thermometer must go before New York courts see the law makes justice impossible.
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George B. Massey
Yale 95
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Yale
Old Mexico
The
Republic
New York
New York World
Arrest in Chihuahuita dispute over seal brands
Jesus Lastardo was arrested last evening by Officer Deniston for attempting to stab a brother Aztec with a jack knife during a dispute in Chihuahuita over the merits of green seal and killikinie.
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Jesus Lastardo
Deniston
Chihuahuita
Bradley Martins Wealth Traced to Coopers Trade
The Bradley Martin family built wealth from the coopers trade and expanded into major fortunes by leveraging their barrel making origins.
Local Items From City Notes And Advertisements
News from the city reports Mrs. Claude Dunning's death in Vera Cruz and a Raymond Whitcomb New York excursion arriving tomorrow at 3 p.m. The Santa Fe railroad sues Jesus Talamantes for trespass to title. Water company lays pipe from Oregon Street to plaza. A new weekly paper Phoenix, the Saturday Evening Press, headed by William Chappie. BoRN notice for a girl to a wife of Joseph Semino. Court house lawn spaded for spring as 20 000 visitors sightsee in Luadou.
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Claude Dunning
Vendome Hotel
Vera Cruz
Phoenix
Saturday Evening Press
William Chappie
The
Santa Fe Railroad Company
District
Jesus Talamantes
Duestrow Hanged After Murder Trial Ends
Arthur Duestrow, once a wealthy medical student, was executed in Union Missouri at 1 pm for killing his wife and 18 month old son on February 13 1894 after a long legal fight. He claimed he was General Brandenburg and denied the murder.
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General Brandenburg
United States Army
Duestrow
Arthur Duestrow
Arthur
Fastest Run on Record: Burlington Special Denver Arrival
H J Mayham reached Denver just after the bedside of his dying son, as a Burlington special train from Chicago set a new long distance record. The 1026 mile run took 18 hours 52 minutes, beating prior marks by nearly a day. The last 300 miles climbed nearly a mile in elevation at 57 mph. Mayham paid $2000 for the trip.
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Denver
H. J. Mayham
Burlington
Chicago
New York
Lake Shore
New York Central
Mayham
Colorado
Stocks Open Firm as Prices Edge Higher in Early Trading
New York stocks opened firm with prices rising mildly yet overall gain seen as modest. Manhattan average fell a point to 864 amid a mixed early session.
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New York
Manhattan
Merchants National Bank of Jacksonville Closes Doors
The Merchants National Bank of Jacksonville closed its doors this morning. Capital is $100,000. A bank statement was refused.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Merchants National Bank of
Capital
Gossips Compare Scott and Twain in Business Fate
Continental chatter links Sir Walter Scott and Mark Twain as literary fortunes who rose and fell through publishing. It notes Scott died exhausted paying debts of a collapsed house while Twain suffers in London lodging houses facing debt and poverty. The piece urges men to master business discipline before pursuing major ventures.
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Walter Scott
Mark Twain
Scott
Twain
London
National bank cashier to stand trial for $199000 shortage
Wilksonm, cashier at the National Bank of Merida Yucatan, facing a jury trial next week for a $199000 accounts shortage. He has made two failed attempts to recape.
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Wilksonm
National Bank of
Merida
Yucatan
Moody Urges Divorces for Wives of Unfaithful Husbands
Evangelist Moody preaches that wives should divorce husbands who lead impure lives, claiming many men would reform if abandoned. He cites New York moral declines, praises Sankey’s stance, and criticizes the Bradley Martin costume ball as worldly.
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Evangelist Moody
Boston
Bunker Hill
New York
Seeley
Phineas T. Barnum
Sankey
Mr. Moody
Bradley-Martin
Mr. Sankey
Bradley-Martins
Russell man sustains leg injury milking cow in Mexico
James Sutton of Russell Kansas broke his right leg below the knee yesterday at Juarez while attempting to milk a cow. He was brought to the Sisters' hospital in this city and is resting easy after care.
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James Sutton
Russell
Kans
Juarez
Mexico
Sutton
Sisters’ Hospital
Hall to Speak at Chopin Hall for 25 Cents
On February 17 at Chopin Hall Geo F Hall of the Redpath Lyceum Bureau will lecture under YMCA auspices. Admission is 25 cents with seats reserved at 304 San Antonio St. Hall’s regular price is cut in halves to draw a large audience. About 125 admissions sold. The program starts at 8:30 with a mix of fun and philosophy.
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Chopin
America
Geo. F. Hall
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
San Antonio St
Hall
Aver's Pills Offer Relief for Digestive Woes
An 19th century health note extols Aver's Pills as a corrective and strengthener for the alimentary organs, claiming users experience marked benefit from their use despite life's inherent misery and stomach pain.
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Aver
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