Trade Year Opens With Record Business Volume
Dun and Co reports the year ending 1908 will close with the largest business volume in U S history. Exports rise with wheat and corn shipments climbing sharply while imports and clearing-house payments show strong gains. Wool sales and railroad earnings add to the broad momentum despite some slowdowns in certain weeks.
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New York
ROG. Dain & Cals Weekly Review of Trade
Stock Exchange
Atlantic
United States
Canada
Wonders of Hypnotism End A Long Trance For Miss Brosheit
Minwathee Tony Brosheit a young woman in this city emerged from a five month trance Friday through hypnotism. She slept after July 23 last, showed limited awareness at times, and doctors treated her with Neo Therapeutics. Her parents joyfully watched as she was finally coaxed to speak briefly while being sustained on liquid nourishment.
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Minwathee
Tony Brosheit
Miss Brosheit
Oon
Frits
Fred
Steas
Marine losses on the Great Lakes hoard heavy toll this season
Reports estimate shipping losses across Lakes Michigan Ontario and Superior at around 2.5 million dollars with underwriters divergent by 500000. Lake Michigan records the most ship losses, Lake Ontario shows more serious incidents than Lake Erie, while Lake Huron remains relatively disaster free. The data reflects disputed figures and observer concern over insurance costs.
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Ite
Wesslemen
Lake Michigan
Toothke
Lake Haron
Lake Ontario
Lake Piri
Caf
Theo
Major Harrison Reprimanded for Raising Flag Without Orders
Maj. Harrison received a formal reprimand from Maj. Gen. Dee for raising the stars and stripes over Fort Azares without orders. An earlier report noted Havany May Russell as a possible name error in transmission. The officer was instructed to lower the flag and to comply with evacuation directives pending further guidance.
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Havany
Russell
Chie
Camapstaal
Fort Azares
Conerd States
Dlayvana
Ats Sures
Dee
Daeut
Lee
Notorious Ghant Bey Slain in Constantinople Quarrel
Ghant Bey once feared for his harsh enforcements was murdered Saturday in a pastry shop by Tatu Pasha following a quarrel. His notoriety stemmed from his harsh rule and extorting money under threats. Officials have pressed for punishment without success.
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Constantinop EL 2
Ghant Bey
Tatu Pasha
Ghani Bey
Iis Dachess
Apirus
Forein Entuasies
That Russian Loan Proposition to the Czar
New York financier Waitham Ivins, once the czar’s chamberlain, confirms a St Petersburg dispatch that American financiers proposed a large loan to Russia. Ivins refuses to name the financiers who authorized the move. Deputy Sheriff Frank Bowie is killed during an arrest attempt at Mrs. Marjone Crosby’s home. her son Thomas and the mother are arrested. Alaska civil code report urged adoption. proposed code draws on Oregon laws. Chinese resistance to French Shanghai jurisdiction debate escalates as U.S. Minister Jones protests. A local man is murdered in Pocomoke, sparking shock across races. In Lexington, Kentucky, indictments issued against officials for Sunday saloon closures. over 100 saloonkeepers named. Philadelphia: William Steele, former cashier, sentenced to 6.5 years and $800 fine.
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Waitham Ivins
St. Petersburg
Las
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Evans
Manwell
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Meus League of
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John Pisher
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Russell
Albert W. Dickinson
Cass County Bank
Des Moines
Dick Wendall
Marshalltown
Coom
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Ehillside
J.C. Manchester
Ottumwa
Lowa Brigade
Knights of Pythias
Cleetes
Willan Carey
Muchakinock
Wm. Wright
New Hartford
Beame
Osceola
State of
Consolidation of Pittssura Gas Light and Heating Firms
A Pittsburgh consolidation completes Friday uniting gas light and heating utilities. The merged capital tops 26 million dollars with one company to control Pittsburg and Allegheny energy supply and set prices. Absorbed groups include Allegheny Tight Company Philadelphia Light Company and Pennsylvania Natural Gas Company along with related holdings. The trust operates under the omnibus Philadelphia charter, extending broad concessions within the industry.
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Pittssura
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Syndidate
Allegheny Tight Company
Philadelphia Light Company
Allegheny Heating
Negro Soldier Killed Sparks Racial Tension in City
A drunk African American soldier attacked streetcar conductor Thrower after obstructing a car offloading a civilian passenger. Thrower defended the stop, threats were exchanged, and the assailant shouted he would cut Thrower’s head off as a crowd gathered. Guards were posted on streetcars to prevent further violence near the negro camps and to maintain order.
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Monconx
Tia
Parner
Stanly
Thrower
Cruelty to State Convicts Case Filed in Mississippi
Attorneys filed a suit on behalf of Ella Brown against wardens and guards over alleged brutality of county convict labor. The plaintiff claims Brown was whipped by a guard while working on the county farm, left severely injured and near death after a prolonged illness.
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Tho Boster
Marthieatn
Brown
Worman
Baspata
Timothy Collins
Marshalltown
American Spirits Manufacturing Company
Lee County
Fort Madison
Water Company of
Dubuque
Northern Trust Company
Unprovoked Shooting by Discharged Missouri Volunteers
In Meriden Mississippi Lee Thomas and her 4 year old son were shot near Rutaw Alabama by First Missouri volunteers en route home from Columbia Tennessee. The child was struck above the left eye and is not expected to recover. The mother, wounded in the arm above the elbow, witnessed the drunken, disorderly soldiers firing from the train as it passed through towns along the line.
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Missouri
Meriden
Miss
Lee
Thomas
Rutaw
Ala
Missouri Volunteers
Columbia
Tenn
Fatal Crash in the Fog Near Paterson New Jersey
A fog bound railway wreck just beyond Paterson New Jersey killed several and injured ten. A fast express collided with a freight near a station, causing extensive damage and disrupting wholesale dealers and manufacturers along the line. Investigations focus on secure handling of goods valued around $1000 and the arrest of a private suspect linked to preparations to leave the city.
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Too Lon
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Patina
Washington Express
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Seenads Vlora
Merelian
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Train Robbers Halted Near Station After Shooting
A gang attempted a rail robbery at a southern station, firing several shots and breaking the express car. They fled as officers pursued, leaving behind scattered evidence and prompting a large manhunt. Governor Sante Motte and federal authorities weighed further action while local reports described the incident and ongoing investigations.
Murder and mayhem reported from Coon Rapids to Dubuque
A long list of Iowa items details a fatal shooting at a door in Coon Rapids killing an elderly man, a man’s suicide to escape police, a rifle attack on a farmer, courtroom decisions, accidents, disease outbreaks, and local civic developments across towns including Des Moines Clinton Dubuque and Ottawa with various deaths injuries and legal actions. The report notes saloon closures, court rulings, and public notices amid a broad chronology of 19th century Iowa events.
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Supreme Court
Betsy Smith
Des Moines
Michael Smith
Epidemic of Grip Strikes New York Chicago Areas
The article warns of a large grip epidemic across New York and Chicago driven by cold weather and rain, with extensive illness and rising deaths. It cites police and fire departments strained, workplaces hit, and outbreaks in Baltimore, Newark, and other cities, tracing origins to Russia and outlining weekly death increases in New York. It also notes the illness spreading to the national capital and public schools hampered by sickness.
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Health Department
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Brooklyty
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New Jersey
Newark
Elizabeth
Packensack
Baltimore
Pheven
Antapelis
Baltimoire
Ole Speed Tate
Yale
Congress Debates and Passes Key 1898 Bills
A week in Congress saw the House rush the pension appropriation bill worth 145,233,830 and begin debate on the International American Bank, while the Senate handled the urgent deficiency bill for the army and navy and stalled the Nicaragua canal measure. The Hawaiian customs extension passed. the Exposition appropriation bill and Freedsmen's Bank assets distribution were also approved. Adjournment set for December 21 to January 4, 1899.
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Oregon
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Teller
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Philippines
Williams
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Bailey
Trammond
Ind
Porto Lien
Daniel
Virginia
Melrose Apartment Fire Destroys South Side Building
Chicago fire destroys the Melrose apartment building, the largest on the south side, with damage likely to exceed $100,000. The blaze occurred Thursday night leaving the structure a near total loss.
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Chicago
British Admiralty Orders Four Warships on Clyde
The British admiralty reportedly has placed orders for four warships with Clyde shipbuilders, signaling new naval expansion.
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Khunsia
Clyde
Unclear historical note on Cuban province and skeleton finds
Fragmentary OCR describes rain affecting California, Gen Lee gaining authority in Havana, uncovered armored skeletons near ONeill Nebraska, and Biates Lroeys in Cuban provinces except Matanzas with a deadline of January 7.
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California
Lee
Havana
Prince Henry Opposes Chinese Railroads, US Cruiser Raleigh Sails
Prince Henry of Prussia opposes railroad construction in China by Americans. The United States cruiser Raleigh sailed from Manila for New York via the Suez route. Fifteen thousand silk operatives at Olára, the German silk center, are on strike. Li ao of Japan reports there is no man in China or saving the empire from collapse.
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