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Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1897
Page
1
Fire Torn Five Story Chicago Building After Gas Blast
A gas explosion wrecked a five story Chicago building at 104 Madison Street injuring about 22. The Tosetti Cafe on the first floor and Frank Massey’s billiard parlors on the second occupied the structure. Fire spread quickly, water scarce in cold weather, and damage is estimated around $125,000. In Philadelphia a Chestnut Street Bank suspension shocked city observers with deposits around $1.7 million and the Chestnut Trust and Savings Fund Company closing.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Tosetti Cafe and Restaurant
Frank Massey
Saigily
Swenie
Ttt
Tosetti Company
Orris
Moenfeldt
W B Fu
Seeitaee Iase Bank
Ny GQ Onder
Chestnut Sttational Bank
Chestnut Trust and Savings Fund Company
William M. Gerry
Philadelphis Act
Sompapice and
Eatie
Cers
QAPAN WATCHES AND WAITS OVER GERMAN SEIZURE NEWS
San Francisco reports an extraordinary Japanese cabinet meeting. Baron Nishi disclosed the dispatches from foreign ministers concerning Germany’s seizure of Ghow. The ministers decided not to intervene now and to await further developments, fearing actions could unsettle the Far East or invite third party involvement.
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Germany
San Francisco
Yokohama
Baron Nishi
Far East
Barber charged in running a fence case in Hart county
The report states William Hest faces charges of conducting a fence scheme. A barber named Williem Wiles of Michigan is under arrest as a co-conspirator. Hart’s wife also faces arrest in the case involving pawn tickets and jewelry valued around $8,000.
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William Hest
Williem
Hart
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Association Formed in Colorado
Formal steps have been taken to establish a monument to the late president in Colorado. The Abraham Lénosin Memorial Association will oversee the project with a site at the summit of Mt Lookout in the valley. Funds will be raised by subscription.
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Lincoln
Daunvest
Abraham Lénosin
Dawson holds food for four thousand men all winter
A Sesenvier named A P McQuillan from the north aboard the City of Seattle reports Dawson has ample supplies to feed about 4,000 men through the winter. He adds that roughly 2,000 others lacking food have moved to Fort Yukon.
Samuel Sloane Receives Golden Service Award
In New York Samuel Sloane president of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad is presented with a 61000 golden service by company officials and employees to commemorate his birthday which falls on Christmas.
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New York
Samuel Sloane
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Christas
Famous Brewer Besley Dies in Wisconsin
William Besley famous brewer of ale and porter died after a hip fracture from a fall in Wavegeas Wisconsin about a month ago. He was 00 years old and a native of Berkshire England.
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Wavegeas
Wis
William Besley
Mr. Besley
Berkshire
Englend
Murderer Killed by a Posse in Pursuit
Dupage Pa. Ken Spellen who killed Royen was shot dead while fleeing a posse in pursuit. He fired at the posse several times, wounding one member.
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Dupase
Ken Spellen
Royen
Funeral of William Ter at Brompton Cemetery
About 80,000 gathered for the funeral of actor William Ter who was stabbed to death. The event drew a remarkable show of sympathy as mourners assembled at Brompton Cemetery on Wednesday.
Blood Is Not One Cubans Blame for Col Ruiz Execution
The Cuban junta leader T Estrada Palma claims Spain bears responsibility for Col Ruiz’s death. He asserts Cubans followed a law punishing peace proposers not seeking Cuban independence, and accuses Blanco and Congosto of sending Ruiz to Cuba lines as a trap.
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Spain
Col. Ruiz
New York
T. Estrada Palma
Col Ruiz
Cuba
Rais
Wea
Ag & Big
Anco & Retary
Sree Aian
Cot. Ruik
Ruiz
Banda of
Cubatis
Blanco and Congosto
Cattle Loss Heavy As Storm Ravages Southwest
Reports from Fort Worth and other Texas locales describe a severe cattle die off after a late storm. Unprecedented fatalities hit Mexican cattle and western ranges, with some areas reporting up to 25 percent death rates among Mexican cattle. The disaster threatens western grazing regions and related livestock interests.
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St. Louis
Texas
Fort Worth
Mexico
Big Plains
Louisiana
Chicago Banks Unite Absorb Hide and Leather Bank
Union National absorbs the Hide and Leather Bank’s business after liquidation on Wednesday. Stockholders vote to transfer obligations, with Union National Bank paying checks and assuming all accounts and liabilities.
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Union National
Crocaco
Hide and Leather Bank
Union Reapers
Ee Editing House
Union National Nk
Union National Bank
Boston Election Returns Show Mayo Quincy Re elected
Complete returns reveal Mayo Josiah Quincy Democrat re elected mayor by about 4 000 plurality. Among 80 precincts counted Thomas Ryan Bryan Democrat earned roughly 2 921 votes. Total year over year surpasses 1895 by around 8 000, with the leading candidates within a few hundred votes of two years ago.
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Bowron
Mayo
Josiah Quincy
Thomas Ryan
Bryan Dem
Big Irrigation Proposal Endorsed by Governor in Topeka
Gov I endorses a Kansas canal scheme proposed by Percy Daniels to build a western waterway from the Missouri to the Red River. The project would use sources tapping rivers in Texas and the Mik River area, with the Missouri River and Red River as termini. Estimated cost ranges around 860 thousand to 1.2 million dollars and would create a 1700 mile wide canal network.
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Big
Topeka
Kan
Percy Daniels
Argentina chamber rejects tariff war with United States
The chamber of deputies rejected a retaliatoryTar against the United States proposed by the finance committee. It voted to raise tariffs on petroleum products in gold. A declaration stated tariffs should not be hostile to US imports and there is no reason for a tariff war.
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United States
Aires
Argentina
Finance Committee
Frost Damage in California Hits Southern Orange Crops
Los Angeles reports frost injuring southern California orange and pomon crops during several cold days. The delay in frost effects, two weeks to a month after cold weather, makes assessing damage uncertain for growers and fruit interests.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Bald Ill After Madison Square Garden Six Day Race
Eddie Bald, the bicycle rider, lies ill in bed due to injuries from a fall at Madison Square Garden during the six day race. His planned match with Jimmy Michael, a winter cycling feature, will likely be called off.
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New York
Eddie Bald
Madison Square Garden
Jimmy Michael
MilhauSe collision near Kenosha involves two steamers
Two large passenger steamers the Iowa of the Gondrich line and the Letoskey of the Huron collided off Kenosha early Monday. Damage was not serious enough to stop either vessel from completing their trips.
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Milhauses
Iowa
Gondrich Transportation Line
Snch
Letoskey
Huron
Kenosha
Soldier Frozen to Death in Montana National Park
Private John W. Davie of the Fourth Cavalry froze to death while carrying mail between Lake Hotel and Thumb Station in Hewirena Montana National Park. His companion Private George Murphy turned back five miles from the location where Davie was found.
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Hewirena
Mont
John W. Davie
Fourth Cavalry
Lake Hotel
Thumb Station
National Park
George Murphy
Davie
Postmaster General Plans Trans MissExposition Stamps
The postmaster general will issue a commemorative stamp series for the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha next year. Denominations include 1, 2, 5 and 10 cents and a one dollar stamp.
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Omaha
Paris Law Hikes Hog Duties In Chamber Vote
The chamber of deputies adopted a bill to raise customs duties on hogs and hog products. Hogs taxed at 12 francs per animal and sucking pigs at 8 francs. hog products at 0 francs. lard at 86 francs per 100 kilos.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Appraisers value Crocker estate at seven million thirty-two thousand
San Francisco reports appraisers E Brown E F Gerald and William C Mahoney valued the estate of the late Charles F Crocker at 7 032 000 dollars in a filed report detailing the property value and related assets.
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San Francisco
E. Brown
E. F. Gerald
William C. Mahoney
Charles F. Crocker
President aims to nominate Charles Page Bryan minister to China
A Washington city patch reports the president has set his course to nominate Charles Page Bryan of Illinois asminister to China confirming the original intent.
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New York
Washington
Charles Page Bryan
Illinois
China
Curiaco: The warehouse of then GB Andrews Furniture Company
A fragment notes a Thursday morning incident at GB Andrews Furniture Company warehouse with a reported loss of 100000 dollars. Names and details are incomplete but indicate a substantial loss and a local business event.
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Curiaco
GB. Andrews Furniture Company
Putenta
Syria
Tragic Death Of Ex Secretary's Daughter In Washington
Leila Herbert daughter of ex Secretary of the Navy Herbert of Alabama died Tuesday morning in Washington after falling from a third story window in New Hampshire Avenue. Slated as suffering from acute melancholia the prior weeks, she leaped from the window during a crisis while under nurse watch. Coroner returned verdict of death by her own action during temporary insanity.
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Herbert
WasHimeton
Leila Herbert
Alabama
New Hampshire Avenue
Washington
Miss Herbert
Ndt
Tihe
No Trial for Mrs Nack in First Degree Plea
Fragmentary report indicates discussions of Mrs Nack possibly pleading to manslaughter rather than first degree. Prosecution allegedly faces difficulty securing conviction and weighing evidence linked to an attack case involving E Bou and a New York district connection.
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Thorn
New Yorks
Youngs
Nack
Militia Leave and Labor Conflict Prompting National Guard Action
A disputed call to discharge militia and mobilize the National Guard prompts a sharp union response amid labor strike tensions. The move is described as dangerous by union members warning it could force suppression of striking workers seeking better conditions. In a separate notice from Maprson Wisconsin, Thomas Kingston, nearly 101, dies after a long life beginning in Cork Ireland, with surviving spouse Elizabeth Good and thirteen children, five of whom perished in a 1861 railroad accident at Waukegan Canada.
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Maprson
Wis
Thomas Kingston
Cork
Ireland
America
Elizabeth Good
Waukegan
Canada
Bancroft greeted by fire at Smyrna port incident
United States warship Bancroft arrived at Smyrna on December 4 and was greeted by a blank cannon shot and rifle fire from Fort Yenikale. Turkey apologized and two Turkish officers were dismissed and sentenced to a week’s arrest.
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Constantinople
United States
Bancroft
Smyrna
Fort Yenikale
Turkey
Washington Revenue Journal Shows November Gain
The monthly internal revenue statement reports November receipts of 18,860,206 dollars, up 1,257,927 from the prior year. Over the last five months, totals declined by 5,912 dollars year to date.
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Washington
Vessels for Australian Trade Hard to Find
In San Francisco cargoes for Sydney Melbourne and Adelaide are ready for shipment but the ships to carry them are not available. Descriptions note vessels for the Australian trade are almost unobtainable and no suitable ship can be procured to take the cargoes.
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San Francisco
Bydney
Mebourne
Adela
Tea House Goes Under in New York Firm Collapse
New York firm George B. Moorewood & Co. on Frost Street, a long standing tea line house since 1882, assigns preferences for 5000 dollars as it faces dissolution.
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New York
George B. Moorewood & Co
Frost Street
Hearing Beem
Birth of Quadruplets in Knoxville County
Mrs Mabala Mabala Mabala presided as four newborns arrived at Knoxville hospital. Doctors reported all four babies, two girls and two boys, in good health alongside their father, Topp, and the mother. The family celebrated the rare event amid community cheers.
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Knoxviity
Topp
Mabala Conshi
Midwest and Eastern Livestock and Grain Prices Snapshot
A patchwork of city market quotes covers Chicago, Indianapolis, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York. Cattle, hogs, and sheep prices are listed alongside grain bids for No. 2 red wheat, No. 2 yellow corn, oats and rye, with regional ranges.
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Chicago
St. Louie
Cincinnati
Toledo
Rover
Milwaukee
New York
Marshalltown Fire Devastates Large Block. City Condemns
A major blaze swept a central Marshalltown block, destroying a grocery store and elevator shaft. The fire spread quickly, leaving bare walls and a collapsed roof. Damages reach about 160000 with 22000 insurance, and the post office vicinity was affected as crews saved surrounding structures.
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Marshal
Marshalltown
Howe Pany
Sagan
Frank
Ani
G. F. Kirby
G. F. Kirby, Insur
Woolfbury
T. Binford
Woman dies as fraud case against Knopp dismissed
Des Moines federal court discharged Knopp in a case against Alice Whissen who was indicted for using the mails to solicit a husband. Knopp, from Muscatine, answered the ad and married Whissen in Red Oak. On a trip to Des Moines he paid $8,000, but Whissen abandoned him at the depot. The government dismissed the case due to insufficient husband’s testimony. Whissen is dying of consumption.
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Brooklyn
Joseph Bean
Keokuk
Miles E. Lee
Farmington
Keosauqua
Des Moines
United States
Iord
Iseame
McIntosh
Ames
George Stanley
Anonicsa
William Patterson
Elsie Rhodes
Des Moines Coal and Mining Company
Marquisville
Wire
Knopp
United States District Attorney
Dis Rritesad
Alice Whissen
George Knopp
Muscatine
Red Oak
Geta Pennies and Proposal from Smoky Hollow Teacher
Rosa Leech a mining camp teacher near Albia started a penny chain to fund a poor girl’s college education. She asked each responder to give 1 penny and to write to three friends. The drive brings in over 100 letters daily and the fund nears $500.
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Geta
Rosa ‘Leech
Smoky Hollow
Albia
Mise 'Leech
Arrears Inspector Detains Whittelsey On Shortage
R N Whittelsey the defaulting surveyor of customs arrived in Council Bluffs with bondsman E A Wickham. He waived examination, held on 5000 dollars bond. Shortage set at 4400 dollars by U S inspector. He gave 2165 dollars to his bondsman and later 200 found at his house, reducing net shortage to under 1500 dollars.
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R. N. Whittelsey
Council Bluffs
E. A. Wickham
United States
Damages Awarded to Child in Train Collision Case
In a Federal Court verdict against the Chicago Great Western Railway Company the jury awarded the child damages of 2000 dollars for injuries from a collision at Rohmberg avenue crossing in Dubuque. The mother received no damages.
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Kowalski
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Rohmberg Avenue
Dubuque
Judge sentences 17 year old for passing counterfeit money
Des Moines judge Woolson sentences Leroy Hago over counterfeiting crimes. The 17 year old, traveling with his father and brother, had passed bad money in multiple places and showed defiance, even cursing his mother when she visited him in jail.
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Woolson
Des Moines
Leroy Hagover
Behrens Sentenced for Husband's Murder at Davenport
At Davenport Judge Waterman overruled the motion for a new trial of Mrs Christine Behrens convicted of murdering her husband and denied arrest of judgment. He sentenced her to life imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary. She was taken to Anamosa.
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Behrens
Davenport
Waterman
Christine Behrens
Anamosa
Tragic House Fire Claims Kellner Family Children
The wife of Albert Kellner of Mucha kinock abandoned her two young children, a four year old and a one month old baby, in their home which burned down. The children were cremated.
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Albert Kellner
Muchakinock
Skater Drowns After Falling Through Ice at Dubuque
Altert Klavitter, aged 20, died while skating on the river at Dubuque when he plunged into an air hole and disappeared before aid could reach him. The tragedy was reported as authorities searched the area.
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Dubuque
Altert Klavitter
Swedish-born official Carl Wickman dies in Burlington poorhouse
Carl Wickman born 1816 in Sweden and long served under King Oecar died in Burlington’s poorhouse after entering the facility in 1471. The highly educated former high official’s death marks the end of a noted career in public service.
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Carl Wickman
Sweden
King Oecar
Burlington
Iowa towns report brisk Christmas trade and new local offices
New Sharon talks water works and a new Glenwood band formed. Mason City plans a 10 000 ton ice house and ex state senator H G Parker dies of Brights disease. Muscatine forms Knights of Columbus council. Story County Teachers Assoc meets Ames January 15. Daughters of Rebekah establish a new lodge at Green Valley. New Hartford surrounded by ten creameries within miles. Salem ships 130 carloads of stock and grain this year. Hollendale post office established. postmaster Charles Miller dies after fall from railroad bridge in Dubuque. Governor elect Shaw to appoint Levin and Gates as Manchester State dairy commissioners. Collision injures Ed Towers. damages at least 6000. A local pailder at Muscatine bag aub cto the royal Chub of that pain vv quittied to.
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Glenwood
Mason City
H. G. Parker
Bright
Knights of Columbus
Muscatine
Story County Teachers’ Association
Ames
Iowa
Daughters of Rebekah
Green Valley
New Hartford
Salem
Hollandale
O. Holland
Charles Miller
Dubuque
Shaw
Levin
Gates
Manchester
Kireman Ed Towers
Aubcto
Rcyal
Continent-wide discussion on libraries and politics in Washington
In Washington discussions stretch from the government’s library holdings and reader usage to proposed laws protecting morals. Debates touch on gambling bans, postal restrictions, and vetoed social duties, while officials propose postal savings banks and analyze copyright growth. The Hawaiian treaty, Cuban insurgent actions, and a McClellan monument project also occupy attention as social and political life continues amid personal tragedies and bureaucratic rules.
Lincoln's Inauguration Guards Engineers in the Parade
A Washington Star account recalls the 1861 inauguration of President Lincoln, noting engineers from the U S Army guarded the ceremony next to the President, with about sixty men under Lieuts Godfrey Westel and J C Duane. It details guard deployments, crowd tensions, and the engineers later aiding drill and leadership in the District troops.
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Lincoln
United States
McKixley
Godfrey Wetsel
J. C. Duane
Richmond
Appomattox
Capitol
B Street
Dela
Ware Avenue
Scott
National Guard
Chas. P. Stone
Crawford
Washington
Alf
Fifteenth
Fifty-first
New York Volunteers
Engineer Brigade
Army of the Potomac
Washington Star
Bonded Japanese Ad Promises Paste Cure
A Japanese English toothpaste ad claims a pastes cure and safety and lists benefits such as strengthening tooth nature defending against friction and decay and removing mouth odor. It urges users to rinse with water after brushing.
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Frictrir
True Love Exchange in a Literary Quick Witted Duel
A humorous exchange implies a challenged romantic scene where a man notes buying more than 17 dollars worth of gifts for a woman, while she responds that she is not the fret girl he once loved, in a quip from the Indianapolis Journal.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Canadian Stamp Portraits Queen Victoria at Coronation
The new Canadian postage stamps feature Queen Victoria as she appeared at the coronation, surrounded by maple leaf motifs in the corners. Some readers suggest spruce and pine would be more truly Canadian.
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Victoria
Warding Him Off
Toliver asks for 14 dollars for a week to the older man but is met with derision in a human barometer of smiles and frowns. The exchange hints at social tension and a request for charity or credit.
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Toliver
Duero
Harlem
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