Peavey Dies in Chicago After Illness at 61
Frank B. Peavey a leading grain magnate and owner of numerous grain elevators died in Chicago at 61 after a two week illness from a cold that developed into pneumonia. He traveled from Minneapolis and left supporters, family at his bedside, with plans for his funeral to be announced. Peavey's life included vast holdings at railroad terminals and a strong presence on the boards of trade.
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Chicago
Frank B. Peavey
Caemonia
Mr. Peavey
Peavey
F. H. Peavey
George W. Peavey
H. R. Wells
I. T. Heffelfinger
D. Peavey
Cleland
F.D. Pea
Boards of Trade
Northwest
Chicago and Northwestern
Minneapolis
Seaman Dillon Stabbed in Attack on Albany Crew
A seaman named Dillon from the Albany was seriously stabbed amid an assault by three men from the Chicago who vanished. London reports a further casualty list from Zeefontein noting 50 wounded and 246 captured, with all prisoners later released.
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London
War Office
Zeefontein
Former professor sent to insane asylum for manslaughter case
Albert S. Russell, once a Minnesota college language professor fluent in seven languages, was arrested in Des Moines and brought before sanity commissioners after he refused schooling for his children and neglected their needs. He was committed to Mount Pleasant Insane Asylum after the hearing. Neighbors reported destitution. the wife, mother, had died years earlier.
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Albert S. Russell
Minnesota
Des Moines
Commissioners of Insanity
Russell
Asylum For
Mount Pleasant
Four Years for Manslaughter in Le Mars Court
William Beaver pleaded guilty to manslaughter in district court at Le Mars and received four years in Anamosa penitentiary plus $190 and costs. He was linked to the killing of John Jensen at the Stefin farm last April during a quarrel in which all wielded guns. Beaver fired first. Steffin killed Jensen and is serving eight years. Peter son faces later trial. Also, C H Curtis, jailed at Bas Trop, escaped after a jail assault and was found frozen to death three days later in deep woods.
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William Beaver
le Mars
Wakefield
Anamosa
Beaver
John Jensen
Stefin
Steffin
Jensen
Peterson
C. H. Curtis
Webster City
Bastrop
Postmaster B S Cowles claims oldest dated commission
Postmaster B S Cowles of Campton Delaware County asserts the oldest dated postmaster commission still active. His 1857 signature by Aaron V. Brown under Buchanan's administration marks his uninterrupted tenure since then. The office pays little, yet he remains in charge. Northwestern Absorbs a Road and Plans Extension
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B.S. Cowles
Campton
Delaware County
Aaron V. Brown
James Buchanan
Cowles
Herrera Lands Expediton at Tomas and Mobilizes Reinforcements
General Herrera's expedition debarked at Tomas on December 24 aboard Liberal steamers Ibis Darien and Gaetain and sailing vessels. He is hailed as a top revolutionary general, aided by Generals Perras and Lorenzo, with government officials requesting reinforcements from Baranquilla. A Panama Canal tug reports crew refusals and troop transport toward Castro. Reports of Liberal forces seen near Culebra and Emperador hint at a final desperate push. The US gunboat Concord remains at Panama.
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Colon
Colombia
Herrera
Tonasi
Ibis
Darien
Gaetain
Panama
Perras
Lorenzo
Bananquilla
Panama Canal Company
Aiban
Boyaca
Castro
Culebra
Reyes Not Anxious for Presidency Amid Colombian Struggles
Washington dispatch says General Reyes, once Colombia’s war minister and named by Congress as successor, is in Mexico City. He appears unlikely to accept the presidency amid ongoing internal conflict and foreign tensions, though he did not explicitly reject the call. He is respected by many factions as a potential reconciler.
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Asphalt Trust
New York
Newark
N. J
National Asphalt Company
The
Herald
Audit Company of
Francis Vinton Greene
Delphia
Colombia
General Reyes
Mexico City
Attempted assassination in Japan during Diet opening
Vancouver dispatch reports a suspected plot to assassinate a foreigner named Thorson near the imperial carriage after the diet opening ceremony. Tanaka Sjoseo rushed forward, Thorson drew a pistol, but guards overpowered and disarmed them. Thorson sat in Jol. while the Japanese was provisionally pardoned.
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Vancouver
B. C
Japanace
Thorson
Tanaka Sjoseo
Timber firms buy Bell Nelson mills in Everett complex
Taroma Washington dispatch reports Tan Weyerhaeuser Timber company has purchased the Bell Nelson timber mills at Everett for 280 thousand dollars. The deal includes the yards of the Everett Shipbuilding and a Bell Nelson logging camp at Maple.
Market Quotation Fragments From Twin Cities and Midwest
Market notes from Minneapolis and Duluth report mixed grain and livestock prices. Wheat bids range around 75 cents per bushel with No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern cited, while cattle, hogs, and sheep show varied Kansas/Midwest levels. Also noted are local rail and timber politics, injury reports, and a governor pardoning a life-sentence inmate.
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