Far sighted talk on land boom in Kansas politics
The Tribune decries western railroad land sales targeting Jefferson county youth. It cites Chicago News on eastern loan companies pressuring foreclosures and Kansas lawmakers considering a three year stay law to aid settlers, warning against absentee landholding and eastern mortgage control.
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Ledger
Jefferson County
Western Railroad
Chicago
Kansas
Legislature
Ireland
Governor Larrabee Faces GOP Pushback Over Rail Policy
The piece likens Governor Larrabee to ex governor St John of Kansas, who were ousted for enforcing prohibition. It warns that Larrabee’s effort to enforce the law and railroad policy risks party revolt, with leaders signaling possible doom if he does not change course.
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Larrabee
St. John
Kansas
Tribune Replies Asserts Iowa Not The Best State
The Tribune disputes The Ledger claim that Iowa is the best state, arguing Iowa is strong yet damaged by Republican policies. It contends Iowa remains a valuable heritage from early Democratic national leadership and notes a strong Democratic lean, while conceding age as a minor advantage to the Ledger.
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the Ledger
Iowa
THE
Tribune
Republican
Lowa
Ledger
Hesitation over cabinet post linked to Iowa politics
Washington dispatch argues Senator Allison may decline a cabinet post if Iowa politics risk upheaval over his successor. Gov. Larrabee and railroad interests loom large, with party leaders opposing reform and controlling future appointments.
Ledger condemns Republican plot to widen sectional hate
The Ledger denounces the protection mercenaries in control of the Republican party for dividing the Union again. It calls out a man seeking to extend tariff plunder by perpetuating sectional hatred, likening him to era traitors who divided the Union over slave property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ledger
Court records outline grand jury excusal and multiple cases
Monday session with Judge Stewart featured grand jury excusal for C K Hoskins and an empaneled panel. Charles A Clark guilty on one indictment count. Jonathan Jones released on bond after paying costs. Numerous civil and probate actions continued, settled, or dismissed including partitions, foreclosures, guardianships, and final reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
C. K. Hoskins
John Bandy
Sam. Smith
Enos B. Shaw
John Trent
G. N. Smith
State of Iowa
Charles A Clark
Jonathan Jones
Derby Roller Mills flour car arrives at Fry brothers
A carload of Derby Roller Mills flour from Burlington reached Fry brothers, marking a supply delivery to the local milling trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby Roller Mills Flour
Burlington
Fry Bros
Hood's Sarsaparilla touted for salt rheum relief
An advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses and purifies to relieve severe salt rheum. The testimonial claims the remedy benefits a patient with widespread itching and lesions after trying many medicines without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Sura
Stanford
Conn
Rioting on First Avenue injures pedestrians as bricks fly
A February riot on First Avenue near Thirty-ninth Street leaves several injured and a police officer narrowly hit by a stray bullet. Inspectors Byrnes and Steers lead a large force to clear the mob as rioters drag blocks from yards and attack passing cars. Cars resume service by 7:40 p.m.
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New York
First Avenue
Thirty-ninth Street
Brennan
Thirty Fourth Street
Third Avenue
Forty-second Street
Byrnes
Steers
Sixteenth Precinct
Byrnes and
No. 607
Philadelphia Mystery Slaying and Suicide Near Kensington
Police traced a double tragedy to Otto Kayser a former streetcar conductor who fatally injured Annie Klaus and then killed himself with a razor. Kayser’s wife Mrs Kayser lay severely injured after a neck wound while investigators found no immediate motive. Public safety item referenced but details unclear.
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Philadelphia
Kensington
St. Mary’s Hospital
Annie Klaus
Henry Klaus
North Second Street
Otto Kayser
Second
Third Streets
Kayser
Kayser’s Guilt To Warrant An Arrest, Capt. Quirk
Lieut. Scott
Geyer
Quirk
Sullivan frauds exceed ten thousand pounds in Indiana case
The frauds totaling over 10000 pounds involve suits by guardians and others against Sullivan's bondsmen. Sullivan resigned as county clerk January 31. John R. Wilson was appointed to fill the vacancy and may waive fees above 5000 dollars yearly, directing the balance to bondsmen for trust funds stolen. Police believe Sullivan may be hiding in Indianapolis.
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H. C. Raney
Geo. P. Potts
Samuel A. Cummings
Guardian
Wm. F. Cummings
Nancy A. Park
H.C. Raney
J. N. Smock
Samuel Rodgers
Wm. H. Auld
T. Z. Gillett
Zachariah Kness
F. M. Harpar
J.S. Gantz
George Feil
Nancy
Nesbit
John A. Wolf
Robert Black
John A
Susan E. Wolff
Ed M. Workman
Rolla Vernon Workman
Thomas Howell
Nathan Birkhimer
David K. Minter
Lemuel W. Heston
Will
William Hedge
Wm. Hedge
John Regester
James D
Assady
Isham Blakeley
Jones & Fuller
David Metzler
William Metzler
J. M. Hinkle
Geo. C. Reed
David E. Draper
David Pickering
Knox Allender
Sarah E. Bates
Myrtle L. Bates
W. J. Ross
Mary L. Swartzwelter
Mary Gummere
Mace Clinkingbeard
Rachel Smith
C. D. Fullen
Freegift
Margaret Hickembottom
Geo. A. Wills
John C. Nelson
Frank Keller
Jefferson County
Indianapolis
John E. Sullivan
Sullivan
Board of County Commissioners
John R. Wilson
Wilson
Canader
Fire and collapses devastate Burrao block and Omaha blast
Two fires claim lives with a Breezel house victim Pollard and the Dunbar outfit in Omaha where walls toppled at Farnam and Eleventh streets. Rescue efforts save workers amid crushed stock, with Olsen dead and Emma Oliver, Tom Huston badly injured. Losses top 2.5 million amid scattered insurance totals.
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Burrao
N. Y
Pollard
Arlington Hotel
Dominick R. Marion
John Moest
Moest
Marion
Root & Keating
S. S. Jewett & Co
Breezel House
Sibley & Holmwood
Fowler & Sons
S. F. Eagan
Sidney, Shepard & Co
Arlington
A. T. Kerr & Co
Streetman
Exchange Street
Seneca Street
United States
Canada
Omaha, Neb
Max Meyers
Farnam
Eleventh Streets
Darrow & Logan
Max Meyer & Co
Seligman
Max Meyer
Farnam Street
P. Bogers
Dunbar
Olsen
Othe
Mike Martin
Emma Oliver
Tom Huston
John Jackson
Daniels
Hall
Safe Agency
Lombard
Rudolph Mitchell
Equitable Insurance Company
Max Mayer
Boyer
Owen
Interview with Governor Lee on race problem politics
The Herald Richmond Va correspondent reports Governor Lee believes whites and blacks cannot assimilate and Negro control of state government will not be tolerated. He urges appointing respectable men to federal offices, placing Southern talent in U S courts, and cautions against irritating the colored man to serve party ends.
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Allison
Chicago News
Washington
Iowa
Senate
Lenderson
J. S. Clarkson
Trefer
Larrabee
Messers
Henderson
Clarkson
Ile
Tribune
Republican Party
Llana
The
Ledger
Poole
Lowa
Lee
New York
Herald
Richmond
Gen
Harrison
Harrison to appoint John C New Secretary of the Treasury
A report from Indianapolis cites excellent authority that Gen. Harrison will name John C New, proprietor of The Journal, as secretary of the treasury and that John B Henderson of Missouri will receive the attorney generalship.
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ChicaGo
Herald
Indianapolis
Harrison
John C. New
Treasury
John B. Henderson
Missouri
Allison Not Going On Cabinet Fight Sparks Vault Talk
The Evening Star reports that Allison will not join the cabinet and Butterworth supporters urge him for the treasury post. Dispatches between Washington and Indianapolis circulated yesterday while another rumor says Chandler may get the navy berth. Allison’s decline is said to be conveyed to General Harrison today.
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Washington City
Evening Star
Allison
Butterworth
Col
Dudley
Treasury
Indianapolis
Capitol
Chandler
Navy Department
Gen
Harrison
Burlington Road
J. E. Miller
Franklin County
Iowa
Donegal
New York
Jackson Memorial Association
Lexington
Stonewall” Jackson
Bangor
Morton
Adelbert Ryan
Michigan State School
Coldwater
United States
Canada
Cairo
Ind
Washington
Congressman Thomas
Illinois
Mary H. Fiske
Blaine Likely Next Secretary of State, Editorial Claims
Detroit February 2 Blaine and Gen Alger are close friends and The Detroit News editor is a personal friend of Alger. The paper’s editorial yesterday says it has information beyond rumors and can state Blaine will be next secretary of state.
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Detroit
Blaine
Gen. Alger
Detroit News
Harvester Works In Wozona Goes Under
Wozona Minnesota February 5 The harvester works company through W J Whipple assigned yesterday assets 125000 liabilities 155000 about 100000 due local creditors.
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Wozona
Minn
The
Harvester Works
W. J. Whipple
Severe Nebraska Storm Wrecks Hastings School
A heavy gale across Nebraska caused major damage including Hastings Central School nearly wrecked with four dead or fatally injured and a pupil killed outright. Arapahoe saw several small buildings blown down while Lincoln escaped with minor damage and a citywide electrical disturbance.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Alliance
Arapahoe
Hastings
Aldrich
Collision in the English Channel sinks two ships
News from London reports the steamer Nereid and the ship Kiilochon collided in the English Channel near Dangers light. Both vessels sank and twenty four persons are reported drowned. The collision occurred Monday morning.
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English Channel
Lonpdon
Nereid
Kiilochon
Dangeness’ Light
Kansas Official Arrest in Blackmail Scandal
Assistant Secretary of State William T. Cavanaugh was arrested on charges of blackmail after sending a decoy letter to state printer Baker in Topeka. The note demanded money to influence a bill reducing the state printer’s fees, implicating other parties and creating a political sensation.
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Torexa
Kan
William T. Cavanaugh
Baker
Baltimore
City Postoffice
State House
Cavanaugh
Senate debates Samoa policy amid secret session in Washington
Washington reports detail senate actions on the Samoa question with amendments to protect American rights, the Thurm an era sinking fund inquiry, and diplomatic measures. House moves include naval appropriations and inland transport parcels, while petitions for a Sunday rest act circulate.
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Washington City
Senate
Treasury
Union and Central Pacific Railways
Thurman
Plumb
Dolph
Germany
Reagan
Bismarck
Samoa
House
Oklahoma
Washixeton City
Delaware
Higgins
Ellen Land
Platt
Saulsbury
Foreign Affairs Committee
Voorhees
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Pago- Pago
Department of Agriculture
Sault Ste. Marie
Pago-Pago
Samoan Islands
McAdeo
Texas
Elections Committee
Sherman
Pacific Railway
Mitchell
Central Pacific
Payson
Union Pacific
Severalty
Wisconsin
Indian Territory
Dakota
Crown Prince Rudolph Dies in Vienna Suicide Pact
Vienna reports Crown Prince Rudolph, heir to the Austrian throne, died by suicide after a secret agreement with a high aristocrat. A private Vienna dispatch says the prince chose death over a duel after a sister’s alleged disgrace was revealed. The Neue Freie Presse saw the disclosure leading to confiscation. Gibson moves to authorize the Southern Bridge and Railway to bridge the Mississippi at New Orleans.
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Vienna
Rudolph
London
The
Pall Mall Gazette
Austria
Neue Freie Presse
Gibson
Senate
Southern Bridge and Railway Company
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Bill for bounty on wolf scalps introduced in Michigan
A Michigan bill proposes a bounty on wolf scalps citing wolves as the main cause of deer destruction in the northern peninsula. The report also notes varied local incidents including strikes by Carbon Limestone workers, escapes from Doddridge county jail, and several court and crime stories across multiple states.
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Michigan
Carbon Limestone Company
Youngstown
Ohio
John True
William Pitts
Doddridge County
West Virginia
True
Blind
Burlington
Iowa
Monmouth
Wesley Dale
J. C. Manasco
Provencal
Kan
Dale
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Rutland
Derby
Wallingford
Vermont
New York
First Day Opens With 30 Below Zero At Montreal Carnival
The Montreal carnival began in record cold with 30 degrees below zero at 7 AM and 22 below by 9:30. American visitors struggled with frostbite risks as southbound trains arrived. ice palace scenes suffer from thaw damage. Governor General and Lady Stanley toured Windsor after noon amid snow-shoe arch security.
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Montreal
Lady Stanley
Windsor
Grand Jury Probes Election Fraud in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on January 19 the federal grand jury continued its probe into election fraud, examining thirty five witnesses. A partial report is expected today with at least thirty indictments anticipated to be returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Federal Grand Jury
Markets Report Across Cities on February 5
Chicago prices show mixed gains in wheat corn and oats with commodities trading at varied opens and closes. Hog and cattle markets in Union stockyards trend higher for some grades while produce items like butter eggs and poultry show modest moves across growers and buyers.
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Crtcano
Board of Trade
Union Stock Yards
Elgin Creamery
Hebron
New York
Fairfield Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Listed
Prices for grain and feed include spring at 60 to 70 cents per bushel and corn at 22 to 24 cents per bushel. Oats 20 cents, rye 35 cents, timothy seed 1.25 to 1.30, hay 5.00 per ton. Cattle and beef cattle priced per cwt with hogs and poultry values listed. Coal and wood prices also provided for domestic fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy SeEp
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John Dill
Peter Carton
Hezekiah Creamer
Andrew Mobler
John A Wolff Et al
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James H Tait
M E Woods
P E Parsons
Chas D Leggett
Jas F Crawford
D P Stubbs
Wm Hutchinson
WH Young
Maggie E Jordan
Eliza M Jordan
John Moon
George H Moon
Mace Clinkenbeard
Hezekiah Robertson
Mandy
William Rodabaugh
William Robertson
George H Ramey
George Humphrey
Sadie Buedel
John Buedel
Isabell J Edwards
Samuel G Edwards
Elizabeth White
John White
A W Jaques
J A Clark
Hood
Lyman Allex
Sexton N. E. Church
Mt. Vernon
C. 1
Hood & CO
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Maas
Hunt & Howard
Gotham Police
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Curiaco
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Hibbard, Bartlett & Spencer
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
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Huastings
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Hastings, Neb
Crown Prince
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Keystone Bridge Company
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Highland
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Frank Murphy
Great Britain
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Braintree
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Moravian Thelogical Seminary
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Argus-News
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Laueque
Janesville
Wis
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Clinton County
Lewis Cottrell
Radcliffe
Cottrell
William Travis
Monongahela River
Paris
Toledo
ToLepo
St. Louis
Mich
Fairfield Markets. Grain and Feed
R. Grese
Connelsville
Biosburg
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