WEDNESDAY 1896 Weekly Sentinel Notes Big Estates and Congress
The issue reports Geo. Croaker gaining an eighth interest in his father’s estate amid transfers of major property and bonds, with plans to winter in New York. It also previews the Farmers National Congress opening November 10 in Indianapolis, noting nonpartisan aims, leadership, and topics like cereal prices, farm duties, and legislative recommendations. Additional items cover American horses sales, kindness rewarded for caring for a dying child, a brief thief incident, church schism, Patchen’s racing record, and local road paving progress.
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San Praxeysca
Eve Yesta Geo. Croaker
Millioniire
New York
Ismasarous
Farmer's National Congress
Association
B. F. Clayton
Todianola
Towa
G. M. Ayala
Bavaneh
Gol. C. Cunningham
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Bridge Construction Cost Per Mile Estimated At Five Dollars
A single course brick laid on six inches of sand and supported by two and a half feet of crushed stone on each side yields a cast under five dollars per mile.
Rumors Of Trouble In Catholic Church At Rome
Rumors spread that Dr Rooker may be forced to resign as secretary to the papal delegate, linked to Bishop Keane’s retirement. Cardinal Satelli arrives in Rome soon with a decision due after a recess and a second Monday in November. names like Conaty are considered for rector, with Mgr Martinelli focusing on delegation concerns and avoiding internal disputes.
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Treland
Rooker
Itépotta
Satelli
Rome
Genos
Milan
Perugia
Conaty
Ascrad
Death of a Cardinal in Rome and Germany
Cardinal Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, brother of the German chancellor, died today of apoplexy. Born February 26 1525 in Germany, he pursued studies in Berlin Brestiau and Munich and was ordained in Rome by Pope Pius IX. He served as bishop and cardinal, with shifting roles and periods abroad before final restoration as cardinal prince.
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Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsturat
German Empire
Siberian
Cardinal Hohenlohe
Germany
University of
Berlin
Brestiau
Munich
Rome
Ecclesiastical Academy
Pius I
Vatican
Prix IX Ref
Prince von Hohenlohe
Albano
Price Hohenlohe
Prinsh
Playful Cyclones Hit Riverfront Damaging Buildings
A small cyclone passed over the city yesterday evening sweeping two miles of riverfront. It wrecked the Independent Cotton Oil warehouse, damaged a new elevator, and tore roofs from several homes before hitting cotton presses. A Texas Pacific brakeman and a boy were seriously injured. The storm caused scattered damage along the riverfront and nearby streets.
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New Oxeans
Independent Cotton Oil Company
Ivioie Central
Texas Pacific
Methodist Episcopal Bishops Meet in Pittsburg Conference
The Board of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church opens its annual conference in Pittsburg, with fifteen of eighteen bishops present. Bishops Merrill Fos s Andrews Warren Hurat Ninde Vincent Mallilen Wolds Fowler Fitzgerald Newman McCabe Cranston Bowman attend. absent Joyce Goodsell Foster. Two weeks of sessions and public meetings planned, with Bishop Merrill presiding and a reception slated at Chris's M E Church in the east end.
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Hurat
Ninde
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Wolds
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Fitzgerald
Newman
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Bowman
Thoburn
India
Harteed
Africa
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M. E
East End
Turkish guardship near Mamora spurs embassy concern
A ship in the Sea of Mamora prompted Turkey to urge the French embassy that the guardship stay farther from the city. The French ambassador MM Cambon regrets the alarm but says people should get used to such officering.
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MM. Cambor
Russia's Currency Reform Upheld By Finance Officials
London Times correspondent reports in Bestia that Russia postponed autumn currency reforms. A new gold coinage was proposed to align with silver and paper rouble values, with bullion purchases and foreign gold intake rising. Twenty tons of foreign silver arrive biweekly, copper coinage minted in Birmingham, officials paid in gold and silver, public forced to accept unfamiliar metal amid fears of devaluation and potential gold collapse.
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Det
London ‘Times
Bestia
Russia
SS. Petersburg
France
Birmingham
Cascades Lock Opening Planned for November Fifth
Portrarch Oregon October 30 Capt W L Ficke corps of engineers J A has announced that the Cascades of the Columbia canal and locks will open to navigation on November fifth for boats during daylight hours. Work has progressed after more than fifteen years of construction with about 3 000 000 spent by the United States government.
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Ore
W. L. Ficke
Corps of Engineers
Cascades of the Columbia
United States
Seven Dead In Oklahoma Cyclone Rips Lincoln Payne Counties
The Oklahoma cyclone killed seven people in Lincoln and Payne counties, with three others severely injured and many more likely to be added to the fatality list as details remain scarce. The dead include William Tobe and his son Millward Tobe of Carney, postmaster M. J. Mullin and Mrs Mullin near Mitchell, John Seabright near Mitchell, and Mr and Mrs John McLaughlin of Lincoln county. Several others are reported fatally injured or unconfirmed as the search continues amid heavy inland damage.
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Mitchell
M. T. Mullin
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Dad
John McLaughlin
Lincoln County
Robert Towers
Seabright
Trotter
Harrison Jones
Krebes
Payne County
Church His Cloak Flashed False Facade of Piety
Oliver Sackett Englewood resident and merchant, once respected churchgoer, is jailed in Wisconsin for seven years and one year for burglary and attempted manslaughter. He led a double life, blending Sunday School duties with a spree of robberies along Lake Michigan towns. A key witness, Miller, tied Sackett to a network of residence and store robberies, with a letter via a ceiling gap aiding the case. The arrest followed a July 26 early-morning shooting at a Kenosha address, after which Sackett and Miller were linked to thefts across Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Englewood
Congo
Wisconsin ‘ State Penitentiary
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Wis
Sackett
Jekyl and Hyde
Oliver Sackett
Michigan
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O'Hare
Kenosha
Im. Miller
Shckett
Wisconsin
Masonic Temple
Chicago
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Ilerry
Elkhorn
Racine
Evinston
Waukegan
Lake Shore
Miraculous faith cure in Bentleyville Ella Baker walks again
A Bentleyville report says Ella Baker, bedridden twelve years, rose and walked during a prayer service led by Rev. Bennett of Youngstown. Her father Mr. G W Baker and Rev G W Hoffman linked in local faith healing. Also noted is a brutal trio of nearby incidents including a Pfeiffer family murder scene in Brightwood Indianapolis and Lydia Smith’s death in Pike County with a suspect husband.
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Ella Baker
Bentleyville
GW. Baker
Breeding Mutton Sheep for Profit and Versatile Crosses
The article outlines profitable crossbreeding strategies for mutton sheep led by Professor Roberts and echoed by George E. Breck. It discusses breed suitability by land type, advising Shropshire and Southdown crosses, Horned Dorset for market lambs, and emphasizes density, constitution, and prolificacy. It highlights early June breeding, rapid early growth, and market timing from December through April with lambs selling in major markets. It also cites experimental data from Professor John A. Craig on ewe and lamb types, weights, and feeding regimens to optimize thrift, vigor, and profits.
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Iowa
Cotswolds
Hampshire
Shropshire
George EB. Breck
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Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station
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Pat Wether
Two Minute Pacer Gentry Poised To Break World Record
The famed pacer Gentry, claimed as the Kansas Cyclone, may set a year long world record with a 2:00 pace at Rigby Park in Portland Maine. Owned by William Sinpagon and trained by W J Andrews, the seven year old bay stallion steps onto the turf as one of the most handsome horses seen, bred by H G Toler of Wichita Kansas.
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Gentry
Rigoy Park
Portland
John Rt
Kansas
Jons and Gentry Horse and Farm Notes
A collage of horse racing notes and farm advice from the era. Jons and Gentry, a famed pace horse, appeared in 1892 and won all five starts. An opentext veterinary column warns about cattle constipation and recommends manual removal of impacted feces, followed by easily digested food. It also reports on the Illinois state fair hog price, New York Horse Show plans with purse totals, and tips for hogs, lambs, and breeding as the colder season approaches.
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