Cuba Gunboat Attack Ends In Losses And Widened Requisitions
The Centinela and Relampago sailed from Manzanillo toward Fort Guamo on Jan 16. An explosion sank the Relampago on Jan 17 with several killed or wounded among crew. Centinela rescued survivors but its commander was wounded. Weyler singles out tighter shortages by requiring ration controls and duplicate official signatures to prevent insurgent aid.
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Havana
Centinela
Manzanillo
Cauto
Fort Guamo
Bosch
Mango Landing
Spain
Senor Martinez
Relampago
Hengineer
Jacobs Duis
Francisco Martinez
Vicente Gener
Juan Cambello
Felix Diaz
Antero
Masquio
Pazadela
Senor Puerta
Manuel Cabanas
Duran
Martinez
Weyler
Eoria
NO CUBAN POSTAGE STAMPS DENIED BY POSTAL OFFICIALS
Washington reports deny Cuban junta claim that letters with new stamps passed U S mail. Postmaster Dayton of New York says no envelopes bearing "Republic of Cuba" stamps have gone through his office. Officials doubt stamps crossed via Tampa or Key West and expect such mail would be treated as unstamped with postage collected from the recipient.
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Washington
New York
United States
Dayton
Republic of Cuba
Tampa
Key West
Train held up near Havana by plateades
Official report says on Saturday a Regla to Guanabacoa train was stopped at 10 30 p m by plateades who abducted ten officers returning from a pleasure trip and several passengers. They were later released. One native was killed.
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Havana
Janu
Regla
Guanabacoa
Plateades
LYNCHING REPORTED NEAR COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI
Meagre details reached Columbus Mississippi of a lynching sixty miles south on the Southern railroad Saturday night. Peter Henderson a colored Pullman porter assaulted Flagman Griffin with an ice pick, then fled the train. Henderson’s body was found dangling from a bridge. Griffin has recovered and walks Birmingham streets.
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Columbus
Miss
Here
Southern Railroad
Peter Henderson
Flagman Griffin
Griffin
Birmingham
Three Banks Go to the Wall in Early 20th Century
In Newport Kentucky on January 19 First National Bank closed its doors but officials claim all debts can be paid. Louisville reported the German National Bank closed by the bank examiner with likely full depositor payment. St Paul noted Minnesota Saving Bank, a state institution, shut down with assets about 250 000 and liabilities 231 000.
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Newport
First National Bank
Louisville
German National Bank
St. Paul
Minnesota Saving Bank
Opened Parliament Session Under Royal Commission
London reports the third session of the fourteenth Victorian parliament opened by royal commission with usual formality. Viscount Folkstone proposed the reply to the throne speech in the House of Commons. In New York, Arthur Palmer shot his brother Leonard Palmer in Mamaroneck, fatally wounding their mother and sister amid a history of mild insanity.
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Co Upright
Associated Press
Royal Commission
House of Commons
Viscount Folkstone
Shoesis Storher
Arother
New York
Mamaroneck
West Chester County
Arthur Palmer
Leonard Palmer
Bloomington Man Dies After Long Illness
Bloomington Illinois resident Limns Graves died yesterday morning after a long illness. He moved to Bloomington in 1836 and lived there ever since.
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Bloomington
Lls
Posse After Desperadoes In Cherry Creek Basin
Sheriff William J. Fransham and Deputy Jack Allen pursued Frank Morgan and an accomplice after Morgan resisted arrest for assault. The pair opened fire at Carpenter's cabin wounding Deputy Allen, with Sheriff Fransham also hurt. A posse organized in Bozeman and another left with Winchester rifles to pursue the fugitives.
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Mont
William J. Fransham
Frank Morgan
Here
Morgan
Jack Allen
Carpenter's Cabin
Cherry Creek Basin
Allen
Fransham
Salesville
Farnham
Judge Locks Rules On Three Friends Libel Case
Judge Locks of the U S district court in southern Florida sustained the defense exceptions in the Three Friends case finding Cuban insurgents not a recognized people or body politic, ruling on neutrality law violations as the government libel claim.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Judge Locks
United States Court For
Southern District
Florida
Three Friends
United States
Hunting Down the Counts Murderers in Terre Haute
William Gaynor, arrested in Paducah as one of two men who killed Druggist Counts, was brought to Terre Haute. He initially claimed the name Miller and denied visiting the city. Gaynor later admitted both his identity and that he and Gray were in Counts store the night of the murder.
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Terre Haute
Ind
William Gaynor
Paducah
Miller
Gray
Gaynor
Wadena Man Arrested in Train Murder Case
A. A. Lindross and Mrs. Pikkarainen of New York were arrested by Sheriff Irwin on murder charges in the death of Dan Pikkarainen. The body was found beside a railroad track between Wadena and Verndale. Lindross admits pushing the victim from a moving train and says he was hired by the wife.
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Wadena
Minn
Mrs Mychock Shoots Husband in Mackinaw Avenue Quarrel
In Chicago on January 18 Agnes Mychock and her husband quarreled at their Mackinaw avenue home. She fired twice. one bullet hit his left breast near the heart, another struck his left arm. Police say he will die and Mrs Mychock is held at the South Chicago police station.
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Chicago
Agnes My~chock
Mackinaw Avenue
Miners Strike In Oak Park Mine Iowa
Miners in the Oak Park mine at Des Moines Iowa struck over a 30 cent per ton wage cut. The stoppage aims to spread district action and trigger a general strike, citing unsatisfactory business for both operators and workers amid warm weather.
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Des Moines
Oak Park
Fire destroys big block and store in Mdger ton Ohio
Waterloo Ind Jan 19 Campbell Fetter's block and store in Mdger ton Williams county Ohio is practically destroyed by fire at 1130 pm. The whole town faced danger and help was asked from Bryan. Loss is heavy.
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Waterloo
Ind
Campbell & Fetter
Mdgerton
Williams County
Ohio
Bryan
Weather Forecast Summary For Midwest On Jan Ten
Indicates twenty four hour outlook from 8 pm yesterday across Indiana Illinois Lower Michigan Upper Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa. Describes partly cloudy with light snow possible in northern Indiana and Illinois and lake stations. Upper Michigan expects local snows and cold with winds turning easterly then rising temperatures. Wisconsin sees fair weather with light snows in the south and warming by night. Iowa shows increasing cloudiness with possible eastern snows and warmer northern areas.
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Washington
Indiana
Illnois
Lower Michigan
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets wrap New Year trading across bonds grains and livestock
New Year markets report steady sterling and easy money on call at 131 percent. Government bonds show strength with 4s and 5s registrations trading around par. Chicago Board of Trade lists wheat and corn moves with modest gains, while Chicago live stock at Union Stock Yards shows varied cattle and hog prices. Milwaukee reports minor grain price levels for spring wheat and oats.
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Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Pacific
Chicago Grain and Produce
Board of Trade
Burbanks
Hebrons
Illinois
Chicago
Union
Texas
Nonsense Snippets and Witty Exchanges From 19th Century Papers
A humorous collection of quips and brief dialogues from period papers. The items include puns about aging hairlines and teeth, weather as a death warrant metaphor, quick retorts about perjury, a suitor's bold hand request, and a press agent's misfired gossip, all capturing light sarcasm and social foibles of the era.
A Titiled Husband and His Frivolous French Purchases
A London Sketch recounts two Parisian comic tales of a titled husband who spends lavishly on a chandelier and a pearl necklace for his wife. The wife discovers the cost discrepancies and the receipts, realizing her husband’s generosity and lack of financial prudence.
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Paris
L’anse du Panier
London
Ingenious French Idea For Growing Flowers On Screen
A French inventor suggests using the kinematoscope to show a rose blooming from bud to decay. Thousands of photographs taken months apart would, when run rapidly, display a flower’s growth on screen. Similar uses for growing objects are proposed by Youth's Companion.
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Ross
Youth
Question for Prophets Probes World Round End
A humorous dialogue from Roxbury Gazette questions how a round world could have an end. The exchange, featuring Jigney and Gateway Speaking, riffs on the paradox of a spherical earth with a terminus.
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Gateway
Roxbury Gazette
Renounce Christmas Denials Across Faiths
The New York Herald notes millions reject Christmas with Muslim Brahmins Buddhists and other sects differing on Christ. It cites the Novy-re-yeh Druses Buddhists and Mohammedan views with varying beliefs about Christ and the fate of unbelievers children and hell.
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New York Herald
Mohammed
Christ
God
Allah
Paradise
Draw Him Out by Adapting to Others in Conversation
The article argues effective flirting hinges on adaptability to a target's character. It urges quickly discovering broad traits and steering dialogue with gentle flattery and strategic topics. It notes persistence, avoiding wall-like stubbornness, and balancing humor with restraint to remain engaging.
Barker Tricks Shabby Man In Half-Price Clothing Bold
A street barker outside a State street clothing house lured a tall thin man with promises of half price overcoats hats suits and boots. The man, poorly dressed, entered the store while the barker boasted of value and the shabby target left with the impression of a bargain.
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Barker
State Street
Chicago Post
Legend of Lombardy Chieftain and a deadly vow
An ancient Lombard tale recounts a chieftain who wooed a neighbor’s daughter after her father refused him. He killed the refuser, wed the daughter, then used the father’s skull as a drinking cup and forced the wife to drink to his health. The wife, later a conspirator, helped murder her husband and end his reign.
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Washington Star
Briggins
Dollie Footlites
Indianapolis Journal
Lombardy
Glad They Weren't Clerical In The White Mountains
A Worcester clergyman recalls a youthful ramble with another priest in the White Mountains. They rode in a stage coach and, after a memorable journey, the driver remarks he had seen few men that summer besides ministers.
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Worcester
White Mountains
Doctor Wright Endorses Tallerday Female Tonic
Blaine Illinois physician Dr C M Wright a seasoned lady doctor testifies Tallerday s Female Tonic cures cases where other remedies failed Two to three bottles curb pain restore appetite and strength with patients reporting improvement Emmert Burrell sell the tonic
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C. M. Wright
Blaine
Ilis
The Bed of Beds in Camps and Forest Lodges
Describes balsam bough beds used by hunters and campers with spruce cedar and fir trimmings forming a five to seven foot long bed. Explains comfort, scent, and pillow-like headrest, noting hotels and cottages replace the old style though balsam pillows persist in elite lodges for now.
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Maine
Canada
Child’s courtroom tale amuses with misheard speeches
A Pittsburgh Chronicle note recalls a judge's young daughter visiting court for the first time. She describes the proceedings as the judge and others giving speeches to 12 men who sat together, then those men were put in a dark chamber to be developed.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle
Life in Spain and Turkey Described in Vivid Opposites
The piece contrasts Spain's climate and fertile land with a lively life, while criticizing Turkey's population for indolence caused by official corruption and the hopelessness of attaining valuables without theft. The tone portrays systemic flaws as defining national character.
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Spain
Turkey
General grinding done and barber shears sharpened
Christopher Urlichh offers sharpening services for scissors razors and knives at 28 Chestnut Street near the hospital Freeport Illinois. Barbers and paper hangers rely on his specialty for dull tool restoration.
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Christopher Ulrbich
Chestnut St
Hospital
Freeport
Til
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