Earthquake Shocks Reported Across Nebraska and Dakotas
Widespread tremors were felt in northeastern Nebraska including Carroll, Broomfield, Wayne and Yankton as well as Butte. Shocks moved east to west lasting fifteen to twenty seconds with greater intensity along the Missouri River. Ground near the town fifteen miles north runs warm with smoke and intense heat making conditions nearly unbearable. A party has organized there and will depart for the burning area.
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Nebraska
Carroll
Broomfield
Wayne
Neb
Yankton
Butte
Missouri River
Tragic Electric Light Tower Accident at Fort Wayne
Peter Kosselot, a four year employee of Jenney Electric Light Co as lamp trimmer, was killed while ascending an electric light tower in Fort Wayne. The weighted basket elevator began its ascent and abruptly crashed, leaving him entangled and crushed beneath a fallen chain.
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Peter Kosselot
Fort Wayne
Ind
Jenney Electric Light Company
Ragaelot
Rouselot
Fatal Explosion at Lawrence Sewer Compression House
An explosion at the Lawrence Massachusetts compression house used for the new South Lawrence sewer killed two men and damaged nearby structures. The blast shattered many windows and blew the building into fragments, with the noise heard as far as Lowell. Ten other workers were nearby, though only two were fatally injured.
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Lawrence
Mass
New South Lawrence
Lowell
Extermination of Armenians Reported by Turks
A Boston telegraph note reprints a Harpoot letter dated December 31 saying Kurds and Turks attacked Pertek and Til villages last Saturday night, killing forty or fifty. It states this is the second attack after a prior killing surge and claims Turks have determined to exterminate Armenians.
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Boston
Harpoot
Deo. SA
Pertek
Til
Rhode Island Death of Law on Marriage Clergy Unlicensed
Rhode Island authorities report the new marriage registration requirement echoes a 70 year old act long unused. No legal marriages have occurred in the state for fifty years and officials will ask the Legislature to validate acts of unlicensed clergy.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Wrong Man Lynched in Knoxville Ten Years Ago
Developments show Lee Sellers, lynched a decade ago for the murder and robbery of Edward Maines, was innocent. Lizzie Hickman on her deathbed confessed that Wright, a notorious character, was the real killer and is being pursued by officers.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Lee Sellers
Edward Maines
Lizzie Hickman
He Wright
Trains Plunge in West Virginia Landslide
Freight train No. 175 of the Norfolk and Western ran into a heavy landslide near Huntington West Virginia. The engine and ten cars were precipitated down a twenty foot embankment. Engineer Callahan and Fireman Rabin are seriously injured with likely fatal outcomes for Callahan. Company losses expected to be heavy.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Huntington
W. Va
Callahan
Rabin
Michigan Farmer Kills Wife Then Aims Self
Wm Deering a farmer near Tompkina Centre twenty miles north of Jackson Michigan shot his wife then turned the pistol on himself. The wife is believed fatally wounded while Deering will recover. He was arrested and accuses Mrs Deering of infidelity and deserting her five children.
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Michigan
Wm. Deering
Tompkina Centre
Jackson
Migh
Deering
Fencing Master at Masonic Temple Theater Fort Wayne
Local listings note showings at the Masonic Temple Theater in Fort Wayne Indiana with references dated February 20 and February 27 11492 in the program listings.
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Masonic Temple
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Barnyard Victory Trumps Chicago Cold Storage Egg Plot
A humorous regional editorial portrays the egg price battle as a war between barnyard hens and Chicago cold storage speculators. It estimates losses of up to 200000 dollars for the cold storage firms as fresh eggs flood markets from Southern states and midwestern suppliers, yielding higher prices and market movement.
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Chicago
Cold Storage Combine
Egglatera’ Union
Victor
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Trichina Contained Ham Traces Poor German Compliance
A U S consular report cites a Belgium imported ham bought by a German firm showing only basic veterinary inspection but lacking microscopic inspection certificates. The box label failed to prove U S microscopic export inspection, highlighting careless sourcing by the German buyer.
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Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of State
United States
Frankfort
Germany
Antsverp
Belgium
Mannhheim
Antwerp
Germany to demand railroad debt payment in Havana threaten force
A Paris cable reports Germany will demand immediate payment of the railroad debt and may use a squadron at Havana to enforce it. Venezuelan officials say the debt can be settled through court negotiations and daily government talks continue.
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New York World
Caracas
Venezuela
Paris
Germany
Havana
January Federal Deficit Reported at $3.45 Million
Government receipts for January total about $29,237,670 with expenditures at $32,006,830 creating a monthly deficit near $3,450,160 and a seven month shortfall of $18,853,867. Customs income reaches $16,380,706, internal revenue $11,041,401, miscellaneous $1,815,472. Pension payments for last month total around $9,080,000, down from December by about $1,386,000.
Victims of Garages in Gold Prospecting Party
A surviving member of six or seven prospectors states they left Hermosillo for the interior of Tuvuron Teland and were captured by Tudiana villagers. He reports planned butcher, escape, and claims the Taoviana ate the others. He notes Indians wore gold ornaments and signs of rich mines on the island.
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Hermosillo
Mexico
Tuvuron Teland
Hermowillo
Tudiana
Anarchist Hurls Stone at King Charles of Portugal
During a palace return in an open carriage King Charles of Portugal was struck by a stone from an anarchist worker. The missile hit the entourage member who leapt from the carriage and seized the assailant until police arrested him.
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Charles
Portugal
Twenty Hurt in Electric Car Crash on New Road
Twenty people in San Francisco were injured when an electric car on the Butro electric road to the Chi House ran out of control and plunged fifty feet into sand. Many suffered broken legs and scalp wounds.
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San Francisco
Butro
Chi
GOOD SPRING TRADE AND WARNINGS OF UNCERTAINTY
R. G. Dun & Co. reports a cautious upturn in trade with expectations of a better spring. Bonds payments ease pressure while money markets loosen for collateral loans. Commercial lending remains tight, but January maturities were met better than expected. iron and steel show rising demand as Congress actions loom.
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Dun & Co
R. G. Dun & Co
Lord Salisbury Delivers Veiled Monroe Doctrine Defense
The Marquis of Salisbury tells a London audience at the Metropole that Britain remains a strong Monroe Doctrine supporter in line with President Monroe’s understanding. He cautions Western powers against overestimating immediate reforms in Armenia and notes reforms by the sultan take time to improve governance.
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Mr. Olney
Unionist Association
Hotel Metropole
London
Marquis of Salisbury
Venezuela
Olney
United States
Monroe
England
Senate approves silver bond bill by 42 to 35 vote
The Senate passed the free silver coinage substitute to the House bond bill by 42 yeas to 35 nays. The act allows U S Mint to coin silver, defines dollar weight and fineness, issues certificates, and handles seigniorage. It also restricts bank notes to no less than $10 and outlines redemption of greenbacks in silver or gold.
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Senate
United States
Treasury
Pardon Sought for Dempsey Gains Labor Support
Pittsburg labor leaders celebrate the State Pardon Board recommendation to pardon Hugh Dempsey ex district master workman of the Knights of Labor who was sentenced to seven years for felonious assault at the Homestead mill after the 1902 strike.
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Gread
Pittsburg
State
Hugh Dempsey
Knights of Labor
Homestead
Carnegie Bteel Company
Indiana Supreme Court Reinstates 1885 Apportionment Law
The Indiana Supreme Court unanimous decision reopens the 1885 apportionment act after striking down 1891 and 1895 acts. It declares 1885 the only legal apportionment since that date, affecting Democratic and Republican legislative chronology and constitutional fairness concerns. The ruling cites prior invalidations and the need to rely on 1885 to establish a valid framework.
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Supreme Court
Indiana Supreme Court
Soldier deemed dead after seven years absence for pension claims
A House committee approved a measure letting pension claims proceed if a soldier has been unexplainedly absent for seven years, aligning with common law to speed pension awards. The current Pension Bureau rule requires proof of death despite lack of contact since the war. The Cuban insurgent news notes Palma’s praise of possible US mediation with Spain. A wild buffalo herd reappeared near Pecos County, and a New York firm seeks foreclosures on a Chicago elevated road. Six British ships join the Pacific squadron near Yokohama as Japan expands naval forces.
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House of Representatives
Committee
Pension Bureau
Tomaso Estrada Palo
New York
Palma
Committee On Foreign Relations
Cleveland
United States
Spain
Gomez
Maceo
Market Quotes Across Cities Include Cattle Hogs and Wheat
Chicago and other markets show cattle common to prime from 3.50 to 36.00, hogs shipping grades 3.00 to 4.50, sheep 2.50 to 4.00, wheat No 2 red 64 to 78 cents, oats 18 to 41 cents, butter 18 to 21 cents, eggs 12 to 13 cents, potatoes te to 25 cents per bushel, with regional variations in Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York markets.
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Chicago
Indianapolis Castle
Oark
St. Louis
Detroit Caine
Toledo
Milwaukee
Ste
New York
Harrison Declines Nomination at St Louis Convention
Gen Harrison writes to Indiana Republican chairman Gowdy declining to have his name presented for nomination. After talks with Indiana party leaders he states no to promotion and confirms no intention to speak publicly beyond a letter. He notes previous refusals and signals no change of mind ahead of the national convention.
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Harrison
Chairman Gowdy
Indiana
St. Louis
White House
St. Lonia
John K. Gowdy
Indiana Lepublican Committee
Indianapolis
Ind
State Central Committee
Benjamin Harrison Declines Louisiana Convention Nomination
The speaker thanks Indiana Republicans and notes two national convention endorsements but declines to have his name presented at the St. Louis convention. He asks friends to accept this as a sincere and final expression on the subject and to support a new party name reflecting sentiments.
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Indiana
Republican Party
St. Louis
Benjamin Tltarrison
Tillman in South Carolina Debuts as Sharp Senator
South Carolina figure Tillman rose to prominence after a fierce Senate denunciation of President Cleveland. Born on his father's Chester plantation in Edgefield County, he left Liberty Hill at 15 to pursue learning and joined the Confederate army at 16, shaping a stubborn path in politics.
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South Carolina
Cleveland
Senate
Tillman
Chester
Edgefield County
8. C
Liberty Hill
Tillman Rising in a Bitter South Carolina Campaign
In March 1800 the farmers alliance met to nominate THiman for governor. Gen Earle opposed him in a joint debate feared to spark violence as revolvers were visible among attendees. Tillman challenged the general about his war service, denying cowardice and patriotsm with fierce retort.
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Tillman
Farmers’ Alliance
Thiman
South Carolina
Earle
Honda
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Dempsey
Philadelphia
Charles H. Hanestine
New
Chestnut Street
Baptist Publication Society
The
American Baptist Historical Society
Itomer
le Boutilier & Con Noa
A. Morey
Winona
Minn
John Nevotny
Hoga
Hamilton
Ont
Alice Ellingham
Oasehee
Wille Micah
Thamas Combs
Miowan Burton
Hie
Perry County
Burton
Rio Grande
Pecos County
Taylor
San Antonio
Barmera’ Loan and Trust Company of
Lake Street
Yokohama
Pacific
Ben
Indiana Statesman
Harribon
RA. Till Ben J. R. Tilman
Senator Tillman
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