Fragmented Rural Fire Story From South Dakota Report
In Codington and Union counties a Sunday morning blaze gutted a structure leaving a tank and shelter intact. Firefighters reported heavy rain and wind complicating rescue efforts. One escapee moved through a passageway as the interior suffered extensive damage.
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South Dakota
Neton
Bawkson
Ae Conny
Yickent
Codington
Uymion Sh
Union County
Hhnish County
Axison
Eaple
Weekly Review of Markets and Trade Trends
A revised weekly review notes firmer cotton and leather goods prices, with heavy export activity lifting markets. Wheat exports reach 290,092 bushels against 3,174,021 last year, Pacific totals rise to 647,403, and cotton markets show a stronger stance despite large stockpiles. Industry consolidation limits price relief while demand for Bessemer and gray iron remains robust. Market summaries report 217 U S Failures this week versus 205 prior year, with 33 in Canada versus 48.
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Gs Dun & Coss
TraAadanys
Lyon
Natuwe
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Gray
United States
Canada
Storms on the Atlantic delay vessels alarm owners
Storm reports from the Atlantic have unsettled owners of delayed ships after a hurricane seen by western voyages of the liners St. Louis Lucania and La Champagne. The British freighter Stmlda, left Shields December 19 under Capt A McGregor with a 25 man crew, remains missing. The steamship Catania from Glasgow December 21 also likely delayed by the storm en route to New York.
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Vesgela
St. Louis
Lucania
la Champagne
New
Shields
England
New York
A. McGregor
Glasgow
New York Blaze Ravages Walker & Bell Factory District
A fire in Walker & Bell bag factory in New York caused estimated damage of 600000 to 1000000 dollars. The blaze spread to nearby property including three small hotels. Many workers, mainly women, escaped amid panic but were later accounted for.
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Walker & Bell
New York
Editors Sent to Jalil for Mail Misuse Case in Ohio
In Cincinnati federal court on Thursday C W Moore former editor of the Blue Grass Blade at Lexington Kentucky and his printer James Hughes were fined for misusing the mails. The charge specified sending the Blue Grass Bride through the mails promoting immoral doctrines on love and marriage.
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Jalil
United States Court
Cincinnati
C. W. Moore
Blue Grass ‘Blade
Lexington
James Hughes
Orient wedding plans and Klondike king tale mix in fragment
Fragmentary text reports Miss Charlotte Chambersburg traveling toward China to wed John Risley of Saratoga Springs while Alexander MacDonald known as the Gold King of the Klondike is said to have married Miss Chrisholm in London. The piece also mentions corporate filings and a large tax revenue distribution.
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Orient
Charlotte Ves
Chambersburg
San Francisco
China
Mer‘th
Boston
John Risley
Prinon
Saratoga Springs
United States
Chi Kiang
Klondike
Alexander MacDonald
Dawson City
N.W. T
the Klondike
Margaret Chrisholm
Chisholm
Thames
Police
London
Modern Woodmen Meet At Marshalltown In State Convention
The fifth biennial Mayer Woodmen of America state convention convened in Marshalltown with officers elected and delegates named for Kansas City. George Albert and Warley Farley led nominations, with Warley chosen on first ballot and Albert as alternate. District delegates and officers including C. G. Saunders and Peter Stephany were elected as part of the gathering. A hot vote over future convention sites saw Muscatine win on the second ballot. In other news, Grundy Center, Waverly, Williams, and Fort Dodge suffered fires causing significant damage and losses, with one building reduced to a wall and others suffering multi thousand dollar costs.
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Woodmen of America
Marshalltown
Kansas City
Mayer Woodmen
Amertéd
Connell Biniffs
Peter Stephany
Manning
Lewis' Block
Davenport
Bankty
J. Green
Maquoketh
Watchman
James Kinney
Lansing
Hiss
Lowes
Panier
F. R. Crocker
Chardan
Thiydes
Dubuque
A. J. Lee
Des Moines
B.S. McCord
Elmore
B.C
F. J. Wills
Eagle Grove
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Grundy Center
EB. B. Stowell
Waverly
Fiddler's Drug Store
Williams
John Gund Brewing Company
Fort Dodge
Itsuranece
Ames and College Railway Suit Ends in Damages Award
The supreme court refused a new trial in the William Allen and Son v. Ames and College Railway case, ending a long battle. In 1895 six year old Davi Allen lost a leg after being struck by a railway engine while returning home from school. Plaintiffs claimed no signal was given and were awarded 7800 dollars against a claimed 52000.
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Supreme Court
William Allen
George M Curtis Appointed to War Department Post
President names George M Curtis of Iowa as one of three experts to serve as examiners on insular affairs. The trio will depart soon for Santiago de Cuba to study franchises and concessions in the area temporarily held up by Gen Brooke's proclamation.
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George M.curtis
George M. Curtis
Iowa
Col. Cur
War Department
Fis
Santiago de Cuba
Brooke
Rose Ettinger Marriage Rumor Denied by Daughter
Rose Ettinger disputes a sensational New York report claiming her marriage to a Liverpool merchant's son Brown. A. Ettinger of Waterloo, father of the singer now in Europe, says the cable from his daughter is false and requests contradiction.
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Rose Ettinger
A. Ettinger
Waterloo
Europe
Iis
Amn
Rose
New York
Brown
Liverpool Ierchant
Held to Grand Jury for Impersonating a Government Officer
J. J. Coburn of the Grigsby Rough Riders was bound to the Federal Grand Jury in Cedar Rapids on $800 bond for impersonating an officer of the Government. He is charged with collecting money from veterans by posing as a pension agent. The Iowa Poultry Association gathered in Oskaloosa naming Keota as the site for its annual show. Officers elected: President F Y R Shadar, GBloomublay. Secretary W L Holmes. Creston listed for a $50,000 public building appropriation. excitement grows amid talk of a new government building. Fort Dodge postmaster's 1898 annual report shows receipts up $2,149.07, with possible night service. Henry K Fortine, a resident of Mucha kinodik near Os kaloosa, was found frozen to death during a night under 80 degrees below zero.
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J. J. Coburn
Grigsby Rough Riders
Cedar Rapids
Coburn
Towa Poultry Association
oMeers
Iowa Poultry Association
Oslaloosa
Kenta
Fyr. Shadar
W. L. Holmes
Keota
Fort Dodge
Fire Destroys Thirteen Businesses in Belmond on Freeze Day
A severe January or February fire in Belmond swept through thirteen business houses and several residences, driven by a 20 degree below zero wind. Firefighters battled the blaze amid frozen equipment and extreme cold, with damage estimated over 150 thousand dollars including a bank and drug store and multiple shops. many residents fled without adequate clothing.
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Belmond
Union Black
Iowa Valley Bank
Sire’s
Shirteen
Green Bay Tallumber Company
Smallpox Invasion Reaches Council Bluffs Iowa
Reports tell of a malignant smallpox case in Council Bluffs traced to a young man named Bred Young who fled from Omaha and lodged with the Beckwith family on lower Broadway. Quarantine orders affect the Beckwith household and local schools, as health authorities act to limit spread amid multiple infections and school attendance concerns.
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Council Biaffa
Council Bluffs
Bred Young
Omaha
Quaraldine
Blais
Beckwith
Lower Broadway
Eleyen
Board of Tealth
Ones
Treaty Signed Formality For Madrid Mission Ceremonial
The treaty with Spain, ratified by the Senate last week, was formally signed by the President and Secretary of State at 2:85 o'clock Friday afternoon in the executive mansion library. The ceremony, attended by a number of invited guests, featured the Spanish and American commissioners signing the document before the formal transfer to Madrid.
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Pea
Spain
Senate
Hobart
Ily
Executive Mansion
Way
Itohe State Department
Tenus
Madrid
Wages Advance at American Wire Company
John W. Gates, chairman of American Steel and Wire, confirms a Chicago report that the company will raise wages for all workers. The plan, funded by savings from consolidation, adds 10 to 12 percent for most tiers, totaling an estimated 750000 to 1000000 dollars annually.
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American Wire Company
John W. Gates
American Steel and Wire Company
Chicago
Mr. Gates
Nio Enormous
Henry Names New Cabinet Amid Dissatisfaction
Henry names Priancisca Acuim as Secretary of State and Dr. Coll as Secretary of Finance. Frederick Degatan becomes Secretary of the Interior. The Liberals express discontent with Gesu and Henry's policy shift. Matios Riviera plans a Washington trip to seek relief from militarism, fearing estrangement of Porto Ricans from the United States.
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Liverale
Washington
Cir
Henry
Saldian de Porte Heo
Priancisca Acuim
Supreme Court
Dr. Coll
Frederick Degatan
Gesu
Matios Riviera
United States
Pacific Cable Urgency Prompted by Congress Message
President MelKinley has sent a message urging Congress to recognize the urgent need for building a cable across the Pacific Ocean. The statement abstains from mode details, stressing that securement is imperative without specifying how it should be done.
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Santo
Congress
MelKinley
River steamer burns after collision near Johnsonville
The steamer J. J. Stiggs, with about sixty aboard, struck a railway bridge at Johnsonville Tennessee on Wednesday night, was pushed four miles downstream, and burned. All were saved except the second clerk Robert Scott and six or eight roustabouts.
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J. J. Stiggs
Johnsonville
Tenn
Robert Scott
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