National Dairy Union Elects W D Hoard President
The National Dairy Union annual meeting in Chicago elected W D Hoard of Wisconsin as president for the ensuing year. Officers named include Vice President W K Boardman, Treasurer H B Garler of DeKalb Illinois, and Secretary Charles Y Knight of Chicago. Resolutions urged cooperation with the Department of Agriculture to oppose dairy substitutes and to push the Great bill regulating oleo margarine. An item noted a Turkish Consul General in Boston was jailed for embezzlement implications.
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W. D. Hoard
Boston
National Dairy Union
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
W. K. Boardman
Town
H. B. Garler
DeKalb, Ill
Charles Y. Knight
Tries to kill four in savage Lexington murder suicide
John Marrs a former Lexington Kentucky city treasurer fatally shot his son and wounded his daughter before turning the gun on his wife, then killed himself. A servant and Miss Ida were attacked in the home as neighbors forced entry. Helen survived with head wounds.
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Lexington
John Marrs
Marrs
Six Miners Entombed by Cave-In at Taleville Mine
Six miners are buried and presumed dead after a cave in at the Taleville mine, nine miles from Gouverneur New York. Wm Horn warned companions as debris fell. he escaped and alerted rescuers who found the head and shoulders of one entombed man named Dawlock. The other miners named McCoy Mathews Tetherton McTiveblin and Charles Laroce perished.
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Taleville
New York
Governeur
N. Y
Freeman's Tale
Wm. Horn
Horn
Dawlock
McCoy
Mathews
Tetherton
Tiveblin
Charles Laroce
Turkish Consul in Jail Sparks Boston Sensation
Joseph A. Tasigi, Turkish consul general in Boston, was arrested in New York on request of Boston officers. Held on $10,000 bail, he faces embezzlement charges involving funds from Peter Charles Lesvieux, with $8,000 unaccounted and up to $250,000 mentioned. Tasigi, a Lesvieux estate trustee, stirred Boston society.
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Lesvieux
Lasigi
Joseph A. Tasigi
Boston
Quay's Son Arrested in Pittsburgh Case
Richard R. Quay son of Senator Quay was arrested in Pittsburg on a charge of criminal libel for aiding a published article alleging a sale out to Hanna in McKinley’s presidential nomination fight. Quay posted bond. further arrests were anticipated.
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Quay
Richard R. Quay
Pittsburg
Lriel
Magee and
Flinn
Commercial Gazette
Hanna
McKinley
Out Wage Cut Sparks General Alarm
In a report on industrial pay reductions, a company announced a ten percent wage cut affecting many workers. The move drew concern over living costs and potential job stability as unions consider response options.
Woman in the Workshop Study of Female Labor Shares
The eleventh annual labor department report to Congress notes rising female participation in the industrial workforce while child workers shrink. Among 79,087 women, 88.7 percent are single, 8.5 percent married, 2.5 percent divorced, and 0.1 percent unknown, with broader figures from 1890 cited.
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Department of Labor
Congress
Wright
United States
Has Her Eyes on Crete Great Britain Watches Crete Revolt
London closely follows Crete unrest as dispatches cite Turkey protesting Greek support for Crete revolutionists. The Porte warns of sending troops to restore order if Greek encouragement continues. Diplomats view the Turkish situation as more serious amid fears of a Young Turk revolt.
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Great Britain
Crete
London
Times
Constantinople
Greece
Standard
England
Young Turk Party
Iron Trust Rivalry In Steel Giants After Pool Collapse
The article reports a Carnegie and Rockefeller led iron trust with $100 million backing. A rail pool collapse spurred heavy buying as Carnegie Steel set rails at $17.50 then cut to $17.00, earning an $8 gain from last week. Carnegies challenged other firms refusing pool terms, signaling a decisive market contest.
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Carnegies
Rockefellers
Carnegie Steel Company
Edgar Thomson
Carnegie Company
Rockefeller
Carnegie-Rockefeller Trust
Huntington Plans New Mexican Railroad Link
Collis P. Huntington fields four corps of engineers conducting a preliminary survey for a railway from Alvarado near Vera Cruz to Salina Cruz on the Pacific coast. If a favorable route is found he will seek a government concession to operate the line with Pacific Mail steamers, aiming to bypass the Panama route.
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Huntington
Collis P. Huntington
Corps of Engineers
Alvarado
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Salina Cruz
Pacific
Pacific Mail
Panama
To Tour the World and Big Fight Side News
A passenger agent states President Cleveland will tour the world after inauguration with Mrs Cleveland and children possible. Dan Stuart plans a live bird tournament in Nevada before the Corbett versus Fitzsimmons fight. Kansas and Missouri legislatures discuss stock yards issues after lively debate. Missouri senate passes anti trust bill nullifying sale contracts with trusts and cancels obligations under contract.
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Canadian Pacific
Cleveland
Thurber
Corbett
Pitzsimmons
Nevada
Dan Stuart
Carver
Bud
Kansas City
The Week in Trade Collapse of the Steel Combine
The Dun and Co Weekly Review notes no single event rivals the rail and textile shifts of the week. Rail orders rise with Carnegie Company selling at 17 dollars for Chicago delivery. Major cloth purchases by M. CO. D. Borden push prices up, while woolen demand increases and several mills restart. Failures rise to 207 in the United States and 61 in Canada versus last year.
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Dun & Co
R.G. Dun & Co
M. CO. D. Borden
United States
Canada
Cuban Bonds Sold Secretly Amid Independence Push
Secret Cuban bond issuance totaling over 15 million dollars was dispersed in the United States and Europe during the past year. The junta argues the bonds are lawful, bear 8 percent interest, and are payable in New York or Havana, with revenues pledged for payment. Markets include New York Paris London and Berlin, with significant remittance from Paris.
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United States
Republic of Cuba
Europe
New York
Iavana
Republic
Paris
London
Berlin
Kneebs Won't Appeal in German Misdemeanor Case
Berlin reports that American horse owner Robert Kneebs will serve a nine month sentence and 1000 mark fine for trotting his mare Bethel on German tracks under a false name. He has less than two months to serve. Burglars Seize Secret Service Evidence in St. Louis. Two counterfeiters gangs jailed as burglary robs govt of key evidence. officers suspect friends of the men staged the break. Hag Fight With Cattle Thieves Leaves Two Dead. Sheriff Jones and posse battle Kimball County raiders. two thieves killed, one wounded, no posse injuries. Ready Made Tailors' National Association forms to wage war on sweatshops. G C Hessle elected president. No Money Now Up in Corbett Fitzsimmons Match. $2,500 stake forfeited due to lack of tie. Pearl Bryan Murderers case up for rehearing in Kentucky court of appeals. petition overruled.
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Germany
Berlin
Robert Kneebs
Bethel
United States Secret Service
Murphy
Federal
St. Louis
Po- Hee
San Antonio
Texas
Jones
Kimball County
J. C. Johnson
Jim Crain
Jack Underwood
Ready Made Tailors’ National Association
Syracuse
N. Y
Knights ‘of Labor
Wales
G. C. Hessle
Sundry Civil Appropriations Reported by House Committee
The House Appropriations Committee reported the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill carrying 18,118,044,100 more than the current year. Total river and harbor plus public buildings funds are listed, with major items including Great Lakes channel improvement, Milwaukee and Chicago River projects, and Missouri and Mississippi River works. Also noted are funds for the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha.
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House Committee
House of Representatives
Washington
Chicago
Duluth
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Chicnago River
Mississippi River
Olle
St. Paul
Cairo
Mississippi
Missouri
Dubuque
Muscating
Ohio
Sioux City
Nebraska
Omaha
Nevada Governor Meets Trainbound Jim Corbett in Reno
Governor Sadler greets Jim Corbett as his train passes through Reno Nevada on the way to San Francisco. Corbett thanks the governor for backing the glove contest law and expresses confidence in beating Fitzsimmons. A crowd cheers from outside the car as he speaks briefly.
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Sadler
Corbett
Reno
Jim Corbett
Nevada
San Francisco
Jim
Fitzsimmons
Hero of Yala Captain Shoots Self in New York Hospital
Capt Philo Norton Meiftin, famed for commanding the Chinese ironclad Chen Yuen in the Yalu battle during the China Japan war, shot himself Thursday at a New York postgraduate hospital after recent admission for treatment. A nurse found him with a fatal wound to the right temple, a revolver on the table and a penciled note left for friends.
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Philo McGiffin
Himactlf
New York
Philo Norton Meiftin
Chen Yuen
Yalu River
Post Graduate
Defective Michigan Law in Presidential Vote Process
The article discusses the Michigan electoral vote facing potential declaration of vold after the electoral result announcement. It notes the last legislature passed an act for county canvassers duties but lacks provisions for canvassing presidential electors, repealing other related laws. Republican officials kept the issue quiet despite nervousness over Michigan’s vote possibly deciding the outcome.
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Michigan
Market Quotations Across Cities for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Market quotes from Chicago to New York cover cattle hogs and sheep prices, wheat and corn grades, oats and rye, butter eggs and potatoes, and barley. It lists shipping and staple commodity ranges with city specific figures for Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Pittsburgh Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and more.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Toleto
Milwaukee
New York
Senate Proceedings Stress Immigration and Finance Debates
A week of congressional actions highlighted by the Senate and House. Key items included final conference action on immigration measures amid vetoes, pension redefinitions, and a calendar of appropriations and budgets. Executives sessions and debate on the Anglo American arbitration treaty dominated discussions, while postal, banking, and road funding bills progressed or faced contention.
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