Union Pacific Sold at Auction in Omaha Monday Morning
The Union Pacific railroad system including its buildings was sold in Omaha to the reorganization committee for 57,064,998 after the government sinking fund of 4,096,400 is added. Fitzgerald and Krech purchased the bonds and bid for the property with no other bidders present. The sale leaves the road under receivers and foreclosures proceed on construction bonds Tuesday.
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Great Railroad
Union Pacific Road
Omaha
Neb
Reorganization Committee
Cornish
Trumbull
Union Pacific
Denver
Gulf Road
Fitzgerald
W. Krech
Krecb
S. H. Clark
Blanco Arrives in Cuba Amid Oath and Proclamation
Havana reports Diapeo, new Cuban captain general, arriving to swear fidelity to Spain. He issues a proclamation promising peace, clemency to law-abiding inhabitants, and a strict drive against obstinate rebels, while praising two years of campaign. No autonomy referenced in the宣 proclamation.
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Havana
Diapeo
Pederal
Cuba
Tlancy
Spain
Wreck in Montana Kills Two and Injures Several
A Great Northern collision three miles east of Hinsdale Montana between a stock train and a double weather freight train resulted in two deaths and multiple serious injuries. Fire destroyed twenty cars. exact cause and responsible party remained undetermined.
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Hinsdale
Mont
Great Northern
Harry Neal
Glasgow
John Garton
Beatrice
Neb
John Hayfield
John Owens
Mail Clerk Arrested in Cheyenne Theft Case
Walter Houghton, a Cheyenne postal clerk, is charged with stealing a registered package valued at 124000 that was mailed by a Chicago bank to a Sacramento correspondent. Inspectors say he confessed the theft after being arrested en route to Ogden. The package reportedly contained 24000 in cash and disappeared last month.
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Walter Houghton
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ogden
Houghton
Chicago
Sacramento
Cal
Hez Rasco Convicted of First Degree Murder
In Maryville Missouri the jury found Hez Rasco guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Mrs Rate Baurle near Akros a year ago. He was sixteen at arrest and received a ten year penitentiary sentence after about five hours of deliberation.
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Missouri
Hez Rasco
Maryville
Rasco
Alrs
Rate Baurle
Akros
Expedition to search for Andree balloon begins
Dr Otto Nordenskjold will supervise an expedition funded by Norway and Sweden to locate any trace of Prof Andrews balloon near Prince Charles promontory. The joint effort starts immediately to investigate the latest reports.
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Otto Nordenskjold
Norway
Sweden
Andrew
Prince Charles Promontary
Freight traffic boom hints at future dividend rise
Alton road officials report unusually heavy current freight load since the recent strike end. Western bound shipments remain strong, with demand outstripping capacity and a steady rise in traffic. Indications point to a likely dividend restoration and road earnings improvement. A separate incident in Milan Missouri reports a failed train wreck attempt on the Burlington and Kansas City line, with a loaded car derailing a northbound passenger heading toward a 20 foot drop. the southbound train was saved in time.
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Alton Road
Milan
Burlington and
Kansas City
Ottawa loss noted as bank and business entries disrupted
The report lists Ottawa Illinois entries with large sums tied to National City Bank and others, showing financial misplacement at the Leader Company dry goods house in Iawa. Separate items mention a sermon controversy in Minionville and a fatal pistol incident, plus a $150000 blaze gutting the Pittsburg Stock Exchange building and affecting firms like Stork Exchange and Union Trust.
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Sharif
Iawa
Eaxenationa
National City Bank of Ottawa
Ankey
Howell & Darehel
Inraven A. Russell
Valleytional Hink
National City Bank
Jos Maines
Iowa
Israel Bros
Pittsburg
Stock Exchange
Stork Exchange
Union Trust Company
Exports and Imports Data and Major Fire Disaster Report
The report notes New York port exports of 39 690s gold and 005 915 silver for the week. Imports include Geld 183 820, silver 8 669, dry goods and general merchandise 6 46 F711. A Ludlow tannery fire destroys Johe J Curtis works and bark valued at least 160 000. In Minas Priestas Mexico a mining blast kills thirteen and injures three fatally likely.
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Aisputeh
Ludlow
Curtis
Grand Central Ming
Minas Priestas
Mexico
General Hernandez Arrested in Venezuelan Conspiracy Case
General Hernandez and four other leading Venezuelan figures are seized on a charge of conspiring against the government. The group, including the failed presidential candidate, faces accusations amid political turmoil.
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Hernandez
Venezuela
Peerness Refining Company Assigns Saturday
The Peerness Refining Company of Findlay Ohio assigned Saturday. The company, a large entity, has been in bad shape for two months.
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Peerness Refining Company
Findlay
Ohio
Watka Executed for Creek Indian Rivalry Killing
A Chelsea Oklahoma dispatch reports Creek Indian John Watka was legally executed for shooting Jonas Deer, a rival in a love feud. Watka, who later married the woman, traveled to the execution grounds willingly after returning to the territory to see his death sentence carried out.
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Chelsea
I. T
John Watka
Jonas Deer
Watka
Deer
Kansas City
Recs
Honored in Death Henry George Funeral Draws Thousands
Henry George lay in state at Grand Central Palace New York as 30 000 people paid reverent homage. A public procession followed the casket through New York City to Brooklyn City Hall then to Brooklyn’s Greenwood Cemetery as an estimated 125 000 viewed the funeral.
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New York
Henry George
Grand Central Palace
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn
Brooklyn City Hall
Fort Bamillen
Wiey
Greenwood
Weyler Returns Home After Cuba Mission
Weyler addresses crowds before departing for Spain announcing his withdrawal from Cuba with a serene conscience. He defends his policy as patriotic and humane, saying he never harmed allies and always acted with kindness and wisdom.
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Madrid
Geff
Weyler
Cuba
Spain
Tetrad
Heeauan Ha
MAY OUTLAW FOOTBALL AND A GEORGIA PLAYER DIES
A University of Georgia football player died from injuries sustained in a game with the University of Virginia in Atlanta. The incident fuels legislative push in Georgia to potentially make a game of football a misdemeanor.
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Georgia
Ft. von Gannnon
University of Georgia
University of Virginia
Atlanta
Ilia
Atate
General trade shows little change in Bradstreet’s review
Bradstreet's Weekly Review notes trade retains features from the prior week with a continued check on staple merchandise movement. In major eastern markets sales of seasonal goods meet expectations but volumes do not rise. Chicago St. Louis Baltimore New York and Providence report decreased business in some lines due to unseasonable weather and yellow fever quarantines. Mercantile collections slow and orders are small and infrequent with October staples modest except for wool and metals.
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Bradstreet
Chicago
St. Louis
Baltimore
New York
Providence
Encyclical on Church Music Opposes Haydn Mozart Chopin
The pope drafts an encyclical condemning secular sacred music and urging Gregorian chant for worship. It condemns using women from the opera or concert stage in church singing and cites the Council of Trent’s ban on female solo singing as still in effect.
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Haydn
Mozart
Chopin
Minstrel Hart In Hospital In Ill Health At Sixty One
Famous minstrel Daniel Hart once earned 250 a week as Maverly's leading man and toured the world. Now 61, he lies ill in a St Louis hospital after a life of wealth and gaiety marked by a costly pace that proved fatal to his health.
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Daniel Hart
St. Louis
Bin
Lis Bom
Market quotations for grains and livestock across cities
Regional and city price listings show futures and cash quotations for cattle hogs sheep and wheat. Entries cover Chicago Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee New York and Western regions with prices in dollars and cents for No 2 red No 2 wheat and No 2 white corn oats rye and butter creamery per unit.
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Chicago
Carthy
Endiangpolis
St. Louis
Harley
Jury Deadlocks in Davenport Wife Murder Trial
The jury in Davenport for the murder of Claus Behrens by Paris green poison was discharged after fifty two hours. Judge Waterman reported the panel could not agree eight for conviction and four for acquittal. Mrs Christian Behrens will stand trial again.
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Christian Behrens
Davenport
Claus Behrens
Paris
Waterman
Brehens
Queer damage suit in Fort Dodge court
Lazarus Reynolds sues Thomas Reedy for 25000 damages claiming a prank drove Ralph Reynolds to deep fear and insanity after a late night lure to the railroad tracks where a supposed corpse jumped up. Reedy denies the incident, contends the tale stems from Ralph Reynolds' insanity. Reedy, a Gowrie-area farmer, is neighbor to the Reynolds family.
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Reedy
Ralph Reynold
Ah. Reedy
Gowrie
Reynolds
Ballot Gases Decision Fallout From Political Split
The supreme court on Saturday dismissed attempts by fusionists to remove middle-of-the-road Populists from the official ballot. The motion to dismiss failed, likely ending the case after weeks of court wrangling. Other items report a fatal street car collision in Burlington, a hospital operation in Chicago, a depot robbery in Charles City, and local deaths from falls and accidents.
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Supreme Court
Tun Eleetsie Itor
South Main Street
Burlington
Teary Lunscott
Bert Metune
Frank Fanaway
Tuscntt
Ip Craise
Twentieth annual session of Iowa Eastern Star held in Ottumwa
The Grand Chapter of Iowa Order of the Eastern Star met in Ottumwa with about 1200 delegates and visitors. Cedar Rapids chosen for the next annual meeting with over 10 000 members in the state. Officers reelected led by Grand Worthy Matron Delia Meredith Newton and Grand Patron W H Norris Manchester.
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Towa Grrder of the Eastern Star
Ottuawa
Cedar Rapids
Delia Merideth
Newton
W. H. Norris
Manchester
Couple sentenced in Ida Grove case involving clothing protest
A couple arrived in Ida Grove and registered a marriage. the wife was arrested in Florentine for wearing men's clothes and sent to county jail to await a jury action. The man, Myers, aided in a raided work period before arrest on the related charge.
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Ida Grove
Avewk Tan
Aga
Womare
An Myers
Myers
Bia Gre
Isla
Saloon Inquiry and Town Officers Clash Amid Turmoil
The Lyon County saloon inquiry panel finds portions of consent defective and warns saloonkeepers to notify the community of facts while seeking peaceable compliance. Ex Commandant Ratekin faces a sharp attack from Langley, Langley questions Ratekin’s record, motives, and leadership, amid misconduct charges. Nora Springs Postoffice reports a recent robbery yielding cash stamps letters and periodicals, with registered envelopes tampered and windows damaged.
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Salona
Lyon County
Eex
Nora Springs
Flothad
Neca Springs
Aman
Turrance
Unitarian Association Session At Grove With Delegates
About 100 delegates attended a recent Unitarian Association session at Grove. Speakers from the state delivered addresses and an excellent program was reported. Colonel Horton pledged to curb heavy drinking at the Soldiers Home and General Beeson refused unnecessary whisky requisitions. The Beavers Island gold box tale involving Adolph Johnson is untrue. Johnson denies it.
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Unitarian Association
Tre Dows Unitarian Association
Dda Grove
Horton
Beeson
Quartermaster’s Office
Wan Alla
Qeaver Island
Clinton
Adolph Johnson
Johnson
Failure at Des Moines Hits Local Merchants
Israel Bros., a retail dry goods and jobbers firm and manufacturer of men's clothing dry foods and potions, failed at Des Moines Friday last with liabilities estimated between 50 000 and 355 000. Creditors expect little asset realization due to insufficient capital. A separate Mapleton fire destroyed the First State Bank Block with no insurance on building or stock.
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Des Moines
Israel Bros
Romo
Mapleton
First State Bank
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