Export Trade Shows Sharp Rise in Principal Goods
The September Bureau of Statistics report notes large gains in exports for nine months ending September 30 1890 with maize breadstuffs cotton wines and provisions up from the prior year. Higher prices and strong demand in Liverpool push wheat to about sixty cents a bushel triggering optimism among farmers and traders about a steady big advance.
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Bureau of Statistics
Mae
Boelog
Gill
Prac Uealis
Eptember
Rise in Wheat Prices Feels Bullish on Global Demand
Wheat futures surged over the period, with prices moving from 6 to 72 cents, then closing around 62 cents as traders cite strong global demand. Analysts note Australia and Argentina droughts and India shortages contributing to a bullish outlook for U S wheat in coming weeks.
Venezuelan Question Hopes for Advance in Negotiations
The administration expects a measurable step forward in the Venezuelan dispute as talks continue. British diplomacy aims to leverage sentiment in Washington and London to reach a compromise proposal. The boundary commission report is anticipated before Congress convenes, while progress on an arbitration treaty lags behind.
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Fong
Congresa Mede
Thorteb Ib
Sir Talian
Lord Salisbury
United States
Macy
Julian
London
Lord Salist Surry
Washington
Venesuelan Boundary Commission
Clary
First Irrigation Fair Opens in North Prairie Neb
The first irrigation fair in world history opens in North Prairie Nebraska with elaborate preparations. Fields of alfalfa corn and farm products display on the grounds. Buffalo elk and other plains animals are shown near irrigation ditches and a large lake with boats circulating. A network of irrigation canals feeds into a 123 well length ferry across the grounds.
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Maondhay
Praite
Neb
Bering Gold From Alaska Large Miners’ Stampede
One hundred and more people came down the Yukon to Beatrice Wah with about 200000 dollars in placer gold. The largest nugget was L La Flamin’s over 10000, with many others in the thousands. Two notable women miners are Sisters of the Good Shepherd. two more were described as darkerrets. Geologists Spurr Gondrich and Schra der arrived on the Jertha and said Alaska’s quartz mining prospects look promising but costly, with a big ledge promising several mines along the mother lode and endurable winter mosquitos noted as obstacles.
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Yukon Cadutts
Seattice
Wah
Yukon
Alaska
A. Harrington
Ofrele
Sme
Sherherd
Minera
Censen
Anne
Bedbugs From Texas Threaten Mississippi River Towns
An outbreak of giant bedbugs from the West threatens sections along the Mississippi Valley. The insects are described as dark brown, enormous in size, and capable of delivering painful bites with poisonous serum. They hide under tree bark in winter and emerge in spring to attack humans, provoking serious reactions.
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Mississippi
Wales
Mississipi
Maonsthons
Aise
Hein
Eich of Kin
Window and door screens harbor bloodsucking pests
Descriptive report notes that these creatures hide in screen gaps and feed on blood, often found in poultry houses and occasionally attacking horses in barns. In homes they observed feeding on bedbugs already engorged, highlighting their parasitic behavior.
Fragmented Historical Dispatches Amid War and Sports
Clipped notes describe Peary failing to obtain a meteorite but returning with a heavy lecture. The record mentions Spanish campaigns, yellow fever, marriage misfires, a Beaton amplifier found dead, and an American ad for gold mining machines. A river walk nearly ends in drowning, and baseball season ends with revived hopes as players prepare to take the field.
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Lient
Peary
Spaniah
Guba
Reports of the World's Fair Closing Sessions
President Palmer and associates met in Washington for several days to finalize comprehensive World’s Fair reports. The boards will produce about twenty five volumes on awards and ten on the Director General, plus two volumes for the Yearsident and Secretary. The women’s board report is pending. The documents will form a permanent history and settle financial affairs with an anticipated $24,030 balance for the government.
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Palmer
Hin Asaoclates
World's Fair Commission
Washisgton
Congress
Ladies’ Board
Tis
National Commission
Sues for 24 Years’ Pay From Ex Slave to Iron Works Owner
Annie Weir a former slave sues William Weir of Louisville Kentucky for 2444 years of wages alleging she served as his household helper after emancipation with meals clothing and care promised for life. She asserts she remained with him and helped raise his children until his second marriage when she was discharged. The defense cites the statute of limitations and filed a general denial.
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Annie Weir
Louisville
Taw
Eouity
William Weir
Sheet Iron Works
Weir
Hanging in Stensucks prompts public crowd in 1885
On June 21, 1885, Gustave pad Julia Loch, two Jewish peddlers, were hanged in public as crowds watched. An effort by the condemned man’s friends to stop the execution failed, with Sheriff Kant Smith and many deputies enforcing the scene.
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Tahne
Stensucks
Balford Qeerton
Karlan
Gustave
Julia Loch
Fae
Kant Smith
Women Selling Whisky in Indians Case Report
A brief from the Osise border area notes multiple women engaged in selling whisky in risky conditions near waterways. Deputies caution the public and authorities at the local office about enforcement actions and potential safety hazards for residents.
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Wanil
Silver Question and the Value of Bricks as Money
An 1890s letter argues that government fiat fixing brick or metal values would destroy money’s purchasing power. It contrasts brick coins, gold, and silver standards, warning that silver replacing gold would raise prices, hurt workers, and tilt power to speculators while leaving farmers and laborers worse off.
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L. Carroll Root
Sam Jones Critiques Government Control Of Mills And Prices
The text presents Sam Jones of Georgia arguing that if the government owned all gristmills and set meal prices free, it would fail to keep meal affordable. It imagines impacts on wheat prices, currency value, and silver. The exchange questions price supports and monetary policy, reflecting debates on government intervention and economic theory.
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Sam Jones
Trev
Georgia
Congress
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India
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