Senator Plumb Dead in Washington Apartment Fire
United States Senator Preston B. Plumb of Kansas died of apoplexy in a brick boarding house at 14th Street in Washington. News spread quickly through the city as doctors administered injections and naval officers were summoned.
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Wellington
United States
Preston B. Plumb
Kansas
Fourteenth Street
Tone
Ebbitt
Riges
Willand
Benster
Everal
Navy
Labor unrest and wage talks across industries
The National Window Glass Workers' association allocates $5,000 for out of work members due to industry downturns. Atlantic and Pacific telegraphers win concessions and return to work. At Manville colliery near Beranton, Edward Muldowney and Hugh Rteilly die in a rock fall. AFL in Birmingham funds $3,000 to aid Pittsburg printers' court case. Indiana coal miners' strike winds down after hardship. Brazil Indiana miners resume work at old prices. two mines open, workers subsist. California beet sugar factories shut for season. three factories produced 6,070,138 pounds and $161,400 in bounty. First carload of black tin arrives in Pittsburg from Pittsburg and Mexican Mining Co. Moorhead's mill workers vote 44 to 16 to end strike, with reinstatement by vacancy. Philadelphia compositors demand 40 to 45 cents per 1,000. Times and North American grant raises, Record non-union bid falters. Proprietor Singerly plans to run non-union, while union strikes continue unresolved.
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Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Manville
Beranton
Edward Muldowney
Hugh Rteilly
American Federation of Labor
Birmingham
Ala
Pittsburg
Supreme Court
Indiana
Brazil Block Goal Company
Brazil
Ind
California
Internal Revenue Office
Amerca
Pittsburg and Mexican Mining Company
Moorhead
Sharpsburg
Philadelphia
The
Times
Record
Inquirer
North American
International Typographicsl Union
William Singerly
Singerly
Notable Crises and Disasters From Global Headlines
Cast by a late 19th century wire, this brief notes section reports a fallen Chinese commander after a horse accident, a British steamer collision off Hartland Point with three drowned, famine cannibalism in Russia, and peasant murder and desecration acts. It also mentions deaths in a fishing-boat sinking near Liver Tay, pension payments, and local banking fraud with McManus & Sons.
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Springbill
Wesl
Gladys
Hartland Point
Russia
Ennis
County Glare
Jake Dillion
Osprey
Liver Tay England
Notable late events from scattered reports
A compilation of varied incidents including a New York sponge merchant's wife sentenced for receiving stolen goods. a Glenville family shooting in Louisiana. a deadly dynamite blast in Leadville. counterfeit sentencing in Massachusetts. forgery indictments in New York. a Bay View steel plant explosion. drownings in Le and Danielsonville. a Sinclairville post office robbery. a New York death by suicide during a Christmas shopping trip. Augusta Me death of an elderly woman rumored to be 148. attempted diamond theft in San Francisco. the Chickasaw leader Senator Sam Paul killed by his son. a 14 year old and 15 year old accidentally shot in Marshalltown Ia. a Lehigh Valley passenger train collision near Rockport Pa. indictments against Allegheny officials for embezzlement and extortion. a Pearson embezzlement charge. a murder in Nebraska with a wife killed and husband self-hanging. a hurricane in Marshalltown Ia destroys a house. migratory wild ducks near Niagara Falls. and the death of Oscar Baron Wendel Yarlabury in Albert Lea Minn.
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Josephine Hyman
New York
Jack Smith
Glenville
Wright Poland
Poland
Colo
Ira Richmond
Brocton
Mass
E. M. Field
Weichers
San Francisco
Sam Paul
Paul’s Valley
I. T
Frank Bach
Merie Thorpe
Marshalltown
Death of Jerome I Case. famed horse breeder and industrialist
Jerome I Case a Racine Wisconsin manufacturer and horse breeder died at his home aged about seventy He built a threshing machine shop into a 40 acre factory and led the local plow works fortune estimated at 5 million dollars He bred trotting horses and owned the famous Jay Eye See Captain Edward L Baker a bondsman and guardian killed himself the same day after disputes over estate accounts and Dakota land mortgages involving Baker and Case family trust arrangements increases in doubt about Baker's finances and healthCases death follows in a troubled family and business era with ongoing settlements and guardianship matters
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Captain Baker
Case
Jerome I. Case
Racine
Wis
Jay Eye See
Edward L. Baker
Stephen Bull
Isackson I. Gase
Dakota
Cepain Baker
Butchery reported in Northern China riots
A Ghent dispatch cites Father Burgon reporting Father Minn and about 1,000 native Christians massacred by rebels in northern China. Belgian missionaries and staff are safe. relief has arrived. A San Francisco note claims Chen Hu of Shang Sai in Hunan hoarded 890,000 vile Christian books and scattered them, provoking unrest.
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China
Brussels
Ghent
Father Burgon
Mongolia
Minn
San Francisco
Pekin
Chen Hu
Taitai
Shang Sai
Hunan
People Gang
Triple Murder by Mob Riddles Jail Victims Named
In Stuttgart Arkansas on December 23 a Dewitt county jail mob killed three inmates, Smith, his son in law Gregory, and Mose Henderson, who faced charges in a woman’s murder. Smith claimed sole guilt to save others, but the mob killed all three.
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Stuttgart
Ark
Dewitt County
Smith
Gregory
Mose Henderson
Pope Grippe Worsens As Death Fears Rise
Across multiple cities reports show a severe grip epidemic with high morbidity and deaths. In Rome the Pope’s health is precarious, while Marietta and other towns report hundreds ill. In New Jersey and Vermont many are prostrated and cadets suffer as cases surge.
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Rome
Marietta
Vienna
Nothnagel
Rochester
N. Y
George Wolf
Baltimore
Frank Dabin
Wilkesbarre
Flemington
N. J
Ewing
New Brunswick
N.J
Burlington
Annaopolis
Fifty-Second Congress Updates and Senate Session Notes
The Fifty-Second Congress proceedings begin with committee completion and Hill credentials and Republican chairmanships. Debate centers on presidential electors by popular vote and the silver question. Executive session adjourns after nominating Elkins for Secretary of War. House not in session. Mon day adjournments expected for holidays.
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Tavers Bay
Senate
Hill
Peffer
Kansas
Turpie
Stewart
Elkins
Plumb
Chaplain Butler
House
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
St. Paul
E House
Congress
Ford
Michigan
Stephen B. Elkins
Onsy
Johnstown Flood Aftermath and Local Incidents Chronicle
A compilation of incidents across Pennsylvania includes a fatal scaffold fall at Cambria Works, a train conductor's illness and death near Oil City, and a sheriff halting a Fayette mill. Also noted are a corpse on B&O tracks, a dam dispute in Johnstown, thefts at Evans City, and a McKeesport fire leaving families homeless. Health scares like diphtheria recur in Greensburg while a fatal shooting remains unconfirmed.
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Ementa
Rehe
Mikes Wasacei
William Cornish
Golden Eagle
Erie
L Mbaum
John Yonhavs
Cambria Works
Jonestown
John C. Holmes
Oil City
Alphous Ll
Uniontown
Fayette County
Davidson Coke Works
Baltimore and Ohio
Lewis Gamble
Washin
John J. Strayer
Johnstown
South Fork Fishing Club
Colonel Unger
Sabermount
Strayer
South Fork Creek
Johnston
Lower Burrell Township
Greensburg
Kingensmith
Townsend
Kitgensmith
Ting
Klingas
Marshall Barring
Benjamin Guta
Potter County
Scranton
Gutz-Tina
Gutzer
Daniel McLaughlin
Gallitzin
Pennsylvania
Cresson
McLaughlin
Charles Kinz
Butler
Riverside Penitentiary
Michael Kelly
Frank Johnston
Shamokin
Bogis & Kline
Evans City
State of Trade Across Cities Shows Broad Activity
A weekly review notes large overall marketed product volumes and ample money supply nationwide. Reports from Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburg Cleveland Cincinnati Detroit Chicago reveal mixed results with pockets of strength in retail and groceries, declines in some goods, and improved iron and wool markets. Total business failures: United States 307, Canada 28, total 335, down from last week and year prior.
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R. G. Dan & Co
Review of Trade
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Detroit
Chicago
Arley
United States
Canada
Fires and Failures Shine Through wretched year
A Pittsburg wholesale millinery and dry goods firm Porter and Donaldson suffered a loss near 100000 dollars in a disastrous fire. The Pool and Son bank at Irwin Pennsylvania resumed ten days, then closed again and appointed J D Brown as assignee. Florence Alabama saw seven brick business houses burned in a fire caused by a stove placed too near a wooden partition, with total losses around 250000 dollars. An entire Jacksonville Florida block burned, loss about 30000 dollars with 5000 insurance. Techner and Frank of Philadelphia and Coburn Johnston of New York City were assigned under receivership.
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Pittsburg
Porter & Donaldson
Bank of Pool & Son
Irwin, Pa
J.D. Brown
Florence
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
Techner & Frank
Jersey
Philadelphia
Coburn H. Johnston
New York City
Uprising in Pernambuco Ends After Troops Fire
A popular uprising in Recife led to troops firing on rioters. About 60 were killed or wounded as the governor resigned to end the disorder. The Junta was cheered as it passed, and news of a revolt in Espirito Santo reported the insurgents ousting the vice governor.
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Streste
Pernambuco
Espirito Santo
Brasil
Whittier's Birthday Quietly Aligned With A Friend
The aged poet Whittier spends his birthday in Low Key fashion with a friend at Newburyport as reported in a local recap.masa
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Newburyport
Masa
Whittier Birthday Celebrated in Newburyport
John Greenleaf Whittier marked his eighty fourth birthday in Newburyport Massachusetts at Harriet Livermore’s home. Friends and old schoolmates gathered while greetings poured in from West Point Virginia Winchester and Amesbury with gifts and messages. The event featured a school reunion car trip from Haverhill and varied local observances including Whittier Chautauqua Circle and First Church entertainments.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Newburyport
Mass
Harriat Livermore
Snow Bound
Frend
Moon
Mountores
Mr. Whittier
Salle
Ecbill Whittie Club
Haverhill
Foote
Bradford
B. Garland
Dover
Sresbict
Apie
West Point
Veres County
Cal
Ladies of
Winchester
Fort Iadon
George Washi
Amebury
Whittier Chautauqua Circle
Amesbury
Indian Portraits and Children on the Blackfoot Reserve
A traveler describes Blackfeet life and appearance on a distant reserve, noting modest wealth per family, traditional dress and beadwork, and a scene of young women, tents, and a pretty buckskin outfit. He observes many children, athletic games, and the velvety skin of boys, with vivid detail of tepee life and communal play.
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Calgary
Medicine Hat
Cooper
Darta
Four Masked Robbers Raid St Louis Distillery Office
Four masked men burst into the Central distillery outer office in St Louis. They confronted cashier Frank as he counted receipts, pressed a revolver on him, forced a surrender, and beat him with a revolver before fleeing with about $100. Frank sustained non serious injuries.
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St. Louis
Frank
Fire, quake and influenza plague Valparaiso region
A large fire in Santiago's Valle San Diego damaged the Gandarillas and Lucia Gundis property, gutting several buildings and causing 800,000 pesos in losses while injuring several firemen. An earthquake struck Los Andes and Limache at 11:35 a.m. lasting 30 seconds. Influenza outbreak spreads to San Fernando with rapid headway.
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Valparaiso
Santiago
Valle San Diego
Senores Gandarillas
Lucia Gundis
Los Andes
Limache
San, Fernando
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Sie
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Sena
Wesiden
B. Yr
Committee On Public Lands
Creni Philadelphis
Plums
Seaperia
Ken
Quinn
Doneesipeastor
Peaten
Arrow
Tive Sena
Fois
Genlum
Malin
Bation
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National Window Glass Workers’ Asociation
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Noble
Guthrie
Okix
State Capitol
Richard G. Dove
Treasury Department
Jackson
Jussice Brown
Lamar
Foster
Weed
Delezrancs
el Paso
Tex
Girma
McManus & Sons
Chihuahua
Merino
Wea
H. C. Cearston
Silverberg
Settig
Feven
H. Silverberg
Merchants’ National Bank
McManus
Chariton
Pawns City
Neb
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Ferguson
Pawnee City
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Qosan
Illinois Steel Company
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Joseph
Alphonse Tavois
Danielsonville
Sinclairville
Geo. Kuebule
Nancy Britt Kennedy
Augusta
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Rockport
Michael Lavelle
George Weaver
Wyman
Allegheny
Pearson
Hastings
Gneeach
Nicholas Foch
South Omaha
Marshaltown
Andrew O'eson
Oleson
Niagara Falls
Albert Lea
Oscar
Wendel Yarlabury
Christiana
Norway
Serome I
Republic Special Froge
Ired Gutzl
Colburn
Gutzl
Marshall
McKeesport
A J. Simmord
Insane Department
Frank Oberkirch
Levi Kesler
Amelia Spies
Theoung
Charles Dietrich
Hantington
Washington
Dietrich
Corp Sproail
Robert Rodgers
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Lee
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Laclede
Har
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Isnerna
Sannin
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