Famine Across Thirteen Russian Provinces Reported
United States minister Smith cites eye witness accounts of a vast Russian famine. About twenty seven million live in the thirteen provinces hardest hit with fourteen million destitute. Pestilence and freezing conditions deepen suffering as relief is urged. rail access is limited and weeks are vital to deliver food.
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Fires ruin Wilbur Opera House and more world events
Reports detail a Wednesday night blaze at the Wilbur Opera House causing about 50000 dollars in losses. Other items note a 16 year old lad dies after a 24 eggs 20 beer stunt, yellow fever in Costa Rica, floods in New Zealand, a Prussian Silesia steep awakening, a railroad coach fire in Roumania, a British ship fire at Coquimbo, Chile, and disputed rail and political developments in the US.
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Wilbur
Multiple Deaths and Trials Highlight 1890s News
An assortment of county and national notices report deaths from disease and accidents, court verdicts of not guilty in mining lawsuits, arson and fire losses, and political or legal developments. Notable items include Anya Reese dying from trichinosis in Lancaster, Stella Reese’s 12th birthday, a Washington county dispute over owl and hawk protection, and trials of Cant and Hurst in a mining case with Walter Spry as checkweighman. Murder, suicides, ship and railway incidents, and severe weather events are also noted along with federal appeals and relief efforts.
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Unity Township
Westmoreland County
Commonwealth
George Cant
John UC. Hurst
Stanton Mine
Brookville
Walter Spry
Spry
Trade Review Points Gradual Uplift Across Regions
B G Dann & Co weekly trade summary notes dullness in some sectors but overall gradual expansion. Western orders for manufactured goods rise, eastern consumption near peak, South restrains growth due to cotton overproduction and past speculation, with other cities showing modest improvement. Reports highlight Philadelphia iron and dry goods, Cincinnati tobacco and dry goods, Cleveland and Chicago gains, St Louis softer, Kansas City Denver and Omaha fair with good prospects, St Paul spring jobbing starting, Minneapolis well above last year. US and Canada business failures total 319 this week versus 297 last week and 322 the prior year’s week.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
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Kansas City
Denver
Omaha
St.Paul
Minneapolis
United States
Canada
Engine Explodes On Reading Railroad. Three Die
Philadelphia February 9 a Reading Railroad accident between Wayne Junction and Nicetown on the Bound Brook line caused an engine to blow up during a freight run. Three men were killed and four injured, two of whom may die. The blast occurred while pushing a freight train up a steep grade.
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Carnegie, Phipps &Co
Rittsburg
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Reading
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Nicetown
Boundbrook
Philadelphia and Reading
Congressional Daybook of Debates and Actions
The Fifty second Congress adjourned as Senate sessions paused for eulogies and committees prepared bills on free coinage and bank safety. House debated the Census Urgency Deficiency bill and world fair expenditures while advancing military academy funding and public printing.
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Husband Fatally Stabs Wife Overbedroom Dispute
Patrick Hurst killed his wife Helen in Chicago on February 6 35 years into their marriage. He entered while she slept and stabbed her with a bowie knife 45 times in a deliberate act of murder citing her desire to be boss and fear of aging. He surrendered after the deed.
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Patrick Hurst
Chicago
Helen
Hurst
Cotton Farmers Desperate In Alabama Prices Fall
In Alabama on February 9, two farmers faced ruin from falling cotton prices. Shall of Coffee city set his crop afire and killed himself after learning prices still declined. Williams of Limestone county hauled seed cotton to Athens to sell, then dumped his load from a Elk River bridge due to offers 80 lower. The region reports cotton prices at their lowest in years amid widespread distress.
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Ala
John Williams
Limestone County
Athens
Elk River
American Grain Exports Decline in The Carrying Trade
New York February 9. Wm E Ferguson of the New York produce exchange reports on grain export statistics showing the rise of New York exports and the decline of American marine. In 1841 New York shipped 65,293,538 bushels of grain to Europe with 260,377 buckwheat appearing for the first time. Wheat 45,707,285. corn 11,331,577. rye 4,401,513. oats 2,707,773. barley 1,943,019. flaxseed 2,133,366. Only 15 of 1,228 grain-carrying vessels sailed with sails.
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New York
Wm. E. Ferguson
New York Produce Exchange
Europe
Tardy Chilian Justice in Baltimore Seamen Case
Judge Fos ter sentences three assailants from the October 16, 1891 Baltimore attack. Carlo Arena gets 920 days, Jose Ahmmods 320 days, and Frederico Rodrigues 140 days. Appeals await review by the Court of Appeals. Gomes and Rodrigues ordered to pay damages to Turnbull and Riggin families.
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Foster
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William Turnbull
Jose Ahmmods
Turnbull
Frederico Rodrigues
Fitzsimmons Wife Prays in Prison Cell for Husband's Soul
Pittsburg February 6 Mrs Fitzsimmons learned of her husband's suicide attempt in their prison cell. Warden Wright and staff informed her as she sat in night dress in shock. She prayed aloud for his salvation, spoke of his crime, and blessed their baby girl while breaking down and seeking due strength. A physician was called to calm her nerves as she remained under hospital care.
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W. Shaw
Pittsburg
Miss Shaw
New York Hotel Royal Fire Kills Many at Sabbath Dawn
A blaze at the Hotel Royal near Fortieth Street and Sixth Avenue in New York early Sunday morning killed and injured a large number of occupants. Fifteen residents were present. officials feared 30 deaths as the search continued. The hotel, a six story, was formed from older buildings, and flames overwhelmed the structure within minutes.
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Corry
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Hreman
Hotel Royal ruins yield more bodies in New York disaster
The Hotel Royal collapse near Fortieth Street reports 17 victims with more remains buried in the elevator shaft area. Identified today are Mrs. J Cohen aged 39 Tarao Canada Lewis Livy 43 Toronto Canada and Sarah Blake 30 Stamford Connecticut.
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Fortieth Street
J. Cohen
Tarao
Can
Lewis Livy
Torouis
Sarah Blake
Sta .Ford
Courtship and comic vignettes from a 19th century page
A collage of jokes and observations on courtship and modern manners. Fragments feature witty exchanges about marriage, finances, etiquette, and education with playful asides on poetry, rhyme, and language. Notable lines reference a bashful suitor, a piano, a cherry tree, and a diverse cast from social life.
Domestic Markets and Reciproc ity Note
Fragmentary dialogue on spelling a costume and messages to a mother. The garbled text references a Q200 amount and a preparatory exchange, with unclear context or complete actions. No identifiable persons or organizations are deducible from the readable lines.
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