Cincinnati girls wed dukes and counts in society rumor
The Register notes Cincinnati belles marrying nobility while Louisville plans prize fights in evening dress. It mentions a shield for Gen Baden Powell and a Durban visit. It highlights Charles M. Hays of St Louis rising from a $40 monthly clerk to president of the Southern Pacific Railroad at $95,000 yearly.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Baden-Powell
Durban
Charles M. Hays
St. Louis
Southern Pacific Railroad
Persistent Kansas bootlegger jailed for whisky sales
A St. John resident convicted of forty nine violations of the prohibitory law was sentenced to forty nine months in prison and a $4,900 total fine. Unable to pay, he will serve a day in jail for each half dollar of the fine, totaling over thirty years in confinement.
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St. John
Kansas
Scottish Self-Control Society Formed By Name Change
The Sober Scot Society has renamed itself the Scottish Self-Control Society and amended its constitution. Membership terms ban drinking before noon and prohibit accepting treats or drinks as payment for services. The Duke of Sutherland presides and many high‑ranking individuals are members.
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Sober Scot Society
Scottish Self-Control Society
Duke of Sutherland
Hirh
Husband Returns With Flour Sack After Westward Quest
In spring 1884 Mrs. Frederick White of Coventry New York asked her husband to fetch flour. He disappeared then reappeared last week with a flour sack, saying he had not forgotten the errand. He has traveled west, saved money, and plans to take Mrs. White to his western home.
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Frederick White
Coventry
N. Y
Far West
Campaign against brigand Musolilo hinges on cave siege
Italian forces mass 650 troops and police around Mount Aspromonte. Musolino hides in a rock shelter unreachable by artillery. Authorities plan to dynamite the rock to dislodge a 10,000 cubic metre mass and flush him out.
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Mussolino
Mount
Aspromonte
Receipt for Fifty Blows From Canon for Calumnies
An old Seven Years War relic shows a Hanoverian captain punishing a Duisburg canon. The adjutant delivered fifty blows with a stick an inch thick to the canon for his public reflections on the Hanoverian army. The canon signed a receipt acknowledging the punishment and the cause.
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Hanover
Duisburg
Chasseurs
Irish art neglected by government and wealthy patrons
Sir Thomas Drew's appointment as president of the Royal Hibernian Academy sparks renewed talk on Ireland's neglect of the arts. Artists abroad, especially in London, seek patrons to live decently while architects and sculptors face the same plight. Scotland mirrors Ireland, with genius stifled by poverty and lack of support.
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Thomas Drew
Royal Hibernian Academy
Ireland
London
Scotland
Denver Sportsmen Convene to Forge State Game Bill
Colorado delegates from nearly every county and sportsmen’s club open a two day Denver convention to draft a bill for the legislature preserving big game and fish. discussions cover Indians and federal policy, hunter licenses, and stricter enforcement to curb slaughter across deer antelope and mountain sheep, with a new limited open season and bag limits proposed.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Utah
Jack” Goff
Roosevelt
William Cooke Daniels
Charles Kibler
Kemp Middlekauff
Mayor Johnson
J. Grattan O'Bryan
Sumner W. Matteson
Matteson
BP. Jay
Rcutt
Rio Blanco
Jay
White River
Mr. Jay
Myron
D. C. Beaman
Gunnison
Beaman
Cudahy Urges Reward With Threat of Kidnapping Return
Omaha reports E A Cudahy, the millionaire packer, received a second threatening note demanding he withdraw the $25,000 reward for arrest and conviction of the three kidnapers. Police seek the buggy used in the abduction while John Smith identifies Pat Crowe as the man who rented the Schneiderwind house.
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Omaha
E. A. Cudahy
Packer
Pat Crowe
Cudahy
Mr. Cudahy
Ansfered
John Smith
Schneiderwind
Eddie Dudly
Crowe Robinson
Crowe
Smith
Omati Twelve Y Sound
Collapse of Stocks on London Market
London dec 30 the London & Globe Finance Corp Limited has suspended payment. Brokers delivering stock on account of the London & Globe received dishonored checks. A dozen firms on the Stock Exchange failed, including Hage Slale Pixley and Garle & Driver. The London & Globe group dominates West Australian and British Columbia markets. chairman is Marquis of Dufferin and Ava. The crisis coincides with the firing of Whitaker Wright and affects Lakeview and Le Roi shares.
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London
London & Globe Finance Corporation, Limited
London & Globe
Stock Exchange
Hage Slale
le Roi Mining Company, Limited
British Columbia
Whitaker Wright
London & Globe Group
Lakeview
Marquis of Dufferin and
Ava
Canada
Paris
South Africa
Dufferin
Frederick Temple Blackwood
Ninth Lancers
Glenfontein
Lord Dufferin
Earl of Ava
Ladysmith
Increase in Rio Grande Earnings Shown in Report
Denver and Rio Grande, Rio Grande Southern, and Rio Grande Western report a sharp rise in six month earnings as of December with third week figures. The Denver & Rio Grande posted 222,900 for the third week in December, up 33,200. six month total to July 1 shows substantial gains across all three roads.
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Denver & Rio Grande
Rio Grande Western
Denver, Colo
China Accepts Terms of Peace in Imperial Note
Pekin says the emperor orders signing of a preliminary joint note by Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching to negotiate peace. The plan seeks to limit legation guards and army posts along the railway while preserving forts as solely disarmed. Li Hung Chang’s ill health may limit his role, delegating to Prince Ching.
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Prince Ching
Li Hung
Chi P
Ching
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Senor de Cologan
Woman's Advancement in America Praised by Hall Caine
Hall Caine writes to the Sorosis club from Greeba Castle Isle of Man praising the rise of women. He notes how 100 years ago women had limited status in civilized countries and argues American women stand highest in the world today thanks to natural gifts independence of mind and the chivalry of American men.
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Chillicothe
Hall Caine
The
Sorosis
Greeba Castle
Isle of Man
America
Colorado notes show rapid growth and incidents across state
Large hotel planned for Colorado Springs. Boulder forms a credit men’s association led by F C Mays and James Bergheim as secretary. Governors names and local events appear, including crimes in Denver and Hayden, a water strike at Tabor Grand, railroad rate talks, new ice houses, and juvenile court advocacy.
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W. 8. Stratton
Colorado Springs
Credit Men’s Association
Boulder
F.C. Mays
James Bergheim
Charles
Thomas
Harriet G. Wright
George
State Industrial School For Girls
Tabor Grand Opera House
Denver
Warren S. Daniels
Orman
Frank M. Reardon
Victor
Edward Windbauer
Runyon
Ornan
BE. T. Jeffery
New York
Rio Grande
Myron
Uintah and Ouray
Indian Bureau
Washington
Colorado
Justice Adams
Nbkb
Ellis
Schott
Rowell
Mitchell
Leach
West
Colorado Yale Alumni Association
University Club
Membe
Union Pacific Railroad
Julesburg
Platte Valley
Wabash
Wisconsin Central
Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe Railroad
la Junta
Lake George
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Lamar
Sportsmen
China
Colorado Notes
W. J. Blaze
Colorado Midland
Blaze
Sing Sing
Railways
State Board of Charities and Correction
Moses Hallett
Bar Association
California Limited
Santa Fe
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