A Year’s Happenings Leading Events of a Memorable Twelve Months
A summary of notable events from the year highlights major political shifts social changes and regional milestones as reported in a mid century newspaper chronicle. It notes key figures and institutions shaping the period with succinct accounts of each milestone.
Year 1894 Reviewed Across Banks Crimes and Disasters
Chronicle of 1894 tallies business failures bank collapses and notable losses. It lists fires floods cyclones murders lynchings and railway upheavals with dates places and amounts beside dozens of banks, firms, towns, and disasters, including major fatalities and economic fallout nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jain
Southerna Land and Improvement Co
Frankfort
Citizens’ Bank
Ogden
Utah
Bank of Mort Washington
Wis
W. Teek & Co
San Francisco
Corurcesion
Meadlville
Savings Bank
Jan
Merchants’ Bank
Ellis
Kan
Third National Bank
Detroit
Bank of Zumbrota
Mink Dup
Westview Savings Bank
Louis Title
First National Bank
Fort Payne
National Civil Service Reform league in session in Chicago
The December meeting in Chicago re-elected Carl Shurz as president. Highlights note December events in labor and politics, including John McBride elected at Denver as head of the American Federation of Labor and a Carlisle banking bill debate in the lower house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lindsay
U. S
Kennedys
New Jersey
Senate
William B. Hornblower
New York
U. S. Supreme Court
Samuel Blatchford
John E. Gear
U.S
Walthall
Cornelius N. Bliss
American Protective Tarif League
House of Representatives
McCreary
Minister Stevens
Cleveland
Congress
A. J. McLaurin
Mississippi
Marion Butler
North Carolina
National Farmers’ Alliance
Topeka
Kan
U. S. Senate
W. H. Peckham
Supreme Court
Edward D. White
Louisiana
Charles H. Luscomb
League of American Wheelmen
Louisville
National Woman Suffrage Association
Washington
Susan B. Anthony
Newspaper Publishers’ Association
J. W. Scott
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Daughters of American Revolution
Grosseup
St. Louis
Charles F. Joy
Spring Hill
Kun
House
Hillborn
Rep
Cal
English
Massachusetts Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
Theodore Cox
National College Republican Eague
Syracuse
Madeline Pollard
W. C. P. Breckinridge
J. T. Jarvis
Senator Vance
Horace Porter
Sons of the Revolution
Jacob Cox
Harrison
The
Loyal Legion
Cincinnati
Grand Council of the American Protective Association
Des Moines
John Patton, Jr
Grand Rapids
Mich
F. B. Stockbridge
O. O. Howard
National Temperance Society
J. O'Connor
National Order of Hibernians
Omah
Charles Henrotin
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Philadelphia
Don Caffery
Pan-American Bimetallic Association
United States
South and Central America
Mexico
Gov. Northen
Georgia
American Baptist Educational Society
Saratoga
N. Y
American Congress of Liberal Relire Societies
J. W. Thomas
American Baptist Missionary Union
N.Y
Robert Bonner
Scotch-Irish Society
C. W. Hazzard
Monongahela
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
George P. Wetmore
Rhode Island
A. C. Loring
Minnesota
National Association of Millers
A. S. Webb
Army of the Potomac
Concord
N. E
John A. Lee
St Louis
Commercial Travelers’ Protective Association
Milwaukee
W. W. Trace
Illinois
National Republican League
Denver
Prendergast
Carter H. Harrison
San Francisco
Albert A. Stanley
Ann Arbor
Utah
J. M. Cleary
Minneapolis
Total Abstinence Union
St. Paul
Republic of Hawaii
William E. Bundy
Ohio
Sons of Veterans
Davenport
Madge Howe
Springfield
Til
Ladies’ Aid Society
Urban A. Woodbury
Vermont
H. H. Cleaves
Mame
Enjamin Parkhurst
National Association
Boston
Thomas G Lawler
Rockford
Ill
G. A R
Pittsburgh
Daughters of Veterans
Ellen M. Walker
Worcester
Mass
Woman's Relief Corps
James Needham
J. J. Shortall
American Humane Society
Evansville
Ind
J. J. P. Odell
American Bankers’ Association
Baltimore
Navy
Connecticu
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Delaware
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
South Dakota
California
Wyoming
Colorado
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kansas
West Virginia
Idaho
Montana
Iowa
Nebraska
Kentucky
Texas
Florida
Alabama
Russell A. Alger
Detroit
National Warf Association
McCook
U. S. Army
Gen
Howard
Montgomery
Ala
National Association For Protection
Frances E. Willard
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
James R. Sovereign
Knights of Labor
New Orleans
Buffalo
S. A. Wells
John T. Morgan
National Conference For Good City
Acongress
Dale
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
National Civil Service Reform League
Carl Shurz
John McBride
Denveree
American Federation of Labor
Lee
Daniel Webster
John Stark
Dee
Congressman Springer
Somnolent Judge Walked Through Trials and Affected Verdicts
An aged judge known for dozing during court proceedings wandered the chamber while cases were argued. A visiting attorney failed to address the bench as the judge perambulated, prompting disputes, adjournment fears, and a lost case amid courtroom uproar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Currency debate in the National House of Representatives
On January 3 Mr. Black resumed debate on the currency bill amid criticism of the banking committee. Congress is urged to back a flexible and elastic currency, with speakers arguing for state banks of issue, retirement of greenbacks, and independence of government finance from private credit. The discussion features remarks on gold reserves and potential bond funding, with support and opposition across Democratic and Republican ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartisie
House of Representatives
Black
Dem
Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
Haughen
Rep
Wis
Springer
McCreary
Carlisle
Hendrix
Dem. N. Y
France
Bank of France
Sperry
Conn
the Treasury
Mr. Pence
Mr. Hepburn
Dingley
Treasury
Gresham
Tex
Deadly revenge ends in sheriff’s fatal shot in Kentucky
Sheriff Joan I. Van Arsdall killed Dr. F. L. Harrod in Lawyers’ Row as he left his office after a visit to Judge CG A. Hardin who lay dying. The death follows a county election loss and an anonymous circular accusing the sheriff’s domestic life. Harrod, a Louisville graduate and Ohio native, leaves a widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Meeks
Browning
George Rose
Kuhl
Cottonwood
Kun
Alexander McCurdy
Charles Berry
Golden
Cal
Hill and Parker
Colfax
Wash
Johann Kauffman
Self
Cramp Hill
N.J
George Brock
Borden
Ind
William Stacy
Iowa Falls
W. M. Pinkerton
Anna Baroski
Spring Valley
Jil
Merrill Baker
Montgomery
William Simms
Washington Court House
Laurel Run
Edward Martin
Crittenden County
Bill Goode
G K. W
Arthur C. Brown
Henry Reesh
Auburn
Deshler
David Spragg
Ridgeway
George Brunsen
Charles Smith
Lee Brown
Clarke County
Ettsell Adams
Florence
N. C
William Dean
Fort Jones
Dixon
da Nelson
Omaha
Neb
Kid Lavigne
Saginaw
Mich
New Or- Mac
Andy Bowen
John Huntington
Council Bluffs
Cassville
William Jones
Simeon Bowen
Zeke Bryant
Troy
Ala
Joseph H. Isonr
Quitman
W.S. Whitman
Winooski
Permonth
Miss Meister
New Castle
Robert Charles
Wellington
Matthew Palmer
Hunter Hill
Doss Hatts
Lizzie Smith
Peter Murdock
New Orleans
Harnopspune
Joan I. van Arsdall
F. L. Harrod
CG. A. Hardin
van Arsdall
Chatham
Harrod
Louisville
Ohio
Wallace
Lexington
Belgium Follows Suit Denies Admission of Cattle
On New Year’s Day Nelson Morris, a noted packer and shipper of dressed beef, learned by cable from Antwerp that Belgium prohibits import of live cattle from the United States due to pleuro-pneumonia. The ban seals continental ports to American cattle and beef products, leaving exporters to rely on Britain, which is unattractive in the current market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Reeves
Antwerp
Curiaco
Nelson Morris
United States
Europe
Michigan Men Seek Fourth District Seat in Congress
Lansine Mich January 7 Secretary of State Washington Gardner announces his candidacy to succeed Burrows in Michigan's Fourth district Ex-State Senator Phil L Cosgrove Hastings also enters the race If an extra session is called Gov Rich will order a timely election otherwise vacancy fills after the legislature adjourns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansine
Mich
Washington Gardner
Burrows
Phil L. Cosgrove
O& Hastings
Rich
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Signatron Co
American National Bank
Springfeild
Burlington
Hbank
Excelsior Springs
Mer
People’s Savings Bank of
Duluth
Ferendants Bank of
West Duluth
J. B. Watkins Mortgage Co
Lawrence
Aspen
First National Bank of
Sedalia
State National Bank
Wichita
A. N. Schuster & Co
St. Joseph
National Bank of
Pendleton
Ore
Bank of Tacoma
Bank of Tempe
Phemix
A. T
Enterprise
Steele & Walker
Joe
Partners’ and Merchants’ Bank
South End
German National Bank
Col
Union Warehouse Co
American Investment Co
Emmetteburg
Goodwin & Swift
Cere Railway Builders and Promoters
Nat
Black Hills National Bank of
Rapid City
S. C
Grant
Baker
Alahoma County Bank
South Enid
Citizens’ Bank of
Coffin & Stanton
American Deliventure Co
Kearney
Bufalo County National Bank
Merced Bank
Merced
George M. Irwin & Co
Grand Island
Bank of
City National Bank
Quanah
Linwood
Spring Creek
Ipswich
Baltimore Harbor
Brooklyn
Long Island City
Hackensack
N. Payacare
Val
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Gulf of Mexico
Race Point
Maoss
Oklahoma
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Mine Cave
Biossburg
N. M
Ompte
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Whitehall
Salisbury Beach
Yakima River
Zillan
Kunkle
Gale
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Hicazo
Stand Rock
Princeton
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Tarrytown
Portland
Brighton
Colune
Bay Ridge
Sleepy Eye
Artes
Greenville
Lead Hill
Ark
Fortenet
Stockton
I .Uly
Queen City
Texanny
Phillips
Berwind
Wiltmar
Minn
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de Kalb
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Del
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Femklin
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Tre
Lake Huron
Bix
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Little Rock
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Shears
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Charlotte
Pda
Lurmer
Coliier’s Station
W. Va
Boston Harbor
Littleton
Mount Vernon
Gardiner
Tte
Falcon Buette
Westig City
Miah
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O. T
St. Paul Dee
Bonayr
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Silver Lake
Sherman Wagoner
Mitchell
J. G Burton
William
John Gay
Russell
Kaw
George Hurst
Charles Cage
Neeley
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Ewen
Cross
Sherman Stone
Kim Mitchell
Richmond
Houston
Anderson Carter
Bud Montgomery
Mountain Home
Arn
Fritz Kloetzler
Dolgeville
Poor
Darlington
Kansas City
PIRES
Globe Theater
Toledo
Manufactures
American Glucose Co
St. Charles
Talmage
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Regent
Dubuque Sa
Central Stock and Transit Co
Jersey City
Woodruff
Central Market
Bridge and Terminal Co
East St. Louis
J. Porter & Co
Pas
Hammond Pallingto
South Omaha
Pacific Railroad Cotton Wharf
Columbus
Lozier Bicycle
Gallop
Evergreen
Stone Mountain
Napoleonville, la Lee
Old Capitol
Atlanta
Pocahontas
Bellevue
Arcadis
Pleasanton
Prospect
Money Point
Sutherland
Tahoe City
Pawnee
Palmyra
Ottumwa
Loyola
Mogolion
Hudson, Miss
Honey Grove
Whittlesey
Rowley
Edon O
New Berlin
Greenbush
N. J
Colona
Phillips, Pitfeld
Mason
Winneocomne
Dawson, Minn
Gifford, AL
Guerneville
Finland Settlement
Vesper
Wis Dows City
Fincent
Chester Hill
Red Key
Corwith
Dbayis
Lewiston
Gris
Solomon City
Josamohd
Glastow
Me Oh Mo
Jones
Tih
Waterton Ma
Deadwond
S. I Om
Hueneme
Purd, Ky
Barry,ll. Haustford, Kan
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Ploris
Ton
Talequah
Cadiz
Indy
Daviason
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Liteon
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Whitebear
el Paso
Somerset
Great Bend
Griggsville
Lucksville
Celina
O. Helle Maine
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Peru
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Ladaus
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Sultan
Morocco
Ein
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Lyons
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Constantinople
Havwall
Sanford B. Dole
Ching
el Corean
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Carnot
Hermann von Helmholtz
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Berlin
Dectsivs Fisberg We Ping Yang
Nicholas IL
Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds
Anton Gregor Rubinstein
Peterhof
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Nicholas II
Alix
Hesse-Darmstadt
St. Petersbur
Bismarck
Varzin
Germany
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Dun
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Suez Canal
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N. F
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Arco
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Mont
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Scottdale
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Ottawa
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Powellton CW
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Little
Peoria
Brazil
Mineral Siding
Lemont
Allance
American Railway Union
Terre Haute
Dunkerry
Poneto Valley
Springfield I
Pullman
Oun Railway Union
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Asher
Trhajdagly
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Bee Lin
Port Sheridan
Fomer
Ies Valley
Mntire
Westville
Chicago Council and Trade and Labor Organizations
Pullman Company
Naval
Mare Island
Eee
Coe Valley
Iil
Debs, Howard and
Roger
A. R
Southern Pacific
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Fontanet
Chicago Golds
Pratt's
Miles
National Tube Works
Allen Paper
Debs
A. KR. U
Bloodgood
Chicago & Alton Railway
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Oa Ee
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Ilness
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A. K
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U.S. Navy
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Henry M. Rice
San Antonio
William Gilpin
George W. Childs
Morton S. Willinson
Wells
George W. Honk
Dayton
J. W. McDil
Creston
John ©. Downey
Alfred H. Colquitt
Beccres Ticknor Curtis
David Dudley Field
Zebulon BB. Vance
James M. Harvey
Junction City
Henrys. Ives
Napoleon
N.C
G. S. N. Morton
Cheyenne
W. B. Daniels
N. S. Berry
N. H
Francis B. Stockbridge
Kalamazoo
Frank Hatton
Washington Post
Robert F. Brattan
Princess Anne
A. C. Hunt
Tennallytown
William H. Edwards
Charlies E. van Zandt
Brookline
Rodman M. Price
Oakland
William Walter Phelps
Englewood
Bishop W. Perkins
William Greenville Temple
U.S. N
Edwin B. Winans
Hamburg
Frederick F. Low
Calfornia
Joseph Holt
Army
Austin W. Blair
Caswell Bennett
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Hopkinsville
George B. Shaw
Eau Claire
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Waltham
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Lowa City
George Stoneman
Launt Thompson
Middletown
David Swing
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Kosten
Andrew G Curtin
Bellefonte
Joseph Dorsett Bedle
Myron B. Wright
Susquehanna
Trenton
Ont
Robert C. Winthrop
James McCosh
Tinceton
N. J.) College
Isaac Howe
Redfield
D. D
Gav
Joseph &. Brown
Leon Abbott
Odden Bowie
Maryland
Bowie
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
James T Alcorn
Eagle Nest
Miss
Sporting
John S Johnson
Madison
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Johnson
Montreal
P Peterson
Gaudaur
Austin
Peterson
George Griffiths
Lasker
Steinitz
K. V. Miner
van Wagoner
Lockport
Arthur Zimmerman
Italy
Rey el Santa Aniita
Baldwin
J. J. Corwin
John IF. Warner
Globe
Robert J
Herne
Eng
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Carl Neel
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Linton
Whitligit
W. L. Stimal
Fred ©. Tublerman
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Titus
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Palmer
Allen Atkins
Smille
John R Gentry
Sandy Hook
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George Case
Nbraska
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Chillicothe
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Quirt
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Melrose
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Tyler
Searles
Albert G. Harding
Oblinson
Lucania
John S. Johnson
George Kleinman
Dr. Carver
Wheelman Johnson
Pennsylvania Road
John
Yale
John Penseyers
J. M. Raport
A. Hanson
Frank C. Ives
Edny Leonert
Belgium