Lawrence refinery hopes rise after Cane Growers meeting
Dr Wilhelm, after returning from St Louis where he attended the Cane Growers and Sugar Convention, reports a wealth of data on sugar and syrup production and notes strong capitalist interest. Local leaders, including prominent businessmen and farmers, plan to push the Lawrence refinery to completion soon, forecasting a bright regional role for the industry.
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Destructive fire and Congress debate in late 1882
Destructive fire in Kansas City noted. In Washington the Senate debated the civil service bill with party critiques. The House advanced the Soldiers Home property sale bill and refined the post office appropriation bill, with amendments on railroads and mail facilities. Adjourned after committee action and pensions news for Maj. Gent Warren's widow.
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Committee On
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Ars. Hussey
Terrible Explosion Hits Canton Plant Killing Several
Terrible explosion at Parton and Orendorf's agricultural implement works in Canton Illinois injures many and kills eight workers with two others wounded. Fire follows the blast, coroner to hold inquest as 250 men lose jobs and salvageable wreckage is surveyed. In Detroit, boot dealer A G Harding faces mortgages and stock seizures totaling 25000. Cumberland railroad blast scalds three workers, two dying later.
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A. Nickerson
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Wm. Miller
Hiram Palmer
Samuel Bell
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Detroit
A. G. Harding
Wigan
Harding
Beecher on grain corner fears in Senate hearing
Reverend Henry Ward Beecher told a Senate committee that if wheat could be bought to starve people it would be a grave crime. He argued speculation rivals honest commerce and warned there is little famine danger, while noting supply and demand set prices. He reflected on stock trading, bribery, and public morals, admitting personal losses from Panama shares and urging annual committee visits.
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Senate
Peekskill
Wall Street
Vanderbilt
Gould
Panama
George Washington
Washington News Briefs and Senate Actions December
Seamen Wilson testified on De Long and Collins during a gale. A Republican caucus scheduled quick action on a civil service bill. Financial figures cover national bank note receipts, circulation safeguards, and banking liquidity. Gen Sherman to retire after next fall. Sheridan to receive smooth transition. President approves highway acquisitions in Arizona and Indian Territory. A large list of southern matrimonial associations placed on the Post Office blacklist. Chinese marriage restriction noted in Pittsburg. A third story fire on F Street harmed by arson, targeting star route papers. Merrick reports no crucial losses.
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Joint Select Committee On Shipping
Voorhees
State National Library
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Indian Territory
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Atlantic & Pacific
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Michigan Mutual Association
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China
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R. D. ‘Merrick
Merrick
Murder on Hernando road shocks Memphis store
Five miles southeast of Memphis on the Hernando road a gunman entered John Wright's grocery while he was away, shot and killed Mrs. Wright who refused to surrender cash, then robbed the store of about one hundred dollars and two pistols. The killer's description is unclear, and a young witness saw the event.
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Hernando Road
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Wright
End of Life Tragedy In Atchison Well
Polly A. Happiness, 72, died by her own action today in a forty two foot well in Atchison Kansas. She had suffered a year from chronic stomach disease causing severe pain and had voiced that life was intolerable. The coroner a inquest was held per law.
Utica Ithaca Elmira Railroad President Arrested for Forgery
George J. Rice, president of the Utica Ithica Elmira railroad, was arrested in New York City on forgery charges. Reports indicate a large discrepancy in his accounts ranging from sixty to over a thousand dollars. He resides near Elmira.
Weather outlook and French debt note headline
Indications from Washington show warmer winds, partly cloudy skies and occasional light snow in the Missouri Valley with a rising then falling barometer. Paris reports France refuses the Egyptian public debt presidency and delays a Tonquin expedition while imports rise 10.6 million and manufacturing goods drive the 147 million increase year over year.
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Paris
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Tonquin
Telegraphic Briefs from Various States
Governor elect Samuel J. Tilden Jr joins staff as aide de camp. Kansas editors to meet in Topeka January 8. Hopkins Village fire in Allegan County Michigan damages property. Joseph Crawford sickened. quarantine for 45 at Theater Comique in Minneapolis. One smallpox death at pest house. W Warren captured in Guthrie murder case. reward offered. Godlove S Orth dies in Lafayette Indiana at 66 from blood poisoning linked to cancer. Matt Zimmerman found guilty of Sheriff Woods murder in Minden Nebraska. to hang April 21. Annie Loftus returns to Chicago from St Louis with tale involving Dr Buddington and improper conduct. identity concealment and aid from guests.
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Theatre Comique
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Omaha
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Minden
Neb
Woods
Annie Loftus
Chicago
St. Louis
Jury irregularities plague Illinois court cases
Chicago items report that jury selection laws are being ignored across counties. A Coke county judge admits no valid jury for fourteen months. Judge Gary overrules the challenge. A Des Moines note says the Supreme Court adjourns to January for Prohibition amendment decision. A Taylorville note says four men indicted for outraging Emma Bond seek a venue change to Montgomery, delaying trial to April. defenders cited as trying to delay until the victim dies.
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Supreme Court
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German immigrant ends life amid illness in garret
Michael Schiett Rumpf, 41, born in Germany, hanged himself at noon today in the garret of his Cleveland home after a long illness. He leaves a widow and two young children.
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Michaal Schiettrumpf
Germany
The Tower of London A Classic England Fortress
The Tower of London stands as England’s famed citadel in the eastern city, guarding twelve to thirteen acres with White Tower, Traitor’s Gate, Bloody Tower, and royal armories. Visitors pay a small fee to view the castle, its halls, the crown jewels, and historic chambers.
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