Winter storm across Kansas Missouri and Iowa
Across the nation a major blizzard and flood damage unfolds. Reports from Chicago to Missouri describe up to two feet of snow and drifts, flooded streams, and impassable roads. Tornadoes strike Mooringsport Louisiana and Benton Arkansas as wind and rain devastate towns. Snow blankets Texas and Nebraska with drifting conditions and widespread telegraph outages amid heavy storms in the Northwest and Canadian border regions.
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Ark
Mooringsport
Here
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Benton
Littte Rock
Renton
Cameron
Aterm
Texas
Wiowra Fats
Tex
Panhandle
Clarendon
Claude
Omana
Neb
South Dakota
Miners Strike Fears and City News in January Dispatch
A late 19th century bulletin reports mayhem from weather flooding and bridge washouts in Missouri and Montana politics as Governor Robert B. Smith takes oath. Electric car collision in Kansas City injures several. Boxing figures, marriages, and operatic rumors spark local chatter across New York’s headlines.
Kansas legislation eyed to curb out-of-state life insurers
A Kansas legislative committee proposes a bill to require life insurers to invest 65 percent of premiums in Kansas securities and deposit funds with the state treasurer. The plan aims to protect local policyholders and tighten state regulation, extending similar rules to first insurers. The investigation shows substantial profits left the state last year.
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Kan
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Worktan Wallace
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Fraternity Benefit Society
Kanese Insurance Department
State Treasurer reports solid Missouri finances
State Treasurer Stephens releases December treasurer’s report showing Dec 1 balance 537 622 52 receipts 591 082 64 total 1 128 705 18 disbursements 551 242 13 total 577 402 05 bonds paid 97 000 last two years redeemed 919 000. state bonded debt now 5 000 000 at 1 1 2% callable by state.
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Stephens
Treasury Department
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Three Banks Collapse Amid Depositors Run In 1896
Reports from January 4 describe multiple bank failures following heavy depositor withdrawals. The Germania bank, Allemanis bank, and the West Idaho bank closed in rapid succession after capitalizations of around 400,000. Steady runs and forced suspensions marked a period of financial panic with depositor losses and leadership changes at affected institutions.
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Mien
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Allemanis Bank
Wm. Bickstt
Germasia Bank
Albert Goheffer
Commercial Bank
Scheffer
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Penio
Deposita
Brrant
Minn
Woatlida Bank
Colored Man Wins Six Day Heel and Toe Walk
St Louis January 4 F Wart the Chicago colored athlete won the six day heel and toe walking race ending at midnight last night The final standings show Wart at 303 miles and 7 laps ahead of Holland 203 miles Stephens 299 miles Oddy 274 miles Smith 210 miles Waversal Postal Convention Was visited by multiple nations including Egypt Venezuela Switzerland Mexico France and Russia with intent to be represented at the next universal postal convention.
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Holgland
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Smith
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Switzerland
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France
Russia
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Cereal Mmitlers’ Association
Nebraska
Railroads face losses amid 1890s insolvencies andFederal deficits
The charted year closed with widespread railroad distress as lines defaulted and passed to receivers. Across 34 roads covering 5,441 miles with vast capitalization about 875.8 million dollars, the decade of financial turmoil left hundreds of lines in receivership, far outpacing prior years and signaling broad economic strain alongside a December treasury surplus but a looming deficit due to interest and bond maturities.
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Vic Railway Age
United States
Eclipse of the Sun Observations at Karmakul Nova Zembia
The 1886 solar eclipse was followed by detailed notes from the Karmakul station on Nova Zembia. Led by St George Haden-Powell, the team including Lady Radex-Towell Dr Stone Shackleton and Lieut Webb observed and photographed the corona and prominences using spectroscopic methods. The event provided data on the corona and the absorbing layer of the solar spectrum. A second item reports rumors of living mastodons near White River, described by Stick Indians as massive yel low tusked creatures, sighted within recent years and linked to large fossil bones in the Yukon area.
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Radcliff Observer
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St. Elias
Harper's
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Harper
Yukon
Alauka News
Markets in Wisconsin and Kansas City grain mix
Markets opened strong to higher then closed weak with varied receipts. Wheat futures showed mixed notes while corn remained steady, with No 2 red around 80 and No 3 spring near 76. Butter and creamery prices steady to higher amid supply shifts.
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Carris
Haas
Bamar
Kamees City Grain
Orry
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