Severe Snow General in the West Rears Rails
Reports from the southwest say a general storm of heavy snow and biting wind swept the region, shattering records from Missouri to Kansas. Cities report several inches to two feet of snow, with blocked streets and disrupted railway traffic as crews rush to clear lines and keep engines ready.
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Wapsas Cy. Mo
Beth Las Callen
Chiliculbe
Missouri
Ajchisun Sansaa
Dytlervol Paluts
TU O
Greenleaf
Blue Kapla
Waterville
Leavenworth
Senate vacancy in Brown Nemaha Doniphan districts
By a 19 to 14 vote the senate declares a vacancy in the judgeship across Brown, Nemaha and Doniphan counties enabling Governor Stanley to appoint a judge. Stewart is ruled ineligible over alleged fraud tied to cigars and aid to a friend. Paris dispatch notes a plot against the czar implicating church leaders. About a thousand Kansas Democrats arrive for the annual GOP banquet and Bryan is reported unwell. Leavenworth reports county judge Wharhesy Peter disappointed. Knight of Pythias fire under investigation.
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Lopeba
Senate
Brown
Nemaha- Doniphan
Uuverper Stanley
Stuart
Heine
Rentot
Marcinia
Wharhesy
Leavenworth, Kan
Cooler
Pythias
Fotl Amiagene
Duke Polar Voyage Plans and Turbulent Texas Murder
The article describes Duke Abrugzi’s polar expedition scaled up beyond estimates with financial strains and royal support from Queen Margherita. It then reports a Dallas Texas incident where Robert Lynch and Robert Finch were shot and killed while attempting to “run the town,” as constable Bob Oaks tried to intervene. Also notes special railroad fare offers for A T & SF and K C F S & M routes with dates in March.
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Humbert
Curnis
Christiania
Margherita
Dallas
Tex
Robert Lynch
Robert Finch
Brandon
Bob Oaks
Lynch
Finch
Bates
Trouble in Samoa Rivals German Forces And Naval Bombardment
U S and British forces bombard villages around Apia to support Mataafa while German command avoids direct clash under Kautz orders. Allied ships Philadelphia Porpoise and Royalist shell east and west of Apia as provisional authorities contest sovereignty amid tense diplomacy in Washington London and Berlin.
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Leingoat
United States
Philadelphia
Ellen Lagen
Onas Volhien
Ameriviie
Matinie
Alinmissa
Katyissat
Opon Muluafis
Oto
Hans
Miethats
Malinint
Ber
Vinwen
Waastington
Washington
Marcell
Samoa
Puronise
Mataafa
Manila
Matassa
London
Berlin
Germany
Falke
Kuntz
State Department
Kautz
Bis
Porpoise
Marcel Gj
Allen
Auckland
Apia
Taunus Party
Obber Islands
Upolu
Tanus
Pension roll quirks rattle Spain era veterans woes
Washington reports show pension rules glitchy for Spanish War veterans. A medical exam can undo pension status, though reinstatement is possible after a new board review. Also noted is Ecuador shifting to a gold monetary basis, ending silver dominated circulation and hardening monetary policy.
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Washington
Mareja
Spain
Pension Bureau
Physicians of the Army Board
United States
Nader
General de Leon
Guayaquil
State Department
Eenador
Congress
Explosion sinks Rowena Lee with heavy loss of life
The steamer Rowena Lee exploded and sank off Tyler Missouri yesterday afternoon. Captain George Carvell and one crew member survived after clinging to wreckage as the vessel, carrying passengers and a full crew, went down in the rising river. Names of most passengers missing. reports say over 60 people likely perished.
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Madrid
Leo
Ghout
Pusmengers
Tyler
Carvell
Cale
Memphis
Caruthersville
Moa
George Carvell
L. K. Booker
Gus Mitchell
Sata Lewis
Sid Smith
EF. Banks
John Cr
Leeling
5. C. Humphrey
Chicago Mill and Lumber Company
Cairo
Tenn
Rowena Lee
Lee Line
Nhe
Lee
Vesst
Lee Hoe
Munager
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson
Ind
Carruthersville
Oru Lee
Wounded Retcalf and Other News From Hatfield Area
Reports from Hatfield and nearby areas list wounded Private K. Wotdel and Privates Harty, Wilters, Williams, Bibert, and others. A separate item notes strong winter wheat forecasts and regional crop data for March and December. In St Louis, Charu Price, indicted for extortion, is discharged for lack of evidence by Judge Willis Clark.
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St Louis, Mo
Boller
Lacyspector
Charu Price
Ewal Fers
Shate
Willis Clark
Court of Criminal Correction
Clark
Century Old War Claims and Revolution-Era Settlements
A historical overview details the 1778 alliance with France, the 1793 breach, and the 1800 settlement where the United States renounced certain claims. It notes Congress paid dollars in recent years, ending decades of disputed privateer and spoliation claims. The piece highlights reforms led by figures like Clay and Webster and cites values from $118 to $45,186 in individual claims.
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France
Republic
United States
Great Britain
Congress
Cllaima
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Marshall
Charles Sumner
Court of Claims
Fourteen Times Wedded Polly and Her Odd Record
Polly Owen, now 60, has endured fourteen marriages and six children. A former widow at 17, she has averaged a new union every two years, with several divorces and some deaths. Her story places her near the top of Hendricks County marriage counts, while Benson Bigers of the same county nears a similar milestone with his nineteenth year and fourth marriage amid a history of abuse and annulments.
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Polly
William Owen
Shere
Ien
Belle Vante
Mondricks County
Tidiaba
Benson Bigers
Hendricks County
Attais
Ike
Manila Assault Looms As Forces Circles Capital
Washington reports American troops within three miles of Manila with an assault possible today or tomorrow. Regulars and volunteers form core of the advance toward the city while Wharton’s forces wait as a reserve battalion. Casualties include five killed and 20 wounded for the US, rebels suffer heavier losses. subsistence supplies are abundant in Manila and across the front as the siege tightens.
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Washington
Manila
Pula
War Department
Tomarri
Luke Lodwy
Genentt Corbin
Whiatun
Twenty-Second Infantry
Oregon
Sily
Wheaton
Vitara
Mararthuns
Jual Lear
Buna
Bulucan
MacArdhir
Bye Eclock
Tregedes
Guigninte
Kansas
MacArthur
Uviguinte Station
Malolos
Kaiser at College: Wilhelm’s Bonn Years and Student Corps
A historical note recalls Prince Wilhelm at the University of Bonn for four terms from 1877 to 1879. He joined the Lorussia corps, fenced with peers, and was popular among students who honored him with a Komitat farewell. The piece extols German student life as training for courage, resilience, and moral fiber.
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Down
Stiient
Betser
Su William Tf
Germany
Y. Sun
Bryan speaks to crowds in Joplin amid mining concerns
The event notes William Bryan addressing an Opera Mouse Crowd in Joplin Missouri, with a reception at a hotel where invited guests met him. After dinner he met with government leaders and others, then spoke to about 2,000 people at the Chub theatre about ongoing mining issues.
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Wilyer
Joplin
Mapeh
William
Higuer
Chub
Transport ship brings home dead from Cuba and Porto Rico
A transport ship arrived off Sandy Hook with soldiers’ bodies from Cuba and Porto Rico. About 120 deaths were Porto Rican soldiers, including Forty Seventh and Seventy First regiments. State delegates and undertakers accompanied the dead for arrangements. The ship docked after fog delayed it, lowered flags to half mast, and did not fire a salute.
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Fort Wadsworth
Deserter Slain by Insurgents in Manila Trench
An American report from Manila recounts ex Corporal John W Slaves of Company D First California Volunteers dying in action after deserting to the insurgents. His body lies in a trench marked by the battle’s dead, and his memory is denounced by his former regiment.
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Manila
John W
First
California Volunteers
Tlayes
Cand
Hia
Burstra
Sonia
Germans Claim Record Atlantic Steamer Deurselyand
The Deurselyand, a future steamship for Plamburg American line, is said to surpass all ships in size and speed. The owners aim to cross the Atlantic in two days with engines of about specified horsepower. Construction by Vutena Shipbuilding and cost estimates are noted, with plans for enormous passenger capacity and a crew of about 420.
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Deurselyand
Vutena Shipbuilding Company
Fiew
deuWe
Tulldiia
Estie
Deautselland
Eaery
Otheers Aia
Tamburg
New York
Markets and grain quotes from Chicago and Kansas City
Wire market report shows Chicago grain bids for March May July and Sept across wheat corn oats and rye with prices and futures. Kansas City live stock and grain markets list receipts prices and strength in cattle hogs and sheep alongside grain prices for wheat corn and soybeans with regional notes.
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Chicago Grain Camaco
Indy
OataeMar
Bors
Laan
Kansas City
Ateera Taogsut
Texas
Ugnts Baasco
Chicago
Caioaco
CartLa
JasRaer
Desirable Building Iota on This Street Choicest Location
Describes a desirable building Iota on this street as the choicest location and best residence portion. The brief highlights premium status and prime address without additional details or context.
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