Is the Chicora Afloat a Chicago Mystery
Chicago readers chased a sensational extra claiming the long lost ship Chicora was sighted near Ninety-sixth Street. Investigations showed the vessel was out in the lake several miles, with rescue tugs, fire boats, and a life saving crew scrambling through ice toward Whiting Indiana, reading the name on the hull but finding no signs of life amid drifting ice.
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Chicago
Evening Mail
Ninety-sixth Street
South Chicago
Protection
Whiting
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Whitang
Chicora
Hosiery Corner Ad in Loganport Store
John Gray invites shoppers to buy direct from factories for cash eliminating jobbers profit. He promises the best hose for the money and urges customers to come at once.
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Logansport
Labor arbitration bill praised by rail labor leaders in Washington
The house committee on labor reported amended arbitration legislation after talks with locomotive engineers trainmen firemen and conductors. Letters from Wright and labor representatives endorse the bill as expanding labor rights and enabling arbitration while protecting rights of labor and capital in interstate rail operations. Some critics warn the measure advances state socialism and government ownership.
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WasHingtton
House Committee On Labor
House
Erdman
Pennsylvania
McGann
Carroll D. Wright
Wright
Kernan
Chicago
Board of Arbitration
RE. E. Clark
Order of Railway Conductors
Frank P. Sargent
F. M. Arnold
Brotherhood of
P.M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
D. L. Deaz
W. G. Edans
Brotherhood
W. W. Powell
Order of Railway
Dowling Reports Industrial Shifts and Labor Welfare
Albany Feb 4 Commissioner Dowling releases the twelfth annual labor statistics report. It notes hours cut without wage decreases in many sectors due to labor saving machinery, with printing leading a drop of 20 to 66 percent and overall industry declines averaging 18 percent. It details responses from 671 labor organizations about wage protections, 548 reporting success, 95 unable to prevent decreases, and 33 noting no demand for cuts. Total members across 689 orgs reach 155,309 with 473 groups reporting 511,717.59 in benefits and 106,801.79 in out of work aid, plus funds for sick, death and strike benefits.
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Albany
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Thomas J. Dowling
Assaults Rise as Brooklyn Trolley Strike Intensifies
In Brooklyn the trolley strike continues with frequent assaults on new motormen and conductors. A motorman was fatally beaten, and others are attacked as police withdraw protection. Troops have left, and authorities often discharge rioters after capture. Allan Hoagland, a new Brookyln Heights employee, was attacked on the Green Point line. he fired twice with no effect. A mob stopped a car in South Brooklyn. John Borland was arrested with a stone. John Weston shot a man in the neck after exchanges with a colleague. the wound status is unclear.
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Brooklyn
Norton
Allan Hoagland
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
Green Point
Franklin and
Huron Streets
Hoagland
John Borland
John Weston
Buffalo
Franklin Street
John Freudelle
Weston
Freudelle
Onie
Brooklyn Motor Men Strike Sparks Tumult and Protests
Debris and bricks halted traffic as cars stalled by heavy obstruction were cleared by conductors. Master Workman Connelly urged Brooklyn citizens to arm for self defense amid alleged plans to arm workers against police. In San Francisco Chief Arthur met Southern Pacific engineers over a grievance, with a settlement or strike possible today.
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Connelly
Brooklyn
Norton
Police Department
San Francisco
Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Southern Pacific
F. W. Meyer
Pacific Railways Refunding Bill Fails After House Vote
The Senate debating the District appropriation bill saw progress while McPherson sought to discharge the finance committee on the current financial question. The House passed a bill reviving the lieutenant general rank for Gen Schofield. The Pacific railways funding measure was amended to three percent interest and to bar dividends until debt is discharged, then defeated 177 to 108. The United Boys Brigade of America, youths organized in churches, aims to foster patriotism and piety with drill Bible study and missionary work.
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Washington
Senate
McPherson
Finance Committee
House
Schofield
Pacific Railways
Boamner
Adams
Kentucky
Aitken
Aldrich
Apsley
Avery
Babcock
Baker
New Hampshire
Bartlett
Belden
Bell
Grosvenor Grout
Haines
Harmer
Hatch
Hayes
Heiner
Henderson
Iowa
Hendricks
Hepburn
Hicks
Hooker
Mississippi
New York
Hopkins
Pennsylvania
Kyle
Lacey
Lapham
Layton
Lefever
Linton
Lockwood
Loudenslager
McAleer
McDowell
Mercer
Meredith
Meyer
Montgomery
Moon
Murray
Mutchler
O'Neill
Missouri
Page
Patterson
Payne
Powers
Randall
Reilly
Reyburn
Richards
Ohio
Richardson
Tennessee
Russell
Connecticut
Shhermerhorn
Scranton
Sherman
Sibley
Sipe
Smith
Sperry
Stevens
Stone
Charles W. Stone
William A. Stone
Straus
Talbott
Maryland
Thomas
Tracy
Turner
Georgia
van Voorhis
Wadsworth
Walker
Warner
Weadock
Weaver
Wilson
West Virginia
Wolverton
Wright
Cuicae@co
United Boys Brigade of America
Innica Prateen
Chicago
P. S. Henson
The
Baptists
William A. Smith
Glasgow
Scotland
National American Woman Suffrage Association Elects Officers
The NAWSA elected officers with Susan B. Anthony as president and Anna Howard Shaw as vice president. Lucy Stone Blackwell remains secretary and Harriet Taylor Upton remains treasurer, with the recording secretary position newly filled. Suffrage in the south was discussed as the convention closed. Pickpockets looted during the day, including Mrs. Robinson of Kentucky who lost diamonds worth 500 dollars. Delegates attended religious services and then dispersed for homeward travel.
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Atlanta
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Susan B. Anthony
Anna Howard Shaw
Lucy Stone Blackwell
Harriet Taylor Upton
South
Robinson
Kentucky
Funeral of Ward McAllister in Grate church
Funeral services for Ward McAllister were held at Grate church New York this morning led by Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson assisted by Dr. William R. Huntington. Pallbearers included Cornelius Vanderbilt Chauncey M Depew Bradley Martin James C Burden Byam K Stevens Frederick Sheldon Delancey Kane James W Gerard J F Lubet Edward A Post Frederick Thompson and Edward Randolph Robinson.
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New York
Ward McAllister
Grate Church
Hugh Miller T Thompson
Mississippi
William R. Huntington
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Chauncey M. Depew
Bradley Martin
James C. Burden
Byam K. Stevens
Frederick Sheldon
Delancey Kane
James W. Gerard
J. F. Lubet
Edward A. Post
Frederick Thompson
Edward Randolph Robinson
English bachelor’s will bequeaths vast estate to Ludlow
Perc y Ludlow formed a friendship with Mr Morrison a sturdy English bachelor in SEW AUNE E SPRINGS Fla Morrison fired and willed Ludlow more than 1 000 000 pounds sterling New evidence from St Louis election fraud hearing lists five witnesses testifying to repeated entries and falsifications in poll books at multiple precincts Ed Morrissey J Powers and W P Cahill named as men implicated in the alleged rascality
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Sewaunee Springs
Fla
Percy Ludlow
Morrison
Ludlow
St. Loui
St. Louis
Ed Morrissey
W. P. Cahill
State Board Proposes Emergency Epidemic Control Bill
The Michigan state board of health drafts a bill to empower the governor to place epidemics under state control when local authorities fail. It would allow the board to take necessary measures to stamp out diseases once authorized.
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Lansing
Michigan State Board of Health
Confidence game hits Representative Straus on Capitol Stairs
Representative Straus was duped on Capitol stairs after paying a cab fare with a bill to a man who offered to change it. He waited several minutes for the return of the accommodating gentleman, who did not come back.
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Washington
Straus
Capitol
Senate resolves to end treaty with one year notice
The senate attached a provision to the Japan treaty allowing termination after one year, a move that could defeat the pact. Sources say the Japanese government would likely reject the treaty in its present form, as the amendment targets Japan’s duty setting power under the old agreement.
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Washington
Senate
Japan
United States
Faith in Joseph B The Right Man for One Receiver
A sworn statement by the Magnates of the whisky trust asserts stockholders ratified managers actions. The directors defend mismanagement charges and explain bond issuance as a remedy. The 1893 bond sale of 1 million dollars at 50 cents on the dollar funded operations without commissions.
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Board of Directors
Treasury
Cause of Embarrassment in Trust’s Management
Directors admit unforeseen difficulties left the trust “in a hole” and blame tax increases, market woes, and loss of the route system for the distressed finances. At the April stockholders meeting 81 percent of capital stock was represented. the president’s bond sales report was accepted and the directors praised. The group argues receivers should be familiar with the company’s details and favors Mr Greenhut as a possible receiver due to his knowledge of assets.
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Com
Whisky trust case trials continue as judge to rule today
Curcaco Feb 4 The judge will decide today whether to displace the present receivers in the whisky trust case. Anti Greenhut stockholders are represented by lawyers and proxies and are mounting a strong challenge to the old management.
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Curcaco
Whisky Trust
Grosscup
Extra Freight Train Wrecks Near Oblong
An Indiana and Illinois Southern extra freight derailed two miles west of Oblong due to a broken rail, plunging a passenger coach down a 15-foot embankment. The Ford Theatre company with eleven actors and two other passengers suffered injuries including arm and leg gashes head wounds and internal injuries. No fatalities.
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New Zay
Ill
Indiana
Illinois Southern
Oblong
Ford Theatre Company
Eeleven
Clint G. Ford
George M. Adama
Harry Faherney
George W. Jackson
D. W. Seagrist
T. H. Hand
Switch Annie Marries Yard Foreman in Milwaukee Yard
Miss Anna Glandtner known as Switch Annie for twelve years as a switch tender in the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad yards in Milwaukee has wed Charles W. Green the yard foreman. She took her father’s place after his death and has led one of the system’s most important yards.
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Milwaukee
Annie
Anna Glandtner
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Charles W. Green
American warship crew rescued after Chin Kiang incident
A Shanghai telegram reports Chin Kiang locals attacked a party from the U S Navy ship Concord after an accidental shooting of a Chinese man while officers hunted game. Marines and bluejackets were deployed to rescue the crew. further details awaited.
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London
Shanghai
Chin Kiang
Concord
Japs Carry the Island Batteries Harbor Action
The Japanese have captured the island batteries and now hold complete possession of the harbor at Wel.
Solons on the Drainage Canal Inspection in Chicago
Illinois legislators and guests, over 300 strong, toured the Chicago drainage canal under President Venter and trustees. A Willow Springs banquet followed as speeches praised the project and urged favorable future legislation for Chicago.
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Ilnois
Wenter
Willow Springs
Venter
Bogardus
Chicago
Union
Big Four Lead Republican Editors Choices Across States
The Commercial Gazette prints presidential preferences of Republican editors from every state and territory. Most back McKinley, Harrison, Reed, and Allison in that order with a few favorite son votes noted.
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Cincinnati
The
Commercial Gazette
Union
MckKinley
Harrison
Reed
Allison
Senate confirms Samuel Ryan for U S consul post at St Johns
Abbreviated telegrams report Samuel Ryan of Wisconsin confirmed as United States consul at St Johns Nd. Other items note West Superior bets on a constitutional word, a divorce case loss, a wife presumed dead in a steamer sinking, state capitol rebuilt with convict labor, a Nebraska oil inspector’s loss, and various legal and prize notices across cities.
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Senate
Samuel Ryan
Wisconsin
United States
St. Johns
B.S. Howland
West Superior
Wis
Anton Kuehn
St. Louis
Louise
Frank Tunten
Nebraska
Arkansas Supreme Court
Pierce
A. B. Carpenter
Clark’s Horse Review
Chicago
Red Oak
Wright
McGann
New York Herald
Ida Peters
Almah Buckelmiller
Weather outlook by state for twenty four hours
Weather indications for twenty four hours from 8 p m yesterday cover Illinois Indiana Lower Michigan Upper Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa. Illinois fair and colder. Indiana and Lower Michigan snow flurries then fair and cold. Upper Michigan much colder. Wisconsin fair slightly colder east. Iowa fair and possibly warmer in the west. Break It Genway line included.
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Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Upper
Wisconsin
Iowa
The Boy Down the Street Poem Fragment
A fragment from a street scene describes a boy moving through a quiet street. The piece evokes a pedestrian moment and hints at everyday life in an urban setting.
Grave Charge Against a Justice of the Peace in Indiana
Mrs. Imogene Hyatt of Kosciusko County testified before Judge Stubbs about a lawsuit over a $6000 breach of promise verdict and a separate suit alleging alienation of her son in law’s affections. She described men guiding her to drink and sleigh rides ending in arrest, with a detective Jefferies revealed as part of a scheme to impeach her testimony.
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Indianapolis
Imogene Hyatt
Kosciusko County
Stubbs
Wilson
Peru
Kentucky
Jefferies
Mollie Bishop
Butler
Left His Babes to Starve in Cold Weather
In Lawrenceburg on February 4 Squire Robbins a union township justice and local church figure reportedly left his two children ages 5 and 7 alone with no food or fuel during a cold spell. Albert Brush found them near famished and nearly frozen, neighbors aided them. They had only a rat carcass to eat, shared between the siblings. They were later rescued.
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Lawrenceburg
Squire Robbins
Union Township
Coles Corner
Albert Brush
Pioneer Train Robber John Reno Dies in Indiana
Columbus February 4 John Reno a pioneer train robber and daring outlaw is dead. His early thefts started with his father’s horse and later included a $90 000 Adams Express car robbery near Indianapolis in 1866 and a Joplin Missouri treasury heist for $45 000. He was imprisoned then pardoned, served in the Civil War, ran a Seymour saloon, and twice was sent back to prison for attempted escapes. He blamed those who hanged his brothers for train robberies. Jordan Sticks to His Assertion IN Indianapolis February 4 State gas inspector Killtt Jordan says Indiana’s gas supply will be exhausted in four years if current use continues and criticizes abolition of his office saying it will hinder gas belt transparency.
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Columbus
John Reno
United States
Reno
Jeffersonville
Ind
Adams Express Company
Pennsylvania Line
Indianapolis
Joplin
Missouri State
B. Gratz Brown
United States Service
Seymour
Missouri
Cooperage Department
H. Jordan
Indiana
Coal mines close in Brazil region as prices sink
Brazil reports Crawford Coal closes its north mine idling 150 workers. Jackson Coal and Mining shuts its Brazil mine affecting 250 more. Nellie mine of Otter Creek Coal is idle, with further closures likely if coal prices do not improve. Low coal prices drive the crisis.
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Brazil
Crawford Coal Company
Jackson Coal and Mining Company
Nellie
Otter Creek Coal Company
Man Dies From Shock After Vandalia Wreck
John Welsh, a baggageman on the Vandalia train wrecked at Coatesville, died at his home on February 4. His death is attributed to the shock endured during the wreck.
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Inpranapens
John Welsh
Coatesville
Revival Meeting Ends In Courtly Frenzy After Conductor Loses Mind
In Hartford on February 4 at Mill Grove, Aaron Lanning, a farmer, became wildly disturbed during a revival. He dragged the janitor to the altar and forced penitents away, then roamed the room shouting. The minister stopped the service, and Lanning was taken home amid worsening dementia.
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Hartford City
Mill Grove
Aaron Lanning
Lanning
Governor May Suspend Sheriff Over Duty Failure
Representative Robinson introduces a bill giving the governor power to suspend a county sheriff who fails to perform duties and to appoint a temporary sheriff in Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Robinson
Strike at Kiechie Brentano Oberdorfer Stove Works Sparks Clash
Evansville reports a strike by non union molders from Louisville led to a riot near the stove works. Striking attackers used clubs knives and stones and pistols fired. Patrick Ridge a non union worker was badly injured but police quelled the disturbance with no arrests. Kokomo notes drainage chief Bay removed amid tangled accounts and rumored fee shortages awaiting audit.
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Evansville
Kiechie, Brentano & Oberdorfer
Louisville
Patrick J. Ridge
Whitman College And The Whitman Memorial
The article traces the Whitman legacy from his 1802 birth in Rushville New York to Oregon missionary work with Henry Spaulding. It covers Whitman’s 1836 journey, his 1847 death at Waiilatpu, the unmarked grave, and Cushing Eells founding Whitman College in 1866. It notes endowment efforts by D K E Pearson and ongoing fundraising led by Rev Dr S B L Penrose.
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Whitman College
Whitman
Rushville
Ontario County
N. Y
Berkshire Medical Institute
Pittsfield
Mass
Oregon
American Board
Washington
Idaho
Henry N. Spaulding
Rocky Mountains
Fort Laramie
United States
Great Divide
Spaulding
Hudson Bay
South Pass
St. Louis
Tyler
Johni C. Calhoun
Independence
West
Pioneers
Fort Walla Walla
Waulatpa, Or
Cushing Eells
Eells
D. K E. Pearson
Chicago
S. B. L. Penrose
Quoted Snippets Spark Noted Political and Social Snickers
A collage of remarks from various papers criticizes politicians and public figures. It ridicules a Colorado senator for calling women hatchet faced, comments on Bill Cook’s denials, and notes William’s remark about America outpacing Germany. It also mentions Russell Sage in cross examination, Fort Sheridan’s army, a Kentucky moonshiner myth, and an English correspondent questioning veterans pensions.
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Boston Herald
Washington Star
Bill Cook
Cook
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
William
America
Germany
New York World
Russell Sage
Laidlaw
Washington Times
United States Army
Fort Sheridan
Buffalo Express
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Bicycle Messenger Service
Burgman Cycle CO
Market Street
Couvin
Mills
Bradfield Regaultor Co
Atlanta, Ga
U Fomenehas Pemedy Co. Ee
Cook Remedy Co
Masonite Temple
W.l.douglas
Eangmens
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J. B. Winters
DR. Mott
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Chamberlain
Cad Cady
Labor
Hernan
Clark
Sargent
New York Labor Bureau
NEW York State Labor Report
Commissioner Dowling
United Boys Brigades
Michigan Health
Joseph B
Peoria
Joseph B. Greenhut
Ben J. Greenhut
John
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Hobart
Greene, Hennessy
Beggs
Freiburg
Situation At
Bride
Solons
Chicago Channel
National Senate
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Clarke
Montana
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Burrows
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Carey
Chandler
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Dixon
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Frye
Gallinger
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Gorman
Gray
Hale
Hawley
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Hill
Hoar
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Lodge
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Manderson
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Morrill
Murphy
Palmer
Platt
Proctor
Quay
Vilas
Washburn
American Review
Justice of the Peace
Jordana
Indantry
Jordan
the Progress
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Keller
Market St
Carl
Avanor
Charles W. Williams
Carlin & Lenox
Decker Station
Howard County
Kokomo
Burgess Bay
Paul Revere
Phil Sheridan
Philip H. Sheridan
John C. Fremont
Marcus Whitman
Charlestown
Lexington
Middlesex
Sheridan
Winchester
Cedar Creek
Longfellow
Reid
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Walla Walla
Louisville Courier-Journal
Philadelphia
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