Bank Robbery at Franklin Grove Nets 845000
A bold robbery shakes Franklin Grove, Lee County, as masked robbers blow the bank vault and escape with cash and papers. The incident, reported when officials opened for business, sparked rumors and sent detectives from Chicago to investigate. The local bank, a trusted depository for farmers, faced a large, uncertain loss.
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Ommeinia
Tobbers
Peking
Chicago
Lee County
Political rows delay Hawaiian debate in House and Senate
The 1894 hearings stalled as Democrats and Republicans clashed over the Hawaiian resolution and tariff timing. In Senate, Frye pushed a measure opposing direct or indirect American interference tied to restoring the queen. Three men died in a Union Pacific wreck near Linwood Kansas, boosting Tuesday’s grim news.
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Wilson
McCreary
Hitt
Foreign Affairs Committee
Boutelle
Maine
Ways and Means Committee
Whevk
Wil
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Senate
Wasmnotos
Frye
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Poison plot and awards reported in Cracow dispatch
A Vienna dispatch notes Cracow reports a recent attempt to poison the czar. On a founders’ anniversary an award was given and preparations described. Evening guests attended the event with decorations and a ceremonial sending of remaining items.
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Lonpox
Vienne
Cracow
Poland
Aodenti
Sena
Aniah Bass
Near Million-Dollar Wig Fire Sparks Toledo conflagration
Fire in Toledo on January 4 caused nearly one million dollars in damage as a Quant elivator run by F N Quale and Company burned along the riverfront. Strong winds spread flames to adjacent buildings including C A King & Company and a large hat factory, with multiple blocks destroyed. Telegraph service was cut as Western Union offices burned. a separate Missouri Pacific train wreck near Corryville, Kansas, was narrowly averted when a rail was removed on a trestle and the engineer and fireman escaped.
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Ohio
F. N. Quale & Company
Madison
Water Streets
Thanes Gpre
Bomusedin Gil Wiener
Imnyn
I A Moore
Trutx
Sununit
Tuto
Malison
Imurder
Death sentence for Prendergast in Carter Narrison case
The Chicago jury found Prendergast sane and guilty of murder in the case of Carter H. Narrison. The people of Chicago approve the verdict and expect the death penalty. The article notes strong public sentiment and defense in the trial.
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Anson
Cricauod
Prendergast
Carter H. Narrison
Sue
Chicago
Respionsille
Sialpox Case Reported in Louisvile Area
A case of smallpox was found at the home of Charles Howard, colored, between Breckinridge and Ward streets. Neighbors alerted authorities, Hall’s wife had vaccination but failed. Hutchinson removed to eruptive hospital. house fumigated amid neighborhood alarm.
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Louisvile
Charles Howard
Breckinridge
Ward Streets
Hall
Prayer Book Cross Unveiled in Golden Gate Park
A large cross monument marking where Sir Francis Drake read the first Episcopal service on the Pacific coast was unveiled in Golden Gate Park San Francisco January 2 in a ceremony attended by many. The cross was funded by George W. Childs of Philadelphia who financed all erection expenses.
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Golden Gate Park
Francis Drake
Pacific Coast
George W. Childs
Philadelph
Funeral Customs and Mourning in Society's Eye
A long critique of funeral practices calls for reform in burial rites and mourning. It condemns lavish expenditures on flowers and crape, mourning jewelry, and public displays. It argues against Sunday funerals and argues the home is the proper place for services.
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Nentire
Paul
Warning Against Gambling Described as Sinful and Destructive
A moral tract condemns gambling as illegal and dishonest, arguing hazard lacks title and fair exchange, and asserting gambling erodes family life, character, and ambition. It warns that gamblers become undependable laborers and that children suffer as financial and personal damages spread.
Duel in Vienna Ends With Officer Wounded. Doctor Killed Not Yet
A Vienna duel between a physician and a military fencing professor escalated to pistols after sabers. The physician, 60, was grazed by a pistol shot to the neck and then killed the officer with a left-handed shot after the opponent fell unconscious. The doctor later underwent surgery and returned to Vienna. London Cable.
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Austria
Vienna
Mitch
London
England's Unemployed Seek Large State Relief Proposals
Labor leaders urge government to back massive loans for foreshore reclamation to create jobs. They argue relief spending benefits the unemployed and could mirror profitable Holland state projects, with Thames estuary works offering centuries of work and returns, though officials hesitate to start such a vast venture.
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Distrena
Sach
Holland
London
Thames
Imetropolis
London Cor
New York Sun
Child’s plea sways judge in rent case at 82 Attorney Street
A 10 year old girl, torn shawl on her head, handed a letter to Justice Goldfogle in the Fifth district court pleading for mercy for tenant Bamkin, who owed rent on three rooms. The letter described illness, poverty, and lack of food, asking for a few days more under the roof until Christmas. The judge urged charity and directed Korn’s agent to grant delay until Wednesday night, hoping the family could have a Christmas dinner.
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David Samkin
Fifth Interel District Court
Justice Goldfogle
Bamkin
Korn
Attorney Street
Goldfogold
Sears
Cat
Cherry A Treat
Goldfogle
Boltz
Kornwight
Rort
Justice Goldfoyle
New York Herald
Equivocal Humor in a News Dispatch
A St Louis paper quote from St Joseph Missouri notes the Northwest Missouri Press association adjourned and its members were driven to State Lunatic Asylum No 3 as guests of the superintendent. The NY Herald commented the phrasing was humorously but unconsciously suggestive.
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St. Joseph
Northwest Missouri Press Association
State Lunatic Asylum No
New York Herald
Terriblé New Bilge on Romanian Rifle Experiments
A European correspondent reports the Roumanian army chief surgeon conducting gruesome trials with the Manolicher rifle. He arranged multiple human bodies at 600 meters, five in a line, with a bullet piercing three in succession. Wounds are described as smaller but more terrible. The weapon’s range is said to reach about 34 miles.
Pyramid Pile Cure advertised as sure remedy in old notice
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a new certain painless treatment for all forms of piles with letters from satisfied users Mrs Mery Tyler and Mr E O'Brien cited. It also promotes Carter's Kidney Backache Tea and Carter's Cough and Consumption Cure, claiming health benefits and wide availability at local druggists.
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Tyler
Heppner, Ore
E. O'Brien
Rock Bluffs
Neb
Aita
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