Florida Winter Cold Breaks Records and Damages Citrus
Tempers plunged across Florida and Texas as a severe cold snap hit the South. Reports from Ocala and other Florida towns note temperatures around 21 to 37 degrees, killing orange blossoms, damaging fruit, and threatening the crop with losses estimated up to 600000 dollars. Meanwhile Galveston and Dodge City endure historic lows with heavy icing, ice floes on rivers, structurally damaged towns, and multiple fatalities across the plains.
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Jack Progt
Tachroxvgiris
Pla
Flotida
Toweat
Signnal Bureau
Ocala
South Lake
Wilde
Lindy
Revial Bia Inet
Aaikkronville
Fla
Florida
Captain Ives
Movida Fruit Exchange
Pakhi Roswa
Newa
New Smyrna
Dayton Nui Wilier
Ocean Disasters and Lifesaving Rescues From Atlantic Gale
Reports from December to January describe a deadly Atlantic gale wrecking a three masted schooner near Nantucket with nine crew aboard, swift lifesaving efforts, and the loss of several sailors. Additional rescues on Deer Island and at Bellwout point save some, while other vessels perish along the Jersey coast with multiple bodies recovered.
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Naxtvertz
Maas
Freeman
United States Lifesaving
Nantucket
Boate
Apparitua
Acane
Charles Walls
Boston
T. B. Witherapnon
Rockland
Alfred A. Anderson
Surinam
Alfred H. Anderson
Maurice Ryner
Minconville Me
John Phillips
Cook
West Indica Jost
Charles Wulff
Bunton
Nichols Amsterdam
John Mattis
Liverpool
August Chase
Hardick Berry
Gon
City Institution
Deer Island
Threeen
Juliet
Long
Belluate
New York
Philadelphia
Mary G. Fare
Baltimore
Providence
Long Branch
Jersey
Ita
Sandy Hook
Harnegat Bay
Costa
Asbury Park
Sallora
Beaton
Eslaworth
Leer
Gland
Massive fires report widespread losses across cities
The Continental warehouse on North Water Street Chicago burned Saturday, valued at 25 000 with goods totaling 200 000 lost. Other fires in Boston and Goshen caused major damages, including Nobles School Furniture in Indiana with 30 000 loss and Great Jones Street building in New York sustaining 50 000 in damages and over 200 workers displaced.
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Chicago
Tennnessee
Caicano
Continental
North Water Streoh
August M. Huntington
Bostox
Ginton Street
New York
Great
Jones Street
General Grant
Germany Seizes the Samoan Islands in Oceanic Crisis
Jan 14 reports from Apia and Washington state that Germany has seized the Samoan Islands in the Pacific despite protests from Britain and the United States. Dispatches note imperial actions and high authority confirmation, with ongoing details of the seizure and its political context.
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Samoan
Epire
Weber
Sonpox
Oceano
Wasamaros
United States
Coucul
Apia
Samoa
Samoag Islands
Beau
Prince Bismarck
Death on the Rail in Delaware Snowstorm
A Wilmington Delaware snowstorm caused a deadly railway collision early Saturday morning. The Wilmington and Northern passenger train struck two snow-clearing engines near the Uarlan and Hollingsworth Company tracks, killing three men on the train and three on the engines, with several others injured.
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Delaware
Bix
Wilmoton
Del
Wilmington & Northern
Reading
Philting
Wilmington and Northern
Uarlan and Hollingsworth Company
Snew
Alnes
Congress Chronicles A Day in Washington and Ohio
In Washington the Senate debated Dakota statehood and Mormon Church property issues while House measures included silver coin debates and Dakota governance. Ohio saw corruption inquiries, a fatal church boiler explosion, and the inauguration of John B. Foraker as Ohio governor amid criticisms of Cincinnati and Columbus election practices.
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Washington
Senate
Harrison
Dakota
Lincoln
Beckenyer
Pugh
Ailver Solnago
Morgan
Utah
Mormon Cimreh
Church and State
United States
Renato
Congress
Inica
North Texas
Indian Territory
Treasury
Weaver
Inwa
Oluvon
Calaswell
Ockston
Angeaauge
Meagan
Wartunnion
van I
Muanderson
Ronda
Durango
Coke
Siver
Allvar
Banka
Curtin
Ponhaylrania
Miller
Wyom Nr
Unclear passage hints at 18th century British plot alert
Fragmentary OCR describes a British context with a supposed plot after vaults were searched. Reads as a garbled note about Guy Fawkes era events and a person named Arthur Wellesley Poot. No clear date or event confirmed.
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Lowpom
Guy Fawkes
Arthur Wellesley
Destitution Among Stoneboro Miners
Franquin Pennsylvania January 14 A large number of miners in the Stoneboro coal fields face severe destitution with many families near starvation The Mercer Iron and Coal Company has lost a market due to natural gas reducing work to about two days per month Children lack shoes and adequate clothing as wretched shell homes offer little protection Numerous families depend on charity for basic necessities.
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New Yous
Beaton
New
England
Morotown
New Hngoln
Batty Maurer
Randside
Joan, Ringer
Rabn Township
Whs
Montreal
Kiinger
Furros
N.Y
Fata
Oswego
Milla
Sxnacosa
N. Y
Ies
Gawego
Fulton
Reynold
la Prairie
St. Paul's Island
London
Balkana
Maritza
Roumelia
Banka
Stratford-on-Avon
Wednesbury
Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Salo
Franquin
Stoneboro
Mercer Iron and Coal Company
Maryland Offersits Named Governor Nomination Noted
In Marcus Maryland on January 14 Henry Lloyd of Porchic County was nominated for governor by Democratic members to replace Hubert McLane. Arthur P. Gorman was unanimously chosen as United States Senator. No significant opposition expected in elections. New Orleans reporting January 18 notes a death in Jackabe, Mississippi, with a dispatch at 11:80 o'clock Monday.
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Hla
Beuraine
Feno
George Gallogly
Gordon Apperton
Gallogly
Apperson
Ohio
Coumpus
House of Representatives
Henry B. Payne
United States
General Assembly
New York
William Baldwin
Cobb
New Orleans
St. Paul
North Dakota
Fargo
Lord Carnarvon
Ireland
Duke of Connaught
Laurel
Ind
Newbaures Bron
Brenham
Fox
Schuyler
Neb
Lapour
John 8. Degman
John H. Cherry
Illinois
Cungread
Chicago
Boston
Mary Cunningham
G. K. Greene
Indiana
Wyoming
Joliet
Tuekday
Q. Fox
Foliet, Tit
Streater
Verona
Lima
Hendricke
Court of Claims
John M. Langston
Hayti
H. L. Donse
Detroit
Mira Edith Foater
Spain
John Mowry
Booneville
Pittsburgh
Gunpauck
le Lesseps
Montaigne
Paria
Panama
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kiel
Dominion
Northwest
Maryland
OnnEans
Jen
Jackabe
Miss
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Magqvuerry
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T. H. McGraw & G
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Fort Warns
St.Mary's Catholic Church
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H. W. Schoachke
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