Thousands debate leaving country in wake of unsettled conditions
The United States Investor prints letters from Kimball Mitchell Fulton and Mour answering inquiries about whether thousands want to exit the country. Local officials and residents from Sheldon to Armour weigh in, noting mixed views, ongoing land sales to the South and West, and a belief that few truly plan to depart. The piece argues that long‑established residents with resources stay, while some move seeking better prospects, with population shifts tied to settlement and agricultural markets.
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United States
Kimball
Mitchell
Fulton and
Mour
Ople
Sheldon
Iowa
South Dakota
Essrs
Savage & Savage
Anly
Arkansas
Iron Hospers
John Mathews
Armour
W.S. Isenhart
Multon
Hanson County
Dakota
Lame
Missouri
Illinois
Carnegie's Grim Will Prompts Austere Scotchman Appeal
In a sharply worded appeal, a frugal Scot is urged to confront Mr. Carnegie, who is described as racing toward death wealth. The plea suggests the magnate might tilt toward generosity if stirred in his current mindset. The passage conveys a tense, morally charged bid for cash from a feared and revered figure.
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Carnegie Vrace
St. Louis
The
Republic
Perry
O. T
Cook
Red Rock
Here
Santa Fe Road
Nix
Mashal
Exposition hall fire in Omaha destroys theatre and church
Omaha reports early morning blaze at Exposition hall, theatre, and nearby church ruins. Loss estimated at 175000 dollars with about half insured as firemen battled light water pressure and surrounding structures saved only partially. Meanwhile Ottawa dynamite explosion kills four, a boy, and injures several near Hull. Huntington also reports dynamite blast killing two and injuring others. Two urban drownings in Independence Iowa, Humbert reception cool in Rome, and legal notices from San Francisco and St Paul punctuate the day.
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Omaha
Exposition Hall
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Capitol Avenue
Presbyterian Church Corner
Fifteenth
Davenport
Fifteenth Street
Farnam Street
Hoyt
John Lally
Frantie
First Baptist Church
Dellone
Business About the Same Despite the Suc cess of the Government Loan
R G Dun & Co Weekly Review notes government loan success and gold reserve replenishment do not noticeably lift business. Domestic trade remains weak amid bank troubles, sugar refinery closures, and limited wage gains. Cotton and wheat prices rise modestly. Western receipts exceed last year, but overall farmer outlook remains unchanged. Iron works push production but prices stay weak. failures rise in the U S and Canada.
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New York
R.G. Dun & Co
Erie Railway
Bethlehem Steel Works
United States
Canada
Hirshfield case notes and Far Eastern sugar shipments
Judge McConnell rules on Hirshfield Bee testimony and telegram evidence while Helena witnesses dispute alleged agency. Neuristherina expert warns memory weakness in Hirshfield defense. Separately, Western Sugar Refinery will ship raw sugar from Honolulu to New York after Jan 1 citing Pacific coast glut, with Carnegie Phipps surveyors near Milan Huron eyeing Lake Erie plant site. International Barbers Union convenes in St Paul as General Booth tours Twin Cities on Salvation Army mission.
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Aambler Bee
McConnel
Dee
McConnell
Joseph Bee
Jake Holzberg
Hirshfields
Holzberg
Bee
Helena Gambler
Helena
Fargo
L. H. Hirshfield
Hirshfield
Aaron
FE. M. Darrow
Board of Insanity Com
San Francisco
Western Sugar Refinery Company
Honolulu
New York
Pacific Coast
Hawaiian Islands
Carnegie & Phipps
Norwalk
Milan
Huron
Lake Erie
Firnt
Ofarnegie & Phipps
Pittsburg
Booth
Twin Cities
St. Paul
William Booth
Salvation Army
Minneapolis
General Booth
Canada
England
Japan Accepts Indemnity Offer Amid China Terms
A Washington official states Japan favors China’s offer via US diplomats Denby and Dunn, with payment around 125 million dollars and China relinquishing sovereignty over Corea while no territory is ceded. China must show it can fulfill terms before hostilities end.
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Washington
Japan
China
United States
Denby
Dunn
Tokio
Pekin
Corea
Dec
Gresham
Interpreting Mining Law in Supreme Court Case
The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Last Chance Mining Co. v Tyler Mining Co. to settle mining law questions. Dispute centers on rights to follow ledges beyond claim lines and share of ore. Tyler claims $200,000, Last Chance cites $700,000 expended in development. Attorneys: Last Chance W B Heyburn C S Voorhees. Tyler Dolph J R McBride.
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San Francisco
United States Court
Main
Cassidy
Monteith
United States
Carer
Samuel Knight
Federal Supreme Court
Wastington
United States Supreme Court
Last Chance Mining Company
Last Chance Company
Tyler Mining Company
Idaho
Tyler Company
Last Chance
Tyler
Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
Circuit Courts of Appeal
Supreme Court
W. B. Heyburn
C. S. Voorhees
Senator Dolph
J. R. McBride
Northern Pacific seeks injunction over 1895 lands tax
The Northern Pacific railroad petitions Judge Thomas to halt tax sales in Stutsman Burleigh Wells McLean Morton Stark and Mercer counties claiming lands lack patents and interior department approval and are tied up by a receiver. Also notes a Nebraska City ruling sending blind students home after graduation and a Peculiarly reunited couple's 1850 marriage in McArthur plus Dubuque ministers backing enforcement of the state marriage law.
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Northern Pacific
Farno
N. D
Northern Pacific Railroad
Thomas
Stutsman
Burleigh
Wells
McLean
Morton
Stark
Mercer
Interior Department
Dubuque
Dunugur
Ministerial Association of
Congress Eyes Free Coinage and Senate Caucus Today
Reports from Washington state that Representative Cox and Bland discuss banking and coinage measures with free coinage advocates pressing for silver. A Democratic Senate caucus is planned to chart policy on tariffs, canals, bankruptcy and territorial bills as routine business dominates the session. In other news, a fire bill aids Northwest settlers, and a Laflin coal breaker burns, costing about 90000 and leaving 300 workers jobless.
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Washiinton
Cox
Tennessee
Banking and Currency Committee
Representative Bland
Bland
Congress
Washington
Senate
Storer
Board of Engineers
Ohio
Outhwaite
Committee On Military Affairs
Artemus P. Boyd
United States Cavalry
Chickamaugia and National Park
Cholera Strikes Hogs Near Blue Earth City
Hog cholera has killed about 150 hogs near Blue Earth City, with the disease now deeply seated in the county and farmers alarmed. Dec 3 report from Maykarto, Minn.
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Maykarto
Minn
Blue Earth City
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