Opinions on the Law and the Northwestern Rate War Ended
Interoffice interviews claim interstate commerce law evasion by many railways. Railway executives urge stronger enforcement and public notice requirements for rate changes, plus removal or reform of pooling prohibitions. They warn of dangerous power to cut rates and the risk to property and public protection.
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Omesga
Trafic
Reeve
Chicaro& Grand Trunk Road
Bond
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Canada
Stickney
Chicago, Iansas City and
Nike
Mnay Roll
Passenger Rates Rise for Northwest Travel in Early 1900s
The St Paul Chiefs to Varish Restored, rates increased to old Northwest levels after weeks of cuts. From Chicago to connections like Connell Blaffs Omaha and Leavenworth, first class tickets rise to 2.50 with new rules applying June 1. Rumors of AT&SF cutting West rates denied.
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St. Paul Chiefs
Varish
St. Paulo Dirst
Eliss
Chicago
Conneil Blaffs
Omaha
Wwidistis City
St. Joseph
Atchinson
Leavenworth
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Santa Fe cattle rate cut blamed on local Kansas City agent
Chicago reports a sudden reduction in Kansas City Chicago cattle rates by the Santa Fe line. The change drew immediate response from the Alton road and Santa Fe officials say the agent acted without authority and rates were restored. President Strong reportedly ordered the agent's discharge.
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Santa Fe
Chicago
Kansas City
Alton Road
Strong
Theansas
Wisconsin Central Freight Conductors Dismissed Without Warning
In Wisconsin, several of the oldest freight conductors on the Wisconsin Central Railroad have been laid off by Division Superintendent Wheeler. Some were summarily disposed of and others reassigned at the superintendent’s request, with unclear causes for the layoffs.
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Wisconsin Central
Asulasa
Wis
Wheeler
Beviet Miners Clash Sparks Shots as Militia Intervenes
Fresh trouble erupted at a Beviet Missouri mining site as miners and depressors exchanged fire injuring Teo. Militias arrested five ringleaders and remain on the scene to deter further demonstrations amid tense labor unrest.
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Beviet
Wee
Amonit Io
Tesrees
Teo
Regulated the Wrong Negro in Yorkville
In Yorkville S A on February 26 Ben Harding and another man tried to regulate a Black man named Sai Harding for living with a white woman. They knocked at a door midnigh t demanded entry and fired a double barreled shotgun when refused. The Black man died, the white assailants fled and remain at large.
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Yorkville
S A. Bec
Ben Harding
Sai Harding
Tarding
Dr Carver Resumes Ball Breaking Amidst Cold Christmas
Dr. Carver enters the second day of his ball breaking at the Washington rink in Minneapolis. He reports loss of arm control but continues shooting, totaling 17 610 targets by evening with 28 misses, 285 on the first day, 93 more missed today.
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Carver
Washington
Winchesterville
Oelock
Notable Gifts Flood White House For President and Mrs Cleveland
Washington on December 27 reports Mrs Cleveland and the president received a vast array of tokens from personal friends. The gifts filled Mrs Cleveland's boudoir and included an onyx and gold toilet stand as a standout item among jewelry silverware canes umbrellas wines and various packages.
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Washington
Chamberlain Offered British Washington Post as Minister
Lexpos Dec 27 reports the British minister to Washington post, created by Lord Sackville's dismissal, was offered to Joseph Chamberlain and refused. It notes Chamberlain plans for Princess Gate estate as a social hub for wealthy Americans. In Washington, Postmaster General Dickinson finalizes civil service reform for railway clerks with exams and district boards, effective Jan 1.
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Chamberlain
Lord Sackville
Lexpos
Washington
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberkain
Princess Gate
Dev
Dickinson
Civil Service
Board of Miners
Vilas to Return to Madison After Fourth Term
Vilas will resume law practice in Madison after the fourth annual term. The announcement denies rumors that he would join a New York firm or align with an Eastern office of a Western land corporation.
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Vilas
Madison
Manson
Wis
New York
Western Land Corporation
Two Drownings At Sea And Fatal Crushing At Dock
In DeLaTH a coal dock accident buried John Jackson and John Oleson under 600 tons of stone coal. Oleson died during rescue. Jackson perished beneath a heavier mass, crushed beyond recognition. In San Francisco a boat capsized near the bay leaving six dead from a party of seven. Names include Andrew Siegel Kate Siegel George Stump and wife Mattox and Mary Morales.
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Delath
Ohio Coal Company
John Jackson
John Oleson
Oleson
Jackson
San Francisco
Andrew Siegel
Kate Siegel
George Stump
Mattox
Mary Morales
Ammonia Plant Explosion Claims Several Lives In Toronto
An explosion at the Toronto ammonia works killed David Sexton instantly and seriously injured several other workmen. The foreman is missing and feared buried in debris as the building is wrecked and the area rattled for blocks.
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Toronto
Ont
David Sexton
Boiler blast at Gold Hill kills four workers in mill
At Gold Hill Colorado a boiler in a saw mill exploded instantly killing Andy McDonald A Barnard and two men named Nedlett and Niles and fatally scalding Mike Barnard.
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Denver
Colo
Gold Hill
Colorado
Andy McDonald
A. Barnard
Nedlett
Niles
Mike Barnard
Blake appointment shakes Jamaica governorship move
Bound to make Blake an governor Lonnox Dec 26. It is officially announced that Sir A Blake formerly governor general of Newfoundland and whose appointment as governor of Queensland to succeed Musgrave was objected to by Irish residents has been appointed governor of Jamaica to succeed Gen Sir J W Morman.
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Blake
Lonnox
A. Blake
New Foundland
Queensland
Anthony Musgrave
Jamaica
J. W. Morman
Milan Accepts Constitutional Reforms in Serbia
Belgrade reports King Milan has accepted major amendments to the constitution. The changes abolish capital punishment for political offenses, restrict arrest without a judicial warrant, and require the skuptschina’s consent for approving commercial treaties.
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Milan
Belgrade
Skuptschina
Prince of Wales in bad health after honors episode
Albert Holward reports from Loxton on December 27 that the health of the Prince of Wales is very bad and worsened by the stress of the recent Honorable Artillery episode.
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Albert Holward
Loxton
Prince of Wales
Dynamiting in Madrid Targets Conservative Deputy Silvela
A bomb exploded last night in front of the residence of Senor Silvela, a Conservative member of the chamber of deputies. Perpetrators are unknown. Also, Prussia halts Sunday horse racing at the emperor’s request, stopping races on Sundays and holidays.
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Maprio
Rcence
Senor Silvela
Chamber of Deputies
Morse
Beruix
Prussia
An Unexpected Meeting at Gridley’s
Mrs Carrollton Smythe meets Mrs Van Ortland and daughter at Gridley’s. She boasts of being ten swell and browses the bargain counter while her husband questions the outing. She defends the trip as shopping ODds offered at low rates.
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Carrollton Smythe
van Ortland
Gridley’s
Lesswell
Ven Martland
Smythe
Fire Devastates Marblehead as Segment of Town Burns
Massive blaze sweeps the business district of Marblehead Massachusetts destroying an estimated sixty buildings including Powers block and the Masonic hall. The fire begins in Powers furniture basement from benzine explosion and grows to over eight acres. Loss now put at about 1 million with 2,500 affected and workers left jobless for winter.
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Marblehead
Mass
Powers’ Furniture
Powers
Goldthwaite
Monro
Boston
Masonic Hall
Allentown
American
Company
Simon’s Variety Store
Daniel Braden
George Church
Thomas Malls
Metcalfs Box Factory
Pleasant Street
Anderson Street
Spring Street
Essex Street
School Street
Newall
Washington Street
Nicholas Hill
Garand Army Hall
Irregularities Found in Western Union Boston Office
Irregularities totaling a considerable sum were found at the Western Union Telegraph main office in Boston. Three fraud methods were used: destroying telegram copies to be sent or received, and adding fictitious dispatches on delivery slips. A patrolman alleges some messengers earned up to five dollars weekly from the scheme, but the receiver claims to quit prosecution.
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Boston Telegraph Office
Boston
Western Union Telegraph Company
Fire Destroys West End Properties in Cincinnati Blast
A blaze in Cincinnati's West End started at 8:30 a m in a Budd street stable near C C Jacobs Cordage works and spread through the Budd street chair factory furniture firms and surrounding tenements. Loss expected around 800000 with property destroyed including Budd Street Furniture Cincinnati Chair Central Furniture and Cordage works. By 11 25 the fire was under control.
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Cincinnati
West End
Budd Street
C. C. Jacobs’ Cordage Works
Budd Street Furniture Company
Cincinnati Chair Company
Central Furniture Association
C. C. Jacobs Cordage Works
Joss
Ashland Fire Destroys Theatre Saloon and Shops
In Ashland Wisconsin on Christmas morning a large blaze destroyed the Olympic variety theatre on Second Avenue West, a saloon owned by Edward Welch, another saloon owned by Walter Norton, the Ideal restaurant, and a SchoetTer estate blacksmith shop. The 1:30 a m fire was aided by a frozen hydrant and the new electric alarm system operated perfectly for the first time. Actors lost wardrobes. total loss estimated at 15000 with 2500 insured.
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Ashland
Wis
Ashlsud
Olympic Variety Theatre
Second Avenue West
Edward Welch
Walter Norton
Ideal
SchoetTer
Great fire threatens New Cumberland scene in West Virginia
From Wheeling the Times reports a large fire in New Cumberland West Virginia caused by unspecified causes. Details are scarce due to late hour and ongoing checks. A separate item notes Mrs Chaskin formerly Fellows gives birth to a son in Washington. Paris reports Mine. Sarah Earnhardt refuses 28000 francs offer from the Sultan for palace performances.
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New Cumberland
W. Va
Burg
Times
Wheeling
W. V
Sarah
Pliny
Paris
Sarah Earnhardt
Turkey
Imperial Palace
Shot by His Father-in-law in Alabama
Hetlyn Alabama December 26 Turner Bryant was shot dead by his father in law B T Chambers while attempting to force entry to Chambers house where Mrs Bryant, who had left her husband, was living. Bennington Vermont December 26 John Keran and James Grushannon were sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of second degree murder.
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BikMinGuam
Ala
Hetlyn
Turner Bryant
B. T. Chambers
Chambers’ House
Bennington
John Keran
James Grushannon
Coal Vein Found Near Jackson Minnesota
In Petersburg township along the Des Moines river a drilling crew reached 180 feet and found coal of similar quality to Town coal. Plans call for another hole about a mile away to gauge vein extent before a shaft is sunk. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Railways backs the venture to develop the Des Moines valley.
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Jackson
Minn
Milwaukee
Petersburg Township
Des Moines
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Railway Company
State Prison Inspectors Back Readoption of Convict Labor
The Minnesota State Board of Prison Inspectors visited Riverside penitentiary and may recommend convict labor on contracts. Board members A I Doe John B P Norris and Howard Dug toured the facility and plan to report feedback to the state.
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Minnesota
Pierspun
Minnesota State Board of
A. I. Doe
John BP. Norris
Howard Dug
Riverside
Limited Express
Chicago
Nor
Economical Brewer Faces Court Over Tax Stamp Violations
A Nueust Pische brewer at 22 Desplaines street stands in Juedhee blo' s court for violating federal revenue stamp laws. He allegedly smuggled beer stamps across the flies to the batting room, removed stamps, and substituted old ones. Evidence shows stamps used up to forty times, implicating ongoing stamp fraud.
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Cinesco
Nueust Pische
Desplaines Street
Juedhee Blo
Futomad
Fischer
Dais
Turbulent 19th Century News Highlights and Incidents
A sprawling, fragmented survey of events includes political appointments from Governor Porter to represent Indiana at an inauguration, auctions of hops and various sales, deaths, imprisonments, and scandals. Names span Canton Ohio to Winnipeg, with reports of riots, court actions, and international affairs amid a wide mix of sensational notes.
Grain and Provisions Market Notes From Whitago and St Paul
Fragmented OCR lists grain types and bids including December May January and January February figures. Mentions Whitago St Paul grain and provisions with various bid amounts such as 5.50 and 800 in a terse market note format.
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Holy To
Noprlera
Wie
Scot Tetley
Tate Hing
Upland Prairie
Golied
Notable Crime Scene Report From Whitechapel
A mangled account describes a repeated murder pattern resembling the Whitechapel era. The latest killing is believed not to be the work of the same perpetrator, and hospital reports remain inconclusive as investigators search for the murder weapon.
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Niles
Pricodius
Whitechapel
Uie
Aberdeen Republicans See Mitchell Meeting as Narrow Scheme
Major Barrett reports from Mitchell on a Democratic division council gathering seen as self serving by Republicans. Delegations from Pierre and Mitchell backed a proposal to locate a temporary capital while critics warned of ambitious office seekers shaping territory policy.
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Major Barrett
Mitchell
Pierre
Iluron
Ini
Spink
Codington
Minnehaha
Yankton
Tripp
Fluron
Hivan
Aurora
Washington
Congress
Pierce
Jamestown
Capital seat debate shadows South Dakota towns
Multiple Dakota papers debate moving the state capital, weighing Yankton Pierre and Watertown as potential sites. Arguments favor geographic center near Pierre, noting distance to borders and river towns as key factors. A past removal effort and local divisions are cited as context for the capital question.
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Yankton
Pierre
Ilaron
Minnesota
Iowa
Deadwood
Black Slills
South Dakota
Turon
Pierre Free Press
Dakota
Bismarck
Vierce
Capital Commission
Road Extension Drama At Mitchell Sparks Vernon Watch
The Gazette reports a prospective extension of the Cost. Po oM. O. Road west from Mitchell as a major issue for Mt. Vernon. Locals fear the line may bypass their town and urge vigilance to ensure it passes through. If Dakota joins the Sioux reservation, Congress could approve the line for construction next season. Community leaders vow to work hard this winter to influence the project.
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the Gazette
Om. O
Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
Vernon
Dakota
Sioux Reservation
Congress
Abe
Mitchell Democrats Disturb Sioux Falls Constitution
Ambiguous report notes Democrats in Mitchell disrupted the Sioux Falls constitution with actions that raise suspicion about motives and legality. Details are unclear in the fragment.
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Aberdeen News
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
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