Death-dealing Winds Smash Hastings Buildings
A February Nebraska disaster as gale winds topple Max Meyer’s three story building at Farnum and Eleventh, wrecking adjacent shops and injuring multiple workers. Fire crews rescue trapped victims amid collapsing walls. several die, others severely injured including Dunbar’s staff and Olsen’s clothier shop. Names of the dead listed.
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Omaha
Neb
Max Meyer
Sommer Farnum
Eleventh Streets
Darrow & Logan
Max Meyer & Co
S. Seligman
Farnum Street
Boyer
R. C. Dunbar
Engraving and Printing House
FE. Olsen
Dunbar
Olsen
Olson
Mike Martin
Finn Oliver
Tom Houston
Dunibars Stereotyping Department
John Jackson
Daniels
Tuiuls Safe Agency
Amnbar
Ingen
Charles Cyesar
Dunbar’s
P. Boyer
Hall's Safe and Lock Company
J. Olsen
Clothier
Mr. Lombard
Hastings Central School Wrecked in Nebraska Storm Fatalities Reported
A heavy Nebraska gale caused extensive damage across the state. At Hastings Central School four severely injured and a teacher fatally hurt, with one student killed en route and another gravely injured. Lincoln reports minor damage. Arapahoe sees no injuries. The storm disrupted watches and caused widespread disruption.
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Hastings
Neb
Lincoln
Nebraska
Alliance
Arapahoe
Tripeht
Aldrich
Missoula man dies after roof struck by high wind debris
Washington McCormick, the second heaviest taxpayer in Missoula County and a longtime territorial political figure, died Monday night after a roof from a Port Owen building was blown loose by a high wind at 8 p.m. The incident occurred in Missoula while he was at work, highlighting dangers from severe weather. In other news, the British schooner Pathfinder and the American schooner William W. Rich were captured near Drake's Bay for allegedly illegal sealing activities and brought to San Mirandisco.
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Lisa
Mont
Washington McCormick
Agaie
Missoula
Port Owen
McCormick
Missoula County
Alarka
San Mirandisco
Richard Rush
Pathfinder
William W. Rich
Drake's Bay
Montreal Harbor Improvement Plan Named at $4,000,000 Outlay
Montreal Harbor authorities contemplate a harbor improvement scheme with an estimated expenditure of 4 million dollars. The plan aims to upgrade facilities and navigation efficiency on Montreal’s waterfront.
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Montreal
Canadian bill to grant U S vessels wrecking and towing privileges
Ottawa reports Mr Patterson of Essex introduced a bill in parliament to admit United States vessels to wrecking towing and coasting privileges in Canadian waters. The measure, read a first time, is broader than Mr Kirkpatrick's earlier bill but will not take effect until the United States grants similar privileges to Canadian vessels in American waters.
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Ottawa
Patterson
Essex
United States
Kirkpatrick
Kingston
Canadian Politician Denounces Fisheries Policy as Madness
In Ottawa on February 6, opposition leader Scott delivered a vigorous attack on the government’s fisheries policy and the 1818 treaty. He called the policy barbarous, urged unrestricted reciprocity with the United States, and criticized the government’s overall approach to Canada US relations.
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OtTawa
Senate
Drummond
Perley
al- Biniboine
Canada
United States
Scott
Progress of Science Concert by Telephone Phonograph
A trial at American Telephone and Telegraph in New York linked with the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia entertained several hundred listeners. Cornet solos and songs by Professor Hoth and Miss Nike Stewart were broadcast to the Philadelphia audience, with some cornet notes distinctly repeated back to New York via the phonograph.
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New York
Philadelphia
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Franklin Institute
Hoth
Nike Stewart
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Preparations underway to use Pago Pago harbor as coal station
Washington Feb 6 Advices report the government has started preparing Pago Pago harbor for a coaling station. Charters arranged with the American clipper Benjamin Packard and C. C. Chapman to load 6 000 tons of coal from Philadelphia at 13 dollars per ton, coal delivered free to the ships. More charters expected soon.
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Wastungton
Pago Pago
Benjamin Packard
C. C. Chapman
Philadelphia
German Consul at Samoa to be Removed
Berlin correspondent reports the German consul at Samoa will be recalled. Prince Bismarck is said to be greatly annoyed by the consul overstepping his instructions.
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Loxpon
Berlin
Daily Telegraph
Samoa
Prince Bismarck
Oklahoma Territorial Government Bill Referred in Senate
The Oklahoma territorial government bill was referred to the Senate committee on territories after debate between Mr. Vlatt and Mr. Dawes. Other actions included acceptance of Senate amendments to retire Gen. Smith, and military and canal funding discussions. A sundry civil amendment would pay Mrs. Sheridan 50,000, and several right of way bills for railways through Indian reservations were reported.
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Senate
Washington
House
Oklahoma
Vlatt
Committee On
Territories
Dawes
Senate Committee On Territories
Wm. F. Smith
Nicaragua
House Committee On Military Affairs
Fort Custer
Big Morn and Southern Railway Company
Gen. Sheridan
Hawley
Irene I. Sheridan
Philip I. Sheridan
Army of the
Senate finance panel studies direct tax bill amendments
Washington date February 6 senate committee on finance opened discussion on the direct tax bill and the house amendments. No final action was taken and it is likely the amendments will be materially modified in substance and phraseology.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
House
Admitted Knute Nelson Moves to Practice
Admitted Knute Nelson of Minnesota to practice before the U S Supreme Court after a motion by Hon Thomas Wilson. Nelson is ready for law business up to the highest court. The Harrison Deer Park cottage lease is reported official with Narvis owning the property. Another candidate for public printer enters the race in Washington. The West Virginia deadlock continues as Kenna and Golf exchange votes in the joint assembly, which dissolves after the second ballot.
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Knute Nelson
WashingTon
Thomas Wilson
Supreme Court of the United States
Minnesota
Deer Park
Harrison
Lome
Spencer
Henry G. Narvis
Diaknestos
W. Va
Kenna
Senator
Golf
Merrill
Assembly
Street Cars in New York Face Strike Outcome
Street car service shows 400 cars running in New York as strike leaders refuse to concede failure. General opinion suggests the strike backbone is broken and the stoppage may end in a few days, turning the dispute into a thing of the past.
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New York
York
Minnesota WCTU Row Sparks Political Feud in Letter
Mrs. H A Hobart, president of the Minnesota WCTU, attacks Mrs. Ellen Foster of the Town WCTU in an open letter. She questions dues payments for national funds, the election of district representatives, alleged secession activity, and paid positions supporting party factions. If Foster does not confirm, Hobart promises records and further proof.
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Lancer
New York
Ren
WLC
U. U
Rej
Posters
Hobart
Quarantine Proclaimed Against Cattle From Infected States
Governor Leslie of Montana issues a proclamation under an 1858 act banning cattle imports from Texas Pennsylvania New York New Jersey Maryland and the District of Columbia unless twenty two days quarantine is observed and a veterinary health certificate accompanies certain cattle from overland Texas shipments.
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Leslie
Montana
Molena
Mont
Texas
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
District of Columbia
Madison man named to state university regents board
G L S Hanks of Madison was appointed by Governor Hoard to fill the state at large seat on the University regents, replacing Boss Keyes after a hard battle. Other new regents named include J W Quarls Racine John A Rice Morton Frank Challoner Oshkosh and John M True Baraboo.
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Boss
Keyes
Maisons
Wis
L. S. Hanks
Madison
Guv. Hoard
Boss Keyes
Board of State University Regents
Hanks
State University
Universiyy
J W. Quarls
Racine
John A. Rice
Morton
Frank Challoner
Oshkosh
John M. True
Baraboo
Big Land Decision in Central Pacific Suit
The United States suit against Henry Curtner and about thirty others for 2867 acres in Livermore valley, granted to Central Pacific and transferred to California, was decided in the complainant's favor. The case was tried in the circuit court.
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San Francisco
United States
Henry Curtner
Central Pacific
Livermore Valley
Stock Yards Blaze Destroys Buildings in St Paul
A blaze at the Martin Delaney stock yards in St Paul damaged the office building ten cattle sheds a corn granary hay sheds and a 40 by 80 foot hog fattening shed. The fire started from an overheated stove at 7 p.m. and caused about 5000 in losses, fully insured.
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St. Pau
Martin Delaney
Rumors Mount Over Prince Rudolph Death
A Brussels telegraph reports Prince Rudolph killed a Bohemian lady then shot himself after a forced room entry. The tale gains credence in Brussels and Berlin papers doubt the official cause of death as self-inflicted.
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London
Brussells
Prince Rudolph
Brussels
Berlin
Freisinnige Zeitung
Rudolph
Peculiar Experience of a Foreigner at the Post Office
A Swede unfamiliar with English lined up for civil service medical exams at a New York post office. He endured weight, height, and physical tests before an interpreter clarified the error, revealing a mistaken placement in the process. The scene highlights strict procedures and cultural misinterpretation within the crowded civil service inspections.
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New York
Postal Service
Civil Service Commission
Registry Department
Disastrous Attempt to Take Hippolyte’s Gonaives Stronghold
New York news confirms Haiti’s Gen. Hippolyte defenses at Gonaives with a bombardment by Legitime’s warship. A shore assault followed. several hundred prisoners were taken and many generals executed on the spot, amid heavy casualties.
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New York
Warold
Port de Paix
Hayti
Hippolytes
Gonaives
Johannes Haustedt
Hippolyte
Legitime
Edinburgh Court Dismisses Parnell Libel Suit
The Edinburgh court held no jurisdiction in the libel action brought by Mr. Parnell against the London Times and dismissed the suit with costs. The judgment holds Walter as only a copartner owner of the Times, making arrests against him individually invalid.
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Epictures
Edinburgh Court
Parnell
London Times
Walter
Times
Indignation Over O Brien Treatment at Clonmel Jail
A debate erupts over Mr. O Briens prison discipline at Clonmel as health and imprisonment risks rise. Supporters cite patriotism and sacrifice while critics view his resistance as self inflicted. Authorities face pressure to allow clothing or risk further unrest. Dunian reports his stripped clothes were returned and he was moved to the infirmary.
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Loxbox
William O'Brien
O'Brien
Ireland
O’brien
Dunian
Clonmel
Drunken New York policeman causes chaos at Second Avenue
A drunken officer fired five shots into a crowd of women and children on Forty third Street and Second Avenue. He beat bystanders with a club before police at the Fifty first Street station took him into custody. Several bystanders, including Miss Amelia Hamilton and some children, were struck in the melee.
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New York
Forty-Third Street
Second Avenue
Amelia Hamilton
Fifty-First Street
Death-Bed Confession Ties Missing Train Robbery Funds
Illa Schwartz wife of Harry Schwartz, jailed brakeman in Joliet for the Great Rock Island robbery and express messenger Nichols murder, claims $14,500 from the haul was hidden in cartridge shells. The money was allegedly turned over to lawyer W. P. Bowman in Philadelphia and has never been found. Pinkerton detectives once accused Bowman of receiving the money, which he denied.
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CmteaGy
Illa Schwartz
Harry Schwartz
Joliet Prison
Great Rock Island
Express
Nichols
South Boston heavyweights fight for 10000 at Cribb club
Joe Lannon of South Boston and George Godfrey of this city boxed under four ounce gloves for eleven thousand dollars at the Cribb club. Referee Sullivan oversaw fifteen rounds and declared the bout a draw as neither fighter was knocked out within the limit.
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Bostros
Joe Lannon
South
Boston
George Godfrey
Fotr Omee
Cribb Club
Sullivan
Legislative proceedings in Minnesota and Dakota reports
Minnesota house extends invitation to Professor Folwell to discuss the single tax. Several bills pass under suspension, including notice of tax sale redemption expirations and Hoyt’s bill on spousal consent for mortgaging household goods. Senate no new bills. park commission report and Tinnehaha lands adoption noted. Stillwater penitentiary reform bill introduced. Dakota items mention a council recess proposal for a Harrison appointment, primary bill loss, and warrants refund plan. House passes soldiers home at Hot Springs. territorial legislature expenses totaled 49055 dollars. Congress to be memorialized for reimbursement.
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Minnesota
St. Paun
Folwell
Hoyt
Senate
Merriam
State Park Commission
Tinnehaha
Committee On Education
Edwards
Board of Managers
Stillwater Penitentiary
Bismarck
Walsh
Grand Forks
Liarrison
Summel
Waughes
Hot Springs
Pierre
Ward
Congress
Atlas Line Adds Philadelphia as Terminal Point
The Atlas steamship company will make Philadelphia a terminal of its service on March 14, linking New York to Haiti Central America and Jamaica. The move opens direct communication with West India trade centers, a first for Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Pmlsvpeelpia
Atlas Steamship Company
New York
Haiti
Central America
Tlayii
Jamaica
West India
Mind-reader Gowdrey dies after lecture stroke
John W. Gowdrey, recently promoting himself as a mind reader and faith-care scientist, died in West Haven from an apoplexy stroke during a lecture after making flippant remarks about death. The report notes his risky public persona and sudden collapse.
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Olfer
New Lavin
Conn
John W. Gowdrey
West Haven
Market Quotations for Feb 5 Chicago Wheat and Provisions
Market quotes show February wheat futures at various contract months with mixed bids and asks. Cattle and hogs price ranges appear alongside live stock receipts and grain bids from St Paul and Chicago exchanges. Prices cover corn, oats, flax seed, rye, and other grains with noted bids and asks, reflecting a busy commodities session.
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St. Paul
Milrain challenges Jemmith for world boxing title
Aimore reports Jake Milrain has informed Richard K. Fox of New York that he will accept a challenge from Jemmith England’s champion and agrees to any fair terms for a world championship bout. Crushed by the Crowd notes mass injuries as twenty women are hurt viewing Crown Prince Rudolph’s body.
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Aimore
Jake Milrain
Richard K. Fox
New York
Jemmith
England
Virsa
Rudolph
All But Two Lines in Operation in New York
Superintendent Murray reported all quiet on surface roads. Belt line runs twenty five cars while most lines run near schedule except Seventh and Ninth avenues. Police expect to operate those lines this afternoon. Two cross town lines remain not in operation.
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New York
Secon Avenue
Harlem
Astor Price
Eighth Avenue Road
Belt Line
Murray
Seventh
Ninth Avenues
Ninth Avenue
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Viesna
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Ohio
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Maryland Penitentiary
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Green Bros. Prov
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Colchester
Michaels & Bingenieimer
Mitouvell, Dakota
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Hy Scallin
Sole Acent
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