09 Feb 1894
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1894
Page
1
Readable fragments mention county, forest, dates, and various persons. The text includes garbled place names and survival phrases from a local issue, with references to public notices and potential legal actions but no complete events or clear outcomes.
In Omaha 5000 Union Pacific employees petition Judge Dundy to resist the equalization of wage schedules aimed by the district court. Eugene Debs, union president, plans to attend with other rail labor leaders to urge withdrawal of the order. Meantime Northern Pacific strife rumors are denied by top officials as unfounded.
United States consuls report on the state of trade in wheat and flour in various districts. Sheffield uses XXX standard flour with little American wheat flour imported. Barranquila natives prefer native bread. La Paz notes Sonora flour use and 14 to 25 tons monthly, with prohibitory import duties. Cairo cites Egypt breadstuffs surplus. Postponed Senate vote on federal elections bill. House opens with irrigation extension bill for Umatilla canal and resumes Hawaiian debate with McGreary resolution supporters.
Democratic members of the Senate finance committee will grant no hearings on the tariff bill. Republicans accept the decision with composure but will likely protest and move to recommit the bill when reported to the senate to allow interested parties to state objections.
Rockefeller representatives meet in Duluth and at the Mesaba range including Shaw Mountain Iron Biwabik and Great Northern mines and Mesaba railroad. Mountain Iron has elected directors favorable to Rockefeller. Alfred Merritt refuses railroad presidency. successor to be chosen in coming days. W J Olcott in charge of all mines. formerly with Gogebic and Penokee. The new deal does not close any mine. Smallpox outbreaks reported in Keosaqua Oelwein Vinton and Marion Iowa with vaccination underway. The Korniloft wreck near Limassol. all 108 passengers and crew rescued. Judge Grosscup keeps American Building Loan and Investment receivership, appointing a receiver per Moloney. Gold quartz discovered near Ottumwa. not yet paying but high quality. city excited.
London reports 1893 saw lower total imports and exports for Great Britain with a widening trade gap. Textile fabrics and woolen goods suffer declines as Germany gains traction. coal and metal exports shrink while food and liquor imports fall. Analysts warn of reduced production and rising unemployment as Russia and Germany encroach on Eastern trade. A Social Democratic leader ties losses to capitalist greed and free competition, urging radical reform.
Philadelphia reports George W Childs laid to rest in the Drexel mausoleum beside Anthony J Drexel after funeral at St James church. Services were conducted by Bishop Potter and others with family rites at the residence. Separate notice on New York police census shows unemployment figures and distress by precincts.
Milwaukee reports detail vigorous arguments as attorneys in the Northern Pacific fight move beyond preliminaries under Judge Pettit. Synopsis and proof plans occupy much of the day with expectation that argument may finish soon. In San Francisco the W H Diamond arrives from Honolulu with Jan 19 papers. National Farmers Alliance meeting in Topeka features 400 attendees and welcome addresses. Crown Point case continuance for Dominick O Malley and Columbian Athletic members until April 18. Deficiency appropriation request of 400000 for US courts gains scrutiny in House committee.
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