Paris Texas Threat Reported Over Death Vengeance
A tampered letter claims 2 560 colored citizens of Chicago will march to Paris Texas to avenge Henry Smiths death and wipe Paris off the earth. Town officials doubt the threat but warn violence could follow and pledge to defend the towns name. Local drunken disorderly conduct incidents were noted as tied to the tension.
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Chicago
Paris
Texas
Smith
Chicaca
Henry Smith
Matshal
Annexation Talks and Peary Expedition Plans Reach Stage
Washington reports progress toward a Hawaii annexation framework with a possible treaty route favored by officials. Separately, Lieut. Peary advances Greenland exploration, outlining a two year plan with a small party, sledges, dogs, and potential North Pole pursuit. London notes thefts on the Pomeranian stair amid storm chaos. Deaths of skaters near Lake Morat and badelfcell reported in Berne dispatches.
Financial Markets Hold Despite Silver Debate and Weather Strains
The report notes slow currency turnover, strong demand for money, and rising butter, barley, sheep, corn, and pork prices versus last year, while cattle and hides fall. Trade is cooler in Kansas City and Omaha, with slow collections and speculative caution. Gold exports reach 4.9 million, and textile and dry goods show resilience amid weather disruptions.
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New York
Dun & Cos
Senate
House
Treasury
Kansas City
Omaha
Atlantic
Gas tragedy tale exposes poor quality Gotham gas
A New York special recounts Mitchell, enamored with dying by gas, who used a faulty gas fixture at the Compton House. A powerful gas stream failed to kill him, he survived hours, and a passerby and police intervened as he uttered a hollow plea about the gas’s poor quality and a future gas tank attempt.
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Dek Mitchell
Gotham
New York
Kim Patrick Mitehbell
Compton House
Waltinz
Mr. Mitchell
Willy
Iota
Eighteenth Street
Annexation debate and scandal reach Ottawa special
Firey discussion in Parliament over political union with the United States dominates Ottawa coverage. Speakers accuse opponents of loyalty breaches and heavy fiscal burdens amid partisan rhetoric. Separate dispatches report an alias plot to sell telegram copies, a Washington stand-off over embezzlement, and a Louisiana drought threatening thousands with starvation.
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Ottawa
Ont
Nominion
United States
Canada
W. M. Springer
Congressional Committee of Ways and Means
John Charlton
Parlament
Washington
Charlton
Liberal Party
MacLean
Torry
Longley
Nova Scotia
Asea
Goldwin Stith
Edstor Furrer
Vrazer
Liberal
Serfdom in Canada Islands Prompt Parliament Plea
Eight thousand Canadians on the Macheleen Islands near the Gulf of St. Lawrence demand relief from serfdom. E J Figns in Quebec Legislature laments inability to fund Issac Tris tae Cofin of the Chateau de la Madeleine, Boulogne Sur Mer, as feudal lords claim.
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Quebec
Macheleen Islands
Gulf of St. Lawrence
E J. Figns
Issac Tris Tae Cofin
Chateau de la Madeleine
Boulogne Sur Mer
France
Sir Issac Coffin
Startling civil action over alleged cruelty by son in Cincinnati
A rare civil action filed in Cincinnati Superior Court by Mrs. Elizabeth Hare against her son John alleges extreme cruelty and demands 10,000 in damages. The petition details two incidents on December 25, 1592, and February 2, 1593, including threats and forcible feeding, with claims of physical harm and insults. The case seeks 5,000 for each injury. The report also notes a government statistics summary on farm animal numbers and values.
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Cincinnati
Elizabeth Hare
John
John Thea
Germany
Green Street
Hav Iuz
Hotel blaze kills four in crowded Cincinnati block
A fire at the Herders Hotel, an old condemned building in a dense Cincinnati neighborhood, gutted the structure after 4 AM. Four people were found dead amid the ruins, including Polish Jewish residents Fred Detzel Albert Grau Joseph Mines and a waiter known as Gottlieb. Gran woke others but could not escape.
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Cincinnati
Herders
Esc
Fred Detzel
Albert Grau
Joseph Mines
Gottlieb
Gran
Fatal Feud in Tennessee Ends in Triple Killing
A Greene County case reports a three person fatal shootout between factions led by Ea Johnson and Jim Cole over farming land. Cole and Tom Hixon confronted Mrs. Johnson with a warrant. Johnson, his wife, and Hixon were killed. The Johnsons’ six grown children vow revenge.
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Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Greene County
Ea Johnson
Jim Cole
Cole
Tom Hixon
Johnson
Tar and Feathers in Rochester Aims at Local Man
In Rochester New York Lewis Wilson of art Byron a man described as worthless drove his wife and children from their home last week. A masked mob surrounded his house and dragged him out to horsewhip him. They planned tar and feathering but relented after his pleading. He promised reform.
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Rochester
N. Y
Lewis Wilson
Byron
Wilson
Perilous midwinter rope walk above Niagara Gorge
Clifford Catserly, famed high rope walker, balanced on a rope without a safety line across the Niagara Gorge in midwinter. Clad in everyday clothes, he faced ice, wind, and falling fragments as spectators watched from the Canadian side. He completed a cautious crossing and was cheered by onlookers.
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Clifford Catserly
Nissars Falls
Specizl
Semzins
Cliford Catserly
Niagara Gorzed
Manuser
Mr. Qemsby
Corme
Calverty
Calverly
Younz
Gorse
Ule
Niazara Force
Cattle Losses Reported Across Montana Amid Severe Weather
Reports from Montana cattle counties indicate heavy losses due to cold and snow. Observers vary, but experts like Don Kohrs peg losses around 25 percent. Judith country and Choteau County face the sharpest impact. Train service on the Great Northern line is blocked in western Montana.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Judith
Chotan
Great Northern
Daxcon
John T. Murphy
Jesse
FE Kaufman
Judith Country
Choteau County
Don Kohrs
Trinacria Wreck Off Cape Villano Claims Thirteen Dozens Lost
Corunna dispatch reports the Anchor Line steamer Trinacria grounded at Cape Villano, near the Serpent beacon site, breaking up with 37 crew and 30 passengers dead or missing. Seven survivors, severely injured, swam ashore after the ship’s women perished. beach littered with bodies.
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Madrid
Corunnz
Trinacria
Cape Villano
Hull
Miss Seville
Stirling
Kittie Smith
Hamburg renovation praised by experts amid cholera fears
Emil Boa of Hamburg American Packet Co reports a cable from the home office saying eminent medical authorities see no serious cholera trouble ahead and that steps to prevent a fresh outbreak have been taken. Only one suspicious case since January 21. Hamburg to receive new water after April 1. Prof Koch and Prof Schottelies praise the city's health prospects amid energy and cost, while recent improvements drew heavy expenditure.
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Hamburg
New York
Emil Boa
Hamburg-American Packet Company
Home Office
Koch
Prof. Schottelies
Diverse U.S. Opinions On Hawaii Annexation
Northern and southern papers debate annexing Hawaii or granting native governance. Editors stress strategic value, naval basing, and sovereignty while opposing voices warn against ceding distant lands or entangling the United States in imperial conflict.
Annexation debate grows in Congress over Hawaii
A Washington correspondent reports rising sentiment in Congress for Hawaiian annexation as the only viable path, with provisional governance and Marines to handle immediate needs. Southern Democrats like Senator Morgan push for expansion and broader policy, while Louisiana opposes due to sugar interests and reciprocity concerns.
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Congress
Washington
United States
England
London
Morgan
Samoa
Congo Free State
Nicazrazgua Canal
Louisiana
Hawaii
Pelican
Islands
BAD WHISKY AND COWBOYS Leveling with Indians at Pine Ridge Shooting
Reports recount a Friday evening shooting on the Sioux Reservation near the site of four white men killed by Indians. Captain Brown dispatches twelve mounted police led by Sergeant Joe Bush to arrest the perpetrators. Two Sticks and his crowd fire on the police, killing two and wounding Two Sticks and one son. Two Sticks is shot in the leg and abdomen. his son is lightly wounded. Indians killed on scene. wounded taken to the agency. Disputed motive. accounts cite a card game dispute or sweat-house ceremonies. Police recollection describes ambush at No Water’s camp with exchanges of gunfire uphill near the Omaha house.
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Sitting Bear
Policeman Redout
Blunt Horn
Sticks
Brown
Rapid City
S. D
Pine Ridge
Humphrey & Stenger
Carlton
Fort Meade
Omaha
Isaac Humphrey
Whit River
White Clay Creek
Pine Ridge Agency
Two Stick
Joe Bush
No Water's Camp
Mrs W C Whitney Dies. Ex Secretary of Navy’s Wife
Mrs W C Whitney widow of the former Secretary of the Navy died at 3 o clock Saturday in New York. Daughter of Henry B Payne of Cleveland and sister to the late Ohio senator, she married William C Whitney and devoted herself to family and public life. She was noted for archaeology, literature critique, and social leadership in New York and Washington.
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W. C. Whitney
Navy
Floa Payne Whitney
Henry B. Payne
Cleveland
United States
Ohio
New York
Europe
Cambridge
William C. Whitney
New York City
Atv
Washington
Whitney
Washitton
White House
Frelinghuysen House
Payne
Whihe
Rusk Declares Ninety Day Quarantine on Canadian Cattle
Secretary Rusk orders ninety day quarantine on cattle imported from Canada and directs that all such cattle be entered at the designated quarantine station at Julia N. Yi port. The action follows reports of pneumonia in cattle from the Dominion and aims to prevent spread into the United States.
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Rusk
United States
Ttr
Dominion
Jiulia
N. Yi
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