Steam Heating of Passenger Cars by Western Railway
Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway leads in steam heated cars using locomotive steam through a regulated main line. Direct top piping with flexible couplings feeds radiator pipes in each car while automatic valves prevent scalding and allow safe steam escape. Indirect radiators and a thermostat aim for about 70 degrees, improving comfort during winter travels.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
George Gibbs
Sly But Not Sharp. Sioux Walls Press Turon Capital Clash
Turon hopes to secure the territorial capital amid a noncontested approach. Huron claims five past wins and sees them as a strong endorsement for a permanent location. The Turon camp warns that rivalry could end all other towns, while stressing no critical effect on EOD. The piece portrays sly tactics and town rivalries in a volatile regional debate.
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Sioux Walls Press
Turon
Huron
Eod
Tluron
Iluronite
Scriptural Suggestion From Mitchell Convention
The Watertown Courier-News notes the Mitchell Republican argues the recent democratic convention in Mitchell aimed at division and statehood, but was actually designed to favor Huron’s bid for the capital. It claims the event voiced by Jacob, but the hand behind it was Esau’s.
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Watertown
Huron
Jacob
Esau
Nehemiah Remembered in Bismarck Family News
Col and Mrs E L Whitford welcomed a baby boy named Nehemiah in their family. The child, described as bright and promising, was christened in honor of Governor Nehemiah G Ordway. He received $500 in government bonds as a Christmas gift from his grandfather in Washington.
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Bismarck Tribune
E.L. Whitford
Nehemiah
Nehemiah G. Ordway
Dakota
Washington
Dakotans urged to avoid internal disputes on minor issues
The Alexandria Herald urges Dakotans to unite on the crucial questions of division and admission as South Dakota becomes a state. It warns against local strife over minor matters and says officials and capital location should wait until statehood is achieved.
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Alexandria Herald
South Dakota
Huron Praises Mitchell Democratic Convention
Huronite lauds the Mitchell gathering as well conducted with calm temper. The convention produced a memorial presenting a concise, clear account of the situation and urging Democrats of the state to accept its dignified, earnest suggestions.
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South Dakota
Mitchell
Seven Black Fiends Planned Fire and Lynching Suspicion
New Orleans report from Greenville Miss describes seven colored servants of Colonel Paxton arrested for burning the Paxton residence after two confessed drugging coffee to sleep the family. One conspirator stood at each door with weapon to stop escape. fire alarm delay led to flight. Motive appears robbery. some stolen property recovered.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Greenville
Miss
Paxton
Arcola
Frank Aldridge
Notorious French Party Defies Troops in Kentucky Clash
Reports from Hazard Kentucky describe a Christmas confrontation between the Notorious French Party and state troops. Rioters seized the town, a jailer aided by outlaws barricaded in a brick house, and a firefight ensued with soldiers retreating after injuries. Authorities seek Morgan and his cohort as a county crackdown follows the skirmish.
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Kentucky
Lovuisville
Hazard
Jesse Morgan
Harry Greech
Jason Combs
Grant Holliday
Albert Hoskins
Morgan
Jesse Tields
James Davidson
John Combs
Irench
Tields
Greech
Combs
Holliday
Field
Wanted criminal Frear jailed in Scranton theft case
H D Frear who says he lives in Lloyd Ulster County New York was committed to jail for stealing a watch from Dr Gales residence Frear is described as a hotel and sneak thief and forger and is said to be wanted in several places across the country for various crimes The arrest is considered a very important one.
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Scranton
H. D. Frear
Lloyd
Ulster County
N. Y
Dr. Gales
Frear
Platt Wins Challenge Over Quarantine Commissioner Post
The general term affirms the judgment in The People v Thomas G Platt upholding removal as quarantine commissioner of New York City on the ground he was not a resident of the city.
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Alpbaxy
N. Y
Thomas G. Platt
Mr. Platt
New York
El Paso backers offered $10,000 for Sullivan Kilrain fight
In Texas El Paso on January 2, Brad ley McLean and Minters, leaders of the local sports circle, posted a letter to Sullivan and Kilrain backers offering a $10,000 purse and guaranteeing protection to stage the proposed bout in El Paso.
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Texas
el Paso
Tex
Messrs
Bradley
McLean and
Minters
Sporting Fraternity
Sullivan
Kilrain
Switchmen Strike In Lima Yards Over Wages
About thirty switchmen in the yards of the Lake Erie and Western railroad at Lima Ohio went on a strike for not being included in wage advances granted to conductors and brakemen. The strike is said to possibly extend beyond Lima.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Lima
France the Only Menace in Year-End Papers
London dispatch notes that morning papers review the year with satisfaction at past events and optimism for the future. They agree that France alone poses the sole menace to European peace.
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London
France
Europe
Cherokee chief denounces opening Oklahoma to settlers
Tahlequah leader John B. Mays arrives in Kansas City. He says Cherokees oppose opening Oklahoma to whites, arguing land is owned by Indians and that the Supreme Court recognizes their rights. He notes no lease contract has been signed and government officials have said nothing to alter this. He warns uneducated Indians would suffer from land seizures. Also in brief, Postmaster General Dickinson orders civil service classifications for railway mail service workers, detailing salary brackets and exempt superintendent positions.
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Mays
Oklahoma
Kansas City
John B. Mays
Tahlequah
I. T
Secretary of the Interior
Supreme Court
Dickinson
Washington
Civil Service
Railway Mail Service
Stockholders Urge Action Against Western Managers
An advertisement signed "A Number of Stockholders" urged Western railroad stockholders to unite to depose current managers accused of squandering funds. The appeal drew Wall Street notice with Drexel Morgan & Co calling it a mysterious movement and saying no one knows its originators.
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Western Roads
New York
Western Railroads
Wall Street
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Great Destitution on Turks Island After September Hurricane
Reports from Kingston say Turks Island faces severe destitution after a September hurricane. Three hundred houses wrecked, ships destroyed, many perished or will starve without foreign aid. Salt industry ruined. inhabitants face dire need and limited relief options. Also covered: Albany caucuses nominate leaders for both parties, and a blaze at Ocean Grove destroys eight buildings with $20,000 loss.
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Turks Island
New York
Kingston
Jamaica
Turk’s Island
Utica Club Serenades Governor Hill in Albany
Early in the evening the D. B. Hill club from Utica entered Albany by train and marched to serenade Governor Hill led by the Tenth Regiment band. The governor wished them a happy New Year. Later delegations from Brooklyn and New York serenaded him.
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Albany
N. Y
D. B. Hill Club
Utica
Tenth Regiment
Brooklyn
New York
Receiver Named for Jeffrey Printing Company in Chicago
The Jeffrey Printing company of Chicago entered pleas of judgment this afternoon, favoring First National Bank for 25487 dollars and Burr Robbins for 12222 dollars. George E. Lloyd was appointed receiver. Total liabilities and assets remain undetermined.
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Cuhicago
Jeffrey Printing Company
First National Bank
Burr Robbins
George E. Lloyd
Harrington jailed for publishing suppressed National League reports
In Dvubuin on January 2 Edward Harrington MP for West Kerry and editor of The Tralee Sentinel was sentenced to six months hard labor for printing reports of a suppressed National League branch. Harrington did not appeal. A New York item notes a receiver appointed for James I. Ingersoll, a Tweed era figure.
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Dvubuin
Edward Harrington
West Kerry
Tralee
Tweed
New York
James I. Ingersoll
Tweed Ring
Stanley Correspondence Delayed and Cremated Horses Fire
Francis DeWinton reports Stanley correspondence detained at Stanley Falls delaying contact until March. In Howano a livery stable fire consumed eight horses and a cow. loss around $5,000 with no insurance.
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Stanley
Lospen
Francis DeWinton
Leopold Ville
Stanley Falls
Howano, Dak
Adam Thompson
Erickson & Williams
Southern Industry Gains in 1888 with Billions Invested
The Manufacturers' Record reports 1888 saw $168.8 million invested in new Southern mining and manufacturing enterprises, with 3,618 firms organized that year. Since 1880, railroads expanded 20,000 miles and capital spent exceeded $700 million on roads and improvements. Cotton mills rose to about 800 with 88,000 looms and 1.8 million spindles.
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Baltimore
South
Alabama
Kentucky
Texas
Georgia
Virginia
Tennessee
Maryland
West Virginia
Arkansas
North Carolina
Louisiana
South Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
Prist Mills
Fears for the coal barons by rival Pittsburg Coal Co
The Times reports Pittsburg railroad coal operators face a rival as the Wheeling and Lake Erie system completes ten miles from Bowerston to Martins Ferry Ohio. The Wheeling Lake Erie and Pittsburg Coal company, formed with 2 million dollars in bonds and stock, will open vast coal lands and ship Pittsburg coal at ten cents per ton less. Miners will be paid Mocking Valley rates, boosting transport savings and threatening Pittsburgh coal profits.
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Pittsburg
the Times
Bowerston
Martin’s Ferry
Ohio
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Company
Wheeling, Lake Erie and Pittsburg Coal Company
Pittsburg Coal
Forfeiture Writs Served on Western Union and B and O
Writ of quo warranto served on Western Union and Baltimore and Ohio Telegraphs in Pennsylvania to answer alleged constitutional and legal violations. Returnable January 29 the attorney general seeks decree forfeiture and escheat of the lines, franchises, and property of both companies due to their purchase and consolidation.
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Western Union
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Companie
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph
Western Union Company
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Company
Towing the Haytien Republic
Dispatches from Hayti say the US steamship Galena left for New York towing the Haytien Republic. Indemnity payment was not enforced but Washington may send warships if payment delays. Admiral Luce allegedly had orders only to seize the vessel, not use force. Hippolyte is reported to have won three battles.
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New York
Hayti
United States
Galena
Haytien Republic
Washington
Luce
Hippolyte
New York Bradstreet’s summary of U S failures
Bradstreet's summary of failures in the United States reports 1888 failures at 10 087 versus 9 440 in 1887 and 10 565 in 1886. Total actual assets 61 998 911 in 1888, 64 651 000 in 1887, 55 819 173 in 1886. General liabilities 120 240 402 in 1888, 130 605 000 in 1887, 113 648 201 in 1886. Asset to liabilities percentages: 52 in 1888, 49 1 2 in 1887, 49 in 1886.
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New York
Bradstreet
United States
Cannot Find O'Brien in Times Attempted Service
London reports that last Saturday an agent of the Times failed to serve a document on Mr. William O'Brien amid speculation it relates to his United Ireland writings deemed libellous by the paper. Fog Causes Accidents Across London disrupts rail travel. a collision at Loughboro injures several. Austin Minn. man shot in stomach while wading barb wire fence. condition critical.
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Farmington
N. H
J. E. Pike
Middleton
Here
Pike
London
The
Times
William O'Brien
United Ireland
Loughboro
Austin
Minn
M. Connell
Red Rock
Viscount Eversley Charles Shaw Lefebvre Dies at 94
Count Everslee dead Lonpox, December 82. Lefebvre known as Viscount Eversley has died at age 94. The obituary records his title and years, noting his long life and noble status.
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Everslee
Lonpox
Charles Shaw- Lefebvre
Viscount Eversley
When is wheat assessable case at Jamestown
Judge Rose hears a dispute over whether wheat in store on April 1 or May 1 should be basis for elevator company taxes. The statute sets April 1 for other property and May 1 for merchants, with debate over wheat held in store. Legislative action expected to clarify the rule.
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Rose
Jamestown
Dak
Lamoure County
Northern Dakota Elevator Company
Board of Equalization
Mary J. Dean
Alfred Dean
Davison
Territory of Dakota
Chives Rhoades
County of
Mitchell
Territory of
Dakota
Dayisgn
Territory
Ninteen
Saint Town
Mitchell Dak
Dying Effort of Slanderers from Dublin Cable
A Lincolnton cablegram reports Dublin saying that Parnell and Egan are ruptured over O'Shea's evidence and that Tam is likely to lead a revolt against Parnell, described as the dying effort of slanderers after a year of lies. Also notes a Fort Dodge arson and robbery charge, a Minnesota elevator order, California product exhibit, and a Manitoba freight reroute due to a contract ending.
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Linco
Neb
Patrick Egan
Dublin
Lincoln
Parnell
O’shea
Michel David
Large tobacco sheds burned near Broad Brook Rockville Conn
Fire destroyed H Grant's tobacco sheds and contents near Broad Brook in Rockville Connecticut, with fitness status unknown. Pierre Devac Ross of Scranton Pa defeated Duncan C. in a wrestling match by three falls to two.
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Rockville
Conn
H. Grant
Broad Brook
Pierre Devac Ross
Scranton
Pierre
Duncan C
Austrians plan common action at Haintfeld congress
A largely attended congress of Austrians socialists met at Haintfeld to endeavor to write the various labor parties for the purpose of common action. In Scranton Pennsylvania the steel mill shut down for a month or more with about fifteen hundred employees idle.
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Vienna
Haintfeld
Scranton
Bank closure ends 30 year run at Blue Valley branch
Manhattan Kan Jan 2 W P Higinbothams Blue Valley bank has closed with total liabilities 104000 and assets 200000. The bank was organized in 185. The Moscow Gazette reports the shah of Persia will visit the czar early in the spring in Moscow.
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Manhattan
Kan
W. P. Higinbotham
Blue Valley Bank
Moscow
Moscow Gazette
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Oneida
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Erie
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Kings
Sheehan
Republican Assembly
Fremont Cole
Chickering
Thornton
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Sargeant-At-Arms
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Jeffry Printing Company
Southern Industry
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O'Brien
Death the
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District Court
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Iowa
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Johnson
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Great Northern
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State Board of Trade
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Manitoba and
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Yo Unite Tabor Parties
Asabern
Wis
Perry Chatfield
J. Py Chatfield
Hood
Boston
Eta A. Gorr
Terrace Stre
C.I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
W. A. Rogers
Reppes Ays
AETGA
Connecticut
Cerman-Aigericar
Eiverpool
Lgadoa
Hartford
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Ant Olers
OmMee
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Portotitee
A. 5, Racer
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Wade
P. Rowell & CO
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Murray Medicine CO
H. Scallin
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Srpaul
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Chiscazo
Council Bluffs
Omaha
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Illinois
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One
Missouri
K. Migler
W. H. Carpenter
Gen’ Manager
Gent Pass
Ticket Ag
Paul Railway Company
H. G
Wanonn
Davison Bros. & Seaman
Dillon & Preston
Charles Rhoades
Second Judicial District
Juuneys
Orlando RK
Betts
George E
Letcher
Matilda
Second Judicial District Court
Avison
Orlando R. Betts
George Gleteher
Matildis
Leteher
Mitewell
Kota
Siic
Letcher & Letts
Mitchell, Davison County
D.T
D. C. Stanchfield
Davison County
Youna
Viaintilf
Victor S. Estey
Victor S.estey
Mitchell Township
Jennie Estry
Victor
Estey
Chas. B. Rathbun
Charles B. Rathbun
Edgerton & Maclay
Exvita J. Rathrun
Charles B. Reithbun
Mitchell, Dak
Mitchell, D. T
George Rowell
Alfred Carlson
Byron P. Jones
Coree. Watson
John Ebbott
Interior Department
M. H. Rowley
Register
Cak
Charles E. Perry
Davieon Co
Ife
Chas, EK. Roe
E.Q Hover
Andrew Smith
Nick Dondlinger
M. H. Rowky
N. Crow
Second and
Lawler Street
Green Bros. Prop
St. Paul, Chicago and the East
Sioux Falls
Salem
Union Depot
Allan Burdick
T. W
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