Storm Rips Through Ontario and Quebec Causing Severe Damage
Cyclone struck Western Ontario and parts of Quebec with winds up to 70 miles per hour. Homes, barns, and telegraph lines were wrecked, with at least one death and many injuries. Estimated damages reach millions as forests, lumber camps, and infrastructure suffer extensive ruin. Cross-border rail service halted. communication limited. death toll and losses feared to be higher.
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Western Ontario
Here
Labrador
Atlantic
Lower Ontario
Monlinette
Cornwall Canal
Oscar Barwick, Jr
Grand Trunk
Canadian Pacific
George Simpson
Kingston and Pembroke
Smith Falls
Ontario
Quebec
Ottawa
Damage at Buffalo and Medina From Storm Wrecks
The New York Central Railroad sustains heavy losses with 100 to 150 flooded grain cars at Georgia Street Yard and a damaged Falls branch track. Medina reports vast destruction to chimneys roofs and windows, with the 125 foot Methodist church steeple collapsing early Thursday. Main Suspension Bridge remains intact and trains cross as usual.
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New York Central
Borrato
N. Y
Falls
The
Central Railroad
Georgia Street
Porter Avenue
Medina
Cooper
Burrato
Niagara
Troops Sought at Mayfield Over Lynching Threat
Mayfield Kentucky January 12. A mob threatened to lynch Dick Milner a black man arrested for assaulting a white woman near Wingo. Sheriff moved Milner to jail and barricaded the jail as the mob returned with reinforcements. Governor asked for military aid to prevent violence.
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Mayfield
Mayrielo
Dick Milner
Wingo
Milner
Congress Pushes Tariff Bill and Interior Reports Distribution
In Washington on January 14 the Senate resumed work on the tariff bill with an amendment from Ms. Morgan targeting in transit exemptions for goods moving between Canada and U S. The House approved journal readings, allowed business to proceed, and named conferees on the Nicaragua canal bill. A resolution to end the 5 o'clock adjournment was referred to rules as Weaver pledged no further obstruction until the rules committee reports.
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Senate
Washington
Morgan
United States
Dominion of Canada
House
Raynor
Maryland
O'Neill
Pennsylvania
Randall
Committee On Rules
Weaver
Legislative Proceedings Across Minnesota and Dakota Legislatures
Minnesota House discusses election law HF No 2 and a conference on convict employment, with bills on incorporation fees and mortgage tax relief. A rule suspension passes a member pay bill as adjournment nears. Dakota committees named. Democrats secure chairs in both chambers. Foreclosure by publication and railroad board duties bills introduced. County bond for seed wheat moves to committee.
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House
H. S. Stevens
Ramsey
Sevatson
Dakota
Bismarck
Glaspell
McDonald
Miller
Crawford
Campbell
Poindexter
Patten
Lowry
Vanesdel
Washabough
Price
Green
Hunter
Grenna
Douglass
Wellman
Mallory
Palmer
Ways and Means
Potter
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Vesuvius sets speed mark on Delaware breakwater
The new U S dynamite gun cruiser Vesuvius logged 21 knots on the Delaware breakwater trial, exceeding the 20 knot contract. Secretary Whitney and builders lauded the result as a world beating achievement, reinstating American shipbuilding supremacy since 1856. Walker Blaine, alighting at the Hotel Normandie, broke his right leg and was treated, with his condition improving.
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Philadelphaia
United States
Vesuvius
Delaware
Cowles
Whitney
Bere eaEy Whitney
Lieut. Buell
America
Walker Blaine
Wallington
Normandie
Lincoln
Magruder
Mr. Blaine
Prosperity rises for farmers as crops gain value
Washington reports a 31 million dollar rise in the current corn crop value over the prior year, wheat up 74 million, and oats down 5 million. The Tribune notes Republican congressmen lean toward an extra session this spring, per Washington dispatches.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
New York
the Tribune
Washington Dispatch
Congress
Plumb Expected To Win Re election In Legislature
A dispatch from Topeka reports United States senator P B Plumb has secured the caucus nomination for re election and is expected to receive every vote in the Kansas legislature. In Chickasaw Nation news Becreacysilas has ruled Bird governor's status rests with Chickasaw courts if jurisdiction exists until action is taken Bird is recognized as governor.
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CuHicaco
Jan
Topeka
Kas
P.B. Plumb
United States
Vilas
Bird
Washington
Becreacysilas
Illiam I
To Amend a Mining Law in Revised Statutes
Washington January 14 The house committee on mines and mining agreed to report with favorable recommendation a bill amending the revised statutes relating to mines and mining to limit to five the number of mining claims held by any person or firm.
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Wasshington
Jan
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Chicago Times Attacked Officers Face Libel Suits
The Chicago Times continues to assault Police Officers Bonfield and Schank with libel suits filed by Schank and Bonfield seeking 100000 each. They propose submitting the charges to three circuit court judges for immediate truth or falsity review with a potential nolle prosequi on criminal charges if judges side with the Times.
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Chicago Times
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Schant
Curiaco
Schank
Times
Capt. Schaak
Elay
Circuit Court
Nolle
Too Weak to Strike in 87 Rounds San Francisco Draw
Eighty-nine rounds fought last night between Billy Mahan of California and George Mulholland of Australia at the Golden Gate Athletic Club gym. The bout, the longest seen on the coast, began at 9 40 PM and ended at 3 25 AM with a draw after 87 rounds as both fighters faded, referee Joe McAuliffe noted.
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Golden Gate Athletic Club
Billy Mahan
California
George Mulholland
Australia
Joe McAuliffe
Peter Jackson
Walking Strikes Tie Up Eighteen Brooklyn Surface Lines
Brooklyn report says Brooklyn horse car head Lewis rejected District Assembly 75 plan, forecasting an early morning strike on eighteen surface roads over $100,000 annual extra costs. Leslie adds partners in publishing, plans London branch, trip to California. Argleye house fire in East Dubuque burns, loss $20,000, incendiary suspected.
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N. Y
Lewis
Brooklyn Horse Car Roads
District Assembly 75
Leslie
New York
Frank Leslie
John W. Simpson
Philip C. Bartlett
John G. Foster
L. J. Cramer
London
California
Courvgur
Iowa
Argyle
East Dubuque
Nile Runs Lower Than Any Time Recorded
A syndicated brief lists varied world news items: Nile water at a historic low. Perry Belmont arrives in Madrid as U S minister. St Paul and Minneapolis actors discuss an actors fund. Shreveport fires destroy nine buildings causing 75000 dollars in damages. a letter to King Leopold said to be from Henry M Stanley arrives in Zanzibar. George A Jackson returns to Minneapolis. Gargazzi dies at 80. Bishop Lidenbusch’s resignation accepted by the pope. Russia may establish a tobacco monopoly in Poland. Bismarck to mention Morier and Geffelen incidents in East Africa debate. Rudolph Geetz challenges Axel Paulsen to a 50 mile world-championship race. no truth to Galena yellow fever report. De Young named California representative to Paris exposition. St Augustine hotels open for season with engagements up from last year. Barrett the millman released after murder arrest. dowager empress Augusta awards diplomas and gold crosses to 1525 maids after 11 years service.
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Lidenbusch
Minnesota
Russia
Poland
Prince Bismarck
Morier
Geffelen
Rudolph Geetz
Milwaukee
America
Axel Paulsen
Whitney
United States
Galena
Haytien
M. H. de Young
San Francisco Chronicle
California
Chicago Grain and Provisions price report summary
Grain and provisions prices listed for Wheat Corn Oats and related commodities from Chicago and St. Paul markets. Includes bid and ask quotes for Wheat No 1 hard No 1 Northern No 2 Northern, Corn No 2 old and new, Oats No 2 white, Rye No 2, Ground Feed, Corn Meal, Bran, seed and hay items, and meat prices for dressed hogs. Notable figures include Wheat around 1.16 and 1.07, Corn varied with occasional garbled entries, Oats around 2c, Hogs around 5.50 to 7.00, and various seed prices.
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Upland
School Building Burns in Des Moines Jefferson School
Des Moines Iowa January 12 A public school building at Jefferson burned Saturday afternoon causing a loss of 13000 dollars. Insurance 14. Gas Tank Explosion in Brooklyn New York January 11 explosion at Citizens Gas Company works on Smith and Fifth streets shook the city. Navy yard barracks partially shattered and some engines destroyed.
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Iowa
Jefferson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Citizens Gas Company
Smith and
Fifth Streets
Navy Yard
Last Cigar Ends Banquet Night In Wild Illusion
A humorous reminiscence recounts a five dollar banquet in which a man, after heavy eating and two cigars, becomes violently ill from tobacco smoke and alcohol. He collapses under the table amid preachers and lawyers, is carried outside, and ends with a vow never to smoke again.
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Fie
Stanley
Emin Bey
Gerard Wickleby
Senegambia
Congo River
Genesee
Buffalo Cousier
St Pauls Church Boston Sells Not Yet Sold
St Pauls church in Boston on Tremont Street near Temple Place drew a 750000 offer that was refused as owners seek 1000000. The granite building with a pillared portico sits opposite the common and has long vied for city church honors with Kings Chapel. Under its front steps lie the bones of about two thousand former Boston residents. Burial there ceased about six years ago. The property covers 20000 square feet with an assessed value of 690000.
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St. Paul's
Boston
St. Paul’s Church
Tremont Street
Temple Place
King's Chapel
Chicago Times
Seventy Years a Thief Mary Fitzgerald in Philadelphia Prison
Mary Fitzgerald, aged 80, sits in a Philadelphia prison for pickpocketing a wealthy man. Described as the oldest sneak thief in the United States, she began stealing at age 10 and was a convict before age 12, typically spending long stretches in jail with only brief releases.
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Mary Fitzgerald
Philadelphia
United States
Chicago Tribune
Mrs Stowe Improves Health After Illness
Hamtramck Conn Jan 14 Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe continues to improve in health both physically and mentally and is as well as before her serious illness. More Armament for Zanzibar Berlin Jan 14 Two Hanover batteries are being shipped at Wilhelm Haven and will soon be sent to Zanzibar.
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Zanzibar
Berlin
Hanover
Wilhelm Haven
Twiggs County Man Floyd Tops Eater Feats For Prize
In Twiggs county Georgia Ebb Floyd a 30 year old stout white tenant becomes the Georgia eating champion after feats at a log rolling supper and cane chewing contest. He eats fifteen custards then ten in a single meal, chews fourteen cane stalks in ten minutes and drinks three pints of juice, later crushing twenty stalks for three gallons of juice in an hour. His prowess earns him fame and a $100 prize per the Macon Telegraph.
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W. G. Stokes
Floyd
Twiggs County
Macon
Superstitions of Negroes and Folk Beliefs
A compilation of old beliefs about luck and footwear from African American folk traditions. It covers warnings about shoe height, keeping worn shoes, stubbing toes, burning shoe parts for health, untied laces signaling a lover’s thoughts, and other curiously specific cautions affecting luck and gifts for children.
Exchanged Wives for Better or Worse in Washington County
Two married couples near each other in Washington County fell for each other’s spouses. After weeks of seeking comfort from the other, one husband proposed a legal trade, demanding five dollars cash and seven bushels of Quaker peas as a price. The wives and children moved to the other home, seeking court approval to formalize the exchange.
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Washington County
Atlanta Chronicle
Bricks of Silver for the Sufferers in Pueblo
Three bricks weighing fifty ounces each were donated by the Philadelphia Smelting Company and the Colorado and Pueblo Smelting Companies to be sold by the New York Philadelphia and Pittsburg exchanges for cyclone victims. Bricks to be forwarded next week. Officers raided the Blackstone house at OsKaloosa uncovering gamblers prostitutes and liquor.
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Col
Philadelphia Smelting Company
Colorado and
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Blackstone
Oskaloosa
Executive Epicures and the White House Dinner Reform
During Buchanan’s presidency a new era of lavish entertaining began with expensive dinners, extra staff, and exotic wines. Gautier and Wormley provided elite service, prompting old socialists to resist while Col. Sam Stambaugh’s oysters and punch mishap became a famous anecdote. Foreign ministers like Lord Napier influenced Washington society, shifting toward wealth and grandeur that expanded annual costs and social reach.
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MarshallToover
Col
Sam Stambaugh
Pennsylvania
Gautier & Wormsley
Barton Key
Key
William M. Gwin
California
I Street
Nineteenth
Lord Napier
Washington
England
Lady Napier
Congress
Mr. Polk
Army
Navy
McAllister
New York Telegram
The Kitchen Omelette Saga And Dinah The Zulu Chief Daughter
A fragmentary note depicts Lady44s amid a kitchen scene with Dinah, daughter of a Zulu chief, yelling in triumph after flipping an omelette without a spill. The quotation references reading before writing and thinking before reading.
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Walters
Thetis Dinah
A Quaint Down Easterner Who Found Hia Gonanzu at Home
A spry man from near Cape Cod leaps from a dilapidated buggy into a country store and asks the merchant for any silver to sell. The clerk defers, saying he has no time to look it up and invites him to browse awhile.
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Hia Gonanzu
Cape Cod
A Biblical Opinion of Man in London Tid Bits
A dialogue on the Bible's view of women and men ends with a wry line about men. The couple notes that the Bible is a history of men and that women appear mainly as influences on male actions, concluding with the husband stepping out.
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John
Jezebel
Ahab
Mary
Joan
London
How They Do It The public conveyance manners of women
The Philadelphia Tess describes how women exit street cars with cautious, revealing steps. She notes the ritual of signaling the conductor, edging to the platform, adjusting skirts, glancing at men, and departing with wary discretion, while the conductor seeks sympathy but finds none.
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Wis
Philadelphia
Tess
The Growth of Berlin Sees Rapid Population Rise
Berlin grows dramatically over seventeen years from 1870 to 1887. The city nearly doubles population, gains 689,100 residents, and builds 6,187 lots, with rising density and rents from 479 to 649 marks. Over 1,500,000 inhabitants noted.
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Berlin
Money No Object in Haitian Money Transfer
A French merchant claims Haitians can be trusted with large sums, recounting over a hundred journeys from Jacmel to Port au Prince delivering gold and financial paper without loss. Yet he notes petty pilfering is common, with a thief sometimes stealing the canvas wrapping from a delivered parcel.
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Jacmel
Port Au Prince
Messener
New York Herald
Our Canine Population and its Economic Echo
The piece notes the U S has about 20 million dogs, a dog population equal to one per three people. It costs roughly 200 million dollars annually to feed them. It compares dog food value with poultry potential and remarks that many dogs are high toned, consuming more than workers and moving in elite society.
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