Civil rights refused a Negro and other items
A Kansas city report notes Col Copeland Hotel proprietor arrested for refusing elevator service to a Black man, with state law punishing discrimination. Wilmington, Delaware reports three fortune tellers jailed for swindling. other items include medals for the World’s Fair and Emperor William’s birthday honors, plus suicides and accidents.
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Torrka
Kan
Col
Cope Gordon
Copeland Hotel
Edward ‘Evens
Iblia College
Wilmington
Del
Richard Wallace
Warren Eno
William Brown
St Mie Suds Ater St In Tir Cé
St Mie Suds Ater St In Tir Cé appears as garbled OCR text with no clear events or identifiable names. The readable fragments do not specify a coherent news item or persons, places, or organizations to summarize meaningfully.
Lies in Court Docket Move Delays Former Official
A partial court docket entry shows a former official facing charges amid a delay in proceedings. The fragment mentions alleged wrongdoing and ongoing legal action, with no further specifics available in readable text.
Unclear OCR fragment about tuber sakes and work
Fragmentary OCR text mentions tuber sakes and work on a date. no clear names, places, or events readable. Limited content prevents defining specifics or an actionable summary.
United States Warship Needed Havana Crisis
In Havana American residents demand immediate U S naval protection as fear for lives and property grows. Bankers and importers warn of closure of Havana houses and mass emigration while Spanish warships patrol with searchlights, signaling mounting danger.
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United States
Havana
Cuba
New York
Wheat price up as export demand grows
Bradstreet's Weekly Review notes a 3 cent rise in wheat amid tighter export supplies controlled by Russia and the United States. Domestic stocks are larger yet export demand surges, with U S weekly wheat shipments totaling 3,849,000 bushels and Indian corn exports at 3,192,000 bushels, up from last year.
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Bradstreet's Weekly Review
New York
Bradstreet’s
Russia
United States
India
Australia
San Francisco
Treasury aims to block gold buyers for bond purchases
The Secretary of the Treasury orders subtreasuries to watch withdrawals of gold and to use secret treasury officers if needed. Lists of gold applicants are kept and used to deny bonds to those found with Treasury gold. Officials expect the respectable buyers will avoid such unfair practice.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Treasury
Sweet Potato Whisky Arrives in Augusta Georgia
J W Crow showcases a crude white sweet potato whisky as a novelty in Augusta. German homeseeker Hansburg brings distillation ideas after seeing local potato abundance. Mike Brown obtains a half gallon, spurring plans to scale to commercial production and convert residuum to starch.
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Auacusta
J. W. Crow
Mr. Hansburg
Mike Brown
Woodchoppers Torture Stranger in Vandalia Camp
Report from Pierron on the Vandalia line describes a group of woodchoppers at a woods camp who assaulted a man over liquor. They stripped him, exposed him to a hot stove, burned his back with a red hot poker, and smeared his body with molasses and flour before the incident ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Ill
Pierron
Cleveland Opposes Davis Resolution as Mischievous
President Cleveland has authorized Senator Smith to release his view that the Davis resolution is mischievous and ill-timed. He says the committee’s policy harms arbitration and prefers caution in foreign affairs. Secretary Onley privately disapproves of the committee’s action.
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New York
Washington
Cleveland
Smith
New Jersey
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Trevard
Davis
Senate
Onley
Murder in Justice Office Stuns Waukegan Farmers
In Waukegan Illinois John Dillon of Lancaster was killed by neighbor Daniel Cort in Justice Shatswell's courtroom during a feud over fences. Cort fired at Joseph Backer and Dillon fell, dying as onlookers scattered.
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Waukegan
Ill
John Dillon
Lancaster
Daniel Cort
Justice Shatswell
Cort
Joseph Backer
Diplomat Runyon Dies After Illness In Berlin
A.m. Sunday morning death ends the long service of Mr. Runyon a favored figure in Berlin society. Though frail for months he attended a dinner in honor of ex Empress Frederick last Tuesday and had canceled a Norway trip for Carlsbad and Axenstein cures. His passing shocks official and social circles amid European affairs tensions.
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Runyon
Frederick
William
Norway
Carlsbad
Axenstein
Switzerland
Berlin
Faithful to Plighted Truth in Ohio Wedding
Unusual constancy ends in a wedding at Gilboa near Napoleon Ohio as George W. Wisegiver and Miss Anna Kelly both over 60 marry after decades of engagement hindered by poverty and parental opposition. The groom has accumulated wealth. they have lived as neighbors for forty years and now begin a quiet life together.
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Napoleon
Ohio
Gilboa
George W. Wisegiver
Anna Kelly
Collective K of P encampment votes against Minneapolis meeting
The Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias may move its convention from Minneapolis if a 1 cent per mile minimum travel guarantee for the shortest route by February 15 cannot be secured. Chicago St Louis Cincinnati and Indianapolis are options with Indianapolis favored. In Altoona a family poisoning case leaves several ill and one dead after tea, blamed on a reprimanded child. Window glass factories plan a February resumption with a 15 percent wage scale increase in 1898 and a 26 percent price rise cited for this year.
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Ccincinnati
Supreme Lodge of the
K. of P
Minneapolis
Supreme Lodge
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Momotry
Western Window Glass Manufacturers’ Association
Muncie
Tyler's Son Dying in Poverty on Island Home
John Tyler, son of the tenth president, lies dying in a humble home on "the island" south of the capital. At 72 he held various subordinate government posts since the war, most recently a small salary in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He was removed two years ago and has since relied on charity.
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Tyler
Washinerton
John Tyler
United States
Capitol
Ile
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Harrison Denounces East Gossip About Mrs Dimmick
Indianapolis reports say friends of ex President Harrison and Mrs Dimmick condemn circulating rumors as slanderous and assert Harrison will hold gossips to account for using his name.
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Harrison
Indianapolis
Dimmick
Ice Gorge Breaks Above City Damaging Bridge
An ice gorge on the Mau mee River eight miles above the city broke at about 6:80 Sunday evening, wrecking two spans of a new bridge under construction. The bridge rested on ice supported trestle work. losses are estimated at 50 000 dollars. Tributary ice moves to the lake, with no serious damage expected.
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Eepo
Maumee
Highland
New Bridge at Davenport and Leek Island
Davenport news item reports a contract awarded to M S Carter & Co for a railroad bridge across the Mississippi from Davenport to Leek Island. Work to start immediately with completion aimed by September 1, 18:7. Peoria Bank seeks bids on bonds offering to supply $60,000 in new bonds with gold on hand to pay.
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Davenport
Str. Louis
M.S. Carter & Co
Mississippi River
Leek Island
Peoria Bank
Prorta
Ill
Markets Review Roundup From Sioux City To Minneapolis
Cattle and hog prices across major markets shown with ranges in Sioux City Kansas City South Omaha St Paul and Minneapolis grain quotes. Wheat oats rye flax and hay prices listed alongside hog and cattle trades and monthly futures notes.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Berthuothy
Kansas City
South Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Mutiny in the Army Over Ballington Booth’s Dismissal
The Salvation Army faces a mass protest as 80 000 soldiers refuse the order reliev ing Ballington Booth from command in America and demand an explanation. Gatherings are planned nationwide and petitions to London are anticipated. Ballington Booth, founder’s son, was named successor.
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Gen. Booth
Salvation Army
Ballington Booth
America
WM. Booth
London
Booth
Army
William Booth
Soldiers threaten independence amid orders in colonial army
Leaders face unwise directives and London approval delays. The army complains of silent discontent over removing the commander and his wife. Soldiers recall 1776 and hint at a new American push to resist English control.
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London
Filth in New York bakeshops exposed by inspectors
Deputy State Factory Inspector Franey and Bakeshop Inspector Hanlon found shocking filth in a Bayard Street cellar bakery. The shop housed workers sleeping in a coffin like bread box, children in the dough trough, and a day staff near the board, with a dusty cloud rising from a barrel as investigators entered.
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New York
Metropolis
I’raney
Hanlon
Salvation Army Leader and Booths Advance in the United States
The article traces Commander William Booth and his wife Mrs. Booth as they reorganize the Salvation Army in America. It notes growth from about 600 officers and 6,000 soldiers to 2,100 officers and 8,500 local officers, with 680 corps and 80,000 soldiers. It cites expansion in cities and social acceptance, plus international tensions with London headquarters and a push toward centralized control.
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Salvation Army
Church of England
New York City
Nce
Booth
William Booth
London
Condition of National Banks Shows Improvement in 1895
The abstract from the Controller of the Currency reports for 706 national banks shows loans and discounts at 2,020,961,792 on Dec 13 1895 down from 2,059,408,402 on Sept 28. Gold in vault 113,843,400. gold certificates 20,936,030. silver certificates 25,878,323. Total specie 206,712,410. legal tender on hand 99,209,423. Deposits rose from 1,701,633,521 to 1,720,550,241.
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United States
Treasury
Cushman K Davis and Monroe Doctrine Resolution
The Monroe Doctrine expansion resolution linked to Senator C K Davis of Minnesota gains prominence as extending the doctrine beyond the mainland. The bill, said to outpace the President’s Venezuela message, risks a veto if it trespasses White House lines. Separately masked robbers robbed four railroad depot messengers in Falls City and escaped with valuables.
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C. K. Davis
Minnesota
Venezuela
Davis
House
Lmwssengers
Falls City
Need
Senate and House in Session Report of Bills and Debates
The daily record outlines Senate and House actions from the 21st to 24th including committee notes on the Rules substitute and urgent deficiency bill. It notes approvals of minor measures, pension acts for several widows, bridge authorizations, and foreign affairs reports amid sharp monetary and tariff debates with remarks on Turkey and the Monroe doctrine.
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Crisp
Committee On
House
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
United States
Henderson
Iowa
Hainer
Nebraska
Hlenderson
Senate
Finance and Foreign Affairs
Gen
Carroll
Frederick Schwatke
Col
Frederick Dent
President Grant
Elections Committee
Harry, Miner
New York
Timothy J. Campbell
Lorimer
Illinois
Chicago
Office of Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Sherman
Gorman
Teller
Congress
Walcott
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Turkey
Call
Cuba
J. Randolph Tucker
Daniel
Virginia
Venezuela
Dubois
Idaho
Warren
Wyoming
Jones
Arkansas
William Cogswell
Massachusetts
Frye
Great Britain
America
Fragmentary dialogue reveals money tensions
A brief exchange shows Mark and a young woman discussing happiness on present income. She questions asking his father for funds while he affirms confidence, citing a poker night as a test of the idea and hinting at financial strain.
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Papa
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