Death of ex secretary Belknap shocks Washington
Gen William Belknap ex secretary of war was found dead in his Evans Building room in Washington. He last seen alive Saturday night and his wife is in New York. Belknap born September 1829 in Newburgh New York studied at Princeton and practiced law in Keokuk Iowa. He served in the Civil War and was secretary of war from 1869 until 1876 resigning after corruption charges. Coroner's inquest cites fatty degeneration of the heart and heart inflammation as the cause.
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William Belknap
Evans Building
New York Avenue
Belknap
Gen. Grant
Senate
Mourning Proclaimed for Ex Secretary Belknap Death
Washington October 14 The sudden death of ex Secretary Belknap drew sorrow at the War Department which will close on his funeral day and cloak the department in mourning for thirty days. Acting Secretary Grant will issue the formal order once arrangements are completed.
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Belknap
War Department
Grant
Between Life and Death Justice Miller Lingers at Death Door
Washington October 14 Justice Miller remains near death after a paralytic stroke. Family and friends watched through the night as his condition barely changed, with rapid labored breathing and a face marked by paralysis as his vitality wanes and the end seems near.
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Washindon
President's Party Leaves Indianapolis for Stops
President and party depart Indianapolis at 6 am with many brief stops planned. W T Durbin travels with them from Anderson, where crowds greet the visitors. In Muncie the president lauds wartime sacrifices and urges children to love the flag as they prepare for peril. Alaska delegate status discussed in Port Townsend dispatch.
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Muncie
Ind
W.T. Durbin
Anderson
Terhune
Tracy
Versailles
Ohio
Ellis
Celestials' fate queried as Chinese sent back
Port Townsend dispatch reports British Columbian authorities refused twelve? twenty Chinese travelers under the exclusion act. Judge Hanford ordered their return to the U S. The season closes as Victoria fleet ends seizures with Ariel and Lilly reporting fair catch but rough weather.
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Port Townsend
Wash
United States
Hanford
Victoria
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Lilly
St Louis Veterans Split Over President Arrival Orders
H J Kline, colonel of Missouri division, says camps must obey his summons to receive President Harrison in St. Louis. When not followed, he will suspend officers. The St Louis Sons of Veterans insist their turnout was non political, a respectful salute to the executive, and say they will appeal to the commander in chief.
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Col. Kline
Chads
St. Louis Sons of Veterans
Supreme Court Opens Term Amid Illness and Delays
The Supreme Court convened its October term with notable figures present while Justice Miller lies paralyzed at home and Justice Fields is abroad. Chief Justice Fuller canceled the usual opening ceremonies and postponed Monday hearings to October 27, with plans to proceed if Miller dies. A motion to advance the Jugigo case on electrocution and related matters was uncertain depending on Miller’s condition.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Miller
Boutwell
Dolah
Justice Fields
New York
Europe
Fuller
Fin
Supreme Court
Jugigo
United States Supreme Court
Yassa
Pale
May Settle Their Quarrel Without Legislative Action
A Columbus dispatch reports it is possible there will be no special legislative session this week. Influences on Mr. Reemelin and Governor cape to avoid action are strong. Reemelin, urged to resign, may yield and be recalled to restore public trust.
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New York
Columbus
Ohio
Reemelin
Cape
Peculiar Saloon Break-In Defendant Freed
In Columbus Kansas on October 14 James Wilson was arrested for breaking into a saloon and stealing liquors. The defense argued that selling or keeping liquor was illegal, so taking the goods was not a crime. The jury acquitted him and he was released, but he was later rearrested for stealing the bottles.
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Columbus
Kan
James Wilson
Will Write for the Papers Young Mrs Blaine to Write
New York reports Marie Newgins Blaine is engaged to write a series for a newspaper syndicate and is well enough to work though not fully recovered. Her surgeon says another arm and limb break is needed later to restore power, but she will write while gaining strength.
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New York
Marie Newgins-Blaine
Portugal's New Cabinet Returns for Cortes Session Vote
The royal family will return to Lisbon and a cabinet council will decide if the Cortes session should be prolonged. The new cabinet is politically independent with members not bound by party affiliations or obligations.
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Portugal
Listox
Milwaukee Labor Candidate Backs Bennett in Congressman Race
St. Paul reports a Milwaukee labor candidate endorses Bennett for Congress amid North Dakota and South Dakota incidents. A severe derailment near Como Station on the Great Northern short line killed fireman Jim Hill and injured nine others as two freight trains collided head on, destroying engines and cars and killing livestock.
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Como Station
Great Northern
Twin Cities
Jim Hill
Hill
Trains Collide Near Lake City Killing Cattle
Lake City Minnesota October 14 section one of passenger train No 3 pulled out on time and struck a stock train at a curve. The engines telescoped and wrecked tender and three cars. A dozen cattle were killed and several maimed while the fireman and a brakeman were injured. The stock train conductor said his watch was four and a half minutes slow.
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North Dakota Population Surges in Ten Years
The census bureau reports North Dakota gained 394.26 percent over ten years, the largest increase of any state. Washington trails at about 360 percent. State total rises to 182,425 from 36,909 in 1880, with about half the counties showing no population ten years ago now populated.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Schilling Endorses Bennett Law in Milwaukee Speech
Robert Schilling, Labor Party congress nominee for Milwaukee district, spoke before the Liberal League on October 14 endorsing the Bennett law. He argued no German immigrant should object to English schooling for children, asserting bilingual education widens future opportunities.
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Labor Party
Milwaukee
Wis
Robert Schilling
Congress
Liberal League
Affection Not Reciprocated Ends in Tragedy at Burlington
In Burlington on October 14, August Schultz a well known Franklin township farmer went to the home of his sweetheart Lucy Boegemann and asked her to marry him. He shot her in the breast and then killed himself with a pistol. Reports say the young woman’s condition is hopeful for recovery. Schultz had long pursued the romance despite the lack of reciprocation.
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Schultz
Franklin Township
Lucy Boegemann
Shere
Thresher Boiler Explodes Killing Two Near Ullyott’s
Crakk Oct. 14 News reaches here of an engine explosion belonging to Isaac Ullyott and Sons eight miles northeast of Crakk where Newton Ullyott and day laborer John Brac were instantly killed. The engine and trucks were torn to pieces.
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Unrest Across the Northwest Amid Rail Delays and Dearth
A digest covers a derailed passenger train near Whiting Iowa after rails spread, with one seriously injured. Dr Frederick Dedolph of St Paul dies from hemorrhage. Northern states report sheep scab with calls for quarantine of several counties. Olivet residents condemn crop rumors from Huron capital boomers. Railways face car shortages as Renwick and Humboldt county merchants plead for relief.
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Logan
Washington
Olivet
D. D
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Railway Commission
Renwick
Humboldt County
Northwestern
Locomotive Boiler Blast Wounds Two on Erie Line
Huntington Ind Oct 14 The boiler on a Chicago and Erie railroad locomotive exploded injuring Engineer Murphy and Fireman Kirby badly. Conditions not yet updated. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as investigators began work on the mishap.
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Chicago Am Erie Railroad
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Dillon and O'Brien Escape Rumors Reach New York
Passengers aboard the steamship Alaska report Dillon and O'Brien fled Ireland using a yacht to Havre. Gill says the trial delays were to prevent their emigration, and authorities search ports and ships for them as detectives patrol Queenstown. Parliament members Lane and Sy boarded the Umbria, drawing interest.
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M. P
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O'Brien
America
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Gill
Queenstown
Umbria
Wisconsin
Cork
O’brien
W. J. Lane
East Cork
John “Sy
West Mayo
Foreigners Explore Chicago Visit by British German Steel Leaders
About 500 British Iron and Steel Institute members and 500 foreign guests arrived in Chicago on a special Pennsylvania Railroad train. They were greeted at Grand Crossing and escorted to the Palmer House where the city presented the freedom of the city. Officials distributed badges and programs before a mayoral address. The day includes a drive through the South Park system and lunch at Washington Park Clubhouse.
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Washington Park Club House
Business Braces Up Trade Improves Across Regions
R G Dun & Co reports broad improvement in trade across the United States with prices up modestly since Oct. 1. Wool, cotton, lumber and hides strong in major markets. iron and glass steady. lead scarce. Grain and coffee change, leather firm, and cotton goods steady as orders rise while failures reach 215 nationwide. In West Superior a real estate swindle leaves losses around 3000, and the swindler may not return to settle.
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Weekly Review of Trade
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Lake Copper
West Superior
Wis
C. M. Wheeler
Wheeler
Philip Carle
Census Conspiracy Alleged to Skew State Representation
Pioneer Press cites a Washington dispatch in The New York World alleging a conspiracy to alter census figures. Charges name a Brooklyn congressman, city political managers, and several census clerks working from a secret 206 D Street office to downscale some totals and upcount others. The report details ten specific charges and claims the office moved to Cathedral Street, Baltimore, six weeks ago as the scheme continued.
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Work of land offices annual report issued by General Land Office
The annual statement from the General Land Office shows Minnesota swamp land selections totaling 15 253 acres, 153 Indian patents issued, and 261 773 acres of railroad lands patented. Surveyor general’s force mapped 144 855 acres, with growing demand for surveying remaining lands. Dakota entries list heavy surveys due to Sioux opening and detailed acreages for Aberdeen to Yankton and North Dakota sites like Bismarck and Fargo.
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Pierre
Rapid City
Yankton
Watertown
North Dakota
Bismarck
Devil's Lake
Fargo
Grand Forks
Robbed the winDow New Yorkers Arrested for Extortion
Dr. Walter M. Fleming Kane a famed insanity expert was arrested in New York on two indictments for larceny and extortion. He and Gen. Littlefield face charges of conspiring to extort money from Mrs. Josephine Stephani Cuban widow whose son is jailed for the Reynolds murder. Kane aided in a mental condition commission for the Stephani case.
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New York
Walter M. Fleming Kane
Gen. Littlefield
Boston
Josephine Stephani
Clinton G. Reynolds
Littlefield
Stephani
Dr. Fleming
A Hospital Swindle Exposed in Northwest
A Minneapolis concern named Union Hospital Company, capitalized at $60,000, swindled laboring men across the Northwest. A Duluth man bought a $100 certificate guaranteeing admission to several hospitals, Clarkson Memorial listed among them, but local officials denied any such organization.
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Omata
Neb
Union Hospital Company of
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Clarkson Memorial Hospital
Clarkson Memorial
Duluth
World fair plan cites twelve building evacuations
The World’s fair commission approves a plan that requires evacuating twelve buildings with construction to begin immediately. Rochester Mayor Carroll orders police to seize or cover objectionable posters as theatres in the city feel the impact.
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Rochester
N. Y
G. Delano
National Wool Growers Association
Wesley Kellar
Indianapoli
Michael Davitt
Mr. Hoare
New York
Sainrette
United States
O'Connor
Queenstown
Umbria
New ‘York
France
Calais
South Wales
Silver Wreath for Frederick Lost in Transit
Berung, Oct 14. South German papers report that a silver wreath, funded by United States subscriptions, has gone missing in transit. It was sent to Charles Gibson, a St. Louis attorney visiting Germany, who was to present it in the emperor Frederick’s tomb. Gibson dined with the emperor at Potsdam on Saturday.
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Berung
United States
Charles Gibson
St. Louis
Germany
Royal Order of the ‘Crown
Gibson
Themperor Frederick
Péthdamea
Fire destroys block and saloon in Harper Illinois
A fire in a saloon in the Gouchner brick block at Harper Illinois destroyed the block and several stocks of goods. The loss is about 15000 dollars. Insurance, if any, cannot be learned.
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Gouchner
Market Report From St Paul Union Stock Yards And Major Exchanges
Latest market reports cover St Paul Union Stock Yards cattle and hogs with pricing ranges for native steers cows calves and veal. Chicago live stock lists cattle hogs and sheep values while Kansas City and Minneapolis grain markets quote wheat oats and other grades with autumn futures and on track prices.
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Kansas City
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