Disparate News Snippets From The Express
A mix of items notes a Texas group of deaf pugilists, 11 transatlantic cables costing about 70 million dollars, American railways spending 31,075,030 in the year to June 30, 1895, Kentucky governor’s controversial pardon tied to marriage, Elizabeth Cady Stanton learning piano after 80 years, popular music reference The Lost Chord, and lynching statistics showing 38 white victims among 154 in seven months ending September 30.
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American Railways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
San Francisco Man Wins Lafayette Park Land Battle
After 30 years of litigation Samuel Holladay of San Francisco wins possession of a 50 acre tract forming the highest part of Lafayette Park, one of the citys most beautiful pleasure grounds.
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Samuel Holladay
San Francisco
Lafayette Park
Bicycles to be Charged on Western Trains
Railroads plan to charge for all bicycles carried after this change. The New York Central reports six months revenue from bicycle transport at $16,000, illustrating the value of this service to the system and prompting western lines to adopt a per bike fee.
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New York Central Company
Western Lines
Mark Twat Faces Public Reception in South Australia
Enthusiastic reception marks Mark Twat in South Australia as locals hope he overcomes financial troubles and spends his remaining years in peace and prosperity. His books no longer bring sizable income.
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Mark Twat
South Australia
Mark
Alaska gold output and purchase price in 1898 reported
The piece notes Alaska's 1898 gold output estimated at 3 million dollars while the total sum paid for Alaska was 7.2 million. It remarks on British interest, comparing to Oregon, and implies a future desire for a larger Alaska share by John Bull.
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Alaska
John Bull
Oregon
General Miles proposes bicycle corps for army dispatch use
General Miles wants bicycles in army service not for combat but for dispatch and rapid infantry movement. He notes over 4,000 expert bicycle riders already in service and plans to merge them into units such as companies regiments and brigades.
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Miles
Population shifts show cities grow while rural areas stall
The article notes steady urban growth in cities and stagnant country districts, deeming it a troubling condition, with commentary on its American prevalence. It adds that Europe experiences a greater version of the same issue.
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America
Europe
Equine Exports Rise as Auctions Fetch High Prices
The article notes Encuano purchasing most American draft horses with three times as many shipped to England this year compared with any prior year. U.S. prices for horses allow cheaper shipment to England than domestic raising, with stock regarded as superior. Recent large shipments averaged $155 per head.
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Encuano
England
United States
Russian merchant leaves vast will for daughters tied to service
An old Russian merchant who died left 100,000,000 rubles to each of his four daughters if they serve as chambermaids cooks or laborers for 15 months. During the period before completion the sisters registered over 800 marriage offers from Russian nobles and upper-class suitors. The tale is offered as a pointer for girls unsure of their prospects.
Life Saving Service Reports 5382 Lives Saved This Year
The annual report shows the United States Life Saving Service saved 5,382 lives and protected property valued at 9,145,085. Since 1871 total lives saved reach 67,528, and ongoing support reflects the large government expense for the high results achieved.
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Tus
United States
Remarkable Courage and Deep Ocean Feats Highlight News
The piece notes Mrs. J F Wills of Chicago returning from a perilous northeast Siberia trek via Chilcoot pass Yukon Lakes Le Barge Lindeman and the Grand canyon. It also reports resolutions from Richmond Va on women and the Bible and cites Maxben Larroun on Penguin sinking to 4900 fathoms in the South Pacific surpassing prior depths.
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J. F. Wills
Chicago
Siberia
Chilcoot Pass
Yukon
le Barge
Lindeman
Grand Canyon
Maxben Larroun
Penguin
South Pacific
Mrile Islands
Japan
United States
Uscurora
Belknap
Washington Senate News Roundup of Bills and Murders
In December reports from Washington Senate and House outline numerous bills on bankruptcy, immigration, education, and currency. Accounts include Cuban insurgent recognition, pensions, and statehood petitions. multiple executions and violent crimes noted nationwide. droughts and crops fall. fires hit Chicago. and a Memphis mission note on Armenian massacres.
Attorney General reports rising criminal caseload and court costs
Harmon notes more criminal appeals clogging federal courts and higher expenses from 1888 to 1895. He urges limiting appeals to capital cases and tighter habeas corpus stays. Posts announce penalties for lawmakers and a new counterfeit five dollar note surfaced in Chicago. The government plans strong protest against Britain's ban on U S sheep imports after January.
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Harmon
Supreme Court
Postmaster General
Secret Service Bureau
Fort Dearborn National Bank of Chicago
Garfield
Death of Pennsylvania editor John A Baker in New Bloomsfield
John Adam Baker the oldest editor in continuous service in Pennsylvania died at his home in New Bloomsfield. He had edited the Perry Freeman since 1839. Also reported: a New York carpet trust raises tack prices. Empire State express speeds 440 miles in 495 minutes. fire destroys Elliot F. Driggs bonded warehouse with a 250000 dollar loss. East Liberty stock yards ban cattle dealing on Sundays.
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John Adam Baker
Pennsylvania
New Bloomsfield
Perry Freeman
New York
New York Central
Empire State Express
Buffalo
Elliot F. Driggs
East Liberty
Notable misfortunes and discoveries across the nation
Across the country, (1) A. H. Andrews & Co. failed with assets of 600000 and debts of 40000. (2) William J. Murray died after a 47 day fast in Toledo. (3) In Kansas near Larned five skeletons were found in an abandoned cellar, believed to be land buyers from 1880. (4) Pratt Kansas saw First National Bank liquidate with all deposits paid. (5) Missouri church property tax movement grows. (6) Kansas City official Frank C. Elliott wounded by a robber. (7) Salem stove works suffered extensive fire damage. (8) William Senter and Mike Ford arrested in Georgia with counterfeit ten dollar certificates.
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Chicago
A. H. Andrews & Co
William J. Murray
Toledo
Larned
Kan
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Pratt
First National Bank
Missouri
Kansas City
Frank C. Elliott
J. Woodruth & Sons
Salem
Cuban insurgent leader executed in Havana
Dispatches report Gen Gonzales condemned for taking up arms was executed in Havana. Other notes cite Said Pasha seeking refuge in the British embassy at Constantinople amid tensions over extra guard ships. Berlin census records 1 674 112 residents and Sala dies at 67 in Brighton.
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Gonzales
Havana
Constantinople
Pasha
Turkish Council of State
Turkey
Dardanelles
Pera
Mariestad
Sweden
Berlin
Germany
George Augustus Sala
Brighton
England
Multiple fires and crimes sweep towns and ships in 1890s reports
The sea disaster Principia burned after fire in Scotland with 27 dead. Ridgefield Connecticut suffered a major blaze burning business district costing 100000 dollars. A husband fatally shoots his wife in Peshtigo Wisconsin and dies. Boston firm Whitten Burdette & Co. signs liabilities of 500000. Chilton Wisconsin sees partial fire damage. A man shoots wife in Coal Creek Colorado and kills himself. Fur company Burkhardt in Cincinnati fails for 250000. Gunpowder explosion in Charleroi Pennsylvania kills three children. Moss Engraving New York assigns with 160000 liabilities. Rutherford New Jersey fire destroys post office and six buildings, four perish. E P Cowen lumber of Kansas City fails for 100000. Colorado cold and silver production figures released. Washington notes bills on pensions to Gresham widow and Indian territorial changes. Behring sea indemnity debate. Peckham confirmed to Supreme Court. House carries Walther case resolution and pensioner lists.
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Stannard
Cape Wrath
Scotland
Ridgefield
Conn
August Nibleen
Annie Dundy
Peshtigo
Wis
Whitten, Burdette & Co
Boston
Chilton
Calumet County
William Ray
Coal Creek
Col
A. E B. Burkhardt Company
Cincinnati
Charleroi
Mike Andrejas
Moss Engraving Company
New York
Rutherford
N. J
E. P. Cowen Wholesale Lumber Company
Kansas City
Morgan
Behring Sea
Rufus M. Peckham
United States Supreme Court
Waller
Sivas Massacres and Ottoman Political Turmoil Report
Special dispatches from Constantinople describe British protection of Said Pasha in the embassy as the sultan presses for his arrest. The reports detail the Empress's guard ships, the Yildiz chalet invitation, and Abdul Hamid's alleged push to remove Said Pasha. The piece also notes the Sivas massacres with up to 1,200 Armenians killed and 400 more dead in nearby districts, and ends with Utah statehood vote tallies.
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London
Constantinople
EL. M. S. Imogene
Cockatrice
Pera
Vera
Porte
Said Pasha
Council of State
Phillip Currie
Dasha
Pasha
Tewfik Pasha
Philip Currie
Sir Philip
Abdul Hamid
Yildiz
Bec
Sofia
Bulgaria
Dardanelles
Lord Salisbury
Imogene
Sivas
Pasuan
Erzingjan
Eyzington
Maidan report of Attorney General Harmon Assails Excessive Supreme Court Criminal Appeals
The maiden report of Attorney General Harmon to Congress surveys the justice department for the last fiscal year. It urges restricting criminal appeals to the Supreme Court and notes high docket figures, railroads regulation needs, prison expansion, and push to replace fee systems with salaried officials to curb costs.
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Washington
Judson Harmon
Department of Justice
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Greer County
United States
Harmon
Bell Telephone
Pacific Railroads
Northern Pacific
Administration of Justice
Alabama
Denied to Durrant and other 1900s briefs
Judge Murphy denied a new trial motion for W. S. Dur rant convicted of Blanche Lamont murder and ordered him held at San Quentin until sentence dates set. Defense plans appeal. Also notes gavels for Speaker Reed from KE Nelson of Minnesota, and a Lebanon Kentucky shooting death after a threat. St Louis seeks 1920 Republican convention funds, $75,000 pledged. Jeffersonville couple John and Margaret Cowling remarry after 24 years apart.
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Isom Kearse
Broxton Ford
Toledo
Joseph Reimein
Murphy
Theodore Durrant
San Francisco
Blanche Lamont
Jason Blake
Prince Graham
William St Raser
Hampton
D. C
J. I. Mears
Jesse Jones
Ozark
Ark
Charles
Jesse Hibdon
Snott
Chester
S. C
Welch
A. J. Carroll
C. A. Blatz
Louisville
General Assembly
Chicago
J. Wolf & Co
Hiram Hillard
Golden
Bliss
Memphis
Tenn
Armenia
Knoxville
Polly Brannum
Hofman & Alexander
Arizona
Grant Hibbs
Dexter
St. Louis
Personal branding advice from a bygone era
A brief exhortation on building a recognizable name and reputation to drive consumer trust and sales. It suggests that being known makes people confident to buy the seller’s goods, framing name value as a key marketing asset.
Financial editor dodges dividend questions in Brooklynbased satire
An Office Boy asks to see the financial editor but is told he is occupied crafting a piece arguing that the stores he owns do not pay dividends. The exchange appears in a Brooklyn Life style spoof.
Monon Fast Train Slashes Chicago to Jacksonville Time
The Monon Route unveils a new fast train between Chicago and Jacksonville making the trip in 34 hours 34 minutes. The service uses Pullman sleepers and day coaches, departs Chicago 8 82 P M, stops at Cincinnati Chattanooga Atlanta ending in Jacksonville next morning, with connections to Central and Southern Florida. Time cards and info available from Frank J. Ree in Chicago and L. E. Sessions in Minneapolis.
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Chicago
Jacksonville
Florida
Monon
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Frank J. Ree
Genl
Pass. Agt
City
Clark St
L. E. Sessions
N. W
Minneapolis, Minn
Annual Half Rate Excursions to Canada via Chicago & Grand Trunk
The Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway offers Half Rate Holiday Excursions to main Canadian points from December 19 to 21 with return by January 9, 1898. Through Pullman service and Great St. Clair Tunnel access are highlighted. Tickets available at all stations and via Detroit. For details contact 108 South Clark Street. California trips claim faster routes and strong patronage for Phillips Rock Island excursions.
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Canada
Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway
Great St. Clair
Detroit
Clark St
Atlanta and the Exposition service by Chicago and Eastern Illinois
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad announces special Exposition service to Atlanta from Sept 18 to Dec 31 1895 with low rate tickets and through cars to southern points. It claims the route as the shortest to Atlanta and Chattanooga. Contact C W Humphrey Northwestern Passenger Agent St Paul or City Ticket Office Chicago. Charles L Stone G P A Chicago.
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Atlanta
Chicago
Chattanooga
C. W. Humphrey
Northwestern
St. Paul
The Pilgrim Holiday Number promotion
A promotional notice for The Pilgrim offering a holiday number full of sketches prose poetry and illustrations by noted writers and artists. Mailed free upon six cents postage to any address. Send requests to Gro H Arar Ford publisher 415 Old Colony Building Chicago Illinois.
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the Pilgrim
Gro. H. Arar- Ford
Old Colony Building
Chicago
Design boudoir thermometer calendar mail order ad
A mixed ad layout offers a thermometer calendar for boudoir use with postage sent for ten cents. Cincinnati office of A. C. O Ry promotes variety. Also contains literary quotes and theater notices from Chicago and New York, including Joe Hart at Schiller Theater and endorsements for Piso's Cure for Consumption.
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C. B. Ryan
Asst
O. Ry
Cincinnati
Frank Manns
New York
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Nicaragua
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Foreign Intelligence
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Stith
Utah
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Durrant
Tieed
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KE. P. Nelson
Minnesota
Heed
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Sault Ste. Marie Canal
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W. O. Devers
L. J. West
Jeffersonville
Ind
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Mary
Lamb
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Carson, Irie, Scott & Co
State St
California
Phillips Rock
H. H. Green & Sons
Georgia
Bacon
Schiller Theater
Joe Hart
Hood
Emma
Orchid
Brown
Jeremy ‘L'Aylor
Hall
Price
California Fig Syrup Co
Delong
Richardson DeLong Bros
Philadelphia
Perapiece
M.co
P. O
New York City
Green 4
SONA
Bocelariats
Scott
Scott & Bowne
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