Superintendent Jenkins marks twenty years with New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
The Express notes twenty years of service by Superintendent Jenkins as executive officer of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. A Geneva watchmaker pilots a phonographic clock system. Newfoundland leans toward annexation to the United States. Easterners back anti toxine for diphtheria cures with city allocations in New York, Pittsburgh, and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
The
New York Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
New York
Pittsburgh
Newark
France Allows US Inspect Emigrant Sanitary Conditions
France grants U S officials at its ports the right to examine sanitary conditions of all emigrants seeking passage. The American Philological Association urges three years of Greek for college entrance, but colleges may ignore it, becoming merely fact factories in the present era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
American Philological Association
Tux Sault Ste. Marie canal and postage stamp die plates
The Sault Ste. Marie canal handles vast traffic valued at 143 million dollars in 1894, despite five icebound months annually, while postage stamp production wears die plates. aluminum bronze extends die life from days to months, reducing renewals.
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Tux Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Lamont
Oscar Wilde's A Model Husband Flops in London Checks
Critics report Wilde's new play A Model Husband is a failure in London, described as worse than his prior successes in talky dialogue. Simultaneously Henry James's play also fails brilliantly, underscoring how precarious playwriting remains as a profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Oscar Wilde
Henry James
Submarine Search Indicates Gulf Wrecks and Indigenous Notes
A Tur submarine indicator uses a metallic sinker to detect underwater metal masses such as the recently lost Russian monitor in the Gulf of Finland. The Hughes induction balance informed this search method. In Delaware Southern tribes, the so called Indians are swarthy and civilized, with limited interaction with whites and no association with negroes.
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Tur
Gulf of Finland
Hughes
North Carolina
Delaware
Boston and Philadelphia Offer Authorized School Lunches
In Boston and Philadelphia schools children receive authorized hot lunches costing five to ten cents. The meals may include hot milk and a bun or chocolate with chowder or soup. The program aims to reduce illness from non nutritious food bought at school and is rapidly spreading in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Philadelphia
Nine Bachelors Discharged From New York Hat Factory
A New York hat factory reduced its staff selecting nine bachelors as the first to go. Press reports detail the firing. Resulting marriage proposals flood the men, mostly from the western states, with several widows offering marriage to the discharged workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago remarriages show steady matrimonial market
In Chicago last year twelve divorced couples obtained new licenses and were remarried. The city’s license record matched 1893, a banner year due to the world's fair, with 15,500 licenses overall. June was the peak month, while October led historically for twelve years. Younger couples favor June, older couples favor October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Early American letter carriers and their origins
The piece traces when regular letter carriers appeared before 1753 and cites early evidence. It notes Benjamin Franklin as postmaster general in Philadelphia starting then, a 1762 Philadelphia ad about a runaway boy delivering letters, and Finlay’s Postal Journal claiming Boston had no carrier in 1773 while New York used a runner after mail arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Hugh Finlay
Boston
New York
War artist Villers predicts broad Russian role in spring war
Frederic Villers, a war artist returning from Corea and Manchuria tours, says the war has just begun and Russia will be involved as spring fighting resumes. He backs Creelman of the World in the Port Arthur controversy, denouncing New York Herald coverage as unfair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic Villers
Corea
Manchouria
United States
Russia
New York World
New York Herald
Port Arthur
Villers
Creelman
Epitome of the Week in Congress and National News
The week covers Jan 15 to 19 with Senate debates on income tax tariff currency and populist platform. The House passes Indian appropriation and pension bills while conference fights over urgent deficiency. Hawaii crisis stalls pension debate and tragic deaths and fires punctuate the period.
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Tunsday
Senate
House
Messrs
Walker
Warner
Reed
Sherman
Pugh
Olney
McGann
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commissioner of Labor
Finday
Schofield
Jones
Virginia
Hawaii
Frye
United States
George
United States Navy
Honolulu
Mar. Boutelle
Washington
Illness Sends Speaker Crisp South for Session
From Washington, Speaker Crisp ordered south by his physician for the balance of the session. Leading clearing houses report week ended the 18th with exchanges totaling 977 802 646 dollars, down from 1 039 136 051 the prior week. In the U S there were 373 business failures in the seven days ended the 18th, fewer than the 420 the prior week. Secretary Herbert ordered the flagship Philadelphia to Honolulu to protect American interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisp
United States
Herbert
Philadelphia
Honolulu
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across 19th Century Cities
George O. Jones dies at his son's New York home at 70 after a brief illness. Elizabeth Bray Downing, Whittier’s beloved, passes in West Newbury Massachusetts at 85. Three boys flee St. Vincent’s school in Utica New York. two die frozen. New York National Guard deployed to quell Brooklyn streetcar rioters. Mrs. Gertrude Holmes dies of paralysis in Canton New York, her stepmother collapsing nearby. Fire destroys New York Fur Cutting Co factory in Williamsburg with $240000 loss. Knights of Labor at Providence condemn leaders Sovereign and Hayes. Syracuse grand jury indicts Robert Fitzsimmons for manslaughter in Riordan case. Brooklyn mobilizes 4800-strong First Brigade to quell streetcar unrest.
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George O. Jones
New York
Elizabeth Bray Downing
Whittier
West Newbury
Mass
St. Vincent’s Industrial School
Utica
N. Y
New York National Guard
Brooklyn
Gertrude Holmes
Canton
New York Fur Cutting Company
Williamsburg
N.Y
Knights of Labor
Providence
R. I
Sovereign
Hayes
Syracuse
Robert Fitzsimmons
Riordan
Notable Deaths and Political Roster From Reports
Gen J N Srizes a former Chicago attorney dies at 62. Henry McCauley said to be Michigan's oldest man dies at 103 in Battle Creek. Senators elected: Montana Lee Mantle, Nebraska John M Thurston, Colorado Edward C Wolcott. Hibbard of Vandalia dies in St. Louis. Patrick Hamilton dies at 70 in Oakland Md. Shelby M Cullom nominated for US Senate in Illinois. Fire at Scudder's livery barn burns twenty horses. Farmer John Kristine commits suicide near Eton Ohio. Sawmill boiler explosion at Alto Texas kills four men. Sheriff Williams resigns as Prague elected official.
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J. N. Srizes
Chicago
Henry McCauley
Michigan
Battle Creek
United States
Montana
Lee Mantle
T. H. Carter
Nebraska
John M. Thurston
Colorado
Edward C. Wolcott
Southern
St. Louis
Horace W. Hibbard
Vandalia Line
Patrick Hamil
Oakland
Shelby M. Cullom
Springfield
Illinois
Cullom
Willets
Scudder
Indianapolis
John Kristine
Eton
Alto
Tex
Tobe Richards
Lewis Alexander
William Lewis
Abner Lee
Sheriff Williams
Prague
Wash
France elects Faure after Casimir-Perier resignation
François Faure elected president of France to succeed Casimir-Perier amid domestic tension. In British Columbia a snowslide near Kaslo kills three miners Moore McMillan and Charles Mitchell. A Chinese emperor manifesto vows death rather than defeat. Fiji and Ticino avalanches kill and destroy. Hawaii rebels clash as authorities tighten grip. Canada shipments blocked as Germany limits cattle imports. St Johns Newfoundland faces hunger with 3000 fed daily. Kucuan Persia rebuilt then struck by earthquake killing many.
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M. Casimir-Perier
France
Marine
Dupuy
M. Felix Faure
Casimir- Perier
Kaslo
B. C
Moore
McMillan
Charles Mitchell
Lureka
China
Fiji Islands
Hawaii
Canton
Ticino
Switzerland
America
Great Britain
M. Favre
Clercy
St. Johns
N. F
J. John’s
N.F
Kucuan
Persia
Senate Debates Hawaiian Resolution and Various 1890s News
The senate debated Senator Frye’s Hawaiian resolution while Mr. Gray defended the administration. The fortifications appropriation passed and the deficiency bill conference report was agreed to. House measures included 3 percent bonds and repealing the 1878 legal tender act, plus a $4 million post office in Chicago. Other items: annexation talk for Hawaii, gold and silver coinage bill in Denver, Mesmerism bill in Missouri, a Covington Tennessee cyclone, Bank of Merchants in Binghamton closed, death of Mrs. IpA Carrot in Idaho at 98, President Saenz Pena resigns in Argentina, heavy California snowstorm, cyclone near Pigott Arkansas injuring several, McKane mill demolitions and injuries, Lucien Baker nominated to U.S. Senate, Rev James L. Rogers dies, famine in Rusk Wisconsin, and streetcar strike violence in Brooklyn with militia injuries.
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Seenator Frye
United States
Senate
Gray
Conference
House
Chicago
Breckinridge
Hawaii
Tishimingo County
Idaho
Saenz Pena
Congress
California
Pigott
Ark
McKane’s Mill
Deus
Supreme Court
Springfield
Rusk
Wis
Electric Street Railway
Brooklyn
Butte Disaster Claims Fifty Three Lives in Explosions
At Butte Montana on Tuesday a warehouse explosion killed at least 53 people and left many missing. Four firemen are among the dead, including P J Norling and Ed Sloan, while Hoffbauer is missing after buying shoes near the scene. The blasts shattered the city, with three successive explosions and hundreds of tons of explosives, including twenty tons of giant powder, causing widespread devastation.
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Butte
Mont
Charles Hoffbauer
Hoffbauer
Dave Moses
Sam Ash
P. J. Norling
Ed Sloan
Rhode Island
Faure Chosen French President After Second Ballot
M Francois Felix Faure wins the French presidency on the second ballot in the national assembly amid protests from Socialist deputies. Casimir Perier resigns as president and Faure is noted for his war service and merchant marine focus.
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Versailles
Francois Felix Faure
France
National Assembly
M. Felix Faure
Henri Urisson
Eteeee Ventas Entes
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
M. Henri Brisson
M. Felix Fa
Premier Dupuy
Paris
M. Casimir-Perier
Carnot
Casimir Perier
Chamber of Deputies
Orleans
Midi
3Arthou
Council of State
Third Trench Republic
M. Thiers
Marshal MacMahon
Jules Grevy
M. Carnot
Lyons
Seine-Inferieurs
Republic of France
M. Casmir-Perler
Gambetta
Ferry
Brisson and Tirard
Chamber
M. Faure
Garde Mobile
Legion of Honor
Revolt in Hawaii Spurs U S Navy Dispatch
News via the Alameda reports fighting in Honolulu with Charles L. Carter killed and many wounded. About 200 revolutionists are arrested as Robert Wilcox leads the revolt amid ongoing clashes. The Philadelphia was ordered to Honolulu to protect American lives and property.
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San Francisco
Alameda
Auckland
Sydney
Honolulu
Charles L. Carter
Robert Wilcox
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Brooklyn Rioters Turn Violent Over Trolley Strikes
Mayor Schieren failed to resolve Brooklyn trolley line troubles as rioters clashed with police and militia. Three men were bayoneted at Broadway Alabama and Fulton. one in serious condition at St Marys hospital. Several militiamen injured by missiles, one with a fractured skull.
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New York
Schieren
Brooklyn
Broadway
Alabama
Fulton Avenues
Twenty-sixth Ward
Thirteenth Regiment
St. Mary’s Hospital
Snowslide Kills Three Miners Near Kaslo B C
Three Eureka mine owners Moore Mc Millan and Charles Mitchell were killed in a Kaslo area snow slide ten miles from town. A 20 foot high mass of snow swept the slope and carried them into a canyon. Two Silverton mine workers are missing and believed dead.
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Spokane
Wash
Kaslo
B. C
Moore
McMillan
Charles Mitchell
Eureka
Silverton
State of Missouri Sinks on Ohio River Trapping Passengers
Louisvill e reports the Cincinnati & New Orleans packet State of Missouri struck a rock near Alton Indiana sinking at 5 10 PM Saturday with about 100 aboard including twenty passengers and 75 to 80 crew. At least ten lives believed lost as wreck tore its starboard side and deck broke away while passengers fled to shore.
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Ohio
Louisvillle
New Orleans
State of
State of Missouri
Cincinnati
Supreme Court denies Debs writ of error in case
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, holds that a writ of error cannot lie in United States vs Eugene V. Debs et al. The court grants leave to file a motion for a writ of habeas corpus and sets a rule returnable Monday January 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Debs
Washingtion
Fuller
United States
Eugene
Verse Fragments Reflect Quiet Yearning Across Voices
A montage of short poems and quotations from H. H. Talmadge Mrs A Crozier and Lida L Watson. The pieces express rest longing love and fleeting existence. Varying tones from introspective meditation to hopeful appeals for kindness and strength.
Salzer Seed Co Promises High Yield Oats Catalogue Offer
The Salzer Seed Co claims their new oats top 800 varieties tested by the U S Department of Agriculture with many farmers reporting 200 bushels per acre. A farmer states 112 bushels of Salzer Marvel Spring wheat on two and a half acres. Salzer is described as the largest farm seed grower globally and sells potatoes at $2 50 per barrel. Send 10 cents postage to LaCrosse Wisconsin to receive their mammoth catalogue and a package of over $300 Prizm Oats.
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Salzer Seed Co
United States Department of Agriculture
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse
Wis
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Freeport
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Macon
Samuel Jlotelling
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Minn
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Mifflin
Ind
Jacob Wintermyer
National Farmers’ Alliance
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Wisconsin
Marcellus Strong
Oshkosh
Massillon (O
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George Crossley
Sir Hughes
Fort Madison
Greeley County
South Whitley
Nora
Alice Norris
Texas
Charles Anderson
Independence
Barrett Scott
Holt County
Neb
Niobrara River
Ohio River
Louisville
Foster
Kansas City
James O'Brien
Chillicothe
Foreign Intelligence
Cameron
Dave McGee
J. H. Flannery
M. Francois Felix Faure
Casimir Perler
H. H. Talmadge
Mr. A. Crozier
Morning Star
Lida L. Watson
Minnesota
City Mills
Western
Milwaukee
Omaha
Hood
Roe Hood
Ures
Harry F. Pirrard
Winterville, Ga
Hood’s Pilla
Lorida
Sunny South
BIC
Peoria
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Benton Harbor
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Old Point Comfort
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Big Four
McCormick
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D. B. Martin
Jon’! Pass
Ticket Agt
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W. L. Douglas
Jorse Bros
Pior's
Central
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G. P. A. Ill. Cent, R. R
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Lake Superior
Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Upper Michigan
C. E. Rollins
la Salle St
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Mammoth Farm
John A. Balzer Seed CO
la Crosse
ST. Jacobs
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