Pension Claims Drop Significantly With More Than A Half Million Pensions
The pension bureau reports a year of progress with 56 546 fewer pending claims reducing the total on file to 410 922 and a total of 970 000 pensioners. Outlook suggests a rapid decrease ahead. The marquis of Lorne pursues a Windsor castle historical survey using favorable office conditions. Noted American authors such as Curtis Howells Aldrich Henry James and Bret Harte lacked college degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Bureau
Marquis of
Lorne
Windsor Castle
Mr. Curtis
Howells
Aldrich
Henry James
Brete Harte
World newspaper circulation figures revealed by statistician
Liprincorr's MAGAZINE reports a statistician's finding that the annual aggregate global newspaper circulation is about 12,000,000,000 copies. It would cover at least 10,450 square miles and requires 781,250 tons of paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liprincorr’s
Time zones and wealth in late 19th century notes
London is five hours ahead of New York due to longitude while New York is three hours twelve minutes ahead of San Francisco. Colorado gains a new millionaire Mr Stolber a mining engineer with an $800000 yearly income and a grand home. International law defines coastal seas three miles from shore as sovereign, beyond is open to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
San Francisco
Colorado
Stolber
Mr. Stratton
Silverton
Ney in America and a Crime Wave of 1895
A Century article discusses a claim that Marshal Ney escaped execution and lived as a North Carolina schoolmaster, with family records cited. It then presents crime statistics for the United States from the past six years, noting 43,902 homicides, 723 executions, and 1,118 lynchings, highlighting a sharp rise in crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Ney
America
North Carolina
Mme. Ney
Ney
Mme. Campan
Marie Antoinette
United States
German Princes Shun Role At Moscow Banquet
Prince Levis of Bavaria stirred interest at a Moscow banquet by stating he and other German princes were not part of Prince Henry of Prussia’s suite. The text notes German rulers do not recognize the German emperor as suzerain and comments that Emperor William’s heir is only crown prince of Prussia. It speculates the imperial dignity could pass to a more capable successor if William dies young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Levis
Bavaria
Moscow
Henry
Prussia
William
Germany
Sugar belt reports praise cane crops and favorable weather
The New Orleans Picayune notes across the sugar belt reports of excellent crops. Cane stands are strong and planters have laid by much of their crop in good shape. Dry weather slowed growth slightly but did not harm cane and aided field work, with expected sufficient moisture to prevent looming tonnage shortfalls at grinding season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Vicayune
Sugar Belt
New One Dollar Silver Certificate Debuts in Washington
A new one dollar silver certificate designed by Mr. Low of New York appears publicly in Washington. U.S. exchanges at lending clearing houses totaled $989,300,404 for the week ending the 24th, up from $1,154,742,363 the prior week and 6.6 percent higher than the corresponding week in 1895. The week saw 280 business failures, compared with 216 the prior week. Austin Corbin's will leaves $10,000,000 to wife and children. Mrs. John Hoey dies at 75. John Brown monument unveiled at Saranac Lake. Joseph Wesley Harper dies in New York. Bessie Engle drowns at Ocean Grove. Dr. Halsey W. Knapp dies in Brooklyn. bankers pledge $7,000,000 to safeguard the gold reserve. diamonds valued at $30,900 stolen at Narragansett Pier. 20 thousand tailors idle due to strike. FE Winslow declines Maine governor nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low
New York
Washington
United States
Austin Corbin
John Hoey
Long Branch
N.J
John Brown
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Joseph Wesley Harper
Harper Brothers, Publishers
Bessie Engle
Philadelphia
Ocean Grove
Halsey W. Knapp
Brooklyn
United States Treasury
Narragansett Pier
R. I
J. J. Coogan
Maine
FE. B. Winslow
West and South news and crime from across the nation
Reports from Cincinnati to St Louis and Chicago cover multiple tragedies and political moves. William Wiley killed his wife and tried to end his own life in Cincinnati. Henry Schwanz and wife died near Fremont from mushrooms. Dave Berryman killed his wife and three children then killed himself near Royston Georgia. Springfield GOP convention backed St Louis platform nominating R E Lewis. John Pryde executed in Brainerd jail after murdering Andrew Peterson and stealing $42.unnamed bank receiver duties in Omaha. Commercial Law League of America elects E M Bartlett president in Omaha. Lightning kills Alfred Kasserman and a horse team near Newton Iowa and James Grimes near Derby Iowa. West Virginia rains cause damage. Wyandotte Michigan millionaire James T Hurst assigns debts of 500600. James Armstrong Co Baltimore soap and candles firm fails for 100000. Cleveland centennial features New England dinner with Hawley Sherman McKinley. Chillicothe Ohio marks 100th with Wilson speech. Diana Smith 117 dies near Homer Michigan. Indiana Democrats nominate Larimer. Michigan Prohibition nominates Knappen. Chicago silver wing plans a second Democratic ticket. William T Wiley shoots wife in Cincinnati Domestic trouble. Denver hosts first national party convention for silver prohibitionists nominating Levi Booth. National committee chooses Charles Lane as chairman. Drownings near Vancouver Washington and Morrison Colorado cloudburst with 15-20 lives lost. Drownings at Spread Eagle Lake Iron Mountain Michigan. Carl ton Minnesota dispute ends in murder of Caffry and wife. New Orleans jury hangs James Murray for murder. Illinois Prohibition committee nominates Gere for governor. Chicago Parkhurst Wilkinson firm failure for 250000. St Paul Henry White shoots Miss Strumpff and himself after marriage rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
William Wiley
Henry Schwanz
Fremont
Dave Berryman
Royston
Springfield
St. Louis
R. E. Lewis
Henry County
John Pryde
Andrew Peterson
Brainerd
Minn
Omaha
Neb
German Savings Bank
Commercial Law League of America
E. M. Bartlett
Edward
Alfred Kasserman
Newton
John Hall
H. L. Grimes
Derby
Grimes
West Virginia
Wyandotte
Mich
James T. Hurst
Millonaire
Homer
Indiana
Joseph Larimer
Congress
Michigan
A. O. Knappen
Chicago
United States
William T. Wiley
Denver
Col
National Party
Levi Booth
American Silver Party
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Arthur Sewall
Maine
Charles D. Lane
California
Charles Morris
Henry L. Edson
Laura Guard
Emma Young
Vancouver
Wash
Bear Creek Canyon
Morrison
John Pascoe
William Hosking
Iron Fountain
Spread Eagle Lake
Carlton
Jim O’darrah
William Caffry
New Orleans
James Murray
Michael Cotter
Champaign
George W. Gere
Parkhurst & Wilkinson
St. Paul
Henry B. White
Tillie Strumpff
Lineself
Sound money Democrats plan national convention call in Indiana
Chicago reports reveal arrangements for selecting a new national committee to meet in Indianapolis August for a formal call to a national convention by September 2. Prohibitionists in Illinois nominate S T Haines for Congress as floods and fires strike multiple states.
Foreign Intelligence Across the News of 19th Century
Reports include Tom Cooper defeating Walter Sanger in a mile bicycle race in Toronto for 1000 dollars with times 1 55 2 5 and 1 58 2 5. Princess Maud wed Prince Charles in London. Jose Maceo slain in Cuban insurgent fighting. 6000 Chinese troops to Luncheon routed by Armenian rebels. Weyler frees 102 prisoners on queen regent’s birthday. Armenian villages around Yan destroyed with 42080 dead. Thomas Jerome dies at 83 in New Brighton. 50 killed in Delhi railway crash. City of Philadelphia wrecked off Stanley. Captain Johnson and family perish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Cooper
Walter Sanger
Toronto
Ont
London
Maud
Prince of Wales
Prince Charles
Frederick
Denmark
Jose Maceo
Weyler
Cuba
Spain
Constantinople
Yan
Armenia
Thomas A. Jerome
New Brighton
S.I
Jerome Brothers
Delhi
India
Philadelphia
Stanley
Falkland Island
Johnson
Tragic drownings and accidents across states reported
A collage of brief notices details a Camden wife drowning her babies and herself in the Delaware river, twin babies suffocated at a Michigan children’s home, a Kansas farmer killing a girl and himself, and a general’s retirement. It notes storms causing deaths in Pittsburgh and Waterloo, a wreck at St Johns, lightning strikes in Allegheny, a Belfast shipyard fire, a bank failure in Rock Valley, and a Cleveland labor strike settlement.
National Silver Party Convenes in St Louis Platform Unveiled
The National Silver Party in St Louis adopts a joint platform with the Populists after a conference committee recommends uniting silver forces. Delegates from about 32 states discuss free coinage of silver and denounce bond issues as they back Bryan Sewall on a unified ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Sewall
St. Louis
National Silver Party
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Arthur Sewall
Maine
Lincoln
Cilver
Chicago
Jones
United States
The Silver Platform Adopted by National Convention
The Silver Party declares its money policy chiefly on restoring bimetallism at sixteen to one with gold and silver legal tender. It denounces the gold standard, urges government control of currency, and calls for unity to resist money power while seeking divine aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Silver Party of America
United States
Treasury
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Monroe
Jackson
Lincoln
Agency Picnic Draws 3000 at Morrell Plant Day Off
Foster of Morrell Packing Ottumwa granted 500 employees a paid day off. Their outing to Agency featured a brass band and two special trains. More than 3,000 attended with athletic contests and substantial prize money. two refrigerator cars carried provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pageau
Towa
Agéncy
Foster
Morrell’ Packing Company
Ottumwa
Agency
Eloped Pastor In Waterloo With 15-Year-Old Bride
Rev. G E Scott of the First M E Church in Waterloo disappeared last week and is said to have eloped with Daisy Dorlan aged 15, daughter of P S Dorlan. Scott is married with 20 years in the ministry and carried $1500 in cash. his wife and the girl's parents are prostrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Scott
M. E
Waterloo
Daisy Dorlan
P. S. Dorlan
Scott
Knights Templar Elect Officers in Iowa Grand Session
The Knights Templar of Iowa held a session at Templar's Point near Spirit Lake and elected officers for the grand commandery. Names include Thomas R. Erionbroch as G C Anamosa Deputy, F H Loring at Oskaloosa, George W Bever Cedar Rapids G C G, John H Pettibone Burlington G C, John W Geiger Marion G P, D M Brownlee Sioux City G I W, Alexander Pendle Emmettsburg G J W, B B Shaw West Union G T, Alfred Wingate Des Moines G R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Grand
Knights Templar of
Iowa
Templar’s Point
Spirit Lake
G. C
Thomas R. Erionbroch
Anamosa Dep
G.C
F. H. Loring
Oskaloosa
G. G
George W. Bever
Cedar. Rapids
John H. Pettibone
Burlington
G. P
John W. Geiger
Marion
D. M.brownlee
Sioux City
Alexander Pendle
Emmettsburg
G. T
B. B. Shaw
West Union
G.R
Alfred Wingate
Des Moines
Trade Depression Observed Across United States Markets
R G Dun and Company reports a week of extreme depression in stocks and speculative markets due to gold hoarding and treasury reserve drops. A late recovery followed as banks pool 20 million dollars of gold and foreign bankers influence exchange. production in iron, steel and textiles slows with cobweb of dry goods prepping fall lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Bradstreet
New York
R.G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Treasury Reserve
United States
Canada
Tradstreets
Cloudburst Kills Ten in Kentucky Flood
A cloudburst in Louisville area caused extensive damage from Benson creek in Franklin county. Two houses washed away and all occupants drowned. The dead include James Bradley his wife and four children Mrs George Bryant and two children and an unknown man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Benson Creek
Franklin County
James Bradley
George Bryant
Widower Leon Hartman Adopts Nine Girls
Leon Hartman of Dubuque, a widower and father of nine boys, valued at $40,000, adopts nine fatherless girls to accompany his sons and agrees to give their mother a home. The girls' mother is the widow of his brother who recently died abroad and holds her own substantial wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Hartman
Dubuque
Scandal in Clarion Elopement Stuns High Society
In Clarion a real estate man W. L. McDonald who also has ties to the local bank vanished with his wife’s 19 year old sister after a quiet elopement. Family search efforts have not located the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarion
Webster City
McDonald
New Electric Franchise for Mason City and Clear Lake Line
W. E. Brice and L. H. Ong receive a 25 year franchise for an electric street car system in Mason City. A ten mile line to Clear Lake will be built. Construction starts within 60 days and is to finish by June 18, 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Brice
L. H. Ong
Mason City
That City
Clear Lake
Ex-Gov Boies Letter Prefers No Congressional Bid
A letter from former Governor Boies to a Dubuque friend states he will not seek Congress and could not accept a nomination if it would risk his election. The note reflects his political stance amid Iowa events and public notices.
Paper boats and hollow glass bricks gain notice in Dover
A Dover New Hampshire firm plans to market paper boats as a new product. The article discusses hollow glass bricks used in Paris for greenhouses, praised for admitting light and heat while excluding cold and dampness. The bricks are light durable and non conductors of heat due to trapped air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N.H
Paris
Stark Bros Nurseries Expands Urgent Sales Push
In Stark Bros Nurseries plus Rockport Ill and city, the firm batches 5 000 fresh canvassing outfits with fruit photos and nature paintings. The office staff rushes to support a growing sales force as millions of fruit trees promise brisk times ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark. Bro
Rockport
Pike
New York
Stark
Bro’s
Louisiana
Missouri Press
Homeseekers Excursions South via Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois R A offers first class round trip tickets to Florida and the South at one fare plus $2.00, valid 81 days from sale on select June and July dates with additional itineraries listed, inquiries through C W Humphrey N P A St Paul and city offices in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wand
Chicago & Eastern
Ilinois R.A
Florida
C. W. Humphrey
St. Paul, Minn
City Ticket Office
Clark St
C. L. Stone
G. P
T. Ay
Chicago
Low Rate Excursions South by Louisville and Nashville Rail
Public notices advertise half rate trips to southern points on the first and third Tuesdays monthly through October. Tickets offered via Louisville and Nashville Railroad agents. if unavailable, excursion tickets may be written to C P Atmore or J K Ridgely. Also a light aside joke from the Bazar about Adam naming animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville & Nash~ville
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
J. K. Ridgely
Chicago
Syrup of Figs Promoted As Pleasant Laxative
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syrup Company as a modern, gentle remedy for cleansing the system and breaking up colds and fevers. A Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph aside notes widespread price markdowns from Mrs Bargain Hunter and her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Company
Bargain Hunter
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Cheap Western and Northwest Excursions Offered by North-Western Line
The North-Western Line announces low rate Home Seekers' excursion tickets to many West and Northwest points on several August, September, and October dates. Ticket agents and W B Kniskery G P T A Chicago listed for full information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western
W. B. Kniskery
Chicago
Salt Lake
North Western Line Announces Low Excursion Fares
The North Western Line promotes fares on round trips to Omaha Denver and Hot Springs South Dakota with August 15 16 and 24 special rates. Tickets from connecting lines available through W B Kniskerny G P and T A Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Omaha
Denver
South Dakota
Orrefs W. B. Knisxenry
Chicago
Children for Adoption and Society Contact in Chicago
Classified notices invite adoption inquiries via C. Home Society in Chicago with request for return stamped envelope. Advertisement inserts gossip-like snippets and product pitches for soap and hair dye amid fragmented text.
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the Express
Monticello
Great Britain
Indanapolis
Forsythe
Ind
Marinette County
Wis
J. D. Cromwell
G. I. Kennard
Gainesville
Fla
Morrison and
Golden
Third District
Illinois
S. T. Haines
Setohatchie
David Semter
Barret Means
Chesapeake & Ohio & Southwestern Railroad
Illinois Central
Cheboygan
Mary Long
Daisy
Bellaire
Fred Baumgartner
Fred Gross
Peter Peters
Marcelline
Quincy
William H. Chadwick
Detroit
Haggard
Jasper
National League
Baltimore
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Boston
People’s Party
National Convention
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
National Committee
Senator Butler
Foreign Intelligence
Mary Hamann
John Hamann
Camden
N. J
Delaware River
St. Joseph
John Selvage
David Hoffman
Afton
Kan
Richard N
William Henry Smith
Western Associated Press
Levi Sancomb
Nellie Bushy
Chateaugay
St. Anthony
Anna Marie
Pacific
St. John’s
N. F
Tedel
Allegheny
Harland & Wolff and
Workman & Clarke
Delfast
Ireland
Farmers’ Bank
Rock Valley
Brown
Bryan and Seawall
National Sliver Party
Nusieball
Exposition Building
Newlands
Nevada
William P. St. John
National
People's Party
Lillie Pierce
Williams
Permanent Organization Committee
Col. Bradshaw
William S. St. John
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Robert E. Ditfendorfer
Pennsylvania
Mr. St. John
St. John
Indorse Bryan
Sewall” Wass
Joseph Nicholls
John M. Devine
American Bimetallic League
Vention
Towne
Jon
Duniphan
Missouri
Committee On
Kentucky
Boies
Garrett Light
Dauphin County
Annie Rickel
Logan
Montgomery
Reed
Mary Harlan
Harlan
Parke County
Arend
Sibley
J. M
D. L. O’brien
John Wallace
Ogden
Gov. Drake
William Wiine
Boone
William Mann
Efferson Park
Eddyville
Anna McConnell
I. C. McConnell
Union
le Mars
Illinois Central Railway Company
Cass County Normal Institute
Atlantic
John Skelly
Earnest Bantz
Insane Asylum
Independence
Dunston
Dennis Callaghy
Calvary Cemetery
Creston
G. B. Wilkie
Fayette County
Wauconia
Charles Baker
Gurlington
Arthur Oldfield
Walnut
American District Steam Company
Lockport
Avenport
Oskaloosa Packing Company
K. Willard
L. P. Bower
Eldora
Keithsburg
A. K. Eaton
Osage
Eaton
Brilson
Briggs
Billson
Cleveland Plaindealer
Titus
Adam
Kixp
Isabel
Flatf
Strancer
C. Home Society
la Sle St
Ill
Clars
Cora Carrot
Cora
Dr. Kline
Rev
C. W. Guillette
Glenn
Antioch, IL
Ram’s Horn
Hall
Price Te
Hood
Art de la Mode
Morse-Broughton CO
Botth Ave
Broadway
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