Market Reports From Grain and Live Stock Centers
Chicago quotes show wheat December 541-2c and January 541-2c with May 571-2c July 581-4c. Corn December 251-2c January 251-2c February 253-4c May 28c. Oats December 163-4c May 19c. Pork December 7 471-2, January 8 37 1-2, May 8 72 1-2. Lard December 5 15, January 5 22 1-2, May 5 45. Ribs December and January 4 20, May 4 421-2. Hogs slow but steady at Chicago. cattle quiet and steady. Minneapolis wheat December 51c, May 53 1-2c. on track No 1 hard 52 1-4c. Milwaukee grain mixed. flour dull. provisions lower. St Paul hogs 8.25a3.32 1-2. cattle steady, stockers steady.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Doe
Northern
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Dead miners in Tennessee mine disaster
About thirty men were entombed in a Dayton coal mine after a fire damp explosion. Rescuers faced foul air and a fallen roof, with no hope of survivors. The Dayton Coal and Iron company mine, three miles from Dayton, employs white and Black workers, including several boys. Recovery efforts continue day and night, with women and children gathering at the mouth of the drift in grief.
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Nashville, Tenn
Dayton Company
Tom Hawkins
John Leech
Lon Ferguson
Robert Hamilton
Jack Invester
William Henderson
John Westfeld
John Jfanis
J. Ai. Bennett
Wiam Alexander
W. J. Miller
WS. Davis
Theodore Lane
Laney Walker
C. Washburn
Cyrus Alexander
John Abel
Will Brotherton
Jim Johnson
Elder Morgan
Will Roddy
Dayton Coal and Iron Company
Dayton
Nelson
Six Persons Drowned In Cuivre River Flood
Old Monroe area reports six people drowned when a skiff capsized in the Cuivre River floodwaters near the prairie bottom east of Old Monroe. John Weitman rescued one survivor as a strong current broke the boat after it struck a tree. bodies remain unrecovered. Six named victims include August Longnecker Henry Longnecker Thomas Callwell William Meadows Abel wife and James Lankinship’s stepson Martin.
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St. Louis
Deco
Old Monroe
Mio
Cuivre
John Weitman
August Longneckers
Tohn Heitman
August Longnecker
Henry Longnecker
Thomas Callwell
William Meadows Abel
James Z. Lankinship
Martin
Callwell
Business Not Affected
Representatives of Bindstreets in twenty three cities interviewed leading manufacturers and merchants about the effect of the president's message on the international situation. They found no instance where actual hostilities seemed probable. They report business effects in Eastern and Western manufacturing centers and many large Western and Northwestern distribution points remain as before.
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New York
Bindstreets
Radeo
Minty
President Cleveland Urges Finance Reform After Gold Reserve Strain
Washington and New York react to Cleveland's message urging a stronger financial policy to protect gold reserves as stock markets plunge. The president warns Congress and the public that ongoing withdrawals threaten national solvency while London and Ottawa report market turmoil and potential defense actions amid escalating global tensions.
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Washington
Congress
Cleveland
America
Grover Cleveland
Executive Mansion
Wall Street
New York
London
London Stock Exchange
Europe
New York Stock Exchange
Consolidated Exchange
S. 8
Sands & Co
Boston
England
United States
Great Britain
Stock Exchange
Baron Rothschild
Associated Press
Beng
Senate Passes Venezuelan Commission Funds
The Senate approved by a unanimous vote the House bill granting 100000 dollars for the expenses of a Venezuelan commission to be named by the president. Speeches praised national honor while warning war if needed, and a first silver vote on mint coinage was defeated. the resolution passed without division.
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Senate
Washington
House
America
Finance Committee
Allen
Venezuela
Hayward’s Story Dubbed A Fabrication in Pasadena
Pasadena residents reject Harry Hayward’s claim of murdering a Pasadena woman five years earlier. They doubt his tale as entirely false and recall no disappearance or mysterious event involving a Pasadena girl. A minority suggests a remote possibility of a winter tourist victim, but investigations found no suspicious circumstances.
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Pasadena
Los Angeles
Cal
Harry Hayward
Minneapolis
Ging
Hayward
Wildt Returns to Minneapolis Disrupted by Removal
P D Wildt, former assistant secretary of state, arrives from Norway in good health and humor but learns he has been removed from office and replaced by J J Lomen. He protests and says he does not understand the decision. In Albany, Lloyd Montgomery is found guilty of murdering his father, mother, and Daniel McKeecher and is sentenced to hang January 1.
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Mr. Wildt
Tloyd Montgomery
Albany
Daniel McKeecher
Janol
Massacre Order Reported at Zeitoun and Dayton Mine
A dispatch notes an official plan by the Porte to attack Zeitoun with 10,000 troops and two batteries to massacre Armenians. In Dayton Tennessee bodies recovered from a mine in North Carolina after an explosion are believed to be among those milled.
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Zeitoun
North
Berlin
Seonstantinople
Frankfurteritung
Porte
Ciustopha Remzi Pasha
Palace Clothing store floor collapses injuring none but one killed
In Minneapolis on December 21 the third floor of the Palace Clothing building collapsed under wallpaper stock from A. H. Ranney. Clerk Gale Walters died instantly with several others escaping. The 25 by 50 foot area below the third floor was wiped out. Loss estimated near 100000, with Palace Clothing bearing about half. Building deemed not unsafe. collapse blamed on overload and delayed stock movement despite prior notices.
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Minneapolis
Palace Clothing House
A. H. Ranney
Gale Walters
Palace
Rothschild
Palace Clothing Company
Ranney
Mr. Ranney
British Guiana Group Objects to Monroe Doctrine Stance
In Boston on December 21 British Guiana colonists rallied against enforcing the Monroe doctrine. A Georgetown official Robert Leon and the Seon syndicate leader led a meeting to challenge the policy and claim the British government advised the imperial authority not to yield on the Esequebo region.
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Boston
Guiantae
Unione de Leoyale la Guyane Britaon
Robert Leon
Georgetown
British Guiana
Seon Syndicate
Thexuebo River
Jana
Govlent
Jail break attempt linked to gambling raid
Wells is charged with breaking into the county jail second story early today and arrested after entering on a tip. He is thought to have been hired to recover a gambling outfit seized by police. Investigations may uncover other citizens involved at the preliminary trial.
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A . ‘ Wells
Minnesota voter counts show turnout and registration figures
The report lists 426,437 legal voters in Minnesota with 39,549 residents in St Paul and 57,918 in Minneapolis. Of these, 363,813 registered in 1894 and 291,932 voted, leaving 134,505 eligible voters who did not cast ballots by June 1, 1895 census day.
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Sovereigns of
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Trains Collide Near Horseshoe Pond in Adirondack Line
A morning collision on the Adirondack & St. Louis railroad north of Horseshoe Pond near Tupper Lake left the express engineer dead and the southbound engine engineer fatally injured. No passengers were harmed.
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Malone
N. Y
Adirondack & St. Louis
Horseshoe Pond
Tupper Lake
John Hart
Dr. Farmer Exonerated in Hull Death Case
S J Paul Dec 21 The coroner's inquest over Albert M Hull who died Dec 11 in Dampier's undertaking rooms found Dr J C Farmer not responsible for the death. The jury attributed the cause to the burn shock and inhalation of flame and heated air.
Nine Indictments in Pittsburg Grand Jury
The grand jury returned true bills in nine indictments today charging Moreland with making contracts with several national banks to misuse city funds. Each offense carries a fine up to $1,000 and up to one year imprisonment if convicted.
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Pittsburg
Moreland House
Governor grants conditional pardon in Dukelow case
Eau Claire Wis Dec 21 Gov Up ham pardoned William Dukelow who was sentenced to thirty years in prison at Waupun in 1893 by Judge Bailey for assaulting four year old Agnes McSheffery The pardon is granted on the condition that Dukelow abstain from intoxicating liquor for five years
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Eau Claire
Wis
Upham
William Dukelow
Waupun
Bailey
Agnes McSheffery
Dukelow
Mass Meeting Endorses Monroe Doctrine Stance
Vincennes Indiana December 21 mass meeting convened by Mayor Green backed President Cleveland for upholding the Monroe doctrine. Attendees from all classes heard stirring speeches and strong resolutions were adopted.
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Cleveland
Vincennes
Ind
Green
Flood Devastates Missouri Bottom Lands After Unprecedented Rain
Heavy rains sweep Missouri causing rivers to overflow, inundating bottom lands. Descriptions note unprecedented rainfall over three days, with widespread damage along creeks and rivers around St. Louis and surrounding areas. Partial text references localized flooding and property impact.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Mississippi River Flood Rises 16 Feet Amid Storm
Morning readings show the Mississippi River rising 16 feet with floodwaters advancing at about one foot per hour. In Little Oklahoma North St. Louis a houseboat capsized, sparking fears for its occupants. Alton reports a 14 foot rise since last night and forty families flee to higher ground as damage spreads to boats and corn in flood zones.
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Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Little Oklahoma
St. Louis
Alton
Largest Minnesota game seizure halted at Duluth yard
Game Warden John C Green and Officer Miller seized a loaded Omaha road car containing sturgeon 6 boxes of ruffled grouse 3000 birds 4 green moose hides and caribou hides bound for New York by Tower firm The seizure valued at 6 25 per dozen and 25 penalty per bird could total 75000 The state game commission vows prosecutions against shipper firms and officials
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Duluth
John C. Green
Miller
Fullerton
State Game Commission
Omaha Road
St. Paul & Duluth
New York
Tower
Minnesota
Game Commission
Postmaster Murdered in Longview Alabama
Nashville December 21 report says A B Paine longtime postmaster of Longview Alabama was murdered this morning by his nephew Jasper Nobors. The motive cited is Paine’s remonstrance over the lad’s association with a woman. If the killer is captured lynching may follow.
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Nashville
A. B. Paine
Longview
Ala
Jasper Nobors
Paine
Sullivan to Take Chicago Residency as Cafe Head
John L. Sullivan will become a permanent Chicago resident. A Milwaukee brewing company has offered him charge of a large cafe and Sully has accepted the post.
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Sully
Chicago
Bee
John L. Sullivan
Milwaukee
High Water Threatens Joliet Industry and Banks
Desplaines river stands eighteen inches below the highest mark at Joliet on December 21. The Illinois Steel company shut down the red mill and No. 3 blast furnace due to flood. Factories lumber yards and canal bank buildings are inundated by rising water.
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Joliet
Ill
Desplaines
Illinois Steel Company
End of Steamfitters Strike in New York
The steamfitters strike is at an end and workers are expected to return to work tomorrow. Settlement details remain to be arranged.
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New York
James Dewitt Held After Mob Forms Over Grayson Slaying
James Dewitt, accused of killing his wife in Grayson Kentucky, was moved to Boyd County Jail to escape an armed mob seeking lynching.
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James Dewitt
Grayson
Boyd County
Rev Joseph Cook Sick in Kobe Mission Station
Niles Michigan December 21 S T Searle reports his daughter a missionary in Kobe Japan writes that Joseph Cook the noted divine has arrived from Australia broken in mind and body He had to end his lecturing tour and may never regain health or mental vigor
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Joseph Cook
Niles, Mich
S. T. Searle
Kobe
Japan
Australia
Shipping damaged in recent Newfoundland gales
A further batch of damaged ships reached St. Johns including the Hattie May and Dolphin from Sidney the Corisande from Maceo and the Little Minnie from Gibraltar with varying injuries from the recent gales. The missing Goldfinch arrived this morning.
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St. John’s, N. F
Hattie May
Dolphin
Sidney
Barkentine Corisande
Maceo
Little Minnie
Gibraltar
French Customs Deliberates on Candenas Law for Cereals
Paris December 21 The customs committee of the chamber of deputies has rejected the Candenas law proposal on cereal duties. The decision reflects ongoing tariff debates as the government weighs impacts on trade and food prices.
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Paris
Customs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
SOE
Old Tariff Rates Benefit Through Prebill Shipments
Merchants could access the former tariff rates if their goods were shipped before the new bill's enactment. The note outlines that the old terms applied only to shipments made prior to the bill's introduction, affecting pricing and duties.
Insurgent Force Breaks Frontier at Matanzas
10 000 insurgents led by Maxi mo Gomez Antonio Maceo Laceret Suarez Periquito and Perez have forced the frontier of Matanzas. El Liberal reports a major battle imminent as Spanish forces concentrate in the area.
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Madrid
el Liberal
Havana
Maximo Gomez
Antonio Maceo
Laceret
Suarez
Periquito
Perez
Matanzas
Tailors Executive Committee Reports Contractor Signups
New York December 21 officials say about forty contractors signed blanks seeking return of their men. Brotherhood members view this as potential end of the strike and anticipate resumed work steps.
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New York
The
Brotherhood of Tailors
Brotherhood
King Prempep of Ashantee Deposed Suspects Brother Crowned
A Cape Coast Castle dispatch reports rumors that King Prempep has been deposed and his younger brother proclaimed king. The revolt is said not to alter Ashantee hostility to England.
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London
Cape Coast Castle
British West Africa
Prempep
England
Money Tight Forces Assignment Of Spice Firm
New York December 21 M M Packard and Company spice and tea dealers assign to Joseph Case due to tight money. The firm long-established in the spice trade. Assets probably reach one hundred thousand dollars.
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New York
M. M. Packard & Co
Joseph Case
McCulloch Arrested for Wife Abandonment in Chicago
John McCulloch of New Ulm Minnesota arrived in Chicago December 6 with a car load of stock and household goods en route to Cambridge Maryland. He has been arrested with two friends from the same town on charges of wife abandonment.
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McCulloch
Chicago
John McCulloch
New Ulm
Minn
Cambridge
New England Free Trade League Endorses Cleveland Message
Boston December 21 The New England Free Trade league held a banquet endorsing President Cleveland's Venezuelan policy and Ambassador Bayard's remarks. The event featured resolutions praising the special message and Bayard's statements.
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Boston
New England Free Trade League
Cleveland
Bayard
Teacher killed after attempted assault in New Hope
Bardstown reports Frank Doher ty prominent school teacher was shot and killed at New Hope today by Mrs J W Nally whom he attempted to assault. The incident ends a fatal confrontation with the assailant.
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Louisville
Bardstown
Frank Doherty
New Hope
J. W. Nally
Murder by Indians reported in New Mexico frontier area
Reports from Denver dated December 21 describe another murder by Indians from the San Carlos reservation. The victim is Charley Snow, a ranch foreman near Silver City in New Mexico.
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Denver
San Carlos Reservation
Charley Snow
Silver City
N. Mex
Tree Crash Kills Man in Martell Minnesota
A tree fell on Amund Borgesen in Martell near Red Wing Minnesota this morning December 31 killing him instantly. The accident occurred on Borgesen’s property on Borgesen Road. Authorities investigated but no further details were released.
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Borgesen
Red Wing
Minn
Amund Borgesen
Martell
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