President Opposes Bond Bill Over Gold and Subscription Issue
Washington reports the president rejects the bond bill citing coin redemption and sale by subscription as weak for protecting the gold reserve. Secretary Carlisle urges a gold bond and notes the treasury condition is serious. House leaders discuss separate votes on bond sizes and remain attentive to Republican input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Treasury
United States
Carlisle
Chiairman Dingley
Ways and Means Committee
Dingley
Suporker Reed
Hopkins
Burroughs Aims 60 Percent Tariff on Free List Goods
Senate debate covers Burroughs amendment to the tariff bill setting a 60 percent duty on items moved to the free list by the Wilson bill. House bill previously covered wool, woolens, carpets, and hounder. Quay introduces higher leaf tobacco duty. Hill proposes gold or silver payable bonds with 3 percent cap. lively clash between Lill and Teller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrows
Michigan
Washington
Senate
Burroughs
Rep
Micha
McKintey
Wilson Llaw
Finance Committee
Quay
Mra. Hill
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Lill
Teller
Colorado
Secret League Formed by Latin American Republics
A Caracas dispatch to the World says Latin American republics form a secret league and will join Venezuela if war with England occurs. Iambian pledges 50,000 troops and pass ports, England would surrender Guiana to arbitration, Vil to send 100,000 armed men. Mexico may refrain from fleet aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Caracas
Venezuela
England
Iambian
Guiana
Mexico
No Impeachment Debate In Foreign Affairs Report
Washington December 28 The house committee on foreign affairs reported a modified McCall resolution calling for information from the president about alleged remarks by Mr Bayard and related correspondence. The panel noted the resolution had been softened from its original, more heated form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Forrett
Remains of Cardinal Melchers Lie in State in Cologne
Brief notices report Cardinal Paul Melchers died in Rome on December 14 and was given an imposing funeral in Cologne. Other items note San Francisco importers withdrawing goods from bond over tariff changes, a fatal powder explosion in Milnesville Pennsylvania, and various regional calamities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Melchers
Rome
Cologne
San Francisco
Andrew Lawrence
Bart Tormey
William Gerard
Milnesville
ID. J. Stewart
Webb City
Camden
N. J
Aegigius Junger
D. D
Nisqually
Washington
Oregon
Vancouver
Wash
Orense
Viana
Puebla de Tribes
Lagudinova Valdoorreas
Galicia
Concho River
Texas
Concho Valley
Eugene Hays
el Reno
Okla
James Doss
Edna M. Champion
Philadelphia
Port Tampa
Fla
Morrell Coal Works
Dunbar
Market Reports from Grain and Live Stock Centers
Market news from Chicago Minneapolis and St Paul with bids on Wheat Corn Oats pork lard ribs and cattle prices. Wheat December 543 May 575 Chicago bids range 3.40 to 8.65 for other grains and meats. cattle demand strong with prices higher. Minneapolis Wheat on track No 1 hard 53c to 58c and on track No 1 Northern 61c to 63c. St Paul cattle strong with sales around 2.15 to 2.30 for feeders and beef prices rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chictzo
Chicago
Texas
Minneapolis
Northern
St. Paul
Hastings Loss For Fourth Insane Hospital Location
A Minnesota commission debate over the Hastings Anoka site ends with Hooper shifting to Anoka for a 4 vote majority. Hastings protests claiming vested rights and anticipates litigation, as St Paul doctor S G Smith condemns the move and Hastings plans to contest the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus “Falls
Minn
Alvah Eastman
St. Cloud
Hastings
Anoka
Hooper
Hastings Offered By Far the Best Site, Dut
S. G. Smith
St. Paul
American Folk Lore Society Holds Seventh Annual Meeting
The seventh annual meeting of the American Folk Lore society opened at the University of Pennsylvania chemistry laboratory with Capt Bourke named president. Vice presidents named include Prof Stewart Culin and Dr Franz Boaz, and Prof W W Newell serves as secretary. Papers were read by Washington Matthews, Robert Ball, Stanbury T Huger, Alexander F Chamberlain, Dr J H McCormack, Prof Heli Chatelain and Dr Franz Boaz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Folk- Lore Society
University of Pennsylvania Chemics
Bourke
Stewart Culin
University of Pennsylvania
Franz Boaz
New York
W. W., Newell
Cambridge
Mass
Washington Matthews
Robert Ball
Stanbury T. Huger
Alexander F. Chamberlain
J. H. McCormack
Heli Chatelain
Book Concern Fails in Troy N Y
H B Nims and Co an old Troy book firm made a general assignment Liabilities total about sixty five thousand dollars Assets are not disclosed in the filing The move comes as a surprising setback for local booksellers and investors in the market courts may oversee the proceedings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N. Y
H. B. Nims & Co
Peters Rubber and Supply Co assigns for creditors
St Louis December 28 The Peters Rubber and Supply company has assigned for the benefit of its creditors with reported liabilities around 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Peters Rubber and Supply Company
Paper Mill Burns in Vincennes Fire
The Vincennes paper mills owned by Shepard Bros. burned this morning causing an estimated $60,000 in loss with about $19,000 covered by insurance. The fire occurred in Vincennes Indiana on December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Ind
Vinecennes Paper Mills
Shepard Bros
Ex Mayor Tudson L Follet Dies in Sioux City
Sioux City reports the death of Tudson L Follet, former mayor and prominent longtime businessman, described as one of the city's oldest and wealthiest figures. The obituary notes his leadership and local influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Tudson L. Follet
Three Men Die in Blast at Van Winckler’s No 11
Hazelton Pa Dec 28 three men were killed by the explosion of 150 sticks of dynamite and 1000 pounds of black powder at Van Winckler’s No 11 Milnesville. The dead are Bart Torney Andrew Lawrence and William Girard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
van Winckler
Milnesville
Bart Torney
Andrew Lawrence
William Girard
Prominent Springfield Farmer Found Dead Near City
William Farmer a well known Springfield Missouri farmer was found dead near the city with foul play suspected. The case is shrouded in mystery as investigators study the circumstances surrounding the death and missing details from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Farmer
Springfield
Memphis
Body of Harry Hayward Cremated at Graceland Cemetery
Harry Hayward, condemned killer of Catherine Ging, was cremated at Graceland Cemetery Chicago. The ceremony occurred in the presence of his brother Dr Thadeus Hayward cousin Harry Goodsell undertaker N F Warner crematory attendants and reporters as a pine coffin was wheeled from Canal and Adams near the union depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graceland Cemetery
Chicago
Harry Hayward
Catherine Ging
Thadeus Hayward
Harry
Harry Goodsell
N. F. Warner
Canal and
Adams Street
Union Depot
Remains of Harry T. Hayward Delivered to Graceland
Remains of Harry T. Hayward, murderer of Catherine Ging, arrive in Chicago from Minneapolis at 9:30 AM aboard the Milwaukee. N I Warner Minneapolis undertaker in charge ensures transfer to Graceland cemetery with Dr Thaddeus Hayward and Harry Goodsell present. Police, cemetery staff, and two attendants meet the train, and the coffin is moved to the cemetery cart for interment. In Steubenville Ohio a separate incident reports James Rice firing five shots at a crowd during a craps game dispute, killing Joseph Jackson and wounding James Hamilton, sparking a brief riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hayward
Catherine Ging
Chicago
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Graceland
N. I. Warner
Thaddeus Hayward
Harry Goodsell
Mr. Warner
Young Hayward
Goodsell
Graceland Cemetery
Steubenville
Ohio
Bloomfield Tunnel
Panhandle
James Rice
Joseph Jackson
Rice
Tennessee
Jas. Hamilton
Cremation of Minneapolis man ends solemn procession
A funeral party from Minneapolis carried the body to a cemetery crematory where the coffin was opened and the remains incinerated. The process lasted about an hour, with the ashes given to the brother and undertaker Warner securing them for return to Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Gootseil
Harry
Dr. Hayward
Warner
Another Bond Issue in Washington May Be Near
The treasury lost 2 418 000 in gold today leaving the reserve at 63 868 320 dollars. Heavy withdrawals suggest a further bond issue soon. The administration opposes the bond bill now before the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Four Miners Recovered After Nelson Mine Disaster
Four of six entombed miners at the Nelson mine near Dayton Tennessee were recovered today. The deceased were Cyrus Alexander Floyd Jewell Robert Jewell and Robert Hamilton found face down at the bottom as if seeking air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nelson
Dayton
Cyrus Alexander
Floyd Jewell
Robert Jewell
Robert Hamilton
Milwaukee skaters light up ice with top marks
Vabel Barris scored twenty points and Lat tie Ryntier added seven as they led a Milwaukee skating meet with standout performances amid the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vabel Barris
Aced
Lattie Ryntier
Sivtsan
Wapa
Milwaukee
Madman with a gun disrupts Monon express in Chicago
John Weinhardt, alleged ex asylum patient, fired on a passenger train near Chicago after brandishing a revolver aboard the Monon express. A boy was wounded in the head, detective David McQuaid was hurt, and Weinhardt was shot in the arm by a discharged weapon before being taken into custody after threats in a State Street saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Weinhardt
Indianapolis
David McQuaid
Monon Road
Weinhardt
McQuaid
Englewood
State Street
Wedding and murder shielded by vow ends in tragedy
Clara Dawson and Walter Scott wed secretly despite her father S R Dawson's opposition. After the ceremony, Dawson confronted them at the bride's home and fired four shots, three hitting Scott, who died. Dawson is jailed on suspicion of murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Scott- Dawson
Clara Dawson
S. R. Dawson
Walter Scott
Mount Pleasant
Scott
Silvani
Duvalle
Mr. Dawson
Officer Duvalle
Dawson
Railroads in South Dakota See Safer Travel Report
The railroad commission filed its annual report noting fewer injuries and high passenger numbers. It reports 1,551,901 pay passengers with only two injuries on platforms and boarding, and 35 total injuries at crossings or among train workers, with one fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Pierre
S. D
Railroad Commission
Double Tragedy in Iowa Ottumwa Jan 27 Suicide and Wounding
John Winnegar, a laborer living on Walnut Avenue, shot his wife in Ottumwa Iowa, wounding her fatally and then killed himself with a 38 caliber pistol. Doctors say the wife may not recover, and the motive is traced to insane jealousy. Winnegar had been confined to a state insane asylum two years earlier and escaped this spring before returning to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ottumwa
John Winnegar
Walnut Avenue
State
Missing Bay City broker vanishes in Cincinnati
Alex Knopf el, wealthy Bay City Michigan broker, is missing after a trip south with his wife. They stayed at the Burnet house in Cincinnati after leaving Jacksonville. He left his room Tuesday night about 11 o clock and has not been seen. police search continues as his wife reports him missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Alex Knopfel
Bay City
Mich
Jacksonville
Burnet House
Knopfel
Suffocated by Coal Gas in Hummelstown Couple Dead
John W. Balsbaugh and his wife were found dead in their Swatara area home from coal gas due to a defective stove pipe. Balsbaugh was longtime director of the Hummelstown National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hummelstown
John HW. Balsbaugh
Swatara
Balsbaugh
Hummelstown National Bank
I C C Hears Congress On Joint Traffic Pact
The Interstate Commerce Commission informs Congress it cannot yet determine if the joint traffic agreement among Eastern railroad companies violates the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Eastern Railroad
Minnesota News Highlights From Duluth To Vermilion
A Duluth car load of game was shipped by Arion Fish to Max Ames of New York worth 78000 under 40 law as deputy sheriff seized Mills stock at Doyle. May Grier, a Duluth teacher, was robbed on a lonely road after collecting her month’s pay. A wrestling match in Cassel ended with Burns leading Ostlund before a dispute and suspension. Maj Baldwin and Mr Hayden met Vermilion Lake chiefs at Sucker Point to discuss allotments with a commission meeting planned at Hibond Falls on January 9 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Arion Fish Company
Max Ames
New York
Sherif Brown
J. H. Mills
Doyle
May Grier
Cassel
Burns
Ostlund
Maj. Baldwin
Local Obituaries and Industry Updates
Tuesday updates report William Carson Sr found dead by hanging in his Fairfax barn. Stillwater fishermen anticipate a record season as men work ice fishing on Lake St Croix. Louis Anderson, ex Clark County S C, died by his own hand near Ortonville using a razor amid financial distress. Drake and Straiton suspend Bingbik mine stripping, leaving about 300 workers idle until April 1. Sheffield company secures terms with the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway for a spur to the Polar Star mill in Faribault. property deal closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carson
Fairfax
Stillwater
Lake St. Croix
Louis Anderson
Clark County
S. C
Ortonville
Drake & Straiton Company
Bingbik
Sheffield Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Polar Star
Faribault
Local incidents and developments across Minnesota
Lars Peterson of Gordon township was killed by an east bound train near Osakis. Arthur Schultz fractured his right shoulder skating on Squaw Lake near Pine City. North Dakota railway official Nault led supplies west of Red Lake to clear the right of way. Sam Crow died after being tossed from a wagon as his horse ran away near Green Prairie. A $38 000 creamery project begins at Slayton with contracts for Currie and Fulda, bringing Murray county creameries to five. Red Wing state school hires F A Dresser of Biddeford Me as new teacher succeeding Miss Kate Hkittern. Miss Francis Bubler resigns as housekeeper after years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars Peterson
Gordon Township
Osakis
Arthur Schultz
Squaw Lake
Pine City
Nault
North Dakota Railway
Red Lake
Sam Crow
Green Prairie
Slayton
Currie
Fulda
Murray County
F. A. Dresser
Biddeford
Red Wing
Kate Hkittern
Francis Bubler
Armour Packing sues to recover ten tons batterine seized
Duluth dairy inspectors confiscated ten tons of batterine from Armour Packing and the firm has filed suit for its return. Other local items include a farmer near Lake Washington losing both feet after sleeping outdoors, a drowning on Lake Duluth with a near rescue, and political as well as legal notices from Duluth, Worthington and Granite Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour Packing Company
Duluth
Charles McCarty
Lake Washington
A. C. Schmidt
Ortonville
Jack Conrad
Republican City Committee
Thomas Paget
James Ackerman
Mendenhall
Volunteers Ready At A Moment's Notice For Call To Arms
Friday reports James Male of Clintorf organizing a company of volunteers prepared for urgent mobilization. Patrick Kelly injured at a Musser Sauntry & Co. camp near Dedham when a log rolled, while a wheat elevator near Minneola burst, scattering grain. Aug Paulzen jailed after drunkenness near Springfield and later attempted suicide amid concussion fears. Gov Clough may grant a Christmas pardon to John Peterson of Chisago County for grand larceny, seen as an apt gift. Baltimore Packing of Minneapolis won fish seized at Duluth from Arion Fish of Tower. suit to follow for illegal fishing. Mankato Free Press edition notes year’s building values at $478,000 with thriving local industries, schools, and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Kelly
Musser, Sauntry & Co
Dedham
Marfield
Minneola
Paulzen
Springfield
Justice of the Peace
D. M. Clough
State Reformatory
John Peterson
Chisago County
Peterson
Baltimore Packing Company
Minneapolis
Duluth
Arion Fish Company
Tower
Fish Company
Mankato Free Press
Mankato
Large Madison livery stable burns. new one nearly done
The article notes S R Pryor’s large livery stable in Madison burned in October and a much larger replacement is nearly completed. Reports also cover a fatal cut throat incident, typhoid cases in Duluth and Winona, water mains on Seventh Street, Madison Lutheran college students on vacation, Duluth politics, and a burglary arrest in Winona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Street
Fuaribault
Sheffield & Co
Lutheran College
Madison
Duluth
Winona
Peter Walworth
Hiram Bogart
Frank & Kahn
Bogart
Various Local Incidents and Developments in Swift County
Sunday items report J H Miller goods damaged in Montgomery and a fatal wagon accident near Sauk Center involving Mack Bodell a noted G A R member. Northfield Heat Light and Power opens a new state leading electric plant. Mail service shift moves Doyle post office to Montgomery as distributing office. A Benon benefit concert drew Swift county’s largest crowd for Peter J Johnson’s new opera house. Prof W W Payne completes an ephemeris for moon phases for 1896 aiding Minneapolis electric lighting. August Dolden found dying near Windom depot after jumping from a train. cause unclear. Glencoe Masonic hall dedicated. banquet and program attended by many from surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Miller
Montgomery
James Quirk Milling Company
Northfield Heat, Light and Power Company
Sauk Center
Mack Bodell
United States Mail
Doyle
Swift County
Benson
Peter J. Johnson
Opera House
Minnesota
W. W. Payne
Goodsell Observatory
Northfield
Minneapolis
August Dolden
Windom
Watson
Glencoe
Grand Lodge of
J. F. Lawless
St. Paul
Thomas Montgomery
Hutchinson
Brownton
Stuart
Lester Prairie
Winsted
New
Auburn Hector
Bird Island
Norwood
Young America
Shakopee
Carver
Henderson
Atlington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleveland
Retary Carlisle
Man Dingley
Nubbins
Hara
Ston
Ra Goon
Harry T. Hayward
Minnesota News
May Crandall
J. K. Stone
Granite Falls
Twin Cities
James Male
Clintorf
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