This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mora Tribune
Location
Mora, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1896
Page
1
A compact digest surveying key events from the past week both at home and abroad. The Telegraph reports notable developments across politics, society, and economies, capturing headlines and turning points that drew public attention.
A House subcommittee started work on the urgent deficiency bill while Cherokee Nation delegates in Washington filed a memorial protest with the President and Secretary Smith opposing the Dawes commission conclusions. The Banking and Currency Committee reviewed a plan for an international American bank advocated by the Pan American congress and associated with James G. Blaine.
A batch of obituaries reports the deaths of Judge Robinson of Maryland, Dr. Louis Borsliomiere of St. Louis, George Beckwell of Kansas, and Rev. Robert Samuel Gregg archbishop of Armagh. Other notes cover Li Hung Chang in Paris, Captain Vreeland of New York, and details on Cushman K. Davis’s rising profile as a Minnesota senator and potential 1896 presidential candidate.
A retrospective reads of prominent figures in Minnesota society and politics. Figures include Gideon Marsh ex president of Keystone bank alleged to have embezzled funds and a long profile of Capt John Allen and Cashman K. Davis detailing public service, campaigns, Senate tenure, and the 1894 Pullman strike telegram response.
Three men stranded on an ice floe in Lake Erie amid frigid conditions are not being saved. A devastating mine fire in Silesia has caused numerous fatalities with fifteen bodies recovered and seventeen miners injured. The sealing schooner Kilmeny with four crew is reported wrecked off Victoria Island in a gale. A fire destroyed the Hlugh Asher estate near Lexington, endangering the family. The Niagara Falls ice bridge failure washed away docks on both sides, with a new larger bridge forming. In Jalisco Mexico a whirlpool sank a lake area, claiming many pleasure boaters.
The steamer James Woodall was reported ashore at New Inlet North Carolina. It carried sugar and molasses from New Orleans to Baltimore. All ten crew members were saved by life savers.
In Caithness Castle a priceless collection of letters dating 1800 to 1850 has been uncovered. Hundreds of holographs addressed to George Thomson reveal correspondence with English and Scotch writers and musicians, many never published before. The letters discuss topics with humor and detail, connected to Thomson’s project of a new Miscellany of Scottish Song with Burns among contributors.
The 1896 local Christian Endeavor Union closes its annual meeting in Central hall with President Clark and Rev. Tennis Hamlin delivering addresses. Strong Armenian, saloon and Sabbath resolutions pass as 3,000 volunteers report progress toward a July international convention with tents for 10,000 attendees and overflow meetings in 12 churches led by a 3,000-voice chorus.
Next year at the Budapest millennial exhibition a steel tower resembling the Eiffel will rise to 1625 feet, far taller than 975 feet. English tradesmen protest government orders for Ashantee expedition provisions in Germany. Bicycles now allowed in Regent's Park botanical grounds but not near the museum.
The Illinois attorney general has begun proceedings against the Linseed Oil trust. The sheriff levied on the Angus Hausske Co furniture dealers in Chicago to satisfy a $26,000 claim by Milwaukee State Bank. Cincinnati Citizens’ committee reports funds ready for the Democratic national convention in Cincinnati. South Carolina governor’s annual message urges keeping the eight box ballot law as a safeguard against black votes if federal courts strike the suffrage clause.
Readable excerpts from confidential letters connected to George Thomson and Robert Burns era reveal remuneration disputes and vivid portraits. The Glasgow News notes that masses of letters include Mrs. Burns, Gilbert Burns, and James Glencairn Burns, with publication planned in Henley’s Burns Life and Letters next year.
A study of 450 physicians who died in New York and Brooklyn over eight years shows an average age of death at 54.6 years and a mortality rate of 25.23, higher than clergy and lawyers. It notes drug self-administration, consumption and typhoid patterns, and arterial degeneration. It concludes doctors should rest three weeks yearly, avoid stimulants, eat regularly, and consider joining a medical sickness and life insurance society.
A shopper asks for a larger size while the saleslady notes the garment is for a six month old. The scene captures a brief wardrobe misunderstanding and the customer waiting.
Partial OCR text shows列 scattered phrases about an eag ea committee daily actions and quarters. No clear entities, dates, or actions visible to identify a coherent news item.
At 2 am in Fort Wayne on January 21, Mrs Barnum shot down a hallway with a shotgun after five intruders forced entry to her road house. The five men left with wounds reported as blood trails in the snow. Chancey and Bailey among the injured. Barnum is not in custody.
A large citizens gathering in Oak Park expresses support for Armenians in the Turkish empire. Resolutions urge the president and Congress to condemn brutal suppression and to condemn governments that slaughter civilians in the name of self preservation.
The Grand Army of the Republic department of Iowa council met in Des Moines and arranged the state encampment at Cedar Rapids for May 12 to 14. Comrades plan to attend the national encampment at St Paul in September, with northern Iowa posts already organizing to go en masse.
Massowari Jan 21 Emperor Menelek sues for peace with Italy due to discord in the Shoan camp. He asks General Barateiri of the Italian forces in Abyssinia to appoint a plenipotentiary to arrange terms. Shoans report 500 killed at Fort Makalek on January 11.
Paris January 21. M Floquet former president of the council of ministers and former minister of the vie w has died. The loss removes a veteran statesman from French political life and may affect ongoing governmental discussions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.