Unprecedented Trade Volume Heralds Hopeful Market Outlook
R G Dun and Co reports trade at unprecedented volume with clear gains over last year driven by machinery, wool, dry goods, and lumber. Bar iron demand weak, southern cotton prices fall slightly, silver drops in London, and money markets stay well supplied. Jerry Simpson argues for silver certificates and national ownership of the Union Pacific, seeking debt relief for farmers.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Northwest
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Atlanta
Jacksonville
New Orleans
St. Louis
Kansas City
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Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Windom
London
Treasury
Jerry Simpson
Wichita
Kan
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Washington
Jerry
Shanghai steamer disaster death toll likely 200 to 300
The City of Rio Janeiro, arriving from Hong Kong, reports the steamship Shanghai burned on December 25 with 400 Chinese passengers and one European aboard. The cotton cargo caught fire, the ship neared shore, and many Chinese leapt overboard and drowned. No precise death toll is available, likely 200 to 300.
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San Francisco
Rio Janeiro
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Ghastly Find in Chicago Shrouds Mystery
A coffin containing a man about 40 was found on the sidewalk at Twelfth Street and Wabash avenue near 7 am Saturday. Officer Walsh found the body as he patrolled. the Harrison street wagon removed it to Monroe street morgue. The identity remains unknown and the circumstances are unclear.
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Chicago
Twelfth Street
Wabash Avenue
Walsh
Harrison Street
Monroe Street
Bradlaugh burial plans outlined for funeral
In Loxpon on February 2 a death left Bradlaugh insensible. Arrangements are underway for a funerary procession Tuesday next with mourning emblems and service.
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Bradlaugh
Loxpon
Miners Seek Wage Rise and Regulation in Fifth District
In Pa in February the Fifth district miners adopt aims to use the Gallagher law for miner certification and to hold state mine officials liable for explosions. They demand 70 to 72 cents per ton weighed coal plus eight hours pay and cash payments to workers, projecting a 40 to 50 percent wage advance.
Taubeneck Cleared By Illinois Taubeneck Inquiry
Select Illinois senate committee at the Ohio penitentiary examined guards managers and contractors to identify Taubeneck with Will H Rogers a paroled convict. Rogers measured three inches shorter than the man presented and the panel exonerated Taubeneck unanimously.
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CoL_uMBus
Ohio
Illinois
Taubeneck
Will H. Rogers
Will Donohue
Klotz
Rogers
Elections bill likely not to be called in Senate
Democratic members of the house confer with Senator German over the plan to handle the elections bill. Four additional Republican senators pledge to vote against resuming the bill, prompting a halt in house action. Senate approval of an annual appropriation bill in five hours suggests timely handling of budgets.
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Washington City
House
German
Senate
Fatal Railway Wreck at Chicago Curia co Feb 2
A suburban Chicago and Eastern Illinois train collided with a Chicago and Erie milk train at Thirty first and Dearborn. 18 year old Reuben Adena died en route to hospital. Injured include engineer S Rosenbaum and conductor J H Hubbard, baggagemaster W Major, Mrs E J Williams, A M White, and Lizzie Steinitz with internal injuries.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Road
Chicago and Erie
Thirty-first
Dearborn
Reuben Adena
S. Rosenbaum
J. H. Hubbard
W. Major
South Dakota Deadlock in U S Senate Ballot
In Pierre on February 2 the legislature held two ballots for United States senator. Moody 28 votes, Tripp 21, Harden 38, Melville 22 with many scatterings and 143 votes cast. The second ballot matched the first with Melville up 2 and Harden up 3. Many members were absent or ill. Adjourned until Monday.
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S. D
United States
Moody
Tripp
Dem
Harden
Melville
Runaway Union Pacific Coal Train Wrecks Near Echo Junction
A westbound Union Pacific train of twenty six coal cars derailed after nine miles at Echo Junction, Utah. The runaway reached ninety miles per hour before leaving the track and piling in a ditch. Fireman H. C. Redmoor and brakemen J. S. Kumler and W. S. Norton were injured, Norton perhaps fatally.
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Utah
Union Pacific
Echo Junction
H. C. Redmoor
Kumler
Norton
Death of a Veteran Col George S Mann
San Francisco February 2 Col George S Mann veteran of the Mexican War and longtime New York legislator died at his city residence He organized the Home Mutual Insurance society and served as its first president He was a native of New Hampshire and was 93 years old.
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San Francisco
George S. Mann
New York
Home Mutual Insurance Society
New Hampshire
Fire Insurance Failure Sends Assets to VP in Assignment
Cuicsao reports the Consolidated Mutual Fire Insurance company assigned its assets of 18,205.94 to vice president George H. Rechey, while liabilities total 100,000. The deed of assignment outlines the financial collapse prompting the transfer of control to the executive.
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Cuicsao
Consolidated Mutual Fire Insurance Company
George H. Rechey
Klein's Jewelry Store Offers Expert Optical Fitting
K. M. Klein is a thorough graduate optician who can fit any eye error satisfactorily at Klein's Jewelry Store.
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K. M. Klein
Bloody Mountain Fight in West Virginia Hits Sheriff
A Clarksburg dispatch reports a mob attacked Sheriff deputies during a raid on Perkins in Rulings Mills. Chief Deputy Gaskins and Mose Smith are killed, Smith’s 13 year old son wounded, Ramsay injured. Fifteen warrants issued as mountaineers gather, signaling more violence.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Doddridge County
Perkins
Rulings Mills
Mose Smith
West Union
Smith
Cotterell
Gaskins
Ramsay
Quincy man convicted of murder and death penalty set
Dan Porter, a mulatto, was found guilty of murdering Edwin D. Smith in July. The jury sentenced Porter to death for the unprovoked attack after robbing Smith’s home. Porter was tracked to Cameron, Missouri, and arrested within two days. He offered no remarks during the case.
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Ills
Dan Porter
Edwin D. Smith
Smith
Porter
Cameron
Fatal Assault of 8YearOld Katie Kopher
A boy older than eight year old Katie Kopher attacked her in Pittsburg Pa last Monday after she refused to surrender a package. He threw a stone at her eye causing an injury that led to erysipelas and her death that night. The attacker’s identity was not confirmed.
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Pittsburg
Katie Kopher
Katie
Riot at Illinois church as Proctor brothers drink alcohol during service
In Carthage Illinois on February 2 a church riot erupted after James and Tony Proctor drank whisky during services and offered it to others. They assaulted John E. Fletcher and struck his daughter before a crowd expelled them. Door was broken in a second time and several people were badly beaten. Authorities seek the offenders.
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James
Tony Proctor
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Proctor
Villians
Rascals
Editress assaulted in Rockland on Salem Street
Miss Hulda B. Loud editor of The Rockland Independent was attacked by an unknown man on Friday night as she walked home. He struck her face knocked her down and muffled her cries before taking her notebook and papers, the motive linked to a recently published article.
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Mass
Hulda B. Loud
Rockland Independent
Salem Street
Embezzlement Charge Against St Louis Executive
James A. Smith Sr honorary head of James A Smith & Son Ice and Fuel company was arrested at his home on capias for embezzlement and fraud. Prosecuting witness Charles P. Chouteau alleges he obtained signatures on a promissory note for $31,250 over a year ago.
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St. Louis
James A. Smith, Sr
James A. Smith & Son
Ice and Fuel Company
Capias
Charles P. Chouteau
Smith
Actress Survives Jealous Lover’s Gunfire in Illinois
Ada Henderson, once with George Lyons Comedy Company, was shot by lover Thomas E Lynder in Martooy Illinois. A silver in her dress deflected the first bullet. the second pierced her left hand. Lynder then fled after failing to shoot himself. In Montrose Pennsylvania Philander and Olive Brown were jailed for one year and three to one year six months for swindling Paul Hill. The couple claimed Mrs Hill needed money for use in heaven.
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Ills
Ada Henderson
George Lyons
Thomas E. Lynder
Lynder
Montrose
Philander Brown
Olive
Paul Hill
Murderous Spree Ends in Wife's Death in Lima
In Lima on February 2 Sebastian Peters, drunk and enraged, killed his wife with a large knife after a protracted spree. He attacked her inside their home, inflicting numerous wounds before she could flee. Peters is described as a raving maniac and will be sent to an asylum. In San Francisco on February 2 four men sat in John Mc Connell's grocery after Thursday night.
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Ohio
Sebastian Peters
Bold Robery
San Francisco
John McConnell
Money available for loans on farms or city property
Readable text shows lenders offering loans of up to 50 000 with funds ready. No delays noted and terms indicate financing for farms or city properties. Potential buyers should verify exact figures and eligibility with the lender.
Lieut Schwatka Dies From Arctic Explorer's Injuries
The Arctic explorer Lieut Schwatka, who recently arrived in Mason Copper Iowa, suffered a drunken fall after insisting someone stay in his room. He toppled down stairs and was badly hurt, later dying from his injuries on Saturday morning. The incident stemmed from his long-standing problem with liquor.
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Iowa
Lieut. Schwatka
Lieut
Schwatka
Owenby Arrested Before Washington Testimony
J A Owenby, summoned for the silver pool investigation, was arrested Saturday in Beaurivage flats while using the name Williams. He agreed to go to Washington and left for the capital Saturday night to seek an early hearing after a brief stare down with Forsythe and assistants.
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J. A. Owenby
Silver Pool Investigation Committee
Washington
Beaurivage Flats
Williams
Armis Forsythe
Forsythe
Owenby
Foraker
Secretary Windom Letter on Buffalo Post Office Site
In Washington City February 2 a letter from Secretary Windom dated January 27 was presented to the senate. It says divergent Buffalo resident opinions prevent action, funds are insufficient, and Windom recommends a $250000 appropriation to acquire suitable property by condemnation to ease the matter.
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Windom
Senate
Quarantine Measures Tighten in San Antonio After Gov’t Lifts
San Antonio’s smallpox quarantine ended earlier, but Jackson County commissioners now impose a new quarantine ordinance. Armed guards man the stations and passengers must prove they did not arrive from San Antonio to land.
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San Antonio
Tex
Jackson County
Elderly Omaha woman Eunice Beers dies at 101
Omaha Neb Feb 2 Mrs Eunice Beers aged 101 daughter of Cyrus Strong of New York a noted baker and relative of ex President Hayes. She helped avert several Indian massacres in Nebraska's early territorial days.
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Eunice Beers
New York
Baker
Cyrus.Strong
Hayes
Territory of
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Two Children Die in Drexel Fire
In Antigo Wisconsin on February 2 two children of William Reinert aged 3 and 9 months were fatally burned when a bed fire broke out Friday night while parents were away. The boy died as rescuers reached him and the girl survived until Saturday morning.
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Antigo
Wis
William Reinert
Drexel
Parnell Reception Awaits Ennis Band Amid Theft
London February 2 preparations for Parnell's Ennis visit promise an enthusiastic reception. The Ennis band had instruments stolen, but replacements have been ordered ensuring music will accompany the event.
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Parnell
London
Ennis
Death of Montana Speaker A C Witter Shuts Legislature
Helena reports the Montana legislature adjourned until Tuesday to honor the memory of Speaker A C Witter, who died in Dillon Saturday morning. Senate and house committees will attend the funeral. The dispatch also notes a separate item about Afghanistan’s ameer.
White-Cap Devils Torture Woman in front of Children
Albany Indiana February reports a gang of twenty masked men tied a farmer's wife to a tree and whipped her over forty blows in front of her four children. Neighbors say the act by Harrison and Crawford county White Caps is the vilest in regional history. Authorities struggle with indictments as juries fail to convict or acquit with White-Cap sympathy.
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Ind
Harrison
Crawford Counties
Jacob Perew
Leavenworth
Crawford County
Perew
Mrs. Perew
White Caps
Revenue-raising Plan Shifts Tax Burden to Corporations
Indiana lawmakers craft a bill to boost corporate taxes to 2 million dollars annually and establish a railroad commission to oversee all lines. The reform targets railroads, currently taxed on about 67 million value with 400 million bonded, arguing state revenue is minimal.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly
Indiana
Railway Restrained Over Indiana Midland Right of Way
President Harry Crawford of the Indiana Midland Railroad wins a Parke circuit court order restraining the Fort Wayne Terre Haute and Southwestern from encroaching on the railway right of way from the Clay county line north. Trial set for February 9. dispute concerns the abandoned grade of the old north and south road.
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Brazil
Ind
Harry Crawford
Indiana Midland Railroad Company
Parke
Fort Wayne, Terre Haute and Southwestern Railroad Company
Clay ‘County
Sarah Trusty Found After Six Decades Seeks Morgantown
A missing 11 year old girl Sarah Trusty from near Staunton has been located at her grandmother’s home in Remington Morgan County. She walked about sixty miles to Indianapolis where an uncle provided transportation back to Morgan County.
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Terre’ Haute
Gir
Staunton
Remington
Morgan ‘County
Andianapolis
Morgar County
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Quick Relief
The text extols Syrup of Figs as pleasant tasting and fast acting on kidneys liver and bowels. It claims effective cleansing of the system dispelling colds headaches fevers and habitual constipation. Promoted as the only comedy of its kind and popular due to healthful ingredients. Available in 50c and 1 bottles through leading druggists with prompt procurement if not in stock. Do not accept substitutes.
Tubular Wells Claim Superior Water and Faster Yields
Advertises tubular and driven wells as superior for water supply. Claims second strata yields purer water at 30 percent less time than the first. Warrants wells sunk in first class order. Solicits orders from potential customers.
Jersey cattle sale sparks record prices at Muncie auction
White River Jersey Cattle Co of Muncie Indiana touts Superior sires and high prices. Old Tormeantor progeny praised alongside Liandseer's Fancy bloodline. Six head sold for 1225 dollars at the recent sale with individual cows and heifers priced up to 250 dollars. Next Jersey sale set for the 3rd Tuesday in May 1891.
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Cicero
Indiana
Old Tormeantor
Liandseer
Letitia Hunter
MeMe
Heifer
Ethlo
Larmenter
Maude of
Whitelick
Muncie Real Estate Bargains Hit Market
The notice touts numerous Muncie properties for sale including a six room house with two 80x125 lots at 1000 dollars and 50 dwellings on monthly payments. It lists business rooms on South Walnut Street, vacant lots on East Adams and Washington streets, and other lots on Main, Delaware, Virgin ia, Grant, Willard, and Gallih er Additions with prices from 100 to 3400 dollars.
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Washington
E. Main Street
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Douglass
Virginia St
Galliher Addition
Lindsey's Addition
Grant St
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