Delaware House Ends Day Without Organization After Ballots
The Delaware legislature adjourned after a dozen ballots failing to organize both houses. Union Republican majority pushes for two thirds of offices while regular Republicans demand equal division. Senatorial balloting and pro tem posts debated. contractions with Lt. Gov Cannon.
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Wer
Del
Delaware
House
Representative Baggs
Union
Addicks
Senate
Cannon
United States
Althe
Austrian Premier Von Koerber May Retire From Office
Vienna reports no official notice of Premier Von Koerber resignation yet it is positively stated he will retire. The question remains whether the entire cabinet will resign with him.
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Vienna
von Koerber
Wife Held to Answer in California Case
Unclear fragments show a wife held on suspicion in a California case. The report mentions a dec 20 event, a photographer and a room incident involving the wife and a man identified as her husband. Further details are not readable.
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Fran Francisco
Calf
Defense Closing Nears In Marcu Case In Winchester
Defense nearing completion in the Marcu case being argued in Winchester. Report notes December timing and expected final arguments closing the testimony phase.
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Winchester
Herpicide Proves Its Power Against Hair Loss
A routine advertisement claims Newbro's Herpicide kills the germ causing hair loss by reaching the hair root. It emphasizes its clear dressing, oil free formula, and widespread endorsement from prominent figures. Sample available for 10c and special agent TD Knoefel is listed.
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Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Knoefel
Republicans Debate Peabody Plan in Colorado Legislature
In Denver, a Republican caucus is anticipated to decide on efforts to unseat Governor Peabody and the speakership race. With two thirds of joint ballot votes, the GOP can push measures if united. Several Wolcott followers oppose seating Adams and vow to resist plans to count out Adams. State officer votes are decided by the legislature, not the courts.
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Denver
Col
William G. Evans
James Peabody
House
Peabody
United States
Edward O. Wolcott
Adams
Russia recalls Kaznakoff from North Sea commission
Paris reports the international North Sea incident commission learned of Admiral Kaznakoff's recall without prior notice. Vice Admiral Doubassoff is named to replace him amid speculation about Russian naval activity and seniority considerations among Pacific squadron commanders.
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Paris
International Commission
Russia
Far East
Kaznakoff
Skrydloff and
Rojestvensky
Great Britain
Doubassoff
Witnesses Evading Questions in Coal Shipment Case
In Chicago on December 30 witnesses were accused of evading questions and withholding information during hearings before Commissioners Yeomans and Prouty. The sessions involved alleged attempts to deceive the Interstate Commerce Commission about coal shipment rates in the West.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Yeomans and
Prouty
Barrow Fatally Wounds Mother-in-Law Then Wounds Wife
In Thomasville Georgia on December 30 J B Barrow killed his mother-in-law Mrs W M Parish and made a desperate attempt on his eighteen year old wife before shooting himself twice with a Winchester rifle. He lies in the city hospital in precarious condition with domestic trouble listed as the cause.
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Thomasville
W. M. Parish
J. B. Barrow
Northwestern Oil Steamer Strands Off Diamond Shoals
The American steamer North western bound from Port Arthur Texas to Philadelphia with crude oil ran aground on Diamond Shoals North Carolina. All twenty two crew were saved by life-savers in surf-boats. vessel likely a total loss.
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Baltimore
Diamond Shoals
N. C
Northwestern
Port Arthur
Tex
Philadelphia
Chaplain Dies During Funeral Service
In Danville Illinois on December 30 Reverend M Auer chaplain of the soldiers home collapsed and died while officiating at a funeral in Rossville.
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Danville
Ill
Rev. M. Auer
Soldiers’ Home
Rossville
Dr Kings New Discovery Proven to Cure Coughs
Fresh testimony from T J McFarland of Bentonville Va describes three years of bronchitis cured after using Dr Kings New Discovery. The notice claims the remedy treats lung and throat ailments including consumption pneumonia and lass boos.
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Dr. King
T. J. McFarland
Bentonville
Signers Repudiate Presentment in Talbot Irvine Case
Dispatches report Huntingdon signers renounce the presentment against Bishop Talbot and Dr Irvine. They say they signed under misapprehension while seeking to end the controversy not bring the bishop to trial. Statements reveal confusion over signatures and intent amid the Talbot Irvine dispute.
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Philadelphia
Huntingdon
Talbot-Irvine
Albot
J. Frederick Jenkinson
John Langdon
Mr. Miller
Dr. Irvine
James Denithorne
Bishop Talbot
City's Contention Sustained in Theater Fire Suits
Chicago Judge Charles M. Walker rules the city not liable for damages from the Iroquois theater fire deaths. He sustains the city's demurrer in two of sixty suits and allows one case to proceed to appellate review for final decision.
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Chicago
Charles M. Walker
Walker
Odell Urges Re-election of Senator Depew
Governor Odell, as chairman of the Republican state committee, announces after statewide inquiries that party harmony is best served by re-electing Senator Depew. The statement was issued from Republican state headquarters in New York.
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Odell
New York
United States
Republican State Committee of
Depew
Tow of Crescent sinks coal boats blocking Ohio River
Pittsburg December 30 The Ohio river channel was blocked after the Crescent tow belonging to the People's Coal company sank four coal boats at Merriman, holding about 100 000 bushels. Dynamiting the wreckage is underway and shipments are to resume today.
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Pittsburg
Ohio River
Crescent
People’s Coal Company
Merriman
Two Men Found Dead in Bowery Lodging House
In New York on December 30, two men identified as George Weber and George Brown were found dead in a Bowery lodging house room. Police believe they died by their own hands, both men about thirty two years of age.
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New York
George Weber
George Brown
Bowery
Dyspepsia cure advice touts Stuart's tablets health claim
An ad extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the safe cure for indigestion by feeding the body and boosting digestive juices. It claims the only permanent remedy is eating well and persevering with the tablets, which are praised for gentle gland stimulation. The piece closes noting a ship incident with the Drumelzier abandoned after collision, all crew saved.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Cudahy packs beef sent to besieged Russians at Port Arthur
Sioux City Iowa reports the last of a million pounds of barreled beef shipped by Cudahy Packing to Port Arthur for the Russian siege. All four Cudahy plants work overtime to meet the rush order. A prior shipment was captured by a Japanese mosquito fleet and handed to the besiegers rather than the defenders.
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Sioux City
Cudahy Packing Company
Port Arthur
Cudahy
Japan
Assorted 19th Century News Briefs From Across the Nation
The AAAS meets in Philadelphia. A lynching occurs in Neal Georgia over a killing of J A Park. An eczor travels to Minsk Don Caucasus via Kharkoff and Odessa. J C Bethany a Zwolle Louisiana restaurant owner is shot by Peter Bencina who then dies by suicide. Six prisoners and one guard die in a Folsom California break attempt. all prisoners are recaptured. Chauncey M Depew seeks reelection as New York senator. Karl Roberts warns Britain needs broader army reform. Two men and two horses drown at a Piney Fork creek crossing near Dillonvale Ohio. The sixth annual AAU convention will be at Johns Hopkins Baltimore January 12 13 14. Six prisoners escape Georgetown Delaware jail. deputy Purrell injured.
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Herbert Simmons
Neal
J. A. Park
Eczor
Minsk
Don Caucasus
Kharkoff
Odessa
J. C. Bethany
Zwolle
Peter Bencina
Folsom
Cal
Chauncey M. Depew
United States
New York
Karl Roberts
Great Britain
Piney Fork Creek
Dillonvale
The
Association of American Universities
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Indigent Decatur Woman Finds Relief With Electric Bitters
Mrs. 8 E Newson of Decatur Alabama suffered three years from severe indigestion stomach and bowel trouble and feared death before trying Electric Bitters. She reports miraculous improvement and full recovery in a testimonial advocating the remedy for liver kidney stomach and bowel issues.
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8. E. Newson
Decatur
Ala
Hecate
Owen Family Gains Public Regard in Indiana Revival
Indiana awakens to the Owens influence with movements to place Robert Dale Owen statues in Memorial Hall and at the Smithsonian. The Federation of Women’s Clubs funds a bust for the state capitol. educators adopt Owens writings in the curriculum. Owen helped shape Indiana’s common school law and township institutes, with New Harmony hosting early kindergarten manual training and agricultural schools.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Federation of Women’s Clubs
Robert Dale Owen
Representative Hemenway
Owen
Smithsonian Institution
Congress
Smithson
Oliver P. Morton
Washington
Owens
United States
New Harmony
Indiana teachers demand higher pay after extensive salary report
The Indiana State Teachers Association examined taxation and salaries, revealing 16,256 teachers in the state. Average daily pay ranged from 2.37 to 4.52 dollars by role and locale, with many teachers earning under 500 dollars and county officials receiving higher yearly sums. The committee urged raises to ensure livable wages for teachers and retirement funds.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Indiana
Roof Burns House in Walton Settlement
The home of Mrs. Susan Scott eight miles southwest of Walton Indiana burned at dawn. The roof was collapsing when occupants were awakened. Mrs. Scott and her four sons and a granddaughter escaped. all but one son suffered severe burns.
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Walton
Ind
Susan Scott
Brothers In Murderous Fight In Indiana Duel
In New Castle Indiana on December 30 a deadly clash between brothers Laban and Cash Shock at New Lisbon left Cash Shock seriously wounded. A warrant is issued for Laban Shock after the quarrel over a trivial matter led to the violence.
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New Castle
Ind
Laban
Cash Shock
New Lisbon
Cash
Bitter war in trenches as forces exchange fire at Mukden
In Mukden December reports describe brutal trench fighting. Cossacks bring in the body of Captain Erldaroff, a noted scout, after an attack on Tifanty. Japanese shelters hidden by charcoal fires were exposed, wiping out the concealed picket. A Dec 28 skirmish at Sinchinpu saw a mortar battery drive Japanese from cover and a shell damage a mine.
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Mukden
Erldaroff
Tifanty
Sinchinpu
Japanese Capture Rihling Fort After Fierce Assault
Headquarters report that after months of fighting and mining Japanese forces finally occupied Rihling fort near Port Arthur via Fusan on December 30. The fort fell after seven dynamite mines breached the front wall and a large Japanese force charged under heavy bombardment. The garrison of 500 men escaped.
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Port Arthur
Fusan
Rihling Fort
Three Macbeth-Evans Workers Sentenced for Contempt
In Indianapolis three Elwood Macbeth-Evans Glass Company employees were jailed for contempt of federal court. Judge A B Anderson also fined eight others between 50 and 25 dollars for violating an injunction issued October 8 that barred intimidation or violence against new hires taking their places at the plant.
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Indianapolis
Macbeth-Evans Glass Company
Elwood
A. B. Anderson
Anderson
Macbeth-Evans Company
Took a Cruel Revenge in Chicago Horses Fire Case
Chicago authorities report evidence linking Stephen Garrick to drenchi ng seven horses with kerosene oil and setting fire to them and their barn. Fire Department Attorney Johnson says Garrick is under arrest for the act. The horses belonged to widow Mary Dooley. Investigators cite revenge as the motive. Garrick once lived at Dooley’s home and was said to have been ejected by her.
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Chicago
Stephen Garrick
Fire Department
Johnson
Garrick
Mary Dooley
Aged Woman Cremated in Home Blaze
Portland Maine Dec 30 Mrs Margaret Duer nearly ninety years old cremated in her home near New Corydon It is believed she was lighting a fire with coal oil when her clothing caught fire.
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Portland
Mad
Margaret Duer
New Corydon
Skull Crushed by Horse's Hoof in Washington
Douglas Hull died after a horse kicked him in the forehead crushing his skull in Washington Indiana on December 30. The accident occurred when the animal struck Hull with its fore hoof. Authorities investigated the incident.
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Washington
Ind
Douglas Hull
Wasp Grounded on Mud Bank at Kingston Jamaica Harbor
The United States gunboat Wasp ran aground on a mud bank while moving down Kingston Jamaica harbor. No further details on damage or rescue were provided in the report.
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Wasp
Kingston
Jamaica
A Sixpence Among Six Copper Pennies
A clever gentleman in a crowd compares himself to a sixpence among six copper pennies, saying he is not easily perceived but worth the whole six together, illustrating his value among peers. The remark is attributed to a well known scientific figure in a London Standard quotation.
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London Standard
Ite Wonderful Power Seeks Seat of Your Trouble
Fragmentary line describes a tonic claim claiming vitalizing effects for the body. It mentions strengthening every part of the body and references a potion or remedy advertised as addressing health concerns. The readable portion emphasizes energizing and restoring vitality.
Career of Chilkoff the Boilermaker Turned Minister
The piece chronicles Prince Michael Chilkoff’s rise from a Philadelphia machine shop to Russia’s minister of railways. After studying American railroads, he supported emancipation, traveled through South America, and returned as John Magill to rise through railway service. He became imperial minister and regained his title.
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Siberian
Michael Chilkoff
Philadelphia
America
Alexander II
Prince Chilkoff
United States
South America
Argentina
Russia
John Magill
Progress of the Negro: Washington cites Virginia land holdings
Booker T. Washington cites official records showing one twenty sixth of Virginia soil owned by African Americans. He argues the race has progressed faster in freedom than other groups in long periods, noting illiteracy gaps and taxable property figures.
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Booker T. Washington
Virginia
Georgia
Washington
Murder Mystery Case Baffles Gotham Police
Police identify two young women found dead in New York as Mary Mangan and Mrs. Cecilia Butler. Both suffered fatal neck injuries in separate locations Riverside Drive and Delaney Street basement. Authorities investigate possible murder amid similar deaths and ongoing inquiries.
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New York
Riverside Drive
John F. Mangan
Mary Mangan
Delaney Street
Cecilia Butler
Dean Swift Fascination Despite Sharp Demeanor
A portrait of Jonathan Swift showing a fearless wit who snubs flattery and dictates social rake rules. He demands control at dinners, makes nobles and ladies bow, and delivers cutting retorts yet remains oddly compelling to those around him.
Market Report Indpls Grain and Livestock Summary
Indianapolis market notes show Wheat prices around 1.16 to 1.20 for No 2 red, Corn steady near 44 to 46 cents, Oats around 31 to 33 cents, and Hay values at 7 to 11 dollars. Cattle mostly steady or dull with mixed ranges, Hogs active to higher near 4.40 to 4.85, Sheep and Lambs with modest changes. Chicago bids reflect similar patterns with No 2 red wheat 1.17 to 1.18, corn 45 to 45 1/2 cents, oats 29 cents, cattle and hogs varied, lambs steady. East Buffalo notes show cattle at 3.75 to 5.75, hogs 4.50 to 5.00, sheep 3.00 to 5.00, lambs around 4.06 to 6.50.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
New York
East Buffalo
Emore
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Raljull
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Dogger Bank Commission
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Sandy Hook
Nicholson
Oak Island
American Association For the Advancement of Science
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Purnell
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Prince Michael Chilkoff
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Duke of
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Lady Burlington
Swift
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