Various 19th Century Inquiries and rambling notes in Newton Record
A collage of brief items and quotations from The Newton Record covering social curiosities and global snippets. Highlights mention Cleveland's chamber of commerce, Detroit transit, Roentgen rays, Antarctic weather, Traverse City school morals, Chicago council misdeeds, malaria naming, thrift virtues, and the Siberian railway progress with a Nebraska dispatch about Winnebago Indians.
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Andrew Carnegie
Chamber of Commerce of
Cleveland
United States Public Debt and Treasury Cash Report
Treasury data shows January results with total public debt at 1.687 billion dollars after offsetting cash. Net decrease in interest bearing debt, gold reserves fall, cash balance ends at 171.7 million. Government receipts rise to 29.2 million, while expenditures reach 22.5 million for the month. Internal revenue trails January by more than 5.3 million though its gap narrows versus last year.
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United States
Treasury
Met
Estems
Engineer Johnson Awarded Damages Over Railroad Breach
A discharged Iron Mountain Railway engineer, Johnson, received 1535 in damages for breach of contract and blacklisting after a suit arising from an agreement between the railroad and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. A Minneapolis man is commissioned to complete a history of the World's Fair, with a note on ancient history.
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Johnson
Iron Mountain Railway Company
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Minneapolis
Legislation shapes pardon actions amid town crime history
A bipartisan pardon committee considers clemency for a noted criminal linked to the Wells gang while a Fort Madison attorney faces a separate case. Historical court notes recount chloroform incidents, convictions, and long penitentiary terms as testimony unfolds in the Fields case with bank note losses cited.
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Dames Gang
Stewart
Fort Madison
Liscounty
Wisconsin
Breach of Promise Suit Over Marriage to Deceased Fiancé
Amanda Hubner sues to break a will claiming William Reikhoff promised to marry her. Reikhoff, her alleged fiancé and now deceased, left an estate near 1900 dollars with 2009 dollars to a beneficiary and a balance to relatives. The case, before Judge Gaynor in LeMars, follows his death two years prior and Hubner's role as housekeeper.
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Amanda
Hubner
William Reikhoff
Gaynor
LeMars
Reikhoff
Sheriff Craig
Buchanan County
le Mars
Wile Lilms
Williams
Lydia Allshonss
Jesup
Dell Balderson
Afton
Smith
C. & NW. Railway Company
Laure
Marath
Des Moines
Paderewski
Stream & McCammon
Swell Club In Trouble Indictments For Liquor Sales
LeMars reports Plymouth county grand jury indicted members of the Prairie club a social organization with many local business leaders accused of illegal liquor sales. The club is reportedly closed pending outcome and those called to testify deny wrongdoing and vow to fight if reindictments are issued.
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LeMars
Plymouth County Grand Jury
Prairie Club
Aim
Muscatine Conspiracy Arrests Linked to Perjury Case
A man named Clay and a Black suspect are sought in Muscatine on charges tied to a perjury conspiracy involving the Machin Kessinger and dynamite case. The men allegedly aided by his brother and another convict in furnishing testimony used to gain a conviction.
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Ton Clay
Negro
Mne
Per
Saben
Kessinger
Clay
Negronson
Muthy
Om Clay
Alleged Swindler Jailed After Mail Fraud Case in Ottumwa
A. M. Bruce alias J C Love, residing at in the United States court, waived examination and was jailed in Dex Moines in default of $700. The case involves a scheme to defraud by mail, with references to bounty schemes for wolf scalps in South Dakota and a county inquiry into the alleged fraud. The matter touches perjury and potential piracy charges as the investigation proceeds.
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Ottumwa
Ooremwa
A. M. Bruce
J.C. Love
United States
Dex Moines
South Dakota
Freeman McClelland
Mareh Cuppy
Suit Over Damages From Milwaukee Railroad Fire
Deere Wells Co sue Milwaukee Railroad Co for 120000 damages claiming destruction of storehouses and elevators in Council Bluffs by fire. Petition argues railroad caused loss of their right of way. Also notes county supervisors introducing mounted ice project in Scott County and new Davenport to Davenport telephonic lines.
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Toon
Sutes
Covseil Burrs
Deere, Wells Co
Milwaukee Railroad Company
We Company
Controversy Over Cuba War Risk Viewed by Press
London press debates U S Cuba policy as Senate resolves and Weyler actions strain Spain. Reports from Havana March 1 cite battles near Punta Trava and Palo Prieto with heavy losses, while costs of rebellion mount. Italy’s Barati eri defeat shocks Italy as Gen Dabs and Mberteire die and reserves called.
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Teat
Spain
Sossex
United States
London
Sta 1 Senate
Cuba
Cleveland
Chronicle
Weyler
Anson
Shild
Ates
Les
Mapu
Unite States Senate
Europe
Tor
Massa
Italy
Dabs
Mberteire
Kilomen
Baltimore & Ohio Failure A Railroad Seeks Receivers
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, once a leading nationwide system, has confessed insolvency and placed itself in the hands of receivers. The move, directed by the court and overseen by the presidency and executives, aims to protect creditors and bondholders.
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Mig Railroad
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
United States
Recet
Oscar
United Sts Court
Fragmentary 19th Century Notes on Asia and Royalty
A garbled extract mentions Russia and Japan facing a potential war over Corea and a bleak wartime scenario. It also references a desert traveler invoking Allah, a Gottingen professor Giessler with four children, and a Bavarian king’s odd behavior in a palace.
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Mohammed
Allah
Giessler
Gottingen
Bavaria
East Coast Floods Drench Cities and Mills in Severe Freshes
A historic flood across the Atlantic coast causes extensive damage. Rivers like the Penobscot and Hudson rise to levels unseen in years, flooding buildings, wharves, and factory engine rooms. Warren Paper mills and other industries face major losses as widespread inundation disrupts towns and northern areas.
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Atlantic
Flore Storn
New Bula
West Rock
Penobscot
Westbrook
Mil Warren Paper Mills
Hudson River
Hudson
England Favors Gun Expansion and Dock Upgrades
The article describes England seeking increased naval arms spending and new dock facilities. It notes costs of about £2,500,000 for a new dock, with debate over personnel and ship capacity. Mentions locations such as Marse and Rt Hen, and the aim to bolster naval power amid expenditures and construction.
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Loxpes
Mareh
Essa
Get
Rebels and government clashes reported in the Caribbean and Ottoman regions
Dispatches describe fighting in Nicaragua with insurgents attacking forts, retreating after losses and casualties on both sides. Reports from Matanzas and Vaile Palla recount troop advances, bayonet charges, and 42 insurgent dead with several wounded. In London, the second reading of the evicted tenants bill falls 271 to 174 as Armenian distress and forced conversions in Asiatic provinces are noted.
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Matanzas
Bri
Ana
Maceo
Mace
Denas
Vof
Vaile Palla
House of Commons
Sivas
Cesarea
Doings of Congress in Washington Debates Tariff Crisis
A lengthy Washington report details heated tariff crisis debates with Representatives Carter Gear Telier and Sherman. It notes adjournment actions, army and coast defense funding talks, and a veto on lands bill while outlining legislative moves on naval enlistment, foreign relations inquiries, and measures affecting internal revenue and the judiciary.
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Wagmsotos
Carter
Heary Gear
Telier
Sherman
Resolte
Rane
Ing
United
Congress i
Unitet 8
Tur Howe
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Board of Education of
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Chicago
Indianapols Journal
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St. Petersburg
Yenisei River
Chelyabinsk
Europe-Asia
Vladivostock
Pacific
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Pender
Neb
Winnebago
Cooper
Red Man
Polk Wells
Aikins
Geo
van Saun
Fields
Fields Bros
Fields’ Bank
Patal
Ramos Mareh S
Ed. O'Brien
B.C
Follett’s
Davesvonr
Arney
Hwson Arraisnee
Lowa
Yom McNamara Clinton
John Wesprinter
Bedford
Sherwin
Mason City
Mississippi
Davenport
Trafic
Rock Island
Towa
Havana
Punta Trava
Baltimore & Ohio Failure
Russia
Japan
Corea
England
Nicaragua
She Henet
Maxacea
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Nagar
Estrada
Anela
Clevi
New York
Laws
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