02 Nov 1894
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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1894
Page
1
A deadly diphtheria outbreak spreads from Illinois into Caseyville and Mulfordtown Ohio river towns. Schools close and families flee as physicians rush to assist while the community fends off a growing death toll and paralysis cases.
Dispatch from Hiroshima reports a Japanese assault led by Marshal Yamagata before dawn on October 26 capturing Kil-Len-Cheng from 19,000 Chinese defenders. Japanese losses were 20 killed and 88 wounded. China suffered over 200 killed. Fortifications, a large field gun, rice and tents were seized. Chinese generals Hong and Lin commanded Kinlon forces, with strong positions at Hong Wang and Port Arthur blockaded. Additional Japanese landings occurred at Seikiofa while troops massed at Kin-Chow to defend Port Arthur and Talien-Wan.
Captain Charles Bock and a squad of 20 Indian policemen captured five Cook gang members Joe Johmson Mose Price Dick Heynolds Jim Bates and Lon Perry in camp near Wacoover I T without a shot fired. The rest of the gang is said to be in the vicinity awaiting pursuit to Fort Gibson.
A scattered OCT. dispatch set records of self harm by Professor Wy- Yie Mollotty at the agricultural college, an Arethuse engine test explosion injuring six and scalding twenty, President Cleveland’s return to Washington after eight weeks, a $50,000 purse offer for a boxing match in Mexico, Berlin’s chancellery reshuffle notes, and pirates plundering the Italian bark Seutolo off Morro Nuevo Africa with petroleum cargo seized.
In late October 1891 buyers at Paul Union Stock Yards and Duluth Grain quote mixed results for wheat corn oats and barley with No 4 spring and No 1 Northern wheat steadier while November and December products show fluctuating prices. Livestock figures include cattle sheep and hogs with overall dull activity noted in several lines.
A blaze at the West Street House in Seattle caused by a kerosene lamp in the kitchen swept through the two story iron structure. Twelve died and five were injured as guests fled or leaped from windows. Fire officials and a coroner determined the rapid ascent of flames trapped occupants in narrow halls and stairways. Nearby incidents include a New York tenement fire with seven fatalities and other regional news briefs.
In Wilkesharre Pennsylvania on October 20 a large Hungarian boarding home at Laurel Bay was blown up by dynamiters at 8 am. Several inmates died instantly and four were fatally injured with about a half dozen more hurt. Victims include Frank Nowaski Mich ellette and George Sclocky. The attackers used about 24 sticks of dynamite and wired the charges to detonate together despite partial failure.
A blast tore through a World ing boarding house near the Lehigh Valley railroad, hurling inmates from beds and injuring several. Trackworkers and physicians were summoned as fire crews contained the damage and investigators sought motive, with officials unsure of the culprit or whether robbery was the aim.
A herd of thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle near Columbis in this county has been found to suffer tuberculosis. The disease was first noticed by a butcher after slaughtering one animal. State veterinarian Dr. Palmer of Lennox has been notified and the herd quarantined pending investigation. Another animal has died with decayed lungs. The owners, Daly and Beahan, purchased cattle in Iowa years ago near Des Moines and Le Mars.
The weekly summary reports Treasury cash balances and bold reserve figures, legal sentences in Mexico, and diplomatic notes. It notes bicycle record breaking, race matchups, marriages in Ohio and Virginia, railroad earnings, bank tax relief moves, religious conferences, resignations, and various obituaries and society events across the United States and abroad.
Land cases and patents sped for settlers and contestors under public land and mineral laws. Advice on swamp and school land grants, railroad land issues, and new disposal acts. Guidance for deravitin the issue of parents and tripling trelguarities, with prompt, skilled handling. Contact The ME Company.
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