Nation in Briefs From Across the World Features of 19th Century News
A collage of short items notes women's photography restrictions in China, the Newark naval vessel burning coal, rail payrolls for 1890, presidential expenses, a London home sale, a long Vancouver bridge, German battleship construction, poultry show premiums, a New Haven chimney project, a weighty store display, Utah dividends from Ontario mine, and charity gifts. It mentions free textbooks refusal, melancholy, eight-hour day labor actions, and a Polish doctor in Paris. Also references Edison, religious diversity, Swiss embroidery, Ingersoll gift, Muddy Water, California flower, Mars gift letters, and Turkish honors to Mrs Reid, with wedding funds and new appointments.
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Newark
Max
Jousa W. Mackey
London
Columbia
Vancouver
Wash
Mr. Drake
Wellington
Wnan
New Haven
New York
Ontario
Park City
Utah
Anti-Poverty Society
Ter. McGlynn
Rocktronr
Reissein
Europe
America
Paris
M. Prigkevitchsvithehtwitzky
Patrick Cleburne
Helena
Ark
TUF
Kansas
Gianpstouxyee
Pisen
Germany
Brazil
Viner
Maryland
Caliporanta
Stanford
Peru
Pienoa
Alexandra
Wales
Edison
United States
Switzerland
Colonel Ingersoll
Penns
Muddy Water
Indiana
California
The Broadway Fire Devours Theaters On Twenty-Eighth Street
A midnight blaze on Broadway destroys Hermann s Theater and blocks along Twenty-Eighth and Twenty-Ninth streets. Flames leap linked roofs as firemen battle a wind driven inferno with casualties and an estimated loss of £500,000.
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Broadway
Twenty-eighth
Twenty-ninth Streets
New York
Fifth-avenue Theater
Hermanno
Twenty Eighth Street
Twenty-eighth Street
Odoels
Hermiann
Tie
Crook
Hermann
Twenty-ninth Street
Sturtevant House
Hermann’s
Twenty-eight
Twenty Eighth
Twenty-ninth
Towboat Anna Roberts Explosion Kills Five Near Portsmouth
The towboat Anna Roberts blew up a cylinder head at 8 a.m. near Portsmouth Ohio killing five crewmen and injuring many more. The vessel bound for Pittsburgh and the boiler deck was torn open with bodies hurled into the river. Killed were Frank Perry Ben Lawson James Swail J Shaw all deck hands and burn injuries were severe. about ten others wounded. Ownership lies with a Pittsburgh firm and crew largely resided there.
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Anna Roberts
Portsmouth
Pittsburgh
Frank Perry
Ben Lawson
James Swail
J. Shaw
James Green
Edseht
O'Brien Offered Leadership in Exchange for Retirement
At a conference between O Brien and Parnell, Parnell proposed that O Brien retire until the next general election in exchange for leadership under Parnell's guidance. He added that if O Brien accepted, his imprisonment sentence would be annulled.
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O'Brien
O Brien
Parnell
Tragic Family Suicides Near Irwin A Month Apart
A mother in Irwin Pennsylvania drowned herself in a well at 6 AM. Her daughter had gone insane three weeks earlier, driving the husband to madness and his death in a Pittsburgh asylum. On December 30 the family completed a string of suicides within three weeks.
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George Bain
Irwin
Pittsburgh
England Bullying the United States in Behring Sea Dispute
Lord Salisbury reportedly assured Ottawa that Behring Sea status remains unchanged until the United States agrees to arbitration. He said British subjects will continue to be protected in sealing pursuits in the meantime.
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England
United States
Lord Salisbury
Ottawa
Behring Sea
Debt decrease noted for December
Public debt declined by 12 005 898 dollars in December. The report shows a sizable reduction reflecting improved fiscal positions and lower outstanding obligations.
Night of Excitement at Pine Ridge Agency
A Pine Ridge dispatch reports feverish night fears among squaw men and half-breeds of an Indian attack. General Miles surrounds the enemy with troops but small bands may slip through, while doctors and a large civilian hospital camp minister to over four thousand people across the two Dakotas.
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Pine Ridge
Wounded Knee
Wnee
Miles
Reahead
Two
Dakotas
Explosion Sparks In Foundry Nations Dayton Kids
Six preteens aged ten to fifteen played around empty naphtha barrels at the Stoddard manufacturing site in Dayton Ohio. A boy struck a lit match into a bung hole causing an explosion that knocked four boys senseless and bruised two others. A small amount of naphtha likely remained in the barrel.
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Stoddard Manufacturing
Dayton
Duel With Butcher Knives Leaves One Fatally Wounded
Word from New Martinsville West Virginia reports two physicians summoned to Ten Mile Tyler County to tend to two women who fought a kitchen duel with butcher knives. Mrs Wilson suffered severe wounds to the face neck and breast and is fatally hurt. The other woman's name and the motive remain unknown.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Ten Mile
Tyler County
Explosion in Trinity Pit Kills Miners Near Ostrau
A fire-damp explosion at the Trinity pit near Ostrau traps miners on Saturday. Fifteen bodies recovered, twenty five miners missing, while 350 other workers escaped through open shafts.
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Trinity Pit
Ostrau
Woman shot by former lover in Los Angeles survives
Mrs Shaw, a gressmater at Los Angeles California, was wounded by a discarded lover who then killed himself. Her life was saved when two falliets struck corset steels.
Java Coffee Crop Shortfall Reported
The Bureau of American Republics reports a sharp coffee crop failure in Java with output estimated at about sixteen percent of the normal annual average. This indicates a severe reduction in production and potential market impact.
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Java
Bureau of American Republics S
Breakfast orders at Kimball House surprise Bee Lewe
A breakfast service at the Kimball House in Atlantes Georgia features Bee Lewe, a colored cook, issuing orders and handling Louis 4221. The scene captures a bustling morning in a historic Atlanta area establishment.
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Kimball House
Atlantes
Louis
Naval activity rise in Pacific with new commissioned ships
Annapolis to New York Times reports a Navy Department pattern of orders increasing the Pacific Squadron. Eleven warships and five revenue cutters will soon be in commission, with seven additional steamers possibly chartered for Behring Sea duties. The Yantte may join, expanding U S naval presence amid British and German interests in the North Pacific.
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Pacific
Annapolis
New York Times
Navy
Navy Department
San Francisco
Behring Sea
U.S
Great Britain
North Pacific
New York
Washington
Europe
Germany
Dueber-Hampden Watch Co Assigns to Protect Creditors
John C. Dueber of the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company made an assignment Monday evening at Cincinnati to Howard Douglass for the benefit of creditors. The Canton, Ohio plant is among the world's largest. Dueber says the move shields all creditors. liabilities run about 350,000 dollars while assets exceed 1,000,000, including Canton plant real estate and Newport Kentucky property.
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Dueber-Hampden Watch Company
John C. Dueber
Cincinnati
Howard Douglass
Canton
Dueber
Efe
Newport
From Miles to Schofield in Indian Troubles Report
General Miles reports to General Schofield via two telegrams dated January 8 detailing December 30 casualties on White Clay Creek South Dakota. Casualties include Private Domin M Trancesechech killed. First Lieutenant J D Mann and Privates Hillock Kilpatrick Clausen Kern Nolan and others wounded. First Sergeant Theodore Rainer also listed. The other telegram repeats woundings from Wounded Knee December 28 with no new names.
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White Clay Creek
Schofield
Miles
Pine Ridge
Forsythe
S. D
Domin M.trancesechech
Seventh Cavalry
J. D. Mann
Death of Captain Wallace at Wounded Knee Revealed
A Pine Ridge Agency letter details that Captain Wallace Kil ed five warriors before being overcome. He was found at the entrance of an Indian lodge with five dead Indians nearby, each showing a bullet wound. five chambers of his revolver were empty, suggesting he killed the five before his own death.
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Wallace
Pine Ridge Agency
Wounded Knee
Emma Abbott Dies in Salt Lake City After Illness
The United States prima donna Emma Abbott died at 7 am Monday in the Hotel Templeton Salt Lake City from pneumonia. She sang in Ernani against medical advice after falling ill Wednesday night. A New Year illness worsened until death. she leaves an estate valued at 4 000 000 dollars.
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Emma Abbott
Templeton
Salt Lake City
Ernani
George W. Peck Inaugurated Wisconsin Governor
The Democratic governor of Wisconsin, George W. Peck, was inaugurated Monday to succeed Governor Hoard. He becomes the state's second Democratic chief executive in thirty years.
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Wisconsin
Hoerd
George W. Peck
Raid threats and Forsythe suspension shocks Pine Ridge dispatch
A Pine Ridge Agency report details threats by Short Bull and a looming massacre, with General Forsythe suspended amid cross firing and critical conditions. Miles and officials foresee a grave situation as hundreds of soldiers and hostility from hostiles intensify the crisis at Wounded Knee aftermath. A newborn survivor adopted in New York sparks charitable interest while a Board of Inquiry forms to probe Forsythe.
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Pine Ridge
S. D
Rushville
Forsythe
Short Bull
John Dwyer
Pugh
Miles
Wounded Knee
Allison Mailer
New York City
John Burke
Buffalo Bill
Wild West Combination
Maggie C. Mailer
Whiteside
Carr
Baldwin
Fifth Infantry
General Forsythe
Mastodon Bones Found Along Minnesota River Bank
Large bones believed to be from a mastodon were found in the Minnesota River bank several miles northwest of Mankato. The bank cave caused by river undermining exposed the remains eight feet below the surface and in good preservation. removal will wait until spring due to freezing.
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Minnesota River
Mankato
Minn
Queer Election Pranks Trailed Spratt Led by Rope
Republican Rev. Geo Spratt walked thirty miles from Chippewa Falls to Sheboygan bare headed to pay an election bet with Louis Ballschmeider. A rope was placed around his neck and he was paraded through streets to visit ninety two saloons drawing a big crowd. He aims to repeat the stunt in two years to restore balance.
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Geo. Spratt
Chippewa Falls
Sheboygan
Wis
Louis Ballschmeider
Spratt
Regulars Ordered for Dakota Indian Troubles
General Gibbons receives Washington orders to deploy two Fifth Artillery companies and two Fourth Cavalry companies readiness to move at once from San Francisco to the scene of the Dakota troubles.
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General Gibbons
Washington
Fifth Artillery
Fourth Cavalry
Readines
San Francisco
Dakota
Died From Injuries After Tree Collapse Near Winfield
Hon. Andrew I. com died from injuries caused by a falling tree near Winfield Tennessee last Saturday. He passed away at midnight Tuesday and will be transported to Petersburg, Virginia for interment.
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Andrew I. @com
Winfield
Tenn
Petersburg
Ice Thick in Staunton as Weather Remains Cold
The Staunton area endures a deep cold spell for forty eight hours up to the 6th with ice eight to ten inches thick. A large crop has been gathered amid the icy conditions.
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Virginia
Staunton
Federal Elections Bill and Finance Measures Shift in Senate News
Washington updates show the Senate delaying the federal elections bill to take up the financial measure, with free coinage opponents and Democrats colluding. Idaho’s new senators and the urgent deficiency report are noted, alongside public building bills for Danville and Richmond.
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HOUSE
H. H. Markham
National Home For Disabled Volnteer Soldiers
Enloe
Tenn
Enroe
Alr. Thomas
Wis
Iills
Meliiley
Washington
Senate
Stewart
Nevada
Hale
Census Committee
Sherman
Idaho
Jietsen
Henderson
Cannon
Jrr
Danville
Richmond
Br. Teller
West
Teller
Narys
Farquhac
Yeas
Burrows
Wheeler
Treasury and Congress Action and Appointments in Brief
Representative Kell of Kansas introduces a bill to print fifty million dollars in fractional currency. Taylor of Illinois proposes five cent registration on domestic mail. Treasury redeems bonds and resumes silver purchases with varied ounce quantities. President approves 75000 public building for South Bend Indiana. Engineers deem Gunter's Creek and Chattahoochee River unworthy of improvement. Customs to apply ruling on worsted cloths only to imports before May 9 1890. Willis of Dayton secures two weigh masters for Railway Mail Service. Michigan representative Cutcherson introduces board to study coast defenses with funds.
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Jkell
Kansas
House
United States
Abnert Taylor
Illinois
Tur Treasury Department
Ture Treasury Department
Wigpom
A. L. Drummond
New York
Secret Service
Treasury Department
I. H. Rand
Wisconsin
Fifth Auditor’s Office
South Bend
Ind
Gunter's Creek
Chattahooche River
Alabama
Wincox
U. S. Supreme Court
Zeburger
Cahn
Wilrras
Dayton
John T. Waymire
Congress
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Ames-West
Boston
F. L. Ames
Occa
Max F. Savarian
Benjamin
New Crk
Bremen
Hamburg
Peck
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