Ice harvests and mischief mark Nebraska towns
Mil ford gathers a heavy ice crop while Nebraska City sees many idle men at work. Osceola dedicates a new Methodist church. Omaha jailed counterfeit silver dollars suspect E B Smith. Tremont’s overall factory scam alarms residents. Amherst fines August Haas for obscene mail. Fort Omaha canteen burns, loss about 300 dollars. Lincoln's directorate notes population rise. many local incidents and trials reported citywide.
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Milford
Nebraska City
Fullerton
Osceola
New Methodist Church
Osmond
J. P.rasmussen
Columbus
Frank R. Wild
The
DeWit Times
Lincoln
William Cummings
Cass County
Stromsburg
J. G. Green
Neihaus
E. B. Smith
Omaha
Ainsworth Star-Journal
Earl Leder
Waverly
Major Kleutsch
Andrew Jackson
Fremont
Ella Bothwell
Arlington
North Nebraska Teachers’ Association
John Penner
Logan County
Wayne County
A. B. Whitmer
Nebraska
Tremont
August Haas
Amherst
Buffalo County
California
Wolbach
Fort Omaha
Amick's Cures Claim Wide Support for Consumption
Enthusiastic reports from physicians nationwide praise the Amick treatment for consumption. Cincinnati physician Dr Amick reportedly offers free test packages, with medical editors acknowledging mounting evidence and trial success, despite initial caution.
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Cincinnati
New York Recorder
New York ‘State Board of Health
Beys
Amnick
Amick
Carlisle Views on Silver Certificates and Federal Finance
Mr Carlisle presents objections to silver certificates and eurodollar policy. He testifies before the secret meeting of the judiciary committee, addressing questions on seigniorage bonds and general road and finance issues.
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Fla
Judiciary Committee
Trade Review Shows Mixed Improvement and Cautious Outlook
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review of Trade notes partial gains across sectors while balanced by losses. Demand for goods rises but debt and unemployment strain persist. Wheat prices fall to record lows as textile mills hold larger stocks and may close without more orders. Rail earnings decline 12 percent in January.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Loas
Treasury
Senate
Chicago
Senate Fate of Silver Seigniorage Bill Discussed
The article reports that the Senate may pass the Silver Seigniorage bill with unknown fate awaiting the President. Representative Raynor will oppose the bill as treasurer department spokesman. Secretary Carlisle makes public the names of bond subscribers.
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Senate
Raynor
Treasury Department
Carlisle
Seigniorage Debate Opens House Proceedings
A parliamentary tangle over the Bland bill launches the House into committee of the whole. Mr Bland defends keeping the second section, favoring bullion coinage. debate touches silver certificates, gold par, and the treasury's stance on currency interconvertibility.
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Mr. Bland
Washington
House
Babcock
Wisconsin
Tracey
Reed
Marshall
Virginia
Shell
South Carolina
Bland
Coombs
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Wreck of the Kearsarge On Roncadore Reef
A Colon special reports the Kearsarge wreck after striking Roncadore reef at night. The ship, under sail and steam at ten knots, lightened by throwing overboard her eleven inch after pivot and masts. Only a small water and food rescue saved, with 200 marooned sailors awaiting relief. two officers and a volunteer crew reach Old Providence for aid as the ship breaks up.
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Kearsarge
New York
Colon
Herald
Roncadore Reef
Alabama
Old Providence
F. R. Brainard
Stitt
Roncadore Key
Dependent Fathers Not Pensionable If Able to Support
Assistant Secretary Reynolds ruled that under the dependent and disability act a claimant who files as a dependent father and can earn more than the needed support via manual labor is not pensionable under section one. The decision hinges on the applicant not needing support at filing.
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Washinaton
Reynolds
Hawaiian Testimony Concluded and Report Pending
Washington February 10 The final testimony in the Hawaiian investigation will be printed today and the full report will go to the foreign relations committee. The committee is not expected to rush a report, as members are occupied with other matters and may delay until the tariff question is settled.
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Washington
Committee On Foreign Relations
Kolbites and People's party fuse in Alabama convention
In Brundidge Alabama on February 10 the Kolbites and the People's party of Alabama united in a joint convention. They nominated a full state ticket headed by Reuben F Kolb for governor and aligned former bolters with Kolb supporters.
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Brrwinenan
Ala
Federal election repeal signed at the White House
President Cleveland signed the federal election repeal bill last night at the White House. Representative Tucker of Virginia brought a gold pen used by the vice president and Speaker Crisp to sign the bill. The pen passed to Tucker after the president used it, and Representative Pearson of Ohio carried the bill from the Capitol.
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Washinatoy
Cleveland
Tucker
Virginia
White House
Crisp
Pearson
Ohio
Cigarette sale ban to minors enacted in Eldorado ordinance
Eldorado Kansas officials report the mayor signed a council ordinance prohibiting cigarette sales to minors under 16. A $300 annual license is required for cigarette dealers and violations carry a $100 fine. The measure was approved by the city council Wednesday night.
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Eldorado
Dopano
Kan
Pension Office Denies Pensioner Drops in Topeka
Pension Agent Glick rejects rumors that seventeen pensioners were dropped by the Topeka office. He states the department is daily reinstating pensioners in the district.
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Topeka
Glick
Mrs Ingalls Denies Converting Sam Jones Hoax Claim
Mrs John J Ingalls angrily denounces reports that her husband was converted by Sam Jones as a hoax pure and simple. She says he is already a member of the Episcopal church though authorities doubt his belief. He is currently in Nashville.
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Ingalls
Atchison
Kan
John J. Ingalls
Sam Jones
Episcopal Church
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Carlisle testimony outlines silver seigniorage and bonds
Washington February report of Secretary Carlisle's testimony before the House judiciary committee details his views on silver seigniorage, issuance of silver certificates, redemption in gold or silver, and the pace of coinage. It also covers his caution against paper certificates with no backing and his preferred use of short term bonds to fund government expenditures.
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Carlisle
Washington
House Committee On Judiciary
Oates
Secretary of the Treasury
Bostner
W. A. Stone
Pennsylvania
Stoner
Stone
Mr. Stone
United States Treasury
Congress
Treasury
Secretary of the Interior
Treasury Department
Boamer
Boatner
Bell
Ir. Boater
Hung jury in Connelly murder trial at Mexico Missouri
The Connelly murder trial in Mexico Missouri ended with a hung jury over the July 29 killing of Samuel Turner. Also noted, Ottawa Canada natives McGreevy and Connelly plan to expose two Canadian politicians after release. Shaky reports claim H C Cook of Grand Forks North Dakota faces arrest for embezzlement, and outlaw Bill Doolan is said to be dying from gangrene in Perry Oklahoma. General Lucien B Northup, former Confederate war official, died in Wilkesville Maryland at 83.
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Joseph Connelly
Samuel Turner
Mexico
Thomas McGreevy
Connelly
Ottawa
Canada
H. C. Cook
Grand Forks
N. C
Missouri Guarantee Bond Investment Company
Perry, Ok
Bill Doolan
Lucien B. Northup
Army of the Confederacy
Wikesville
Rebels Capture Land Near Rio in Sharp Fight
The navy department received a cable from Rio de Janeiro stating insurgents seized a point of land at Areia near Nietheroy after a brief engagement. The report notes insurgent success and indicates the operation was part of broader action near the bay of Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio Janeiro
Wassinoros
Navy Department
Se Rio
Areia Point
Areia Pois
Nietheroy
Bey of
Rio de Janiero
Bradstreet table shows weekly clearings in major cities
Clearing figures from Bradstreet's list the total weekly clearings for cities including Omaha and Toledo, compared with the prior year. The fragment lists amounts such as 88,883,013 for New York and 16,648,301 for another city, noting increases or decreases from last year.
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Clearing House
New York
Bradstreet's
Seigniorage Debate In House Over Silver Bill
In Washington on February 12 the House debated silver finance with M essrs Stone Harter Kilgore arguing. Stone attacked the bill noting no real seigniorage and warning that issuing 55 million in treasury notes without bullion backing would dilute value. McKeighan defended free silver. Harter proposed revenue by salaries cut sugar duties whisky tax and tea coffee tax. Kilgore urged issuing seigniorage rather than borrowing. The session ended with Kilgore submitting and the House adjourning at five.
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Waasuhington
C. W. Stone
Pennsylvania
Bland
Treasury
MccKeighan
Nebraska
McKeighan
Harter
Democrat
Ohio
Gay
Sonerens
Kilgore
Texas
Kilgore Yies
Wells Fargo Messenger Held Up On Union Pacific Express
A masked man boarded a Union Pacific passenger train near Carson City on February 12 and forced open the Wells Fargo car with a sledge hammer. He robbed the paymaster's box of nearly $2,000 bound for Reno. The robber escaped into the darkness before an alarm could be raised.
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Wells Fargo
Carson
Union Pacific
Wells, Fargo & Co
Reno
Pearl Morrow Arrested for Express Money Theft
In Macon Missouri on February 12 Pearl Morrow son of John Morrow a prominent farmer living south of Callao stole an express package containing 520 dollars from Adams Express at Callao. He was captured by Constable Grant Henderson at Bevier and is jailed.
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Macon
Pearl Morrow
John Morrow
Callao
Adams Express Company
Grant Henderson
Bevier
Wilson tariff bill authoring congressman visits Kansas City
Congressmen William L. Wilson of West Virginia arrives with his wife and daughter and John C. Tarsney in Kansas City. He is greeted at Union depot and speaks at the Auditorium predicting the tariff bill will pass the Senate and become law by June 1.
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Wilson
Kansas City
William L. Wilson
West Virginia
Congress
John C. Tarsney
Union
Santa Fe
Chicago
Senate
Triple Lynching Reported From Gulch Area Arkansas
Meager details emerge of a triple lynching in Van Buren County near Conway in the Gulch. Henry Bruce and brothers Bob and Charley Plunkett are named as victims of a mob's vengeance after an elderly couple was reportedly killed and robbed.
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Arkansas
Conway
Ark
van Buren County
Henry Bruce
Bob
Charley Plunkett
Behaefer Defeats Ives in Boston Billiards Duel
In Boston on February 12 Schaefer defeated Ives in billiards by a score of 600 to 409. The match highlighted a clear lead by Schaefer throughout the night at the local billiards hall.
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Behaefer
Ives
Boston
Schaefer
Yes
Seigniorage Bill May Pass House and Senate
Reports from Wasumeton indicate Bland's bill to coin seigniorage on government silver bullion stored in vaults and issue certificates is likely to pass the House with support from southern Democrats. Senatorial fate is uncertain. President Cleveland's veto is possible, with opposition led by Mr Rayner of Maryland and Rourke Cochran slated to speak against the measure.
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Wasumeton
Bland
Secretary of the Treasury
South
Tracey
Senate
White House
Carlisle
Congress
Rayner
Maryland
Treasury
House
Cleveland
Lland
Rourke Cochran
Mr. Rayner
Denounce Morton by Farmers Alliance in Kansas meeting
The National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union denounces Secretary Morton for his World’s Fair speech on farmer needs. Delegates at Teresa, Kansas, adopt a resolution opposing Morton and advocate no unity with his views. Officers to be elected tonight with adjournment to follow.
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Teresa
Kan
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Morton
Mr. Morton
Representative Hall
Ben Terrill
Texas
J. L. Gilbert
California
Marion Butler
North Carolina
Mann Page
Virginia
Right of Treasury to Issue Bonds Discussed in Senate
The senate debated the secretary of the treasury's power to issue U S bonds with party lines showing. Senator Stewart's resolution faced opposition from Senator Butler's motion to refer it to judiciary committee. Senator Berry's bill to force Rock Island to halt at Oklahoma town sites drew criticisms of the railroad’s tactics and attorney involvement, with no final vote reached and a plan to reconvene early next week.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
United States
Senate
Stewart
Butler
Committee On Judiciary
Berry
Rock Island Road
Oklahoma
Interior Department
Names of Bond Subscribers Showed by Secretary Carlisle
Washington February 10 secretary of the treasury released a list of bond subscribers totaling 117 223 with amounts subscribed and allotted at price. Major allotments include Hanover National Bank Kuhn Loeb Co United States Trust Farmers Loan and Trust Union Trust New York Life Insurance among others. Bids above the 117 223 total 69 295 300 while scaled allotments amount to 40 704 700.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Hanover National Bank
New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
United States Trust Company
Farmers’ Joan and Trust Company
Union Trust Company
New York Life Insurance Company
American Flour Trade in England Report
Washington February 10 George F Parker consul at Birmingham has sent to the state department a report on American wheat and flour trade in the English midlands. He estimates a 79.1 percent increase in flour received from the United States over four years. He says the people of Great Britain depend on the United States for a considerable portion of breadstuffs and this dependence is likely to grow.
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England
Washinnton
George F. Parker
Birmingham
State Department
English Midlands
United States
Great Rtalia
Ingalls Converts at Saw Jones Sermon in Nashville
Ex senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas publicly repents and endorses Rev. Sam Jones during a Nashville tabernacle sermon. Ingalls praises Jones for simplicity and practical appeals to common people. He is touring the South and likens Jones to Whitfield and Spurgeon in influence and moral impact.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tabernacle
Sam Jones
Georgia
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
Jones
Jone
Whitfield
Peter Cartwright
Spurgeon
Interior Lands Lease Policy Debated by House Committee
The House Committee on Indian Affairs discussed the Interior Department policy to lease 3,000,000 acres of Wichita Kiowa and Comanche lands in Oklahoma to cattlemen. Delegates urge withholding approval and sending papers to Congress, while two Oklahoma tribal chiefs claim recent land purchases were ratified without their knowledge.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Oklahoma
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Congress
Flynn
House
Sacs
Northern Pacific Receivers Reach Wage Settlement
Milwacker Wisconsin February 10 The receivers of the Northern Pacific railroad and the representatives of the men employed have reached an understanding. The receivers will modify the order reducing wages and concede most points. No public statement will be made until Judge Jenkins approves the settlement, according to Mr Oakes.
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Milwacker, Wis
Northern Pacific Railroad
Oakes
Jenkins
Union Pacific Wage Schedule Ruling in Denver
Judges Hallett and Riner ended argument on Union Pacific receivers petition for adopting a new wage schedule. They ruled against applying the Omaha district court order in Colorado and Wyoming, in favor of the employees. Editors Appointed Postmasters in Kansas. kansas nominations include Strother Osage City Blaine Yates Center Hodkins Lindon Eaton Lawrenson Cox Humboldt Walker Fry Arnold. three editors win posts.
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Col
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Union Pacific
Colorado
Wyoming
Dundy
Omaha
Washiaton
B. L. Strother
Abilene
Miles W. Blaine
Osage City
H.C. Rollins
Yates Center
Granville L. Hodkins
Cawker City
John M. Barnes
Lindon
William A. Eaton
Kingman
Ella M. Lawrenson
Innetton City
S. A. D. Cox
Humboldt
William Walker, Jr
Goodland
W. Fry
Parsons
Sarah M. Arnold
Nickerson
Frank Fry
Parsons Paladium
W. A. Eaton
The
Kingman Democrat
L. Strother
Dickinson County News
McNamara Freed on Bail After Jail Term
Kansas City, Mo., Feb 10 Bondsmen secured for 3 V McNamara anti Catholic lecturer held three weeks in jail He is released under 2500 to appear for trial February 6 in criminal court awaiting further proceedings
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McNamara
Kansas
City
V. McNamara
Liberty
Contested Election for Hythe Mayor Faces Deadlock
In Hythe Kent England a dispute over mayoral election selection has arisen. None of the candidates will accept the role and authorities may need to compel someone to serve to fill the office.
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Hythe
Kent
England
Bland Pushes Free Silver Yet Again in Congress
Feb 12. In WasuineTon Mr Bland gathers support for unlimited coinage of silver. He has introduced a bill for free coinage of standard silver dollars but asks delay to act on seigniorage first. Republicans show mixed backing and anti silver leaders doubt passage.
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Bland
WasuineTon
Williams
Illinois
Congress
Representative Tracy
New York
Farmers' Alliance Adjourns After Elections at Morgantown
The national convention of the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial union adjourned after selecting officers for the coming year. Marion Butler of North Carolina was elected president, with J. L. Gilbert of California as vice president and O. D. Duncan of South Carolina as secretary and treasurer. The constitution saw changes on the national lecturer election, now under the executive committee.
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Toreka
Kan
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Marion Butler
North Carolina
J. L. Gilbert
California
OD. P. Duncan
South Carolina
Mann Page
Virginia
H. Demming
Pennsylvania
I. E. Dean
New York
Congress May Be Called Upon to Define Protected Roads Status
A movement in the house urges the judiciary committee to investigate railroad management under federal receivers appointed by courts. The expanding receivership system has created complications prompting review, but members fear interference with another government branch.
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Congress
Wasmington
House
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Judiciary
Supreme Court Revives Sale Fees Case and Ordinance Enforcement
The court ruled that a Douglass mortgage redemption fee provision for sheriffs is unconstitutional. It also upheld city power to require offenders to work off fines, rejecting the claim that such ordinances are unconstitutional. Justice Allen dissented.
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Supreme Court
Mortengo
Toreka
Kas
Horton
Justice Allen
River and harbor bill to be small with ten million
Washington reports Chairman Blanchard expects the river and harbor bill to be ready for house reporting in at least three weeks. He says the measure will be small about 10 million dollars with no new improvements and reduced funding for existing projects. An eclipse record by American astronomers dates to October 27, 1780 on Long Island.
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Washindon
Blanchard
Long Island
Congressmen Houk Dead Expires While Visiting Friends
Washington Feb 12 George W Houk Ohio Third district representative dropped dead at 430 pm yesterday while visiting at 1927 Connecticut avenue in this city The Signa from company of Weet Virginia oud Pennsylvanis has gone into receivers control its assets about 140000 and its liabilities heavy
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Washington
George W. Houk
Connecticut Avenue
Signa
Weet
Virginia
Oud
Pennsylvanis
Nto
Lis
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