Farmers' Alliance Demands Include Subtreasuries and Pure Food Bill
Ocala Florida December meeting of the Farmers' Alliance debates reform measures. Delegates press for state subtreasuries, limits on land ownership by railroads, abatement of futures trading, abolition of the silver bill, and stricter tax and public-works control. Memorial supports Maddock pure food bill and opposes Conger lard bill. Delegates vote to back Maddock bill amid talks of longer session.
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Ocala
Fla
Farmers’ Alliance
Committee On
Congress
Rhimi
Carr
North Carolina
National Farmers’ Alliance
Congress of the
United States
National Alliance Supreme Council
Farmers' Alliance
Senator Paddock
Nebraska
Eechonalium
Fanmer
Listeins
North
Moan
Homosso
Gulf Coast
South Dakota lawmakers seek to abolish state offices
A proposed move by legislators says to dissolve several state posts to save money as South Dakota faces unpaid warrants and rising expenses. Democrats and Independents plan to scrap the immigration commissioner, railroad commissioners, and state veterinary surgeon roles, trim militia funding, and cut legislative costs from 125000 to 75000, while reducing representation to about 100 members.
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YashtTax
Dee
South Dakota
Union Pacific Director Ames Outlines Financial Picture
Union Pacific director F L Ames describes the railroad’s finances noting the frosting debt drop of 4 million dollars in the last year to about 11.5 million. He cites 7.1 million in collateral trust bonds issued and 13 million potential sale value, with 6 million bonds unsold and 2 million Oregon Railway and Navigation bonds tied to construction, plus investments in Portland.
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Oregon Railway and Navigation
Portland
Union Pacific Debt and Property Financing Discussion
Gould asserts familiarity with floating debt and denies plans for receivership or funding schemes. He notes investments in sidetracks and facilities at Cheyenne, Denver, Omaha, and a January 1 liquidity need under $2 million. He claims no new funding plan exists and hopes bond markets revive to enable payment.
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Pucet Sound
Cheyenne
Denver
Union
Omaha
Gould
Ames
Union Pacific
Railroad Traffic Rates Denounced and Reduction Plan Proposed
Chairman Walker of the Inter State Association denounces the rate wars and urges a conference with Western and Southwestern railroads. He argues competition drives unfair practices and outlines a plan for rate and traffic divisions to restore stable rates from Chicago to the Rocky Mountains.
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Walker
Inter-State Association
Mr. Walker
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Germans Oppose Sunday Closing at Chicago Exposition
Rumors say prominent Germans at the World’s Fair oppose subscriptions until they receive clear word on Sunday closures. Mrs. Palmer, head of the Board of Lady Managers, doubts Congress will interfere with the national act or the ladies’ work. Reports say a committee was formed to appeal to Congress, then dissolved amid strategy. President Palmer is due to arrive and may depart for Washington with Peck to present documents for the President’s proclamation.
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Chicago
Congress
Falmer
Lady Managers
Frank
Missouri
Palmer
National Commission
Mr. Peck
Washington
Indians at Buffalo Gap Try to Capture Cowboys
General Miles receives reports from Buffalo Gap of a Sioux party attempting to ambush and seize three cowboys near the Bad Lands. Ranchers send dependents to towns as settlers lack rifles. a request is made for 50 rifles and ammunition to defend the region. Miles plans to move to the troubled area tomorrow.
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Carcaco
Miles
Buffalo Gap
Suffering in the Dakotas and Hansbrough Resolution
Northern State is angered by Congressman Hansbrough's bid for a 500000 dollar federal grant for North Dakota relief. Chamber of Commerce and Business Men's Association rebuke the move, arguing states can cover their needy. Pierre dispatch also notes destitution among South Dakota farmers in Brown McPherson Campbell Walworth Edwards and Spink counties due to crop failures.
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Graxp
South Dakota
Brown
McPherson
Campbell
Walworth
Edwards
Spink
Burglars Use Dynamite on Wigwam Theater Safe
Three masked men robbed the Wigwam Theater in San Francisco last night. They gagged janitor William Johnson and opened the safe with dynamite after about ninety minutes, stealing 1900 dollars in cash along with watches and stage jewelry valued at a thousand dollars. Johnson freed himself and notified police who are investigating.
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San Francisco
William Johnson
Wigwam
Johnson
Meyers
First Witness on Koch Lymph Method From Berlin Clinics
Dr J Riddle Goffe describes his stay in Berlin studying Dr Koch’s lymph treatment for consumption. He notes clinics under Bergmann and Cornet, daily inoculations, back shoulder injections, and the mix of hope and uncertainty surrounding the procedure. Berlin lingers with consumptives as physicians observe and await broader clinical use.
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New York
Koch
Berlin
J. Riddle Goffe
Saale
Goffe
Europe
Dr. Goffe
Bergmann
Cornet
Rove
Shane
Nics
Scotland
England
Austria
Paris
Dr. Koch
Ir. Koch
Gofle
Ninth Victim Reported At Illinois Steel Blast
Rescue workers at the Illinois Steel Company blast furnace site in Joliet Illinois recovered a severed leg and later learned another body is likely buried in the ruins. Injured worker Orluf Johnson died, raising the death toll to nine.
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Joliet
Lit
Illinois Steel Company
Orluf Johnson
Hat Makers Price Assignment Triggers Firm's Failure
Price, Sherman & Co. of Philadelphia makes an assignment causing the collapse of retail dealer Frederick S. Sherman. A judgment note with execution entered in Common Pleas Court No. 1 against C. B. Sherman, Charles T. Sherman, and Price, Sherman & Co. for 375,812 filed by Roberts, Cushman & Co. of New York.
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Philadelphia
Dec
Price, Sherman & Co
Frederick 5
Sherman
Common Pleas Court
Roberts, Cushman & Co
New York
C. B. Sherman
Charles T. Sherman
Free silver advocacy from Gilpinite visiting Pittsburg
W A Douglass of Gilpin county California arrived in Pittsburg after 14 years away. He praises Colorado’s gold and silver output, supports free silver coinage, criticizes McKinley era policy, and notes farmer vulnerability and Republican stance toward grangers. He cites Leadville as a major silver camp and Gilpin as a gold camp.
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W. A. Douglass
Gilpin County
Cal
Pittsburg
Major Kay
Water Street
West
Colorado
Redskins
Leadville
United States
Germany
France
England
Engand
America
Kansas
How Figley Met His Death Fire Inquest
Coroner McDowell opened an inquiry into the death of Joseph Elmer Figley of No. 11 engine company after a wall collapsed during a Friday morning Liberty Street fire. Witness George J. Lang testified that the crew entered Spring alley to fight from the rear. Figley was killed when debris from the Harris and Maginn buildings fell, with his body recovered under two feet of rubble. The inquest was adjourned to Thursday at 2 o'clock.
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McDowell
Joseph Elmer Figley
No. 11 Engine Company
Liberty Street
George J. Lang
Mr. Lamb
No. 11 Company
Evans
Spring Alley
Elmer Figley
Harris
Maginn
Figley
Garrison Alley
Keller
Walked Over the Bluff Ends in Sudden Death
Edward Kearney a longtime Dinwiddie street resident was found dead after leaving home in the early morning. He apparently walked or fell from a bluff over 100 feet high near Second avenue near the Robinson Coke Works. Officials consider temporary insanity in the fatal incident.
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Edward Kearney
Dinwiddie Street
Kearney
Second Avenue
Robinson Coke Works
Whalers Rescued at Sea After Loss in Okhotsk Pursuit
The steamer China arrived in San Francisco with four sailors from the whaling bark Charles W Morgan. They went missing after leaving Okhotsk Sea on September 1 in fog while pursuing a whale. Recovered at Vladivostok and Hong Kong, two later remained there.
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Siz
Pacific
San Francisco
China
Hong Kong
H. A. Martino
William Griffith
James Cook
John Peters
Charles W. Morgan
Okhotsk Sea
Morgan
Vladivostock
Man Kills Wife in Jealous Crime in St Paul
Ed Finley a colored musician murdered his wife by slashing her throat from ear to ear with a shoe knife and then attempted suicide. He was found alive and badly wounded. Jealousy cited as motive. The couple wed in Chicago two years ago and had frequent quarrels.
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St. Paul
Ed Finley
Chicago
Youthful 15 Year Old on Trial for Double Murder
Charles Miller, 15, faces District Court in Cheyenne for the September 27 box car killings of William Fishbaugh and Emerson. He confessed to luring the pair with a shared $150 fund and shot them as they slept. Witnesses include Emerson’s parents as the crowded court eyes the case deliberation and potential pardon.
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Cherexne
Wic
Charles Miller
St. Joseph
Fishbauch
Emerson
Here
Miller
Cheyenne
Brother’s
Manhattan
Kaw
Minnesota
Kansas
Explosions in China Kill Hundreds and Devastate Towns
Special Telegram reports from San Francisco detail a series of blasts in Chinese provinces. At Wuhu the Government powder mills exploded on a Sunday morning in November killing about 300 and destroying nearby homes. A second Wuhu blast wrecked a thousand houses. Pachow fire consumed half the city and Ningpo fire destroyed 70 houses including 26 mission buildings. a native girl died after kerosene caused the blaze.
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San Francisco
Shanghai Mercury
Wuhu
Faiping Foo
Pachow
Ahnwei
Ningpo
Mishaps Of A Day At Allegheny General Hospital
Several injuries from slips and machinery incidents were reported yesterday with no fatalities. John Thompson and John Donahue suffered non fatal injuries while working at local rail and locomotive shops. Arthur Hadlery sustained a lower leg fracture. Willie Conway and Mrs Norman each broke an arm, and additional falls harmed others on icy streets.
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Gheny General Hospital
Joux ‘momPosos
Allegheny General Hospital
John Thompson
Pittsburg and Western Railroad
Joux Doyaanhoe
John Donahue
Pittsburg
National Board of Trade Holds Meeting in New Orleans
The National Board of Trade met in New Orleans with 75 members present. A. K. Miller presided and Mayor Shakespeare welcomed delegates. Amendments on membership discussed. an amendment to move annual meetings to Washington was defeated.
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New Orleans
National Board of Trade
A. K. Miller
Shakespeare
Executive Council
Goung Lee
Washington
TRAIN ROBBERS PLANNED RAILWAY JOB AT ALTON
Henry Tyevy alias Samuel Seelig was arrested in St. Louis after plans by him and accomplices to board the Chicago train between Alton and St Louis. A gang member would cut wires to delay the train then uncouple the engine to be boarded and run toward Alton, while others robbed the express car and passengers. The arrest halted the plot.
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Seelig
Local notes and events flicker through Allegheny pages
A dozen Scotch and Welsh residents head to Wales and Scotland for Christmas. Stanton avenue paving meeting set at McCandless schoolhouse Thursday evening. A new turntable will be installed by Union station beside Panhanale squarehouse due to the old one’s limits. James Rocers of 61 Arthur street injured after a wagon mishap. arm fracture and internal injuries. Only two deaths reported in Allerbeny last week, suggesting strong public health. Iren City Microscopical Society to meet. Prof. J Gordon Ogden to discuss The Crawfish. A fire on California avenues caused by a 5 o clock blaze in a dwelling. no damage. William Coltman dies at West Penn Hospital from a beating near McDonald station. verdict of death by unknown parties. Fire alarm 16 at 1040 last night due to a washhouse fire behind Dr. G B Between’s residence, Allentown.
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Wales
Scotland
Stanton Avenue
McCandless
Panhanale
Union Station
James Rocers
Arthur Street
Allerbeny
Tus Iren City Microscopical Society
J. Gordon Ogden
Allegheny
California Avenues
William Coltman
West Penn Hospital
McDonald Station
G. B. Bweeny
Allentown
Important Meeting on Mexican Land Purchase
New York December 8 Officers of the American Export and Trading Company host a meeting with capitalists and Mexican officials negotiating the purchase of a land block. The deal is said to yield more than 100000 dollars in net profit. The firm owns property worth over 20 million dollars planned for development through subsidiaries to maximize future earnings.
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New York
American Export and Trading Company
Americar Company
America
Mercy Hospital Ambulance Hits Two Pedestrians in St. Louis
An ambulance from Mercy Hospital knocked down Anthony Wallet and his 13 year old son on Fifth Avenue near Magee Street. The father was knocked aside while the horse tram ped the boy, the wagon axle pressed his arm, but both were not seriously injured and were taken to Mercy Hospital. The incident happened after the ambulance was en route to John Murphy and Sons undertaking. John Seward, a staff member, had fallen and broken his kneecap near the same location.
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Mercy Hospital
Anthony Wallet
Magee Street
Fifth Avenue
John Murphy & Sons’ Undertaking Establishment
John Seward
Pittsburg and Allegheny Drove Yard Company Reelects Board
Annual meetings of the Pittsburg and Allegheny Drove Yard Company and the Pittsburg and Fairport Terminal were held at the B and O depot yesterday. In both firms, the old boards of directors were re-elected. Johns McCleave was chosen president and C S Wright secretary of the first company.
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Pittsburg and
Allegheny
Fairport
Johns McCleave
C. 5. Wright
Fire destroys Continental Tube Works in sudden gas blast
A night watchman at the Continental Tube Works on Second Avenue was burned as a gas pressure surge blew a stove valve, causing a fire that swept the plant’s pattern shop and machine shop. The blaze, contained after an hour, caused about 20000 dollars in losses with no insurance on tools. Homes nearby were affected by water and debris. The property is insured for 20000 across several companies.
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Continental Tube Works
Second Avenue
T. B. Everson
Alexander Campbell
Boss
Commercial Union
Fire Association
Phoenix
Hartford
Imperial
Union
Philadelphia
Security
Connecticut
British America
Chicago Merchants Plan Suit Over New Tariff Law
Chicago importers say the new tariff law is void and will protest duties paid under it. They plan to appeal to the General Board of Appraisers and, if needed, sue in the U S Circuit Court to recover the excess duties paid under the old rates. They vow to pursue refunds even if Congress amends the law.
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Chicago
New York
Barnhart
Foreign Department
Marshal Field & Co
General Board of Appraisers
United States Circuit Court
Congress
Jurigo in Bad Shape Insanity Claim Startled Court
Japanese prisoner Shibuya Jurigo, slated for electric chair in the week starting January 19, is reportedly insane. Warden Brush at Sing Sing asks a court order for a commission to determine his mental condition, prompting action from lawyer John Heinzelman and the Japanese Consul General.
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New York
Dec
Shibuya Jurigo
John Heinzelman
Warden Brush
Sing Sing
Jurigo
Court
Heinzelman
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Supreme Court
Chicago opens Grand Central Depot at Fifth and Harrison
The new Grand Central Depot, built for Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Central railroads, opened with the Federal flag raising from the tower and dedicatory exercises. Henry Villard spoke of the railways and Chicago’s growth since 1854, then a reception followed for rail officials and prominent citizens.
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Chicago
Grand Central
Fifth Avenue
Harrison Street
Northern Pacific
Wisconsin Central
Grand Army
Henry Villard
King Kalakau’s Visit Sparks Annexation Talk
A Washington dispatch says Kalakau’s trip may aim to open negotiations for Hawaii’s annexation by the United States. His chamberlain Colonel George W MacFuarland denies such intent, while Hawaiian residents cite possible discussions with the State Department through agents C R Bishop and H A Widemango.
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San Francisco
Washington
Kalakau
Hawaiin Islands
United States
George W. MacFuarland
Kalakua
C. R. Bishop
Man attacked by alleged strikers near Glenwood
Thomas Taylor of Glenwood was attacked early today by a gang of men suspected to be Baltimore and Ohio strikers while walking home along the track. He was badly injured with a broken jaw and other injuries and later found by police beside the track.
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Thomas Taylor
Glenwood
Baltimore and Ohio
Funeral for Councilman Adam Ammon Held at Union M. E.
Funeral services for Councilman Adam Ammon of Allegheny were held yesterday at his home on She field street and at Union M E Church. City officials attended as Rev C A Holmes and Rev Izer led the rites. Emplores from his firm carried the casket. honorary pallbearers included Hamilton Arnold Wilson Knox Hunter Exelbaum. Brice Lemmon could not attend due to a fall injuries last week.
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Adam Ammon
Allegheny
Sheffield Street
Union M. E
C. A. Holmes
Mr. Izer
Christ Church
Ammon
William Hamilton
James Arnold
James S. Wilson
J. G. Knoox
James Hunter
Joseph Exelbaum
Brice Lemmon
City Property Affairs Meeting Delivers Favorable Actions
Allegheny City Property Committee approved use of Carnegie Hall for Attor ney John J. Pinkerton’s December 18 lecture on Alexander Hamilton. Ordinances leasing the old armory site to Duff Manufacturing and increasing the city organist’s pay were recommended. Chief Murphy’s request to convert the Post Office storage room into an assembly room was granted.
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Allegheny City Property Committee
Carnegie Hall
John J. Pinkerton
Chester
Alexander Hamilton
Duff Manufacturing Company
Murphy
Local mill chartered and coat sale extended by Gusky’s
The City Milling Company is chartered at Harrisboro with $150,000 capital and directors listed. Gusky's promotes Ulster and Cape Overcoat Sale with $20 to $30 coats offered at $15, extending two extra days to complete purchases.
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City Milling Company
Harrisboro
David Whitmyer
J. G. Krauss
J. W. Smith
C. S. Klopfer
A. D. Edwood
George Whitmyer
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Bir
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NEW Advertee
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Story&clark
Clough & Warren
Farrand & Votey
Mammoth Music House
City Property Affairs
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Squc
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Laprzs
Trissa
Hucus & Haacke
Jos. Horne & Co
Penn Avenue
Cartigge
Hinehilla
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Offer
Haines
A.J. Rankin
G Hu
A. Kelly & Co
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Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Hommopathia Chemists
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Austin Baldwin & CO
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UARD
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Umbria
Ecturia
Auranis
Gallia
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Eee
McConmick
Subyaaty Street
Craccom
Amd Ence Ae Solf
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Petin Wright
General Arena
Wahost
J. J. Milou
Smithfeld
Smithfield Street
Harleston
Jacksonville
Florida
Thelyde Steamship Company
East River
Howling Green
Agen
M. J Lee
Pitsburg
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