Corner in Corn May See Highest Price in Seven Years
A Chicago telegram reports a looming corn corner in the Board of Trade gallery with prices possibly touching $1. The sweep of the squeeze runs across many players, with Bartlett, Frazier & Co. said to manage the manipulation aiding a broad combine of six interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrow
Crrcaco
Board of Trade Gallery
Blair
Risktown
V. White
Fairbanks
Hutchinson
Bartlett, Frazier & Co
Peoria
Chicago
Parallel Tragedy Deepens Mystery in Cartwright Case
Nicaco reports a new twist in the death of actress Fanny Cartwright, found in a railroad yard and possibly killed before being dragged to resemble an accident. John Beatty, last seen with Cartwright, refuses guilt. Beatty faced a similar killing charge seven years ago against Amelia Olsen, a neighboring resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaco
Fanny Cartwright
John Beatty
Fannr
Bonch
Amelia Olsen
Amelia
Fanny
Olsen
Beatty
Fair Warning To Ireland Warns United States For Irish Division
New York reports a meeting of the Municipal Council of the Irish National League where resolutions urge Ireland to halt factional warfare and unite for home rule. The body calls for a clearly defined policy including an Irish Parliament with executive power and independent control over judges and police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trish National League
Conference of
Trish
Ireland
United States
Insurance decision in Chicago Sugar Refinery case
The Chicago Sugar Refinery Company fails to recover on an accident policy. Judge Gresham rules in favor of the plaintiff for 44,241. The case tests a form of policy issued by Casualty, covering boiler explosions and other accidents. The death cited involved a refinery dust explosion and the insurer had paid 100,000 in a related claim.
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Crieach
Chicago
Gresham
Sugar Refining Company
Impany
Kidnapping of Beals Child Shocks Kansas City
Two year old son of Union National Bank president David T. Beals is abducted from his Kansas City home by Lizzie Smith a waitress in the Beals household. Police and Pinkertons search for the child and suspect. The motive remains unknown and the waitress has worked for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
David T. Beals
Union National Bank
West
Mr. Beals
Lizzie Smith
Bears
Lizzie
Beals
Samoa Warlike and Malietoa Row Suppressed by Powers
United States Land Commissioner H C Ide, aboard the Mariposa, reports Samoa faces potential clash as Mataafa presses to be king with support from natives and foreign officials. He notes taxation oppression, land disputes, and delayed title corrections while baron Von Pilsach resigns but stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Samoa
United States
H.C. Ide
Apia
Malieton
Baron von Pilsach
Mateafa
Ide
Flowers Good to Eat Useful Blossoms for Dinner Tables
Washington Star notes flowers can enter diet more widely. Artichokes are immature heads, cabbages yield cabbage turnip cabbage cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. broccoli grows on reclaimed alluvial soil. Yellow pond lilies, Judas tree blossoms, nasturtium and caper flowers, violets jasmines and rose petals appear in preserves and candies. Some North American cooks enjoy abutilon esculentum flowers and cooked pumpkin rine flowers as delicacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Burgundy
Bordeaux
Brazil
Wrecked by a Break: Cincinnati Southern Express Goes Off Track
A Cincinnati Southern Express train derailed six miles from Chattanooga on a 6:30 pm run to Cincinnati. The engine tumbled down an embankment, killing Fireman Pat Wolff and injuring the engineer. Cars wrecked. no passengers hurt. A tramp was badly injured. a broken rail is blamed.
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Chattanooga
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Cincinnati
Tennessee River Bridge
Pat Wolff
Mantell Seeks Legal Separation From Actor Husband
Mrs. R. B. Mantell has hired Howe & Hummel to obtain a legal separation to secure custody and support for her children. Divorce is not sought. she aims to protect their welfare and disclose matters that could affect Robert Mantell and other actresses. Another Indian Outbreak Imminent in Biost, 8 D., reports uproar following renewed Indian fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. B. Mantell
Howe & Hummel
Robert Mantell
Possible Harrison pick to succeed Proctor at War
A Ratland Vermont rumor cites reliable sources as confirming President Harrison will appoint Assistant Secretary of War General Lewis A. Grant to succeed Secretary Proctor. The report notes Grant’s name as the likely choice, signaling a high level cabinet reshuffle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ratland
Harrison
Lewis A. Grant
Proctor
Fire damages multiple buildings in New York Vermont and Philadelphia
A New York fire at 10 Lispenard Street caused about 42000 in damage. In St Albans Vermont the American House stable fire destroyed eight blocks and the Congregational Church with losses over 100000, well insured. An Allegheny box alarm sent firefighters to Ander ton Porter Darrah Street for a small roof blaze with trifling damage. In Philadelphia a boiler head blew at Peter Young bagging establishment, fire consumed the building within an hour, three firemen injured by falling debris, loss about 34000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lispenard Street
St. Albans
American House
Congregational Church
Allegheny Department
Anderton & Porter
Darrah Street
Philadelphia
Peter Young
Death notices for Mrs Gem Grier at East End address
Mrs Gem wife of Edmund Grier deceased aged about 70 years. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 o'clock from the residence of Mrs W F Hope 516 Rural Avenue East End Sen Dar area.
Towers of Silence and the Parsee Edge of Bombay
The article describes Parsee corpse disposal at round 25 foot towers on Malabar Hill Bombay where vultures feed on dead bodies. Visitors enter a garden guarded by a marble slab none but Parsees can enter, witnessing towers where carrion birds feast as parrots rest and the departed are taken for cremation in Parsee belief of soul’s ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Persia
Malabar Hill
Mummies of Dogs in Egyptian Museums Revealed
The article surveys dog mummies across Egyptian sites such as Siout Sheik Fadl Fesha Sakkarah and Thebes noting well preserved specimens in museums. One specimen opened by Herr Beckmann shows a wrapped small hound with a cloth envelope reed stoma and a pasteboard mask highlighting the animal’s features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Siout
Sheik
Fadl
Fesha
Sakkarah
Thebes
Herr Beckmann
Hotel Arrivals List Highlights Figures From Pittsburgh
The Monongahela last night hosted a long roster of visitors and locals including George T. Bishop commercial agent of the Clover Leaf line and his wife heading for Cincinnati. J. B. Brooks and other Pennsylvania Company executives traveled by special car to Philadelphia for a routine quarterly meeting. Walcott Lay, a U S Revenue Agent, visited the Central Hotel on committee business awaiting Washington report. Various notable guests from Cleveland Philadelphia New York and other cities were registered at the Monongahela Duquesne Anderson and other hotels, reflecting a bustling city hotel scene yesterday.
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New York
Morris Epstein
Cincinnati
W. S. Davis
Philadelphia
T. McCowbray
G. Mahon i Davis
T. N. Foster
C. N. Goldsmith
Charlies W. Waite
Boston
C. B. Martin
Miss K. Reiily
St. Louis
H. E. Williard
W. Moyer
Greensburg
F. W. Marden
A. Dundim
Chicago
W. Kelly
F. L. Dyer
Washington
F. J. Carman
Linus
H. B. Wick
W. J. Sampson
Youngstown
L J. Steane
Hartford
T. N. Lee Bradford
Oscar Fraenkel
New
A. Koch
H. Gerbel
Butler
N. Mohr
Cadiz
T. Brennan
Buffalo
F. McGee
Miss Waters
McDonald
T. Stour
Wilkinsburg
J. Porter
Wilmerding
BR. F. Thompson
Cleveland
T. A. Beathen
Beaver Falls
Beaver Falls; 5. Merrill, Bolivar; 8. A. and J. Jordon, Millville
J. J. Stonecker
Dennison
L. Harshman
E. Lender
Waynesboro
Miles
City
Crextran
M. Brown
San Francisco
Co. M. Kelly
H. M. Hoffman
Latrobe
C. H. Crasraft
St. Paul
W. E. Scott
Waynesburg
D.A. Wilson
ST. Cuantes
J. K. King
Monongahela City
B. F. Thompson
F. L. Hoge
RK. M. McCune
H. Jackson
J.H. Mantle
E. H. McCune
Fayette City
EB. W. Somers
Virginia
J.T. Curtis
J. F. Edwards
H. G. Burnett
Detroit
G. W Ellis
J. F. Miller
Buckhannon
J. H. McKean
F. H. Kelly
J. BR. Scott
George T. Bishop
Monongahela
J. B. Brooks
Liggett
Davidson
Pennsylvania Company
Brooks
Walcott Lay
United States Revenue
Central Hotel
W. S. Bishop
Monongahela House
Steubenville
Frank J. le Moyne
F.sn. Worrell
Washington, Pa
W. F. Springer
Pittsburg
Spruce Gum Scarce in Market Despite Former Abundance
The New York Times notes genuine spruce gum has nearly vanished from Bennington markets due to forest devastation and low gum picker profits. Prices range from cents to $1 a pound depending on quality, with fine gum prized for translucence, amber color, and a resinous scent. Also mentioned: Feather boas and collars from Jos. Horner & Co. at 607-621 Penn avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Green Mountains
Woodford
Jos. Horxer & Co
Penn Avenue
Poor Man's Sale Specials Include Coats Pants and Suits
Thanksgiving week promotion touts men's chinchilla and melton overcoats with vel vet or plain collars, priced around 3.60 to 3.95. Also offers cassimere pants 1.10, boys capes and suits, and men’s sack and cutaway suits advertised as bargains at about ten dollars street corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melton
Pittsburg
Dismond
Collision of Boats at Steubenville River Towboat Incident
Heavy river mist contributed to a collision as the towboat Harry Brown struck the upper ward ferryboat near Steubenville. The ferry, steered by Cherie Holbrook, was moved toward the Ohio shore when the Brown, warned too late, pushed the ferry across a 300-foot span. Little damage resulted.
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Steubenville
SreeneNvitlle
Harry Brown
Fifth Ward
Cherie
Holbrook
Ohlo Shore
Wheat Upper Ganges Show Signals Falling Rivers
A series of brief river reports lists streams like the Alleghent Junction, Moacaytowy, and Wakrex with measurements in feet and inches, all noted as falling or rising in cloudy, cool conditions. Departures or arrivals names appear in a scattered log including Bedford, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Natchez, Kansas City, and Keystone State.
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Epacal
Bedford
Pittsburg
Courter
Parkersburg
Scotia
Hudson
Cincinnati
Lizzie Bay
Charleston
Louis Howell
Helena
Mewphis
Natchez
New Keans
Kate Adams
Kansas City
C Lear
Pleasant
Ealr
Cool
Keystone State
Pitting
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S Combine
Mataafa
Malietoa
Cincinnati Southern
Biost
Mummies
Edward Webb
Prester John
Constantinople
N. J. Woodward
Clarksville, Tenn
Wheeling
J. ©. Nurtz
Youghtor Henry Dank
Connellaville
W. T. Rainey
Anderson
W. J. Thompson
Duquesne Hotel
Joseph McKea
Comineet
T. N. Barnesdall
Bradford
The
Francis A. Lyte
Kane, Pa
Pittaburgers
W.S. Arbutnot
Bronewick
H. W. Bisbop, Jr
Continental
J. D. Glover
Astor House
E. Y. Breck
Brunswick
A. E F. Carrier
H. L. Goehring
Mra
A. Lee Everett
J. W. Hubbard
New York Times
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ware
Prrrascre
United States Weather Bureau
River News and Notes
Louisville
Sue
Steamer Havel
Jos. Horst & Co
Stoge
U. S. Gov’t
C. P
Uoren
Alaska
Eioner Phillips
Cor
Fifth Ave
Wood ST
Keech
Penn Ave
Ninth Street
Jas. M. Schoo
Aker, JA
Samuel Bailey, Jr
Ce Eon
Union Storage Company
Sterners Yard
Pringip Pal
Ol Rice
Liberty Avenues
Ye-Liuer
Pittsburg Bridge Company
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