Germans Angry At U S Actions Over Ship Tonnage Dues
Berlin papers warn of retaliation if tonnage duties persist. Germany condemns President Cleveland's proclamation. Kreus Zeitung and other papers argue U S burdens on ships invite countermeasures. German remonstrances claim U S tariffs and monopolies threaten trade, with threats of open retaliation on cereals tea petroleum and other imports.
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Cleveland
Germany
Ibis
Kreus Keitung
America
United States
Mackinley
McKinley
Tagliche Rundsschan
Deutzche Zeitung
Magistrate clears Mrs Henson in Georgia pocketbook case
In Avianta Georgia a magistrate court dismissed charges against Mrs M L Henson after Dr F T Powell testified she robbed him of his pocketbook. The doctor claimed she kissed him and pocketed a dollar but the judge ruled the scene physically improbable and freed the defendant noting the secretary had invited the doctor to hug him to demonstrate the alleged theft.
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Lundicrous
Hoke
Smith
Avianta
M. L. Henson
F. T. Powell
Stith
Denial of Maceo Death Sparks Spanish Papers War Rumor
A Havana dispatch says La Lucha and other Spanish papers deny Maceo’s death and claim official denial by palace and Gen Wegler. Insurgent forces number in the thousands as entrenching work advances and two thousand Spanish troops arrive amid anti American sentiment.
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Harana
Maceo
Key West
Spain
Hale the Wirner
Arrival of Liliuokalani arrives in San Francisco
The dethroned Queen Liliuokalani arrives in San Francisco with two attendants. She declines interviews and offers no details on visit length or plans. Reported talk suggests a possible Washington visit to seek restoration of the monarchy, with annexation sentiments echoed from Honolulu.
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Hawaii
San Franciseo
Litiokalimi
Honoluin
Liliuukaiani
F Washington
Cleveland
United States
Gal. Near-lane
Hawaiian Republic
Col. McPahlane
Washington
London
Honolulu
China
Sey ‘Amnexation Club No
Red States
Congress
Two Swindlers Use Old Marked Bill Scam in Indiana
Western Indiana residents face increasing confidence tricks as two men deploy a noted scheme. One buys items with a marked bill while a partner later returns, asks for change, and persuades a cashier to mix the marked bill into the till, leaving the clerk apologetic and with altered change.
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Indiana
Altgeld Frees Him From Express Messenger Murder Case
Gov Altgeld of Illinois commuted Henry Schwartz sentence from life to twenty years for the 1886 murder and robbery of a Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad express messenger Kellogg Ni. The move drew wide attention and renewed public outcry over past pardons amid historic crime notoriety.
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Nichols
Altgeld
Ilinois
Henry Schwartz
Newton-Watt
Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacife
Schwartz
West Spring
Ime
Kelloge Ni
Gov. Altgeld
Kansas Governor Pardons Ellsworth County Treasurer
Kansas Governor Morrill granted a pardon to James L. Dick, Ellsworth County treasurer, who had been sentenced in 18M to twelve years. The pardon followed news that Dick’s son John, the sole supporter of his wife, died in a railroad accident, prompting immediate release so he could return home by train.
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Kansas
Morrill
James L. Dick
Ellsworth
John Dick
Lynch
Compelled to Take Gold Care at Leavenworth Home
General Franklin testifies before a congressional committee investigating the Leavenworth Soldiers' Home management. He says veterans forced to take the Keeley cure are charged for it from their pensions. Col Smith, head of the Keeley graduates, is named president of the national Keeley group. The Populist state committee opens a book to register candidates for appointive offices, charging a fee to finance campaign debts.
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Franklin
Leavenworth, Kan
Congressional
Lie Home
Keeley
Col. i Smith
National Organization of Keeley
State Committee
Wi Hansa
State Horticultural Society
State Agricultural College
Ames
C. L. Watrous
Des Moines
D. L. Budd
Children perished in prairie fire near Sasabawa home
Two Bledsoe children aged 12 and 14 burned to death in a prairie fire on the Seminole Nation. While Mir and Mrs Bledsoe were away, the youths sought refuge in a cellar as flames closed in. The victims were identified as the 12 year old boy and the 14 year old girl.
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Wm. Bledsoe
Sasabawa
Mir
Unsafe New York Buildings Raise Citywide Alarm
The New York Buildings Superintendent and the Constable, in conference with Mayor String, warned that about 200 large city structures show cracks and fissures. Authorities urged constant safety measures as the threat to residents grows.
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New York
New York City
Week in Trade Reports No General Improvement This Week
Bradstreet's Weekly Review notes no general trade improvement in the past week, with exceptions in holiday specialties. Unseasonable weather delays for winter foods and stock-taking extend the holiness season into next month. Prices trend downward for iron, steel, rails, hides, wheat, corn, oats, lard, cotton, and petroles. Exports rise this week with wheat flour at 42,22,714 bushels versus 3,053,000 last week and 93,455,000 last year. Indian corn exports also high at 103,541,288 bushels, double the prior week.
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Bradstreen
Bradstreet’s
New England
United States
New Extradition Treaties Move Closer to Surrender
The State Department expands extradition with Argentina and the Orange Free State. The Argentina pact follows Britain’s model and aims to curb safe havens for fugitives. Success credited to U.S. Minister Buchanan amid delicate negotiations.
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Buchanan
State Department
Great Britain
United States
San Francisco Tragedy Shocks City Over Mrs Cooper
San Francisco mourns as the death of Mrs Barah B. Cooper and her daughter B Cooper and a fighter Harriett sparks a citywide sensation. Mrs Cooper, longtime religious and philanthropic leader, held posts with the Kinder igarien Association and Woman's Suffrage groups and taught a large Bible class. Her ties to Rev Dr Brown and shifting stance amid scandal drew public attention and controversy.
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Barah B. Cooper
B. Cooper
Harriett
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Cooper
W.o-T. 0
C. Brown
Mattie Overman
Foek
Brown
Hint
New Trouble for Penemela and Oldest Civil War Veteran Dies
Unofficial Venezuelan reports claim agitation against the United States Great Britain boundary settlement alarm Washington officials. Minister Andree planned to sail to urge Crespo to back the convention and call Congress into extra session if needed. Nathan Webb, aged 100, veteran of the Civil War and pensioner, died in New York at his daughter Ena Downavans home. A test trip of the revenue cutter Walter Q. Gresham showed near twenty miles per hour with four boilers, built by Globe Shipbuilding of Cleveland.
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Whestman
Edward Hale
Ireland
Madison Square Garden
New York
J. S. Rice
Wilkesbarre
Albert Shock
Penemela
Venezuela
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Andree
Olney
Crespo
Congress
Nathan Webb
Uncle Sam
Jefferson Davis
Ena Downavans
Wes Sisny Third Street
Thal
Walter Q. Gresham
Globe Shipbuilding Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Mears Employment for 6000 in River Coal Mines
A general resumption of operations in the river coal mines will take place in a few days, giving employment to about 6,000 men. Miners will receive an advance wage of 8 1/2 cents per ten tons, with the agreement held good until rest duty.
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Mears
Pivrasreg
Fire destroys Michigan Pipe Company's plant at Bay Crey
A blaze swept Michigan Pipe Company's plant in Bay City area destroying the entire works. Estimated damage runs about $70,000 to $80,000 with additional losses including $4,000 in stock. The fire caused the plant to shut down operations and was described as the biggest blaze in the locality.
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Big Bay City
Mich
Bay Crey
Michigan Pipe Company
Punameo
Willy He Wits
Bodies of Maceo and Gomez Reported Lost After Reconnaissance
A Cuban reconnoitering party discovered bodies believed to be Gen Maceo and Francisco Gomez after a skirmish near Puyia Brive. Reports say Maceo was alive but the column’s guide identified the corpses as the two generals, while insurgents fled with the bodies and jewels. The incident includes a personal letter said to be from Francisco Gomez's supposed son.
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Anish
Macca
Ctrujeda
Wavana
San Quantin
U& Ring c
Maceo
Francisco Gomez
Papa
Praxcrsco Gonez
New York
Trocha
Canas
Abandoned Babe in Adel Case Sparks Court Action
Lincolnfelter alias Badd bound over for abandoning a four weeks old infant found on the Martin doorstep. The child linked to a restaurant incident in Van Meter as investigators traced the father and wife’s movements. The case unfolds amid a flurry of related rural Iowa reports and local court actions.
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Adel
Lincolnfelter
Alies Badd
David Martin
Sheriff
Tir
Lineouleler
Kennedy
van Meter
Martin Lome
Tariff Plan Set by Ways and Means Committee
Washington dispatch reports the Ways and Means Committee will begin work before Congress recess on a tariff bill to guide policy for the incoming administration. The decision, made by Republican members at Gen Grosvenor’s Cochran Hotel, confirms plans for extra sessions and abandonment of the Dingley bill in favor of a revised measure.
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Ways and Means Committee
Washington Dispatch
House
Congress
Whitek
Mcsummon
Gen. Grosvenor
Cochran Tlotel
Dingley
Senate
Chicago men buy five gold mines near Independence
Chicago investors Gillette and Brower of Chicago along with Calvin IL Brower have purchased five gold mining claims in Inyo County California for 250000 dollars. Ground has been prospected for months, with a good record reported, though the deepest shaft reached only about 108 feet. If further depth yields ore, the properties are expected to pay for themselves.
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Chicago
HLS
Gillette
Calvin IL Brower
New Comet Discovered at Lick Observatory
A new comet was discovered at Lick Observatory California by C D Perrithc. It shines as bright as an eighth magnitude star, visible with moderate telescope. It has a sharp eleventh magnitude nucleus, about minutes of arc across, a short fan shaped tail, and moves rapidly eastward with slight southward drift.
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Lick Observatory
California
C. D. Perrithc
Baron Trenor Accepts Banquet Invitation for Mr Bayard
Sir Thomas F Bayard the United States ambassador will attend a banquet in London hosted by the lord mayor Mr George Fandel-Phillips on March 2 to honor his arrival and service. The invitation marks a formal welcome of the envoy to the British capital and its officials.
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Benquet
Bayard
Trenor
United States
Thomas I’. Bayard
London
George Fandel-Phillips
Bayard Mareh
Market Quotations Across Cities With Varied Prices
A digest of commodity quotes shows Chicago and other cities listing cattle hogs and sheep prices, grain futures for wheat corn and oats, plus butter eggs and cheese. Prices range widely by grade with No 2 red wheat around 74 to 94 cents and oats near 17 to 30 cents per unit, reflecting regional market activity.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cave
Milwaukee
Harley
New York
Railroads of the state report and Hamburg stabbing incident
The governor will receive the next annual railroad report showing a rise in mail receipts to 41,230,535 for 2000 across 33 lines totaling 8,500 miles of track. Major carriers and wage figures are listed, with fatalities and injuries across several roads. In Hamburg, Jacob Copeland stabbed Albert McFarland after a depot lunch, severing intestines. Copeland surrendered to authorities.
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Tewa
Vheir
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago Great Western
Burlington
Cedar Rapids and Northern
Chicago Rock Island
Pac
Des Moines Northern and Western
Chicazo
Bar- Hlington
Quizey
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Northseatete
Great Western
Hamburg
Fcent
Jacob Copeland
Albert McFarland
McFarland
Copeland
Sne
Pliny Nichols Dies After Long Illness at Home Near West Liberty
Hon Pliny Nichols died at his home near West Liberty after a long illness, age 18. Born in New York state he moved to Ohio and Iowa where he settled on a farm in 1836. A lifelong Republican, he served in the Eighteenth General Assembly and the Twentieth Senate, with earlier mentions for railroad commissioner. Survived by wife and five children.
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Pliny Nichols
West Liberty
New York
Ohio
Iowa
General Assembly
Incendiary Fire Destroys Shelby Hardware and Nearby Properties
A damaging blaze at Shelby and Mayne destroyed the hardware store owned by J. W. Garmony along with a livery stable, a residence, and an implement shed. The stock and buildings suffered heavy losses, fires suspected to be incendiary. The incident follows a string of local misfortunes including a bank closure in Harlan and several accidents.
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Shelby Eire
Shelby
Johnson & Thompson
Fred Chamberlain
Fred Meyers
J. W Garmony
Fire destroys Mrs Longs Primgais house and contents
A brief state mention reports Mrs Longs house at Primgais entirely destroyed by fire with all contents. The text also references a political scene about state secretary and prior incidents, but the legible fragments emphasize the fire loss and household destruction with uncertain details.
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Mra. Long
Primgais
Ahin
Calfaylus
Esporitaeed
Ida
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