Tragic double death ends ill fated Indiana elopement
A dramatic New Castle scene reports Capt. A. T. Harris home where Henry Wilson, his betrothed Clara Harris, and a financier died in what authorities call a sensational tragedy. A note on the dresser pleads that separation never occur again, recalling a previously thwarted elopement and marriage plans.
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Indiana
A. T. Harris
New Castle
Henry Wilson
Bonet Judge Wilson
Clara Harris
Clara
Cashier Lived High Bank Scandal In Cincinnati
Ohio bank official spent 160000 of others money from a special reserve fund at Market National Bank of Cincinnati. Cashier S W Ramp confessed he gambled away the funds. Fleischmann kept the incident quiet and helped Ramp win a State Senate seat. Ramp reportedly owes nothing to Fleischmann.
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Ohio Bank
Austranse
Cheries Fleischmann
Th Market National Bank of Cincinnati
S. W. Ramp
Fire Engine Plunges Through Open Drawbridge
A Cleveland fire engine with four firefighters plunged through an open drawbridge into the Cuyahoga River as darkness hid the danger. Two crewmen survived, others were saved. horses drowned and the engine lies at the river bottom after the bridge was opened for a passing fireboat. Meanwhile a vigilante pursuit ends with arrest in Isabella Kansas.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Butt
Disappearance of William Gaither in Detroit prompts search
William Gaither of Chicago with the Fuel Economizing Company vanished in Detroit while staying at the St Clair Hotel. He had cashed a company check at Home Savings Bank and was 51 with a Chicago family. Stanley Greene leads the Chicago branch in Detroit to locate him amid fears of foul play. Mrs Henry Dail of Downs HL dies at 40 after despondency from her mother in law's death.
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William Gaither
Chicago
Fuel Economizing Company
Mattewan, N
Gaither
Detroit
St Clair Hotel
Home Savings Bank
Stanley Greene
Hilly
Henry Dail
Downs, HL
Andreaves
Excursion Train Wreck Incident and Trials Reported
Word comes that the Raymond and Whitcomb California excursion train from New York wrecked on the Norfolk and Western line at Crooked Bay Virginia with no passengers injured. A sleeping car porter was killed. In Sedalia Missouri the Dyer quviler trial ended with a guilty verdict after five hours deliberation. he was sentenced to ninety nine years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Roberts
Isabella
Kan
Gip Hills
Indian Territory
Vilas
Raymond & Whitcomb California
New York
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Crooked Bay
Dyer Quviler Triei
City Considers Bond Investment in Fort Scott
Fort Scott city council weighs investing 340 009 of municipal funds in the pending United States bond issue. A finance committee report shows majority council support. Also reported, four Crown in Red River incident near Fort Worth where Joseph Wicker his wife and two children drowned after being swept away by the swollen river.
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Fort Scott
Kan
United States
Red River
Joseph Wicker
Fort Worth
Texas
XO Real Improvement in Week for Trade Review
Dun and Co Weekly Review of Trade reports a week marked by improvement yet limited gains. Domestic supplies are smaller than expected while foreign demand is anticipated to rise but not match the surge in wheat receipts. 187,600,000 bushels of wheat received this crop year versus 107,986,291 last year. corn and cotton show mixed movement and prices weaken from October peaks. creek failures rise in the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LG. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Heads Chopped Off Fate of Chinese Riots Leaders
J O Oswald, an eyewitness from Caicago, describes the execution of two alleged ringleaders in the Ku Cheng massacre case. The sentence was swift at Foo Chow with heads severed in a single stroke, displayed in buckets, then hung at Ku Cheng. The event reportedly deterred further missionary interference.
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J.O. Oswald
Caicago
San Francisco
Copth
Orient
Tvo
Mas
Ku Cheng
Foo Chow
Tegenth
Murdered for her money in New York poetess’s death
Miss Mary E. Hills, a retired teacher and New York poetess, was found strangled in her Mamaroneck cottage. Neighbors believe a robber, seeking money, murdered her after a struggle that left bruises and torn dress.
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Miss Hills
Armenians Form Military Company in America
Armenian communities across Boston Providence Worcester and Lyon Massachusetts prepare to arm and drill for potential conflict with Turkey. Reports from Lynn indicate Armenians there are arming with modern American rifles and holding semi weekly drills. A separate disaster hits Red Key Indiana where a Natural Gas Pipe Line explodes rupturing an inch main and burning five workers. engineer Samuel Goodwin remains missing and Joe Watkins fatally burned as the blaze cuts gas supply across western Ohio.
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Lyon
Mass
Turkey
Boston
Providence
Worcester
Lynn
Natural Gas Pipe Ling Company
Red Key
Ind
Samuel Goodwin
Fairview
Nevis
Joe. Watkins
Lafayette
Ohio
Massacres and Destitution Reported in Kharput District
An Armenian in New Britain reports from Kharput that 9 000 to 10 000 Armenians were massacred and over 109 000 are destitute and starving. Snow is several feet deep as 54 of 300 villages were sacked and burned and shores occupied by soldiers. Eight of twelve American missions were burned and missionaries face great want and starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
Kharput
Beakman Bride of Police Superintendent's Son in Parga Colony Loot
Mrs Beakman 35 daughter of Peter J union superintendent of the New York City police is said to have married in the Parga Daidivorce colony The grounds are alleged non support The complaintant is a handsome brunette Efforts are made to conceal her identity and secret Creditors in New York William Foster Jr mining and manufacturing made an assignment for creditors liabilities about 400000 assets largely exceed that Apportioning ore output A Duluth special says a secret Bessemer iron mine owners meeting in Cleveland decided on ore proportions during the various ranges
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Conlin
Parga
N. Daidivorce Colony
Beakman
Peter J.union
Police
New York City
Keenther
William Foster, Jr
New York
Duluth
Bessemer Iran
Cleveland
Insurgent Gomez Reported Very Sick Amid Cuban War Strain
Dispatches say Gen Jose Gomez commander of the insurgents in eastern Cuba is gravely ill with consumption and fever, with doctors warning he may not live past two months. Alarming war costs, rising provisioning prices, and mass emigration to Havana strain authorities and spur talk of compromise with the United States as a peace catalyst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suté Jin
Heyana
Jose Mucio
Rabi
Gomez
Havana
United States
Cuba
Venezuela urged to reestablish British diplomatic ties
A Washington dispatch reports President Crespo of Venezuela has been advised by President Cleveland to seek reestablishment of diplomatic relations with Great Britain. Secretary Olney conveyed the proposal to the Venezuelan minister, Senor Andrade, who relayed it to his government. Talks include submitting the boundary question to arbitration. Diplomatic relations have been suspended since 1887.
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Venezuela
Washington
Crespo
Cleveland
Great Britain
Olney
Senor Andrade
Julian Paurccote
Turkey Gives In to Allow Barton Relief in Armenia
United States representations through Minister Terrell secure permission for Clara Barton to distribute relief in Armenia with Red Cross not involved. State Department confirms the decision, but Barton and her team face severe obstacles as snow covers mountain passes and routes to the field.
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Clara Barton
United States
Terrell
Terkey
Armenia
Red Cross
State Department
Miss Barton
Hanging in Chicago Confession at Gallows in Murder Case
The slayer of saloonkeeper George W Wells in Chicago confessed on the scaffold. Henry Foster was hanged for Wells murder, saving a citizen he had attempted to rob on the street. Foster died by strangulation as his neck broke during the execution.
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George Wells
Henry
Foster
Chicago
George W. Wells
Wells
Mutiny in the Army Over Ballington Booth Dismissal
The Soldiers in America protest Gen Booths order removing Ballington Booth from command and vow to seek explanation. Meetings spread nationwide as petitions head to London. Rumors of an independent wing with Ballington Booth arise amid the crisis. Nine years ago Ballington Booth, son of founder William Booth, faced the flagging leadership challenge.
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Booth
Saration Army
Ballington Booth
America
Informatin Ac
London
Army
William Booth
Soldiers threaten independence after dismissal of commander
The text notes unwise orders and approval delays from London provoke silent mutiny among officers. The removal of the commander and his wife sparks talk of 1776 style revolution, with soldiers urging Americans to rise against English control and threaten to declare independence if orders aren’t rescinded.
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London
Wroth
Filth in New York bakeshops exposed by inspectors
Startling findings under the new bake shop law reveal extreme filth in city bakeries. Deputy State Inspector Franey and Bakeshop Inspector Hanlon entered a Bayard Street cellar shop kept by an Italian, where a dirty, crowded space housed workers, sleeping children, and dough making in squalid conditions. A floating dust cloud over an open barrel prompted further investigation into cleanliness.
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New York
Metropolis
Franey
Hanlon
Tyre
Booths Lead Salvation Army Expansion in America
The Salvation Army led by Commander William Booth and his wife Mrs Booth arrived to organize about 600 officers and 6,000 soldiers in the United States. They boosted public regard, built auxiliary corps with ministers and governors, and faced debates over Americanization and English control. Booth's tour and removals of leaders followed, while London headquarters meddled with American operations.
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Salvation Army
Thay
New York City
Haring
Booth
William Booth
Ife
London
Condition of National Banks Shows Broad Improvement
The abstract from reports to the Controller of the Currency by 3,706 national banks as of Dec 13, 1895 shows loans and discounts at 2,020,961,792 with gold held at 1,113,848,400. Silver and treasury certificates rise while total specie on hand climbs to 206,712,410. Deposits grow from 4,701,653,521 to 1,720,550,241 between Sept 28 and Dec 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cushman K K Davis Linked to Monroe Doctrine Resolution
The article links C K K Davis of Minnesota to a Monroe Doctrine resolution expanding U S influence beyond the Rivinkansd region. It notes the bill exceeds the President's Venezuela message and questions a potential veto while naming Davis as a possible Republican presidential candidate. Masked robbers held up four passengers at Walls City Nebraska depot, taking valuables and escaping.
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Davis
Venezuela
C.K. Davis
Ifense
Fay
Walls City
Neh
Senate and House Proceedings Highlight Major Bills and Debates
The report covers committee actions on the urgent deficiency bill and a $3,142,582 court expense deficit, Senate and House votes on pension for several widows, bridge construction projects, census uniformity, and a tense financial debate among Sherman, Gorman, and Teller. It notes executive sessions, adjournments, and key resolutions on Turkey and Armenian affairs with strong partisan commentary, ending with pending silver legislation and adjournment.
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Crisp
House
Connan
Appropriations
United States
Henderson
Laws
St Wan
Hainer
Nebraska
Jenderson
Than
Senate
Carroll
Snent
Frederick Schwatke
Col
Frederick Dent
Grant
Doubleday
Mississippi River
St. Louis
St. Clair County
Illinois
Luther
Missouri River
Chamberlain
S. G
Elections Committee
Harry Miner
New York
Timothy J. Campbell
Lorimer
Dlinois
Chicago
Office of Supervising Architect of the Treasury
B&a
Sherman
Gorman
Teller
Congress
Walcott
Committee On Foreign Affairs
C&8
Turkey
Call
Cuba
Randolph Tucker
Daniel
Virginia
Venezuela
Dubois
Idaho
Warren
Wyoming
Secretary
Jones
Arkansas
William Cagswell
Magsaghusetts
Frye
Great Britain
America
Avast
Dialogue Clipped From Domestic Scene Between Lovers
A brief exchange between a young couple discusses happiness on present income. She asks about financial dependence and he replies with a tentative offer of a slice of it. He hints at parental money and reveals poker night with his father.
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Papa
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Macon
Buckner
Sanvinet
Lim
Buekner
Lake Superior
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Helena, Mont
Montana Limitec Company
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WM. Boothe
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