Chicago Madman Holds Police At Bay Seventeen Hours
A Madison street style siege unfolds as Merwin, a Chicago madman, uses a Winchester rifle and revolver to threaten police for hours from a Woodside Park room. Sulphur fumes, shots fired, and a tense standoff end when officers subdue him with strategy and chloroform. Several bystanders escape unharmed though windows are shattered and property damaged.
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Chicago
Woodswed Park
Renance
Merwin
Rogers, Brown & Co
Iman
Mr. Merwin
Threeen
Mertom
Fred
Mertin
Danger in Lords sparks reform fears speech in Scarborough
London special reports Lord Rosebery former premier told opening of the New Liberal Club at Scarborough that the House of Lords current constitution threatens reform and state stability, saying the recent general elections might have yielded a different result. Alexander Cross dies in Montreal at 74, a judge of the Queen's Bench.
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House of Lords
London
Lord Roseberry
Liberal Club
Scarborough
Alexander Cross
Montreal
Quebec
Court of the Queen's Balod
Insulted Governor Sparks Fire in Greeley Tar Feathers
Denver dispatch reports Bob Marshall, described as a negro, tarred and feathered in Greeley after insulting Governor Melmyre at Poito Day. Elsewhere Havana dispatch notes insurgents in Santa Clara using railroads with threats of dynamite. Port Wayne centennial event draws large crowds. Fort Wayne crowd suspected as the five largest.
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Denver
Bob Marshall
Greeley
Gov
Melmyre
Havana
Santa Clara
Wayne's
Port Wayne, Ind
Fort Wayne
Centennial Parade Crowds Mark City Celebration
Crowds packed streets for a centennial event with military girls contests band shows and athletics. A five mile civic parade drew 65,000 spectators as the old soldiers’ camp and a night address by Gov. Matthews concluded the day’s events.
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Dre
Promising Week in Trade Says Dunn & Co Review
New York based Dunn & Co Weekly Review notes a promising week's events with unsettled speculative marks. Cotton prices paused, gold shipments tested, and demand moderate. Wheat exports decline as Atlantic shipments lag, while Western receipts surge. iron industry shows undercurrents of weaker new orders. Domestic failures rise slightly in the U S and Canada.
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New York
R.G. Dun & Co
New Orleans
Russia
Argentine
Aipeapélis
United States
Canada
Treasury Deficit Grows With October Shortfall
Washington report shows October deficit rising with $5 million in eight days and $10,107,466 for October. Year to date deficit reaches $20,124,? though September surplus offset some. Customs and internal revenue fall short of estimates, total receipts near $99.74 million while expenditures near $139.8 million. Available cash balance limited to about $89.33 million after gold reserve. Carlisle reportedly open to beer tax hike of $1 to $2 per barrel, potentially adding $25 million annual revenue.
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Washington
Treasury
Carlisle
Armenian reforms scheme to be issued by European powers
Turkish Prime Minister in Constantinople yields to reforms demanded by Europe. Governors in Armenian cities to be Christian or Muslim by population, with at least one Christian official, tax collection by local authorities, judicial changes, abolition of torture, proportional police balance, and strict enforcement against forced conversions. Pro mulgation expected soon.
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Constantinople
Sad Pasta
Armenia
Whiskey Trust Settlement Reshapes Cattle Feeding Contract
The Spirits Manufacturering Company, successor to the whiskey trust, settles with Mr Morris over cattle feeding at distilleries. Morris feeds 30,000 head yearly at six cents per bushel for slop with no profit share. About $2,000,000 claimed against whiskey trust directors is dropped and all lawsuits against the old board are dismissed.
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New York
Seileisent Skey Trust
Mer
Saeeeee Dines
Morris
Whisky Trust
New Whiskey Trust
Old Trast
Western Roads Restore Coal Lumber And Grain Rates
Western roads general freight agents agree to restore lumber rates to the old September 15 tariff on November 1 and coal rates to 2.50 per ton from Chicago to the Missouri river on November 11. Grain rates westward remain on the old tariff from November 4. Passenger agents continue deliberations on the proposed new agreement.
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Western Roads
Chicago
Association
Missouri River
Pay Car Wrecked in Indiana Tragedy Claims Three
Special report from Decatur Indiana describes a wreck on the Grand Bayids and Indiana railroad near Ceylon seventeen miles south of here. A pay car was struck by a fast train at fifty miles per hour after bridge workers pushed their car onto a switch and failed to close it. Three men Jolut Malott James Gilson and Wm Brown were killed and several others badly injured. Two of the deceased resided here and leave large families.
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Mindiana
Decatur
Ind
Ceylon
Here
Indiana
Sre
Jolut Malott
James Gilson
Wm. Brown
Van Leuven Pardoned By President Cleveland
Washington dispatch reports President Cleveland pardoned George M. Van Leuven for pension law violations. Van Leuven, once a renowned pension attorney, had been sentenced to two years in prison and a $1000 fine. The pardon ends a celebrated pension fraud case in Iowa.
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Iowa
Cleveland
Washington
George M. van Leaven
Fhe van Leuven
Selz Schwaab Co. closes Chicago factory after leather slump
The Selz Schwaab & Co immense shoe factory in Chicago shuts down amid erratic leather prices, leaving between 700 and 800 workers unemployed. Company head Mr. Selz says the move follows business principles due to inability to secure prices matching leather costs. Factory to remain closed until leather market improves or prices rise.
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Chicago
Selz, Schwaab &Co
Christian Scientist Arrested in Falamazoo Michigan
Mrs Agnes Chester a Christian Science healer with a wide following in Michigan and nearby states was arrested today on a charge of practicing medicine illegally. The warrant, sworn by Dr Della P Pierce a regular physician, alleges the wife of a prominent local businessman was treated by Christian Science methods during confinement and nearly died as a result.
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Falamazoo
Mich
Agnes Chester
Michigan
Della P. Pierce
Market quotes for cattle hogs and grain mixed with garbled text
The column lists bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across Sioux City Kansas City South Omaha St Paul Minneapolis markets with prices for wheat corn oats and other grains. It includes October December May futures values and scattered OCR errors.
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Sioux City
Kansas City
South Omaha
St Paul
Minneapolis
Iowa Fisherice and poaching foes in Clear Lake
A Clear Lake Mirror report highlights Iowa’s weak game laws and zoning on fishing, urging protective action amid reports of poaching. It cites Minnesota and Wisconsin as stricter models, quotes Attorney General Stone on pole and line fishing limits, and notes wider state concerns from Des Moines to Belmont.
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Clear Lake
Delevan
Lowa
Towa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minnesota Lakes
Hang
John ¥. Stone
General Assembly
Stone
Various Iowa items including deaths and court cases
The report covers a string of incidents from Iowa counties: a 64-year-old farmer and a 23-year-old bride, ill omens in Des Moines courts with div-ective rulings, bank troubles at Richland, a MadisonWisconsin arrest of Dr John Overton for grave robbing, and a Cedar Rapids post office fraud inquiry. It also notes a fire at Quincy Manfull’s barn near Montour, Odd Fellows sessions, and a mysterious Jefferson domestic dispute.
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de Ar Columbus
C. Si Vns
Cours
Des Moines
Celeste Brucetholie
Amy Ewes
Chatos
Clinton
Phillins
Dora Philzh Inci
Damares
Bivin
Frans Higgins Decker
Uve Samiees Fars
Tiquors
Mss Decker Slo
He Cage
Northwesters
Road
Railroa Commissioners
Hhe Dubuque County
A. G. Waller
E. H. Stith
J. W. Osborne
Jacob Christman
Jacob Haudens
Webster County
Quincy Manfull
Montour
Manfall
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Richland
A. C. Charleton
Allen Stoker
Charleton
Stoker
Charterons
Cnstoo
Chicago Board of Trade
John W. Overton
Madison
Wis
Drake Medical College
Mour
William Chase
Woodland Cemetery
Kentucky
Europe
Des Moines Describes Fair Finances Short of Expectations
The State Agricultural Society at Des Moines released its financial report for the recent fair. net gain totaled only about 5,000 dollars, far short of the anticipated 15,000. Indebtedness dropped to 1,826.73, with 91,107 in attendance and receipts of 43,103 against expenses of 85,860. The report marks a disappointing outcome despite favorable weather and hopes to reduce long-standing debt.
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State Fair
Belle Plaine
John Zerbee
Joseph Zerbee
State Grange
Des Moines
W_ TK
Daire Caramissi
Grange
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
W. T. Parker & Co
Des Auines
Lha
Iowa Young People's Society Convention in Des Moines
The tenth annual convention of the Iowa Young People’s Society of Christain yor will be held in Des Moines on October 29 30 and 31. The event is expected to attract about 2000 people and may be the largest gathering in Iowa society history.
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Iowa Young People’s Society of Christain
Des Moines
Iowa Society
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Fred Leinzinger
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Arthur West
Adams County
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Plankinton
Joan Stace
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Mr. Parks
Manson School Board
J.J. Keefe
Rockwell City
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Fort Dodge
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Charles Dvorak
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Prof. I. V. Evans
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