Prosperity Brightens as Trade Marks Record Year
R G Dun & Co reports the most prosperous year in business, with holiday trade at an all time peak and wholesale activity unusually strong. December settlements and the year’s exports exceed prior records while imports rise. stocks are lighter and demand outpaces supply across multiple sectors including wool, cotton, iron, and machinery. The year also shows the lowest bankruptcy rate in years, with far fewer failures than 1891 and a strong gain in stock prices.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Mleveland
Cincinnati
Detroit
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Kansas City
Nashville
New Orleans
Died in His Armor by a Deep Water Explosion
A. H. Fairchild, famed marine diver, died at 35 feet in the North River near the Inman line pier. He carried dynamite for blasting the bed and died when the blast crushed his helmet and ruptured his heart valves.
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A. H. Fairchild
New York
Inman Line
North River
Fairchild
Fire devastates Weishar block in Freeport blaze
Frreport Ill Dec 31 A morning fire in the Weishar block caused the worst blaze in years. Seeley Reed dry goods burned with 60 000 dollars of stock lost along with tenants belongings. Rockford sent an engine and by noon the fire was controlled.
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Frreport
Ill
Weishar
Seeley & Reed
Rockford
Milwaukee tannery fire death ruled accidental by coroner
A coroner's jury in Milwaukee on December 31 found the death accidental in the tannery fire of Tuesday morning. They blamed no one and chose not to determine the fire's origin, though they seemed to favor the incendiary theory.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Murder in Buckingham County: Son Confesses
Samuel Nash, a Buckingham county farmer near West Canton, was killed by his son Giles Nash. Giles was arrested and confessed, saying the feud over land division led to the murder. The body was beaten with a hoe, hauled five miles, and hidden in the woods.
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Ricamont
Samuel Nash
West Canton
Buckingham County
Giles Nash
Murphy in clear field for New York senatorial race
Edward Murphy Jr of Troy stands as the sole acknowledged candidate for the U S Senate from New York as others drop out. Congressional candidate Bonnise Cochran denied any candidacy while Cleveland stays noncommittal, and Tammany Hall leaders expect Murphy to be nominated.
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Lourke Cockean Wos
United States
New York
New York State
Edward Murphy, Jr
Troy
Murphy
Bonnise Coexran
Washington
Cleveland
West Fiftty First Street
Cochran
Tammany Hall
Paid for his injuries in landmark railroad damage case
Frank A. Retan of Hudson Michigan sued the Lake Shore Railroad after his foot was crushed crossing a track and the fast mail train. A circuit court jury awarded $50,000, upheld by the supreme court on appeal, and Retan received $52,314.65 including interest and costs.
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Lake Shore
Hudson
Mich
Adrian
Frank A. Retan
Supreme Court
Retan
Coroner's jury indicts four in fatal Fort Wayne accident
Caicaco December 81 The coroner's jury concluded the Thursday morning crash at the Forty-seventh street Fort Wayne crossing caused four deaths and injuries. It charged Engineer fouseup Conductor O Conn or and Linemen Albright Schwartz with criminal carelessness and urged holding them for grand jury action.
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Caicaco
Dee
Forty-seventh Street
Fort Wayne
Fouseup
O’connor
Albright and Schwartz
Train Robbers Sentenced in West Virginia Murder Case
Burrell Torgey and Tom Collins were found guilty of murder in the attempted mail robbery at Hratmneton on December 14 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The verdict drew public dissatisfaction, with many favoring hanging.
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Hratmneton
W. Va
Dee
Burrell Torgey
Oscar Teck
Thois Place
Tom Collins
Duel Kills Krupp Agent in Private Garden
On Thursday night in a private garden on the Bois de la Cambre Maj. Gillain of the guards and Eugene Vanderbergen Krupp's resident agent fought a duel. Vanderbergen was shot through the heart and died instantly. Rivalry for a notorious woman's favors sparked the confrontation.
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Bressers
Maj. Gillain
Eugene Vanderbergen
National Wall Paper Company Plans $18 Million Capital Increase
The National Wall Paper company, a major trust of U S wallpaper manufacturers, contemplates raising capital by 18 million dollars, bringing total capital stock to 38 million dollars.
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Philadelphia
Wall Paper
United States
National Wall Paper Company
Murdered Over a Game of Dice in Chicago
Michael McSherry shot and killed Frank Dennehy a peddler in front of 351 Fulton Street at 11 30 Friday night and fled after a quarrel over dice in a saloon at Lake and Ann streets Wyoming cattle wintering in good shape reports from twenty one large herds show range cattle in excellent condition more cattle fed this winter than ever before and losses expected to fall short of average
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ChicaGo
Michael McSherry
Frank Dennehy
Fulton Street
Frank Rolle
Lake and Ann Streets
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Reciprocal Commercial Pact With Salvador Proclaimed
The president issued a proclamation announcing a definitive commercial reciprocity arrangement with Salvador finalized on December 29. The plan takes effect from December 31, 1892, and governs trade terms between the two nations.
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Salvador
Washington
Boiler explosion kills three at Georgia saw mill
A Jaken Ga special reports at 6 30 am Thursday the boiler of the Duke Blutus saw mill exploded killing three men James Wilbanks Griffin Phillips and Joe Smith. No damage to the mill was reported.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jaken
Duke & Blutus
James Wilbanks
Grffin Phillips
Joe Smith
Vail Murder Trial Noticed In St. Charles County Court
The trial of Charles F. Vail for the alleged murder of his wife at Old Orchard two years ago was pressed for notice at the St. Charles county court.
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Lovurs
Charles F. Vail
Old Orchard
St. Charles County Court
Monetary Delegates Arrive in Brussels Conference
Senators Allison Hale and Morgan arrived in Brussels aboard the steamship Lahn to represent the United States at the monetary conference in Brussels.
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Washington
Allison, Hale and
Morgan
United States
Brussels
Loss of Government Obligations From Wrecks and Fires
The article notes that government liabilities have shrunk through destruction of currency in rail wrecks and fires. It cites figures from 1862 to 1892 showing outstanding liabilities of about 967 million and estimates of collateral losses reaching 14 to 20 million, with fractional currency accounting for most of the writeoffs.
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Wasn Hindon
United States Treasury
Treasury
Treasury Department
United States
Hyatt
Sherman
Nebelcer
Mob Hangs Armstrong Murderers in Greenville Alabama
In Greenville Alabama about midnight two strangers led Jailer Bargainer to the jail where armed masked men demanded keys. John Hipp and Charles Kelley, alleged murderers of Tax Collector C J Armstrong of Butler county, were seized and hanged on the courthouse steps. Coroner's jury verdict attributes the killings to unknown persons.
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Armstrong
Greenville
Ala
Hill Bargainer
Bargainer
John Hipp
Charles Kelley
C. J. Armstrong
Butler County
Old Man Misses Hidden Gold In Illinois Farm Stump
John H Starr of Buena Vista township moved to McDonough county and planned to buy a farm with his son. He claimed to have 2000 dollars in gold buried under a stump in the old county home. They searched the stump area but found no gold, implying someone had removed it after evidence of digging appeared. The treasure had been kept for many years.
Stolen Money Recovered in Ontario Barn
In Sarnia Ontario on December 31 the seven thousand dollars stolen from express offices last week was found intact hidden in a barn behind the offices. The thief apparently hid the money intending to reclaim it later, but a continuous watch prevented him from moving it.
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Sarnia
Ont
Evansville Fire Destroys Block Housing G W Warren Firms
Fire swept through the business block housing the G W Warren music house Gumbert Bros jewelers and Smith Butterfield stationers in Evansville Indiana at 6 am Friday causing total building loss and heavy contents damage The blaze injured firefighters Charles Weyerbacher Gus Levi and Gus Thornbeck who were trapped under a falling wall as investigators seek the origin of the blaze.
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Evansville
Ind
G. W. Warren Music House
Gumbert Bros., Jewelers
Smith & Butterfield, Stationers
Warren
Gumbert Bros
Smith & Butterfield
Charles Weyerbacher
Gus Levi
Gus Thornbeck
Levi
Electric line plan links Hammond Valparaiso La Porte Michigan City
A stock company forms to build an electric line from East Chicago to Hammond with the aim to extend to Hammond Valparaiso La Porte and Michigan City. The project requires about $1,000,000 in funding.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Hammond
la Porte
Michigan City
Chicago
Land deed saga ends in broken engagement near Columbus
Fred Hipp and Mary Hannah Zetta Baum, both from prominent local farming families, were lovers. Mary forced Hipp to deed sixty acres to her, sent him to record the deed and obtain a marriage license, then deeded the land to her brother and refused marriage.
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Columbes
Ind
Fred Hipp
Mary Hannah Zetta Baum
Mary
Hipp
Steamboat Calamity Averted At Falls Rescue
Jeffersonville Indiana December 31 The ferry steamer Hite while fighting ice on her first trip to Louisville Friday morning lost her rudder and drifted toward the falls causing panic among passengers. A tug seized the helpless craft just in time preventing a disaster.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Hite
Louisville
Harvesting Works Dedicated in Mondy Indiana
The Whiteley harvesting machine works dedication occurred Friday night in Mondy Indiana with a 1200 guest reception and ball. Mayors Brady and Barnett spoke along with Governor Ira J. Chase and William N. Whiteley president of the works. Governor Chase pressed the button setting more than a mile of machinery in motion.
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Mondy
Ind
Whiteley
Brady
Barnett
Springfield
Ira J. Chase
William N. Whiteley
Chase
Valparaiso Colonel Resigns Command of Indiana Unit
Valparaiso Indiana December 81 Col George S Haste of this city resigns his commission as commander of the Third regiment Indiana Infantry legion Haste began ten years ago as a private in the Valparaiso Blues and rose to major before leading the Third regiment for the past two years
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Valparaiso, Ind
George
Haste
Indiana Infantry Legion
Valparaiso
Mrs Perry Cover Dies From Overexertion in Peru
Mrs Perry Cover wife of a prominent farmer north of Peru fell dead Friday after exertion while preparing to attend a Dunkard meeting. Her husband opposed the plan and she fled to a neighbor to accompany others. The effort triggered a fatal stroke of apoplexy.
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Peru
Ind
Perry Cover
Here
Dunkard
Birmingham Cold Spell Claims 82-Year-Old Man
In North Birmingham 82 year old Bob Fickett died from exposure after getting lost in the cold snap that has gripped the area with temperatures around 15 degrees above zero for four days.
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BirMingHam
Ala
Bob Fickett
Democrats Seek Rehearing After Supreme Court Ruling
In Indianapolis on December 31, democrats express dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court ruling that remanded the gerrymander case to Henry County Court and are taking steps to secure a rehearing of the case.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
Henry County Court
Wabash Man Sues Railroad Over Kent Wreck Damages
Daniel Worth of Wabash Indiana sues the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for ten thousand dollars claiming damages from injuries suffered in the Grand Army train wreck at Kent Ohio last September.
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Wabash
Ind
Daniel Worth
Kent
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Indiana oil field widens with eighty barrel well near Portland
An eighty barrel oil well was struck four miles north of Portland Indiana. The find expands the Indiana oil field and suggests greater prospectivity in the region.
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Portland
Ind
Indiana
Man Killed Saving Others in Railroad Signal Incident
Edward Gardner was killed Friday in Marion Indiana when a switch engine on the Big Four railroad struck him as he signaled others to avoid a approaching passenger train on the Toledo St Louis and Kansas City road.
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Marion
Ind
Edward Gardner
Big Four Railroad
Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City
Business Men of Logansport Visit Miami Club in Peru
About fifty prominent Logansport businessmen from the Pottawattamie club were entertained by Peru Michigan club members during a year end gathering in Peru Indiana on December 31.
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Peru
Ind
Logansport
Pottawattamie Club
Miami
Briggs Case Proceeds in New York Presbytery Trial
The New York presbytery began hearings on Prof. Briggs with six charges under review. Votes on each charge favored not sustaining, prompting appeals plans to the general assembly in Washington to appoint a commission. Briggs supporters celebrate while anti revisionists see a setback in the long running controversy.
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New York
Briggs
Prof
Moses
Isaiah
General Assembly
Washington
Friends of
Edward Remsman
Union Theological Seminary
Friends
Detroit
Mich
Dr. Briggs
Presbyterian General Assembly of Detroit
McLuckie Released on a Bond in Protsburgh Riot Case
Burgess John McLuckie of Homestead was freed on $23,000 bail after surrendering to face riot and murder charges in Protsburgh. The bond was provided by several friends from Homestead.
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McLuckie
Protsburgh
Burgess John Mcluckie
Homestead
Meluckie
Enterprise distillery destroyed by fire in PrioriA
The Enterprise distillery in PrioriA Illinois burned at about 4 a.m. Friday. It had only been in operation about two weeks after being fitted up by the trust and was originally built by Edward Spellman and James Doheny, who sold it to the trust for $100,000. This is the third destruction of the facility.
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Prioria
Enterprise
Trust
Edward Spellman
James Doheny
Car Thieves Caught in Erie Robbery Ring
Erie Pennsylvania police and Lake Shore detectives say seventeen arrests have been made with warrants for as many more in a freight car robbery ring. More than $10 000 in goods were stolen in December from trains between Erie and Dunkirk New York. The gang allegedly climbed a rope ladder to reach car doors and tossed goods to accomplices who picked them up. Dell Darling and Charles Bierbauer are charged with complicity. All trains are under close watch to prevent further escapes.
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Erie
Lake Shore
Erie Police
Dunkirk
N. Y
Dell Darling
Charles Bierbauer
Warrants Issued for Iron Hall Officials in Pennsylvania
Iron Hall officers Joseph Gladding C Hi Baker and J P Eckersley were arrested in Philadelphia on warrants from Indiana related to a $200000misuse. District Attorney Graham secured their arrest to stop extradition. Baker and Eckersley posted $5000 bail for a hearing.
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Iron Wall
Pennsylvania
Philadelphna
Joseph Gladding
C. Hi, Baker
J. P. Eckersley
Iron Hall
Indianapolis
Krumb
Graham
The
Baker
Baker, Eckersley
Gladding
Eckersley
Fire damages Cleveland gas fixture factory
A Friday forenoon blaze at the Cleveland gas fixture factory caused about 10000 dollars in damage to the premises owned by Col. John Hay and 5000 dollars to the building. Three girls on the fourth floor fainted from smoke and were rescued with effort. The fire was attributed to spontaneous combustion.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
John Hay
Deacon White’s Accounts Settled
Deacon White reports he mailed the last creditor check on Friday. He failed on September 22, 1891, owing £800,000 after attempting to corner the corn market. Creditors will receive their principal with legal interest.
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Deacon White
New York
Deacon
M Eiffel Wins Neva Bridge Contract for 15 Million
Paris Standard correspondent reports M Eiffel secured a contract to build a gigantic bridge across the Neva. The bid amounts to 15 000 000 dollars.
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M. Eiffl
Russia
Lonpox
Paris
the Standard
M. Eiffel
Neva
Ilis
Grain and commodity prices from Chicago to Cleveland markets
The report lists futures and cash quotes across multiple grains and items. Wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, pork, lard, butter, oils, liquors, and refined products show firmer or steady tones with specified prices in Chicago New York Toledo and Cleveland markets.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
New York
Chicago cattle and hog market mixed with steady prices
Cattle market showed moderate activity and easy tone with prices 5 to 10 cents lower. Quotes ranged from 5.10 to 5.55 for top steer grades down to 1.50 to 2.70 for bulls and veal calves, while hogs were active with prices steady after Thursday declines and sales from 5.30 to 6.95 for various hog lots.
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Chicago
Texas
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Comprehensive Review
Freeport, Ill
Vail
Uncle Sam
Illinois
KaLaAmazoo,Mich
Plank
Hoosier
Alabama
General Presbytery
Marie's
Toledo
Cleveland,c
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