Michigan Masonic Mutual Benefit Association Reorganized
The Michigan Masonic Mutual Benefit Association met in Grand Rapids to reorganize on a graded assessment plan. New rates start at 75 cents per assessment for 21 year olds and rise to 2.50 for 40 years with a 5 admission fee. Old members receive rates as at joining. membership restricted to Masons. Gen. W. P. Innes chairs a committee to propose improvements and report at the April annual meeting.
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Masonic Mutual
Michigan Masonic Mutual Benefit Association
Grand Rapids
W. P. Innes
Attempted Murder Case In Greenville Spouse
James Taylor of Greenville attempted to kill his wife slashing her throat with a razor. A deep neck wound endangers her life. Taylor had a prior insanity episode related to religion sixteen years ago. He is under county care pending asylum transfer.
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James Taylor
Greenville
Taylor
Traverse City Couple Die Within Half Hour in Grand Rapids
John D. Vandervoort aged 75 and his wife aged 67 from Traverse City died within a half hour of each other after visiting their son Oliver, an engineer in Grand Rapids, as all three fell ill with grippe. The son telephoned for an undertaker and returned to find both parents dead.
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Ageu
John D. Vandervoort
Traverse City
Grand Rapids
Oliver
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Sebewaing
Flint
Pere Marquette
Michigan Central
John Ford
Duluth
Minn
Geo. Murray
Ford
Babies as Thieves Burglarize Store in Greenville
In Greenville, two infant children of Lafayette Posgate allegedly broke into Lars Hansen's store, stealing tobacco cigars and cigarettes. Officers face no clear solution as the babies are deemed too young for reform school. The burglary occurred while Hansen was at supper.
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Greenville
Lafayette Posgate
Lars Hansen
Reform School
Hansen
Marcellus Library Opens Across State News
A roundup of Michigan notes reports a new library in Marcellus and various local events. It notes snow in the upper peninsula, a steamer risk on Lake Michigan, fires in Grand Rapids, and new industries and laws across several counties.
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Upper Peninsula
Mining, fires, and fortunes flash across Michigan headlines
A roundup of Michigan notices reports Captain James Taylor killed at Centennial mine in Houghton after a fall. plans revive Jackson works pending creditor approval. Fever cases in Fludson, deaths in Lickley and Sheppard family, railroad and timber developments, a Tecumseh mill fire, and New Buffalo harbor talk accompany court cases, elections, and endowments.
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James Taylor
Houghton
American Wheel Company
Jackson
E. Flickinger
Fludson
Morris Lickley
Lickley
Lickley’s Corners
Temple, McClure & Company
Tecumseh
Santa Fe
Lake Michigan
New Buffalo
New Buffalos
Mine Explosion Traps 200 Miners at Krebs Kansas Territory
A terrible blast at Osage coal mine shaft No 5 Krebs near McAllister Indian Territory traps 150 to 200 men. Rescue efforts fail as debris blocks the single shaft air supply and about 400 workers were present. 45 bodies found and many feared dead.
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Osage Coal and Mining Company
Krebs
McAllister
Indian Territory
Desperadoes Fight Pursuing Posse Near Springfield
Report from Arklon Kansas describes an armed pursuit after sherif Dunn’s death. A 14 man posse and two wagons with 15 desperadoes clashed near a gulch south of Springfield. Four men fell in wagons. outcome uncertain. Troops deployed to Springfield. calls for a special legislature session to address regional tension.
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Kansas
Arklon
Sherif Dunn
Springfield
A Feeign of Terror in Linwood Arkansas
A mob of African Americans led by a white man named Puryear terrorized Linwood Arkansas for days. They burned Dr Bryan's cotton gin and the depot, fired at homes, and urged residents to stay indoors. A posse jailed several members and villagers formed a vigilance committee to purge the gang.
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Linwood
Ark
Puryear
Bryan
Thorougly
Threatening German Letter Demands S52000 for Gould Family
For some time past the Gould family received threats from a well educated German writer familiar with Jay Gould and Jim Fisk era Erie Railroad affairs. He claimed an Erie accident injured his parents and demanded 5100,000, threatening harm to Gould unless paid at a Canadian hotel address. police refused to comment.
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Jaxy Gould
Gould
Jay Gould
Mr. Gould
Jim Fisk
Erie Railroad
Canada
Countess Tolstoi Details Famine Relief Efforts in Russia
A Noble Woman's Work outlines Tolstoi’s famine aid in Russia. She praises the Red Cross and explains her family’s role. sons raise funds for grain, daughters visit homes and invite the needy to soup kitchens. She notes the misery and the challenge of tracking donations.
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Countess Tolstoi
Russia
Red Cross
Sawmill Boiler Explosion Kills Five at Bolling Alabama
A boiler at Caldwell Miller and Flowers saw mill in Bolling Alabama exploded instantly killing Engineer Cooper and four other workers. The mill was wrecked and uninsured with losses estimated at 30000 pounds. Four more workers were injured, two fatally, due to a defective boiler.
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Evie
Young man claims to be Charley Ross found in Columbus
A sleeping quarters seeker at Columbus station, about 25, says he is the long lost Charley Ross. He alleges recent life in Nashville with Ed Walpole and that Walpole and associate Wroipole abducted him. The man, given a pass to Newark, heads toward Philadelphia.
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Charley Ross
Columbus
Nashville
Custers Death Discussed In Memorial Sermon
The funeral sermon for Maj Gen Alfred H Terry features Rev Theodore Munger claiming Custers death resulted from disobedience of orders. The piece notes James B Fry questioning Mungers charges and Col Hughes denying authorizing the statements.
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Alfred H. Terry
Theodore T. Munger
United Church
New Haven
Custer
Terry
James B. Fry
Munzer
Munger
Co. BR. P. Hughes
United States Army
Ger. Terry
Col. Hughes
Dr. Munger
Turbulent Santos Revolt Amid Yellow Fever Plague
The Beattie steamer reports yellow fever sweeping Brazil and a brutal Santos uprising. Military governorship sparked protests. troops fired on the crowd. Thirty killed and 73 to 100 wounded in street fighting and a plaza battle as citizens resisted the soldiers.
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United States
Brazil
Santos
John Shermans Prophecies From Pittsburg Conversation
In a Pittsburg talk John Sherman praised Foraker as a brilliant Republican and aligned with the party. He praised Gov Mel Sinley for not interfering, predicted Ohio redistricting on the old plan, and discussed presidential choices with Blaine possibly healthy enough for nomination but Harrison favored if Blaine steps aside. He named Carlisle as a Democratic standard bearer but on the wrong side of the river, Palmer as good but old, and forecasted a veto of free silver while a tariff bill would die in the senate.
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John Sherman
Pittsburg
Join Sherman
Foraker
MelSinley
Ohio
Blaine
Harrison
Carlisle
Palmer
House
Senate
A Gigantic Undertaking on Siberian Railroad
A. Pysoff, chief engineer for Ossey and Amoor divisions, reports in San Francisco that over 5,000 workers including soldiers convicts Corean and Russian subjects are employed on a 200 mile section. He says another year will add 7,000 men. The surveyors are protected by 18 battalions of troops, nine cavalry squadrons and six artillery batteries. The line will extend 1,700 miles east from St. Petersburg near the Chinese frontier, a highly hazardous project.
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A. Pysoff
Ossey and
Amoor
San Francisco
St. Petersburg
Notable Deaths and Legal Rulings in Brief
Fugitive A. P. Patton killed himself in St Louis as police closed in. Dr J F Fox, Irish MP ally of Parnellites, visits St Paul. Rhode Island registration shows 7000 more voters since 1880, Democrats lead. Col G C Gilmore dies in Toronto. W W Vanderbilt dies in Vallejo aged y?. Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds saloonkeepers liable for liquor injuries. Fire at Francis G Pinto & Sons grain elevator in Brooklyn causes £100000 loss. Water bursts flood Reading coal mine in Ashland, nine mules drown. no injuries. Olson found murdered in Chicago after house fire, knife wounds exposed during preparation for burial.
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A. P. Patton
St. Louis
J. F Fox
Kings County
Ireland
St. Paul
Springer Free Wool Bill Aims To Free All Wool Forms
Washington notes outline of Springer free wool bill seeks to remove duties on wool and hair except shoddy and garnetted waste, cut tariffs on wool manufacture ad valorem duties stay, carpets aligned with Mills plan, current wool tariff around 91 percent would drop to about 45 percent.
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Springer
Ways and Means Committee
Gen Kautz on Retired List and Other Capital City Gossip
Gen. Kautz has been placed on the retired list. Secretary Blaine has recovered from indigestion. Chairman Springer's free wool bill is published as drafted. Ten senators seek Plumb's chair on the appropriations committee. Gen. John Irvin Gregs dies at 66. House committees align for business. The house rejected a measure to charter vessels for gifts to Russia. Ex-Gov. Hill of New York takes oath as senator. A naturalization bill limits declarations to five years residency and five years between declaration and papers. cap on daily certificates. Secretary Blaine informs diplomats that the sugar tariff suspension is postponed to March 15.
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Kautz
Blaine
Springer
Plumb
Appropriations
John Irvin Gregs
Shaways and Means
House
Senate
Hill
New York
Bower
United States
Austria-Hungary
Columbia
Haiti
Nicaragua
Honduras
Spain
Phillipine Islands
Venezuela
Wreck on the Wabash Near Aladdin Missouri
A collision between two Wabash through trains at Aladdin two miles east of Hannibal Missouri killed at least eight people and injured several more. The east bound train with right of way pulled into the depot and waited for the westbound train which jumped the switch and crashed. Both engines were wrecked and engines and cars burned with five coaches consumed. The wounded and dead were taken to Springfield.
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Aladdin
Hannibal
Springfield
Sherman Wins Ohio Republican Nomination for Senator
Gen. John Sherman secured the Ohio Republican nomination for senator after a close caucus vote. Sherman received 53 votes to 38 for Foraker, with McKinley and Foster each getting one. The nomination was made unanimous and both men spoke warmly of each other amid cheers.
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Ohio
John Sherman
Sherman
Foraker
McKinley
Foster
Death of Moham med Tewfk the khedive of Egypt
The khedive of Egypt Moham med Tewfk, born 1852 and eldest son of Ismail Pasha, died during a period of influenza. He became viceroy on Aug 8 1879 after Ismail’s abdication. He married in 1873 and had two sons and two daughters. The succession will pass to his eldest son due to a change in Mohammedan law. Ismail reportedly paid about £3,000,000 to Sultan Abdul Aziz in 1866 to secure this change.
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Hedive
Egypt
Khedive of
Mohammed Tewfk
Ismail Pasha
Tewfik
Ismail
Sultan Abdul Aziz
Skirmish With Greagers Near Rio Grande City
A dispatch from San Antonio reports Second Lieutenant Langhorn of the Third Cavalry with 30 regulars and deputy marshals engaging Garza bandits five miles above Rio Grande City. Several Mexicans and U S personnel were wounded as Colonel Pablo Munz was captured with cartridges and badges seized. Private Walker is highlighted for bravery. Juan Antonio Flores calls for Mexicans to join Garza to overthrow Diaz and restore the constitution.
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San Antonio
Tex
Langhorn
Third Cavalry
Garza
Rio Grande City
United States
Pablo Munz
Walker
Juan Antonio Flores
Vero Leon
Mexico
Diaz
Inquiry Probes Smuggled Paintings in New York
Customs authorities under Secretary Poster scrutinize major art dealers and collectors nationwide. Investigators seek import dates and duties paid on imported masterpieces as art centers across the country come under surveillance.
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New York
Poster
Fire at Hanford injures six. four die in lodging house blaze
A fire in Hanford California started by a coal oil stove consumed a frame lodging house, killing four inmates and severely injuring six others. The blaze also destroyed the Methodist church and two adjoining homes, forcing residents to leap from windows. Rev. Thomas D. Skinner of McCormick Theological Seminary died of pneumonia.
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Hanford
Cal
Thomas D. Skinner
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
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