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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1897
Page
4
The article suggests Washington may shift to emergency measures, sending a large ammo stock to Mare Island for defense of American interests. It notes revolvers of 38 calibre and estimates 150,000 rounds could outfit about 3,000 men, reflecting broader naval strategy.
The fragment discusses individuals Baker and Kain and hints at internal sourcing and yields related to Ohio station. It mentions a hardy plant with good forage yield and a spring planting emphasis.
An early Christmas morning blaze on East Thirty third street destroyed Lohmer's piano warehouse and the New York Polyclinic hospital along with a large five story brick factory. The fire started at 7 05 at Pinare's snuff factory and spread rapidly. police evacuated eighteen families totaling seventy five people as tenants scrambled from smoke filled rooms. A police officer saved a girl on the fifth floor as flames raged and crowds cheered the rescuers.
Mrs Frank Wateon, wife of a stationary engineer, was shot and killed Thursday night in Mermruis. Her husband, Watson, is in custody after a separation and reconciliation attempt. Neighbors found the infant crying and the mother dead with a bloodied, frozen child. The baby’s life hangs in the balance.
In Basnounsvuse Kentucky on December 26 a group of Bradley guards, a newly formed military company, became intoxicated and paraded the streets firing a ball and menacing residents.
Rail officials report a Birmingham area disaster with twenty one dead and eleven injured after a Southern Express wreck. Authorities search debris as residents seek missing friends. Babe Burrows is named as the notorious figure tied to the era’s robberies.
Otto Wasmansdorff a German born Chicago banker died from a gunshot wound in a front bedroom after a sleepless night amid claims of mental strain. Neighbors and doctors confirmed death. his body lay beside a revolver and blood at his temple. Born November 9 1840 in Prussia he came to America in 1863 and lived in Chicago thereafter.
Disparaging Havana editorials accuse the United States of bias toward Spain and printing sensational tales. Reports from Artemisa and Pinar del Rio describe clashes with insurgents. Spanish forces claim victories near Cuerno and Mainmas with losses on both sides.
A Des Moines dispatch reports Tacoma city warrants totaling about 100000 have been ruled illegal by the Washington Supreme Court. Holdings include Lederer Strauss over 30000 and State Savings bank about 30000 with Lange Bros and Yonker Bros among others. Issued in 1893 94 the warrants exceeded constitutional debt limits and were once paid then resold to eastern buyers.
Easton December 25 Lehigh mills and South Easton manufacturers of cotton goods have shut down for four days. The notice cites unspecified reasons and notes the factory pause affects production and workers during the holiday period.
A passenger train on the Birmingham Mineral line crashed through a trestle into a river 120 feet below near the city. Twenty dead, nine survivors likely to die from injuries. Officials suspect arson for robbery. The Birmingham to dining towns excursion train carried miners and families. The wreck occurred on the Southern Railway tracks twenty seven miles from the city.
G M Dulaney of Moberly Missouri, wealthy father and son G W Dulaney, once parted twenty two years ago, met at the Western hotel in Sacramento. The son, forty five, wore tatters while the father, seventy, spoke of past poverty and current fortune. They plan to return to Missouri together.
In Asitenz Kansas on December 28 during Christmas mass, tapers ignited altar decorations and burned. The priest kept calm to prevent a panic.
Curonno December 28 Atlas National bank of Chicago has decided to retire. The clearing house committee at a late night meeting arranged for the associated banks to advance up to $600,000 to pay all depositors in full, as shown by books December 26 1896. The bank will not take new deposits and checks will be settled through the clearing house.
Four thousand spectators watched Owen Ziegler of Philadelphia and Kid McPartland of New York draw after a scheduled ten round bout in New York on December 28. Both men fought evenly with no knockdowns and received the decision as a draw.
The 1897 calendar from N. W. Ayr & Son of Philadelphia is praised for large readable figures and a handsome, businesslike design. It is offered postpaid for 25 cents, with demand historically high, and ships securely to any address.
Sheep manure contains a large share of plant food from rations. Wheat bran can nearly always be fed to young and growing stock in winter to advantage. Keep all young stock growing steadily. feed of all kinds goes farther with young stock than with old.
Hall's Hair Renewer enjoys the confidence and patronage of people all over the civilized world who use it to restore and keep the hair a natural color.
Farmers urged to drain during fall months and push corn shucking under shelter to avoid waste. A reader promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption as an instant remedy, signed by J B Palmer of Seattle on November 25, 1895.
Two youths recall a street confrontation in which one ran 60 to evade a fight with Bill Bounce. He fled home to avoid his mother seeing him strike, then turned back, choosing safety over confrontation. The exchange appears in the N Y Weekly excerpt.
The ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for dyspepsia, claiming it purifies the blood and strengthens the stomach to ease pains and misery. It urges readers to trial the tonic and notes other veterinary tips on cow health and milk quality. It also mentions dairy practices and general livestock guidance, ending with a hog health tip.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co pledge integrity in all transactions. Drugstore sales claim cure via blood and mucous membranes. Price per bottle. Testimonials free.
A San Francisco Post item describes a devout evangelist living at a mission who rarely entertains secular thoughts as his sole aim is saving souls. His five year old daughter gently handles a coal man at the door claiming papa is away and offers that mamma will pray for him.
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