01 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1896
Page
1
Nebraska Senator John M Thurston voices support for the Davis resolution in the Senate tie to Monroe doctrine defense. He warns against British influence and pledges to uphold U S honor and liberty even amid potential war while stressing national unity.
The Bachelor Girls ball in Cantyrixz featured active female hosts who paid the bills, planned events, and kept guests dancing while the escorts left. A lively scene closed with playful quips about leap year and mutual expectations. The club plans card parties, a hard times ball, and a minstrel show during the season.
Adams a Stockbridge chief and Lawrence University graduate, died at Antigo Winni Anna Wis on January 1 at age 43. For twenty years he worked in Washington for his people securing 75,000 owed by the government, but through manipulated legislation it was withheld. He once was well to do but spent his means aiding the tribe and died poor.
The Woman Suffragist convention elected officers for the year with Susan B Anthony re-elected as president and Anna Howard Shaw as vice president at large. Rachel Foster Avery was chosen corresponding secretary, Alice Stone Blackwell recording secretary, and Harriet Taylor Ipton treasurer. The evening program featured Ut ah Our New Star with remarks by prominent speakers.
A Key West dispatch reports Spanish authorities in Havana detaining Henry Rizo a claimed US naturalized citizen without trial. He was confined at Centa where cholera rages, and a scene led to his transport aboard a vessel. Editorials condemn leniency toward Yankees amid the insurgency. Financiers in Havana move large sums to New York, with Upmann Co. and the Rothschilds tied to the transfers.
Reports from Havana indicate insurgents led by Antonio Maceo are active in extreme western Pinar del Rio. Some 2000 residents have joined, with Maceo’s force growing toward 4000 as volunteers press toward the city and disclose disrupted communications.
Dispatches report General Weyler's departure for Cuba delayed as ministers discuss Cuban question and dissolution of the portes. Venezuelan and insurgent movements are noted with landing of men from the J Hawkins and schooner State. A London arbitration declaration urges a permanent tribunal for English speaking nations. a Macon and Ermine sale in Baltimore for $200,000 is confirmed.
Chicago and rail rates for the Grand Army encampment are debated as Walker arrives. A St Paul team wins a whist trophy against Boston. A mother poisons herself and her two children in Desd. Hotell fire near Minneapolis. A high school professor dies after a buggy accident. Lasker wins a chess tournament. Table Mountain ore discovery prompts a mining rush. Funeral service for German ambassador in Ruston. Venezuelan women boycott English goods. Soot mills resume in Chicago with 6,000 workers. Prize fighting in New Mexico seen as unauthorised. Burglar-prompted death in Yonkers. Populist riot in Powhattan. Cripple Creek mine sale. Fires kill children in Pittsburg. Drowned men in Sewall. Peruvian revolutionary leader commits suicide. Franklin mine resumes after two months idle.
In a notice aimed at clearing remaining stock, the seller invites customers to take advantage of substantial reductions for the next 30 days to settle balances with Mr. Ertresvaag and make room for spring stock. The message emphasizes low prices and broad opportunity.
Supreme Court Justices Field Harlan Brewer and Brown hold all courts along the Northern Pacific line ancillary to Judge Jenkins's Milwaukee court. The decision gives the Milwaukee court jurisdiction over the entire system in receiverships. The case was argued by the justices across circuits, with Justice Brown sitting due to Northern Pacific holdings in New York.
Latest dispatch from Tacoma reports Java bank forgeries totaling about 3 million pounds with notes discounted by a Singapore based gang. Chinese merchants and leaders, including Captain China, are under arrest as lawmen chase implicated figures and forged notary seals.
In Philadelphia on January 22, reports from the American Iron and Steel Association show 1896 US iron production at 9,446,308 gross tons, the largest in history. Other notes include Brisson elected president of France’s chamber, Dr. Jameson handed to authorities for trial, and various global incidents from Armenia to Hawaii.
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