Anti German Riots in Prague Stop Traffic and Killings Report
Disturbances in Pracov P r o g u e escalate as Germans face stone attacks and mobs. Troops deploy 12 infantry battalions and Hussars to quell rioters who smash windows, loot German properties, and attempt to storm a cartridge factory at Ziszhcow. At least two dead, many fear more. Properties looted and burned. police and military force held line. Strong anti German and anti Jewish sentiment cited with German firms and Bohemia offices targeted.
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Pracvuk
Wenzelplatz
Hussars
Ziszhcow
Prague
Zischcow
New Austrian Ministry Faces Frigid Reception
Vienna December 3. The outlook for the new ministry is bleak with portfolios assigned in cold terms and little hope of accord. Dismissal of Count Badeni has cooled rebellion in Vienna and German towns, but Slav and Czech regions suffer unrest as parliament remains unchanged and hopeless. Baron Gautsch met with majority and minority leaders, yet no compromise appears possible.
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Vienna
Count Badeni
Baron Gautsch
Mass crowds clash with police in Bohemia
Three thousand people gathered before the town hall in Bohemia on December 3, then marched to a German gymnasium where windows were broken. Police dispersed the crowd and one person was wounded.
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Bohemia
Toronto Elects Liberal George Bertram to Commons
Toronto Ont Dec 8 Toronto which before the last general election had been Conservative held since confederation elected George Bertram a prominent Toronto manufacturer and a Liberal to represent it in the house of commons The result indicates Liberals are more firmly entrenched in public favor in Ontario than ever before.
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Toronto
Ont
George Bertram
House of Commons
Ontario
Montana Tops Nation in Wool Production
Helena December 3 Montana’s state sheep commission reports the state leads the United States in wool production. Since March 1 Montana sheared 22,169,921 pounds at an average price of 11.3 cents per pound, up four cents from last year, with 3,670,855 sheep and a healthy flock free of infectious disease.
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Helena
Mon
State Sheep Commission
Montana
United States
Likely Winter to Replace Union Pacific President
Rumors in Cunicano say S H H Clark declined the Union Pacific presidency due to ill health. E W Winter, former Northern Pacific head, is expected to take the post. Marvin Hughitt, Chicago and Northwestern president, would become chairman of the board.
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Clark
Union Pacific
Cunicano
the Tribune
S. H. H. Clark
E. W. Winter
Northern Pacific
Marvin Hughitt
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
One Way to Economize This Session
Chairman Cannon of the house appropriations committee met the president and hinted that major savings could come from not passing the river and harbor bill this session He noted many works under contract and some already funded could be delayed Fortifications spending he also suggested keeping down
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Washington
Cannon
House Committee On Appropriations
Madison railway foreclosed sale raises bond claims
The Madison city railway was sold under foreclosure for 110000. Trustee Newcomb bid in the road for bondholders as bonds and interest due totaled 174412, highlighting the larger financial claim against the property.
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Madison, Wis
Madison City Railway
Newcomb
Pennington County Courthouse Burns Again at Midnight
Rapid City dispatch reports Pennington county courthouse burned for the second time at midnight. The sturdy brick building, nearly rebuilt after a previous fire, would have been finished by December 1. The blaze is described as incendiary.
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Rapid City
Pennington County
Fever Situation Improves in New Oxxcans
Yellow fever reports from multiple points show favorable conditions and a likely return to normal by mid month. A brief health note notes recovery trends as officials anticipate stabilization. the item also includes an advertisement for Cascarets costing 10 cents.
Minor Items of Interest from Across the Nation
West Superior gambling houses ordered to close. November deficit stands at 8 092 483. Navy accepts the Iowa and the Foote. Only four jurors secured in Luetgert second Chicago trial. Albert Dalysee fatally shoots wife in Chicago quarrel. Patrick Walsh elected mayor of Augusta Georgia. Sibyl Sanderson quietly marries Antonio Terry in Paris. Sherman sidelined at home with cold. General Nelson G Williams dead in Brooklyn. Schaefer beats Sutton 500 452. Slosson defeats Daly 500 437 in billiards. Cripple Creek gold output November 1 258 600, a monthly record. St James Gazette: Prince of Wales to hire Ted Sloane next season. Detroit chamber sold for mortgage default. Judge Jamison resigns. W A Lancaster appointed in Minneapolis. Third resignation from Hennepin county bench in three months.
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Secretary of the Navy
Iowa
Foote
Luetgert
Chicago
Albert Dalysee
United States
Patrick Walsh
Augusta
Sibyl Sanderson
Paris
Antonio Terry
Sherman
Nelson G. Williams
Brooklyn
Grant
West Point
Schaefer
Sutton
Slosson
Daly
Cripple Creek
St. James
Hennepin County
Bailey Sees Limited Action by Coming Congress
Congressman Joseph Bailey of Texas, a Democratic leader, travels through St. Louis en route to Washington and predicts little will be accomplished, especially on the currency question. He notes a possible House action on retiring greenbacks and converting non-interest bearing notes to gold securities, but doubts Senate approval.
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Bailey
Congress
Str. Louis
Joseph Bailey
Texas
House
Washington
Senate
West Virginia Judge Goff Offered McKinley Cabinet Post
Washington dispatch notes United States Judge Nathan Goff of West Virginia may be named attorney general to replace McKenna who moves to the supreme bench. The president previously offered the post, which Goff declined to leave the bench for. Senator Elkins is asked to gauge the judge’s willingness to accept.
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New York
United States
Nathan Goff
West Virginia
McKenna
McKinley
Washington
The
Herald
Goff
Supreme Bench
Justice Field
Elkins
Market report prices for grains in Milwaukee
Late market report lists wheat No 1 Northern 90 140 cents No 3 Spring 8i May 9 Corn No 38 263c Oats No 2 white 233%c Barley No 2 42c sample on track 9 asec.
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Milwaukee
Del
Wheat price report from DuLuTH markets
DuLuTH December market note lists cash grades for wheat with No 1 hard at 88 44? to arrive price for November December and May contracts. Northern varieties quoted at 84 89 and 88 cents with 65 80 cited for rejected lots.
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Duluth
THINKS AUTONOMY A SNARE IN CUBA DISPUTE
United States Senator K. Davis, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, contends that Cuban autonomy is a delusion and a snare not delivering promised results. He adds that if the insurgents accept autonomy, the U.S. should acquiesce, but he offers no forecast for congressional action this winter.
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St. Paul
United States
K. Davis
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Cuba
Congress
Davis
Wheat futures close steady on partial demand
Minneapolis traders report December wheat settlement at 89, May at 88 3/4 cents. On Track No 1 hard 91 1/2 cents, No 1 Northern 90 3/4 cents, No 2 Northern 85 3/4 cents.
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Minneapolis
Railroad Hearing on Safety Appliance Requirement Extension
Interstate Commerce Commission opens hearings on extending compliance time for automatic car couplers hand rails and air brakes across railroads. Hundreds of railroad reps and labor leaders attend as the crowded chamber hears arguments on the 1892 safety law.
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Washinecton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Poultry and dairy prices at CuicaGco fair
On December 1 Turkeys sold at 10 cents each, chickens at 6 cents, spring chickens 7 cents, and ducks mixed around 6 to 7 cents. Butter firm, creamery at 15 to 22 cents, dairies 12 to 19 cents. Fresh eggs listed at 1.84 dollars per dozen.
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Trade Reported
At St Paul Union Stock Yards on December 1 hog prices were 10 to 15 cents lower with a range of 5.10 to 5.30. cattle sales were steady with stockers 3.25 to 4.00, cows 2.40 to 2.75, steers 3.70 to 3.80, calves 2.45 to 4.00. sheep strong with muttons 5.45 to 4.50 and lambs 3.75 to 5.00.
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St. Paul Union
St. Pault
Sioux City Market Roundup Hogs Cattle Sheep Report
Sioux City markets show hogs active but 10 cents lower with prices from 3.10 to 3.25. Cattle weak with cows steady and calves at 4.00 to 4.40. Heifers 3.15 to 3.40, stockers 3.60 to 4.39, kings 3.70 to 4.10, and sheep sought at 3.00 to 4.30.
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Sioux City
Judge Day to Retire from Public Life
A Washington dispatch says Judge Day, currently assistant secretary of state, will soon retire from public life to resume law practice in Canton, Ohio. The report is stated as authority.
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Judge Day
CubcaGco
Times-Herald
Washington
Canton
Commodity price table from Chicago markets
Chicago market brief lists wheat corn oats and pork prices for December January and May contracts. Wheat 9614c December, 89140 old, 9144c January, May. corn 25%c December, 2644c January, May. oats 203%c December, 203%4c January, 22Kc May. pork 7.12 dollars December, 8.15 January, 5.40 May.
Beloit Freshman Banquet Leads to Indefinite Suspension
Fifty Beloit college freshmen out of a 65 member class were suspended indefinitely for attending a Thanksgiving Eve class banquet in Rockford Illinois without permission. They may apply for reinstatement after two weeks.
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Beloit
Wis
Beloit College
Rockford
Ills
Papal Delegate Martinelli to Spend Christmas in St Paul
Washington dispatch reports Mgr Martinelli papal delegate to the United States plans to travel to St Paul late this month. He will dine with Archbishop Ireland as a Christmas guest in what is described as a notable ecclesiastical social engagement.
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Washingtonx
Mgr. Martinelli
St. Paul
Ireland
Harper's Magazine Fiction and Features catalog listing
A catalog of Harper’s Magazine 1896 offerings includes Ju Maurier’s The Martian as a new novel, Frank R Stockton’s Twentieth Century Renaissance, Howells Pair of Patient Lovers, stories by Twain and others, and science and American features. Also noted are Mexico notes by Lummis, Wilson’s psychology papers, Wilson, MacMaster, Barnes on American history, and Bigelow Africa pieces with illustrations by Bonsal and Woodville on the czar’s coronation.
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the Martian
Ju Maurier
Trilby
Frank R. Stockton
William Dean Howells
Mark Twain
Thomas Nelson Page
Richard Harding Davis
Owen Wister
John Kendrick Bangs
Ruth Mc McEnery Stuart
Octave Thanet
Mary E. Wilkin
Henry Smith Williams
Andrew Wilson
Mexico
Charles F Lummis
Harper's Magazine
Woondrow Wilson
John Bach MacMaster
James Barnes
Sheridan
Gen G . Forsyth
Howell
Africa
Poultney Bigelow
Stephen Bonsal
Siberia
F Hopkinson Smith
Caton Woodville
Queen Victoria
Harper & Brothers
P. O
N. Y. City
Personally Conducted Excursions to California
North-Western Line runs personally conducted excursions to San Francisco and Los Angeles every Thursday. Route passes scenic American landscapes with modern sleeping cars, neatly upholstered and comfortable. Conductors accompany travelers to California. daily tourist sleeping cars operate between Council Bluffs and California. Full rate information available from agents Chicago & North-Western.
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North-Western
San Francisco
Los Angeles
America
California
Council Bluffs
Agente
Chiacgo & Nerth-Weetarsei
Harper's Bazar 1897 subscription offer and features
Harper's Bazar enters its thirtieth volume in 1897 as a leading fashion journal. It lists Paris fashion letters, New York fashions, pattern sheets, drawing and engraving by Sandoz Baude Chapins, serials by Maria Louise Pool and Octave Thanet, stories by Wilkins Spofford Harland Me Enery Stewart and others, plus sections on outdoor life music etiquette embroidery and society notes. A subscription costs 4.00 with postage free in the United States Canada and Mexico.
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Katharine de Forest
Paris
New York
Sandoz
Baude
Chapins
Mary E. Wilkins
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Marion Harland
Ruth Me. Enery Stewart
Viola Roseboro
Margaret Sutton Briscoe
T. W. Higginson
Harper's Bazar
Harper's Weekly celebrates forty years and previews 1897
Harper's Weekly marks forty years of editorial influence and set to continue its mission in 1897. The notice lists upcoming features including cartoons, serials by Mary E Wilkins and E F, a tie to The House Boat on the Styx sequel by John Kendrick Bangs, and ongoing departments like This Busy World and Amateur Sport. Subscriptions remain postage free to the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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Far East
Europe
New England
Mary E. Wilkins
E. F
Styx
John Kendrick Bangs
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CA Bstoria
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Taores
Chichesters
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Madison Place
Local Druggista
Philada
MecKenna
Parker
Wever
Cialty
Cook Remedy CO
Masonic Temple
Ill
Late Market Report
Milwaukee Grain
Duluth Grain
Harpers Magazine
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Harper’s Bazaar
the Bazar
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Father Quinnallion
Canada
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