Minor Items of Interest From Across the Nation
Reports bear several brief incidents including Columbia Harrison death in Decatur Indiana. The treasury shows a gold loss of 110600 leaving reserve 50680399. John M Lenihan nominated customs surveyor at Dubuque Iowa. Rhode opera house Kenosha Wisconsin burned with 40000 loss and 20000 insured. A Lawrenceburg Kentucky couple reveal they wed four years ago. John L Sullivan injured slightly after falling from a train rear platform. Offerman Georgia saw a boiler explosion at Southern Pine mill, four workers killed. Lookout Mountain Inn sold by court decree as syndicate eyeing mountain hotel control. A O Hoon of Plankington South Dakota fractured neck after cart accident.
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Treasury
John M. Lenihan
Dubugque
Rhode Opera House
Kenosha
Wis
Lawrenceburg
John L. Sullivan
Rock Island and
Peoria
Southern Pine Company
Offerman
Lookout Mountain Inn
Mountain Hotel
A. O. Hoon
Plankington
S. D
Fletcher Seeks Gun Factory Location in Minneapolis
Congressman Fletcher writes a bill to locate and establish an armor plate and gun factory in Minneapolis Minnesota. The measure allocates 1.5 million dollars for buildings and machinery with a goal to place the plant away from the coasts and within the next year.
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Fletcher
Minneapolis
Washington
Fietcher
Minnesota
Signs Point Toward A Strong Spring Trade In 1900s Era
R G Dun & Co reports in its Weekly Review of Trade that while business remains in waiting, signs of improvement emerge. Bond payments ease money markets and collateral loans, though commercial lending is still tight. large January maturities were met better than expected. Demand for principal products is flat, with iron and steel showing some contracts. Congressional uncertainty weighs on industry, but increased inquiry suggests a robust spring when clarity returns. Wheat futures rise modestly for cash with May futures flat.
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New Yorks
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Atlantic
Prince Henry of Battenburg Funeral Planned at Osborne
London reports arrangements for Prince Henry of Battenburg funeral in Osborne Isle of Wight. Body transferred Friday at Funchal Madeira from the Blonde to the Blenheim, which sails for England. On arrival in Portsmouth the body will go to the royal yacht Alberta and cross the Solent to Whippingham Church for a 12:20 p.m. service Wednesday.
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London
Prince Henry of
Windsor Castle
Canada
Portsmounth
Prince Henry of Battenburg
Alberta
Solent
Isle of Wight
January warmth not record breaker in Minnesota
Weather observer Beals reports January 30 day mean temperature at 16 degrees above zero, 6 degrees warmer than normal but not the warmest. The record is 26 degrees in 180, with several Januaries such as 1877 1878 1882 1889 and 1891 slightly warmer, at 21 degrees or five degrees above present month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Beals
Umbria Is Freed After Mudbed Grip In North River
New York February 4 For an hour and a half the liner Umbria was trapped in the North River mud as four tugs battled high tides and a strong wind. Engines were reversed without effect until the vessel finally slid into her pier.
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New York
North River
Kellam Resigns as South Dakota Judge on Request
A Pierre special reports Judge Kellam has resigned amid charges of gross immorality. The public is in ferment as prominent citizens are involved. Kellam admits the accusations. Families fear upheaval, and further details are awaited.
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South Dakota
Minneapolis
Pierre
Kellam
House to vote on Arizona and New Mexico enabling acts
Washington February 4 The house committee on territories will vote next Monday on bills providing enabling acts for the admission of the territories of Arizona and New Mexico to the Union.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
House Committee On Territories
Brazilians Occupy Border Territory Reported
Paris dispatch reports the Politique Colonial stating Brazilians have occupied the contested border area with French Guiana. The claim adds to tensions over the frontier dispute between Brazil and France.
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Paris
Politique Colonial
French Guiana
Notable Deaths and Political Shifts Across Cities
The Grand Duchess of Oldenburg dies. General Coppinger’s nomination is confirmed. A Brooklyn trio logs death by own action. Chicago to host the Democratic convention at the colliseum. Three Ohio ex-legislators indicted for bribes. Mexican postal service to hire women in male roles. Harley Davidson and J Nilsson win Montreal skating races. British remarks on Salisbury Armenia policy draw ire. Celeste Carlton dies in Castile New York. Mexican census totals 12,542,057. City of Mexico 339,935. Kentucky WCTU protests whisky at new warship christening. P B L Coombs dies in Eldon Iowa. Mrs Theodore Hamm dies in St Paul. Ottawa Kansas students expelled for late banquet. Ezekiel Webster widow dies in Concord aged 96. Mrs Elizabeth Kelley funeral attendance noted. Elizabeth Ney, Marshal Ney’s daughter, lives in Texas. Minneapolis judge orders Home Savings and Loan to show cause for receiver. La Touraine passengers include John W Madkey family. Colonel Coit, on trial for manslaughter, is acquitted for Washington Court House mob firing.
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Ohio
Harley Davidson
St. Paul
J. Nilsson
Minneapolis
Montreal
Salisbury
Armenia
America
Celeste Carlton
Will Carlton
Castile
N. Y
Mexico
City of
Kentucky
P. B. L. Coombs
Eldon
Theodore Hamm
Ottawa
Kan.) University
Ezekiel Webster
Daniel Webster
Concord
N. H
Elizabeth Kelley
Ceredo
W. Va
Elizabeth Ney
Marshal Ney
Texas
Montgomery
The Jamestown asylum inquiry ends without findings
Jamestown North Dakota February 3 The inquiry into the asylum ends with no decisive results. Witnesses testified including all staff except Mrs Archibald matron. Dr Archibald denied charges and rumors of extravagance or immorality except those about his wife. Further book scrutiny to follow.
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Jamestown
N. D
Archibald
Langlie
Republicans Seek Senate Reorganization Plan
Wasnineros Feb 3 Republican senators at their caucus agreed to push for completing the senate reorganization. The motion passed unanimously by viva voce vote after an animated discussion among supporters of a full change.
Pension case debated as Supreme Court weighs vested rights
Judge Charles D. Long alleges a pension from Michigan Supreme Court tenure is a vested legal right not subject to later commissioners’ disturbance except for fraud or misrepresentation. Proceedings opened in Washington on February 3 with argument addressing the nature of pension rights.
Finance Minister Foster Reports Ottawa Deficit
Hon. G. F. Foster presents the annual financial statement showing a $7,800,000 drop in imports and $38,130,000 in exports last year. Total revenue fell to $33,327,000, the smallest since 1886, creating a year deficit of $4,153,375.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
G. F. Foster
Fire Devastates Booneville Businesses in Early Morning Blaze
A early morning fire in Booneville Indiana on February 38 destroyed several business houses on the east side of the public square. Aid was sent from Evansville to assist responses and investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
Booneville
Evansville
Elevator Fire Ravages Paton Releasing 50000 Bushels Oats
Jefferson Iowa February 3 At Paton a fire destroyed an elevator leaving about 50000 bushels of oats on the trash and ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson, Ia
Paton
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from blood lactic acid and lauds Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best true blood purifier. It also extols Hood's Pills for gentle, effective liver and bowel support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Duestrow Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Dr Arthur Duestrow the St Louis millionaire was found guilty of first degree murder in Union Missouri for the February 1894 killing of his wife and three year old son. The second trial followed a hung jury last year and featured insanity pleas rejected after expert testimony. The verdict ends a high profile case with venue shifted from St Louis and will be appealed.
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Duestrow
Daestrow
Johnson
Nathan Dryden
Charles Noland
J. Wesley Booth
Zachritz
St. Louis
Bolte
Franklin County
Gallenkaap
Lee Merriweather
Union
Jury Cannot Agree in Dickerson Bank Fraud Trial
After four weeks of trial in Council Bluffs Illinois Dickerson the Atlantic banker faced a hung jury with eleven acquittals and one conviction. The jury deliberated forty hours with little chance of retrial as Dickerson appeared only remotely connected to the Bank of Cass County failure.
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Dickerson
Atlantic
Counci
Buuris
Ill
Isaac Dickerson
Bank of
Cass County
Chapman Sentenced After Refusing Senate Testimony
Washington judge Cole sentenced Elverton Chapman a New York stock broker convicted of contempt for refusing to testify before the senate sugar trust investigating committee. He faced a $100 fine and 30 days in jail, appealed the ruling and was released on $1,000 bail.
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Washington
Cole
District Supreme Court
Elverton Chapman
New York
Senate Surger Trust
Chapman
Burglars Dump Safe in Creek After Heist
Workmen repairing a bridge for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway company found the Dow & Son millers safe in the Catfish river creek after burglars dumped it there. The safe contents were intact and undamaged.
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Madison
Wis
Catfish River
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Dow & Son, Millers
Vanderbilt Engagement Rumors Stir Talk of Duchess Proximity
London reports on February 4 cites Vanity Fair claiming William K. Vanderbilt will announce an engagement to an English duchess, countering U S circulation of a forthcoming match with Amy Bond. The discrepancy fuels chatter about Vanderbilt's next betrothal in society circles.
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Willie Vanderbilt
London
United States
William K. Vanderbilt
Amy Bond
Vanity Fair
Hyams Brothers Leave Canada for New York Bond Case
The Hyams brothers Dallas and Henry released on 1500 cash bail have departed Toronto for New York on a special train. Toronto detectives believe they will forfeit their bond and will not be seen again in Canada.
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Hyams
Canada
Toronto
Ont
Hyams Brothers
Dallas
Henry
New York
Petition seeks Mary A. Pemberton as recorder of deeds
A petition signed by over 300 Democrats and many Republicans calls for Miss Mary A. Pemberton to run for recorder of deeds of Warren County. Miss Pemberton has held the office since her father died some months ago.
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Register
Waarrensburg
Mary A. Pemberton
Recorder of Deeds
Pemberton
Brundin Foundry and Machine Shop Burns in Ashes
Fire at the Brundin foundry and machine shop in Aupert Lea Minnesota destroyed the building and a small amount of contents. The blaze caused heavy losses with no insurance on the structure and little on materials.
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Aupert Lea
Minn
Brundin
Wedding floor collapse injures guests near Cleveland
At Albert H. Baker residence near Cleveland Ohio a floor collapse at a family wedding left about 150 guests dropping into the cellar from a height of ten feet amid a panic. One woman died Mrs H N Norton and two men William Arnold and William Starr were seriously hurt with many others sustaining injuries.
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Cleveland
Albert H. Baker
Baker
May Drop Blackburn in Kentucky Senate Ballot Shakeup
The Kentucky senate ballot shows no material change beyond sound money Democrats shifting to ex Governor Buckner in a complimentary vote. Democratic lawmakers face agitation and expect a possible realignment with sound money factions seeking a candidate who can attract all Democratic votes and Populists Poor and Edrington.
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Franxfort
Sound Money Democrats
Buckner
Blackburn
Edrington
Gordon Guilty on Arson Charge After Record Trial
The jury found Louis Gordon guilty in the third degree of arson for setting fire to his shirt factory in 1894 to collect 53000 in insurance. The trial began November 25 and lasted 45 court days, a record, with a mercy recommendation noted. The penalty is seven years in prison.
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New York
Louis Gordon
Gordon
Harper's Weekly outlines 1896 plans and features
The magazine announces its 1896 program with plans for international coverage, new departments, and fiction. It highlights authors like W. D. Howells and S. R. Crockett, ongoing humor and gossip pages, and continued political cartoons and independent advocacy for good government and sound money.
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Harper’s Weekly
Julian Ralph
China
Japan
West
Richard Harding Davis
Rufus F. Zograum
Frederick Remington
Poultney Bigelow
Kiel Canal
W. D. Howells
E. S. Martin
Transportation Commission
Caspar W. Whitney
Department of Amateur Slort
Wreekly
8. R. Crockett
Publication terms for volumes and subscriptions
The notice outlines volume start dates for January, subscription timing based on order receipt, and suggests remittances by post office money order or draft to avoid loss. It warns Neves a not to copy the advertisement without Harper and Brothers order.
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Neves A
Harper & Brothers
Harper's Periodicals Details
The notice lists Harper's Magazine Harper's Bazar and Harper's Round Table with free access to all subscribers in the United States Canada and Mexico. It provides the publisher Harper and Brothers P O Box 959 New York City.
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Harper’s Magazine
Harper's
Harper’s Bazar
Harper's Round Table
United States
Canada
Mexico
Harper & Brothers
P. O
New York City
Harper’s Round Table
American Protective Tariff League Aimed at Protecting Labor
The American Protective Tariff League promotes protection for American labor and industry through tariffs on imports. It is a non profit organization funded by memberships contributions and the sale of its publications with no personal profits.
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The
American Protective Tariff League
Harper's 1896 lineup promises wide range of fiction and history
Harper's Magazine announces 1896 plans with new novels by William Black Toe Manran by George Du Maurier and a continued Personal Collections of Joan of Arc. It features stories by Twain Thanet Davis Wilkins and Wister and essays by Woodrow Wilson plus Whitney travel series and Bigelow Tur German Struggle for Liberty illustrations by Woodville.
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Brisers
William Black
George du Maurier
Toe Manran
Trinby
Joan OF Arc
George Washington
Howard Pyle
Poultney Bigelow
Caton Woodville
St. Clair
Anthony Wayne
Theodore Roosevelt
Casper W. Whitney
British North America
Mr. Whitney
Harper's Bazar Subscriptions and Postage Details
Harper's Bazar offers volumes starting with June and December numbers each year. Subscriptions begin with the current issue number upon receipt of order. Free postage to subscribers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. address Harper & Brothers P. O. Box 950, New York.
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Harper & Brothers P. O
Box 950
New York
Harper's Bazar 1896 Fashion Journal and Weekly
The issue outlines Harper's Bazar as a fashion journal and weekly read, featuring Paris and Berlin designs by Sanchez Baude and Chapuis, New York fashion notes, a pattern sheet for gown making, plus departments on children’s cloth, men’s fashions, Paris letters, fiction by Mrs. Gerald and Mary E. Wilkins, short stories, and Q&A with editor responses.
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Bazar
Sanchez
Baude
Chapuis
Paris
Berlin
New York
Manabout
Katharine DeForest
Mrs. Gerald
Maria Louise Poole
New England
Mary E. Wilkins
Jerome
Advertisement Notice From Harper & Brothers
The Volumes of the Bazar begin Newspaare. Do not copy this advertisement without express order from Harper & Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaare
Harper & Brothers
Harper's Bazaar Round Table Note
A brief note from Harper's Bazaar round table column announces an item of interest for readers in New York City. The entry references the publication's mailing address and indicates a continuing feature in the periodical.
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Scott
Columbia Harrison
President Harrison
Decatur
Castoria
Pitcher’s Castoria
Louisville
Grand
Philip Watson
Belle of Nelson Distilling Company
Bartley-Johnson Company
Erie Medical CO
Buffalo
Chichester
Usda
Gatarrh
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Ant
Hayfever
Parker
Prince Henry
Osborne
Umbria
Grand Duchess of
Oldenburg
General Coppinger
Brooklyn
Colliseum
Chicago
Senate
Harper's Periodicals
A.P.T.L
Wilbur F. Wakeman
West 23d Street
New Y
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Bazar
Haarrppeer’s Bazar
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