Continental Railway Rate Talk Yields Hope of Accord
St Paul January 12 Representatives of the continental railway lines held a three hour discussion on rates with no agreement reached. Attendees included Northern Pacific Union Pacific Southern Pacific Great Northern Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Denver and Rio Grande Missouri Pacific and St Louis and San Francisco. No major obstacle was found and a settlement is expected soon.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
Riot at Wyoming State Penitentiary Inmate Attack
In Laramie on January 12 at 6 pm a riot broke out as six inmates were moved from the broom shop to cells. Madden a seven year man from Franklin County attacked the warden knocking him down. Guards rescued them and two prisoners were shot and seriously wounded.
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Laramie
Wyoming State Penitentiary
Madden
Frank
Leading Planter Shot in New Orleans Parish
John C. Chaffee prominent merchant and planter in New Orleans was shot by unknown assailants in St John parish. The motive remains unclear while unrest in surrounding parishes is noted as a possible cause for the incident.
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New Oreans
John C. Chaffee
Parish
St. John
New Orleans
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills Endorsements
The text extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as reasonable and truly effective, appealing to sober thinking people and backed by endorsements. It also confidently recommends Hood's Pills as a general family cathartic with substantiated claims.
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Heod’s
Pears Soap Ad Praises Gentle Skin Soap
The copy extols Pears Soap as quick acting and harmless while leaving skin soft. It claims no alkali and pure composition, warns against bad soap from poorly balanced fat and alkali, and notes the product is widely sold, especially by druggists.
Opening Prices and Futures in Chicago Grain Market
The report lists opening prices for Wheat May at seven ninety four cents, Corn January four three four zero, February four six zero, with closing futures for Wheat January seven five, May eight one five nine two eight three four zero. Corn January four percent, February four eight six zero, May four seven six. Oats January three one, February and May figures unclear. Also notes Syrup of Figs advertising and California Fig Syrup Co claims. South Dakota Legislature totals show Senate Republicans 31 Democrats 3 Independents 6.
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Senate
Record of House Totals and Vague Crop Note
A fragment cites House totals Republicans 61 Democrats 6 Independents 11 and mentions Virginia expecting a small peanut crop. The text urges sending in a name to receive terms and notes the publication as the most ever made by a newspaper in the Huronite.
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T. M. Matthews
P. M
Sherman
Ohio
Ayer
R. Amero
Plympton
J.C. Ayer
Hard on Guenther The Supreme Court Decision
Oshkosh Wis January 12 The supreme court ruling in the state treasury case unsettles friends of Harshaw and Guenther. Harshaw has $65 000 in a local bank held by his agent for the bank directors who are bondsmen. they must cover the balance. Guenther’s bondsmen face losses while Guenther himself lacks strong means after failed ventures.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Supreme Court
State Treasury
Harshaw
Guenther
H. B. Harshaw
National Bank
Charles Schrieber
Mr. Guenther
Messers, Mets
Swindling Settlers in Western Minnesota Lands
Washington reports Kelly of Owatonna and Knight of Glencoe face possible indictment for selling false relinquishments to settlers on lands once claimed by the Hastings and Dakota railroad. Representative Lind cites evidence of swindle, with bids of 8 to 4 dollars an acre, targeting unaware settlers who paid substantial sums.
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Washington
Kelly
Owatonna
Knight
Glencoe
Minnesota
Hastings and Dakota
Lind
United States Court
Congress
Hastings and
Dakota Road
Secretary of the Interior
General Land-Office
Senate adjourns for West Virginia Senator Kenna
The Senate announced the death of Senator Kenna of West Virginia and adjourned out of respect for his memory after the journal was read. Earlier the banking bill repealing the silver purchase act was reported from the committee and placed on the calendar.
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Washington
Committee On Banking and Currency
Cate
House
J. E.kenna
West Virginia
Kenna
Senate
Blackburn
Briefly Mentioned Local and National News Items
A Utrecht visitor dies of cholera in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The Grand Lodge of Minnesota A F and A M meets in St Paul. Fire breaks out on the sixth level of the Norrie mine in Ironwood Michigan with extent unknown. Elliott F Shepard and others urge Sunday closing of the world’s fair before the House committee. Pennsylvanian coal magnates reportedly buy most of Nova Scotia’s coal region. unconfirmed. Albert A Cadwallader, defaulting West Superior bank cashier, misses court in Madison. bondsmen face a $10,000 obligation.
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Grand Lodge of
Minnesota
St. Paul
Norrie
Ironwood
Mich
Elliott F. Shepard
House Committee
Pennsylvania
Nova Scotia
Albert A. Cadwallader
West Superior Bank
Cattle and sheep prices and Wheat futures from Minneapolis market
At St Paul on January 12 1893 cattle prices ranged from prime steers at 3 50 to common cows at 1 00 alongside solid demand. Sheep were firm with muttons 3 50 to 4 50 and lambs 4 0 to 9 0. Minneapolis wheat futures closed May with notable highs and lows, track no 1 hard and northern grades listed.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago Union Stock Yards Report January 1 1893
The Chicago Union Stock Yards reports mixed and medium cattle and hogs in large numbers. Cattle market steady to firm while hog slaughter continues heavy with thousands processed. Sheep figures also listed with implied market activity.
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Chicago Union
Cxuicaco Union Stock Yards
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Pittsfield
N. H
Hood
F.A.M
Freemasonry Gente
Peware Goa Mason Tebe Sotemerr and
Gedetinverste
Broadway
New York
Leavenworth
Fr. J. Vanderberg
Pres
Delaware St
Kan
Pitcher’s Castorla
Chicago
Syqurs
California Fig Syrup CO
Francis
San
Wisville, KY
Cal, New York
W.C
South Dakota
Crill
C. Gureson
Rob
Homme
Newby
Donugl
Fulwider
Ehaha
James Hart
C. E. Johnson
lliHai An
Dem
Raymond
A. A. M. Andrews
L. A. Foote
Thos Fountein
Miner
J.P. Wil
Dwards
Alworth
McPherso
House OF Representatives
Spink
H. Oakes
N. W
Farehinson Line
W. A. Williams
G. Hilsinger
Au Koenig
Ind
W. A. Prather
Curies Mix Née
Charles
C. A. Grinde
W. F. Kelly
B. Ravandall KB
McCook
J. Reve
C. Kosboth
Hanson Dem Davison
George Watson
Ameer J. Sessions
IA . Herrik
Jegaula
Buffalo
Cleveland
A. Lumbard
Uib
Lewis Smith
J. Douglass
S.A. Ayres
K. R. Patterson
MCA Chameriain
Brookings
R. Cranston
Otter
Hamlin
A. B. Anderson
C. B. Fornell
Patterson
Yi Brown
Mgohn
C. H. M. Lawson
Hooper
Motley
P. Packard
Huronite
Sioux City
Virginia
Shannon & Longstaff
Huron, S. D
Congressional
The
Utrecht
Amsterdam
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