Seven San Ree mines closed near Tucson by New York capitalists
A Boston owned group, seven San Ree mines extensively developed, 16 miles south of Tucson, has been closed by New York capitalists. A. T. Count Manfred von Matuschka of Enesia and Miss Ella Walker of Detroit were married at Walkerville Ontario on Tuesday. Miss Walker is the granddaughter of Hiram Walker, founder of the Walkerville distillery.
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Boston
E Group
Tucson
A. T
Manfred von Matuschka
Enesia
Ella Walker
Detroit
Mich
Baptized For Ten Cents Near Harrodsburg Ky
Two similar brothers near Harrodsburg Kentucky created a mix up when one joined the Baptist church and offered ten cents to have his brother be baptized in his stead. The swap became a curious local tale illustrating likeness and mistaken identity in religious ritual.
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Harrodsburg
Baptist Church
Attempted Dry Goods Hold Up Ends in Police Fatality
A six-member party attempting to escape after holding up a dry goods store in a busy neighborhood killed one policeman and wounded another. The crime occurred amid heavy foot and vehicle traffic, with officers pursuing the suspects through storefronts and side streets. Identified participants and exact location were not disclosed in the readable portion.
Minnesota murder mystery arrest in Boxell case
CuicaGco January 7 news reports that six highwaymen robbed H. C. T. Boorman’s dry goods store at 832 Twenty-first Place and shot Policemen Wallner and McCauley. Wallner died later. McCauley injured but will recover as the robbers fled behind a fence and escaped after a running gun battle.
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CuicaGco
H. C. T. Boorman
Edward Wallner
John McCauley
Wallner
MccCauley
Will
McCauley
First Test of Strength in North Dakota Senate Fight
Johnson trails in the Republican caucus with eight votes needed for a majority as eight ballots yield Johnson 31, Little 10, Marshall 12, La Moure 6, McCumber 8, Hanna 5, Cooper 4. The New York contest notes Chauncey Depew as likely successor to retiring Senator Murphy. An unrelated Pearson's Weekly excerpt discusses oyster aging and bed management.
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Jan
Johnson
United States
Little
Marshall
LaMoure
McCumber
Hanna
Cooper
Depew the Favorite in State Senator Race
New York dispatch reports Albany legislature canvass on US senator choice. Senate likely Depew 27 to Murphy 23. Assembly Depew 87 to Murphy 63. total 114 for Depew and 86 for Murphy.
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New York
Albany
United States
Senate
Depew
Murphy
Assembly
Oldest Son Arrested for Boxell Family Murder
Howard Lake Minnesota reports Joseph Boxell, son of W. T. Boxell, has been arrested for the May 15 1897 murder of his father and stepmother. The case ends 20 months of mystery as authorities announce a strong case against him.
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Howard Lake
Minn
Boxell
Joseph Boxell
W. T. Boxell
Wright County
Lynching Report Shocks Alaska Mining Town
Vancouver dispatch reports a vigilante hanging in Eagle City Alaska on December 11. Jack Jolly, a saloonkeeper and gambler who terrorized camps, refused to leave after 12 men demanded it. The gang fled as the vigilantes executed him by a tree limb. The Rosalie carried 100 Dawson passengers and $50,000 in gold dust.
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B. C
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Dawson
Eagle City
Alaska
Jack Jolly
The Ethical Process and the Governor in a Steam Engine
Andrew Lang argues in Longman's Magazine that the ethical process is part of the cosmic order like a governor in a steam engine. He questions how early humans created morality, notes belief in Baiame among some blacks, and suggests morality yields practical benefits though not to excess. He foresees an eventual victory of ethical progress with a yet unseen governor and urges backing it with best efforts.
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Baiame
Isle of Saints
Andrew Lang
Longman’s Magazine
Greater Chicago moves to unify city and county
The Times Herald reports steps to consolidate city and county governments and abolish township divisions within Chicago. A constitutional amendment will be needed, with a civic federation committee drafting it for submission to the legislature by February 1, after studying models from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and St. Louis.
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Lombard
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Civic Federation
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Anglo American joint high commission resumes sessions
Washington January 7 The Anglo American joint high commission resumed its sessions after the holiday recess. On the American side only Representatives Dingley and John W Foster were absent due to illness, while all Canadians attended except Laurier Winter and Charlton who were to arrive later. Committees will continue their work, signaling hope for results.
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Anglo- American Joint High Commission
Dingley
John W. Foster
Wilfrid Laurier
James Winter
Charlton
King Frederick VI quiz at Danish village school
The tale recalls King Frederick VI in a Jutland village school where children answer names of Denmark's kings. A bright girl hesitates, admitting she does not know another great king, and the king confesses he does not know either, offering quiet humor.
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Denmark
Jutland
Canute the Great
Valdemar
Christian V
Why yawns occur in boredom and before sermons
The article explains yawning as a reflex from long quiescent muscles and sluggish blood flow after staying in one position, such as upon waking. Sleepiness and shallow breathing amplify yawning, and boredom during sermons makes yawning more likely, with a deep breath serving to compensate for shallow breathing associated with the act.
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New York Herald
Disease AIDS STRIKERS IN PANA MINERS ILLNESS
In Pana Illinois January 7 the Fifth Illinois infantry was ordered to Springfield to relieve Company C as disease spreads among imported Negro miners. Over 150 sickness cases, mainly pneumonia, with deaths of Ben Henderson and Nero Pitts. Strikers received $2000 from the state and each union miner gets a weekly wage.
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Ills
Fifth Illinois Infantry
Headenburger
Springfield
Peoria
Ben Henderson
Nero Pitts
State Organization For Commissary
Work for the Cubans on Havana rail line
In Havana about 1300 Cubans are employed on a new rail line from the government dock to connect with Quemados camp. Around 500 Cubans run quartermasters stores at the wharves, with 200 cleaning streets and another 200 cleaning public buildings. General Brooke plans to hire more as customs receipts allow, aiming to reduce unemployment. In Washington the Supreme Court dismissed Kansas City Kansas Railway case over selling Union Pacific lands for lack of jurisdiction. Kansas Supreme Court had ruled against the railroad.
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Quemados
Brooke
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Corporation of
Kansas City
Kan
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Supreme Court of Kansas
London Judy Waylays the Crashed Cab Man
In the wrecked street a cabman protests as a bus driver comes under attack. The constable pleads restraint while the irate man curses the bus operator, claiming the crash left him blinded and crippled. The scene captures street chaos and heated exchanges amid the disaster.
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London
Judy
Robbery at Baldur City Treasurer Office
Two men posing to pay taxes entered the Baldur Manitoba city treasurer Harrower’s office. They gagged and bound him as the safe was opened, a gun went off wounding him in the hand. The robbers fled with 700 dollars before help arrived.
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Man
Baldur
Harrower
Widow lists losses from bush fires in Melbourne Argus extract
A Melbourne Argus extract quotes a widow detailing her losses from bush fires. She lists four dairy cows, two pigs, a horse, three children, two goats in milk, and a baby by her second husband, all of which were lost in the fire.
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Melbourne Argus
General Wilson delays Cuba departure in Macon
Macon Georgia January 7 Major General J H Wilson ordered to depart for Cuba remains in Macon after a countermanding order. No new orders have arrived about moving troops and soldiers fear they will stay there through the winter.
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Macon
J. H. Wilson
Cuba
Dingley Rested Comfortably
Representative Dingley rested comfortably with no material change in condition. His fever remains about stationary as reported from Washington on January 7.
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Dingley
Orders to the Oregon and Iowa ship urge travel
Secretary Long cabled orders to the Oregon at Cal lao to proceed to Honolulu taking the distilling ship Iris with her The Iowa was ordered to San Francisco to make boiler repairs and replace a broken cylinder head
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Iowa
Washington
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Callao
Honolulu
Iris
San Francisco
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity and Health
The ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla enriches blood and cures scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia catarrh rheumatism and nervousness. It urges immediate use for ailments from impure blood and touts Hood's Pills as prompt and efficient and easy to take and operate.
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Twain anecdote on India learning about Chicago in 1892
The Boston Transcript notes Mark Twain’s Along the Equator remark that Indians once knew only George Washington of the United States and now also the city Chicago, calling it the holy city where the 1892 congress of religions was held.
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Equator
India
United States
George Washington
Chicago
Boston Transcript
A Limit to Trust in a Pocketbook Dispute
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a couple’s vow of lifelong trust that ends with a quarrel over who would carry the pocketbook, reflecting a light domestic moment and its humorous sting.
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Detroit Free Press
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