Curious Death At New York Hotel A Suicide Note Found
New York November 15 John C Bullitt Jr of Duluth Minnesota was found dead in a Central Railroad hotel room. A bottle stash of acid and poisons lay nearby and a letter to Joshua Bullitt Jr reveals plans to end life and secure estate shares. The note describes curiosity about the afterlife and mentions a chess game with an autonamon at Eden Musee.
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New York
John C. Bullitt, Jr
Duluth
Minn
Central Railroad
Bullitt
John C. Bullitt
Philadelphia
Joshua M. Bullitt
Louisville
Joshua IF. Bullitt, Jr
Big Stone Gap
Wise County
Jim
Eden Musee
Career in Minnesota Ties John Bullitt Jr to Railroader network
DuLuH Nov 15 John C Bullitt Jr formerly St Paul counsel for Northern Pacific moved to Minnesota seven years ago and became active in local Democratic politics. He rose in prominence last year when prosecuting Kathryn Western Gray’s contest to a widow’s dower in Rish A Gray’s estate. A settlement in the case suggested he received 5000. Neighbors link his suicide in New York to melancholia from heavy drinking.
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Duluh
John C. Bullitt, Jr
New York
St. Paul
Northern Pacific Road
Bullitt
South
Frances Western
Kathryn Western Gray
Rish A. Gray
The Spanish Floods Reach Many Provinces
Maprio reports further details on floods across Spain, notably Sara gossa Valencia and Malaga. Rail traffic and telegraphic communication are seriously interrupted and 15 corpses have been recovered. In Valencia outskirts cattle losses are vast and the villages of Grao and Nazareth are completely inundated.
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Maprio
Spain
Saragossa
Valencia
Malaga
Grao
Nazareth
Dupe Witness Ruling Shocks St Louis Court
In the US circuit court Judge Elmer B. Adams sustains a demurrer to an indictment against I C Fay of St Louis for using tit nials to defraud. Fay’s evidence was conclusive yet he is deemed mentally dwarfed and thus not a competent prosecuting witness in the criminal case against the swindler.
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St. Louis
Elmer B. Adams
I. C. Fay
Fay
Adams
Marion lodge suspended over Fitzsimmons initiation
Harrsburg Pa November 15. Grand Exalted Ruler Detwiller suspended the Marion lodge of Ellis and sent the papers to District Deputy Armstrong to secure the charter paraphernalia and lodge effects. Action follows alleged violation of the order’s laws in initiating Robert Fitzsimmons.
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Fitzsimmo
Harrisburg
Detwiller
Marion (Ind
Lodge of
Ellis
Armstrong
Robert Fitzsimmons
Fishermen Rescued After Frozen in Sailboats on Lake Superior
Douturn reports Captain Hector of the steamer Dixon saved two fishermen stranded on the north shore of Lake Superior. O. P. Hammer and Nels Nelson of Isle Royale were winded out Thursday night when their sails were torn away. They are hoped to recover.
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Douturn
Hector
Dixon
Lake Snperior
O. P. Hammer
Nels Nelson
Isle Royale
Mayhew Hipple and Anderson arraigned on embezzlement charges
Pierre South Dakota November 15. Messrs Mayhew Hipple and Anderson were arraigned in court on information charging embezzlement of state funds and were given until Tuesday morning to plead. Bonds fixed at G500 in each case.
GOAL SHIPPERS WILD AS NAVIGATION CLOSE NEARS
Coal shippers in Cleveland scramble as navigation ends, after a summer strike reduced supplies. Following a cartel against rate hikes, Buffalo rivals bid up hard coal rates to Chicago Milwaukee and Lake Superior, with 75 cents sighted to Sandusky head of Lake Superior.
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Cleveland
Northwest
Buffalo Shippers
Cleveland Shippers
Chicago
Milwaukee
Lake Superior
Sandusky
South American Dreibund Plan Reported
A Valparaiso dispatch from November 15 reports a plan for a three nation dreibund of Chili, Peru and Argentina to partition Bolivia. The claim suggests the three governments are considering a major international move that could erase Bolivia from the map, with alarmists pressing for government explanations amid entanglement concerns.
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Valparaiso
Chili
Peru
Argentina
Bolivia
Turned Up By A Plow In Lamoure Case
In Lamoure North Dakota on November 12 a farmer August Tromer was found dead after a disappearance in October 1894. Mrs Tromer was beaten and tossed into a well by M J Villers on November 6 1894. She escaped to a neighbor then Villers was convicted and is in the penitentiary. The widow had long asserted Villers killed her husband but no evidence existed until the discovered body.
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Faree
N. D
Lamoure
August Tromer
Villers
Tromer
Judge Wilson Attacks Government by Injunction
Denver October 13 Judge Wilson of the court of appeals with Judges Thompson and Bissell concurring released an opinion in which he vigorously attacks government by injunction noting strong objections and urging reconsideration of the practice within the judiciary and its limits.
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Denver
Wilson
Court of Appeals
Thompson
Bissell
San Francisco Boxer Stops Zeigler in First Round
George Green of San Francisco knocked out Owen Zeigler of Philadelphia in the opening round with a sharp solar plexus blow. The bout began with exchanges before Green drove Zeigler to a corner and crushed him with a left to the stomach. Zeigler fell and failed to rise before the referee counted out.
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San Francisco
George Green
Owen Zeigler
Philadelphia
Fitzsimmons
Jim Cockett
Green
Zeigler
Choynski
Milner Ex-Postmaster Fined After Embezzlement Guilty Plea
In federal court Elmer Willey former Milner postmaster pleaded guilty to using money orders for personal bills with $600 shortfall. Bondsmen covered the amount. Judge Amidon fined Willey $250.
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Grand Forks, N. D
Elmer Willey
Milner
Amidon
Mrs Nacks Testimony Shifts Thorn Murder Trial Tone
Mrs Augusta Nack testified as a state witness against Martin Thorn in the Thorn murder case in Long Island City. She described luring William Guldensuppe to his death, facing cross examination that cast her as the chief culprit while Thorn’s defense plans to call him to the stand for another sensational disclosure.
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New York
Thorn
Long Island City
Augusta Nack
Martin Thorn
William Guldensuppe
Guldensuppe
Howe
Prisoner confesses to October murder near Herrmann
Dan Bleu, a prisoner in the local workhouse, confessed to Chief of Police Smith that he killed John Prosser on October 2 near Herrmann, Minn. The crime was robbery oriented.
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Minneapolis
Dan Bleu
Smith
John Prosser
Herrmann
Minn
Episcopal Diocese Established in North Dakota
North Dakota gains a new Episcopal state diocese as church structure expands across the region. The item notes ecclesiastical organization with primary focus on governance and regional reach.
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North Dakota
Western Railways
National Baseball League
Philadelphia
Auckland
New Zealand
Antonio Houette
Silesia
Late Market Report from Milwaukee Navy Wheat and Corn Prices
Market brief from Milwaukee notes grain prices with No 1 Northern wheat at 89 cents No 2 Spring 854 cents. Corn No 3 26 percent oncc. Oats No 2 white 23 23 percent. Barley No 2 4344 44 cents with sample on track 26 42 cents.
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Milwaukee
Navy
Wheat price report from DuLuis market
DuLuis market notes cash No 1 hard at 92 and a half cents, No 1 Northern 87 cents, No 2 Northern 80 to 87 cents, No 3 spring 80 to 81 cents, rejected 65 80. Upcoming arrivals include No 1 Hard 24.5 cents, No 1 Northern 91 to 94 cents, November No 1 Northern 91 to 94 cents, December No 1 Northern 88 to 89 cents, May No 1 Northern 88 to 89 cents.
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DuLuis
Minneapolis Navy Wheat Prices in November to May
Minneapolis market note records November wheat at 903 and December at 8934. May futures listed at 84 cents. On Track No 1 hard at 9214, No 1 Northern at 9134, No 2 Northern at 57. Prices reflect midwestern trading and standard grain classifications.
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Minneapolis
Navy
Northern
Poultry and Dairy Prices In Chicago Trade
Chicago on November 12 shows live poultry quiet with turkeys 9 to 10 cents, chickens 54 to 56 cents, spring chickens 7 cents, ducks 7 to 8 cents. Butter steady, creamery 15 to 22 percent, dairies 12 to 20 cents. Eggs firm and fresh at 18 cents.
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Chicago
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Report from Sioux City
Sioux City Iowa market update shows hogs active 5c higher with prices 3.25 to 3.50. Cattle steady to higher with heifers 3.00 to 3.25 cows 3.40 calves 4.20 stockers 3.25 to 4.25 and feeders 3.50 to 4.90. Sheep in fair demand 2.70 to 4.20.
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Sioux City
Middlesboro foundry destroyed by fire after 14 months
MippiesBooro Kentucky November 12 a Middlesboro foundry and machine works erected at 110000 with iron working machinery valued at nearly 500000 was totally destroyed by fire. No protection existed in the building or vicinity and nothing could be saved. The industry owned by English capitalists had been operating about 14 months.
Livestock Market Report From South St Paul
Hogs show strong active demand with prices from 3.00 to 3.40. Cattle market steady with stockers 2.35 to 3.70, cows 2.50 to 2.80, steers 2.95 to 4.10, calves 1.75 to 5.00. Sheep strong with muttons 3.00 to 3.76 and lambs 4.00 to 4.75.
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St. Paul
Commodity price table from Chicago market report
Reads like a historic price sheet with Wheat Corn Oats and Pork trading terms. Includes November December May and January quotes with figures in cents and dollars though many digits are garbled. Notable values show Wheat around 4 9? cents and Pork near 7.37 to 7.87 dollars with other grains listed in mixed numeric forms.
Pacific Railroad Debt Fund For Nicaragua Canal
San Francisco Nov 12 trustees of the chamber of commerce urge the U S government to set aside money from debts paid by Union Pacific Central Pacific and Kansas Pacific railroads for Nicaragua canal construction. New Oceans Nov 12 reports dwindling yellow fever activity with few new cases and deaths as the plague nears cessation. the Guy recorded four deaths and seven new cases.
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San Francisco
Trustees of
The
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Union, Central and Kansas Pacific
Nicaragua Canal
Hot October Heat Across West and Northwest
A heat wave gripped the West and Northwest on Thursday with Omaha reaching 90 degrees in the shade, a record for October. The report notes unusually high temperatures spreading across the region. Cascarets are advertised as a tonic for liver kidneys and bowels at 10 cents.
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Chicado
Omaha
Harper's Magazine Fiction and Features of 1896
Harper's Magazine lists fiction and non fiction pieces for October 1896 including The Martian by Du Maurier as a successor to Trilby, new Stockton novel, Howells Pair of Patient Lovers, stories by Twain and others, science series by Henry Smith Williams, psychology physiology studies, Mexico features by Lummis, Wilson and Wilson papers, Woodrow Wilson historical pieces, Forsyth Sherman ride true story, Africa and East series by Poultney Bigelow, Hunan sketches by F Hopkinson Smith, coronation story by Davis, illustrated by Woodville, address for Harper & Brothers in New York.
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The
du 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
Mexico
Woodrow Wilson
John Bach MacMaster
James Barnes
Sheridan
Gen G . Forsyth
Howell
R. Caton Woodville
Queen Victoria
Harper & Brothers
P. O. Box
N. Y
Personally Conducted Excursions to California
North Western Line offers personally conducted excursions to San Francisco and Los Angeles each Thursday with modern, neatly upholstered tourist sleeping cars. Experienced conductors accompany travelers to ensure care and comfort. Daily sleeping car service runs between Council Bluffs and California. Fall rates and details available from Chicago and North Western railway agents.
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North-Western Line
San Francisco
Los Angeles
America
California
Council Bluffs
Chicago & North-Weetere Railway
Harper's Bazar enters thirtieth volume in 1897
The Bazar remains a leading fashion periodical for women with Paris letters, New York fashions, and pattern sheets. It features serials by Maria Louise Pool and Octave Thanet, stories by noted authors, sections on outdoor activities, music, embroidery, etiquette, and household topics. Subscriptions offer postage free in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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the Bazar
Katharine de Forest
Paris
New York
Sandoz
Baude
Chapins
Maria Louise Pool
Father Quinnallion
Octave Thanet
Mary E. Wilkins
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Marion Harland
Ruth Me. Enery Stewart
Viola Roseboro
Margaret Sutton Briscoe
Good Housekeeping
T. W. Higginson
Bazar
Harper’s Bazar
United States
Canada
Mexico
Harper & Brothers
P. O
N. Y. City
Harper Brothers
P.O
N. C'ty
Harper's Weekly vows continued prominence in 1897
Harper's Weekly marks forty years in 1896 and outlines plans for 1897 including cartoons, serials, and department pieces. New England Story by Mary E Wilkins begins January, with E F Benson and Bangs sequels to follow. The paper pledges world news, literary and artistic progress, and a leading role in illustrated journalism. Address Harper Brothers.
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Far East
Europe
New England
Mary E. Wilkins
E. F. Benson
The
Styx
John Kendrick Bangs
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Northern Pacific
Minnesota
Goal Shippers Wild
Argentine
Erie Medical
Owen Ziegler
Mrs. Augusta Nack
Treasury
Eddie McDuffie
Jimmy Michael
Coliseum
Karson
Late Market Report
Milwaukee Grain
Big Iron and Steel
Middlesboro, Ky
Pe Chichester
Chichester
Ontchrester Chemical Co
Madinon
World Drugests
Philada
Parker
Draggiste
Masonic Temple
Ill
Harpers Magazine
Pass Books
Harper’s Bazaar
Harper's Bazar
Harper’s Weekly
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