Northern Pacific suits seek 2.6 million from Villard Hoyt Colby
In Milwaukee court filings, Brayton Ives asks Judge Jenkins to instruct receivers to sue Henry Villard Colgate Hoyt and Charles L Colby to recover nearly 2.6 million alleged as unlawful gains from Northern Pacific deals. Claims cover multiple transactions and bond sales involving Oregon and Transcontinental, Chicago Terminal, and related properties.
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Milwaukee
United States
Northern Pacific Company
Brayton Ives
Jenkins
Henry Villard
Colgate Hoyt
Charles L. Colby
Northern Pacific
Oakes
Colby
Hoyt
Villard
Manitoba
Oregon and Transcontinental Company
Chicago
Harlem
Batavia
Bridgeport
South Chicago
Chicago and
Unidentified man found near Echo dies. investigation opened
A man of unknown identity was found unconscious a half mile east of Echo Minnesota. He was brought to Echo and died several hours later. He claimed to be from St Paul and seeking work. Authorities will investigate the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwoop Fallis
Minn
Echo
St. Paul
Brush and basket industries planned for state reform school
The board of managers of the Minnesota state reformatory in St Cloud announces a brush factory will be installed as a new industry. Convicts are expected to begin brush production within 60 days. A basket factory will follow next year and a third industry may be broom making.
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St. Cloud
St. Cloup
Minn
State Reformatory
Tabor Amusement Company Assigns After Court Settlement Request
Denver, Oct. 17. The Tabor Amusement company assigned after the court was asked to arrange a settlement of the amount due from ex-Senator H A W Tabor to Mrs. Smith formerly Mrs Swickheimer who loaned him 275000 to prevent foreclosure of a mortgage at the Tabor block and opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor Amusement Company
Denver
H. A. W. Tabor
Foreign Power. Armament Delays Threaten National Defense
Washington reports slow Springfield armory output slows modern magazine rifle supply for regulars and militia. Experts warn two European powers could land troops on the Atlantic coast before the U S can arm volunteers, challenging old fears of a large standing army.
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Europe
Atlantic
Official Statement of Appropriations of the Last Congress
Washington Oct 17 The annual volume shows total specific appropriations at the first and second sessions of the Fifty third Congress amounting to 3891 156 000 permanent appropriations 101 074 682 grand total 492 230 685 New offices created 474 costing 654 712 50 and offices omitted 923 costing 1 235 992 40 net reduction 449 and 581 189 90 Salaries increased 10 at cost 33 741 salaries reduced 69 at 26 800 net reduction 59 and net increase 6 941 In all categories the report details department by department totals and changes.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Dismissal Of Officers From Indian Agencies Sparks Debate
Washington October 17 The War Department ends officers serving at Indian agencies as civilian agents replace them once the Indian bureau can supply suitable civilians. The policy faces two objections: it risks making the army unpopular and separates officers from their commands for duties outside military service. Several officers have been relieved and sent back to their regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Department
Indian Bureau
Kaffirs Again Attack the Town in Oct. 17 Rebellion
Kaffirs again attack the town as government appeals to the Transvaal for aid to quell the uprising. Marquez Lourenzo reports the ongoing rebel action and authorities seek external military assistance.
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Lourenzo
Marquez
South African Republic
Transvaal
Corfu Measures For Czar Safety In Greece
The Greek government and Corfu authorities tighten security for the czar. Police screen all visitors and demand proper accounts from arrivals. The king’s chateau is prepared for his use and Russian officials continue to arrive. Shore patrols are planned to stop unauthorized landings.
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Corfu
Greece
Fifteen Fishermen Perish In Florida Gale
APALACHICOLA Fla Oct 17 In the recent storm fifteen white fishermen were lost on Sand Island ten miles from Apalachicola It was known they were caught in the gale but until Saturday it was hoped they had escaped Since the gale subsided searchers found three more dead on Saturday Bodies were swollen and mutilated and could not be identified They were buried on Sand Island There is no doubt now that all fifteen lost their lives.
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Apalachicola
Fla
Sand Island
Conference Condemns Lynching In Historic Meeting
Miss Ida B Wells of Memphis spoke at a Baptist ministerial conference in Philadelphia on lynching. The gathering adopted resolutions condemning lynching and urging authorities to enforce existing laws to protect Negro citizens.
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Philadelphia
Ida B. Wells
Memphis
Tenn
England
South
Baptist Ministerial Conference
Walcott Stops Gibbons in Fast Four Rounds
Joe Walcott of Boston, in less than four rounds, stopped Austin Gibbons of Paterson in a 140-pound ten-round bout. The pace overwhelmed Gibbons and a right hand floored him, pushing Walcott to the lead in his class.
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Conny Island
N. J
Joe Walcott
Boston
Tom O’rourke
Austin Gibbons
Paterson
Medal For a Minnesota Man
Medal of honor awarded to Andrew W. McCormack late sergeant of the 127th Illinois Volunteers now of Monticello Minnesota for gallantry as storming party member at Vicksburg May 22 1863.
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Minnesota
Washington
Andrew W. McCormack
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
Illinois Volunteers
Monticello
Minn
Vicksburg
Massey Freed After Grand Jury Declines to Indict
William Massey, held since May 24 on suspicion of murdering Lizzie Halloway, is released after a grand jury failed to return an indictment. He went directly to his home in BorDentown, New Jersey, amid local reaction to the action last week.
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Bordentown
N. J
William Massey
Lizzie Halloway
Massey
Precautions Tighten After Reports Of Armed Band Near Rentonville
Fort Smith Ark October 17 officials of the St Louis and San Francisco railroad are on alert after reports of a heavily armed group seen near Rentonville heading toward the railroad lines. Extra precautions are taken to prevent a possible train robbery.
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Fort Smith
Ark
St. Louis and
San Francisco
Rentonville
Impeachment Proceedings Open Against Milwaukee Health Chief
In Milwaukee on October 17 the common council began impeachment proceedings against Health Commissioner Dr. Walter Kempster over his handling of the smallpox epidemic. Testimony will be taken in a few days.
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Milwaukee
Walter Kempster
Judge rules against alimony in separation suits
New York October seventeenth Judge Gilder of the superior court said he would not grant counsel fees or alimony in separation suits filed by women against their husbands. He advised that such actions be brought in the police courts.
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New York
Gildersleeve
Superior Court
Fatal Houston fire wipes out sisters and patients
A city fire at the San Jacinto hotel and adjacent St. Joseph infirmary in Houston roared from 2 40 a m to 4 30 am, killing three sisters from St. Joseph and two infirmary patients with many buildings leveled. The blaze spread through Franklin Street to multiple shops and firms, with extensive property loss and one missing group believed dead. The incident ranking among Houston's worst fires features a capital stock of 1 million dollars.
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Houston
Tex
St. Joseph
San Jacinto Hotel
Franklin and
San Jacinto Streets
Doleral
Jane
Clothilde
San Jacinto Street
Alexander
W. N. Shaw
Railroad Officials Meet In St Louis
A conference of executive officers from Western and Southwestern lines opens in St Louis at the Planters hotel with 72 lines represented. Chairman Midgely presides in place of Hughitt as discussions cover car mileage and possible abolition of free transportation in 1895, with several days of sessions anticipated.
Lebanon man acquitted in infant murder trial after three-day case
Israel Sharbonan and Annie Kearn faced four indictments in the spring murder of an infant. The grand jury returned four counts but the defense knocked out three. the fourth went to trial. The jury deliberated from 6 pm to 7 am and acquitted the man, drawing threats of lynch from the crowd.
Fears For a Lake Tug Erie Shipwreck Reported
Fishermen report wreckage washed ashore at Dunkirk including a life raft and buckets marked Mary French. The tug Mary French sailed from Erie for Oswego last Saturday, was seen northeast of here that afternoon, then disappeared in heavy seas with a five man crew feared lost.
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Erie
Dunkirk
Mary French
Oswego
Here
Big Sea
Browning Returns From Northwest Indian Tour
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Browning returned from a five week trip through Minnesota and the Dakotas visiting 10 reservations. He concluded the reservations are in good condition and urged government backing for stock raising among the Indians.
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Washington
Browning
Northwest
Minnesota
Dakotas
Murder points to robbery in Waterman death
Spring Port Michigan October 17. The body of C A Waterman a wealthy farmer was found in the woods with a bullet in his head. He had drawn 600 dollars from the bank earlier and left home in the evening for work and was not seen again. All signs point to murder with robbery as the motive.
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Spring Port
Mich
C. A. Waterman
Waterman
Colorado Western Railway Company Organized
Road to Utah Asphalt Beds Denver October 17 report that the Colorado Western Railway company has been incorporated to build lines from Grand Junction toward Utah. The action signals expansion of rail infrastructure and sets a pathway for future intermountain routes.
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Utah
Denver
Colorado Western Railway Company
Grand
Six year old girl wins record damage award
In West Superior Wisconsin on October 17 the jury awarded $12,000 to Sutilleo Neska in the case against the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railway for the loss of her foot after a locomotive crushed it. The amount is described as the largest damage award in the city or county.
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West Superior
Wis
Sutilleo Neska
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Officer Callahan's Pull Exposed Before Lexow Committee
The Lexow committee heard testimony about Officer Callahan's drunken behavior and rough treatment at a Greenwich Street restaurant. James Smith described being threatened with a revolver and dragged to the station. others alleged payoffs for protection and trumped up charges. Counsel Goff pressed for reform, noting illegal registrations and inmate releases without hearings.
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New York
Callahan
Lexow
James Smith
Greenwich Street
Moss
Joseph Frankel
Shelvy
Silver Dollar Smith
Frankel
Goff
Blackwell’s Island
Byrnes
Commissioners of Charities and Corrections
Princess Alix Secures Concessions From Russian Synod
Berlin reports via Kreuz Zeitung that Princess Alix of Hesse obtained unprecedented concessions from the Russian holy synod. She will not condemn her former faith nor claim conversion due to truth lying outside her own church. The synod reportedly accepts her joining the Greek church to match her future husband’s religion.
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Alix
Berlin
The
Kreuz Zeitung
Hesse
Russian Holy Synod
Holy Synod
Local Stock Losses Spark Range Violence
DeBeaue, Colo. reports 35 high bred bucks owned by Herb Young and 20 sheep owned by John Fitzpatrick slaughtered in pens. Authorities doubt damage to Young’s 3,000 range herd though it is claimed the herd is heavily guarded by armed men.
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Deebeaue
Colo
Herb Young
John Fitzpatrick
Young
Railroad freight rebates alleged in interstate case
Pittsburg October 17 in United States district court grand jury indicted C S Wight of Pittsburg and R M Frazer of Cincinnati freight agents for the Baltimore and Ohio Railway company for violation of the interstate commerce law the charge is allowing rebates on freight shipments
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Pittspurag
C. S. Wight
Pittsburg
R. M. Frazer
Cincinnati
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
Grand
United States District Court
Chicago Chrysanthemum Show Judges and Prizes
William Scott of Buffalo Grove P. Rawson of Elmira NY and A W Bennett of Pittsburg will judge the plants and cut flowers at the Chicago Chrysanthemum show this year. Prizes total nearly 5000 dollars. The show runs from November 3 to November 11 at Battery D.
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Chicago
William Scott
Buffalo
Grove P. Rawson
Elmira
N. XY
A. W. Bennett
Pittsburg
Battery D
Lindholm Hearing in Michigan Embezzlement Case
Ex-Deputy Secretary of State August W. Lindholm, who arrived from Sweden, pleaded not guilty in LaXsING justice court to embezzling state funds. His examination was set for Oct. 6.
National Carriage Builders Hold 22nd Convention in Philadelphia
The 22d annual convention of the National Carriage Builders' association opened in Philadelphia with delegates from across the country. The meeting will run three days of sessions and discussions on industry matters.
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National Carriage Makers
Philadelphia
National Carriage Builders’ Association
Great Surprise Over Ameer’s Impending Death
London dispatch reports Simla says the ameer nears death due to Brights disease of the kidneys though not believed seriously affected earlier. The news provokes a great surprise in British circles.
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London
Times
Simla
Ameer
Dawson Residents Stage Thrilling Wolf Chase
In Dawson North Dakota on December 13 residents witnessed a grand wolf chase. Dr R G Dupuy of Jamestown arrived with five hounds, joined by two Dawson dogs making seven. The pack pursued two wolves across fields and the dogs killed one after a two mile chase, sparking plans for another chase soon.
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Dawson
N. D
Cet
R. G. Dupuy
Jamestown
Fraudulent Letters of Credit Arrest in New York
Nicholas Counderis, a wealthy Turk, was arrested on arrival from Europe for fraudulently obtaining letters of credit from C. B. Richards & Co. The firm claims $8,500 loss from invoices of tobacco allegedly sworn to. Counderis' lawyer denies any fraud in the transaction.
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New York
Nicholas Counderis
Europe
C. B. Richards & Co
Counderis
Northern Iowa to battle Russian thistle spread
Iowa farms face rapid growth of the Russian thistle along northern railways and reaching Ames. Officials warn that without a systematic extermination plan the weed could infest the entire state within the next one to two years.
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Iowa Fals
Iowa
Ames
Cleveland to Vote for Hill in New York Election
A Washington dispatch says President Cleveland will stop in New York on election day to register and cast his ballot for the state ticket led by David B. Hill and the city ticket led by Nathaniel Strauss.
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Cleveland
Hill
New York
Washington
Gray Gables
State
David B. Hill
City
Nathaniel Strauss
Cook's Bold Bandits near Gibson Station bold in demand
The Cook gang of outlaws have stayed in the area for days and have approached camps between Verdigris and Arkansas rivers. They are reported to be within two miles of Muskogee, camping behind a hill on the northeast side.
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Mousekoner
I. T
Cook
Gibson Station
Arkansas
Muskogee
Diamonds Recovered From Massachusetts Ave Residence
Mrs Melville W Fuller wife of the chief justice recovered 1500 dollars worth of diamonds stolen four days earlier from the family home on Massachusetts avenue The theft was attributed to workmen doing repairs and the jewels were returned to the bureau when the search grew too hot
Campaign rules force DA Sells to cancel speeches
United States Attorney Sells of this district has canceled all campaign appearances after a department of justice ruling. The notice states district attorneys may not actively participate in campaign work, prompting the cancellations in Vinton Iowa on October 17.
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Vinton, Ia
United States
Sells
Department of Justice
Department
Amended suit seeks 60000 in breach of promise case
Mount Ayr Iowa October 17 attorneys for Rhoda A Geiger of Columbus Ohio amended the complaint in the breach of promise suit against A C Payne a local capital ist to include seduction. The plaintiff now seeks sixty thousand dollars.
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Mount Ayr
Rhoda A. Geiger
Columbus
A. C. Payne
Collieries Resume Operations After Six Weeks Idle
SHAMOKIN PA October 17 The Burn side and North Franklin collieries of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company employing 1000 men and boys have resumed operations after six weeks idleness. The Hickory swamp mine of the Union Coal company employing 400 workmen has also resumed.
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Shamokin
Burnside
North Franklin
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Hickory Swamp
Union Coal Company
Anniversary of Burgoyne surrender celebrated by Daughters
Saratoga N Y October 17 The surrender anniversary of Burgoyne is being celebrated here by the Daughters of the Revolution. A flag raising will be one of the features of the day's celebration.
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Burgoyne
Saratoga
N. Y
Daughters of the Revolution
Sums Filed in Teall Assignment reveal Assets and Liabilities
In New York on October 17 schedules in the assignments of Oliver Sumner Teall show liabilities of 110 936 dollars. Nominal assets are listed at 210 150 dollars while actual assets amount to 6 74 dollars.
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New York
Oliver Sumner Teall
Court of Common Pleas
State v Ahern grants new trial in Flandreau court
In Flandreau South Dakota on October 17 Judge Jones granted a new trial in the case of the state against Rev. Father Ahern. The judge presided at an adjourned term of court.
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Flandreau
S. D
Father Ahern
Jones
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