Knowledge of Section 22 of the Dingley Bill Questioned
Boston Sept 11 The Herald prints letters from 20 members of the Fifty fifth congress from many states replying to a circular asking facts about passage of section 22. Most profess ignorance of the amendment. Some call it rushed through or smuggled in while denying knowledge of the clause.
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Boston
the Herald
Congressman Cobbing
Pennsylvania
Congressman Lacey
Iowa
Frye
Maine
Conference Committee
Congress
Rumor of European Limits on U.S. Cuba Action Reported
Count de Penaloza says Senor Canovas del Castillo received assurances from England and France that they would not permit U S intervention in Cuba beyond perfunctory recognition. He notes renewed assurances to Spain from French and British ambassadors via Madrid and Paris, with Azcarraga as premier.
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St. Louis
Henri de Penaloza
Spain
Cuba
de Penaloza
United States
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Madrid
Paris
Azcarraga
After a Spanish emissary Our Fortifications
A Washington report identifies Lieutenant SS. C. Sebral naval attache at the Spanish legation as the inspector of Atlantic fortifications. Captain F. W. Abbott reports Sebral’s involvement. the government investigates whether he violated etiquette or fortification safeguards as it probes his recent movements.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
8S. C. Sebral
F. W. Abbott
Charleston
S. C
Sebral
Minneapolis Flour Output Slips Last Week
Northwestern Miller notes Minneapolis flour output fell to 230,270 barrels from 328,965 the prior week and 245,085 in 1896. Superior and Duluth mills produced 86,515 barrels, up from 56,600 and 34,735 in 1896. Mill sales reached about 325,000 barrels, offsetting production. output may top 300,000 barrels this week.
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Minneapolis
Northwestern
Superior and
Duluth
Minneapolis Mills
Strike Ends in New York Vest and Cloak Trades
Three thousand vestmakers returned to work and the strike is practically over with victory for the strikers. Numerous cloakmakers also returned to work at the demanded advance.
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New York
Wheat Dips to One Dollar Touch Again in St Louis
Wheat touched the one dollar mark again at noon in St Louis amid frost reports in the Northwest and fears of European wheat shortages. The market advanced a fraction more as traders weighed supply concerns and regional weather trends.
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St. Louis
Northwest
General Fitzhugh Lee Arrives in New York from Havana
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee and his son landed on Segurande. Lee, ill with biliousness, declined to discuss Cuban affairs or predict a return to Cuba. He said no improvement in Cuba until the war ends and would only report to Washington.
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New York
Fitzhugh Lee
Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
Havana
Cuba
Washington
Minor Items of Interest
The Duke and Duchess of York have left Ireland for Scotland. John D Rockefeller plans significant investment in California gold mines. Professor J Bascow nominated for Massachusetts governor by Prohibitionists. Veterans of the Seventh and Tenth Minnesota regiments held reunions in St. Paul. Fargo National Bank in Fargo North Dakota authorized to begin business with capital of 50 000. George Gould Howard Gould and three cousins form Alaska mining and transport company. Consul Dart reports shocks in Guadaloupe West Indies. U S health inspector in Santiago de Cuba to investigate beri beri at Guantanamo. A pensioner in Pennsylvania reports a 350 contribution obtained fraudulently. J Gubbins bay colt Galtee More won the St Leger after Derby victory at Doncaster. Dr Brunner Havana Marine Hospital Service notes rising yellow fever and increasing deaths from fevers.
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Fargo National Bank of Fargo
N. D
George Gould
Howard Gould
Alaska
Consul Dart
Guadaloupe
West Indies
State Department
United States Health Inspector
Santiago de Cuba
Beri Beri
Guantanamo
Baseball Scores From Columbus Milwaukee And National League Games
On the diamond Columbus defeated Indianapolis 17 to 13 and Milwaukee won 9 to 4 over Kansas City. Standings show Indianapolis .720 Columbus .645 St Paul .621 Milwaukee .602 Detroit .516 Minneapolis .817 Kansas City .305 Grand Rapids .292. In the National League Washington beat Cleveland 8 to 7 then 9 to 0 was forfeited for refusing to play. Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati 4 Baltimore 5 Louisville 1 Boston 17 St Louis 5 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 6 New York 8 Pittsburg 7. Club standings Baltimore .708 Boston .606 New York .655 Cincinnati .586 Cleveland .509 Washington .459 Chicago .452 Brooklyn .405 Philadelphia .436 Pittsburg .429 Louisville .422 St. Louis .237.
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Columbus
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Detroit
Minneapolis
Grand Rapids
National League
Washington
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Louisville
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Pittsburg
Wheat and grain prices in Milwaukee market report
Late market report from Milwaukee details prices for wheat, corn, oats, and barley. No. 1 Northern wheat at 98 3/4 cents, No. 2 spring 95 1/4 cents, December 954 and bar, corn three grade 30 4 cents, oats No. 2 white 21 1/4 to 22 1/2 cents, barley No. 2 46 1/4 cents with track sample at 27 1/2 to 46 cents.
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Milwaukee
Wheat prices and futures quotes from Duluth market
The Duluth market reports cash and futures for wheat with No. 1 hard at 1.03% to arrive and 97 to 99 cents for No. 1 Northern plus new No. 2 Northern at 94 to 94 1/4 cents and No. 3 spring at 87 1/4 cents. Also listed are September No. 1 Northern 44 1/4 cents and October No. 1 Northern 96 1/2 cents.
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Duluth
Wheat futures close mixed with steady old and new contracts
In Minneapolis on September 8 trading saw September at 94 340, December at 92 percent. Prices quoted for Old No 1 hard and Northern grades show slight shifts to new and old contracts with fractional gains and losses across the board.
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Minneapolis
Chicago Market Report Quiet For Live Poultry
Chicago on September 8 shows live poultry market quiet with turkeys at 9 100 dollars? chickens at 7 cents per unit and spring chickens at 9 cents. Butter steady with creamery and dairy prices around 12 117 cents and 9 1 cent. Eggs steady and fresh at 12 % cents per dozen.
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Chicago
Livestock Market Report from South St Paul
Hogs steady with fair quality and price range $3.70 to $4.10. Cattle steady with scarce good cattle. stockers $4.60 to $14.10, steers $3.75, cows $5.30 to $15.10, calves $3.00 to $3.10. Sheep steady with muttons $2.40 to $3.00 and lambs $3.65 to $3.75.
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South St. Paul
Chicago Hog Market Report and Cattle Summary
Chicago hogs show active demand with prices around 5. higher. sales at 405.324 cents for light, 8.905 for mixed, 3.154 for heavy, 3.730 for rough. Cattle market quiet but steady with beeves at 3.805 to 5.400, cows and heifers at 1.904 to 4.400, Texas steers at 2.753 to 3.850, westerns 3.203 to 4.300, stockers and feeders 3.201 to 1.450. Sheep market described as steady.
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Chicago
Sept
Texas
Chicago Grain and Pork Prices Sept 8 Report
Chicago market notes show Wheat for September at 96 1/4 to 96 1/2 cents, December 96 1/2 to 97, May around 96 1/2. Corn September 58 1/2 to 59 cents, October 82 1/2, December 35 1/2, May 36 1/2. Oats September 194 to 195 cents, October 19 1/2, December 20 1/2 to 21 3/4, May 21 1/4 to 23 cents. Pork prices listed: September 8.75, October 8.75, December 8.85, January 9.76 per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Ohio Gold Democrats Indorse Outhwaite For Senate
The National Democrats in Columbus approve Hon. Joseph H. Outhwaite for United States senator amid a smaller than expected convention with about 50 delegates. Leaders praise the party’s policy on a state ticket and endorse a gold standard platform while condemning tariff changes and Hawaiian annexation.
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Columbus
National Democrats
United States
Stausou County
Joseph H. Outhwaite
Julius Dexter
Cincinnati
A. E. Merrill
Sandusky
Supreme Court
John H. Clarke
Youngstown
Daniel Wilson
Samuel Stevens
W. H. Johnson
Granville
State Board of Public Works
Henry D. Coffinberry
Cleveland
Judge Beer of
Bucyrus
National Democratic Party
W. D. Bynum
Indiana
John G. Carlisle
Henry Watterson
Hawaiian Islands
Des Moines Land Office Register Resigns to Return to Law
A. B. Evans, register of the land office at Des Moines, resigns to resume his law practice. High water on portions of the Missouri River has mysteriously disappeared and scientists say it drains into the great artesian basin.
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A. B. Evans
Des Moines
Missouri River
Two Freight Engines Smashed in Northwestern Collision
Milwaukee August 19 news reports a head end crash on the Northwestern road at Lafayette bridge near the city limits. Two freight engines were smashed to pieces and the crews escaped by jumping to safety.
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Milwaukee
Lafayette Bridge
Harper's Magazine 1897 offerings preview and features
A summary of forthcoming fiction and non fiction in Harper's Magazine. The Martian a new novel by Maurier Stockton Howells Howells Wilson Lummis Bigelow Bonsal Smith Williams Davis Smith Woodville and others feature in October 1896 through 1897 with illustrations and cultural pieces on Mexico Africa eastern Siberia and the czars coronation. The issue promotes a broad American literary and scientific lineup. Copy notes announce Harper’s subscription details and postage.
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the Martian
Bu Maurier
Trilby
Frank R. Stockton
William Dean Howells
Mark Twain
Thomas Nelson Page
Richard Harding Davis
Owen Wister
John Kendrick Bangs
Ruth McMcEnery Stuart
Mexico
Woodrow Wilson
John Bach MacMaster
James Barnes
Sheridan
Gen G . Forsyth
Howell
Africa
East
Poultney Bigelow
Stephen Bonsal
Siberia
F Hopkinson Smith
K. Caton Woodville
Queen Victoria
Harper & Brothers
Harper's Magazine
Naval recruiting stations on Great Lakes prove successful
Temporary stations at Duluth Milwaukee and Chicago plus a new Detroit outpost drew many volunteers. Enlistments reached Duluth 44 Milwaukee 31 Chicago 126 and Detroit 34. Lt Commander Hawley will urge a permanent Northwest rendezvous likely in Chicago and calls for recruiting visits to Southern cities.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Hawley
Duluth
Milwaukee
Chicago
Detroit
Long
Northwest
Elevators in Chicago Struggle with Grain Influx
Chicago dispatch reports freight blockades as grain receipts exceed elevator capacity. Railroads fill yards with loaded cars, worsening the bottleneck while all lines face a shortage of cars to move the grain.
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ChiIcaGo
Chicago
No Advance in Peace Negotiations in Constantinople
Ambassadors met to discuss the peace treaty details but no definite progress occurred. Germany and Great Britain remain split on the indemnity issue.
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Constantinople
Germany
Great Britain
Bayfield Harbor and Great Western railroad contract awarded
J. W. Gorman of Minneapolis has secured the contract to build six miles of the Bayfield Harbor and Great Western railroad in BaYFIELD Wisconsin. The line will connect with the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railway at this point.
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New Wisconsin Railroad
Bayfield
Wis
J. W. Gorman
Minneapolis
Bayfield Harbor and Great Western Railroad
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
Omaha
Secretary Gage Praises Currency Reform Commission
Secretary Gage says the commission appointed by Chairman Hanna of the Indianapolis convention is splendid and he hopes it will achieve a revision of the currency laws.
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Washington
Gage
Hanna
Indianapolis
Bituminous Coal Discovery Reported Near Soda Springs
Mud excitement grips Soda Springs Idaho as tests indicate an extensive deposit of high quality bituminous coal four miles from the city. The discovery was announced with initial tests showing excellent coal quality.
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Idaho
Pocatello, Ida
Soda Springs
Personally Conducted Excursions to California
The North Western Line now runs personally conducted excursions to San Francisco and Los Angeles every Thursday through pictorial scenery. Tourist sleeping cars are modern, neatly upholstered, and fully equipped for comfort. Conductors accompany the tours to California for reliable care. daily sleeping car service runs between Council Bluffs and California. Rates and details available from Chicago & North Western railway agents.
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North-Western Line
San Francisco
Los Angeles
America
California
Council Bluffs
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Harper's Bazar enters thirtieth volume in 1897
The Bazar remains a leading women periodical with Paris fashions from Katharine De Forest and New York items on Fashions pattern sheets. It features serials by Maria Louise Pool and Octave Thanet, stories by Wilkins and Spofford, plus sections on outdoor life, music, embroidery and etiquette. Subscriptions offer a comprehensive all round woman’s paper for 1897.
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Katharine de Forest
Paris
New York
Sandoz
Baude
Chapins
Red Bridge
Maria Louise Pool
Father Quinnallion
Octave Thanet
Mary E. Wilkins
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Marion Harland
Ruth McEnery Stewart
Viola Roseboro
Margaret Sutton Briscoe
T. W. Higginson
Bazar
Harper’s Bazar
Harper's Weekly marks forty years of editorial zeal and outlook
Harper's Weekly celebrates forty years of publication and outlines its future in 1897. It pledges to continue its editorial spirit, feature cartoons and serials, and expand scientific, artistic, and literary coverage while pursuing world news of interest to Americans. It mentions new serials by Mary E Wilkins and others, and notes ongoing departments like This Busy World and Amateur Sport.
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Harper's Enly
Far East
Europe
New England
Mary E. Wilkins
E. F
The
Styx
John Kendrick Bangs
Peter Newell
W. D. Howell
E.S. Martin
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Brunner
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Late Market Report
Milwaukee Grain
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Chicago Grain and Provisions
Ohio Gold Democrats
Bynum
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Esonic Temple
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Harpers Magazine
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P. O
Naval Recruiting
Pass Books
Harper’s Bazaar
the Bazar
Harper's Bazar
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Harper’s Weekly
Harper's Weekly
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