Various world notes and a Boston man in Harvard
Curio items from politics science and society include a Maryland town West Peculiar in Cass county Missouri and a Pennsylvanian raising Angora cats with a $15 per kitten price. Other items note cholera sharks in Bombay a German minister as arbitrator rumors in Chile and a Boston man who funded Harvard on $360 yearly.
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Cass County
West Peculiar
Uncle Gam
Charles IX
France
MassachuseTts
Austria
Royal Mint
Berlin
Naples
Elizabeth Berkman
Plainfield
N. J
Rubens
Great Britain
Mexican General Garcia murdered as troops switch sides
Reports from Monterey dated January 2 say Gen Lorenzo Garcia was killed by his command and hundreds of his soldiers defected to the revolutionists crossing into Texas between Roma and Carrizo. Mexican forces had pressed toward Nuevo Laredo and Nuevo Leon amid frontier unrest and Diaz government telegraphs.
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Monterey
Mex
Lorenzo Garcia
Mexico
Meier
Texas
Roma
Carrizo
Revolutionary Movement
Gen
Garcia
Gov
Reis
Diaz
Nuevo Leon
Republic
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande
City of Mexico
War Department
Interior
Garza
Laredo
Matamoras
Public Debt Statement Shows December Reduction
A December summary reports a debt decrease of 4 652 789 with detailed figures for interest bearing debt, certificates, and treasury notes. The report covers cash in the treasury including gold, silver, currency certificates, and national bank notes, plus demand liabilities and gold reserve balances. The balance totals 757 300 432 with cash in treasury and other items detailed to 1 758 040 517 143 250.
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Treasury
Caus
Nciens
National Bank —Ries
Ees
Wake Ewes
Shekessska Cohen
Ceee Nua Eeunee
Se Erie
Chilian Cabinet Chosen Inmont Montt Lineup News
New York reports President Montt has formed a 5 member cabinet with two liberals one Montt Varista one radical and two conservatives. The first act will address Chile United States relations as both sides seek a swift resolution to pending questions. Also noted is a fiscal review of Judge Foster’s Baltimore outrages report due Friday.
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New York
The
Herald
Santiago
United States
Chili
Senor Matta
Washington
Moneda
Montt
Baltimore
Kennedy
President Montt
Herr Gutschmidt
Legation
Egan
Valparaiso
Pdt
Fucus
Foster
Moonshiners Battle Marshals in Alabama Clash
In GapDIDEN Alabama on January 2 a rock wall barricade hosted a deadly confrontation between moonshiners on Sand Mountain and a U S marshal posse led by Deputy Commissioner Charleston. Moonshiners Kirk and Sprouse were killed and Deputy Marshal Jackson gravely wounded. Officials retreated to Gadsden for fresh forces.
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Gapdiden
Ala
Sand Mountain
United States
Charleston
Kirk
Sprouse
Jackson
Gadsden
Times correspondent shifts on arbitration urging Chilean inspired peace
London January 2 The Times correspondent in Santiago who had been harsh toward America switched to urging arbitration. The same writer had previously claimed Americans were aggressors and Chileans innocent, but now presents a pivot toward peace talks influenced by Chileans.
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London
The
Times
Santiago
America
Two Sing Sing New Year's Gifts
Two Sing Sing convicts woke to pardons from Gov Hill on New Year’s morning. George Wiedler, 59, serving 20 years for manslaughter convicted 1885, and William Conroy, 57, serving a life term for second degree murder, also sentenced in 1885.
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Gov. Hill
George Wiedler
William Conroy
Indiana Miners Again at Work in Bituminous Regions
TERRE HAUTE Ind Jan 2 Indicates renewal of the strike in bituminous coal regions has faded. Linton district dispute settled amicably. every bituminous miner in the state is at work except 300 at Clinton.
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Indiana
Terre Haavte
Ind
Linton
Clinton
French View on Chile United States Dispute
Le Soci notes jingoism is not uniquely French and says Blaine avoided opposing rising patriotism after the Baltimore incident. It criticizes Washington’s tergiversation in dealings with Chileans and hints at political maneuvering as the presidential race nears.
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Paris
le Soci
Chile
United States
Blaine
Baltimore
Washington
Mr. Egan
Tragic Berlin Father Kills Sons Then Ends His Life
In Gratz a merchant named Hambrock shot his two sons aged six and seven, then killed himself. He faced threats of blindness and fear of failing to support his children, his mind said to be unhinged by dread.
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Berlin
Hambrock
Gratz
Pinkerton Arrest in New Smyrna Murder Case
A Pinkerton detective reports the arrest of Irving Jenkins in the New Smyrna murder inquiry. Evidence is stated as sufficient to commit him to jail in Deland, with the prisoner under a strong guard in Jacksonville.
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Pinkerton
Jacksonville
Fla
W. C. Cooper
New Smyrna
Irving Jenkins
Deland
France Demands Redress from Morocco Threatens Troops
Berlin January 2 The Cologne Gazette reports France is demanding redress from Morocco for injuries attributed to Kabyles and has threatened to send troops across the Moorish frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Morocco
Berlin
Cologne
Garza Denies Leading Ruffians In Mexican Revolution
Garza tells a U S correspondent that he and his followers are not border ruffians but part of a broader movement against Diaz. He accuses Diaz of wealth and control, says the revolution aims to topple the tyrant, and declines to reveal exact plans or followers while pledging eventual disclosures.
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Diaz
Mexico
Laredo
Tex
Garza
Rio Grande
United States
Nuevo Leon
Tamaulipas
Coahuila
Chihuahua
Europe
Catarina Gar
Doso
Both To Blame In Deadly Lake Shore Wreck
Coroner Roulet in Toledo on January 4 released a verdict blaming two railroads for the November 28 crash in Lake Shore yards that killed eleven. The Flint and Pere Marquette share fault for the engineer’s excessive speed, while the Lake Shore is faulted for yard mismanagement, trains too close, lack of tunnel signals, and the rear brakeman’s failure to protect the stopped train.
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Tolepo. O
Roulet
Lake Shore
Flint
Pere Marquette
Navy progress observed by European press
The St James Gazette notes American naval strides toward a great power status. Despite occasional mistakes, the United States Navy shows steady progress and the Miantonomah gun trials draw close European scrutiny.
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London
The
St. James Gazette
United States Navy
Europe
Grain Elevator Burned In Brooklyn Fire Loss Reported
A Brooklyn fire Sunday evening destroyed the four story grain elevator of Francis G Pinto and Sons credited to spontaneous combustion. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 100000 and spread to the grain storage warehouse with contents damaged by water.
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New York
Brooklyn
Francis G. Pinto & Sons
Village Blacksmith Stabbed
Fairfield incident leaves blacksmith Rambo gravely injured after an altercation with E. P. Young who boasted of fighting ability in Fairfield. Young allegedly cut Rambo in the side during the melee and the injuries are described as potentially fatal.
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Canton
Fairfield
E. P. Young
Rambo
Young
Three Men Killed in Telegraph Car Raid
Texarkana Ark Jan 4 A car carrying ten non union Western Union telegraph linemen en route to replace striking workers was broken into and three of the men were killed.
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Texarkana
Ark
Western Union Telegraph Co
Bakery Blast Injures Worker in Non-Union Milieu
A St Louis bakery explosion at 6 50 am injured Frank Bach of H Miller bakery at 301 South Fourth Street. Police consider dynamite attack and note the shop's non union staff, linked to a three year old bakers strike, may relate to the blast. Patrolman Goetz reports bricks and glass scattered as Bach was found dazed and bleeding.
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St. Louis
St.Louis
Frank Bach
Goetz
Bach
Bakers
St Louis
Miller’s
Grant's Body to Return to New York City
Washington report says Senator Manderson will push a resolution to move Gen. Grant's body to New York. Ex Governor Hill plans to oppose as other senators consider the transfer. Senator Hiscock supports the measure, with broader national sentiment leaning in its favor.
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Senator Hill
New York
Hill
Gen. Grant
Washington
Plumb
Manderson
Nebraska
Irs
Manderso
Senate
Hiscock
New York City
New Designs Bring Million Dollar Silver in Circulation
The treasury began distributing new silver coins made from uncurrent treasury silver. A sample box was sent to the mint director, the president, and others, quickly exhausted. Loss from abrasion exceeded expectations, and plans call for about a million dollars in new coinage with hopes for a $100,000 congressional appropriation to continue the project. The January 1 total circulation stood at about 1.589 billion dollars, up from the prior year.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Mint
Philadelphia
Treasury
Leech
U. S
Anatase
Egan's Possible Successor
Gossip in well informed circles says if the Chili dispute is amicably adjusted a more genial post for Minister Egan may be found and the mission offered to John Hicks now United States minister to Peru. Hicks is noted for sagacity judgment calmness diplomacy and tact in handling relations.
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Egan
Washington
Chili
John Hicks
United States
Peru
Taxing Express Companies in Missouri Case
The U S supreme court affirmed a lower court decision in a suit by Pacific Express Co against Missouri officials James M Seibert and John M Wood. The tax levied is two dollars on every two hundred dollars of receipts of express companies doing business within the state.
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Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Pacific Express Co
James M. Seibert
John M. Wood
Missouri
Jealous Husband Shoots Wife Then Ends His Life
Philadelphia report details 36 year old Joseph Garrison shooting his wife Cecelia through the face after a fit of jealousy, then fatally shooting himself. Both injured, doctors say their conditions are very serious.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Garrison
Cecelia
Special committee reports bill to save $300000
Washington January 5 the special joint senate and house committee on printing which has labored since last March to reform the printing and distribution of public documents has completed its work and prepared a bill that will save three hundred thousand dollars
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Washington
Joint
Senate
House Committee On
Rich polishing material found in Winchester township
In Valparaiso Indiana on January 5 authorities report a new polishing substance discovered in Winchester township. Experts say the material is superior to existing products and lies in veins six feet from the surface, promising a notable local industrial find.
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Indiana
Valparaiso
Ind
Winchester Township
Wallflowers Must Go at Court Ball Says Emperor
Berlin January 5 reports the emperor urged Potsdam garrison officers that those unable to dance should not attend court balls in the future following events at the recent court ball.
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Berlin
Potsdam
Desperadoes Rampage in Linwood Arkansas Camp
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on January 5 a gang of outlaws burned the cotton gin of J E Bryan and the Linwood railroad depot and fired on buildings. Led by a white man the group terrorized residents, displayed greenbacks, and acquired Winchesters. King White organized a posse capturing six suspects. a second party aimed to seize the remainder, estimated at about fifty.
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Pine Buurr
Ark
J. E. Bryan
Linwood
Dr. Bryan
King White
Connor
English syndicate buys all US type foundries
Chariton M. Lyman of W. E. Lyman & Sons relayed a story of a major deal in which a British syndicate invested between 25 and 30 million dollars. The purchase covers all major type foundries in the United States, with locations in New York Chicago Buffalo Cleveland St Louis Cincinnati San Francisco Philadelphia Boston and Baltimore. Some smaller foundries may relocate to the South West or close.
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Burrao
N. Y
Chariton M. Lyman
W. E. Lyman & Sons
United States
New York
Chicago
Buffalo
Cleveland
St. Louis
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
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Ebert Z
City Hall
Harrison, O
Peter Ebert
Joseph Bernhard
State Street
Biarkson, Ohio
Senable
John Knepifie
Market St
Harrison, C
Dair Bros
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General Banking
Son Bowles
Coatesville
Albany
Jerry Simpson
Warwick
Seattle
North Carolina
Bombay
Indian Ocean
Iweww
Cnina
WashineTon
N. D. Groornes
Savannah
Congress
Paul Haupt
Johns Hopkins
Walthall
Mississippi
Christine Nivsson
Count de la Miranda
Stockholm
Harvard
Pound
Florida
Tween
Yorktown
Silat
Gargia
Public Debt Statement
Chilian
Arkansas
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