Bank cashier Cornelius jumps to pond death after shortfall
Richard Cornelius a longtime cashier and church treasurer at Parmere and Piaatera bank in Baltimore killed himself by drowning after a $60,000 shortage surfaced. The 42 year employee had been trusted as bank and Methodist church treasurer. Authorities traced his body to the Anek pond in Tit park after an examiner noted discrepancies. he left a note and was found dead shortly after noon.
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Baltimore
Jan. K
Richard Cornelius
Chabler
Aod
Parmere and Piaatera’ Bank
Erich Prate
Country Bank
National and Plantes
Forrest
Cornelis
Cornelius
Dew Hill Park
Plaughter
Careun
Ninals
Seth
John Aviteridire
David J. Harriett
St Ta
Mfr
Tellus
Lialuhy Absurance Corporation of London
Methodist Episcopal Church
Richard Cornelis Wee
Hirat Entforwardnees
Reed the Oldest Member in Congress History
The article notes 1870s era figures like Tadee Culberson, Joan W Crawford, and Mr Reta as long serving or next in line for the speaker’s title. It discusses Reed’s status as oldest member and potential “father of the house” distinction held by a speaker, with mentions of Harmer and Kelley in Philadelphia.
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Miton
Tadee Culberson
Exne
Erez
Joan W-Craw— Ford
Reta
43Th Ennerens
Ist
Pole
Harmer
Philadvonia
Congress
Wnrong
Kelley
Philadelphia
Reed
Invention Convention At Shawnee County Delegation Names Committees
The state convention in Shawnee County will be among the largest in the state. The delegation has appointed committees for arrangements entertainment reception and programme with multiple named members including D C Tillet J Ho Stevens J W Horseley Whit G G Lee Rev J M Herring and others.
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Shawnee County
D. CC. Tillet Wor
J. Ho Stevens
J. W. Horseley
Whit
GG. Lee
JM. Hervrim
Sam Jones
H. W. Parker
A. GriMin
W. WL Coultis
Rich Man's Son Accused in Alimony and Divorce Case
Chicago reports Grace Yauetn accuses Andrew Rawson Jonalig, son of a Cleveland statar, of infidelity and seeks alimony. The couple wed four years ago in Cleveland. he left for business, she followed, then vanished after a quarrel. The case centers on alimony and custody and includes references to the Newburg and Caroland areas.
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Chicago
Jun
Grace Yauetn
Andrew Rawson Jonalig
Cleveland Statart Gloire
Guirao
Clevelacat
Trace Mukhn
Spencers Company
Tridge
Mise Vaukhn
Oners
Cleveland
Ani
Newburg
Nawynes Bier
Sold Beer to Girls at Summer Garden Hearing
Washington report on January 5 describes an excise board hearing for George F. Kose l proprietor of a fourteenth street summer garden accused of selling beer in bicycle pints to underage girls. The case mentions age inference, licensing, neighboring asylum distance, and reserve of decision by the board.
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Washington
George F. Kosel
Fourteenth Street
Bates
Boned
Kone
Hi Saloon
Shoemaker
Anti-falcon League
Dennican Orphan Asylum
Excise Board
Myre
Ftarnum
Tremont House
Third Street
Indiana Avenue
Sullivan
Brierly
Frank Madigan
No Demand for Oysters in Chesapeake Season
Baltimore reports oyster season nearly half over with mixed demand. West raw stock remains moderate while larger firms faced holiday losses. Beds vary in quality, most cargo from private beds. prices hover 60 to 70 cents for mood stock and 35 to 3 cents per bushel for raw stock.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake
West
Haltimore
Maryland
Seeries
Onis
Hunter Ely Faces Monster Bear in Cave Hunt
Galeton Pennsylvania January 5 A lone hunter Frederick Ely of Cross Fork battled a cave bear to save himself after shooting a cub he found in the woods near his home. He crawled inside with a cudgel, fired between two bear litters to kill the mother, and dragged the beast from the cave using a steam engine. The bear weighed over 250 pounds and wounded Ely's hind leg during the struggle.
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Hunter Ely
Galeton
Frederick Ely
Cross Fork
Ely
Tres
Jess
Fox Hunters Complain Over Prolonged Chase in Delaware County
Fox hunters in Delaware county protest scarce fox runs as Reynard eludes capture during a lengthy chase through Edgemont Middletown Newton and Upper Providence. Farmers and gunners are blamed for reduced fox sightings, prompting calls to shift hunting taxes from farther upstate.
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Ima Fox Hunting Club
Reynand
Chester County
Edgemont
Middletown Newton
Upper Providence
Reynard
Barrens
Delaware County
Dec Rogers
Sheed
Stone Tree Pac
Perkins Nears Re-election Fight for California Senate
Sacramento January 5 The California legislature opened and will elect a U S senator to replace Gen Perkins Republican. Republicans hold 74 votes needed for election while challengers M J Shortridge W H L Barnes C F Crocker and ex Senator Chari Fulton contend for support. Perkins allies claim 67 pledges with six more required.
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Sacramento
Cal
Jay
California
Budd
Perkins
M. Shortridge
W. H. L. Barnes
C.F. Crocker
Chari N. Fulton
Brighter for Dubois as Idaho lawmakers sworn in
Governor Steunenberg and state officers were sworn in in Boise Idaho with no ceremony. Both legislative chambers organized by Democrats and silver Republicans. The assembly voted solidly for Democratic nominees. Populist fusion failed to win a seat. A H Alford of Lewiston named speaker. The coalition favors Dubois for U S senator.
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Boise
Idaho
Frank Steunenbere
A. H. Alford
Lewiston
Dubois
United States
No Work for the Poor in Kansas City Mayor's Office
City leaders discuss unemployment as Mayor Jones notes no official notice of a committee of unemployed workers. He says no city projects are planned to employ labor, warning the committee that the city cannot offer jobs if pressed to do so. The tone suggests reluctance to commit city funds or projects.
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Kansas Cty
Jan. S
Jones
Western lawmakers plot to redraw districts against Colonel Tryon
Western state representatives aim to consolidate Bourbon and nearby counties to curb Colonel Tryon. The plan, discussed as a bill introduction, would reshape western districts and challenge Mr Gryot’s potential return to the house.
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LN. Tryon
Bourbon
Trpa
Gryot
Starr Granted Third Trial by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reversed several Parker court rulings in Henry Starr’s murder conviction in the Indian Territory. Starr had received a death sentence after a second conviction, with the appeal arguing that a warrant was admissible as testimony in the absence of the federal seal. Justice White ordered a third trial.
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Washington
Judge Parker
Arlines
Amory Thene
Henry Starr
Indian Territory
Whic
Starr
White
Ward's Suit Against Editor Stead for Copyright Infringement
London jurors to hear Humphrey Ward's action against Mr. Stead over alleged copyright infringement via a serialized review of Sir George Tuessidy. The case questions editors' rights to reproduce long extracts and critiques, with emphasis on published reviews and summaries.
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London
Humphrey Ward
WT. Stead
George Tuessidy
T. P. O'Connor
Looksmere
Penobscot Indians report self support with concerns droughts and drunkenness
Aususia Massachusetts January Indian Agent George H Hunt submits the annual Penobscot report to the governor and council. The tribe numbers 382, receipts total 3418 dollars with balanced expenditures, and there have been eight adult deaths and two children. Potatoes, beans, peas, oats and nut crops were raised, school attendance averaged 48, and drunkenness has risen with illicit drinks sold in nearby towns. Two Indian constables were commissioned at one dollar weekly from tribal funds, with a hoped state pay increase to 150 dollars a year to deter illicit activities.
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Jan
George H. Hunt
Ocala
Coyotes Rampant Hit Fresno County Herds
Farmers in Prearo County Fresno California report heavy losses as thousands of coyotes roam foothills. Coyotes have increased since repeal of coyote scalp bounty, prompting sheepmen to seek legislative relief. In western areas, coyotes killed three newborn calves and attacked mares protecting their foals.
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Prearo County
Fresno
Cali-Jan
Monster Gobbler At Madison Square Garden New Year Display
New York crowds at Madison Square Garden witnessed a turkey and fowl show with a silver Wyandotte rooster in captivity and a mammoth Orange turkey from Fisher Island named McKinley. The turkey, weighing about 28 pounds, was sold to Felix De Castro vice consul of the Argentine Republic for shipment.
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New York
San
Madison Square Garden
Fishers Island
McKinley
Felix & de Castro
Argentine Republic
State oyster lands show activity and reversion figures
The state shellfisheries commissioner reports abandoned Wind lands taken by experienced oyster planters and made productive. The 1896 law caused 1,599 acres of oyster land to revert to the state. Nearly six acres of oyster grounds were sold during the year.
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Aiartfora
Conn
Gan
Shellivl
Kansas Cur tis on Border State History and Odd Customs
Kansas representative Curtis discusses border history from 1854, noting shifting cultural signals at river crossings. Anecdotes claim Missourians misidentified emigrants by animal terms to enforce loyalties, while Kansans reportedly used a contrasting bear symbol to welcome anti slavery supporters. Also mentions digestive aid notes and a local laundry advertisement near West 4th Street.
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Curtis
Kansas
New England
Missouri
One Trust Is Broken The Pacific Lumber Trust Collapses
Seattle January 5 The Central Lumber Company of California, the largest trust on the Pacific coast, is a thing of the past. The system controlled nearly all cargo mills on the coast except three, but demand failed to meet projected levels. Prices collapsed and stock piled in San Francisco. Retailers and members clashed, margins dwindled, and the central unit in Washington Oregon and Britain Columbia idled. The trust broke as mills could not meet obligations and began to sever ties.
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Wash
Central Lumber Company of
California
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Californis
Central Lumber Company
Lie
Anatibes
San Perncisco
Mith
Washington
Oregon
Brinkh Colimbus
British Columbia
Topeka Athletic Association Cancels Exhibition
A planned athletic exhibition by instructor H. W. Worth and the Topeka Athletic Association sqlalchemy classes was postponed indefinitely by the board after a meeting last night. The routine monthly bills were approved and other business dispersed. Also brief items: Belle Morgan, a noted European diamond thief, died by suicide in Cincinnati, and Harry Delgado, in New York, suffers a hepatic abscess linked to malaria fever, with mental distress and risk to life.
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H. W. Worth
Topeka Athletic Association
Syntasium
Association
New York
Belle Morgan
Cincinnati
O'Birien
Europe
Mae Stuart
Mabel Stanley
Mabelet
Delgado
The
Mall and Express
Harry Delgado
Spanish Troops Defeat Philippine Rebels on Basig River
Official dispatches from Manila report a battle on the Basig river where Philippine rebels attempted to obstruct Gaviestion. Spanish losses were ten killed and twenty wounded while insurgents suffered two killed and many wounded. Thirteen camps fired on Manila.
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Madrid
Manllla
Basig River
Manilla
Cleveland Rolling Mill to Resume Operations
The plate and sheet mill of the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company, shut since 1883, will reopen within days, likely rehiring two to three hundred workers.
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Cleveland Rolling Mill
Cleveland
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claims world’s best salve
Ad states Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers laitis rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and heals piles with a money back guarantee. Price 26 cents per box and sold by J K Jones at Firth and Kansas Ave.
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J. K. Jones
Firth
Kansas Ave
Munyon Headache Cure Tablets Offer Quick Relief
Munyon claims his headache cure tablets treat headaches neuralgia indigestion nervousness overwork colds intemperance constipation travel fatigue and many other ailments. The ad promises immediate relief and a gentler effect on the stomach and nerves with a separate remedy for each disease. Sold by druggists mostly five cents a vial with free medical advice via letters to Professor Munyon.
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Munyon
Tobacco Interests Press Higher Tariff Than McKinley Act
Washington Jan 5. Tobacco interests urged the Ways and Means committee for higher duties on imported tobacco and cigars as part of the tariff schedule. Delegations from growers, importers, Havana and Sumatra users clashed over rates while Moses Krahn led the National Association of Tobacco Manufacturers. Leaders argued tobacco is a luxury and should yield revenue considerations, sparking discord over native and imported product duties.
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Ways and Means Committee
Havana
Sumatra
National Association of Tobacco Manufacturers
Moses Krahn
Cincinnati
Michael Tobin
Bald
Ieee
N. Y
J. R. van Dusser
Horseheade
N.Y
George J. Smith
Kingston
Ibacco
F. P. Genby
Tampa
Pla
Poor Schools in Maine Report Sparks Education Debate
A state superintendent report condemns waste in Maine schools and calls for better funding, better buildings, and qualified teachers. It notes $1,768,223 spent yearly with 555 per 30 scholars, poor buildings 21 percent, fair 60 percent, and only 4 percent excellent. Textbooks average 54 cents per child per year, and one city used 32 seats per year. One fifth of teachers deemed unqualified. average student age 9 to 10. few brick buildings. desks and reading materials scarce. many schools lack modern facilities.
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Auburn
Gan
Maing
The Merry World at the Grand Opera House
Canary and Laferer present The Merry World at the Grand Opera House Topeka next Thursday. The show features over sixty performers including Catherine Barrio from Moscow and Anna Belle a famed transformation dancer with striking costumes and lavish scenery. Vivian Patoe and other noted acts join a Seerabe portion while routines like the campaign march with valiver and wrapaprisiace add novelty.
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Canary & Laferer
Grand Opera
Topeka
Catherine Barrio
Annabelle
Anna Sylvester
Eva Tanguay
Louise Dempsey
Ben Grinnell
Chasina
Companh
Vivian Patoe
Harper's Magazine 1897 catalog and lineup preview
Summary of Harper's Magazine 1897 including fiction by Da Maurier intrigue with trilby successor and Frank KR Storckton new novel. Features short stories by Twain Mage Davis Wister Bangs and More. Articles on science history Mexico today and Africa white man’s Africa with illustrations. Subscription offer and Harper & Brothers address.
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Frank KR. Storckton
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Mark Twain
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Richard Harding Davis
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John Kendrick Bangs
Huth Mefnery Stuart
Ostave Thanet
Mary Hi Wilking
Henry Smith Wilthens
Andrew Wilsion
Mexico
Charles Fi Lammis
Harper's Zine
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Americas
Petics
Woodrow Wilson
John Bach MacMasters
James Barnes
Sheridan
Gen
G. A_Porsyth
Howell
Africa
East
Poultney Bigstow
Stephen Bonral
F. Hopkinson Smith
Richard Hardie Davis
WL Caton Woodrilly
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