Banker Otto Wasmansdorff Found Dead After Bank Collapse
Chicago reports Otto Wasmansdorff a leading banker, driven by financial reverses and the recent failure of Wasmansdorff & Heimermann, shot himself at his Cleveland Avenue home. His sons heard the gunfire as he died in the front hall bedroom, the room in order, assets listed at 550000 and mobility 145000.
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Chicago
Otto Wasminsche 7
Banker Wasmansdorff
Cleveland Avenue
William G
Otto, Jr
Wasmansdorff
Wasmansdorff & Heimermann
National Bank of Illinois
Atlas National to Liquidate and Pay Depositors in Full
Chicago announces Atlas National Bank will retire from business due to ill health of its president. Depositors will be paid in full on presentation of checks. Liabilities reduced to about 1.15 million with ample assets including cash around 250,000 and giltedged bills receivable of 1.2 million. Clearing House will advance up to 690,000 to cover deposits. bank will not take new deposits.
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Chicago
Atlas National Bank
Bank 5
Clearing House Association
Atlas
C. B. Farwell
Atlas National
John V. Farwell & Co
Farwell
Batavia
Ill
Norton Bros
Millers
Thi Bank
W. D. C. Grannis
W. Stone
Clearing House
Clearing House Committee
Associated Banks
Isaac Lombard
L. G. Gage
C. Smith
R. G. Keith
C. J. Blatr
Eckels
National Bank of Illinois
Telegraph
McKeon
Bank of Minnesota Hints at Reorganization Plan
St Paul December 27 officers directors and a few stockholders met to discuss current affairs of the Bank of Minnesota and adopt a resolution expressing the sense of the group on future steps toward reorganizing the bank’s affairs. The statement emphasizes a concerted effort to restore stability and resume normal operations.
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St. Paul
Bank of Minnesota
Bank of Minnesota to reorganize under committee plan
A three member committee including William Dawson BE W Peet and Arnold Kalam was appointed to formulate a plan for reorganizing the Bank of Minnesota and to present it to directors stockholders and others present.
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Bank of Minnesota
Messrs
William Dawson
BE. W. Peet
Arnold Kalam
Negro Lynched in Owensboro After Election
Alfred Holt alias Alexander, a colored man who killed Police Officer A White, was taken from Owensboro jail by a mob at 2 30 am. Holt was hanged in the court house yard after a short appeal for life. The mob fled town quietly, following a spree of mob violence across Kentucky a week.
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Owensboro
Alfred Holt
Alexander
A. White
John Ashby, Jr
Ashby
Holt
Court House
White
George Basket
Commonwealth
Kentucky
Henry Findley
Mayfield
Logan County
Jim Stone
Will Suet
Gouvernor Stone prevents Jefferson City lynching
In Jefferson City Missouri on December 26 Governor Stone confronted a mob of about 1000 at the county jail to spare Tobe Lanahan a lynching after the brutal murder of Millie Gray, a one year old girl. The mob relented and Lanahan was moved to the state penitentiary.
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Jefferson City
Governor Stone
Tobe Lanahan
Millie Gray
Joseph Stampfli
Spring Hill Coal Mines On Fire In Halifax
Fire at Spring Hill coal mines began in a pipeway on the east slope and spread rapidly. Government Inspector Gilpin found flames issuing from openings with two cupolas burned and the bankhead torn away. The loss is described as enormous and likely to cause widespread destitution among miners if work cannot resume this winter.
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Halifax
Spring Hill
Gilpin
Amherst
Leadville Miner Murdered After Ball Encounter
Four Missouri miners at the Bison mine confronted Patrick Carney and his wife near their home in Leadville. After a brief exchange, one miner shot Carney dead. Mrs Carney identified a suspect, Evans, as the killer. Officials fear miner union tensions may rise as the case unfolds. Carney’s intoxication and alleged attempt to arrest the men are denied by the prisoners.
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Leadville
Colo
Bison
Patrick Carney
Carney
Funeral of Kate Field Crowded by City Elites in San Francisco
The final rites for Kate Field were held at Trinity Church with Gov. Budd's staff, foreign consuls, and city leaders in attendance. The service, led by Rev. George H. B. Wolf, featured music by P. J. West and a Chopin tribute as the casket departed to the crematory. The ashes will be sent to Chicago for burial in Mount Auburn, Boston, per Miss Field's wishes.
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San Francisco
Kate Field
Trinity Dareh
Budd
George HB. Wolf
Episcopal Church
P. J. West
Chopin
Odd Fellows
H. H. Kohisaat
Chicago
Mount Auburn
Boston
Miss Field
Jes. D Phelan
A. W. Foster
San Francisco & Northern Pacific Railroad
Henry ©. Highton
W.H. Mills
Southern Pacific Land Department
W. C. Bunner
E. D. Dement
C. M. Coe
The
Press Club
Henry James
Examiner
W. F. Burke
Call
H. D. Scott
the Chronicle
James V. Booth
Report
F. C. Robers
Fost
James H. Tyler
Bullets
Alfred B. Nye
Carland Enquirer
Press Club of
Henry Highton
H. H. Kohlsaar
Washington
Henry FB
Tuiurlier
Secetary
Cleveland
George Crocker
Highton
Wirs
Lberty
Albert Johanson
Chicago Times-Herald
M. H. de Young
Henry E. Highton
Governor Budd
Marian Y. Bunner
Lilian Whiting
California Wine Growers
Sol Smith
F. Boyd
Sutro
Phelan
Woman Newspaper Workers of
Rebels on Transvaal border threaten Cape Town peace
Taung rebels led by whites from the Cape Town volunteers attacked burghers amid disturbed districts now under arms. Premier Sir J Gordon Sprigz asked whether volunteers should be sent to Beuchana border. Transvaal government wired hopes measures will be taken to preserve peace and prevent misunderstanding.
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Cape Town
Taung
J. Gordon Sprigz
Beuchana
Transvaal
Pierre Wibaux at Chicago Auditorium in speculative wind
Pierre Wibaux the Montana ranch owner and cattle king is in Chicago at the Auditorium. The exact purpose is not disclosed but he is likely arranging future beef shipments. He is described as a plunger who turns ventures into gold, with Windy City speculators seeking a sensational move from the famed financier.
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Windy City
Chicago
Pierre Wibaux
Montana
Montreal Journal Calls Liberal Catholics to Revolt
La Patria of Montreal prints a two column defiance against the Catholic church urging liberal Catholics to revolt. It declares excommunication as the start of a war to the death and offers its financial and intellectual resources to aid the conflict.
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Montreal Journal
Montreal
la Patria
Iself
Duhme Jewelry Case Reported in Cincinnati Court
At Cincinnati toctonati vee 28 Frank Duhme and Herman Duhme Jr traded in jewelry and silverware of the Duhme Company, a transaction described as a failure today.
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Cincinnati
Toctonati
Vee
Frank Duhme
Herman Dualme, Jr
Duhme Company
Charges of professionalism threaten Olympic annual game
In San Francisco on December 27, charges of professionalism were made against Hall and Laswell of Butte. The New Year football game between Butte and the Olympic team may be canceled as the Olympics will not play without the protested players. Laswell is declared a professional bicycle rider and evidence against Hall is cited by Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Association President Humphreys.
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San Francisco
Butte
Hall
Laswell
Humphreys
Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Association
Belgian minister recalled from Washington to St Petersburg
Alfred Leghoit the Belgian minister is recalled after seven years in Washington. He presented his formal letter of recall to President Cleveland and expressed regret. The president congratulated him on a well deserved promotion to St Petersburg.
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Washington
Alfred Leghoit
Cleveland
St. Petersburg
Death of an Aged Traveler in Atlanta
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown widow of ex governor and ex senator Joseph Brown died this morning in Atlanta at age 70. She had recently completed a year and a half tour of Europe and the Holy Land.
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Atlanta
Elizabeth Brown
Joseph Brown
Europe
Holy Land
Cuban Delegation Hailed At Philadelphia Matinee In Lima
In Lima Peru on December 26 Admiral Beardslee staged a matinee aboard the US cruiser Philadelphia. About 1000 people attended including Cuban delegate Senor Aguero. The Cuban flag was waved and cheers of Cuba libre rang out.
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Cuba Libre
Peru
Lima
Admiral Beardslee
United States
Philadelphia
Senor Aguero
Olney Declines Jacksonian Dinner Invite in Chicago
Washington December 26 Secretary Olney has declined the invitation to attend the Jacksonian dinner of the Chicago gold standard democrats as his presence is required at a cabinet dinner on January 7.
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Grover
Washington
Olney
Chicago Gold Standard Democrats
Native Uprising Grows Near Tamigs Reserve
In Bechuanaland near Tamigs reserve, a native rising escalates as a parley is rejected, fighting breaks out, and British forces scramble for reinforcements in Capetown on December 26.
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South Africa
Capetown
Tamigs Reserve
Bechuanaland
Charles Kerr Jurist Dies in Texas
Charles D Kerr long serving district judge in this district died in Antonio Texas. He was widely known as a jurist across the northwest and leaves a mark on the legal community.
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Charles Kerr
St. Paul
Charres D. Kerr
Antonio
Texas
Northwest
Santa Claus To Visit A Cruiser For Brooklyn Silver Service
Preparations are nearly complete for presenting the silver service set from Brooklyn to the new cruiser Brooklyn at the navy yard. Ex-Mayor Schieren will call the assemblage to order and preside, Mayor Wurster will present. The gift, raised by a committee, totals 10287 dollars and weighs 2360 ounces with engraved cruiser imagery. The Brooklyn, launched Oct 2 1895 from Cramp’s yard, measures 400 ft 6 in long and 64 ft 8 in broad, with coal capacity 1163 tons and 566 crew. Its three tall smokestacks and eight 8-inch guns mark its power and design.
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Brooklyn
Dee
Navy Yard
Schieren
Wurster
William Berri
Charles A. Schieren
Henry W. Maxwell
Willis L. Ogden
Don C. Seitz
George A. Price
Marshall T. Davidson
The
Cramp’s
Chile
Argentine
Japan
France
New York
New York Harbor
Big four universities face off in fifth intercollegiate chess battle
New York December 25 The fifth annual intercollegiate chess tournament brings Columbia Harvard Yale and Princeton to Columbia Grammar School from Monday to January 2. Harvard leads with Ryder and Southard as top players while Columbia Yale and Princeton field strong contenders. The trophy cup shifts each year to the winner and Harvard currently holds it after last year's narrow finish.
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New York
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia Grammar School
Asa W. Parker, Jr
Mines
George O. Seward
G. Parker
A. M. Price
Law
Arthur W. Ryder
Elmer E. Southard
W. (. Arnsberg
James Hewins
F. A. Lehrbach
William M. Murdoch
L. A Cook
H. C. Robbins
Edmond B. Seymour
William W. Young
J. A. Ely
F. W. Jarvis
Ryder
White House Christmas Carnival for Cabinet Children
Washington reports a White House Christmas celebration with a towering tree in the library. Marion and Ruth Cleveland recited German pieces while carols were sung as Mrs. Cleveland oversaw tree beautification and Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland exchanged gifts. White House staff also received tokens of esteem.
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Washington
White House
Marion
Ruth
Mrs. Cleveland
The Plum Pudding Industry Expands Globally
London reports show three quarters of a million plum puddings have been exported since November. Weights range from 20 to 100 pounds with orders reaching the United States Canada Australia and South Africa. The industry began a decade ago for expatriates unable to reproduce the traditional holiday dessert and now employs thousands in canning plants as Christmas nears.
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London
Australia
South Africa
Delgado to be treated leniently in Cuba case
Washington reports Enrique Delgado, once a correspondent for the New York Mail and Express, has not been executed by Spanish authorities in Cuba. He will receive leniency under the arrest conditions, though likely to remain jailed while an investigation proceeds.
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Washington
Enrique Delgado
Cuba
State Department
New York Mail and Express
Duel Ends In Death At Missouri Dance Feud Settled
A New Madrid dispatch reports John Adams and Charlies Simpson fought a pistol duel at Joseph Canot’s home in Pemiscott county last night after a feud. Both men fired, Simpson died inside, Adams died near the door, ending the long feud.
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St. Louis
Republic
New Madrid
John Adams
Charlies Simpson
Pemiscott County
Joseph Canot
Simpson
Adams
America 18 belittled by Spain in letter debate
Madrid dispatch reports Liberal letters on Spain United States relations. Senor Pidal argues American union is a vast, evolving power. General Pando questions U.S. strength yet favors diplomacy to avoid war. Moret urges quick end to conflict and reforms, including Cuban autonomy and Philippines inqusitio n, under Cleveland Olney policy.
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Madrid
Spain
United States
Senor Pidal
Chamber of Deputies
Europe
Daniel
America
Berlin
Pando
Panlo
Washington
Senor Moret
Lberal
Cleveland
Olney
Cuba
Philippines
Weyer
Pinar del Rio
Steamer Peru Arrives Amid China Famine Charters Sought
The Peru reached San Francisco from Yokohama and Hong Kong with no quarantine due to a health clearance. Reported Seoul incident involved a Korean execution after attempting to restore the king at the Russian legation. Severe famine hits Chuan Tungszechuen after floods destroy crops and cause landslides. Yokohama merchants seek two new steamship charters between Hong Kong and San Francisco and between Yokohama and San Francisco via Honolulu and Vancouver.
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San Francisco
Peru
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Seoul
Legation
China Gazette
Chuan Tungszechuen
Stong Kong
Honolulu
Vancouver
Estate of a Butte Millionaire to Supreme Court
An appeal from a Suffolk probate decree, approving sale of 10,000 shares of Butte & Boston stock for 180,000 dollars and depositing 150,000 dollars in first mortgage bonds with reorganization groups or Old Colony Trust, is carried to the Massachusetts Supreme Court. Named appellants include Elizabeth Bowdoin, Harriet Wood, Erwin Davis, and Calvin T. Davis.
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Boston
Probate Court
Suffolk County
Morse
Elizabeth Bowdoin
Harriet Wood
Springfield
Erwin Davis
New York
Calvin T. Davis
California
Supreme Court of the Commonwealth
Fire destroys major Potsdam business district
The Windsor hotel along with four saloons, two clothing stores, three restaurants, one grocery, two livery stables and two barber shops were burned in Potsdam New York today causing about 1 000 dollars in damage. In Texas Trust Company Goes Down as receiver Harry P Kohler takes over liabilities 2 488 225 assets 2 714 000 due to hard times and poor collections.
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Potsdam
N. Y
Windsor Hotel
Pallas
Tex
Security Mortgage Trust Company
Harry P. Kohler
Queen Lil Takes a Rest at Parker House
Ex Queen Liliuokalani rests quietly in her Parker House suite in Boston day of calls from relatives of her husband and friends made during her prior visit.
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Queen Lil
Boston
Dec
Liliuekalant
Parker House
Formal Work on the New Tariff
Washington reports the Ways and Means Committee will begin formal tariff bill hearings on Monday, with 12 days of sessions. Chairman Dingley plans a tight schedule and asks delegations to name spokesmen to present views, amid broad interest from labor groups and industry representatives.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Ihe
Dingley
NO AID FROM THE RED CROSS Miss Barton Refuses Cuba Aid
In Jacksonville a Cuban leader Joaquin Fortune pressed Miss Clara Barton head of the American Red Cross for assistance for insurgent wounded in Cuba. Barton declined citing her official position and the delicate nature of the cause while Fortune published Barton’s reply and his own, urging the American people to judge charity and American ideas of religion.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Joaquin Fortune
American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Fortune
Clara Barton—Noble
Great Northern Tunnel Contracts Reported
H C Henry confirms he secured the contract to build the approaches to the Great Northern tunnel through the Cascade mountains in Washington. Workers are en route for preliminary work and the project is expected to take about six months before tunneling begins. The two and a half mile tunnel will lower the railroad line by ten feet.
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Seattle
Wash
H. C. Henry
Great Northern Railroad
Cascade Mountains
Henry
American Inauguration Suit for McKinley Ordered
The Commercial Tribune reports Major McKinley will wear a full American made inaugural suit on March 4. The cloth, woven specifically for the occasion by the Hockanum Manufacturing Company of New York, uses American grown wool and will be a single weaving. It will be sent to Keevel of Cleveland for cutting and tailoring.
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Cincinnatii
Dee
the Commercial Tribune
McKinley
Hockanum Manufacturing Company
New York
Keevel
Cleveland
Disaster at Princeton shaft claims six miners dead
Gas explosion in the Princeton shaft near Princeton Indiana last night killed six miners and left one missing believed dead. Eight men were rescued nearly lifeless but expected to recover. Names of the dead include James Reil Theodore Fabre John Holmes Carl Ponglite John Ernest and Robert Maul son of the company president and secretary.
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Princeton
Ind
James Reil
Theodore Fabre
John Holmes
Carl Ponglite
John Ernest
Robert Maul
Three Friends in a Bad Fix Pirates Probable
Jacksonville dispatch reports Cuban circles claim the Three Friends crew, once labeled filibusters, are now seen as pirates. No official denial issued. if Spain seeks the crew, the U S government must deliver. Assistant Secretary Wike heads to Key West for full situational details as Sickles remains active in New York advocating Cuban intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Spain
Treasury
Wike
Key West
Dan Sickles
New York
Daniel B. Sickles
Jackson
Brooklyn
JO Zoatz
Raiders Free After Short Transvaal Sentences
London reports Cols Gray and White and Dr Jameson released from Holloway fall as five month sentences for violating the foreign enlistment act in the Transvaal invasion expire. In Washington a fraud order is issued against North Western Adjustment Company of St Paul Minnesota.
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Transvaal
London
FE. R. Gray
BE. White
Dr. Jameson
Transvaal Republic
Holloway
Washington
Postmaster General
Northwestern Adjustment Company
St. Paul
Minn
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H.C. Henry
Mr. McKinley
C. S. Perry
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Dewell & McDonald’s Stables
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Townsend, Montana
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G. W. Gilham, M. D
P. C. Hall
Center Broadway
J. L. Belcher, M. D
Townsend, Mont
Cedar and Broadway
E. H. Coodmas
Attorney AT Law
C. H. Baldwin
Townsend
J. E. Kanouse
A. K. Prescott
N. Main &J
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Norman Tripp
H. L. F. Sperling
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