Various World Notes and Local Anecdotes in 19th Century Paper
A miscellany of international figures, political shifts, and cultural facts ranges from Wyoming Senate seat chatter and German politics to Greenland exploration and Japanese census notes. It also covers European canal plans, Russian commerce, a Brazilian envoy’s American wife, and U S iron production figures alongside local Connecticut and Massachusetts anecdotes.
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Wuar
United States
Philadelphia
Elias Bondinot
Congress
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Georgia
State Legislatures Open Amid Broad Party Organizing
Across New Hampshire Connecticut Illinois Michigan Minnesota Missouri and more the 1891 legislative sessions opened with party lines and caucus nominations shaping leadership. Governors and speakers were elected or contested in several states as sessions convened and county caucuses prepared for votes. The census payroll and costs also drew attention as officials tallied personnel and expenditures.
Weather Across Europe and Kansas Brings Severe Cold
The continent endures extreme cold with Paris deaths and Nord forest losses. Hamburg reports frozen Elbe and blocked ports. ships stranded, crews lacking food. North German ports shut, navigation suspended. In Russia expulsions paused as snow claims more lives. Kansas faces a historic blizzard. trains late, wires down, storm reaching Ellis and beyond.
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Lonnox
Paris
Department of the Nord
Hamburg
Elbe
Longpox
Russia
Kansas
Kansas City
Sunflower State
Junction City
Union Pacific Railroad
Ellis
Kan
Two Brothers Drown as Mother Narrowly Escapes
Cassville Wisconsin reports two boys Joseph and Willie Barren aged 10 and 13 drown in the Mississippi on Thursday while playing near home. Their mother heard their cries for help and a nearby resident aided before she too nearly drowned.
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Cassville
Wis
Joseph
Willie Barren
Mississippi
Indian Strife Reports From Pine Ridge and Wounded Knee
Reports from Pine River South Dakota say heavy firing near the hostile camp with troops poised to move. Lieutenant Edward W. Casey of the Twenty second Infantry killed near the hostiles. General Miles considers agency transfers a benefit to Indians. General Colby assigns 1700 militia along the western Pine Ridge and Rosebud frontier. Buffalo Bill aids Colby. funds for pay estimated at 56009 dollars. Hostiles burn cabins near the agency. Red Cloud’s role and possible attacks loom as Miles tightens defenses around the school and agency.
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Pine River
S. D
Brooke
Wounded Knee Creek
General Miles
Miles
Edward W. Casey
Twenty-second Infantry
War Department
Tongue River
Standing Rock
Rosebud
Cheyenne River
Pine Ridge
Omana
Neb
Colby
State Militia
Valentine
Cody
Gordon
Rushville
Haysprings
Chadron
Crawford and
Harrison
Buffalo Bill
Baker
Omaha
Comegys
Cheyenne
Prxe Riner Acesey
General Brooke
White Clay Creek
Red Cloud
Orenffer
Casey
Pry River Agency
Prse Eres
Thursto
Phillip Schwenky
K Troop
Jefferson Barracks
Newark
N. J
Wounded Knee
Little Wound
Colonel Shafter
Sitting Bear
Long Bull
Minor News Items Summary
Week ending January 10 reports Minister Lincoln sailing to London. Springfield Center NY nearly destroyed by fire. Roch ester shoemakers strike ends. Caldwell TX hangs Jacob Murphy for murder. Armour SD fire devastates business district. Paris piano warehouse fire costs 1,000,000 francs. Robbery and arson kill Peters family in Cordele GA. SW Herman robbed near Lima OH. Europe cold with many deaths. Mount Vernon ME fires destroy offices bank homes. Decker Howell brokers resume NY. Lagrippe deaths near Woodville MS. Emma Abbott funeral in Chicago. Carlsbad floods cause 126 deaths and 300 million florins. Ohio penitentiary escapes. Laredo Kansas firm fails. Lake Superior copper output 77,688,414 lb. David Davidson whipped in Indianapolis. Billy Davis kills foster mother and brother in Pueblo CO. Conley of Steuben Co. NY disappears. 400 Columbus IN citizens hunts foxes. 28 killed. Springfield MA boys burglaries case. Ranchmen Morris and Chatham in Leadville quarrel. both fatally. Rev John McClintock of Carmichaels PA dies at 83. Samuel McClendon crushed at Ballston Spa. St Johns Lutheran Lancaster PA accident. Judge Charles Devens dies in Boston. Denver Iron and Steel Co incorporated. Brumfield McCoy vendetta renewed in Logan County. Glass tableware firms form alliance with 8,000 workers. Texas earthquake hits Buss. Diamonds stolen in New Oceans. Thuringia weavers flee to America. Cyclone in Texas kills four. Chicago area train collision. Morroto California stable fire burns 22 horses. Wallace Claypool burned at 16. Nine burn victims at Moscow Royal Hotel. McComb OH fire destroys six blocks.
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Lincoln
London
Springfield Center
N. Y
Rochester
Jacob Murphy
Caldwell
Tex
Armour
8. D
Paris
Cordele
Herman
Lima
Europe
Mount Vernon
Decker, Howell & Co
New York
Lagrippe
Woodville
Miss
Emma Abbott
Central Music Hall
Chicago
Carlsbad
Germany
Ohio
Columbus
Leredo Land Improvement Company
Laredo
Kan
Lake Superior
David Davidson
Indianapolis
Ind
Pueblo
Col
Billy Davis
Armsby
Kim Armsby
Frank M. Conley
Steuben County
Reading
Cohocton
Springfield
Mass
John Morris
Frank Chatham
Carbondale
Leadville
John McClintock
Carmichaels
Samuel McClennan
George West
Ballston Spa
St. John's Lutheran Church
Lancaster
In Congress Senate and House Debates of January
The article recounts Senate action from January including McConnell's oath, the elections and apportionment bills, and debates on free coinage of silver with Senators Teller West and Morrill weighing in. House items cover mail rates, public buildings, pensions, and army officer details. Also notes a major trust dissolution and local incidents and appointments.
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Washington
McConnell
Rep
Idaho
Census Committee
Teller
West
Morrill
Wasutxaton
Shoup
Wasnixeton
Davenport
Akron
Wasn
Treasury
National Bank
United States
Denville
Wasuixeros
Franz Sigel
Wasarxeton
Wasargoros
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E. Bucher
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Jefferson City
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Richmond & Danville
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H. Webster Crowl
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Pine Ridge Agency
South Dakota
Jauge Devens
Charles Devens
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
President Hayes
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David H. Moffett
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Jacob Claypool
Moscow
Royal Hotel
Creveland
McComb
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American Harvester Company
Warder, Bushnell & Glessner
Ashlasp
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Molunder & Bennett
Molunder
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John Brown
A. W. Johnson
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Chris Oelschlager
Charlotte Reese
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Wm. A. Russell
Lambert Tree
Nathaniel Hill
Colorado
Menpoitez
Delamater & Co
Derroit, Mich
John Stinson
Here
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Louis R. Redmond
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