Seven Die in Hoboken Fire Disaster Across Three Tenements
Two fires in Hoboken between Saturday night and Sunday morning left seven dead and many homeless. The Schroeder family perished in a triple tragedy at 165 167 169 Monmouth Street while Mangles and others lost lives in the adjacent building. Property losses reach $75,000 to $80,000 with limited insurance coverage.
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Newae Brest
Nellie Schroeder
Henry Bohroeder
Maggie Schroeder
Kate Schroeder
John Schroeder
Willie Schroeder
Mabel Mangles
Willie
Maggie
Kate
John
Henry
Fourteenth Street
Jnday
Ferdinand Mangles
Mangles
Mabel
SINK SPANISH GUNBOATS IN A FAILED D ISLODGING ATTEMPT
A Key West special to a New York paper reports a Spanish naval disaster as 15 gunboats were sunk and about 100 men killed or missing with 75 wounded. General Weyler dispatched Colonel Serves with 800 men to capture fortified heights near Paez on the Camnao river in Santa Clara province.
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Key West
New York
Naval Department
Weyler
Paez
Camnao
Santa Clara
Serves
Great Schema for Cotton Bale Compresses in Galveston
Galveston capitalists contemplate forming a stock company with $5,000,000 authorized capital to introduce cylindrical bale cotton compresses across the cotton states. Plans include ginning and compressing plants at key points to handle as many as 10,000,000 bales in a season.
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Galveston
Texas
Favorable talk on James Wilson for agriculture post
James Wilson of Iowa arrived in Canton Friday evening and spoke privately with Major McKinley after a cordial reception. Wilson is expected to be offered the agriculture portfolio and to accept, indicating strong support for his appointment.
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Tolay Sare
James Wilson
Iowa
Canton
Treaty Gets Favorable Report on Arbitration Pact Amendments
Senate foreign relations committee endorses the arbitration treaty with amendments after a three hour session. An essential change removes the King Oscar of Norway and Sweden as umpire, leaving selection to the two powers if needed. A new provision blocks arbitration on foreign policy issues without a special agreement. The King Oscar vote split along party lines with Senator Gray dissenting on striking the clause.
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Eénate Committee On Foreign Relations
Oscar
Norway
Sweden
Great Britain
Europe
King Oscar
Seator Gray
Delaware
Goff TENDERED PORTFOLIO ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY DECLINE
In Canton Ohio it is announced that Judge Nathan Goff of West Virginia has been offered the attorney-generalship by President-elect McKinley and a letter declining the post has been received. Goff may seek the Senate, preferring his U S judgeship, opening a scramble over southern representation in cabinet selections. Meanwhile Russell A. Alger’s war portfolio appointment draws cheers from Michigan and central western states.
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Tt Ie
Canton
Nathan Goff
West Virginia
McKinley
Goff
Senate
Henes
United States
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
Central Western States
Palatka Freed in Cahaba River Wreck Case
Sam Palatka, charged with wrecking the Birmingham Mineral train on the Cahaba river bridge, was discharged by Judge J. J. Banks after witnesses and a confessed claim were reviewed. The ruling affects ongoing rail damage suits totaling about half a million dollars in claims.
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Sam Palatka
Birmingham
Cahaba River Bridge
J. J. Banks
Atlanta
J. M. Wilson
Eatonton
Palatki
Tanner
Palatka
Terguson
Banks
Cahaba
Republicans Unseated as Nebraska Lawmakers Charged
Fusion majority in the Nebraska Legislature unseated four Republican Douglass county members from Omaha after an all day dispute. The bribery charges included buying naturalization papers using a corruption fund and intimidation.
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Nebraska
Douglass County
Omaha
Mine Disaster Kills One and Wounds Ten at Geouga Shaft
Edward Batson died instantly in a Geouga mine accident near Flemington West Virginia. Ten others were seriously injured with two possibly fatally hurt as a loaded car broke loose on an inclined railway, crash-ramming an empty car while thirty miners rode upward.
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Edward Batson
Geouga
Flemington
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Breeding Stock and Animal Lungs Highlighted by Farmers
The piece stresses deep chests and broad nostrils as key signs of good breeding stock and strong lungs. It notes lungs influence digestion and vitality in horses cows and poultry. Practical tips include light winter feeding grain boosts, grit and oyster shells, and pasture when possible.
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Grady
Boston
Feeds and milk gains from oats and corn economics
Practical Farmer argues dairymen profit by feeding oats and corn cheaply. By exchanging oats for bran and using corn manure, farmers can cut costs while increasing milk output. A 25 cent butter market would magnify gains, benefiting rich returns and family wealth.
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Weiter
Practical Winter Poultry Feeding Guidelines From Zeeding Poultry
The article outlines winter poultry care stressing warm corn feed in mornings to energize hens, avoid excess shelled corn for layers, and use hot mash at night with scraps and vegetables. It recommends noon wheat scatter, ongoing scratching, and seasonal oats boiled for better digestion. It warns against dry oats and notes corn’s necessity in cold climates while adjusting diet with warmer temps.
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Atrow
Improved Navy Bean Promises Big Yields in Northern Climates
A new bean variety, the Improved Navy Bean, results from a cross between California Navy and Washington beans. It grows larger than the Navy, ripens evenly in about ninety days, and yields well on stony loam land. Cultivation in close-row setups aids weed control, with simple hand or horse-drawn harvesting. The beans dry bright and clean, suit cool northern regions, and show promise for New York and New England markets.
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NAVY
California
Washington
Middle States
Aman
Aorda
Miahigin
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Aslep
New York
New England
Poultry Guide Warns Against Carelessness and Disease
A column on proper fowl care links cleanliness, exercise, and draft control to healthy birds. It warns against neglectful attitudes and notes when symptoms like pale combs or lice indicate trouble. It also mentions Prince Dimitri Khilkov distributing estates to peasants with seven acres kept for himself.
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Dimitri Khilkov
Tolatos
Family Life and Parental Labor in a Memoir Letter
The author describes domestic life with grandchildren, children, and a wife, detailing boisterous play, moral reflections, and the strain of caring for youths. He recalls a sick grandchild and prays for relief, notes the value of children over property, and contrasts parental discipline with mercy. He cites Daniel Webster and laments male violence while praising maternal devotion.
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LT Ning
Fred Unsnd
Thorn
M Fife
Cmessia
Byd
Honyon
Sho
Millonoran
Audtion
Alger
Daniel Wobator
Syun
Peuta
Sha
Wil
Sea
Dye
Dick C
Oll
Belial
Nolae
Fragments Reflect on a Child's Value and Loss
A distorted verse laments a sick girl and the priceless worth of a child versus vast losses. It questions fate after a deadly railroad accident and moral duties of parents, lawyers, and society amid sorrow.
Nature in the Ocean and the Whale Food Chain
The text explains how the whale food animal called urochilus sustains vast herring shoals and sea life. It details how tiny larvae and microscopic crustaceans feed on detritus, becoming nourishment for fish like cod tuna and mackerel, shaping the ocean’s ecological balance.
Deafness and hearing traits across species alma science notes
A garbled excerpt discusses ears and hearing in animals and humans, noting that slaves of sound vary widely. It references deaf composers, warden riddled anatomy, cricket feeding habits, and the Hynee as a news focus. Mentions Dunn and Toleroott jokes, a 1880s deaf education reference, and Bell's method of elocution.
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Beethogan
Mort
Emily
Bell
Inventive Insane Patients and Their Odd Inventions
A fragment describes insane patients proposing unusual devices including a tennis racket head contraption to lift balls and an early air pump sailboat idea. It notes some inventors claim plans to cure fear and even a flying machine suspended by atmospheric pressure. It mentions insurers considering large sanitariums for consumptives developing disease after insurance.
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Hus
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