Bryan Predicts Reaffirmation of Kansas City Platform at St Louis
William J. Bryan arrived from the west and predicted the reformers would be crushed at the St Louis convention. He said the Kansas City platform would be reaffirmed in full with no specified new issues. He declined to discuss Cleveland's nomination and denied plans for an alliance with William R Hearst.
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Kansas City Platform
New York
William J. Bryan
St. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Cleveland
William R. Hearst
Hearst
Charles A. Towne
Buffalo
Albany
Alton B. Parker
Towne
Judge Parker
Gates on the Outlook
John W. Gates expresses renewed optimism about the U S economy calling stocks cheap compared with 1900 levels and noting abundant money strong exports high internal commerce rich farming areas and rising farmer profits as markets improve. He says the country is too rich for pessimism and expects better markets and growing optimism.
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New York
John W. Gates
New York Stock Exchange Admits Cotton King Daniel J Sully
Daniel J. Sully known as the cotton king was admitted to the stock exchange seat. He was escorted onto the floor by Charles G. Gates and immediately covered with cotton prepared by fellow members. The initiation took about thirty minutes and left Sully in a wreck with a ragged hat collar and coat.
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New York
Daniel J. Sally
Stock Exchange
Charles G. Gates
Exchange
Sully
Armstong Executed for Christmas Murder in Railyard
Pleasant Armstrong was hanged in the Baker City railyard for the Christmas morning murder of Minnie Ensminger near Haines in 1902. He spoke to the crowd, saying he was sorry for his crime and kept his nerve until the end.
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Baker City
Ore
Pleasant Armstrong
Minnie Ens Minger
Haines
Armstrong
Dynamite Plant Accident Kills One in Ashland
The Atlantic Dynamite company plant near Ashland Wisconsin had its first accident on January 23. William Gilbertson was blown to pieces and Nels Peterson suffered injuries.
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Ashland
Wis
Atlantic Dynamite Company
William Gilbertson
Nels Peterson
Diphtheria Closes Matavia School In Wisconsin
Diphtheria outbreak forces temporary shutdown of the village school at Matavia Wisconsin. The news also reports a $1000 verdict against Colonel Ball Brooklyn automobile maker for a fatal crash. Other items include placer excitement near Tucumcari New Mexico and multiple railroad catastrophe deaths in Ohio Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Matavia
Wis
Hamilton, D
Colonel Ball
Brooklyn
Shot Down by Highwaymen in Chicago Robbery
Peter Stesek, 19 Front Street, was shot by three robbers at Chicago Avenue and Carpenter Street while with Anton Sudibski. Sudibski was searched, paid 5 cents, Stesek wounded in the thigh and hospitalized at St Marys. Police arrested five suspects but could not identify them.
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Chicago
Peter Stesek
Front Street
Chicago Avenue
Carpenter Street
Stesek
Anton Sudibski
Sudibski
St. Mary's Hospital
Beloit centenarian Mary Hunt marks 102 with full faculties
Beloit Wisconsin January 23 Mrs Mary A Hunt aged 102 remains mentally alert. Born in Gorham New York she attended an early Massachusetts public school as one of the first in the state.
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Beloit
Wis
Mary A. Hunt
Gorham
N. Y
Massachusetts
Russian Grand Duke Bets Big at Monte Carlo
Jan 23 report that Grand Duke Alexis broke the bank at Monte Carlo by winning about $50,000 in roulette in half an hour.
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Nice
Alexis
Monte Carlo
Weather forecast to 8 PM over Midwest states
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana and Michigan. Partly cloudy with snow flurries in the north and colder conditions with brisk northwest winds in Illinois and Indiana. Michigan expects snow and colder conditions with brisk northerly winds. Iowa stays fair but colder with fresh northwest winds.
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Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
Markets Report From Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago Board of Trade quotes list grains including May wheat at 1.28 3/4, corn around 1.37 1/4, oats about 42 1/4, and pigs and cattle futures. East Buffalo and St Louis markets show live stock prices with hogs around 4.60 to 5.50 and cattle from 2.40 to 7.76, reflecting a busy regional trading day.
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St. Louis
For Sale Household Furniture and Engines
Wants. For Salie Good household furniture cheap call at this office. 86-6 For Sale two gasoline engines 15 horse old style 5 horse Fairbanks Morris new style all in good repair Will sell cheap 80-1f Chas R Parkinson Lost Latin grammar Mina Williams name in book Return to Journal office.
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Salie
Fairbanks- Morris
Chas
R. Parkinson
Rammar
Mina Williams
Bachelor Maids Meeting Set For Verne Ashby Home
A Special Notice announces a Bachelor Maids meeting at Verne Ashby’s residence on Monday night inviting members and interested attendees to attend.
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Verne Ashby
Local residents depart for home on morning trains
From this city several residents left today for various destinations. D Carris heads to West Chester, while H M Eicher travels via Rock Island to Richland on business.
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D. Carris
West Chester
H. M. Eicher
Rock Island
Richland
Chicago hogs and cattle market report from January 23 1904
Official receipts yesterday 21 959 shipments 5 835. Estimated receipts today 17 000 with 3 038 left over. Market strong at best of yesterday. Light hogs 4 55 to 8 50 mixed packers 4 05 to 5 15 heavy shipping grades 4 75 to 5 20 rough 4 75 to 4 90 pigs 4 10 to 4 60 porkers 4 70 to 4 85. Cattle dull sheep and lambs steady.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Soruset Tc
Texas
East Huitaio
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Best
Grain firm report from Chicago market dated January 23 1904
Beach Wickham Grain Co and McCall Bros Agents from Washington Iowa reported in Chicago market news. The brief item records a trading update or market notice involving the Grain Co and brokerage agents in the early 1900s Chicago financial scene.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chicago Board of Trade
McCall Bros
Washington
Chicago
The Little Christian inspires big hopes for February show
Manager Moore aims to bring Chas. H. Clarke's New York company to town for February. If secured, ticket prices will range from 50c to 75c and $1.90?
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West
Chas. H. Clarke
New York
Moore
Local arrivals and travel updates in town
Mrs Earl Draper and two children expected this evening on the Milwaukee from Uniontown Kansas will visit for a few weeks at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs W Mayhew southeast of the city Miss Mary Boileau traveled this afternoon on the Milwaukee for Haskins Strickland of Johnstown NY was in town with a full line of H & P gloves Government thermometer registered two degrees below zero this morning a sharp drop from sixteen degrees above yesterday Elizabeth Pacha left this morning on the Rock Island for Pleasant Plain
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Iowa City
Susie Gelski
Rock Island
Brighton
Cora Ball
Fairfield
John Kafka
Pleasant Plain
City
Miss Langenberg
Columbus Junction
Wim
Rosella Tobin
Cotter
Academy
J. T. Clark
Des Moines
C. J. Wilson
Michael Wilson
Mrs. Anwyl
Crawfordsville
Strickland
Johnstown
N. Y
Elizabeth Pacha
California
Golden State Limited
el Paso
Northeastern
Southern Pacific
Missouri River
Southern California
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
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