Treaty signed to cede Danish West Indies to United States
Washington report notes the treaty of cession was signed today by Secretary of State John Hay and Danish minister Constantine Broe. It will be sent to the Senate for ratification. Separate dispatches say the miners convention re elected Mitchell as president and Wilson as secretary.
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Constantine Broo
Senate
Mitchell
Wilson
Indianapolis
Ind
Jao
Boston Banker Weds in Davenport Union
The marriage of Daniel Gould Wing, a wealthy Boston banker, to Josephine Cable occurred Wednesday evening in Davenport Iowa. Josephine is the daughter of lumberman G Cable and niece of R R Cable, former president of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway.
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Boston
Davenport
Daniel Gould Wing
Josephine Cable
G. Cable
On City
R. R. Cable
Chicagoe Rock Island and Pacific Railway System
Marietta Glass dismisses workers amid alleged strike plans
Workmen at the Marietta Glass company in Redkey Indiana were summarily discharged after organizers reportedly planned a strike to begin next Monday.
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Redkey
Ind
Marietta Glass Company
Amateur skating championship bids set for Verona NJ
Marquis Ito of Japan calls for trials in Naples for the United States and Canada amateur skating title with events planned in Verona New Jersey on January 81 and February 1 if conditions allow. Michael Sheehan of Kansas City dies at 103. Marconi receives Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus from King Victor Emmanuel. German yacht Hohen reaches Gibraltar en route to New York. Smallpox hits Reb B Mingas a Chicago Salvation Army worker. Columbus tires fire causes up to 500 000 in losses. The Custom Cutters' association meets in Milwaukee. Opinion on death by self harm and the value of shared experiences to deter others.
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Naples
United States
Canada
Verona
N. J
Michael Sheehan
Kansas City
Victor Pimmanuel
Wiliam Marconi
Gibraltar
New York
Reb B. Mingas
Chicago
Salvation Army
Castrous Tires
Columbus
Custom Cutters’ Association of America
Milwaeukeep
Wanted Ingersoll Deranged Man Seeks Debtor in Brighton
A disturbed man named Albert Richard wandered Brighton seeking Robert Ingersoll claiming debt unpaid. He insisted Ingersoll was alive, though told he had died. Marshall McCarty detained him and he was held in Dallas county jail awaiting transfer to Clarinda or Dallas county facilities.
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Robert Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Rogersoll
Marshal McCarty
Clarinda
Dallas County
Clarinda Hospital
Local Notes and Society Items From Jan 24
Jan 24 items report visits in town from Frank Kay and Mrs Athearn, wedding invitations for Miss Fannie Stewart and Judd Dutton in Algona, illness of Jesse McDonald’s infant, and Wilmet orchestra at the opera house. Also mentions Mrs R D Lemon’s poor health, trips by William Cherry to Chicago, baseball pitcher Jake Weimer signing with Kansas City Western League, contract details with St Joseph, and Lexington visit by Mrs S C Gardner. Also local arrivals KE P Foss in town, a winter poem “Woman,” license to wed for Tillotson and Brennan, and various visits, lectures, and travels including James Baird, Miss Lena Shaffer, Rev O W McCleary lecture, and Miss Minnie Hanna ill. Also sale notices and cargo trips on Firefly, No 7 passenger movements, and a sale ad for an organ and a West Washington St lot.
Local Residents Recorded in Light Social Movements
Mies Aner Gardner is ill with tonsillitis at her West Main Street home. M Sessler accompanied his daughter, Mrs John Sutherland, home to Burlington last evening on the Narrow Gauge. Editor Manners was here from Crawfordville yesterday.
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Lisle Morehouse
Fort Sherman
Charles Woodford
Brighton
Itis
West Main Street
Ter
John Sutherland
Burlington
Our Leader Is Coffee Promises Low Prices in Washington
The firm proclaims five coffees priced below all rivals in Washington with no exception. They offer 13 cents per cup coffee worth 18 cents and a marked quality at 15 cents. Three blends priced at 20 and 25 cents claim superior value.
Curing the Blues Doctor Promotes Smile Cure
A Minneapolis nervous diseases expert reports a new non drug remedy for melancholy: keep corners of the mouth turned up and smile. He notes patients improve, with women more often trying the method, and says genuine tears can be shed if the mouth is drawn down. The free cure originated at home and requires no patent.
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Minneapolis
Urpal
Miners Trapped by Lost Creek Mine Explosion
Oskaloosa reports a deadly mine disaster at Lost Creek with sixty miners trapped. Four dead and six fatally injured have been recovered. the total death toll remains uncertain as details are scarce. Local officials struggle to assess the full extent of the explosion’s casualties.
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Oskaloosa
Lost Creek
Wall Street Methods in a Barn Watering Stock
A playful exchange between a city nephew and his aunt referencing the broker’s office in New York. The nephew says he will help in the barn where the uncle is watering the stock, illustrating a rustic twist on Wall Street lore.
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New York Herald
Picture Price and Nerve Echo in Courtroom Banter
In a clipped courtroom exchange, Happy Hogan and Birdie Blinks joke about never having their pictures taken and the price of a portrait. Judge remarks on nerve, highlighting the humorous moment amid legal proceedings.
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Happy Hogan
Birdie
Rumors of Wife's Faults Mentioned in Ohio Robberies
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a wife criticizing her husband’s sanity in a quotation about a domestic fault. Reports from Felicity and Shreve, Ohio describe two robberies where the thieves failed to obtain anything.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Ohio
Felicity
Shreve
Fortnightly Club to Meet at Mrs Dr Jenkins Home
The Fortnightly Club will meet at the home of Mrs Dr Jenkins tomorrow Saturday afternoon at two o’clock.
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Dr. Jenkins
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