The Gold Bond Sale's Wide Ripple on Commerce
New York feb 8 R G Dun & Co weekly review notes total failures 323 in US and 63 in Canada, praising gold bond sale for stabilizing finances. It says January operations fade as confidence grows in govt support and foreign demand, boosting manufactur and trade. Prices drift lower in leather wool and iron while copper tin and lead rise on speculation. Cotton, corn, and wheat moods vary with crop prospects.
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R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Joan
Congress
Europe
Chicago
East
Pittsburgh
Bessemer
Death of Hon. William H English Indiana Politician
Hon William H English a capitalist and politician of Indiana died in his hotel room after a six week illness. He was born August 27 1822 in Lexington Scott County and was a long time Democratic statesman. He served four terms in Congress and authored the Kansas admission compromise known as the English bill. In 1890 he was the Democratic vice presidential nominee with General Hancock. He later worked on a history project for Indiana and left a considerable fortune.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William H. English
English’s
Will English
Rose Walling
Chicago
Hall
Hodges
English
Frankli W. Hays
Wiliz Qiane County
Hayden
Lexington
Scott
Elisha G
Philip Easton
Hanover College
Indiana Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Congress of the United States
Kansas
English Pill
Union of the States
Congress
United States
Gen
Hancock
Democratic Party
Northwest
Tery
É ’ Riis M. Jackson
Virginia
Fire and Flood Ravage Bound Brook Area
Bound Brook New Jersey suffered a disaster as the Raritan flooded streets to ten feet and a lumber yard fire raged. Rescue efforts failed to save many trapped residents while homes, churches and hotels burned, leaving dozens homeless and at least one confirmed death. Other towns report rising waters, missing persons, and infrastructure damage along the region as storms continue.
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Bound Brook
N.J
Raritan
Pesil
Somerville
N. J
Plainfield
Presbyterian Church
Annex
J. G. Ferris
Miller
Fiend Incarnate: Father Whips Daughter to Death
Jackson Michigan February 8 Jerry Scott a Blackman township man is under arrest for whipping his seven year old daughter for soiling bedding She died from extensive injuries claiming kidney trouble He used a rawhide and a strap in a prolonged beating then rubbed beef gall into her wounds to induce spasms An inquest hearing described the brutal attack sparking mob talk and an extra guard at the jail.
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Beers
Jackson, Mich
Jerry Scott
Blackman Township
Scott
Thomas A. King
Radcliff Hanged for Park County Murder Case
Benjamin Radcliff, an elderly rancher from Park County, was executed at the state penitentiary at 8:05 PM. He killed L. E. McCurdy, Douglass Wyitt, and Samuel Taylor following a dispute at a Tyrall district school election after learning of gossip about his daughter. Convicted July 25, the death sentence stood after appeals and a rejected insanity plea.
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Canyon Cry
Benjamin Radcliff
Park County
State Penitentiary
Tyrall
Parke County
Radcliff
L. E. McCurdy
Douglass Wyitt
Samuel Taylor
Supreme Court
Board of Pardons
Riot Fatality Stuns Wairine Inquest Opens As Widow Faces Testimony
In Wairine Indiana on Thursday a fatal riot sparked foreign class clashes. The saloon where the disturbance began drew crowds as liquor soaked floors and shattered glass remained. An inquest into Emory Matcha and Steve Szungo opened with testimony suggesting the saloon keeper Joseph Maovitik may be implicated though his wife claims she fired into the crowd without causing deaths. The inquest resumes today.
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Wairine
Ind
Emory Matcha
Steve Szungo
Joseph Maovitik
Mra. Maovitik
Russia Opposes US Dispatch Boat at the Dardanelles
Constantinople February 8 A note from the porte rejects a U S request to station a dispatch boat at the Dardanelles. It says regulation should rest on an international agreement and that the United States must apply to the powers that signed the treaty for permission. The note voices opposition to an American dispatch boat.
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Dardanelles
Constantinople
Porte
A. W. Terrell
United States
Thacotty
Ap Nerican
Was Hellman insane when he killed his family
Curcase reports that Fred Hellman murdered his wife and four children on July 4 and then killed himself after learning his real wife and children in Germany were coming to his address. He had promised to send for them before relocating to the United States and later married another woman.
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Curcase
Fred Hellman
Cornelia Street
Germany
Hallman
HISTORY AND LITERARY NOTES AND APPOINTMENTS
Personal and literary items review Froude collecting for England history and the care in verifying facts Costaki Pasha Anthopoulo named Turkish ambassador to Britain. Notes on Mrs Fleming Harvard discovering four new stars, plus a crown prince remark and Elizabeth Ney Montgomer y, statue at the Texas world fair. A bookseller notes Scott’s unparalleled sales, compares him to the Bible, and Rev Ian Maclaren fears Scott becoming a classic rule.
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England
Costaki Pasha Anthopoulo
Court of St. James
Costaki Pasha
Turkey
Fleming
Harvard
Elizabeth Ney
Marshal Ney
Europe
Texas
Sam Mouston
Montgomery
Scott
John Watson
Ian Maclaren
House of Commons
House of Lords
Humorous Exchanges From Early 20th Century Gossip
A collage of jokes and quips from newspapers including Detroit Tribune Indianapolis Journal Philadelphia Record and Brooklyn Life. Bits feature marital squabbles courtroom banter and social satire with playful exchanges about new women babies and domestic life.
Does Fewends Owe You Money in The Way of the World
The Dallas Sifter notes a playful exchange where a character questions another about money owed, with a remark that T. believed he was in debt and accused him of petty abuse akin to a pickpocket.
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Dallas
Tex
Let the Earth Rejoice and Farmers Sing Grass Seed Ad
An advertisement promises hardy grasses clovers and fodder plants can revitalize worn land in about a year while boosting crop yields. It lists varieties Teo sinte Giant Spurry Sacaline Lathyrus and urges sending 14 cents postage to John A Salter Seed Co. for a free catalogue and ten samples valued at ten dollars.
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Valley
The
Nile
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Wordy proverb from Uncle Eben quoted in Washington Star
An old proverb quoted by Uncle Eben suggests that even so called sinners have plenty left for their own use. The fragment reflects regional dialect and newspaper voice.
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Eben
Washington Star
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Gentle Liquid Laxative
An old advertisement text extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant and effective remedy to cleanse the system and break up colds and fevers without after effects. It attributes the product to the California Fig Syrup Company and includes a brief intimate exchange.
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California Fig Syrup Company
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Pocahontas Lake
Easton
Saylor's Lake
Lehigh & Lackawanna Railroad
Raritan River
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Schuylkill
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Russia
Fred Hellmaan
Detroit Tribune
Indianapolis Journal
Africa
Derringer Dan
Herr Muller
Deutscher Soldatenhart
Cincinnati Enquirer
Charlotte
Hood
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Deene Bros
Delong
Ely
J. Hitchcock
U.S
Buffalo
Mae Ge Bly Brothers
Warren Street
New. York
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