Lynching of Kidnappers Reported in Starr County
Rio Grande City December 10. Sheriff of Starr County arrested Cecil Barres and Vivian Diez, charged with kidnapping Senor Barres last August. En route here a mob of twenty Mexicans overhauled him and lynched the captors on the spot. The Mexican vigilantes action remains unexplained.
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Barren
Kidnuapper
Rio Grande City
Starr County
Cecil Barres
Vivian Diez
Senor Barres
Gould Stirs Up a Pool in London Telegraph Talks
New York reported from London that Jay Gould pressed English partners in the cable pool for better terms for the Western Union Telegraph Company. Western Union officers declined comment, Russell Sage acknowledged some foundation but did not expect the pool's dissolution. Hee Telvedt’s statements would be made to Western Union. Hig Land Suit in Kansas City involved Judge Gills hearing arguments in the case at Henry Richiles, a Wahash wn.
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Gould
New York
London
Jay Gould
Western -Wufan, Company
Hig Land
Kansas City
Idge
Gills
Henry Richiles
Aupinat
Railway Claim To Recover Forty Acres In City
Skiles asserts prior title to western city land valued at $1,000,000. Judge Gilis took the case under advisement. Also news that steamship lines align on steerage rates, maintaining a $36 baseline for North German Lloyd with differential charges for others.
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Skiles
Gilis
New York
Thingvata Fine
Lloyd
Retirement of Sparks praised by Omaha capitalist in Curiao
Francis Grabble of Omaha argues Land Commissioner Sparks retirement harms the West but praises strict land laws. He credits enforcement for better land improvement and less ranch-employee fraud, noting Nebraska’s rapid growth and predicted 1892 position relative to Illinois if trends continue.
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Sparks
Curiaco
Francis Grabble
Omaha
the Pacific
New West
Mr. Grabble
Nebraska
French Crisis Deepens as Carnot Fails to Form Cabinet
London reports show France’s Republican discord hinders cabinet formation as Carnot seeks a weak premier to control the ministry. The move risks prolonged crisis and possibly a new presidential election. Also noted is memorial in Limerick unveiled at a funeral service.
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London
Carnot
M. Falleries
M. Goblet
M. Carnot
Grevy
Dupuy
Manchester
Limerick
Dublin Peace Move Attributed To Irish National League
Scotland’s Home Rule delegates report Irish demand for peace with moderate goals. National League seen as key to maintaining law and order while Britain’s policy sparks iron industry speculation in Glasgow. Earthquake reports from Arizona describe town destruction and dire shortages. Knighthood labor group in Philadelphia discusses anti-administration sentiment. Swindler scams target Americans using American Express. Jake Sharp’s precarious health prompts grim prognosis. War risk insurance requested for German petroleum shipments. Chicago hotels flood with Republican convention apartment requests.
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Guascon
Scotch Home Rule Union
Ireland
National League
Dakota County Clerks Fail to Return Division Vote Totals
Report from BisMARCK Dak shows South Dakota clerks have not canvassed division election returns. Governor awaits nationwide results. Minnesota may receive separate detail if secretary's reform passes. Bill to amend law anticipated by Rep. Rice. Nearby notes include land office indifference to indemnity lands and a planned live stock fair in Sheboygan.
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Bismarck, Dak
South Dakota
Minnesota
Rice
Yield of Wheat Unexcelled in Maani toba This Season
J E Wickson of Merchants' Bank Winnipeg reports Manitoba grain prospects brighter amid political tension over Red River Valley railroad bonds. He notes a record wheat yield about 52 bushels per acre and mentions potential iron ore markets pending reciprocity with the United States and Canada. road construction hopes persist despite government doubts.
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Chcaco
J. E. Wickson
Merchants’ Bank
Winnipeg
Palmer
Red River Valley
Norquay
Wickson
Manitoba
America
Canada
Montana Faces Fear of Reinforcements among Indians
Washington reports a December letter to the interior secretary from Capt. Hunter of the First Cavalry proposing moving Gros Ventres and Assiniboines from the Great Northern reservation to the Crow reservation. Montanans, especially near Yellowstone, are alarmed as Inspector Armstrong notes Crows hold the lands and no other Indians can be located there without Crow consent and a Congress act.
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Montana
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Hunter
First Cavalry
Fort Assiniboine
Gros Ventres
Assiniboines
Great Northern Reservation
Crow Reservation
Yellowstone Country
Armstrong
Bill to Expand Army Instructor Detail for State Schools
Washington December 10 New proposal at Governor McGill and Congressman Rice's urging would raise the number of Army Officers assigned as instructors in state military schools from forty to fifty. The secretary to Congressman Rice has agreed to recommend the amendment as details for state schools.
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Rice
Washington
McGill
Inahante
Nebraska
Massive Rail Docks Plan Tied to Duluth Route
Duluth section reveals new ore dock contracts for the Iron Range Road. Waseca, Minnesota, Dec. 10. A new railroad company plans a line from St. Paul to the Gulf via Des Moines and Kansas City, linking Duluth. Waseca expects a favored location, potentially adding two new competing routes and lowering first mortgage bond costs.
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St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukeet ‘& St. Paul
Murray Hill
Ridgewool Park
Waseca Road
Gulf
Duluth
Waseca
Minn
F.D. Woodbury
Kansas City “& Northern
Gulf of Mexico
Des Moines
Kansas City
Galveston
St Paul
Lake Superior
Duluth& Iron Range
Bradley & Hanford
Duluth Lumbermen
C. L. White’&Co
Tower
Sellera & Owens Lumber Company
Plans of His Great International Transportation Scheme
St Paul reports Erastus Wyman outlines a 1.5 million dollar scheme with 150000 spent on Staten Island. Waterfront and farms prepare for meat ships to England while Duke of Devonshire funds Barrow docks. Duluth Iron Range finishes piling for Two Harbors docks, boosting capacity. Feisco’s Plané notes bonds for fifty million to aid railroad expansion.
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St. Paut
Erastus Wyman
Stickney
Staten Island
Clifton
England
Duke of Devonshire
Barrow
Liverpool
System of Randa Proposed to Gridiron Pine Land District
Plans by leading logging companies along the St. Louis river aim to gridiron a vast pine belt north of Cloguet with graded rail lines for a rail freight and passenger route to Vermilion iron range. About 3,000,000,000 feet of timber remain unpierced awaiting the road. Columbus to host next national grand encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in September. Minneapolis reports steel for a steel arch bridge arriving soon.
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Randa
Pine Land
Dutta
St. Louis
Cloguet
Vermilion Iron Range
Colummnus
Ohio
Council of Administration of the Grand Army ‘of ‘the Republic
Columbus
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Provisional Committee of Philadelphia Knights of Labor
Express Swindlers
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American Express Company
Sharp
Jake Sharp
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Preece & Latsch
East Second Street
Milwaukee
Barrett & Barrett
Minnesota Soap Company
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Royal Spike
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Maillard
Preece & Latsch CO
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Geo
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Russia
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Holiway Presents
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