Deep Waterways Push Urges Immediate Federal Action
Washington reports detail Detroit convention urging Congress to authorize rapid construction of a twenty foot deep channel linking the Great Lakes from Chicago to Buffalo. Speakers cite soaring lake traffic and cost estimates, arguing open navigation benefits for commerce and national defense.
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United States
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Detroit
Congress
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Duluth
Superior
Buffalo
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House Committee On
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Cleveland
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Sloan
New York
H. W. Seymour
Sault Ste. Marie
War Department
Poe
St. Mary’s River
House sessions recall fall of Hon. Leoniday C. Hook
Proceedings in Wasiinetos recount the death of Hon. Leoniday C. Hook and honor his public service. The house passes a resolution to empower the judiciary committee to probe charges against Judge Alexander Boorman of the western district of Louisiana. Members clash over bill referrals and speaker procedures amid a disrupted quorum count.
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Wasiinetos
House
Leoniday C. Hook
Oates
Alabama
Committee On Judiciary
Alexander Boorman
District Court
Western District
Louisiana
When Chili Salutes the Stars and Stripes
Washington dispatch reports that the Chili rift with the United States is resolved. The Harrison administration accepts Chile's apology and agrees on indemnity terms via diplomatic channels, avoiding court or arbitration. Minister Pereira's note gains approval and a formal answer to Minister Ewan is expected.
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Washinetox
Chili
Baltimore
Supreme Court of the United States
Harrison
Valparaiso
House committee backs probe of sweating in tenement labor
Washington February 1 The house committee on manufactures sub committee reports favorably a resolution by Hoar to investigate the sweating system of tenement house labor. The full committee then discusses and orders the measure reported to the house.
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Washington
House Committee On Manufactures
Hoar
House
Schley Reports Valparaiso Street Assault Details to President
Captain Schley, commander of the Baltimore, met with the president on Friday and described the Valparaiso street attack on sailors. He warned of possible trouble in Chile and called the current settlement only a temporary truce.
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Washington
Fire kills Sandy Young and two children in Greenville
A Greenville South Carolina report says Sandy Young, a colored man, and his two children aged 6 and 4 died in a house fire. Firemen recovered charred remains and a coroner's jury found no confirmed foul play, with only trunks of bodies recovered.
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CoLumbia
8. C
Greenville
Freeborn County Bank Closed Over Deposit Shortfall
A sensational report from Apert Lea Minnesota states the Freeborn county bank, owned by the late Lieutenant Gov, lacks funds to pay $60,000 in deposits and will not reopen after his death. It is claimed all deposits will be paid in time. The Chicago wheat loss of $100,000 by Mr Armstrong is noted, with enough real estate to cover claims.
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Thompson
Great Lakes
Great Britain
United States
Apert Lea
Minn
Freeborn County
Armstrong
Chicago
Gambler Lewis Rabb Arraigned for Disreputable House
In Breyton Hanson Michigan on February 1 Lewis Rabb the gambler suspected in Mayor Hobba’s attempted assassination was arraigned and fined for running a disreputable house. He defied the court promising not to pay or serve time. The noted pugilist mocked the proceedings but was restrained by the city marshal. Rabb appealed to the circuit court and is out on bail.
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Breyton Hanson
Mich
Lewis Rabb
Hobba
Marquis of Queens
Rabb
Circuit Court
Supersedes Granted in Graves Case Leaves Bail Unclear
Denver on February 1 reports that a supersedens in the Graves case does not guarantee bail. Graves will receive time for his lawyers to prepare. Defense attorneys are jubilant and confident of an eventual acquittal, and believe a new trial would likely prevent another conviction.
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Denver
Graves
Arranging the Peary Relief Expedition
Philadelphia committee meets to organize the Peary relief expedition. They plan to seek a whaler Kite in New York for a vessel and will ask Secretary Blaine to obtain Danish assent for scientists to enter Greenland to avoid earlier obstacles.
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Kite
New York
Peary
United States
Blaine
Denmark
Greenland
Northwestern to Use Block Signals Near Chicago
The Chicago and Northwestern railway will fit eighty seven miles of tracks near Chicago with automatic block signals. It is the first western line to adopt the system and the experiment will be closely watched by rivals.
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Northwestern
Curcaco
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago
Northwestern Road
Poisoned by Sardines Sickens Jackson Powers Family
In Mo on February 1 the Powers family of the fire department, including Mrs. Powers, two young children, and Mrs. Powers sister, are in critical condition from sardine poisoning. Mrs. Powers and her sister may recover, but the children are feared dead.
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Sr. Josefa
Jackson Powers
Fire Department
Reconciliation Talk Surfaces Between Bismarck and Kaiser
In Benim on February 1 reports claim a possible thaw between the Kaiser and ex-chancellor Bismarck. A birthday banquet for the Kaiser drew thirty guests including staunch supporters, with Bismarck praising the Kaiser and hoping he proves worthy of the ancestry. Berlin circles note the softened tone as the Kaiser did not send birthday congratulations to Bismarck.
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Benim
Bismarck
Kaiser
Berlin
Italians seek compensation for New Orleans lynching families
Rome reports the Italian government has sent Washington a list of families believed entitled to compensation for relatives killed in the New Orleans lynching. Secretary Blaine promised to submit the matter to Congress. Most bereaved families hail from Sicily and some were left destitute. American government to determine compensation amounts.
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New Orleans
Rome
Washington
Blaine
Congress
Sicilly
Disastrous Floods in Scotland Halt North Roads
Severe thaw after a great snowstorm causes floods across the Grampian hills. Torrents raise lakes over low-lying Perthshire areas. Water runs knee deep in Perth streets as embankments fail and roads and rail traffic in the north stop.
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Scotland
Grampian
Perthshire
Perth
Explosion damages houses in Wattenscheid Westphalia mining town
A house in the Ceat wellstrassa area of Wattenscheid was blown up with dynamite on Thursday night, damaging adjacent buildings. Several occupants were injured but none seriously. Police have no clues on the perpetrator or motive.
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Benin
Wattenscheld
Westphalia
Graceful Act of the British Admiralty
The British Admiralty ordered repairs to the Chatham cemetery with renewed shrubbery and walks. French soldiers and sailors held as prisoners of war express thanks for the voluntary action and care shown at the site.
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Admiralty
Lowpos
Nothing New for O'Brien at Thurles Visit
William O'Brien who is visiting Arch Croke at Thurles has been insulted and threatened by a Par nellite crowd. The incident underscores rising tensions in the Irish political scene with security concerns noted.
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O'Brien
William O'Brien
Arch Croke
Thurles
How They Panich in Delaware Winiseros
William J. Gibbons, the convicted barn burner, stood in the pillory at New Castle for one hour and was then whipped fifteen lashes. He was convicted of barn arson and conspiring to burn another barn and faces ten years in jail. An Indictment under the Contract Labor Law in New York sees E J Curtis, Hamburg American line agent, indicted at Trenton for assisting four Russian Jews to escape a steamer after deeming them contract laborers.
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Winiseros
William J. Gibbons
New Castle
Gibbons
Nee Dupont
New York
E. J. Curtis
Hamburg American Line
Uni States
Trenton
N.J
Helseh
Normannia
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