Iowa General Assembly Passes Bills and Awaiting Governor Approval
The Twenty first General Assembly adjourned April 7 after approving numerous bills and joint resolutions. Measures include court district reorganization, tax and debt regulations, school funding, police powers, road and railway rules, library funding, and social reform bills with many set to take effect July 4 or March dates.
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Oklahoma Regulators Hang Drunkard to Cure Habit
A group of regulators in Oklahoma hanged a man as the only method to stop his drunkenness. The drastic remedy cured him of the drink habit, but the town bore the funeral expenses.
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Oklahoma
Oil palm bids fail to change Central Africa fate
The analysis notes that oil palm proposals do not transform Central Africa as potentates prefer forcing subjects to cultivate the tree for its oil rather than selling them as slaves, undermining reform efforts.
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Central Africa
New York Elevated Rail Adds Record Passenger Load
The New York Elevated Railroad serves about 190 million passengers annually, making it the best patronized railroad in the United States and highlighting its role in urban transit.
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United States
New York Elevated
Ninetieth Birthday of Gen George W Jones at the Capitol
Special Des Moines correspondence reports Gen George W Jones of Dubuque honored as he nears 90 with a legislature reception. The venerable statesman, Iowa’s first U S senator, outlined early career milestones across Wisconsin Iowa Michigan and Illinois in a long biographical sketch.
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Des Moines
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United States
Iowa
Loeut
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Stone
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Gov. Jackson
Congress Probes Judge Jenkins Action In NP Injunction
Milwaukee April 11 Congressmen opened a federal inquiry into Judge Jenkins and the injunction restraining the Northern Pacific railroad employees from quitting without notice. Edgar T Clark grand chief of the Order of Railway Conductors testified explaining union voting and wage schedules while stressing labor pillars in society.
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United States
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St. Paul
Congressman McGann
Chicago
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Stone
Washinton
Delicious puddings from old cookery notes
A list of pudding recipes including Cocoanut Puppine Cranberry Proprne Eneisa Pium Puppine Delmonico PippinG with ingredients and methods. Instructions cover mixing, baking times, and serving with liquid sauce, citing Good Housekeeping.
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Delmonico
Prize Offered for Remedy Against Cattle Plague
Count Orloff Davidoff offers a $5,000 prize for a remedy perfectly certain to cure or protect horned beasts from cattle plague. The award rests with the curator of the Imperial Institute of Experimental Medicine in St. Petersburg and the competition is open worldwide.
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Imperial Institute of Experimental Medicine
St. Petersburg
Seven Men Lose Their Lives in Michigan Railway Wreck
A wooden narrow gauge engine plunged from an 11 foot embankment at Staples Covell logging camp near New Era Michigan killing seven crewmen Adolph Shelander Gus Anderson Frank Shippy Martin Lynch Charles Wolfe Lorren Critchell and Alien Critchell. Fred Chowker was fatally injured Henry Starn escaped. The crew was finishing log hauling when the wreck occurred.
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Mich
Staples & Covell
Staples & Road
Maz
Adolph Shelander
Whitehall
Gus Anderson
Frank Shippy
Newango County
Martin Lynch
Charles Wolfe
Lorren Critchell
Alien Critchell
Lorren
Fred Chowker
Henry Starn
Anderson
Shippy
Chicago
West Michigan
White River
Died Ex Senator A J Cattell of New Jersey
Ex United States Senator A J Cattell of Menchantsville died at Dr Livingston's retreat in Jamestown New York where he had been a patient. He was in his 79th year, elected senator in 1866 as a Republican, declined reelection, and later served on the first civil service commission. He acted as financial agent of the Joernmans in London in 1873 and 1874.
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United States
First
Civil Service Commission
Campen
N. J
A. J. Cattell
Menchantsville
Livingston
Jamestown
N. Y
Grant
The
Joernmans
London
Steam Pipe Burst Kills Boy at Humboldt School
Monday afternoon a steam pipe exploded at Humboldt school on North avenue and Rockwell Street. In the stampede to escape the stairs a boy was killed and fourteen children were sent to St. Elizabeth's hospital with injuries as others were sent home.
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Mount Pleasant
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Ranck
State University
Saberson
Fort Madison
Waterman
ChicaGo
Humboldt School
North Avenue
Rockwell Street
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Leases by Fire
Fire losses in the United States for the week ended April 7 were estimated at 2 583 085 dollars. Since January 1 total losses reach 36 287 73 dollars.
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New Yorks
United States
Robbery suspect arrested in Rosavillx linked to Henry county theft
William Sheesley was arrested in Rosavillx Illinois and taken to Cambridge where he is sought for robbery. He and a companion robbed a Henry county farmer of 1000 dollars. The farmer hid 4000 dollars under his house, and his adopted son and Sheesley took 1000 dollars.
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William Sheesley
Cambridge
Sheesley
Henry County
Peter issues a Defi for private $10,000 side bout
Cariaco April 11 Jackson writes Corbett asking his intentions regarding the proposed match and offering to fight him in private for ten thousand dollars a side.
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Cariaco
Jackson
Corbett
Burglars Strike Home Security Store in Cleveland
Burglars entered the Home Security company store on Ontario Street Sunday night and stole watches, diamonds, and jewelry valued at about 40 000 dollars.
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Cleveland
Home Security Company
Ontario Street
Bank Robbery At Smith Payne & Smiths Stolen Cash
A bag from the British Columbia bank at 60 Lombard Street London containing £7,775 in bank notes and bills was stolen Saturday from the counter of Smith Payne Smiths bank. The bills are not negotiable.
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British Columbia
Lombard Street
Smith, Payne & Smith’s Bank
State Bank Tax Must Go Repeal Moves In Caucus
Democrats in Wasmixeton adopt resolutions to repeal the ten per cent state bank tax. The caucus, with 102 in attendance, calls for amending the Brawley and Spencer bill to repeal the tax and allow discussion. Opponents Bryan Nebraska Lane Illinois resisted.
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House
Messrs. Bryan
Nebraska
Lane and Williams
Illinois
Buried Alive Fears After Death of 15-Year-Old
In West Union Iowa on April 12 authorities report a 15 year old girl died after a tooth extraction with anesthetic. The body was buried a day later. A later examination of the coffin revealed broken glass, blood stains on the hands, torn hair and the corpse face down, suggesting possible prior life and burial mistake.
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West Union
J. Tuckish
Protivin
Howard County
Garrett Acquires World’s Fair Buildings for Railroad Use
Garrett acted for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railway in purchasing remaining world’s fair iron and steel. The holdings will be used to construct sheds for its terminal and depot projects in and near the city.
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Burlington, St. Louis
L. C. Garrett
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
Yellowstone Park Game Protection Bill Passes House
The House approved a bill to safeguard game in Yellowstone Park. The action came in Washington on April 12.
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Yellowstone Park
Washington
House
Funds Shortage Halts Court Service In Cleveland
In the United States circuit court Judge Ricks told the grand jurors there was no money to pay them and asked service without compensation. Court business has stalled due to congressional failure to provide funds.
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United States
Ricks
Congress
Behring Sea Proclamation Warns on Seal Fisheries Act
President Cleveland issues a Behring Sea proclamation warning citizens and vessels against violating the recent seal fisheries act of Congress in a Washington dispatch dated April 12.
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Cleveland
Bank Fraud Arrest in Lancaster Man Defrauds Bank
A. A. Meyers of Lancaster arrested for securing $7,000 from Lancaster County National Bank by false representations. Meyers ran a tannery and had liabilities exceeding $60,000 after previous failures.
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A. A. Meyers
Lancaster County National Bank
Meyers
Family Stabbing Fatal at Quannhassee Hunt Resort
In Bay City the 28 year old Harry Fox stabbed his father William during a fit of anger at the Quannhassee hunting resort. The knife wound near the heart proved fatal.
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Mich
Harry Fox
William
Quannhassee
Great Northern Strike Shuts Down 1500 Miles of Rails
A wide strike on the Great Northern and Montana Central lines halted operations from Devils Lake to Spokane and Havre to Butte. Conductor engineer and rail workers walk out. mail trains may run, passenger service halted. no violence planned. Union leaders report wage cuts since last August and delays in eastern divisions. A coke region strike near Uniontown, Pa, sees 1500 to 2000 workers occupy plants, forcing idling of ovens and cease of production.
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Review of Trade Faces Obstacles to Improvement
The Dun & Co weekly trade review notes progress restrained by strikes in building and coal mining, coke shortages closing iron works, and a looming coal miners strike. Crop reports improve demand outlook while gold exports and currency fears persist. Commercial failures decline overall, with 28 US failures and 34 in Canada compared to prior periods.
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R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Milwaukee Fire Tragedy Claims Nine Firemen at Davidson Theater
A devastating Milwaukee blaze destroyed the Davidson theater and hotel on Third Street. Nine firemen died, several injured, and a dramatic rescue saved John Crowley after hours trapped beneath the roof. The ruin caused an estimated loss between $300,000 and $850,000.
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Davidson Theater
Third Street
Davidson Hotel
Newhall
Davidson
Iine
Tant Oe
August Janssen
McGurk
Leu Truck Company
Park Street
Fred Kroesschmuer
Dipeman Chemical Company No
Archie ‘Campbell
Foley
Twenty-seventh Street
Aliie Ries
James C
Frank Winne
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John Farrell
John Crowley
Tom Morgan
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Crowley
William Crowley
Father Haven
Cenital
Dr. Fox
Miss Jackson
Hosital
Thirteen Are Lost At New York Glass Works Fire
Sburra New York April 16 There is little doubt that thirteen and perhaps more American Glucose company workers were cremated in the Thursday night blaze. Many laborers on the upper floor are missing since five o clock Thursday. The main building burned first and the morgue street area is crowded with grieving wives and mothers awaiting word. Fire ruins will delay search for a day or two due to extreme heat and debris.
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N. Y
American Glucose Company
Bank Malicious Prosecution Triggers $7000 Damages
In Sioux City district court Henry Hefner a livestock commission merchant won $7000 damages against the National Bank of Sioux City for malicious prosecution. Bank officers caused Hefner’s arrest over a $500 draft. the criminal charge was dismissed without prosecution.
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Henry Hefner
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Gov Altgeld Faces Locomotor Ataxia Indication
Springfield dispatch reports Gov. Altgeld under medical care at Biloxi Mississippi with his physician acknowledging symptoms of locomotor ataxia. The update notes the governor's condition and travel status as of mid April.
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Springfield
Altgel
Biloxi, Miss
Post Office Names Restricted to One Word
Shorter names or single word names will be required for new post offices from now on. Exceptions may be granted if a name is historical or locally established by long usage. Washieaton report cites Postmaster General Bissell issuing the order.
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Washieaton
Bissell
Five Years for Manslaughter Verdict
Charles Goodrich, charged with murdering Mrs Cron at Wilmette, found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in prison. Also, Director Prestor reports US gold production in 1893 at 35,950,000 dollars, up 73,455 ounces to 1,518,423 dollars.
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Charles Goodrich
Cron
Wilmette
United States
Washineton
Prestor
Mint
Death of Gen Slocum in Brooklyn Pneumonia Ends Life
Gen Henry W Slocum died at 12 05 this morning at his home 465 Clinton avenue Brooklyn of pneumonia after a brief illness not expected. The veteran officer served in the Civil War and held commands in key campaigns. He was widely respected for his service and leadership.
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New York
Henry W. Slocum
Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn
Worst Storm in Fifty Years Paralyzes St. Jenny
A historic storm began Sunday night, halting all traffic and rail communications, closing public schools, and leaving streets deserted in St. Jenny New Brunswick. Harbor vessels and wharves have ridden the gale without reported disasters as of April 11.
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Death of a Railway President
William Parry, president of the Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne railroad, died in Richmond Indiana on Monday after presenting in this city April 11.
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Richmond
William Parry
Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad
Former Detroit treasurer refuses plea and bail in embezzlement case
Detroit on April 11 reports ex city treasurer Thomas P. Tuite who was brought back from New York on a charge of embezzling 15500 from the city. He was arraigned Monday and refused to plead and to accept bail, then returned to jail.
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Detroit
Mich
Thomas P. Tuite
New York
Death of a Famous Missionary in Denver
Rev. W. M. Thompson aged 87 author of The Land and the Book and a missionary in Asia Minor for forty five years died Monday at his daughter's home in Denver Colorado April 11.
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Col
W. M. Thompson
Asia Minor
Famous New York Lawyer John Graham Dies After Amputation
New York April 11. John Graham famed criminal lawyer died Monday after his right leg was amputated Sunday afternoon. Death came swiftly as his relatives, sleeping nearby in the Metropolitan hotel, hurried to his bedside.
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New York
John Graham
Metropolitan Hotel
Tariff Debate Splits Democrats and Republicans in Congress
Senators argue over tariff reform and the Mills bill, weighing protection versus free trade. Critics say duties burden the poor and farm sectors while protecting manufacturers. Proponents cite Jeffersonian principles and aim for targeted reform amid a treasury deficit and industrial distress.
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Finance Committee
Nanan
Democratic Party
Treasury
House
Congress
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Brooklyn
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Rep. Mass
England
Cobden
United States
Peffer
Good Roads Bill Beaten By Senate Committee
Washington April 11 The Coxey good roads bill introduced by Senator Peffer has been reported adversely by the education and labor committee.
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Peffer
Coxey
Committee On Education and Labor
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