Woman Suffrage Debate Reaches Church Meetings
Bishop Williams of Connecticut declares women shall not vote in church meetings. The Brainerd Dispatch questions whether this stance signals a backward step in the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Episcopal
Connecticut
New York Legislature Nullifies Broadway Railroad Franchise
The New York legislature passed a bill declaring void the Broadway railroad company franchises obtained from the city by bribery. The governor signed the measure, and the property reverts to the state. The legislature plans to contest the action in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway Railroad Company
London telegram cites defeat of home-rule bill
William Henry Hurlbert quotes from London telegrams that the defeat of the home-rule bill is admitted by its friends. In the United States most intelligence on home-rule prospects comes from Gladstone sources. A clearer view emerges only after hearing both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Hurlbert
London
United States
Gladstone
Wheat prices seen rising into next harvest
Forecasters predict higher wheat prices in the United States and European markets through the next harvest. They contend Russian crops cannot rival American wheat as they did last year, and farmers face better prospects this year than in several years prior.
Chicago relief fund tops forty thousand for fallen policemen
The relief fund for families of Chicago policemen killed and injured in the riots exceeds 35 000. The public shows wide sympathy for the victims and the police pledge strong protection against future anarchist violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Population growth and westward land demand rise
Dr. Billings of the US army reports in the tenth census that natural increase adds 878,522 annually and the ten year mean birth rate is 36 percent. With births near one million yearly, the West’s vacant lands are expected to fill rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
United States Army
Southern investment boom fuels Southern prosperity
The South enjoys few labor disturbances and steady growth in commerce and manufacturing. Northern capitalists recognize the advantage, noting that the first quarter saw about 356 million dollars invested in new ventures and extensions, largely funded from the North and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
North
England
Government envelope contracts shrink price for stamped mail
Since 1851 the government has sold stamped envelopes with rising volume. Last year 279,000,000 envelopes worth 5,723,000 dollars were sold. Each contract letting grows in size and lowers price. 1869 costs of 4.80 per 1,000 dropped to 1.80, and extra letter size 6 fell to 2.40.
Wheat Progress Report Shows April Improvement and Strong Prospects
The May Department of Agriculture report notes a two point rise in wheat condition in April to an overall 95. The Farmer's Review from Chicago cites promising reports from Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. Northern Dakota counties report higher acreage. recent rains improve soil. Wisconsin sees spring wheat emerging. winter wheat eight to ten inches high. Iowa reports a full average crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Farmer’s Review
Chicago
Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Standing armies and strong government debate
The piece argues against large standing armies as unrepublican, praising local police in Chicago and New York for preserving order. It notes that several European powers with strong governments have faced communistic upheavals, and claims the main solution is firmer law enforcement here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Germany
France
Belgium
Russia
England
Sheep Husbandry Falls As Western Slaughter Drops Prices
Secretary John E Russell of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture reports continued decline in sheep husbandry due to slaughter of large western flocks glutting local mutton markets. Hay prices are kept down by Canadian import staff, while milk farming yields little profit though creamery systems offer steadier returns for quality butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Russell
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Canada
Boston
Resignation of Secretary Jenks Shocks Washington
Assistant Interior Secretary George A. Jenks resigns to return to Jefferson City after twenty years as attorney for John Dubois the Pittsburgh lumber magnate. Dubois offered him 20000 a year to stay but Jenks refused. Dubois died leaving 8 million to his nephew, prompting Jenks to resign to manage the estate. Public regard for his performance is high and his departure is seen as a loss to the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Special
George A. Jenks
Jefferson
Hiis
John Dubois
Western
Pennsylvania
Jenks
Ohio Indiana Cloud Bursts Cause Destruction Across Towns
A tornado passed Columbia township near Albany Ohio on Wednesday night the 12th. Margaret McComas died and Hathman McComas was injured. Lizzie McComas injured but likely to recover. Homes demolished and several people hurt as Madison County reports over 200 dollars in damage. Floods washed bridges away across Fayette Clinton Butler counties. Middletown area faced fallen trees and rising river levels with heavy wind damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Columbia Township
Albany
Ohio
Margaret McComas
Hathman McComas
Lizzie Mct‘omas
Mark McKnight
Stephen Wilcox
Wilcox
Madison County
Fayette County
Paint Creek
Washington Court House
Clinton
Butler
J. A. Carson
Lemont Township
Middletown
Leavenworth
Lillian
Charles W. Blair
Stephen P. Nash
Alice O'Keefe
Ross Winans
Baltimore
Winans
Greene, Clark
Madison
Miami
Darke
Preble
Montgomery
Warren
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Columbus
Washington County
Gladstone
Lord Beaconsfield
Hawarden
S. L. Hauser
Montana
C. Ti. Warner
Register of the Land Office
Walla Walla
Wash
J. H. Laxton
DeWitt
Iowa
Senate Committee On
Logan
Senate
J. L. Healy
Chicago
Thomas E. Kelly Marshal
Nevada
Representative Strait
Commissioner of Pensions
Herman Reiner
Gaylord
Trade of Last Week Says Fewer Hours Movement Wanes
Bradstreet's Journal notes the industrial drive for shorter workdays has waned outside Chicago. In New York the effort failed while Chicago firms locked out about 47 000 workers seeking 8 hour days. Over two weeks strikes in major centers affected 200 000 workers, with 150 000 gaining concessions and under 42 000 achieving goals. Overall, about 190 000 workers now work shorter hours, with business showing some advance.
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Bradstreet
Chicago
New York
Western Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Association
Spain
Madrid
Leathem
Huddersfield
Parnell
Healey
Xenia
Ohio
Reynell Coates
Andrew Jackson
Camden
N. J
House Committee On Agriculture
House
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Senate
Miller
Armour & Co
Towa
Iawa
Burlington & Quincy Line
FS Lyles
Minnie Grimes
Prescott
Kan
Western Boot Makers to Resume 10 Hour Day May 17
The Western Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Association votes to resume a 10 hour workday on May 17. The move affects workers and plants as the industry adapts to post strike conditions and wage standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fee Western Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Gen. Gibbon
West Point
Wheat crop outlook across states improves despite rains
The Farmer's Review notes heavy rains easing spring wheat prospects in Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota and Dakota while damaging effects on winter wheat are limited. Indiana Ohio Michigan Minnesota Missouri and Kansas show generally good to excellent conditions with some local setbacks.
Murderous Anarchist Captured After Chicago Skirmish
Louisa Lingg, the German suspect in the Worecesket bombing, fought officers Lowenstein and Schutler in Gustav Kline's Ambrose street cottage. Lingg aimed a Colt revolver, was grappled, restrained, and later handcuffed at the central station while expressing a wish to have killed the two officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louisa Lingg
Mfkers Lowenstein
Schutler
Gustav Kline
Ambrose Street
Schuster
Lingg
Lowenstein
Ohio Hurricane Devastates Forest Area With Severe Losses
A violent Friday night storm struck Forest Ohio on the 14th, damaging a half mile wide track for nine miles. Homes collapsed burying residents, churches and two schools were destroyed, orchards leveled, and losses reach 350000 to 400000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest
Ohio
William McElree
Higgins
Wyandotte
Leveil
Seneca County
Conviction of One of the Boodle Alder Men
New York Special reports the first of the boodle aldermen found guilty for bribery in the Broadway franchise vote. Alderman Jaehne was convicted of receiving a $20 000 bribe to back Jake Sharpe's franchise. Sentence pending. possible penalties include up to ten years in prison or a $5 000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Ald. Jaehne
Jaehne
Jake Sharpe
Jadine
Vigorous Charge Against Anarchy Heard in Chicago
The Chicago May term grand jury was called before Judge Rogers who warned that freedom of speech does not excuse incitement to riot or arson. He asserted public nuisances like red flags threaten safety and that police and authorities may suppress such disturbances. The jurors were dismissed after the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal Court
Chicago
Rogers
Rodgers
Loyal murder: wife confesses crime plot against husband
In Clark county near Loyal Wisconsin Daniel Ellis a farmer and his wife faced a murder plot. Henry Wright who rented from Ellis died after a poison plan by Mrs Wright and Ellis allegedly to kill both spouses and marry. Mrs Wright confessed detailing the scheme and timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Wis
Loyal
Clark County
Daniel Ellis
Ellis
Henry Wright
Wright
West Bend
Washington County
Mrs. Wright
Ex President Arthur Again Failing Health Worsens
The New York Times reports ex president Arthur has grown worse over the past week with no relapse yet and no sign of leaving his home alive. Doctors note rallies followed by declines are typical of his illness Brights disease. He endures confinement with patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Arthur
Mr. Arthur
Bright
Grace Morse Elopes With Tarrytown Coachman in Secret Wedding
Grace Morse eldest daughter of Rev J P Morse and niece of Commodore Vanderbilt elopes with George Winter, the family coachman. They married in North Tarrytown during the absence of the Morse family and returned home, then fled and are believed to be in hiding. The Morses, a missionary preacher family, are angered and humiliated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
N. J
Grace Morse
J. P. Morse
Commodore Vanderbilt
George Winter
Morse
Blackwell's Island
Miss Morse
Winter
North Tarrytown
Secret Marriage of Geo H Butler Revealed After Death
Washington Special details the hidden marriage of George H Butler to Miss Josephine Chesney, disclosed after his death. It notes Butler's approval, Butler's hospital stays, and a 1880 Maryland ceremony reported by a local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George H. Butler
St. Elizabeth
Providence Hospital
Josephine Chesney
Byron Sunderland
Friend
Maryland
Butler
Gen. Butler
Devastating Xenia Storm Claims Dozens Dead
Dispatches detail a violent Xenia Ohio storm on May 13 with torrents and a cloud burst. Twenty five bodies found and eleven missing. property losses reach $75,000 in the city and major damage along Shawnee creek and the Panhandle railroad. Nearby Attica Indiana reports multiple fatalities and totals over $200,000.
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Xenia
Ohio
Panhandle
Shawnee Creek
Nellie Anderson
Lydia Cale Delawed
Barr's Bottom
Samuel Corcoran
Duel Corcoran
Mat Evans
Orrin Morris
Stephen Jenton
William Powell
Lewis Anderson
Anderson
Ed. Lindsay
Powell
Miami
Cincinnati
Illinois
Indiana
Winchester
Montgomery
Clarke
Butler
Warren
Greene
Dayton
Springfield
Hamilton
Lebanon
Connersville
Attica
Ind
Joe
Mess & Harvey
David Smith
Opera
Aexstbinda Etielivenenpa Kaos
City Milling Company
Hevere Thetame
Casse Cescove
Inie Lamont M. Green Sl
Thomas Hemphill
Wwe
Ahhh
Jamea Martinary
Chicago & Indiana Coal Railway
OUI
New Appointments and Confirmations Postmasters Named
Postmasters appointed in Dakota Minnesota Montana Wisconsin and other states with new offices established including Plymouth Minnesota and Nicollet County. Commissions awarded for Dakota to Barton Stenson and others with northern confirmations and a long list of consular appointments and customs posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Churchill
Fifth Infantry
Capt
MacDonald
Hargers
Churchill
Iowa
Gorman City
Woodbury County
Minnesota
Dahlgren
Carver County
Wisconsin
Sladesburg
Crawford County
Dakota
Isabella Cnthbertson
Smithville
Gordon Merchant
Yorktown
J. K. Messelt
Behaim
Montana
H. Florin
Thompson
Harding
Bay Front
Supeeior
M. B. van Cott
Madison
Clapp & Flersheim
Chicago
State Bank of Madison
van Cott
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Hamilton
G. W. Boylan
Minensota
Balaton
S. W. Galbraith
Gibbons
Osage
A. A. Allen
McKinney
Barton
John Stenson
Hunter
A.T. Gamble
Winona
T.P. Lee
Hampton
John Delfield
Grey
S. EE
Davis
F. M. Kelsey
Elk Mound
Louis Benson
la Pointe
Thomas Stahl
Plymouth
Hennepin County
F. Webb
Strauss
Nicollet County
J. G. Strauch
Welch
Goodhue County
S. Nelson
William M. Campbell
Marshal
L.T. Boyd
Bayfield
Wis
H. =. Howell
Helena
Mont
Registers of
S. W. Langhane
J. B. Webb
la Crosse
Conrad Krez
Milwaukee
P. Rowan
the Flatheads
W. P. Smith
Deadwood
Oak
F. A. Alel
Lead City
Dak
R. Davis
Connecticut
Trinidad
A. D. Woods
New York
Dundee
C. Tanner
South Carolina
Chennaiz
Richard Stockton
New Jersey
Rotterdam
J. M. Strong
Belleville
Can
J. M. Rosse
Three Rivers
J. L. M. Caskill
Mississippi
Dublin
J. W. Merriam
Iquinque
B. F. Merritt
Ilinois
Adela Chapelle
Beckford Mackey
Nuevo Laredo
Albert Loening
Bremen
E. D. Linn
Texas
Piedras Negras
I. P. Imboden
Georgia
Vascaren
J. H. Huyes
Ohio
Birmingham
W. S. Prowell
Amer
J. H. Bingham
Louisiana
Paso del Norte
E. R. Bissinger
Bairut
Oscar Bischoff
Kansas
Sonneberg
Alex Bertrand
St. Johns
Que
J. D. Hoff
Vera Cruz
EF. J. Hale
North Carolina
Manchester
B. J. Franklin
Hawkers
Joseph Elkenbach
Barmen
F. F. Duffays
Havre
T. St. Jennigan
Osaka
Hicgo
Charles Foster
Indiana
Grand Commandery of Dakota elects officers at Watertown meet
The Grand Commandery of Dakota held a two day session in Watertown voting in a full slate of officers for the coming year. Named were Bb. 8. Glidden of Sioux Falls as grand commander and Marc A. Brewer as deputy. Other offices filled include Colcore, Little, Updyke, Crain, Mellette, and Howard with Beadle and McKinney among the listed standard bearers and warders. The meeting also elected members for the board and foreign correspondence.
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Dakota
Watertown
Glidden
Sioux Falls
Marc A. Brewer
Farzo
Joseph A. Colcore
Huron
C. B. Little
Bismarck
G. Updyke
M. F. Crain
Fargo
A.C. Mellette
A. W. Howard
Yankton
B. M. Rowley
N. H. Beadle
Charles E. McKinney
Frank E
Devastating Cyclone Hits Odell Illinois Town
A cyclone struck Odell Illinois at 3 45 p m causing extensive destruction. One brick block, three warehouses, the Odell bank and Odd Fellows lodge were destroyed or damaged. Loss estimated at 50000 with many buildings wrecked and trees uprooted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
Angell
Odell Bank and
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Hard Bros
8. S.cole
Congregational Church
Methodist Church
Milwaukee Bakery Boycott Fined in Municipal Court
In Milwaukee a municipal court judge fined Seidel and others $25 plus costs for distributing boycotting handbills in front of Adolph Fienhold's bakery. The notices urged customers to stop patronizing the bakery over alleged business practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Mallory
Seidel
Adolph Fienhold
Fienhold
Judge condemns boycotting as unlawful in disorderly case
Judge Mallory voices strong condemnation of a non-union shop boycott. He notes the street harassment of proprietor Mr. Fienhold and calls interference with a man's business an outrage and unlawful. The sentence reflects the ordinance’s maximum fine for disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory
Fienhold
Ex-President Arthur's weight drops to 130 pounds
A condensed dispatch notes former President Arthur's weight has fallen from 250 to 130 pounds. Other items include San Francisco's new cathedral estimated at $200,000 with cornerstone set for July 1, and a sea lion captured in Astoria weighing 2,500 pounds. The Millers' National association meets in Chicago with about 350 millers attending and facing patent litigation costs around $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Wieght
San Francisco
Astoria
Millers’ National Association
Grand Pacific
Chicago
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Internal Revenue
Eben F. Pillsbury
Senate
Pillsbury
Congress
Abraham Rose
Vinton
Iowa
Charles H. Berner
Sewart
Frank W. Osburn
Eugene City
James BL. Crossen
The
Dalles
John Priest
District of
Yazuana
McMillan
Charles A. Ruffee
White Earth Indian Agency
Brigham
Paso del Norte
Mexico
Crawford
U.S. A
Chihuahua
United States
The Solid Middle Class Becomes California Hope
The San Francisco Bulletin notes a shift from feverish mining dreams to stable homebuilding and small industry. It singles out the solid middle class as California’s growing hope, with migrants filling labor needs and prosperity rising while failures shrink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bulletin
California
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Rusk
Trov. Rusk
Gibbon
Anson G. McCook
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Representative Barnes
Senator Hampton
Williamsport
Revere House
Chicago & Great Southern Railway
Lemion
John Rogers
Minnie Palmer
Charles Arnold
Arnold
Shofield
Doncaster
Rotherham
Schumater & Rice
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Collectors of Customs
George W. Jackutan
Newburyport
Mass
Wl. A. Hull
Stonington
Joseph Dr. Cox
Evansville
Ghorge Bancroft
Rose Gardens
Treasury Department
Gibson City
South Range
Douglas County
W. Chamberlain
Wanpun
Department of State
Harrison
Anl
Viele
Lieut
Greeley
Arctic
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Curtin Committee
Hall
Sheldon
Texas Pacific
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Parsons
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Luge J. McGrath
Graylock Hall
Berkshire County
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Long & Reist
Hamburg N. Y
Father Galeote
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Lord Hartington
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Rotunda
House of Representatives
Carlisle
India
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R. M. Sherman
Sparks
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Col
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Hamilton Fish
Kirkville
William P. Deppen
Reading
Berks Liquor Dealers’ League
E. P. Allis
Allis
Knights of Labor
F. Stahl, Jr
St. Paul
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Ferdinand Ducius
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Herbert Dotmer
Grand Jury
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Philip Haller
Supreme Court
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Michigan
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Cass
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Geo. H. Butler
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Hoboken
William Hamilton
Pittsburg
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P. Wilson
Grant County
Robert Dabey
Hastings
Anym Arel
Mias Fellers
Adel Vilet
St. Louis
Vilet
Davis, Trabne & Co
Louisville
Sam Jones
Roxbury
Washington Territory
Ella M. Doughty
Portland
Warren Doughty
Rock Island
Redio
United States Express
Kellorg
John Deere
Deere & Co
Moline
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Fort Ellis
Fitzpatrick
He@rris
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Stull
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Board of National Defense
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Ulster
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Sitka
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Whitney
P. M. Potter
CIA
Mme. di Lanza
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Jonathan Emory
William and Mary College
Frederick Miller
Claysville
Emory
Malvyin M. Thompson
Haymarket
Schwab
Mr. Thompson
Adolph Fischer
Zeitung
Spies
Mount Vernon
Lamar
McGillycuddy
Pine Ride Agency
Randall
George W. Monroe
A. F. Snelling
Lake View
W. A. Croffit
Washington Post
Col. Flagler
Arsenal
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Thomas Baylor
Ordnance Department
A. Boynton
Dakota Territorial Committee
Campbell
Lurgan
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Senator Miller
Mias Dora
Lieut Glover
U.S. N
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Admiral Lynch
Chili
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Joseph Nimmo
Bureau of Statistics
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Louis Riel
St. Vital
John W. Philip
United States Navy
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John B. Scotts
Western Shoshone Agency
Nev
George W. Norris
Nez Perces Agence Idaho
Charles H. Yates
Round Valley Agency
Cal
Charles Dickens
William M. Mayo
Jones FE. Jouett
John H. Russell
Armstrong
Smith
National Free Press
Senate Committee On Pensions
Philip St. George Cocke
Detroit
Cooke
Second Dragoons
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Fort Missoula
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Riggs
Court of Claims
Adam Badeau
Badeau
Gen. Sickles
Brooklyn Sugar Workers
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A. KR
Labor
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Robert McDonald
McDonald
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Avis
Sawyer
Committee On Pensions
Missouri Pacific
Ropiquet
East St. Louis
Bissel Carnet Sweeper Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Furniture Workers’ Union
Minnesota State News
Southern
Grace Episcopal Church
Sauk Rapids
Clay County
Minnesota Agricultural Society
M. H. Dunnell
Owatonna
Charles Taylor
Moorhead
Bijerkell
Janesville
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Red Wing
P. Honan
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Freeborn County
Mankato
Preston
J. A. Sawyer
W. Blaisdell
Waterville
Minneapolis Millers
Maurice G. Krayenbuhl
Chaska
Ricker
Excelsior
Er. W. Winter
St. Paul Union Depot Company
St. Peter
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Palk County
Peter Jackson
Peter Bailey
East Grand Forks
Inkster
Pinery
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Pardee
J.J. Hill
Dexter Parkdale
Republican State Central Committee
Milford
Siegel
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J. A. Truesdell
Brodick
Buffalo
Lake City
Smith Debbage
Duluth
Rice
Casper Abel
Ninth Minnesota
Market Halls
J. Lichtwarek
Redwood Falls
Er. J. Taylor
Barnesville
Belle River
M. Schram
Mazeppa Tribune
Luce Station
Otter Tail Co
Western Fort
Oliver Jones
Marshal Campbell
Committee On the Judiciary
Senator Wilson
George Sissier
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