Congress Debates Currency Bill And Public Lands Actions
The week’s notes report House and Senate conferees separated on an emergency currency measure and a nine member currency commission. Congress considers public lands sales to Wyoming, a Glacier National Park bill, and a Lincoln birthplace memorial. Several personnel changes and legal actions occur alongside local and national incidents including transport strikes and weathered events.
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Glacier National Park
Rocky Mountains
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Missouri Insurance Advances Highlight 1900 Report
Advance sheets from State Superintendent of Insurance W. D. Vandiver summarize a year of reform and stronger oversight in Missouri. The annual report notes higher industry standards after new laws and department rulings, with total premiums of 32.68 million and losses paid around 18.92 million, yielding company profits of 13.76 million.
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Kansas Storms Kill Four and Multiple Disasters
A Kansas storm sequence reports four deaths from destroyed homes and overturned structures near Jalina Lincoln and Minneapolis. A tornado near Green county kills three and damages farms. Separate items note a Belgian rail crash with around 60 dead and 100 wounded, plus misc. political and local notices including gas industry officers and a church minister's death by suicide.
Memorial Day Story of a Young Soldier and a Scythe
In 1861 21 year old Hyman Johnson left his farm to fight for the North. He vowed to return to mow the lot but was captured and died in a Southern prison. His scythe remained lodged in a tree as a grim memorial and his tale became part of the commemorations.
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