Legislature Near Adjournment After General Appropriation Deal
Austin May 91 The legislature nears adjournment as the general appropriation bill is settled in a compromise. The university receives 40000 the state rangers 30000 and the deaf and dumb asylum dormitory 12000. Total appropriations show a reduction of 50000 to 75000 from the house version. Additional bills include penalties for mutilating public records and organizing labor unions.
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Austin
Free Conference Committee
Senate
University
State Rangers
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
House Committee
House
School Land Department
Treasury Department
Grubbs Industrial School
Prince’s House
Orphan’s Home
Seminole burning case convict guilty at Muskogee
Andrew J. Mathes, a Seminole burning defendant and preacher, found guilty in a United States court in Muskogee. He prayed for the Indians before the blaze but did not intervene. About 150 people were present at the burning. Other cases proceed. deputy marshal Jones was convicted last week.
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Muskogee
Andrew J. Mathes
United States
Jones
Storm Leaves Texas in Turmoil With Losses and Damages
Reports from a Tuesday early morning storm across northern northwestern and central Texas describe drownings near Dickens and Ardmore, property destruction in Rockwall and Caddo Mills, wind and hail damage to crops, a church foundation blown, and a lightning strike destroying a barn and feed, horses, and hogs on a Paris area farm.
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Dallas
Texas
Dickens
Tex
Dra
Richard Hynes
William F.T. Davison
Denver
Colo
Davison
Hynes
Ardmore
I. T
Washita
Rockwall
Caddo Mills
Petty
Presbyterian
Paris
A. Freeman
Numerous Pardons From President In Clemency Actions
The president granted clemency or commuted sentences for several cases across states. George R. Gamble in Indian Territory had his 21 year term reduced to five years. Frank and William Shelley in Arkansas saw five years cut with jail credit. others faced reduced terms or pardons for illicit distilling, counterfeit coin, or crimes, with health or condition cited. In St Louis antitrust dinner plans advance for 1300 guests including Bryan Altgeld and Belmont. notable weather and local incidents noted in Georgia, Texas, and New York with fatalities, injuries, and a boxing decision at Lenox Club.
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Washington
George R. Gamble
Indian Territory
Frank
William Shelley
Arkansas
Prigners
J. D.hendrickson
William Hicks
Georgia
Philip J. Oster
Texas
Tom Ward
Robert L. Lane
St. Louis
Coliseum
Samuel B. Cook
Ways and Means Committee
State Committee
W. J. Bryan
J. P. Altgeld
H. P. Belmont
National Democratic Committee
Peace and marriage ties cross Atlantic tensions
Henry Laboucher urges negotiation and arbitration to avert war between Britain and the United States while noting upcoming differences. In Pine Bluff Arkansas Minnie Todd and Charles Pierson, a New Yorker in the regular army, wed after a bouquet gift sparked a wartime romance.
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New York
Henry Labouchers
London
United States
British Empire
America
Pine Bluff
Ark
Minnie Todd
Charles Pierson
Pierson
Cuba
Miss Todd
Multiple 19th century incidents reported across cities
Kansas City details a gun duel between John W Fleming a non union plumber and constables Skinner and Sechrist with 15 shots fired none hitting. Crossthwaite had warned Fleming to quit work and filed a warrant leading Fleming to fire on officers mistaking them for rivals. Fleming overpowered after severe beating. Other brief items note Calvin Lomax shot five times in Texarkana dying, Cheyenne uprisings near Miles City, Hutchinson killed by wife in Arcadia, a walnut stock contract in Bonham for Krag rifles, Charles Blase pleading guilty to counterfeit, divorce suit by Robert Cutting, infant death near Norman, Captain Stover of the Monitor dead at 82, and an unsuccessful attempt to float the Paris in Coverack.
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Kansas City
John W. Fleming
Skinner
Sechrist
Fleming
C. Crossthwaite
Crossthwaite
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Hall’s
Bryan
Wright
Bryan, Texas
American Laundry
Ith
Exeda
Postal
W. J. Christian
Zennatt
John Wittmann
Merchat
Burt Norwood
Main Street
Civ Bakery
E.griesser
Savannah
Cameron
Sam Perry
Frank Evans
Proctor
Perry
Otis
Schurman
Quincy
Illinois
Jackson
J. T. Lancaster
Texarkana
Babe Wommack
Corley
Wommack
Pat Hardin
Americus
Charles Putnam
Kid” McPartland
Lenox Athletic Club
Spike Sullivan
Calvin Lomax
Lomax
Miles City
Mont
Peru
Ind
Charles Hutchinson
Arcadia
Hutchinson
Bonham, Tex
Stillwater
O. T
United States District Court
Charles Blase
Robert L. Cutting
Minnie Seligman Cutting
Minnie Seligman
Norman
William Adams
Captain Stover
Easton
Stover
Monitor
Merrimac
Hampton Roads
Coverack
Cornwall
Jee
HAWKS
Hartman
Wooten’s
M. F. Heenan
The
D. J. Price, G. P
T. A
Palestine, Texas
Great Rock Island
St. Worth
Lincoln
Omaha
Iowa
Des Poine
Chase
Sloat
Rock Island & Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Erry ‘ the
Colorado
Mountains
Chautauqua
D. B. Keeler
Ft. Worth
A. A. Glisson
Gen
Paul M. R
Andy
Texall
James Drudence
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