Wyoming Admission Bill Delayed as Debates Continue
In Washington on March 12 the Wyoming statehood bill faced postponement with a plan to resume consideration after discussing the Oklahoma measure. The delay hinges on terms of agreement and potential amendments including a woman clause. Other items include cattle and livestock policy discussions and a court case in New York involving Admiral Kimberly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Ing
Howe
Democrats
Sition
Democratic Party
Tim Sus
Lost Cabin
Legislation Defeated as Veto Fails to Clear Two-Thirds
Ton suffered an 11 to 19 defeat while tests sealed the bill fate. In the estate where the measure was strongest, the two thirds needed to pass despite the governor's veto did not emerge. The bill also failed in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton
Tragic House Fire Burned Lady Dies Next Day
Mrs Carlisle an elderly resident of Mareh 1a west of Marysville caught fire while lighting a stove on Sunday and died Monday from severe burns. Her paralytic husband, unable to move, witnessed the tragedy for three hours as medical aid arrived too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Mareh
Carlisle
Henry
Marysville
Senate Passes Public Building Bills and Debates Reconstruction
The senate approved bills funding public buildings in Stockton California Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone Virginia City Nevada The Dalles Salem and Reno Oregon and Nevada as senate measures The house bridge bill across the Columbia River faced amendments and a conference The session featured Eustis and Hoar sparring over southern laws race and the fifteenth amendment with Sherman weighing the political fallout and Andrew Johnson’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Stockton
Cala
Mammoth
Lot Springs
Yellowstone National Park
Virginia City
Nev
The
Dalles
Ore
Salem
Reno
House
Columbia River
Oregon
Committee On Commerce
Eustis
Hoar
Louisiana
Mississippi
Blair
Harrison
Sherman
Republican Party
South
North
Congress
House of Representatives
Klu Klux Klan
Butler
Andrew, Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
Ohio
Barker
North and South vote rights demand a uniform federal law
The speaker argues that southern states secure political power at the expense of northern voters. He urges Congress to pass a nationwide voting law guaranteeing every eligible man the right to vote and have it counted, asserting that only such a measure can ensure justice across Massachusetts, Ohio, and South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Congress
United States
Massachusetts
Ohio
South Carolina
Right of way bill for Palouse and Spokane Rail Road
In House a right of way through Nez Perces reservation Idaho to Palouse and Spokane Rail Road was passed. The Oklahoma bill saw amendments and committee of the whole with provisions on land offices in No Man’s Land and prohibiting entry of intoxicants in Indian territory until adjournment of the first legislative session. The measure passed 160 to 5 after amendments 134 to 130. It is the Senate substitute on the same subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Nez Perces
Idaho
Palouse & Spokane Railroad Company
Oklahoma
Tarsney
No Man's Land
Holman
Indian Territory
Senate
Third McCalla inquiry session details harsh Navy discipline
The inquiry heard testimony on harsh punishments aboard the ship at Rouen and Cronstadt, including confinement in iron irons two by two, strait jackets, and being lashed to Jacob's ladder. Witnesses described crashes of liberty, drunken excess, and limited officer investigation, with Surgeon Herndon noting a non dangerous wound on Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCalla
York
Com- McCalla
Kimberly
Ingersoll
Enterprise
Lieu- Fichbohm
Myer
Daniel
Millird
Walker
Mewen
Act
McCallats
New York
P. J. Merlich
Graham
John Dillmour
Marinp
Rouen
France
Swaglich
Cronstadt
Sutherland
Plymouth
C. C. Herndon
Mudd
Bennett
Whalen
Kennedy
Jacob's Ladder
Entwhistle
Kline
Tle
Cattlemen Convene at Fort Woern March 13
The Interstate Cattlemen's convention considers establishing information bureaus for stock producing and feeding states to gauge supply and demand. A memorial to Congress seeks funds to create this system under Agriculture. The group also backs a veterinary for cattle disease control, notably Texas fever, and discusses fencing and market manipulation impacting the livestock industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAC
ICM
Otf
Fort Woern
United Action
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Committee On Resolutions
Law to Codify Penalties for Industry Welfare
Resolutions urge national unity and call governors to seek action in state legislatures to enact laws ensuring a healthier condition for a major industry. They support standardized livestock weighing practices used by several railways to protect livestock interests and enforce penalties.
Tramp Arrest Sparks Mob After Assault on 11-year-old
In Parasant Mo yesterday a tramp named Collins was arrested after Alice Atkins, daughter of a wealthy farmer, was assaulted at a ramp and later identified the suspect. A mob of about a thousand gathered, threatening lynching. Collins was released after Atkins did not identify him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apiend
Parasant
Alice Atkins
Collins
Greenwood
Miss Atkins
Colling
Record of Unprecedented Flood Threat Across Mississippi and Arkansas
The river stands at a historic high and still rises. Levees on the Mississippi side are judged strong, while Arkansas side defenses below Arkansas City look fragile though damage from a levee breach would be limited compared with east bank collapse. Rail passengers report flooded lowlands, submerged huts, and scatted dry ridges as shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesum
Mississippi
Arkansas
Arkansas City
Louisville
New Orleans
Texas
Mississippi Delta
Vicksburg
Lula
Memphis and
Little Rock
Levee Improvements Underway as Mississippi Floodfront Eases
In New Orleans on March 14 the river front shows improved conditions since yesterday. Authorities aided by railroads fortify weak spots and build temporary levees with logs filled by earth. Wind from the north at 30 mph and vessel waves have damaged new levee work amid the freshet. Governor Nichols calls steamers to midstream slow runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Nichols
Mississippi
Town Inundated as Newport Flood Drowns Town and Farms
Newport Arkansas station reports the river rose overnight flooding the town four inches to two feet deep and suspending business. The inundation extends to surrounding countryside including farms south of Newport with rivers between Helena and Mount Francis, wide in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Ark
Helena
Mount Francis
Fatal rockslide blocks West Virginia railroad line
A rock and ensuing landslide on a mountain side near Cumner Lasp Maryland area halted a work train crew of twelve near the West Virginia line. Two men died on extraction, another later died, and three others were seriously or fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laudeside
Cumner Lasp
Marcel
West Virginia
Skeletons Found After Apache Killing Near Ariz Scene
A posse returning from the scene of an Apache killing found the skeletal remains of two men. All flesh had been eaten by coyotes, leaving no identifying features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordered
Haren
Walves
Tomasvone
Ariz
Marth
Camp Carlin Changes In Army Quartermaster Service
The order from headquarters Platte appoints First Lieutenant Edward Chynoweth as depot quartermaster at Cheyenne Wy to manage public buildings and transferred property while keeping Fort D A Russell property separate. Captain Charles Humphrey remains in charge of water and sewer work with Chynoweth supervising when Humphrey is absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Carlin
Department of the
Humphrey
Fort D A. Russell
Fort D. A Ruissell
Chynoweth
Cheyenne’s Future Prospects and Major Developments
A Denver paper extols Cheyenne as it highlights the Interior Land and Immigration Company’s recent purchase of 2,000 acres, the new opera house offices, and plans to attract national attention. It notes Cheyenne’s water supply, unpaved streets, and the six million dollar rail shop project employing thousands, plus a vigorous Board of Trade effort to promote investment and housing in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Omaha
Cheyenne
Opera House
Wyoming
Union Pacific Railway
West
Cheyenne Press Scene and City Leaders Highlight 1890
A portrait of Cheyenne’s newspaper landscape notes daily and weekly papers led by The Daily Sun and The Leader, plus the Northwestern Live Stock Journal. It praises Mayor Charles W. Riner’s debt free administration, secretary John W. Meldrum’s appointment by President Harrison, and bank president T. B. Hicks, all shaping a progressive western city. The gavel gift to Speaker Stephen W. Downey, inscribed for the Eleventh Wyoming Assembly, closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chayes NA Wepan Ris
Chevenelee
View “Tree Danly Sux
The
Aid Lenten
Democrat
Heening Tritune
Nmeovheestern Life Stork Journal
Tribun and
Leader
Equal Sive
Caldmnie
Hoth Tie Son
Associated Pres Dispatches
Sus
Wyoming
Cheyenne
B.A. Slack
Leader Tn
Dhoz
Akrenng Tribune
Oright and Neway Sheet
Alwaren
Charles W. Riner
Jon W. Meldrum
John W. Meldrum
Harrison
Meldrum
Downey
Stephen W. Downey
Eleventh Legislative Assembly of
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uly Idita Fey Ome Hea i de
Spritzer
Con Ie
Tex
B. L. Stod
J.L. Pinch
Nebraska
Neumonia
Gulf of
Buell
Pis
Bureau of
Cdakota
Aul
Sen
M ™Iot
Renate
Ond
Hiewry G. Hay, DD Kelley
Imtr
T. B. Heke
J. A. Kent
C. Baird
William Myers
J. Parshall
Olivers
Henry Gr. Hay
T. P. Hicks
A. 2D. Kelley
T. A. Kent
J. K. Jeffrey
T. B. Hicks
First National Bank
Hicks
Lottery
Marengia
Mesto
Detertor
Treasury
Beneficencia Publica
ITY
Mexico
Gra
Ts M
Ieee
Kaxpreve Corp
New York Exchange
Bernie
Betore Selina
Guichal
London
Lapterha Ae
Benecencia Publica
Avotinak Catileo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!