Sensational Exposures shake city as grand jury criticizes sheriff
New York reports say the grand jury condemned the sheriff's office as a disgrace to civilization, urging immediate reform and sending copies to the governor and state legislature. Mount Clair contractor James Tuthill is revealed as a prolific house robber, identified by a victim, with a cellar full of valuables found. In Cariaco, Mrs. Frank Kent, widow, allegedly assaulted United States Commissioner Simeon W. King, leading to an arrest and a dispute over property and alleged fraud plus calumny claims.
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New York
Fitzgerald
Mount Claire
N. J
James Tuthill
Bill
Congressional Bills and Debates In Washington
Congress introduced Morrill aimed at funding education from public lands proceeds. Faulkner proposed pensions for General rook’s widow. George described a constitutional amendment to empower federal lawmaking against monopolies and price manipulation. Hear declined Montana election case scheduling. The anti trust bill was discussed as George spoke in the Senate.
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Washington
Morrill
Faulkner
General Rook
George
Congress
Montana
Senate
Committee backs incumbents in two contested seats
The house committee on elections ruled to allow Hosey versus Parret from Indiana and Bowen versus Buchanan from Virginia to keep sitting members. Overall, for seven cases reviewed, the panel favored four Republicans and three Democrats.
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Wasnixcton
House Committee On Elections
Hosey
Parret
Indiana
Bowen
Buchanan
Virginia
Colorado Casualties From Train Wrecks and Violent Deaths
A Denver report details a string of fatal accidents and shootings across Colorado in the last 36 hours. Incidents include a man killed by a runaway mine car at Aspen, another died from a crush injury, roof collapse at Trinidad coal mine, a fatal head injury near Idaho Springs, a saloon quarrel ending in a shooting at Crested Butte, skull fractures after a club blow in a garden dispute, a lethal brawl near Glenwood Springs, a fatal fall in Durango, a man suicide in Greeley, and a Burlington Iowa man killed while stopping a runaway team in Denver.
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Denver
Colorado
Aspen
Charles Swanson
Governor Mine
Charles Hart
Golconda
Aspen Mountain
Trinidad
Arene Sone McDermott
Idaho
Glenwood Springs
Walter Kellogg
Rifle Creek
Rifle Station
Davis
Davie
Len Poe Balle
Plun
Durango
Col
J. Parchden
Greeley
George C. Freeman
Milwaukee
Cooper Peppermeyer
Burlington
Iowa
Resignation Accepted for Count Bismarck as Foreign Secretary
March 15 report states Count Herbert Bismarck's resignation was accepted and Herr Von Alvensleben named to replace him as imperial secretary of foreign affairs. Bismarck resigns his medals and declares retirement, choosing a frock coat over uniforms. He vows never to return to Berlin.
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Count Herbert Bismarck
Herr von Alvensleben
Bismarck
Ich Bank
Berlin
Extradition Treaty Expanded Crimes Eligible for Surrender
The treaty between Great Britain and the United States goes into effect April 4 and adds crimes including voluntary manslaughter counterfeiting embezzlement larceny fraud by bailees and officers rape abduction burglary piracy revolt and conspiracies on the high seas among others. It also bars surrender for political offenses and restricts trial or punishment for political crimes after surrender until return to the country of origin.
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Washingcton
Great Britain
United States
Sugar Duties Clash As Republicans Weigh Rates
Washington reporters note a sharp debate in the Ways and Means Committee over sugar duties with refiners demanding a 25 percent cut while western members push for deeper reductions. The House committee on invalid pensions endorsed a bill giving disability and service pensions to soldiers aged 62 or older.
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Ways and Means Committee
House Committee On
World’s fair bill advances with women’s board and dates
The House approved the journal and passed the world’s fair bill after amendments. A board of lady managers may be appointed, with a government exhibit selection by the fish commissioner and other committee appointments for female labor exhibits. The bill sets October 12 1891 as dedication and goals May 1 1893 opening, with closing by October 1893, to aid exhibitors. WYOMING COMES NEXT. An unrelated Northern Pacific wreck near Noxon burned cars except two sleepers. express messenger Mandle injured.
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Washineton
Candler
Massachusetts
Chandler
Chicago
House
Belden
Firet
Wyoming
Northern Pacific
Noxon
Mandle
House Fire in Kas Kills Three Children
A Mephive Lopee dispatch reports a blaze at a home occupied by L. B. Root. Three children aged 6, 4, and 2 died as mother Mrs. Root was severely burned while attempting to save them while the father was away.
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Mephive Lopee
Kas
L. B. Root
Territorial Topics and Local Industrial Sparks
Local notes report Laramie plans for an electric motor car line and the soda works near Laramie to resume operations. Cheyenne boom spreads as printing and publishing face labor shortages. A boy in Carbon loses a hand after riding moving trains. The Newcastle Journal notes storms of luck and new machinery arriving for Cambria and Newcastle Water Supply. Burlington and Missouri Co builds section and tool houses near Jumbo canyon. Prof. Ricketts visits territorial garrison last week.
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Newcastle Journal
Cambria & Newcastle Water Supply Company
White
The
Burlington and Missouri Company
Newcastle
Ricketts
Iits
Fires and trials across continents amid tremors of 1902
Reports note fires burning in Bromberg theater and Kochs shipyard in Lubeck, with losses including a town hall in Tianguistengo and four lives. A French cabinet meeting weighs tariff protests, Astor funds bronze church doors, a French offer by Boulanger stirs trial hopes, a Buffalo case verdict finds a man guilty of grand larceny, a Crete mob drags a priest, and a prison counts sixty four starving villagers.
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Staat
Bromberg
Machine Department
Kochs
Lubeck
Kansas
Leland Stanford
Palo Alto
New York
Tianguistengo
New Mexico
William Waldorf Astor
Jacob Astor
Broadway
Trinity Church
Boulanger
Stephen T. Sherman
Buffalo
Buffalo Associated Elevators
Crete
Patiama
Workmen Demand Higher Wages on North Denver Sewers
One hundred fifty Riley & Co. workers in Omaha on the North Denver sewers quit in March seeking higher pay. Diggers at ten hours earn 175 dollars while pipe layers get 2 dollars. they seek a five cent daily increase. A stray note appears about a Warren Mercantile sale and a comic line.
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Devon
Riley & Co
Omaha
Denver
Mizner and Fort Russell Target of Leader Misrepresentation
General Mizner defends his conduct after The Leader published an intolerant attack regarding Cheyenne people waiting for a train after a local cotillion. Mizner says he invited correction, denounces the article, and notes hospitalities at his home, calling Cheyenne residents supportive of his actions and the city’s response to the post’s criticism should be praised.
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Mizner
Carroll
The
Sun
Tae Sun
Misner
715 Une
Fort Russell
Cheyenne
Hoyt's Hole in the Ground at Bijou Theatre
The New York Star lauds Hoyt's Hole in the Ground to play at the Bijou theater next Saturday night as part of a peak season of farce comedy. The audience enjoyed the return of many previous actors plus the new baseball song Slide, Kelly, Slide. The show runs for two weeks.
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Hoyt
New York
Charles H. Hoyt
Slide
Kelly
Ijon
Runaway Team Turbulence on Fergusson Street
Yesterday afternoon a team from Organ and Hamlin ran away on Fergusson Street causing excitement. The runaway overturned a garbage wagon and damaged a light delivery wagon. The tongue and wagon finally stopped near the Catholic church.
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Organ & Hamlin
Fergusson Street
Church Frame Moving Planned to Swan Lot Today
The Methodist congregation will move the frame church building to the Swan lot at Severe teenth and Central today or tomorrow and begin work on a new structure at once. The old building will be used for services until the new one is completed.
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Swan Lot
Teenth
Central Avenue
Sale of forty acres north of Lake Minnehaha
Messrs Kelley and Parshall Yeates sold to Underwood and Spyder forty acres north of Lake Minnehaha for 8000 dollars cash. The sale quickly attracted a second buyer who made an offer, but the initial purchasers remained the successful bidders.
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Messrs
Kelley & Parshall Yeates
Underwood & Spyder
Lake Minnehaha
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U. S. Gov't Report
S. Kellner
Will
Salt Lake City
Ball
Seventeenth and
Eddy Streets
P. S
F. B. Warren Mercantile CO
Houbp
Sheriff’s Office
A. S
Congressional
PROOS
Bismarcck
Washington Notes
Hirike
Wil
Warren Mercantile Company
Kelley & Parshall
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