Topeka and Kansas Dispatches Highlight Fire Deaths
A string of brief notices from Topeka and surrounding areas report a severe malaria outbreak at reform school with over 100 cases and 48 serious, a sane inmate to Ossawatomie asylum, Grand Army reunion banners in Belleville, a fatal train accident near Wichita, and a major Junction City fire causing heavy losses. Other items note Kansas coal mine groundbreaking at Brighton, scientific expedition findings near Toronto, and regulatory rail freight decisions impacting rates and car load minimums.
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Reform’ School
Reform School
al Bys
Winnegar
Atchigon
Tak Sp
Ossawatomie
Innegar
Flambeau-Club
Bellevillé
Columbus
Bannee
John Brown
Post
Belleville
Kas
Tony
John ‘Johnson
Wichitd
Brown ‘County
A. Fair
Kaneag
Hisha
Sabethea
Kenyon
Guada Springs
Tall Lincoln
Arkansas City
Furry
Wichita County
Ray ‘Armstrong
Atchison
Marysville
Marshall County
Tennyson
Frankfort
Armstrong
Leavenworth
Brighton
Kansas City
Toronto
Kansas City ‘Exposition
Odd Fellows
Pacific Coast
Topeka
Aloug
Knights of the Three
John
Underwood
Patriarchs’ Militant
Centlemen
Metropolitan ‘Hall
Rockwell
Washington
The
Treasury
Frige & ‘Billsbee
East Saginaw
Mich
A. H. Andrews
Chicago
A. H. Bevell& Co
Cage
Robert Mitchell Portal Company
Cincinnati
Akron Eeroes Deke
Baltimore
Dauke
Ore
Harseo & Co
Buffalo
N.Y
The Fisheries Correspondence and Georgia Campaign Incident
The president sent to the Senate copies of communications about fisheries canal discrimination and related correspondence with Ottawa and the British minister. In Atlanta a violence incident involved Tom Cable Jackson assaulting Campbell and George Martin after accusations in the Avalance. political tensions linked to Henry Jackson's legislature bid and local option stance.
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Senate
Hoar
Great Britain
Department of State
United States
Ottawa
the Treasury
Dingley
House
Georgia
Atlanta
Tom Cable Jackson
Henry, R. Jackson
Austria
Campbell
Avalance
Henry ‘Jackson
George
Martin
Henry ‘Fackson
Captain Jackson
Niagara daredevil makes second river crossing feat
Charles A. Percy, age twenty seven, attempted the whirlpool voyage from Suspension Bridge, crossing Niagara River by life boat. After tumbling overboard three miles from the whirlpool, he swam to Lewiston where a fisherman rescued him at seven. The voyage was planned for exhibition with his boat from the suspension bridge to Toronto. The boat was lost. A Wary Succession State Fair Des Moines notes show the year’s fair was the largest yet with $100,000 in buildings and $250,000 real estate for fair use. The Rick Island road carried 120,000 visitors to the fair with 8,000 from grounds in fourteen minutes on a four mile run.
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Niagara
Niagara Falls
Charles A. Percy
Shirlpool
Lewiston
Percy
Suspension
Niagara River
Ake
Toronto
Des Moines
He- Association
Rick Island
Woman Gives Birth On Streetcar Amid Turmoil
A sensational incident occurred today on a Main and Franklin streetcar in Independence. A young woman named Sarah Highsmith boarded at Wabash and Franklin, and soon after gave birth to a girl as the car neared the line. The patrol wagon took the mother to the Christian home, the 20 year old comely visitor from Crawford refusing to name her seducer.
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Mims A . Street
Crawford
A Bathers Horrid Crime Report From Raleigh Dispatch
A 19 year old named Parrish was quietly brought to town to avoid lynching. He stood trial for an alleged crime against his own clan. The report notes the severity of the charges and the testimonies presented as evidence.
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Raliegh
N. G
J. D
Par- Tish
Wigit
Parrish
Nebraska Protest Against Further Rail Rate Adjournment
Attorney General Leese protests ongoing delays in a state board of transportation case over railroad rate orders. He alleges the majority seeks to adjourn to November 12 without new evidence, questions the cost basis of railroad rates, and asserts the public interest and constitutional duties require timely action.
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Leeke
the Transportation Board
Leese
Nebraska
State Board of Transportation
State-Board of Transportation
Minnesota
Illinois
Iowa
Lakota
Compa
Union Pacific Railway
Snc
Thoas
Trista
Work of Congress in Next Session Promises Broad Legislation
Washington dispatches foresee a busy Fiftieth Congress with bills on statehood for Washington Montana and North Dakota territories. Also under consideration are immigration reform, food adulteration, railroad land grants, interstate commerce extended to telegraphs, private cars ban, and a tariff driven agenda. The session starts December 4 and runs nine weeks plus a possible extra session.
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Washington
Montana
North Dakota
Senate
House
Nicaragua, Canal’ Company
Congress
Bis Viesson
Territory
Oklahoma
Immigration Bureau
Neucleus
Warner elected commander in chief of G A R encampment
A G A R encampment at Columbus elected William Warner of Missouri as commander in chief for the coming year. Neil of Columbus became senior vice commander and Joseph Hatfield of New York junior vice commander. Resolutions urged broad service pensions for Civil War veterans and widows, with bill recommendations.
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William Warner
Missouri
Columbus
Moses. Neil
Joseph Hatfield
New York
Neil House
Warner
Grand Army
G.updyke
Dakota
K. M. de Witt
Towa
Committee On
Congress
United States
Aigu Entneatl
Disability Pension Wilke i
Benjamin Harrison Accepts Republican Nomination Letter
General Harrison states acceptance of the Republican presidential nomination and outlines tariff policy, immigration limits, civil service reform, education support, and defense of the protective tariff while calling for national unity and firm action on election integrity.
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Jatve
Benjamin
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Caldwell
Trinidad, Caldwell & Arkansas Railway Company
Colorado Railway
Bucklin
Coldwater
Medicine Lodge
Attica
Ratios Y
South Haven
Fort Smith
Ark
Harrison
Ace
M. M. Estee
Democratic Party
Dan
St. Louis
Ito
Republican Party
Graua
Hesd
Tion
Jess Tee
Rea
Vermon White’River Junction
Lawes
Brey
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