How England Acquired the Suez Canal Plot
The Dillon Examiner recounts Pearson's Weekly tale of Frederick Greenwood persuading Lord Derby to buy Suez Canal shares for Britain in 1875. Disraeli approved, the British government purchased the shares for about four million pounds, now yielding around £800,000 annually and boosting political power.
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Panama Canal
England
Suez Canal
Pearson's Weekly
Frederick Greenwood
Greenwood
Pall Mall Gazette
Khedive of
Cairo
Disraeli
Aeen
Britain
Pure food laws prove effective against European imports
Department of Agriculture inspection of 1000 cargoes of European food products found no adulteration. Officials say the pure food laws enacted by the last Congress have proven sufficient to prevent Europeana from marketing adulterated goods in the country.
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Department of Agriculture
Post Office Investigation Stalls as Suspensions Persist
Stagnation dogged the post office probe with two months without progress. One official has been suspended and idle since April 25 while Rand Payne’s confidential clerk has been absent since July 3 yet both continue drawing salaries.
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Post Office
Rand
Payne
Frauds on Five Civilized Tribes Draw Scrutiny
The piece notes growing evidence of large frauds against Indians of the five civilized tribes. It criticizes Secretary Hitchcock for focusing on who publishes the facts rather than who sustains the abuses.
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Five Civilized Tribes
Hitchcock
Himmself
Soldier commits self-inflicted death in German army report
An official report notes a private in the German army killed himself by detonating a blank cartridge in a rifle filled with water to cause his own death. The act is attributed to the tyranny of a petty officer.
Exposition to Import World's Largest Gas Engine
St Louis exposition officials plan to build the world’s largest gas engine in Belgium with 3000 horsepower. The piece comments that capturing Senator Burton would have been cheaper for the exposition authorities.
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Belgium
Senator Burton
Officials Charged but AG Takes Long Vacation
Officials of the Department of Justice face charges for betraying trust and conspiring against the public they serve while the attorney general enjoys a lengthy vacation with no action taken.
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Department of Justice
Java Coffee Decline Drives Brazilian Plantations Expansion
The article notes that soil exhaustion and competition from Brazilian coffee plantations push Java’s industry to retreat. It asserts there is no Java coffee in the American market and has not been for years.
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Java
Ohio Senator Hanna Advised Rest By Doctors
The article notes Senator Hanna must remain quiet for several months due to illness, reflecting the strain on Ohio Republican politics from ongoing health concerns.
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Hanna
Ohio
Mr. Hanna
Indications of Tenuous Energy in Washington Presidency
Fragmentary reads show hints of fragile momentum around the White House. Analysts note mixed signals from officials and shifting public sentiment as policy debates continue.
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Washington
Social clubs resume in Dillon with a flurry of gatherings
Dillon hosts a wave of club activities as fall returns. Miss Jean Bishop hosts a lawn gathering for Miss Carrie Call with Indian rugs and fabric mazes. Guests share stories and refreshments, while other ladies’ events feature games, logomachy, and prize table moments.
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Dillon
Shady Bishop
Jean Bishop
Carrie Call
Pueblo
Col
Grace Lamont
Mary and
Euphemia Innes
Kate Paxton
Pluma Tattersall
Nellie
Stella Morse
Mae Rich
Lena Lovell
Bella
Madie Rife
Marie Gallup
Ola Cornell
Maud Selway
Susie
Lillian Peterson
Ethel Bond
Maggie Ross
Clara
Nellie Sharkey
Bertha
Anna Huber
Harrie Waldorf
Lucy Carson
Bertha Thormyer
Florence Mott
Cora
Emily Taylor
Laura Simmons
Georgie
Nannie
Lotta Featherly
Jette Pierce
Logan
Edna
Ethel Squire
Eastern Star Banquet Draws Large Attendance
An Eastern Star meeting Tuesday night in the lodge rooms drew about forty attendees including guests from Lima Judge Kansan and Pocatello lodge. Three candidates were inducted, Dr. W. C. Orr Mrs. Orr and Miss Bella Rite, followed by a social supper organized by the ladies.
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John Ward
Washington Street
Miss Ward
Elkhorn
Wis
Weltha McIntosh
Mesdames A. S. Rife
Phillip Lovell
O. M. Best
Chas, Padley
A. B. Martin
S. D. Hooker
E. L. Norris
Nelson
W. Deputy
Rathbone
Z. B. Yeaman
Gilbert
FE. Cunnard
B. Cunnard
Lamkin
Frank Conway
F. M. Thomas
Jacobs
G. Metlen
W. M. Oliver
Dart
P. Ward
D. Ward
L. J. Price
Vaughn
Innes
George Hughes
Ee H. Weenink
Ed H. Cushing
Wm. Cushing
Rachel Orr
W. C. Orr
Matt, Schenk
Axe
Lorenzo Cual Fing
L D. Graeter
Margaret Edie
Hy Burfiend
C. Burfeind
Jasper Nelson
H. Selway
Jim Selway
Gee Whitaker
B. Haines
F. E. Foote
S. Arndts
W. A. Jones
A. FE. Graeter
Wm. Roe
Kreas
Sprinkle
Beardsley
A. Cy .Gruwell
John Morton
Missen Pierce
Gurtson
Bella
Maidie Rife
Eastern Star
John Baker
Lima
Clay G. Stevenson
Kansan
H. C. Burbank
Pocatello Lodge
Bella Rite
Secretary Shaw Announces Major Bank Loan Plan This Fall
Secretary Shaw states he will loan banks 40000000 this fall using state county and municipal bonding security. He asserts no Aldrich bill is needed and describes himself as a law unto himself.
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Shaw
Aldrich
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