Congress Passes All Appropriation Bills Into Law
The last month of the current session produced broad legislation. All appropriation bills became laws, including a $200,000 grant for a government exhibit at the cotton states exposition in Atlanta and land desert reclamation grants of 1,000,000 acres to arid states. Also signed were financial measures, a tax framework for money forms, and military enlistment reforms. Western settlers gain surveys and affidavits in land cases, with Montana land grants linked to Bitter Root lands. Two major labor investigations were authorized, focusing on machinery impact on wages and conditions of women and children.
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Atlanta
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National Bank
United States Treasury
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Curtis
New York
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United States Circuit Court
Montana
Bitter Root
Lo Lo
Bitter Root River
House Committee On Labor
Inbor
Jekyll and Hudh Disclosed in Chicago Crime Case
The man calling himself Gorman and identified as Billy Williams is named as I. L. Griswold, a respected inspector for the Man Boater Assurance company. Officials of Manchester Assurance confirm the identification, linking Griswold to theft and shooting during nocturnal raids while posing as a daytime fire risk inspector.
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Chicago
Gorman
Deerfield
Billy Wiliams
Pacific Coast
Todiay
I. Griswold
Boater Assurance, Company
Griswold
Howe Fire Insurance Company
New York
City
Olliciala
Manchester Assurance Company
Dr. Jekylll
Mr. Hyde
Lake
Reed Opens Republican Campaign in Me at Campin
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed opened the Republican campaign in Reed Operas camp near Old Orchard Me on August 27. He argued the Democratic party failed to govern satisfactorily and to unite the nation, addressing a crowd of thousands as he pressed for party cohesion and support.
Col Croft Welsh Fights With Col Grottoway on Prairie Warters
In Chivaso Aug 27 Col R I A rot fo allegedly struck in the face by Myst Tact BC Welsh of the Fifteenth United States Infantry. Welsh, said to be provoked by Col Grottoway, was wounded and will face a court martial. The incident created a sensation across army posts west of Evans wear where the assault occurred.
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Chivaso
couldRn Uling
United States
Col. Grotto
Che Fur
Army Bend
Warters
Praire
Evans
Wear
Aseault
Divorces Illegal in South Dakota Case Sparks Alarm
A Sioux Falls dispatch reports that many so called South Dakota divorces issued by Judge Andrews in Brookings are invalid. Most decrees granted after out-of-state service or by default are worthless, as South Dakota law requires 75 days after personal service outside the state before a decree can be granted. Many Eastern residents who relied on the alleged decrees face serious consequences.
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South Dakota
Andrews
Brookings
Thig City
Duluth Tragedy as Man Drowns Self at Lake Minnesota Point
Joseph J. McNamee of Topeka Kansas, visiting Duluth for health, died by suicide at the lake shore after drinking earlier and failing to secure funds. The man, thirty two, tied hands and feet with a four in hand tie and handkerchief before leaping into Mic lake near the canal south pier. He had read Ingersoll and spoke of death by self action.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Toba' Newl
Linke Shore
Michigan Southern Railway Company
Youngstown
Newell
Pittsburg
Cardbridgeboro
James A. Garfield
Mentor
John W. Nowell
Rodman
Central Vermont Railway
Champlain & St. Lawrence
Loulaville
Ciocionat
Baratoga
Sackett’s Harbor
Csiro City Railway
Kinois Central Railway
Cleveland & Yoledo Railway
Lake Shore
New York Central
Winona
Hll
Tila
Commission
Topeka
McNainen
Ingersoll
Spielde
Merchanta Hotel
Flo
Minneapolis Boys Face Arson Charge in Ramsey County
Three Minneapolis youths John Cripps, Harry Cripps, and John Lindall, all near Maple Hill Cemetery, were charged with arson for reportedly burning a barn at Like Johanna. The complaint by Powers, whose threshing crew worked nearby, states one of his men saw the youths fire the building. they were sent to St Paul for trial.
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Arwon
Minneapolis
John
Harry Cripps
John Lindall
Maple Hill Cemetery
Like Johanna
Ramsey County
St. Paul
Amno
Powers
Tempest Devastates Azof Coast Killing Thousands
A St. Petersburg cable reports a massive cyclone across the Sea of Azov. An estimated 1,000 or more people perished, with entire towns like Marinopol largely destroyed. American tourists may have been among the victims as the storm battered Nogaisk and Berdiansk. Telegraph lines are down and ships are feared lost at sea.
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St Petersburg
Sea of Azot
Sea of Azof
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Avot
Nogalak
Marinopol
Dolga Polats
Berdiansk
Azof
Elsk
Achaef
Iive
Temrink
Buick Sea
Villages Destroyed in Simla Valley by Berenkinge Flood
Aug 27 reports describe Gobna lake bursting its dam and releasing a white flood that swept the valley. Thousands of tons of water, boulders, and uprooted trees devastated villages in moments. Monsoon rains raised the lake rapidly, engineers warned of imminent breakage, and the government evacuated residents by rail and telegraph to avert loss of life.
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Simla
Indu
Gobna
Experimental French mustard crop on S D Cone farm
S D Cone, Great Northern railway agent at Aberdeen, attempted French mustard on forty acres after buying ten bushels of seed at 10.80 per bushel. Harvest yielded seventy six bushels. half the seed likely lost to damp. Estimated value over 700 dollars. Next season planned to expand to one hundred acres.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Lhat
S. D. Cone
Great Northern Railway
Delag
Cane
Columbia's duty dispute over reciprocity treaties revealed
Washington reports a diplomatic leak indicating the United States must refund duties paid on Columbian imports that should have been free under a 1840 treaty. The dispute centers on hides, coffee, sugars, and molasses, with Spain and Britain previously refunded in related cases as the U.S. clarifies treaty obligations.
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Washington
United States of Columbia
State Department
Spain
Cuba
Porto Ico
United States
Columbia
Brazil
Colombia
Great Britain
Pullman Pass Controversy In Labor Commission Inquiry
Chicago August 26 United States Labor Commissioner Carroll D Wright, head of a special commission on the Pullman strike, confirms he carries and uses an annual Pass on all Pullman cars given by George Pullman a personal friend He says the pass allows free rides across the United States and that he has had it for years, dating from the first Pullman inquiry.
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Wright
Chicago
United States Labor
Carroll D. Wright
Special Labor Commission
Cleveland
Mr. Pullman
Explosion at Gilberton colliery kills two, injures eleven
Ashland Pa Aug 25 two men killed and eleven injured in a gas explosion at the Gilberton colliery near here. The boss Frank McCormick and driver Lewis Ball among the dead. Timed: William Birmingham fatally, Cornelius Leahy also fatally. Dozens burned, explosions and gas blow through mine tunnels. Also in London Ernest Hissburger forgeries case ends with guilty plea and 112000 pounds in frauds admitted.
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Ashland
Gilberton
Frank McCormick
Lewis Ball
William Birminghaw
Cornelius Leahy
James Yooney
George Davis
Wil Davis
Will Davis
Harry Birmingham
William Penn
William Schultz
Herdy Buchanan
Enoch Fingle
John Kester
Thia
London
Ernest Hissburger
Dundes Jute
Hirth
Continental Bank
Three alleged school board hoodlums bound over for trial
Aug 25. Three men named Willish Lispardts and Dichtberg were bound over for trial following a preliminary examination. Witnesses included detectives, a school furniture company agent, and a stenographer. The defense offered no testimony. Will H. Davis, missing since arrest, was recalled and his bail set.
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Trink Dyertlot
Mick
Messrs
Willish
Lispardts
Dichtberg
Will H. Davis
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