National Dairy Union Annual Meeting in Chicago
The National Dairy Union held its annual meeting in Chicago. Ex Governor W D Hoard was elected president for the ensuing year. Officers include Vice President W K Boardman of Town, Treasurer H B Garler of DeKalb Illinois, and Secretary Charles Y Knight of Chicago. Resolutions urged cooperation with the Department of Agriculture to oppose dairy substitutes and urged action on the Great bill regulating oleo margarine sale.
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National Dairy Union
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Varius
W. J. Hoard
Wisconsin
W. K. Boardman
Town
H.B. Garler
DeKalb
Charles Y. Knight
Tries to Kill Four Insane Ex-Treasurer Murders Family
Lexington Kentucky on Sunday morning John Marrs, former city treasurer, killed his son, wounded his daughter, attempted to kill his wife, and fatally wounded himself after attacking a servant and Miss Ida. The killer had prior asylum confinement. authorities found him with a self-inflicted throat wound amid a grisly scene.
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Lexington
John Marrs
Marrs
Six Miners Entombed In Taleville Mine Disaster
A cave in at the Taleville mine near Governeur New York traps six miners while seven work the shaft. William Horn escapes and raises the alarm as rescuers uncover the head of Dawlock. the remaining miners McCoy Mathews Tetherton McLochlin and Charles Largee are presumed dead.
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Taleville
Governeur
N. Y
Freeman's
Dawlock
McCoy
Mathews
Tetherton
McLochlin
Charles Largee
Turkish consul in jail in Boston stalking embezzlement case
Turkish consul general Joseph A Tasigi was arrested in New York at Boston officers request and held on 10000 dollar bail until Captain Francis Peabody Jr arrives from Boston. He is charged with embezzling 8000 dollars from Peter Charles Lesvieux, with as much as 250000 dollars implicated. Tasigi is Lesvieux estate trustee and neighbors report a Boston society sensation.
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Joseph A. Tasigi
Boston
New York
Francis Peabody, Jr
Peter Charles Lesvieux
Lasigi
Lesvieux
Lasipd
Joseph A. Lasigi
Richard R Quay Arrested for Criminal Libel in Dittsburg
Richard R. Quay son of Senator Quay was arrested in Dittsburg Pennsylvania on a charge of criminal libel on complaint by Magee and Flinn. He was accused of preparing material for an article in the Commercial Gazette claiming they sold out to Hanna in the McKinley presidential fight. He gave bond and other arrests are promised.
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Richard R. Quay
Senator Quay
Dittsburg
Stateee
Magee and Flinn
Commercial Gazette
Hanna
McKinley
O'Malley and Sentry Acquitted in Chicago Murder Trial
Alderman Thomas J. O'Malley and Johny Sentry were found not guilty after a month long trial over the murder of Gus Colliander in Chicago. Colliander, a judge of elevation, was reportedly shot during a 1844 poling place raid. Separately Cambriatron Co announces a 10 percent wage cut to start March 1 amid weak market conditions.
No Money Now Up in Corbett Fitzsimmons Match
Warren Lewis of New York has withdrawn the $2,500 from Al Smith that was in escrow as a forfeit since Fitzsimmons did not post an equivalent sum. As a result no stake remains on the bout.
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Warren Lewis
New York
al Smith
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Big Ed Rice Convicted in New York Forgery Case
The long notorious criminal "Big Ed" Rice was found guilty in New York of second degree forgery as a second offense and of being a professional criminal, sealing his fate after a high profile career in crime.
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Ed” Rice
New York
Woman in the Workshop and the Rise of Female Labor
The eleventh annual labor report to Congress shows women joining the industrial workforce, with female employment rising faster than male in some groups. It details age groups, marital status, and regional figures, noting ongoing questions about married women in manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Congress
Wright
United States
Has Her Eyes On Crete Uprising Draws London Attention
Dispatches from Constantinople and London describe a Turkish protest to the powers over Greek intervention in Crete. The Sultan warns against aiding Crete revolutionists and threatens troop deployment if order cannot be restored. Diplomatic figures gauge the crisis as more serious amid potential Turkish reformist pushes.
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Crete
London
Times
Constantinople
Porte
England
Carnegies Lead Rail Pool as Prices Plunge
The rail pool collapse triggers record buying with Carnegie Steel orders enough to run Edgar Thomson for a year. Carnegie quotes rail prices at 17.50 then 17, followed by an 8 drop from prior week. Behind the pool are Rockefeller interests controlling iron ore, uniting Carnegie and Rockefeller in a $100,000,000 venture.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Edgar Thomson
Carnegie Company
Carnegies
Rockefeller
Carnegie-Rockefeller Trust
Kneebs Won’t Appeal German Sentence
Word from Berlin says American horse owner Robert Kneebs will not appeal the nine months imprisonment and a 1000 mark fine for trotting his horse Bethel on German tracks under a false name. He has under two months to serve.
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Berlin
Germany
Robert Kneebs
Engineers survey for railway from Alvarado to Salina Cruz
Collis P. Huntington has a corps in the field making a preliminary survey for a railway from the port of Alvarado south of Vera Cruz Mexico to Salina Cruz on the Pacific coast. If he finds an advantageous route he will seek a government concession to operate the line with Pacific Mail steamers, potentially bypassing the Panama route.
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Collis P. Huntington
Corps of Engineers
Alvarado
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Salina Cruz
Pacific
Une
Pacific Mail
Cleveland to globe trot after inauguration
An official statement from a Yissenger agent of the Canadian Pacific says President Cleveland will travel around the world soon after his successor is inaugurated. Private Secretary Thurber and several cabinet members are expected to accompany him, with Mrs. Cleveland and the children possibly joining. The details are not yet finalized.
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Cleveland
Thurber
Side Issue to the Big Fight in Nevada March
A side attraction for Nevada sportsmen in March includes a renl dive bird tournament open to all comers. A representative will meet Dr. Carver and Bud in Kansas City before the first preparations for a prize fight town match.
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Corbett
Fitz Aliiieta
Nevada
Dian Atuart
Dr. Carver
Bud
Kansas City
Kansas City Stock Yards Pledge Led To Bipartisan Committee
A concurrent resolution in the Kansas legislature authorized a joint Missouri-Kansas committee to meet in Kansas City to study the stock yards issue. The measure passed after a lively Thursday debate, aiming to address alleged irregularities including feed overcharges.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Missouri
I T
Missouri Senate Passes Antitrust Bill Reducing Trust Contracts
The Missouri senate approved an antitrust bill that nullifies all contracts with trusts for gates and allows buyers under contract from trusts to avoid performing those contracts.
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Missouri Senate
The Week in Trade Collapse of Steel Pool and Prices
Dun and Co reports the steel rail pool disruption drives rail orders to 800000 tons in two days, price falls from 28 to 17 dollars for December to January, Carnegie Company selling at 17 with Chicago delivery, boosting rail renewals work. 750000 subs of printcloths bought by P D Borden at 2.58 cents spurring cotton goods gains. Woolen industry rises in demand. clay mixes fall to 75 cents. US failures 207 last week vs 821 prior year. Canada 61 vs 67.
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Dun & Co
R.G. Dun & Co
Carnegie Company
Chicago
PD Borden
Cano
United States
Canada
Cuban Bonds Sold Secretly in U S and Europe
About 15 million Cuban bonds were secretly issued and disposed of in the United States and abroad over the past year. Bonds totaling over 815,000 have been handled quietly, with the junta asserting the issue is lawful. They will be sold openly in major cities, payable in gold ten years after Spain evacuates Cuba, with denominations of 1000 and 500, 6 percent interest, and revenues pledged. Major markets include New York, Paris, London, and Berlin.
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United States
Republic of Cuba
Europe
New York
Havana
Republic
Paris
London
Berlin
Conflict Looms as Nations Eye Crete War
Wary atmosphere rises in Athens as troops depart for the frontier and ships prepare for Crete. Greece faces a possible clash with Turkey unless powers intervene, with fears of annexation rights and European response. King George guides torpedo flotilla actions while Turkey mobilizes at Salonika and plans embarkation to Crete.
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Athens
Cretan
Greece
Turkey
Crete
Europe
George
Parkish
Porte
Salonica
Burglary at St Louis Secret Service Office
Burglars entered the United States Secret Service office in a federal building in St Louis Missouri and seized all counterfeit money held by the department. Police suspect associates aided the crime and two suspects are jailed in the city as the capture hinders prosecutions.
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United States Secret Service
Murphy
Federal
St. Louis
Papal Dispensation Enables Detroit Wedding
Pope Leo XI grants a dispensation for Baron von Kettler the German ambassador to Mexico to wed Miss Ledyard daughter of Henry Ledyard president of Michigan Central Railroad in St Peters and Pauls Detroit Michigan on February 24. Led yard is Protestant while Baron von Ketteler is a Catholic.
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Leo XI
Baron von Kettler
Mexico
Miss Ledyard
Henry 2. Ledyard
Michigan Central Railroad
St. Peters and Paul's
Detroit
Mich
Misa Ledyard
Baron von Ketteler
Ready Made Tailors Forge National Association in Syracuse
The Ready Made Tailors' National Association was formed at a Syracuse convention this week to combat sweatshops. It will act independently of the Knights of Labor with G C Hessler of Syracuse elected as president and officers named to lead the war on the sweatshop system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ready Made Tailors’ National Association
Syracuse
N. Y
Knights of Labor
G.C. Hessler
Pearl Bryan Murderers Court Overrules Rehearings
The Court of Appeals at Frankford Kentucky overruled petitions for rehearing in the cases of Scott Jackson and Alonzo Willing, both sentenced to death for the Pearl Bryan murder. The piece notes doubts about judging a man without knowing his heart.
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Pearl Bryan
Court of Appeals
Frankford
Scott Jackson
Alonzo Willing
Sundry Civil Appropriations Bill Aims Fifty Million
The House Appropriations Committee in Washington reported the Sundry Civil Appropriations Bill totaling 50,664,043 dollars, up 18,644,190 from the current year. Funds include 17,520,088 for rivers and harbors and 4,072,795 for public buildings with numerous projects across major waterways and cities.
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House Committee
Committee On
National
House of Representatives
Washington
Great Lakes
Chicago
Duluth
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Chicago River
Mississippi River
Ohio
St. Paul
Cache River
Cairo
Mississippi
Missouri
Dubuque
Muscatine
Missouri River
Lions City
Nebraska City
Omaha
Nevada's Sporty Governor Meets Jim Corbett
A large Reno crowd welcomed Jim Corbett as his train paused en route to San Francisco. Governor Sadler joined the scene and spoke with Corbett, who praised the governor for backing the glove contest law. Corbett predicted a win over Fitzsimmons and said he felt better than ever.
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Jim Corbett
Reno
Nevada
San Francisco
Grov
Sadler
Othe Champion
Jim
Corbett
Hin
Fitzsimmons
Hero of Yalu Captain McGiftin Committed Suicide in New York Hospital
Captain Philo Norton McGiftin, famed for commanding the Chinese ironclad Chen Yuen at the Yalu during the Sino Japanese War, shot himself in a New York hospital room after admission for treatment. A nurse found him propped with pillows, blood at the right temple, revolver missing, another on the floor, a penciled note left for friends.
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Philo McGiftin
New York
Philo Norton McGiftin
Chen Yuen
Yalu River
ISO1
Post Graduate Hospital
Michigan Electors Vote in Question Finally Settled
Since Congress declared the electoral result, Michigan’s vote has lingered as potentially void. A legislative act setting county canvassers duties omits presidential elector canvassing while repealing related laws, leaving officials largely silent despite Republican concerns that Michigan’s vote could decide the outcome.
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Congress
Michigan
Desperate Battle With Cattle Thieves in Kimball TX
A San Antonio telegram reports a fierce clash between Sheriff’s posse and cattle thieves in Kimball County. After days追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追
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San Antonio
Texas
Kimball County
J.C. Johnson
Jim Crain
Jack Underwood
Market Quotations From Major Cities Cattle and Grain
Chicago and other hubs show mixed cattle and hog prices, with wheat and corn futures. No. 2 red wheat trades around .85 to .86 dollars, corn No. 2 around .70 to .75, oats No. 2 white about .17 to .21, rye around .86 to .88. Regional quotes list Chicago, Indianapolis, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Buffalo, and New York prices across cattle hogs sheep and dairy products.
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Chicago
Indianapoli
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
New York
Governor Drake to Host February 19 Reception
Governor Drake will give a reception on February 19 for the state's official family and will be assisted by his daughter.
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Drake
Des Moines Set For Drake Family Reception At Savery
Gov Drake to host February 10 reception at the Savery with daughter Mary Drake Sturdivant assisting. The event aims to quell gossip over the Denver secret marriage to George Sturdivant and marks a public reconciliation with attendees expected to be large.
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Des Moines
Miss Drake
George Sturdivant
Centerville
Des Moines Race War Over Indictment of Mayor and Police
In Des Moines a battle over indicting the mayor and police chief for allowing houses of ill repute in a district erupts. Inmates testified to police complicity, claiming non interference if they stayed in a restricted zone. City Solicitor Macomber, aiding the mayor, worries over witnesses and the drive to indict Mayor MacVicar as the investigation heats up.
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Des Moines
Grand Jury
Deny
Macomber
MacVicar
Novak at Iowa City in Walford case mystery
Novak, the alleged murderer, arrived in Iowa City on Wednesday February 3 and bought a ticket to Council Bluffs Sunday morning. He wore hunting garb, carried a shotgun and two bags, and demanded paper money from a station agent before boarding train No. 1 to the east or west.
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Novak
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Walford
Farmer
Rock Island
Burkhbetser
Boycotted by railroads incenses two factories in Ottumwa
Ob, Oatdick and Y R Trotter head committees for a 2 cent rate bill rejected by the Iowa legislature. Railroads boycott the two firms along routes where goods move, pressuring establishments to drop their products. The upheaval spurs widespread alarm. National Poland China Company held its annual meeting in Cedar Rapids naming officers for the year. Gov Drake reportedly to pardon murderer Peffers, who faces a two-year remaining term for the 19th century case, due to a time-forgood-conduct scheme and a circulated petition signed by local officials.
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Ob. Oatdick
Clair
Ane Y.R
Peffers
Drake
F. J. Peffers
Marshalltown
Jack Cather
Weaver
Miller
Trial Verdict In Clinton Sees First Degree Murder
After ten days the trial of Chris Ecker lebe for the murder of Mina Kiel reached its close at Clinton February 10. The jury retired to return in less than an hour. Their verdict was murder in the first degree and fixing penalty at death.
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Chris Eckerlebe
Mina Kiel
Clinton
Farmer Courtney Indicted in Farm Robbery Case
Grand jury in Mt. Pleasant resumes five indictments against Arthur Courtney and Sam Earhart for wholesale farm robbery. Earhart confessed fully, implicating Courtney.
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Courtney
Mt. Pleasant
Arthur Courtney
Sam Earhart
Earhart
New Liquor Law Decision Knocks Saloons in Special Charter Cities
A February 10 supreme court ruling from Cedar Rapids holds saloons violate prohibitory laws in cities under social charter, excluding them from mulct tax. Eight cities affected include Dubuque Davenport Cedar Rapids Keokuk Winterset Farming ton Camanche Glenwood. Dissenting judge Granger warns against sweeping effect. The decision spurs bills to amend law, with tax recovery questions for licenses paid under protest unresolved.
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Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Granger
Theaw
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Winterset
Farmington
Camanche
Glenwood
Pleasing Punishment in Waterloo Years Ago
The preacher Gr. Scott fled Waterloo with a 16 year old girl last summer and was captured in Indiana. After trial he was sent to the insane asylum where he remains confined. He spends days at his home while Mrs. Scott moved to Independence and returns to the hospital when away. Scott and his wife are private and uncommunicative. He is in better health than earlier at the institution. Black Hawk County pays Scott’s asylum expenses after he transferred all property to Mrs. Scott before his trip.
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Gr. Scott
Waterloo
Indiana
Independence
Mr. Scott
Scott
Loss of 5288 sheep in El Paso stockyards
Allan Packer of Union reports 5,288 sheep slaughtered by U S inspectors at El Paso Texas for scabby condition. He seeks 5,000 dollars claiming the flock was healthy when purchased from Don Carlos Zulaga of Chihuahua and that two health certificates existed. He questions how inspectors detected scab across the river.
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Allan Packer
Union
P'dora
el Paso
Texas
United States
Packer
Don Carlos Zulaga
Chihuahua
Land Lease Suit Ends In Tragic Family Eviction
Grant Brown sues J M Frazier in Des Moines district court over a land lease. Frazier, with officers, forcibly ejected the Brown family from the farm. Children were ill with measles. one 12 year old died, doctors attributing death to the eviction. The suit seeks 5000 dollars in damages amid strong local hostility. Frazier attempted to move the case out of the county but was unsuccessful.
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Grant Brown
J. M. Frazier
Des Moines
Brown
Frazier
Couty
Banquet Favors Beet Sugar Industry in Des Moines
Des Moines leaders and business figures gathered Monday night at a banquet hosted by J S Finery to discuss establishing a beet sugar industry in town. James Wilson spoke as future agriculture secretary with others urging support while lawmakers did not commit to a state bounty. Drake University trustees accepted Dr B O Aylesworth’s resignation as president and will seek a successor, forming a committee to contact William McClintock and George W Coler to explore candidates.
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Des Moines
J.S. Finery
James Wilson
O. ¢. Curtis
The
Agricultural College
Albert Meyer
Aylesworth
Drake University
B. O. Aylesworth
Ihis
William McClintock
University of Chicago
George W. Coler
Ann Arbor
Convicted Robber Harvey Schultz Tells of Wisconsin Ties
The pal ot Frank Wolf who was killed by Agent Benedict during a depot robbery at Fairfax was convicted of assault with intent to murder. He gave the name Henry Schultz at arrest but the correct name is Harvey Schultz, with family living in Cumberland Wisconsin.
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Frank Wolf
Benedict
Fairfax
Henry Schultz
Harvey Schultz
Cumbereland
Wisconsin
Balm for Blighted Affections Jury Awards $85,000 to Plaintiff
In Cedar Rapids the jury found for Fannie Stepanik against Leander Lefebvre on breach of a marriage contract. Damages awarded totaled 85,000 dollars after a suit initially seeking 5,000.
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Fannie Stepanik
Leander Lefebvre
Cedar Rapids
Miss Stepanik
Three Pioneers Pass Away in Creston
Louis Pfeiffer aged 77 C H Brown 66 and David Thornton 58 prominent Creston pioneers pass away Pfeiffer and Brown were originally from Illinois indicating a community loss for the town and region
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Louis Pfeiffer
C. H. Brown
David Thornton
Creston
Illinois
Dubuque Cleric Returns as Assistant at Cathedral
Rev Patrick Burke, former cathedral pastor and archdiocese chancellor, returns to Dubuque after two years in Europe and becomes assistant to Mgr Ryan at St Patrick's Cathedral.
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Patrick Burke
Dubuque
Europe
Mgr. Ryan
St. Paterick’s
Tragic Old Fort Dodge Chopping Death Claims Chapler
Herbert Chapler was struck and instantly killed by a falling tree while chopping timber south of Fort Dodge. The 25 year old leaves a wife and child. The accident underscores the dangers of logging work in rural areas.
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Herbert Chapler
Mber
Fort Dodge
Iowa Legislature debates election law and county superintendents
The Senate voted to bar fusion on ballots and the House moved to compel gambling witnesses to testify. A bill to codify private corporations laws was debated, adding that stockholders’ private property may be liable if corporate debt exceeds two thirds of capital. Senate and House amendments on certificates and moral character were reconciled. A state investigation committee was proposed to audit state offices and ensure lawful funds use, with subpoena power. A school bill passed with changes, military revisions upheld, and a rule requiring full third readings adopted. Petitions for a 2 cent fare were examined, and a measure allowing urban counties to have multiple county supervisors advanced, aiming to relieve tax and representation tensions.
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Senate
House
Committee On
Trewin
Finsters
Othe
Punk, Lauder
Davis
Baker
Voelker
Semastor Carney
Code Committee
Senate Committee On Railroads
Ahead Commission
Board of County Supervisors
Bronson
Early Stocking Making by Machinery Aided by English Frame
Stockings were produced by machinery much earlier than commonly believed. An English frame for stocking weaving was invented in 1589 by Rev. Mr. Lee of Cambridge. The modern stocking machines now operate nearly perfectly, handling yarn input, starting the stocking, and completing the heel and toe. Cromwell’s ring bore his crest, a lion rampant.
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England
Mr. Lee
Cambridge
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Iowa
National Dairymen
W. D. Hoard
Four
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Quay
Cambriatron Company
Johnstown
Great Britain
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Trusts
Island of
Liam
Yalu
Gov. Drake
National Poland China Company
Roe T. Johnson
Hiamboldt
Towa
DD. L. Howard
Jefferson
W. M. McFadden
West Liberty
C.K. Jones
Riceland
J. Mandelbaum
Blue Hill
Nebo
S. A. Clark
Winfield
Joseph Gordon
Mineral Point
Wis
Elias Galop
Hanford
Cal
J. He. Duxbury
Hutton
Minn
H. E. Singleton
Lebanon
J. C. Miller
Vermillion
S.D
John Gilmore
Vinton
Ll.m. van Auken
Mason City
C.F. Hobe
Jesup
Creerge Heys
Frank McCormick
Morrowville
Eckerlebe
NEW Liquor Law
Cromwell
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