Suit to forfeit Manitoba charter and void watered stock
St Paul Jan 25 suit against the St Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba railroad and Great Northern to forfeit the Manitoba charter was filed by Attorney General E T Young. The petition seeks voiding of stock issued by the Great Northern on Manitoba assets and an injunction against dividends on watered stock. The suit argues Manitoba ceased to function since Feb 1 1890 after transferring railroad property and claims large watered stock. it seeks payment of the 4 percent tax and asks scrutiny of Great Northern capitalization.
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Government victory in Berlin dominates Reichstag election
Government forces secured a definite win in the general election with at least twenty seats for allied Radical and Conservative groups backing Prince von Buelow. Socialists suffered a sharp defeat, shedding seventeen or eighteen seats, the first decline since 1887. Official results from 361 of 397 districts show shifts across parties and note second ballots were needed in 152 districts.
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Halle
Magdeburg
Leipzig
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National Liberals
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Great Northern stock issue blocked by injunction
Jan 24 in Ramsey County District Court Judge Omar Hallam issued a temporary injunction restraining Great Northern Railway from increasing its capital by 69 million dollars without consent of the Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission. General counsel W. R. Begg said an appeal to the state supreme court would be filed, with the hearing date set for Feb 9. The record concerns a state victory in the case amid broader unrest and other ship and casualty references in the same report.
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German Mine Disaster Hits Prussia
A firedamp explosion at the Reden mine Bildstock shaft in St Johann on Saar killed and injured many workers. By 2 pm 164 bodies were recovered, 17 seriously injured rescued, and over 100 miners reported missing among about 600 employed. Rescue teams worked to reach entombed miners as families gathered at the pit mouth. The mine is government owned.
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Sixty Workmen Drowned in Black Sea Storm
Constantinople reports a coal laden ship lost in a storm between Songuldak and Ereğli on the Black Sea. Sixty workmen en route to Ereğli and the ship's crew perished.
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Constantinople
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Ereg)i
Eregli
Inquiry into oil transport practices looms in congress report
The Interstate Commerce Commission sent a report to Congress on investigations under the Tilmac Gillespie resolution. It covers distribution of petroleum and products east of the Mississippi and touches Kansas and Texas fields. The document emphasizes standards and the alleged monoply of transportation agencies and the impacts on competition. Historically reported in Washregion.
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le Migsiesipt
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Extra session drive sparks tariff revision caucus in House
In Washington and Cheyenne on January 24 25 details emerge of a Republican effort to call an extra session to push tariff revision. Representatives Cooper Wisconsin and Steenerson Minnesota circulate petitions, with Butler Ames directing broader sentiment, while standpatters vow to block the move. The House and Senate debate pensions and other measures as party factions clash over tariff policy.
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Senator Alger Dead in Washington
United States Senator Russell A. Alger of Michigan died suddenly at his Washington home at 8:45 a.m. after a long heart condition. He spoke with his wife at 8:20 and then collapsed. his death followed a recurrence of heart trouble and occurred quietly. Alger had declined attendance at a dinner due to illness and had long suffered from tubular heart disease.
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Four Wen Kil led in Chicago disaster reports
A fragmented report details a deadly incident in Chicago involving four men killed and multiple injuries. It mentions a faulty machinery accident at a factory setting, with ammonia exposure and a collapse affecting several workers. Names and exact places are partially garbled in the OCR text.
Senate approves 2 percent pay rise amid cabinet reshuffle
Washington measures pass amid Vetings of osterecentatives to raise salaries for lawmakers and officials. The action, linked to the president’s cabinet and speaker, aims to ease growth in expenses as the government drafts amendments and schedules increases through late January.
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Numerous 1919 notes from a chaotic dispatch reach readers
A sweeping, disorderly roundup details deaths including Senator Gulrege Saraceo former Premier and interior minister. Robersons and officials across the globe with various honors and resignations. a Mobile Honduras Lottery raid. a Washington ambassador. a burning academy and streetcar barn fire. and oblique notes on weather, stock bills, and colonial affairs.
North Dakota braces under heavy storm and fuel shortages
The desolate winter scene across North Dakota shows no train movement west of Grand Forks for days, as winds surge and snowdrifts heighten. Farmers struggle to reach homes with cattle and fuel shortages worsen hunger, while highways and towns report stranded lines and damaged supply routes amid extreme cold.
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Euine
Mia Orrutl
Ena
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