Washington notes contest for Soldiers' Homes board seats
Washington notes report a contest for three board seats of the Soldiers' Homes among incumbents John M. Palmer Franklin Rubris Baldy Smith and McClernand with party leaders to decide by committee as to the new Soldiers' Home at Hot Springs and broader land fencing reform in the territories plus a reshuffle in the Treasury Assistant Secretary appointment for Charles E. Coon and a Latin American assassination rumor toward Barrios in Guatemala.
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Washxetos
Lion
John M. Palmer
Alinois
Franklin
New York
Rubris
Maine
Baldy Smith
McClernand
Ilinois
Louse
Lenace
Ain
Dayton
Patrick
Murray
Mir
Ibis Skely
Committee
Itary Affairs
Esa
Tome
Hot Springs
Teller
Congress
Englist
Louis Ar
Can
Assistnt Secretary of the Treasury
John C. New
Stat
Coon
London
Attemdevnd Weatson IX
Gaute
Rlalal
Moxey
Ohio
Adjutant General
Cincinnati
Funeral of Atkins Draws 9000 Wisconsin Rail Employees
A large funeral for Assistant General Superintendent Atkins of the St. Paul Road drew about 9,000 railroad employees from La Crosse Du Chien Chicago and Council Bluffs and other divisions. Freight trains were halted and passenger service minimized with specials run across Dakota Minnesota Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin. Free passes were issued and tributes filled the house beyond capacity.
Tragic deaths and legal notes from April 17
Reports from Michigan recount Alexander L Lee’s suicide at Leno, the unrequited love case of Clara B Wilson in Kalamazoo, and a Kalamazoo River drowning. The jury system faces reform in Pirrsnenau as the Chamber of Commerce pushes amendments. New York hosts a Brooklyn Jersey City cooking match with $5300 stakes. Little Rock assigns Ludolph Fink as receiver for the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad. Hood's Sarsapararius is purely vegetable.
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Jackson, Mich
Alexander L. Lee
Leno’clock
Lee
Tree
Kananazoo
Mich
Clara B. Wilson
Kalamazoo
Ller
Pirrsnenau
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Coney Island
Uleavy
Little Rock
Ark
United States Circuit Court
Ludolph Fink
Memphis & Little Rock Railroad
Sibley
Late News Items From Across The Nation And West
A collage of brief items notes Oregon farmers seeking plowmen in Tmatilla County, a Seattle German immigration bureau plan, John Coyle’s insanity claim while on death row in York County, Pa, and Countess Amelia de Raccuska’s pending sentence after an aggravated shooting in Philadelphia. Tucson, A T residents hanged Joseph Casey for jail break murder, several bodies seen near the Steinmann wreck, and Toronto Temperance Union forming to back anti alcohol candidates. U S Supreme Court upholds Morgan gold mine title with costs. Decatur Delavan and Macon vote heavily for prohibition, Cincinnati auction earns $7,000 for Ohio River flood relief, Grand Trunk trims salaries 5 percent for six months. Coroner’s inquest into Lovedale mine explosion finds accidental blast. tire boss recommended. Ontario bishops petition Crown against Italian government theft of Propaganda funds. Frank James’ trial opens in St. Louis with alibi witnesses. James to prove no means, Dick Liddell testifies.
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Tmatilla
Oregon
Seattle
Wyoming
John Coyle
Emily Myers
York County
Amelia de Raccuska
Willian Coad
Philadelphia
Tucson
A. T
Joseph Casey
Ilslbrook
Steinmann
Toronto Temperance Union
Supreme Court of the United States
Morgan
Cateveras County
California
Decatur
Delavan
Macon
Connell
Butler County
Kansas
Ohio River
Cinginnati
Grand Trunk
Lovedale
William McMasters
Axelibishop
Province of
Ontario
Rome
James
Stuntsville
Als
Jaypes
Jimes
Dick Liddell
Tre Cuban Troubles and US Supreme Court Morgan Mine Case
Advices from Tavana describe feverish excitement on Cuba after Aguero landing. Censorship limits news of Key West de rire and local reactions. The Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling in the Morgan gold mining case in Calaveras County California.
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New York
Tavana
Aguero
Aera
Key West
Thosu Syne Quro
Yellow fever at Vera Cruz and Missouri temperance actions
Late Vera Cruz advices report yellow fever with thirteen deaths in one day and announce an American consul recovering. Missouri Temperance Convention urged by A J Brooks to convene in Sedalia on August 19 with delegates from temperance groups across the state.
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St. Louis
Vera Cruz
Mexico
C. E. Powers
Bexican
A. J. Brooks
Prohibition Alliance of
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Lion Street
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