Eviction Crisis on Winnebago Reservation Sparks Guns Cache
Messia, Peebles and Harris announced completion of a rifle shipment to support evicted settlers on the Winnebago reservation. An injunction barred Captain Beck from removing settlers. Sheriff Mullin served the writ. Both sides await Buck’s return as Indian police stand ready and up to 200 deputies could be armed quickly.
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Omaha
Messia
Peebles
Harris
Pender
Muilin
Captain Beck
Bes
Winnebago Reservation
Mullin
Beck
Sioux City
Buck
Peebes
Beck Vows US Laws Enforced Amid Sioux Reservation Tension
Captain W B Beck agent for the Omaha and Winnebago reservation spoke in Sioux City about the injunction against settlers and possible armed resistance. He said federal authority will be enforced at any cost and that Washington has ordered actions against the state judge’s injunction. He warned mobs will be evicted and pledged government action if resist.
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Sioux City
W. B. Beck
Omaha and
Winnebigo
Associated Press
Omaha
Irma
Norris
Washington
Poskies
United States
Beck
Nebraska
Pender
Hopper-Doser Describes a Grasshopper Killer Machine
Wisoxa Minnesota July 19 Professor Lugger state entomologist operates 400 hopper-dosers in Red River valley Chisago and Pine counties. The eight by two foot tin device on runners uses kerosene to drown grasshoppers catching them in a pan then paralyzing them. Cost per machine is 1.59 and Lugger claims 800 to 1200 bushels of grasshoppers die daily.
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Wisoxa
Minn
Lugger
Red River Valley
Chisago
Pine Counties
British Tories Likely to Have 100-De feat of John Morley
London July 16 report poll results show the Conservatives with 258 seats and a net gain of 55, giving a likely majority. Unionists total 92, Liberals 78, and Labour 2, with Morley defeated at Newcastle upon Tyne amid riots as Liberals clashed with Unionists and Conservative supporters.
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John Morley
Lonpoy
Juntal Unionists
McCarthyites
Parnellites
Labor
House of Commons
Wales
John Mortey
Ireland
Newcastle-on- Tyne
Morley’s. Therr
Newcastle
Spring Valley Mayor Responds to Miner Slavery Report
Spring Valley Illinois officials dispute a telegram claiming hundreds of miners volunteered to enter slavery under guarantees. The mayor states the report is unverified and urges caution before spreading alarming allegations about conditions in the district.
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Spring Valley
MassiLuton, O
Ills
Volu Mntearad
Miner Contract Offer Sparks City Inquiry
An inquiry was sent to Springs Valley Mayor Delmagro over the mine owners demand for fealty terms. The reply notes uncertainty about miner acceptance but suggests over half would sign a strict contract.
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Delmagro
Springs Valley
Illinois Legislature Receives State Finances Report
Springfield July 19 The state treasurer's report shows liabilities from July 1 1897 to July 1 1898 at 4709140 09 and assets of 850 000 The senate backs the revenue report and new bills include tax the phones regulate sleeping car charges and labor arbitration The house introduces bills to punish bribery of legislators and fraud in bills The labor arbitration bill is amended to cover employers with 25 or more workers A joint Republican caucus plans to meet next Tuesday to set session policy
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Springfield
Senate
Caucus
House
Baptist Young People Unite in Baltimore Tent Meeting
The Baptist Young People's Union opened in a Cleveland brought tent in Baltimore on July 11 with John H. Chapman of Chicago presiding. A 600-verse chorus filled the enclosure as Eugene Levering welcomed the crowd and Mayor Latrobe spoke. Rev. H. M. Wharton and Rev. L. M. F. Hainer gave responses. The annual managers report was presented by Rev. Frank L. Wilkins.
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Baltimore
Cleveland
Baptist Young People’s Union
John H. Chapman
Chicago
Eugene Levering
Latrobe
H. M. Wharton
L. M. F. Hainer
Johnstone Myers
Police Reshuffle Under Chief White Discharges agitators
Omawa July 19 a police force reorganization under Chief White secured from Chicago. Twenty five political and sectarian agitators have been discharged and policemen warned not to let political or religious affairs interfere with their duties.
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Omawa
White
Chicago
Sampson Building Collapse Buries Workmen in Dallas
In Dallas at 248 Elm Street the Sampson building under repair collapsed, destroying unfinished work and trapping several laborers. Injured include L. Prieur, Alex Tolerton, George Brown, and G. Sherman all with internal hurts and serious injuries.
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Dallas
Tex
Sampson
Elm Street
L. Prieur
Alex Tolerton
George Brown
G. Sherman
Comptroller Eckels and wife stay in Chicago for wedding
United States Comptroller Eckels and his wife visit Chicago at the Palmer House for a two day stay en route to attend the marriage of Mrs Kickels sister.
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United States
Eckels
Palmer House
Various Local Currents and Notable Events Across Cities
Creditors mourn Mrs. of Dr. John W. Harrison in Pana. Manchester by the Sea marks its twenty sixth anniversary. Newcastle Wire Nail signs new wage scale up ten percent. Phosphate firms, worth millions, announce price increases. Brussels peace congress postponed to spring. Richmond banned gambling amid reform. Sunday closing gains enforcement. Mayor Strong backs Roosevelt on Sunday laws. US booksellers plan uniform discounts to end price cutting. Pig iron industry reports strong gains. Wanamaker Philadelphia female employees organize for higher wages. Meades and Royce land office ledgers show shortages. Many settlers risk losing homes. Michigan windstorm damages crops. Keokuk Medical College wins state examiner dispute. Michigan mine managers refuse talks with strikers. Conductor Castle elopes with Lake Harbor official’s wife. leaves wife in Allegan. Knute Forsberg, NY draughtsman tied to royal lineage, dies. Thomas Goggin arrested in Duluth on counterfeiting suspicions. J A Zthm of Notre Dame defends evolution in Madison. Revivalist eggs thrown at Kratchar in Kentucky and Sloan Louisiana. Towne and Duluth Republicans form free silver club. Mamie McClusky elopes with William Croft. living in Maryland cabin. Watch dog saves Price Hill incline power house. $125,000 potential loss avoided. Damage $8,000. service resumes.
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Pana
John W. Harrison
Manchester By-The-Sea
Mass
Newcastls Wire Nail Company
Brussels
Richmond
Mayor Strong
New York
Hoosevelt
United States
John Wanamakar
Philadelphia
Meades
Royce
Marquette
Mich
Michigan
Keokuk
Medical College
Castle
Lake Harbor
Lewis Woodard
Allegan
Knute Forsberg
Oscar II of
Sweden
Thomas Goggin
Minnesota
Duluth
J. A. Zthm
Notre Dame University
Madison
Wis
Nathaniel Kratchar
Rome
Sloan
A. C. Towne
Price Hill
Miners Entombed as Rescue Drift Advances in Michigan
Rescue work at the Iron Mountain area mine continues with drifting toward the entombed miners. Superintendent Brown reports hearing voices from inside and believes the two men may be reached soon.
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Iron MousTarin, Mich
Brown
Acon
Mob on the Trail in White County murder case
A farmer named Davis allegedly killed his wife after a family quarrel near a rural town six miles south of Decatur. He lured her to woods, assaulted her with a club, and hid the body in bushes. A lynching likely, as townsfolk search and the father, armed with a shotgun, vows to kill Davis on sight.
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Decatur
Here
Davis
Monroe
Bea
Fatal Affray in White County Between Two Men
On July 19 in White County a deadly confrontation occurred between George Jessup and Joseph Boyer both residents of Lafayette. After a quarrel over alleged detective work and drink they fought with a knife and gun. Jessup fired twice, wounding Boyer, who struck Jessup with a knife. a third shot apparently mortally wounded Boyer. Jessup was arrested and released on a $20 bond.
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Brooks Ton
George Jessup
Joseph Boyer
Lafayette
White County
Boyer
Jessup
Agaiha Gtuer
Kimaltiy Hoyer
Jvssup
Mutilated Indianapolis Body Found Near City Limits
In Indianapolis a mutilated man’s body buried in a box was found near the eastern edge of the city. A carpenter’s tools and bloodstained rags with evidence of fire were unearthed. police suspect murder and attempted body burning. The coroner later found remains stolen.
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Indianapolis
Sheppard
Unknown attackers target bicycles with tacks and knife slashes
Martinsville July 19. Unknown persons wage a campaign against bicycles by placing tacks on streets and roadways and slitting tires with knives when machines are left unguarded. Bicyclists fear a tack and knife threat is abroad.
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Martinsville
Bynum Speaks for Gold Standard at Wualington
Hon W D Bynum addresses a large audience in Wualington July 19 arguing for a gold standard. He is popular in the city where he formerly served as mayor. In Greensburg on July 19 the county board of review raises city business property values by 10 percent amid remonstrance against a proposed 60 percent hike. In Wabash July 19 a 65-year-old son of Michael Hass is bitten by a rattlesnake on his farm. doctors fear for his life.
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Washington
W. D. Bynum
Greensburg
County Board of Review
Wabash
Michael Hass
Whitley County
Heavy Rain Douses Fires in MokeGon County
Heavy rains last night drenched the northern part of MokeGon County and extinguished forest fires that had burned for two weeks.
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MokeGon
Mich
Weather Summary for Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Indiana
The weather forecast reports showers in northern Illinois and northern Indiana, cooler conditions in the southern portions, and variable or easterly winds. Wisconsin expects rain with slightly cooler temperatures and northeasterly winds, while Upper Michigan shows a risk of snow showers and northerly winds.
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Washigaton
Michigan
Markets Report From New York and Chicago July Markets
New York money on call was easy at 1 percent with mercantile paper rates near 4 percent. Bond quotes held steady as bread and produce futures moved, including wheat and corn on the Board of Trade and Chicago live stock prices at Union Stock Yards with hogs, cattle, and sheep trading to set ranges for the day.
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New York
United States
Jay
Pacific 6
Cnicaco
Board of Trade
Csro
New St.cx
Como
Calfornia
Cualucago
Chicago
Narrow tires urged to keep roads smooth and strong
The article argues for wide tires on wagons to protect roads. It cites John A. Pearsons in Good Roads advocating four inch tires for new wagons and alterations for existing ones to ease load drawing and maintain highway quality. Readers are urged to adopt wider tires to improve road conditions.
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John .A. Pearsons
Wide and narrow wagon tires spark debate on roads
The long account contrasts eastern wide tired carts with western narrow tires, noting oxen pulls and mud problems in spring. It cites General Roy Stone on economical road building, urges better systems, and mentions Harvard highway commissioners planning dual driveways for heavy and light traffic.
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Commissioners of Highways
Harvard
Tls
Herald
Wide tires best for all purposes on road use
A fragment notes that wide tires are best for road use while narrow peat tires are suited when on the farm. The sentence contrasts the versatility of wide tires for general use with the specific suitability of narrow tires for farm tasks.
Harvey bill cuts road tax for wide tire wagons in Pa
Pennsylvania passes the Harvey law offering a one quarter rebate on highway taxes to owners of draft wagons with tires four inches wide hauling at least 2000 pounds. The measure, praised for beneficial impact on roads, reduces roadwork burdens for careful users and may influence other states.
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Pennsylvania
Manchester
N. H
Philadelphia Times
Road tax on bad roads prompts farmer demand for state aid
An editorial argues that poor roads impose costs on road users and farmers should push for road improvements with reasonable state aid. It credits General Roy Stone and the federal government for studying road construction methods and seeking better infrastructure.
When We Used to Work Our Tax Out on the Road
The verse laments tax burdens easing and roadside travel scenes. It contrasts past toil with present rest, describing somnolent contentment and deep dreaming as workers lay down their loads. The refrain emphasizes a “Good Roads” ideal and collective sleep over duty.
Great Lakes Steamers and Wabash Excursions Promote Summer Travel
The Wabash ticket office offers single and round trip tickets via Toledo and Detroit to Great Lakes ports including Buffalo Erie Cleveland Mackinac Island Chicago and Duluth with modern steel steamers for speed and comfort A travel book Mid Summer Voyages outlines lake tours costs and times State room reservations and tickets are available by phone R G Tompson agent at Linwood Park Vermilion Q Nickel Plate Road excursion tickets run through August 31 295.
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Wabash Ticket Office
Toledo
Detroit
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Erie
Cleveland
Mackinac Island
Chicago
Duluth
Wabash
R. G. Tompson
Coin's Financial School and Sequel Advertisement
An advertiser promotes Coin's Financial School by W. H. Harvey and its continuation Coin's Financial School Continued. The works are illustrated, offer paper and cloth editions with prices from 24 cents to 1.00, and are described as clear, reliable money education. Times-Post Fort Wayne.
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Cats’s Financial School
W. H. Harvey
Coin
Senoo
Chicago
Financial School
United States
Financial
Times-Post
Fort Wayne
Niagara Falls Excursion on the Natural Gas Route to Cleveland and Buffalo
Lake Erie and Western Railroad offers an August 8 1895 excursion to Niagara Falls Chautauqua Lake and other sights with low rates and side trips to Lewiston on the Lake Toronto Thousand Islands and more. Special Sunday visit to Niagara Falls included along with free Brockton Junction to Chautauqua Lake trip for those who wish. Tickets valid to August 18 with several train options and early lodging and car accommodations available through G F Daly Indianapolis.
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Lake Erie & Western R. R
Cleveland
Chautauqua Lake
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Lewiston-on-the-Lake
Lake Ontario
Toronto
Lewiston
Thousand Islands
Falls
Brockton
Whirlpool Rapids
Garfield
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Flournoy
Capt. Beck
Snllovia
Baptist Young People's Union
Fourden
Hart
Avengers
John Webble
Hur
Eiwoop
National Flint Glass Workers
Atlantic City
N. J
Lippincotts
Alexandria
Wehrie
Bazil
John Wehble
George A. Knight
Knights
Thomas Jerkins
Crawfordsville
Mike Quinlin
Jack Broach
Jim Stevl
Poplar Binif
Portland
M. M. Hannon
William McVeley
Bear Creek Township
Choris Whiteman
Whiteman
Hannon
Waxpasn
Board of Review
Circuit Court
Sarver
Jeffersonville
William Jones
Bletcher
Hewaa
Elizabeth Winegardner
Cox
Muncik
James, Dean
The
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Indianspo E
Bynum
Wualington
Rattler
New York Financial
Chicago Grain and Produce
Bradford
Connecticut River
Green Mountains
Boston
York State
Fairlee
Moncey
Roy Stone
Office of Road Inquiry
Agricultural Department
Lord
Oregon
Pat Good
the Great Lakes
Fort ‘ Wayne
Linwood Park
Vermillion, Q
Lake Erie
Boass
Beassylveania Station
Fanngylvania, Idnes
Pennsylvania Station
Wayne, Ind
Louis RR
Keston
Cleveland Mail
Eastern Express
Fo Express
Chivazo Mail
Nod Vweersen Express
tLocal Freight
A. W. Johnston
B. F. Horner
Igeul
O. M
Niagara
Lake Erie and
Western
KR. R
Pass
Ind
Peoria Wessae Ee
Muncie
Loomington
Conners
Labayette
Rushville
Michigan City
New Castle
Tydianapolis
Wambridge City
Tipton
Fremont
Wens
Ut Lima
Sendusky
Ft. Wayne
Louisville
Lake Erie & Westersa Railroads
Bert Wayne
Connersville
Canada
North Sound
Arrivea
K. S. Philley
Ft. W
L. Silroad
F Daly
Os AC Parker
Indianapine
Ina
HOLNG
New York and Boston Limited
Ulede Express
Atlantic Express
Oeal Freight One
Kk Wee Eee Lafayette Accom
Pacific Express
Kansas City Express
Lafayette Accom'n
Louis Limited
Indianapolia
New York Palace
New York Vestibule Limited
Pacific Limited Express
Gannon Ball
Kansas City
Wage
Saaeas Wo
And
Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Grand Rapids
North
Rome City
Tom Richmond
Cincinnati
Gipphavat
J.C. Peltier
Undertaker
Embalmer
West Wayne St
Hamilton National Bank
Hamilton National Henk
ES McCulloch
John Mohe
Emery
Cor, Cass and
Wells Streets
Main ST
White National Bank
Fort Wayne, Ind
McKinnie
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