Prescott branch of Santa Fe opens in Phoenix
The Prescott branch of the Santa Fe railroad was formally opened in Phoenix on March 12. The event drew West visitors, with a parade from the capital to the new depot and a series of ceremonies led by the Mayor, Governor, and Chamber of Commerce. Indian school contingents impressed observers, while concerns about naked Indian riders and classroom realities surfaced. Congress allotted 45,000 dollars for next year’s school, with 2,500 pupils anticipated. the piece also notes irrigation plans for the Shuir reservation and a description of Maricopa customs and Casa Grande ruins in Pima County.
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Indiana
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Phoenix
Ariz
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Santa Fe
Grand Lodge
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Bone New Depot
Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix Park
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Chen
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McCook
Denver
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Arizona
Casa Granda
Pima County
Colorado
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Union
Europe
Social gatherings and public notices in Prairie State letter
The passage describes a winter social at the home of Mr and Mrs J W Waughop on March 20 with 35 to 40 guests, music by Miss Effie and Miss Holler, games, lunch, and guests from nearby towns. It also notes praise for Indians schools, a visit by Wm Burson and others, and comments on a proposed patent medicine label law with skepticism about requiring disclosure of prescriptions.
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J. W. Waughop
Effie
Tno
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Henry
Sparland
Kansas
Whitefield
Wm Burson
San Louis Valley
J. Riddel
Messrs Smith and Harney
Enry
Mr Downing
Richmond
I. W
Selz Shoes and a Mammoth Newspaper Offer
An ad touts Selz Royal Blue and Selz Perfecto shoes by Selz Schwab & Co Chicago sold by J H Jones & Son. A large subscription offer promotes Henry Republican and related papers to new and renewing subscribers across Illinois Kansas Nebraska California. Also promotes Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a laxative and medicine.
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Selz
Ilinois
Kansas
Nebraska
California
Henry Republican
laterOceanJdunior
American Armor— and Farm News
J. L. Nichols
Caldwell
Dr Powell's
Annual Town Meeting in Saratoga Township 1895
Notice for the Annual Town Meeting to be held in Saratoga Township Marshall County Illinois on Tuesday April 2 1895. Voters choose town officials and approve local resolutions at this gathered session. Elected officers and agenda items to be announced prior to the meeting.
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Henry Township
Marshall County
Illinois
Whitefield Township
Marshall Co
Saratoga Township
Indictments Multiply Over Levee Riots in New Orleans
The grand jury returned forty additional murder indictments against the same defendants linked to the levee riots. A special report criticizes mayor and police for delayed arrests and calls the Tuesday movement an organized, deliberate act. Most convicted rioters belonged to the Screwmen or Longshoremen unions.
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New Orleans
Moyor-And-Police
Screwmen's Or
Longshoremen's Association
Committee of Twenty-One
Screwmen’s Organization
Narrow escape as trestle fire halts Wabash train
Passengers recount a dramatic near disaster near Brunswick Missouri as an engine halts on a sharp curve. A sheet of flame and a 70 foot gap in the Yellow River trestle appeared just yards ahead, fire believed started by would be train robbers.
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St. Louis
Omaha
Triplett
Brunswick
Yellow River
Nashua Savings Bank Closes After 41 Years in Nashua
Nashua Savings Bank in Nashua New Hampshire closed after forty one years serving the city with about 2700000 in deposits. Officials cited Western investments and the 1893 panic as causes and expect assets to cover depositors in full with time to convert them without losses.
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Nashua
N. IL
N. H
Nashua Savings Bank
Montana Swindle Trial Reveals Mountain Mining String
At the Haupt trial in Butte the government presented evidence of extensive swindling by Mountain Mining Loan and Investment. The company claimed $12,000,000 capital in mining property that was worth only a few hundred dollars. Receipts rose after malls were closed. business persists via express offices.
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Butte
Mont
H. Lt. Haupt
United States
Mountain Mining Loan and Investment Company
Murder and Arson in Springfield Area Fire Ruins Homes
In Cedarville two houses owned by Sanford Wilson and W H Walker were burned. Wilson, an elderly veteran, was found with a crushed skull and broken legs. He had drawn pension money recently, and authorities suspect robbery and arson to cover the crime.
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Springfield
Ohio
Sanford Wilson
W. H. Walker
Cedarville
Sanford
Taylor Trial for Murder Opens in Carrollton
The Burlington train arrives with 260 people from Linn and Sullivan counties as witnesses. Wives and relatives of the Taylor boys are present. A jury is secured and the trial starts today in Carrollton, Missouri.
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Aylors
Carrollton
Burlington
Linn
Sullivan Counties
Taylor
Young Bank Robber in Court Adel Iowa March 27
Charles W Crawford the 18 year old accomplice of Wilkins in the Adel State bank robbery was brought into court yesterday and waived examination of the grand jury He will probably be indicted this week. Baden Georgetown football player dies from injuries after Thanksgiving day game with Columbia Athletic club hospital. Kansas City grand jury returns twelve indictments eleven for crimes against election laws.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States Grand Jury
Collis P. Huntington
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Adel
Iowa
Charles W. Crawford
Wilkins
Adel Stac Bank
Washington
Baden
Georgetown University
Columbia Athletic Club
Kansas City
A Woman's Story of Health and Recovery in Detroit
A Detroit Sun feature recounts Miss Margaret Stenbaugh's four year recovery from severe illness with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The account, sworn by a notary in 1893, credits the remedy with swelling vitality, dismissing prior weakness and enabling long walks again. The piece touts the pills as a cure for various conditions linked to blood and nerves and lists the product price and mailing details.
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Detroit Sun
Miami Avenue
Margaret Stenbaugh
Stenbaugh
Tne
Axie
Glassford
Scotland
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