Oklahoma and Indian Territory statehood debate heats up
In a lengthy session the Senate moved toward admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory as a single state with New Mexico. A key amendment proposed separate votes for Arizona and New Mexico, while a substitute aimed at admitting New Mexico alone sparked further battles within the bill. The roll calls showed tight divides as supporters and opponents maneuvered over state boundaries and liquor prohibitions for a decade.
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Washington
Ford
Jong Neecion
Senate
Indias
Gallinger
Foraker
Atisone
New Merzieco
Arisona
Storward
Patterson
New Mexico
Arisons
Arisnea
Breach In German Loan Terms Sparks Trade Dispute
The fragment references breach of loan conditions and German involvement in arranging deliveries. It notes a Frepe&t eyodicata competing for the loan and mentions a loan correspondent. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Derman
Frepe&t
COGST LIMITED WRECKED ON NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN
The Merth Coast Limited on the Northern Pacific derailed at Drummond Montana with many passengers hurt. Several injured women were taken for medical care. others suffered minor scratches and burns. Track damage disrupted traffic for about twelve hours while cars were thrown from the track. The cause of the accident is not known.
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Ore Pacific
Drammeed
Mont
Spokane
Wash
Merth Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Drummond
Trafic
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Hangings
The Colorado supreme court rules capital punishment constitutional. Four murderers, whose executions were delayed awaiting this decision, will be hanged. Also a stock market note from Sioux City lists prices for Butcher steere and Top bogs.
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Denver
Colo
Supreme Court of Colorado
Sioux City
Wife shoots locomotive fireman in home quarrel
Decatur FH report says Thomas a locomotive fireman was shot three times Tuesday by his wife at their home after a late night quarrel. Thomas likely to die. Mrs. Thomas is jailed.
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Decatur
Thomas
Horglar Smith Held for Trial in Robbery Case
New York police court held Christopher Smith, a southern suspect, on charges of multiple west side robberies. He was bound over for trial in general sessions.
Floods strand trains as Los Angeles girders bow
Downpours lash Southern California disrupting transport. Los Angeles sees road damage estimated at 20 000 dollars while oil from highland districts coats streets and gutters. Eastbound Southern Pacific trains are cancelled, westbound lines stalled at Indio, with El Casco roadbed repair expected to take days. Santa Fe lines suffer washouts near Kingman and Arrowhead.
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Los’ Angeles
Cal
Xinhanth
Raf
Los
Anuzeles
California
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Indio
el Casco
Santa Fe
Male
Arik
Thirteen? Men Saved From Icebound Delaware Breakwater
Thirty men, including Captain Jacobs and the crew of Philadelphia City Iceboat No 3, were in peril at the Delaware Harbor breakwater near Lewes. Tug crews rescued them after they became icebound and perilously afloat in frigid waters, forcing a shore crossing over heavy ice.
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Nexron
Delaware
Lewes
Det
Flefuge
Delaware River
Jacobs
Philadelphia City
Philadelphia
Baldwin Cottage Gift Sparks Oberlin College History
A damaged article notes Baldwin cottage presented to Oberlin College by J. E. Baldwin of Cleveland. The building cost around 36 000 and a fire destroyed the west wing and dormitory, leaving the wall intact. The origin of the fire remains unknown.
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Mathdwin
Aeemi
Teiveé
Beliding
Deni
Walle
Baldwin Cottage
Oberlin Coliece
J. EB. Maldwin
Cleveland
Panic grips Poligh City as strikers shutdown imports
Cheateshows residents barricade doors amid strike tensions in Poligh City. Vintala railroad shops workers return to duties and freight traffic resumes. Boanitice district walkouts pressure rail labor. Hans Peterson survives eight hour attack by lumber wolves near Coon Valley. possible amputations for frostbitten hands and feet.
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Cheateshows
Warsaw
Heporta
Chesteshowa
Rhoplores
Vintala
Boanitice
Mae
la Crosse
Win
Coon Valley
Hans Peterson
Here
Famine Fears Hit Chicago as Shortages Grow
Chicago faces a severe famine amid cold waves and mounting shortages. Stores report dwindling stock on Water Street as prices may rise to a dozen or more. supply nearly exhausted after persistent cold.
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Chicago
Booth Water Street
Explosion Near Montpelier Wrecks Empire Torpedo Magazine
Hartford City Indiana reports hundreds of quarts of nitroglycerin in Empire Torpedo Company magazines near Montpelier exploded. The magazine was blown to pieces and a strong concussion felt fifty miles away. No fatalities. Nearby Telluride Colorado notes Tyrie Sneed Collard, son of Rev. James Collard, killed when struck by a live wire during a snowslide.
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Sheock
Hartford City
Ind
Empire Torpedo Company
Montpelier
Telluride
Cotp
Tyrie Sneed Collard
James Collard
el Paro
Ter
Justice Collard
Texas
Wood Surrenders in Mysterious Plainfield Murder Case
New York iron worker George H. Wood turned himself in to police Sunday and is detained on suspicion in the murder of George Williams near Plainfield XS. Local investigators pursue clues linking Wood to the case as questions remain about motive and method.
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New York
George H. Wood
Ife
Police
George Williams
Plainfield
Birmingham Fire Loss Threatened Property Worth Millions
A tire fire in Birmingham Alabama burned early Sunday and caused losses totaling 240060 dollars before being extinguished. No injuries reported.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alleged Vice Ring Raids Prompt Inquiry By City Officials
A letter from D Clarence Gibboney to Major Weaver cites a raid on a disreputable resort by society agents. He alleges protection by police and a protected house of crime, seeks an audience with the mayor, and mentions a committee of clergymen including Archishop Bean, Bishop McKay Smyth, and Episcopal leaders.
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Public’ Safety
D. Clarence Gibborey
Law and Order Seciens
Weaver
Society
Gibboney
Archtisher Bean
Komen
Catholbe Ghareh
McKay-Smyth
Spe Episcopal Church
Legret
Burglary thief arrest leads to complex city case
Police capture a woman named Binne Brevtan amid an urban robbery ring. Investigators say she aided a group including Laweow Hatchisian and several colored women who allegedly sold parts of her body and conspired with confederates.
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Binne
Pal —A. Weero
Garrig
Ameteip
Jindinen Avenue
Pai
Laweow Hatchisian
Lee -Cotored
Vernon Walks Sixty Miles In Twenty Four Hours
Cornell student Richard Henry Vernon, a freshman at Oerpel, completed a sixty mile walk in twenty four hours despite heavy snow and road conditions. He started ahead of schedule, faced worsening cold and drifted roads, but pressed on as friends urged him to quit and finished one hour before the limit.
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Cornell Mudent
Acre
Hibace
Richard Henry Vernon
Oerpel
Hia
Vernon
Rankss
Raleigh
Frogs Because It Is Baby and Thefts in Sand Rock Tale
A curious report cites Sand Rock figures Gwith Gaye and Kames Severie Pateters as discussing a heist plan. Captain Steve O'Brien is named after a local talk of crimes to illustrate how easy it could be. Garibaldi asks Parliament to decide the disposition of his father’s body and seeks respect for his father’s remains.
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Sand Rock
Gwith Gaye
Kames
Severie Pateters
New York
Smith
Haldup
Oman
Steve O'Brien
Bard Rock
O'Brien
Hornung
Kyrie Bellew
Raffles
Garibaldi
Holy Rome
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Weather outlook and assorted notes from Washington and Scranton
The Weather bureau forecasts continued cold across a large part of the United States with extended aero weather reaching Oklahoma. The Dakotas report 26 degrees below zero. In Scranton, Pa, readers note 220 shaking. A sermon on Child Labor at St Peter's cathedral discusses Sunday events and local clergy comment on permitting bars to host athletic games.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Aero Weather
Oklahoma
Dakotas
Scranton
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Sanday
Tiey
Mohan
Serapton
Dunning Case in Iowa Faces New Trial Motion
Arrest in Day Dunning case at Ringgold County courthouse as Judge Krave weighs defense motion for a new trial. Court observers report instructions to jurors and remarks by Judge Evans on sentencing prospects, with suggestions the defendant may avoid penitentiary if jurors feel prudent.
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Aft
Taaping
McGinnis
Dugaing
Evans
Mith
Beliz
Ophligne
R. B. Spesce
P. F. Fuller
Attermeye
Tristee
John E. Scott
Seect
Esate
Ringgold County Court
Enla
Fire Routs farmer's barn. losses exceed five thousand
Gov rushed into flames as a barn at Coarskes Friday burned. Grain and feed stored inside. Dr Beaman’s young gum saw removal efforts. Rescue work prevented further damage but the blaze caused more than 5000 dollars in losses to the Beaman property and surrounding holdings.
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Coarskes
Geaman
Aml Wien
Beaman
Bigamy Case Dropped After Seduction Claim
A man named Johnson was arrested in Munceline and brought to Marshalltown on bigamy charges. He allegedly married a woman with an infant, and a ruse involving the girl’s mother led to his arrest. The action centered on adultery and possible dissolution of the marriage, with the bigamy charge dropped after the case evolved.
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Jehasen
Cape of
Ira Johntom
Munceline
Marshalltown
Johnsen
Jebecca
Johnson
Jamet
Johneen
Coasters Injured in Night Collision on Marten Street Hill
A group of young people coastering on Marten Street hill collided with a buggy driven by Z T Enact on a snowy night in Ottumwa. Six or more were hurt as both vehicles smashed and occupants thrown. Town City court sees a large tax suit against the Anosaa Mennonite society. Mayor vacancy follows resignation of Mayor Robinson. Frank W. Parish, president of Grand National Bank at Clarinds, dies at 59. A thief steals $50 then leaves $50 found on doorstep. Welch Bros of Waterloo file for bankruptcy with liabilities of 25000 and assets of 14000.
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Htam
Krerarss
Manson City
Conrad Rehler
Woman Arrested in Shoplifting Case and Damages Sought
The case involves Mrs Evans accused of taking a hat valued at 30 from a shop. The hat was found at Mrs Richiceigo Street home. A rigid examination led to a $20 payment to Mr Bede and a pledge the incident stay out of newspapers. Reporters noted additional damages including an $80 loss from Charles Evans a drug clerk.
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Connell
Blatts Mérohane
Tare
Baanen
Détendart
Uilthas
Charles Evans
di Oautheas
Evans Wis
Hi Bae
Mra
Chiceigo
Add Era
Byans
Heriaiste Hin
Ci Badia Ang
Ste Badl
Tithiehet
Tithiehet Guest, and Mrsa.j. Aane,cplverknown As Mra, Jewett
Bede
Odeha
Frozen to Death Near Oskalodea
Houston Webb was found frozen to death in the timber on his brother’s property about half a mile east of the Muchakinock Yards. He had arrived in Oska loosa that morning with a load of wood hauled by Carroll Gasaways and died from exposure.
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Houston Webb
Oskalodea
Oskatoosa
Muchakinock
Houston
Webb
Oskaloosa
Carroll Gasaways
Trains Wrecked Near Gibeon Mine After Collision
A freight collision east of Dey Notas near Gibeon's mine at 6 30 Sunday morning severely damaged the stock train’s way car and injured several men including Charles Foe of Harai es and others. The express train led by F M Bercy was stopped as authorities investigate the wreck and a protest circulates urging action against perceived official leniency.
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Beck Island
Gibeon
Cohelon Neex
Dey Notas
Chertes
Hariae
Emi
Gjalleway
Det Maives
Steckeen
Chicago
Chmet Giricelves
George Mitchell Sentenced Eight Years for Manslaughter
George Mitchell received an eight year term in the penitentiary after conviction for manslaughter in the killing of John Parker. Judge Clement Girm stated the jury was justified in returning a murder verdict, and a new trial was denied. Both men were prominent farmers.
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Clement
Parker
Megtenswe
George Mitchell
Herd Reber
Tourder
Robbers Sentenced and Local Fires Reported
Robbers were sentenced by Judge Church to Anamosa penitentiary. Waleh 10 years, Willlama 3 years 9 months, Brooks years 6 months, Wilson 3 years 3 months, Alderson years, O Connell years months. A fire damaged St Melachy church Creston, loss $15 06. dog and cat fire wounded J C Scholes gallery and J W photos, loss $6 000. Birmingham fire at BF H Afton furniture store destroyed four buildings, total loss $20 000. County assessors salaries set, Missouri Valley highest at 270, Pisgah lowest at 20, 1900 payroll 3400. Brakeman Timmas Fagtoton killed near Cone dle when a wheel struck by a falling object.
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Jellay Gease Creckers
Anamosa
Rockwell City
Judge Church
Anam Penitentiary
Thos. Waleh
Frank Willlama
Carl Brooks
John Wilson
James Alderson
John O'Connell
Sheff Rinley
Anamoes
Stuart
J. C. Scholes
Birmingham
BF. H. Afton
Firmingham
Ottumwa
Senate and House Debate Statehood and Fiscal Bills
Congress adjourned after extended debate on statehood proposals for four territories and amendments to the agricultural and post office appropriation bills. The Senate and House advanced the Townsend railroad rate bill with a party line vote, and impeachment proceedings in the Senate continued against Judge Swan. The post office and fortifications appropriations were refined, and debates touched on Oklahoma and Indian Territory governance.
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Senate
Meagray Clark
Mont
Dillingham
Sid Pelle
Tiga
Bente
Proctor
Mesars
Shirley
Bibley
Nation of
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Meyeridge
Lake Arizona
New Mexico
Foraker
Arizona
House
Kwarne
Stone
Spoonersae
Wisconsin
DH O
Arkanmae
Fort Smith
Michigan
Richardson
Alabama
Panama Canal Zone
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