Torn by the Winds Sweeps Minnesota and South Dakota
A trio of cyclonic wind storms tore through southwestern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota on Wednesday. One death and injuries were reported at Pipestone and Kenville, with extensive property and crop damage from multiple towns including Tracy Echo Litchfield Glencoe and Minneapolis. A gardener Lemke and daughter were injured as a house was lifted from its foundation in Northeast Minneapolis.
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Minnesota
South Dakota
Altena
Mellette
St. Lawrence
Abardesn
Pipestone
Tracy
Echo
Kenville
Litchfield
Collegeville
Stearns County
Windom
Minn
Sleepy Eye
Glencoe
Minneapolis
Lake Harriet
Lemke
Mes Lemke
Income Tax Debate Rages as Senate Divides
The Senate neared a decision on the income tax provision of the tariff bill with tense exchanges. Senator Hill introduced a motion to strike out the tax, arguing its validity would be challenged in court, and the motion failed 2 to 40 amid party splits.
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Senate
West
Gacrng
Krica Wan
Darrig
Ill
Conria
Hill
Smith
Murphy
McPherson
Yan
Hansbrough
Alitehall
Greatom
Pettigrew
Power
Sprater Morrill
Dubola
Republican League Meets in Denver Convention
The Republican League held its Denver convention at the Broadway Theater with flags bunting and portraits of Lincoln and Grant. National President W W Tracy spoke on finance and party unity as delegates from forty states and territories attended. Resolutions on women suffrage free coinage admission of New Mexico and bimetallic standards were debated before adjournment.
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Denver
Cleveland
Grant
Tracy
FL Oc Goudy
Colorado Republican League
Nebraska Glee Club
W. W. Tracy
Springfield
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Mississippi
Wyoming
Oreeron
Vermont
Henry 3. Blackwell
Massachusetts
Delegrate Werrington
Arizona
Prince
New Mexico
John M. Thurston
Lodge
Camaren
Tiong
Thomas
Reed
Robert T. Lincoln
Clarkson
Moore
Repub
Adé
National Remanlican League
Convention Adopts Gold and Silver Money Policy
The convention endorses the Wilson bid denouncing it and favoring both gold and silver as money metals. Mr. Tracy and Mr. Gum-Phray are re elected as president and secretary respectively. An executive committee from state leagues is formed to select a treasurer and set the next meeting time. Cleveland, Ohio is chosen for the next convention by 813 to 78 after a heated debate over Des Moines.
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Wilson
Tracy
Gum- Phray
League
Des Moines
Cleveland
Ohio
Career of Crime Halliday Sentenced to Die by Electric Chair
Mrs Lizzie Halliday faces the electric chair at Monticello N Y after a sensational series of crimes including murder arson and alleged poisoning The case is noted as one of the most remarkable for the number of offenses attributed to a convicted woman Readers recall her alleged killings of a husband near-poisoning another and subsequent marriage after a prior husband’s death and the arson that destroyed several lives for small sums
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Lizzie Halliday
Monticallo
Liizere Halliday
Notorious 19th Century Murderess Lies In Chains In Jail
The article recounts Mrs. Halliday’s violent past including burning a barn to kill a young man, the discovery of dead bodies linked to her husband’s disappearance, and multiple attempted murders while imprisoned. She has been fed by jail physician and chained to the floor for months.
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Aut Halliday
Paul Halliday
Old Halliday
Paris Poet Sent To Prison In An Aspiring Murder Case
In Paris a poet jailed for an assault with intent to commit murder learns of the fate of Chanon a thief jailed in the mid century. Chapon a frequent prisoner exchanges a tense greeting with Felix Prat the revolutionary while Prat assumes a political charge. Chap corrects him saying I am in for stealing.
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Trenlendd
Paris
Sant
Chanon
Saint
Prat
Earrings Return to Fashion Amid Jewelry Trends
Jewelry shops display hoops pendants screw posts and varied earrings as fashion resurges. The cautious shopper weighs bold styles against subtle looks while diamonds remain favored though affordable alternatives exist. A famous critique warns diamonds may dull facial expression and whiten teeth, prompting some to choose glass beads or coins.
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Cara
Sarah Bernhardt
Legend of the Bains and the Daisy Tale
The piece recounts a legend linking the daisy to early British Christian martyrs. St Briton guides his sister St Olle and companions after persecution, seeing flowers with golden hearts and white rays guiding them to a rocky desert where she is found.
Booming Pullman Boycott Paralyzes Rail Lines Across Region
The American Railway Union led a wide boycott against Pullman cars with Chicago switchmen striking and Illinois Central reporting a near total tie up from Chicago to New Orleans. Engineers and firemen joined, shifting freight and passenger service into crisis as unions expand the strike beyond Pullman to broader rail operations.
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Ullman Palace
American Railway Union
Pullman
Debs
ARYU
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
New Orleans
Railway Union
Chicago Grand Central
Great Western
Baltimore and Ohio
Wiseconsin Central
Voluntaers
Atone
Atell
Amartean Way Chien
Thanié
Agt
P Ullman Ramne
Buk
Pullman Company
Jisenidh
Laliman
Vellman
Body
Saud
Why Are We Right Handed Princeton Professor Experiments
Princeton University Professor J. Mark Baldwin conducted extensive experiments with his infant child to explore handedness origins. He found near objects prompt equal use of both hands, while reaching motions favor the right hand, suggesting inherited tendency. He links language development to dominant brain lobes and notes some individuals use both hands equally.
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Princeton
Mark Baldwin
Princeton University
Garner
Africa
Baldwin
Wasp Ethic and Labor Explain Unobtrusive Power
A historical article extols wasps as a model of communal labor with roles for workers nurses and guardians while drones are industrious cleaners and public servants. It contrasts wasp society with bees noting bees sting and drones face doom in winter, praising wasp restraint and social order.
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Orrant Allen
Lhelieve
Goeg
Socom
Gil Winter
The Hasty Word Wounds Closest Friends And Fates
A meditation on how repeating harsh words harms intimate friends. It notes anger at unpaid bills and anxieties can shatter patience, leaving lasting scars while forgiveness may come too late. The piece laments lost trust when restraint fails.
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Bank of Fate
Uarper
Dazar
The Single Tax Debate From The Arena Letters
A condensed exchange on land value taxation asks if the single tax harms farmers and favors bondholders. Proponent argues land value, not improvements, bears tax and that revenue comes from economic rent, ending speculation. Opposing views discuss ownership, confiscation, and the public nature of land.
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Grange of
Back Bay
Boston
Grenge
George
Altoether
Carey
Hack Bay
Robinson Crusoe
United States
Mortgage Taxation Debate Affects Farmers and Land Values
A seven page pamphlet argues mortgage taxes deter farm lending at low rates. Farmers would gain if mortgages taxed less, enabling four to five percent loans, while others warn equal taxation reflects state protection of property values. Discussion references Adams Smith and landlord taxation. compares to window taxes and calls for practical fiscal policy.
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Marlborough
Smitlie Saye
Adam Srith
Nalara
London
A. Messer
National Grange
Orange
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A'itha Obock
Aden
Chebourg
George A. Dazey
Commercial Nations
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Brank Wanierfield
Gaiity
Beta OF
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TAX Reform Studies
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P.O
Bufalo
South
Evogland
Commonwealth
W. D. McCracken
Karron Morning Advertiser
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
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