Judge Hallett Allows Pay Cuts to Keep South Park Open
In Denver August 21 Judge Hallett ruled the South Park railroad receivers may reduce wages if the line cannot cover operating expenses. The decision ties to a Omaha circuit ruling that the road be cast off if unprofitable. The case frames pay fairness versus survival of the South Park branch within the Union Pacific system. The hearing also notes a county tax indictment wave with 736 indictments tied to 400 delinquent saloons and other firms over eight years.
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Denver
Hallett
United States
South Park Road
Hodges
South Park
Hobson
Omaha
Circuit Court
Denver & Rio Grande
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Grand Jury
Big Frauds at Memphis from Grand Jury Uncovered
Memphis Tenn August 20 grand jury unearths frauds on a gigantic scale. Officials report a broad scheme exposing embezzlement and false accounting across multiple city departments. Investigations continue as prosecutors pursue charges and restitution.
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Memphis
Tenh
Five Men Given Jail Terms for Omnibus Injunction Violation
In Los Angeles Judge Ross of the United States circuit court sentenced five men to county jail for violating the omnibus injunction during the recent strike. Four received eight months each and one was given ten months.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ross
United States Circuit Court
Great West Irrigation Schemes Reach Albuquerque
Surveyors report major irrigation ventures in the West led by the Municipal Investment Company of Chicago which owns water works in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. A Santa Cruz canyon ditch will run eighty miles along the Rio Grande to Albuquerque with an estimated cost of 600000 dollars and irrigation for over 100000 acres, signaling a significant development for the city.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Municipal Investment Company of
Chicago
Santa Fe
Santa Cruz Canon
Rio Grande
New Bridge Started To Connect New York And Long Island
Ground breaking at the York end of the Blackwell's Island bridge marks a new link for the Long Island railroad into New York City. The bridge will carry four tracks plus roadway and walks, with spans of 535 feet over the river channels and 635 feet between piers on the island. It will connect Ravenswood on Long Island with Sunnyside and join the Long Island railroad. a cut off to Manhattan beach is likely to speed trips from Union Station.
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New York
Long Island
Hall
York
New Blackwell's Island
Long Island Railroad
New York City
Gith Street
Ravenswood
Sannyside
Long Island City
Woodside
New York and
New Jersey
Long Island Road
Why Japan Wants War Signals See Japan-China Clash
Professor RE Warren Clark, who traveled from Albink New York to Japan at Katsu's invitation to establish two American plan schools, offers views linking Japan's China war to a Franco Prussian style motive. He likens Napoleon III seeking a war to unite France with Japan's drive over Corea as a tool to heal internal tensions.
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RE. Warren Clark
Albink
N. Y
Japan
Katsu
Clark
Napoleon III
Germany
China
Corea
Japanese Reform Sparks Imperial Backlash
The piece describes a growing domestic reaction in Japan against radical reforms and the ruling regime. It claims foreign hostility toward the Japanese, frames the reforms as brutal and merciless, and contends the emperor faces a crisis necessitating drastic measures to maintain stability.
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Japan
Corry Reports Coxey Plan Shift and Reorganization
J Coxey announces the Labor Day Washington protest is canceled and December will host the next march on Congress. A prison-stripe uniform is adopted for the army, Browne wears it, and the movement adds refer endum with a new constitution and by laws. The title now omits the word Christ to avoid misunderstanding.
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Corry
Massillon
J. &. Coxey
Washington
Congress
Browne
Christ
Coal Miners Meet Springfield Convention in August
Fifty delegates representing 150000 coal miners gather in Springfield to arrange a pew schedule for digging coal. J A Crawford state president presides as the convention continues for three days.
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Springfield
J. A. Crawford
Ammonia Tank Explosion Kills Worker at Hygenie Plant
An ammonia tank explosion at Hygenie Lee Cos in St. Louis at noon today sent worker Wilson Sanderson through the roof and killed him. Several others were injured in the blast.
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Ammonis
St. Louis
Hygenie Lee Cos
Wilson Sanderson
Signatures on Hotel Register Reveal Names
The Somerville Journal reports a guest list where a man signs as J. S Smith described as a senior Latin professor at Harvard. Another signature reads Prof. Napoleon Quintus Curtius Jenks, identified by Binks as a New York chirope dist.
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J. S Smith
Binks
Harvard College
Napoleon Quintus Curtius Jenks
New York
Somerville Journal
Henderson Painstakingly Outlines Minority View On Appropriations
Representative Henderson, top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, releases a statement detailing the minority’s stance. He notes total FY ending June 30 of the fifty third Congress at about 1.00 million dollars, including permanent annual and postal appropriations, and compares it to $519,443,304 for the fifty second Congress. Pensions totals shift this session from $150,681,074.55 to $151,581,507, a reduction offset that exceeds the net drop in all other appropriations by $625,015.
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Washington
Henderson
Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Pence and Bell Tour Progress in Political Swing
Representative Pence departed for Chicago to address a Populist gathering this evening then proceeds to Denver after Tuesday. Bell plans immediate return home via Pueblo after congress adjourns and will delay Denver until after state and congressional elections.
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Washington
Pence
Chicago
Denver
Congress
Bell
Pueblo
Senate Proceedings Show Narrow Quorum and Legislation Moves
Washington August 20 186- The Senate suspended business for 15 minutes to seek a voting quorum with only 25 members present. Four supplementary finance bills passed to the calendar while Mr Harris reported sugar coal iron and barbed wire measures. Allison noted free barbed wire provision absent and duty implications discussed. The House considered a home for aged and infirm and adjourned to next day. The Senate acted on a measure against Leland Stanford and set prices for coal and iron ore. The session lasted about 60 minutes ending near 140 pm Wednesday.
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Washington
Senate
Ing
Congress
Finance Committee
Ayendar
Harris
Allison
House
United States
Leland Stanford
Mitchell Republican
Farmers Bulletin Spread to Farmers Nationwide
Washington reports a new appropriation plan for farmers bulletins distributed by senators and representatives. Bulletins will cover practical rural topics in simple language and be published in large quantities for district distribution.
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Washington
Congress
Cretary
Quorum Sought as Senate Debates Anarchist Exclusion
In Washington on August 21 a Senate session considered several measures in consent. The chamber approved a $54,000 allocation for the public works in Little Rock while a presidentially proposed alien anarchist exclusion bill was debated but postponed after Mr. Warner of News disapproved.
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Washington
Little Rock
Ark
Warner
Fire Hits Toledo Asylum Building Inmates Safe
A fire swept a Toledo asylum’s industrial building today as male inmates were starting weekly washing. Fire crews from the city aided by the asylum department contained the blaze. The structure suffered serious damage but all inmates and staff were removed safely. the loss was mainly clothing and sheets. Fire reportedly started by spontaneous combustion.
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Toledo
Creat Asylum
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Jalil
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Clarke
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