Floods in Ohio cause high water and river threats
Reports from Morgantown Cincinnati and Parkersburg describe rising rivers with 25 to 40 feet of flood threat. Officials warn coffer dams breaking at Harris Island and ice and debris moving on the Yough, Monongahela, and Ohio as rainfall continues.
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Brobers
Monongahela
Youghiggheny
Keesport
Tillie
Harris Island
Cincinnati
Ohio
Parkersburg
W. V
Grantsville
Kanawha
Oneida
Vandervender
Ierman
Rising Waters Threaten Ohio Valley Railways
Flooding across the Ohio River basin prompts evacuations near Clarksburg Weston and surrounding lands. West Fork River rises to two feet two inches with bridges at risk. River men fear a surge to thirty five to forty feet as warm rains continue and waters threaten rail lines and towns.
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Clarksburg
W. V
West Fork
Weston
St. Louis
Abc
Wheeling
West
Virgin
Fo River
Cincinnati
Dedication of Boston Christian Science Temple Draws Multitude
Boston crowds from across the United States attended yesterday’s dedication of a brown stone Romanesque church. The edifice, cost over 20000, features stained glass windows depicting science dogmas, with services repeated four times due to demand. Subscriptions exceed 215000, ground donated by Mary Baker Eddy valued at 40000.
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Boston
Christian Scientists
J. Foster Eddy
S&s J. Hanna
Henrietta Clarke Remis
Mary Baker Eddy
Society
California Supreme Court Decision on Central Pacific Tax Case
The California Supreme Court ruled against the Central Pacific railroad companies. It upheld Judge Hebbard’s assessment for 18 months, denied interest on unpaid taxes, and allowed a 5 percent penalty plus fees totaling about 45 000 dollars. The decision permits assessing railroads at their value without deducting mortgages and rejects a void-for-franchise claim. Justice Harrison wrote the opinion with Justice McFarland in dissent.
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California Supreme Court
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Central Pacific Rrllien
Harrison
Hebbard
Justice McFarland
Langhorne & Miller
United States
Prince of Wales Attends Royal Yacht Squadron Meeting
At noon the Prince of Wales, commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron, arrived at Bedle's club in St James Street to attend a scheduled meeting of the squadron as preparations proceed for the American Cup race in London.
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Royal Yacht Squadron
London
Prince of Wales
Bedle's Club
St. James Street
Prince
Royal Yacht Squadron Rules on America Cup Receipt
The Royal Yacht Squadron met at St James's Club with Prince and Lord Lonsdale present. They discussed the mutual agreement clause and the 1887 deed of gift, deciding the cup receipt form for an English yacht is acceptable and authorizing a cable to Commodore James D. Smith. A committee was named to handle minor race arrangements.
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Lord Lonsdale
Royal Yacht Squadron
Prince
Old Club
St. James ' Street
Commodore Smith
New York Yacht Club
Richard Grant
James D. Smith
Dr Ellis urges fewer experiment stations at Agricultural College
Dr Ellis president of the Agricultural College and experiment station criticizes multiplying stations. He argues four are enough for Colorado and that many acres and surplus sales reflect poor outcomes. He urges cutting unnecessary stations and refocusing instruction toward practical agriculture and efficient use of funds.
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Ellis
The
Agricultural College
Colorado
Department of Mechanical Engineering
McGinley Finds Coal Vein North of Fort Collins
James McGinley reports striking a three and a half foot vein of coal eighteen miles north of Fort Collins Colorado. The vein is improving daily and local coal merchants have cut prices by 75 cents per ton. He believes a second vein of hard coal exists and will be opened when funded.
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Fort Collins
Colo
James McGinley
McGinley
Legislation for Indians Attracts Secretary Smith Attention
Secretary Smith focuses on Indian management and consults with Senate and House Indian committees. Representative Wilson of Washington backs the secretary's recommendations for the coming Indian appropriation bill, especially on land sales not directly benefiting the Indians.
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Washington
Smith
Senate
House
Wilson
Yankton Reservation Opens for Settlement in Spring
Washington Jan 7 The Yankton reservation in South Dakota may be opened for settlement early next spring with action expected in a few weeks. The government will pay 621 475 for the lands, 500 000 of which will be kept in the treasury as a permanent fund earning 5 percent interest and distributed per capita twice yearly. Some funds have already been paid and the rest will be allocated in two to three weeks.
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Washington
Yanktor
South Dakota
Northland launched as duplicate of Northwest on Great Lakes
The Northland, a palatial steel steamship, is launched at Globe ship yards in Cleveland before thousands. It mirrors the Northwest in design, carrying 442 cabin and 211 steerage passengers with a 150 crew. Route with sister ship includes Buffalo, Cleveland, Mackinaw and Duluth, at a cost around 750000.
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Big Lake Steamers
Cleveland
Ohio
Northland
Globe Ship Yards
Northwest
Globe Company
Great Lakes
The
Buffalo
Mackinaw
Duluth
Indian Commissioners Plan January Conference
The annual meeting of the board of Indian commissioners will be held in Washington January 15. Representatives of the Woman's National Indian Association and all religious bodies active with Indians will discuss Indian work. Commissioner Browning may address the conference.
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Washington
Board of Indian Commissioners
Woman's National Indian Association
Depot Robbed of 3 Dollars at Lanapagh
A Coffeyville telegram reports three masked men held up the Lanapagh depot fifteen miles south of Kansas City Sunday night and escaped with 3.55 dollars without firing a shot.
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Kansas City
Coffeyville
Kan
Lanapagh
Robbers Steal Safe From Train Near Des Moines
Six miles south of Des Moines at Coon Valley miners pursued a night train robbery on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific line. A heavy steel safe containing 216 dollars and a valuable package was carried from the express car as the crew slept. The safe was recovered unopened half an hour later when a miner search party found it nearby.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Coon Valley Mines
Frank Tarrode
Plan to let actors vote where work calls on election day
The Actors' Protective Union of Boston announced at a meeting that it seeks an amendment to national election laws enabling about 50,000 actors nationwide to vote at the location of their work on election day, rather than only at their home residences.
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Actors’ Protective Union
Boston
Actors’ Protective Union of Boston
Strictly Honest Joke Exchange
A brief humorous dialogue features a housekeeper and a washerwoman. The washerwoman explains she counts torn items as a single piece when they are in two or more fragments, keeping the joke light and pointed at housekeeping quirks.
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Clarion River
Pittsburg
Allegheny
OH City
Christain Science Temple
Hoxton
Central Pacific
the Agricultural College
Larimer County
Indian Commissioners
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