Veterans march at Illinois Grand Army encampment
About 1,004 veterans led by Col. Robert Mann Woods marched from the Leland hotel to the capitol for the twenty sixth encampment of the Illinois Grand Army of the Republic. Illinois was declared senior to Wisconsin, with a five member committee named to present the case to the national encampment.
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Bresen-Fores
Leland Hotel
Capitol Building
Illinois Grand Army of Republic
Robert Mann Woods
Joliet
Illinois
Wlaconain
R. J. Ogienby
James A. Connolly
Springfield
Jonet
Thomas J. Lawlor
Jobst
H. H. Thomas
Chicago
Clark
Order
Organizations of Sons and Daughters of Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Mary A. Bradley
Decatur
Mra
Fosxr Ways
Ind
Indiana Atute
I. N. Walker
Joseph 3. Cheadle
Frankfort
Phil Dickinson
Fort Wayne
George Kock
Kew Albany
J. M. Jones
Spencer
C. P. Riley
Fairmount
Riley
United Brethren Church
Grand Army
Congress
Woman's Belief Corps
World's Fair Officers Elected with Salary Cuts
Chicago officials report the World's Fair directors elected W. T. Baker as president and Harlow N. Higinbotham as first vice president. Salaries were reduced across the board, with Baker declining the $12,000 annual pay, Bryan's $6,000 vice presidency eliminated, Seeberger's pay cut to $4,000, and Edmunds advancing to secretary at $2,000. Hutterworth retires from secretary, Carlisle to perform legal duties at $3,600, and other adjustments reflect substantial savings.
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Baker
Ben ‘Hotterworth
Ciucaco
W. T. Baker
Harlow N. Higinbotham
H. Edmunds
W. K. Carlyle
A. F E. Seeberger
Aurster
W. K. Ackerman
Seeberger
Edmunds
Hutterworth
Carlisle
Butterworth
Lato
Floods devastate Mississippi and Alabama counties
Across Mississippi and nearby states, floodwaters from heavy rains inundate towns, wash away bridges, drown cattle and people, and strand hundreds of residents. Reports place dozens of drowned negroes, missing families, and widespread agricultural damage as trains halt and relief crews work by night and day.
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Minera. Comumscs
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Artesia
Tombighee River
Columbus
Ryder
Georgia Pacific
Mississippi
Wilmot
Yalabusha
Greenwood
Grenada
Ed Davis
Southern Express Office
Neproes
J. W. Bass
Tombigbee
Walker
Marion
Pearson's Mills
Marion County
John Livingston
Bearpstown
Minois
la Grange
St. Pawl
Minn
North Dakota
Red River
St. Vincent
Emerson
Sir Vincent
Words of Wisdom and Manner Quotations
A collage of aphorisms and misquoted lines on wisdom, manners, memory, and character. Notable names appear in altered form, reflecting a miscellaneous vintage quotation page and typographical errors.
Town Council Meets As Robbery Suspects Are Captured
The town council met Friday evening with most members present except William Laundon. A confrontation arose when several armed men refused to surrender, firing pistols. One robber was killed, another captured, and two fled. Conductor Rudder pursued them, capturing Tom Head after resistance, while Henry Williams was seized at Laconte. The confession tied Williams to the March 30 Pacific Mall train robbery near Weems.
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Wm Laundon
Rudder
Tom” Head
Henry Williams
Laconte
Pacific Mall
Weems
Here
Forty-Six Killed in Battle Between Cattlemen and Rustlers
Report from Wye and Gillette, Wyoming, details an armed conflict as 150 deputies of Sheriff Angus attempted arrests of cattle rustlers. Twenty eight rustlers killed, eighteen deputies slain. Clashes with Winchesters described as Indian fashion at long range. Nate Champion and fifty men besieged by 100 at T. A. ranch. gunfire exchanges total around two hundred shots. Route of rustlers fleeing toward Casper and Powder River areas noted.
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Blackfoot
Green River
Billings
Mont
Wyoming
Canada
Horse of and
Cattle Thieves
Big ‘Limber
Sim Roberts
Oyws
Thoeves
Big Bend
Missouri
Marquis de Mores
Wye
Rovervide
Angus
Dovanas
Kid Donnelly
Powder River Crossing
Antelope Springs
Douglas
Casper Road
Powder River
Casper
Nut Champion
Ray
Donnelly
Gillette
Wyo
Nate Champion
Fred Hésse
Charles Ford
T. A. Ranch
Bose
Champion
Wants a Palace and Bill to Buy Site for President’s House
A congressional bill due this week would authorize $1,000,000 to purchase a site of about 50,000 square feet in Woodly Park for a new executive mansion. It argues the current residence is inadequate and a separate executive residence is advisable and expedient for the president.
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Waanttseton
Congress
Woodly Park
United States
Turbulent Wheat Pit Sees Breakthrough and Scalp Accumulation
Monday witnessed the most exciting wheat market session in years. Pardridge, the sole short on the floor with 10 million bushels, profited massively by scalping as prices swung from 64 to 83 cents. Bearish pressure surged after Liverpool cables and rising visible wheat supply, with crowds shouting as traders battled to keep control on the pit floor.
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Pardridge
Liverpool
London
Europe
Black Sea
Waldridge
Old Hutch
Eight Hour Day Protests Planned Across Cities
The New York Federation of Labor will host an eight hour mass meeting April 30 to back May 1 demonstrations. Chicago organizers set May 1 as a global eight hour rally with about 20 000 workers expected in a lakefront parade. Bands banners and multilingual speakers will emphasize the eight hour platform and the social wrongs and benefits of the day.
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Hig
New York
New York Federation of Labor
Central Labor Union
Union Square
Chicago
Lake Front
Knights of Labor Leaders Endorse Gresham Polk Ticket
Cincinnati dispatch reports Deputy Supreme Master Workman Cavannagh returns from Philadelphia saying Knights of Labor leaders resolved to support Judge Gresham for president and Polk for vice president. The conference allegedly adopted a modified platform while denouncing the third party.
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Knights of Labor
Gage
Cincinnati
Cavannagh
Philadelphia
Judge Gresham
Siren Aed Polk
North View
Anes Nies Greeham
Nawies
Various World Notes From A Busy Era In 19th Century News
A kaleidoscope of anecdotes including a Maine boy entering forty chapters of a book, a New York postage fund of 620000, Niagara Falls noted as youngest among wonders, and a Philadelphia reel truck weighing 16000 pounds carrying 150000. Reports tell of 4000 workers on the World’s Fair grounds, an olive wood pulpit, a Raleigh launching seen by forty thousand, and a push for hair tonics with dubious ingredients. Also noted are elopements in Scranton, ex-Queen Isabella’s exile costs, Jain fasts, a 150000 court damages case, and various curiosities about gems, patents, and notable births from 1819.
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Youk State
Thessef
Niagara
Maine
South Carolina
Cain
Lruye
Citizes
Hrxserr Spencee
Greenville
Raleigh
Raleigh Oe Norfold, Va., the Other Day. Priladelpala
Scranton
Sanella
India
United States
Chicago
Win
Oberlin
Steve Dorsey
Golconda
Axprew Canxret
atTomestead
P. T. Beauregard
J. I. Case
Racine
Vermont
Queen Victoria
John Ruskin
Charles Kingsley
J.G. Holland
Cyrus W. Field
Julia Ward Howe
Walt Whitman
Takempress
Russia
Mus
Jackson
Julia
Jackson Christian
Coolbroth
Youngbaby
Lovely
Law
Look
Sensabough
Colmforth
Suckforth
Skeetop
Segar
Georgia
Wheeling
W. Va
Kixa Storon
Belgium
Dealren
Bucks County
North
M. Protapepanu
Bucharest
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Rhode Island
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R. I
Wardswell
Melville Bull
George. H. Utter
Sarwel Clark
A . Robert W. Barbesk
Innejolt Pallens
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Millia
Baytor Hanson
Mich
William Vance
Louis Robb
Bosten
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Boston
Maem
Boetom Farm School
Thompson's Island
A. F. Norburg
Frank F. Hitchcock
Homer F. Thatcher
George ¥. Eltis
Thomas Phillips
William W. Curran
Charles H. Graves
Harry E. Land
Adelbert H. Packard
A. W. Clemente
Charles A. Limb
City Point
Spectacle Island
Charles H. Bradley
Bradley Vamue
Toston Farm School
Morgan Conogty
Ala
Tom" Wright Kite
Hespsdinas
Palhosith
Morgan County
Ton" Wright
Tom" Mead
Tom Randall
Louisvile & Nashville
Wilthite
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Walter Besant
William Winter
Council Proceedings
Gresham and Polk
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