Distant Notices and Local Revelations From A Tarnished Ledger
The item compiles scattered notices: Mary Stevenson death in Asheville North Carolina on January 13 after long illness. relief efforts for drought victims in Nebraska and Louisiana. cautions about factory promoters. ship State of Missouri sinks in Ohio River with 35 lives lost. Massachusetts firms weigh southern plants for cheaper labor and cotton freight. plus fragmented political chatter on immigration emigration and legislative graft reform proposals, with local commentary and a quirky note about a person named Sam Hantey in St Louis jail.
Tennessee Voters Face Forged Receipts and Evans Contention
The piece argues Tennessee voters can manage their affairs but cites a county where 1,300 voting with forged tax receipts occurred. It criticizes likely inaction by the legislature toward alleged fraud and notes support for Evans if fairly elected. It also covers Attorney Geserat Dey proposing a labor arbitration plan with joint U S and Interstate Commerce Commission mediation and a government receiver option during strikes.
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Tennessee
Evans
Geserat
Dey
House Committee On Labor
United States Commissioner of Labor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Board of Mediation
Board of Arbitration
United States
Butte powder explosion claims many lives in warehouse blast
A massive blast in Butte Montana kills at least fifty seven with many more injured as a fire following the explosion triggers a second blast destroying fire engines and horses. Bodies are scattered across streets and two squares from the scene. Casualties are described as heavy and unprecedented in the west.
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Butte
Mont
Nunber
Butte Hardware Company
West
Protecting the Gold Reserve in the United States
The Chicago Record argues the U S gold reserve near 100 million must be protected as gold flows mainly from customs but can be easily drained. It criticizes current duties receipts in gold and silver certificates and notes the inadequacy of Baltimore plans and bonds to stabilize currency while urging a flexible, independent treasury amid rising European demand.
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Chicago
New York Custom House
New York
Treasury
Europe
Baltimore
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Neb
Relief Association
Drouth
Tae Clinton
Missouri
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Ohio River
Wolf Creek
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Massachusetts
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Sabe
Sam Hantey
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Wrdan
Iowa
Sam
Julian
Kansas
French National Assembly
Casimir Perier
Felix Faure
France
M. Brisson
M. Walleck-Rousseau
Faure
Chamber of Deputies
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EK. Morris
Memphis
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Argain
W. F. Kinder's Trade Center
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Sample & Kinder's
W. F. Kinder
Sample & Kinder
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