High Water Threat Lingers in Western Rivers and Brisbane Floods
Feb 8 reports reveal a major flood across Pittsburgh Allegheny and Monongahela rivers easing after cold weather. Lower flats and riverfront businesses faced inundation with 25 foot gauges and halted rail service. Across Queensland and Brisbane, floods isolate the city, demolish homes, threaten mines, and strand thousands with widespread damage and shelter shortages.
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Freeport
Hata
Greenville
Burraro
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Buffalo
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Jess Foods
Sydney
Brisbane
Queensland
Widebay
Gympie
Cowboys Murdered and Shootout Near Pine Ridge
Reports say four cowboys were killed at Humphrey's ranch near Pine Ridge, killed by Two Strikes band members. A skirmish followed when police arrived, with Two Strikes and his son wounded, and several assailants later dying or captured. An Indian captive confessed that the men planned the killings in a sweat house and targeted white cowboys.
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Adenssine
Bill Beverai
Thorn
Pine Ripaé Agtyor
Rushville
Joe Bush
Sucks
Indiana
Piss Rives Agznor
Son
Ile
Bennett
Reyes
E Bacon
Kelly
Bacon
Clarkson Attacks Jackson Appointment to Supreme Bench
James S Clarkson, editor of the Iowa State Register, denounces President Harrison’s choice of Judge Howell E Jackson for the U S Supreme Court. He calls it party perfidy and accuses Jackson of representing hostility to the South and cruelty to negroes, urging condemnation of the nomination.
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Supreme Healtc
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Momeys
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James S. Clarkson
Iowa State Register
Howell E. Jackson
Supreme Bench
United ‘States
Harrison
Clarkson
Supreme Court
Rusk Requires Ninety Day Cattle Quarantine From Canada
Secretary Rusk orders ninety day quarantine for all cattle imported from Canada and designates Buffalo New York as the quarantine port for meat cattle. The measure follows reports that Canadian cattle imported into Great Britain showed pleuro pneumonia.
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Carade
Washinetox
Rusk
United States
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Buffalo
N. Y
Greatritain
Senate and House Work Summaries From Washington
A compilation of congressional actions from Washington notes repeated Feb dates. The Columbia appropriation bill passed the senate, Hawaii annexation referral occurred, Howell Jackson nominated to Supreme Court, silver repeal discussion, memory tributes to Senator Barbour, several house bills passed, quarantine and marine hospital duties debated, John Roach relief bill passed, automatic couplers substitute debated, sundry civil bill passed with election officer provision, pensions and Canada union discussed, bond transit message discussed, deficiency and Indian appropriation bills reported, Blount retirement noted, anti option filibuster halted business Feb dates.
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Nevada
John Roach
Washxeter
United States of America
Nnd
Dominion of Canada
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Panneylyante
Wasuixeton
Blount
Georgia
Waeminton
Feb
NEBRASKA SENATOR WILLIAM ALLEN ELECTED BY PEOPLE
William Vincent Allen, a Populist, elected United States senator from Nebraska by the legislature on Tuesday. The vote for Paddock was 67. all independents and Democrats supported Allen, making his election unanimous. Allen, born January 28, 1847 in Madison County Ohio, moved to Iowa in 1866 and fought in the Civil War. He studied law, practiced in Nebraska, and has served as judge of the Ninth Judicial District. He is a strong advocate of anti monopoly, railroad, telegraph, and air transport control, and has long supported free coinage and limited government interference.
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Grand Army
Nebraska
Madge Allen
Mfe
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Samuel J. Tilden
Garfield
Blaine
Harrison
Weaver
Anisiunocopoly Republicaria
Democrats
Congress
Weat Union
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Aw Tile
ANNA DICKINSON Sues for Damages in Danville Case
Anna E K Dickinson sues for 125000 damages against James Courtright George F P Thompson Allen Eggleston John Heilman Henry Hryden Dr George Underwood of Pittstown and Dr James Oglesby of Danville claiming they caused her placement in the Danville Insane asylum in 1801. The suits set for trial in March. Also Gov Hogg condemns Paris murder as revolting and unindictable in the county where it occurred. Green goods victim Casper Crumy loses 7200 in New York swindle on way home. Henry Pilgrim dies from injuries at Wenn’ digester. Twenty seventh victim.
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Danville
Senanron
Anna EK Dickinson
Nnils
James Courtright
George FP. Thompson
Allen Eggleston
John §. Heilman
Henry Hryden
George Underwood
Pittstown
James Oglesby
St. Louis
Casper Crumy
South Broadway
New York
Vietim Bo
AcTon
Feb
Henry
Pilgrim
Five of the crew drowned in New Jersey wreck
The Norwegian bark Allee, from Dunkirk to New York, wrecked at Long Beach New Jersey. Five of the crew capsized attempting landing in their own boat and drowned. Eleven saved. Also heirs to a large fortune in Morristown are identified, with estate divided. one sister near Lafayette Indiana had not seen others for fifty six years.
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N. J
New York
Havens
Fourth District Life Saving Service
Point Pleasant
Allee
Dunkirk
Long Beach
Margaret Dilling
Oatley
Seattle
Wash
Lafayette
Ind
Death of Mrs Jerasha Black in Oniland Illinois
Mrs Jerasha Black aged around 90 died after a fall on a foggy sidewalk near Oniland Illinois. She is described as the oldest woman in the county with twenty eight children and eighty four grandchildren. Her husband Col Samuel Black served as a private in the War of 1812 and they were early settlers moving to the county in 1820.
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ty-Ning Kears
Oniland
Oarland
Ill
Algernon Sartoris Dies, Grant Daughters' Husband Passes
News from London reports the death of Algernon Charles Sartoris, husband of Nellie Grant, who died February 3 in Capri. Mrs Sartoris, long separated, has not learned the cause and will remain in London with their three children while continuing her duties and life.
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Gen. Grant
Algernon Charles Saartoria
Nellie
London
Capri
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