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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1890
Page
2
Reported in Marshfield Times the boomers surge into the Oklahoma lands, racing for plots as new cities sprout overnight. The piece also notes social figures, a New York archist and a renowned physician, amid epidemic speculation and cautions against public air exposure.
The telegrams describe large losses from Vuswir college, costly legal costs in the London Times case, cattle disease near Columbus Indiana, land sales for rail lines near Chattanooga, financial strains in Appleton Wisconsin, and a Russian inventor claiming smokeless gunpowder. They also mention New Year contracts for electrical equipment, labor politics in Germany and France, and various political and local incidents across the United States with dates and figures.
Reports list significant losses from fires in Kingston Ontario and Grand Rapids Minnesota, including Parlor Factory and nine other locations. Fatalities occur among residents and visitors while other disasters strike New Orleans, Kingston, and Weybridge with financial impacts reaching into the tens of thousands. A dynamite accident near Adamsburg injures a family, and a Galveston express wreck near Chisholm Creek leaves several dead or injured.
Strikes halt coal mines in St Etienne and Aberdare. Ireland tenants face eviction. Congo Free State pressures Brussels Slavery Society. Home Rule MP Dentrs.-Gudie dies at 62 in London after debate. Reichstag majority shifts amid cartel impacts. Berlin vote shows gains. conservative losses. Ship Sovereign collision aftermath noted. Parnellites inquiry near conclusion. British policy updates and international tensions summarized.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss public lands and timber calls, with references to Milwankiey, Burlington Iowa, Minnesota, and pension taxation. Mentions Gov Hovey and Florence Tolman in supportive remarks for nurses from the war era.
In a february session, Congress discussed pension provisions and civil service rules. Key figures including Moray and Moray Ohiol argued for or against exemptions while the bill faced votes and adjournment. The Senate and House also addressed Sioux relief and other appropriations, with amendments proposed to a British treaty and a Devils Lake agency measure.
A catastrophic flood washed away a hydraulic mining dam on the Wavsayamipiin river after heavy rain. Forty known dead include a family of five and several locals. rescue and communication delays hinder full casualty reporting as Phoenix crews supervise salvage and await further word on missing residents.
The article covers Senate discussions on fiscal and judicial reforms, including a public building appropriation for Fort Dumont, a customs district for North and South Dakota, and proposals to restructure North Dakota’s judicial divisions with venues at Bismarck, Grand Forks, Fargo, and Devil’s Lake. It also notes executive session adjournment and pension debates tied to veterans.
The piece extols an eminent figure's extraordinary compassion and integrity. It notes his tender heart, willingness to aid the distressed, rejection of prejudice, and belief that honest statesmanship serves the public good. It references a broad, reverent portrait and a public library dedication in Allegheny.
Feb 29 report from Benya via the New York Associated Press outlines that liberal and socialist factions face a sprawling contest with 62 cases and possible shifts in the Reichstag composition. It notes the Volkspartei revival, potential gains for anti government blocs, and predicted seating changes influencing a next parliament vote.
Farmers across Nebraska circulate petitions to congress demanding Union Pacific honor obligations without delay. Citizens expect wide support as petitions travel from county to Washington seeking enforced payments and state action.
President Warrison, in a Minnesota transmission dated February 19, discusses the Sioux land cession. He critiques the general allotment base, warns against excessive allotments to large families, and opposes tying annuity forfeitures to the agreement, noting unjust action against loyal veterans.
The War Department transmitted order to Gen. Ruger stating the President remitted the remaining sentence of Del P Wild, a late private in Troop F, 5th Cavalry, due to excessive punishment. Wild had been commanded to assist in placing a horse, but refused, claiming he did not enlist to perform such a duty.
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