Oklahoma question dominates govt talk as settlers urge action
A flurry of notes from Washington shows urgency over the Oklahoma question. Generals Weaver and Sidney Clark push for immediate steps as southern Kansas pressure grows. Cattlemen claim government action cements their hold on the lands.
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Henry Ainsworth
Locie
Medina County
Ohio
Buchtel College
Fort Reno
Gen. Sheridan
Harth
Okahoma
Indian Territory
Balies
Iowa State Temperance Alliance
Fitz
Tucson
Arizona
Territorial
Congress
Independence
Kas
Frank Bonham
Bonham
Cherokee County
Bayard
Alfred A. Marcus
Boston
Tangier
Moore
Matthews
Demnat
Oklahoma
General Weaver
Sidney Clark
Kansas
Washington
Lynching at Troy and other early 20th century crimes
Reports describe a mob lynching of three prisoners in Troy Tennessee while under guard. Other items note executions and murders in Michigan, Kentucky, and Kansas, along with political reshuffles and a violent midwife attack in Vincennes Indiana.
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Troy
Tenn
Senate Ratifies Treaty and Boundary Proposals
A summary of Capital Briefs notes the Senate ratifying the Egypt treaty and Mexico boundary agreement. General Hatch reports the Couch colony will not disband and may remain in camp near Arkansas City. White House events include Miss Cleveland’s weekly reception with Mrs. Hoyt and notable guests.
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Senate
Egypt
Mexico
War Department
General Hatch
Arkansas City
Couch
Miss Cleveland
White House
Hoyt
James G. Blaine
Walker Blaine
Treasury orders sale and return of seven clerks to duties
A Treasury order directs a sale consistent with public service interests and returns seven clerks who had been serving as drivers to their regular duties. An identical order has been issued by Attorney-General Garland.
Political notes on Delaware Senate and suffrage protests
Delaware lawmakers held separate sessions and balloted for a U S senator with Attorney General Gray receiving every vote. In Albany New York the woman suffrage society denounced Governor Pierce of Dakota for vetoing the territory’s suffrage act and sent a dispatch to President Cleveland requesting his removal.
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New York
Wm. H. Vanderbilt
New Orleans Expos
Cleveland
Delaware
United States
Gray
Woman's Suffrage Society
Albany
N. Y
Kace Stoneman
Gen. Stoneman
California
Gov
Pierce
Dakota
Society
Rumors of European Crisis and Military Buildup Grow
Zebehr Pasha to be imprisoned on Cypress. Paris Gaulois reports czar reassures William on Afghan peace. Austria links to Berlin treaty on Bosnia annexation and suzerainty ending. Bis marck reportedly backs Austria. Cholera feared in Toulon after troop ships. English conservatives condemn Russia deal. liberals call it surrender. War prep expands. huge transport fleet forms in Thames estuary. Woolwich arsenal enlarges with double shifts.
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Paris
William
Europe
Berlin
Bosnia
Austria
Bismarck
Marseilles
France
Toulon
Russia
Thames
Portamouth
Plymouth
Woolwich Arsenal
Arsenal
Severe Texas winter hammers cattle industry and ranges
Amos T. Atwater reports Texas cattle losses 3 to 5 percent with some estimates up to 10 percent after a brutally cold winter. About 150000 head moved south toward Devil's Row and Pecos country as roundups begin, risking a glut as close of the northern trail ends the long Texas cattle market. Cattlemen expect overstocking and many cows and yearlings will be sold, depressing prices and altering grazing plans and contracts.
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Amos T. Atwater
National Cattle and Horse Growers’ Association
Texas
St. Louis
Tully
Devil’s Row
Pecos River
Wyoming
Northwest
Navy orders move Wachu setts Shenandoah to Central America
The secretary of the navy telegraphs commanders of Wachu setts and Shenandoah of the North Atlantic squadron near New Orleans to proceed to Central America. The three vessels’ captains are to hold themselves in readiness for similar orders.
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Naval Advisory Board
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Janett
North Atlantic
Clerk
Alliance
New Orleans
Carthagena
Barranquilla
United States of Colombia
Clark
Lamar
Interior Department
Wachusetts
Shenandoah
New Orlean
Central America
Street Scenes in Lyons From a Boston Transcript Correspondent
A Boston Transcript correspondent describes an early Lyons stroll through quay markets crowded with housekeepers and servants. The writer notes clear Lyonnese speech, cheaper prices near market closing, and a bell signal followed by a cart collecting goods for the poor under market supervision.
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Lyons
Boston Transcript
Rhone
Saone
Place Pellecour
Jenkin Vincent
Brittany
The Little Child on the Track Rescue on East Side Road
A toddler about three balances on a rail as a freight train approaches in Stephens' Addition. The engineer reverses, the fireman brakes hard, and a split second later the child reels and falls away from the wheels. An angel or chance saves her life in Portland.
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Stephens’ Addition
Portland
Oregonian
Observing Man Excerpts From Baron Nestor in Vienna
Selected writings from the late Baron Nestor published in Vienna offer pithy quips. The passages touch on deception, aging horses, poverty, ball culture, forest wolves versus men, espionage allure, and carving ethics, ending with a sharp note on exchange.
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Baron Nestor
Vienna
The Bride of Jaily Jack Tar
A playful poem-like item humorously describes a wife as a handsome craft with clipper lines and decorative rigging. It uses nautical imagery to praise her looks and maneuverability, likening social grace to sailing speed and turning in her own length.
Nature, Fame, and Duty in a Poem by Charles J. O Malley
A poem reflecting on the struggle to gain lasting renown against the drudgery of rural labor. It contrasts the lure of fame with faith in nature and duty, praising honest toil and authentic art over hollow public praise. The speaker valorizies native landscapes, simple joys, and moral integrity as true sources of beauty.
Dead Man's Story of Ailing Arm and a Return From Death
Eden KE. Sexford recalls his Civil War wound in Virginia and a failed amputation decision, followed by unbearable pain and a near-death experience. Lying in a coffin he believed he was dead, then revived by his mother's words, he awoke to a stunned church and a white-haired soldier forever changed.
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Secretary of the Treasury
New York Custom House
Charlies Melly
Toledo
Cosmopolitan Hotel
New York
Dorman B. Eaton
Civil Service Commission
Virginia
Saul
Eden KE
Sexford
Discovery of Gold in California debated by The Bee columnist
John Kane reports on competing claims over California gold discovery. He cites Capt. Sutter J W Marshall and Mrs Weimar of Coloma as early witnesses, recounting how a gold specimen was found by chance and tested with soap foam, with the note that the Weimar lady refused money, offering it to the state as a relic.
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John Kane
Sacramento Bee
New York
California
J. W. Marshall
Sutter
the Bee
Weimar
Coloma
el Dorado County
Hill
Mr. Marshall
Capt. Sutter
Sacramento
Marshall
Oldest Inhabitant Perkins Meets Mountaineer
Eli Perkins travels to New Hampshire and chats with a rugged mountaineer, who claims the mountains grew long hair when he first arrived. The exchangeincludes playful banter as Perkins tries to confirm the elder’s residence and identity.
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New Hampshire
Eli Perkins
Eli
Perkins
Wanted the Real Thing Real Brains Debate
Mrs Wigglesworth cites a French scientist claiming to make artificial brains. Mr Wigglesworth dismisses the idea as nonsense. She notes the claim but says she should not speak up while he wonders if he spoke correctly.
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Mrs. Wigglesworth
Mr. Wiglesworth
Mr. Wigglesworth
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John F. Finerty
Chicago
Washburne
Pulaski
Board of Trade of
Peoria
Jeff Davis
Wm. M. Burrill
George B. Swift
Customs Service
Manning
Michigan
Thomas Townsend
Charles Brows
Stuart Baumgarten
Morhead
Rowan County
Oregon
Frank Harrington
Jewell
Harrington
Vincennes
Ind
Balke
Perry Hood
Hood
John Coogle
Baltimore and Ohio Express
Coogle
Capital Briefs
Carroll L. Wright
Enope
Tvo
Zebehr Pasha
Island
Cypress
Catile
Charles J. O' Malley
Eliar Perkins
Mr. Perkins
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