Dull Day in the House and Navy Moves and Fires
The House session was dull with many members leaving. the fortifications bill conference report was agreed to. The Newark sailed from Rio for Cape Town to be docked and cleaned after duty on the South Atlantic station. Forest fires burn along the CA, WI, and MN rail lines, consuming 125 acres of a cranberry marsh and affecting others. Brady arrives to pursue a Corbett Jackson match, while smuggling clothes are seized near Emerson, and Bowden is horsewhipped in Jacksonville over an alleged insult to Mrs Brunson.
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Newark
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United States
South Atlantic
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Rio Janeiro
Grand Rapids
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Milwaukee
St. Paul
Green Bay
Minnesota
Spafford & Trahern
G. F. Witte
New York
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Brady
James J Corbett
Corbett
Jackson
Bowden
Jacksonville
Fla
T J. Bowden
Duval Athletic Club
Friday Bowden
Cere Brunson
Pullman
Brunson
Chicago labor calm may hold after strike talks
John Mc Bride, president of the United Mine Workers, said the Chicago trouble is over for now but only because labor leaders refused to call out their members. He noted that the halt rests on the actions of union heads rather than a settled settlement.
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MassiLion
John McBride
United Mine Workers
Chicago
President to undergo another operation for jaw illness
Burra o New York February 26 The Evening News reports from Washington on good authority that President Cleveland is suffering a recurrence of a jaw malady and that another operation has been decided upon.
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Cleveland
Burra O
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The
Evening News
Washington
Deadlock in tariff conference as Democrats fail to agree
Washington July 31 full conference on the tariff adjourned with no progress amid a Democratic deadlock over the Senate sugar schedule. Representative Springer pursues a House caucus as a precaution. Republicans see little chance of early breakthrough on sugar coal and iron ore items.
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Mr. Springer
Washington
Wilson
Springer
House
Senate
Harris
Denver
Colorado
White Wings
Mount Ranier National Park Proposal Proposed
Senator Squire introduces a memorial to Congress seeking a national park around Mount Ranier near Puget Sound. The plan would extend into the Pacific forest reserve to protect glaciers and Arctic flora, with forests of Puget Sound region famed for hemlocks cedars and firs and their role in water preservation and flood control.
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Squire
Washington
Senator Squire
Congress
Pacific Coast
Mount Ranier
Puget Sound
Pacific Forest Reserve
Great Mountain
Senate
Springer Bill Reported A National Board of Arbitration
Representative Erdman of Pennsylvania reports the Springer bill for a permanent national board of arbitration to settle disputes more effectively than ad hoc boards. The measure does not compel arbitration and imposes no new penalties or rights. Ex-Congressman Thomas R. Horton of Fultonville New York dies at 72 after service in the Eighteenth district from 1855 to 1857.
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Springer
Washington
Erdman
Pennsylvania
House
Committee On Labor
Thomas R. Horton
Fultonville
N. Y
New York
Recognition of Hawaii as a Republic by United States
In Washington on July 31 a joint resolution by Mr. Boutelle of Maine honors Hawaii for establishing a republic and recognizes it as a free independent state. The measure affirms U S recognition and requires notice to Hawaii’s president.
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Hawaii
Washington
House
Maine
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
United States of America
Hawaiian Islands
Republic of Hawaii
Kingdom of Hawaii
United States
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Captured by a Preacher on Santee Reserve
News from Santee reservation reports the arrest of Bill Campbell a quarter breed Indian wanted for stealing 18 government cattle and selling them for $200. He was captured by Rev James Garvey an Indian after eluding a posse for several days.
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Chamberlain
S. D
Santee Reservation
Bill Campbell
Campbell
James Garvey
Enormous Losses In Phillips Fire At Ashland Wisconsin
A detailed list of wrecked property from the Phillips fire shows John R. Davis Lumber Co. at 500000, Fayette Brown tannery 250000, F L Hunt 19000, and many others including Wisconsin Central Railroad 20000 and city property 20450. Counted losses include Phillips House 8000, Catholic church 5000, Masonic Temple 6000, and Jump River Lumber at Prentice 20000. Total death toll reported as thirteen, mostly drowned in the lake.
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John R. Davis Lumber Company
Fayette Brown
F. L. Hunt
Mr. Strimling
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
City
County
Jacob Rasmussen
Giles
Phillips House
Phillips Times
Masonic Temple
C. H. Roser
Catholic Church
A. L. Hunt
van Dooser
Jump River Lumber Company
Prentice
Fifield Manufacturing Company
Thirteen Dead Amid Midwest Disasters and Fire Losses
Reports from Phillips Wisconsin recount rising death tolls from a lake tragedy and heat and smoke deaths. Relief trains bring food and clothing while shelter structures rise for the homeless as the death count nears fourteen. Separate incidents include a Belle Prairie fire causing heavy losses and a severe New Hampshire storm isolating Manchester with cyclone damage. A whale boat collision on the Detroit river leaves several missing or drowned.
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Phillips
Milwaukee
Ashland
Marshfield
Stevens Point
Superior
Found Three Dead Children In Hartford Railroad Caboose
Three children Raymond aged 9 Leroy 7 and Freddie 4 sons of James W Gannon a railroad engineer were found dead this morning in the closet of a freight caboose after being missing since Thursday evening authorities described the deaths as a tragedy with the family in Hartford Connecticut July 31 1910.
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Hartford
Conn
Raymond
Leroy
Freddie
James W. Gannon
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Denby Ordered Back to Pekin Amid China Japan Tension
Minister Charles Denby on leave from Pekin has been recalled to his post due to the warlike situation between China and Japan. He is currently in Detroit, Michigan awaiting orders.
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China
Evansvvilly
Ind
Charles Denby
Pekin
Japan
Detroit
Mich
Tenancy as Highway to Ownership in Minnesota Farms
Minnesota's 1880 farm tenancy count stood at 9 58 with 7 952 tenants in 1870. Powers says tenancy rises in prosperous counties with few foreclosures, while some owners become tenants and few who lose farms by foreclosure. He notes 1 792 farmers visited found only 20 former owners now tenants, and 12 times as many moved from tenancy to ownership.
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Labor Commissione Te
Path
Ang
Lethor
Powrys
Minnesota
Iicti
Mar. Powers
Little wheat left with farmers as new crop nears
Northwest farmers carry over a smaller wheat quantity than in recent years. Minneapolis receipts hold steady while farmer sales decline. Secretary Rogers records show 25,000,000 million bushels carried over from the 1892 and earlier crops, with only about 4,000,000 bushels expected to remain from the 1893 crop when the new season begins.
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Miysyeavouis
Northwest
Minneapolis
Rogers
Chamber of Commerce
Budd Reeve Runs as Democrat for Congress in North Dakota
Budd Reeve of Buxton withdraws from fusion slate and declares a straight Democratic run for Congress. Fusion nominee Knud Nomland remains in race for state treasurer, with N G Larimore named for Congress after Reeve’s withdrawal.
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Budd Reeve
Congress
Grand Forks
N. D
Buxton
North Dakota
Reeve
Knud Nomland
Comstess
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Gentle Laxative Remedy
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. claiming health benefits, cleansing the system, and relief from colds headaches and fever. It notes the product is sold by druggists in 60 cent bottles and stresses authenticity by branding.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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