North Dakota Constitution Conventions Adjourn. Details of Legislative and Judicial Structure
North Dakota adjourns after completing a forty eight page constitution. Article one affirms rights, article two drafts senate 30–50 members two year terms. House 60–140 members two year terms. Governor two year term, salary 3000, lieutenant governor 1000. Judicial branch includes supreme court of three justices, district courts, and county courts with terms and age limits. Taxation, school lands, and railroad rate provisions outlined. Helena convention adjourns sine die. Montana report covers constitution work and schedule. Child saved by rifle shots after balloon ascent over Lake Michigan. Sophie Schwab, two, carried over Sheffield Park. crowd of 1600 witnesses.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Senate
House of Representatives
Lcss
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Insurance
Railroad
Agriculture and Labor
State Treasury
Judicial Department
Supreme Court
Justices of the Peace
Grand Forks
Fargo
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Lake Michigan
Curiaco
Sophie Schwab
Sheffield Park
Balloon accident at lakeside rescue of Sophie
At a lakeside picnic Sophia floats away attached to bright balloons as bystanders gasp. Gust Koch fires from a skiff and pops several balloons. The balloon ascent stops before water, Sophie avoids wet feet and is helped back to shore.
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Sophia
Sophie
Gust Koch
Och
The Wolf at the Door
Illinois miners face famine as families suffer hunger and illness while relief supplies run out. The Globe reports children dying daily and miners braced for armed action as operators plan to reopen mines with non union workers under militia watch.
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Illinois
Carcago
the Globe
Chicago Relief Committee
Missing $10,000 pouch on fast mail train
A Terre Haute dispatch reports postal clerks on the fast mail train discovered a registered pouch for St. Louis missing at Terre Haute after supper. A thief was suspected, but the pouch with $10,000 was later found in the railway yard with contents intact after falling from the car door near the depot.
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Cascado
Herald
Terre Haute
Ind
St. Louis
Long Distance Telephone Lines Opened Between Chicago and Milwaukee
The first long distance system west of New York state officially opened by American Telephone and Telegraph. Press and business leaders tested the Chicago Milwaukee line and reported clear, audible whispers over the metallic circuits.
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Chiiaco
New York State
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
Dogs set on tithes officers in Pembroke
In Pembroke Wales two tithes bailiffs were chased by a growing crowd when dogs were set on the fugitives. The bailiffs escaped and were later forced to swear they would not resume service. Separately New Orleans delegates invited to a cotton interests convention on September 11 to fix a standard net weight for cotton and bagging deductions.
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Lonnox
Pembroke
Wales
New Orbneans
The
Cotton Exchange
Boards of Trade
Pike county papers resist Granger boycott over mutual stores
In Vincennes Indiana on August 20 the Pike county newspapers criticize the Farmers' Mutual Benefit association which runs granger stores in the county. Members at a recent picnic resolved to boycott any paper opposing them. The News declares the move could force 600 subscribers to pay up.
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Vincennes, Ind
Pike County
Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Granger
Commander Warner Reports Growth in G A R Membership
Commander-in-Chief Warner of the G A R completed his annual report for the past year. The total membership stands at 413,228, up 69,012 from the previous year, and the report will be submitted to the Milwaukee encampment.
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Warner
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Ice Deposit Found in Pine Creek Canyon Idaho
A Portland dispatch reports a vast glacier like ice deposit in Pine Creek canyon Idaho likely from the glacial period. Capitalists study the feasibility of mining the ice commercially.
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Idaho
New York
Portland
Pine Creek Canyon
Tle
Attempted Train Wrecking Sparks Indiana Wreckers
At Winora to Odon on the Evansville and Richmond line, heavy obstructions were placed on the track. A hand car carrying three men hit the obstruction, saving the train but injuring William O'Dell, Evans Dunlap, and Fred Tolle. No clues to the culprits.
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Vincennes
Ind
Evansville & Richmond
Winora
Odon
Davies
William O'Dell
Evans Dunlap
Fred Tolle
Rosberg
Caicaco
Huntingburg
Boonville
United States
W. E. Denny
Swint
Boonville Unquirer
Denny
Department
Territorial convention sessions resume as counties planned
Oklahoma delegates debate territorial government at convention in Gunning Okla Aug 21. The committee on organic law judiciary and legislature has filed voluminous reports for consideration. The plan partitions the territory into twelve counties with two named Harrison and Cleveland.
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Gunning
Okla
Territorial Convention
Organic Law
Harrison and
Cleveland
German Lutheran Synod Bans Women From Speaking In Church
The Missouri Synod of the German Lutheran church declares women may not teach in church, citing Paul’s Corinthians injunction. Congregations may dismiss pastors or teachers for impiety or neglect. They oppose mixing with other bodies on public schools but support parochial schooling. Congregations of Rev. A Tichansen in Vast Buffalo New York and Rev. I Watt in Sharpsburg Virginia joined.
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German Lutheran Synod
Baltimore
Missouri Synod of the
German Lutheran Church
Paul
The
Corinthians
A. ‘Tichansen
Vast Buffalo
N. Y
Watt
Sharpsburg
Fifth Annual Convention of the Society of American Florists
The fifth annual convention met at Music Hall Burrato New York at 1 p m. President John N May of Summit New Jersey delivered the annual address praising progress and benefits from mutual interest discussions. Secretary Stewart reported the society remains flourishing.
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Burrato
N. Y
Society of American Florists
Music Hall
John N. May
Summit
N. J
Stewart
Democratic Committee Meeting at Grand Union
New York Democrats report a routine state committee session set for 8 p m at the Grand Union clubhouse with no rift between Governor Hill and Chairman Murphy. In Pittsburg, Glass Manufacturers reject wage scale while preparing for a Cleveland meeting. American Microscopists open in Buffalo with prayers and welcome by Bishop Coxe and David Day.
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New York Democratic Committee
Haratoga
N. Y
Grand Union
Democratic State Committee
Murphy
Governor Hill
Fittspurg
Western Glass Manufacturers’ Beneficial Association
Pittsburg
Cleveland
American Microscopists
Burrao
American Society of Microscopists
Young Men's Library
Coxe
David F. Day
Florist leader detain and mistreatment on European border
K G Hill of Richmond Indiana and Robert George of Painesville Ohio were stopped at the France Alsace border while traveling from Belfort to Basle. German officers arrested them on spies, searched baggage, and rejected crossing the line. They were forced to hire a French peasant to return to Belfort. The incident will be reported to the state department.
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Indianapolis
K. G. Hill
National Floral Association
Richmond
Ind
Europe
Belfort
Basle
Robert George
Painesville
Ohio
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Hill
State Department
Civil Service Chiefs Not Yet Placed Under Rules
Civil Service Commissioners Lyman and Thompson say they have not asked the president to place division chiefs under civil service rules. They note the body favors the move but has not formulated any request, marking the first time a majority showed support. Condensa Cotton Bagging Charleston letter condemns cotton bagging and opposes related legislation. Estate dispute Judge Terry estate up to 75000. son contests will alleging pre marriage wealth and possible will. litigation expected with Sarah involved.
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Washington
Civil Service
Lyman and
Thompson
Charleston
D. C
Charleston Cotton Exchange
Peter Brown
Liverpool Cotton Association, (Limited
San Francisco
Terry
Clinton I. Terry
Sarah
Maybrick Execution Delayed Amid Efforts for Mrs Maybrick
In London on August 21, the approaching Maybrick execution heightens public tension as new efforts to save Mrs Maybrick unfold. Widespread conjecture resurges about potential clemency or postponement amid intense media and public scrutiny.
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Maybrick
Boulanger
Salisbury
London
Debated Boulanger debts and Irish land reform notes
The article discusses Boulangers debts exceeding $1,000,000 and whispers of embezzlement, with a friend noting a £100,000 loan from New York bankers. It also reports Salisbury's pending Irish land bill and cabinet rifts over revisions, plus news of a forthcoming Shah travel book manuscript from Tehran.
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Boulanger
Gen. Boulanger
Les
New York City
Salisbury
Lord Salisbury
Ireland
Mr. Balfour
Shah
London
Europe
Teheran
Ten Thousand London Dock Strikers Parade Quietly
Ten thousand dock laborers march through London West End led by Burns and Champion. They carry no banners, only red herrings and stale bread to symbolize distress. The procession ends peacefully with strikers dispersing without incident after rumors of police intervention.
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London
West End
Burns
Champion
Madame Adam Knows too Much In Paris Revelations
The Nouvelle Revue of Paris prints another sensational piece on diplomacy raising wonder among diplomats. It claims Germany and Belgium have an understanding to defend King Leopold in a contingency and notes Paris may appoint a commission to probe how Madame Adam obtained access to state papers.
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Madame Adam
London
Nouvelle Revue of Paris
Germany
Belgium
Leopold
Paris
Madam Adam
Rubenstein Jubilee News In St Petersburg Tone
The czar telegrams Anton Rubenstein with congratulations on the approaching jubilee of his musical career. A jubilee testimonial fund gains the czar's sanction. Russian finance minister Mischenegrovsky plans to tax Protestant churches in the Balkan provinces, ending their prior exemptions. The move signals Russia’s policy to reduce Protestant clergy influence in Baltic German areas.
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Rubenstein
St. Petersburg
Anton Rubenstein
M. Mischenegrovsky
Balkan
Russia
Boulanger Faces Court Verdict With Defiant Composure
Gen. Boulanger shows no distress after the high court sentence and appears at the Prince of Wales theatre four hours after Leroyer's judgment. He listens to the comedy Paul Jones, maintaining a comic opera atmosphere around the revisionist leader.
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Londpon
Boulanger
High Court
Leroyer
Prince of Wales Theatre
Paul Jones
Banks Rally 24 Million Lire to Avert Turin Panic
In Turin on August 20 the National bank Milan Savings bank and Bank of Naples jointly advanced 24 million lire to calm fears after the death of leading banker Signor Carpello. A Madrid dispatch notes Spanish church leaders petitioning the pope to honor Christopher Columbus before the 400th anniversary. In Rome on August 20 a bomb exploded near the Austrian embassy injuring eight during a public concert.
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Turin
National
Milan
Bank of Naples
Signor Carpello
Rome
The Irish Railway Bill in Commons and Other News
The Irish railway bill was read a third time in the house of commons after amendments were defeated. Crete reports insurgent villages submitting to Chakir Pasha with amnesty promises. A double public execution occurred at Lake Duartes as Louis Demerest and Sumner Miller were hanged. The Boston sustains minor damage in dry dock with no major impact. Congressman Laird dies at 40 after months of illness.
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London
House of Commons
Lake Duartes
Louis Demerest
Sumner Miller
Boston
Washington
Walker
Brooklyn
Minnesota Editors Return from Editorial Excursion
The Minnesota Editorial excursion ends as the train traveling from Chicago arrives at 3:40 p m on Sunday via the Wisconsin Central. Most members depart for home on the evening trains.
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St. Paul
Aue
Minnesota
Wisconsin Central
Chicago
Bismarck Convention Strikes Out Black List Section
The Bismarck convention's evening session saw the Parsons black list section stricken after committee revision. It adopted legislative provisions on Senate and House sizes, session lengths, veto override rules, and fixed salaries, with governor term limits and officer salaries set by the legislature. Ankeny notes surprise over civil service examination reports for Minneapolis post office.
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Bismarck
N. D
Parsons
Committee On Revision
Legislative Department
Committee On Executive
Insurance
Railroads
Agriculture and Labor
Agriculture
Senate
Committee On
Judicial Department
Noble
Sureme
Argo
Grand Forks
Minneapolis
Civil Service Commission
Ankeny
Washington
Hughes
Civil Service Board
Northwest Condensed Minnemata and Dakota News
Local items from Red Wing Hastings Duluth Mankato Minneapolis and Stillwater report a missing 12-year-old boy Ora Oskey a drunkenness fine for William Dace in Lyle a linen factory restart in Hastings a meat inspection test case in Kansas City and resumed shipments a serious jail case in Collom log jam on Pine Island timber land cases in Wisconsin and several Dakota notes including a new Democratic stock company in Grafton and theft cases in Fargo involving Mrs Brunette and an aunt and cousin.
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Minnemata Matters
Red Wing
Ora Oskey
Austin
William Dace
Lyle
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Mankato
The
Normal Alumni Society
J. Frank Collom
Emery
Frank Davis
Mr. Collom
Stillwater
Pine Island
St. Croix Falls
Wisconsin
Madison
James Stinson
Chicago
West Superior
Chamber of Commerce
Dakota Doings
Grafton
Walsh County
Fargo
D. Brunette
Pleasant Township
R. W. Howland
Chief of Police Shot by Negroes in Jackson Tennessee
Crime calendar reports Chief Gaston wounded by ten buckshot near the jail as several negroes lay in the weeds near the Arlington jail. Suspected lynching of a jailed porter involved in aiding a white girl’s elopement. He is feared to die.
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Jackson
Tenn
Gaston
Arlington
Crusade talk and unrest eyed in European affairs
A dispatch discusses violent incidents in the United States and a looming papal plan. It notes lynching in a western town, clashes between Italian railroad workers and black laborers in Petersburg Pa, and Cardinal Lavigerie’s anticipated public appeal urging a broader crusade against Muslim powers.
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Davos
Internal Dissensions Threaten Clan-na-Gael Disbandment
The Tribune reports looming split within Clan-na-Gael as factions remain divided since the 1883 attempt to unite failed after Dr. Cronin’s murder. Ongoing feuds and personal attacks spark debate on abolishing the organization to spare Ireland further discord.
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CucaGo
the Tribune
Cheltenham Beach
Clan-na-Gael
Cronin
Ireland
Political Rifts Threaten Aiyraisan Group Unity
Factional splits within the Byraisuony Saints threaten leadership as four opposed to triangle methods reportedly plan to suspend the other four members and convene a new national convention.
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Jssues
Fort Dodge vs Rock Island Railroad Case Initiated
City Attorney Healy receives instructions from State Attorney General Stone to file against the Rock Island Railroad to compel compliance with railway commission orders. The suit seeks to force rebuild of the nine mile line into Fort Dodge from Tara.
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Rock Island
Fort Depar
Iowa
Healy
Stone
Fort Dodge
Rock Island Railroad Company
Railway Commission
Tara
Death of Gen. Treadway in Maptsoy Wisconsin
Gen W W Treadway died at his home in Maptsoy Wisconsin aged about 70. He served as deputy comptroller of New York state after 1851 and as quartermaster general of Wisconsin from May 1862 to September 1862. In 1865 he was state agent for war claims, settling over 250000 dollars in claims.
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Treadway
Maptsoy
Wis
W. W. Treadway
Siate
New York
Wisconsin
River Land Troubles Revived In Port Cobar
Three settlers Intermill Alfred Walsh and W W Intermill are jailed for malicious trespass after returning to farms from which they were evicted or securing the hay crop. They face trial Monday as authorities revive the old river land dispute in Port Cobar Aug 10.
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Port Cobar
Intermill
Alfred Walsh
Sioters Disperse Troops And Mosque Riot Fears
In Zanzibar on August 16 Europeans feared Moslem New Year riots after a minor disturbance. Rioters were quelled, ringleaders arrested, and Indian troops faced panic and fled their positions during the unrest. Turner defeated Paddy Gorman in eight rounds in San Francisco under Queensberry rules for a purse of 310.
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Zanzibar
Turner
San Pissersco
Queensberry
Charles Turner
Stockton
Cal
Paddy Gorman
Australia
Archbishop Stoned in Remseheide Anti Catholic Attack
Archibishop of Cologne visiting Remseheide Westphalia was insulted and pelted with stones by a crowd of anti Catholic Protestants. In Vincennes Indiana a north bound passenger train on the Ft Branch division of the Evansville and Terre Haute railroad failed at a small bridge twelve miles north of Mount Vernon. About thirty five passengers were aboard and about a dozen injured though none fatally. Baggagemaster Burns of Henderson Kentucky suffered bad bruises.
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Ain
Raklin
Remseheide
Westphalia
Cologne
Vincennes
Ind
Evansville and
Terre Haute
Mount Vernon
Henderson, I.y
Threshing Engine Boiler Explosion Kills Three In New Hope
In New Hope township a threshing machine engine boiler exploded killing Frank Arnsw engineer William Shesler water tankman and an unknown fireman. A Russian and a man named Lamaka were seriously injured. Two of the dead were blown twelve and seventeen rods away. The victims were single men aged 25 to 30. Cause given as boiler water shortage. wreck described as complete and sickening.
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Aberdeen
S 1
New Hope Township
Frank Arnsw
William Shesler
Lamaka
The Deadly Poppy Seed Tragedy in Milwaukee
Two children of Adolph Gauer at 882 Allis Street died after a poppy seed infusion given by their parents in ignorance of its danger. The twins had slight illness for days. the mother steeped poppy seeds in water, producing an opiate effect followed by convulsions and death.
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Milwaukel
Adolph Gauer
Allis Street
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