Governor Lee Urges Probe of State Treasurer Phillips
Gov. Lee declares the state finances sound but urges a legislative committee to investigate state treasurer K. G. Phillips over alleged interest on public funds. He cites erasures and unseen deposits tied to the defunct Dakota National Bank and calls for legal action to recover any misused funds. He also presses reforms on taxation, railroad valuations, and a state textbooks program.
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Gov. Lee
Senate
House
South Dakota
Lee
Kirk G. Phillips
Phillips
Maris Taylor
Dakota National Bank of Sioux Falls
K. G. Phillips
Union
Legislative Assembly
States
Board of Regents
Madison
Spearfish Normal
Springfield Normal
School of Mines
State Board of Assessment
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago & Northwestern
Milwaukee
Northwestern
Milwaukee Railroad
Iowa
North Dakota
Southakota
Chicago
St. Paul
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
State Board of Assessment and Equalization
Black Hills
Wingatelle
Krakatoa's Infernal Roar Shocks World Across Oceans
The 1883 Krakatoa eruption produced the loudest sound ever heard, audible across vast distances. Observers in Batavia, Java, Celebes, Macassar, and even Victoria Plains in Western Australia reported thunderous booms from the Sunda Strait eruption, with ships dispatched to investigate distant signals of distress.
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Krakatoa
Straits of Sunda
Sumatra
Java
Batavia
Carimon
Macassar
Celebes
Straits of
Sunda
Victoria Plains
West Australia
Managing Husbands at War of Wits in Brooklyn Life
The quip ponders women writers of "How Husbands Should Be Managed" and jokes that Mrs. Elders says others have no husbands. A sharp urban aside from Brooklyn Life reflects comic gender banter about marriage and domestic roles.
World’s Largest Insect Lays Claim to Bolting Beetle
A snippet from a 1900s column notes a young man’s rough spell will pass and he’ll rise, while a joke about aging appears. It then describes the elephant beetle of Venezuela, citing a full-grown specimen weighing about half a pound as the largest insect in the world.
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Dixon
Mixon
Venezuela
Doings at Pierre Part I Show South Dakota Legislature Start
Report on the opening days in Pierre with oath of office for new state officers, senate and house organization, committees formed, inaugural events, and proposed bills on initiatives, taxes, and education. Includes sessions from Jan 4 to 7 and notes on joint sessions and key appointments.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Senate
Carson
Supreme Court
Hindman
Lyman M. Simons
John T. Kean
Gunderson
Clay County
House
Roddle
W.C. Bower
W. A. V. Doty
Anderson
Cindal
Lorentzen
Spaulding
Canecus
Lown
Packard
Spink
Brass of
Davison
Watson
Marshall
Warner
Lawrence
Temperance
Reese
Edmonds
Packard of
Wooley of
Yankton
Lion of Roberts
Tangood
Peterson
Brookings
Weissenholder
Hlutchinson
Iurbut
Brown
Locke Hotel
Bras
Dwight
Chiesman
Varnum
Harrington
Lien
Pusey
Purdin
Russell
Ayres
Gov. Lee
Cornwall
Lawson
Secretary of State
Appropriations Committee
Reform School
Congress
Fort Meade
House Committee On
Appropriations
Lange of McCook
Wearne
Irown
Butte
Woodrail
Slawgood
Spearfish Normal School
Loomis
Railroad Commission
Board of Equalization
Stanton
Johnson
Ashford
Benedict
Adgerton
Committee On Legislative Expenses
Sy Mr. Stewart
Bottom
Kink
Bouck
Committee On Compensation of
Listy
Helen
Austin
A Friend in the Audience Helps Political Figure Win
An elderly public servant recalls early campaign days in a tense district. A loyal associate named Jake defended the speaker from a sharp opponent, delivering a decisive moment at a miners’ gathering that secured an easy victory.
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Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Jake
Nike
Ceredit
Detroit Wree Press
Blanket family of Bristol pioneers of a woven cloth
In Ledward TE era at Bristol three brothers from the Blanket family were noted as eminent clothiers and woollen weavers. They originated the first manufacture of a comfortable material later named after them and used for peasants' clothing.
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Ledward TE
Bristol
England
Well known Phenomenon Love Quote Exchange
A brief exchange features Mrs. Lushforth praising alcohol as a hat cleaner while Mr. Lushforth notes it shrinks his hats. The snippet also cites a Moore line about love's young dream.
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Lushforth
Indianapolis Journal
State Legislatures Convene Across States Inaugurations Mark Term Begin
Inesday sees governors inaugurated in North Dakota and Minnesota while legislatures organize nationwide. California seats a new governor Gage opposing U S Grant Jr, and Nevada shifts caucus stance. Minnesota and Maine report caucus actions, Delaware stalls with fifty four ballots for Speaker, and Nebraska and Missouri organize with party alignments shaping upcoming fights.
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North
Duadota
Fancher
California
Minnesota
A. N. Dave
Nevada
United States
Delaware
John Lind
Maine
Canucus
Eugene Hale
Michigan
Albert Pack
Burrows
Cushman Sk. Davis
Colorado
Gage
U.S. Grant, Jr
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Pingree
Nebraska
William A. Poynter
Frank Rollins
New Hampshire
Gary
Llewellyn T. Powers
Indiana
Gov. Mount
Massachusetts
Roger Walcott
Senate
Missouri
Gov. Stephens
St. Louis
North Dakota
Legislative Caucus
M.N. Jolson
Polygamy Charge Shapes Mormon Church Leadership
Rev. William R. Campbell of Salt Lake City charges Mormon leaders from President Lorenzo Snow downward preach and practice polygamy. He claims polygamous marriages occur in temple secrecy with records kept only in private church books. Campbell says Congress man elect Roberts was the church candidate.
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William R. Campbell
Presbyterian Church
Salt Lalt City
Mormon Church
Lorenzo Snowdown
Campbell
Roberts
New Mexico Pushes for Statehood Amid Urgent Appeals
Gov. Otero urges President to discuss statehood for New Mexico though not expecting immediate conferral this session. The territory lists 230000 residents, 2000 miles of railroad, and $50000000 property value, with an area equal to New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio combined.
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New Mexico
Chicago Death Rate for 1898 Prevents Diptheria Rise
Chicago recorded 22 793 total deaths from all causes in 1898 based on a population of 1 650 000 yielding an annual death rate of 13 8 per 1 000. Diptheria deaths fell to 622 from 702 in 1897, Dr Reynolds noting improved mortality.
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Chicago
Health Department
Reynolds
Regional North West Notes on Wolf Numbers and Agriculture
News of the Northwest reports growing wolf numbers on the Big Laramie in Wyoming. Sugar beet farming expands at Lehi Utah highlighting a larger next year. Wheat in eastern Washington is strong and last year’s crop is largely marketed. Great Falls cooks and waiters in Montana form a union, with 25 members and aims to exceed 100 soon. Schagel Lumber’s Sedan mill in Montana reopens at 40,000 feet daily. Palouse lumbermen plan a record timber output. Salt Lake markets show Utah fish and game value at 18,409.55 and imported sea fish at 34,110. Local product values: bass 56,951.55, trout 4,225, ducks 6,681, grouse 1,302, deer 250.
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Northwest
Laramie
Wyoming
Lehi
Utah
Washington
Great Falls
Mont
Schagel Lumber Company
Sedan
Palouse
Salt Lake
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Atchison
Moore
the State Legislatures
William B. Bate
Tennessee Democratic Caucus
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