Sugar Schedule Dominates Senate Action On Tariff Debates
Washington June 6 The senate considered the sugar schedule amid debate on the McKinley law bounty provisions. Senators Manderson Quay and Peffer offered amendments while officials noted votes on the Jones amendment and various bounty reductions. A non partisan immigration commission idea drew Republican lawmakers toward depoliticizing immigration policy.
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New York
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Hill
Peffer
Allen
Kyle
Brice
Vilas
Wolcott
Mitchell
Oregon
Isanderson
Manderson
Nebraska
Petter
Kansas
Allison
United States
Lodge
Finance Committee
Irby
Quay
Perkins
Nion
Presidential Nominations Sent to Senate Today
The president sent nominations to the senate including Campbell Berry of California for assistant treasurer in San Francisco Eugene Braden of Montana for assay er at Helena Mon Henry Trimble of Iowa for pension agent at Des Moines Also report of the Atchison river rising rapidly with railroads in peril as workers struggle to repair damaged lines and fallen telegraph poles.
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Senate
Campbell P. Berry
California
United States
San Francisco
Eugene B. Braden
Montana
Helena
Mon
Henry H. Trimble
Iowa
Des Moines
Atchison, Atchison, Kan
World Fair light in Sandy Hook proves satisfactory
The Sandy Hook light tested near New Jersey is reported to throw rays across the Jersey coast to Staten Island and Coney Island and even toward Philadelphia, though weather hindered optimum performance. It is claimed the beam could reach Philadelphia. A new railroad project, the Eastern Nebraska and Gulf, plans a route from Sioux City through Nebraska to Omaha, with backing from Great Northern and Illinois Central to compete with Union Pacific. The Missouri Pacific is thought to be interested as well.
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N. J
Jersey
Staten Island
Coney Island
Philadelphia
Sioux City
Omahas
Omahua
Nebraska
Omaha
Gulf
Great Northern
Ilinois Central
Union Pacific
Northwest
Qilinvis Central
Missouri Pacific
Iowa Crop Bulletin Reports Drought Hit Oats and Pastures
The Iowa crop bulletin from Des Moines on June 6 notes three dry weeks, with grass and oats suffering severe damage. The curly crop will be extremely light, oats damage in central and southern districts beyond repair, but corn could reach old time yields if good weather returns and pastures remain short.
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Moines
Iowa Crop Bulletin
Iowa
Dynamite Attack Wrecks Saloon in Cuicano
A dynamite bomb exploded at Charles Nofiz saloon, 183 Eighteenth Street, injuring Nofiz and bartender Frank Heeler. Police say the blast was an act by a jealous rival tied to Nofiz’s wife.
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Cuicano
Charles Nofiz
Eighteenth Street
Nofiz
Frank Heeler
Nofts
Coxeyites Escaped After Sentences for Train Theft
Fourteen Coxeyites sentenced for contempt in Helena were marching back to jail when 14 escaped with assistance from sympathizers. The group had been held since capture after assisting in the Northern Pacific train theft near Heron, with others jailed or discharged in Missoula.
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Helena
Mon
Coxeyites
Northern Pacific
Heron
Idaho Line
Arlee
Judge Knowles
Missoula County
Washington State
Tornado Tears Through Galloway Nebraska Town
A tornado wrecked Grand Army hall and blew the Episcopal church from its foundation in Galloway Nebraska. The Methodist church and brick schoolhouse suffered, with barns and outbuildings demolished. Most business blocks and homes escaped serious damage and no one was seriously hurt.
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Galloway
Neb
Episcopal Church
Suspected killer named in Loucks murder coroner verdict
Aprian Minnesota January 6 coroner's jury finds death from gunshot wound in the head with evidence pointing to John Mohling as the shooter. Autopsy by Dr May shows internal head injuries. James Corbett returns to London and plans a bout with Jackson, rejecting lower offers in London for higher ones in Jacksonville.
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John Hewaton
Burton
Louck
Aprian
Minn
Jane
Loucks
Cabe
John Mohling
Dr. May
Rail bridge near Bay City burned delaying trains hours
A railroad bridge two miles south of Bay City, Wisconsin, was burned delaying trains about five hours. Officials say sparks from a passing train are the likely cause of the fire.
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Maen Rock
Wis
Bay City
The Chinese at Home How They Compare With the Japanese
A discussion on Chinese society contrasts with Japan in education, family roles, etiquette, and traditions. It notes the lack of hereditary aristocracy, slavery boundaries, and strict manners, while praising educated Chinese for business ability and moral standards.
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China
Gutenberg
Faust
Japan
Confucius
Mencius
India
Boston Herald
Flesh Eating Hares Baffle Skeptic Spanish Game Tale
A German, a Spaniard, and two greyhounds search a Castilian heath for flesh eating hares. The Spaniard uses a crab lure and a sack trap to coax a hare from its hole. The captured hare later feeds on mutton, confirming the tale to the skeptical observer.
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Spain
Castille
Eges
Iron in Pharmacy and a Remarkable Family Case
The article discusses iron sources for pharmacopoeia signals purity, preferring soft steel drillings over wire for dissolving ease. It cites New York Tribune on axle and boiler plate steel yielding pure iron. It then profiles a Mitchell County N C family, the Walkers, with seven brothers and five sisters, led by a 7 feet 9 inches tallest brother and a 5 feet 8 inches mother, noting ancestral height and heredity claims.
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Pharmacoposia
New York Tribune
Giunta
T. E. Lucas
Lindell
Walker
Mitchell County
N.C
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Where He Belonged and Had It In For Him
A Dartford magistrate sends a boy named Mace to a two year truancy school. The clerk asks about religious persuasion and the chairman questions church attendance to assign the boy to the Church of England. A separate quip notes a misprint in a poet’s verse about his future wife noting the printer called readers “angles.”
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Dartford
Mace
Church of England
Boston
Old Time Broadway Speculator Tricked With Violin Case Wager
The New York Sun recounts Jimmy Hyde's scheme to beat the French ball by smuggling ten or more people past the door using an old violin case. Hyde and accomplices exploited a loophole while Max Hirsch, treasurer of the Metropolitan Opera House, failed to spot the ruse. The ruse earned Hyde a profit before the scheme collapsed and the era of ticket speculation faded.
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Jimmy Hyde
New York
Jimmy
Casino
Max Hirsch
Metropolitan Opera House
Hyde
Hirsch
Opera
Thirty-ninth Street
New York Sun
Adam More Paugh Show Arrives at Mitelell Friday
The article profiles Adam More Paugh, famed showman and former manager of the Hippodrome, now presenting his own act at Mitelell. It notes his wealth, blunt speech, and past fame as animal trainer and director of amusements, promising a new lustre to the Tanons nadinee bears. The show arrives Friday June 14th.
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Adam Porevaueh
Adam
Adam Morepaugh
Mitelell
Model For the Heathen Exchange
Mrs Hicks jokes about sewing a shirt for “the heathen” as she calls John to fit it. The light exchange reads like playful domestic banter with a hint of irony.
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John
Local County Conventions Rally For State Nomination
Delegations from Mitchell Montrose Salem and smaller towns converge as county conventions proceed. Discussions focus on endorsements and strategy for the Independent state convention with daily meetings anticipated. Purebred poultry lines and other livestock offered at market rates as part of local sales.
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Mitchell
Montrose
Salem
Metiner
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Relief Across Systems
Knowledge about Syrup of Figs extols its pure liquid laxative action that cleanses the system and eases colds headaches and fevers. The remedy is praised for kidney and liver benefits, pleasant taste, lack of objectionsable ingredients, and wide medical approval. Available in 50 cent bottles from druggists, manufactured by California Fig Syrup Covnly.
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Garona
California Pig Syrup
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