Fire destroys factory and damages millinery shop
A midnight blaze on Pater Street, Milwaukee, completely destroys a four story brick building housing Eden Co shoe manufacturing and Thomas & Went manufacturing, with a rear addition collapse at Gimbel’s. Four firemen rescued. some missing and feared trapped. damage estimated near 275,000.
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Pater Street
Eden & Co
Thomas & Wenthufacturing
Gimbel Y Goods Establishment
Iman Lecher
Central Fire Station
Marno Wife-Murderer Kills Three Before Apprehension
In Fairfield Maine on March 16 Darius Warren fatally shot his wife Annie Warren and their daughters Annie age eight and Cora age four in the presence of officers after a post mortem confirmed the wife’s death from injuries by his hand. Warren then killed himself.
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Paul
John Pettit
Fairfield
Annie M. Warren
Benton
Darius Warren
Warren
Annie
Aul Cora
Fast Mail To The East To Link St. Paul Chicago
Superintendent Campbell reports a fast mail service planned from St. Paul to Chicago within weeks. The train will depart St. Paul at 6 p.m. over the Milwaukee Road and reach Chicago by 7 a.m. The Northern Pacific has adjusted its schedule to arrive by 5 p.m. so it can connect with the new mail run.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Northern Pacific
Wisconsin
Madisoa
Minnesota
Northwestern News
Campbell
Milwaukee Road
Two Months Blockaded Towns on Watertown Branch
Governor McGill reports a complaint from Madison Lac Qui Parle county and Clarkfield Yellow Medicine county alleging sixty days of railway blockage on the Watertown branch of the Minneapolis and St. Louis road. The railroad commission will investigate and act promptly.
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Madison
Clarkfield
St. Pavun
McGill
Lac Qui Parle
Yellow Medicine County
Watertown
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Railroad Commission
Miller is Expected and War Prisoner Arrests
Hroy Oak March 16 M W Miller missing president of Brookings agricultural college is due to arrive Saturday with Officer Morrison and J W Campbell bank president after disappearing last fall with funds from banks and private parties on fictitious mortgages Mrs Jennie Marsh elected to Prisoners of War association membership for aiding federals in Winchester arrest and confinement at Castle Thunder Richmond
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Miller
Hroy
Oak
M. W. Miller
Brookings Agricultural College
Etrit
Morrison
J. W. Campbell
First National Bank
Minneapolis
The
Prisoners of War Association
Jennie Marsh
Winchester
Richmond
Castle Taunder
Unfounded Railway Report Denied By General Manager
General Manager Miller says reports of extending the Milwaukee and St Paul to the Black Hills west from Chamberlain Oak are baseless and no contract is let nor intention to build exists. In Spring Valley Minnesota a railroad meeting praised the Winona and Southwestern and formed a visiting committee with Chatfield and Fillmore. In Mankato Minnesota Judge Severance appointed George J Barr receiver of the insolvent Mankato Gaslight company to repay creditors in full.
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St. Pau
Miller
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Black Hills
Chamberlain, Oak
Spring Valley
Minn
Winona & Southwestern Railroad
Winona
Chatfield
Fillmore
Mankato's
Mankato, Minn
M. J. Severance
George J. Barr
Mankato Gaslight Company
Eight Hour Law Set to Take Effect Next Monday
In Sioux City on March 16, unions announce the eight hour law applies to trades like stonemasons bricklayers and carpenters starting next Monday. Workers will supply eight hours of labor for ten hours pay under the new rule.
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Sioux City
Boy killed by whirligig near Helena home
In Helena Montana 5 year old Neil Carter son of the county treasurer’s deputy died after being struck on the temple by a revolving see paw while at play. He died minutes later in spasms. In Milwaukee Wisconsin the State Editorial association closed its labors electing John Hicks Oshkosh Northwestern as president and F W Coon Edgerton Tobacco Reporter as secretary.
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Helena
Mont
Neil Carter
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin State Editorial Association
John Hicks
Oshkosh Northwestern
F. W. Coon
Edgerton Tobacco Reporter
Liquors Seized in Des Moines Area
Des Moines Iowa March 16 Constable Pierce and an assistant imported from Sioux City seized the entire stocks of F L Stubbs and J S McCormick wholesale liquor dealers for alleged illegal sales. Crystallization of carbon yields a new form in a meteorite nodule with graphite-like cubes, a possible third crystal form not seen on Earth. Consol idation of Pacific Railways Nebraska and Kansas strengthens Missouri Pacific line from Warwick Kansas to Hastings Nebraska with capital up to 2 million and construction begun.
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Des Morizes
Iowa
Pierce
Mercer
Sioux City
F. L. Stubbs
J. S. McCormick
L. Fletcher
Western Australia
Chicago Tribuns
Lixcoty
Neb
Pacific Railway of Kansas
Secretary of State
Pacific Railway of Nebraska
Warwick
Kan
Hastings
Missouri Pacific System
Victims of Borealis Terrible Tales From New England Storm
The Elm City steamer from New Haven reports vast suffering and loss from a severe snow storm that cut telegraph and rail links. New Haven and surrounding towns tally deaths from exposure, with at least twenty reported and many missing. Passengers and crew of the New Haven escaped after their vessel ran ashore. they shelter in a summer cottage, held for fifty six hours without food.
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New York
Elm City
New Haven
Connecticut
Metropolis
Old Colony Line
Candee Rubber Company
St. John Street
Fearful list of casualties from sweeping storm district
Reports from inland points and coastlines tell of widespread freezing and multiple ship losses. Vessels and tugs sunk at the Delaware breakwater are linked to twenty five deaths with two bodies recovered. telegraph service is not yet established as officials fear higher coastal casualties.
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New York
Wilmington
Delaware
Western Union
Storm brings light snow to Boston and sparse travel impact
Telegraphic news from Lon don reports a light Massachusetts snowstorm with under eight inches in Boston and minor travel disruption within twenty five miles. Rail and wire communication north and east suffer little delay. Montreal train passes through while Europe and U S cities note rescues, deaths, and shortages across New Jersey to Norfolk Virginia and Dakota.
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New England
London
Loxpoyx
Massachusetts
Boston
Montreal
New York
Wage claims refute free trade talk with mills’ pay gaps
A Providence woolen mill employing 221 hands shows over 100 percent higher wages than a Bradford, England mill of the same size. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat cites such figures to counter free trader arguments in the United States.
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Providence
2. S
Bradford
England
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Implied Silver Molecule Count In Film Analysis
A terse report notes Hert Wie nor applies precise measurements to a barely visible silver film and concludes that at least 125,000,000 molecules must be laid per inch in the given Mnet unit.
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Hert Wienor
Mnet
Reading strike ends as employees cleared to seek old jobs
Philadelphia March 16 The Reading strike ends after delegates declare the stoppage off The Reading employees may apply to return to their former positions as individuals in the employer convention ruling
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Knights of Later
Philadelphia
Reading
South Dakota Admission and Sioux Division Bills Headed to Senate
In Washington on March 16 Mr. Platt announced a plan to bring up the South Dakota statehood bill after the undervaluation measure. Dawes indicated he would press the division of the Sioux reservation bill before that action. In Jefferson City Missouri on the same date Judge Krekel denied habeas corpus relief for three St. Clair county judges, keeping them jailed for contempt after the county failed to levy funds to pay bonded debt despite federal judgment.
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South Dakota
Odd Fellows
Sioux Falls
Senate
WashingTon
Platt
Dawes
House
Dakota
Jefferson City
Krekel
United States Circuit Court
St. Clair
Peck Gives City a Drinking Fountain in La Crosse
George W. Peck of Peck's Sun presents a drinking fountain to La Crosse at Main and Third streets near the artesian well pipes. He asks the city council hire a plumber to install it so it will squirt properly and everyone may drink at his expense.
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Peck
la Cnossk
Wis
George W. Peck
Peck’s Sun
Third
Ten Thousand Crowd Cathedral Funeral in Belix
Ten thousand persons failed to gain admission to the cathedral as the body of the emperor lay in state. Prince William called for open access, and the cathedral will remain open day and night. The funeral procession will stretch three miles in twenty eight double lines.
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Belix
Prince William
Two Additional Judges for Dakota
Washington March 16 report that the house committee on territories will report a substitute to Carey’s bill adding two more judges for Dakota. The sub committee will study the proposal and report back with the change.
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Dakota
Washington
House Committee On Territories
Two Roads Will Consolidate in Illinois Wisconsin Rail Merger
A noon meeting of Chicago Madison Northern stockholders discusses consolidating with the Freeport Dodgeville Northern railroad, a cross state corporation existing under Illinois and Wisconsin law.
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Chicago
Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad
Freeport, Dodgeville & Northern Railroad
Illinois
Wisconsin
North American Railroad Superintendents Meet Adjourned
The association meeting in St. Louis on March 20 is adjourned by the executive committee and will reconvene in New York City on April 9, two days before the convention.
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Curiaco
Association of North American Railroad Superintendents
St. Louis
New York City
Browns Road Schedule Lead to New Orleans Series
St. Louis reports the Browns will depart March YY then travel direct to New Orleans for games on April 2 and 3 against Detroit. A Detroit game is set in Nashville on the 6th, with the series ending in St. Louis on the 10th and 14th.
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St. Louis
Browns
New Orleans
New York Storm Economic Loss Estimated at Four Million
An afternoon paper estimates New York City storm losses at not less than 4 million dollars including business and contingent losses and actual outlay. The report notes large effects on the states involved and ships hogs to Mexico from Kansas City, testing live hog shipment to City of Mexico.
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New York
New York City
Mexico
Kansas
Cry
Skin Glove Fight Planned Near Duluth
Arrangements are complete for a skin glove fight to a finish between Black Frank of Ashland and J. W. Curtiss near Duluth in about two weeks. Also, Constantine Oeser, late local agent for John Gund Brewing of La Crosse, was arrested on a charge of embezzling $800 of company funds. The Hastings coroner did not deem an inquest necessary for a man found on the ice, suspected to have frozen to death after a fall while intoxicated. St Paul Live Stock reports 18 hog cars received with varied weights and prices, market steady with strength. cattle quiet and sheep unchanged.
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DuLuth
Black Frank
Ashland
J. W. Curtiss
Constantine Oeser
John Gund
Hastings
St. Paul
Recelpta
Pierre Bridge Company to Build Pontoon Crossing
The Pierre Bridge Company organized with capital of 80000 dollars to construct maintain and operate a pontoon bridge between Pierre and Ft Pierre for crossing teams and foot passengers.
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Pierre Bridge Company
Ft. Pierre
Wisconsin Republicans plan state league headquarters
Delegates from Republican clubs across Wisconsin meet in Madison to organize a state league and choose permanent headquarters, with Milwaukee and Madison as leading candidates. Gen Lucius Fairchild may head the league if he accepts. The convention will not nominate candidates. In Arkansas, the Democratic state central committee schedules its state convention for May 30 to elect officers. California Republicans set a Sacramento May 1 convention to select delegates to the national meeting.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
Lucius Fairchild
State League
Democratic State Central Committee
Juneau Club
St. Louis
Little Rock
Ark
San Francisco
Republican State Central Committee
Sacramento
Heavy Snow Delays Imperial Funeral Arrangements
Berlin reports a severe snowstorm disrupting funeral preparations. Grand Dukes Michael and Nicholas of Russia and the czar witch are snowed near Warsaw and may miss the ceremonies. Meanwhile Prince of Wales Prince Albert Victor the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Christian are due to arrive at midnight.
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Berlin
New York
Michael and
Nicholas
Russia
Czarwitch
Warsaw
Prince of Wales
Prince Albert Victor
Duke of Cambridge
Prince Christian
Missouri river thaw causes floods and bridge washouts
Flood conditions rise as thaw breaks in the Missouri river. The Manitoba railroad bridge on the Teton has disappeared and Milk river bridges may be swept away at any moment. No trains can operate while rivers continue to rise and cause extensive damage.
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Fort Assinaboine
Mont
Tce
Missouri River
Manitoba
Teton
Milk River
Southwestern roads to cooperate on freight rates
Cuiango March 16 All of the Southwestern railway lines have decided to co operate with the Western and Northwest roads in the restitution of freight rates on March 26 This does not include the Burlington and its controlled lines.
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Southwestern
Cuiango
Southwestern Railway
Western
Northwestern
Burlington
Senator Vest Denies Retirement Rumor
Washington March 16. Senator Vest of Missouri denies rumors he will retire at end of current term expiring 1891. He has authorized a complete denial of the rumor.
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West
Washington
Senator Vest
Missouri
Senate
Canadian shipping industry shows decline in vessel registrations
OrTrawa Ont March 16 The annual report of the minister of marine indicates Canada’s shipping industry is shrinking. The number of vessels registered in Canada stands at 7 778 the lowest since 1875 reflecting a continuing downturn.
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OrTrawa
Ont
Minister of Marine
Canada
Three Thousand Painters Will Strike in Chicago
Three thousand odd painters in Chicago plan a strike on March 16. They demand wage increases from 714 to 3716 cents per hour.
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Chicaco
Chicago
Grain and Produce Prices From St Paul Market March 14
Prices listed for Wheat No 1 hard and No 1 northern with bids around 77c and 74c respectively. Corn No 2 and No 3 bids near 45c to 46c, oats, rye and barley quotes, ground feed and bran prices, dressed hogs 86 75 bid, seeds flax and timothy bids, potatoes and eggs bids, with calendar month futures for No 1 hard and No 1 northern on track and on track bids for March April May June.
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Timothy
Northern
New Yorker Refuses To Call Shoes Small Things
In a domestic exchange a wife chides her husband for impatience claiming she has 50 little self confirming concerns over small things, while the husband jokes about shoe significance in a light home scene.
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Roland
John
New York Sun
Barber Seeks Short Hair After Poetry Rejection
A Nebraska State Journal cartoon caption shows a barber and customer discussing a haircut. The customer requests a very short cut, recalling he previously vowed to grow his hair long for poetry submissions that were declined, implying a change in plans.
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Nebraska State Journal
Mildred Corrects Student On Account Capacity
A Pittsburgh Chronicle note recounts a high school exchange where a girl asks if a correction will suffice and Amy confirms it fills the entire capacity of the account, with Mildred offering a precise wording correction.
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Mildred
Amy
Pitteburg Chronicle
Getting in Line for Victory in Party Convention
The piece anticipates a highly interesting party convention with little dispute over the unit rule. It suggests a decisive showdown with minimal controversy and asserts that the best man will win as reported by the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Rail Line Bill at Clark's Fork Likely Dead
Washington March 16 reports the Clark's Fork and Cooke City railroad bill appears dead as Indian committee controls the house and adjournment ends the committee's last day. Bills can only be revived by unanimous consent, and opposition has strengthened recently.
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Washington
Billings, Clarke’s Fork & Cooke City Railroad
House
Diversified 1888 Minnesota City News Highlights
Minnesota and national items cover dividends, coatings of coal. rail blockades and lawmaking, treasury figures and smallpox alerts. crime notes from Minneapolis and Lima. sports notes on baseball’s early season plans and key matchups in Austin and Cincinnati.
Brazen Oil Salesman Tricks Echo Tramps Burglary Case
In Omaha, two burglars debate their method as a daytime oil seller explains his aim to keep doors from squeaking. The exchange reveals a sample case style crime discussion highlighting how a clever ruse conceals criminal intent.
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Omaha
Lucky for Some Men's Wives
The Colonel notes a wry observation that while not all men are homeless some are more homeless than others.
Personal from Africa and Political Shifts Cited
A personal note from Africa states two missionaries were eaten last year. In Alta California a comment on profitable displacement appears. The piece discusses Republican factions and shifts toward a Republican victory, with references to Chicago.
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Africa
Alta
Chicago
Senate committee backs North Dakota admission and a single-state Idaho plan
The senate committee on territories instructed Senator Platt to report favorably an enabling act for North Dakota’s admission. It also directs Senator Stewart to report favorably on a plan for Washington territory and North Idaho to form one state, with Idaho sections needing consent from a majority of electors. A majority negative vote is expected on the Idaho linkage bill.
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Washington Territory
Idaho
House Committee
Washington
Senate Committee On Territories
Platt
North Dakota
Stewart
North Idaho
Senate bill aims at forfeiture of unearned railroad land grants
In Washington on March 14 the house committee on public lands moved to draft a general bill forfeiting all unearned railroad land grants. Republicans proposed two bills: outright forfeiture for unbuilt segments and forfeiture for uncompleted portions, seeking Senate passage of the first class. Also listed are presidential nominees for land offices and the Wyoming associate justice seat.
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Senate
Washington
House Committee On Public Lands
Register of Land Offices
H. H. Dickman
Crookston
Minn
Robert L. Tidwick
Des Moines
Iowa
Albert L. New
Evanston, Wyo
Michael C. Lansley
Kentucky
Supreme Court of
Wyoming
William M. Purcell
United States
Dakota
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Atlantic Express
Hudson River
Cobb's Ferry
Republicans reject Randall bill on sugar tax and whisky tax
In Washington on March 14 Republicans announced they cannot support Randall's proposed measure to retain the sugar tax and remove half the whisky tax. In Atlanta three workers were killed instantly by a premature dynamite blast near Bremen as a fuse proved too short. In Niagara Ontari o ex-postmaster-general and Senate speaker Josiah Burr Plumb died suddenly at 72.
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Randall Washington
Randall
Atlanta
Bremen
Niagara
Ont
Josiah Burr Plumb
Senate
Dakota coal mining seen to reach mammoth scale soon
West Dakota coal industry is expected to surge to mammoth proportions with lignite shipped eastward from Morton county and mines at Mandan New Salem Sims Stark county boosting supply as prices rise from eight dollars per ton. farmers already dig for personal use while mines grow in extent.
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Mandan
Dak
West Dakota
Missouri River
North Dakota
Morton
Dakota
New Salem
Sims
Stark County
Secret of Aerial Navigation Revealed by Coslowiche Claim
A Russian engineer Coslowiche claims to have mastered aerial navigation with a 200 foot long machine. To protect his secret, the apparatus is said to be built in separate sections across Europe.
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Coslowicheia
Europe
Chicago Herald
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Pennsylvania
Anton
Penn
Delaware, Anna & Western
Cone Mountains
Washington, N. J
Stroudsburg
Eeneapolis
George H. Blake
Steelton
Colo
Chi
Ales
Ariz
Theological
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Ton
N. M
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Hill
Blaine
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N. J
Pittskielp
Mass
Here
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Sampson
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Tenton
Essex County
Castle Garden
Mannan, Dak
Mandan Roller Mill Company
Syracuse
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Hewitt
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EpMonton
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Peace River
Vermillion
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Seation
Germany
Canadian Shipping
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Clark's Fork
Republican Club State Committee of
Joseph Tichman
Reform School
Daniel Bowman
Lima
New York Central Railroad
Secretary of the Treasury
Gladstone Harbor
Fort Benton
W. Houddart
United States and
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Labor Party
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Madison and
Superior Council
Chicago & Northwestern Road
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Fargo
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St. Thomas
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Castle
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Phelps
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Hot Springs
Association
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League
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Ehret
Cincinnati
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Lonpox
Barnsle
Yorkshire
Benjamin Pickard
House of Commons
Yorkshire Miners’ Association
Mount Breton
William Pepper
Pickard
Messrs. Garrietson and Hedges
Swift
W. R. Smith
W. A. Stevens
Arthur
Brotherhood
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