Interior Department Secretary's Indian and railroad reports
Secretary Teller's annual report covers Indian education progress and self support aims, urges self reliance for educated Indians, citizenship for graduates, and calls for repeal of preemption and timber culture laws. It also critiques railroad land grants, urging patenting and full payment for surveys to ensure tax and revenue fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inentor
Department
Hla Mvirig
United States
Secretarvy
Supreme Court
Congress
Acta
Road grants and pension timing under land grant cases
The article discusses rail road land grants, noting that failure to complete roads on time does not forfeit grants per Schelenberg v Hartman. It covers public land status, settlers’ rights, and pension rules for claims after July 1, 1940, urging equal treatment for veterans and detailing land-grant accounts and government receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Schelenberg Va Hartman
Department
Staten
Penson
Pacific Roads
United States
Debts of Pacific Railroads Probed and Financing Suggested
The report notes a rising debt of Pacific railroads and urges Congress to fund the debt with fixed obligations or extend time. It details net indebtedness, sinking-fund balances for Union Pacific and Central Pacific, and uninvested funds to be placed in bonds or cash to earn interest. It highlights civil service progress and broad departmental reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union and Central Pacific
Union F Pacific
Central Pacific
Union Pacific
Central Paciic
Congress
Tam
United States
Patent Department
Bureau of Education
Ellowstone National Park
Hot Springs
Freedman’s Hospital
Columbia Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Hospital For the Insane
Capitol
Interior Department
Cane once carried by Lincoln now with Colonel Hawtis
The cane used by President Lincoln on the night of his assassination is in the possession of Colonel W. H. Hawtis of Cleveland who accompanied the President that night. It features a bent top a dog head of ivory and a narrow band engraved Abraham 1866.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincon
W. H. Hawtis
Cleve
Abraham
Post Office Report Urges Faster Local Delivery and Reforms
The annual Postmaster General Hatton report shows revenue drought from reduced postage, calls for expanded free delivery to dense areas, a ten cent stamp for speedy delivery, and legal changes to curb railcar contract speculation. It praises postal clerks, notes staffing at 71,671, and urges foreign mail growth and improved messenger-led services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atine
Ste. Ton
Revere
New York
Chien Og
Hoeten
Blala
Eipija
Louls
Cincinnati
Sand Ranches
Othee Fa
United States
Maynard
District of Columbia
Ditricta
Hatton
Postmaster-Genral
Department
Mexico
1Ostal
Statue of Commodore Perry by Wa Turner to stand in Newport
American sculptor Wa Turner finishes a colossal Perry statue in Florence Italy. The work is set for erection in Newport Rhode Island. A Ky mother of eleven under thirty years old is noted in a county report. A Panhandle newsboy found thirty thousand dollars in an empty car seat. M Works a man milliner plans a lecture tour in America on dress and art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford County
Bzennie Jenifer
Panhandle Road
M. Works
America
Drese
Army annual report outlines rising estimates and fortification needs
The annual War Department report shows increased estimates for 1886 and 1940, highlights stronger fortifications and new coast defenses, and notes improvements at West Point. It details expenditures, surplus funds, and calls Congress for broad authorizations to modernize ordnance and river harbor works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Luduag
Daneoua Ab
Orta
Tobe
Treasury
War Department
Air
Army and Military Academy
Xstznarl Office
Artileta Imbs
National Home For
Indiana
Weat Point
Wariison Anii
Tlal
Tuiala
Anid
Quartermaster Generals Department
National Cemetery
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mexico
Dias
Congresa
Ohio
Mississippi
South Pras
Mississippi River
Eada
Congress
Endrnance Department
Department
St. Johns
Navy
Neaser
Upernavik
J.ttticton Island
Greely
Cape Sabine
Cape Isabella
Littleton Island
Smith's
Mixed local items highlight crime and health notes
A Whitney wife weighs forty pounds with a week-old infant at five and a half pounds. A Gramoella man steals and sells a horse then robs another, is arrested. Dr Taylor, Bishop to Africa, suggests teaching English to natives. Naples reports fifty percent cholera fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney
Tex
TaYyLon
Africa
The Scuttle Intrigue in the Milzburg Home
A narrator recounts sneaking through a neighbor's scuttle to spy on his wife Martha. He hides in fear and amusement as Martha fears discovery, while a looming clash with the jealous Jeremiah looms over the household. The tale ends with the narrator savoring the rooftop intrigue before an expected explosion.
Cigar Character Sketches and Cheap Library Ideas
A writer muses on smoker types and how grip, breath, and habits reflect character. The piece then advocates affordable scrap-book libraries using casings with drawers and index cards to organize newspaper clippings for easy reference and long term use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horaca
Devon
Galloway
Degraded conditions of Hungarian migrants in Connellsville coke region
A Pennsylvania observer condemns the degraded treatment of Hungarian immigrants in the Connellsville coke region. He recalls scenes of women half naked at ovens drawing coke and others exposed in freight cars, noting these laborers assist family members rather than work for corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Connellsville Coke
America
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Teller
Ual Labor Schools
Pension Bureau
Pacific Railroads
K.ie
OrThe
CIA
Bronx City
Pacific
Central
the Post Office
Pacatte
Pontaire
Stozoents
Fogie
Hattunsaya
Sar den Odie
the Army
Lincoln
Naples
Lown
Vr. Darphly
Whiel Tee Pere Cde Hn
Darphly
Martha
Luke
Aleop
Jeremiah
Ivo
Jarphly
Ron
Milsburgh
Hougsellom
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