Interstate Commerce Bill Passes Both Houses of Congress
The act regulates interstate commerce for common carriers operating by rail or combined rail and water routes under unified control. It creates the Interstate Commerce Commission, outlines rates and schedules, prohibits unjust discrimination, and provides enforcement, penalties, and reporting requirements.
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What Will Survive The Literary Age
W D Howells reflects on the fate of contemporary books and authors. He notes democracy reshaping literature and wonders which works endure beyond a century, arguing criticism cannot create or destroy authors but that the fittest works survive.
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Georgys Verse Recital Ends Amid Family Memoir
A mother coaxes Georgy to recite a verse to a visiting guest. The child mumbles garbled lines about light in the breast and serving a country, then misstates lines about Fatl in de ire and Cousin Ned. The mother praises his memory as the visitor ponders the odd patriotism.
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Congressional actions and treaties during a busy session
The Senate and House pursued funding and policy measures including the intercity rail funding debate, Pacific Railroad financial questions, and the Hawaiian treaty extension. Debates covered opium suppression, memorials, and naval expansion while several resolutions sought Treasury opinions on railroad funding and federal debt implications.
Eight masked men rob Texas Express near Gordon
A daring train robbery two miles east of Gordon on the Texas and Pacific line left eight armed bandits grabbing the express car and mail pouches. The loot ranges from eight thousand to fifteen thousand dollars with sixty mail packages involved and shots exchanged with a sheriff.
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Philetus Sawyer Re elected to United States Senate
The Wisconsin Legislature reelected Hon. Philetus Sawyer to the U S Senate with a term from March 4 next to March 4, 1893. Born September 22, 1816 in Vermont, he grew up in New York and built a career in logging and Elm Oshkosh leadership before serving in the Wisconsin Assembly, Oshkosh mayor, and the U S House and Senate. The piece also mentions an English inventor claiming meat cooking efficiency and a note about flour usage.
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Indiana State News from Hartford City and Surrounding Areas
Hartford City jury awards Mary Sipple $6500 in a suit against the Toledo St Louis and Kansas City Narrow Gauge Railroad for negligent bridge failure that killed her husband John Sipple. Reports include local notices on treasures, mining sales, poultry show plans, embezzlement charges, animal captures, fatalities, and public appointments.
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