Free Homestead Bill Faces House Kill Swing
Washington january 18 supporters fear the free homestead bill is dead in congress after Speaker Reed sent it to the house committee on public lands for senate amendments. The committee barely favored reporting the bill and may not approve the broader scope extending to all public land states. If no adverse report is issued the bill will linger until adjournment, effectively ending it.
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Washington
Congress
Reed
House Committee On Public Lands
Senate
House
House Committee
Private Bill Day In House Passes Widow Pensions
Washington January 18 The house session was tame as private bills moved through committee of the whole before recess One bill grants the widow of Major General Gibbon 100 per month while another pays 75 per month to the widow of Brevet Major General W A Nichola The free homestead bill with senate amendments goes to the committee on public lands
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Washington
House
Gibbon
W. A. Nichola
Senate
Committee On Public Lands
Bill proposes retirement age for classified civil service
Washington January 18 A bill introduced by Representative Gillette Massachusetts fixes retirement ages in the classified civil service Any office held by a person over 62 at passage becomes vacant in three years and any office becomes vacant at age 65 Veterans of the civil war and widows are exempted from the provision
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Washington
Gillette
Massachusetts
Representative Spencer proposes Cuba purchase bill
Representative Spencer of Mississippi introduces in the house a measure authorizing the secretary of state to offer Spain up to 200 million dollars for Cuba plus up to 10 million dollars for negotiation expenses. The proposal specifies the funding and cost scope for a possible Cuba sale.
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Washington
Spencer
Mississippi
House
Spain
Cuba
Dendauf Dead in Dynamite Explosion at Cabin
In Seattle on Thursday a worker named Dendauf was killed when ten sticks of dynamite placed on a hot stove exploded. The blast tore through the cabin wreckage, with a hole in the skull and severe injuries to his right side, causing instant death.
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Seattle
Dendauf
Lawson Bros
Dendaui
Dendaur
Blue Cat Robbery Indictment and Conspiracy Claims
John Kennedy, named leader in the Blue Cat Chicago and Alton train robberies, signs a statement alleging a conspiracy to convict him. Witness John Land, once convicted of perjury, is cited as a key figure. Authorities report about $30,000 stolen, not $2,300. Rewards reportedly offered for convictions.
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Kansans City
John Kennedy
Chicago & Alton
Blue Cat
John Land
Express Company
Land
Jose Janiis
Independence
Smelter Worker Burned After Tripping Into Molten Pot
Georgy Braddon a lag pusher at the Trail smelter slipped while backing away from a pot and fell into a red hot molten metal pot. He suffered severe burns from neck to calves and is not expected to recover.
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Rowland
B C
Georgy Bradon
Trail
Braddon
Medarto Alfaro Elected Ecuador Constitutional President
In Lima on January 18 General Medarto Alfaro won Ecuador's constitutional presidency by 54 votes. The assent comes as Ecuador names its new leader amid regional tensions and political shifts.
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Lima
Peru
Medarto Alfaro
Ecuador
Market Letter on Wheat Prices and Substitutes
The weekly market letter notes unsettled wheat trading with no overall drop in basic position. It cites smaller winter wheat stocks, rising spring demand, and corn’s impact on futures, plus various claims about corn meal use and price stability. It also includes unrelated items such as tea ad copy and a moral anecdote, ending with a note on a hunter near Little River reporting 1350 squirrels in three days.
Seattle Market Prices January 19 1897 Flour to Wool
A ranched list of market prices from Seattle Washington dated January 19 1897. It covers commodities including flour wheat oats hay butter cheese potatoes onions poultry beef mutton pork veal and fish with varied price per unit across regions and grades. Prices appear for Oregon Washington and California markets with notes on ton sacks per cental and per pound rates.
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Portland
Salem
Cascadia
Dayton
Benton County
White Lily
Graham
Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
California
Young America
Wool— Valley
Dakota
Puget Sound
Washington
Wrick
Prices Current for Potatoes Fruits and Staples in San Francisco
A San Francisco market roundup lists potato varieties like Salinas Burbanks and Early Rose with per cental prices, onions and eggs by store and ranch, butter and cheese quality grades with per unit costs, and arrivals of citrus fruits including naval oranges lemons and limes. Also shown are hay grain and alfalfa prices, tropical fruits, pineapples, bananas, and other staples with varied per box or per lot pricing.
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San Francisco
Salinas Burbanks
the River Burbanks
Stomach Bitters Promoted for Digestive Health
An advertisement urges using Hl osteller’s Stomach Bitters to combat indigestion and digestive impairment, claiming it sustains vigor. It also touts fever remedies, typhus antitoxine as a future cure, and Piso’s Cure for lung and chest diseases with a testimonial from Mrs J L Northcott of Windsor, Canada.
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Hlosteller
J. L. Northcott
Witedsor
Cot
Canada
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
Local applications cannot reveal the disease seat, cure requires internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to act on mucous surfaces and blood purifiers. It is said to be prescribed by top physicians and backed by testimonials, with hallmarks of a quack-free product.
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Hall
Fourney & Col
Toledo
California Fig Syrup Co
Y. T. Buck
Delaney, Ark
S.S.S
Clover Should Be Planted Thickly to Destroy Weeds
The American Cultivator notes that close sowing of clover seed in ten acres creates dense stands that smother early weeds such as ragweed and charlock. Thick planting allows clover to outcompete annual weeds, with strong two to three inch spacing per plant and soil rich enough to support vigorous growth. The result is a weed-free first year and a stout second year cover that suppresses persistent weeds.
Practical Farm Plan for Ten Acres and Family Living
A ten acre farm can supply most family needs with a driving horse, two cows, forty to fifty hens, turkeys, an acre for garden and fruit, and two acres for pasture. It discusses apple storage, poultry disease caution, wagon box construction, and coloring winter butter with Jersey or Guernsey blood.
Feeding with corn stalks aids dairy cows and fodder quality
The article argues corn stalks are a superior feed for mild cows compared with timothy hay when stalks are the main diet, with occasional corn or meal included. It notes wheat import values rose amid supply disruptions and emphasizes selecting strong cow dams and sires to ensure profitable dairy production.
Elberta peach keeps popularity in modern fruit culture
The Elberta peach remains a durable favorite among yellow flesh varieties, praised for its deep color and strong demand. The article discusses drainage, water use for hogs, pruning young trees, dairy decisions, apple variety management, tool care, and English beef cattle practices as part of broader farm advice, noting price differentials in quality grades.
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Crawford
Meehan
Miracles in Medicine and Paine's Celery Compound
An article extols advances in medicine and surgery highlighting X rays in fractures and Paine's celery compound for nervous system disorders. It claims rapid relief from neuralgia rheumatism and dyspepsia and urges readers to try a bottle to note health improvements.
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Paine
Pauine
Prof
Phelps
Dartmouth College
Dust storm dust loads in arid West air masses
J A Udden estimates on dust and sand storms in the West describe that a cubic mile of lower air during a dry storm holds at least 225 tons of dust. In severe storms this can reach up to 126000 tons per cubic mile, with storms lasting twenty to thirty hours.
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J. A. Udden
Cycle Chair for the Ameer of Afghanistan
A London constructed vehicle titled cycle chair carries the Ameer of Afghanistan. It features a green morocco upholstered carriage body with his arms, mounted before two bicycle wheels propelled by attendants. A front steering wheel and leg-exercising holes in the floor are included.
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London
Afghanistan
Morocco
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Swift Specific Co
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