Immigrant Diamond Cutters Face Board Action
A crowded New York harbor hearing examined 13 diamond cutters from the Westernland and others aboard Majestic and related ships. The board found they were recruited by Colterman Heinrich Beck & Co to work in Cincinnati for 100 francs weekly, with travel paid, but instructed to pose as tourists. All were excluded. the Majestic passengers yielded 40 barred, with 20 as contract laborers and 20 as potential public charges.
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Biles
Poland
Majestic
Red Starline
Lee Eriver
J. Quinlan
Boiy
Westernland
Francis Bueach
Antwerp
Colterman & Heinrich
Cincinnat
Colterman, Heinrich, Beck & Co
Cincinnati
Senner
Mortal seed quota bribery scandal rocks Congress
A chaotic report from Kansas City outlines alleged seed quota trades among Congress members. Secretary Morton accuses lawmakers of diverting their seed quotas for personal gain, with one member reportedly receiving seven percent of their share. He promises to publish names in a forthcoming serial report.
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Merton Venetinetes Mens - J Wy Mortus
Morton
de Partravat
Mate
Morton Alev
Patent Office
Kansas City
Paddy" Portell
Johnson
Galena Athletic Cin Mt Galena
Galena
Cherokee County
Morrill
Riel
Storrs
Orst Clan
Expensive French government detailed in tax burden
A long dispatch from Washington outlines France’s heavy tax system and costly state machinery. It details treasury income from luxury taxes, land and personal property levies, and government monopolies, alongside expenditures on debt interest, army, navy, civil service, and church salaries, highlighting how the expensive establishment strains France. It notes fires at St Patrick’s and St Dominick’s in New York, murders abroad, Peru’s president resigning, and other scattered items from the era.
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Wiley
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Princeton
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Tobaccd
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Foreign Office
Diplomatic Service
Disaster at Westeday mine kills dozens and traps others
Report from March 2 describes a catastrophic mine disaster with many fatalities. Thirty eight bodies remain unrecovered as timbering and walls are blown out. Widows and children cry near the mine mouth while volunteers search amid wreckage and dangerous conditions.
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Juba Murs
Hyde
Juba Preke
Uresonand
Samuel Hutchinson
Xurtie
Tt Beoth
Benya Jotnetharien
Willant Hrowe
Jaimes Lash
Fred Morgan
Samuel Clay
Robinsons Convicted In Murder and Manslaughter
The jury found Clarence Robinson guilty of murder in the second degree and Sadie Robinson guilty of manslaughter. Sentences imposed were life imprisonment for Clarence and twenty years for Sadie. The verdict surprised the crowded courtroom as defense counsel sought a new-trial motion.
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Rense
Robinson
Lfo
Desperate Juvenile Prisoner Attacks Keeper in New Jersey
In New Brunswick on March 22 a three year old inmate at the reform school stabbed Keeper W. W. Davis three times during punishment by entering the bathroom with a borrowed penknife. Davis is in precarious condition. In Sioux City a major fire destroyed the Western Transfer warehouse and damaged the Linseed Oil plant, causing massive losses. In Philadelphia on March 22 Charles Emory Smith plans a currency speech in Harrisburg for Thursday.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Les Donaldson
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Sioux City
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Charles Emory Smith
Senate
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Nuggets of News from Distant Cities and Distressed Events
Fragmented items report a lockout in Weyhousetvinle Providence Rhode Island and a revolver duel in Kos Hesko Mississippi leaving two dead. Berlin dispatches mention twenty six ferrymen drowned on Lake Knennerew. Pomersala witnesses a deadly incident as crews aid. A New York youth dies in a family tragedy in Minneapolis Springfeld.
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Manteres
Mich
Weyhousetvinle Providence
R 1
Matere
Kos Hesko
Miss
Ian Summers
Tre Alten
Berlin
Lake Knennerew
Robbed and tortured elderly pair in Palmer County
A mob of masked robbers tortured and robbed an aged couple on Marvins Creek, securing over 600 dollars and later extorting more. Mrs Childs withstood the assault until she revealed hidden funds. Three suspects are being hunted as neighbors recount the brutal break in. The incident follows a broader series of local crimes and labor turmoil reports across New York and nearby towns.
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Ekniock
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