Licensing Bill Shift Reported by Government
The English government reportedly plans changes to the licensing bill abandoning the compensation clause. The Sun Daily Dispatch cites an official move to strengthen the bill while opposition support and Conservative indifference could defeat it. Justin McCarthy of Newry faced local censure for missing votes amid parliamentary tensions.
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Englien
Sunday Dispatch
Justin HB. McCarthy
Newry
Londonderry
Ascott
Pension Bill Aims to Expand Dependent Soldiers Pensions
The Dependent Pension bill advanced by the House would extend relief to soldiers over 62 and their dependents, adding a new class for those dependent through no fault of their own. It would raise widows and minor children pensions and modify eligibility rules, affecting about 75,000 widows and 28,000 children, with costs projected around $10.8 million annually.
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House
Senate
Philadelphia Press
Conference
Aetew
Coldiera
Dependent Soldiers Pensions and Congressional Deficit
Three dependent soldiers at twelve would require 21,370,000 annually for pensions. The measure, pledged by the National Republican Convention, increases expenditures by at least 30,000,000, widening deficits. If River and Harbor, public buildings, and other bills pass, deficits could reach 40,000,000, draining surplus revenue and prompting retrenchment debates in the Senate.
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Congress
Wight
House
Senate
Florida postmaster guarded after local conspiracy
Postmaster O L Morrison of Waite Springs Florida faced a civic plot to arrest him. A fraudulent warrant led to his kidnapping by Lewis and Morgan, later exposed by Lake City citizens. Several figures including ex postmaster Paxton and Principal Shipworth were indicted. Morrison is now protected by an armed guard.
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Lawlesanosa
Florida
Waite Springs
Fla
O. L. Morrison
Morrism
O. K. Paxton
Cleveland
Morrison
Lewis
Morgan
Lake City
Lawie
Wis
Atate
Paxton
Shipworth
Florida State Normal School
Cullam
Cohn
Hamilton County
Cleveland girl fails balloon ascent and parachute jump
Betella Fat LeRoy a Cleveland girl misnamed Hull attempted a first balloon ascent at Beverles park on the 27th. The hot air balloon spiraled up with Ed French inside to manage it who was forgotten and injured after hanging from the ropes. The parachute failed at 100 feet with LeRoy plunging down but she escaped serious harm by landing in a tree and being rescued, while French suffered a severe injury and intends to retry the stunt.
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Eatella LeRoy
Cleveland
Hull
Beverles Park
Ed French
French
Looge
Stamede
Murder on the Monti cello road shocks village
Harley Russell and wife were traveling by buggy near Monti cello Illinois when two men jumped from the roadside. One seized the horse while the other shot Russell in cold blood, killing him. Mrs Russell escaped unharmed. Russell named Calvin Holden and Albert Dunham as potential shooters before he died. Holden and Dunham were arrested, both denying involvement. The motive remains a mystery.
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Bnot
Harley Russel
Monticello
Mr. Russell
Horne
Firs
Holden
Dunham
Discharged on a Technicality in Harned Case at Seattle
In United States District Court Seattle Washington on the 26th fnot the case of William M Harned for extortion in charging excessive fees for entering and clearing vessels from the Port Townsend customs house while he was a special deputy collector the judge instructed the jury to find him not guilty. The prosecution failed to prove the fees were not paid voluntarily. A第二 case against Harned charging him with embezzlement of 55000 duty on cargo of bark from Madeira will be tried soon. The cave against Herbert
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United States District Court
Seattle
Wash
William M. Harned
Port Townsend Custom House
Herned
Madiera
Herbert
Customs records book sparks lawsuit in district court
A dispute arises in the United States district court over a book titled Rac orda of Money Received from all Sourc es, with a leak from the records of a customs house referenced in the case. The action centers on Baescher Se. collease and related customs matters in the Sound district.
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Baescher Se
Collease
T Get
Teeny
Eae Custom House
United States District Court
Disastrous Forest Fires Endanger Ward and Niwot Mines
Disastrous fires near Ward Colorado threaten the Niwot Mining Company complex led by ex Senator Tabor. Adolph Traub and three teamsters escaped flames. seven hundred cords of wood burned at Niwot in a single day. The burning woods menaced shaft houses, mill and Boston mill project amid warm dry weather.
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Adolph Traub
Boulder
Colorado
Ward
Niwot Mining Company
Tabor
Boston
Niwot
Riot Leads to Death of Marshal in Haughville
In Haughville Indiana a mob attack followed a drunken confrontation between Peter Carpenter and Patrick Horn. Marshal Andrew Dillon was mortally wounded when the mob opened fire. Carpenter and Allen Ross were arrested and sent to Indianapolis to avoid further violence.
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Andrew Dillon
Haughville
Ind
Peter Carpenter
Patrick Horn
Horn
Andy Moore
Dillon
Pete Carpenter
Allen Ross
Indianapolis
Admission of Wyoming Senate Debate Reflects Power Balance
The Senate resumed the Wyoming statehood bill after morning business, with Mr. Morgan opposed and noting low attention to the discussion. He warned that rushing new states risks upsetting the balance of power among sectional interests, as Dawes prepared to outline House conference disagreements on the legislative and executive pay provisions for Senate staff.
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Wyoming
Senate
Morgan
Dawes
House
Johnstown Disaster report delays at civil engineers’ convention
At Crescen Springs the civil engineers convention reviews a year-old committee inquiry into the Booth Fork dam before the Johnston flood. The sealed report, withheld to avoid litigation, reportedly claims the South Fork dam was structurally sound, notes water topped the dam for two hours, and suggests a larger weir might have prevented the flood.
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Johnstown
Convention of Civil Engineers
Crescen Springs
Booth Fork
Johnston
Bron
South Fork
Serious Railroad Troubles Halts Illinois Central Strike
Telegram from Chicago dated the 24th met reports a strike by 1500 Illinois Central operatives threatening serious disruption. Mail and express cars were blocked but not the full train, negotiations occurred in Beck's office. The stoppage endangers vast suburban traffic and freight movements across Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana, with Chicago yards jammed and transfers slowed.
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Sline Central Railroad
Chicago
United Braces
New Orleans
Conchea
Sullivan
United States
Comany
Iowa
Ilinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Michigan Central
Baltimore
Ohio
Illinois Central
Indian Schools and the Military Reservation Bill Reported
Senator Paddock reports a bill to protect trees and undergrowth on public lands from fire. The home judiciary committee favors a suspension bill to create the northern Michigan district and court, while opposing a bill to punish counterfeit trade marks on tables. Senator Pierce proposes amendments for Indian schools with funds near Bismarck North Carolina and Devitz Lake. Pettigrew reports favorable bills funding Indian industrial schools at Plandeau South Dakota and the Ft Eliza reservation, plus a donor bill transferring Sisseton militia land to the South Dakota militia and 82,000 acres to the state for public institutions. The narrative ends with a unrelated anecdote about rescuing someone from a bear, quoted from the Binghamton Republican.
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Miliary Reservation
Paddock
Home Judiciary Committee
Michigan
Pierce
Bismarck
N. C
Devitz Lake
Catholic Sisters of Charity
Senator Pettigrew
Senate
Plandreau
D. Pettigrew
Ft. Eliza
Committee On Public Lands
Sisseton Military Reservation
South Dakota
Charlie
Binghamton
Appropriation Bills Pass Senate with Near 100 Million Total
The Senate on the 24th passed three appropriation bills totaling nearly 100 million dollars. Post office 73,461,409. diplomatic and consular 1,720,335. and naval 23,126,035. The House committee on invalid pensions favors a bill amending revised statutes to treat absent veterans on leave as if in the field or hospital. Senator Moody.
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Senate
Committee On Appropriations
House
Moody
Select Committee On
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Rocky Mountains
Benlator Allen
Committee On Public Lands
Sui
Public Lands Survey Appropriation Rises to 700000
A dry civil bill increases appropriations to seven hundred thousand dollars for conducting surveys of public lands in Washington Montana and the Dakotas North and South.
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Washington
Montana
North and
South Dakota
Irrigation Prospects Discussed by Senate Panel
The Senate on the 24th debated artesian wall irrigation findings by investigators including Acting Secretary Willits and Maj. Pinton. Senators Casey and Moody praised results and urged approval. Moody proposed amendments to the sundry civil bill to fund arid-region surveys and irrigation studies, with $500,000 for eastern slope water surveys and funds to explore irrigation potential in new western states.
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Senate
Casey
Moody
Willits
Maj. Pinton
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Rocky Mountains
Blown to Pieces On Brooklyn Tug Explosion
A boiler blast at dawn on the steam tug Alice E. Crew at Van Brunt street pier South Brooklyn killed Captain Squires the steward and two firemen. Engineer and mate escaped. deckhand Matthew array survived after awakening in the water. The wreckage sank a nearby barge. the tug valued at 7000 dollars was destroyed.
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Alice E
van Brunt Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Aaley
Ita
van Brant Street
Laukren
George Rogers
Matthew
Matthew Goughlin
Squires
Steward
Storm Ridden in Dubuque Illinois Valley Flood Damage
An electrical storm hit Dubuque on the 26th delivering two inches of rain in two hours. High winds and flooding damaged bridges and rails across multiple lines. Cattle drowned, homes flooded, and hundreds of feet of track washed out. County damage exceeds $100,000 with many seeking refuge in hills and cellars.
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Dubuque
Fearing & Cyy
Rockdale
Thompson Milla
The St Louis Strike Impacts East Side Freight Hubs
Freight handlers at East St Louis roaded houses raise demands from 1.25 dollars a day to 1.0 and 19 cents overtime. Next day 500 workers from ten railroads quit, delaying perishable goods while shipper crews rush to load and avoid losses. About 2,000 transfer company men idle as local agents lack authority to grant higher pay.
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St. Louis
East St. Louis
Boon
Lea
Tsamstora
Tranfer
Strikers threaten work as police protection promised
The strikers are confident of gaining their point. Several nonunion men attempted to go to work, but were forced to leave the freight houses by striking workers. Mayor Stevens has promised police protection, and sources expect a peaceful settlement.
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Stevens
Train Robber Shot By Mistake
Mrs Radcliffe, widow of Radcliffe shot dead in Texarkana Ark while a train robbery occurred, recalls details under oath. She names Detective Williams Napoleon McDaniel and John Browney as accomplices, says McDaniel shot Radcliffe by mistake, and that Radcliffe's wife will testify after his death. The case promises sensational court developments.
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Radcliffe
Texarkana
Ark
Mra
Williams
Apoleon McDaniel
John Browney
Express
McDaniel
A Little Girl Falls to Death at Na Yang Cliff
At Na yang near Scranton, Pennsylvania, on the 24d mat a girl named Jennie Keller aged AS died after losing balance while walking along a side cliff overlooking a chasm. The crowd of about 1,000 witnessed the accident as she toppled about 100 feet to the rocks below and was later transported to the electric station by her relatives. The tragedy occurred on a Sunday afternoon in a scenic area visited by many and may become a public park for Scranton.
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Nayang Pulls
Scranton
Jennie Keller
Theu- Bande
Mexican Bandits Raid Near Laredo and Guerrero
Special report from San Antonio describes two marauding expeditions against Mexico. Mexican citizens led the bands, one above Laredo and another below, with clashes on U S soil and in Mexican towns. Leaders were reported killed or executed after capture, with plunder cited and authorities silent.
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New York Herald
San Antonio
Mexico
Laredo
Thiband
United States
Banda
Santingo Sandoval
Neuva Laredo
Guerrero
Police chief Bradford tightens grip on grievances
London police, under Chief Commissioner Sir Edward Bradford, are forbidden to discuss grievances in all stations. Despite the order, a petition to Home Secretary seeks relief from his alleged tyrannical restrictions. Bradford is viewed as highly unpopular for curbing customary rights.
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London
Sir Edward Bradford
Bradford
Money for Surveys and Northwest Settlement Needs
Senator Casey presses the committee on public lands to boost funding for surveys in the new Northwest and northern states as rapid settlement grows. He argues 0,000, a quarter for examinations, is too small next to 720,000 for a topographical survey, with Washington and Montana senators backing the effort. Squires also pushes for a fixed sum to cover Washington state selections amid agricultural lands along the Great Northern road.
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Casey
Committee On
Northwest
Geological Department
Washington
Montana
Senatore
Nator Squire
Weehington
Great Northern Road
Moutans
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