Congressional Debates Move on Censure and Public Bills
The Senate debated Chandler's censure of Call before referring to privileges and elections. House actions include a Minneapolis port of entry bill and Sioux Falls public building funding. Oklahoma land issue and a petition on Arkansas citizen rights stirred tempers between Chandler, Harris and Barry.
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Senate
Chandler
South Dakota
Dashwood
House
Minneapolia
Oklahoma
Hooker
Fort Randall
Congress
Ston
Wahpaton
Union County
Arkansas
Harris
Barry
Arkanas
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Statina
Davia
Secretary of the Treasury
Fus
Northwestern Expressage
Transportation Omgam
Bionx Idians
Dakota
Biamarck
Deadwood
Howse
Home Journal
Rowell
Ilinois
Atkinson Yeraue Pondieton
Pirat
West Virginia
Gilford
Houge Public Building Committee
Sioux Falls
Political Turmoil and Pension Bill Advance in Senate
After petitions to the senate on the 28th, Vice President Morton announced his departure to Washington for two weeks as Senator Ingalls was elected vice president pro tempore and took oath. Debates over Associated Press reporting and a pension bill progressed in the House, with the urgency deficiency appropriation bill advancing after three hours. The measure totals 23,050,000 dollars, including 31,600,000 for pensions tied to 1812 and the Mexican War.
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Renato
Morton
Waehingtoo
Ingalls
Tom Mud
Bish
Associated Presa
Hawley
Otbara
Henderson
Flood Drives Neighbors to Higher Ground in Tennessee
Late reports from the lower Cumberland and Quiberland rivers show extensive flooding in Tennessee. About 1,500 people fled lowlands as water reached many Nashvill earea homes and river drift threatened bridge piers. Businesses closed and lumber firms moved stock and material to banks. Losses are estimated between 700000 and 1000000 dollars with Kentucky lumber firms among the hardest hit.
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Quiberland
Tennessee
Nashville
Cumberland
Rome
Point Burnside
Edgefield and Nashville Manufacturing Company
Iteshopa
Prewitt and Spur Company
Kentucky Lumber Companies
Land and Annuities in Sioux Agreement
The president reports to the Senate on the Sioux treaty dated the 19th noting a departure from the general allotment act by granting 160 acres to every tribe member regardless of family status. He cites objections to the head of family basis, especially for married women and large minor families, and questions including annuities forfeited by 1863.
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Senate
Tandhing
United States
Newspaper Statistics by Mr North of Boston Office
Mr North, in charge of collecting statistics on American newspapers, reports nearing completion of schedules to be sent to newspapers nationwide. His prior census monograph was highly thorough, and this year’s work focuses on the 1880 to 1890 period, comparing production and circulation. He estimates the current total at 17 000 to 18 000, with most growth in weeklies.
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House Juvenal
Rowell
Iiffucie
Cove
Atkingon
Pendleton
Yous
Vaye
Atkinson
Tha de Nuit
Tey
Southers Courte
Genaral Miller
Oates
Alabama
Af Buel
Beanaylvahia
Central American
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Hacrs
Adilwee
N. D. Nortl
Boston
North
Polluted Stream Leads to Indictments In Iowa River Case
A Tama County deputy sheriff served warrants in Marshalltown for Frank Firminisch and W G Smith of Firminisch Manufacturing over indictments for polluting the Iowa river near Tema City. Firminisch is dead. expected moves may target proprietor Dr. Firminisch of Ohio. The plant, among the largest, feeds thousands of cattle yearly and sluices refuse into the river, drawing long-standing complaints of fish deaths.
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Tama County
Towa
Marshalltown
Frank Firminisch
W. G. Smith
Firminisch Manufacturing Company
Glocosa Works
Iowa River
Tema City
Frank Pirminisch
Firminisch
Ohio
Winter Wheat Outlook Across States in 1889 Season
The report outlines February to March conditions across Tennessee Kentucky Texas California Michigan and other regions noting that warm spells and late frosts affect jointed wheat, with forecasts of potential winter kill in saturated soils. It highlights variations from state to state including increased Ohio Illinois Indiana and Missouri activity and concerns over frost damage and future yields.
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Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Tennessee
Kentucky
Tennesses
Texas
I Was
Missouri
Washington Territory
California
Michigan
The Country Paper and its Local Mission
A vintage critique of the country weekly as a vital local record and news source. It argues these papers serve as mirrors of town life, carrying telegraphic news, varied miscellany, and tailored content for each community, with twelve thousand subscribers and widespread branch offices.
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Country Weekly
Aus
Country
Bundera
George Ef’. Reed
Bloody double murder near Stillwater shocks community
August Groth, a German cooper, killed his wife Bertha and then took his own life in a jealous rage. The couple, with four children aged 8 to 16, had recently faced alleged infidelity claims and a confession by Bertha. Neighbors say Groth had been mentally unstable for months. Police found a German letter blaming a past affair. The tragedy stunned the Lutheran neighborhood and left the children as orphans.
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Stillwater
Minn
August Groth
Cooper
Merissa
Uausl
Groth
Germany
Ida
Frank Apple
Aiple
Bartep
Pommero
Shiebas
Bertha
Two Die in Shootout Over Railway Land Dispute at Saugus
News reports a fatal ambush near a South Pacific railroad station at Saugus. George Waltham and D. Cook were shot by Carmichael and Gardner as they argued over claimed railway lands. Waltham was killed instantly, Cook died three hours later. Carmichael and Gardner fled, while rancher W H George provided the account of events.
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Senate
Paddock
Bureau of Animal Industry
Secretary of Agriculture
Moody
South Dakota
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of the
Trauury
United States
Alec
Saugus
Southern Pacific Railroad
George Waltham
D. Cook
W. A. Gardner
W. E. Carmichael
Waltham
Cook
Gardner
Carmichael
W. H. George
Jose Oling
Ansiat
W. A.gardner
Acune
Anthay
Te Ham
Qline
Revived By the Scalpel in a St Louis Mystery
John J. O Connor, reportedly buried after a mistaken death, reappears claiming he was buried in his own grave. He shows a diagonal abdominal cut and says he was revived in a dissecting room after a blood flow restarted his pulse. He recalls waking at a lodging house and later at the county courthouse steps in weakness.
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St. Louis
John J. O'Connor
Calvary Cemetery
O’connor
O'Connor
Court House
Grasshopper Hunter Tom Wins The Show At Dial
In the Washington Star account a cat named Grasshopper Lom stalks and captures grasshoppers on a school campus. Tom uses quick pounces and careful lifting of paws to trap his prey then gulps the insects, entertaining onlookers as students cheer and stamp their approval.
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Tom
Mistall
Rarcely
How to Cook a Steak The Right Way
An old lettered guide compares two steak methods. It urges a hot pan, covered steaks, and rapid flipping to create a tender result. It advises finishing on a hot buttered dish with pepper and salt and suggests a simple gravy via butter and flour. Tone is practical kitchen instruction from a longago chef.
Monkey-Shine Case Stuns Singapore Crowd
A native traveler with a boy, a bear, and a monkey made money through animal tricks in the Straits settlements. He was found murdered with his throat cut, the boy and bear dead nearby, and the monkey fled with a map, then attacked the crowd as police took the bodies to station. The man proved to be one of the killers.
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Singapore
Straits Settlements
Weather patterns and storm directions observed by Franklin
Franklin notes that storms move from west to east across the country, observed during an eclipse in Philadelphia and rain in Boston. He explains intertown reports show storms travel eastward at a uniform rate, a pattern echoed by hot, soil, and weather waves. He links future weather prediction to westward conditions, as used by the signal service.
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Benjamin Franklin
Feaves
Philadelphia
Bogton
Signal Service
The Spirit of Love and Kindness in All Beings
A compact reflection on love and mercy attributed to Edgar Teo. It emphasizes the power of kindness to transform even a temperamental creature into a grateful, loving companion. The piece links divine constitution with humane conduct toward animals and humans alike.
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Edgar Teo
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