Congress Passes Railroad Rate Bill and Naval Appropriation
The Senate approved the railroad rate bill 71 to 3 after 75 days of debate and sent it to the House for concurrence. The House passed a naval appropriation bill around 99.8 million dollars and approved related naturalization measures. Other actions include Porto Rico citizenship, Gettysburg land acquisition for 257 acres, and reorganization of Washington public schools.
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Senate
House
Samuel Lee
South Carolina
Lee
Naturalization
Bailey
House Committee On Insular Affairs
United States
Portoise
Gettysburg
Pickett
District of Columbia
Washington Public
Multiple Disasters and Deaths Across Regions in a Turbulent Week
Reports detail James Walker’s fatal gasoline explosion at his Clarksville Missouri home The Washington bureau cites 23 Americans mobbed in Guantanamo Cuba with severe injuries A fire in Stanley Wisconsin destroys 100 dwellings and 12 businesses causing about 30000 in losses German metal workers vote to lock out 60 percent of staff June 2 A Des Moines Presbyterian assembly platform collapse injures several Geo Wills of Mendota Illinois sustains serious injuries Denver founder William Kuhn aged 73 dies near Council Bluffs Citizenship records lost in San Francisco fire Michigan upper peninsula and Wisconsin forests burn threatening towns and life over 200000 citizenship files reportedly destroyed in San Francisco M Kerth dies in Enid Oklahoma after organizing a wartime company in Ohio.
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James Theodore Walker
David D. Walker
St. Louis
Clarksville
Hazy Department
Washington
Guantanamo
Cuba
Stanley
Wis
Association of
Presbyterian
Des Moines
Geo. Wills
Mendota, Ll
William H. Kuhn
Denver
Col
Council Bluffs
San Francisco
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Wisconsin
Talbot
Mich
M. Kerth
Ohio
Enid
Oklo
The Journey to the Convict Country Chapter XII
Louis Lang leads defense during a nighttime Indian raid on the Convict Country caravan. He grapples a siege leader with a detective's dirk, then lands a decisive blow to end the assault. The group rewards Lang with praise and a rising reputation aboard the voyage and on land.
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Lang
Regan
Golden
Chicago
Plains
Umbrina
Louis Lang
Cowboy Charlie
Bowie Bill
Knife
Long Rope
Louis
Twice Told Testimony A Woman Finds Kidney Relief
Mrs Jane Farrell of 606 Ocean Ave Jersey City NJ describes backache swelling edema and urinary issues improving after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She credits the product with restoring her health and confidence. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Jane Farrell
Ocean Ave
Jersey City
N. J
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Flocking to Cities: Rural Population Decline in England
A writer notes the shift from rural to urban life in England. In 1801 about 36 percent lived in towns and pursued urban work, now over 66 percent do. Conversely rural occupation fell from 52 percent to as low as 18 percent.
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England
Food Manufacture Shows Growth in Census Figures
The United States census reports fools manufacture excluding liquors as the leading non iron and steel industry with an annual output of 2 277 702 000 dollars, accounting for 17 1 2 percent of total manufactured products. This surpasses iron and steel by 500 million dollars, illustrating rapid rise of domestic methods in a sector once minimal.
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United States
Croton Water System Readies for City Supply
The Croton watershed area after the new dam covers 360 miles with rainfall under 49 inches annually. The Croton dam records an average daily flow near 460 million gallons, about 146 billion annually. The aqueducts deliver 315 million gallons daily to New York City, while Croton lake and reservoirs hold 73 billion gallons, about half the river’s yearly flow.
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Croton
Croton Dam
Croton Lake
No Balm in Gilead In Album Sparks Family Tension
A girl finds the image of a young man who runs up her father’s coal bill in another girl’s album. The discovery unsettles family harmony and foreshadows ongoing tensions.
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Gilead
Arabia
Does Not Follow Pittside Dog Show Quote
The passage critiques the idea that all dogs at a beach show are water dogs simply because they brought their barks. It frames a linguistic joke about barking and dogs at a seaside event.
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Pittsburg Press
Dr Williams Pink Pills Said To Cure Rheumatism
A Topeka printer describes long battle with rheumatism and crutches then credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with pain relief and swelling easing. He claims improved health and cites others helped by the remedy. The pills are advertised as safe with no habit forming ingredients and said to improve blood and nerves.
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W. B Clark
Buchanan Street
Topeka
Kans
Fenle
Dr. Williams
Wil Fene
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Grape Hills
Charles Morris Butler
St. Paul
Limpy Jim
Stone
Pete
Dizzy Lill
Fannie
Ropelin
Jim Denver
Arkansas
Mississippi
Langard
Jim
Croton Water System
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