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News of the Week roundup from the era shows political moves and disasters
The report lists actions from state and national politics including adjournment sine die, pardons, and committee leadership. It notes a New Orleans court ruling on school segregation, a ship disaster near Grand River, and a mill explosion cause. Other items cover cabinet receipts, party nominations, and unusual geological activity in North Carolina Bald Mountain with a 200 feet long chasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Price Milan
Levian
Milton Speer
Huntingdon
Democratic State Central Committee
Righter
Sixth Judicial Court
New Orleans
Annie Carle
St Louis
Casle
Grand River
Galt
Charter Oak Life Insurance Company
Ata
Y Sherman
Messrs
Shearer
Bently
Blue Springs
Chicago Board of Trade
Congress
Treasury Department
Treasury
New York
North Carolina
Bald Mountain