Fateful Fall at Madison Capitol Burying Forty Workers
A section of Madison Wisconsin’s new Capitol roof collapsed during afternoon labor, burying about forty masons plasterers and carpenters. At least five are dead with more seriously injured or missing. investigators promise a full inquiry and accountability. Names of the dead and injured are listed, and the collapse is attributed to defective masonry and shoring.
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Madison
Wisconsin
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Shocking Domestic Tragedy in Independence Mo
Independent Missouri reports a horrific double murder and apparent suicide. Henry Clay McGee's wife is found dead from buckshot, followed by their daughter shot on a bed. Police discover a third corpse in the home, all believed to be dead prior to discovery.
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Independence
Henry Clay McGee
Ore
Supreme Court finds Civil Rights act unconstitutional
The piece argues that the Civil Rights Act, framed by a partisan Republican Congress after the Civil War, imposed forced equality on Black citizens and was deemed unconstitutional by a Republican-majority Supreme Court. It contends that partisan power drove unjust social and political changes, criticizing the era’s politics and urging recognition of states’ rights and constitutional limits. The text cites the act as a symbol of partisan overreach and predicts public backlash.
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United States
Supreme Court
Republican Congress
Republican Party
American Register
Supreme Court decision on Civil Rights act shocks nations
The Supreme Court ruled by one vote against the Civil Rights Act of 1875, holding Congress lacked authority under the Thirteenth or Fourteenth Amendments to enforce equal accommodations nationwide. The decision stresses States Rights and limits federal power, noting social privileges may be unresolved by legislation.
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United States
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