Commutation of Timber Culture Entries Bill Introduced
Senator Moody introduces a bill on commutation of timber culture entries. It provides that four years of good faith compliance allows final proof and title acquisition for public lands at one dollar twenty five cents per acre, with rules to be set by the secretary of the interior. It also limits that land acquired under this act shall not be liable to prior preexisting debt collection.
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Moody
Committee On Public Lands
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary Tracy’s Wife and Daughter Die in House Fire
Special to the Huronite reports Secretary Tracy’s house burning today in Wastmanoy D C. His wife and daughter perished in the flames as the tragic event raises questions about the administration’s fate.
South Dakota Senate Debates Reforms and Fort Randall Bill
In Pierre on February 1 the senate introduced bills to protect discharged employees and curb blacklisting, to require rehearing of certain territorial cases, and the house and senate discuss a school law district system. The temperance report favors reduced penalties and a May 1 effective date. Senate passes tax certificate interest cut and repeal of unneeded 1889 appropriations, while many minor measures are filed. The Fort Randall military reservation opening and charitable institution incorporation pass. A Sioux City Journal critique targets Nora Marks letters as sensationalist and biased reporting with red paint framing.
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Pierre
Senate
State Supreme Court
Territorial Supreme Court
Committee On
Temperance
House
League
South Dakota
Immigration Commissioner
Railroad Commission
Fort Randall Military Reservation
Nora Marks
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Nora
Tribune
Mark
Calamity at Secretary Tracy’s House Kills Three
A devastating blaze at Secretary Tracy’s brick residence on I Street near Connecticut Avenue and Seven teenth Street caused three deaths and three severe burns. Mrs Wilmerding and her daughter escaped with injuries, Marie Tracy and a servant perished, while Secretary Tracy himself survived after being revived from smoke suffocation. Firefighters, led by Chief Engineer Parish, rescued the remaining family members from the blaze and removed bodies to a local undertaker.
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Washinatox
Tracy
Connecticut Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Parish
Marie
Miss Tracy
Judge Davis
Farming Not a Lottery Says Veritas in South Da kota
Veritas argues farming in South Dakota is not a lottery or delusion. He urges practical steps: diversify crops, study soil, master plowing and soil prep, and align production with local demand to make farming pay. He contrasts irrigation and rainfall, urging experienced effort over theory.
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Veritas
South Dakota
Ep. Hurowtre
Dakota
Atention
Ventras
Tracy’s Sorrow Deepens With Burials at White House
Secretary Tracy’s wife and daughter are buried in the east room after sadness and prayers. Funeral arrangements and a sorrowful public moment at Rock Creek cemetery are noted as Tracy remains under care and shows signs of recovery.
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Tracy
Wasmnaroy
Duriig
Rock Creek Cemetery
White House
Knights of Labor Elect Aberdeen Leaders in Territorial Assembly
The Knights of Labor held a territorial assembly in Aberdeen on the 30th ult naming officers. Frank Wilder is grand master workman and William L. Johnson secretary treasurer with W. F. LaFlerche as delegate. Resolutions include support for woman suffrage as a constitutional amendment.
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Knights of Labor
The
Aberdeen
Pierre
Frank Wilder
W. F
T. W. LaFlerche
Central City
William L. Johnson
Senate bills in Pierre advance various measures
In Pierre on February 4 the senate introduced bills to convey ten acres to Fred Evans and to amend several laws, including public examiner duties and the reform school name. Bills passed cover highway tax by labor, beaver protection removal, mining engineer creation, supreme court terms, and register of deeds fees. Introduced also target swamp land title corrections.
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Pierre
Senate
Fred Evans
Supreme Court
Deadwood
House
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