Walker Blaine Funeral Honors Draw Large Crowd
Washington January 18 The funeral of Walker Blaine drew a large crowd of Blaine family friends diplomatic corps and officials. The House delayed until 1 PM to allow attendance and the Justice Department closed during the service while State Department officials and staff attended.
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Walker Blaine
Wassington
Jan
Blaine
Diplomatic Corps
House of Representatives
Department of Justice
Powderly Arrested and Bail Posted in Libel Case
General Master Workman Powderly was arrested on a warrant by Callahan and posted bail at Alderman Fuller's office to answer in Westmoreland court. Powderly’s counsel prepare papers charging Callahan with malicious libel. suit planned next week. Also notes a two headed calf found on Griggs farm near Columbia and a glass bottle trust formed in London uniting 23 firms. The Northern Pacific to lease Wisconsin Central railroad and Fremont Ohio shear works burn with $50,000 loss. John Olson awarded $10,000 for foot injury on St Paul and Duluth line.
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Powderly
Scraytox
Workman
Callahan
Alderman Fuller
Westmoreland Court
Griggs Farm
Columbia
Northern Pacific
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Fremont
Ohio
John Olson
St. Paul & Duluth
London
Denial of Bogus Money Rumor In Parker New Era
David Schlecht and Adam Schmidt, residents near Turner county, deny reports they were duped by New York confidence men who allegedly bought $5,000 in bogus money for $1,500. Schlecht says he never falls for sharpers and invests in land. Schmidt has no related incident to report.
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Parker New Era
David Schlecht
Adam Schmidt
Turner County
New York
New Era
Parker Press
Schlecht
Bogas Raha
Judge Kelley and Sunset Cox Remembered in Honor
The Honorite reports Judge Kelley has died in harness, the oldest continuous member of Congress in the House, leaving a legacy of unblemished public service. It notes Sam Cox of New York as next in length of service and praises both men for steadfast statesmanship across partisan lines and their dedication to protectionist principles.
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Judge Kelley
Sunset Cox
Mra
Cox
New York Evening Telegram
Congress
House
Sam Cox
New York
Judge Kelsey
Ry Ee
Alere
Daniel Webster
Nabobs
Pennsylvania
Soul Refreshing
A satirical meditation on local printing debates and farmers preferring Montgomery Ward & Co. over a distant eastern job office. The speaker urges recognition of reform through marketplace choices and mocks current transgressions with a blunt, rhythmic tone.
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Miller Republican
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Lincoln County Court House Receives Finishing Touches
The Lincoln County courthouse is nearing completion as construction crews add final details and improvements to the building. Local officials expect the project to be completed soon with a formal opening anticipated.
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Lincoln County
Snow blockade hits California Oregon and Washington in ten year storm
A massive snow blocade cripples rail service from California to Washington and Oregon. West coast telegraph lines down cut off most communications. Truckee and Emigrant Gap report eight to twenty five feet of snow with plows stuck and hundreds of workers evacuated passengers sheltered in hotels. A Madison Brick and Improvement Co. organization forms in Lake county with $250000 capital.
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Cuicano
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific
Washington
Oregon
San Francisco
Portland
California
Central Pacific
Truckee
Emigrant Gap
Colfax
Sacramento
Shady Ran
Wrong Trail Mystery Near Huron and Fargo
Doland Times reports Emma Swan and W A Morris traveled north from Redfield amid suspicions after a conductor linked them to a runaway wives case. They were tracked from Oakes to Fargo, with observers alerted to their movements until a traveling man identified them as from Center.
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Emma Swan
W. A. Morris
Huron
Miss S
Redfield
Oakes
Fargo
Denver closes saloons on Sunday keep liquor banned
Denver enforces Sunday closures with liquor saloons kept shut, aligning city policy with a day of rest rules. Religious and civic groups support the measure as a curb on drinking.
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Denver
Woonsocket Milling Offers $1000 Year for Artesian Well Power
Woonsocket Milling proposes paying Woonsocket city $1000 annually for power drawn from the artesian well to operate its mill machinery. The plan seeks city approval and outlines compensation terms for the water usage.
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Woonsocket Milling Company
Wyoming Statehood Bill Receives Favorable Senate Committee Report
The senate committee on territories authorized a favorable report on the Wyoming admission bill. No minority report will be presented. The Kansas Supreme Court sustains a law on transporting liquor in original interstate packages for sale in Kansas. Major Powell praises coal fields in Dakotas and Montana as inexhaustible before the irrigation committee.
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Senate Committee On Territories
Wyoming
Supreme Court of Kansas
Kansas
Dakotas
Montana
Major Powell
The
Geographical Survey
Senate Committee On Irrigation
Lopers Join United Workmen Lodges Across Several Cities
The Lopers of the ancient Order of United Workmen have been instituted in Watertown Brookings Grand Forks Mapleton Langford Wahpeton Fargo and Centeral City. The Eagle Drug company starts a new wholesale drug business in Sioux Falls focused on the South Dakota trade. Martin Opp of Faulk county Faulk left Seneca Jan 4 and has not returned. Congressman Gifford to introduce a bill to grant Sanford Langworthy of Dolan SD a 24 dollar monthly pension for his service with the first Kansas regiment as a northern scout.
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Washmeton
Oklahoma
House
Pickler
South Dakota
Interior Department
Guthrie
Oregon
Portlano
Ore
Union Pacific
Huntington
Portland
Dallas
Baker City
San Francisco
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Watertown
Brookings
Grand Forks
Mapleton
Langford
Wahpeton
Fargo
Centeral City
The
Eagle Drug Company
Sioux Falls
Faulk County
Democrat
Martin Opp
Seneca
Gifford
Sanford Langworthy
Dolan
S. D
Langworthy
Arkansas
Iroquois Chief Postmaster Dick Haxarray Very Sick
Report from Washington notes Dick Haxarray of the Iroquois Chief is very ill while his postmaster commission for the growing city was signed and forwarded. The note hints the appointment may yet prove the remedy.
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Dick Haxarray
Washington
The Boys and Girls Holiday Magazine
A bright weekly publication for youth arrives at 320 Pearl Street New York priced at 2 dollars a year. The paper is well produced and filled with suitable reading material for boys and girls.
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Pearl Street
New York
Swede-led firm buys land in Vermont to found Swedish colony
A private company led by a Swede has seized on Vermont’s agitation over abandoned farms to purchase a large northern tract with plans to establish a Swedish colony there. The move aims to capitalize on settlement interest and create a new community for Swedes in the region.
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Vermont
Legislature Considers Tax Payment Deadline Extension
The legislature is likely to pass a bill delaying tax due dates from February 1 to June 1 this year. It may also enact a permanent change extending the delinquency period.
Turse New Officers Lead State Board of Agriculture
R. B. Coddington of Blunt is president with C. L. Downey of Ashton as secretary and C. H. Barrett of Vermillion as treasurer. Treps. David of Madison becomes superintendent of speed department and A. C. Johnson of Montrose is superintendent of grounds.
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Turse
State Board of Agriculture
R. B. Coddington
Blunt
C. L. Downey
Ashton
C. H. Barrett
Vermillion
Treps. David
Madison
A. C. Johnson
Montrose
Circulate the Laws and the Cost of Publication
The proposed bill would require circulating full texts of laws in newspapers with over 500 circulation. Supp cattle that all papers could publish supplements at trivial expense, aiding public access. Brule county papers exceed the threshold. the governor kept McGinty from signing, and the measure died.
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Biale
Brule
McGinty
All Trains Delayed by Snow at Mile Square Row
Snow delays threaten Sioux reservation disputes as the South Pierre boomers reorganize to occupy the Mile Square. Fort Pierre troops prepare to guard settlers. Northwestern road claims the townsite under government treaty, while Black Tomahawk asserts rights with Sioux nations ready to back him. Legal contest likely to endure.
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Pierre Row
Mile Square
Legislative
Northwestern Road
Marvin Haoghitt
Northwestern
Tomahawk
Fort Pierre
Interior Department
Senate frames labor statistics bureau and labor commissioner duties
A senate bill proposes a bureau of labor statistics and a commissioner of labor with defined duties and term. Both chambers receive petitions opposing prohibitions on sacramental wine and refer them to committees. House bills cover salaries, road taxes, flour mills, abolishes public examiner, and reappoints representatives. Senate passes house bill on members and staff pay and repeals mortgage removal fee.
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Pierre
Jao
Senate
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Committee On Statistics
House
Bishop Hare
Sioux Falls
House of Representatives
Eat it and Save Board and Pierre Signal
A garbled regional note references gumbo, cold temperatures, and a gas company using pipe fittings as a nuisance. The text blends phrases about Haronite opinions, 20 degrees below zero, and threats of plague, with unclear references to 90 and Hurcsita.
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Pierre
Hurcsita
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