Pickler Addresses South Dakota Constitution Opposing Liquor Traffic
A large congregation at Fourth Street M E Church welcomed Hon J A Pickler and his wife from South Dakota. Maj Pickler spoke on the steps leading to adoption of the present constitution in opposition to intoxicating traffic, with calls for personal abstinence and temperance. Mrs Pickler followed with a brief yet enthusiastic address.
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Washington Post
Apos
J. A. Pickler
South Dakota
Fourth Street
M. E
Maj. Pickler
Southkota
Pickler
Floods In California Sweep Across Northern Regions
Heavy rains and melting snow trigger widespread floods in California. San Jose and Santa Clara see record water as rivers overflow and rail traffic halts. Emigrant Gap reports snow depth hindering telegraph lines and scarce provisions. Rescue boats aid flooded communities from Chico to Knight's Ferry.
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California
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Emigrant Gap
Western Union Lines
Tamarack
Chico
Sacramento Valley
Sacramento
Geyserville
Healdsburg
Legislative Budget Roundup in January Session
A lengthy debate on a bill defining circuit court terms proceeded with amendments and a layover. Senate bill 51 fixing supreme court terms on the first Tuesdays in April and October passed as bills were introduced before a Monday recess. In the House, privilege questions arose over Aberdeen News content, a rail pass bill was killed 82 to 24, and bills establishing a thrashing machine operator responsibility and a tariff on tin were noted amid codification plans. A commission to codify laws was created naming Bartlett Tri G. Bennett and H. H. Potter.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Cummings
Butte
Aberdeen News
Farmers’ Alliance
Whiting
Kingsbury
Congress
House
Bartlett Tri
G. G. Bennett
H. H. Potter
Congressman Pickler Boosts Pierce Post Office Clerks
Washington report notes Congressman Pickler pushed Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson to hire more clerks in Pierce Post Office. The annual allowance shifts from 600 to 1000 dollars, increasing staff. The note reflects congressional influence on local postal operations.
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Washington
Wassington
Pickler
Clarkson
Pierce
Nellie Bly Arrives Amid Boisterous New York Welcome
Nellie Bly arrived in New York at 3 50 p m after a 72 day 8 hour 11 minute earth circumnavigation. Cannons fired at Battery Park and Fort Greene Park while 10 000 people cheered in Park Row. Bly uses a false name and was formerly known as Elizabeth Cochran in Pittsburg. In Sioux Falls Yankton and Denver reports Senator Pettigrew will push work on the Sioux Falls Yankton and Denver railroad as an independent line connecting with the Union Pacific in central Nebraska.
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Nellie Bly
New York
Battery Park
Fort Greene Park
World Office
Park Row
Pittsburg
Elizabeth Cochran
Sioux Falls, Yankton
Denver
Sioux Falls
Pettigrew
Sioux Falls, Yankton & Denver
Manitoba
Yankton
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Gambier Baer Granted $10,000 Bail After Fatal Spokane Falls Shooting
Gambier Baer, who recently killed H. McCrissen at Spokane Falls, was released on $10,000 bail. The Indians on the St. Peter reservation near Winnipeg continue to die from an unknown disease. Four thousand merchants of Lisbon paraded the streets the other night shouting War with England. A term of the circuit court for Lake county will be held in Madison beginning Feb. 11 with Judge Aiken presiding.
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H. McCrissen
Spokane Falls
St. Peter
Winnipeg
Lisbon
England
Lake County
Madison
Aiken
Arrival of a Pierre man seeking work in Sioux Falls
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports a Pierre visitor seeking employment after losing thousands in Pierre dirt now deemed worthless. The piece suggests many investors may follow, foreseeing a harsh spring with more city arrivals and burials.
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Redfield
Sioux Falls
Franking Privilege Topic Sparks Congressional Debate
Washington talks of restoring the franking privilege and funding private secretaries for each member as drafts on time and pay rise this year. Judge Kelley handled 200 to 300 letters daily, hired a stenographer for 1200 a year, and paid postage stamps about 600 yearly, reducing his 5000 salary for living costs.
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Washington Telegram
Congress
Judge Kelley
Kelley
Memorial to open Crow Creek Reservation in Congress
In Senate actions January 27, joint resolution 141 memorializing Congress to open the Crow Creek reservation passed after rules were suspended. Several bills were introduced or advanced, including property exemptions, German and Scandinavian school law publications, railroad liability, and a state meteorological bureau. Local figures Pettigrew and Moody moved through committees. Goodykountz and King waited in Washington for proclamation changes. a new Indian school at Chamberlain was urged.
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Congress
Crow Creek Reservation
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Smith
Lake
F. A. Goodykountz
John H. King
Chamberlain
Washington
Pierre
South Dakota
Moody Pushes SD Convention Expense Reimbursement
Senator Moody urged the committee on territories to reimburse South Dakota $15 000 for constitutional convention expenses. He also questioned why surveys in South Dakota, particularly Fall River County, have not been reported and completed, delaying land titles for long time squatters as contracts and survey plates remain unreported.
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Sioux Reservation
Col
F. H. Kent
Huron
South Dakota
Sullivan
Groff
Washington News
Washmorox
Moody
Committee On Territories
Fall River
Legislative Doings in Pierre Senate Session Jan 28
The Pierre column reports bills passed or debated including notice by holders of tax certificates, exemptions for five companies from military and jury duty, and actions on minors adoption. New clerks elected, boundary definitions for Marshall County, artesian wells, notary public acts, and building loan groups discussed. A joint resolution condemning eastern libelous press stories was adopted for refutation. Insanity linked to La Grippe notes a suicide near Vermington with coroner inquest. Local diary details additional introduced bills and a vetoed House Bill 68.
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Senate
Henry Neil
Journal
F. D. Simmons
Judiciary
Marsall County
South Dakota
House
Parker
Board of Commissioners of Immigration
Congress
Moody Presides as Morton Calls Senate Leader
Washington report notes Vice President Morton frequently assigns Senator Moody to preside over sessions. Moody was in the chair during a tense session reflecting fierce sectional tensions and political maneuvering.
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Moody
Washington
Morton
Senate
Snowdrift Locks Sierra Rail Line at Sixteen Feet
Sacramento reports snow sixteen feet deep on the track between Truckee and a station five miles west forcing hand clearing and disrupted service. Floods in Colusa floodlands reach two to six feet, with statewide losses still undetermined but believed lower than early estimates.
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Truckee
Sierra Mountains
Reno
Ogden
Colusa
Sacramento Valley
Fire at Meyers & Co Iron Foundry in Ishpeming
The Meyers & Co iron foundry at Ishpeming Michigan burned on Monday causing an estimated loss of $50,000. Separate items note Alexandria city schools staging amateur theatricals with proceeds to fund a library and a grand jury abolition vote in Fall River County with 15 for abolition and 1 for continuation at Hot Springs.
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Meyers & Co
Ishpeming, Mich
Alexandria
Fall River County
Hot Springs
Reaction Will Set In From Eastern Press On Dakotas
The Washington Times notes continued eastern criticism of the Dakotas and warns that misleading reports may drive readers away. It predicts once the truth emerges, people will migrate to a land of peace and prosperity with clean air and healthy winds.
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Weasington Times
Important Land Ruling On Second Entry For Homesteads
George Chandler of the Interior Department ruled that a homesteader who pre empts fewer acres than allowed may make a second entry to complete a nearby homestead before full title to the first tract is secured. The Vancouver Washington land office case involved J R Cannon whose adjoining entry was cancelled to the SW quarter of SE quarter section 8 township 15 range 1. The decision hinges on congressional intent that ownership vests in the entry man upon formal compliance with the law.
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Washington Telegram
George Chandler
Interior Department
Land Office of
Vancouver
Washington
J. R. Cannon
Congress
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