Legislature Debates Sioux Reservation Proclamation and Prohibition Bills
Missionary Bishop William H. Hare of South Dakota urges postponement of opening the Sioux reservation until Congress acts on a treaty-based understanding. The page also notes varied senate actions, immigration office proposals, tax debates, and a contested liquor bill raising church sacramental wine concerns.
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Prentz
Senate
Thillman
Tom
House of Bishops
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bucharest
Lambeth Palace
Church of England
Scotland
United States
William H. Hane
South Dakota
Piles of Snow and No Fuel In Iowa Coal Shortage Strains Midwest
Fort Doves Iowa January 22 Northern Iowa faces an imminent coal famine as cold weather persists. Fort Dodge Lehigh fields are main fuel sources, with over half the miners ill and unable to work. Remaining workers operate round the clock yet cannot meet demand. special trains run but traders say they cannot fill more than half the orders.
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Iowa
Fort Doves
Fort Dodge
Lehigh
Blockade delays and rail progress across Sierra and Oregon line
News from San Francisco and Portland report ongoing snow blockades on the Central Pacific California and Oregon line and Union Pacific routes. Crews plan rotary plows between Cascade and the summit while Oregon line work continues. passenger service remains restricted at key mountain points.
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San Francisco
Central Pacific
California and
Oregon
Southern Pacific
Truckee
Reno
Cascade
Oregon Line
Portlano
Union Pacific
Indians Taking the Wood on the Mile Square
A Pierre dispatch reports renewed clashes between settlers and Indians on the mile square near St. Paul as Indians cut and haul wood toward lands they claim under the Sioux reservation bill. Troops moved to separate the groups after settlers attempted to intervene. About a thousand cords of wood have been removed. Northwestern railroad officials say they will hold the square per treaty.
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St. Paul
Pierre
Pioneer Press
Mile Square
Missouri River
Northwestern Railroad
Natural Gas Explosion Destroys Building in Prizezone
A natural gas explosion in Prizezone Pennsylvania on January 22 destroyed a three story frame building on Thirty first near Butler Street. The blast killed and injured a number of people with the exact toll not yet confirmed. Authorities are investigating the cause and securing the scene.
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Butler Street
Noble and
Wall
Charles Becht
John Seymour
P. Merrett
Charles Berry
Mer
Indians Reserve Negotiations Stir Washington Debate
Senator Pettigrew revived a Welch letter arguing for ratification of last summer’s commission negotiations and urging a favorable path for Sioux reservation dealings. Herbert Felk and Bishop Hare clash over the reserva tion question as the Indian Rights association views the issue. The motion to oppose the commission’s proclamation negotiations has been withdrawn.
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Wasmeros
Bishop Hare
South Dakota
Herbert Welsh
Tian Rights Association
Philadelphia
Welsh
Pettigrew
Congress
Washington
Herbert Felek
Indian Ights Association
Senator Pettigrew
Welch
Sion
Commission
Western France Deaths Reveal Harsh Winter Tragedy
A grim report details multiple deaths due to cold in western France. Four residents reportedly perished after enduring freezing conditions on Monday, underscore a freezing spell devastating the area and prompting authorities to act.
Major Coffin Pushes South Dakota Artesian Irrigation
In Pierre Major F F B Coffin outlines a bill to create a state irrigation commissioner to oversee irrigation policy and collect data to develop practical artesian irrigation in South Dakota. The interview touts South Dakota artesian wells like Kaizton Ket Mellette and emphasizes growth in water power and economic potential.
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Major Coffin
F. F. B. Coffin
Pierre
Free Press
South Dakota
Vizankton
Tragedy at Rose Hill Cemetery Funeral Crash
A husband and wife, Frederick and Mrs Payne, were killed at Rose Hill Cemetery when a Chicago Express train struck their funeral carriage as it neared the gate. The driver Simeon Anderson and neighbor Mrs Reprogal died at once. their 9 year old daughter survived with a scalp wound.
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Cmcano
Frederick Payne
Simeon Anderson
Hackman
Reprogal
Rose Hill Cemetery
Payne
Gas Explosion Kills Six in Columbus Ohio
Six people dead and about thirty injured after a natural gas blast in Columbus. Firemen and police searched the wreckage at High and Main streets, as a second blast from a gasoline stove caused a massive debris field and widespread injuries.
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Columbus
High
Main
Wall
Noble
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Hop Hare
Don C
Rudd
Mmittee
Needham
Farmers’ Alliance
Commisssioner
Register of Deeds
Commissioner of Immigration
California
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Denver
Christian Temperance
Episcopal Church
Prince
House
Judiciary Committee
Granville G. Benett
Lawrence
Bartlett Tripp
H. H. Potter
Brown
Committee On Railroads
Lavender
Parker
Faulk
Gordon
Bixler
Sage
DeWoody
Schwander
Knight
Lake
France
Prerae
Hare
Cute
Merrett
Lewis Whazen
John Fowler
Huron National Bank
United States Depository
Masonic Black Huron
C. Mi. Seiteris & CO
Jor Bros
Daxota Ave
Huron
Schuman
Pepe
Oroville
Butte County
Riverside
Palermo
Marysville
California State Board of Trade
San
Frascieco
Hk Sieaas
Hearst
T. J. Grier
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