ANCIENT NEWS NOTES FROM WASH WARS AND RAIL TALK
The report summarizes Senate action on a fisheries treaty and a Fort Berthold Indians treaty with Blight amendments, plus a conference on naval appropriations restoring the 7 500 ton cruiser and 2 000 ton gunboats. It notes changes to the interstate commerce law and a long march for Gen Sheridan's funeral, with related rail and local incidents across the United States.
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WASH
Senate
Fort Berthold
House
House Committee ‘On Foreign Affairs
Hitt
Lawler
Illinois
Morton Wilkinson Nominated for Congress in Minnesota
Personal news notes report Morton Wilkinson has been nominated by the Democratic Party for Congress in Minnesota's second district. General Schofield discusses differences between rank and command, noting practical distinctions in military leadership. The document also mentions a vessel arriving at Boston in poor condition and references events tied to foreign matters and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Wilkinson
Ben
Fatal Corning Railroad Accident Claims Engineer John Mercereau
A railroad disaster at Corning New York results in the death of engineer John Mercereau. Other early 20th century mishaps include a La Crosse hall vestibule fire with damages, a Donnelly lightning strike fatality in Minnesota, Stanton Iowa business district destruction, and a Port Arthur Manitoba sawmill accident. A Bay Harbor drowning, a New York convent fire, an Erie Express crash, and fever refugee movements are noted alongside local incidents and a Little Falls Minnesota shooting case.
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Corning
N. Y
John Mercereau
la Crosse
Charles Johnson
Donnelly
Stevens County
Mina
Stanton
Montgomery County
Iowa
Toby Smith
Vigara Bros
Port Arthur
Manitoba
J. Hammond Red
Milliken
Bar Harbor
Maine
Convent of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart
St. Nicholas
Tenth Ave
Nuer
New York City
Erie
Alexander Newman
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Jack Keele
Minnesota
Grand Jury
Hoffman
Little Falls
Minn
Bai
Wausau
Wis
Hattie McCrossen
Ned Ie
War Declared on Whiskey in Pipestone and Other Early 1900s News
General notes report a war against whiskey in Pipestone Minnesota with anticipated arrests. Minnesota Senator Sabin pushes hemp cultivation and tax bills. Kansas City public opposes abolishing fast trains. Sioux Falls reports record rainfall flooding basements. An Abyssinian troop massacre near Sagneti prompts border troop moves to Arizona. Missouri and St. Louis debate Preller case fairness. Civil and legal actions unfold in Stillwater and Davenport, with counterfeit coins and tariff disputes noted. A Northwest agricultural tour by Alabama official caps the item.
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Pipestone
Minn
Sabin
Minnesota
Kansan City
Ares
Sioux Falls
Massowah
Sagneti
Second Cavalry
San Francisco
Cal
Beneccia
Washington
Arizona
Senate and House Pass Bills on Indians and Railroads
The Senate approved measures including ratifying an agreement with Fort Berthold Indians and a commerce bill. The fishery treaty faced open executive session after debates on pay authority for New York election officials. In the House, Illinois members pushed reforms to interstate commerce and wagon-road aid forfeiture. Debates over trusts continued with lawmakers arguing judiciary versus finance committee handling.
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Senate
Fort Berthold Agency
Duk
Teleg
Spooner
TSSS
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Townshend
Illinois
Sprenger
House
Oklahoma
Hatch
Missouri
Edmunds
Department of Justice
New York
Call
Cockrell
Morgan
Hoar
Gray
Lawler
Ilinois
Committee On Public Lands
Oregon
Reagan
Committee On Judiciary
Sherman
Committee On Finance
Beck
Committee On the Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
Congress
England
France Presses At Massonari Clash In Commission Talks
French foreign minister Goblet protests the abolition of capitulations without negotiation and vows France will pursue similar tactics if needed. Anarchist leader Landry detained in Paris after rioting at Gen Mudes funeral. Unrest noted as European powers debate Bulgaria and Constantinople. Parnell seeks 250000 from Times over 1877 letters and prep trial before Lord Kinnear in Edinburgh. St James Gazette notes Parnell may refuse to testify before the inquiry to avoid harming his suit.
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France
Kane
Buble
Mit
M. Goblet
Massonari
Italy
of Landry
Paris
Gen. Mudes
Prince Bismarik
National Zeitung
Lord Salisbury
Mansion House
Harope
Vienna
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Parnell
the Times
Times
Donnell
The
Lord Kinnear
Court of Sessions
Edinburo
St. James Gazette
Grand
Cilec
Monument to Gen Sherman Proposed by Grand Army of the Republic
The Washington Post suggests a nationwide drive by the Grand Army of the Republic to fund a memorial for Gen Sherman in Winchester. A one dollar contribution from each member could form a fund to honor the Union cavalry leader, an ornament to the city of the dead where he rests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Post
Sheridan
Grand Army of the Republic
Winchester
Man Survives Asphyxiation After Mine Collapse
John Olson nearly died at Grand Forks when a cave in trapped him twelve feet deep. Rescuers worked for ten minutes to reach him, pulling him free in a dire emergency. He survived but suffered serious injuries and is hospitalized under care.
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John Olson
Grand Forks
Neven
Anc
Republican Notes The Democratic Photograph
The New York Tribune denounces the Democratic party as corrupt and disloyal, citing jailbirds forgers and gamblers among its leaders. It asserts the party attracts vicious elements and would bring national disgrace if trusted with power. The piece links crime and treason to Democratic influence and claims the party honors dishonor and traitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Democratic Party
Free Speech and Free Press in Early Campaign Rhetoric
A 19th century delegation of about 2500 visited Gen. Harrison. B Wilson Smith spoke as Harrison affirmed that the party arose from liberty and conscience, not machine rule. He quoted the old cry for free schools and territories, stressing education as a conservative force and the value of doubt in seeking truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Harrison
B. Wilson Smith
Aarty
Republican Party
Murat Halsted Praises Blaine Harrison Rally Address
In a quarantine shore gathering Mr Murat Halsted spoke to citizens praising James G Blaine and William Harrison. He recalled a Hamilton County Ohio schoolhouse meeting and expressed strong cross party support and concern for western and northwest allies in the presidential campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Blaine
New York Harbor
Murat Halsted
Hamilton County
Ohio
James G. Blaine
Gen
Harrison
West End
Elieve
United States
Harrison Defends American Market and Trade Policy
The Chicago Inter Ocean quotes General Harrison during a Henry County visit on a platform of protectionism and national market preservation. He calls for extending foreign trade via American steamship lines, subsidies for mail service, and closer links with Central and South American nations to boost American producers and ships.
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Harrison
Henry County
Chicago
Central and
South America
Liverpool
Congress
General Harrison and the War His Call to Remain Loyal
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes General Harrison rightly recalls the war where he and Union allies served with gallantry. It argues the conflict upheld key principles and that the party of emancipation must preserve those fruits without apology. The piece stresses devotion to the nation and mankind and urges continued government control aligned with that legacy.
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Harrison
St. Louis Globe -Democrat
Fragmentary OCR News Snippet Seeks Clarification
The readable text shows a garbled passage mentioning Bert Rice and a load or call to action, with unclear context. It reads like a partial object of a larger story, lacking clear who, what, where, and when details.
Fragmented text from unclear senate notes
The readable parts reference a discussion about an opining on India and a liberal term. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent events, names, dates, or outcomes to establish a clear news item.
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ARNER
Dakota
Associated Press
St. Matthew's Church
Arlington Cemetery
Notty
Gen. Scho
Northwestern
St. Paul & Duluth
Seaboard
Otherlington & Northern
Chicapolis
Winona & Southmater Railway
Winona
Y Minois Central Road
Sioux
Bishop
Des Moines
Dubuque
Pad
Ok Lines
Central
Perea Arynanan Vet
Mason
Brainerd
Younger
Younger Brothers
Stillwater
Winnipeg
Gilboy
Joreas
Black River Walls
Mrackett
James H. Moore
Detroit
Jewett & Sherman Co
Ashland
Wo H.iabam
Montana
Moore
Graham
Denver
Joel T. Smith
Smith
National Badge Company
Cleveland
Democratic National Committee
George T. Mills
Mason, Il
Barnum
Boston
Digitte
Reee
St. Louis
Preller
Maxwell
Moorehouse
Peter B. Crepeau
W. W. Erwin
St. Paul
F. Willman
Crepeau
Willman
Porter
United States Service
Davenport
Towa
P. P. Robb
Alabama
Montgomery
Northwest
Congressional
Gen. Sheridan
Bert Rice
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