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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1887
Page
3
The Knights of Labor general headquarters will be permanently located in Philadelphia after purchasing property worth 65009. Two New York yacht owners plan an Atlantic race for 10000 a side, drawing attention in yachting circles on the seaboard.
J. W. Bookwalter of Ohio returned from Europe for the twentieth time and said that in his view the Germans would defeat the French again. He described France as full of soldiers who appear young and unimpressive to outsiders.
The article notes a proposal to reallocate a California bounty from coyotes to jack rabbits after coyote numbers fell and jack rabbits caused vineyard and orchard damage. It also mentions New York canal improvement efforts led by Horatio Seymour, with a bill before the legislature to appropriate 550000 for waterways.
A group in Boston proposes a malleable steel car built with furnaces, hot air pipes, and thorough ventilation. Upholstery would resist fire and seats be fixed to prevent loosening. No wood work and platforms to prevent telescoping. The invention is welcomed as a prudent improvement.
The government printing office in Washington reported total expenditures of 2 793 376 44 for the year. Public printing and binding consumed 1 959 616 97, with 347 585 24 for paper and 125 615 05 for the Congressional Record. Lithographing and engraving accounted for 148 780 29, plus 64 466 12 for the agriculture commissioner's reports of 1884, 31 966 02 for 1885, and 90 211 85 for the tenth census publications.
The president returns the dependent pension bill to Congress without approval. It would have granted monthly pensions to soldiers from any war who suffer mental or physical disabilities, with critics noting insufficient eligibility and uneven grant levels. The report also covers related political and legal developments in Washington and national news notes.
Senate debates subsidiary silver coin and a national memorial bridge from Washington to Arlington. House members introduce measures on immigration, anti bribery, pension law revision, US Canada reciprocity, direct senatorial elections, and Oklahoma bill scheduling. Senate and House discuss naval bills, treaty rights, and river and harbor appropriations with amendments and conferences.
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