Congressional Proceedings Mixed With Tariff and Public Works
Fiftyth Congress summary notes Senate bills authorizing rail and telegraph lines through Indian Territory and railroad links, plus a pension for Averill. House measures include public building funding for Allentown and Council Bluffs, a two‑new Supreme Court justice for Dakota, and a Missouri River bridge at Omaha. Senate discussed fisheries and retirement issues. House debated tariff and lumber bills amid political talk and veto references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Paris, Choctaw & Little Rock
House
William W. Averill
Supreme Court of Dakota
Missouri River
Omaha
Nebi Senate
Morgan
Sherman
Alabama
Ding
Onier
Dakota calls convene clergy farmers and editors at Huron
Provincial calls announce a series of Dakota conventions at Huron on July 10 11 for farmers and business men clergy ministers and editors. The moves seek united action to press for statehood and address rights taxation and legislative control. The farmers business men urge county gatherings and contribution pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Huron
State Board Committee For Representative
Statehood Committee
Congress
Wigsdom
Daota
Dake
Woman shoots lawyer in Chicago courtroom amid divorce case
In Judge Jameson's court Mrs Meckie L Rawson fired a Smith and Wesson revolver at Col H C Whitney during her husband banker Rawson's divorce hearing. Whitney disappeared under a table as the gunfire continued with four more shots. Rawson pursued Whitney and fired again, but details of injuries or capture remain unclear.
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Rawson
Vrs
Jameson
Chicago
Meckie L. Rawson
Banker Rawson
Col. H.C. Whitney
Co. Whitney
Sheridan Promoted to General of the Army
The House passed a bill promoting Lieut. Gen. Sheridan to general of the army. Presidents, governors, and senators moved quickly as the commission was issued and Sheridan confirmed within hours. Mrs. Sheridan expressed gratitude, and officials described the action as decisive and ceremonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
House
McMillin
Senate
White House
Philip H. Sheridan
Hawley
Army of the United
Army of the
United States
Grant
Manderson
Tweedale
Mob Lynches Suspect in Drake Family Murder at Viroqua
Andrew Granstaff, a 25 year old with a violent reputation, was arrested for the Drake family murder after Pinkerton man C J Farrell tracked him. Granstaff allegedly confessed to entering the Drake home, demanding money, killing Mr Drake and slashing Mrs Drake and the children’s throats before fleeing. A mob of about a thousand seized the jail, overpowered guards, dragged him out bound to the porch and prepared to hang him, but details indicate authorities intervened and the outcome remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Nelson
United States
District of
Minnesota
Duluth
Grooveror
Ohio
Bayne
Pennsylvania
Browne
Viroqua
Wisconsin
Andrew Granstaff
Drake
Grandstaff
Kickapoo
C. J. Farrell
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Chicago
Boand Band
Nes
Seton
Steamboat Evansville Explosion Near Winona
The Evansville steamer of Le Catre Navigation led by Captain Van Bant suffered a boiler explosion near Blacksmith Slough ten miles below Winona Minnesota. A dense steam cloud swept the deck scalding crew and injuring several sailors while one man narrowly escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
le Catre Navigation Company
van Bant
Blacksmith Slough
Winona
Minn
Ecor
Mh Voller
Jack Scanlan
Fire on boat injures chief engineer and blows man into water
George Galloway relinquished the engine post to Jack Feanian before a blast. Feanian suffered severe burns from head to foot. Fireman Don Scanlan, sleeping near the boilers, was hurled by the explosion through the boat side into the water. He was badly scalded but saved from drowning by the mattress he rode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Galloway
Jack Feanian
Don Scanlan
The Convention Hall Will Host Vast Mississippi Valley Festival
St Louis organizers push for a grand festival with all parties contributing. The north nave of the exposition building will seat up to 10 000 with seating for delegates reporters and spectators. Acoustic design allows all to hear. fire exits and crowd flow planned for safety with potential 13 500 witnessing the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Thirteenth Street
Fourteenth Street
Panama Canal Progress and Costs Seen in Engineering News
The Engineering News of New York reports the actual status of the Panama Canal with a progress profile to Jan 1. It shows little near completion except dredging at the Atlantic and Pacific ends. Remains total about 84,081,000 cable meters, with 51,000,000 meters undone. Estimated completion four years at peak rate, cash invested about $177,910,000 in securities, additional funding needed at least $20,000,000 through new securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Engineering News of
New York
Atlantic
Pacific
Engineering News
Exodus to Liberia and Earthquakes Hit Various Regions
The American Colonisation Society offers free passage to Liberia with land grants and six months support as colored applicants rush to emigrate. Meanwhile Charleston and surrounding areas report nightly earthquake tremors with notable shocks in Columbia and Summerville. Jay Gould cuts visit short returning to New York from Omaha as his health declines. A Minnesota man dies from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide or accident at home in Carimona township.
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Liberia
New York
Aplicante
Florida
Moravia
Africa
Charleston
C. C. Habenicht
Columbia
Suter
Darlington
Summerville
Axaguat
Jay Gould
Kansas ci
Atlanta
Gould
Omaha
John Englebrette
Carimona Township
Fillmore County
Mion
Ty Wos
Execution of John Brown at the gallows
A firsthand account describes the execution of John Brown following his conviction. The procession moved to the gallows as Brown, composed and fearless, mounted the platform. After a measured pause, the rope was severed and he fell, his demeanor calm despite the public and historical scrutiny surrounding Harper's Ferry.
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Agra
UE Ra
Jain Brown
J.T. L. Preston
John Brown
Brown
Col. Smith
Campbell
Ater
Wonderielsea
S Ees
United States
Harper's Ferry
South
Notable African Monarch Samory King of a Vast Wedge
The article profiles Samory, a 45 year old monarch allied with France, described as six feet tall and half Peul Saracolais. It notes a vast realm from Gambia to Sierra Leone, a 60 000 infantry army, 5 000 cavalry, and a 100 woman harem. It highlights his Mussulmén faith, tattooed body, daily perfumed baths, and war robes.
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France
Samory
le Teimps
Peul
Tie
English
Gambia
Ashantee
Leon
Sierra Leone
Vil- Inga
Yankton Barbers Use One Side Shave Punishment Novelty
Minnesota gains a new doctor from Chicago who abstains from whisky tobacco and chewing, while Yankton barbers unleash a one sided shave as humorous punishment for troublesome customers. The piece covers waves of local gossip from Yankton about burlesque to river stocks and early 1900s civic notices. It notes flooding rains in Stateman Foster Ea Moure and Eddy counties and reports on fishers and early water works hiring preferences for home labor.
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Minnesota
Chicago
Yankton
Arnold
Pennsylvania
van Dusen
Huron
Abbott Edelbrock
Bismarck
Lamborn
Dakota
Stateman
Foster
Ea Moure
Eddy
Dreath
Watertown
Thomas Nesbitt
Lane
Hood
Grand Forks
Bismarcking
Athoro
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Proceedings of
The
Senate and
Mills
House Committee On Public Buildings
Allentown
Belgium
Netherlands
Sweden
Norway
Venezuela
Chandler
Dominion
Quay
Springer
Blaine
Asylvania
Bar Harbor
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Benate
Blair
Committee On
Pen
Thurman
Oregon
Wilth Avenue Lote
Ile
Bebertone
Thompson
Sturgis
Convention Hall
Dakota News Notes
Bid Falls
Sioux Peeing
Go Board of Trade
Napoleon King
Jamie Chark
Minnie Sealey Lash Apring Saa
Timn
Reform School
Hue
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