Boots marked as paper soles bill debated in house
A bill before the house committee on the judiciary requires boot and shoe makers who use non leather materials to mark and invoice such items as paper soled boots or shoes. Violations carry fines from 50 to 500 dollars and 10 to 100 days imprisonment.
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House Committee On the Judiciary
Dillwyn
Commons
Church of England
Liberal Party
Gustave George Wolfram
New York
Canada
Hig
N. Pitman
G. W. Moore
Insurance Agency
Detroit
Mich
Kalamazoo
New York Life Insurance Company
Samuel C. Schaefer
Kansas City
John F. Blair
Blairsville
N. J
Independance
Blair
Schaefer
Washington
Col. Steele
Dakota
Steele
Northern Pacific
House Committee On Public Lands
Senate Committee
Cobb
Col
Three Brothers Lynched in Indiana Mob Executes Archers near Shoals
In 1885 a mob hanged John Archer and Thomas Archer after arresting them at Shoals Indiana jail following accusations of murder over farmer John Bunch who vanished in 1883. Mrs Archer implicated her husband and brothers in a conspiracy of horse stealing and killings.
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John Bunch
Shoals
Indiana
Martin County
Ind
West Shoals
John Martin
Thomas Archer
New Dakota Admission Compromise Proposed in Congress
Washington dispatch reports Democrats from Dakota favor a phased plan on statehood. A vote would decide division along the 46th parallel or the Missouri River, or admission as a whole state this election. Delegates would meet to carry out the majority will and draft a constitution for Congress.
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Washington
Dakota
Sovessbee
Missouri River
South Dakota
North Dakota
Congress
House
Joseph
Frederick
Springer
Butler
Harrison
Senate
Bismarck
John O’donnel
Leonard Stewart
Griffin
O’donnell
Stewart
O'Donnell
Stew
Brittin Case Overruled by Secretary in Land Claim
James Brittin receives word from Washington that Secretary Lachar has overruled Sparks last April in Brittin’s favor. Brittin proved up a presen claim near Devil’s Lake and later homesteaded in Tower County with six months residence and valuable improvements paid $1.25 per acre under homestead commutation law. Sparks had voided Brittin’s homestead proof, but the secretary’s ruling upholds Brittin’s settlement as lawful and just.
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Devil’s Lake
Dak
James Brittin
Washington
Secretary -Lachar
Sparks
Brittin
Tower County
Bruin
Pitman embezzles 4000 from New York Life in Detroit
The article reports N. Pitman an insurance agent in Detroit embezzling four thousand dollars from New York Life. It notes a separate county treasury scrutiny in Vincennes Indiana showing Hollinsworth shortage of 78278 dollars and thirty eight cents.
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T. N. Pitman
Detroit
New York Life
Hollinsworth
Vincennes
Ind
Capt. Brou
M. A. Grace
United States Court
New Orleans
Handy Woodward
Russelville
Dakota Territory News: Frankfort votes to become a city
Reports from the Dakotas list Frankfort's incorporation as a city. Other items note Davison County court opening in Mitchell March 23, Gull River Lumber purchase, flax fuel potential, and a fatal shooting at Camp Crook. Also covered are school enrollments, bonds, court actions, and Dakota statehood debates.
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District Court
Davison County
Mitchell
Roscoe
Ignatius Donnelly
Fargo
Boston
Dakota
Massachusetts
Camp Crook
Missouri
Charles Chandler
Rosebun
Hyde County
Amateur photographers in floods seek sensational shots
The Boston Herald notes amusing flood era exploits by amateur “camera cranks” testing skill amid high water. One man hunted drama, bribing a barefoot street urchin to fall in, but after a mock plea the buoyant youth declined, prompting a pratfall that left the photographer sputtering in the dirty water.
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Boston
The
Boston Herald
Billy
Jiggle Century in Chicago News Office
A Chicago institution known as the News has popularized a new medical fad involving rhythmic leg and arm jiggles. The scene features steam driven machines in a large public room where up to six people may jiggle simultaneously, with 150 to 200 patrons present and the activity described as ludicrous yet commonplace.
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Chicago
the News
Gallant Conductor Meets His Charming Wife in Station Dash
Chicago Herald reports a Ti Nois Central conductor recalling how he saved a passing passenger from a freight train and later married the woman within a year. He describes leaping to catch her as trains roared past and declares they wed a week before Christmas.
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Chicago Herald
Ti Nois Central
Leon
Lemon Crackers Recipe Notes
One cup butter and two cups sugar creamed with two eggs and soda in milk. Add lemon zest or extract, knead, roll thin and bake until light. These cookies seem almost too good to keep and may stay fresh for many months.
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Grover
Winona County
Minn
A. F. Hilden
Holmes
Grand Forks
L. P. Hempstead
Thorson
Day County
M. Thorson
Postmater
Corwin
Tower City
F. Vallandigham
Minnesota
East Grand Forke
T. P. Geisert
Geneva
Elizabeth Reed
Grove Lake
A. Harington
Sherburn
M. M. Jenkins
Wisconsin
Leland
F. Klipstein
Dolphill
Stickney
St. Paul
St. Croix
Black
Maj
William Ludlow
Corps of Engineers
District of Columbia
Committee On Commerce
Louisiana
University of Southern California
Mary Bleecker
Horatio Seymour
Roscoe Conkling
Utica
N. Y
Congressman Strait
Durham
Utah
Homer
West Viegas
Geor Pare
Beaver Falls
Harris
Modoc
Cal
George Bliss Rogers
Yale
Connecticut
United States
Yenethen
Sackville West
Cleveland
Mount Etna
Commodore Truxton
Norfolk Navy Yard
Samuel E. Wheatley
James D. Edmunds
Y. O. King
Texas
Legation
Rio Glande de Sul
James W. Stevens
Lewiston
Montana
J. M. Hedrick
Hedrick
James Simmons
Eugene City
Simmons
Russia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Alexander
Windthorst
Gladstone
Acton
Baltimore
Queenstown
Green
Brown
House Committee On Pensions
Ang
Cullom
Adjutant General's Office
James M. Barnes
National Democratic Congressional Committee
Arthur
Hemegettne Opera House
John Markell
Anaconda
Butte
Mon
Jerry Mullen
Wesley Elmer
Stephen Tyng, Jr
Grand Army
New England
San Francisco
Montreal
Sodhe & Leroy
E. Lee Chesternheimer
Park Bros. & Co
Diamond Steel Works
Bacon Brothers
Manufacturers
Wdo
Purdy’s Station
Westchester County
Chaffee
Colorado
Grant & Ward
Grant
Jerome B. Chaffee
Niagara County
Michigan
Territory
United States Senate
N. . Hill
Dakota Territorial News
Frankfort
Sarles & Durstine
Jamestown
Gull River Lumber Company
Elk Point
Tripp
Larriway
Oscarne
Lantors
R. F. Wolfolk
Evans Transportation Company
Standing Rock
Centralia
Yankton
Ordway
Medora
Deadwood
W. D. Allen
Pittsburg
Harlow
Fort Meade
Madison
McConnell
Albert J. Chesbro
Alice H. Chesro
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