Confessed Embezzler John Hultgren Reveals Details in Prison
In a sworn confession to Senator Rice and County Attorney Quist, ex-register of deeds John Hultgren recounts stealing roughly $4,000 in cash and various securities from the Kandiyohi county treasury last August. He describes breaking into the safe, moving money by train to his home, hiding funds in a slough and well, and destroying most of it before being captured.
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Willmar
Rice
Quist
Stillwater
John Hultgren
Register of Deeds
Hultgren
Reed
St. Johns
Buffalo Lake
Knights of Labor defended by church official in Chicago
The vice president for the archbishop’s statement argues the Knights of Labor are not condemned by the Catholic church, differ from secret societies, and defend workers’ right to fair wages. An array of political and diplomatic notes follow including nominations, steamship bills, and a Dawes Act update.
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Chicago
Prsident Conway
Fehan
Knights of Labor
Labor troubles trigger widespread strikes in Chicago
The Chicago Times reports about 25 000 workers quitting across furniture factories, lumber mills, and iron works over eight hour days with ten hour pay. Many plants shut, including Brunswick & Balke and Rothschild Bros, with unions pledging to stand firm. Railroads face likely strikes, while Bradstreet and New York papers note growing eight hour demand and potential compromises.
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The
Chicago Times
Chicago
Brunswick & Balke
Rothschild Bros
Crane Bros
Bradstreet
Journal of New York
Bradstreets
New York Tribune
Grand Jury
Court of General Sessions
New York
Brown
Smythe
Weide
Cavanaugh
Milwaukee
Iowa Town Wiped Out by Fire Near Cedar Rapids
Keyston on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line twenty miles from Cedar Rapids was destroyed by a fire started in Porter and Rhode’s drugstore. The losses include Tangiman general store thirteen thousand, Best restaurant and dwelling fifteen hundred, Hansen drug store ten thousand, Rahle druggist fourteen hundred, Thenson meat market five hundred, Fitzgerald harness thousand, Deihlefson hotel two thousand, Fischer boots eight thousand, Hyers hotel two thousand, Tillian and Patterson hardware five thousand, Waldrich and Co general store and post office ten thousand. No business house remains. Senate commerce panel to report favorably on Eads Tehuantepec railway bill.
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Strait
Committee On Public Lands
Dakota
Aurora
Larrabee
H. B. Smith
Walcott
K. G. Hogan
Minnesota -Beaver Creek
Obele
Tyler
Corinna
A. Gordon
Ponsford
War Department
Ingalls
Iowa
J. W. Ward
Keokuk
P. Gibbons
Wisconsin
Broadhead
H.C. Moore
Delavan
H. C. Hunt
Edgerton
J. Dawe
Fond du Lac
M. Smead
Medford
M. W. Ryan
Oconto
F. C. Sharp
Wausau
W. R. Ingle
Dempster
J. K. Gorman
Minnesota
Lemond
M. H. Ansen
San Francisco
L. & E. Emanuel
Market Street
W. L. Bancroft & Co S. Stationery and Publishing
Dawes
Senate
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Washington
Allison
House Committee On Public Lands
Don M. Dickinson
Detroit
New York
Senator Jones
Florida
Gen. Hancock
Boston
Victoria Hanna
Kankanna
Wis
United States
Ryan
Marshall
Black Hawk County
N. T. Hamilton
Zink & Zozzelin Law
Adolph Schenck
Toa
Keyston
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Porter & Rhode
A. J. Tangiman
C. L. Best
C. Hansen
R. S. Rahle
A. Thenson
M. Fitzgerald
Harness Ag
P. Deihlefson
N. Fischer
Boots
Lewis Hyers
Tillian & Patterson
Waldrich & Co
Dakota Territorial News Highlights Mining Bonds and Fires
Major Kinney amid charges against Russian settlers. Madison votes $25,000 bonds for a lien salvage. Rich silver lodes found near Terry and Oyster peaks. Wilkinson and Etta mines expand production. Prairie fires damage barns and crops. Immigrant influx to LaMoure County. Silver Hill buys mining claims. Redfield platting in 1881. Sioux Falls plans $350,000 in new buildings. Deadwood stock swings 50 60 percent daily. Exposition capitalized at $10,000. territorial fair set for Sept 6–10. Blizzard patches and snow blackens the plains.
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Maj. Kinney
Madison
Terry
Oyster Peaks
Little Pittsburg Mining Company
Redfield
Sioux Falls
Buckeye Mining Company
Bear Butte
Pierre Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Brookings County
Bismarck
T. W. Griffin
Margaret
Harney City
Private Detectives Guard Vanderbilt Astor and Gould Homes
A New York correspondent reports that Vanderbilt Astor and Gould residences are guarded by private detectives. The system, organized years ago, employs about twenty men, with patrols around five Vanderbilt and four Astor houses near Fifth Avenue. Guards monitor threats, deter crank letters, and even respond to chalk-written taunts near Gould’s home.
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William H. Vanderbilt
New York
Indianapolis’ Journal
Vanderbilts
Astors
Jay Gould
Gould
Astor
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Windsor Hotel
Jay Ould
Good Coffee How To Make It A Frugal Guide
A compact guide extols coffee as a nutritious stimulant aiding endurance in long work and harsh conditions. It suggests simple methods, recommends generous yet economical use per cup, and notes ways to enrich flavor with fresh ingredients.
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Vienna
Andy
Wealthy Senators Rent Washington Dwellings Despite Wealth
The article notes several rich lawmakers do not own their Washington homes. W L Scott rents a house for 4000 dollars yearly and spent 15000 to refurnish it. Senator Fair, an iron miner, stays at Wormley’s in modest suites and hosts grand dinners. Joe Brown keeps quarters at the National Hotel.
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Congress
Washington
W. L. Scott
Senator Fair
Wormley’s
Joe’ Brown
National Hotel
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LaMoure County
Silver Hill Mining Company
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