Senate Matters Run Through Record Politics And Reforms
A crowded column reviews senate actions and political maneuvering. It critiques Reillys anti Pinkerton bill and Moore nomination, notes calls to establish new offices, discusses the cotton price inquiry and silver demonetization, and mentions a New York strike. It also praises Gardenhire anti pass legislation and criticizes St Arons irrigation vote and western Kansas voters understanding of platform irrigation aims.
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United States Senate
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Kansas
Pat Pes
Thacher Blocks Pass Amendment With Christmas Gift Argument
The Kansas Senate debate on the anti pass amendment shifts as Senator Thacher of Lawrence points to Christmas gifts, halting the measure with a powerful attack. The State Journal backs higher state university funding while Holton Recorder misstates positions, arguing county costs and salaries need realignment to support university funds.
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Senate
Lawrence
Thacher
Kansas
The
State Journal
State University
Journal
Recorder
Leavenworth Times criticizes liquor resubmission agitation
The Leavenworth Times notes thirty two thousand signatures in favor of resubmission and twenty three thousand opposing it, arguing Kansas remains divided on liquor laws. It urges the legislature to focus on core duties, cut public expenses, and avoid altering prohibitory statutes.
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Leavenworth Times
The
Kansas
Ted
Brown & Co
Patriotism in schools and public life featured at Women's Council
The Washington birthday session of the national congress of women focused on patriotism in government and schooling. Kate Sherman outlined patriotic teaching, praising education and vocational schools over mere military feats, with Frances Willard and Ellen Massey highlighting women's progress and the flag's cost to women. Louise Barnum Robbins urged text book reforms to embed liberty and patriotism, while Isabella Davis and Eliza Keith stressed the flag’s classroom role and custodian duties, urging widespread flag use and salute traditions. Representative Haughton of Wisconsin proposed extending the interstate commerce act to cover express companies as common carriers.
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Washington
National Congress of Women
Kate Brownlee Sherman
Ohio
Jerusalem
West Point
Frances E. Willard
Ellen Massey
Louise Barnum Robbins
Michigan
Jeffersons
Websters
Clays
Wendell Phillipses
Isabella Charlies Davis
New York
Sarah C. Mink
Eliza D. Keith
San Francisco
United States
Panies
Wasuisetos
Representative Haughton
Wisconsin
After 99 Years Lease Expires Heirs Claim Metropolitan Estate
New York Feb 22 Mrs W T Leachman of Louisville Kentucky arrives at the Grand hotel on Broadway to press heirs claims to the Robert Edwards estate valued between five hundred million and one billion dollars. Twenty four heirs contend the property once held by Robert Edwards granted by King George I includes eighty six acres by the Battery and land along the Hudson river and parts of Troy and Aberdeen Ohio dating to 1770. The second Robert Edwards during the revolution leased the New York property to the English government for ninety nine years. Heirs demand the estate revert as leases expired. Riverhead L I Feb 22 Lionel Bland English actor dies at Wading River pneumonia. Real name Birch. Father said to be a Bank of England director. Body to London for interment. The young man returned from Chicago 212 and 114 West 3th Peerless Steam Laundry.
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W. T. [Leachman
Louisville
Grand Hotel
Broadway
Robert Edwards
Fuller
United States
Supreme Court
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Battery
Aberdeen
Ohio
Hudson River
Eee City
Troy
Robert T. Edwards
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L. 1
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Wading River
Birch
Bank of England
London
Chicago
Four Hunters Die of Cold Near New Orleans
Four men perished from exposure after a hunting party wandered out beyond Alliance plantation about 19 miles below the city. They were not missed until the next day, and rescuers dragged them from the woods kneeling in the snow after a difficult search.
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New Orleans
Alliance Plantation
A Living Petition for Vestibules by Frostbitten Street Car Men
A delegation of Frost Bitten Street Car men from Milwaukeey Wisconsin travels to Madison led by F J Weber of the Federated Trades council to press for vestibules on street cars. The group, drawn from city lines, bears frostbite marks on hands faces and ears from the recent cold spell as they plan to present the vestibule bill to each committee member in charge. Dennis Dunn of Bull Hill Colorado is reported guilty of assault with intent to kill Capt Defenbaugh of the Colorado National Guard last July in Cripple Creek war actions.
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Wis
Madison
F. J. Weber
Federated Trades Council
Bull Bid Hearn
Colorado Spares
Colo
Dennis Dunn
Bull Hill
Capt Defenbaugh
Colorado National Guard
Rob Peter to Pay Paul. A Colorado Man's Schemes to Make Good a Shortage
Durango Colorado February 22 a committee has reported a shortage of over 12000 in the books of John F Bell the man denies taking county funds while former deputy Ed J Stean admitted a shortage of several thousand dollars and promised to reimburse when made postmaster in June 1893 but failed Steana is under indictment for embezzlement in the post office.
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Durango
Col
John F. Bell
Offics
New York Irish group scrubs St Patrick parade for carnival
New York February 22 The New York county representatives of the Ancient Order of Hibernians decided that due to many members being out of work it is inadvisable to hold the St Patrick's birthday parade this year. Instead they will stage a carnival.
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New York
New York County
Order of Hibernians
Order
New Mexico fills territorial posts as Democrats sweep offices
Santa Fe February 22 The legislative council confirmed all of Governor Thornton s nominations. For the first time in thirty years all territorial offices are held by Democrats with Samuel Eldor becoming territorial treasurer Marcelino Garcia named auditor and M S Hart again as coal oil inspector.</s>
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Santa Fe
N. M
Legislative Council
Thornton
Samuel Eldor
RB. J. Palen
Marcelino Garciia
M.S Hart J
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