Asked to resign McCasey tostep down as asylum superintendent
Dr McCasey head of the state insane asylum at Topeka resists a board demand to resign. Formal charges for defamation and incompetency are filed. Clemens defends him. Attorney General Lithe acts for the state. Investigation postponed to Monday as the board seeks new officers. Wentworth named as successor for Wentworth term. W H Wilson changed from steward to emeritus. T J Hays named as successor in Cherokee county.
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McCasey
Topeke
Stave Board of Charities
Lesring
G. C. Clemens
Lithe
Bourdis Ia
Iho
McCasty
Uie Board
Osawatorale
Dr. Wetmore
State Insane Asylum
Sanatomic
L. T. Wentworth
Wentworth
Eee
Steward
W. H. Wilson
Cherokee County
T. J. Hays
Southern Pacific Open signals activity across coast to El Paso
In an interview General Superintendent Fillmore said all trains move on the Pacific system between Ogden Portland and El Paso. Freight moved from Sacramento and a large surplus remains for shipment east.
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Ie Malleoad
Trowbie
California
The Rockmores of Gemimentows Speech Tames Aristocracy
Rev Thomas G Hill of Germantown attacked the rich as the new American aristocracy in a July lecture. He warned that wealth controls society and advocated government ownership of large and many minor industries as the solution to a rising plutocracy.
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England
House of Lords
Tole
Rockmares
Letters From Cranks Warn Tariff Delegates of Threats
In Washnetox on July 21 a tariff bill conference faced division and threats from outside critics. Senator Jones reports about a dozen anonymous letters, including one from New York in 1894 urging coffins for lawmakers who pass the bill with income tax. The letters reveal cranks’ writing and are typically discarded by committee members.
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Washnetox
Jones
New York
Congressional
Washington
Republic of Hawaii Declares New Government Name
Provisional government ends and Hawaii becomes a republic under a new name, pursuing annexation by the United States. A July 4 proclamation was read by President Dole from the former palace front, amid a large crowd and cheering cabinet officers and convention members.
Populist Coxey Predicts Western Win Next November
New York July 21. Coxey arrives from Washington to attend Populist picnic in the park. He claims the Populists will win the West and Northwest in November. Minnesota is carried, and labor troubles boost the mood. He notes 650 from Duluth to Duluth bound for Washington under Jeffries.
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J. S&s Coser
New York
Washington
I Park
Northwest
Minnesota
Duluth
Sutan
Jeffries
Labor conference plans under civic federation appointment
President Lyman J. Gage names A C Bartlett E G Keith Mra Potter Palmer Marvin Hughitt M J Carroll Geo K Peck J J Ryan and AW to organize a proposed labor conference. The committee blends bankers wholesale merchants railroad officials and labor leaders with telegrams of endorsement received from labor leaders and large employers.
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Carcasa
Lyman J. Gage
The
Civic Federation
A. C. Bartlett
E.G. Keith
Mra Potter Palmer
Marvin Hughitt
M. J. Carroll
Geo K. Peck
J. J. Ryan
Morr “Sarkaes
Wasniseros
Morton
Nebraska
Spricultural Department
Weskly
New Yoas
Direct Vote for Senators Passed by House Vote
In Wasiscrom July 21 the House, with slim attendance, approved a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to elect U S senators by direct vote of the people. The tally was 137 to 49, thirteen votes above two thirds. The body also disagreed with Senate amendments on the Indian appropriation bill and named Holman Allen and Wilson as conferrees.
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Wasiscrom
House
Bowers
Senate
Messrs
Holman, Allen and Wilson
Washington
Drunk on Lemon Extract Shocks City
A man identified as W. J. Carl of New York consumed forty eight bottles of lemon extract over three days in Eldora and ended in delirium tremens. Officials linked the incident to a push to close saloons and the county’s enactment of the Martin mulch law. The grocery trade halted lemon extract sales after a chemical analysis showed ninety three percent alcohol, sparking a spillover effect among stores and the public.
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Wensten Corry
George W. Ellaworth
Eldora
W. J. Carl
New York
Nis
Big Atlantic & Pacific shops close at Coxeying point
Atprgtingee New Mexico July 21 the Atlantic and Pacific shops here shut for an indefinite period, about 400 workers laid off due to the A H A strike and widespread business gloom. In Denver July 21 Adjutant General Tarsney subpoenaed by the Colorado Springs grand jury for refusing to testify about the outrage there four weeks ago. ill but will comply when able.
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Atprgtingee
Atlantic & Pacific Road
Tarsney
Denver
Cal
Colorado Springs
Campbell
Locomotive Dash on Rock Island Sparks Wild Platform Chase
A Rock Island express bound for Kansas City nearly left as fireman paused to greet an old friend on the platform. The engine moved before the fireman realized the delay, triggering a furious sprint across the bridge while heckling riders shouted. The fireman caught the train and the engineer balanced duties amid shouts and shoveling breath. Justice David J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court arrived in Topeka by Rock Island, staying with his daughter Mrs Aaron P Jetmore in Potwin for rest, likely two weeks.
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Rock Island
Kansas City
North Topeka
Justice Brewer
David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Topeka
Wason
Aaron P. Jetmore
Potwin
Million Dollar Fire Devastates Birmingham Hotel
A blaze at 1 am destroyed the Caldwell hotel on Twenty-second Street and adjoining properties in Birmingham Alabama. The Stowers furniture store fire sparked the inferno amid low water pressure. total losses near one million dollars with Caldwell hotel valued at 450000 and insured losses listed. Guests escaped unharmed though one man suffered minor burns. The fire rapidly consumed the Stowers building as flames spread to nearby Hawkins and Berry-Misc Shoe Co. structures.
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Birmingham
Brewingham
Ala
Stower's Furniture Store
First Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Sremen
C. B. Caldwell
Biandi
Owas
Caldwell
Stowers Furniture
Johnson
Caldwell Hotel
She Hawkins
Berry- Miscd Shoe Company
Staller
EB Freeman
Caldwell Hotel Company
Ti. M. Caldwell
Elyton i Company
Fhat Avenue
Shore Men Refuse to Work Without Troops
Workers on the Lake Shore road yard refuse to work without police protection and troops returning. The men say they will not risk personal violence and will resume only if troops are restored. The Newell Carcase regiment and other troops are involved, and some strikers return to packing houses.
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Inks Shore
Carcase
Lake Shore
Yarida
Lee
Newell
Pang
Accond Regiment
Sharp trick by striker on Missouri Pacific line
A striker who failed reinstatement led a set of workers to present “clearances” to Yard Superintendent Jones to sign, intending to use them for work elsewhere. All except one bore no reference to the A ik lL. The signed certificates were not read by Jones, who assumed they were all the same. An attempt to exploit the incident was quickly checked, preventing legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
St. Love
American Railway Union
Missouri Pacific Road
Jones “Clearaunces
Jonns
Tax on immigrant labor sparks national debate
At Meiklejohn’s Hill a bill proposing a $110 tax on each alien immigrant is argued as a wage protection measure amid rising foreign intake. Representative Meiklejohn says limiting immigration sustains American wages and resource development, aligning labor policy with supply and demand.
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Meiklejobe
Sugar trust campaign money tied to senatorsQuay and McPherson
Wasnmnatos July 21 Senator Alien of Nebraska reports to the senate that testimony shows the American Sugar Refining Company wired funds to Democratic and Republican campaigns in New York and Massachusetts in 1892. He cites McPherson and Quay as involved in sugar stock speculation. He urges a law prohibiting such speculation and compelling witnesses to answer questions. The report condemns private influence on legislation and warns of contumacious witnesses.
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Wasnmnatos
Alien
Nebraska
Sugar Investigating Committee
Senate
Gray
Lindsay
Henry C
Theodore Hagemeier
John E. Searles
New York
Massachusetts
American Sugar Refining Company
American Sugar Trust
Ths
McPherson and
Quay
John St McPherson
New Jersey
Matthew S Quay
Pennsylvania
Court of Justice
Sodong Sa Pertisan Politica
Sécater Allen
Nous
Kamer
Wasnincros
Alleges Thai Bick Clison After Hin
Warden Djek of the state penitentiary seeks retaliation against four lighted by the miners strike. Aga Buus, superintendent of the pine, may face action as orders shift among officials. Governor Lewelling discusses miners and output while Chase Lewelling and Devlin speak of actions to arrest alleged embezzlement.
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Bune
Fir
Devlin Tie Ouis
Butin
Chase
Pers
Lewilling
Luis
Bert
Fragmented 19th century court scene and fogged inquiry
A garbled report recounts a court case before Judge Foster of the United States telegraph court, involving reiseau and a railroad company, with references to Sir William Harcourt and Mr. Glasstone. The piece notes foggy conditions, public interest, and contested funds amid a London setting.
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Foster
Unitel Sur
Banta
Fustiv
Ul. Solvers
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Emporia
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Silas P. Dutcher
United States Circuit Court of New York
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Russell Sage
Jay Gould
Rixestos
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Jhins
Jepes
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Pullman
Ah Ie
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Fortier
Kim
Maken
Republic OF Hawaii
Coxey
Albuquerque
Wasnixetos
Thomas Caldwell
Chetupa, Kans, Froca
Interior Department
Smith
Losking
Dracen
Minn
Mark W. Harrington
Weather Bureau
Wavelington
Lake Superior
Lawnkente
Tillotson
Effertves
Jvckal
Allen
Sugar Trust
McPherson
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Carlisle
Wny
Gounce
Lamm
Benator Bryan
Element
Wil Foundation
Harry Root
Wheeler
New York State
Engar
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Pharelesso
Diodire City
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Telal
Droee
Glidabine
William Harcourt
Willian
Daily
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