Prison Labor to be Employed at Fort Leavenworth
News from Kansas reports the U S Army labor program at Fort Leavenworth with a plan to use prisoners for work to improve the base, while addressing wages, oversight, and future expansion. The commission led by Major General McCook approves broader authority for the commandant and outlines holiday labor practices and dispute handling.
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Eleventh Judicial Distriet
Outlaws Cause Fright as Hill Cook Gang Visits Town
On November 22 a Cook gang contingent roamed Muskogee streets, prompting a wild crowd armed with winchesters and revolvers. The bandits vanished after a posse of ten searched locales. Lou Cook, sister to Hill and JJ Cook, is said to be in town planning Wade Chambie’s release, while federal officials consider sending troops.
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Stusco
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Weluck
Tom Corder
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Muskogee
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Wade Chambie
Exore
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United States
Jackson
Olney
No Tail Docking Found at White House Stables
The Homane society of Washington concluded no tail docking occurred at the White House stables. An agent noted carriage horse tails had been trimmed but flesh remained, and President Cleveland reportedly opposed docking as cruel and unnecessary.
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Washington Society
Hines
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Cleveland
Notable Train Robber Crow Confesses in Chicago Case
St Joseph prison inmate Pat Crow confesses to involvement in several area train robberies. He is described as a highly daring criminal with a long police history in Chicago. He previously shot multiple people during a 1859 incident at a South Side saloon and escaped after wounding two officers. Also reported: Osi Savage and Malph Gibbons exonerated by a grand jury in a separate express robbery case due to lack of corroborating evidence.
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Lake Shore
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Westera
Rady's Pty
Martin Rady
Lancaster
Sil Orstéless
Topeka
W. R. Kennedy
Pourth
Kansay Avenue
Mob battering of courthouse doors led to gunfire testimony
In Coutsacs on November 24 Lieutenant Oyler testified in a court of inquiry that the mob battered the Washington Court House doors with stones and other objects. He described a volley after the doors opened a few inches, the crowd including at least fifty revolvers, and noted Col Coit and Capt Speake were not intoxicated. A dentist, C. E. Page, said he heard a warning from an officer that evening.
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Ministers Instructed The State Department Acts on Japan Suggestion
In Wasurkeron on November 22 the State Department notified Minister Dan at Okio and Danby at Pekin to transmit and direct offers as China may wish to make to Japan. China reportedly willing to pay indemnity of 100 million taels and all war expenses. Japan moves toward final blow at Port Arthur as talks proceed. Ministers’ expenses to be covered by China and Japan.
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Chipa
Baltimore lecture a flop for Congressman Wilson crowd
Election week notes show Baltimore patrons shunned Congressman Wilson in a paid lecture at Music Hall. Only about 300 paid admissions as the event failed to draw a crowd despite heavy billing. Several ads promote hair remedies and Purifier products from W R Kennady amid general bustling local commerce.
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Papers Confiscated Over Armenian Massacre Reports
Turkish frontier authorities confiscated most English French Russian and Greek newspapers published between November 12 and 18 and all Berlin papers of November 18 for containing references to the Armenian massacre. Details were cabled exclusively to the Associated Press.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Cincinnati Minister Calls Ingersoll Guilty of Blasphemy
At a Cincinnati Methodist meeting Rev. Paul Curnick urged arrest of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll for blasphemy over his Bible utterances. Dr. Gillett urged allowing the heated controversy to run its course.
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Paul Curnick
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Rock Island Route Ticket Sales And Local Notices
Rail and travel notices detail December 4 and 18 round trip fares to Texas Oklahoma and Indiana Territory with 320 addition plus 20 day limits on Pecos Valley tickets from New Mexican limits. Special November 27 Cotton Palace trip to Waco priced 17.33 with Hutchinson and return fares 24.50. Various editorials note a United States district court session, barber shop hours, and promotional items.
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President Cleveland Quiet At Woodley Through November
President Cleveland has not left Woodley since last Friday, aside from cabinet visits, to avoid interference with his annual address to Congress and the agricultural station delegates. He reportedly suffers pain from a foot tendon strain and gout, while remaining available to callers except cabinet members. Edward P. Blot, Twenty minutes our tide will take you See College to hear his.
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Market Report From The State Journal Nov. 22
Market notes show wheat firmer early on strong Russian crop hopes, then weaker on Northwest receipts and New York activity. Corn followed wheat with mixed shifts. provisions moved as January contracts edged higher before pulling back. Livestock and other futures listed with receipts, shipments, and price ranges across grains, hay, cattle, hogs, and dairy, reflecting a cautious session with overall activity and mixed demand.
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