U S Militia Strength 9.46 Million Men in Case of Need
A War Department report shows the United States could mobilize about 9,467,604 militiamen in an emergency, with 115,669 total force and 102,604 infantry. New York leads states in enlisted strength, followed by Pennsylvania and California.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Indian Territory
Alaska
District of Columbia
Oregon
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Texas
Taste Bee
Eventeenthy
Missouri
Asenes
Kansas
Baer
Nebraska
Utah
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Arizona
New Mexico
Ssessa
Wyoming
Nevada
Cacy U
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Meath Fire Kills Two Malians on Lake Shore Railroad House
On March 1 a Meath blaze trapped two Malians named Tadeo in a Lake Shore railroad workers’ home. The father and another occupant perished as the structure burned, with no time to escape before the building was destroyed.
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Geneva
Tadeo
Con
Lake Shore
Meath
Tillman’s breezy speech echoes Texas style
A fragment notes Senator Tillman’s weathered rhetoric and a mention of a hang date May 17, framed as a breezy, windy Texas speech.
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Lolmes
Tillman
Texas
Conference Fare Rates for Salt Lake City Rail Trip
Rio Grande Western railway announces semi annual L D 8 and Woman's Conference fares to Salt Lake City from Ogden Silver City and listed stations. Round trip single fare applies from unspecified routes, with April sale dates in 1896 and limited return by April 12 or 15 depending on origin. No stopovers or extensions allowed.
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Rio Grande Western Railway
L. D
Salt Lake City
Ogden
soSilver City
aoCantilast
Clearfield
Thiatle
Foamy
asiMt Pleasant
Murray
Pring City
Germania
asiEphraim
Bingham J'as
iLehi
Clear Creek
P.V Junction
Geneva
Folscefield
Provo
Caatle Gate
Orringville
Spanish Fork
Price
Benjamin
Sunnyside
Payson
Green River
Santaquin
Thompson’s
Eureka
Grand Junction
Vrulta
Claco
Kentucky Deadlock Sets One Senate Seat Until 1998
In Frankfort March 12 Kentucky faces a vacancy as the joint assembly clears the rotunda amid police presence. Republicans break quorum to block a vote, with Lieutenant Governor Worthington ruling seventy members form a quorum. No Senate election can proceed while the party ring remains intact.
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Frankfort
Joint Assembly
Kentucky
United States Senate
Blackburn
Herim
Julian
Duero
Worthington
Rescue at Sea Ends With Frostbitten Crews
Two tugs Jessie Enos and Helene set out from Cleveland on a voyage to the lake. A blizzard trapped them in ice near the breakwater, forcing a perilous rescue by harbor tugs. Helene and her crew suffered severe frostbite while Jessie Enos remained stranded near the breakwater.
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Cleveland
Jessie Enos
Helene
Fire destroys Tiger and Poorman concentrators in Idaho mine
Fire at the Tiger and Poorman Consolidated mine in Wallace Idaho destroyed the concentrators and compressor hoist. Damage is estimated near 100000 to 114000 insurance. Two boilers survived and rebuilding is planned with new concentrator and water powered hoist within six months. Principal owners include Glidden Culbertson Kingsbury Clark.
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Bolee
Ida
Wallace
Anya
Burke
Tiger and Poorman Consolidated Company
Ile Intuice
Tiger Works
Boller
Tiger
Northern Pacific
Bollera
Culbertson
American
Newark
Caledonian
Edinburg
Scotland
Manchester
Manat Rey Oma
Culberteos
Harry Glidden
Fraser & Chalmers
Cour a'Alenes
Elnce
S85
Glidden
Spokane
F R Culbert Son
C. Kingsbury
Patsy Clark
Butte
England and Italy Not Ables in Commons Speech
London March 19 The government shows reluctance to fully accept a curzon statement in the house of commons about the Anglo Egyptian advance in the upper Nile region. He referred to the Sallans as our staunch allies a phrase not in the Times parliamentary report, allegedly omitted by the government.
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London
House of Commons
Curzon
Upper Nile
Cirron
Times
England's Egypt Move Shocks Russian Public Opinion
A St. Petersburg dispatch to the Herald notes England's rapid Egypt action staggers Russian public opinion. Vedomist says England knows Central Europe’s pulse better than any rival. Novoe Vremya hints at a real war in prospect and the possible need for Indian troops. Gen Lee's saddle and the buyer’s saddle have been sold in Chicago.
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New York
The
Herald
St. Petersburg
England
Egypt
Europe
Gold mining costs fall with modern methods in the west
A Boston Globe report notes dramatic price drops across mining inputs as modern, efficient processes replace wasteful methods. Rail access and cheap supplies cut costs from teamsters to cyanide and furnaces, with overall raw material and treatment expenses sharply reduced while ore returns rise.
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Boston Globe
Colorado
Wyoming
Sionton
France Faces Nile Campaign Tensions Amid British Plans
In Paris discussions the Berthelot note moderates fears of open rupture with Britain over Egypt. French officials defend Egyptian interests, warn against prolonging occupation, and stress concern over Sudan while questioning British aims and French leverage in upper Nile expansion. The piece highlights volatile European diplomacy and domestic unease.
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Egypt
Chamber of Deputies
M. Berthelot
M Berthelot
France
Great Britain
Dietbund
Sesnf
Marquis of Dufferin
Nile
Upper
Derbelot
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S. M. Browne
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Duchesne
Ulotab
Ouray
Vernal Building & Manufacturing CO
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William Cook
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H. Oakes
Trout Creek Park
Taylor Mountain
ON Chung
John Voelker
Uintah House
William Winn
Wilkine
E. T. Sumner
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