Pension rolls rise as Evans details generous liberal laws
Washington report by Commissioner H. Clay Evans shows 753,451 surviving soldiers and 237,415 widows on rolls, with $131,617,961 paid last year. Total disbursements since 1866 reach $2,389,910,974 as arrears are pushed toward clearance and medical examinations sped up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. Clay Evans
Pension Bureau
Canada
Ireland
Germany
England
Hiram Cronk
New York
Pension Bureau Faces Backlog and Calls for Reform
The commissioner notes order 225 remains in force but no revisions were made this year. The bureau rejected 107 919 claims across classes, with many delays caused by claimants or attorneys. He urges a commission to revise laws and rules, biennial examinations for discharged pensioners, and repeal of the 1888 act that inflates fraudulent widows’ claims. The bureau cites Spain War pensions as unaffected by its orders and praises liberal administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Spain
Milwaukee officer seeks missing Kenosha girls in Racine
Racine on September 1 reports an officer from the Milwaukee Industrial School for Girls in town to locate Blanche Alamander and Mamie Tuttle who vanished from Kenosha last Friday. The two had been confined at the school and were on parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
Milwaukee Industrial School For Girls
Blanche Alamander
Mamie Tuttle
Kenosha
Dreyfus Confession Question Raised at Rennes Court Martial
The Rennes court martial held a secret session to hear testimony about Dreyfus's alleged words to Captain Lebrun-Renault on the morning of his degradation. Lebrun-Renault and Captain d Attel testified that Dreyfus proclaimed innocence and hinted at future vindication, while Major Forzinetti disputed the confession and denounced the narrator as an infamous liar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennes
Dreyfus
Lebrun-Renault
Germany
Forzinetti
Negro laborers to be sent south from Rockford
Mayor Brown and Chief Bargen arranged transport for a large gang of Black railroad ballast workers in Rockford. The coroner resumes the Miles Lee and George Woodward deaths inquiry. doctors doubt train killings. Foreman Fortner denies mistreatment, notes pay at $1.25 daily and many workers now refuse to work.
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Rockford
Ill
Brown
Bargen
Chicago
Miles Lee
George Woodward
Potter’s Field
Foreman Fortner
May Yet Have To Pay Hope Not Abandoned
Lansing Mich Sept 1 There is a bare chance the forty or more telephone companies that escaped 1898 taxes may be brought to book for tribute to the state The attorney general is asked for opinion on taxing under the old law in effect before 1881 which was never repealed If applicable these firms would report 1898 earnings and face assessments
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Supreme Court
Yesterday's League Baseball Scores Across Cities
Yesterday's results show Brooklyn 9 over Brooklyn 3, New York 7 over Pittsburgh 8, Baltimore 3 over St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 9 over Cincinnati 2, Louisville 7 over Washington 6, Chicago 5 over Boston 2, with Western League details Kansas City 8 over Grand Rapids 0 and Kansas City 0 over Grand Rapids 8.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Pittsburg
New York
St. Louis
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Louisville
Washington
Boston
Kansas City
Grand Rapids
Tragedy at Chestnut Street Crossing In Terre Haute
Willie Murphy an 11 year old boy was killed at a Chestnut street crossing in Terre Haute when he tried to pass between two moving freight cars as a Chicago and Eastern Illinois train crept by.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Willie Murphy
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Chestnut Street
Rebels Abandon Proposed Attack on Imus
Manila sept 1 The Fourth infantry prepared to receive the insurgents but the latter have ceased preparations for an attack on Imus.
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Manila
Imus
Formosa unrest and China trade scheme dominate Pacific dispatches
Vancouver reports multiple fronts. Formosa insurgents threaten Japanese rule as Rin leads rebels to seize Taiheisho and a broader rising looms. In San Francisco, Ho Yow backs a US China trading company plan to control Chinese commerce with 5 to 10 million capital, backed by Chinese government potential concessions and united by the Manufacturers' and Producers' association.
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Formosa
Siberian
China
San Francisco
United States
Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association
A. 8
Barbaro
Taipei
Taiheisho
Rin
San Shoho
Japan
Jujo Michitaka
Sadako
Tokugawa Keiki
Chwang-Shankaikwan
War Talks in Transvaal as Kruger Defers Cape Conference
Transvaal notes to Britain offer five year franchise concessions while seeking a rapid settlement to avert war. Greenes reply accepts the framework and proposes a Cape Town conference with Milner appointed investigator. Kruger signals possible secret meeting as Mozambique ammo is dispatched. Cape Colony rumblings hint at Dutch rebellion fears.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
Great Britain
Conyngham Greene
Sir Alfred Milner
Volksraad
Greene
Cape Town
Kruger
London
Daily Chronicle
Alfred Milner
Colesbury
Cape Colony
Cape
Schreiner
Cecil Rhodes
Joliet Paves Chicago Street with Asphalt Parade
Joliet Illinois celebrated the completion of asphalt paving on Chicago Street with a citywide procession of floats bands and departments watched by about twenty thousand. The new surface served as a mile long dancing floor during the celebration. In Evansville Indiana Mrs Elizabeth Englehart 55 proposes to Charles Umbach 57 and the couple wed after a courtship in this city.
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Joliet
Tls
Chicago
Evansville
Ind
Elizabeth Englehart
Charles Umbach
Tyre Sues Big Four for 10000 Damages in Indiana
Walter B. Tyre a passenger brakeman on the Big Four railway sues the company for 10000 damages claiming a stumble on crossties left him with a sprained ankle and permanent crippling.
Revolution in Santo Domingo Proclaimed as Jiminez Nearing Arrival
President Figuero yielded executive authority to the council of ministers. General Jiminez, revolutionary candidate for Santo Domingo’s presidency, plans to arrive on a special chartered steamer with the revolution reported bloodless and near victory.
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Puerto Plata
Figuero
Council of Ministers
Imbert
Revolutionary Committeee
Jiminez
Santiago de Cuba
Juan Isidro Jiminez
Santo Domingo
George
Wood
Brooke
Notable deaths and incidents reported across cities
Sunstruck farmer John Hannick of Center Wisconsin died within two hours. John Zach found dead by hanging in a Chicago box car. W S Smalley died after being struck by an engine in Chicago. Henry Noll lost an arm at A H Barber Mfg Chicago. Theodore Schultz killed by lightning near Brackett Wisconsin. Rumors of Dan Coughlin in Argentina and a second electric line proposal between Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls.
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John Hannick
Center
Janesville
Wis
Dan Coughlin
Chicago
Argentina
South America
John Zach
Hawthorne
W. S. Smalley
International Typographical Union
New York Sun
Henry Noll
A. H. Barber Manufacturing Company
Wisconsin Central Railway Company
Eau Claire
Chippewa Falls
J. C. Ogden
Douglas Park
William H. Condon
Secret Service
Treasury
D. Bruce
Roberts
McPherson
Theodore Schultz
Brackett
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Industrial School
Racine
Wisconsin and
Eighth Streets
Racine Golf Grounds
Wisconsin Street
Edith Groth
al Garth
C.P. Carrico
News OF the Orient
Vancouver
B. C
Greece
Privy Council
Athens
Saichiu
Empress Dowager OF
Canton
Russia
Wile
Flint, Mich
Eleanor Logan
Charles Logan
Minnie
Charles
Wisner
Trust
Peoria, Ill
Charles E. Duryea
The
Duryea
Peoria
Liao Kang
E. Schlumberger
Constantinople
Siberia
Domini
Piguere
Jimmes
G. H. Pratt
I. Klein
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington,iowa
Joseph Keck
Frank Stewart
Chash
Keck, Casnrer
C. M
Casey Bros
Feed and Sale Stable
Hotel Allen
E. M. McConaughy
Orrrom
Ll. Klein's Clothing Store
Orrer
Southend Corner Square
Columbia Corner
WasHianton, LA
Or of Washington Nat's Bank
East Main
P. W. McElwain
Parsous
Gauwranten
Wastinaron Lowa
Marsh W. Bailey
Crech
City Mall
West DeLong's
H. Sanford
C.J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Orrick
Bear Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
Washington, Iowa
W. E. Anderson, M. D
Ida Bailey
Geo. W. Hay
Offlicer
Graham Opera House
East
Washington Street
Iowa
Kemble
KemppLe Flower Co
Oskaloosa
Frank Rogers
Pisuero
Heureaux
Jimines
Mimself
Lena
Prank Coy
Hickory
Mount Vernon
Ills
Illinois
John B. Leoni
Jacksonville
Leoni
Butler
Porter
Ottumwa
Tom Butler
Charles Porter
Royal Baking Powder CO
Vita Medical CO
Jackson & Clinton Sts
Jackson & Clinton Sts., Chicagoh CO
Oarris & Co
Lee
Yaiples
Schneider
Nihs
Riley
T. J. Dempsey
Side Square
National Bank
J. H. Young
W. RK
Jeffrey
A. Anderson
Uash
J.T. Anderon
Washington County Savings Bank
Gagosite
Doa
Jos
Kwow
A. Warre
Cashier
Keox
V. P
M. Keck
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
A. H. Wallace
0. H. Keck
L.D. Robinson
J. F. Henderson
W. H. Butterfield
Cratl's
Ices
Harvey &Warfel
Squaes
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