Francis report on public lands pensions and railroads
Secretary Francis submits the annual interior report noting last year’s appropriation at $157,179,656 with present-year estimates higher. He cites 1,849,072,587 acres in public domain, 600,000,000 vacant, 13,854,000 leased to railroads, and 946,219,160 acres segregated. He urges settlement of waste acreage, forest preservation, arid-land reclamation, and state control proposals. He details land grant disputes with Northern Pacific extension and Oklahoma leasing issues, pension totals near $2.08 billion over 31 years, and bond-aided railroad defaults forecasting substantial federal redemptions for Union Pacific and Central Pacific.
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Washington
the Interior
Francis
Alaska
Congress
Forestry Commission
Des Moines
General Land Office
Northern Pacific Railway Co
Duluth
Department
Court of Claims
Oklahoma
Frazicis
Germany
Indian Bureau
Central’ ‘Pacific
Union ‘Pacific
Union Pacific
Union:Pacific Railroad
Bena Fidera
Central Pacific Railroad
Nicaragua Canal and Interior Building Needs Debate
The act chartering the Nicaragua Canal Co requires annual pb reports to the secretary of the interior. A preliminary statement shows no canal work since 1893. The secretary urges purchase or condemnation of land near the interior building for new offices to expand government facilities and dignified architecture.
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Nicaragua Canal Co
Secretary of the Interior
Canal Company
Maritime Canal Co
Nicaragua Canal Construction Co
Nicaragua Co
Congress
Interior Department
Nations
Treasury
Soldiers' Home Officials To Be Prosecuted In Iowa Case
Des Maresis reports federal attorney C D Fulton will swear out warrants next week for the commandant and trustees of the Marshalltown soldiers home on charges under sections 4747 to 4749 Revised Statutes. A rule requiring pensioners to surrender pensions above six dollars monthly was challenged, state courts have varied, and the federal rule allows only certain trust arrangements for national homes.
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Iowa
United States
Des Maresis
C. D. Fulton
Southern District of
Marshalltown
Marshall County Court
Supreme Court
World's Goinage Report From Director of the Mint
The report by Director R E Preston details mint and assay office operations for the year 1846, with world coinage totals: gold 231 million, silver 122 million, total 353 million. It cites global metallic stock and unbacked paper around 10.94 billion and urges authority to fund experiments to curb counterfeit silver coinage due to a 100 percent bullion to nominal value gap.
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Washington
R. E. Preston
AngloAmerican,Lombard suit in Kansas City case
In Wichita the Anglo American Sandy Mortgage and Agency Co files suit in district court against Lombard Investment Co for 200000. The action signals a wave of suits against eastern stockholders and hinges on double liability laws affecting corporations and stockholders, while Havana papers warn that inland farming is essential to avoid famine.
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Wichita
Kans
Sandy Mortgage and Agency Co
Lombard Securities
Lombard Investment Co
Kansas City
Eastern
A Crack at Germany and Retaliatory Port Dues
Washington reports a likely break in US Germany relations as Grover Cleveland revokes the January 1888 proclamation suspending six cents per ton duties on German vessels. The move cites reciprocal unfair treatment and cites other tariff and trade frictions including bounty duties, cattle and hog product exclusions, and oleo-glucose and petroleum duties, with ambassador Uhl noted among negotiators.
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United States
Empire of Germany
United States of America
Empire of
Germany
Empire
Grover Cleveland
BE Bk. Uhl
Berlin
Mr. Uhl
Battle in Letcher county leaves four dead
Meager reports from Mipplespono Kentucky recount a clash between the Morgan family allied with Congressman D. C. C. Colson and the Harrison family backing ex Congressman John D. White. In a mill road confrontation after words were exchanged gunfire killed William Harrison and Henry Harrison and critically wounded Tom and Caleb Morgan. Morgan died at first discharge.
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Mipplespono
Letcher County
Morgan
D. C. C. Colson
Harrison
John D. White
Mr. Morgan
Thomas
Caleb
John
William Harrison
Jim
Henry
Henry Harrison
Tom
Caleb Morgan
Mistaken In The Man Elopement In Kentucky
J L Christ and Miss Katie Emmal of Middlesboro ran away to marry on Wednesday. Father William Emmal confronted them on a train. Katie sat beside Congressman D C Colson as Emmal believed he aided the elopement. Emmal attacked Colson, drew a pistol, but the conductor stopped the shooting.
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Pineviter
J. L. Christ
Katie Emmal
Middlesboro
William Emmal
Katie
D. C
Emmal
Gratifying Reduction in Failures for the Month of November
Dan’s Commercial Review reports a drop in classified failures for November to about forty percent of September’s total, with eleven months’ defaults at $198,738,459. The piece notes declines in iron market prices, recovering demand, and activity in vessels, buildings, and steel production, alongside mixed movements in wool and cotton manufacturing and weaker raw cotton markets.
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New York
R. G. Dan & On
Bessemer Pig
Pittsburgh
Gray Forge
United States
Canada
Water recedes after Chippewa gorge danger ends
Chippewa Falls Wis Dec 4 The danger is over as water recedes about three feet and flows off. Mayor Lindley Col Jones US engineer surveyed the river and said the receding water should be permanent and the gorge less menacing. Anchor ice still moves downstream but not sticking to the gorge.
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Chippewa
Lindley
Col. Jones
Asudden
Flying Machine Fame Scheme Ends In Vanity
A pale young man dreams to become famous by inventing a 400 foot long gold flying machine powered by a 4,000 horsepower engine. He plans to mail postal cards to newspapers to trigger seven column coverage and a national image, then live on interviews. The Chicago Times-Herald reports the absurd plan.
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United States
Napoleon
Chicago Times-Herald
Buttered cures and love in early ad text
A Detroit Free Press line notes a tongue tied lover whose money speaks. The Chicago Standard promotes St Jacobs Oil as a cure for aches and pains with earnest, warm wisdom.
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Detroit Free Press
St. Jacobs Oil
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Kus
Havana
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Piareat
Chicago Standard
California Fig Syrup Co
St. Louis
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