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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1893
Page
4
An unclear report mentions a Brave Indian and an oath tied to a local event. Names and places are obscured by OCR errors but indicate a personal or cultural incident with a notable individual and a ceremonial gesture. Further readable details are unavailable from the fragment.
Henry H Yard stands trial in Philadelphia for collusion with ex President Gideon W Marah, now a fugitive. In Idaho at a post Falls rally a Carlin party condemns cowardice and inhumanity for abandoning Colgate. The U S grand jury in Walla Walla indicts 37 of 70 arrested in Yakima county for selling liquor to Indians. A 14 year old Creek Indian boy is found guilty of murder in Mort Smith Arkansas.
The Hawaiian Provisional Government signals readiness to mobilize if needed as tensions rise over looming conflict. Officials vow to defend authority and protect citizens while seeking stability amid regional upheaval.
Honolulu dispatch dated December 4 reports the provisional government threatening to restore the monarchy with U S aid if needed. A large meeting condemned Hughes annexation demands while preparations for defense intensify as U S warships are restricted from landing troops without written consent. The matter fuels diplomatic maneuvering in Washington with calls for further information and possible congressional action.
Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri fights with a Republican rival Marcellie West in a restaurant. Clark draws a knife, slashes the opponent's neck, and is later arrested on a general assault charge awaiting court action. He vows to limit political debates in Washington. Andrew Iver named for a land office post.
An October reminiscence recalls pioneer grit and a fatal double cross in the Carbonate mining rush. A Denver clerk, Jim, seeks wealth with a partner Bill in a Leadville claim. A silver carbonate pocket becomes the scene of a tense vault encounter. Jim turns on Bill, a struggle ensues, Jim is wounded, captured, and dies later without confessing the motive.
Tony Tobec and his young son Adrien live quietly in Montparnasse’s shadowed Parisian tenement. His unfaithful wife Clementine returns after a year, seeking forgiveness, and Tony forgives without bitterness, taking her back in a simple, generous gesture.
General Alger pressed Governor Rich to rally private aid for starving miners in the upper peninsula. He warned prosperous farming districts would be urged to share meat and groceries as a relief committee briefed the executive group on the miners’ conditions during a statewide Relief Association gathering in Devon Michigan.
Exreceiver Farley, aged 80, wins a Supreme Court decision granting over 4 million dollars to eleven heirs of Norman Kitson who died in 1884. The case centers on a disputed asset sale involving James J. Hill and the Great Northern and St Paul and Pacific railways, with Farley alleging conspiracy while Hill denies devising any payout. Grave robbers Bolumer and Mardin found guilty in a medical college district court. Weather forecast calls for Schaffer to be the local observer. Jute bags to be sold at 2 cents each after January 1 by the Washington penitentiary board.
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