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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1894
Page
4
Northwest news notes a proposed seigniorage silver coinage bill with no amendments. It mentions Congressman Voued and a push to seek populist aid, plus Patthaven water rate at 2.50, and Pullman, Washington planning a fruit and vegetable cannery with a rail line project near Mount Ranier.
The piece notes a proposed duty on lead ore imports, a 15 percent salary cut for city officials in Maller City Washington, a new schoolhouse costing 1500 dollars, possible Inuit cannery plans at Whatcom, and ongoing discussions on silver coinage and treasury policy with votes and committee actions. It also mentions the Kearsarge reclamation bill, a life sentence for an Oregon murderer, and various local tax and public works items across Washington and nearby regions.
Milwaukees Fourth Regiment faces internal tension amid reports Captain Wear of the Russian Guard discharged members for belonging to the American Protective Association. An investigation is said to be ordered and Wests successor resigned amid anti Catholic fears. Claims of a plot to pack the Wisconsin National Guard with ASA members circulate as the controversy unfolds.
A brutal early morning home invasion in New Brunswick ends in deaths of a mother and infant, with two Black assailants William Thompson and Hen Baker. Thompson dies after a struggle, Baker fatally injured and later dies. A coroner’s jury exonerates Baker. The scene involved a shotgun fired by Baker and subsequent pursuit to a doctor.
In Portland Oregon a federal judge in the Northern Pacific suit against its receivers overruled the demurrer. In Walla Walla a jury found A H Patterson not guilty of seduction involving Annie Moran aged about 15 after he admitted sharing a room with her but denied criminal intimacy. Patterson was discharged.
A stream of rural guidance covers year round milking, feed blends, water management, and fowl care. It stresses consistent nutrition, proper housing, and regular attention to stock to maximize butter quality and yield, with tips on butter making and dairy profitability.
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