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A devastating fire sweeps through the rural settlement, consuming homes, crops, and winter stores, leaving families to pick through the ashes.
“Mrs. Van Duna and her little boy to battle against a sea of fire as it swept over them.”
As Washington prepares for statehood, national parties prepare for a heated contest over legislative control and future congressional influence.
“The new states will be taken into the Union amid a political excitement such as has never before been known in the history of that region.”
Federal authorities tighten rules on soldiers' homestead claims to stop large cattle companies from using widows as proxies to secure public land.
“It was discovered that these widows were employed by cattle companies to file homestead entries.”
President Wilson faces a potential national rail strike as executives and labor unions clash over the eight-hour workday and the limits of arbitration.
“If a small number of men can block the country’s business the country ought to know it. The sooner the better.”
With merchant vessel construction doubling in a year, American yards refuse new contracts as the United States approaches pre-Civil War shipbuilding dominance.
“The amount of tonnage under construction in American yards has doubled within the last year.”
A local streetcar driver challenges McKinley’s protectionist rhetoric after a surprise tax bill on his mother's gift from Ireland.
“If the foreigner pays the tax, as you say he does, I am entitled to get my money back, but I do not know just exactly to what foreign government to apply.”
A House committee prepares to claw back millions of acres from the Central Pacific Railroad, citing failed construction promises.
“The committee cannot but conclude that the Central Pacific company has had enough aid from government, and should be held to the strict letter of the law in this case.”
As Congress approves a billion-dollar, five-year military preparedness program, Washington State representatives split their votes amid concerns over regional equity and industrial policy.
“They did so primarily because, they said, they desired to send it back to conference in hope of getting provisions for a larger regular army.”
Twenty major rail companies seek 'immediate relief' to cover rising labor and equipment costs.
“A financial situation requiring immediate relief.”
A fishing trip turns into a chaotic, close-quarters wrestling match when a persistent angler finally secures her catch in an unconventional way.
“I sat down upon him! I did it calmly, and I trust with dignity, but without delay; it was the only thing to do.”
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