President McKinley urges prompt tariff act to restore finances
President McKinley tells Congress in a March 15 1887 message that extraordinary session is needed due to rising government debt. He cites deficits, bond sales, and shrinking gold reserves since 1892, urging a strong tariff to raise revenue and stimulate industry while avoiding further debt. He calls for a rapid enactment of a tariff law to fund operations and protect domestic production.
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Washington
Congress
Congress of the United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Webra
Thia
William M'Kinley
Public hangings in Kentucky stun Newport crowd over Pearl Bryan murder
The Shetterers of Porel Treat Handed at Kentucky Newport were hanged Saturday for the January 20 1806 Pearl Bryan murder. Jackson’s body was cremated Saturday night in Cincinnati and ashes carried to Greencastle Indiana by his mother.
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Porel Treat
Kentucky
Newport
Marcel
Scott Jackson
Alonzo Walling
Pearl Bryan
Jackson
Ueely
Cincinnati
Greencastle
Ind
Murder case links Scott Jackson to Pearl Bryan mystery
In a 19th century style chronicle, Pearl Bryan, a 22 year old from Greencastle, is found dead near Newport after meeting Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling in Indianapolis. Jackson and Walling are jailed, each denying involvement as investigators piece together elusive movements before her death. Pearl was about to become a mother, and the case ties to Jackson, Walling, and their unrelated associates.
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Pearl Bryan
Alexander Bryan
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Scott Jackson
Ohio College of Dental Surgery
Jackson
Indiana House
Alonzo Walling
Fort Thomas
Walling
West Ninth Street
Ach
John Jackson
Ind
Edwin Post
Depauw University
Indiana
Sarah Walling
Oxford
Senate in Special Session Marks Kansas Seat Contested
Washington reports hinge on McKinley order as Senate convenes in special session to read the president's message and seat the new Kansas senator Harris. House debates include Reed reelection, tariff bill progress, and civil service amendments amid broad legislative activity.
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Senate
McKinley
Hobart
Kansas
Harris
Elkins
Rep. W. Va
United States
United States Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
St. Croix
St. John’s
St. Thomas
Charles A. Gordon
Chicago
Maj. McDowell
Pennsylvania
House
Thomas B. Reed
Rep
Joseph W. Beiley
Dem. Tex
Reed
Cleveland
Ways and Means
Dingley
Congress
Jenkins
Wis
Maxwell
Neb
Blockade of Crete Targets Christian Interior
Crete blockade began Sunday morning per foreign admirals proclamation. Action seems aimed at starving Christians inland while Muslims along coast towns may land supplies. Six great Christian nations of Europe enforce the order with limited Muslim disruption.
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Europe
Notable 1900s News Briefs Highlighting Deaths, Fires, Elections
A cyclone, fires, and a long Kansas legislative session mark the latest updates. Notable events include deaths of dignitaries and locals in Kentucky and Rhode Island, a Peoria fire causing $100,000 loss, and Castleton’s McKinley era dispatches. The Kansas legislature adjourned sine die after 67 days, and boxing fatalities occur in Philadelphia matches. The era’s broader strokes include ship releases from Cuba, a 240 mile six day bicycle win in Chicago, and wheat prices hitting a new peak in St. Louis.
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Conigsky
Peoria
Cleveland
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Texas
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Denton
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Cash Wheat
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T. F. Oakes
Hong Kong
New York
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Esteban Vinero
Cuba
H. Fe, Roberson & Son
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Kansas
McKinley
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General Land Office
Utica
Miss
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James N. Morrell
Mountain Creek
Ala
G. J. Walker
Washington
Ihn Davis
James Edwards
Chattanooga
Tenn
Philadelphia
Edward Gibbons
Christian Xielnecker
Treasury
Grover Cleveland
United States
Neal Dow
Maine
Boston
Massachusetts
Lake Charles
Clayton
Hornsby
Vidalia
Louisiana
Fiendish multiple murder shocks Orrick Missouri
Rainwater a farmer killed his brother in law John Thurman in an orchard then murdered his wife his mother in law Mrs William Artman Sr and his 13 year old stepdaughter Ethel Gentry before killing himself in the Orrick Missouri home. Jealousy over his mother in law and domestic strife cited as motive. Only William Artman Sr and Mary Artman survive.
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Kan
William Fees
Here
Orrick
B. Rainwater
John Thurman
William Artman
Ethel Gentry
Mary
Rainwater
Trade review says gains but overall slow in prosperity
From New York March 20 R G Dow & Co reports weekly trade review noting steady gains with more hands at work and more mills operating yet overall business remains well below former prosperity. Demand for loans rises, especially in dry goods and iron and steel. failures for the week total 216 in the United States, 0 in Canada. Also brief notes: Bennie West, eight, in Monmouth Illinois, killed his mother with a 22 caliber rifle. Joan Smith, a black preacher, shot to death by a mob in Scottsboro Alabama. high diver Brodie Williams dies after a 75 foot fall in Palm Beach. Rev J K Lewis retires as US Army chaplain with captain’s pension.
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R.G Dow & Co
United States
Canada
Snail Bay
Monmouth
Ill
Bennie West
Smithshire
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