President Harrison Signs Durborow World Fair Bill
The Fifty second congress closes with the World's fair appropriation and sundry civil bills passed. Harrison signs the Durborow World’s fair bill using a quill, sending the quill to Colonel Elliott Shepard. Sessions end with pension codification plans and a presidential trip to Loon Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Elliott F. Shepard
Sub-Treasury
House
Committee On Ways and Means
WestmneTor
Senate
Congress
Mesars
Plumb
Barbour
Crisp
Lang
Fifty Second Congress
House of Representatives
Capitol
Halford
Elliott Shepard
New York
Sub-Treasury Bills Reported Adversely by Committee
The Ways and Means Committee reported adversely the Alliance sub-treasury bills before adjournment. They cite centralization and paternalism as harmful, noting workers with crops could borrow while day laborers or those without goods could not. The panel unanimously recommended the bills lie on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Ways and Means
W AsHt Newton
House
Alliance
Sub-Treasury
Deserting the Capitol as Congress Ends Its Session
Senators and Representatives overwhelmed by departure routines after the first session of the Fifty-second Congress. The Capitol emptied as members packed desks and prepared to return home. Speaker Crisp conferred with an invalid committee in hopes of appointing a special panel before adjournment.
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Asitxeton
Aatives
Pearson
Ohio
Martin
Indiana
Wilson
Missouri
Filck
Iowa
Waugh
Wasminerox
Aug
Capitol
Senate
House
Asszious
Crisp
Committee On Rules
Call to Democratic Clubs Issued for Oct Convention
Chauncey F. Black president of the national Democratic club association issues a call for a national convention to be held October 4 in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wishington
Aug
Chauncey F. Black
New York City
Giant gold shipment leaves San Francisco for New York
The United States sub treasury in San Francisco sent a five car train of gold coin toward the east on Thursday night. The movement follows large holdings and speculation about the motive, with estimates suggesting at least two million dollars were shipped though the exact total is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
Sierras
Truckee
Sub-Treasury
Failure of Baron Hirschs Colony in Argentina Reported
The Jewish Chronicle confirms the failed Baron Hirsch colony in Argentina Repub lic. Conditions at Molseville are described as bewildering with ill chosen lands and many families living in tents and sheds for months. Colonel Goldsmith’s arrival sparked reforms met by threats, leading the colony to seek protection and break up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Hirech
London
Jewish Chronicle
Baron Hirsch
Argentine Republic
Molseville
Goldsmith
Duquesne Rioters Released on Bail After Arrest
Five of eleven Duquesne rioters were released on bail of 2000 each by Alderman Kile Friday night. Bail for the remaining men is unsettled as of Saturday morning. Superintendent Morrison reports all mechanical department workers returned to duty and expects most others back by Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne
PiTspone
James Esler
John T. Bennett
John McClain
Emilie Coates
John Hass
Alderman Kile
Potter
Morrison
Duquesne Aunit
Two Men Killed by Lightning in Salem Area
A heavy shower in Salem and vicinity saw several lightning strikes. George Arnold and William Doren were killed instantly, two others were knocked senseless, and Doren was pinned by a sash after falling from a window until rescue. In Peabody a new house was struck and carpenter Thomas Hanna was instantly killed.
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Salem
Mass
Aug
George Arnold
William Doren
Doren
Peabody
Thomas Hanna
Prohibition Party Nominates Cranfill for U.S. President
Will Be Formally Notified in Waco Texas August 11 as Rev J B Cranfill is named the national Prohibition party nominee for president. The notification committee includes George C Christian Arkansas John T Tanner Alabama E Heath Texas Sam W Small Georgia and D Ward King Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
J. B. Cranfill
National Prohibition Party
United States
George C. Christian
Arkansas
John T. Tanner
Alabama
E. ©. Heath
Texas
Sam W. Small
Georgia
D. Ward King
Missouri
Somerby's Accounts Found Flawless by Supreme Committee
Indianapolis Aug. 8 The suit for a receiver of the Iron Hall paused as officers pause legal steps while experts review orders and accounts. The executive committee reports it has examined Supreme Justice Somerby’s accounts and found them flawless.
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Somerby
Indianapolis
The
Iron Hall
Executive Committee
Supreme Justice
Democrats nominate Hunt in First Illinois district race
Chicago reports Robert L Hunt received the Democratic nomination for Congress in the First Illinois district on Saturday. In the Fourth district former Alderman Julius was named for Congress by the party.
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Congress
Chicago
Robert L Hunt
Illinois
Julius
Cholera Strikes City as Four Affected and Three Die
Four persons were stricken with cholera here on Thursday and three died yesterday. Several more cases are reported, signaling a widening outbreak and prompting health officials to issue warnings and monitor contacts.
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Mosow
Kalseer Billy Wins Cowes Race
The German emperor's yacht Meteor won at Cowes beating the Inverna in a close finish with Loxpos noted among entrants.
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Kalseer
Billy
Loxpos
Aug
Meteor
Cowesby
Lverna
Notable figures span four cities in obituary notice
Colonel John Bundy a famed spiritualist in Chicago Dr Francis Theodore Ingalls Drury College president in Springfield Missouri Anson Nelson prominent Tennessean in Nashville and James Beammon veteran journalist in Little Rock are listed in a brief society notice.
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John ©. Bundy
Chicago
Francis Theodore Ingalls
Drury College
Springfield
Anson Nelson
Nashville
James Beammon
Little Rock
Wrecks on the Rail Near Connellsville
A midnight collision eight miles east of Connellsville Harbor Creek caused a slow westbound freight to derail and be struck by the Boston Special from Chicago. Engineer William Welch and Fireman Burkner, both of Buffalo, were killed. several passengers injured, one seriously.
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Boston
Chicago
Connellsville
Elk
Lake Shore
Here
Stephen Perry
Indianaporis
Harbor Creek
William Welch
Burkner
Buffalo
Disobedience of Orders Triggers Fatal Railroad Crash
A head on collision between two Baltimore and Ohio freight trains near Indian Creek four miles east of Corneliusville occurred at 1 am on Saturday. Two engineers were killed and several crew injured after disobedience of train orders. Five cars piled over the wrecked engines.
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Prrrapure
Aug
Indian Creek
Corneliisville
Baltimore and Ohio
Johnson
Robert Moore
Freight wreck halts ATSF line after washout west of Denver
A freight train on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe collided with a washout caused by heavy rains at Timpan eighteen miles south of Denver. The engine and eight cars were derailed. Two section men were injured one fatally. Six hundred feet of track washed out delaying traffic until repairs.
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Denver
Aug
Timpan
Here
Robbery of Mail Boxes Strikes Cambridgeport
A wholesale robbery of United States mail boxes occurred on Friday night in Cambridgeport. Four mail boxes were torn from posts, smashed, and their contents taken between 10 p.m. and midnight. Some destroyed boxes were found a few hundred feet from the original locations and an attempted assault on a young woman on the public highway was reported.
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Bostox
Aug
United States
Cambridgeport
Stevens Point Strike Settled And Wage Increases Agreed
The Stevens Point dispute between mill owners and striking workers ends with a near complete concession by employers. A ten hour day replaces eleven, and workers earning under 1.50 a day receive a 12 cent rise. About one hundred men will see higher earnings as mills resume immediately.
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Stevens Point
Wid
Aug
Carey Charged After Attempted Shooting in Adrian
Adrian Michigan August report states William P Carey, enraged by alleged wife’s attentions to William Dean, tried to shoot Dean with a revolver. Carey allegedly used center-fire cartridges held to Dean’s chest and was seized by bystanders before being jailed.
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Adrian
Mich
William P. Carey
William Dean
Carey
Dean
Heis
Double Tragedy Near Celina In Wheat Threshing Incident
At a wheat thrashing near Celina Ohio John Day was feeding the thrasher when an accident injured his companion Henry Shryhock. Day fatally thrust Shryhock into the thrasher and was then killed by Shryhock's brother John who stabbed Day with a pitchfork. John Shryhock is jailed.
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Celina
John Day
Henry Shryhock
Day
John Shryhock
Bismarck Passes Through Berlin on Prussia Journey
Prince Bismarck arrived at Spandau on a trip to visit his brother at Naugard with Princess Bismarck. A large crowd greeted them at the Ue railway station as they proceeded through Berlin, receiving cordial recognition from onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hismarck
Berlin
Beulin
Prince Bismarck
Spandau
Naugard
Prussia
Princess Bismarck
Bismarck
Sin
Apportionment Void in Monroe County Case
Judge Ram and colleagues ruled the New York apportionment act void and unconstitutional. They cited inequitable district representation and disregard of the constitutional provisions governing apportionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kocurstren
N.Y
Ramsay
Monroe County Board of Supervisors
Bennington Arrives in Huelva After Spanish Salutes
The United States Steamship Bennington reached Huelva on a Saturday greeting. The Spanish squadron exchanged seven salutes with the Bennington as the captain sent agents aboard the Colnarbus caravel Saute for formalities.
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Huelva
Aug
United States
Hennington
Bennington
Colnarbus Caravel
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