Red Tape and Gold Coin Shortage at Mint Scandal
A June Philadelphia incident recounts Public Printer Benedict sending waste gold leaf to the mint to be paid in gold coin. The mint sent $1,019.54 in coins, a $20 piece weighed as light, triggering a complex cascade of reimbursements and requests to balance accounts, ending with questions of who paid the shortage and how light coins escaped the scales. Also noted are a Scotch miners strike affecting 60,000 workers and 20,000 steel workers, and 100 Negro miners heading to Alabama to replace striking labor.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Morgan
Goe
Townsend
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mint
Mangas
Benedict
Kcotch
House Passes Bills and Consular Nominations June 26
The House approved several miscellaneous bills including making Labor Day a legal holiday and standardizing oaths for pension claims. An amendment to exempt state and municipal bonds from income tax was defeated 43 to 30 with some Democratic defections. The President sent two consular nominations: Charles DeKay to Berlin and W M Little to Tegucigalpa.
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Senator Hill
United States
Hill
Yeas
Mensra
Gray
Poh
Mr. Irby
Messrs. Allen
Peffer
Kyle
Smith
Oh Hills
House
Senate
Charles DeKay
New York
Berlin
Germany
W. M. Little
North Carolina
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Uncle Sam's Treat in Senate Cooling Drinks
In Washington with hot weather, five or six dozen Apollinaris bottles and a box of lemons are used daily to make lemonade for senators. The drink is prepared in the basement, carried to the cloakroom in buckets, and served in three gallon coolers. Two men squeeze lemons, mixing juice with sugar and Apollinaris, funded from the contingent fund. No alcohol. bathrooms offer various amenities including tea water and steam, with quinine pills and Jamaica ginger in the sergeant at arms office. A Florence dispatch notes the death of EB P. Fabbri, ex-Drexel banker, once part of the Drexel firms, reputedly leaving $20,000,000. In Victoria, Indians who own boats in northern British Columbia salmon fisheries have organized with white workers and struck over pay cuts.
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Senate
Uncle Sam
Sonntty
Arm's Office
Jamaica
Victoria
British Columbia
California Syrup of Figs advertisement claim
A vintage promo asserts Hig Sve or similar spelling offers a fruit based remedy. It extols figs as a unique laxative that eases head aches colds and constipation while delivering gentle action and pleasant taste. The text reads like an old patent medicine pitch with location hints and brand style.
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California
Tows
Faroe
Agent of Anarchists and Carnot Funeral Plans Stir Lyons
Disorder and rioting flare after President Carnot’s assassination as crowds clash with police. Anarchist Santo confesses to acting alone but authorities seek possible accomplices. Three Vienna suspects arrested in the conspiracy. Carnot’s body moves toward Paris for funeral set for Monday. Italy signals sympathy with half mast flag. bomb threats target miner homes near Birmingham and Selma strikes.
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Vienna
Carnot
Leen
Paris
Lyons
France
Aga 1
Benoist
Santo
Montpelier
Beieved
Cotto
Telegraph Brevities Chronicle Two Murders and Losses
J C Curry a dealer from Chattanooga shot and killed Riley Houtchin a black man after being asked for Senator Thomas and Martin of Virginia after the November elections. Wygh Caneiotin is found dead on a farm near the city. Ted Salli has been losing his team from the top.
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J.C. Curry
Riley Houtchin
Negro Hackman
Thomas & Martin
Viriss
Wygh Caneiotin
Ted Salli
Notorious Kentucky Horse Capers In Simpson County
An alleged cousin of Grover Cleveland named George W Rowe, famed for loving Kentucky horses, was arrested in Simpson County on horse stealing charges. He reportedly met a missing horse from Colonel Tom Moore’s stable, was jailed, and allegedly appealed to President Cleveland to secure release to preserve family honor. Rose, claiming maternal ties to Cleveland, fled after attempting to swap Moore’s horse for another.
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George W. Rowe
Kentucky
Rose
Cleveland
Alligat
Moore
A Boy's Gun Ends Tragic Family Trife in Louisville
In Louisville on June 26 Barbara Atzinger, her brother Andrew Atzinger, and teamster Frank Reinhardt faced a deadly confrontation. Reinhardt, accused of long abuse, was shot several times by Andrew after threatening Barbara and a earlier assault. Reinhardt died instantly. authorities noted a complex family dynamic and prior ties with Mrs Atzinger.
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Tilling
Louusvinee
Barbara Atzinger
Andrew Atzinger
Frank Reinhardt
Mia
Atzinger
Reinhardt
Mrs. Atzinger
Ahaine
Thomas Cassy
Dazey Sentenced for Bank Speculations in Nashville
George A. Dazey was sentenced in Nashville after his motion for a new trial was overruled. He received two years in prison and a $1,000 fine for instigating speculative activity that led to Commercial National bank's closure. Cashier Porterfield is already serving a sentence. Also reported: escaped inmates Ethington and Morris recaptured near Chanksville after fleeing Nashville in a stolen skiff. In Hemmont, a black farmer Monroe Brown shot a man named Robertson over debt. Baltimore note reflects surprise at Dr. John D. Krommer verdict on murder by poisoning. Carrie Reed, 24, shot dead in Chicago. M. Tracy Murdered for Wis Mower in Minnesota. Republican League meeting in Denver noted.
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George A. Dazey
Sage
Dazey
Commercial National Bank
Carey
Kings County
Ion
Brooklyn
Porterfield
Chanksville
Felix Ethington
Vent Morris
Nashville
Jorria
Perry County
Ethington
Mississippi River
Hemmont
Tewn
Monroe Brown
Robertson
Pomonia
Brown
Hoberteen
Baltimore
Citzens
John D. Krommer
Jobe
Mary
Chicago
Cincaco
Carrie Reed
Reod
George Ww & Co
Wild Beast Terrorizes Lexington After Human Attack
In Lexington fear grips the city as a wild animal, possibly a tiger, terrorizes residents. Reports describe it killing dogs and pigs for weeks and attacking a citizen on Montmolin Street near State College. Hunters work to kill the escaped animal from a menagerie as residents seek safe hours after dusk.
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Lexington
Winchester
Sam Talliver
Montmolin Street
Abril
Anl
Talliver Saya
Relief Comes Late In Ross Estate Case
Alexander Ross wins a $900,000 claim to the gloves estate of Alexander White in a supreme court ruling delivered by Judge McConnell. White, who died in 1872, was a wealthy paint and oil dealer. The decision comes as the claimant nears death, with family disputes over deeds and rights to the estate. The report also mentions unconfirmed pardon rumors about C W Lewis and other scattered notices from Curacao and Pensacola.
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Alexander Ross
Curcaco
McConnell
Ross
White
Supreme Court
Cilarato
Alexander White
Erstate
Childrey
Daler
Bennule
Cora
Margaret
Alexander
New York
Annie Cora Dev Shrone
Yaharnee
York
Pee & Poor
Nan Ee
Ross Tsust
Eis Titleson
Lewis
Cuattanaova
Jane
Ik ‘Fa
C. W. Lewis
Key
United States Court
M Yenra
Lewin
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
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al- Beeman
Mr. Hill
Puitapecputa
Florence
Italy
EB. P. Fabbri
Drexel
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President Carns
Faris
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Thenae
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