Debated Silver Policy and President's Influence in Senate
The Senate discussed a resolution on silver coinage and the Sherman act with Senator Wolcott defending the mint reform and urging restraint on tariff debates. Opposition members accused the administration of improper influence while Senator Teller and others defended free speech and governance, as discussions moved to an executive session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Neb
Platt
Senate
Wolcott
Ee Senate
Sepstor Teller
Rep
Messrs
Turpie
Dem. Ind
Miem
Fla
Voorhees
Stewart
Cleveland
Hhis
Capitol
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Willams College
Congress
Cameron
Treasury
Bank of France
Tenn
Wilson
Ways and
Perkins
Palmer
Dem
Senator Stewart
England
Snhown
Morgan
Dem. Ala
G&t
House of Cox
Ind
Ben Jersey
Mr. J
du Idaho
Dubois Tin
Eeveetcheli
Chandler W Specent Tan Saeaware
Senator Gorman
Aldrich
Gorman
R. L
Maryland
Rhode Island
Teller
Peffer
Kan
Northen
Georgia
Committee On Finance
Bomb Attack on Gen Campos In Barcelona Kills Bystander
An anarchist tried to assassinate Capt Gen Martinez de Campos in Barcelona with a bomb during a parade. A civic guard soldier was killed and five others injured. Gen Campos himself escaped with minor injuries. The attacker, named Pallas, was seized by the crowd and faces immediate court martial. Two accomplices were arrested and police found violent revolutionary literature at the suspect’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campos
Spain
Barcelona
Martinez de Campos
Leig
Civic Guard
Pallas
Bustos
Molins
Murderers Escaped After Swamp Pursuit in Indiana
In Washington Indiana on September 25 the Wratten family murderers were cornered in Lenin's wood a roughly eighty acre swamp in Dubois county but slipped away. Neighbors saw a man bring food to the thicket and officers were alerted. Ethel Wratten 12 died Saturday night. others were killed. Public outrage ran high amid threats of harsh punishment if captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Wratten
Dubois County
Lenin
Death of Mrs Martyn in Sperry Iowa tragedy
Des Moines dispatch reports a fatal Sperry accident involving Mrs. Martyn wife of Mediapolis Presbyterian minister. Her daughter and Mrs. Ware suffered serious injuries as a buggy harness failure caused a plunge from a hill and a ravine fall. The dead were prepared for burial in Sperry and Mediapolis friends arrived to assist.
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Martyn
Des Moines
Sperry
Mediapolis
Colorado
Sioux City
Forbes
Fort Madison
Moorehead
Fargo
Joseph Dysart
Iowa
Huntington County
Dickinson
Mississippi
Lee County
Idl
Vinton
Eagle
Benton
Tama County
Senate
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Ames
Mason City
John Reid & Son
Rockford
Insurance Company
Reid & Son
F. Transo
Reid
Reids
A Dangerous Boarder in the Widow Flapjack Tale
In Texas Siftings a new boarder with two throats moves into the Widow Flapjack home. At a first meal he chokes on coffee and jokes about having two throats while the widow laments a man with one throat consuming much food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flapjack
Texas
Ancestor’s Triumph Misread Metalwork at Crusade Battle
A baron boasts an ancestor won a crusade battle by artillery skill. A friend points out gunpowder did not exist then. The tale says the enemy misinterpreted metal weapons as powder and fled in fear, granting victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
The Elections Repeal Bill Debate in the House
Debate on repealing the federal elections law opens in the National House with Mr. Tucker arguing voting power rests with states and the federal repeal would erase decades of federal-state conflicts. Republicans led by Mr. Brosius defend federal authority, while Democrats including Mr. Lawson and Mr. Daniels push repeal amid clashes over constitutional power and voter protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Dem. Va
United States
Rep
Brosius
Compton
Dem
Lawson
Dem. Ga
Pennsylvania
Garfield
Mallory
Dem. Fla
Senate
Bynum
Ind
Daniels
Rep. N
Grant
Cleveland
Danjiels
Mr. Fithian
Mr. Morse
Mass
Morse
Congressional
Lochren
Fithian
Illinois
Goldzier
Mr. M
Black
Ill
Mr. Black
Bobler
South
New York
Cannon
Johnson
Democratic Party
Morey
Chicago
Joe Mackin
Ohio
Indiana
Breckinridge
Dem. Ky
Mr. Johnson
Kentucky
Pollard-Breckinridge
Mr. Breckinridge
Man fires at crowd on Chicago Board of Trade
Charles Belden, 89, wounded two men and a woman in a noon shooting on the Chicago Board of Trade floor. Ammi Bennett likely fatally shot. Charles Roswell badly wounded jaw. Belden, described as insane, was captured after a struggle and later taken to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of Trade
Curiaco
Ammi M. Bennett
Board of Trade Mutual Benefit Association
Charles Roswell
Western Union
Lewis
Titusville
West
Monroe Street
Dr. Stewart
Clark and Adams Streets
Tom Barrett
Barrett
Supple
Brown
Charles Belden
la Salle Avenue
Belden
Chicago
Theodore Belden
la Salle Area
Philadelphia
Open Board of Trade
Board of Trade
New York
New Mexico
Kankakee
Russell Nominated for Governor by Massachusetts Democrats
Boston September 28 ex congressman John E Russell of Leicester was nominated for governor by the Democratic convention. James B Carroll of Springfield named for lieutenant governor. Charles Lillie John D Wheelwright and J W McDonald also named for state offices. Platform backs administration the Chicago platform and calls repeal of the silver purchase law. State banks with power to issue money under federal supervision urged to increase currency elasticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John E. Russell
Leicester
James B. Carroll
Springfield
Russell
Congress
J. W. McDonald
Marlborough
Charles Lillie
Dudley
John D. Wheelwright
Chicago
Senate
House
Murdered in the Strip Five Bodies Found Near Pawnee
A Cherokee Strip report says five men were found murdered near a camp in the Arkansas valley. Two had bullet holes in their heads while others suffered crushed skulls. The camp was looted and identities removed. Burglar proof safes are being used by Wells Fargo Express on multiple railways for security of cash shipments.
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Gururi
O. T
Pawnee
Cherokee Strip
Arkansas Valley
Kansas City
Wells, Fargo Express Company
Santa Fe
St. Louis
San Francisco
Pittsburgh & Gulf Railways
Briber Sentenced In Cronin Case
F W Smith pleaded guilty to attempting to bribe jurors in the Cronin case and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. A second item reports Germany ordering Indian corn mixed with oats for army horses, prompting expected American corn imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
F. W. Smith
Cronin
Germany
Washinoton
Edwards
Berlin
Department of State
Emma Weiland Dies After Clothes Taken by Fire
Emma Weiland, the seven year old daughter of Charles Weiland of South Elgin, burned when her clothes ignited from lighting paper she held. She lingered for several hours before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exers
Emma Weiland
Charles Weiland
South Elgin
Parting Words as World Parliament of Religion Ends
The World Parliament of Religion closes at the Art Institute in Curiaeo with thousands outside, as leaders from Brahmo Samaj to Shinto give farewell remarks. Bonney predicts creed wars end, spurring inner change and charitable deeds, while bishops offer benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaeo
Parliament of Religion
Art Institute
Columbus
Washington
P. C. Mazoomdar
Congress of Religions
America
Prince Wolkowsky
Russia
K. Hirai
Ping Quang Yu
Barrows
China
Augusta Chavin
Barnett
M. E Church
Kane
Catholic University At
Universal Brotherhood
Virchand R. Ganthi
India
Congress
George T. Caudlin
Methodist Church
R. Shibita
Japan
Frank Bristol
Chicago
H Dharmapala
Ceylon
Suami Vivekananda
Dr. Barrows
President Bonney
Bonney
Keane
Train Robbery Suspects Bound Over In Michigan Case
In Calumet Michigan Jack King John Butler George La Liberty and two Hogan brothers were arraigned for the Mineral Range train robbery. La Liberty confessed detailing the plot and the heist including the engine and express car actions. King and Butler were held to circuit court with $10000 bonds. Hogans also bound over. Other local notices followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
Mich
Calumet
Jack King
John Butler
George la Liberty
Hogan Brothers
Finn
la Liberty
Boston
King
Butler
Marquette
D. W. Hogan
Ed Hogan
Flooded Japan Disaster Leaves Thousands Homeless
The Empress of India reports floods at Gifu Japan with 652 houses swept away 14025 flooded 238 killed and 30205 left homeless. Vancouver readers learn of the widespread damage and humanitarian impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Gifu
Japan
Thirty Lives Lost Steamer Boiler Explodes Near Japan
Vancouver dispatch reports by the Empress of India state a boiler explosion on a steamer off the Japanese coast on August 24 killed thirty people. Survivors are reported to have been rescued or unaccounted for as authorities investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Empress of India
Ministers Denounce Lynching Demand Black Justice
A Missouri conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church urged vigorous public action to halt lynchings of Black people. Bishop Walters and others called for fair trials, lawful protest, and abolition of Jim Crow abuses while resisting violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Missouri
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Kentucky
Walters
J. P. Thompson
St. Louis
United States
John Holiday
Wreck Near Streator Claims Engineer and Injures Eleven
A head end collision on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy line four miles north of Streator Illinois killed Aurora engineer William Gribbell and injured eleven other crew and passengers from Aurora Ottawa and Streator including James Lumsden Arthur Fields Jasper Ruple and several Kanoughs. The crash occurred on a curve and Gribbell died within fifteen minutes after being struck by debris. The injured were taken to a local hospital.
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Streator
William Gribbell
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road
Aurora
James Lumsden
Verner
Ottawa
Gribbell
Criticism of Cleveland in London Standard
The Standard argues President Cleveland shows refreshing directness on currency muddle but errs in urging Senate to hurry, prompting Senator Stewart’s outburst. It notes Cleveland’s utterances sometimes resemble those of the German emperor and says his letter to Governor Northen may slow Sherman silver law repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Standard
Cleveland
Senate
Stewart
Gov
Northen
Georgia
Florida Wife Kills Her Husband Then Ends Her Life
In Sastorp, Florida, J. H. Raisley and his wife were found dead at their Paola station residence. A note in the wife’s handwriting read I can’t stand anything more. The coroner’s jury ruled Raisley died at his wife’s hands and she then killed herself, likely two days later. The couple had lived unhappily at Paola for fifteen years.
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Sastorp
Fla
J. H. Raisley
Paola Station
Paola
Raisley
Distillery Startups Stir Peoria as Whisky Taxes Loom
Peoria Ill Sept 29 Preparations continue to start up several distilleries October 1 despite statements from whisky trust headquarters. Rumors persist that the tax on whisky may rise, while anti trust houses plan to double capacity and hundreds of cattle arrive to support feed needs for the operations. Henry Maher western mine operator dies on Bank Street with 3000 in his pocket. Paris Sept 29 French government to award medals to every exhibitor at the Chicago fair to honor success there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Prorta
Ill
Whisky Trust
New York
Henry Maher
Bank Street
Newark
Dr. Maher
Paris
Chicago Fair
Connors and Flint Bound Over in Lake Shore Robbery Case
Aupuin Indiana September 20 John Connors and Eva Flint were bound over to Noble county grand jury on charges linked to the Lake Shore and Michigan Express robbery at Kessler on September 11. Bail set at 10000 dollars for each.
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Aupuin
Ind
John Conners
Eva Flint
Noble County Grand Jury
Lake Shore & Michigan Express
Kessler
Grasped a Live Wire on Portland Bridge
Carl Perham a bridge repairer on the East Side electric railway was instantly killed when he grasped a live wire while working on the bridge across the Clackamas river in Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Carl Perham
East Side Electric Railway
Clackamas River
Notorious Chicago gunman McGrath killed after shootout
James McGrath, a West Side figure linked to the Henry Street gang, shoots three men including Officer Michael Fleming before being fatally shot twice by Maxwell Street officers on Canal Street. Edward Jackson and Thomas Behan are wounded. Behan dies later. Police say the incident deepens gang conflicts.
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Jim” McGrath
Chicago
James McGrath
Maxwell Street
Michael Flemming
Thomas Behan
Henry Street
McGrath
Edward Jackson
West Eighteenth Street
Behan
Fleming
Butler
Canal Street
Mortell-Mc-Grath
Bank of Halsted Robbed by Three Men In Broad Daylight
Grand Forks North Dakota September 29 Three men robbed the Bank of Halsted Minnesota side of the river around 2 pm taking mostly specie and some bills about 2000 hidden. They held cashier A A Eckern at gunpoint and locked the door before fleeing toward the river crossing into North Dakota. A posse pursued but no capture reported.
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Halsted
Grand Forks
N. D
Bank of Halsted
Minnesota
A. A. Eckern
Eckern
North Dakota
Fatal Church Crush in Poland Kills Nine
A false alarm of fire at a Kalwarya synagogue near Suwalki on Thursday caused a panic as worshippers rushed to two exits. In the stampede nine people died, about twenty were unconscious, and over a hundred were injured with fifteen feared fatally. The rabbi and caretakers restored order after a ten minute scramble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Kalwarya
Suwalki
Three Men Killed in Kentucky Train Wreck
Wreck on Louisville & Nashville Knoxville branch near Hazel Patch Kentucky when passenger train No 43 collided with northbound mixed freight No 30. Express Messenger Jim Kelly Mail Agent Smith and Fireman Lew Ryan were killed. Freight engineer Arthur Pearce injured likely to die as passengers escaped unharmed. Causes cited as passenger engineer failing to keep with orders to meet the freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Knoxville
Louisville & Nashville
Hazel Patch
Jim Kelly
Smith
Lew Ryan
Arthur Pearce
Wrecked by Robbers In Gulfport Train Wreck
Four trainmen injured in Gulfport Mississippi wreck. listed are Frank Goffin engineer from Mobile George Morgan fireman New Orleans John C Arro mail agent and Joseph Hughes mail agent from Mobile with serious head crushed injuries. Three unknown black men suspected. Mail sack found abandoned in woods with contents scattered.
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Nashville
Tenn
Gulfport
Miss
Frank Goffin
Mobile
George Morgan
New Orleans
John C. Arro
Joseph Hughes
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United States Senate
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Pspecial
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Democrats
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Praire
J. S. Kennedy
John Baker
Thomas
George Harrison
Oaklandd
Philip Potts
Potts
Florida
Poland
Walker
CuicaGo
Lucien Brown
Toledo
Detroit
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