Free coinage battle roils politics in south and west
Washington reports indicate administration plans to counter the free silver movement with a strong southern and western push. Carlisle to outline sound money aims at Memphis convention while Kentucky campaigns target Senator Blackburn with McCreary as the administration’s chosen foe. North Carolina figures back McKinley protection and may push free coinage planks at the national convention.
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Washington
Cleveland
Treasury
Cartisle
Memphis
Carlisle
Kentucky
Joe Blackburn
Blackburn
Representative McCreary
Foreign Affairs
Mclreary
McCreary
Nouth Carolina
Pritchard
North Carolina
Boston
Grant
McKinley
Reed
South
Senator Pretchard
Texas Silverites Proclaim 16 to 1 Coinage in caucus
In Austin on April 25 the 16 to 1 Silverites caucused declaring unwavering support for free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Ex-Senator John Teagan named leader of the new silver party and eyed 1894 gubernatorial nomination. The caucus urged a Texas assembly regulation pledging loyalty to the 16 to 1 doctrine and planned a summer silver conference to push the cause.
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Austin
Tex
John Teagan
Marty
House of Representatives
Texas
Sound Move Texans Call for a Convention at Waco
A call was issued for a Democratic convention in Texas to meet in Waco on May 9. Invitees include Democrats opposing populism, defending government honor and credit, and seeking a sound stable currency backed by gold and silver with convertible paper.
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Waco
Tex
Texas
Carlisle's Quiet Influence in Kentucky Campaign
Washington April 26 Secretary Carlisle may participate in the Kentucky campaign after the state convention in late June. His private secretary said he will anticipate the campaign but may speak earlier to fit his quiet role. close friends doubt he will be seen before the convention.
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Kentucky
Washington
Carlisle
van Senden
Ater
Kansas Republican League Convention Opens in Topeka
At the Kansas Republican League eighth annual convention in Topeka delegates gather for the morning session. Officers to be elected this afternoon test Morrill administration strength. Harry Bone of Clark county is the administration candidate, opposed by Senator C F B Scott of Allen county. free silver advocates appear in the majority with potential battles over endorsement and silver questions.
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Kansas Republican League
Topeka
Kon
Morrill
Harry Bone
Clark County
C. F B. Scott
Allen County
Will Test The Whole Law Income Tax Rehearing
Washington April 23 The supreme court may hear arguments on May 6 if Justice Jackson is present The case will focus on the merits of the income tax matters not just a reconvening should the justice be absent If reversed the decision awaits a final vote after further argument Dover April 25 Delaware ballot for US senator shows Sigeins 3 Addicks 6 Massy 3 Pennewill 4 Rutkeggy 8 Ballard 4 Hemorlet 4
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Supreme Court
Jackson
Justice Jackson
Elayware
Dover
Del
United States
Sigeins
Addicks
Massey
Pennewill
Rutgekky
Ballard
Hemorlet
Southward Movement in Northwest Spreads to Georgia Mills
Special reports to The Manufacturers' Record show northwest farmers increasingly moving southward, purchasing lands in Georgia and Arkansas. The week documents many mill schemes and industrial ventures from Concord North Carolina to Valdosta Georgia, including a 3 000 spindle mill and several new cotton mills.
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Arkansas
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Concord
N .C
Agelp
8. C
LaGgange
Laois Central Railroad
Lonluania
Valdosta
San Antonio
Tex
New Branfelg
Monroe
Lumblyr Company
Florida
Nour Mill Company
Winston
N. C
Spartanburg
Zaid
Rome
Massaichusetts Cotton Mills
Lowell
Mags
Raipail Enterprises
Tt Pxas
Tennessee
Washington
Arkansas farmers urged to curb cotton acreage
Farmers in Gordon Arkansas respond to resolutions by the anti cotton growers league. They aim to greatly reduce cotton acreage this year, urging diversification into grains and stock raising to gain independence from cotton profits. The movement includes many prominent agriculturists who work to limit unprofitable cotton production and shift farming emphasis. The section reports an average reduction of about one base acre compared with last year.
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Arkansas
Gordon
Ark
dAnti-cotton Growers’ League
Aghinat
League
They Give It Up in Chicago Silver Fight Walks Over
In Chicago the Honest Money League collapses amid silver movement gains. Cook county is set to send an overwhelming silver delegation to Springfield for the Illinois Democratic state convention, which will likely declare for free coinage in June. Antisilver factions push delay, while insiders warn that only the national convention should set party policy.
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Honest Money League
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Springfield
Tuinois
Goldbug
Record
Washington Hesing
Palmer House
Tus
League
Hesing
Cleveland Mugwump
State Central Committee
Froquois Club
Hie
Inta
Cleveland
Custom House
Post Office
Siti Stodkingy
Central Committee
Run Reegard
Three Wives Stolen From Him In Orlando Style Tale
Lewis Capella of St. Augustine, a prominent merchant, has endured a bizarre sequence of marriages and betrayals. His wives were twice eloped with his brothers William Emanuel and John, leaving him divorced and later remarried to wife No 2. Now his third wife fled with his brother, taking the child, and his home worth about $5,000 burned last night with no insurance. He plans to seek a name change to escape his infamous family.
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Fla
Lewis Capella
Lewis
Miss Rolleston
Emanuel
Mr. Capella
John
Mrs. Capella
Capella
Detroit Officials Refuse Extradition of Rev Bell
Detroit authorities will not seek Rev Jonathan Bell of England on a criminal charge for aiding Emily Hall. Evidence shows he did not procure the operation but sent money to help her, while he fled from Britain amid a prior Brooklyn church dispute. Local coverage notes Bell's earlier Brooklyn expulsion and London dealings as context.
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Primreseyilie
Rowley
Staffordshire
Ongland
Emily Hall
Rev Bell
Bell
Miss Hall
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Board of Trustenes
Academy of Music
London
Hell
Fred Bell
Ex-Policeman Accuses Chattanooga Police of Bribes
M H Doughty a former Chattanooga policeman publicly accuses the police department and city commissioners of accept bribes. He says he can prove the claim and seeks reinstatement after suspension tied to political support. He anticipates an official investigation if the story is printed.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
J— M.H. Doughty
Police Department of
Doughty
Tammany County
Anf
Land troops may land in Nicaragua today
British Rear Admiral Stevenson reports readiness to land 400 sailors at Corinto by daybreak if demands are not met by midnight. Dispatches defend occupation to protect lives and property of foreigners while government buildings are seized. Reports also note U S Amb Bayard avoiding comment and British-US stance on the Nicaragua dispute.
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Managua
Admiral Stevenson
Corinto
Lord Kimberley
Stokes
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Cotinto
Frederick Percival French
Bluefields
Shayes
H. L. Stevenson
London
Henry F. Stephenson
Nicaragua
Admiralty
Mr. Bayard
United States
Bayard
United Press
Atlantic
America
Britain Considers Protests by Hawaiians Subjects
London reports that Sir Edward Grey said Hawaii is not under U S protection so Britain cannot petition Washington on ex Queen Liliuokalani's treatment. He noted British subjects jailed in Maui for involvement in the recent insurrection faced harsh conditions, some court martialed and pushed to leave. The foreign office is reviewing the protests but has not decided on action.
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Foreign Office
Sir Edward Said
Montreal Factory Fire Traps Girls in Flames Escape
Fire at MacDonald tobacco factory on Ontario street Hochelaga Montreal injures eleven and threatens total loss. Flames started in the tower and spread rapidly, cutting taxis and forcing workers to jump from upper doors to save lives. losses estimated at fifty thousand to several hundred thousand dollars with no insurance. Several injured await morning outlook. several may die.
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Quebec
MacDonald
Canada
Ontario Street
Hochelaga
W. C. MacDonald
Tobacco King of
Delphis Chaput
Napoleon Blondin
Joseph Gagneon
Seraphin Zenet
Rosana Beuchamp
Adele Fontane
Alphonse Thibaudeau
Etienne Guliumette
May Gelinas
Mary Peiler
Major Warehouse Fire Ravages Charlotte on College Street
A massive blaze at 3:30 p.m. engulfed the Sanders & Blackwood brick warehouse on College Street, spreading to the Brown Weddington hardware room and igniting the Howell Orr cotton brokerage and several other shops. Walls collapsed crushing multiple firms, with saloons and livery stables saved only by distance. Losses estimated between 75,000 and 100,000, largely insured.
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N. C
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College Street
Brown, Weddington & Co
Howell Orr & Co
Harrison Watts
W. K. Burwell
H. G. Springs
J. W. Brown
J. T. Bearboro
J. A. Overcash
Southern Chemical Company
H. G. Link
Field Bros
H. A. Duncan
W. H. Hoover
J. H. Sloan & Co
Tennessee penitentiary graft probe details fraud and waste
Nashville April 2 Special. A committee investigating the penitentiary scandal reports fraud and corruption in multiple actions. Architects and contractors tied to inflated costs and misrepresented bids, with law violations, improper bids, and potential treasury recoveries urged. Emphasis on Architect W C Smith and Lawrent and the mismanaged prison contract.
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Tenn
Tne
Franklin County
Turney
McDowell
Fite
Estll
Cockerill
W. C. Smith
Smith
J P Fulcher
Lawrent
Goldberg
W. G. Bush & Co
Fulcher
Bush
Treasury
Fickle
Pickle
Morgan
Turney's Charges Dropped in Sullivan County Election Probe
Sullivan county receipts alleged as bogus in the August vote were not proven used in November. Tennessee special report notes the governor's election committee found no proof of improper receipts, and a separate resolution for extended legal argument was tabled ahead of a joint convention.
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Sullivan County
Nashville
Tenn
Turney
Keeney
Senate
Treasure tale ends with fugitive convict in hush up
W S Hancock, ex-penitentiary storekeeper, testified before a legislative committee about a treasure rumor told by convict George H Schonewaldt. Governor Lewelling reportedly pardoned Schonewaldt after discussion with Warden Chase, and the party went to Arkansas to seek the treasure. The convict vanished during the trip. Schonewaldt, a notorious inmate, had previously shared the tale with Chase’s predecessors.
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Lewelling
Chase
Siege at Chitral Ends With British Breakthrough
General Robert Low reports Colonel Kelley in command at Chitral. Siege relieved, but exact whereabouts of the late minister remain unknown. Telegraphs indicate British troops reached the hill fortress and found the siege raised, while uncertainty about key figures persists amid the chaotic dispatches.
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Calcutta
Robert Low
Kelley
Ina
Chitral
San Rimy
Hanging This Morning George Geschwilm Executed for Murder
Columbus Ohio April 26 George Geschwilm was hanged at the state prison after midnight for the murder of his wife. About thirty two, he killed his wife at her mother's home in the city on the night of March 8, 184. He called at the house with a butcher knife and, while talking, deliberately planned and killed her.
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George Geschwilm
Columbus
Geschwilm
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