Tariff clash shifts toward vote as Harris calls bluff
The session churned with pro and anti tariff maneuvering as Senator Harris pressured Aldrich while Lindsay pressed for action on the bill. Reports say the measure will pass the Senate in about six weeks, with a conference gauntlet and possible amendments to win Democratic support. Allen’s Coxey resolution is sidetracked. Georgia posts include Dadley postmaster appointment and new offices in Bolivar Ellam and Haynie.
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Man Tate
Pickens T
Hall County
Senate
Rarris
Ely
Lindsay
Aldrich
Lindsay Rad
House
Jared
Wae Vsehat
Tennessee
Lana Oe
Hiarris
Harris
Committee On Finance
Gotus
Uanitha
Tom
Ilinois
Eich
Limita
Hax
Iare Teller
Mr. Harris
Voorhees
Rhode Island
Finance Committee
Mr. Aldrich
Mr. Voorhees
New Jersey
Cullom
Allison
Allen
Alen
Nebraska
Buncombe
Coxey
Washington
Yeas
Mesersa
Bate
Barry
Blackburn
Blanchard
Caffery
Coke
George
Gorman
Gray
Hunton
Jones
Arkansas
Kyle
McPherson
Martin
Ais
Mitchell
Wisconsin
Murphy
Palmer
Pascoe
Pugh
Roach
Smith
West
Walsh
White
Cameron
Dolph
Dubois
Frye
Gallinger
Hale
Hansbrough
Hawley
Morrill
Perkins
Platt
Sherman
Shoup
Teller
Washburn
James E. Brandon
Dadley
Warren County
Reuben D. Nash
Georgia
Bolivar
Wilkes County
William J. Adams
Ellam
Albert County
Barnard F. Smith
Haynie
Floyd County
Theo H. Warton
Committee Completes the Agricultural Bill in Washington
Washington April 27 The House committee on agriculture completed the agricultural appropriation bill for the coming fiscal year totaling about 2,450,000, down 148,030 from last year and above the estimates by 215,000. The seed and bureau of animal industry funds saw notable increases to curb cattle tuberculosis and expand dissemination of seeds. The bill authorizes 0,000 for The Farmer's Bulletin publication and requires uncalled seed, plants, and cuttings allocated to lawmakers to be redistributed by the agriculture secretary.
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Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Army of Coxey marches toward Washington in rain soaked camp
In Gaithersburg Maryland on April 27 Coxey's army camps near town after a damp march. The crowd plans to push to Rockville and then Washington, with the Brightwood grounds touted for a main show. Coxey hints at higher admission while urging Congress to pass his reform bills. Kelly's division faces hunger as supplies run short and Pinkerton detentions loom. A Southern Confederates reunion in Birmingham honors fallen comrades and reflects on Union unity, with speeches by Low Choate Guthrie Romero and Howard.
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Gaithersburg
Alice Maria
Browne
Rockville
Washington
Coxey
Corps of
Brightwood Driving Association
Congress
Kelly
Casey
Council Bluffs
Keily
Bemis
Omaha
Pinkerton
Des Moines
Pinkertons
Sacramento
Birmingham
South
North Carolina
Rhode Island
New England
Grant
Seth Low
Columbia College
Joseph H. Choate
W. D. Guthrie
Senor Romero
Howard
Secretary Herbert Speaks At Grant Birthday Dinner
At the Waldorf in New York on April 27 about 120 attended the annual General Grant birthday dinner. Elihu Root presided and Secretary Herbert delivered the principal address praising Birmingham Alabama as a symbol of postwar unity and industrial growth blending former Union and Confederate paths.
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Birmingham
Lee
Jackson
Johnston
Grant
Sherman
Heavy Failure in New York Henry Newman & Co Goes Under
Henry Newman and Co wholesale dealers in tailors trimmings at 628 and 430 Broadway assigned today. The firm had eight to fifteen month extensions, showing liabilities around 1.6 million and assets about 2.4 million. Assignee states liabilities near 1.5 million with assets about 2.0 million including stock, accounts, cash and real estate. They operated a Chicago branch opened January 1893 at 276 and 278 Franklin Street.
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Henry Newman & Co
New York
Broadway
Franklin Street
Chicago
Detective in Hard Luck as Ware Is Arrested in Chattanooga
Ware a self styled detective formerly with Seaboard Air Line was jailed in Chattanooga after being charged with swindling merchant Walter Selman. A pair of steel knucks and a short hotel bill plus telegrams and letters tie him to a Lawrenceville jewelry robbery and a claimed diamond case involving Mrs Simmons and the Mabel Paige Company.
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Ware
Chattanooga
Tenn
J— M. M. Ware
Seaboard Air Line
Atlanta
Walter Selman
Marietta
W. E. Simmons
Lawrenceville
Bris. Simmons
John H. Winder
Mabel Paige
Judge Campbell Struck by Train. Not Dangerously Injured
Judge James A. Campbell was struck by an East Tennessee train at Sherman Heights, Chattanooga, and seriously wounded about the head but expected to recover. The incident occurred as he crossed the tracks and did not hear the approaching locomotive.
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James A. Campbell
Chattanooga
Tenn
East Tennessee
Sherman Heights
Alabama's Miners and Arms Rumors Stir Birmingham
Governor Jones met with miners' committee in Birmingham to quell rumors of arming and to urge lawful conduct. He said troops would only be used if lawless violence occurred, noted many dispatches are sensational, and affirmed no large arming was found while pledging peace and order.
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Livingston
Clark Howel
Tu EE
Faso
Vitory
Genar
Atlanta
L.vngston
D. Stocker
Surveyor
Livingston Telber
Stockar
Birmingham
Ala
Jones
J. ). Thompson
Pratt Mines
John Lamont
Cardiff
T. D. Roberts
Brocton
Frank Fourier
Wylam
McBride’s revised miner strike counts reach 152000
President McBride released a revised estimate showing 152000 miners on strike across states including Pennsylvania with 65000 idle and Illinois possibly solid by May first. He notes added gains in Alabama Texas Indiana and others, while a Benwood West Virginia restart is modest.
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McBride
Columbus
Alabama
Texas
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Illinois
Iowa
Indian Territory
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Michigan
Ilinois
J. A. Crawford
St. Louis
Cairo
Benwood
W. Va
Great Northern strike begins as officials clash with unions
St Paul and Minneapolis go into a general strike as the Great Northern line from St Paul to the coast halts operations. Debs declares no arbitration while Hill predicts most trains will run. State troops and federal marshals may intervene if riots occur. Fort Snelling's Third Infantry stands ready. A freight run to the east from Fergus Falls faces fireman shortages.
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St. Paul, Minn
Great Northern
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Debs
American Railway Union
Hill
United States Authority
United States
Third Infantry
Fort Snelling
St. Cloud
Fergus Falls
Governor appoints Vaughan to state board of pharmacy
North State News from Raleigh reports Governor Carr names P. W. Vaughan of Durham to a five year term on the state board of pharmacy. The governor also requisitions Georgia for G. G. Powell wanted for felonious assault in Nash county. Sheriff Ricks proceeds to Georgia with papers. President Winston states that Secretary.
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North State News
Raleigh
N. C
Carr
P. W. Vaughan
Durham
State Board of Pharmacy
Georgia
G. G. Powell
Nash County
Ricks
Winston
Notable figures slated for state university program
Hoke Smith will deliver the oration at the state university. Rev Dr Murdoch of Salisbury preaches the baccalaureate sermon. Rev Dr Frank L Reed of Greensboro delivers a memorial address on the life and services of the late Rev Dr Charles F Deems.
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Hoke Smith
State University
Dr. Murdoch
Salisbury
Frank L. Reed
Greensboro
Charles F. Deems
Greece Earthquake Devastates Cities as Athens Quakes
An April 27 tremor lasting about fifteen seconds rocked Greece from Athens to Thebes and Larissa, leveling Atalania and injuring many. Reports cite collapsed prisons, thousands displaced, and a rising death toll. Premiers urged calm as relief efforts mobilize and aid is sought abroad.
Chester Acts. City Council Regulates Liquor Traffic
Chester South Carolina authorities pass an ordinance declaring liquor licenses void after supreme court ruling. The measure treats violations as a misdemeanor with fines of at least $20 and at least twenty days' imprisonment. Police are ordered to close offending premises as nuisances and a test case may follow.
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Chester
S. C
Supreme Court
Souvenirs of the Kearsarge by the Intrepid Captain
The steam yacht Intrepid under Captain Phoenix arrives in Charleston after a voyage from Nassau to New York. Crisscrossing the West Indies, the 164 foot steel three mast schooner carries relics from the Civil War era, including the grass plate from the Kearsarge incident, and is joined by Colonel Schuyler Crosby, former Montana governor.
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Charleston
S&s. C
Intrepid
Phoenix
Nassau
New York
West Indies
Windward Islands
Lloyd Phoenix
Schuyler Crosby
Montana
Roncador Reef
Kearsare
Alabama
Jersey City Record Run Beats All Previous Marks
The hotel special left Jacksonville yesterday at 7:05 p.m. and arrived in Jersey City at 12:02 p.m. today, covering 1000 miles in 25 hours 27 minutes and beating prior records by nearly six hours. Actual running time was 22 hours 38 minutes, with 1 hour 47 minutes lost to stops. The Jacksonville to Washington segment was three hours faster than the fast mail schedule.
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New York
Jacksonville
Florida Central and Peninsular
Jersey City
Washington
Aiken To Open First Barroom Under Revenue License
Aiken South Carolina on April 27 reports a new barroom set to open tomorrow. The establishment has not sought state or city licenses and will operate under a United States internal revenue license.
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Aiken
S. C
United States Internal Revenue
Young boy injured after horse throws him on street
Peter Jackson, thirteen, riding on West Fourth street, was thrown headfirst by a frightened horse and is expected to die before daylight. In Washington, Thomas Crump, a Black man, was hanged at the district jail at 11 12 this morning for a murder in a drunken quarrel.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
J— Peter Jackson
West Fourth Street
Washington
Thomas Crumpson
Senate confirms customs collector and postmasters
Washington April 27 The senate has confirmed the nomination of Chris R. Bisbee as collector of customs for the district of St Johns Florida and named postmasters H R Smith Petersburg and Amanda I Morris Hendersonville Virginia North Carolina respectively
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Senate
Washington
Chries R. Bisbee
District of St. Johns
Fla
Virginia
H. R. Smith
Petersburg
North Carolina
Amanda I. Morris
Hendersonville
Quiet in the House on April 27 in Washington
The House spent the day on routine business of no general importance. A temporary lack of a quorum paused proceedings until tellers checked and a quorum was finally present.
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Washington
Fire destroys dwelling of Pr. XN G Tullis in Thomasville
A dwelling house owned by Pr. XN G. Tullis and occupied by W. Feinburg burned at 1 am. The house was insured for 600 dollars with St. Paul and furniture for 800 dollars with Norwich Union. Origin of the fire is unknown.
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Thomasville
Pr. XN. G. Tullis
W. Feinburg
St. Paul
Norwich Union
War on Outlaws Ends in Death of Jim Jordan
Mitcham area reports long feud with the Mitchamite outlaws. Jim Jordan, one of the gang, returned home to farm life and was ambushed with a .38 and buckshot. He died next day after a brief consciousness. Gunmen remain unknown, vows to prevent a comeback persist.
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Jackson, Alm
Jim Jordan
Fred
Jordan
Mitcham
Mitchamite
Leo James
Kirk James
Tood Bedsole
Babe Burke
George James
E. McCarquodale
Leo
John White
Burkes
Eight Men Hanged in Madison Parish Louisiana
Eight men were hanged in Madison Parish over the last week amid a wave of violence. The pursuit and mob actions led to four captured fugitives being executed at Crescent Place, with authorities awaiting further arrests as locals vow further clashes. Authorities report seventeen Black detainees in jail facing trials, with most expected conviction.
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Madison Parish
New Orleans
Boyes
Duckhorn Woods
Sherif Aic Clellan
Mississippi Une
Darkies
Pomp Claxton
Sheil Claxton
Scott Harvey
Torr McCor
RicClellan
Tallulah
Tom Griffin
Milliken's Bend
Shelby Place
Crescent Place
Griffin
Jal
Two Neck Breaks At Manassas Hangings
Ben White and Jim Robinson, convicted of criminally assaulting two white women near Manassas, were hanged in the Manassas jail yard this morning at 772 o'clock. About fifty spectators watched as twenty deputies guarded the scene. After a brief prayer, the drop fell and both men died within eight minutes.
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Alexandria
Ben White
Jim Robinson
Manassas
Aianassas
Odd Fellows Celebrate in Dawsonville and County Event
The Odd Fellows held a grand celebration in Silver City in the southern part of the county yesterday. Speeches were made by Bishop, Boone, Here burk, Tucker, and Hardin.
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Gold Fellows
Dawsonville
T+s
Odd Fellows
Silver City
S County
Bishop
Boone
Burk Tucker
Hardin
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Creedon
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Great Northern Strike
Greece
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Thebes
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