Stevenson Pattison meeting at Battery Park sparks 1896 agenda
News from Asheville reports Vice President Stevenson and Governor Pattison at a Battery Park gathering amid local politicking, with Harrity present. The scene features Major Davison’s cannon salute, a Bingham School visit, and speculation on a Stevenson Pattison ticket as a possible eastern unity candidate.
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Major Bingham
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White House
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Western Union
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Pennsylvania
Tlincis
Supreme Court
Silver seigniorage bill seen to pass Senate with veto gamble near
Washington March 14 special report says the silver seigniorage bill should pass the Senate at 2 pm in the form from the House vote. A motion to reconsider died 38 to 45 with six Democrats voting yes. The president faces pressure to sign, but some fear a veto would anger party ranks. Judge Maddox argues for accountable senators and a people driven process ahead of August conventions. The Savannah harbor appropriation of 975000 is approved.
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Tariff Bill Report Delay Stalls Senate Action
Washington March 14 The senate finance committee again failed to agree on when to report the tariff bill to the senate Some members expect final action in the first days of next week Debate on various bill features grew animated Republicans criticized rates and construction while Democrats defended Objections to publishing proceedings led to a secrecy pledge by the committee members.
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Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
Forgeries by a Woman Imitating Signature At Bank
Nashville report says from November 21 to February 15 seven checks totaling over 400 dollars were cashed at Fourth National Bank using Ollie St. Clair’s forged signature. J Hugh Morton and Dora Goff, a black woman, were arrested after the woman confessed. Morton had tried to cash a St. Clair check to buy a diamond ring, and the forger’s handwriting matched exactly.
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J. Hugh Morton
Dora Goff
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Bomb Found Under Blacksmith Edward Fowler House
A Kensington Georgia dispatch reports a bomb found under the house of Edward Fowler, a Chattanooga blacksmith. The nitro glycerine and gun cotton device in a glass bottle had a fourteen inch fuse and was wrapped in a sack. When exploded by citizens it would have killed the Fowler family if it had detonated.
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Kensington
Here
Edward Fowler
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Smithereens
Coroners verdict on Henrietta Jackson death in Ithica
Ithica coroner's jury rules Henrietta Jackson died of inhaling chlorine or similar gas at the Masonic block where she worked, naming unknown perpetrators though grand jury may pursue. Sidon stores burn in Yazoo County with heavy losses and partial insurance. Dowd, Nashville yardmaster, jailed for false pretenses and forgery, released on bond after offering to cover losses. Stevenson party heads north from Asheville to Statesville and back to Washington, praising stay.
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B. F. Dowd
Nashville
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Dowd
New York Gossip Highlights Women Take Key Roles
New York dispatch notes a political shift giving Republicans hope in the gubernatorial race with General Tracy as a strong nominee. It also details rising female bank employment across states and cities, explains a shift in marriage norms, and recounts incidents of violence and poverty, including a brutal mock stake scene in Camden and a Honduras money scandal involving Domingo Vasquez.
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Broadway
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Homespathic Hospital
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Honduras
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