Senators in bitter quarrel seek silver compromise in Senate
Washington October 9 Special Senates clash as Voorhees Rep Morgan lock horns over silver policy. Western silver Republicans push hard for continued coinage and treasury authority. Democrats led by Gorman Van:ker Butler Morgan Walthall seek a broader compromise with a recess likely by mid November. Judge Charley Jaens Cedartown and Clark Howell Attend.
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Washington
Senator Voorhees
McPherson
New Jersey
Secretary of the Treasury
Gorman
Vankner
Butler
Morgan
Walthai
Senate
Coupeross
Vourmece
Wolott
Sopechuk
Withers
Alabama
House
Me Voorhees
Morsan
Voorhees
Lester
Georganys
Harr
Tenn
Memphs
Bate
Tennesee
Charley Jaens
Cedartown
Maddox
Apdy Calhoon
Clark Howell
Atlanta
Senate Feud Over Free Silver Drags on in Washington
The Senate clashed over repeal and bimetallism as Mr. Haerte and Mr. Harris led a dispute with Mr. Bate and others. Wolcott urged adoption of a Voorhees bimetallism declaration while critics accused the executive of undue interference. Voorhees and Morgan defended silver policy as the chamber debated the Sherman act and potential monetization changes. An executive session followed, with a China labor registration inquiry on the agenda.
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Wahington
Senate
Haerte
Tennessee
Memphis Cotton Exchange
Memphis Merchants’ Exchange
Harris
Bate
Bianse
Wolesti
Committee On Finance
Wollott
Wolcott
Wotcott
Congress
Indiana
Walcott
Voorhees
Morgan
Alabama
United States
Voorhee
Colorado
Auver
Teller
Duckred
Sherman
Cockrell
Delph
Secretary of State
China
Dolphini
Vigilant beats Valkyrie in second Yacht Cup race
In New York on October 9 the Vigilant defeated the Valkyrie for the second time on a triangular Sandy Hook to Long Branch course. The centerboard won through windward and running legs, extending lead each phase to finish about three miles ahead with elapsed time 3 hours 25 minutes. Official times credit the Vigilant with a 12 minute advantage after handicaps.
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New York
Valkyrie
Sandy Hook
England
Cailing
Long Branch
New Jersey
Suila
Cranfield
Inglishman
Havig
Jane
Renmin
Reggatta
New York Yacht Club
Debates Open on Election Fraud and Carter Harrison Ring
Washington reports Aldrich of Chicago opening the debate with a fierce defense of Republican efforts to curb Democratic fraud and to dismantle the Carter Harrison ring. Senator Denver of Iowa followed with a polished speech.
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Washington
Aldrich
Chicago
Carter Harrison
Denver
Iowa
Northwest
Port Royal Hosts Direct Trade Celebration With Europe
Port Royal marked a new era in southern development as the Port Royal Shipping Company inaugurated direct trade with Europe. Loosely six ships loaded with cotton sailed for Liverpool while a barbecued gathering featured remarks from Governor Tillman’s telegram and local officials.
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Port Royal
S. G
Wiliam Johnson &Co. Stermsigg Company
Liverpool
Port Royal Shipping Company
Europe
Lochmore
Mayfield
Tillman
Chicago
St. Louis
South Carolina
B. R. Tillman
Gary
Elliott
J. W. Thomas
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Anguata
Price
Holmes
Beaufort
United States
Geary
Georgia
Wright
Davidson
Augusta
Asbury Hull
Augusta Exchange
I. W. Avery
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Port Royal Steamship Company
Ohio
Gulf
Norfolk
J. S. Gaines
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
William Johnson
Betta
Cel
Soldiers on Trial in Lynching Case at Briceville
Knoxville reports begin habeas corpus proceedings for sixteen Tennessee troops charged with the murder of Dick Drummond during the Coal Creek mining riots. Witness delays, prison detentions, and ongoing coal region turmoil frame a high tension trial and lasting regional strife among miners, soldiers, and authorities.
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Knoxville
Richard Drummond
Briceville
Camp Carpenter
Army of Tennessee
Coal Creek
East Tennessee
Dick Drummond
Knoxville and
Ohio
Anderson County
Ixvox County
G Company
Tennessee
J. Perry Fyffe
Shelbyville
Middle Tennessee
F. A. Merriweather
Richmond
Virgil Rodgers
W. T. Erwin
Chattanooga
J. H. Russell
Greenville
W. M. Bordersell
Nashville
W. T. Alartin
Sevier County
C. P. Vaughan
Memphis
W. C. Freeman
Murfreesboro
J. N. Roberts
Bedford County
G. B. Clinton
H. H. Leonard
Clinton
Tennessee Regiment
J. KE. Patterson
Jr. BP. Jyffe
Kellar Anderson
Laugherty
Hrnceville
Lewis LeMasters
Bill Sharp
Dan Woods
John Simpson
Drummond
Landrum
Bill Landrum
Major Anderson
Mihe Mate
Seabhernies
Woolen mill strike floods Olneyville with idle workers
The Providence area reels as about 6 000 to 7 000 woolen mill workers in Mnerville and Olneyville walk off for a broad strike. Workers protest a wage cut after a posted price list spurred mass resignations, with Taft and Weeding, Fletcher, Riverside, and National Worsted mills all closing. The action threatens wider New England textile disruption.
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Olneyville
Providence
R. I
Mnerville
Taft & Weeding Mills
Fletcher's
Charles Fletcher
New England
Insurance Agents Find No Fires In State ginhouses
Governor Stone cites H M Street and insurer confidence that no ginhouses in Mississippi have been burned by white caps. Ram sey Wharton reports visiting counties with outrages claimed, finds no burned or posted gins, noting fewer gin fires this season since his agency began.
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Jackson
Miss
Ortober 9
Stone
H. M. Street
Defense of Representatives
Colonel Street
Ramsey Wharton
Exlal
Wharton
TWAS CHICAGO DAY AT WORLD'S FAIR
Chicago day drew a massive crowd at the fair with 725000 estimated attendance by 11 pm. The night brought tragedy as Charles A Clarke of Buffalo died after being struck by a grip car and James Malcolm, unnamed residence, died of apoplexy amid the excitement. Hospital counts showed fewer than forty minor injuries at 6 am, rising to 125 by midnight.
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Chicago
Charles A. Clarke
Buffalo
N. Y
James Malcolm
First Negro Hanged in Alabama for Rape as Law Enforced
Birmingham dispatches report the first legal hanging of a negro for rape in Alabama at Jasper after he confessed following a six month pursuit. He had assaulted a 60 year old near Chickasaw mines and was twice nearly lynched in jail. The execution followed two failed lynching attempts and a circuit court conviction.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Jasper
Chickasaw Mines
Nebraska's Controversial State Democratic Convention
The Nebraska state democratic convention was packed by about 300 post office applicants who pressured delegates to endorse the administration and its silver policy. Letters from the state committee show coercive tactics to secure votes and threaten loss of offices if delegates did not conform.
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Lincoln, Neb
South
Nebraska
Packal
Secreetary
Washington
Bryan
State Central Committee
Omaha
Neb
J. B. Sheean
State Central
State Committee
Lincoln
Perse
J. Rh. Sheean
Nebraska Aes Club
Democratic dispute over free coinage stance echoed locally
A letter from W D Tiffany protests state party leadership and patronage. The item notes broad Nebraska Democrat support for free silver and claims the state platform misrepresents voters. Fire in Durham County destroys residence near Flat River with losses. Several modern business assignments and wage cuts unfold in New York and Kentucky. A Cincinnati manufacturer and a Louisville rail workers dispute are summarized along with a local bank reopening and a brief violence incident in Youngstown.
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J. T. Farmer
Shortersville
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Spain
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W.D. Tiffany
Democratic State League
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N. C
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London Assurance
Rochester German
Kanda & Kane
Mason
Matthew Baird
Cincinnati
Haas Brothers Manufacturing Company
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John Streets
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