Senate debate over repeal bill and caucus tactic
In a tense session the senate wrestled with the Sherman bill and a proposed repeal. Democrats faced pressure from Butler and Hill to caucus and decide unity, while Republicans urged action. Amid tensions, Mills and Reed dodged direct caucus questions as talks lingered on Democratic unity and policy direction.
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Mr. Hill
New York
Senator Butler
House
Senate
Butler
Blackburn
Methodist Ministers Split Over Political Pledge at Conference
At Knoxville the Methodist conference ended after heated debate over pledging support to any political party in temperance causes. The word political was dropped from the resolution amid objections to church and state mixing. The conference reported over 48,000 members in the district and Bishop Duncan praised the results as delegates headed home.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Methodist Conference
Statistical Secretary
Methodist Church
Duncan
Contested Election Cases Hearings Set for Friday
Washington Oct 17 The elections committee will hear O Niell Joy contest Missouri next Friday the 20th English Hilborn contest California and Williams Little contest North Carolina to fix dates for argument Mr Harter Ohio introduces tax cut bill on state bank notes with printed agreements to redeem in US money Bynum opposed to joint resolution reducing rights on world fair exhibits Mining law suspension faces oppose from Black Hills miners Fitch NY seeks broader customs privileges for world fair prize winners Brice and AG appoint George Hoadley special counsel in Union Pacific matters Gov Hoadley arrived in city for consultations with AG and Brice
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Washington
United States
Bynum
Ways and Weans
Comani
House
Black Hills
South Dakota
Fitch
New York
Brice
George Hoadley
Union Pacific
Hoadley
Yeaterday
Vance Addresses Farmers at State Fair in Raleigh
Senator Vance spoke to about 1,000 at the state fair urging farmers to unite without forming a formal party. He warned that party anonymity would vanish if farmers become a political force and urged support for any minor party aligned with farmer interests. He discussed the silver question, predicted a Harris bill compromise, and criticized bankers for causing a panic by shipping gold to defeat the Sherman bill and depress stock prices.
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Raleigh
N. C
Vance
Harris
Wade
Monetary Situation Improves as Currency Flows Rise
New York reports a better monetary tone with substantial currency arriving from Chicago and other points. About $2,009,000 in currency has been received since Friday. call loans quoted at 2 percent and time money near 4.5 to 4.96 percent. Sterling exchange softens while bankers bill rates ease and commercial bills decline. overall market activity remains contracted and not firmer.
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New York
Chicago
Sterling Exchange
Billa
Minaret
Jacksonville Bonds Pass by Narrow Three to One Vote
Jacksonville voters approved bond issues totaling 1 007 000 for public improvements amid strong opposition. Of the 1 000 000 to be issued, 200 000 will retire existing sanitary bonds, with the rest funding water extension, riverfront bulkheading, pavements, electric plant, city buildings, sidewalks, and markets. Bonds issued in denominations of 50 and 1000 payable over time at a five percent interest rate.
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Jacksonville
Fls
Wit Bt
Real estate value in Jacksonville cited at 15 million
The article notes Jackson ville's real estate valuation near 15 million dollars and current indebtedness limited to 200 thousand in sanitary improvement bonds with a small boating debt. It mentions voter turnout under twenty for a proposition and plans to place bonds on the market soon.
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Jacksonville
Fitzsimmons Comes to New York for Divorce Talks
Champion middleweight Bob Fitzsimmons arrived in New York to consult lawyers over his divorce. He claimed Crescent Club of New Orleans owes him 26500 dollars for the Hall fight, notes he holds being considered worthless. He predicted Corbett would defeat Mitchell and issued a written challenge, then declined to discuss his wife.
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New York
Boeb Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Crescent Club
New Orleans
Hall
Corbett-Mitchell
Corbett
Mitchell
Two Men Killed as Fort Wayne Line Wrecks Near Wellsville
Pittsburg dispatch reports the first section of the Chicago limited on the Fort Wayne road wrecked at Wellsville Ohio at 6 15 am. Two trainmen were killed instantly four others injured two may die. Names given include Elmer Jackson and John Carruthers. Injured list names several engineers electricians and baggage men with many recovering in hospitals. Additional lists show injured from St Louis and other cities. An operator suffered acid burns. Separate Altoona Pa item notes seventeen men seriously injured in a yards accident with unclear details.
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Pittsburg
Chicago ‘Limited
Fort Wayne
Wellsville
Elmer Jackson
Allegheny
John Carruthers
Robert Jackson
Robert Ferry
Chicago
Alex Frazier
Robert Fowler
Wthi
Hoapitela
St. Louisans
L. B. Henry
Hayville
Kan
Arthur Kaufman
Memphis
Tenn
Fr. J. Allen
Ozark
Ark
C. S. Thompson
Reading
Buck Whitelaw
Paris
Tex
C. T. Griffin
Boston
Mass
P. Lester
Brighton
Eng
Philip Uht
Chase County
Kansas
Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Griefstricken gardener shoots nobles then kills himself
Berlin dispatch reports Count Blucher's gardener, in love with a servant girl fired on the count, killing him, then wounded the countess before turning the rifle on himself. The girl was dismissed previously, and the trio were connected by marriage to notable families in England and the United States.
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Berlin
Vermonia
Bucher de Wahlstatt
Loch
Brooklyn
Blucher de Wahlstatt
England
United States
Marshal Blucher
Count Blucher
Wietsow
Countess Blucher
Bluchhy
Stuuk
Russians Arrive in Paris Amid Frenzied Welcome
Admiral Avelan and fifty officers of the Russian squadron arrived in Paris at 9 17 am to immense crowds. The gathering sang the Russian anthem, many unable to recite the words but all joining in the air. Shouts of Long live Russia and Long live the czar rang out as the crowds cheered. Women joined the eager reception with high voices cutting through the din.
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Paris
Avelan
Russia
Marshal McMahon Dies at Chateau LaForet on Loire
Paris reports Marshal McMahon died at 10 this morning at Chateau LaForet on the Loire. He had been able to eat until yesterday, but his strength declined during the night and he died peacefully with his family at his bedside.
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Paris
Marshal McMahon
Chateau LaForet
Loire
Foundered Marseilles Steamship Lost In Gale
The Marseilles, a 3447 gross ton French steamship with a 2730 net tonnage, sailing from Havre via Antwerp and Bordeaux to New Orleans with merchandise and wines, foundered in a gale off the south Atlantic coast. Her crew and passengers are believed saved. Palmas, from Teneriff, passed Merrimac on Oct 14 with rescued crew and passengers on board.
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New Orleans
Merrimac
Cardiff
Palmas
Teneriff
Marseilles
Havre
Antwerp
Bordeaux
Atlantic
York and Pittsburg Institutions Face Asset Report
York Philadelphia and Pittsburg institutions show assets around £1.20 with liabilities near $900,000. Available records fail to complete a credible balance for the firm, though the partial figures hint at financial strain and uncertain solvency.
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York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Arrest of Millionaire Fair on European Tour Abort
Charles L Fair son of Senator James G Fair and his bride Maud Nelson departed San Francisco for Europe. A deputy sheriff seized Fair at Port Costa for alleged insanity while his bride continued onward. Keeley cure failed. Fair inherited half a million from his mother and another half million after his brother’s death. The elder Fair is a Pacific coast magnate.
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San Francisco
Charles L. Fair
Maud Nelson
Fair
Port Costa
Young Fair
James G. Fair
Nevada
Charles
Senator Fair
Pacific Coast
Patton Co Partner Jailed Over Securities Hypothecation
New York October 17 William L Patton of the Wall street firm Patton Co is in jail charged with hypothecating $80 000 of securities held in fiduciary capacity and appropriating $200 000 of firm funds for his own use with creditors. He allegedly did not hide the loss from creditors and said wealthy relatives would repay dollar for dollar.
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New York
Wall Street
Patton & Co
William L. Patton
Lee
Patton
No Gin Burners There Governor Stone Denies Mississippi Gins Burned
Governor Stone writes to The New York Sun denying that white caps burned any cotton gins in Mississippi this year. He notes posts exist but no gin has been burned or molested, countering a Sun statement of widespread terror. In Opelika Alabama reports claim white cap postings and gin shutdowns due to threats.
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Jackson
Miss
Stone
New York Sun
Mississippi
The
Sun
Fifty Thousand Dollars Missing on Express Shipment
The American Express company reports a $50,000 loss from a New York to New Orleans shipment. The funds were placed in a strong box in New York under Special Guard Korsdorfer. Detectives are unsure where the container disappeared between New York, St Louis, and New Orleans.
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Cepress
New York
New Orleans
Korsdorfer
Crescent
Bombardment Flares as Rio City Residents Flee
Advices from Buenos Ayres report Admiral Mello, commander of the insurgent Brazilian fleet, again bombarding Rio de Janeiro. The attack caused great damage and prompted many residents who stayed through the first assault to flee inland. President Peixoto continues efforts to organize a fleet capable of meeting the free enemy at sea.
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Mello
Rio de Janeiro
Peixoto
Choctaw Dispute Turns Fatal in Tuskahoma Incident
A Caddo dispatch reports three intoxicated Choctaws fired on two white men, Fisher and Barley, in Tuskahoma Oklahoma Territory, killing them instantly. Officers pursue the assailants.
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Tuskahoma
I. T
Fisher
Barley
Murdered Merchant Shot by Burglar in Pullman
Pullman October 17 A D Cooper a prominent merchant was shot and killed last night by a burglar who escaped A large pursuit of the murderer is under way and lynching is feared if caught
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Pullman
A. D. Cooper
Thin Place
Gounod Dying In Paris After Apathy Strikes Composer
Paris reports Charles Gounod in moribund state after apoplexy. He has been comatose since midnight and death may occur at any moment. This marks a final, grave development for the renowned composer.
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Geounod
Paris
M. Charles Gounod
Fire in East Texas Threatens Pine Region Mills and Towns
Reports from eastern Texas say fifteen miles of pine timber from Montgomery County toward the Sabine River are a seething mass of flames. The country is dry and without rain the loss to the yellow pine region may reach into the millions. Several milling plants and towns lie in the fire’s path with grave fears for their fate.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Montgomery County
Sabine River
Yellow Pine
Susan Anthony Speech Shames Gov Altgeld At Temperance Meet
Chicago the October 17 audience at the art palace heard Susan B Anthony denounce Governor Altgeld and Mayor Carter Harrison for missing the session. Lady Henry Somerset presided and Miss Anthony urged women’s rights and temperance, praising the congress while noting the two officials’ absence amid bonnets and partisan fealty. Dr John Hail of New York delivered a brief congratulatory address.
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Miss Anthony
John Hail
New York
Fire devastates Owenton livery stable area
A fire at H. F. Brown & Sons livery stable in Owenton Kentucky last night spread quickly destroying twenty five houses over two blocks. H B McNally was burned in the Exchange hotel. Losses totaled about 60 000 with 18 000 insurance. Origin unknown leaving town without a hotel or livery stable.
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Owenton
H. F. Brown & Sons
H. B. McNally
Exchange Hotel
Powder Mill Blown Up Near Jagusin
A government powder mill near Kraguyevarz in Servia exploded this morning, blowing six workmen to pieces. Dispatch from Belgrade notes the blast occurred fifteen miles west of Jagusin.
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Belgrade
Kraguyevarz
Servia
Jagusin
Evans Holds Ground as Wade Shot to Death in Webb
Memphis Tennessee October 17 Bill Wade a notorious desperado rode into Webb Alabama and cleared the streets except J M Evans a quiet citizen. Wade fired on Evans who returned fire and killed Wade with six bullet wounds through the heart leaving Evans seriously but not fatally wounded.
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Memphis
Fenn
Bill Wade
Webb
Alivs
J. M. Evans
Wade
Evans
Ferguson elected major general for Alabama Confederate veterans
In Birmingham on October 17 the Alabama Confederate veterans state assembly chose Fred B. Ferguson on the first ballot to succeed the late General Holtzclaw. The group plans four districts with brigadiers and brigadier generals and to hold a state conversion next spring during the grand reunion. A separate Boston note reports a warrant for George B. White of Willams White & Co. for alleged large theft.
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Birmingham
Ala
State Assembly of the
Confederate Veterans of Alabama
Holtzclaw
Fred
Ferguson
Wright Mills Convicted in Alabama Duel Case
Montgomery October 17 Wright Mills a leading farmer of the county was convicted in the circuit court at Evergreen of sending a challenge to fight a duel and the jury fixed two years in the penitentiary.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wright Mills
Was County
Evergreen
Go T
Horses Race Meet At Cumberland Park And Savannah Wheelmen Meet
At Nashville Tenn October 17 horse racing at Cumberland Park featured trotting stakes of 5000 with class results noting Fantasy and Time records for three year olds. At Lexington multiple races ended with Vida King David Irish Chief Sister Mary Tarrock Anna and others recording times. Savannah Ga October 17 the fall meet of the Savannah wheelmen opened with several races including one mile events and half mile handicaps won by W T Dixon George H Groth and W E Gerow among others.
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Tenn
Cumberland Park
Axville
Drectors Fiewenna
Bud
Cervis
Altoneer
Perriwinkle
Chris Lang
Catherine
Ontine
Ernsie
Mill Lady
Thelma
T.me
Fantasy
Baronet
Double Cross
Tony V
Greenlander Gil
Hed Bee
Nei Ranere
Jethe
Htecorne
Thesia
Drectum
Courter
Haven Ilkes
Parole
Estelle
Charle C
Fred H
Isabella
Warwitch
Belle Varia Bm
Vanican
Seling
Vida
King David
Sis O'Lee
Irish Chief
Gypsy Girl
Reading
Sister Mary
Peradey
Heepouse
Tarrock
Ganeton
Fordolin
Savanash
Savannah
W. T. Dixon
George H. Groth
S. Banker
Pittsburg
F. Murphy
New York
G. N. Adams
Jacksor
Fla
W. E. Gerow
Jacksonville
Aurphy
M. Ed Wilson
W. A. Jackson
Aviillendsay
Murphy
New
Senators Clash Over Senate Rules And Debate Limits
Washington October 17 Senators spar over journal accuracy and the rules guiding roll calls. Dolph urges limiting debate to prevent endless talk citing absence and voting disputes. Hill and Faulkner defend current practice while Morgan criticizes party traditions and majority power.
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Washington
Senate
Dolph
Jen
Kyle
Harris
Tennessee
Oregon
Faulkner
Hill
Mr. Gray
Delaware
Afr
Allen
Mr. Allen
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