04 Jan 1889
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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1889
Page
1
The article surveys congressional moves on the territorial admission omnibus amid lobbying, with Senator Platt opposing New Mexico and a hoped passage this session. It also details President elect Harrison’s potential actions and reports on the White House New Year reception, noting decor, attendees, and public access.
The Senate finance committee subcommittee on the tariff bill met in session reviewing details not yet passed by the Senate while planning changes for resumption next week. House appropriations for DC and Indian sundry civil bills near completion, with fortifications and other defense measures advancing toward a January finish. President Cleveland’s tariff reform message stresses steadfast reform and rejecting concessions as Ways and Means plans persist in fighting the Senate. Minnesota and Dakotas patent notices reported.
A massive blaze consumed the Richardson Drug Company building at Pont Street and Clark Avenue in St Louis, collapsing parts of the structure and causing fires across nearby properties. Firefighters battled exploding benzine, with a nine-figure insurance figure reported and several neighboring establishments damaged or destroyed.
A 65-year-old mate Louis Schnidt shot W F Ride on a road to the soldiers home after a drunken dispute over war words. He turned himself in to the provost sergeant. In Montreal another man, Hoffman, is detained for embezzling 19000. A Chicago man, Homer, sought for the same crime. In St Louis Thomas Vines, a factory clerk, confessed stealing 10000 in wages and was arrested. A New York murder near First Avenue involved Michiel Crow stabbed in a bar fight. a Cincinnati boxing match ended in a draw. A later report notes two cowboys killed and wounded in Washington Territory. A steamer from New Orleans struck Lake Providence and sank but with no loss of life.
Long, disjointed items cover civil service classification for railway mail service with nine classes and required examinations, details on appointments, and exceptions. The piece notes Senate finance subcommittee activity on Mills bill substitutes, aims for broad amendments, and a December debt drop of 15 million dollars. It also mentions Indianapolis society events, a North Dakota tax case against Northern Pacific, and a solved murder in Pauaperreta with suspect Jacob Schroop.
Susan Schroop, daughter of Jacob Schroop, told Philadelphia police under oath that her father and stepmother urged her weeks ago to poison Antoine Schilling by putting poison in his coffee. Schroop denied the accusation after her statement.
A dynamite explosion near Jamres Miller's factory in Swampcreek, Nonnistown County, Pennsylvania, yesterday killed two young men named Erb and Schoecker who were mixing dynamite ingredients at the site. The blast hurled flesh fragments across a wide area while the factory buildings remained intact and a shock was felt miles away.
An unknown man, believed to be a tramp, was killed at the Ingalls lumber camp near Choquet Minnesota. The killer Charles Northrup, a cook, fled after the murder as 200 workers had previously struck over wage reductions.
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