Pension office frauds and stalled appointments in Second District
The article notes frauds found in the pension office and doubts about three appointed senators being seated. It laments office seekers and remarks heavy corn shipments to Mexico after the tariff change. It criticizes slow progress in the Second District’s job appointments while Secretary Smith’s land decision opens public lands in Southern California.
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Smith
Southern Pacific
California
New York Times plant sells for 900000 this week
A New York Times newspaper plant changed hands for 900000, described as a strong investment versus real estate. The piece notes political opinions and preference for Democrats, with references to office allocations and leaders.
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New York Times
John W McCarry Receives Washington Post Office
John W. McCarry, chairman of the county committee, has been named to the Washington post office. The announcement lauds his service and congratulates him and the Democrats of Daviess County.
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John W. McCarry
Washington
John
Daviess County
Morss Named Consul General to Paris
Hoy S E Morss editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel was appointed Consul General to Paris on Monday. His appointment meets with general approval and he is described as capable and efficient in the role.
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Birley Smith
County Officers Seek Suit Over Fee and Salary Law
A number of county officers met in Indianapolis last week and hired attorneys to test the constitutionality of the fee and salary law. They doubt the law’s validity in its current form and warn strong action against anyone aiding the suit. Greene county officers are reported among those involved.
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Indianapolia
Greene County
Editor Morsa ends year with salary totals and reform talk
The piece notes a 60 000 plus salary sum and 10 000 consulate expenses, praising Editor Morsa and the administration. It cites Dodge’s removal as relief from the Agricultural Bureau’s miscalculations and argues Republicans should keep focus on principles over offices. It ends with a call for unity and shared aims beyond personal gain.
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Morsa
the Sentinel
Mores
Bia
Washington Gossip on Appointments and Extraditions
The Senate considers numerous nominations including Felix Reeve as solicitor and Samuel Morss as consul general at Paris. Debates on the Russia extradition treaty continue amid protests and secrecy, with talks of releasing its text. Other nominations include George Dillard for consul general at Guayaquil and Ezra Miller for U.S. attorney in South Dakota.
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Russia
Senate
Onder Jt
State Department
Secretary of State
George Dillard
Mississippi
Guayagquil
Ezra W. Miller
United States
District of South Dakota
Dillard
William B. Sorsby
Gresham
Sorsby
Representative Catchings
Thomas . Carter
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Mamburg
Treasury Department
Twamburg
Halifax
Spaulding
Port Huron
Detroit
Buffalo
Suspension Bridge
Canada
Treasury
Hamburg
General Edward Kirby Smith Dies at Sewanee After Illness
General Edward Kirby Smith, veteran Confederate commander and educator, died yesterday in Sewanee Tennessee at age 70 after a brief illness. Born May 16 1824 in St Augustine Florida he led cavalry in the Civil War and later became chancellor of the University of Nashville and a mathematics professor at the University of the South. A widow and 11 children survive.
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Nasmain
Fy Kirby Smith
Sewanee
Tenn
New Orleans
Florida
Edward Kirby Smith
St. Augustine
Fla
Unitedates Military Academy
Ism
West Point
Florids
Bull Run
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
Seft
Suritl
Europe
France
England
After Alwardt a Bad Man Law Targets Antisemites
Berlin report notes government crackdown on antisemites led by Alwardt. A Reichstag bill aims to strip constitutional protections from criminals, citing Abbwardt’s repeated fraud convictions. Vorwaerts attacks election reform and warns against ending free suffrage.
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Berlin
Alwardt
Federal Council
Reichstag
Abbwardt
Vorwaerts
Indiana D Cirmdients Murhke Takes Oath As U S D A For Indiana
Burke took the oath as United States district attorney for Indiana and will soon assume the post. He defends his record against criticisms and says he will stand by past votes and labor measures while denying any lobbyist ties. The piece also notes a separate Supreme Court ruling granting Jonoph A. Wood a new trial after a murder conviction at Wayne County’s Eastern asylum case.
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Inpiaxarents
Bank 8B
Burke
United States District Attorney
Indiana
Sentinel
Indiana Senate
General Assembly
Jarora Ton Intelligent
Indianapolis
Jonoph A. Wood
Supreme Court
Wood
Wayne County
Thomas J. Blount
Eastern Insane
Comstock
List of local crimes and incidents from a March report
Reports from Jeffersonville to Columbus recount an ex convict appointed postmaster, a daring train robbery near Napanee, a chinaman assaulted over a mouse taunt, a wardenship rumor about Patten, bridge collapse near Stump Hole, a tannery strike in Columbus, and the sudden death of Mrs. Lee at age 68.
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Gostien
Crit
Baltimore and Ohio
Napanee
Syracuse
Jewpersonville
Lem Lee
George Demines
Lem
Demines
Lee
Clement Lee
Boiler Explosion Kills Two Men at Conrad Quarry
In Russeauvillle Alabama a boiler blast at Conrad's stone quarry near Tsabella killed John Burfield instantly and fatally injured James Furger son who died minutes later. Crockett Gray was fatally hurt by flying boiler fragments.
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Russeauvillle
Ala
Conrad
Tsabella
John Burfield
James Furgerson
Crockett Gray
Noted swindler Stephen Broadwell dies in Bellevue
Stephen Broadwell known as Hunt and Harris and the man with the cough, arrested in New York last month, died yesterday in Bellevue hospital after years of frauds with raised checks. Detectives tracked him to 364 West Twenty-third Street. he died with little funds to pay for a grave. His sister in New York will bury him.
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New York
Stephen Broadwell
Hunt and Harris
Broadwell
Bellevue Hospital
Orin
Cheehunati
Detroit
A. Willet
First National Bank
Nesport News
Na Bed
Cheaga
Bank de Ase
Newport News
Cincinnati
Capman National
Dewit
Third National
Che Clei
Potea
West Twenty-third Street
Lfe
Fought to the Death in Choctaw Nation Clash
A clash at Antlers in the Choctaw Nation left twenty dead and twenty three wounded after Choctaw militia clashed with the Jackson faction over last Augusts chief election. Antlers lies 125 miles south of Fort Sata. United States troops intervened to preserve order.
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Fort Sata
Ark
Antlers
Jackson
Here
Jones
United States
Antlers Turmoil After Murders and Militia Battle
Reports from Antlers describe arrests in a murder case with Dick Tack charged with inciting the killings but not seized. A militia clash at Lock's residence left several wounded and many militiamen detained. later dispatches claim limited injuries and minimal casualties, while Paris officials seek clarity on events.
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Dick Tack
Antlers
United States
Jones
Paris
Tex
Alliance Reports Hawaii Situation Amid Annexation Debate
The Alliance arrives from Honolulu with Hawaii's unchanged condition. Opposition to annexation declines while the provisional government keeps control. The ex queen stays secluded and may not meet visitors. Rumor suggests a marriage between Princess Kaianlani and Theophilus Davis' son. Royalist leaders form the Hawaiian Patriotic League, open only to natives, to protest annexation. Meanwhile in Chicago two Italian fruit peddlers are badly injured, one fatally, after a collision between an accommodation train and the Rockford express on the North Western road at Fortieth street. traffic halted for hours. A switchman faces charges.
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San Francisco
United States Steamer Alliance
Honolulu
Hawaii
Washington
Kaianlani
Theophilus Davis
Tae
Hawaiian Patriotic League
Cituage
Rockford
Fortieth Street
Rhune
Briefs of the Week From Tyler to Paris
A compact wrap of diverse items including Tyler tube works expanding capacity in Washington Pa, a Pittsburg man missing, Jefferson commemorations urged, a new white lead plant near Pittsburg, Oxford winning a Cambridge race, and various legal, political, and crime notes across the U.S. and Europe.
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Tyler Tube Works
Washington
Harry Morris
Pittsburg
National Assembly
Jefferson
National Lead Company
Oxford-Cambridge
Oxford
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Greensburg
Fall River
Wss
Blaisdell
Lizzie Borden
Various World News Snippets From The Era
A collage of brief items reports on a divided M de Lesseps business setback, Cruiser New York trial speeds, President Cleveland at church, Milwaukee incendiary reward, Kansas women voting, Chicago plant strike, San Martin eruption in New Mexico, a horse killed in Pittsburg, Mantle senate talk, wills of Squire Abingdon, and a range of other political, legal, and social notes including court actions, naval trials, and finance updates.
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M. de Lesseps
New York
Clevelind
Milwaukee
Kansas
Conover
Chicago
San Martin
New Mexico
Tittsburg
Mantle
Senate
Squire Abingdon
Liamont
Washington
London Alhambra
Belva Lockwood
Hastings
Lake
Toledo
Karl Paasch
Reichsiag
Mendonea
Paraguay
Brazil
Champion Corbett
Mitchell
Secretary of the Treasury
Ann
San Francisco
English House of Commons
Balfour
Gladstone
Detroit
Long Island Sound
United States Supreme Court
Edison
Bell Telephone Company
M. Lacon
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Nashville
Ealy
Buchanan
Ison
Harris
Admiral Gherardi
Philadelphia
Salvation Army
Hanbury
Bismack
Mathias Koshland
Portland
Private cablegram reports near death of German chancellor Bismarck
New York on March 2 private cablegram said Prince Bismarck the farmers iron chancellor of the German empire is very near death. The recipient of the news is Dr Emil Dorn living at 127 East Tenth street former aide-de-camp to Count von Moltke and now American correspondent for German journals.
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New York
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Eimil Dorn
East Tenth Street
Dorn
Count von Moltke
New York City
Mutiny and Violence Reported in Siberia Convict Escort
Tomsk dispatch details a clash as 800 convicts attempt to overpower guards on a Siberian interior route. A brutal knife and revolver exchange leaves 40 convicts dead and the remainder dispersed amid a virulent security crisis.
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St. Perensacra
Tomsk
Siberia
Market Prices and Openings at Chicago and East St. Louis
Chicago live stock prices list cattle oats and wheat futures with May July opening and closing figures for hogs lambs and pork. East St. Louis market shows heading for live stock with weights and price ranges. overall report records mixed and heavy classes with scattered bid values and monthly openings.
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Washington Gossip
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Marlboro
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McLean Insane Asylum
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J. Sloat Fassett
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Rounce
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Fair Ground
Bloomelt
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Adin American Shaft Holder CO
Wabash
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Mich
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