National Callings on Tariff Rule in Senate Debate
Washington April 16 to April 17 reports outline a coming House fight over a new quorum counting rule. Democrats and Republicans differ on presenting members as present but not voting. Reed is expected to give a major speech as debate narrows. Tariff speeches and Chinese treaty dominate the week while Senate finance committee succession talks center on Senator Mills of Texas and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washincton
Committee On
Ruler
Crisp
Messrs. Catchings
Outhwaite
Reed Ce
Reed
Coucus
Washngton
Senate
Zeb Vance
North Carolina
Vance
Wastuinatos
Mills
Texas
Senator Hill
Vilas
Brice
Ohio
Sheridan
Senator Mills
Cooper
Palmer
Wasuixoton
United States
Mr. Lodge
House
Ito
Ashinglan
Hale
Peffer
Washington
Ralks
Quay
Wasnixeton
pLayatours
The
Sunday Rest Bill Aims to Limit Labor and Travel on Sundays
Washington April 13 Senator Kyle introduced in the Senate a bill for Sunday rest. It prohibits labor or amusement on Sunday that disturbs others and bans transportation of the mails on Sunday. The measure accompanies appropriation details and civil service reductions, including abolishing the office of superintendent of Indian schools and cutting special agents and inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina
Washington
Kyle
Senate
Suny
Senate Debates Tariff And Deficiency Bills Across Week
Chronicle of April sessions showing the senate debating tariff policy and deficiency funding while the house grapples with voting penalties and adjourns for caucus. Reports trace repeated motions, filibusters, and memorial actions surrounding Senator Vance's death.
Washington faces Coxey army after arrival
Washington authorities brace for Coxey's army as detachments reach the capital. District officials draft statutes on vagrancy and marches on the grounds to address potential encampments and control unrest. Police Commissioner Ross warns the situation could set a troubling precedent for future demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wasmixcox
Coxey
Ross
Horribly Burned at Ohio Steel Plant Injures Ten Men
A hydraulic plunger failure at the Middleport steel plant sent 8600 pounds of white heat metal over 60 workers. Ten men were burned, four fatally, with names and dire injuries listed. Dozens of workers were affected as the hot metal sprayed up to 50 feet, burning clothing and bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Stephen Weeks
George Phillips
Arthur Winegar
Edward Burney
Frank Barnett
George Steele
Lesne Wilson
Cozens
Bromic acid incident at high school banquet shocks Kansas
In Lawrence on April 16 a banquet for the senior class by the middle class was interrupted when unknowns released bromic acid in the hall. The nauseating odor left several students ill or unconscious. A junior class member and a university pharmacy student are suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
University Pharmacy School
Farmhand kills family and son in Texas crime
In Denton Texas on April 13 Frank Crews a farmhand shot and killed his employer Thomas Muller near Collinsburg. He then killed Mrs Muller as she came to aid her husband and later murdered his employer’s son at his own home. Crews stole a horse and fled as posses search for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Denton
Tex
Frank Crews
Thomas Muller
Collinsburg
Crews
Train Dies Riders in Harrisville Tragedy Near Union City
West bound Big Four passenger train struck and killed Miss Rial Conklin and fatally injured Perry Baker near Harrisville four miles west of Union City Indiana. The pair were returning from church when a frightened horse bolted toward the crossing, jumping the cattle guard and running onto the track before the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniion City
Ind
Big Four
Rial Conklin
Harrisville
Here
Perry Baker
Church
Methods of Coffin Brothers Revealed in Bank Case
In Indianapolis on April 17 the government widens its evidence chain in the Coffin brothers bank case. Testimony shows branch houses operated separately from the main house and that drafts used locally were known only by the city main office. Nutting of the Boston branch detailed business methods, supporting claims that Haughey was aided in looting the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffin Brothers
Haughey Bank
Indianapolis
Cabinet Company
Nutting
Boston
Hanthey
Ex Mail Carrier Arrested In South Bend Robbery Case
Edward Boone, former mail carrier, was arrested after a letter and money order found at a vacated house linked him to United States robberies. Police suspect Boone may name accomplices and clear up months of government burglaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Head
South Essp
Ind
Edward Boone
United States
Boone
Crawfoondsville
Harry Bishop
Owen Miller
Archie Gilbert
Reform School
Death of David Dudley Field in New York
New York April 14 David Dudley Field died yesterday at his Gramercy Park home after a congestive chill and pneumonia following a sharp blizzard return from abroad. The jurist’s death drew many visitors to his house as condolences poured in from friends and officials. Senator Zeb Vance of North Carolina died unexpectedly April 16 after a paralysis stroke, with prior health concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dundlay Field
Gramercy Park
Field
Cramercy Square
David Dudley Field
WasnIndon
Zeb Vance
North Carolina
Death of Henry W. Slo cum after illness
Brookivy reports Henry W. Slo cum died Saturday after battling pneumonia for a week. He had been considered gravely ill with the disease, fading in and out of life before his death. Local authorities and family were present, and funeral arrangements will be announced by his relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookivy
Henry W. Slocum
Reappearance in Congress Breckinridge Receives Cautious Return
Representative Breckinridge returns to the House floor for the first time since the Pollard Breckinridge trial began. He exchanges greetings quietly, passes through the lobby and to Speaker Chapman's office, then to his seat where he shows visible unease, leaves within moments as colleagues offer only brief salutations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breckinridge
Washington
House of Representatives
Pollard- Breckinridge
Capitol
Appropriations Committee
Chap
Henderson
North Carolina
Vance
Mr. Breckinridge
House
Chicago Health Department Reports Soaring Smallpox Spread
Chicago records show 120 petty cases of smallpox last week with 186 patients in the pesthouse and others in private homes due to hospital crowding. Officials warn further spread unless immediate new facilities are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Health Department
Department of Death
Spice of Life Column News Summary
A wide mix of brief items from April events: New York fire on Worcester street caused $150,000 loss. workers consider joining Coxey's army. parading events in Enid and Cleveland court protests. Mine Workers convention support for a national work suspension. various political and legal notes across the country including resignations and court actions. incidents of violence and crime. transportation accidents. and ongoing labor strikes in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Worcester Street
Coxey’s
Washington
Enid
O. T
Senator Wolcott
Caldwell
Cincinnati
Republican Congressional Committee
Ignasiak
Eric
Cleveland
United Mine Workers
Columbus
General strike ordered by United Mine Workers in April
The United Mine Workers of America ordered a general strike for April 21 after debates led by J A Crawford of Illinois. Indiana delegates argued over contracts and timing, with opposition from W D Van Horn and Joseph Dankerly. The plan allows a second suspension later if the first fails to secure concessions. The move centers on alleged operator violations and replacement of workers with colored men, prompting action in Indiana and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Cocusces
United Mine Workers of America
J. A. Crawford
Illinois
W. D. van Horn
Joseph Dankerly
Iinois
Mob Hangs Negro Prisoner After Militia Withdrawal
In Cleveland on April 16 a mob seized Seymour Newlin, an ex convict, from Rushylvania, Logan county. Sheriff from Bellefontaine failed to secure him as militia withdrew. The mob hanged Newlin from a cottonwood tree 100 yards away after threatening to dynamite the calaboose and conducted a crowdled scene before dispersing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cleveland
Seymour Newlin
Knowles
Rushsylvania
Logan County
Bellefontaine
Calaboose
Miss Pollard Wins Breckinridge Case for 15000
Miss Madeline Pollard won a breach of promise verdict against Colonel Breckinridge for 15000. The defendant moved for a new trial though he has no property to pay. Pollard expressed relief and an appeal may follow if denied. A divorce rumor about Mrs Breckinridge was dismissed as unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mas
Washigton
Miss Madeline Pollard
Kentucky
Miss Pollard
Die of Mrs Tate as governor refuses pardon
Mrs James W Tate wife of Kentucky’s late state treasurer died at her home in Frankfort on April 17 after a long illness. She had sought a pardon for her husband so she could see him before she died, but the governor denied the request. In New York Brigadier General Oliver Lathrop Shepherd, a retired Army officer, died suddenly at his Lexington Avenue residence after a week of illness from pneumonia following a cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Kanes
Fort Scorr
Kan
KE. R. Polliam
Senator Viance
David Dudley Pield
New York
Strockhvidise
Mass
J. OM. Patton
Princetoia College
Orleans
Miss
Doc Bradley
Craw
Kentucky
Bradley
Boston
Coxey
J. Cooper McGinn
Wastingtom Papers
Natierce
Oa Teank
CIA
San Francisco
Mullegan
Apia
Samoa
Edward Mcllyan
Minnesota
Colorado Supreme Court
Denver
Richmond
Alex Johnson
Great Northern Railroad
Ohio Southern Railroad
Columbus
Cincinnati
Ogden
U. T
Union Pacific
Frankfort
James W. Tate
Oliver Lathrop Shepherd
Lexington Avenue
Prevailing grain and cattle prices on Apel 16 report
Market for cattle shows prime shipping steers at 34.00 to 64.25, good to choice 25.05 to 23.90, and cows 2.75 to 3.25. Hogs receipts 70 head with 400 shipped, prices 5.40 to 5.50 for good to choice, 3.30 to 4.0 for packing. Lambs and sheep quoted, hogs steady. futures show May and July grains and pork, lard, and rib prices with closing cash markets: wheat 60c, corn 38 1/2c, oats 2c, pork 13.25, lard 7.00, ribs 96.80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heceipts
Medina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tarif
Flace
Zinzach
Wasninetux
J. N. Thompson
Pine Bluff
Ark
Mississippi
Cairo
Louisville
Voorhees
Taylor
J. J. Zinzach
Evansville
Washinatox
Indian Service
Congress
Cornell
News OF the State
Lou Ssurglars
Morristowsx
Frank Archer
Fountaintown
Brandywine
Indianapoles
Christian Alliance Movement For Good Government
Tomlinson Hall
Matthews
Elwood
Eadlward Boone
South Bend
William Buck
Tein
Laporte
Booker
Pickering
Jeffersonville
Stephen Sieer
James King
Knights of Pythias
William Beachman
Indianspolix
Watford Snellbaker
Crawford County
Joseph Booker
Charles Dice
Veedersburg
Anna Hines
Shelbyville
Trafalgar
James Ennis
Senator Vance
Slocum
Springfield
Breece
Bainbridge
Nate Weatherby
Frank Breece
Edward Everhart
Grant Martin
Charles Roslin
Samuel Houston
Cuicano
West End
Garfield Racetrack
House Committee On Land
McGarrahen
Diamond
Coke
Pennsylvania
Bob Ingersoll
Moore
Lexington
British East Africa Company
Kabba Regas
Congressman Boatner
Judge Jenkins
Hoss McKane
Corbett
Europe
Jackson
Parsons
Wells
Saginaw
Mich
Flower
Pittsburg
Hessing
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Jenkins
Northern Pacific
Isaac Johnson
Williamsburg
William Jones
Chili Porter
Sovereign
Sir Charles Russell
Leiderkranz
B. N. Edmonson
Brooks County
Gla
John Yates
A. Evans
Chcago
Holy College
Chicago Grain and Provision
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!