Carlisle win broad regional support across the nation
A political analysis dismisses the claim that the speaker’s backing is confined to the South. It cites vote splits for Carlisle and Randall, noting substantial support from the East West and North, with several states casting mixed loyalties. The piece argues Carlisle’s nationwide backing and urges critics to abandon the "bloody shirt" trope.
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Carlisle
Randall
Mr. Randall
Maryland
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Massachusetts
California
Missouri
Nevada
Cox
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Indiana
Business Slump Deepens as Holidays Fail to Stimulate Trade
The weekly business outlook shows sluggish merchandize movement and widespread stagnation across industrial lines. Prices fall in tron and steel while factory products sit in overstock awaiting buyers. agricultural markets offer the only bright spot with corn wheat and provisions up, cotton and petroleum in strong demand. Bradstreet reports 232 U S failures last week, up from prior periods, and Post clearinghouse data hint at historically low November figures. real improvement hinges on decisive Congress action on tariff and currency.
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Tron
United States
Bradstreet’s
Post
Congress
Court upholds governor council limits in Essex County races
The supreme court confirms Attorney General Train's 1877 opinion that the governor and council may not recount town votes. It holds aldermen can recount city ward votes when properly requested, effectively electing Horatio G. Herrick Sheriff and Henry F. Hurlburt District Attorney, as declared by the council.
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Supreme Court
Essex County
Train
Horatio G. Herrick Frep
Henry F. Hurlburt
Multiple Tragic Acts Reported Across Cities
A string of fatal and violent incidents is reported including Henry Briggs’s suicide in Pittsburg, J H Hunt shooting a man in Leavenworth, and Conductor Swift dying after being shot in Cincinnati. Other items note a postmaster’s forged note, a failed express robbery in Corinth, and a Milwaukee ex-priest charged with blackmail. Also covered are land settlement in the northwest territory, church and ministerial actions in Richmond, a loaned wife’s death, a wife’s suicide in Indianapolis, Odessa abduction fears, a coroner’s inquiry into Brookville murders, and Cincinnati merchants urging removal of the trade dollar.
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Henry Briggs
Pittsburg
J.H. Hunt
Leavenworth
Kansas
Lewis
Conductor Swift
Henry Shafer
Cincinnati
Shafer
Dominion
Northwest Territory
Richmond
Jasper
E. J. Johnson
Indianapolis
Pension Department
East Tennessee
George W. Sfelm
Sidney, Hl
Danville
I T
Hayes
St. Louis
Bennett
Washington
Corinth
Mis
A. McWilliams
Southern Express
McWilliams
Anton Pufalski
Milwaukee
Odessa
Ontario
T. J. McDonald
Methodist Episcopal Church
Samuel Hill
Tit
James Boyd
Alfred
Cumminsville
Bio
Boyd
Congress
and Missaubee
Brookville
James Doyle
Edward Brown
Doyle
Rs. Lamberson
Jericho
Carlisle Elected Speaker On First Ballot In Democratic Caucus
Washington dispatch reports Kentucky's John Griffin Carlisle won the speaker nomination on the first ballot with 106 votes, defeating Randall and Cox. The nomination became unanimous, and Carlisle expressed a pledge to push an offensive tariff policy, aiming to reform the tariff and align party action with broad public interests.
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Carlisle
Randall
Cox
Washington
House
John Griffin Carlisle
Kentucky
House of Representatives
Gen. Rosecrans
Democratic Caucus Committee
Judge Geddes
Ohio
Messrs. Dibble
South Carolina
Willis
Messrs. Stockslager
Indiana
Caldwell
Tennessee
Dorsheimer
New York
Nichols
Georgia
Slocum
Morrison
Ilinois
Curtin
Pennsylvania
iFrom
Boston
Spingfield
John G. Carlisle
National House
Democratic Party
John G Carlisle Speaker Prospect in Democratic House
John G Carlisle of Kentucky emerges as the leading candidate for Speaker of the next Democratic House. The 42 year veteran congressman, famed for hard work and sharp legal mind, accompanies a disciplined routine, broad knowledge of tariffs and finance, and strong authority on the floor.
Carlisle for Speaker Signals Revenue Reform Upswing
The Democratic caucus chose John G Carlisle of Kentucky as the next House speaker, signaling a shift toward revenue reform and tariff reduction. Supporters hail his integrity and policy clarity while opponents warn of partisan clashes as the party shifts away from war era protectionism.
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Democratic Party
Carlisle
Congress
Turuf
Notable Plums and Passages From National Courtship and Travel
Mrs Senator Frye favors Washington yet seeks camp life on Mooseluc magnatic shore. Jo Stickney of the Philadelphia Record will be Milwaukee Sentinel managing editor. Percy relatives to be notified in San Francisco after smallpox death in this city a year ago. Health board permits removal. Lee and Shepard announce The Boys of Thirty five by Edward H Elwell about Portiana life half a century ago. Gen Pryor to sail from Liverpool Next Thursday to New York on Ger tranic. Lord Mayor Dawson invites Pryor to Dublin dinner. Paine of New York registered on Quincy House list 46 years ago and has since used city as home for business. Parthia voyage Boston to Queenstown and Liverpool lists J M Murdock Harold Murdoch C B Crane and 40 intermediate 140 steerage plus cargo. Joseph Jefferson under physician care since arrival Cincinnati says voice restored and to perform tonight. Hissop concurs the improvement from a cold.
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Washington
Mooseluc
Jo, Stickney
Philadelphia Record
Milwaukee Sentinel
S. W. Percy
San Francisco
Board of Health
Lee & Shepard
Edward H. Elwell
Portland Transcript
Portiana
Pryor
Liverpool
New York
Ger. Tranic
Chas. Dawson
Dublin
J. E. Paine
New York City
Cunard
Parthia
Roberts
Boston
Queenstown
J. M. Murdock
Harold Murdock
C. B
Boston Municipal Canvass Highlights Nominations and Rallies
The last week of Boston's municipal canvass sees Republican subcommittee submitting 12 names with four replacements, efforts toward harmonizing with Citizens tickets, and Democratic prospects for the final list. Reports cover tax figures for aldermanic candidates, new names Nugent Eddy and Curtis, a Republican ward 24 rally backing Gen. A. P. Martin for mayor, and broader notes on local nominations and political moves including Quincy House independents and Worcester Republican renomination talks.
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Boston
Citizens
United Action
Ger. Martin
Francis W. Pray
Lucius Slade
Walliam J. Welch
Edwin F. Leighton
Andrew J. Hall
Draper & Hall
Cyrus
Haldeman
Benjamin FI. Anthony
Paul H. Kendricken
Ingalls & Kendricken
Patrick KF. McGoragle
Daniel 5. Burnham
Wm. P. Tyler
A. G. Tompkins & Co
J. Chauncey Craft
Trenry Crafts’ Sons
James Fagan
Patrick Mecham
Timothy D. Mulvey
Charles V. Whitten
Burdett, Young & Co
C. N. H. Breck
Joseph Breck & Sons
Republican
James H. Nugent
Otis Eddy
George Curtis
Ward 24
Gen
A. P. Martin
Hazard Stevens
Board of Public Works
Citizens’ Club
William B Smart Named Democratic Street Commissioner Candidate
Saturday Evening Gazette reports William B Smart a veteran journalist with twenty seven years in city reporting and eight years on the board of first assistant assessors. Boston outlets praise his versatility and expect election to street commissioner. Democrats favor a Smart choice for the post.
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Saturday Evening Gazette
William 68. Smart
Boston Herald
William B. Smart
Boston Post
Boston Globe
Democratic City Committee
Smart
Boston Weekly Post
Insertion Post Publishing CO
Very Sensible Views of a Political Dude Interview
Mr Parker C Chandler leads a vigilance committee in the state campaign and represents independent young republicans. He criticizes junketing as the central campaign issue, urges reform of the system, and defends Irish Americans in city politics while noting the public duty of all citizens regardless of birth or extraction.
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Milas
Sunday Herald
Parker C. Chandler
Vigilance Committee
Citizens’ Convention
Board of Aldermen
Democratic Party
Street Halfway as a Political Element in Unambridgee
The Charles River street railway talks influence Cambridge politics this year. A local alderman who opposed a Boston link for the Cambridge line is said to have supplied lumber for the Cambridge railroad. President Raymond rejected a $5,000 bribe claim, saying he never used such means. Mass meetings to endorse Mayor Fox’s renomination are planned in Union Hall and East Cambridge ward room, with about two thousand signatures to follow.
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Charles River Street Railway Company
Cambridge
Boston
Lafayette Square
Cambridge Company
Cambridge Railroad
Raymond
Nut
Fox
Union Hall
East Cambridge
Fire losses hit Chicago as two blocks burn
Two major fires struck Chicago overnight. The Farwell block at 168 and 170 Market Street suffered heavy damage and trapped about 30 women on the sixth floor, with six saving themselves via the fire escape. one woman died after leaping from the sixth story. Losses total about 125,000 to 150,000 on stock, plus 50,000 on the building. A second blaze at 159 and 161 Dearborn gutted the Evening Journal building, with vital printing rooms and offices lost and total damage around 200,000. Other listed incidents include fires in Charlestown, Boston, and various towns with smaller losses.
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Farwell
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Gustav Metzler
Beak & Buchel
Dearborn Street
Evening Journal
John B. Jeffery Co
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Farwell Block
Gustave Metzler
Beak & Bucher
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Charlestown
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D. W W. Young
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F. H. Burrill
Oak Street
Greenwood
John F. Mansfield
Saugus Centre
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Federal Street
Pratt
Carr and Abbott
First Division
James C. Mealey
Merrimac Street
Hook and Ladder No
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Telegraph
New York
Masonic Temple
Twenty-third Street
Sixth Avenue
Austin Room
Elizabeth
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Bellows Falls
George Campbell
Westminster
Bridgeport
Main Street
John J. Clark
Boots and Shoes
Boyd & Sherman
Batters
Grand
Norfolk Streets
Nashua
N. H
Jacob Morrill
Railroad Square
Mechanicsville
Enterprise
Hovnston
George Merritt
St. Louis
Centreville
Meetings Under its Auspices in Two Boston Churches
Public meetings in the interest of citizens law and order in Massachusetts were held at South Congregational and Berkeley street churches. Speakers urged enforcement of existing liquor laws, discussed costs of liquor traffic, and endorsed local option while calling for stronger regulation and organization.
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Law and Order
E. B. Hale
Bale
Supreme Court
Law and Order League
Berkeley Street
William Burnet Wright
D. D
B. 8. Johnson
L. Edwin Dadley
League
Dadley
South Congregational Church
Senator Anthony Improves. Expected to Sit Up Tomorrow
New York dispatch reports Senator Anthony’s condition has greatly improved tonight. His physician believes he will be able to sit up tomorrow, with no current uneasiness about his ultimate recovery, though leaving the hotel where he remains is not yet likely.
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New York
Anthony
Burglary at Edward Shepple's Store in Waterbury
In Waterbury Vermont this morning Edward Shepple reports a break in at his store. The safe was dulled and the handle blown off but no money was stolen except a dollar or two from the change drawer. Two suspects fled toward a 4 AM train and the trail was lost.
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Waterbury
Edward Shepple
Committee to hear on free soup discontinuance
The police committee will hold a Tuesday afternoon hearing on discontinuing free soup. Senor Raigoso and Vice President Waite of the Mexican Central railroad paid respects to Mayor Pallmer on Saturday. Alderman Pray and others rode the new Warren bridge section on Saturday. The finance committee will today likely recommend accepting 50,000 from Mr. Dinnie and bondsmen to release further payment for the Woodward defalcation from the sinking fund. Dennie had 150,000 and Woodward 20,000. A suit seeks 82,000, but a settlement by compromise is favored due to legal obstacles.
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Senor Raigoso
Waite
Mexican Central Railroad
Pallmer
Pray
New Warren Bridge
Dinnie
Woodward
Dennie
Executive Council approves probate and county court nominations
At the executive council meeting on Saturday nominations were confirmed for William E. Fuller Tapston as judge of probate for Bristol county and John B. Galligan Taunton as probate registrar. George W. Kelley Rockland was named to the Plymouth county second district court. A large slate of justices of the peace was appointed including Charlestown’s John B. Wright, governor's stenographer. The council answered three questions on the Essex county sheriff recount with mixed results, finding no power to recount in cities and towns but affirming the validity of written recount requests and aldermanic authority. The governor’s race results showed Robinson 160,092 votes, Butler 150,228. Ames and other officers had large pluralities. Health board notes included a call to suspend adulteration prosecutions and a report on the state almshouse crowding and planned improvements. Petitions to the Legislature seek charters for real estate and elevated railroad ventures in Boston area, Watertown water supply, and farm operations at Tewksbury. Additional notes cover Labor Bureau experiments with calculating machines, Gov Butler’s release of William May from state prison, and a reformatory committee meeting.
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Srmeg
Randall
Kentucky
Cox
State of
New York
Peemanty
Pennsylvania
Republic
John G. Carlisle
Washington
Covington
Carlisle
Hee
Len
State Senate
Congress
Mr. Carlisle
Aongress
Riggs House
House
Ways and Means
J. 8. Moore
David A. Wells
Treasury
Cincinnati
Kentucky Court of Appesl
Thurman
Hever
House of Congress
Lee
Kentucky Senate
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Keifer
Ohio
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Executive Council
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Tapston
Briistol
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Taunton
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Rockland
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Plymouth County
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Charlestown
Major Day
Supreme Court
Essex County
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H. G. Herrick
Boards of Aldermen
Hetard
George D. Robinson
Benj. F. Butler
Mr. Robinson
Ames
Henry F. Hurlburt
Lynn
Henry P.oulton
Salem
Horatio G. Herrick
Lawrence
Luther Day
Haverhill
State Board of Health
Walcott
Tewksbury
Bridgewater
Carroll D. Wright
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Butler Pene
William H. May
Hubbardston
May
George Browning
Worcester
Forty-Eighth Congress to Open With Uncertain Message
The Forty-Eighth Congress convenes at noon with the presidential message likely arriving on Tuesday. Montana Governor Crosby urges immediate downsizing of reservations to fit Indian needs and support education in agriculture for 18,000 Indians. DC grand jury tabs indictments for pension false pretences and law violations. Open-vs-closed probe policy ordered for storm-ship inspections. Albatross ships survey Magdalena River approaches. Mrs Mary A Miller seeks master license. the treasury solicitor reviews the sex exclusion. Counterfeit 1889 gold pieces found in circulation.
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Montana
Congress
Grand Jury
District of Columbia
Jenkins A. Fitzgerald
Gould
Austin
Francis Gilleece
Fish Commission
Alabatross
Carribbean Sea
Magdalena
Mary A. Miller
New Orleans
the Treasury
Supposed death by own action near Red Rock
The body of Horace Nenugles, 22, of 15 May street, unmarried, was found in shoal water near Red Rock at about 7:30 Sunday morning. He was known as a hard drinker and appears to have died by his own action in a despondent fit. The body was taken to the city hall. Burglaries at L M Walls meat market near Sagamore hotel occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. Saturday with a failed safe blow open. burglars fled. The funeral of William Porter, longtime Lynn shoe manufacturer, was Sunday at 2 p.m. from Central Congregational church, Rev. A. W. Moore officiating. burial at Pine Grove cemetery.
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Red Rock
May Street
L. M. Wall
Sagamore Hotel
William Porter
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A. W. Moore
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