Passage of Tariff and Copyright Bills in Congress
The House debated and passed a tariff bill amid procedural clashes as members pressed precedents. Later, the copyright bill faced votes on consideration, amendments, and the previous question, with motions to adjourn and table contested. The measure allows foreigners to hold U S copyright under reciprocity or treaties, and requires U S produced printing or plates for all works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Wheeler
Yeas
Simonds
Connecticut
Committee On
Patents
Payson
Illinois
House
Blount
Georgia
Kerr
Iowa
Kerry
Hopkins
Spinola
New York
United States
Senate Action Covers Bills on Coinage Labor and Telegraphs
In Washington the Senate heard several bills including Plumb and Tellier free coinage proposals, eight hour labor law measures, and a trans Pacific telegraph survey. Debates on election law and parliamentary questions preceded adjournment after the Senate began reading the House and Senate substitute bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Plumb
Tellier
Messrs
Blair and
Dawes
Sherman
Hawaiian Islands
Daniell
Vermont
Secretary of the Treasury
Manderson
Secretary of War
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Mitchell
Committee On Foreign Relations
Pacific
Samoa
New Zealand
Australia
Hoar
United States
Gorman
Mr. Gorman
Mr. Hale
Mrr. Gorman
Mr. Doar
Butler
Mr. Butler
Massachusetts
Hloar
Yeas
Blair
Coffee House Contributions Reported by Church Temperance Society
The Church Temperance Society lists November coffee house contributions from Susan C. Lawrence, L. H. W., Mrs. Hoague and friends, Christ Church Salmon Falls, St. Thomas Dover, Great Barrington, St. John's Williams town, Mrs. K. F. Rotch, and others totaling 54157 dollars. Treasurer J. D. W. French notes prior acknowledgments and provides 160 State Street Boston as contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Church Temperance Society
Susan C. Lawrence
Hoague
Conscience Pricks Mr On in Furnishings Advice
A local writer urges readers to consider beauty comfort quality and cost when buying furniture. He notes Paine's Furniture Ware rooms on Canal street offer lower prices due to wholesale location, promising better value than downtown shops with higher rents.
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Paine
Canal Street
Financial Review of Treasury Finances and Silver Policy
The annual Treasury report details 463,963,080.55 in receipts with 358,618,584.52 in expenditures, yielding a net year surplus of 57,249,981.37 after bond redemptions. It outlines 1892 revenue and spending projections, pension reforms including monthly payments, and proposes reorganizing pension agencies into three quarterly cycles. It also critiques elasticity of the financial system, discusses tariffs and customs administration, internal revenue trends, circulation shifts, and silver legislation effects while defending protectionist principles and national banking reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Congress
Customs
Internal Revenue
Postal Service
Public Service
Ilreasury Department
POM Customss
Interior Department
Indianapolis
Ind
Des Moines
Buffalo
N. Y
Milwaukee
Wis
Louisville
Treasury
Tariff and Customs Administration
United States
Conemeiniye
Windom
Treasury Department
London
San Francisco
Orient
Canadian Railway Transportaion
Canada
Atlantic
Final Verestchagin Exhibition Leaves Boston Arena
A couple of weeks remain for the Verestchagin exhibit at the Arena building 401 Tremont street drawing thousands. For its final days the show adds Delacroix’s Lion Hunt, a painting creating unprecedented local interest and drawing big crowds.
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Arena
Tremont Street
Delacroix
Indian War Fears Menace Northwest Chiefs
General Miles reports imminent danger from 6000 fighting Indians amid a Messiah craze across the Northwest. He warns a general uprising could cost many lives and homes. cavalry needs increase as tribes arm with rifles and horses. Buffalo Bill notes Sitting Bull’s influence, while troop movements heat up between New York and Denver.
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Washington
Miles
Chicago
Tecumseh
Pontiac
Indian Territory
Minnesota
Cvid
Salvation
Northwest
New York
The
Herald
Buffalo Bill
Mandan
N. D
Indians, I Have Just Arrived From the Sitting Ball
Chief Gall
North Dakota
Sitting Bull
W. F
Denver
Col
Fort Wingate
Coolidge
Carr
War Department
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Meade
S. D
Morrow
Watrous Station
N. M
Indian scare letters debunk warpath claims in South Dakota
A reader letter argues telegraphic reports of Indians on the warpath are exaggerated. It cites Standing Rock Pine Ridge and Rosebud missions, noting only isolated violence and sharing a note from Elizabeth School about candy and school finances. A second letter from M S Francis describes daily life at a mission, payments, rations, and hope for new leadership, ending with anticipation of Bishop’s visit.
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S. D
Argus Leader
South Dakota
Lam
Standing Rock
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
Gaul
John Grass
Campbell County
W. O. Hare
St. Elizabeth School
Bishop
Mr. Deloria
Mr. Moes
Ben
Philip
M.S. Francis
Congregational Society Backs Rev Dr Virgin as Pastor
The Park Street Congregational Society met in the chapel and voted unanimously to concur with the church in calling Rev. Dr Virgin of New York to become pastor. A three man committee, Messrs Spencer Farley and Lewis, will confer on official notification. Salary set at 7000 with usual vacation. Deacon Parker presided.
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Virgin
Park Street
Psychical Research at Boston Society Hearing Marvellous Tales
The Boston Society of Natural History hosts a Society for Psychical Research meeting chaired by Professor William James. He notes English ties, rising membership, and thousands of responses to questions on supernatural experiences. James recounts a double personality case and describes Mrs Piper’s trances studied by Oliver Lodge, highlighting guarded methods and thought transfer as an explanation.
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Society For Psychical Research
Boston Society of Natural History
William James
James
Green
R. J
Saul of
Tarsus
Brown
Norristown
Penn
Rhode Island
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Filbert Street
Richard Hodgson
Piper
England
Lodge
Needie
Finley
Lodzer
Piper-Finley
Fortunes and Finances Hidden in Edison Era Lists
Fragmentary OCR shows a dense list of financial institutions and bonds with dates like 1890 1892 1904, mentioning Ft. Payne Coal & Iron Co and various banks. The text seems to be an investment ledger or notice listing securities, ex-dividend marks, and agency names across multiple firms in Massachusetts and nearby regions. No coherent narrative present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineemaras Aveesa Veere
Do Ft. Payne Coal & Iron Co
Do Winnisimmet Nat. Bk
Chelsea
Foston
Revere Keach & Lynn RR
Ft. Payne Coal & Iron Co
Old Colony RR
Boston & Lowell
Hares Fastern
N. H
American N. Bank
Providence
R. I
Webster Bank
Hank of Republic
00 Bee Q. Fairbanks Co
Financial branding and railroad bonds listed in 19th century note
The document catalogs multiple bond issues and notes from banks and corporations including Exchange Bank Fort Payne Furnace Co Pacific Mills Naumakesag Steam Cotton Co Mt Vernon N Bank k T Fairbanks Co Vermont Massachusetts RR ConcordMont RR Class 1 Yale Fowne Mfg Co Rellstone N Bank Fitchburg City of Portland Bath City Toledo City Marquette Houghton Ontonagon RR totaling various sums such as 1000 to 21000 across entities and locations.
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Coffee House
State OF Qua Finances
the Treasury
Windem
Naval
Sophie Aig
Indian Service
Isc.o
Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Internal Revenue Bureau
C. J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
State Stucel
General Miles
Buffalo Bil
Hare
Psychical Research
Educationat
Wiss
Edith L. Chase
Pinckney St
G. Hubbard
Newbury Street
Auvction Sales
Lewis J. Bird & CO
BS Bromfield Street
Executrix
Village ST
Nathan G. Green
County of
Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Westerl
West Chester Park
Puller and Whitney
John P. Webber
William Gray
Haviland Street
Nathan Matthews
Augustine Shurtleff
Helen Francis
Samuel Aa. Shurtied
Horatio Harris & CO
State Street
SS. Travancore
Messina
Palermo
Pier 2
South
HY R. K. Day
Hroom
Boston Stock Exchange
Dnesday
Payne Coal & Iron Co
Nat. Bank
Lowell Mty. Co
Isoulston Nat
aAtlantic Nat
North Nat. Bank
Metropolitan
North Nat. Bk
N. Bank
Newton Nat. Bank
Newton, Mass
Jan
Anuu
Cocheco Mfg. Co
Concora & Montreal RR
Chicago & West Michigan
Chatham RR. Co
New England
Taunton Mass
de FE. & T. Fairbanks & Co
Boston & Albany
Ston & A
Putnam Nail Co
Winfield Mtge. & Trust Co
Winfield
Consol. RR
Cedar Rapids & No. RR
Western Security Co
Bank of Fort Payne
de Laconia Co
Florida Midland Bay Co
Francis Henshaw & Coo
No. 42
Congress Street
Corner Exchange Mince
Boston Stock
Uu Fuh
Ft. Payne Furnace Co
Ogd
Lake Champlain RR
Newport & Richford RR
Boston Athletic Assn
Swift & Co
Highland St. Ry
Kansas City & Southwestern RR
Columbian Nat. Bk
Boston Cooperative Building Co
Frieiman’s Fire Ins. Co
New England Mtz. Security Co
Sioux City & Pacific RR
East Tenn. Land Co
Shawmut N. Bank
Col, Springfeld & Cincinnati RR
Highland St. Ry. Co
Gt. Falls Manty. Co
Nashua Manly, Co
Dakota Loan &Trust Co
Ord
Lake Chamlain
Conn
Passumpsic Rivers RR
Dexter Woollen Mills
Boston Athenwuam
Mechanics’ N. Bank
County of Middlesex
Frederick &. Hutchins
Somerville
Middlesex
Road Way
Broadway
John A. Hughes
Cutter
John Mullay
Gilman A. Hutchins
Frederick E. Hutchins
Gideon Beck & Son
Eliot Street
Washington and
Tremont Streets
Florida
United
North
Burlington
Eustis
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