Sumatra tobacco tax bill stalls in House on suspension day
Washington December 20 Special The House debated three measures on suspension day. The tobacco tax bill to aid Sumatra leaf producers failed to pass after a rules suspension attempt. A militia arms funding bill advanced, while a patent protection measure faced strong opposition and fili buster tactics, delaying further action.
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Illinois
Hammond
Georgia
Friends of the
Petitions Split Over Tariff and Trade Measures in Senate
Washington December 20 The Senate referred petitions including calls to cut oleomargarine tax and boost Central and South American trade. Vest of St Louis urged trade expansion while bills on railways and sugar trade faced delays and reassessment. Committees reshaped with Cheney Williams and Spooner roles, then a secret session followed by adjournment.
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Manderson
Senate
Weaver resolution on Treasury notes and note destruction
House action reports the Weaver resolution asking the Secretary of the Treasury for details on the use of Sundry Civil bill funds for large denomination notes, destruction of small denominations, and whether replacements were issued. Also includes executive information requests about New York banks loaning surplus to brokers and an inquiry into premature interest payments on US debt to influence stock markets.
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Wilkins
Ohio
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Treasury
Townshend
Ilinois
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Taulbee
Kentucky
United States
Wallstreet
Thel House
Divorce Trial Sparks Crowded Supreme Court Hearing
Louella M. Goodell sues Rev. Charles L. Goodell for divorce in Providence. The high profile case features sensational testimony alleging criminal relations with Mrs. Foster at their city home and Bristol summer residence. Evidence includes letters from Mrs. Goodell and claims of a conspiracy with Theodore W. Foster.
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Louella M. Goodell
Charles L. Goodell
Supreme Court
Theodore W. Foster
Foster
Witness
Lecture Reminder by Professor Butler at Horticultural Hall
Readers are reminded of an evening lecture by Professor Butler at Horticultural Hall on Wednesday. Butler is described as a thinker of notable depth and teachers or educators may gain insight by attending.
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Professor Butler
Horticultural Hall
The Ladies Hats and Boston Theatre Fashion
A Boston Theatre audience shows few tall hats as women favor lofty headgear less in Boston than in other cities. The piece notes hats from velvet plumes to pink bows, with scenes at the Boston Globe Park and Hollis areas. It recalls Puritan era sermons denouncing tall bonnets and mentions local politics and labor-friendly candidates.
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Boston
Harvard
Globe, Park
Hollis Street
Old Colony
Mather Byles
Women at the polls in no-license victory celebration
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union met at 515 Tremont Street to discuss the no license victory. Miss Lucia E F Kimball of Chicago led exercises while 160 women visited eighty precincts and distributed temperance literature.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Tremont Street
Lucia E. F. Kimball
Chicago
Union
Christmas Letter Mission Spreads Joy to Sick and Lonely
An English lady in 1871 started the Christmas Letter Mission after visiting St Mark's Hospital in Brighton. Notes and Christmas ecards were placed under patients' pillows, expanding to asylums and homes across Britain. Boston’s City Missionary Society runs a parallel effort and invites donations to Rev. D. W. Waldron, 4 Somerset street.
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Great Britain
Boston
City Missionary Society
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Somerset Street
New American Church of the Holy Trinity consecrated in Paris
The American Church of the Holy Trinity in Avenue de Alma Paris was consecrated on Thanksgiving day with Rt. Rev. Theodore B Lyman officiating Bishop Potter preached praising the nation and Liberty Enlightening the World as a spiritual beacon. The facade is plain and interior benches and finishings are criticized for coldness and unfinished look The former Rue Bayard church has been sold to the Scotch Presbyterian Society.
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Avenue de Talia
France
Theodore B. Lyman
T. Maclane
Potter
Avenue de Valma
Rue Bayard
Scotch Presbyterian Society
Edinbro’ Toon
Dealma
Avenue de Alma
IL. B
Labor's Battle Not Ended in City Politics
Mark Courant of the Central Trades Union says the labor party raised 1700 dollars for the campaign and spent 1677, with 23 left under treasurer’s care. He pledges independent action from Republicans or Democrats, plans ward organizations, and vows dues-paying members must sever old party ties to promote�tax relief and better housing conditions for workers. He cites concerns over real estate taxes, tenant benefits, and بود? policy.
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Central Trades Union
Committee of One Hundred
Labor Party
O’brien
Deer Island
Bears’ raid costs Chicago stock leaders millions
Chicago despatch reports heavy-weight stock operators lost about 8 million in a bear raid. Norman B. Ream and B. P. Hutchinson supposedly bore a third of the loss. Armour contributed 300 000 and John R. Hoxie 250 000. Other names named include George Smith 150 000 and N S Jones, S A Kent, George L Dunlap each at 250 000. A four-man syndicate in Hocking Valley stock lost 27 500 each after two days.
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N. ¥. Times
Bears
Norman B. Ream
B. P. Hutchinson
Armour
John R. Hoxie
George Smith
Field, Lindley & Co
N. S. Jones
S. A. Kent
George L. Dunlap
Hocking Valley
Little “Flyer
Monroe Bros. Co. assigns assets amid multiple branches and liens
Monroe Bros. & Co. of Cleveland and branches in Painesville Alliance Salem Clinton and Ann Arbor with assets $274000 and liabilities $47000 faced attachments from Fitchburg National Bank International Trust Co and Rollston National Bank to pressure payments on papers tied to Charles Winchester whose failure triggered the moves. Additional losses cited from C W Monroe Bay City and Peacock Bros cattle and ranches in Colorado City Texas plus D M Tomlin bank halt with assets $16000.
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Mm Lumber
Cleveland
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Salem
Clinton
Ann Arbor
Mich
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Ashburnham
Mass
Winchester
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Marlboro
Golding
C. W. Monroe
Bay City
Peacock Bros
Colorado City
Tex
D. M. Tomlin
Arapahoe
Neb
Tomlin
Arrival of La Gascogne Off The Lizard Note
The steamer La Gascogne arrived from New York off the Lizard on December 20, signaling its transatlantic voyage progress.
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London
la Gascogne
New York
Lizard
Proposals for 12 inch Breech Loading Mortar Manufacture
Sealed proposals for one 12 inch breech loading rifled mortar will be received until 1 pm on December 29 1886 and opened publicly. Cast iron body and steel hoops supplied by the Ordnance Department with the mortar housing at South Boston Iron Works. Bid price and fastest completion time required. SoV Benet brig. Gen. Chief of Ordnance.
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WAR Department
Washington
Ordnance Department
South Boston Iron Works
Boston
Mass
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Ordnance
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