Economy the Watchword at Congress Printing Cuts
Congress moves to curb wasteful printing as Rep Richardson leads a push to curb mass publications and junked documents. The plan caps free copies, limits bound reports, and shifts to only needed documents, aiming to trim hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses and ease the burden on members.
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Wasarmeron
Congress of Economy
Richardson
Tennessee
Joint Committee
Congressional
House of Congress
Mills Won't Accept Second on Ways and Means
Washington Dec 20 The exchange between Speaker Crisp and Hon RE Mills reveals Mills refuses the second spot on the ways and means committee and declines any chairmanship. Mills cites years of service and workload as reasons, while Crisp’s letter suggests punishment for opponents in the recent party contest.
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Washincton
Crisp
Mills
Charles F. Crisp
House of Representatives
Sir
Committee On Ways and Means
Committee On Commerce
Post Office and Post Roads
Letter from R Q Mitts on official assignments
A portion of a formal letter from R Q Mitts discusses duties and the assignment of responsibilities. Mitts states there is no suggestion offered and leaves the decision to the recipient to determine a suitable official duty, noting it would be insincere to accept any tender.
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R. Q. Mitts
Washington Congress Names and Chairmanships In Early Bargaining
Washington dec 20 the ways and means and appropriations committees near final form with Democrats from springer to brewer and others named as chairs. Republicans include reen mckenna payne and great among those slated for key posts while mills may lead interstate and foreign commerce. The first report notes rule changes expanding committees with Duxburrow chairing the worlds fair panel and Dingley Bland Hemphill others listed. Melbourne Ford dies prompting adjournment.
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Washington
Springer
Ilinois
Whiting
Michigan
Shipley
Indiana
Byron
Nebraska
Stevens
Massachusetts
McMillin
Tennessee
Turner
Georgia
Montgomery
Kentucky
Breckinridge
Arkansas
Wilson
West Virginia
Reen
Maine
McKenna
California
Payne
New York
Holman
Forney
Alabama
Sayers
Texas
Compton
Maryland
Muttehler
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Henderson
Iowa
Cogswell
Dingley
Bingham
Great
Vermont
Neer Crisp
Mills
Outhwaite
Ohio
General Herbert
Col. Oates
Judiciary
Governor McCreary
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hemphill
South Carolina
District of Columbia
Bland
Wasuin
Committee On Rules
House
Duxburrow
Chicago
Amos Cummings
Belden
Mr. Chipman
Melbourne H. Ford
Consider Jesus Christ sermon on Christmas service at Ruggles Street Church
The Rev. Everett D. Burr preached his first pastorate sermon during the Christmas musical service at Ruggles Street Church. He urged a large view of Christ beyond Bethlehem and Calvary, warning against reducing Jesus to mere birth or death concepts. The piece ends noting a separate Harvard bridge incident involving a dangerous safety bicycle ride and a dramatic Charles River scene.
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Ruggles Street
Everett D. Burr
Jesus Christ
Austria
Jesus
Christ
Bethlehem
God
Galilee
Calvary
Victor Hugo
Valjean
Golgotha
Europe
Lord
Tabernacle
NEWTONS NEW CHURCH MOVEMENT REPORTED
Newton plans a new Church of Messiah building in West Newton and Auburndale after past disagreements over a rector. With Rev John Matterson now in charge, factions have settled and a third push to resume construction begins.
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Newton
Church of Messiah
West Newton
Auburndale
Metcalf
John Matterson
Tim Campbell Marries Miss Margaret Miller in New York
Congressman Tim othy J. Campbell, representative of New Yorks eighth district, wed Margaret LD Miller who recently worked at the Pension Bureau in Washington. A Catholic priest officiated and a special dispensation was obtained from Archbishop Orrigan as the bride is a Protestant.
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New York
Timothy J. Campbell
New_York
Margaret LD. Miller
Pension Bureau
Washington
Orrigan
Porter, 80, Cambridgeport resident, dies at son’s home
Mr. Porter aged eighty father of Jim B Porter author of Thou Shalt Not died yesterday afternoon at his son’s home on Norfolk street Cambridgeport He had lived in Cambridge briefly and accumulated property in the area His son Linn Porter the author is currently in Africa Christmas Gifts highlight a New Home Sewing Machine Fremont 160
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Mr. Porter
Jim B. Porter
Norfolk Street
Cambridgeport
Porter
Cambridge
Linn
Africa
Senator Voorhees Denounces Woods Nomination For Judge
Indiana Senator Voorhees declares Judge Woods unfit for a circuit judgeship. He blasts the President's choice, cites the Indianapolis conspiracy cases, and recalls Judge Maynard's rebuke of Woods. He vows to oppose confirmation and expects Democratic resistance.
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Washineton
Senator Voorhees
Senate
Judge Woods
Indiana
Tam
Voorhees
Turpie
Woods
Ohio
Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Jadze Woods
Dudley
Maynod
Senate of
United States
Gulls Depart as Sunday Fades Over Charles River Walk
The passage notes that the crowd grew to about four o'clock then thinned quickly as Sunday ended. Gulls appeared to have a brief gathering at the water, while waves subsided and purple dusk masked brick walls. A double line of lights outlined an almost deserted Charles Street walkway.
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Harvard Bridge
the Charles
Cambridge
Boston
Gray Charles
Clarkson
Nawthin
Nawt
Exhibition of Sioux Relics At A Shuman & Co Windows
A large Sioux relic collection from Frank P. Root of Brooklyn opens in A Shuman & Co windows this morning. It includes a Sitting Bull wax shirt, ghost shirt, Comanche war bonnet, pappooze sack with 200000 beads, two Navajo blankets, a buffalo skull, Wounded Knee and Flying Horse era items, and numerous war clubs pipes and moccasins. The artifacts are to be loaned to Woods Memorial Library Barre Massachusetts.
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A. Shuman & Co
Frank P. Root
Brooklyn
N. Y
Woods Memorial Library
Barre
Mass
Root
Omaha
Pine Ridge Agency
Cornelius Williams
Williams
Sitting Bull
Boston
Wees
Wounded Knee
Flying Horse
Weather Forecast Indications for New England States
Weather indications from Wasuaineton on December 20 predict fair conditions across Maine New Hampshire Vermont and the rest of New England. South winds prevail with stationary temperatures in most areas while western Massachusetts may be slightly warmer.
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Wasuaineton
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Cadets Fall Ill As Naval Academy Epidemic Spreads
An Annapolis report states over fifty cadets and about twenty officers at the Naval Academy are ill, about one fifth of the total. The sickness includes two surgeons, the medical staff is busy, and the monthly exam was suspended due to the mild epidemic.
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Annaprouis
Naval Academy
Baptism by Immersion in Merrimac River
Four converts, three women and one man, were baptized by immersion in the Merrimac River this afternoon by Rev. A. G. Davis of the Pleasant Street Advent Evangelist mission. The ice was cut to make space for the water and a large crowd gathered to witness the ceremony.
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Haveruint
Merrimac
A. G. Davis
Pleasant Street
Mystery death of John Kelly near Newport revealed
A man about 40 with a red mustache was found dead at the Newport naval training station. The body bore injuries to the head and a note hinted at self destruction, while autopsy showed death by violence. Investigators seek identification and tomorrow’s inquest will proceed.
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Newport
Kelly
Revere & Boston Railway
Crescent Beach
John
New York
Boston
Fall River
Tgood-By
John F. Kelly
Revere Beach
John Kelly
La grippe cases rise sharply in Somerville
The number of people afflicted with la grippe is increasing rapidly in Somerville. City Physician Dearborn cited an unusually busy day, noting the illness of Dr. Bell and predicting a higher case load. A notable 15 month old infant exhibited classic symptoms of the disease.
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Somerville
Dearborn
Bell
Chelsea man jailed after want of eviction demand
James E. Ryan aged 50 living at 28 Medford Street Chelsea forced entry at 29 Beacon Street ordering occupants to vacate immediately. He fled before police arrived and was arrested on the Common. He is detained at City Prison for mental health evaluation.
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James E. Ryan
Medford Street
Chelsea
City
Beacon Street
Ryan
Yan
Division 3
City Prison
Cyrus Field Improving in New York Health News
Cyrus W Field shows a slight improvement in condition while his daughter Mrs Lindley is reported to be marginally better as of tonight in New York.
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Cyrus Field
New York
Cyrus W. Field
Lindley
Horton Mothers: Retires to Lead National Church Work
Rev. Edward Augustus Horton of Boston considers leaving the Second Church after twelve years to head the Sunday School Society and Fraternity of Churches with a salary. He notes family strain and fatigue, seeks a temporary shift, and may return to preaching after one or two years.
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Europe
H. G. Spaulding
Sunday School Society
Brooke Verford
Fraternity of Churches
Brooke Herford
Edward Everett Hale
Baldwin
Kate Gannett Wells
Copsey Square
Lie
Boston
Edward Augustus Horton
Springfield
Chicago
Charleston
Wagner
Sumter
Nashville
Meadville
Leominster
Mass
Lancaster
Josephine Adelaide
Nathaniel
Ruth Rand
Hingham
Horton
Sanday School
Kinsley Post
Pos
Notable Arrests and Trials Highlight Regional News
Condensed Despatches report Simon Coolman of Ravenna arrested in Pittsburg for passing bogus checks and confessing. A colored priest was ordained in Baltimore. Charles Randolph Uncles named as Coolman. A railroad workers convention was proposed in New York for January 31 to unify conductors brakemen engineers and firemen with telegraphers to follow. Mrs. Josephine Smith of Philadelphia shot John Hobbs at Powelton station and was arrested. Dr Graves murder trial delayed due to illness of Judge Macon. Dutchess County election appeal to Court of Appeals. Prosper Merrill of Woodstock Vermont dies at 74. Joseph Hart of Hart Berry missing from Quincy amid firm troubles. Rev Arthur Tirrell of Chicopee Falls Methodist Church dies from typhoid pneumonia.
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Charles H. Coolman
D. C. Coolman
Ravenna
Pittsburg
Penn
Baltimore
Charles Randolph Uncles
New York
Josephine Smith
Philadelphia
John Hobbs
Powelton Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mallison
Graves
Barnaby
Fire destroys Riordan livery stable horses
A morning blaze in William J Riordan's New York livery stable consumed forty three horses five hearses and twenty five wagons. The total loss reached twenty thousand dollars damaging the building and equipment.
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New York
William J. Riordan
Prominent Limb Maker Dies by Suicide in New York Office
Vec. 20, Rowland S. Wickett, 56, a leading manufacturer of artificial limbs, killed himself last night at his New York office. The act followed heavy drinking, authorities say.
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New York
Rowland S. Wickett
Divided Delegation Question Follows Cleveland Hope
New York dispatch reports strong independent support for Cleveland in 1892 and calls for tariff reform and honest money. Leaders from Kings County favor Cleveland, while insiders foresee a divided national convention with Hill likely gaining delegates. Cleveland would accept if a united front is secured. Governor Russell and Iowa's Boies emerge as possible alternatives. The piece stresses New York’s pivotal role and the need to unite Democrats against the opposition.
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New York
Cleveland
Hill
Russell
Massachusetts
Boses
Iowa
Cassandra
Great
Independent Movement
Republican Party
William H. Nichols
Young Republican Club
Henry W. Maxwell
Mugwump Committee
Blaine
Horace E. Deming
C. T. Christensen
Henry E. Roehr
Thomas G. Shearman
William Potts
Civil Service Reform League
Charles R. Baker
Lawrence Kneeland
Samuel R. Grierson
Magwump Committee
Loo
D. B. Halstead
United Way
United
Mr. Cleveland
Boies
Campbell
Ohio
New England
Vermont
Maine
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