House Advances Military Appropriation Debate Lacks Progress
The Military Academy Appropriation bill was reconsidered in the House with one hour spent on removing pay for instructors beyond army officer salaries, but no vote occurred. Previous actions by the Committee of the Whole cut longevity pay for officers, saving about 7000 if approved. Massachusetts petitions for woman suffrage total 6261 signatures from nearly every town. Doorkeeper Polk’s probe continues with Coryell and Silver testifying. Skepticism voiced on patent revisions by Storrow and Coffin. Providence Board of Trade seeks hearings on Pacific Mail subsidy. Tariff bill moves in Ways and Means with two more meetings planned this week. Eames asks War Dept for Providence port improvements. measure adopted.
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House Judiciary Committee Sacks Prop as Butler Backs It
The House Judiciary Committee votes to shelve the proposition with General Butler supporting it, signaling no likely favorable action in the foreseeable future. The decision leaves the measure stalled and uncertain, with party leaders weighing next steps.
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Thrilling rattlesnake episode from boarding school tale
A letter from a boarding school friend recounts a perilous day on a mountain path. After losing their way for hours they confront a nine foot rattlesnake bound to the narrator’s neck. They escape with a red skirt deterring the reptiles and a pursuing party from the school arrives to safety.
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Hearing in Vermont Central case opens before Chancellor Royce
In St Albans Vermont a hearing starts on two petitions in the Vermont Central Railroad matter. One seeks a different personal receiver to manage the Vermont Central and Vermont and Canada properties and apply receipts to rent. The other requests the trust debt be declared a paramount lien and preferred payment over others.
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Financial Turmoil and Bankruptcies in North America
A wave of business failures sweeps through Montreal and New York with large liabilities. Dominion Oil Cloth and Iyes & Co. suspend operations while creditors move to attachments. David Robertson and R Mitchell face heavy losses. Citizens Insurance shows a large departmental deficit. In New York National Mixed Paint and Bell McLaughlin face liabilities and asset gaps. Buffalo wholesale boot and shoe house Sweet Cook & Co. suspends and assigns to a receiver.
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Fire destroys Halstead Street Academy of Music in Chicago
A fire at the Academy of Music on Halstead Street in Chicago this morning destroyed a rar ety theatre owned by William B. Clapp who is currently in Europe. Estimated costs and values ranged from 50 000 original to 30 000 actual value, with 16 000 in insurance across fifteen companies. Lessees Emmett and Moer face about 20 000 in scenic furniture and paraphernalia, insured for 5 000. Performers lost wardrobes. musicians lost instruments and music.
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Noted ring thief Genet surrenders in New York court
A dramatic scene in Judge Davis's court shows Prince Harry Genet surrendering after four years in hiding. Genet, once a Harlem resident and prominent figure in New York politics, faced a five year sentence for ring frauds but returned to court with a gray, careworn appearance. His lawyer, Mr Beach, had arranged negotiations for Genet's return to seek bail while appeals proceed.
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Conference Invited Powers and Russian Moves in War Aftermath
Vienna telegrams say Russia delays peace negotiations to maximize advantage while Austria, Germany, France, and Italy accept a conference. Turkey reshuffles government as Grand Vizier office ends. Delegates from Austria, France, Italy, Britain to meet late February or early March to frame a peace based on Paris terms.
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Armistice Panic Sparks Greek War Continuance Call
Athens reports great consternation after the armistice with Greeks urged to halt operations only if Great Powers guarantee order. Turkish minister seeks ships to counter Thessalian insurrection as Hobart Pasha arrives. Foreign ministers pledge to defend Piraeus and await instructions.
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Obituaries From Enfield to Amsterdam Mourn Prominent Figures
Died on Monday evening at Enfield New Hampshire of heart disease age 57, former legislator and selectman. LYMAN F UNDERWOOD manager at Mansion House New Bedford died Monday evening. MRS BLISS mother of P P Bliss died Towanda Pennsylvania aged 73. Major MacRae known figure died in Cincinnati aged 72. JOHN M'DONNELE president First National Bank Amsterdam New York died Tuesday at 53.
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Miller Killed by Mill Shaft in Lansing Disaster
The Ithaca Journal reports the death of Theodore Robinson of Lansing who died from injuries after his clothing became entangled in a grist mill shaft near Asbury Church. The accident occurred yesterday morning. he endured about fifteen minutes before the shaft stopped. Robinson, about 31, was single and the son of Samuel Robinson of South Lansing. a bystander named Charles Humphrey attempted to free him, breaking his own leg in the effort.
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Dead woman found in cave near Alexander New York
Two hunters in Western New York discovered a 20 foot square cave connected to a bank hole. Inside lay the corpse of a young woman about 12 to 14 years old with a stout chain on her right leg, locked to an iron ring. Her identity and origin are unknown. investigation ongoing.
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Ross declares Demerara boy not Charley Ross
C K Ross father of the missing Charley Ross arrived at Daltimor, examined the Demerara boy at Mr Perot’s residence, and stated after hours of questioning that the boy is not his son and has no recollection of the Ross family.
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Pedestrian Henry Schembl Completes 100th Mile in 23 Hours
In New Orleans Henry Schembl finished his 100th mile at St Patrick Hall in 23 hours 11 minutes while his 500 mile challenge in 143 hours continues with confidence. Memory, his rival, quit the track after completing his 3d mile, exhausted and discouraged.
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Billiards Match Features 4500 Dollar Stakes in New Orleans
In New Orleans on February 5, William Sexton and Cyrille Dion played a 1060 point match with Sexton giving Dion a 200 point head start. The match, worth $4500, ended when Sexton ran out in the thirty sixth inning with a score of 1000 to Dion's 565.
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Mile dash and heats sweep at Charleston racing meet
Egypt won the mile dash in 1.499 seconds with Belle Isle second. Wash Booth took two mile heats in 3.52 and 3.53 over an unnamed bay mare. Gen. Phillips won mile heats in 1.524 and 1.50, with Darigasion placing second.
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Franco American Congress Promotes Trade Treaty
A Paris committee led by Ms Menier and a deputy from Meaux plans a Franco American Congress during the International Exhibition to push a commercial treaty with the United States. Leon Chatteau will travel to the U S to urge broader commercial intercourse as Britain seeks a bigger French outlet amid U S industrial growth.
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Important Bank Suit Seeks $1.5 Million Owed
The National Bank of Commerce of New York has begun suit against the National Bank of the State of Missouri for one and a half million dollars in outstanding debt.
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Stratford Town Treasurer Dies Shovelling Snow
Town Treasurer L. W. Burritt of Stratford collapsed and died of heart disease while shovelling snow in front of his home on Friday. The notice notes local snow clearing for residents who neglect sidewalks, with $2 charged and work given to unemployed laborers.
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