Vacancy on Interstate Commerce Commission Tested by Politics
Washington reports the fight over filling the Interstate Commerce Commission vacancy after Judge Schoonmaker's term ends. Republicans urge a Republican pick, Iowa Governor Gear cited. Democrats defend Schoonmaker's nonpartisan record. Railroads praise him amid partisan pressure and strategic Senate maneuvers loom.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Judge Schoonmaker
Commission
Gear
Iowa
West
Harrison
Cleveland
Senate
Judge Bragg
Condition of the Treasury December 1890 financials
The December Treasury report shows a net public debt decrease of 11,005,897 dollars with bonds reduced to 59,177,550 in 444s and 559,742,700 in 4 percents. Cash balance stands at 38,413,806, receipts for December 31.37 million, expenditures 21.89 million, total receipts since July 1 up about 25.5 million over 1889, and national bank circulation at 177,155,539 with bond-backed notes totaling 125,660,361. A Massachusetts Board of Charities immigration discussion with Secretary Windom yielded assurance of no immediate changes and possible Solicitor Hepburn review later.
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Treasury
National Bank Fund
National Bank
United States
Drummond Promoted to Chief of Treasury Secret Service
The Secretary of the Treasury appointed A. J. Drummond of New York as chief of the secret service division. Drummond has long service in the unit from 1871 to 1888 and is strongly endorsed for the position. James J. Brooks remains assistant chief, having acted as chief since Bell’s resignation.
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A. J. Drummond
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Secret Service Division
the Treasury
Drummond
James J. Brooks
Bell
Old Dominion Club Case Certifies to General Term
Chief Justice Bingham certifies the case of C A Newton indicted in September for violating civil service law to the general term for first hearing. Newton, officer of the Old Dominion Republican Club, is accused of soliciting government employee contributions for political purposes. His counsel raise demurrer arguing acts may not be offences or, if offences, unconstitutional.
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OLD Dominion Club
Bingham
C. A. Newton
Newton
Old Dominion Republican Club
W. F., Simms
Virginia
A. K. Browne
Senator Hoar Sets Principle Above Party
Worcester January 2 Senator Hoar told a Gazette reporter he would not comment on pending public questions beyond what is known. He stressed the Republicans must defend rightful positions, not shift with voters opinions. He praised Southern Democrats for their constancy and cited a proverb about perseverance in politics.
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Hoar
Gazette
House
Republican Party
Commonwealth
Satan
McKinley Tariff Law A Test Case Filed by Marshall Field
Marshall Field and Co of Chicago sue in the U S Circuit Court to recover duties paid under protest under the McKinley tariff act claiming its unconstitutionality and indicate they will carry the case to the Supreme Court.
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Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
United States Circuit Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Senator Ingalls Leaves for Washington Amid Snow Storm
Senator Ingalls departed Atcutson Kansas for Washington last night despite heavy snow and train delays. An imperative telegram from Senators Edmunds and Hoar urged his presence in the national capital due to party necessity.
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Senator Ingalls
Washington
Atcutson
Kan
Ingalls
Edmunds and
Hoar
Both Branches Hold Short Sessions and Adjourn Till Monday
Washington reports show the Senate gathered forty members for the journal reading though no business occurred. Adjournment till Monday noon was voted by Spooner while the House was notified of H. H. Markham’s resignation from the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Board of Managers.
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Washington
Senate
Spooner
House
H. H. Markham
National Home For
McKainney
Ohio
Epidemic of Smallpox Across Border Sparks Quarantine
St Louis reports a spreading smallpox epidemic along the Texas and Mexican borders and in interior Texas towns. Mexican authorities dispatched two corps of physicians to Cuidad Porfier Diaz across from Eagle Pass to vaccinate and isolate cases. Strict cross border quarantine is enforced with passports required for passage. Thirty days earlier Porfier Diaz saw 400 cases, now reduced to about 200 due to quarantine and medical care, with the government planning to use troops to enforce vaccination if needed.
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St. Louis
Texas
San Antonio
Tex
Cuidad Perforie Diaz
Eagle Pass
Porforie Diaz
Pene
Thompson approves photomicrographic device for crime detection
Ottawa January 2 Sir John Thompson authorizes a photomicographic apparatus for Canada's public service. The device is said to faithfully reproduce the image on a murdered person s retina, aiding in crime detection and investigation.
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Ont
Sreeran
John Thompson
Public Service of Canada
British novelist weighs piracy bill impact on American market
The English Illustrated News surveys how a recent piracy bill passed in Congress may affect a British novelist’s copyright earnings. It notes mixed effects on royalties, shifts in piracy, higher production costs in the United States, and calls for affidavits to verify expected outcomes. It also previews a fashion shift toward antique silver and a Paine's Furniture cabinet on Canal Street.
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Golconda
Congress
United States
Paine
Canal Street
Ao W
Judge Daniel Clarke dies. longtime NH jurist and political figure
The Hon. Daniel Clarke, United States district judge for New Hampshire and a leading political figure, died in Manchester. Born October 24, 1809 in Stratham, he studied at Hamp ton Academy and Dartmouth, practiced law in Exeter and Manchester, aided in the Parker murder case, served in the New Hampshire Legislature, and voted against Andrew Johnson's impeachment. He was appointed to the federal bench in 1866 and held multiple local offices including city solicitor and library trustee.
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United States District Court
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Manchester
Stratham
Rockingham County
Hampton Academy
Dartmouth College
Clarke
John Sullivan
Exeter
Charles G. Atherton
Whig Party
Fremont
Dayton
United States
Judge Clarke
Andrew Johnson
Senate
District of New Hampshire
Manchester Savings Bank
Amoskeag Corporation
Deaths of English Historian Kinglake and French Author Peyrat
Notices from London report the death of Alexander William Kinglake the historian born 1811 near Taunton educated at Eton and Trinity College Cambridge famed for Invasion of the Crimea which provoked French censure. Alphonse Peyrat a French author and Senator born 1812 in Toulouse also died. Admiral Mason Cooper of the Haitian navy son of US Rear Admiral Cooper died in Brooklyn aged forty four. Despatch from Havana notes death of Nicolas Gutierrez Cuban savant and president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences.
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Alexander William Kinglake
London
Taunton
Eton
Trinity College
Cambridge
Crimea
Tuilleries
France
Alphonse Peyrat
Toulouse
Mason
Cooper
George H. Cooper
United States Navy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Havana
Nicolas Gutierrez
Cuban Academy of Sciences
Calendar designs by Gilchrist and partners for offices
R and J Gilchrist present calendars priced for office use with months laid out on single leaves. Designs feature a dignified cat and wife, and two tabbies with kittens as central art. Produced by John C Paige Insurance Agency and Winslow Daniels Co printers, bold numerals readable across a room.
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Messrs. R. & J. Gilchrist
John C. Paige Insurance Agency
Winship, Daniels & Co
Marriages In Castine and Nearby Areas
Multiple marriage notices dated January 1 report ceremonies conducted by various ministers. Ossie Hatch of Buffalo wed to George Hatch of Medford, Lizzie Caldwell of Quincy Point married Samuel Hayden of East Milton, and Maggie Bolles of Wayland wed George Rice of Wayland.
Obituary notices from Boston area on Jan 1
A list of deaths from various Boston and nearby towns dated Jan 1 and Jan 2 includes Isaac B. Atwood Mary E Byrnes William Pitt Brigham Robert Y Beal Mary Davis Sylvina Evans Nellie E Knox Sarah S Pickering Roderick D Morrison Lincoln Stoddard Miriam Sawyer Frances Elizabeth Stanton Elizabeth Metcalf Smith with funeral details and addresses.
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East Boston
Sylvina
Hyan Evans
Knox
Boston Highlands
Nellie E. Knox
Pickering
Sarah S
Charles Pickering
Morrison
Longwood
Roderick D. Morison
Stoddard
Lynn
Lincoln Stoddard
Sawyer
Miriam
Amos Sawyer
Stanton
Dorchester
Frances Elizabeth
Major W
U.S.A
George A. Kettell
Washington Street
Chestnut Street
Charlestown
Tolman
Pneumonis
Elizabeth Metcalf Smith
James Tolman
Hereford Street
Property space set at 605 and 611 Washington street
Three upper chambers over the J. B. Barnaby Co. occupy 64140 feet with 7350 square feet per floor. Will be divided to suit tenants. Passenger and freight elevators serve the space.
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Washington Street
J. B. Barnaby Co
High
Hartford Streets
W. Ib. & Weeks
Water Street
All counterfeits lack the peculiar qualities of the genuine
A brief line notes that counterfeit items miss distinctive traits of authentic works. The passage implies a critique of fakes by contrasting them with genuine articles and suggests a judgment on authenticity.
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Invia Street
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