House Votes to Refund Public Debt at Three Percent
The House passed the refunding bill to issue 3 percent bonds and 10 year certificates for public debt relief. Final roll call: 135 Yeas to 125 Nays with detailed member votes listed. bill otherwise identical to yesterday’s telegraphed measure. The House adjourned at 4:25.
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Congressional Debate Over Franklin Manuscripts Sale
Speaker Randall reported a secretary Evarts letter confirming Benjamin F. Stevens can sell the Henry Stevens Franklin collection of manuscripts and bonds to the State Department for 560 pounds sterling. The set includes Franklin era papers, official correspondence from 1776 to 1785, and notes on Europe, with broader notes on government finances and peace negotiations.
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Grant and Cornell Welcomeed by New York Legislature
Gen Grant and Gov Cornell were escorted to seats in the New York Assembly chamber as Lieut. Gov Hoskins presided. Grant thanked the Legislature for the welcome, praising New York’s wealth and population while noting tax and property contrasts, as the event extended into the afternoon with music and public introductions.
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Two Girls Die In Coasting Accident Near Reading
A despatch from Girardville reports a coasting tragedy in which Miss Mary Cardiff and Miss Honora Dougherty were killed after a sled, steered by a young man who fell off, crashed into a telegraph pole. Cardiff suffered fatal head injuries. Dougherty sustained a broken back and ruptured internal organs.
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New Rail Links Sought in Maine and Western NY Board
A Bridgeton Harrison and Naples delegation met Grand Trunk official J Stevenson to discuss a west Bethel Waterford lakes to Portland rail line but no agreements were reached. New York Ontario and Western stockholders elected Woerishoffer Porter Winslow Schiff Amy Adams Clark Butterfield Jordan Chase Conda Fenner Houston. Foreclosure sales in 1886 totalled 31 roads covering 3375 miles with $166 million in bonds and $7 million in stock.
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Maine Law Makers Joint Session Debates Reforms
In Augusta on January 19 the senate and house discussed repeal of pilotage laws tax relief for Lewiston Auburn railroad and biennial state elections proposals. A constitutional amendment on female suffrage was sent to the judiciary, while a bill favoring women in office was reported not to pass. A joint convention declared Eugene Hale the U S senator.
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Fire damages Brockton block. lodgers lose goods
Fire at nine thirty this morning in the third story of a wooden block on Main and Crescent in Brockton owned by William Ryder destroyed furniture and clothing worth about $1,500 with no insurance. The upper floors housed lodgers while the Belmont market and Harradan Bros. on the lower floor escaped damage. the building likely suffered $500 in loss. Origin of the fire remains unknown. A nearby John Tilden estate block was scorched but saved. In York Me a mill fire at Chase's Mills caused about $20,000 in loss with insurance under $2,500. Bottomly of Athol Mass. lost stock insurance $1,200. a Bottomly son was rescued by firefighters amid heat and smoke.
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Athol
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President Garfield S Train Car Will Welcome Inauguration
Washington dispatch describes Garfield and family traveling in a new palace car owned by W. D. Washburn of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railway. The car features ornate butternut and ebony woodwork, frescoed oak ceilings, private apartment, two beds, drawing room with ebony parlor set, heavy velvet carpets, and extensive facilities. The car is reported to cost about $17,000.
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Cotton Planters Meet as Machinery Pushes Southward
The January meeting of the Mississippi Valley Cotton Planters Association in Vicksburg drew a large crowd. President Moreland said the secretary contacted English mill machinery makers for terms to sell to a southern joint stock company. The group tested Kemp & Burpee fertilizer distributors and invited Clark cotton cleaner reps for February. The association endorsed Planters Journal expansion in Vicksburg Memphis and New Orleans and planned a weekly journal in three cities.
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London Storm Wrecks Havoc Across the Thames
A protracted gale and snowstorm devastate London and coastal towns. The Thames floods surge ten feet, many houses uninhabitable, bridges sunk, casualties feared, Parliament disrupted, railways blocked, and widespread property damage reported across the United Kingdom.
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British and World News Roundup From Valparaiso to London
Advices from Valparaiso report Chilean forces near Lima totaling about 30 000 with 80 cannon and 10 Gatling guns while Lima defenses number 40 000. Other items note Durba n dispatches on Basuto desertions 950 burghers and Pondo chief Umhlouble killed. Royalist Powell wins Wigan seat. British North Atlantic Steam Navigation company proposed with £500 000 capital and four 4500 ton steamers. Netherland Red Cross cites limits on Transvaal aid. Scottish Heritable Society suspends payments. Leopold de Rothschild and Miss Perugia of Trieste wed.
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Poe Memorial Committee Plans Booths Theatre Benefit
New York reports the Edgar Allan Poe national memorial group arranging a Feb 17 benefit at Booths theatre with Miss Mary Anderson and Signor Salvini among participants. Collections and support from George Fawcett Rowe Kate Field and Genevieve Ward are noted.
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First Year Cotton Futures Close at New Orleans Exchange
The New Orleans cotton exchange marks its first year of futures trading with total reported sales of 5,207,100, plus about 500,000 unreported. Only two failures occurred, both for insignificant sums.
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Flooding Hits Portland Area as Willamette River Rises
Heavy rain swells the Willamette River flooding a large area and submerging the lower Portland district. Railroads suffer washouts and several bridges collapse or are washed away in the rising flood.
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Rioters Found Guilty in Allentown Hotel Attack
Eight men named McCloe Nicholas Charles Frank Harrison Dilton Louis John L Parker Frank Waters faced a jury after a riot at William D. Canover's Allentown hotel on December 4. Pistols were used and several were wounded. Judges sentenced each to two years in prison with a $500 fine. final sentence deferred to Friday.
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Various World Topics Spark Surprise and Fear Across Nations
A roundup covers Queensland coal hopes, Gotha cremations, Delaware tax exemption bills, Oswego river frauds, a US Supreme Court justice note, Peruvian guano concerns, Camden Place history, Berlin bird color tests, German debt distress, language growth, Paris street collection bustle, Leeds garbage solution, and 1887 prophecies.
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Dr W H Dehaven Murder Reported in Glasgow Ky
News in brief covers a murder of veterinary surgeon Dr W H Dehaven in Glasgow Kentucky by Nat Parish. Also notes land sales in Lyon County Iowa for English colonists and various national items from Kansas City to Albany.
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