Silver pool hearing probes senators and margins
Washington, Jan. 22. The special House committee on the silver pool examined Senators Stewart Teller and Walcott who denied knowledge of any pool. Hill and George testified they knew of no senators or representatives in a pool, while Hedenberg urged margins and suggested selling certificates to Congress members as a lure for a silver scheme.
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Rilver Pool
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Teller
Walcott
E. Nill
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Herenberg
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Chicago
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Hedenberg
Witness
Heddenberg
Congressional Record
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Mr. Oates
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Edenberg
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Whness
Wolcott
King Kalakaua Laid to Rest in San Francisco Wake
The body of King Kalakaua lay in state at Trinity Episcopal Church San Francisco with guards from Presidio, officials and dignitaries attending. A funeral service featured scripture, hymns and a brief sermon. The procession to the waterfront included U S Cavalry and National Guard units, then the casket boarded the Madrona and Charleston for sea burial.
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Kalakaua
Islam ‘Temple
Kip
Spalding
St. James’s Church
Jerusalem
Fourth U.S. Cavalry
Mills
Fifth U.S. Artillery
Fifth U. S. Artillery
National Guard of California
John Cutting
Golden Gate
Knig's Templar
MacFarlane
Baker
George Gibbon
Admiral F. Benham
Diamond
Market Street
California National Guard
Washington Street
Admiral Brown
Charleston
Madrona
Alcatraz
Presidisco
Debate over minority rights and Senate rules grows heated
The Senate clash centers on debate limits and amendments as speakers argue whether proposed rules allow true minority input. Hoar denounces extended talks as obstruction, citing constitutional aims and warnings of a filibuster by the minority. The session adjourns to resume tomorrow.
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J. Harris
J. Hoar
Harris
Mr. Hoar
Senate
George
Hoar
New Jersey
Congress
Richmond
Gray
Stewart
J. Gibson
Gibson
Cockrell
Aldrich
Floods disrupt Worcester service and Brookline roads
Severe rain and melting snow disrupted local service in Worcester with Western Union lines damaged until late evening. In Brookline, the Brookline Creek overflowed the Boston and Albany Railroad near Cypress Street, flooding cellars and tracks and forcing slow train movement as embankments gave way.
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Worcester
Western Union
New York
Brookline
Cypress Street
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston & Apany Railroad Company
Kerrigan Place
White Place
Peabody
C. J. Winchester & Co
Standard Thermometer Company
New Hampshire Legislation Moves Milk Adulteration and Suffrage Bills
In Concord on January 22 the House referred bills to halt milk adulteration, divide Conway into Conway and North Conway, approve a 1890 federal agricultural college funding act, create the New Boston railway, and permit movers within cities to retain voting rights. Secret ballot measures go to a twelve member committee. Senate aligns to appoint a special committee on codified state laws. House sessions show low quorum and only caucus and ballot bills referred.
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Concorp
N.H
Conway
North Conway
Act of Congress
Agricultural College
New Boston Railway
Senate
House
Nebraska Governor Controversy Reaches Supreme Court Decision
The Independents in Nebraska face delay as the Supreme Court rules no joint gubernatorial convention can occur without a regular two house resolution signed by the Governor. If the Governor withholds signature the contest stalls and Boyd remains in the chair.
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Powers
Supreme Court
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Preeze
S. C
United States
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Tripp
Harden
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Wis
Madison
William F. Vilas
Cleveland
Helena
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Fires Reported At Blake Shoe Plant And Nearby Buildings
A Lynn fire at 11 pm burned the boiler room of Charles E Blake & Co shoe factory in Glenmere, damaging one 30 by 100 foot building heavily and another scorched. Loss estimated 15 000 to 20 000, mainly stock and machinery, insured. Units flooded, owner John McNair central figure. Also fires at College Point Fuereot Institute causing 15 000 building loss and 2 000 insured with Mrs Rosenberg losing over 5 000. In Marruetta a separate blaze caused 62 000 damage to Hager Johnson Mining Journal Nestor block and others, about one third insured.
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Charles E. Blake & Company
Glenmere
John McNair
Lynn National Bank
Blake
New York
Lona Islane City
Fuereot
Jealous Wife Allegedly Poisons Her Children In Jealousy
Mrs. Hudwig Anderson of Broceton bought morphine and divided it among her three young children and herself in a planned death pact. Her brother found them in a stupor and doctors fought to revive them. all four remain critically ill. A medium's claim inspired the act as jealousy drives the tragedy.
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Hudwig Anderson
Brockton
Broceton
Louis Anderson
Provincetown Harbor Saved by Jetties
During a gale and extreme high tide the Wood End beach narrowed to four feet between bay water and harbor. Jetties built last year likely prevented a harbor break. State Agent Cyder’s survey shows beach widths from ten feet to four feet along the southern jetty area, risking irreparable damage without the structures.
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Provincetown Harbor
Provincetown
Wood End
Cyder
Baldwin and Boston Baseball Venture Debated
Columbus, Jan 22 The Columbus Baseball Association secretary says the report Baldwin was released to the Boston team is false. Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised for nerve strength and appetite, with claims of relief from headaches dyspepsia and scrofula.
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Boston Baseball
Columbus
Columbus Baseball Association
Bost
Hood
Weather Forecast For Northeast States
Weather indications show rain or snow for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont with westerly winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut to be generally fair Friday, colder with westerly winds. Eastern New York to be fair, clearing in the north, colder with westerly winds. Storm signals from New York City to Eastport.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New York City
Eastport
Storm centers merge moving down the St Lawrence Valley
A merged storm system travels toward the St Lawrence Valley after forming yesterday in Pennsylvania. Fair weather returns today with westerly winds and lower temperatures. Saturday signals continued fair and colder conditions.
Passage of District of Columbia Appropriation Bill
Washington January 22 The journal was read in full and the District of Columbia Appropriation Bill was passed without further difficulty. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the naval appropriation bill. Debates limited to four hours. Members Boutelle Sayres and Outhwaite spoke on the naval bill and shipping issues. The committee rose without completing action and the House adjourned.
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Washington
Janu
House
Boutelle
Maine
Sayres
Texas
Republican Congress
Outhwaite
Ohio
Rose
Reform needed after Northwest Indian outbreaks, letter to editor says
A Massachusetts Indian Association member argues the public bears responsibility for Indian policy failures. He urges civil service reform, better education for Indian children, and lawful, nonexploitative governance, criticizing scapegoating and apathy. He warns reform must start with individuals’ past actions.
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Army
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
United States
Congress
North End
Horder
Sitting Bull
THE
Massachusetts Indian Association
Steamers Arrived and Bowling Result at Newton
Listings show steamship arrivals at Boston Liverpool Baltimore Hamburg and more dated Jan 20 to Jan 27 from multiple origins. Newton Club Bowling tournament in Newtonville ends with Team 2 defeating Team 3 by 34 pins 1320 to 1286. Advertisements promote Salvation Oil 25 cents and Dr Bull's Cough Syrup 25 cents.
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Stupbenhuk
Hamburg
Antwerp
Nesamore
London
Ethelred
Jamaica
Avonmouth
Elbraz
New York
Liverpool
Britannic
Palestine
Baltimore
Carthagenian
Newton Club
Newton, Jan
Newtonville
Salvation Oil
Peters Wins His Fight Over City Messenger Selection
At a heated Common Council meeting Republicans aided by breakaway Democrats elected Alvah H. Peters city messenger by secret ballot, triggering protests over vote validity. A $460,000 loan order was introduced with 4 percent interest, covering police and other city needs.
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Common Council
City Hall
City Messenger
Alvah H. Peters
Committee On Rules
Norris
Ward 13
N. F. Doherty
Ward 6
Dolan
Ward 20
Barry
Eeen
Alva H. Peters
Eeceneesssovess
John F. Deamond
Nathaniel G. Robinson
Peters
Gilbride
Hayes
Allen
Ward 21
O’kane
Murphy
Ward 19
O’brien
Wara 24
Dorchester
Uncilman Dolan
Kinney
Ward
Comnotipyan Norris
Mahoney
Ware 3
Committee On Finance
Cevset
Boston Common Council Proposes City Financial and Utility Acts
The council unanimously passes a list of requests including that the mayor petition the general Court to allow the city to originate financial orders and to acquire electric lights and gas plants. It also seeks joint power with the Board of Aldermen on city matters and notes a street extension issue near the Old Colony railroad. Acknowledgement is sent to A L Devens for funeral flowers.
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General Court
City of
Boston
Board of Aldermen
Old Colony
C Street
A. L. Devens
Judge Devens
History of the American Episcopal Church review
The volume is praised for frankness and catholicity in its history of the Episcopal Church in America. It traces environment shaped faith, notes vigorous racy style, and highlights constructive insights while acknowledging limits. It ends with the Civil War era and a welcoming view of an American church.
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Episcopal Church
Christendom
United States
Hume
Gibbon
King’s Chapel
McConnell
America
American Episcopal Church
D. McConnell
D.D
New York
Thomas Whittaker
Price
Review of New Physics and German Literature Texts
A Riverside Side series book on Heat as a Form of Energy and a lab manual earns praise for clear methods. Professor Wenckebach and Joynes volumes are commended for accessible German literature selections and judicious notes. Seaver’s Elementary Trigonometry is noted as a practical concise text for schools with limited time.
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Chate
Wenckebach
Joynes
Seaver
Riverside
Robert H. Thurston
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Physical Laboratory
H. Ny Chute
M.S
D.C. Heath , UO
Deutsche Literaturgeschichte
Orala Winckeback
D.C. Bont & Co
Bywin P. Seaver
William Ware & Co
Huntington strike halts Chicago & Erie service
The Chicago & Erie strike blocks all trains between Marion and Chicago with over 300 passengers stranded in Huntington. General Manager Tucker says the line is shut, no perishable freight moves, car shops closed, and trains will run only if the strikers permit. they plan to test the situation and may use other lines to bring passengers in.
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Huntington
Ind
Chicago & Erie
Marion
Chicago
Tucker
Knights of Labor Hold First Session of Annual Convention
The State Assembly of the Knights of Labor opened in New England Hall with about seventy five delegates led by James H. Weller. Miller urged unity among reform groups to gain control of gas and electric utilities and backed memorials to Massachusetts Congressmen on currency transport and land reform.
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State Assembly of the Knights of Labor
New England
James H. Weller
Miller
Massachusetts
Farmers’ Alliance
Savings Bank
Railroad Commissioners
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Eople
Messrs. Bates
Whitman
McCarthy
Worchester
Bishop
Boston
Kehoe
Collins
Charles H. Litchman
P. C. Kelly
Robert C. Fanning
New York
Indignant Telegraph Operators Rally in Lockhart Hall
Last evening telegraph operators met in Lockhart Hall Causeway street to reject strikes and adopt resolutions. President William Bowler led the gathering opposing walkouts amid reports of Chicago Milwaukee St Paul workers striking. Alliance Federation news follows with multiple groups pursuing federation and unity. Russia’s first strike hits Sosnowice miners as two thousand walk out, marking a notable industrial action.
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Lockhart Hall
Causeway Street
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
William Bowler
An Alliance Federation
Wasahington
National Farmers’ Alliance
Knights of Labor
Colored Farmers’ Alliance
Farmers’ Union
Citizens’ Allianes
Russia
St. Petersburg
Sosnowice
Troop Realignments Ordered Across Department of the Missouri
General Miles orders shifts of units including Eighth Cavalry to Fort Meade and Ninth Cavalry at Pine Ridge area. Capable detachments and various infantry under Henry and senior units remain in field with reshuffled stations. Forty Indian guns reportedly surrendered to Miles this evening.
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Prine River
Department of the
Sixth Cavalry
Eighth Infantry
Miles
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