French Ideas Of Progress Opens French Senate Chamber
Paris dispatch reports the French Senate and Chamber of Deputies reassembling with finance ministerial bills. Rouvier pushes a tax on pharmaceuticals. Freycinet seeks war related measures. Roche introduces a general customs tariff with a variable national rate. Alype questions the Dahomey expedition. Evienne denies a declared war. Reproached Boulangists face legal action. Deroulede clashes with Reinach over remarks. duel is offered and accepted.
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Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
M. Rouvier
M. de Freycinet
M. Roche
France
Alype
Dahomey
Chaimber
M. Evienne
M. Goussot
Constans
High Court of Justice
Boulanger
M. Deroulede
Deroulede
M. Reinach
Floquet
Reinach
The Irish Cause Mr Morley Replies to Mr Balfour
Mr Morley spoke to constituents in Newcastle about Irish policy and criticised Mr Balfour for misrepresentations and coercive governance. He defended his record on Home Rule and land bills, disputed Balfour’s Ireland claim, and said he would wait for judge and jury before commenting on the Lipperary prisoners.
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Balfour
London
Newcastle
England
Mr. Balfour
Irelan
Whitsuntide
Belfast
Mrr. Balfour
Mitchellstown
Tipperary
Mr. O’Brien on Societies in America
Paris October 20 William O’Brien dismissed reports of rivalry between Irish societies in the United States saying such claims are never reliable and carry little weight in his view and he offered no special critique of current American groups.
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United States
NAT’ Ss. Life IN. CO
J. T. Phelyos
MR. O'Brien
America
Paris
William O’brien
Irish Mission Sets Sail to Seek Support in America
The Irish mission sailed on the eve of departure, carrying delegates of Mr. Parnell and the Irish party. They aimed to avoid intruding on personal rivalries and sought backing from Irish Americans and broad sympathy from the American public.
Difficulties in Settlement for Sydney Strikers
A conference between striking marine officers and shipowners in Sydney Nova Scotia on October 20 failed to produce a result as shipowners refused to discuss while officers have not yet withdrawn from the trades council.
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N.S. W
Trades Council
Strike of Carmen in Vienna Paralyzes Tram Service
Vienna reports a tram strike beginning on October 20 with the entire service suspended. Conductors demanded higher pay and other workers joined in support. Police occupy tram stations and troops are held in readiness in their barracks for emergencies.
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Carmen
Vienna
Behring Sea Salt Hunters Strike Over Pay Demand
Ottawa reports a new noninternational dispute in the Behring Sea sealing industry. Each vessel uses multiple boats with a hunter per boat who shoots seals for pay. Hunters formed a union and seek eight dollars per seal, up from one hundred fifty dollars previously. owners oppose the raise, threatening to hire new workers if needed.
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Behring Sea Sal
Ottawa
Ont
Dehring Sea
Victoria
Gladstone Heads Scottish Tour With Wife by His Side
Mr Gladstone leaves Liverpool with his wife for a Scotland trip amid large crowds at Wigan station urging him to save voice for Midlothian. He delivers a brief speech amid cheers in Carlisle and Edinburgh, pledging Scotland has no fear and England should match Home Rule efforts. He is warmly welcomed by Scottish politicians and crowds.
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Loxpoon
Scotland
Liverpool
Wigan
Midlothian
Gladstone
Carlisle
Lord Granville Assails Tory Delays and McKinley Tariff
Lord Granville, in Newcastle, criticized Tory delays in dissolving Parliament and argued the McKinley tariff will harm America more than Britain. He warned Canada’s duties would prompt smuggling and said the law was not England hostile, while condemning Ireland policy and the practice of shadowing.
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London
Newcastle
America
Canada
England
Ireland
Booth Seeks Million for Regenerating Society Plan
General Booth of the Salvation Army argues in In Darkest England for alleviating physical distress before moral reform and says £1,000,000 is needed to carry out the scheme. The Times notes cautious reaction and calls Booth a potential bottleneck for the plan.
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London
General Booth
Salvation Army
England
the Times
Booth
Brazil Recognized as a Republic by British Foreign Office
London reports the British Foreign Office has formally recognized the Brazilian republic and ordered ships on the southeast America station to raise the Brazilian flag.
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Brazil
London
The
Press Association
British Foreign Office
Southeast America
Not Proven Verdict in Edinburgh Jewel Theft Trial
In London on October 20, Stephen Holmes also called Stephen Smith, an American, faced trial for stealing jewels belonging to the Duke of Edinburgh during his May visit to Edinburgh for the opening of the electrical exhibition. The jury returned a verdict of not proven.
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London
Stephen Holmes
Stephen Smith
Duke of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Money and taxes. A specie basis in Austria
Vienna reports the Austrian government plans a specie basis for empire finances adopting a monometallic standard. About 812000000 florins in currency would be held as a specie reserve by loan and paper florins converted to gold at a fixed exchange rate.
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Austria
Vienna
Empire
Congo State Tariff Proposes Changes on Goods
Brussels Oct 20 The Congo State government proposes lowering tariffs on many items from 3 to 6 percent and favoring textile fabrics while maintaining a 100 percent tariff only for firearms as approved by the powers conference.
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Congo
Conference of the Powers
Obstructions On The Track At Killingly Conn
Two attempts to wreck trains on the Norwich Worcester railroad near Alexander's Pond Killingly occurred tonight in Killingly Conn A large rock was left on the freight track due 7 20 p m the locomotive knocked it aside then a tie had been laid to wreck the passenger train due at 7 37 p m The engineer found the setup on the return and surprised to see the obstruction was placed by unknown hands
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Conn
Norwich & Worcester
Alexander's Pond
Killingly
Favorable to Reciprocity A Cuban Chamber Letter Urges US Trade
Washington reports that Havana Chamber of Commerce backs reciprocity with the United States, urging repeal of Spain’s 1882 act and stressing Cuba’s need for access to the US market for sugar tobacco and other exports. It warns against losing Cuba’s colonial trade and notes Brazil’s sugar push and coffee gains.
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Cuba
Washington
Department of State
Chamber of Commerce
Llavana
Segundo Alvarez
Saturnino Martinez
Spain
Antilles
Spanish
England
Europe
America
Brazil
Industrial Reform party formed in Hartrorp Conn
Delegates from labor organizations in the state met in Hartrorp to form the Industrial Reform party. Resolutions endorse Henry George land taxation ideas, secret ballots on the Australian plan, a shorter working day, abolition of convict labor, and government control of railroads and telegraphs. Nominees named: Governor Henry C Baldwin, Lieutenant Governor George A Saunders, Secretary H H Lane, Comptroller George C Sheldon, Treasurer Charles Corning.
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Hartrorp
Conn
Industrial Reform Party
Henry George
Henry C. Baldwin
Naugatuck
George A. Saunders
Hartford
H. H. Lane
New Haven
George C. Sheldon
Griswold
Charles Corning
New London
Ex-Supervising Architect A B Mullett Ends Life at Home
A B Mullett, famed ex supervising architect of the Treasury, shot himself at his Washington home amid long illness and reported financial troubles. His wife died minutes after the shot. Mullett, 56, designed major federal buildings including New York and Boston post offices and War and Navy department structures, leaves five children.
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A. B. Mullett
Treasury Department
Tressary
Mullett
Kansas City
Butler Withdraws From Republican League Over Policy Shift
New Haven bank president George A Butler announces his withdrawal from the Republican League of New Haven citing disagreement with national policy. He criticizes the silver bill and McKinley tariff, says the party drifts toward centralization and spendthrift spending, and notes his shift signals a broader break with Republicans. Butler is an executive council member of the American Bankers Association and heads a major national bank in New Haven.
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Spucian
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Evening Post
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Republican League of
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Republican Party
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American Bankers’ Association
Connecticut
Weather forecast for New England and eastern New York
Forecast through 8 p m Tuesday calls for cloudiness and intermittent showers with diminishing northerly winds and warmer air by Wednesday morning. Storm signals are displayed at Eastport.
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New England
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Eastport
Boston Weather Summary At Eight A.M. Readout
A weather report for Boston shows a barometer around 29.33 to 29.86 inches and a thermometer range of 41.4 to 46.0 F. Dew point near 40.0 F, humidity about 92 percent, wind from the north, and light rain with cloud cover. Daily mean barometer 29.71, max 46.1 F, min 40.4 F, mean humidity 87 percent, total precipitation 0.67 inches.
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Boston
Ceee
Gospel of Tariff Reform Dinner in Boston Honors Carl Schurz
At the Massachusetts Reform Club dinner in Boston, Hon. Carl Schurz spoke more than two hours on tariff reform to about 300 attendees, including Causten Browne and numerous notable figures. The event opened with readings of regret letters from James Russell Lowell and Bryce, and Browne praised a strong list of Massachusetts Democratic candidates. Lowell sent a note from Elmwood Cambridge expressing his desire to attend and honor Schurz, while praising public service.
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Democratic Party
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Cambridge
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Reform Club
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J. RK. Lowell
Mr Bryce regrets unable to attend Reform Club dinner
Mr Bryce at 17 Quincy Street Cambridge regrets leaving Massachusetts today so cannot accept the Massachusetts Reform Club invitation to attend the dinner for Mr Carl Schur on Oct 20. President Browne praises the large gathering and notes the Reform Club’s strong health and significance of the meeting.
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Bryce
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Massachusetts Reform Club
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Browne
Brethren of the
Massachusetts Reform Clib
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