Establishment of a U S Bureau of Labor Statistics
The House passed Hopkins Pennsylvania bill to create and maintain a federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. A commissioner will collect data on labor, capital, wages, employment, and industry, with four year terms and a $8000 salary. Democrats largely opposed or sought amendments.
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Washington
Committee On Labor
House
Hopkins
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor Statistics
Committee On Favor
United States
Congress
Tariff Commission
O'Neill
Missouri
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture, Shipping
Signal Service
Commerce
Bureau of Statistics of Commerce and Navigation
Mines and Mining
Education
Pa Kener
John Swinton
New York City
St. Louis
Swinton
Young
Tennessee
Agricultural Bureau
Woolford
Kentucky
England
Kelley
Mr. Belford
Foran
Ohio
Blount
Georgia
Treasury
State Department
Secu
J. Bayne
Bland
The
Knights of Labor
Reau
Weller
Iowa
Federation of Labor
Stewart
Texas
J. Weller
Eme
Bayne
Evins
South Carolina
Bureau
Agricultural Department
Cutcheon
Vins
Yeas
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics mandate and duties described
The passage outlines the scope of a labor statistics bureau including cost of living cooperation across locales, union membership and aims, strike causes and remedies, and the appointment of an edbles clerk with other clerks as needed. It requires annual reporting to the resident and Congress with collected data and efficiency recommendations.
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Congress
White of Kentucky Sparks House Clash Over Whiskey Monopoly
In Washington on April 18 Congressman McMillan moved to limit internal revenue prosecutions to two years. White of Lee spoke for an hour attacking Governor Murray of Utah and the whiskey monopoly in Kentucky. The remark about the speaker caused a stir as lawmakers crowded the aisles. Miller urged White be called to order or confined to the bill. The speaker urged no note be taken of the remark. White resumed focus on the bill.
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Washington
McMillan
House
White
Lee
Murray
Utah
United States
Tuo Kentucky
Springer
Millee
Pennsylvania
Congress
Kentucky
Miller
Adams bill seeks American registers for five steel vessels
Representative Adams proposes granting American registers to five steel ships possibly bought abroad by New York citizens at a cost of about one and a half million each. He describes the plan as placing five Atlantic floating palaces on the New York to Liverpool route in six days, with the only requirement being government registration.
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Washington
Adams
New York
Atlantic
Liverpool
Boston
Beethoven
Thomas’ Wes
Thomas
Te Hse
Siegfried
Gunther
Hagen
Bruenhila
Siegried
Insurance scam alleged in Swift policy case
Providence reports unveil alleged life insurance fraud tied to Peter B. Swift’s death. Malley, his friend, and Metropolitan Life Insurance faced accusations of misrepresenting health, with policy doubling and quick payouts under scrutiny. Court action expected in the Supreme Court.
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Providence
Peter B. Swift
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Owen Mialley
Swift
Malley
William Bond
Metropolitan Company
Booth
Insurance Lorangg
O'Neil
E. H. Perry
Charles Bradley
Supreme Court
Mantons
J. O'Neill
Bond
Perry
O'Neill
Wanted Another's Wife Charles Hathaway Fraud Case
Charles Hathaway of Enfield is jailed on a fraud complaint for deeding land after a prior deed. He sought a divorce through an attorney who billed high fees, the farm was levied, and Hathaway later deeded property to a Pelham resident and a Palmer man. He resisted arrest, assaulting deputies during detention.
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Palmer
Charles Hathaway
Enfield
Hathaway
Pelham
Worcester
Montgomery
Paliger
Ware
Cannonading a Waterspout Off African Ship Scene
The steamer African under Captain Dowling encountered a white squall on April 11 near New York, and a waterspout appeared within a quarter mile. Dowling fired a twelve inch cannon with a double charge at the funnel creating an explosive effect and a heavy sea for miles around.
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New York
Dowling
Wagner Festival Ends with Triumph in Boston
Wagner festival closes with Flying Dutchman Parsifal and Mastersingers excerpts. Emma Judh and Emly Winant star in Senta and Mary roles. Materna shines in Brünnhild. Beethoven Fifth opening aria delights. audience abstains from applause, praising Thomas orchestra and chorus.
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Emma Judh
Senta
Emly Wiuant
Mary
Miss Winant
Hotel Theft Attempt Unfolds in Willimantic
A Willimantic hotel keeper, also owner of another town’s hotel, hosted a guest seeking to exchange funds for hotel property. The buyer handed a $15,000 check and moved in, but a bank reply of no funds triggered a swift withdrawal and failed retransfer plans, averting a loss.
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Willimantic
Conn
Inland schooner built by Alford stonecutter James Arnold
James Arnold, a stonecutter from Alford, has built a full rigged three masted schooner in his barn over seven years. The 35 by 11 foot craft is planned for launching soon, with trucks to move from Alford to tide water this summer. Arnold, a former sailor, will sell his farm and live at sea.
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PrizTs
James Arnold
Alford
Hudson
Arnold
Tidewater
Oyster Beds Rebuilt After $5000 State Court Win
Lawyer Gideon F. Raymond, paid $5000 by the State Legislature for damages from the Board of Health during the Pequonnoc river pestilence scare, begins refilling the river with stakes and seed. He has 1000 stakes in place and adds about 100 daily, aiming to renew an oyster spot the health agency may remove. Hundreds endorse Ayer Hair Vigor for health and youth.
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New London
Gideon F. Raymond
State Board of Health
Pequonnoc River
Lusty Gideon
Mahdis Sheiks Rebel in Two Pitched Battles
A Khartoum-telegraph reports rebels from the Fagallat tribes confronted the Mahdi near camp. After two fierce engagements the Mahdi suffered heavy losses and faces probable capitulation as rebels surround El Obeid. General Gordon cites the revolt as breaking support for the Mahdi among loyal tribes.
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Cairo
Evelyn Baring
Egypt
Gordon
Khartoum
el Obeid
Fagallat
Te Mahd
Khartoum Crisis Deepens as Rebels Close In
Governor reports Berber surrounded by rebels with desperate conditions. Sir Evelyn Baring to England for talks. Shendy garrison attacked. Khartoum besieged by 500 tribesmen and 2600 Arabs. Gordon writes of five months’ provisions and appeal for $1,000,000. Zebehr Pasha named to lead troops. Ashburnham suspends taxes and urges calm and road openings.
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Catno
Berber
Evelyn Baring
Cairo
England
Shendy
Gordon
Sth
Baker Pasha
Khartoum
Sennaar
Kassala
Dongola
Zebehr Pasha
Ashburnham
Suakin
Unconfirmed massacre report near Shendy disputed
Government efforts to verify claims that 450 refugees and part of the Shendy garrison were massacred aboard a steamer to Bar, remain unconfirmed and the story dismissed. Shendy advices say Mahdi emissaries incite friendly sheiks to revolt against their foes.
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Shendy
Caro
Barber
Queen Victoria Confined to Room by Lumbago Alarm
London reports brief dispatches from Darmstadt stating Queen Victoria is confined to her room today with lumbago. The notices recall her Windsor fall illness when rheumatic pains caused nervousness and numerous morphine injections, and doctors feared triggering gout complications tied to the sciatic nerve.
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London
Darmstadt
Victoria
Windsor Castle
Queen Victoria Improves After Saturday Illness
Darmstadt dispatches report Queen Victoria has recovered from a bout of rumpage and will go out driving this afternoon after being confined to her room since Saturday.
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Queen Victoria
London
Darmstadt
War for the Usurers and Egyptian liquidation accord
London reports the English government convokes a conference of powers to amend the Egyptian law of liquidation. The aim is to enable England to meet indemnity payments voted by the indemnity commission for losses during the Alexandria riots.
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London
England
Alexandria
Interview with ex Fenian head centre predicts ostracism of Irish in England
James Stephens says the dynamite policy will lead to Irish residents in England being ostracised or forced to leave. He warns the tactic harms Irish in Britain and could provoke harsher government response.
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Lonpcon
James Stephens
England
A Charmed Vest and Hidden Wealth in Vermont
D K McGregor of East Alburgh aged 70, famed for eccentricities, died after a long illness. He wore the same vest in bed, claiming it brought riches and health. After death the vest yielded $60,000 in bonds and certificates. His estate totals about $100,000 for a Western brother and Vermont heirs.
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Sr. Albans
D. K. McGregor
East Alburgh
West
Vermont
Imposter Frohman Traipses New York Actresses
Three inspectors pursue a moustached impersonator posing as Charles Frohman the Madison Square Theatre manager. The fake Frohman wooed young actresses with promises of big engagements and sent them on wild goose chases, while the real Frohman notes the deception and lack of financial motives. The case unfolds through dinners and forged letters across the theater district.
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New York
Charles Frohman
Madison Square Theatre
Inspector Byrne
Mr. Frohman
Mr. Froeman
I Must Stop This Overabundant Heroine Casting
The speaker objects to a scheme that would appoint many actresses to play the heroine. He plans to do the work himself to reap the benefits and warns it will take three weeks to set himself apart among the projected stars. He notes an unknown double arranged twenty seven actresses.
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Tean
New Orleans Promises to Rival the Philadelphia Exposition
Southern industrial interests from North Carolina and Louisiana push educational exhibits for upcoming antebellum fairs. Colonel Morehead and Major Burke lead the World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition prep in New Orleans with international participation expected, aiming to surpass Philadelphia 1876 in scope and variety.
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North Carolina
Louisiana
Atlanta
Raleigh
New Orleans
Frank C. Morehead
K. A. Burke
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Enterprise
Acre
Filladelphia
Burke
Philadelphia
Americas
Terrible Lightning Strikes Sailors Aboard Essex
Captain Hall of the bark Essex recounts a fierce April storm near Savannah that lasted four hours. He says the crew were struck senseless when the heavens lit up, with spars splintered, copper torn from rails, and the ship’s compass magnetized for days.
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New York
Hall
Essex
Zanaibar
Nehtning
Ele
Savannah
Johan Chrisensen
Tying a Boy on the Track Feuds in Maine
A Portland incident reports six boys aged 9 to 18 binding a younger boy on a railroad track as a prank. The victim was rescued unharmed but frightened. Later, four youths masked and armed with revolvers roamed a plaster mill, forced the night watchman to surrender, and fled on a night train east. Three were arrested in Augusta and Hallowell, another in Wortland, with court appearances anticipated.
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Portland
the Daily Record
Portland & Ogdensburg
Athan
Amos Chambers
Benjamin de Wolf
Edwin W. Doyle
John Hadley
James Doherty
Hallowell
Augusta
Wortland
Harris
Romantic wager sparks impromptu marriage plan at opera house
In St Paul on April 18, R E Graham and Miss Helen Lowell nearly wed on stage after a bet with Joseph H Arthur and Miss Sophie Hummell. A license was not secured, delaying the ceremony. a future wedding is planned in Minneapolis or Chicago.
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St. Pau
Grand Opera House
R. E. Graham
Minnie Palmer
Helen Lowell
Sophie Hummell
Joseph H. Arthur
Mr. Arthur
New York
Miss Lowell
Merchants’ Hotel
Mr. Graham
Miss Hummell
Plucky at the Wrong Time: Kate Murphy Shot in New York
Kate Murphy an 18 year old who had been on a late night picnic with friends was shot in the neck at a Brooklyn corner as a mob attacked patrolman Donovan. The ball lodged in the spinal column and could not be removed. Companions recall a single shot. Donovan says several fired.
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Boston
Thomas
Scarla
Pogner
Barytones
Scaria
Frau Materna
Itust
New York
Kate Murphy
Boulevard
Sixty-ninth Street
Donovan
Kate
Oil Well Erupts Forty Feet In Macburg Field
Special dispatch from Macburg reports Mills & Mullen well bursting into a column of oil four decades high attracting crowds and rapid land speculation as vendors rush to lease surrounding tracts. Laing well also spouted about one hundred barrels last night.
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Boston Globe
Marretra
Macburg
Mills & Mullen
Laing
Death of a Chief Justice Sprague
Toronto reports Chief Justice Sprague died this morning from congestion of the lungs and bronchitis.
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Toronto
Sprague
Terrible Drought Causes Widespread Scarcity in Southern State
A Betpoe dispatch reports a prolonged May to December drought across the state, with withered crops, scarce water, and rising prices. Farmers face hunger and debt as merchants extend terms and relief is scarce. south counties from Aiken to Orangeburg show severe hardship with widespread privation and near-famine conditions.
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Betpoe
D. C
Atlantic
Cork
Barnwell County
South Carolina
South
Ee Po
Cogent ‘Aiken
Barnwell
Col A Fe
Trains Plunge From Canyon Trestles in Georgia
Two railroad disasters occurred around 2 a m on the Western and Atlantic line. A passenger train fell from a trestle near Ackworth Georgia, killing multiple crew members including Edward Ware and Jim Everett with others burned or injured. A north bound freight train five miles away also crashed. engineer Donald McDonald and fireman died. Rainstorm caused the wrecks, affecting rail lines across north Georgia and north Alabama.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Western & Atlantic
Ackworth
Edward Ware
Jim Everett
James Gillespie
United States
William James
McDonald
North
Georgia
Alabama
Sealing Ship Thomas Hant Returns With Bride at Sandy Point
The sealing schooner Thomas Hant, captained by A J Eldred, returned to Sandy Point in Stonington after a 74 day voyage from Gundy Point, marking the ninth voyage with six homecomings. Captain married Miss Virginia Hurtado, daughter of the American consul. One Portuguese sailor perished off the bermudas during the voyage.
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Stonington
Conn
Thomas Hant
A. J. Eldred
Thomas Hunt
Sve
Gundy Point
Straits of Magellap
Bermudas
Virginia Hurtado
Don Juan Hurtado
Sandy Point
Sinking Ground Threatens Salineville Coal Town
In Salineville Ohio the ground over Kirk's coal mine cracked and portions of homes settled, wells emptied, and a new brick schoolhouse on Ure hill may be destroyed as subsidence worsened. A young man named William Kearnes was crushed to death by coal and slate.
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Cleveland
Salineville
Wheeling
Kirk
Ure Hill
William Kearnes
Why Wasn't This Thought of Before ON City Blizzard
A humorous note on urban weather and fashion gags references a City Blizzard as backdrop. The piece riffs on DIY style and a punchy line about pants colored like custard pie provoking lighthearted amusement.
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Ella Earle
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Minnie E. Denniston
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