South Dakota Admitted as State by Congress Tariff Reform Debated in House
Week's summary of congressional actions notes the Senate's approval of South Dakota statehood and a division over tariff reform in the House. It covers pension bills, investigations of the New York Custom House, river and harbor funding debates, and remarks on Dakota's admission tied to political lines.
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Mononay
Senate
Stewart
Waite
Committee On Pensions
Hoar
Civil Service
New York Custom House
South Dakota
Sheceelsn Steam
Aken
Fort Sumter
Senato
Vermont
Hayes
Ission
Rhode Island
Mess
Edmunds
West
Vest
Cleveland
Dakota
Emunds
Pawtucket
Texas
Ways and Means
Joige Keley
Pennsylvana
Old Electoral Commission
Bub
National Labor Arbitration
Belmont
New York
United States
McCreary
Kentucky
Oe Te Domingo
Empire
Brazil
Gert Wire
Department of Labor
O'Neill
Missouri
Congress
Rider
Brumm
Pennslvania
Michigan
Tarsney
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Wall Street
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Ohio
England
World
Europe
Africa
Asia
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Congress of the
Ireland
TuvurspAy
Committee On Foreign Relations
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Cail
Berry
Sherman
Pasco
Chandler
J. Platt
Yeas
United States of America
Aii
House of Representattes
North Dakota
Bismarck
Platt
House
Cogswell
Massachusetts
Boutelle
New England
Maine
Dibble
South Carolina
Charleston
Treasury puts surplus at 105 million in 1887
Congressional notes report a 105000000 surplus estimated by the Treasury. Other items include Collins probing international copyright, Navy objection to Chelsea Marine Hospital sale, Lowell post office bill, Gallinger as Senate candidate, and copper production at 181,170,524 pounds in 1887.
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Navy Department
Chelsea Marine Hospital
House
Lowell
Mas
Gallinger
New Hampshire
William E. Chandler
Senate
Division of Mining Statistics
The
Geological Survey
Washington
Gray
Delaware
Ale
Daniel N. Bush
United States Army
Bush
Antelope Springs
Wy. T
Anderson
Kansas
Hayden
Mr. Russell
Whiting
Governor Long
Davis
Morse
Bloodshed Feared on Bad River Reservation Camp
Indians on the Bad River reservation near Eastman Co camp provoke sheriff's officers as loggers press to drive on reservation streams. Indians seek to compel hire by force while logs, cut and baked, remain under owners' control. Violence feared as tensions rise.
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Asuhland
Wis
Bad River Reservation
Eastman & Co
Sherif
Failures for the Week Across the United States
The seven day tally of business failures reported to R G Dun and Co and E Russell Co shows 177 in the United States and 1 in Canada, totaling 178. This compares with 222 last week and 227 the week before, reflecting the latest industrial setback across the nation.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
United States
Unites
Canada
Foreign News Roundup From Europe On Royalty And Crises
International notes report Crown Prince and Emperor Frederick reconciled relations with the Empress. Queen Victoria's Berlin visit will be low profile amid wary city mood. Discussions in Germany hint at an upcoming proclamation. Irish unrest, coercion acts, and reports from Roumania and Cuba feature alongside British political tensions with Parliament statements by Parnell and Chamberlain.
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Prince Bismarck
Council of Ministers
Victoria
Charlottenburg Palace
Berlin
Agaist
Victoria Party
Schlesesche Zeitung
Mackenzie
Duke of Rutland
Parnell
Liam O'Brien
Stable Owens
Newry
Irc
Reed
Yor O'Keefe
Limerick
Commons
Henry J. Gill
Parnellito
London Chronicle
Archep Walsh
Marco
Roumania
Skibbereen
Fr'dat
France
Marquis of London
Ireland
Newtownardy
County Down
Frederick
Iseless
Emfo Alstan
Father McFadden
House Commons
Gilhooly
M. P
Cox
Parliaent
Duke Ono
Miss Curtis
New York
Frederick Jeplens
General Boulanger
Havana
Sig
J. O'Bneys
Bition
Balfour
America
Mr. Gladstone
League
Rehearing Grilled Over American Exchange Liquidation
Londox April 21 The rehearing of the petition for liquidation of the American Exchange in Europe limited came on today Counsel asked that the hearing be adjourned The petition claimed by the company was in fact from managing directors It noted the company was American with ten English shareholders eight officials and said business was profitable Officials sought time to contact American shareholders for possible reconstruction Whelch had extensive correspondence
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Londox
American Exchange In Europe (Limited
Managig
Everythin
Whelch
Paris Debates Boulangist Affairs And Canal Loan
Paris reports show General Boulanger remaining deputy for Nord after a party statement. Count de Lesseps presses for swift debate on the Panama Canal Company lottery loan. Deputies accuse the police prefect over Boulangist demonstrations. he denies and seeks floor time. Goblet warns of potential retaliation if England raises bottled wine duties. Students clash with Boulangists with injuries reported as police disperse rioters. 16 Boulangists planned march to Boulevard Saint Michael but were stopped. city quiet after 11 pm.
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Paris
Boulanger
Department of Nord
Count de Lesseps
Chamber of Deputies
Witlout
Panama Canal Company
International and domestic turmoil noted in brief report
A Dublin arrest and transfer to Colon Ireland is reported amid a flurry of items: regency talks for Belgium, mass Jewish displacement in Kherson, Imperial press crackdowns, Russian frontier orders, and political moves in France and Ireland. Multiple trials, expulsions, and naval notices feature, including boycotting cases, a colliery explosion in England with casualties, and Behring Sea fisheries talks in London.
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Dublin
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Louth
Independence Belge
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Kherson
Frederick
General Boulanger
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Herr Bernstein
Herr Gthelar
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Woklington
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Baron de Stael
Henry Whte
Lord Salisbury
London
Caroline
Honolulu
Fanning
Christmas
Pemhyn Islands
Koresko
Egypt
Gressfell
Sodiety
Alexander Blane
Father Stephens
Ineling
Briish Anti-Coerean League
Sentenciane
Vigilantes Slay Texas Kansas Horse Thieves
A Wichita despatch reports vigilantism against bold horse thieves in Texas Kansas districts adjoining Indian Territory. After a daylong battle in a ravine the outlaws were killed or captured, including leader Scarface alias Bill Higgins. Scarface died suspended by a lariat amid the fighting.
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Wichita
Kan
Texas
Kansas
Indian Territory
Bill Higgins
Scarface
Viglantes
Vigiantes
Peter Ackerman
Hank Widem
Curly
Bill
Nicholls Majority In Louisiana Grows Harder
New Orleans reports late returns show large Democratic gains. Nicholls likely to reach an 80,000 majority with parishes turning Democratic for the first time. Gibson’s reelection appears likely and Edward White may win the Senate seat. Warmoth support in the city appears weak with mayoral race margins noted.
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New Orleans
Nicholls
United States
Gibson
Edward D. Whte
Eustis
Senate
Nichols
Warmoth
Shakespeare
Davey
Jim
Gournor Warmoth
Baton Rouge
Iberville
Saved by an Ace of Hearts in a Friendly Draw
A well known drummer narrowly escapes a pistol discharge when the bullet passes through his clothing and every card in a deck except the ace of hearts. The ace was found indented in its center by the bullet, a detail witnessed by many in a Georgia town.
Confederate leaders weigh Grant dinner call in New York
A Delmonico dinner planned for Grant’s birthday draws invitations to generals Longstreet Gordon Buckner Fitzhugh Lee Mahone Mosby and Johnston. Replies show mixed official duties reluctance or support for reconciliation as 1867 platform of reunification echoes.
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New York
Buckner
Longstreet
South
North
Mahone
J. E. Johnston
Gordon
Mosby
California
Explosion Hurts Four at Hazelton Creamery Separator
An explosion at the Hazelton Creamery injured four people, including George Clark and N Moore with his son Harry, as workers inspected a separator running at about 40 000 revolutions per hour. The separator shattered into fragments, leaving the room wrecked and several victims severely injured.
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TormKa
Kan
Hazelton
George Clark
N. Moore
Harry
James Smith
Vatican condemns boycotting and plan of campaign decree
Catholic News cites a Vatican cable despatch labeling the decree as condemning boycotting and the plan of campaign while distinguishing national movement from salutation methods. Dublin report suggests the Propaganda congregation seeks good relations with Britain amid wide church influence.
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New York
Catholic News
Frances Steffens
D. D
Vatican
National Movement
Dublin
The
Congregation of the Propaganda
Simeon
Counting Sherman Noses in Race for Ohio Support
A Washington dispatch says Senator Sherman’s managers tally early convention strength, with 312 of 411 needed already claimed. They note solid Ohio momentum from Dayton and plan a nationwide organization to press the bid, aiming to mobilize support through the first ballot and beyond.
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Curiaco
Washington
The
Daily News
Sherman
South
Dayton
Blaine
Secretary Whitney Pushes Naval Reserve Plan
Secretary Whitney urges legislation to create a naval reserve to expand quickly from peace to war. He cites economic efficiency and compares Britain, arguing a reserve lowers costs while readying troops and sailors. He notes broad public support and state cooperation, warning modern naval power requires prior training and reserve forces.
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Whitney
Washington
Whitthorne
House Naval Affairs Committee
England
Menevei
Government Advocates Reserve Fleet of Auxiliary Cruisers
A secretary writes that in peacetime the department supports keeping a fleet of auxiliary merchant ships ready with fittings for rapid giant conversion into cruisers. These vessels would be kept in reserve and available immediately for government use in wartime, presenting an economical and strategic safeguard.
Farmer Kills Mother Then Ends Life After Family Squabble
Philip Held, a young farmer near here, shot and killed his mother during a dispute over a horse sale and then killed himself. The tragedy followed a family quarrel that escalated yesterday afternoon.
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Demars
Philip Held
Texas Maniac Kills Family Then Ends Own Life
In Cabool Texas county a resident went violently insane last Saturday morning. He locked his family in and killed two children aged 9 and 11 with an axe. His wife and two younger children escaped through a window. The maniac then slashed his own throat with a pocket knife, dying beside his victims.
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Strinverreep
Cabool
Texas County
Butchery in West Virginia leaves family dead and shooter wounded
Jacob Holles of Calhoun County and a companion found his wife and three children murdered in their home. Four masked men were present. Holles fired at the intruders, killing three of them and wounding the fourth as the friend guarded the back door.
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Orantestox
W. Va
Jacob Holles
Calhoun County
Holles
False imprisonment verdict in Jim Cummings Express robbery case
The jury awarded David Fotheringham $20,000 against Adams Express Company for false imprisonment related to the Jim Cummings express robbery on the Frisco road in 1886. Robbers stole $58,000. $41,000 recovered a year earlier after capture of the trio who confessed, exonerating the messenger.
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David
Fotheringham
Adams Express Company
Jim Cummings
Frisco Road
Excae
Express
David 5
I Am a Dead Man Declares McCullough Tragedy
William McCullough son of the late Captain Amos McCullough committed suicide in a vacant barn near Black Creek. He was chief engineer of the steamer Cornet and facing charges over a coal passage death. A sealed envelope and a bottle with letters were found beside him with cryptic instructions about breaking and mailing.
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Borpentony
N. J
William McCullough
Amos McCullough
Black Creek
McCullough
New Yor
Galveston
Tex
Masonic Lodge
City
Jersey City
Death of Dr. Agnew in New York
Dr. Agnew, born August 8 1880 in New York, died at 2 45 PM. A Columbia College and Medical School graduate, he served as surgeon general and medical director for state efforts during the Civil War era. He originated the Brooklyn Ear Infirmary and helped establish the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital. He held leadership roles in New York State Hospitals for the Insane and the School of Medicine. His death followed peritonitis after a laparotomy performed after Conkling’s operation.
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Agnew
New York City
Columbia College
Force Aera
Mary Nash
Edwin D. Morgan
Cenera Ohee
Morgan
State Volunteer Hospital
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Bee
Collee
Brooklyn Flean
Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital
College of Physicians and Surgens
New York State Hospital
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Pe Pune Sence
City
Coantry
Edinburgh
Dr. Agnew
Conkling
A Life Romance: Buffalo Reporter Marries Missionary Woman
Albany Times outlines a melodramatic tale of George M. Bailey formerly of the Buffalo Express who after a battlefield of loss seeks new life with a missionary woman Miss Ball on the Cattaraugus reservation. Their meeting follows a chain of coincidences and shared heartache as Bailey's life is entwined with the woman who nurses him back to health.
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Buffalo
George M. Bailey
Buffalo Express
New York
Cattaraugus Reservation
Y.M.C. A
Episcopal Theological Seminary
Hudson
Mr. Bailey
Heart Gineaup
Severe Earthquake Shocks Reported in Yunnan
From Lin An and Ship Ping officials to Yunnan governor, a sequence of more than ten shocks from the second day of the twelfth month last year to the third day of this year caused widespread destruction. Cities including Bh Ping Nan Hiang Si Hiang and Peh Hiang reported hundreds dead and thousands injured as houses collapsed or split, with thousands of fatalities and injuries across suburban areas.
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New York
China
Yunnan
Lin An
Chi Hiens
Ship Ping
Yamend
Kien Shai
Tung Hiang
Nan Hiang
Si Hiang
Peh Hiang
Subur
Kien Shui
Firefight at Mexican Adobe Ends Train Robbery Chase
Captain Burns reports Stein Pass robbers burned out and shot near a Mexican adobe after fleeing from Chihuahua. Sheriff Paul and Mexican soldiers killed several attackers. Johnson died in a dramatic shootout as he fled, with $600 and jewelry recovered from his body.
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Burns
Arizona
Stein Pass
Paul
Chihuahua
Stein’s Pass
Larrys Ceban
Hart
Johnson
the Express
Life for Life Four Men Hill a Mother and Three Children
In Charleston West Virginia April 19 John Hill reports that Jacob Holles of Calhoun County returned home from market with pedlar George Reeds. Holles found his wife and three children murdered and four intruders inside. He fired from the doorway as the invaders fled, wounding one severely and killing three.
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W. Va
John Hill
Barn Creek
Elk River
Jacob Holles
Calhoun County
George Reeds
Holles
Freeds
Chasing the Baby Novel Use of Locomotive in Maine
A Bath sea captain’s wife in 20th century Maine lost her infant on a Portland line train after milk errands. Rail workers hastily launched No 23 the Brunswick to chase the runaway car toward Oak Hill, with a relay of helpers and a brave engineer racing to overtake the missing baby. A dramatic, almost farcical rescue unfolds as the locomotive pursues the dislodged infant.
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Maine
Lewiston Journal
Bath
New York
Metropolis
Boston
Portland
Brunswick
Pott Station
Spring Street Bridge
Baby
Cornel
Uncle Thompson
Charles
Rob
Thompson
Oak Hill
Otheir
Winona Factory Loss Estimated at 100000
A special to the Evening Wisconsin from Winona Minnesota reports a loss to manufacturing interests totaling 100000. The Minnesota Company holds 6000000 feet of logs valued at 1. Grapab Ss mailes at that place.
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Miuwavuxes
Wisconsin
Winona
Minn
eSee
Minnesota Company
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