Hill's Path Declares for Honest Money and Fights Republicans
Gov. Hill addresses Elmira Democrats urging hard money and free coinage. He denounces the Sherman silver law, lauds New York’s Saratoga platform, and predicts a desperate nationwide campaign in 1892 to repeal McKinley acts, defend sound finance, and unite the party behind free bimetallic coinage.
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Eomma
N. Y
Gov. Hill
David B. Hill Club
Congress
New York
United States
Harrison
Elwine
Foster
Newark
Saratoga
Republican Party
West
Empire State
Federal Senate
Brooklyn
Thomas Jefferson
Ex-Gov Hoard predicts Wisconsin to stay Republican
Ex governor Hoard, staying at Tremont House, tells GLosx reporter that Wisconsin will vote Republican in 1892 by about 15 000 to 20 000. He says manufacturing supports McKinley, agriculture gains, and Cleveland leads Democrats. Blaine favored in the West, Harrison seen as strong if Blaine not running.
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Sigie
Hoard
Wisconsin
Tremont House
Glosx
Sai
Bennett School
James G. Blaine
Harrison
Blaine
West
Cleveland
Stevens becomes national figure from lone vote in House
Springs Into Fame Washmoaton December 5 Representative Stevens gains rapid national recognition after receiving one vote on every ballot for speaker. The steady support is noted as a fortunate entry into Congress. Governor McCreary of Kentucky says Stevens owes O Neil a debt for drawing attention to him.
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Representative Stevens
O’neil
Aiece
Gov. McCreary
Kentuck
Stevens
O'Neil
Annals of Fame
Prospect of Deadlock in Speakership Caucus Ballots
Washington December 5 reports a deadlock prospect in the speakership caucus after sixteen ballots. Results show Crisp 92 Mills 90 Springer 17 MacMillan 19 Hatch 5 Stevens 1 with no winner declared. The tight vote indicates continued impasse and ongoing negotiations.
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Washington
Crisp
Mills
Springer
MacMillin
Hatch
Stevens
Depew Says Republican Unity on Blaine Candidacy
Chauncey M. Depew states there is no division in the Republican party over Blaine’s potential nomination. He asserts solid sentiment if Blaine becomes a candidate.
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CarcaGco
Chauncey M. Depew
Republican Party
Blaine
No contest at convention on nomination question
The speaker states that nomination can be prevented if desired. otherwise President Harrison will be the nominee. He notes there will be no contest in the convention on this issue and that both parties claim they understand each other regarding their current relations.
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Harri‘gs
Iion
Dillion Congress
Mds
On Congress
New York
Saratoga
Harrison
Reed
Newark
United States
Congress
Cooper predicts pension probe if Raum retires soon
Wash matox December 1 Representative Cooper of Indiana who sponsored the last Congress pension office investigation said that if General Raum retires within a month there may be no inquiry by the 52d Congress. He added that a decision to keep General Baum would renew the fight and only the President can say if the strife continues.
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Washmatox
Cooper
Indiana
Commissioner Raum
Pension Office
Raum
House Committee On
52D
Couur
Cnet
Gen. Baum
Grover Cleveland Letter Highlights Canton Tariff Reform Banquet
The Young Men's Democratic Club of Canton marked the fourth anniversary of tariff reform with a banquet. Grover Cleveland sent a letter read aloud, urging the Democratic party to push tariff reform practically and steadfastly. He stresses duty over expediency and notes leadership must not mislead or abandon the people.
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Canton
Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Grover Cleveland
Democratic Party
Election results and local races across several states
The report lists plurality results for state offices in Iowa and Rhode Island, legal contest decisions in Connecticut, mayoral races in Pawtucket and Providence, and council outcomes in New Haven. Also notes Rochester and several Massachusetts city elections, party leadership changes in New York, and an impending editorial shift at Harper's.
Smokeless powder challenges in maneuvers on Italian frontier
An English observer recounts how smokeless powder obscures fire in war games. He notes the roar and distant flashes mislead observers, hides guns and flyers, and complicates identifying firers at 800 yards. The writer suggests smokeless orders will reshape tactics more than breech loaders.
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Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Mexican Existence in Guatemala Hinted as Annexation Plot
A Guatemala report notes over 10,000 Mexicans there and an open secret they may seek annexation to Mexico similar to Texas. The plan is not ripe, but revolutions could spur efforts if unrest spreads, with supporters ready to act as conditions allow.
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City of
Mexico
Guatemala
United States
General Improvement Notes From Home and Foreign Centres
R G Dun & Co weekly review notes gradual business improvement in many sectors. Collections are slower in cotton markets, but Western cities show satisfactory collection and Eastern trade improves. South remains uncertain. November fish landings and a Livermore Maine mill start are noted, along with tariff and policy mentions affecting trade.
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New York
R. G, Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
St. Paul
Boston
Artford Woo
Peemprove
R. G. Dun & Co
Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
United States
Dominion
Supreme Court hears McKinley tariff act cases briefed
The Supreme Court closed the hearings on three McKinley tariff act challenges with a brief argument by Stephen G. Clark. The government’s side, led by Solicitor General, maintained Congress could enforce the rule to pass the bill, while Ballin & Co argued that a vote must reflect actual presence. The debate included the issue of no quorum and how it affects the act's validity.
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United States Supreme Court
Stephen G. Clark
New York
Aft
United States
Circuit Court of the United States
Southern District of New York
Ballin, Joseph & Co
Reed
Tament
Dwin K. Smith
Miller
Mott Smith Seeks Final Details of Hawaii Reciprocity Pact
In Washington D C Dr Mott Smith Hawaii's representative met with Secretary Blaine to finalize a reciprocity treaty. The agreement would grant near total tariff free trade while allowing Hawaii sugar into the United States and exempting U S goods from duties. The aim is Senate submission soon.
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Wasumoron
D. C
Mott Smith
United States
Blaine
Hawaii
Senate
Bill to suspend duties on cereals and animals passes
Market notes from Mexico City report the bill granting the president power to suspend duties on cereals and all classes of animals from abroad passed the Chamber of Deputies without a dissenting vote and was sent to the Senate to secure swift passage. The measure aims to create a favorable market for Western farmers amid crop losses in several states.
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City of
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
West
Welsh rarebit featured at Boston cooking school demo
A Boston cooking school lecture praised welsh rarebit as a tasty, fire free dish. The recipe uses cheese, butter, ale, egg yolks, and salt in a chafing dish served on toast or crackers, highlighting its simplicity and digestibility for the home table. The piece notes Worcester cream cheese as ideal for the dish and mentions ale as traditional, with milk as an alternative.
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Boston
Wales
Newark
Civil service reforms cut politics in Washington
The civil service commission reports 84 000 classified employees with 19 029 examined in four branches. Of those, 12 757 passed and 6 272 failed, down from last year. It praises the abolition of partisan removals and urges extending classified service to more departments and offices to remove politics from appointments and elections.
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Civil Service Commission
Washington
Customs and Internal Revenue
Navy Yards
District of Columbia
Subase
Massachusetts
Secretary of the Navy
Com
Grain car shortage snarls Eastern rail shipments
Carcano Dec 3 reports Eastern lines cannot accept grain re consignments from Chicago due to freight pileups. Western roads refuse to supply more eastbound equipment, Eastern connections cannot provide sufficient cars, risking a near nationwide blockade from Missouri River to lake region as farmers struggle to store and ship surplus grain.
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Carcano
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Missouri
Chicago National Stock Yards buys 660 acres near Stickney tract
The Chicago National Stock Yards Company has purchased 660 acres for 650000 within the Stickney tract on Chicago's west side. The deal ends the current yards arrangement with a syndicate of 15 packing firms excluding the Big Four. Construction of yards, packing and slaughtering houses will start immediately, with employee dwellings planned on 180 adjoining acres.
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Chicago National Stock Yards Company
Stickney
Decree Opens U S Pork Imports via French Ports
A French official journal published a decree allowing American pork to be shipped through Dunkirk Havre Bordeaux and Marseilles. At a New York Chamber of Commerce meeting Sousseau discussed counterfeiting concerns in cotton goods imported into China and urged tighter foreign laws. Parliament member Fazot of Canada pledged action on alien labor and the Canadian act, amid cross border tensions during the Suspension Bridge incidents. Gloucester fish receipts show a large catch in the Mass fishery at 268,560.
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Havre
Bordeaux
Marseilles
New York Chamber of Commerce
Sousseau
China
Secretary of State
Georg Fazot
South Leeds
Canada
Suspension Bridge
John Macdonald
Gloucester
How the Englishman Reads His Paper
A cultural sketch on morning newspaper habits noting the English reader absorbs one complete edition with unwavering focus. It contrasts solitary reading with later social sharing, suggesting the reader’s conclusions are formed by editorial framing. A Southey anecdote illustrates time devoted to prescribed thought.
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GW. Smalley
New York Tribune
Mme. de Stael
Southey
This is a Quiet World Anyhow
A fragment from a Jeweller's Circular discusses misnomers in jewelry terms. It notes that a diamond is not always diamond-shaped and a small ring not necessarily a ring, with a remark that a hair spring is not made of hair.
Death of Dom Pedro II ex emperor of Brazil in Paris
Pedro II ex emperor of Brazil died in Paris on Friday after a long illness linked to diabetes. His deathbed reflected his exile from Brazil, with Princess Isabel and Count d Eu at his side. He abdicated in 1889 ending a vast reign that modernized Brazil and promoted education while his health declined amid political upheaval.
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Algoan
Death of Dom Pedro Triggers Mourning in Brazil
Rio Janeiro dispatch reports Brazilians grieve for former emperor Dom Pedro while vowing the empire shall not be revived. If Princess Isabella and the Count d Eu press imperial succession, the outcome remains uncertain amid strong public resolve against restoration.
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London
Rio Janeiro
Dom Pedro
Isabella
Count d'Eu
E - Hope Chyba
Faa
Notable exile grimly blocks return to Brazil
A fragment notes that she and her husband rely on little else, and that he is widely hated in Brazil, making a return to the country perilous for him.
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Brazil
Farmers Ordered to Vacate Red River Valley Lands
Great Northern Railroad issues warning to settlers not to claim Red River Valley lands. Dec 2 from Pemina North Dakota reports intense excitement, fear of bloodshed, and a plan to indemnify by conveying lands elsewhere. Notice signed by M D Grover warns owners of certain sections under the indemnity law. A Dec 13 meeting of landowners planned at Grand Forks.
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Red River Valley
Crricaco
Pemlina
N. D
Great Northern Railrad
Dee. TA
Supreme Court
M.D. Grover
Cr Nd Forks
Mrs Delia Parnell Avoids Majestic Sailings
Mrs Delia Parnell mother of the dead Irish leader did not sail on the Majestic on Wednesday. She and her son John Howard Parnell remain detained by business affairs before leaving the country. She plans to go to Liverpool soon and will settle the division of her son Charles Parnell’s estate.
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Delia Parnell
Majestic
John Howard Parnell
Parnell
Staten Island
Liverpool
Charles
Emily Dickinson
Sophie Bermotts
Anna Parnell
Claude Paget
Henry C. Parnell
Avondale
Tom
Winter's meat ready on Missouri river island
Weston Missouri December reports a two hundred acre island in the Missouri river two miles below town. Locals recount four negroes visiting the brush covered island to hunt rabbits and hearing a frightful echo like thousands of horses thundering through brush. Skeptics laughed while some searched the island for tracks and found signs of wild hog activity and meat likely to be salvaged.
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Weston
Missouri River
Supreme Court Debates McKinley Tariff Suit Arguments
The Supreme Court continued hearing suits by New York and Chicago importers challenging the McKinley tariff act. John P. Wilson argued the act is vitiated by the tobacco rebate omission, contrasting protective tariff power with the general welfare clause. Attorneys challenged record-keeping and parol evidence while Solicitor-General Taftchen and Attorney-General Miller pressed the government’s broad use of the general welfare clause to justify bounties and reciprocity in a long, adversarial exchange.
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United States Supreme Court
New York
Chicago
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Marshall Field & Co
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Wilson
Justice Gray
Congress
Justice Field
Justice Bradley
New England
United States
Taftchen
Merit To Be Recognized Letter From President 1881
President sends instructions to executive departments to create efficiency records for all classified workers and base promotions on merit. The plan ends compulsory exams, focusing on knowledge of the bureau and daily performance, with records open for clerks to inspect. Signed Benjamin Harris? (Hanaisoy).
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Washington
Executive Mansion
Stat Congress
Jenat
Benjamin Hanaisoy
Kind Lady Helps Tramp With Five Cents
A brief scene shows a kind woman offering five cents to a long waiting tramp. He thanks her and asks if anything will turn up, as she suggests following her to a corner to see a cat and a turn up, revealing a hopeful moment.
Smith's Monthly Fragmented Dialogue On Income Confession
A clipped domestic fragment from Smith's Monthly shows a back and forth where a character questions income, a reference to a large salary, and a quick apology after admitting to borrowing 50. The dialogue hints at financial honesty and tension in a domestic scene.
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Smith
Lord Tennyson Receives First Earned Money Reward
Lord Tennyson, given 10 shillings by his grandfather as reward for his first poem, is told there is the first money he has ever earned and it will likely be the last. The remark marks a humorous, prescient moment in the poet's early life.
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Lord Tennyson
Progress of Recent Construction and Commissioned Vessels
The report shows four new vessels placed in commission over the past year, bringing the total to thirteen since March 4, 1889. Specific ships include Yorktown, Cushing, Vesnvits, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Concord, Bennington, Miantonomo, and others. The fleet list continues with Puritan, Asmatrita, and multiple gunboats and cruisers, with torpedo cruiser developments noted as advancing rapidly.
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Chicago
Yorktown
Baltimore
Cushing
Philadelphia
San Franciato
Concord
Bennington
Miantonomo
Terror
Maine
Monterey
York
Cincinnati
Raleigh
Indiana
Chusetts
Oregon
Foreman Survives 50 Foot Descent From Rail Car
Rocxiana Me December 3 A Lime Rock railroad foreman John Frazer narrowly escaped death when his locomotive left the track near a quarry. While aiding to remoor the engine he slipped and fell fifty feet to a precipice, sustaining injuries but surviving.
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Rocxiana
John Frazer
Lime Rock
Razer
A German word for beginners in a newspaper
A December St Nicholas note presents Bene ftsunterstutzungsverein as a long German word. It is claimed to mean Benefit tion of Neapolitan Bagpipe Players, noted by a schoolma am.
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Ma’am
Beneftsunterstutzungsverein
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