Nation's Law-Makers Senate House Pass Presidential Succession Bill
The second session of the Forty-ninth Congress convened in Washington with formal proceedings. The Senate and House discussed tariffs pensions land acts and anti polygamy measures amid routine business and several notable bills and resolutions including free trade for Eastport and pension increases for injuries.
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New Hampshire
Pike
Hale
Maine
Eastport
Beck
Kentucky
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
van Wyck
Colorado
Morrill
Vermont
Dawes
Massachusetts
This Week's Programme What the Senators and Representatives Expect
Hindon December 12. Senator Morrill's anti tariff resolution is unfinished Senate business and Mr Dawes has the floor for a speech upon it. Next comes the Pratt resolution for open executive session. It is understood Mr Platt will tomorrow and thereafter call attention to his resolution and suggest
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Dewdney
District of Columbia
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Pacific Railroad
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Rumors Rise Over Congressman Reid Debts and Flight
The Union Republican reports rising rumors that Congressman Reid, about 88, has assigned assets to creditors including Colonel J Boyd, with claims of money obtained under false pretences and Reid possibly leaving the country. Friends doubt dishonesty if charges exist, noting his long service since 1885 and popularity in the House, while acknowledging his finances were troubled and debt heavy.
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J. Boyd
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Washinngton
North Carolina
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General Scales
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Candiate
Collieries Will Not Be Leased By Reading Company
Palm laplelnta Penn December 9 In view of many reports about leasing the Reading collieries Austin Corbin president and one of the receivers of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company authorizes the following statement Neither the company nor the receivership has any intention of leasing the collieries or parting with the control of the production and sale of its coal It is possible that some change in the methods of mining may be introduced to effect economy in production but the company will keep control over the preparation and sale of its own product.
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Japanese Officials and Merchants Visit Chicago for Trade Study
In Chicago on December 9, K C Saba K R Saba and Z Horikoshi of Tokyo arrived to study America. Silk manufacturers join government liaison to review the Japan US treaty on extraterritorial rights. They plan visits to major cities and note English instruction rising in Japan.
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Seminoles On The War Path In Florida
In Wade and Monroe counties longstanding feuds between Seminole Indians and cowboys encamped on Lake Okeechobee have erupted into gunfire and war dances. Settlers flee to coast islands as Indian chiefs travel to Titusville to seek relief from the mayor, seen as a potential authority.
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Belva's Prophecy for 1283 Names 1885 Tickets
Belva A Lockwood predicts 1885 presidential tickets Republican Blaine Sherman Democrat Cleveland Randall Labor Henry George Powderly Prohibition Willard St John. She cites tariff disputes between Republicans and Democrats and notes possible Prohibition workingmen coalition and party platform shifts.
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Randall
Benown
Gusntry
Blaine
Pittsburg
Burned to death in New York apartment incident
Michael Welch of 355 East Tenth Street died in a fire at his apartment early this morning. He returned home intoxicated and knocked over a lamp which ignited the blaze. Neighbors or occupants discovered him after the door was forced open and the flames were extinguished.
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Michael Welch
East Tenth Street
Welch
Great Storm and Scandals Rule London Weekly News
Foreign affairs brief notes Britain’s week centered on Campbell divorce turmoil with perjury claims and newspaper bans in Victoria’s palaces. Irish affairs highlight landlord evasion, rent embezzlement talk, and National League tension amid government policy scrutiny and Archbishop Daly’s stance.
Continental Complications in French Cabinet Crises
The defeat of M Freycinet led to a new ministry under Goblet praised by Radicals as short lived. Floquet’s bid failed after a Russian veto threat, Boulangers rise looms, and Austria and Russia clash over Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg amid Balkan intrigue. Turkey seeks balance as Armenian Gadban acts in Sofia.
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Italy's Minghetti Dies a Patriot of Unity Era
The death of Signor Carlo Minghetti, former prime minister, ends a long political career begun under Cavour. He advised reform, joined 1848 revolutionary currents, and later served in Sardinia's army and in Parliament during Italy's early unification period.
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Acclaimed Writer and Statesman L Leaves Gloom in Italy
A respected writer and patriotic statesman dies, described as a severe loss to Italy. The report compiles European center summaries noting European politics, shipping movements, cholera outbreaks in Montevideo Cordova and Rosario, and other international affairs. The piece mentions naval orders, postal disturbances, and shifts in colonial administration.
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Sheriff Vroom Hoard Digging Reveals Hidden Cash
In New Jersey the estate of former Somerset County Sheriff George W. Vroom shows only moderate wealth by inventory but relatives say he stashed cash. Digging last week uncovered about $18,000 in bricks, fireplace, china, and cellars. Heirs continue the search amid excitement and a guarded mansion.
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Northwestern flour output rises as water pool forms
The Northwestern Miller reports last week saw flour output top 119000 barrels as steam power supplemented water. With one large mill withdrawn, seventeen remain, yielding about 15000 barrels daily. A water pool divides usage, one third idle. Wheat exports were light at 36800 barrels, receipts total 693000 bushels.
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Tragedy at Curcaco as Three Die in Gas Incident
Three members of the McClure family Carrie 22 principal of Humboldt School John her brother and their mother Margaret suffocated by coal gas in Curcaco last night. Bodies found by police today. Coroner Hertz to hold an inquest. Family lived in a brick house amid comforts. Fire early in parlor stove allowed fumes to fill the home and deathly gas spread. Carrie half through a window, Mrs McClure clinging to a door knob, son with a blanket stuffed in his mouth. Buried at Graceland Cemetery.
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Distressed Planters Describe Hard Times in Newberry County
A prominent Newberry County planter reports extreme distress among whites and especially blacks in the region. Frost killed oats and wheat, hail damaged crops in May, and floods washed away what remained. Cotton likely to fall to under 40 percent of last year’s crop. seed and money are scarce. Whites cannot aid the unemployed blacks, forcing likely emigration.
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Angel Maker Bombs to Stop Fence Cutters in Texas
A New York chemist unveils the Angel Maker, a hollow pear shaped iron bomb with detonator and gelatine explosive. Placed along fence lines it explodes on contact with a cutter’s wire, blasting soil and destroying posts and fences. The inventor claims Texas fence cutting will end in months as cutters learn the device.
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New York
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Little Rock
Invented Colt's Revolvers Aged Tramp Claims 52 Patents
An aged tramp, Charles Warner, applied to Justice Duffy in the Tombs for confinement, saying he owned fifty two patents including Colt's revolvers. He once was rich and even claimed to be a schoolmate of Samuel Colt at North Hadley Massachusetts. A son was said to live at 133 West Thirty fourth street. Steps were taken to contact him.
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Blair's Educational Bill Moves Through Congress
WasnixTon December 10 Senator Blair says his educational bill will be the sole major measure besides appropriations to pass in the coming session. Two national educational groups have committees urging its passage in the House. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union backs it and Mrs Huot leads efforts, citing already enacted science education measures in territories and academies. Several Southern congressmen faced defeat for opposing the bill previously.
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Unknown setter dog makes dramatic Brooklyn Bridge leap
A Brooklyn bridge setter leaped from the land span into a trench at Cliff and Hague Streets after 9 AM. Watchman William Ward reported the object flew from the coping and landed near laborers digging a steam pipe trench. The dog survived with injuries and was expected to recover in days.
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Fame and Dime Museum
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Local Dog Rescued and Nursed by Passerby Dan Murphy
A dog attacked but was restrained in a sheltered area. Dan Murphy, a truckman on Oak Street, wrapped the horse blanket around the animal and carried it to its stables near the Oak Street police station. He fed it beef tea and ginger, aiding a rapid recovery as the dog limped about the stable.
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Brodie
Train Robbery in Bowie Texas Leaves Nearly $12000
From Bowie Texas details arrive of a noon train hold up near Bellevue on the Fort Worth and Denver line. Three men robbed Engineer Ayers and passengers including sergeant and U S soldiers. Passengers counted sums from $100 to $500 with $2200 to $2800 for some, plus diamonds and watches, totaling nearly $12000. Pursuit begun but no captures reported by dark.
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Kate Hass
Fort Worth
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Pottsdam
N. Y
The Colored Man's Progress Exposition Proposal
Montgomery officials approve a planned colored people's world exposition to showcase progress across life sectors. Organizers aim for Montgomery or Birmingham with congressional support and state backing, led by Philip Joseph of Mobile as director general.
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Attica Fire Ravages Village Business District
A forenoon blaze in Attica Ohio destroyed the village business section starting at John Carpenter’s grocery. Losses totaling about 150000 were split among more than a dozen people with insurer coverage around half. Notable losses included Strandler hardware at 20000, Hearson druggist at 8000, Armitage Watts hardware 4000, Carpenter rower 4000, Hasler two buildings 5000, Smalls Kaufman bakery 4000, Van Horn building 2000, Turner building 2000, and the Grand Army hall with its furniture and records. Dynamite and ether in the cellar blew Strandler’s three story brick corner building apart. The town lacked firefighting apparatus beyond a bucket line.
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Grand Army
J. K. Strandler
New York's Ex Alderman Me Quade Trial Continues
The second trial of ex Alderman Me Quade in New York features repeated testimony from Duffy and Fallgrail. Women nearby testified McQuade attended secret meetings, while a courtroom clash over testimony from Duffy and Newcombe sparked a safetyful exchange before Recorder Smythe. The jury, escorted by the sheriff, is sequestered and cannot see family members.
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Painter Charles Hunter Found Dead in Pittsheip Area
In Pittsheip Massachusetts on December 13 Charles Hunter a 40 year old painter employed by Contractor Clifford at Lenox was found dead leaning against a roadside fence at General Barlows summer residence Asis morning. Authorities believe he was intoxicated last night and likely toppled against the fence and died with his chin resting on the fence top door.
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Heroes of the Sea Two Lifeboats Drown
New York December reports the Knickerbocker steamship from New Orleans reached half mast with five crew lost after rescuers failed to reach a sinking schooner off Delaware. Chief Officer Henry perished at sea. he was 45, veteran of California and coasting trades. Drowned sailors named Johnson, George Harris, and William ton were volunteers responding to the call of Chief Mate Henry.
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Rescue at Sea Near Scituate in Severe Snowstorm
During a blinding snowstorm last Tuesday the brig Susie Effen of New York ran ashore near Scituate Massachusetts. Crew members and rescuers endured long treks through deep snow to reach the wreck and launch life-saving efforts. The second vessel ran aground nearby and a prolonged, perilous operation brought the captain, his family, and crew ashore via breeches buoy under Captain Henry Welch's direction.
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Tragic Southport Ship Rescue Yields Death Toll
At Southport a rescue attempt failed. Three lifeboats capsized while aiding a distressed vessel. twenty seven men drowned. Survivors report the overturned boat trapped several under water for hours. two were saved. The disaster tests lifeboat design claims by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
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National Lifeboat Institution
Ocean storm ravages Atlantic ports with widespread wrecks
Reports from Portland Maine to Boston Mass describe a violent gale sinking schooners in Gloucester and Marblehead harbors. Vessels driven ashore, crews escaping by boat, and heavy seas pile wreckage from Pedock's Island to Nantasket. Storm also battering Holyhead and Bristol Channel with ships wrecked and crews saved.
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Death of Commander Edward Jones of the G A R
Portiano Maine December 9. Announcement from EK Winters assistant adj general of the department of Tennessee and Georgia G A R confirms the death of Colonel Edward Jones commander of that department. He organized the first post George Post No 1 Nashville and helped form other Tennessee posts. He led the Tennessee and Georgia department at encampments and served with the First Alabama Cavalry in Alabama. He died at 69 after malarial fever contracted during battlefield service and travel with the National Encampment parade.
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John Owens Dead in Baltimore December Remembered Comic
Veteran comedian John Owens died at his country residence in Baltimore on December 1. Shingle had long kept the town laughing and his passing marks the end of an era for local entertainment.
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