Proud of His Ancestry Grover Cleveland at New England Dinner
Grover Cleveland spoke at the New England Society dinner in Brooklyn celebrating Forefathers Day. He traced his Pilgrim ancestry, defended New Jersey birth, and urged allegiance to American ideals while praising New England roots and patriotism. He noted Boston and Vermont ties, and stressed citizenship over selfish gain amid debates on immigration and national identity.
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N. Y
New England Society
Academy of Music
Calvin E. Pratt
Cleveland
David A. Boody
William Bartlett
R. G. Harr
Horace Porter
Charles H. Hall
Burrows
H. Leyland
Philadelphia
Pratt
Opedial
Maine Cattle Quarantine Sparks Debate on Tuberculosis Risk
A Maine quarantine against Massachusetts cattle draws little fear among locals. Officials debate tuberculosis risk, noting absence of state laws for eradicating infected cattle, and call for possible new oversight including an appeal board and compensation for culled animals amid broader New England prevalence.
Blaine Governs Chile Policy with Pacific Tone
New York dispatch Dec 27 reports Blaine returned to Washington amid talk of crisis with Chili. The president and navy circle pressured for bold action, but Blaine shifted to a pacific, business-driven line with Montt and Foster guiding diplomacy. Hope remains for a peaceful, trade-friendly settlement.
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New York
Blaine
Maine Statesman
Chili
Mr. Blaine
Tracy
Egan
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Little Republic
Washington
South America
United States
England
Mana
State Department
Col. W. Foster
W. R. Grace
Charles R. Flint
Spanish America
Senor Montt
Col. Foster
Balmaceda
Montt
Pacific
Old Ironsides veteran George Sirian dies in Virginia
The oldest gunner in the United States Navy, George Sirian, died in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Wednesday. Born in 1817 on the Greek island Ipsania, his life was full of romance and adventures aboard the fleet.
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United States Navy
George Sirian
Portsmouth
Ipsania
Orphan Made Homeless After 1826 Island Massacre by Turks
A survivor from 1826 describes being among 11 boys saved by a ship named Olk ronsides after a Turkish massacre. He was brought home by Keut. Randolph of Richmond, the ship’s executive officer, later transferred to Mr. Marshall who taught him gunnery and pyrotechnics. At 20 he joined the Navy as a gunner.
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Thee Island
Olkronsides
Keut
Randolph
Richmond
Marshall
Unite States Navy
Navy
Maine Bars Massachusetts Cattle Imports Over TB Fears
The Maine board of cattle commissioners announced a quarantine against Massachusetts cattle citing tuberculosis in multiple imported carloads. Dr. George H. Bailey described diseased cows from a Brighton shipment, urging strict prohibition and outlining penalties for transporting infected animals within the state.
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Port Lawn
Maine Board of Cattle Commissioners
Massachusetts
George H. Bailey
Brighton
Lisbon
Fred M
William Crowley
Mr. Daggett
Ane
Maine
Commander of the 20th Massachusetts Dies at 85
Brig Gen William Raymond Lee longtime organizer and first commander of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteers in the Civil War dies at 85 at his Roxbury home. A West Point student who left to become a civil engineer, Lee led the 20th to Washington and fought at Ball’s Bluff, Yorktown, Fair Oaks, and Glendale before injuries and captivity.
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William Raymond Lee
Massachusetts Volunteers
Roxbury
Military Academy
West Point
Jefferson Davis
Boston & Providence
Gov. Andrew
20Th
Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers
Washington
Potomac
Poolsville
Ball’s Bluff
Richmond
Yorktown
Fair Oaks
Glendale
Massachusetts
Camp Bria
Pittsfield
Young Democrats Dinner in Boston Praises Russell Victory
The annual Young Men’s Democratic Club dinner in Boston featured Gov William E Russell as the chief guest. He lauded the club’s four year history, its principles, and its role in Massachusetts Democratic victories while predicting continued party strength in 1892 and tariff reform. The speech honored the club’s leadership and thanked it for support in campaigns. Wait Whitman was still alive on Sunday despite a Thursday report of his death.
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Young Men's Democratic Club
Boston
Harvey N. Collison
Gov. Russell
William E. Russell
Presidext
Democratic Party
Massachusetts
Pease
New England
Democracy
Crusade Fears Trigger Monk Arrests in Pueblo and Cholula
Mexican clerical anti reform clash sparks arrests of monks at San Francisco and San Augustin. Troops guard convicts as mobs clash with cavalry in El Carmen, early reports claim deaths and injuries among soldiers and monks. Judge moves to Cholula as unrest spreads, altar desecrations denied by officials.
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Mexico
Galveston
Pueblo
Free Masons
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San
Cholula
Perle
San Augustin
House Committees and Speaker Crisp's Assignments
Fall list shows New England gains on numerous chairmanships while Northern and Southern states share 55 chairs. The plan aimed to shield the tariff debate from Northern sectional criticism and keep Southern influence balanced. Nine free silver supporters join ongoing backers, signaling probable silver legislation this session.
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Congress
Crisp
North
Mills
Crispy
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Holman
House committee list under Speaker Crisp revealed
Washington December 28 The following is the list of House committees as arranged by Speaker Crisp noting chairs and members for numerous panels including Ways and Means Appropriations and Naval. panels cover banking currency commerce education pensions and many more with broad regional and state representation.
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Congress
Carlisle
Washington
New England
Judiciary
House
District of Columbia
War Department
Navy Department
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Civil Service
Andrew
Census
Willcox
Connecticut
Manufactures
Page
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Kentucky
Missouri
Seem
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D. L. Culperson
W. C. Oates
W. D. Bynum
F. R. Stockdale
I H. Goodnight
J. J. Boatner
J. A. Buchanan
Virginia
A. C. Chapin
F. C. Lipton
P. Wolverton
E. B. Taylor
Ohio
James Buchanan
New Jersey
G. W. Ray
H. H. Powers
Case Broderick
Interstate and Forman Commerce
Rh. O. Mills
G. D. Wise
Andrew Price
Isadore Raynor
G. H. Brickner
T. J. Geary
G. Houk
R. Mallory
Josiah Patterson
J. J O'Neill
Charles O
J. Henderson
Illinois
William M. Springer
Benton McMillin
Tennessee
H. G. Lurner
Georg Ria
W. L. Wilson
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A. B. Montgomery
J. R. Whiting
Michigan
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W. Bourke Cochran
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Moses T. Stevens
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Joseph McKenna
California
E. Payne
New York
John Daizell
Pennsylvania
Holman
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J. D. Sayres
Breckenridge
A. M. Dockery
William Mutchler
Kk. Breckenridge
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Barnes Compton
J. LH. O'Neil
L. F. Livingston
Henderson
William Cogswell
B. H.bingham
Nelson Dingley
W. W. Rout
Corxsson
R. P. Eland
Charles Tracey
J. R. Williams
Kilgore
M. Robinson
Rice Pierce
J. J Pbes GB
Williams
W. McKeighan
H. H. Bartine
Abner Tay Ia
Ilinois
J. W. Stone
M. N. Johnson
North Dakota
Charles T. O’ferrall
L. W. Moore
Texas
J. KE. Cobb
Alabama
J. H. Paynter
Jason H. Brown
D. N. Lockwood
J. G. Lawson
Georgia
N. P. Gillespie
George Johnstone
South Carolina
Nils Haugen
Wisconsin
A. A. Taylor
KR. E. Dean
H. A. Johnson
John E. Reyburn
G. D. Clark
Wyoming
Forties Arrarns
J. H. Blount
J. B. MecCree
E. Hooker
L. E. Chipman
Aarae R. Idrows
William Springer to lead ways and means for two years
William M. Springer of Indiana, newly named chairman of the ways and means committee, will shape House and Democratic policy for the next two years. A 16 term congressman, his career features include opposing a third Grant term, exposing a bribery case, aiding state admittance votes, and steering key investigations.
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Linors
Ways and Means
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Ways and Means Committee
Grant
Venezuela
Orth
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Samuel J. Tilden
Flayes
Supreme Court of the United States
Territories
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Cincinnati
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Keifer
Reed
Treasury Letters Deny Windom Revenue Error Claim
Treasury confirms Windom’s 1890 report on receipts and expenditures for the year ending June 30 1891 was essentially correct. Actual receipts were 467 007 948 08 and expenditures 444 857 763 05, with post report tax refunds and other late legislation causing the excess. Speaker Crisp worn out by labors after adjournment, seeks rest at Metropolitan Hotel and telegraphs wife.
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Dee
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Nettle
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H.L. Farle
Msq
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A. B. Nerrueton
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Dust as a Rain Maker. Prof Blake’s Dust Theory Prompts Debate
Prof Blake of Kansas State University proposes that fine dust acts as nuclei for condensation, enabling artificial rain. He cites laboratory findings with dusts like carbon and silica, notes that explosions alone won t reliably trigger rain, and outlines a cheap balloon-based test to scatter impalpable powder into upper air.
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Terre Haute
Ind
University of Kansas
Prat Blake
Vinke
Dyrenforth
Texas
Hoorg
Blake
John Aitken
Soukerat
Dyrentorth
Flags for the Schools Presented in Sau? Lake Orry
The Patriotic Sons of America presented 26 flags to the public schools of Sau? Lake Orry yesterday. The ceremony took place in the tabernacle with the mayor receiving the flags for the schools. Chief Justice Zane and Bishop Leonard spoke during the exercises.
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Lake Orry
Patriotic Sons of America
Tabernacle
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Leonard
Revolver Sale Ends in Double Tragedy at Hardware Store
A young man bought and loaded a revolver at Bode's hardware store on Aiken Street in Crucis nail. He then shot himself in the right temple, dying at the clerk's feet. The deceased is identified as Robert Moore, son of a wealthy contractor from Farmount. No motive given.
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Mam
Bode
Aiken St
Rain by the Acre says farmers may be duped
Washington December 92 Prof Hazen of the weather bureau doubts the dynamite rain theory. He notes natural rain occurs and that fears of July rain are memory driven. He warns farmers against paying 10 cents per acre for rain forecasts, suggesting many so called rainmakers exploit reports of rain elsewhere. Fire in Boston causes heavy damage, four hurt.
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Plutarch
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Texas
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