Congress and Samoa Defend America's Interests In Debate
A sweeping week in Congress covers Samoa policy, diplomats to Britain France Germany and Russia, and Alaska funding. Sherman argues for asserting U S rights at Pagopago, while amendments on ambassadors and education for Alaskan natives are debated. Oklahoma land bills and naval appropriations also dominate actions with votes on soldiers homesteads and a Pago Pago coaling station $100000 monitor funding.
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Chandler
Secretary of the Navy
Batimore
Gibson
France
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Sherman
United States
Bay of Pagopago
Pagopaso
Cleveland
Harrison
Shaye
Doph
House
Samoa
Reagan
Islands
Sh Rman
Frye
Apia
England
Yeas
Riddleberger
The Way of It Wide World Gver
A fragment from the New York Sun quoting Bonnie and Tillie in a mini dialogue about love, titled The Way of It Wide World Gver with a note on Harry’s affection.
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Wide World Gver
New York Sun
Bonnie
Harry
Tillie
Death of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria at Meyerling
European telegraph reports recount the prince's death at Meyerling amid rumors of suicide or murder. Contradictory accounts from Berlin Paris London and Vienna claim duel, arousing intrigue about Count Clam-Gallas, Hoyos, and royal witnesses. Post mortems note brain changes. officials suggest mental disease, amid sensational plots and international reactions.
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Rudolf
Meyerling
Jan
London
Rudolph
Messrs. Rothschild
Berlin
Rudolph of
Franz Clam-Gallas
Count Hoyos
Covurg
Ferdinand Kingky
Baden
Hatborg
Clamn-Gallas
Hoyos
Count Clam-Gallas
Paris
Rudolph of Austria
Empire
O Brien Arrested in Manchester Bound for Clonmel Jail
William O'Brien was arrested in Manchester on the 24th and taken to Dublin under police escort. At Clonmel jail he resisted removal of clothing, was shaved, and reportedly held naked for 86 hours. Officials deny he is speechless while Thomas Sexton cites harsh treatment amid protests.
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Manchester
Eng
Dublin
Mr. O'Brien
Chester
William O'Brien
Clonmel
O’brien
O'Brien
Thomas Sexton
Balour
Ireland
Sexton
Balfour
Mr. Balfour
O’ Brien
Mr. Sexton
E Lodge
France Elected Leader Calls For Unity And Dissolution Of Chamber
General Boulanger thanks Seine electors after a large Sunday rally. He accuses a parliamentary coalition of abuse and calumny and declares the republic must dissolve the chamber, urging national deliverance and renewed national vigor. Also reports fires in Tarcoing, failed canal shares, German rifle choice, Glasgow strikes, Tipperary rioting, and the Lymington wreck.
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France
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Tipperary
Ireland
Lymington
Devonshire
Lifracombe
One Stricken, Then the Other Bal Timore Wedding
A quiet Jacksonville wedding is planned for next Wednesday evening joining Fred W. Kettle, Baltimore born newspaper man and relief worker during the yellow fever epidemic, and Miss Rosina Patterson renowned Jacksonville singer. Their romance began amid crisis as Kettle tended fever victims and nurse Patterson cared for him, binding their lives after months of peril and recovery.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Fred W. Kettle
Rosina Patterson
Patterson
Amons
Miss Patterson
Kette
Sand Hills
Pest
Patter
Expert Telegraph Operators to Ac Company Passenger Trains
NEGAUNEK Mich February 5 The Duluth South Shore Atlantic Railway will place expert telegraphers on every passenger train with pocket outfits of key and sounder Where possible these men will act as conductors brakemen or baggagemen Stations on the road are far apart and delays in reaching telegraph stations have caused loss of life in recent accidents on other lines The arrangement goes into effect immediately.
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Negaunek
Mich
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway
9000 Idle Men in Luzerne District Reported in January
In Luzerne district 9000 of 30000 laborers secured steady work in January, wages down by 97235 from a year earlier, with February outlook worse. The Wilkesbarre Record warns of an anthracite trade crisis as 1,000,000 tons lie at tidewater and buyers refuse contracts amid a price collapse. Large companies threaten a general suspension from Carbondale to Shamokin.
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Penn
Luzerne District
Wilkesbarre
Tidewater
Carbondale
Shamokin
Cleveland’s Luck as President Ends with New York Law Firm Plan
Washington reports the White House announcement ends speculation on President Cleveland’s future. He will work, likely with Bangs Stetson Tracey and MacVeigh of New York, avoiding Wall Street. Mrs. Cleveland remains active socially with New York society, while a summer fishing period is anticipated. MorGAN
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White House
Cleveland
Washington
Europe
Bangs, Stetson, Tracey & MaccVeigh
New York City
Wall Street
Metropolis
New York
Whitneys
Gilders
Cotene
Clevelands
Morgan
President Cleveland to join Bangs Stetson firm in New York
New York, Feb 4. President Cleveland will become a partner and associate counsel in the law firm Bangs Stetson Tracy & McVeagh at 46 William Street after leaving the White House. Mrs Cleveland will be a passive member. They may reside at a hotel until a permanent home is chosen. The firm will continue under its present name with Cleveland as the oldest member.
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Boston
Halifax
John Dillon
O'Brien
Ireland
Journal Des Debats
Paris
Union of the Left
M. Florquet
Floquet
Manchester Guardian
Lord Salisbury
East Africa
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Roseneath
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Dublin
Clyde
Port Patrick
Parnell Commission
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Rochdale
Walsh
Phenix Park
Mr. Phelps
Southampton
New York
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London
Baroness Burdett-Coutts
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Mrs. Phelps
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Erastus Wiman
Mr. Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain
Saunders
Austen Chamberlan
Dominion
United States
United States Senate
Canada
Cleveland
Bangs, Stetson, Tracy & McVeagh
William Street
Francis Lynde Stetson
Stetson
Clevelands
White House
Iar
Jeveland
Wayne McVeagh
Garfieid
Mceagh
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Lsst
Francis N. Bangs
Charles W. Banas
Francis Lynde Steton
Isso
Francis
Bangs, Jr
MacVeigh
Wayne MacVeigh
Bangs & Stetson
Charles Edward Tracy
Charles W., Bangs
Banque Franco- Egyptienne
Marne Bank
James D. Fish
Charles W. Bangs
Angs
Sipp i Negroes Protest Against Charge of Not Good Citizens
A large Jackson meeting of colored citizens refuted grand jury claims that crime and criminals are shielded. Resolutions accuse a Southern system of denigrating colored progress in education, industry, and relations. Speaker J J Spallman urged white citizens to help deny charges and support civic advancement.
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Jackson
Miss
McLeod
Bentipa
J.J
Frelinghuysen Widow Dies in Newark
Mrs Matilda Griswold Frelinghuysen widow of ex Secretary of State Frederick T Frelinghuysen died today in Newark New Jersey The notice records her death and identifies her as the spouse of the former cabinet member with the place and date.
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Wasutroton
Matilda Griswold Frelinghuysen
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
Newark
N. J
Wanamaker Buys Frelinghuysen House on I Street
Philadelphia Ledger reports financier John Wanamaker purchased the Frelinghuysen residence on I Street above Seventeenth, then occupied by Secretary Whitney. The deal involves Whitney vacating or leasing terms under unclear arrangements.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Wanamaker
Frelinghuysen
I Street
Whitney
Wanamaker Purchases Whitney Property After Improvements
Wanamaker buys the Whitney property under Whitney exercise of option. Whitney did not complete purchase but spent about 50 thousand dollars on a ballroom and nine other improvements. Wanamaker paid eighty thousand dollars for the property.
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Mr. Whitney
Mr. Wanamaker
Chicago Engineer Aims Niagara Tunnel Power Plan
C C Barrett, a Chicago engineer, seeks New York Legislature permission to convert Niagara into an electricity generator. His scheme envisions a shore to shore tunnel 42 feet wide with five foot pipes housing turbine wheels powering 10 dynamos to supply electro fluid to distant points.
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Curcaco
C. C. Barrett
Chicago
New York
Niagara
English Steam Locomotive Arrives for Pennsylvania RR Test
The British King from Liverpool landed an English double expansion locomotive for experimental use on the Pennsylvania railroad. Built at Crewe by London & Northwestern, it is claimed to reach 70 miles per hour, a speed never before tested in this country.
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PriLa
Assassination shocks Strrite Rock as Clay ton slain
Plummersville reports Hon J M Clayton former Republican candidate for Congress in the second district was shot dead in the night. The incident followed a contested election in Flummersville township where a ballot box is said to have been stolen. Clayton and Carroll Armstrong, Democratic committee chair, have been in town since Thursday gathering testimony.
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Ark
Plummersville
J. M. Clayton
O’cock
Clayton
RB. Breckinridge
Flummersville Township
Carroll Armstrong
Democratic Congressional Committee
Tragic Brooklyn Manufacturer’s Wife Dies After Drinking Acid
Mrs James Stead, wife of a Brooklyn manufacturer at 6 Kent Street, died after ingesting acid by mistake. She took a decanter of lamp wine from a closet, poured a wineglass full, and drank about half before realizing the error. Despite doctors’ care she lingered four hours in agony and died. The husband’s business involves chemical fittings, explaining the presence of acids in the home.
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James
Stead
Brooklyn
Kent Street
Dog Saves Franklin House From Fire Prompting Rarity
In Franklin Mass a dog provably saved a house and possibly the family when a stove was left with dampers open. The dog slept near the stove, awakened the master by howling, and kept him from a deadly blaze as wallpaper neared ignition. The owner, David W Corson, raised the dog’s value afterward due to the incident.
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Mass
Dan
David W. Corson
Carson
Corson
Mr. Corson
Pawnee Bill Mobilizes Boomers for Invasion
In Pawnee Bill’s line of advance 800 men are reported ready with more coming from Purcell and Texas. Harry Hill urges stopping the invasion after news of an Oklahoma bill passage. Hill telegraphs Pawnee Bill to desist and a sequence of urgent messages prompts a hasty mobilization.
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Wicurra
Kan
Pawnee
John P. Sears
Purcell
J. T
Parker
Texas
Harry Hill
Oklahoma
Washington
Hill
Pawnee Bill
Loomers
Labouchere’s Irish Patriots Adventure in Boston
Henry Labouchere recounts an episode from his Washington legation days in Boston. He checks into a hotel under a false name, loses nearly all his money at a gambling house, and later endures debt collection and hunger. Meal costs lead Irish waiters to suspect his poverty, and a patron asks if he is Patrick Meagher, a figure linked to Irish rebellion who fled to Australia and the United States.
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Lonpoy
Henry Labouchere
Washington
Labouchere
Boston
Smith
Bay
Patrick Mearher
Smith O’brien
Australia
United States
Erin
Meagher
Fragmentary Irish Patriot tale in a common sleep scene
The narrator recounts meeting an Irish proprietor who refuses payment, inviting a fellow patriot to shake hands. He notes friendly yet wary exchanges with waiters, reflects on exile patriotism, repeats sleeping on the Common, washing in a bag, and finding a letter from Washene with money before breakfast.
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Parriot
Washene
German espionage nets widen in United States
The Times Washington special reports Germany has dispatched a lieutenant to study American military affairs and has long used spies in disguise. Baron Von Stomberg, a high ranker, attended a recent dynamite gun test incognito and was recognized by naval personnel who had met him abroad. The inquiry notes drawings of U S defences were found with German officers who briefly enlisted as privates to learn details, with similar patterns in the Navy including officers serving as sailors and later deserting.
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Samdan Islands
Dolph
United States
Samoan Islands
Samoa
Germany
Morgan
Pagopago
Europe
Gray
Mr. Dolph
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Bismarcek
Reagen
Riddeberger
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Times
Washington Special
Baron von Stomberg
Benzine Explosion Injures Two in New York Dye Shop
An explosion of benzine at a dye shop at 827 Sixth avenue New York today severely burns John Rhodes and William Boyle, both colored, with death expected in the near term according to reports.
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New York
Sixth Avenue
John Rhodes
William Boyle
Presidents Restore Prewar Rates After Express War
New York Feb 1 reports the presidents of several companies signed an agreement to restore transportation rates to those in effect before May 1, 1886, ending a period when rates in competitive business had fallen below actual costs.
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New York
Colored Democrat Punished for Ballot Offense in Norfolk
In Balvimonte on February 1, Thomas Norfolk, a colored Democrat, was convicted of inducing John Jackson to attempt an illegal vote during the November election. Judge Phelps sentenced him to five years in prison and a $1000 fine.
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Balvimonte
Thomas Norfolk
John Jackson
Phelps
Woman in coma persists after twenty nine days
Africa New York Feb 1 Mrs Emma Altouse remains asleep in her twenty ninth day as doctors led by Dr Retel fail to wake her. Medical efforts have exhausted all known remedies with no improvement, leaving the patient in a prolonged slumber.
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Africa
N. Y
Emma Althouse
Retel
Reading Coal and Iron to idle most collieries
Reading Company will shut down 30 of its 50 collieries starting tomorrow, leaving 20 open at reduced three quarter time. Some mines have already operated only part time, and operations will resume only when market demand warrants.
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Philadelphia
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Salvation Army Parade Sparks Arrests in Ishpeming
In Ishpeming Michigan on February 4 a Salvation Army parade drew police attention when a soldier refused an order and was arrested but freed. Chief and officers arrived, making several more arrests as a mob followed to the jail and freed all but one prisoner. Authorities plan to pursue leaders of the mob. The strike between army adherents and mushorssing is feared to cause further trouble.
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Oklahoma
Springer
Ilinois
Payson
Hooker
Mississippi
United States
Warner
Missouri
Ishpeming
Mich
Salvation Army
Owners killed in boiler explosion at Pennsylvanian steamboat
At 1:80 this afternoon in PrrrsnurG Pennsylvania the boilers of the steamer Two Brothers exploded at the wharf. The owners Edward and Marty Huling and seven employees were killed. The returning craft 7% per Return lay alongside and was wrecked. No bodies recovered and boat fragments were found about 60 yards from the scene.
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Penn
Tenti Street
Edward
Marty Huling
Politician Col N C Claiborne Dies in St Louis
Col N C Claiborne longtime Western political figure dies at his home in St Louis after a lingering illness. Born February 16 1822 in Franklin County Virginia he served three terms in the Virginia Legislature and was a Confederate States Senate member before later serving in the Missouri Legislature. He moved to Missouri in 1856 locating at Kansas City and made St Louis his home from 1861.
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St. Louis
N. C. Claiborne
West
Virginia
Confederate States Senate
Missouri
Franklin County
Washington and Lee University
Kansas City
Moore in Montreal A defaulter sought by Indianapolis and Hartford
Joseph A Moore a defaulting general agent for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company is reported in Montreal with a woman claimed as his wife. Detectives say two men from Indianapolis have recently met Moore with possible settlement papers, as Hartford officials plan to locate him.
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Joseph A., Moore
Indianapolis
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hartfod
Hartford
Moore
Remembering early reporting amid absent police alarms
Deacon $. W. White recalls 34 years ago when there were no police or fire alarm telegraphs. Reporters relied on light clues and unassigned duties, turning in whatever they could gather with keen observations as pride.
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Deacon $. W. White
The White House Prison and Washington’s Blind President
A front page reminiscence in Washington from a reporter who notes President Cleveland’s rare twilight walks on Sixteenth Street and his self-imposed limits in the capital. The piece contends Cleveland has never seen Congress in session and rarely enters government buildings, while reflecting on vice presidential legends and the fate of many who held the post before him.
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Sixteenth Street
Cleveland
Washington
United States
White House
Congress
Rant
Olland
Cabinet Circle
Hendricks
Arthur
Wheeler
Colfax
Hannibal Hamlin
Johnson
Mataime
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Inv
Pierca
Fillmore
Whitecap Hired Man Dairyman Disappears Found Dead
John Ginover a dairyman vanished ten days after receiving a Whitecap notice. His body was recovered from a well on his property partially covered by stones with his head crushed. His hired man Philip Souder opposed search efforts and was arrested tonight.
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Columnus
John Ginover
Philip Souder
Too Conscientious to Live
A fragment from the Pittaburg Dispatch presents a cryptic notice about a Black man near Camden, D C, his mother owning a fox pat or pat perhaps, and a brief reference to being jailed or held for 24 hours in unclear terms.
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Camden
D. C
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