Nation's Wealth Ten Million Needed for Sinking Fund
Washington report on treasury finances shows the government faces a surplus used to fund a sinking fund. Spaulding testifies receipts for 1890 1891 and 1892 with estimates for river and harbor works. The committee discusses using 10 million from surplus to support the fund while gold reserves may be tapped. A later note outlines a vote plan on free silver coinage with harmonized committee support.
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Washington, D.C
Ways and Means Committee
Spaulding
Springer
Foster
Customs and Internal Revenue
Postal
Mr. Spaulding
Sy. Spaulding
Treasury
Reed
Corcoran
Mills resigns as chair of interstate commerce panel
Washington Jan 20 Representative Roger Q Mills of Texas resigns as chairman of the committee on interstate and foreign commerce. He says he will serve in the ranks and has no intention to accept the chairmanship. Virginia’s Hon George D Wise is likely to succeed him.
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Washington
House Committee On Coinage, Weights
House
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Crisp
Mills
Committee of Ways and Means
WasHineTon
D. C
Legation
Foreign Office
Egan
Toe
United States
Chili
Blaine
Senate
Whch
Grace & Co
Mills Signals Possible Tariff Revision Push
Washington January 22 Representative Mills said he plans to push for Democratic pledges fulfillment and may move amendments to any bills. He reserved right to amend bills introduced by Springer or others while maintaining his idea of democracy and not committing to a full general tariff revision.
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Washington
Mills
Ways and Means
Democratic Party
Oir
Springer
Speaker Crisp Seeks Return to House Amid Illness
Washington reports Speaker Crisp showing signs of improvement and aiming to attend the House by Monday or Tuesday. Rosa Bonheur, in her seventies, completes a vast three-year landscape of ten life-size horses trotting in a cornfield, with £12,000 offer declined. A native man in Kulu, India, appeared dead but revived on the bier, then removed his clothes and walked home after being carried for cremation.
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Washington
Crisp
House
Rosa Bonheur
Kulu
India
Germanium Seen As Priceless Substance In Royal Bequest
In the English cabinet of chemical elements left by the late Prince Lucien Bonaparte, a substance named germanium is reported to be worth at least sixty times its weight in gold. This remarkable element, described as beyond a jewel of the purest water, is highlighted as the extraordinary content of the collection.
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Prince Lucien Bonaparte
Chilean political turmoil and U S diplomacy notes
A long dispatch outlines US Chilean tensions from Dec to Jan, detailing Egan Blaine correspondence, threats, and refugee safety. It cites Balmaceda concessions, investigations into Valparaiso incidents, and upcoming tribunals against suspected Chilean and American actors.
Rules for Bottle Pool Game in City Clubs
A special committee from Algonquin and several clubs introduces official bottle pool rules. The game uses two red balls, a white cue ball, and a bottle on a pool table. Scoring covers caroms, pockets, fouls, and bottle interactions up to 31 points with specific penalties and placements.
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Algonquin
Boston Athletic Association
Country
Hull Yacht
Massachusetts Yacht
Puritan
Somerset
Chilean Government Notes Regret Over Valparaiso Disturbance
A diplomatic note from Chile expresses sincere regret for the October Valparaiso disturbances and promises speedy justice. It cites the lengthy 300 folio proceedings, investigations, and witness depositions, praising the Varparaiso criminal judge’s efforts to ensure public justice. The note also references discussions with the United States about refugee safe conduct and mentions correspondence enclosing a telegram about refugees aboard a ship.
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Ahumada
Davidson
Valparaiso
United States
Chili
Blane Yy
Egan
Yorktown
Perreira
Engraved stationery rules for proper calling cards
Slight but significant changes in engraved cards are discussed. Choose a small deeply shaded script, avoid flourishes, and ensure a medicenaine thin card of finest quality. Cards should show name and right corner address with left corner receiving day. some writers display pen name, club, and works in corners.
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Bristol
Wilcox
Robert M. Wilcox
Ella Wheeler
Club
Hig House
New Piano and Vocal Selections from The Oliver Ditson Co
The Oliver Ditson Company announces new piano issues led by By Moonlight F Bendel a parlor piece with a sweet melody expanding into brilliant passages priced 75 cents Also The Bell Gavotte M Watson arranged by L Knight easy 40 cents Two nursery rhyme pieces from Happy Days of Childhood E Mack Tittle Bo Peep Rondo and Dickory Dickory Dock Rondo each 30 cents Banjo selection Concert Polka E Tougas 26 cents Vocal works by August Menon Together in F 40 cents and The Old Fair Story in E flat 60 cents A tenor or baritone piece Love s Wee Story in E flat by R M Stults author of Madrienne.
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Oliver Ditson Company
F. Bendel
M. Watson
L. Knight
E. Mack
Dickory
E. Tougas
August Menon
One
R. M. Stults
O “Madrienne
Clara and Harry Engage in Surprise Proposal Move
Clara and Harry planned a marriage proposal only to reveal that Helen had already refused him last week. Clara remained calm noting he did it for practice while Helen boasted of her prior rejection. The exchange marks a tangled social tangle among three women about romance and pride.
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Clara
Harry
Helen
Riumphantly
Position No 1624 and 1626 chess studies by H D Lyman
The text presents chess problem lines with Black to move and win for Position No 1624 and related variant lines, noting publishers Turf Field and Farm London entries, and mentions several players and moves including 10 14 24 28 26 30 16 19 19 23 24 19 14 17. Additional notes reference Game No 2798 and earlier games with draws and alternate lines, documented by Perc y M Bradt Omro WTS and other correspondents.
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H. B. Washburn
Brewer
Kings
King
Ads
White Kings
Tescheleit
London
Eng
Percy M. Bradt
OMRO
WTS
J. McKenzie Barker
Cambridgeport
Ata Fa
Isaac Clute
Saratoga
Clute
Penalty of Being a Great Man's Seir
Napoleon III argues with a cousin over allowance. The princess mocks him saying he has nothing of the great, and he replies with a cheerful smile I will.
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Napoleon III
Wheat Market Shows Mixed Signals on Open as Prices Edge Up
In Onrcaco January 23 wheat opened with selling largely exhausted from the prior day, lifting near 1% to 1% above yesterday's close. News of possible German duty changes and light Northwest receipts supported prices, while corn and oats stayed dull and provision values firm on strong hogs shipments. Official reports show mixed receipts across Chicago, St. Louis, and Minneapolis indicating continued active movement, with projections of occasional setbacks but long-term prospects remaining bullish for provisions and wheat.
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Onrcaco
Germany
Chicago
New York
Csscccecsesees
Cess
Ccc Eeseersseeee
Sssvecevecseerersees
Cescvence Ceeses
Januety
Csecevevereesses
York
St. Louis
Duluth
Minn
Omaha
Milwaukee
Toledo
Minneapolis
Liverpool
Paris
Hoston
Boston Markets Butter Cheese Eggs Beans and More Prices
Boston markets report weekly quotations for butter cheese eggs beans and a wide range of groceries. Prices vary by creamery dairy and regional suppliers with specifics for New York Vermont Maine and Albany markets plus regional odds and ends in fruits vegetables and staple goods.
Chess and checkers notes flow in from clubs and players
Answers to correspondents acknowledge contributions from Isaac Clute UC Calvert Walter Myers J McKenzie Barker and Fred Churchill. News of players in North Scarboro Me Ridgefield Ill Superior Wis and Jersey City bound with scores exhibition at Y M C A Washington three days last week and a famed joke about Judge Sharon and woodchucks playing checkers on a train.
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Isaac Clute
D. UC
Calvert
Walter Myers
J. McKenzie Barker
Fred Churchill
J.H. Finn
A. Mathews
W. H. McLaughlin
North Scarboro
E Players
Ridgefield
Ill
Rein
M. Kellen
Mason
W. Harback
J. Johnson
R.L. Dufield
J.P. Reed
Washington
Henry Spayth
Jersey City
Clouser
New York
John Jontry
R. P. Astrander
W. Colgan
K.P. Gorton
John McEntee
John McNally
F. Swain
Mr. Flint
Mr. McAnally
J. Colgan
Dr. Schafer
Hhis
Simpson
Thomas Finn
James McEntee
A. Pollak
M. Sallick
G. Stewart
Stewart
Johntry
Swain
Superior
Wis
Providence
Wee
Barden
Lewis
Cairns
Tupper
Ddy
Res
RRA Hee
Flannagan
Uepetrig
Vedas
Ss Bb Db Eee Hk
Moly Ocean Cs
Wyllie
Edinuurgh
Glasgow
D. G
Belvie
Agiren
Bristol
Court of Common Pleas
Lanccno Ule Sells Senate
Boston & Ieee Rainlréyd
Sharon
Somnas Bie
New England
CURRENTS OF COMMERCE Live stock and grain pricing report
Advices from British live stock markets show demoralized cattle prices, while shippers book space for large February movements. American cattle sell lower aiding shippers, freight rates and insurance stable, Maine New Hampshire cattle restrictions blamed for Massachusetts losses. Weekly shipments from Boston and New York include numerous vessels to London Liverpool Glasgow and longer. beef, lamb and veal demand remains strong with little price change. Continuous notes on commodities such as wheat oats barley hops and flour round out the market report.
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T. Shippers
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Great Britain
New England
New Compahire
New York
Boston
Cattie
Arham City
London
Andrabm
Oranmore
Liverpool
Glasgow
Algeria
Longon
America
Francisco
Hell
Anglia
Boston Prices for Butter Cheese Eggs and Potatoes
Market notes list many dairy and produce items with varied prices across regions. Butter values range from creamery and extra firsts to Western imitations. cheese shows New York Vermont and sage varieties. eggs and oats priced with farm and jobbing figures. potatoes from Houlton and Aroostook with regional rates. This amply documents state and regional pricing for dairy, poultry, and produce.
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Bowtox
Nor. Creamery
Western Creamery
Franklin Co
Mass
Vermont
New York
Anil Cape
Lastern
New Hampshire
Michigan
Western
Aroostook Co
Maine
Southern
California
Baldwin
Concord
Cape Cod
Hebrons
Burbanks
Virginia
Se. i Ao
Jersey
St. Andrews
Will Duck
Mallard
Bob Tee
Bnison
Minnesota
Cory
Burrer
Northern Extra
Franklin County
Olio
Liverpool
Cape Fancy
Varmont
Houlton
Houlton Hebrons
Aroostook County
Aroosook County
Dakota
H. Rose
N. H. Rose
N. H
Leading Markets Quoted Prices for Staples in New York and Chicago
The report catalogs thickly quoted staple prices across commodities like cotton flour corn meal wheat and rye in New York and Chicago with extensive figures for futures and spot trades. It lists receipts exports and bid prices, noting dullness in some grains but firm or rising lines in others, and includes related commodities such as coffee sugar molasses tea lard butter beef pork and various fats and oils with regional price spreads and consignments.
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New York
Ceity
City Mills
Woater
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Canada
Chicago
Santos
Trust
Visibe
Stendard
New Orleans
United
N. Y
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Jersey
Western Steam
State Dairy
Western Dairy
Elgin
State
Liverpool
Lake
Lom Eile
St. Louis
Darley
Watertown Cattle Market Arrivals and Prices
Weekly arrivals at Brighton and Watertown show cattle 2688, sheep 10479, veals 877, hogs 317, Western cattle 2897, Eastern and Northern cattle 1361, Westerns, lambs 4121, Eastern and Northern sheep and lambs 6358. Prices of hides and tallow: Brighton hides 7, Brighton tallow 6, dairy skins 35 to 70 cents, country hides 45 cents, ballskins 5.36, country tallow 4, calfskins 60 to 75 cents.
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Brighton
Watertown
Massachusetts livestock market report of Jan 19 1892
Brianroy January 19 1892 livestock market figures show cattle 619, sheep and lambs 9247, swine 13580, veal calves 425, and horses 120. Western stock dominates totals with mixed sales across cattle, sheep, lambs, and swine. prices for beef cattle and hides listed with varied quality levels and recent weekly comparisons. overall demand described as fair with some price softness versus last week.
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Brianroy
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Ipes
Kre
Brighton
Nonturus
Boston
Henry
A. S. Moulton
M. G. Flanders
Mitca
W. Scollans
Springer
I. C. Libby & Son
A. L. Jones
A.L. Moulton
Dow & Moulton
Henry & Brother
D. Keenan
Moulton
Henry & Brothers
M.G. Flanders
Coombs & Farrar
H. V. Whipple
T. Lc, Libby & Son
T. J. Courser
A. PF. Jones
Ge Wh
EK. L. Sargent
John FP
Squire & Co
North Packing Company
W. H. Monroe
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Secretary of Treasury
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Chill
Balmaceda
Stata
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Matta
Don Pedro Montt
Ferro-Carril
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Bean
Buenos Ayres
Europe
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Department of Foreign Relations
Chile
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Senor
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Senor Montt
Enor Montt
Blain
Pereira
Montt
Gomez
Rodriguez
New Boston Music
Eckker
Edwin A, Durgin
Elwin A. Durgin
Tremont St
R. Robertson
H. D
Lyman
Turf, Field and Farm
WHITE
H. D. Lyman
Glasgow Herald
Brewer, ME
Whilter
Mr. Bradt
Mr. Barker
Babcock’s Hotel
Schenectady
Dr. de Myers
Boston Stock Market
Ing
Anniston
Aspinwall
Aim
Oy Sagt Boston
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Frenchman's Bay
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Wat Power
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COMTI
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Napa
Iit Si
Butte & Mon.com
Iby
Reece
Hole
Ain Cot Oil
Bbig
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Bay St
Detroit Electric
Fort Ore
Farnum Reardon & Co
Boston Markets
Tinor
Doy Ankola
Holland
Tant
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wGelSe
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Istinaa
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Logige
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Nour
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Bakers
Toller
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Indiana
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Sowll BO
Shore
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Medlum
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Ound Shore
Nova
Melin
Hal
Selon
Pacific Coast
Spencer
Texas Mint
Texan Kips
Ait Grande
Montevideo
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Anne
Greta Devos
Bond
Iver
Daly Dal
Bostonian
Cadiz
Pond
Travont
Unam de
Lucerne
Lola
Rhode Inland
Hangartan
Gollen Millet
Ovchard
Timothy
West
Amer. Viazaver
Kentucky
Havana
Kone
Honsegrande
Tanners Greve
Lee
Missouri
Australian
New Zealand
River Plate
Cape
Watertown Cattle Market
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