Tariff Battle Moves on in Congress Week Ending July 7
Incisive summary of a busy Capitol week with tariff debates, river and harbor bill actions, and party clashes. Key figures Hoar Turpie Cannon Mills Mills Mills, and actions on land grant forfeiture and sugar duties. Disputes over duties and bounties reflect a pivotal tariff moment.
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District of Columbia
Senate
Hoar
Missouri River Commission
Senate Committee On Commerce
Morgan
Turpie
Benate
House
Anderson
Iowa
United States
Union Pacific
Bland
M’ssouri
Adourn
Howver
Agai
Securite
Missouri
Br . Hatch
Romance of a Pennsylvania Hermit Ends in Wedding
After years apart a telegraph operator once blamed for a fatal train wreck married the sweetheart who sought him out. A Pittsburg reporter's column traced the hermit in Fayette county mountains to his Colorado-based beloved, leading to a mountain reunion and wedding at Alderman Hartman's office.
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Pitrspur G. Peon
Alderman Hartman
Fayette County
Pittsburg
Colorado
Eepcontto
No War This Year Says a Prominent Diplomat
A prominent diplomat predicts no war in Europe this year, outlining Bismarck and William II's plans to press France to disarm or fight, and describing the triple alliance’s aim to keep peace while isolating France. He notes Russia may gain Bulgaria, Serbia's royal divorce amid backlash, and growing German military buildup as tensions rise across Europe.
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J Lonpox
Bismarck
William
Hissold
Europe
William T
Russia
Austria
Germany
France
Illiam II
Bulgaria
Servia
Ilan
Nathalie
Alguede
Milan
Orland
Esmarck i
O'Donnell Libel Trial Against The Times Opens
The libel suit by Frank Hugh O'Donnell against the London Times over Parnellism and Crime began July 2 with Lord Chief Justice Coleridge presiding. Lawyers for both sides argued over evidence while notable figures including Herbert Gladstone and Arthur O'Connor attended. The Times sought £50,000 damages as the jury heard charges tied to Irish league activities and alleged remittances from America.
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Frank Hugh O'Donnell
London Times
Coleridge
O'Donnell
Ruogg
Herbert Gladstone
Arthur O’connor
O’donnell
The
Times
Henry James
Lumbley Smith
William Graham Gwynne
Kuege
Plantiff
the Times
Ruerg
O’vonnell
Parnellite
Ruegg
Mann Rot
Webster
Donnell
League
Parnellism
Crme
Knegg
United Ireland
Vublin
Paris
Parnell
Atlantic
Farnell
Kuegg
Hurgy Than
Ruegw
Whih O'Vonnell
O’donnell-Times
Mr. Parnes
Cincinnati
Liberal Party
Gadstone
London
Faenell
Irish Demonstration in Glasgow Calls for Parnell Trial
An Irish protest in Glasgow demanded an inquiry into John Dillon and Michael Davitt as speakers urged rulers to trial Parnell if Crown law officers deem him guilty. Webster faced accusations of failure to uphold justice and a claim the government betrays Irish law by not bringing them to the dock.
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Glasgow
John Dillon
Michael Davitt
Webster
Parnell
Osha
Sugar Trusts and Immigration Debates in House
In the House, Adams of Illinois urged a broad investigation into trusts, seeking immediate reports on the sugar and Standard Oil trusts. Ford of Michigan proposed a five-member special committee to study immigration law evasion, plus a note on tariff debates. Cunningham debate touched Louisiana sugar industry, while Fuller urged free listing for sugars, amid opposition to Cannon’s tariff amendment.
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Saris
Pennsylvania
Farquhar
New York
Adams
Illinois
Spoon
Rhode Island
Mills
Yeas
Connecticut
Cannon
United States
Bayne
Messrs Keley
Peters
Kansas
Wesident
Nathaniel D. Chase
Wiliam Membel
van Burn Eran
Harrie Cooper
Inlet Cooper
Itinos
House
Leonard A. Harris
Ohio
John A. Martin
John F. Hartranft
Awicens Homes
Hingis
Kelley
Chicago
Henderson
Washington
Committee On Manufactures
Sugar Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Committee On
Ford
Michigan
Wilkinson
Louisiana
Lousiana
Fuller
Iowa
Committee On Ways and Means
Maplewood Park Association Sues Talmage for 10000 Damages
The Maplewood Park Association of Minnesota Chautauqua, near Waseca, plans to sue Rev. I. Dewitt Talmage for 10000 damages claiming he failed to honor a contract to assist in opening the assembly on July 3 4 and 6 at Maplewood.
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St. Paul
Maplewood Park Association
Minnesota
Chautauqua
Maplewood
Waseca
I. Dewitt Talmage
Talmage
Balloonist Wise Reaches Civilization After Forest Landing
John Wise, the 19 year old Philadelphia aeronaut, ascended from Orbisona in Huntingdon county and landed in Perry county forests known as the wilderness. The balloon struck a tree top, Wise descended by drag rope, and walked seven miles to reach a station at Bloomfield.
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Lancaster
Penn
John Wise
Philadelphia
Orbisona
Huntingdon County
Perry County
Wing
Bloomield
TN Wise
Farmhouse Fire Claims Four In Canada At Savut Stm Mich
A farmhouse owned by George Dobbs about seven miles from Savut Stm on the Canadian side burned yesterday. Inmates George Dobbs 72 David Merrifield 21 Alice Thompson 9 and a younger child perished. Mrs Dobbs 70 badly burned escaped through a trap door as smoke trapped the others. The fire started from a stauge and strong winds aided spread.
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Savut Stm. Maris
Mich
George Dobbs
David Merrifield
Alice Thompson
Ian
Died From Cat Bite in Fairfield Area
J R Bolch, 22, of Fairfield, was bitten by a cat while riding near his home. He picked up the animal after it sat by the roadside. The cat attacked, biting his right leg, leading to fatal results from the bite and subsequent infection.
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Columbria
8. C
J. R. Bolch
Fairfield
Bolch
Political Indications From Baltimore Convention Musings
In New York on July Fourth Tammany Society events featured music and speeches with notable visitors including Senator West of Missouri and Congressmen Collins Mills McCreary Hooker Shively Ford McAdoo and Governor Biggs. President Cleveland’s letter urged frugal government and warned against tax burdens while supporting labor. The convention selected New England vice presidents and committee members, considered Ireland home rule, and planned to greet President Cleveland and Mr Thurman with congratulations before adjourning.
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Tammany Society
Senator West
Missouri
Collins
Massachusetts
Mills
Texas
McCreary
Kentucky
Hooker
Mississippi
Shively
Indiana
Ford
Michigan
McAdoo
New Jersey
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Delaware
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Whitney and
Vilas
Hill
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Grover Cleveland
New England
Connecticut
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C. Nicholy
Aller
McCuliondidy
Oliver Otis
Raittle
H. N. Collison
I. J. Cook
John Welch
GC. W. Morse
Walter Cutting
New Hampshire
F. G. Noyes
C. H. Dyneden
J. P. Bartlett
J. Pinan
J. Reyonager
Ington
D. Jebau
Rhode Island
S. H. Bullock
C. A. Aldrich
Richard B. Comstock
Muller
Howard Smith
Flatley
Berng
Ireland
St Poole
Sehley
Wiconsin
Thurman
Nicholls
William H. Farnum
Barnum
Chairman Winans
Wisconsin
Sino Die
Convention of Democratic clubs endorses Cleveland Thurman ticket
Barrmorn July 6 convention opens with 406 club delegates and endorsements of President Cleveland for a second term and Allen G. Thurman for vice president. Wisconsin's John Winans named permanent chairman as a new National Association of Democratic Clubs forms with officers and a plan to foster local clubs nationwide.
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Russell
Democratic Clubs
Indiana
Cleveland
Thurman
Committee On Credentials
National Independent Colored Political Union
Colored National Democratic League
Corhran
Committee On Permanent
John Winans
Wisconsin
Winans
Wings
Committee On Resolutions
United States
Allen G. Thurman
Congress
Hk. F. Jones
Georgia
Fhurman
Soldiers of the Blue
Gettysburg
Taner
Poste On Bie
Association
Chauncy F. Black
Pennsylvania
Edward B. Wait Tney
New York
George H. Lambert
New Jersey
Genera Peng
Oigars
National Democratic Con Sankar
Genera
Eal Club
Grainicans
Apis
Apy
Ate Ox
Kenaitory
Hase
Smog
Wef
Saad
Cleveland declines Gettysburg reunion invitation
President Cleveland replies to General Horatio King that he cannot attend the Army of the Potomac reunion at Gettysburg on July 1 to 3. He cites his duties in Washington and the need to remain there, noting the gathering’s lesson on courage and peace.
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New York
Cleveland
Gettysburg
Horatio King
Army of the Potomac
Inttvaburg
Rover Cleveland
New Hampshire in play as campaign talk shifts it toward Democrats
Washington July 5 The discussion between Representative McKinney of New Hampshire and Governor Long centers on election leanings Indiana Connecticut likely Republican New York New Jersey leaning Democratic and New Hampshire possibly shifting. McKinney says New Hampshire could go Democratic with proper campaign funding and careful management. Connecticut loss could still be offset by New Hampshire and Osbee Seace.
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Washington
Representative McKinney
New Hampshire
Long
Indiana
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Wok
Kinney
Mr. McKinney
Bets and political rumors overshadow post convention bustle
Retired bookmaker John J. Mahoney signs a $2,000 to $10,000 stake with Frank J. Huntoon over Cleveland's re election, with details lodged through Appleby & Johnson. London telegraph claims and Harrison Sherman letters spark confusion as Foaker defends Blaine alignment amid Republican chatter and fear of misrepresentation.
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John J. Mahoney
New York
Frank'j. Huntoon
Hoffman Club
Cleveland
Lucien ©. Appleby
Appleby & Johnson
Mahoney
Huntoon
Smartley
Tribune
London
Blaine
America
Harrison
Springfield
Foaker
Sherman
Nave
Kinley
Ming
Ohio
Joux Sherman
Guy
John Sherman
Skeletons Unearthed in Staten Inland Trench Mystery
Laborers digging a trench on Captain Adolph King’s Old Dominion Steamship Company property at South Beach 8.1 uncover six human skeletons. Coroner Hughes took them to the morgue. Locals speculate pirates or early settlers, with burial customs on the family farm cited.
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New York
Adolph King
Old Dominion Steamship Company
South Beach
Hughes
Clifton
Father and Daughter's First Meeting in Pomeroy
Captain John Roedel, a one armd river mail agent of Pomeroy, reunites with his 38 year old daughter who he had never seen since leaving Germany in 1849 to join the rebellion. The tale recalls their family break as his wife followed to join him in the United States.
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Alexandria
Mary Powell
Dville
Que
Crawford
Key West
Fowey Rock
Turtle Ashing
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Norway
Christiana
Russia
William
Gibraltar
Glendevon
Lionel
Earl of
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Ville de Brest
Charles Quint
Havre
Quint
Albert Krahe
Hirsch & Co
New York
Kraehe
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Paris
France
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Warsaw
Anna Brooks
Annie
H Motham Brooks-Maxwell
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Bismarck
White Star Line
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W. D. Harper
J. H Bonnell & Co
J. Henry Harper
Tiro
Harper & Brother
Fletcher Harper
Robert William Flack
Syracuse
Toronto
Flack
Canada
Count Apponyi
Bukeria
Balkan
Balkans
Pittsburg
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Republican Iron Company
Walker
Carnegie, Phips & Co
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Haunders
Conybeare
Balfour
Chhef
Ireland
Snally
Congo
Stanley
S Ceeween
Khartoum
Poshon
Germany
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London Chronicle
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John Roedel
Storm's Destruction Hits Minnesota and Dakota Regions
A massive storm swept western and central Minnesota and eastern Dakota, bringing hurricane force winds. Buildings toppled, barns and homes damaged, and crops ruined. In Shakopee the Wampach Furniture plant wrecked. Cooper building and Kohl & Beren unroofed. Red wood Falls saw toppled structures and lightning fires. several horses in barns destroyed. Rosewell area suffered widespread destruction. Vilas reports hail harming wheat corn and oats.
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Minn
Minnesota
Dakota
Shakopes
Wampach Furniture Company
Cooper
Kohl & Beren’s
Redwood Falls
St. Peter
Rosewell
Dak
Vilas
Village Almost Destroyed by Terrific Edwardsburg Wind Storm
Destructive wind struck Edwardsburg Indiana near Diamond Lake around 11 pm causing widespread damage. About 700 residents saw 260 to 400 buildings ruined with a hotel wrecked and many dwellings unroofed. Boats were hurled onto land as the lake became a veritable sea. no serious injuries reported.
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Curcaco
Edwardsburg
Ind
Diamond Lake
Cyclone in Iowa pounds towns along railroad line
July 5 Mason City Iowa reports a two hundred mile long cyclone sweeping about 100 miles across and nearly a mile wide. No deaths yet but severe losses to cattle and horses. Ruthven Kimmettsburg Whittemore Meservey and Belmond all struck with barns depots and multiple buildings demolished or scattered.
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Mason City
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Ruthven
Rook & Walker
Yuppe Brothers
Kirkwood Eltel
M.rs
Tom Gift
Kimmettsburg
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Calender and
Whittemore
Meservey Kinxe
Belmond
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Depot
Storm Caused $100,000 in Damage in Lackawanna Valley
A severe afternoon rain and wind storm inundated rail lines into Scranton washing away tracks and delaying traffic. Brakeman William Arms Strong was struck by lightning and killed. Property damage estimated over $100,000.
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Wilkesparre
Penn
Lackawanna Valley
Scranton
General Deelay
William Arms Strong
Lightnig
Washed Away Streets Across Four States
Destructive storms swept a 56 mile radius from Parkersburg West Virginia to Athens Ohio with thunder hail and violent winds. Bridges wrecked roofs torn and crops ruined. Two fatalities reported including farmer John Thompson. Damage counted along the Kanawha and Ohio river valleys as roads washed out and foundations undermined.
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John ‘Thompson
Es Ordas Strana
Wedestrac
Indiana Inundated as Storm Strikes Hoosier Towns
A violent wind and hail storm swept through Montrevil R Ia on Saturday evening causing extensive damage. Fences trees and buildings were leveled while hail drenched fields and the town's corn lines. The farmhouse was struck by lightning and occupants escaped. The floodwaters filled the area following the tornado, inundating the entire community.
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Montrevilr
Icha
Rainstorm Damage Reassessed in Wanasu Indiana
Reports from the Saturday evening seat rainstorm in Wanasu Indiana indicate greater damage than first counted. Washouts are numerous and gravel has suffered, with one major airport area washed out and a railway exposure likely affected.
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Wanasu
Ind
Washout at Twenty third and Vine sinks homes in rain
A heavy morning rainstorm caused a washout at Twenty third and Vine in Kansas City. Two houses were destroyed and six people rescued from the fire department. Several other houses were badly damaged.
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Kansas City
Maxwell to be Hanged Friday in St Louis
Hugh Matram Brooks, known as Walter H. Lenox Maxewell, the poisoner of Preller, is to be executed for murder next Friday, unless the Governor intercedes. The case highlights a high profile capital punishment in St Louis with legal proceedings pending gubernatorial action.
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Maxwell
St. Louis
Hugh Matram Brooka
Walter H. Lenox
Maxewell
Preller
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