The Last Hours of Congress End of Forty seventh Session
The Forty seventh Congress expired at noon after a 24 hour session. The closing scenes showed many faces leaving public life as the chamber emptied and spectators crowded the galleries. The day featured a tired president and a largely uneventful adjournment with final bills signed and the political clock signaling a shift to private life.
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Without a Quorum the Members Amuse Themselves on Sunday
The House faced a weary start at 6 am with a late-night filibuster on election cases. Members lounged, smoked, and debated in a disorderly scene while attempts to pass bills under suspension failed for lack of a quorum. A whiskey bill clash and a death notice for ex Governor Stephens punctuated a chaotic session ending with valedictory remarks and no significant business.
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Mr. White
Washington
House
Lee-Richardson
Mr. Holman
Indiana
Senate
Kentucky
Mr. Knott
Stephens
Ketfer
Randall
McMillen
Tennesee
Mr. Randall
Blanchard
Louisiana
Departing Member Bid Sparks Sine Die Adjournment
The departing member received a bon voyage sendoff as his speech extended two minutes past noon and he dropped the gavel to adjourn the House sine die amid a roar of applause.
Damala Leaves Theatre to Rejoin French Army
Jacques Damala, husband of Sarah Bernhardt, writes to Paris Gaulois announcing his withdrawal from acting to resume military service. He seeks naturalization, notes separation rumors are unfounded, and asks the editor to publicize his decision for those interested.
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Paris Gaulois
M. Damala
Sarah Bernhardt
Monsieur Meyer
Damala
France
Woman Sues Man Over Missing Clothes in Peculiar Case
Maggie Grady sues Patrick Gainer for $1000 claiming trespass and travel after he took her clothing and furniture valued at $300 from her tenement while she was nursing away from home and moved them to his mother's house. He says she promised to marry him and admits paying $40, proposing to hold goods until marriage.
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Providence
Maggie Grady
Patrick Gainer
Gainer
Gainor
Arabian Nights Story in Islip Housebreak Ruse
On a February Tuesday near Islip New York a pedlar arrived at Thomas Jarvis home with a large pack and was admitted for lodging. A boy inside the house unlocked the front door during the night and escaped as the pedlar vanished along with silverware. The boy had escaped by cutting out of the vendor’s pack after being hidden.
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New York
Thomas Jarvis
Islip
L. I
Mr. Jarvis
Jarvis
Pedler
Providence
Newport
Miantonomi Hill
Stonebridge
Norwich
Peculiar Maniac Causes Ferry Boat Alarm at Communipaw Slip
John A. McGeady, described as crazy, boarded a Central Railroad ferry at Communipaw slip this morning. He released the chains and started the engine, waking the sleeping engineer who stopped the machine. McGeady escaped by jumping into the river but was later rescued. The item also notes a Philadelphia medical advertisement for a treatise on compound oxygen.
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Jrrseyy City
John A. McGeady
Central Railroad
McGeady
Extradition saga swirls around Byrne and Sheridan
In Dublin and London reports say detectives are closing in on secret Irish political conspirators linked to the Phoenix Park murder and an international network. The Times notes strong prima facie cases for Byrne and Sheridan while warning of political protests in France and America over extradition.
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the Times
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Sheridan
France
America
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Times
Phoenix Park
Great Britain
Orsini
Bormer
Napoleon
Paris
What That Lady Has to Say About the Byrne Case
Mrs. Frank Byrne voices strong defense of her husband in Paris arrest, insisting no treason or violence links exist. She dismisses Carey as a vile calumniator, notes health driven trip to France, and challenges police focus on her sister-in-law, peckham, as baseless.
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London
United Press Association
Frank Byrne
Paris
Dublin
Byrne
Carey
France
Mr. Byrne
Gothic Villa
Peckham
Number One a Myth in Dublin Detective Theory
Dublin March 5 detectives conclude the so called Number One in the assassination conspiracy may be a myth created by informer Carey to inflate subordination. Superintendent Williamson met officers and showed photographs, hints at upcoming arrests. Prisoners reveal details readily, aiding the conspirators’ operations.
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Dublin
Carey
Williamson
Byrne and Walsh Identified as Number One Disproved
Paris March 6 The Gaulois reports that Frank Byrne and John Walsh are not Number One and their release is expected soon. The claim of their identity has been disproved according to the newspaper.
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Byrne and Walsh
Paris
The
Gaulois
Frank Byrne
John Walsh
West on Sheridan Extradition Steps Outlined by British Minister
British Minister West in New York says his government's action to arrest P. J. Sheridan is formal in extradition, with real steps starting after depositions arrive. Depositions will go to U.S. Commissioner Osborne, who will issue and execute the arrest warrant. Papers will then be examined for sufficiency of evidence.
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Sheridan
United States
New York
West
P. J. Sheridan
State Department
Osborne
Silver Wedding Celebrated for Crown Prince and Princess
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess celebrated their silver wedding in Berlin with decorations along the streets busts on display and a state dinner. A grand historical costume ball followed a reception and levee attended by foreign ambassadors and empire dignitaries. Midnight spectacle featured magnificent dresses in meticulous historical detail.
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Berlin
Prince Charles
Empire
Black Hand network tapped in Andalusia killings and arrests
Madrid reports describe twenty one masked men killing men and assaulting women at a farm in Andalusia. The incident triggers government calls for energetic action against the Black Hand with subsequent arrests across Espera Cadiz and Arcas de la Frontera.
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Andalusia
Madrid
Black Hand Society
Arcas-de-la-Frontera
Plot to Assassinate the Czar Discovered in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on March 2 authorities reported a new plot to kill the Czar. Conspirators were arrested as part of the crackdown on anti monarchist groups.
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St. Petersburg
War measures proposed for fort erection in Bucharest
Forty two deputies introduce a bill to authorize 16 000 000 lei for forts due to the political situation in Bucharest. Urgency is attached to the measure.
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Bucharest
Chamber of Deputies
O Kelly Shakes a Detective During Paris Visit
March 6 report says Mr O Kelly, member of the English Parliament, while en route to visit M Clemenceau, in Paris Saturday evening seized and shook a detective, narrowly avoiding arrest. The incident prompted no immediate charges.
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Parts
Mr. O'Kelly
M. Clemenceau
Worcester Banker Charles W. Smith Dies by Self Inflicted Wound
Charles W. Smith banker and president of the Mechanics National Bank, died in his Elm Street home after severing his throat with a razor early this morning. The wealthy Worcester figure had recently returned from Florida and suffered despondent fits, imagining death from illness. His family, breakfasting downstairs, found him in the bedroom. his son is at Harvard, and his father also died by suicide years ago.
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Charles W. Smith
Elm Street
Florida
Mechanics’ National Bank
Arvard
Kept From Her Father Illegally Confined in Asylum
Mary Irene Hoyt, daughter of the late millionaire Joseph Hoyt, began legal action over her confinement last June at the Friends Insane Asylum near Philadelphia. Her counsel Aaron Kahan says only one physician certified insanity and the certificate was not filed while a copy request was refused, asserting the aim was to keep her from her father's estate worth $10,000,000 after his death last August.
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New York
Mary Irene Hoyt
Joseph Hoyt
Friends Insane Asylum
Philadelphia
Aaron Kahan
John C. Hall
Friends Asylum
Kahan
Miss Hoyt
Squandering $10 000 in Pawn Tickets
In Philadelphia on February 28 an inquest into the death of William C. Lobb reveals he spent $10,000 on pawn tickets. Once a broker, he trusted his grasp of their value, attracting thieves who raised and sold more tickets to him. His greed led to ruin as he died a pauper.
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Philadelpbia
William C. Lobb
Woman killed by skylight and circular saw incident
New York report states Mrs. Caroline Bernharmer, while hanging clothes on a York street box factory roof, fell through a glass skylight and was instantly killed as a circular saw in motion cut her. The tragedy occurred Monday afternoon with the saw finally stopped.
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New York
Caroline Bernharmer
George Blair
York Street
Shams of the Tariff Bill and Its Industry Impact
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt analyzes Congress tariff changes noting the conference committee avoided reducing prices for consumers in most cases while causing harm to iron wire rods and jute industries. He argues the law protects monopolies, raises duties on glue and pottery, and fails to expand markets, urging revenue reform and removal of duties on raw materials to lower costs and boost wages.
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New York
Abram S. Hewitt
Congress
Conference Committee
United States
Oliver
Lyle
Sherman
Ohio
Treasury
Tronore
Bogardus and Carver Win Shooting Match at Chicago
The shooting contest for 2000 dollars at Driving Park in Chicago ended with Dr. Carver defeating Captain Bogardus 82 to 79 after ten rounds. Bogardus immediately challenged Carver to a new match split between American and English rules for 1000 dollars a side.
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Dr. Carver
Driving Park
Carver
Seventy Lumbermen Fatal Poisoning Reported
A Michigan report states a camp cook mistook strychnine for soda while making biscuit, fatally poisoning seventy lumbermen fifty miles from Saginaw. The informant is a man recently from Manistee. Also, Rufus D. Wadleigh of Oldtown lumbering near Katahdin Iron Works on Pleasant River was reported missing after last Saturday.
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Michigan
Saginaw
Manistee
Bancor
Rufus D. Wadleigh
Oldtown
Katahdin Iron Works
Pleasant River
Man Strays Two Days Then Reaches Farm House Near Town Depot
A missing worker, after two days and one night wandering, emerged from the woods at dusk near a farm house half a mile away. He was found to be in Prownville, 1.5 miles from the depot and 14 miles from the iron works. He reached camp Sunday forenoon, having traversed over fifty miles.
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Iron Works
Mr. Wadleigh
Monongahela City Fire Destroys Businesses and School
A blaze at Monongahela City in Washington County Penn. destroyed six houses and numerous structures including Leydas meat market Record printing office Cooper’s photographic room Merdet’s grocery Mc Main’s sewing machine depot Bird’s millinery store Dr Sloan’s residence and office Mrs Sill’s millinery Alderman Williams’ office Smith’s block and the schoolhouse. The schoolhouse valued at 40 000 was among the costliest items. Total loss 90 000 insured for two thirds with Connecticut Reading London Lancashire and Pittsburg firms.
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Reading
London
Lancashire
Pittsburg
Flooded Belmont and Arkansas City Face Near Destruction
Belmont Missouri is submerged up to twenty five feet as residents flee to hills and trains to Little Rock crowd with refugees. In Arkansas City the rising river drives mass evacuations and panic among Black residents, while relief along the Mississippi grows and diseases spread in Indiana front towns. Columbia Illinois is wholly submerged with eleven houses afloat and roofs visible as ice floes strike.
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Arkansas City
Little Rock
Ark
Carro
Til
Marcel
Columbia
Ilinois River
Epidemic Fears Rise as River Falls in Evansville
In Evansville Indiana the river has dropped six feet in a day and many streets have reopened for business. Twenty cases of infectious diseases have been reported raising fears of an epidemic across the city.
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Evaneyville
Evansville
Ind
Mareh
Flood Devastation Deepens in Shawneetown Illinois
Shawneetown faces widespread destruction as floods overwhelm the town. Homes vanish leaving gaping gaps, with entire blocks wiped out and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church displaced a mile from its foundation. Blackbu rn Kentucky merchants lose stock aboard a canal boat tied to a tree as Raleigh and other areas are swept away. Over ten feet of water floods several Columbus Kentucky streets, and more than 100 houses are floated away.
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Ill
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Blackburn
J. C. Durick
Raleigh
Columbus
Death of Child Actress Peggy Miller Stuns New York Stage
Eight year old Peggy Miller, child actress with Fritz Emmett company, collapsed during a dance on stage at the Novelty Theatre in Williamsburg. She fainted, could not be revived, and died in the arms of Fritz Emmett. father William C. Miller, stage manager, and mother known as Jennie Christie.
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New York
Peggy Miller
Fritz Emmett
Novelty Theatre
Williamsburg
Lena
Fritz
Willam C. Miller
Jennie Christie
Falling Walls Destroy Dunlap Elevator in Albany Fire
Fire at the Dunlap elevator in Albany destroyed the building and caused about 100000 in losses after an earlier outbreak. Five firemen were buried when elevator walls collapsed, and several workers including Mick Mewan Michael Sheehan J. Kelly E Watkins M. V. B. Goldwaite William Goff and James Calleron suffered serious injuries.
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Albany
Mick Mewan
Michael Sheehan
Palmer Chosen to Represent Michigan in Senate After Long Battle
In Lansing on March 1 the protracted senatorial fight ended with Palmer winning on the eighty first ballot with 76 votes. Stockbridge withdrew amid a riotous scene and a Crosby surge failed to gain the majority. Stout received a share of votes as the party concession heated the closing rounds.
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Michigan
United States Senate
Lansing
Stockbridge
Crosby
Stout
Spontaneous Flour Mill Fire Devastates Red Wing
A Saturday night blaze at the Diamond Bluff Flouring Mill in Red Wing Minnesota caused the upper mill to erupt in flames. Officials believe spontaneous combustion started the fire, making it the most destructive in Red Wing history with losses around 260000 dollars and about 150000 dollars insured, mostly with eastern companies.
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Diamond Bluff
Red Wing
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Langtry Plans Permanent NYC Residence After Engagement
New York February 28. It is reported that Ms Langtry intends to settle permanently in New York after ending her theater engagement. She recently bought real estate in the city and aims to complete the transfer formalities.
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New York
Murderer Panion Captured in Exar Illinois
Panion, who brutally murdered George Smith on Saturday, was captured last night and held this morning without bail. J.D. Cosgrove of Lawrence, Massachusetts, says Brown's Tron Bitters strengthened him and restored health.
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Exar
George Smith
J.d.cosgroove
Lawrence, Mass
Brown
Remarkable Story of Altoona Debt and Insolvency
A Philadelphia despatch details Altoona Pennsylvania facing crushing debts and scarce resources. It notes a disputed $10,000 portion of a $150,000 city improvement loan, misused bonds, and failed interest payments leading to lawsuits and a potential overhaul of financing. The city lacks funds for sewer repairs and suffers widespread fiscal mismanagement beyond the water fund.
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E. D. Haines & Co
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Defalcation by City Police Official Shocks Harbor Area
Harvey N. Follansbee, clerk to the police superintendent, admitted a defalcation of about $20,000 to the Boston Police Relief Association where he served as treasurer. He confessed after being confronted by Commissioner Bursey and was arrested, jailed overnight, as rumors swirled through City Hall and police ranks.
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Adams
Follangbee
Boston Police Relief Association
Follansbee
Central Office
Relief Association
Bursey
Association
Burley
Division 6
House Opposes Woman Suffrage by 127 to 60 Vote
The House of Representatives rejected a bill granting women the right to vote this year by a 127 to 60 tally. Opponents hailed the victory while suffragists, including Lucy Stone and Dr. Blackwell, watched from the galleries with restrained disappointment. The party lines dissolved as yeas and nays revealed a rare cross party split on the issue.
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House of Representatives
Award
Mr. Sayward
Mr. Hopkins
Lucy Stone
Dr. Blackwell
Rutland Verdict Sets Record Fine for 457 Liquor Offences
In Vermont, John O Neil of Whitehall New York was found guilty of 457 liquor offences in a case against the State. Fines total $9140 with about $500 in costs and one month in the house of correction. An appeal had been taken and bail set at $10 000. The sentence is the largest fine ever imposed in Vermont for selling liquors.
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State of
Vermont
John O'Neil
Whitehall
N. Y
O'Neil
House of Correction
Poison at Wapasu wedding feast leaves guests ill
At the marriage reception in Wapasu Ind last night food served contained a poisonous substance. About a hundred guests who ate the meal suffered violent stomach cramps with many seriously ill and some feared dead.
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Wapasu
Ind
Clarence Brunner
Nellie Pettitt
Mill accident claims Slade mills worker in Fall River
Thomas McCormick a 17 year old back boy at Slade mills was crushed to death this morning in Fall River. He was caught between a mule head and a roller beam at the mill. The incident ends a teen's life and prompts a safety inquiry.
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Fall River
Thomas McCormick
Slade Mills
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A reader guide requests that when replying to any advertisement in this paper the source be noted as THE BOSTON WEEKLY GLOBE. The note emphasizes citing the Boston paper as the origin of the ad. The prompt text urges acknowledgment of the Globe in responses.
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