President Cleveland and Blair Bill Pass Senate Big Vote
The Senate debated Cleveland's message on the Duskin case and considered Blair's education bill to legalize national trades unions. Edmunds sparked a pointed exchange comparing the president to King Charles I while Hoar pushed for compensation for workers and other pension and civil rights measures were discussed amid broad partisan speeches.
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Senate
Cleveland
Blair
New Hampshire
Edmunds
Jick
David Copperfield
Charles L
Vermont
Committee On Judiciary
United States
House of Congress
State of the Union
Harris
Yeas
Clevelan
E. &. Pillsbury
Internal Revenue
Massachutts
Pillsbury
Garcelon
Maine
Oe Hagené Hale
Lovering
Massachusetts
Saulsbury
Delaware
Knights of Labor
Riddieberger
Hampton
Berry
Ingalls
Logan
Allison
Edmands
Dolph
Senator Hoar
Hoar
Wition
J. Edmunds
Judiciary Committee
Bureau of Statistics
van Wyck
Pensions Committee
Cannon
Mwlinois
Wilson
Westirginia
Messrs
Boutele
Butterworth
Black
Cincinnati
Campbell
Pennsylvania
Hewitt
New York
Anderson
Kansas
Fitz John Porter
Alaska
Riddleberger
Virginia
Gernieh
Federal education fund bill sets eight year grants and rules
A Senate bill proposes an eight year annual appropriation totaling 77 million dollars for common school aid across states territories and DC plus a 2 million special fund for rural school houses The distribution relies on census data with adjustments for race white and colored schooling conditions and requires state reports before funds are released Misuse or non compliance leads to loss of future allocations and repeal rights reserved by the Senate bill.
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Hiate Till
Senate
Ingalls
Teller
George
Mississippi
Nash Ropes
Merry
Blackburn
Blair
Bowen
Colquitt
Conger
Callum
Call
Rolph
Eustis
Evarts
Gibson
Hoar
Jackson
Jones
Arkansas
Moyan
Mahone
Mainderson
Miller
New York
Small
Oregon
Morrill
Palmer
Jayne
Pugh
Ransom
Richlteberger
Sawyer
Sunongy
Vance
Vanwyck
Voorhees
Walthall
Wilson
Iowa
Nave
Treasury
States
District of Columbia
Alaska
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Naval bill to expand fleet with armored sea cruisers
Washington March 8 The House naval affairs committee voted to report a bill authorizing construction of two sea-going double bottomed armored vessels of about 6000 tons to speed at least sixteen knots at a cost not over 2 900 each Toward construction 30 000 is appropriated Three cases to double bottomed cruisers at 1 500 000 Town construction of
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Butterworth
Democratic Party
Adams
New York
Norwood
Georgia
General Henderson
Iowa
Breckenridge
Kentucky
Congress
Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs Today
Naval shipbuilding funds authorized for monitors and torpedo boats
The measure appropriates 1.1 million dollars for cruisers and up to 600 thousand for four first class torpedo boats plus 200 thousand for an additional torpedo cruiser. It also authorizes completion of the double turreted monitors Puritan Amphitrite and Terror at up to 4.6 million dollars, with 2 million now appropriated. Domestic manufacture required for engines and machinery, and construction to occur in U S navy yards where possible.
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Secretary of the Navy
United States
Memorial from Illinois Assembly Knights of Labor to Congress
The Illinois Assembly of the Knights of Labor sent a memorial to Congress urging allocations of surplus revenue for national internal improvements and wage redistribution while noting some leaders oppose the plan, favoring debt repayment first. They advocate an interior waterways system to curb rail freight rates, and urge merchants in Boston to consider it.
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Wasuteron
D. C
Congress
Illinois Assembly of the Knights of Labor
General Government
Knights of Labor
New York
St. Paul
New Orleans
Loston
America
Honnepin Canal
Senator Miller Dead In Washington The California Millionaire Dies
Senator Miller of California died in Wasurcrox Washington at about 2 o clock this afternoon. John F. Miller was born in Indiana in 1881 and pursued law in New York after schooling in Chicago. He served in the Indiana Senate, commanded Indiana troops in the Civil War, and held multiple political roles including California port collector and state constitutional convention member before taking Senate seat on March 4, 1881.
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California
Washington
Miller
John, F. Miller
Indiana
South Bend
Chicago
New York
Ind
Indiana State Senate
Twenty
Indiana Volunteers
Sherman
Buell
San Francisco
Senate
Newton Booth
Bold Captain Murphy in Boston and Fenian reminiscences
Captain James Murphy of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteers is in Boston. A long veteran of Civil War and Fenian activities, he led in Clerkenwell explosions and tracked Fenian operatives in Scotland and Ireland. He now oversees the Beverly National Cemetery and works on a Fenian reminiscence book while fund discussions unfold at Parnell headquarters.
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James Murphy
Twentieth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Boston
Murphy
Fort Independence
Fourth United States Artillery
Twentieth Massachusetts Infantry
Blue Blood
Lees
Winthrops
Palfreys
Beacon-hill
Clerkenwell
John Boyle O’reilly
Dublin
Patriot
Tenth Lancers
England
Ireland
National Cemetery
Heroes of the Union
Beverly
N. J
Parnell
Irish Parliamentary Fund
House of Commons
O'Connell
The Labor War and Knights of Labor Strikes
A sweeping account of New York and Brooklyn streetcar strikes led by the Knights of Labor. Workers shut down the Dry Dock line, riders faced mass delays, police battled strikers, and the company faced pressure to concede twelve hours at two dollars daily. Across Brooklyn and allied lines, similar actions followed, with wage demands, license rules, and broader labor organizing shaping the tense standoff. The piece ties these events to wider labor movements, including textile and mill actions, urging government support for internal improvements and fair wages.
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New York
Brooklyn
Dry Dock
East River & Battery Railroad
Knights of Labor
Kernan
Labor Committee
East Third Street
Peuenary
White
James Daly
Daly
Irwin
Grand Street
Deacon Richardson
Richardson
Empire State Association
Thomas J. Dunn & Co
Brooklyn Street Railroad
Brooklyn City Railroad
Bowie
Baltimore City Passenger Railway
Pss
Baltimore
Inventory of Alfred Smith estate in Newport reveals lower value
An inventory filed in Newport on March 5 lists Alfred Smith’s estate at nearly 1.7 million dollars in personal property and 400 thousand in real estate, including several Newport summer residences, with large investments unappraised, totaling several millions less than expected while taxed for under 400 thousand. Prescott Baker, son-in-law of Amos Baker of Bulfinch Street Boston, is named guardian of his person and estate.
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Newport
Alfred Smith
Prescott Baker
Amos Baker
Bulfinch Street
Boston
Si Poate
Business Improving in Industrial Lines
Special telegrams to Bradstreet's report further improvement in some lines in cities where it had been noted recently. The rise is most conspicuous in Chicago Kansas City Boston Philadelphia and to a lesser extent Cincinnati. The general industrial situation is somewhat better with the dry goods trade improving mainly in Boston and Chicago.
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New York
Bradstreet
Chicago
Kansas City
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Labor Assembly memorial to Congress on labor distress
A resolution from Knights of Labor Raetan assembly No 3123 petitions Congress. It argues laborers worldwide face severe distress due to labor-saving machinery and monopoly laws. It cites Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing low family earnings relative to living costs and calls for national action to aid the working class.
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Labor Assembly
Knights of Labor of
Raetan
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Europe
Lawa
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Illinois
Horrible Cruelty Case Uncovered in East Hartford
Connecticut Humane Society exposes abuse of Katie and Georgie McGrath aged 11 and 7 in East Hartford. Agents report repeated tying to a post with gagging and two day confinements plus garret confinement. They suffered welts from whippings. parents deny but may face prosecution.
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Hartford
Connecticut Humane Society
East Hartford
Katie
Georgie McGrath
Agent Thrall
Protecting Fisheries Prompt Proposals for Six Swift Vessels
Ottawa reports the Department of Marine and Fisheries invites proposals to charter six swift sailing vessels for the fisheries police on Canada’s coast. The ships will operate alongside government vessels to safeguard Canadian fishermen within the three mile limit.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Canada
California Duchess alleged to be Yale swindler Mrs Willis
Rumor ties Mrs Allie Willis alias California Duchess to 1881 Yale student swindle in New Haven. Report claims she charmed 28-year-old blonde students at the Tontine Hotel, forged affectionate ties, and extorted money, aided by a disreputable husband, then vanished from New Haven after draining funds and threatening exposure.
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New Haven
Conn
Allie Willis
California
Washington
M. B. Willis
Yale
Tontine Hotel
Tontine
Willis
Londe
Old World Matters Debates in Parliament and European News
A London led summary covers Irish policy debates in the House of Commons, Labouchere’s Lords abolition bid, Gladstone’s standing, and Bismarck era issues. It notes weather disruptions, Trafalgar Square riots, and international incidents including Spain Portugal and the Iberian union scenarios.
Chinese Outrages Reported in Oregon and Washington
A mob of 60 to 80 white men masked men drove 125 Chinese workers from Mount Tabor near Portland then ferried them across the river. Another report from Port Townsend details a brutal attack on a Chinese man with severe injuries and dismemberment.
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Portland
Ore
Mount Tabor
Here
Albina
Portiano
Port Townsend
W. T
Senate clash over tenure of office and Garland opinion
In Washington the looming Senate dispute centers on the Dasking case and tenure of office. Senator Edmunds argues the Senate must know why officers are suspended and whether nominees fit to serve. Democrats contend Senate should not intrude on executive prerogatives. Attorney General Garland is reported to say suspended officers resume at session end if unconfirmed. recess reappointments would be improper.
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Ireland
Charles Dilke
House of Commons
Chelsea
Crawford
England
Trafalgar Square
Messrs
Hyndman
Burns & Co
Europe
Germany
Gold Party
Herr von Scholz
Prince Bismarck
Lord Randolph Churchill
Manchester
New York
Amsterdam
America
Holland Exchange
London
Father O'Connor
Achill
Father Grealey
Newport
Great Britain
Lord Dufferin
Burmah
British India
Boston
General Prendergast
Cardinal Jacobini
Ludovico
Cardinal Angelo
Wasamatox
Congress
Senate
Edmunds
Judiciary Committee
Dasking
Logan
Sherman
Harrison
Hoar
Garland
Cleveland
Surprise in federal offices over Baltimore night watch pay
In Barkimorge Maryland March 3 federal officials report a surprise over claims by Baltimore Custom House night inspectors for 200000 back pay. They contend under an old law they earned 3 a day and for fifteen years double work warranted double pay. Mon Crowley and Milton Taylor hold the claim. the law and divisions of watches are cited as the basis.
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Richard Crowley
New York
Milton Taylor
Ohio
New Orleans
Divorced by Distance Revived in Baltimore Court
A Baltimore Court case revives the famed German consul J D Kremelberg and his wife Gertrude Jenkins Kremelberg. The petition seeks two thousand dollars yearly from a deed of separation while detailing adultery abroad and custody disputes. The husband contends he paid required sums and that the wife violated covenants, while tracing a dramatic family saga from New York to Germany and public scandal.
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Baltimore
Gertrude Kremelberg
New York City
Germany
John D. Kremelberg
Gertrude Jenkins
Kremelberg
Empire
Gertrude
Madison Avenue
Mr. Kremelberg
Rhine
New York
Washington
Baltimore City
J. LD. Kremelberg
State Court of Apbents
Mr. Kremelhere
Samuel E. Taugart
John Diedrich Kremelbere
Gertrude Kremelbens
Guiteau's Ex Lawyer Faces Alimony Order in Court
Chicago, March 6. George Scoville, who defended Guiteau, testified in court over unpaid alimony to Guiteau's sister. He said income was insufficient for regular payment and blamed his ex-wife for frequent legal actions. He offered Guiteau books to satisfy the claim, but officials rejected the proposal. Ten days were given to raise the $30.
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ChicaGco
George Scoville
Guiteau
Von
Mrs Seymour Dead Shocks Senator Conkling in Court
Mrs Horatio Seymour dies at Deerfield New York as Broadway railway bribery probe nears testimony. Roscoe Conkling receives the news in the courtroom with shock and sorrow while he reviews papers in the investigation.
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New York
Horatio Seymour
Deerfield
Utica
Senate Investigation Committee
Broadway Railway
Roscoe Conkling
Senator Law
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