Week of Debate on Finance and Senate Privileges
A week of Senate and House debate covers bimetallism, appropriation bills, and the Duskin case. Edmunds, Pugh, Kenna, and Beck lead lively exchanges while Hahn’s death prompts memorials and adjournments. A pensions bill advances, and Indian policy debates continue as Congress nears a long session wrap.
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Senate
Duskin
Edmunds
Pugh
Kenna
Beck
Byaath
Hahn
Insiana
Huntley
J. G. Butler
Knights of Labor
Hennepin Canal
Manderson
United States
Treasury Department
Ingalls
Cleveland
Hancock
Congress
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Chicago
Hoek
Spooner
Rhode Island
Block Island
Missouri
Committee On Appropriations
House
Townshend
Ilinois
Wellborn
Texas
Thurs Bay
Brown
Anl
Brooklyn
Court of Claims
Terrible Shell Find Sparks Fatal Explosion in Galveston
In Galveston a group of youths uncovered over a dozen hollow bullets filled shells buried near Thirty-fifth Street and Avenue M. Fred Gould opened fire from a six shell and the lead seal exploded, blowing off his hip and killing him within minutes. A ten pound shrapnel shell tore into a nearby house, bed, and exited the dwelling. Many shells may remain buried four feet down, possibly placed during the 1862 Federal capture.
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Galveston
Tex
Fred Gould
Thirty-fifth Street
Avenue M
Gould
Confessed Pastors Secret Identity Revealed in Public Talk
A former New England pastor, once Rev. Edward Carleton, admitted to assuming that name after fleeing accusation and persecution. He identified his real name as J. Edwards Bell and asks forgiveness as he recounts his life across several cities and churches. A separate report details Herbert Knights killed by an elevator spur at Clarke & Champlin's ice-houses in Rumford.
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New England
Rev
Edward
Sheclpyvick
Carleton
First Baptist Church
New London
Conn
Providence
K. 1
Winchendon
Mass
Philadelphia
Reading
Seneca Falls
Auburn
Candor
N. Y
Burton
Edward Carleton
J. Edwards Bell
Riicmnony
Herbert C. Knights
Clarke & Champlin
Sudden Death Roasted After Fall on Heater
In Cleveland on March 17 Henry Davis an elderly inmate of the city infirmary died after collapsing on a steam heater. Stricken with apoplexy on Sunday he was unable to move and slowly roasted to death at the facility.
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Cleveland, O
Henry Davis
City Infirmary
Davis
Labor Triumphs in a Nation of Strikes and Wages
A wide narrative on labor, strikes, and wage gains across the United States. It highlights the Knights of Labor tactics, arbitration, and rising wages, with scenes from Boston to New York, Chicago to Maine. The text mixes anecdote with report on wage increases, shorter hours, and boycott actions affecting mills, railroads, and textile shops. It reflects on the interconnected economy and social impact of labor actions.
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Metropolitan
Highland Roads
Charles River
Knights
Columbus
Oho
Pittsburg
Worcester
Chicago
New York
Philadelpha
Troy
Baltimore
United States
Mallory
Texas
New York Tribune
American Rubber Co
Barnaby Malls
Board of Trade
Howard
Baltic
Arctic
Rhode Island
Iy Bs
Lowell
Amoskeag
Potomska
New Bedford
Knights of Labor
Cohoes
Albany
Dneber
Fulter-Warren
Maxowell Brothers
Trades and Labor Assembly
Swndenburg
Dime Museum
Spinney & Co
Lynn
Norway
Spinney
Whitely
Champion Reaper
Springfield
Victory Mill
Schuylersville
N. Y
East Weymouth
M. Sheedy & Co
Edwin Clapp
M. C. Dizer & Co
FE. G. Haskell Jd
Maine
Connecticut
National Tube Works
Boston
McKeesport
Penn
Trade Flood Seen As Vast Money Flows Likely
The remark notes it is easy to see an immense amount of money will be poured forth into the channels of trade, highlighting the expected scale of economic activity and investment.
Trouble in Spring City Society Leader Arrested
Miss Daisy Carroll, a prominent Spring City society figure, was arrested by Pinkerton detectives for complicity in embezzling about 100000 dollars from Champion works in Springfield Ohio. The affair links Frank Jones as the confidential bookkeeper, with Carroll allegedly acting as an accomplice. Evidence was found in her Spring City ice-house and she is to be taken to Ohio.
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Nasrvuxr
Tenn
Spring City
Daisy Carroll
Rhea County
Pinkerton
Champion Works
Springfield
Frank Jones
Ohio
Jones
Florida
Champion Company
Bee
Widow of General Purchases Grant Ward Debt Repaid
New York report states Virginia Corbin, sister of General Grant, invested through Grant Ward before their failure. She distrusted Ward, later entrusted her son with 25000 dollars, and General Grant discovered the sum was owed to Mrs Corbin. Mrs Grant sent a certified check to repay the investment.
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New York
Grant & Ward
Virginia Corbin
General Grant
Ferdinand Ward
Jim
Fred Grant
Ward
Corbin
Heroic railworker saves two children at peril
Nicholas Connors, 45, extra flagman at the Warren street crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad, pushed two children from an oncoming locomotive at 4:50 PM. He was struck and fatally injured. skull fracture and severe wounds. He leaves a wife and five children destitute at 18 Hall Avenue.
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N. J
Nicholas Connors
Warren Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Conners
St. Francis Hospital
Connors
Ooats Hall Avenue
Familly
Grace Whitcomb Missing From Jackson Depot Mystery
Grace Whitcomb of Jackson Michigan niece of Postmaster General Vilas vanished after visiting the depot with friends. Police searched cars and dragged the river with no trace found. The case has drawn widespread local and southern Michigan interest amid reports of severe headaches and possible foul play.
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Hi Pad
Simead
Insane Cincinnati Mother Slays Sons and Herself
In Cincinnati suburb Avondale Esquire Bohrman’s wife, driven by a court defeat, killed son Albert, 14, slashed his throat with a razor, fatally wounded another son Arthur with a hammer, and then killed herself. Esquire found them after locking doors hid the crime.
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Cineinnati
Esquire
Albert
Arthur
Married the Seamstress A Millionaire Widow's Son Elopes
In Yonkers New York on March 19 a wealthy widow's son William Denny Brereton aged 25 eloped with Ellen E Hyde aged 22 a seamstress employed by the Brereton family. They married in Mount Vernon after a quick elopement arranged with Rev Stephen F Holmes. The Brereton wealth and West Point ties are noted as context.
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Willie
Brereton
Thureday
W. H. Mills
St Paul's
Brereton House
Mount Vernon
Stephen F. Holmes
Christ Church
Pittsbore
Jesuit College
Cardinal King
University of Oxford
Breretons
Dorchester
Mass
Gladstone's land scheme sparks Irish policy debate
The column surveys British politics and rumors around Mr. Gladstone's Irish land reform plans, the proposed buyout of landlords, and the fault lines among radicals, home rulers, and party leaders. It notes clashes over taxation, potential civil tension, and international reverberations in France, Germany, and Belgium.
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College Green
Hie
Tories
Gladstone
Tome Rule
James O'Kelly
Home Rule
Ireland
Mr. O'Kelly
Mr. Gladstone
Peeone
Parnell
County
Kerry
Norfolk Youth Shoots Man Over Secrets With His Mother
In Nansemond county a 17 year old, son of J Van Harrell, shot Thomas Bidgood after confronting him about an intimate relationship with his mother. The youth, hearing a noise in his mother's room, found no one answering and later fired on Bidgood as he emerged from the house.
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Norway Iron Works
New England
Haverhill
Highlands
Manims
Susie
Mechanics’ Prohenge
Master Builders’ Association
Norfolk
Nansemond County
J. van Harrell
Thomas Bidgood
van Harrell
Young van Harrell
Bidgood
Rioting in Liege and Seraing Ends in Firefight and Suppression
Anarchists and unemployed miners clash with gendarmes in Seraing and Liege districts. A volley of shots wounds a soldier. after initial reluctance to fire, the gendarmes unleash two volleys and charge. Many wounded anarchists and workers are carried to a prison hospital. Escalation leaves rioters confined and vengeful, with incendiary aims against workshop owners.
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Brousssis
Liege
Seraing
Jemevie
Tilleur
Curious Tales and Echoes From Distant Shores of Royal Trinkets
A mosaic of notes on royal souvenir rings passing between Alfonso and Mercedes and kin across generations, a marvel of the Christ-child image carried in Capitola, and a Riviera dog patient scene. It trivia curio column tone lists eccentric anecdotes and price tags like two thousand dollars an hour to entertain the Prince of Wales in Liverpool.
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Alphonso
Mercedes
Christine
Infante de Pilar
Almudera
Maadrid
Rome
Bumbine
Ara Cali
Capitola
Fuvaca
Pea
Hyeres
Riviera
Toulon
Yrighet
Louise Michel
Fishermen warned as Canada warns foreign vessels three miles out
Sv Joan reports Captain Scott, head of Canada’s fishery fleet, readying Landsdowne for departure after issuing a formal warning. The notice cites the 1818 treaty and states foreign vessels are forbidden within three marine miles of Canadian coasts unless for shelter repairs or water. Landsdowne carries a full month’s supplies and expects a two week voyage with armed outfit.
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Joan
Scott
Department of Fisheries
United States
Canada
Lightning Kills Two Girls in Waterbury Area Storm
A severe thunderstorm struck Waterbury and Watertown on March 20. At Watertown William McGoffes house six miles away, two daughters aged 18 and 20 were killed by a lightning bolt. The family of five escaped with shocks. The bolt entered Bristol’s New England passenger depot, causing major fire damage.
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Warrury
Conn
Watertown
William McGoffes
Jennie
Sarah
Cook
Naugatuck Road
Vilage
New England Railroad
Bristol
Bloodshed in Carrollton Court House Triggers Race Fight
In Camortos Mississippi a courthouse massacre leaves numerous Black victims after White mob invades the room during a trial. Charles and Ed Brown and Ed Brown’s associates engage in a deadly exchange with James M. Liddell Jr and allies. Governor Lowry notes no executive action needed.
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Camortos
Miss
Adam Brown
Charles
Edward Brown
Brown
Oury
Charley Brown
Ed. Brown
James M. Liddell, Jr
Commonwealth
Jackson
Young Liddell
Carrollton
Moore
Liddell
Frien
Crown
Aiddell
Winchester
Feyton Hemingway
Wei
Carrolton
Liddell’s
Hame Ce
Kiwes Brown
Mmirowies
Fran Ughes
Ais
le Morey
Eaen Money
Jess
Lewis Buchanan
Simon
Will Pettet
Esty
Lowry
Nigroes
Railroad switchman saves passenger child at Camden station
John J. Kelly chief operator at the Haddon avenue tower in Camden risked derailment to free a boy trapped by an interlocking switch just before the Trenton express passed. The rescued child, son of Camden merchant John Pierce, received a $150 testimonial purse for the daring act and Kelly is credited with saving three lives in emergencies.
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Paravecruta
John J. Kelly
Bordentown
Haddon Avenue Tower
Camden
Pennsylvania
West Jersey
Atlantic
Woodbury
Haddon Avenue
Keily
Trenton Express
Kelly mm
Mr. Kelly
Kelly
John Pierce
Captain Gifford Dead Sole Survivor of Creole Massacre
Ric Haono Va March 20 Captain Z C Gifford died yesterday at age 75 and was the sole survivor of the Creole massacre of 1841. The Creole carried 135 enslaved people to New Orleans when a mutiny killed the officers. Gifford was wounded and spared after guiding the ship toward Nassau. He reported to the American consul, prompting protest to England. Tyler and Webster pressed for freeing the enslaved.
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Ric Haono
Z.C. Gifford
England
America
Richmond
New Orleans
Gifford
Nassau
Tyler
An Tyler
Daniel Webster
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