Congress Busy With Canvass as Tariff Plans Stay Dead
Washington report notes Congress plans adjournment before the conventions to aid presidential candidates and avoid tariff reform. It cites Speaker and Ways and Means opposition, claims protectionists block reforms, details voting patterns in the committee, and describes marshals and veto implications tied to tariff duties and revenue needs.
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Boston Globe
Washington
Congress
Tilden
Cincinnati
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic Party
Morrison
Ilinois
Carlisle
Kentucky
Tucker
Virginia
Mills
Long tariff debate as Ways and Means shifts bill items
Washington May 6 report shows the Ways and Means Committee debating the new tariff bill. Key actions include a failed bid to free wood pulp and salt, sugar provisions removed for separate consideration, and a wide set of goods placed on various ad valorem duties up to 45 percent. The session sets schedules for textiles, timber, metals, and other imported goods with precise rate figures and explicit item lists.
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Ways and Means
Washington
Yeas
Tinker
Mills
Felvon
Frye
Dunnells
Tucker
Carlisle
Felton
Wood
Gibson
Garfield
Kelsey
Conger
Dunnell
Peruvian
Lima
Calisya
Bayard Bills Special Deputy Marshal Reintroduced
Senator Bayard moved in the senate a bill restoring election-law amendments vetoed as part of the deficiency bill. It requires yearly appointment of special deputy marshals by circuit or district judges, from reputable precinct voters of each party, serving at five dollars per diem during actual duty.
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Bayard
Senate
Hayes
Tonent
Will Fritz Rule Germany When Kaiser Descends to Tomb
An hour review contemplates succession after Wilhelm II, predicting two emperors one nominal and one actual. It highlights Victoria’s granddaughter Victoria as Emperor Victor and Friedrich Wilhelm V as figurehead, noting her tempered temper and strained relations with husband. Queen Victoria often mediated family disputes amid Europe policy shifts.
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Versailles
Louis XIV
Kaiser Wilhelm
Fritz
Victor
Victoria
Catherine
Lord Clarendon
Princess Royal
Berlin
H. RK
Europe
Germany
Friedrich Wilhelm V
Queen Victoria
Chicago Delegates Told How They Are Instructed to Vote
New York May 10 Herald analyzes the Chicago delegates status showing their instructed and preferred voting patterns. It lists totals by candidate including ex president Blaine Sherman Washburn Edmunds and notes the states with upcoming Republican conventions and delegate counts, with dates varying from May 11 to May 26. The piece highlights the lead of the ex president and the dispersion of support across regions.
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Chicago
New York
the Herald Today
Blaine
Sherman
Washburn
Edmunds
Colorado
Dakota
Florida
TGRNO
Illinois
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
West Virginia
Wyoming
Dupiim
Messia
Davitt
Brennan
Queenstown
United States
California
Parnell
China
Russia
London
Shanghai
White Lightning Religion Stirring Quaker Settlement
In Walnut Ridge near Rushville Indiana a new religion called White lightning has stirred a Quaker community. Leaders claimed supernatural power and revived dead friends, causing schools to close and residents to attend meetings until authorities intervened. One leader Pitts and his wife faced tar and feathering over a daughter dispute amid the frenzy.
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Indianapolis
Walnut Ridge
Rushville
Pitts
FISHERMEN S HARD LUCK DROWNINGS IN SUDDEN SQUALL
Astoria May 6 steam tender From Cape Disappointment reports a sudden southwest squall on May 3 capsized six boats instantly Two men drowned others clung to boats Rip Van Winkle rescued four boats with their men Two boats drifted into breakers Eighteen boats blown ashore between the cape and Scarboro Hill Fifteen to twenty fishermen feared drowned in gales.
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Astoria
Cape Disappointment
Rip van Winkle
Cape
Scarboro Hill
Singular Justice: Kentucky Murderer Freed by Marriage
In Mt Gilead Kentucky William McKinney was tried for the murder of Alfred Smith after a Christmas confrontation. McKinney seduced Annie Smith, who witnessed the killing. he was found not guilty and then wed Annie as a condition of the verdict, according to the judge.
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Kentucky
Louisville
William McKinney
Alfred Smith
Mt. Gilead
McKinney
Annie Smith
Smith
Annie
Bird family quarrel ends in shooting at Alameda Point
A family dispute over squatters rights at Alameda Point led to Urban Bird being shot in the head while protecting his sister from an assault by George Bird. The gun fired accidentally by Wilkerson amid a long standing feud over a tract pre-empted by George Bird.
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San Francisco
Alameda Point
Bird
Urban Bird
George Bird
Wilkerson
Probable Wreck Off the Coast of Brazil Reported
A U S consul despatch from Para dated April 29 says numerous kerosene oil casks were found on the coast near Maranabam. About fifty cases marked D. G. B. & Co Devoe Manufacturing New York sixty five pounds oil were recovered, suggesting an American vessel wreck nearby. The note ends with an advertising insertion for summer boarders in New England.
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Brazil
New York
United States
Para
Department of State
Maranabam
Devoe Manufacturing Company
Mystery of Stewart's Body Shrouded by Cathedral Chapel
A New York rumor links eight suspects to the theft of A. T. Stewart's body with Dr. Sidney Carney and Assistant District Attorney Herring. The planned Garden City cathedral mortuary chapel, costing $75,000, may house the remains. the chapel features a frescoed marble urn, an Angel of the Tomb, and unique marble columns as work continues.
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New York
the Sun
A. T. Stewart
Sidney A. Carney
West Thirty-fourth Street
New York Life Insurance Company
Carney
Herring
Herrin
Arizona
Phelps
Garden City Cathedral
Stewart
England
Ireland
Scotland
Italy
France
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland
Norway
Neel
Thingvalla Emigrants Rescued in Atlantic Tow
The Danish steamship Thingvalla carrying 500 passengers and crew sailed from Copenhagen and linked with Cunard’s Samaria after fending off a forceful gale. Crewmembers threaded the propeller shaft to secure the ship, then towed through heavy seas to Boston. The 600 emigrants were ferried to New York by train, many women in wool jackets, while Captain Mouland and crew recover from the ordeal.
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Thingvalla
Thingvalla Steamship Company
Copenhagen
P. H. Molsen
Denmark
New York
United States
Norway
Newcastle
Eng
Atlantic
Aayd
Cunard
Samaria
Boston
Mouland
Aida
Hibernia
Ireland
Molsen
Boston Harbor
Tuk Globe
Old Colony
Europe
Ving
New York City
Boss Shepherd Sees Grant Likely Next President
In a St Louis interview yesterday Boss Shepherd declared Grant certainly the next president and offered reasons surpassing Logan. He asserted no other nomination besides Grant or Tilden can occur, predicting Grant wins in Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Florida Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee if opposed by Tilden. He warned Bayard would cede northern states and Hancock is a strong rival.
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Shepherd
St. Louis
Grant
Logan
Tilden
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Bayard
Hancock
Democratic split and party boss clash over Hancock
A partisan snapshot notes Democrats failing to back Hancock, dismisses rival factions, mocks anti third termers, and depicts the boss cursing at Republicans while Grant supporters back Sherman as a potential second on the ticket.
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Hancock
Aine
Hayes
A Sinful Saint and the Fall of Eccles Robinson
The New York Times dispatch from Binghamton details the dramatic decline of temperance reformer Eccles Robinson, once a key ally of Francis Murphy. Accused by his wife of infidelity and abuse, Robinson denied the charges, faced perjury claims over his divorce testimony, and fled before a court confrontation with his private diary revealing alleged misconduct. The case unsettles his followers and leaves the fate of his family unsettled.
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New York Times
Binghamton
N. Y
New York State
Eccles Robinson
New York
Pennsylvania
Francis Murphy
Robinson
Murphy
Elmira
Eccles Robinso Young
Erie Railway
New York City
Beat Society
Hinghamton
Eccles Obinson
Philadelphia
Temperance Society
Jim
Elinira
Binghampton
Singhanmton
Coroner Censures Parties in Madison Square Garden Disaster
The coroner's jury finds deaths from the Madison Square Garden collapse due to faulty construction. It censures Harlem Railroad for employing an unsuitable engineer and the Buildings Department for allowing the addition, recommending the building be dismantled for public safety. Prospectors press Ute Reservation amid troop patrols and hostilities rumors near Ruby City Gunnison.
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Madison-square Garden
New York
Annie Willetts
Annie JD
C. Hegeman
Mary Ann Connolly
William M. Tileston
Crata Garden
Harlemailroad Company
Department of Buildings
Leadville
Col
James Berry
Colorado
Ute Reservation
Cochettahu Pass
Ruby City
Gunnison
Starved Mother and Children in New York Tragedy
Mary Anderson mother of three died of starvation at 2144 Second Avenue after two months of illness and no medical care. Her unemployed chairmaker husband and emaciated children survived on scraps from neighbors as conditions worsened. Brave Colored Soldiers to be Honored in recognition of gallantry near Payne. President may formally acknowledge that troops who followed Captain Dodge performed with notable bravery at White River agency.
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New York
Mary Anderson
Second Avenue
Washington
Captain Dodge
Payne
White River Agency
Dodge
Found the Head of a Murdered Man in New Hampshire
The head of Peter Devall, slain in the Hornswoods tragedy in Newmarket New Hampshire, was found a quarter mile from the murder site. The flesh was gone and dog teeth marks were visible. Officer Drew of Durham took custody.
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Newmarket
N. H
Peter Devall
Hornswoods
James Conners
Officer Drew
Durham
Boys Die After Acid Fire at Windsor Locks Mill
George Robinson of Thompsonville and Willie Flynn of Warehouse Point Connecticut, both about fifteen, entered H Dexter and Son's paper mill after hours. They descended to the reclaiming room where strong acid flooded the floor. Lacking light they stepped into the liquid and suffered terrible burns, dying within hours.
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George Robinson
Thompsonville
Willie Flynn
Warehouse Point
H. Dexter & Son
Windsor Locks
Prince Bismarck Tired to Death and War News
Foreign items summarize Bismarck fatigue with liberal opposition in Berlin. London dispatches report explosion at Faido tunnel works killing scientists and workers, and bombarded Batanga by British vessels. Other notes include China ready for war with Russia and lack of news on the Atalanta training ship.
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London
Faido
Mount Gothard
Lonnox
Africa
Batanga
Prince Bismarck
Berlin
Hamburg
Centre Ee
Channel Squadron
Bantry
Hecla
M. Decrais
France
Brussels
Elliot
Lowell
Biarritz
Havre
Southampton
Vending Human Bones Draws Scorn at PortLa nd Graveyard
A Portland Pennsylvania landslide exposes bones in a hillside graveyard once a sacred site. Skeletons protrude, skulls fall, and boys collect bones to trade with bone dealers as locals witness the desecration and neglect.
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Portland
Penn
Delaware Valley
Aaron
Bee Hood
Desperate Poverty Ends in Tragic Family Suicide Pact
George Woodruff, in Penn Yan, discovers his wife and two children missing then finds them dead in an open cistern. The six year old girl and one year old boy drown while the mother, in a state of apparent temporary insanity from poverty, hangs herself. A suicide note to her husband explains the act.
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Syracuse
N. Y
George Woodruff
Penn Yan
George
Fatal Window Globe Accident at Local Drug Store
New Haven report dated May 10 states Howard Williams, a clerk at J. Tyler’s drug store, died after a red glass globe ornament burst in his hands during a Saturday incident. His clothing reportedly ignited from the shattered globe’s contents or heat.
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New Haven
Howard Williams
Tyler
Local Man Fatally Burned After Alcohal Colorant Mishap
A man saturated by coloring material alcohol fumes caught fire beside a stove. He fled across the street where neighbors smothered the flames but he suffered severe burns below the abdomen and inhaled the flames. He died about twelve hours later, conscious to the end.
Richly dressed woman found dead in Central Park lake
A lifelike fifty five year old woman, richly dressed with gray hair and diamonds, was recovered from the water near Seventy second street by a Central Park patrolman and boatmen. Coroner Herrman viewed the body. identity remains unknown. The scene suggests possible suicide or foul play, but no conclusive light on cause or identity yet.
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Central Park
New York
Adolf Klein
Seventy-second Street
Herrman
Fatally Stabbed: Arkansas Girl Kills Companion in Revenge
In Muddy Fork township, 18 year old Sarah Stokes fatally stabbed Linda Stephens during a quarrel at Stephens' gate. An inquest found death at Sarah Stokes's hands. No escape attempted. defense alleges self defense due to prior enmity. The sister of the deceased was absent that morning.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Muddy Fork
Stokes
Stephens
Tew
Sarah Stokes
Linda Stephens
Ene
Sarah
Linda
Mrs. Stephens
Miss Stokes
Miss Stephens
Iss Stokes
Mr. Stephens
Bill to Establish Foreign Steam Lines and Ship Bounties
Washington may 4 mr williams of kentucky introduces a bill to form iron screw steamship lines to foreign ports with mail rates up to 20 dollars per mile. Ships must be american built owned and crewed with duty free operation and a 25000 dollar bounty for each new steamship over 8000 tons built in five years.
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Washington, D.C
Williams
Kentucky
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
United States
Destructive Western Stor 81 storm hits Wantonaw and More
Despatches from Madeira report a severe storm with wind rain lightning and hail across the state. In Wantonaw county a small cyclone lifted a house at Wilbur Pond and scattered timber across the prairie. The Case school-house and McLaughlin residence lost roofs and furniture. Livestock killed and several unroofed. Hastings note: Catholic church near Rosemont demolished and wind-mills damaged.
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Paul
Wantonaw County
Madeira
Wilbur Pond
Mr. Pond
Case
McLaughlin
Isaac Drake
Blue Earth
Lincoln
Alt
Hastings
Rosemont Village
Hugh Durham
McGinley
Richey
Bucholz Convicted Of Murder Second Degree In New Haven
The Bucholz jury in Bridgeport returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. Sentence suspended and defense counsel said they would move for a new trial. The jury was not polled. In Kentucky two white men and a negro attempted escape from prison by ladder and rope. the negro was fatally shot as the wall top was reached, the white men recaptured.
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New Haven
Bridgeport
Frianportt
New York Father Charged in Abusive Allegations Involving Daughter
George Dietz is charged with a grave crime in New York on May 6. His daughter Amelia, age under fifteen, and his wife Wilhelmina accuse him of repeated inappropriate conduct over four years. Dietz is held in $2000 for the grand jury.
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New York
George Dietz
Amelia
Wilhelmina
Five Die in House Fire Near Sutherlands Corner Ontario
In Euphemia township near Sutherlands Corner five persons died when the home of James Gage ex councillor burned Tuesday night. Four of Mr Gage's children and a neighbor's daughter named Wade perished in the blaze.
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Chatham
Ont
James Gage
Euphemia
Sutherland's Corner
Dress at Once to Our Boston Daily Globe
A concise plea appears directing readers to dress promptly for the Boston Daily Globe edition. The brief item signals a call to action tied to the newspaper, urging timely attention to a forthcoming dress or attire instruction.
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New England
Boston Daily Globe
Boston
Mass
Devastating Fires Hit Several Towns Across Pennsylvan ia
Dramatic reports from Bracktorp and Rexford detail extensive oil fires and townwide destruction. In Danville and surrounding areas, thousands of barrels of oil burned, hundreds of structures destroyed, and multiple fatalities tied to warehouse and tanker blazes. Allegheny City suffers a major conflagration, with twenty-eight buildings consumed and a reported loss near $1.5 million.
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Braprorp
Penn
Oil City
Rew City
Bradford
Rexford
Braptorp
Judge Cline
Rixford
Kendall and
Ellerea
United
Gheny
Peon
Prrrancne
Allegheny City
Keifer Steefel & Co
Spring Garden Street
Wettach
Valle
High Streets
Filbert Street
Resurrection tale from Chatham county noted by J W Weaver
A North Carolina woman reportedly revived after burial following a request to inter her rings and watch. Two men exhume the coffin, the ring and watch are sought, the woman rises, speaks, and asks them to return home with her. Her husband faints at the door, but Weaver’s informant says she now lives and may reach old age.
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Charlotte
N. C
Chatham
J. W. Weaver
Franklinton
Train wreck on Iron Mountain line kills two men
A Texas express engine tender and baggage car were wrecked seventy miles south of St. Louis by a washout. Conductor Charles McPherson and Fireman Nicholas Ist were instantly killed. Injured include A. H. Harley Indianapolis F. Danhirr Jackson Mich Joseph Valute Blackwell Mo and a tramp Eli A Walsh who was stealing a ride. The latter sustained serious wounds and may die.
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St. Louis
Texas Express
Iron Mountain Road
Here
Minneapolis Tribune Becomes Morning Paper
A new morning edition launches in Minneapolis after purchasing the telegraphic franchise from Pioneer Press for 18000 dollars. The six column quarto starts Tuesday with a message from local business leaders and citizens who had relied on St. Paul papers. General A. B. Nettleton and D. Blakely lead the venture as principal owner and associate.
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Minneapolis
Tribune
Telegraphic
Pioneer Press Company
St. Paul
General A. B. Nettleton
Philadelphia
D. Blakely
the Tribune
Drunken Father Murders Daughter in Misery Fight
James Tobin, a North Halstead street stevedore, came home intoxicated and drove his wife and five children to the street. His seventeen year old daughter was struck with a chair and died within an hour after a neighbor witnessed the assault. Tobin was arrested and claims the death was from fright. he pleads insanity.
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Curiaco
James Tobin
North Halstead Street
Peor
Tobin
Diphtheria's Dreadful Doings in Ricwgrorp
Diphtheria remains rampant in Ricwgrorp Vermont with ten to twelve deaths and many more ill. One family has lost four children. H H Rounds, a U S customs officer, has buried three in as many days and has one left. Local physicians and nurses strive to curb the outbreak.
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Ricwgrorp
H. H. Rounds
United States
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Gazette
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Berry
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Constantinople
Porte
Vell Mahommed
Commeroff
St. Petersburg
Mohammed
Lonpos
Calcutta
Sir John Bstrachey
Davitt and
America
Bucholz
Danville
Grangera
John Does
Croxton
Pace
S&s. R. Hudnott & Co
J. 8
Robertson & Co
Hudnott & Co
Chatham County, N. C
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