Washington Debates Delay As Army Bill Looms
In Washington on May 18 the House faces a tense debate with no early adjournment in sight. Dr. Green of Providence pushes enforcement reforms on ex soldiers papers, while a treasury agent investigates. Democrats delay to counter a Republicans plan to pass the army bill under suspension. Blaine expected to speak in the Senate on the legislation.
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D. C
Green
Providence
R. I
Treasury Department
House
Blaine
Senate
Luther
Senate Veto Tiring of Silver Bill Debates in Washington
In Washington on May 17 the Senate struggles with the Warner silver bill amid amendments that will send the measure back to the House. Officials indicate no decision before the middle of next week and the administration shows signs of tiring of veto battles and seeking a compromise.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Coke
House
Congress
Garfield
Luem
Gariela
Frye
Gartiela
Gerfiel
Payment of Pension Arrears Settlement Details 87
Washington records outline monthly funds for pension arrears owed before January 26 87 totaling 2.6 million available before July 1 and 2 million monthly thereafter. A circular explains limited monthly payments may delay settlements, with 2397 arrears certificates issued to date across agencies including Washington Columbus Chicago. News notes safer Indian territory prospects and navy enlistment drive with new regulations.
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Washington, D. C
Schurz
Secretary of the Treasury
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Columbus
Chicago
Moody Receives 2 Calls Over New York Winter Plans
Prominent New York gentlemen pressured evangelist Moody to bring a tabernacle to the city costing about 10000 dollars, but plans shifted to using Cooper Institute for 1800 seats. Moody favored St. Louis next winter and Bible study this summer to prepare for future work, with locals hopeful he will come to New York the winter after next.
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Moody
Wicked
Gotham
New York City
Mr. Moody
New York
Cooper Institute
St. Louis
Mery
Community fund advances toward project in brief notes
A group subscribed 1000 dollars in minutes to back the venture with others promising aid, lifting the total value of guarantees to 8000 dollars. Mr. Sankey plans to return from England soon. It remains uncertain if he will collaborate with Mr. Moony in St. Louis.
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Sankey
England
Moony
St. Louis
Died at Prayer A Starved Widow Buries Husband
A Bohemian family in a basement at 436 East Fifteenth Street faced starvation after Frank Fell died while working late at night. His widow, also ill, sold brushes to feed the family as their children cried for food. Neighbors alerted authorities. the body was buried at Potter's Field after removal by charity workers. The two older children were placed in St Joseph's Home.
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New York Mercury
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Frank Fell
Kate
Belle
Frank
Louis
Emma
East Fifteenth Street
Tupee
Makin
Fifteenth Street
Fell
Mrs. Fell
Hinside
Iova
Tey
Department of Charities and Correction
Potter's Field
Officer Church
Lewis
St. Joseph’s Home
Bride and groom wed in a Providence and Stonington waiting room
January and May married in a Richmond station waiting room aboard the eastbound train. A clergyman officiated as the westbound train neared, the couple exchanged vows, a small ceremony conducted amid urgent chatter and the clanging of engines. The bride left for the car as the groom faced a rushed, comic finish.
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Providence and
Stonington
Providence and Stonington
Richmond
Keng
Littie May
May
Goldaro
January
Grant in China Declares Himself on the Question
New York May 19 The Herald reports Grant received an address from Chinese merchants at Penang and answered that opposition to Chinamen in the United States, though liberal, is driven by demagogues. He cautioned against accepting Chinese as coolies under conditions that strip them of freedom and reduce them to laborers.
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Springer
Swing
San Francisco
New York
London
Ewing
Randall
Luther
Herald
General Grant
Penang
Grant
United States
Beecher
Yng, Jr
Howland
Aioney
Panel Inne
William Lloyd
Presbyterian
Kiddle
Somerville Girl Dies After Stone Hit in Play Incident
Hattie Goodspeed, eleven, was struck on the temple by a stone tossed during a hilltop game in East Somerville. She recovered briefly, then suffered convulsions and died after midnight. Edward Reardon and Thomas Murphy were arrested. the case links to juvenile carelessness and ongoing investigations by Medical Examiner Hildreth and Dr. Hanscom.
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Somerville
Hattie
Goodspeed
Lenora
Movery Hill
Maggie Herrick
Edward Reardon
Thomas Murphy
Hattie Goodspeed
Harseem
Beter
Leighton
Reardon
Murphy
Reardon i
Elizabeth Reardon
Myrtle Street
Patrick Murphy
Tufn Street
Old Game and Ticket for Texas Not Forwarding Arrests
Owen M Manuel faces arrest over a scheme with Horace P Crafts who paid 30 dollars for railroad passes to Texas via St Louis. Crafts sought tickets, was let down as Manuel claimed a fixer for discounts, sending postal cards from Philadelphia and delaying returns. Readville pursuit led to Manuel’s capture. he was to be arraigned in municipal court today.
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Texas
Owen M. Manuel
Horace P. Crafts
Manuel
St. Louis
Mr. Crafts
R. Crafts
Auburn
Young Crafts
Philadelphia
Craibe
Tyler Street
Readville
Revolutionary Movements Reach Panama and Colombia
News from Panama reports unrest after a last- month departure disrupting peace. President Senor Casevia faces opposition imprisonment rumors, General Aizpum reportedly dead, and changes expected soon. General Pierce leaves for Barranguetea with five political prisoners amid clashes on the 18th last month. Reports from Bogota say Marulanda was captured at Auuadas after a battle with state troops led by General Deaza. key revolutionary chiefs, including Gurew and Zarna, held as prisoners of war. Dates from Bogota indicate calm with no order disruption fears.
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Panama
Bogota
New York
Botbing
Senor Casevia
Aizpum
Pierce Gailed
Deaza
Marulanda
Canea
Gurew
Zarna
Mrs Kath Chase Sprague in Peculiar Probate Suit
Washington May 17 A circuit court case centers on Alexander Gardner suing Mrs Senator Sprague for payment for photographs of the Chase library. The defense argues she, as a married woman, had no separate estate. The court rules she is a nonentity in law and the plaintiff loses.
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Washington, D. C
Alexander Gardner
Senator Sprague
Justce Chase
Plaintif
General Sherman
Stanad
Lightning's Freaks In Newburyport Damaged Buildings
A severe thunderstorm hit Newburyport Massachusetts yesterday afternoon lasting two hours. Houses 201 and 203 Water street were struck with 203 heavily damaged. a plumber, J Greenleaf, owned property. The incident caused broad destruction inside the home and an occupant was stunned. Lightning struck Green street Catholic church windows as well as the altar causing minor damage. Other sites including Harris street Church Bartilet mill and Albers Hodgdon barn were only slightly injured.
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Newburyport
Mass
Water Street
J. Greenleaf
Hebbing
George S. Woodman
Woodman
Green Street
Harris Street
Bartilet Mill
Albers Hodgdon
Ward 1
Cannibalistic Altercation Over Ear Bites at Tannery
In Lowell on May 19 Joseph J. White was arrested for felonious assault on Daniel H. Ryan. The men, both tannery workers on Lincoln street, quarreled in Ryan’s room after Ryan confronted White about deserting him. White bit off most of Ryan’s left ear. the ear was not found, and Ryan sustained severe injuries.
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Lowell
Joseph J. White
Daniel H. Ryan
Cook’s
Lincoln Street
Ryan
White
Waits
New York Man Dies After Chloroform Use Before Surgery
John Cornwell, 45, a noted New York citizen, inhaled chloroform before a painful surgery. Three inhalations produced an instantly fatal outcome, with physicians to report. A body found in the East River on Friday is identified as Michael Devariy, not Colonel Grovesbeck, per officials.
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New York
John Cornwell
East River
Grovesbeck
Michael Devariy
Decoration Day Parade to Feature Minnesota Cadets
The Hoffman House tor man reports a missing person. Decoration Day plans include 178 boys from the United States training ship Minnesota marching in bed sailor costumes with white straw hats and egg pins.
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Tor
Hoffman House
Minnesota
Society Belle Marries Negro Coal Digger in Beaver
Beaver Pennsylvania prints a sensational tale as Miss Annie Mason, a wealthy society daughter, elopes with George Jones a black coal digger. The couple wed at a colored clergyman’s house in Rochester then rented a small Beaver room. The girl's mother is ill from brain fever and the town talks of rough retaliations.
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Pitrspura
Penn
Beaver
Misa Annie Mason
United States
Indiana County
Daniel Agnew
Supreme Court
George Jones
Mises Annie Mason
Jones
Miss Mason
Rochester
Recorder Hackett of New York Gone Mad and Missing
New York May 17 Recorder Hackett famed criminal judge has been absent from the bench. Ill with softening of the brain the disease is advanced and recovery is unlikely. Hackett, known for harsh sentences and Tweed era ties, re election amid Tammany opposition preceded a noted decline in temper and conduct. Ex Mayor Hall denies an shooting attempt but offers no remedy.
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New York
Hackett
Oakey
Court of General Sessions
Tweed Ring
L'Ammany
Hall
Humiliating Confession of a Ten Dollar Certificate Speculator
A sharp broker is shamed by a Treasury messenger during the surge for ten dollar U S certificates. A Federal Street man allegedly paid fifty cents to secure a spot and obtain a certificate for a stranger. The messenger exposed the plot, forcing the speculator to admit a lie before witnesses as the crowd watched. Brokers and speculators reportedly suffered losses around two thousand dollars. Two South Boston youths seen with $100 each, en route to New York, dressed in fine clothes after receiving the certificates.
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Federal Street
Clarke
Tither
Trther
Boston
New York
Massachusetts Team Defeats Colorado in Telegraph Match
A Denver telegram reports the Massachusetts Rifle Association edged the Denver Rifle Club by one point in a 200 and 600 yard telegraph match. The detailed scores will be published later. Walnut Hill marksmen secured the narrow victory amid conditions noted in Medals Globe.
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Denver
Col
Massachusetts Rifle Association
Denver (Col
Aeag
Walnut Hill
Cyrus W Field Plans Europe Trip and Cable Venture
Cyrus W Field will sail to Europe to attend the international congress in Paris as delegate of the chamber of commerce to promote the canal across the Isthmus of Darien. Subscriptions opened for a submarine cable from the Pacific coast to Hawaii and Japan, headed by Field with 100000 dollars. Hawaiian government may subscribe one million.
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New York
Europe
Chamber of Commerce
International Congress
Parie
Darien
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Japan
W. Field
Famine and cholera plague Cashmere amid Afghan talks
From Simla to Paris and London reports move across continents. Famine and cholera devastate Cashmere while British policy aims at Afghan settlement. Louis Blanqui may receive a pardon in Paris. Robberies by armed gangs surge in Poona and political tensions rise in Europe as markets worry about aristocratic privilege.
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Cashmere
Louis Blanqui
Yakoob Khan
Simla
Ameer
Indian Affairs Settlers Encroach Red Men Lands Report
Colonel C H Smith reports on encroachments into lands allotted to Native Americans in Illinois. Findings suggest no genuine settler boom prompted by traders or stage lines and warn squatters may return after military withdrawal. Many tribes allegedly idle on government aid while some settlers seek to claim tribal lands. Other items cover Beech er and ministers opinions from New York.
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OnicaGco
C. H. Smith
Nineteenth Infantry
Indian Territory
Washington
Utic
Murder in Spring Grove Cemetery Naming Wagner as Victim
In Cincinnati Ohio on May 18 a stranger found murdered in Spring Grove cemetery is identified as carpenter Wagner or Wachnech. A woman he knew linked the body to him and said two rings in his possession were taken by rival Herman Wilke a German gardener. Wilke had threatened the man and was arrested as the murderer.
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Cincinnall
Spring Grove Cemetery
Wagner
Wachnech
Herman Wilke
Wilke
Bishop to Cheat the Gallows in Connecticut Trial
The fate of Wesley W. Bishop, alleged killer of his wife and Charles Cobb Jr., is to be decided in the current Norwich Superior Court term. Reports suggest the outcome is well known in some circles as Bishop testified with a rope during Mrs Cobb’s trial for her husband’s murder.
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Wesley W. Bishop
Charles Cobb, Jr
Norwich
Conn
Man to Be Brought to Court Over Murder Case
Report says Lope will be realized and arraignments for second degree murder are complete. Defense expected on grounds of economy, claiming to save heavy expenses to the state.
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Lope
Atrangemens
Kentucky Scandal Hits Society Over Dark Family Romance
Louisville May 18 A Kentucky scandal erupts among prominent families as William H Tomlinson brother of ex Secretary Belknaps wife, allegedly tried to kill his cousin Bowman after revelations of an affair between Bowman and his wife. Bowman’s uncle is state university regent. Bowman fled to Washington amid fear of further trouble.
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William H. Tomlinson
Belknap
Bowman
Lemlinson
Tomlinson
Jessie Buckner
Greenville
Miss
Harrodsburg
Buckner
Kentucky
Little Phil Thompson
Milton G. Durham
Congress
Mississippi
Senaior Beck
Kentucky University
Ashland
Henry Clay
United States Peste
Lexington
Washington
Insane Bride Disrupts German Lutheran Wedding Plan
At a St Paul church a young woman Phebe Gestner interrupted her 3 PM wedding to Jobo Ellster by sudden insanity. Friends and an officer removed her to her sister’s home. Gestner’s father opposed the match though he provided dowry and goods. Ellster, distraught, awaits next steps as the ceremony was halted.
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German Lutheran Church
Eighth and
Locuat Streets
Friends of the Lady
Phebe Gertner
Gertner
Stillwater Road
St. Paul
Jobo Ellster
Talmage Appeals for Fair Play at Brooklyn Tabernacle
Brooklyn May 18 Mr Talmage appeared on the Tabernacle platform with a broad smile and spoke briefly about vindication by the Brooklyn presbytery. He announced a collection for printing Dr Spear's speech to counter opponents, and the audience applauded and hissed as the plan was unveiled.
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N.Y
Talmage
Tabernacle Platform
Messrs
van Dyke
Crosby
Ord
Dr. Spear
Stabbed in street a Norwich man fights off assailant
In Norwich on a May night James McNally, a 25 year old blacksmith, was stabbed twice and beaten by a vagabond on West Town Street. He was found semi conscious with a three inch neck wound, head injuries, and severe bruising. The attacker, Leroy, fled and has not been arrested. McNally had previously confronted Leroy during assaults on locals.
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Norwich
Conn
West Town Street
John Donnelly
James McNally
Mann
Donnelly
Leroy
McNally
Louisa yacht capsizes off Little Hell Gate two drowned
In New York on May 19 the steam yacht Louisa owned by Charles Stenglein struck rocks near Little Hell Gate and capsized during a pleasure trip with seven aboard. Rescues saved Jobo and Fred Stenglein and Adams and daughter, while Rosie Stenglein and James Hadi perished. Other passengers include William Adams and a young child.
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New York
Louisa
Charles Stenglein
Little Hell Gate
Jobo
Fred Stenglein
Re. Adams
James Hadi
William Adams
Rosie Stenglein
Cincinnati Saengerfest Promises World Class Musical Event
Cincinnati citizens plan a premier Saengerfest with top European and American soloists. A 1200-voice chorus from major singing societies will participate. The event runs June 11 with four evening concerts three matinees and an all day festival and feast at Lawood park.
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Cincinnati
Europe
America
Lawood Park
Convention to Consider Necro Grievances in Virginia
In AIcuMOND Virginia a colored convention opens at 11 o'clock tomorrow with a focus on the Rives matter. The recent Judge Hughes McKinnay decision may be discussed and an indignation meeting could occur, drawing in present of the "bloody shirt" congressmen.
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Aicumond
Hughes
McKinnay
Presen
Pulpit on Pocaset blames Christianity for tragedy
Rev L K Washburn lectured at Oxford Street Chapel Lynn on Freeman who killed his child claiming divine command. The sermon framed the act as the product of Christian faith and supernatural belief, urging critique of evangelical doctrine and linking the crime to mainstream Christianity.
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L. K. Washburn
Oxford Street
Lynn
Pocasset
Freeman
Abraham
Jepitah
India
Ganges
Mar
God
Minister labels Freeman a fanatic amid Abraham sermon
The Rev. W. C. Holman of Bunker Hill Baptist Church argued Freeman’s act was fanaticism not faith, condemning human sacrifice and noting Abraham’s example was not to be emulated. He blamed the Pocasset tragedy on ignorant followers and reiterated Adventists repudiated Freeman.
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Freeman
W. C. Holman
Bunker Hill Baptist Church
Pocasset
Tenac
Lord
Jesus Christ
Terrible vengeance in Emporia murder case unfolds
A Courier despatch reports Mills shot by Best, a Mills family rival, near Allen Creek. Dodge arrives with Mills’s cattle, Best shoots Mills after a challenge, then flees. An inquest is ordered as details of seduction and forced marriage emerge. a local remedy advertisement closes the piece.
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Kan
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dodge
Portneder
Americus
Mills
Allen Creek
Best
Sherrill Moon
Ivy
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