Tariff Debates Dominate Congress Week in House and Senate
Congress spent a week in tariff debate with Hatch and Butterworth leading House speeches on protectionism. The Senate debated fisheries and pensions while approving measures on postal crimes and a wage-labor schedule. Executive sessions adjourned after narrow votes and continued discussions on the Mills tariff bill and related amendments.
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Trunk Line Association
Central Traffic Association
West
Pumb
Transportation
Cullom
Senate
Post Ofice Department
Irish Protest Against Papal Rescript Moves in Dublin Park
Six thousand people gathered in Phoenix Park to back Irish Catholic MPs resolutions challenging the Holy See’s papal rescript. Speaker remarks denounced Rome's interference while pledging to separate spiritual and political domains. The crowd endorsed the manifesto by acclamation and the meeting pressed for Irish political independence.
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Inquisition
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Swedish Evangelists Cause Mental Breaks in Michigan
In Menominee and northern Michigan eight people became insane from female Swedish evangelists. Mrs. Charlotte Erickson, 40, was taken to the Marquette asylum after a violent episode requiring two men to restrain her. The evangelists remain at large preaching fire and brimstone.
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Nhpeming
Mich
Menominee County
Michigan
Charlotte Erickson
Marquette
Blaine’s Plans Leave Him in Paris for Dupe Season
Avavsta Maine May 17 Letters from relatives reveal Mrs. Blaine will arrive home mid June as renovations finish. She will bid farewell to Mr. Blaine in Paris where he will stay awhile longer. Reports say he has rented the Stanwood cottage at Bar Harbor for the season.
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Blaine
Villard Poised to Regain Control of Oregon & Transcontinental
New York May 16 Henry Villard plans to regain control of the Oregon and Transcontinental Company next month by electing Villard and his allies to a majority on the board. The plan would make Villard president of both the Oregon & Transcontinental and the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. The syndicate reportedly holds about 800,000 of 400,000 shares and will vote accordingly. Sidney Dillon will retire as president but stay on the board, with W. L. Bull also remaining. Transfer books close May 18 for the company and May 21 for the Ore Railway.
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Missouri
New England
Nell Bo Rand
Saas
Mississippi
Symes
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Funston
Kansas
Sherman
New York
Henry Villard
Oregon & Transcontinental Company
Villard
Sidney Dillon
W. L. Bull
Revenge on Pittsburg boycott proposed at brewers convention
A plan to introduce at the national convention of brewers in Pittsburg on May 17 a resolution to boycott Pittsburg industries tied to Western brewers is described. The move targets bottles glass casks tubes corks and related equipment, risking large losses for Pittsburg producers and suppliers.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Philip Best Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
United States
Cly
Wey
Armstrong Cork Factory
Poor Outlook for Crops Causes Drought Losses Across Indiana
Reports from Indiana counties describe widespread crop troubles as drought damages hay and oats while the southern region faces cornfield devastation from cutworms. The outlook across the state remains discouraging with ongoing agricultural stress.
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Ind
Indiana
Patti ticket swindler George Benson dies by own action
The Patti ticket swindler, George alias Harry Benson, leaped from the Ludlow Street jail second tier to the floor below and died at 10 15 p m after the 6 30 o clock jump. The death occurred last evening as authorities report the incident and the Signal Service update follows.
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New York
George
Harry Benson
Ludlow Street
City Thermometers to Publicly Display Official Temperature
Self registering thermometers will be installed in cities and linked by electricity with a dial posted outside weather buildings. They will record the temperature at building tops as directed by the signal service. The dials will help the public know the official temperature quickly from high office locations.
Mrs Cleveland Plans Quiet Washington Stay Then Pittsfield Trip
Mrs Cleveland will remain in Washington until July 1 and then accompany General and Mrs Greeley to Pittsfield Massachusetts for the summer. She will not visit Lenox in August to avoid social distractions. The President plans a September vacation, aiming to hunt in the Adirondacks after Congress adjourns.
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the Herald
Boycott Effort Grows Against Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Tribune notes fresh moves in a strike saga with calls for a city wide boycott. Union leaders from Chicago railroads convene in secret at the National Hotel, while Western roads plan a broader grievance meeting. An official warns the strike is not over and hints at new developments.
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the Tribune
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Fe Brotherhood
Mines Tragedy Claims Two Men Near Negau neer
In Salmer, Michigan near Negau neer five miles south of town, dynamite blast at the Pittsburg and Lake Superior mine killed Fred Hamburg and Charles Sundberg instantly. Both men were married with large families. cause and responsibility remain unknown.
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Salmer
Here
Fred Hamburg
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Bank ruin by gas explosion devastates St Cloud street
Gas escaping in the basement of the First National Bank of St Cloud Minnesota exploded last evening. The building is a total wreck with the front blown across the street. Many people on the street were injured including E Keller J Kuhn A L Huber F Tallman and J Whitney.
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Boy Drowned While Trying to Drown a Cat at River
In Nashville on May 18 Willie Pullman nine years old drowned while attempting to drown a cat with two companions. The raft broke near a six by twelve foot area and the cat seized his sleeve causing him to fall overboard. Helpers arrived but could not save him.
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Willie Pullman
Willie
Smothered to Death in Cleveland Home Fire
Mrs Elizabeth Lewis, aged woman, and her three grandchildren aged 6 4 and 18 months were smothered to death last night at 88 Headly street Cleveland. The Llewellyn family were away and Mrs Ros Llewellyn mother was left in charge. A fire broke out before midnight consuming part of the house. When the wife of William Llewellyn returned, all occupants were dead.
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Divorce Shocks Vanderbilts as Wife Wins Alimony
New York May 18 The publication of Mrs Jake Hand Vanderbilt s divorce and a $100 monthly alimony order surprised Staten Island observers where the Vanderbilts reside. Neighbors question the husband s wealth while noting a life of ease on his father s funds.
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Jake
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Fie
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William H. Vanderbilt
Political Doings and Conventions Across States
A sweep of party activity from Virginia to California details Republican splits in Virginia, Blaine’s rise, and labor party disputes. New York, Missouri, and Tennessee conventions nominate leaders, while debates focus on tariffs, pensions, and corruption. The file notes Cleveland’s administration, Gresham and Blaine prospects, and various state platforms.
Near Miss at Calumet & Hecla Mine Stirred by Misread Signals
President Agassiz and mining officials narrowly avoided disaster when a misread bell signal sent a mine skip speeding toward rock crushers. The party’s man at the controls halted the skip just feet from danger, an awful ride narrowly averted.
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The
Calumet & Hecla
Presidential booms collide at Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York
A meeting of Republican presidential boosters in New York features leaders and delegates from Indiana Michigan Minnesota and Vermont. Conversations touch on Alger Sherman Harrison Gresham Blaine and Sherman as potential nominees with notes on Westward strength and party strategy.
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Dr McGlynn Sees Stronger Labor Vote in New York
In Prerssure Pennsylvania on May 18 Dr McGlynn said New York labor strength will surprise expectations. He forecasts weakening the Democratic party and Republicans led by Blaine carrying the state. He plans many speeches and notes little support from Henry George while opposing church abuses and urging a division between church and state. He cites Ireland and Italy as examples of ecclesiastical overreach.
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Desolation in Keokuk Warsaw and Alexandria Floods
A Tascone correspondent describes the Mississippi flood’s havoc in Keokuk area and across Iowa Missouri Illinois. Water fills downtown streets with boats rafts and wrecked buildings as families shelter on roofs and churches flood.
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Pittsburg Bookkeeper Missing After $15000 Shortage
Peter J Quinn chief bookkeeper for Chris G Dixon Co. has been missing for several days and is suspected to have gone to Canada. An examination of his accounts shows a shortage of 15000 dollars.
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Peter J Quinn
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Powerless to Save Young Life in Drunken Spree
In Carbondale Pennsylvania on May 19 a nine year old boy Eddie Simpson died after his clothes caught fire during a drunken gathering by his parents Mr and Mrs John Simpson and boarders near Jermyn. The house burned as neighbors tried to reach the child and extinguish the flames.
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John Simpson
Jermyn
Eddie
Belpun
Tarantula Bite Shocks Newark Laundry Owner
Newark May 19 J A Griffiths owner of a Cedar street laundry was bitten on the second finger by a large tarantula while searching for shoes. He trapped the creature in an open oven and injured his hand as it struggled, with minor swelling reported.
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J. A. Griffiths
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Death of noted inventor George M. Phelps in Brooklyn
George M. Phelps, famed inventor of the stock indicator and several electro motor devices, died at his Brooklyn home last night at age 68 after a paralytic illness. The New York born innovator was 68 and had earned wide recognition for his contributions to machinery.
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New York
George M. Phelps
Brooklyn
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