House and Senate Pension Bills and Foreign Mail Debates
Congress debated the Blair pension bill with amendments on minimum monthly pensions, and considered the Van Wyck form. The foreign mail service amendment sparked a heated House debate over subsidies, tonnage fees, and cross border retaliation while McPherson and Hale defended export trade goals and shipping policy.
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Congress
Frye
Maine
Canada
Messrs. Miller
Dolph
West
Senate
Blair
Mr. Vanyck
Pilimmb
Mr. van Wyck
Logan
Springfield
Mass
Riggs
Illinois
Messrs. Wakefied
Minnesota
Guenther
Wisconsin
Milliken
House
Hale
Pacific Mail
Coke
Payne
Committee On Privileges
Ohio
House of Representatives
Henry B. Payne
United States
House Committee On Shipping
Court of Alabama Claims
United States Treasury
My. Hoar
Yeas
American Shipbuilding and Free Ship Policy Debate
The discussion centers on labor costs and vessel sailing expenses when competing with Britain. A Clyde-built ship costs 10 to 12 percent less upfront than an American build, yet life-cycle costs favor American crews with higher wages and food. A free ship policy invites foreign purchases and British registration, risking patriotism tied to American-built ships. The debate ends for the day and the week.
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Great Britain
Clyde
America
United States
Mrs Pendleton Killed In Central Park Carriage Accident
Mrs Alice Pendleton wife of Hon George H Pendleton of Ohio and minister to Germany died when thrown from a carriage in Central Park. Her daughter Jane Frances Pendleton aged 22 was injured and taken to Presbyterian Hospital. They had recently arrived from Berlin to nurse a sick relative and planned to return to Germany soon.
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Central Park
Miss Pendleton
New York
Alice Pendleton
George H. Pendleton
Ohio
Germany
Jane Frances Pendleton
Presbyterian Hospital
Pendleton and family shaken by sudden death shock
A British report from May 22 recounts Mr Pendleton and his daughter attending a Guards review. Shortly after learning his wife had died violently by cable, Pendleton collapsed and his daughter nearly fainted. He recovered but remains deeply distressed. American ladies stay with them at the legation amid German sympathy.
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Britain
Pendleton
Imperial Guards
New York
Chapan Coleman
Legation
Brain surgery tragedy ends in death for French youth
Joseph Beauregard of this city, crippled by a 11 year old skull injury, sought relief via surgery after repeated refusals by doctors. At Maine General Hospital an operation removed bone to free the brain but he died the next morning, having prepared his own burial and bought a headstone with date space left blank.
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Joseph Beauregard
Montreal
Maine General
Portland
Maine General Hospital
Beauregard
West Virginia mother slays three daughters then herself
In Lincoln county last night Mrs. Margaret Donnan, a widow, crazed by religious fanaticism, killed her three daughters aged twelve ten and eight with a carving knife and then killed herself. Neighbors found the room streaked with blood, resembling a slaughter house.
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Wuerkina
W. Va
Lincoln County
Margaret Donnan
Settlers Claim Dam Blown Up by Lumbermen
In northern Michigan tension grows as settlers accuse lumbermen of importing Canadian labor and stealing timber. Harris Brothers dam at Mount Pleasant on the Chippewa was dynamited, destroying rafts of logs worth millions and frightening locals. Some blame dissatisfied settlers, others think railroad interests aim to disrupt rafting and force timber by rail, raising fears of more trouble.
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Igan
Detroit
Mich
Mount V Pleasant
Harris Brothers
Chippewa
Bishop Fabre Rejects Knights of Labor Amendments
Bishop Fabre declines to consider proposed Knights of Labor constitution amendments. He condemns the society as spirit against Roman Catholic principles and warns excommunication for Roman Catholic members or converts. Over 17,000 Knights belong to the church headed by the bishop, who consults Archbishop Taschereau before Rome.
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MontTrrat
Fabre
Knights of Labor
Taschereau
Rome
Beloved New York Judge Samuel Trand Dies at 51
Albany May 21 Judge Samuel Trand renowned and brilliant lawyer died at his Albany residence in his fifty second year. He served as associate judge of the Court of Appeals from 1878. Judge Hand was a Democrat and a warm friend of Mr Tilden.
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Albany
N. Y
Samuel Trand
Court of Appeals
Apaches Kill Three Mexicans At Whetstone Mountains
May 20 report from Harry Lutley's ranch says Fred Lutley and a woodcorder named Dutch Charley were killed by Apaches yesterday. Harry escaped. A Mexican from the Whetstone mountains adds that three Mexicans were killed there this morning.
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Tompstonn
A. T
Fred Lutley
Moody fatally injured in stray ball collision at game
In Haverhill on May 23 Harry W Moody a cutter at A L Chase and Co shoe factory sustained a fractured skull when struck by a stray ball during an amateur baseball game. Recovery is doubtful.
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Haverhill
Harry W. Moody
A. L. Chase & Co
Foreign Summary of Home Rule Debate and European Tensions
The article surveys British political debate over home rule in Ireland with Labouchere and O'Connor voices, noting Queen Victoria's stance and potential dissolution. It also reports European strains, including Russia’s ambitions, Turkish Greek frontier incidents, and Don Carlos in Spain asserting his rights, while Paris debates Freycinet's government and royal nuptials.
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Henry Labouchere
Gladstone
Marquis of Salisbury
Mr. Gladstone
House of Commons
Ae ‘Labby
T. P. O'Connor
Tux Gloor
Key
Spain
Yegas
Paris
Carlos
Christiana
Don Carlos
Bashel
Friends of
Clemenceau
de Freycinet
Orleans
Republic
Lisbon
Comte de Paris
Galbera
Harcourt
Prince Anl
Portugal
Rue de la Paix
Sam Jones Returns to Tobacco Habits in Baltimore
Bartimont May 23 Evangelist Sam Jones resumes smoking Havanas after quitting in Chicago and South travel. He jokes about not quitting tobacco and says he will tell the world that no habit is a stumbling block. He condemns baseball as corrupt and notes Baltimore has no baseball on Sundays.
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Bartimont
Sam Jones
Chicago
Baltimore
Small
Jones
Barnie
Baltimore Baseball Nine
Sam Small
Evangelist Jones
Hell
Blaine son hints at 1888 presidential run possibility
The Register reports Walker P. Blaine, son of James G. Blaine, visited Hartford Harbor area. He says his father is healthy, enjoying leisure, and not considering a candidacy, though he is keen on the party’s success. The interviewer notes a subtle eyelid droop and moustache twitch as the implied message.
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New Havin, Conn
the Register
Walker P. Blaine
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Three Children Die in Coal Oil Fire Accident
Mount Pleasant Westmoreland County report details a tragic incident at Michael Feehan’s home. Three Feehan children, left briefly unattended while parents christened an infant, ignited an oil can on a burning grate causing a fatal explosion. Two children perished, one survived but badly burned. The scene described as heartrending and fatal.
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Penn
Mount Pleasant
Westmoreland County
Michael Feehan
Wil
Dr Dio Lewis Prefers Cremation and Burial Plan
In New York on May 22 Dr Dio Lewis stated his preference for cremation of his body rather than urn burial. He directs the ashes not be placed in an urn but interred in the earth where his wife may plant forget me not.
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New York
Dio Lewis
Freiler
Preller
Poison Plot Endangers Cincinnati Policeman Family
In Cincinnati a failed poisoning attempt targeted Policeman John R. Gehlert’s family by arsenic-laced milk. The dairy bucket was left for the morning rounds. the family drank the milk except the eldest son. The report also notes a separate New York telegraphic item about Dun & Co mercantile failures totaling 167 for the week across the United States and Canada.
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Cincinnati
John R. Gehlert
Gehlert
New York
United States
Canada
R. G. Dun & Co
Mercantile Agency
Te Las
Fisheries Dispute Escalates as Another Sloop Seized
The American fishing schooner Ella M. Doughty, anchored near Stann's harbor, was seized by Baddeck Chief Collector Campbell after buying bait and failing to enter or clear. Consul General Phelan denounces the act as illegal, while Portland reacts with indignation. The dispute hinges on treaty interpretations from 1818 and earlier, with the United States claiming right to fish near coasts under broad protections.
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David J. Adams
Ella M. Doughty
Portland
Campbell
Baddeck
McAulay
Englishtown
Phelan
Maulay
Consul Phelan
England
United States
Scott
Landsdowne
Adams
Ma M. Doughty
Kayard
Canada
Great Britain
Ameérlex
Crown
British America
Colonial schooner Sisters seized at Portland harbor
Port land Maine May 24 A colonial schooner named Sisters was seized at the port as Captain Ellis arrived at the custom house and took an oath. Deputy collector Colesmith demanded the manifest and set a $500 fine, with no option but to pay. The vessel was charged and crew allowed to discharge 20000 macares of fish from last week.
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PortLand
Ulus
Colesmith
Bradbury
Inspector How
Ellis
Monse
N.S
F. L. Clement & Co
Clasping Her Picture A Young Man Dead in Chicago Room
In Chicago a 26 year old man named James J Mullarky from Cleveland rented a room at 7 North State Street, was found dead with a bottle labeled sulfuric acid nearby and a clinched photograph of a brunette. Letters to Miss Lilien McAfferty and to J Mallarky were among his effects. The report notes a suicide amid a scene of photographs and personal items.
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Careacos T
James J. Mullarky
Cleveland
North State Street
Mullarky
Lilien McAfferty
Rhodes Avenue
Chicago
J. Mallarky
Courtland Street
New York
Remarkable Egg Diet Ends in Fatal Illness
A man attempted an extreme sustenance stunt by drinking whiskey between each of a dozen eggs. He nearly finished four more eggs before falling ill and dying, a case that has sparked much discussion.
Beaulx Poison Case Ends in Tragedy and Arrest
In Deerfield Greenfield May 20 Alvah E Taylor about 40 administered arsenic to his two year old son and then to himself. The child died within two hours and Taylor survived a throat wound after a failed suicide attempt. Sheriff Smead jailed him as Justice Greene to hear evidence while Medical Examiner Coy sets a verdict classing the death as strychnine poisoning by the father.
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Greenfield
Old Deerfield
Alvah E. Taylor
Taylor
Conan Allen
Deerfield Street
Smead
Forty Wives Suitor in Wethersfield Farm Drama
Chauncey B. Winship, 76, of Wethersfield, sought a second wife after his wife's death, proposing to over forty women with offers up to ten thousand dollars. He eventually married Mrs. Pheumdence, transferring property and cash. His children filed for conservatorship as tensions and threats emerged in court.
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Hartromrp
Chauncey B. Winship
Wethersfield
Pheumdence
Winship
New York
Charles
General Durbin Ward Dies in Linanon
General Durbin Ward, born 1819 in Bracken county Virginia, died this afternoon in Linanon. He rose from Union soldier to brevet brigadier general, fought at Chickamauga Mills Springs Pittsburg Landing Perryville Stone River and campaigns of Atlanta and Nashville. He was noted orator for democratic causes and twice narrowly missed gubernatorial nomination. He served as state senator and district attorney, was Grant’s removal target, and partnered with Tom Corwin as a lawyer.
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Congress
United States
Wendleton
Payne
Grant
Charleston
Baltimore
Stephen A. Douglass
Tom Corwin
Explosions Strike Orangeville Official Residence and Office
Two dynamite blasts occurred in Orangeville Ontario injuring the police magistrate or his office on Main Street. The attacks follow prior blasts linked to enforcement of the temperance law and no arrests have been made. Local outrage grows as investigations continue.
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Orangeville
Ont
Monroe
Main Street
Vesey Colclough Plans Return to Ireland Estate
In 1818 Dudley Colclough left Tentrin Abbey County Wexford Ireland for America with his family. Vesey Colclough now lives at 27 Blossom Street Lynn with three sons William Alexander and George all in Lynn. Vesey is the surviving male heir to the Tentrin Abbey estate valued at £10000 per year and intends to travel to Ireland on June first to pursue his claim.
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Lynn
Dudley Colclough
Vesey Colclough
Tentrin Abbey
County Wexford
Ireland
America
Blossom Street
William A
Alexander
George
Vesey Coolough
Lie
Two Men Fight a Terrible Battle in New Jersey
A. Rodriguese and Billy Welden of Brooklyn dueled in New Jersey with two ounce gloves for a $300 prize. Sides included Billy Oliver and Johnny Farrell aiding Rodriguese and Jack Golden and Tommy Danforth backing Welden. Lew Burke was timekeeper and Ed Plummer the referee. Twenty-one rounds stretched 1 hour 25 minutes before both men could not continue, yielding a drawn match described as a fierce prize-ring encounter near New York.
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New York
New Jersey
A. Rodriguese
Billy Welden
Brooklyn
Rodriguese
Billy Oliver
Johnny Farrell
Welden
Jack Golden
Tommy Danforth
Lew Burke
Ed Plummer
Death of Leopold Von Ranke in Berlin
Berlin May 23 Professor Leopold Von Ranke renowned historian died today in his 1st year at Berlin.
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Europe
Berlin
Leopold von Ranke
Dakota Resolve at Statehood Meeting in Huron
May 10 Huron South Dakota at a statehood and division meeting delegates adopted a resolution stating that if Congress adjourns without an act admitting South Dakota or creating an east west division and if the constitutional convention submits repeal of section 1 of the ordinance and if voters repeal the section then the late government should assemble and commence duties and powers in line with precedents endorsed by the United States Senate.
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Reed
Maine
Hewitt
York
Massachusetts
Buchanan
United States
House
Judiciary Committee
Dunn
Arkansas
Ood
Huron, Dak
Congresa
South Dakota
Epte
United States Senate
Chinese Doctors Earn Five to Ten Cents a Visit
Norristown Herald notes the medical system underpayment for Chinese doctors and patients, contrasting low fees with the heavy effort involved. The piece implies economic strain on doctors and a harsh cost of care.
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Ang
Norristown Herald
Maxwell Wilt. A Murder Trial Reopens in St. Louis
The Maxwell murder trial resumed in Criminal Court with twelve jurors seated from forty seven, as prosecutors outline Brooks Preller case and Maxwell's alleged chain of lies. Maxwell admits to using chloroform during a medical procedure on Preller and describes the events leading to the death, including disposing of the body and drinking afterward. The State seeks to connect Maxwell to early involvement and calls for credibility questions about his claimed titles and past conduct.
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St. Louis
Maxwell Tria
Criminal Court
True
Verry
Auckland
Maxwell
Preller
Harrison
Presler
Brooks
Cephalonia
Royal College
No Doubt Parker Poisoning Case Closes
The examination of Mrs. H. E. Nason in the Don C. Parker poisoning case ended with Justice Bailey freeing the respondent. The judge noted Parker was poisoned and died, but the killer's identity remained unsettled, allowing the State's attorney to pursue possible indictment at a September term.
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Burtano
H. E. Nason
Don C. Parker
Joel C. Baker
P. Redfield Kennall
Vermont
Nason
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