Coming of Congress and House Rules Revisions
A leading Democratic member probes pledge to a party slate for House organization. 134 members reply pledging no fixed slate, signaling unpledged approach to select officials after surveying field. Murphy Iowa supports rule amendment. Randall’s stance discussed. Speaker Carlisle arrives ill but poised for speakership. Internal Revenue report covers fruit brandy storage, withdrawal trends, and proposed reforms including abolishing inspector of tobacco with duties shifted to district collectors.
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Wasnixotox
Murphy
Iowa
Greenback
Weaver
Randall
Appropriations Committee
Pennsylvania
House
Me Says He is a Bi-Metallist Yet Unsure of Congress Action
Washington November 21 Mr Car lisle comments on tariff bills and administration aims. He notes revenue reformers allow concessions for tariff redaction and that the President wants a party driven measure. He supports bi metalism and mentions possible temporary suspension of silver coinage to seek a bi metallic currency deal with foreign nations.
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Washington
Carlisle
House
State Department
Commissioner Miller's Annual Internal Revenue Report
The 1885 annual report of Joseph B Miller commissioner of internal revenue totals 135 pages and outlines 115 million dollar revenue projections. It notes 7 million gallons of distilled spirits seeking market and 10 million gallons bonded, plus 112 million dollars in receipts from all internal sources. The report calls for more revenue agents, cites district collection highs, and discusses taxation reforms for fractional gallons to curb evasion.
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Washington
Joseph 8. Miller
Internal Revenue
Ilipois
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Listiller
The President Not to Send a Minister Over at Present
Washington reports the State Department and Austrian government dispute remains tense. Baron Schaeffer’s recall likely planned with Vienna delaying a new appointment until reparations for Mr Keiley are addressed. President Cleveland and Mr Bayard insist on minimal official contact and brief, infrequent communications through subordinate officers.
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Washington
State Department
Bayard
Baron Schaeffer
Vienna
United States
Cleveland
Keiley
Austria
Presidents order limits interview access at White House
The President’s order restricting office seekers from private interviews has reduced requests and gives him more time. Regular public men may visit for business, but discussing appointments is discouraged and could harm their aims. A few violators faced no gain.
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Washington
White House
Meeting of National Cattle and Horse Growers' Assoc
Delegates from Colorado Utah Idaho and part of Wyoming gather in St Louis for the National Cattle and Horse Growers Association meeting. Notable figures include ex Governor Routt General Brisbin Susie Clark N M Curtis and Judge Carroll. Key topics include diseases public lands ranges a national cattle trail and consolidation of Chicago and St Louis groups. Tensions between Northwest and Southwest may threaten the association.
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St. Louis
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
National Cattle and Horse Growers’ Association
J. L. Routt
J. 8. Brisbin
Susie Clark
Iowa
N. M. Curtis
New York
Judge Carroll
Texas
Terrible insane mother in Brooklyn nursery case
Mrs May Johnson, admitted to the Brooklyn Nursery after being abandoned by her husband, was found attempting to smother her eldest child Winnifred, 18 months. The attendants seized her. the child revived after medical aid. Investigations show the youngest child Flora, five months, had already suffocated. The woman is remanded for examination.
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Brooklyn
Broolyn
Va. L
May Johnson
Winnifred
Flora
American Shipping Interests Plan Washington Visit
A special joint committee from the Chamber of Commerce and the Maritime Association of New York will depart for Washington to urge President Cleveland and his cabinet to aid American shipping. They will seek mail steamers support and aim to influence the coming winter Congressional session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Shipping Interests
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Maritime Association
Washington
Cleveland
Congress
Inoculation for yellow fever reported from Rio de Janeiro
New Orleans November 19 Dr Joseph Holt president of the Louisiana State Board of Health has received a letter from Dr J McF Geston of Atlanta Ga inclosing a communication from Dr Domingo Freire of Rio de Janeiro Brazil giving information about inoculation for yellow fever Freire states that he has this year performed nearly 5000 inoculations with absolutely successful results for
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New Orleans
Joseph Holt
Louisiana State Board of Health
J. McF. Geston
Atlanta
Domingo Freire
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Freire
Inoculated survive as disease rages among others
The report notes none of the inoculated died while over 400 unvaccinated individuals perished. It states inoculated people lived in an infected area, with many deaths in houses once struck by the disease. A large number of foreigners and hundreds of children were inoculated, yet remain at risk as victims of the disease.
Carleton Murder Confession Emerges in Past Case
Crumbling Watertown home walls mark the scene of Emma Carleton’s murder as rumor spreads of a confession by Frazier Cunliff. Cambridge police and Boston detectives pursue details after Cunliff, awaiting six years for burglary in New York, allegedly implicates Emma Carleton’s husband in the crime. Authorities study the house and nearby residences while awaiting official confirmation.
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Carleton
Watertown
Emma Carleton
Folsom
Cambridge
Boston
Brooks
Toombs
New York
Frazier Cunliff
States
Cowark
Milwaukee Mother Fights Burglar Then Captures Him
A Milwaukee mother, Mrs. Phillips, woke to find John Thompson burglarizing her home. She fought him, endured stab and cuts while eight family members raised alarms. Thompson fled, then attacked Mrs. Davis, but was captured after a struggle at Mr. Kaul's house. Police held him on burglary and assault charges.
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Milwaukee, Wis
John Thompson
P. Phillips
Phillips
Thompson
Rufus A. Davis
Davis
Walsh
Mr. Kaul
Mr. Ul
Accident at Dorristown injures seven during baptism rush
In Dorristown Tennessee eight miles from Gallatin an evening crash injured seven people amid a baptism gathering. Rev John Gillam and family traveled by barouche when Dr A C Bryant's horse collided from behind, overturning both vehicles. Gillam thigh injuries wife arm fracture Arthur Gillam head wounds skull feared. Gillam's brother and two young daughters also hurt as horses trampled and a 200-strong crowd watched buggies topple and debris spill into a ten foot embankment.
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Nashville
Tennn
Dorristown
Gallatin
Tenn
John Gillam
A.C. Bryant
Bryant
Gillam
John Gillan
Tragic Fall Into Cambria Iron Furnace Fatal for J B Smith
In Cambria Pennsylvania on November 18 J B Smith a workman at Cambria Iron Company fell into a blast furnace during repairs. Gas surged and he died after rescuers were overcome. A long rescue attempt left many workers prostrated before Smiths remains were recovered burned and recognizable as a human body.
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Tenteen
Smith
Dempsey reports wolves devoured two companions while crossing mountains
Helena November 19 James Dempsey arrived from Fort McInnis with a grim tale. He says his two companions John Hoag and Jacob Sheller were killed and eaten by wolves while crossing the mountains. Dempsey, a Cleveland resident, said he climbed a tree and witnessed their bodies being torn apart. Sheller hails from Lafayette Indiana.
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Helena
Mon
James Dempsey
Fort Mcuinnis
John Hoag
Jacob Sheller
Dempsey
Cleveland
Lafayette
Ind
Cured of Cancer by Prayer in Hartrorp Conn
In Hartrorp Connecticut a 94 year old woman known as Mother Clark at the Home for the Aged credits prayer with curing her cancer. She prayed while a clergyman in another city prayed at the same hour, and reports say the cancer diminished and vanished. She attended church the following Sunday.
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Hartrorp
Conn
A. N. Clark
Court Orders H J Jewett to Turn Over 21 Million to Original Owners
Cincinnati November 17 The Court of Common Pleas ordered H J Jewett and associates to turn over to the original owners 21 million dollars tied to a Cincinnati family business. The case involved certificates guaranteed at 6 percent per year, issued illegitimately.
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Cincinnati
Court of Common Pleas
H. J. Jewett and Associates
Origina Owners
Ee Elad of
Fiamil
Tnnehy
Tragedy as Driver and Passenger Die Near Rail Line
A Bloomfield couple Mr and Mrs Janbroke of Oakland county were struck and killed while crossing the Detroit Grangell and Milwaukee railroad near Pontiac at noon. The accident occurred on a daylight crossing injuring no others. Dispatches report the train crew aided emergency responders at the scene.
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Detroit
Michigan
Janbroke
Bloomfield
Oakland County
Detroit, Grangell & Milwaukee
Pontiac
Pernek
Bey Bosh d Om
Seals Orsese
Morals and Money in a Lodge Household Tale
In a Montreal bound scene a Boston couple debates charity and virtue as a seamstress inherits 12000 from a Canadian will. John Colby contemplates thrift over generosity while his wife critiques crime, payback, and social judgment, ending with a dispute over traveling to Montreal for funds and smallpox fears.
Trust involves condition on visits for $27000 until majority
David F. Bradley faces trial on a trust matter related to Miss Mary Virginia Dunham who conveyed property valued at about $27,000 to Bradley as trustee. The condition requires the grandson to visit her at set times, with the stipulation potentially affecting the inheritance if visits are not made. They discuss court approval of enforcing the visits.
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Cureace
David FE. Bradley
Roolson
Tiley
Mary Virginia Dunham
David F. Bradley
John Dunham Roloson
Card of
Miss Dunham
Clergyman Sues for Gifts and Fees in Connecticut Suit
Rev. Charles Pyke sues Miles Clarke and Eugenia Clarke in Waterbury District Court claiming services rendered, gifts given, and cash loans connected to land sales. He alleges commissions, purchases for Mrs Clarke, and travel costs from New Haven to New York and New Jersey as part of a controversial arrangement with the Clarke household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Connecticut
Charles Pyke
Miles 8.Clarke
Eugenia A. Clarke
Waterbury
Pyke
Prospect
Clarke
Assumpsit
Rev. Pyke
Clarke Mansion
Philopena
Vane Rey
Guards of a Soldier's Rights in Albany
Charges were preferred before Governor Hill on Saturday against the commissioners of immigration of New York by the Veteran Rights Union, alleging unauthorized discharge of soldier Fawcett and refusal to reinstate him when directed. The commissioners must answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Hill
Commissioners of Immigration of
New York
Veteran Rights’ Union
Fawcett
A Ship Canal Across Florida
Captain James B. Eads considers building a ship canal across the Florida peninsula from McGirt's creek near Jacksonville to Deadman's bay near Cedar Keys. The proposed route would run through the Santa Fe River valley, about 120 miles in length, aiming for the Gulf of Mexico.
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Jacksonville
Fla
James B. Eads
Florida Peninsula
McGirt’s Creek
Santa Fe River
Gulf of Mexico
Cedar Keys
Deadman’s Bay
Brakeman Survives 70-Foot Fall From Train
John Hayes of Brattleboro fell seventy feet from the New London and Northern railroad into water on Saturday. Despite the long drop he was not seriously injured, though the incident prompted reports of the accident at Greenfield on November 21.
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Greenfield
John Hayes
Brattleboro
New London & Northern Railroad
Prince Alexander Bids for Turkish Aid in Balkan War
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria appeals to the Sultan for assistance as Western powers press Turkey to halt the conflict. Servian forces suffer heavy losses at Slivnitza and Widdin, while Bulgarian troops rally under Alexander’s command amid shifting fortunes and European pressure to restore the prewar status quo.
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Milan of
Servia
Slivnitza
Viddin
Milan
Bulgaria
Vienna
Nvasion
Danube
Sofia
Slivnitya
Dragoman Pass
Alexander
Shvnitya
Berlin
Europe
Morava
Timok
Widdin
Sotia
Pernick
Aexander
Prince Alexander
Sana Rhies
Turkey
Russia
Austria
England
France
Germany
Roumeia
Roumelia
Hartford Will Case Reopens Long‑Unsolved Mystery
Hart ford Conn November 19 A decade old mystery resurfaces in a Superior Court will dispute over James R Averill a Hartford Times editor whose fate after September 1875 voyage to the White Mountains remains unknown A niece seeks early annuity payments from a long held bequest totaling about 260000 with conditions tied to his disappearance and death theories hinge on when payments should commence and amounting to 6300 at stake The case centers on whether seven year rule applies to a missing person and how the trust should be administered against several contingent annuities and debts
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Hartforp
Conn
James R. Averill
Hartford Times
Hartford
White Mountains
Boston
Ohio
Europe
Portland
Portland & Ogdensburg
Averill
White Mountain
Randolph
Whitefield
Connecticut
Remarkable case of suspended animation in Nebraska
Miss Minnie Dislner, 21, a farmer's daughter living six miles northeast of Columbus, Nebraska, suffered sudden drowsiness and severe headache on October 26. She fell into a coma, showing no movement or speech for three weeks, with intermittent tears and faint signs of life while medical attempts to revive her failed. The family keeps the matter quiet and restricts visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omana
Neb
Columbus
Minnie Dislner
Property worth 2 000 000 suits against city in Yerba Buena tract
Mrs Elizabeth J Francahua sues San Francisco to be declared trustee of a 100 square block waterfront tract valued at about 2 million dollars. She says the land was granted to her father Gabriel Castro by Yerba Buena alcalde in 1834 and that the Yerba Buena Pueblo title was recently confirmed to the city by the United States. The claim rests on a prior Mexican grant and much of the land is now occupied or held by quit claim title holders from the city.
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San Francisco
Elizabeth J. Francahua
Franklin, Lion and Union Streets
Gabriel Castro
Yerba Buena
Yerba Buena Pueblo
United States
Mormon apostle L Snow arrested in Brigham City
Capra Utah November 22 L Snow one of twelve Mormon apostles was arrested Friday for unlawful cohabitation. He has seven wives and was captured at wife No 7 residence in Brigham City after deputies searched the house. Snow waived preliminary exam and is held on $1800 bond for grand jury. The arrest shocks Mormons and is the most prominent yet under the Edmunds law.
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Capra
Utah
L. Snow
Mormon Church
Snow
Brigham City
Arrest of U S Marshal Vandercook Sparks Mormon Prosecution Talk
Sart Lax Utah November 22 A sensational arrest shocks the region as Oscar Vandercook United States marshal is taken into custody on a charge of illicit cohabitation. The arrest points to claims about federal officials and Gentiles involved in Mormon prosecutions.
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Sart
Lax
Utah
Oscar Vandercook
United States
Saas
Ox theft case cracked in Ipswich. thief arrested
Gloucester reports a theft of an ox and heifer from Ipswich solved. District Officer Shaw and Officers Sylvester Barrett traced the ox to John Carter’s slaughter-house. The red hide, marked and identified with a plow, linked to Horton of Ipswich. Carter paid a man calling himself Edward Ingersoll $30. ox dressed 815 pounds. Ingersoll, from Hamilton, claims he traded his horse for the ox and last week sold a valuable heifer to Carter. Ingersoll arrested by Shaw.
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Gloucester
Ipswich
Shaw
Sylvester
Barrett
John Carter
Horton
Carter
Edward Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Hamilton
200th Anniversary Printing Arrival Observed in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports a December celebration by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania marking two centuries since printing arrived in the middle colonies. Reverend George Boardman will give an address on December 11 outlining the advancement and influence of early printing in colonial America.
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Philadelphia
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Middle Colonies
America
George Boardman
Bradford
Wandering Holbrook Man Returns After Thirty Years
Leonard Poole, who left Faxon's Corner for California thirty-one years ago to seek fortune, returns home impoverished after being robbed of his savings and injured in a train robbery. Found in Boston then sent to a workhouse, he is now recovering at his daughter’s home in Faxon's Corner with his health improving.
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Johnsen
Peter Lessor
Howard i. Oaro
Howard Heagan
Canada
Monteal
Montreal
Brocixtox
Leonard Poole
Faxon’s Corner
Holbrook
Brockton Line
Far West
Poole
California
Wommanhood
Luther A. Hayden
Brookville
A. M. Herrod & Co
North Main Street
E Hayden
Mr. Hayden
Boston
Eridge
Rossebais
Hayden
Boy Buried in Quicksand Sewer Tragedy in Brooklyn
In South Fifth street Brooklyn a water main leak created quicksand like ground. Fifty boys used a puddle as a play area until the surface sank. James Carroll disappeared under sand as Charles West struggled to save him. West and others fled to safety as the boy’s body was recovered hours later, bruised and conveyed home by ambulance.
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New York
South Fifth Street
Brooklyn
James Carroll
Charles West
West
Millions of Grasshoppers Cause Nighttime Scare in Helena
Helena Arkansas on November 20 reports a strange sky filled with grasshoppers resembling snowflakes striking roofs and windows. Citizens recall Kansas swarms and note this invasion surpasses prior experiences with locusts as the insects move westward, many being crushed by obstructions and removed from sidewalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Ark
Kansas
Ejectment suit test of 2000 acres valued at million
Colonel C M Deeringer of Philadelphia and Clarence Deeringer arrive in Wilkes Barre to attend a major ejectment trial against Hon Eckley B Coxe of Drifton. The case, ongoing thirteen years, questions title to about 2000 acres valued near one million dollars and tests ownership for a third time amid tax default claims from 1834.
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Coxe
Dynamite Pillow Explosion Kills Engineer Near Allentown
Joseph Snyder an engineer at Harper's quarry near Allentown died in an explosion that rocked the area early yesterday. The blast hurled his body about 100 feet, destroying the engine house, engine, and stack, with debris scattered nearby.
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Allentown
Penn
Joseph Snyder
Harper’s Quarry
Snyder
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