Senate and House clash over bills and treaties in August session
The report covers the August congressional actions with talks on free list for books, indemnity for the Venezuelan Steamship Company, a bridge grant at Winona Minnesota, gun factory funding for Watervliet arsenal, and battles over army and naval appropriations. It notes committee selections, proposed inquiries into railroads and canals, and speeches by Sherman on fisheries treaty opposition. The Senate adjourns in memory of Gen Sheridan as ties and trades are debated across both houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
House
England
Senate
Evarts
Committee On Foreign Relations
Venezuelan Steamship Company of
New York
Winona & Southwestern Railway Company
Mississippi
Winona
Minn
the Hoose
Watervliet
N. Y
Townsend
Hear
United States
Canada
Alison
Hale
Dolph
Pugh
Eustis
Blodgett
Farwell
Beck
Sherman
Mr. Morgan
Dibble
South Carolina
Secretary of War
South Aug
Charles
Holman
Lind and
Nelson
Minnesota
New Jersey
Springer
Ilinois
Mr. Cullom
Committee
Interstate Commerce
Grand Trunk
Canadian Pacific
Welland
St. Lawrence
China
Japan
Europe
Hoar
Cullom
Edmunds
Mitchell
United
Callom
Gen. Sheridan
Hovsrt
Finance
Horsk
House Committee On
Appropriations
Townshend
Committee On
Committee On Milita Affairs
Army
Carlisle
Barefoot mail carrier Ruths Mount Airy to Fancy Gap
David Rigby walks the mail route from Mount Airy to Fancy Gap on foot and barefoot, earning 62 cents for fifty six miles daily. He also carries freight like buggy tires and chairs, charging a nickel for long hauls. Rigby is punctual, walks with ease, and prefers walking to horses or buggies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston N.C. Sentinel
David Rigby
Mount Airy
Fancy Gap
Rigby
Leprosy Death Reported in La Grange Iowa
Mrs Helena Helverson of La Grange Iowa died from leprosy. She was born in Norway twenty nine years ago. The case had no family history or known exposure and doctors attribute it to a form of leprosy. There are no children reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena Helverson
la Grange
Iowa
Norway
Cohen
Wasmarr
William I
Baden Baden
Rider Haggard
Sermon at Chautauqua Defends Biblical Orthodoxy
The Rev. T DeWitt Talmage preaches at Chautauqua defending total biblical inspiration against modern “advanced thought.” He argues the Bible is divinely inspired and preserved, denounces partial acceptance, and contrasts orthodox destiny with atheistic doubt, urging adherence to the old paths. He cites Isabella Graham’s funeral and last will as exemplars of orthodox faith and ends with reflections on living and dying in faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. DeWitt Talmage
D. D
Brooklyn
Chautauqua
London
Alexander Smith
A&d
God
Moses
Isaiah
Paul
Christ
Mars
Saturn
Gibbon
Josephus
Prescott
George Bancroft Pote
Robert Ingersolls
Robert G. Ingersoll
Thomas Paine
Washington
Geyront
Madras
America
Apearls
Five Corner
Park Congregational Church
Gloriou
Theodore Parker
Boston
New York
John Milton
Paradise
Orthodoxy
Alhambras
Versailles
Windsor Castles
Winter Gardens
Raymond Street
Sing Sing
George Whitefield
Jezebel
Mary Lyon
Nero
James A. Garfield
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Jesus Christ
Albern
Cookinnan
Richard Cecil
Commodore Foote
Isabella Graham
Magdalen
Mason
John
Gaeline Tab Ta Neeiainen
Rapid street chase by a horse driving woman
A woman driving a horse roars through a busy street causing alarm and damage. Pedestrians scatter as she sprints between lanes, refuses to slow, and insists the horse loves to go. A policeman asks if it is life or death while she explains she must reach a meeting of the Woman’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewain
Tenth Street
Woman's Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
The Key of Death in Venetian Legend
A tale set in Venice features Tebaldo a rejected suitor who builds a deadly weapon a jeweled key with a poison needle. He fatally strikes a bridegroom and later wounds the betrothed bride through a grate. After parents die mysterious deaths suspicion falls, the needle is found, Tebaldo is executed, and the bride survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tebaldo
Venice
Dogs Survive Falls Experiment at Niagara Prospect Point
A large Newfoundland and a smaller dog were pushed from Prospect Point on the Canada side into the Niagara River hoping they would be dashed on the rocks. Both animals survived the plunge, swimming to shore and ascending to the park with no serious harm, despite the dangerous ride over the cataract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Prospect Point
Canada
Graham
Fitting Up Hotel Roofs For Summer Gardens
A movement to fit up gardens on hotel roofs echoes the Casino roof garden. If adopted city dwellers may stay in town rather than go to country or seashore, creating cooler, fragrant avenues for workers amid hanging garden style sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylon
Ork
Night hunt for the man eating shark in Hawaii sea
A San Francisco Chronicle writer recalls a Waikiki sea voyage to capture a huge man eating shark or niuhi. Fishermen, a Kahuna, and a skilled elder tether the massive beast by the head with a rope. At daylight the crowd drags the creature ashore, kills it, and all parts are eaten. The fisherman who lassoed the shark is praised and receives extra liver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waikiki
Honolulu
San Francisco Chronicle
Mano Keokee
Ninhi
Old Des Moines Brewery Finds 25 Year Old Beer
Workmen tearing down Des Moines oldest brewery uncovered beer aged about 25 years. A nearby water witch guided a shaft near the cellar, a strong water flow burst into the lower chamber and vats of beer, sealed, remained after the cellar was walled up and the well filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wakes Down South Custom After-Death Burial Practices
A Georgia custom among African Americans involves burying the deceased in a plain coffin with minimal ceremony. One year later a preacher conducts a funeral sermon amid mourning, tears, and ritual wailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Directors Paid to Attend Board Meetings for Fees
The piece explains how railroad and other company directors receive fees of five to ten dollars for regular and special board meetings. It recounts anecdotes of Wall Street magnates such as Russell Sage and Henry Hart risking their time to attend meetings for pay, with tales of missed quorums and clerks drawing fees in lieu of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Manhattan Elevated Railroad
Russel Sage
Henry Hart
Pacific Mail and Steamship Company
Third Avenue Surface Railroad Company
Largest gorilla landed in Boston named Jack
An African immigrant in Boston reports receiving the largest gorilla ever landed in the United States. Jack stands about five feet tall upright and seven feet across with a weight near 125 pounds, displaying strength far beyond that of a man. He arrived in a large two and a half inch thick wooden crate and easily tore splinters from the ship's planks during unloading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Africa
Jack
Grain and livestock price table from multiple markets
Prices for wheat corn oats flax and dairy across Minneapolis St Paul and Milwaukee markets. No. 2 spring wheat 83c No. 2 red 85 4c No. 2 oats 28 29c No. 2 barley 62c bar alignments and pork lard prices. Regional quotes include Minnesota and Wisconsin buyers with variations for grades. Dairy and egg prices noted along with butter and cheese quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Paul
Timothy
Milwaukee
Telegraphic touch in horses and drivers sparks fear or calm
An old horseman cites a telegraphic bond between a horse’s mouth and a driver’s hands as cause for a horse’s reactions to locomotives. He notes similar behavior with different drivers, suggesting one touch conveys confidence while another sparks fear, implying transmission from the driver to the horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Indians at Standing Rock Agency Face Signing Uncertain
Gov Church of Dakota and Auditor Ward express optimism that a commission will pressure the Indians to sign the treaty. Graham of Des Moines doubts. Ward argues the Indians seek more rations before signing, while Church believes persistence will win them over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Church
Dakota
Ward
Mr. Graham
Des Moines
Iowa
Standing Rock Agency
Allen's Lung Balsam Endorsed by Tennessee Merchant
A Tennessee merchant Mr. T N Humphrey praises Allen's Lung Balsam for severe coughs and colds as the best remedy offered for sale. Druggists sell at 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle. The excerpt notes a severe Northwest France storm with many fishermen drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.N. Humphrey
Tenn
Allen
France
G. H.ingrasham
M. D
Amsterdam
N. Y
D. R. Dyche & CO
Chicago
Pleasant Honeymoon Returns After Health Revival
Perkins explains his home life is joyful again once his wife began using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. He notes her former functional ailments strained their marriage, but her improved health has renewed happiness and spurred a second honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Brown
Dr. Pierce
Prisoner in Sioux Falls Prep to Face McCook County Murder Trial
Jack Jennings, jailed in Sioux Falls Dak for the murder of his father in McCook county, declares he will not hire a lawyer when his case is called. He plans to give a full statement of the facts and accept the outcome, expecting to hang for the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Jennings
Sioux Falls, Dak
McCook County
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets Promoted
A health note extols regular bowel movement and liver action as natural detoxifiers. It urges timely use of Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets to avert constipation and related diseases, promising strong bowel and liver stimulation for overall vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Democratic banner and bandana designed by Capt Jones
The national Democratic committee adopted a campaign banner badge designed by Capt Joseph M Jones of Paris Kentucky a bandana style flag with stars and stripes in its center and corners. Lieut Wissmann the German explorer traveled from Berlin to Brussels at King Leopold's summons seeking his view on Stanley's whereabouts and expressed optimism of news soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Democratic Committee
Joseph M. Jones
Paris
Lieut
Wissmann
Brussels
Berlin
Leopold
Stanley
the Explorer
Allen’s Tron Tonic Bitters Promoted by Liver Comenaists
All genuine bottles bear the signature of J. P. Allen, Druggist, St. Paul, Minnesota, advertising Allen’s Tron Tonic Bitters as a remedy for Liver Complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
J. P. Allen
St. Paul
Minn
Missouri Governor Receives British Respite Telegram
Governor Morehouse of Missouri reports no information on the British Government's plea for a respite in the Hugh M. Brooks alias Maxwell case. T. F. Bayard, secretary of state, sent the telegram and the governor has not decided his course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Morehouse
Missouri
T. F. Bayard
Hugh M. Brooks
Maxwell
St. Louis
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Gov. Green
Congress
Richard Stockton
Philip Kearney
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Fred H. Carruth
N. Y. Tribune
Key of Death
Tiger OF the
Sea
Empress Augusta
Wakes Down
Duluth
Mean Jay Bird
Pr. Mulligan
Castoria
Mies
Albia
Towa
Michael Deal
Deck
Ever Peterson
Little Falls
Wis
Swarnz
Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Ewarsr
Potter Decg and Chemical Co
Mass
Foneys-moon
Tutt’s
Murray St
Sigkherm Pee End
Carters
Carter Medicine
Perry Davis
Derman
Torney
Minna
Brant
W. Logan
West Honterey
Burlington, Vt
Richandson
Dwigats
Sania
Hood
D. W. Brate
Martin Street
Albany
HAS. B. Prouty
Washington St
Brewster Safety Relmolder CO
PorTer Druc & Chemical Co
S. E. Olson & CO
Mammoth Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods House
Nicollet Avenue
Northwest
A. J. Lows
Fpryant & Stratton
Chicago Business College
Bryant & Son, Proprietors
Rigi A
Emmett Proprietary Co
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Avenue
Zats, Rd
The
Brans Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Glek Co
N.state St
Berteetiv
Lowe
Winsted
St. New York
Mesterbrook
Thayer
U.S
Portree Prize Liss
Jones
Binghamton Binghamton, N. Ve
Lumber Exchange
ST. Paul School Furniture CO
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