President and Senate clash over dismissal information
The Associated Press reports that President Cleveland has not refused to answer Senate requests for reasons behind removals or suspensions. Communications from executive departments to Senate committees only discuss fitness of appointees, not the displaced officials' character. No firm presidential decision has been made if the issue is raised.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Senate
Washington
United States Senate
Mahlon Chance Goes to Dakota Over Brother Captain Chance Estate
Mahlon Chance, consul at Nassau under Grant and Hayes, has gone to Dakota to administer the estate of his brother Captain Josiah Chance of the Seventeenth United States infantry. The captain, a bachelor, died near Fremont, Ohio, leaving a fortune near 100000 dollars and having won a 30000 dollar lottery prize, with the prize money reduced by the express charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Mahion Chance
Nassau
Grant and Hayes
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Dakota
Josiah Chance
Seventeenth
United States Infantry
Fremont
Ohio
Mahlon
Morals and Manners on Shipboard Causes Sacking of Minnesota Officers
A six month dispute aboard the United States steamer Minnesota ended with Captain Albert V. Reed removed to waiting orders and Captain Theodore F. Kane taking command. The conflict arose from prayer and temperance meetings as officers smoked while listening. Reed banned distilled spirits aboard, prompting some officers to refuse, leading to the detachment of Post Assistant Surgeon Deane and Lieuts Hedden and Hotchkiss. Reed plans to seek an official examination from Secretary Whitney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Minnesota
Albert V. Reed
Theodore F. Kane
Galena
Hatson
Reed
Deane
Hedden
Hotchkiss
Whitney
Senator Stanford Defends Silver Coinage in Senate Cloaks
In Washington the Senator faces persistent questioning from anti silver colleagues over continued silver coinage. He challenges a critic by producing a silver dollar and offering cash for 100,000 coins, claiming a 79 cent value would yield $21,000 if accepted.
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Washington
Stanford
Senate
California
Presidential Succession Bill Clears House
The Hour bill provides that upon a vacancy in president or vice president the presidency duties pass to the secretary of state, then the secretary of the treasury if needed. If those offices are vacant, other cabinet members succeed. The bill was introduced in the Senate on December 5 and passed December 17.
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House
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Tillotson-Avis court martial adjourns at Fort Keough
The Tillotson-Avis court martial at Fort Keough adjourned. Lieut Colonel Alex Chambers Twenty first infantry granted six more months leave for disability. British secretary N O’Connor reassigned to Washington. Garland dodges dress coats in Washington. Colman raises seed donations to congressmen to 6500 packages. Towers Green bank closes doors with no statement. suspension for a small amount. Heenan of Morris Minnesota nominated for Odessa consulship. sails in February. Endicott still practices law privately. Treasury estimates customs collection costs at various ports. Omaha 1200, Dune 300, Maar 500, St Vincent 2700, Duluth 3550, Milwaukee 12980.
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Tillotson-Avis
Fort Keough
Alex Chambers
N. O'Connor
Pekin
Washington
Garland
Colman
Towers & Green
Senate Committee On Commerce
Heenan
Morris, Minn
Odessa
Endicott
Boston
St. Vincent
District of Minnesota
Duluth
Milwaukee
Record of Casualties and Damages From Recent Blizzard
Thousands of cattle perished in the late blizzard in Indian Territory. Henderson's lumber mills in Montreal suffered a fire loss of 30 000 dollars with 25 000 dollars insured. Mr and Mrs Daniel Bennett of Horsae Head New York were struck by a train crossing a railroad track. he was killed instantly and she likely will die. In Tarentum Pennsylvania Mrs Hausmeyer died from trichinosis after eating raw pork, making four deaths in the family from the same cause. the remaining son John is very ill and the three daughters are worsening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Territory
Henderson
Montreal
Daniel Bennett
Horsaehead
N. Y
Bennett
Tarentum
Hausmeyer
John
Hallbert Knudsen
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Knudson
Red Wing
Supreme Court
Judes Dickinson
Lochren
Hennepin
Thomas Hanley
Stillwater
Thomas Ryan
St. Paul
Hanley
Bishop Foss
Europe
New York
Eider
Rome
Switzerland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
John Wesley
City Road
London
Whaley
Hawley
Big Woods
Spring Creek
Milo White
Winona
Thomas Hall
Preston
Rice County
Blue Earth
Steele County
Jennie Flood
James C. Flood
Nevada Bank
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Sandwich Islands
Washington
Miss Flood
Ulysses Grant
Patti
Adelina
D. O. Mills
Bank of California
Leland Stanford
Italy
Central Pacific Railroad Syndicate
Mark Hopkins
California
Massachusetts
Great Barrington
Mass
James C. Fair
Sanford
Nevada
John W. Mackay
Eve Mackay
Prince Colonna
Sharon
Lady Hesketh
England
Sarah Althea Hill
Belmont
America
Alleghanies
Polden Gate
Charles Crocker
Stanford
Crocker
Oreigner
Miss Mackay
J. B. Crocker
Old Women’s Home
Industrial School of
Sacramento
United States
Trousseau
Porter Ashe
Mr. Ashe
Worth
Southern Pacific
Ashe
Nee Crocker
William C. Ralston
Flora
Jane
Oakland
Lydia Woodworth
Dennison
United States Navy
Palace Hotel
Woodworth Dennison
Harvard
Allant
Notable deaths and fortunes listed in scattered items
The items note John Kelly of New York facing possible death, Henry W. Alexander of Northern Dakota dying in Florida, Gen William Howard Irwin dying in Louisville after illness, and large cotton and wool incomes for William Pealand and Edmund Richardson. Also mentions Barnes McCann Levi in a type setting contest with prizes. Mrs B C Vaughn attended a party. later her husband allegedly misused money and struck her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelly
New York
Henry W. Alexander
Dakota
Florida
Barnes
Chicago
McCann
Levi
William Howard Irwin
Louisville
William Pealand
Heppner
Edmund Richardson
New Orleans
B. C. Vaughn
Troy
N. Y
Bigamy arrest and murder trial in Wisconsin cases
From Winona C E Helder was arrested in Dubuque on bigamy charges. In Antigo Mary Chadek was committed for trial to the circuit court for murdering her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Helder
Winona
Dubuque
Antigo
Wis
Mary Chadek
Three executions and a reform case in Milwaukee district
Mrs. Clara Pio in Milwaukee was sent to the house of correction for two months for maintaining a house of ill fame, with her 14 year old daughter Ella among inmates. On Friday the 15th several murderers were hanged: Charles Wilson in St. Louis for killing W. A. David, Henry C. Stair in Nevada for a double murder, and William George in Louisiana for Peggy Johnson's murder. George spoke at length from the scaffold, admitting feigned insanity and confessing to the killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Pio
Milwaukee
House of Correction
Ella Pio
Charles Wilson
St. Louis
W. A. David
David Tatum
Henry C. Stair
Nevada
William George
Lake Promoline
Peggy Johnson
George
Diphtheria Illness of Princess of Wales Reported
A statement notes the princess of Wales suffered a serious diphtheria attack. The report also cites Brazil’s slave population totals and gender split, Krupp’s factory orders for Turkey Greece and Servia, and various European political happenings and Irish affairs details.
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Princess of Wales
Empire of
Brazil
Euro
Krupp
Turkey
Greece
Servia
Michael and John
Dublin
Walsh
William
Duke of Bedford
London Times
Gladstone
London Daily News
Mr. Gladstone
Duke of Argyle
Earl Grey
Miscellaneous News Notes Span Wide Topics
A roundup of varied items reports Brig. Gen. Mackenzie fading, grain shipments favoring Baltimore, J F Shulate & Co. booksellers in Cincinnati bankrupt, Redfield Dakota arrest seizures, Louis Reinath failing in Chicago, I E Swan pardoned, Mississippi pension bill for crippled Confederate soldiers, Hazelton pastor acquitted, Murray dies in jail, Mrs. Humphrey jailed for pension misuse, Kirk Gunn’s loss over tampering, Milton Weston pardon plea, Russians filing on Bon Homme land for spring flax, Algoma wreck inquiry censors Capt Moore and Hastings, Davenport divorce suit Burt v Burt, temperance speech in New York, impeachment efforts in Muscatine, Dubuque liquor injunction remand and civil rights trial issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackenzie
Chicago
Baltimore
J. F. Shulate & Co
Cincinnati
Redfield
Dak
Louis Reinath
I. E. Swan
Northern Pacific
Gov. Hubbard
Minnesota
Mississippi
J. C. Clark
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Hazelton
James W. Murray
Legal Journal
Allegheny County
Pittsburg
Mary Humphrey
Nashville
Kirk Gunn
Randolph Street
Chicago Associated Press
Milton Weston
Pennsylvania
Bon Homme County
Campbell
Algoma
Lake Superior
Moore
Hastings
Davenport
Iowa
Margaret Burt
Herman Burt
American Temperance Association
Chickering Hall
N. Y
Joseph, Cook
Boston
Pliny Nichols
Benjamin Hershey
John Mahon
County Temperance Alliance
Muscatine
Walter J. Hayes
Iowa Judicial District
Hayes
United States District Court
Dubuque
Shiras
State District Court
Brewer
Kansas
Sudden Death of Secretary Bayard’s Eldest Daughter
Miss Kate Bayard died suddenly from heart disease on the 16th. At 2:55 p.m. officials learned of her death as she prepared to host Miss Cleveland’s reception. Secretary Bayard and family faced shock. the White House reception was postponed and plans altered. Interment expected in Wilmington, Delaware, where Bayard family graves are. Kate Bayard was an accomplished equestrienne and tennis player noted in Washington society.
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Kate Bayard
Porter
Mr. Bayard
Brown
Mr. Bryan
White House
Miss Cleveland
Wilmington
Del
Miss Bayard
Gardner
Washington
Cabin John Bridge
Cleveland
Miss Utley
Miss Love
Marine Band
Col. J. M. Wilson
Col. Lamont
Harry Bryan
Bayard
Baya
Erastus Corning
Edgerton Pushes Land Reforms With Interior Aide
Senator Edgerton of Dakota in talks with Assistant Secretary Jenks over land order flaws. He seeks notice of contest, fraud proof before patent suspension, protection for innocent purchasers, and hearings with public notice. Dentures on agricultural land entries and witness attendance are proposed to speed relief beyond costly courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edgerton
Dakota
Jenks
Interior Department
Sparks
Secretary of the Interior
For
Lieut. Greely Honored In New York Banquet
Lieut. Greely spoke to a distinguished New York audience praising his men’s courage and loyalty in the expedition. He declined to comment on Sabine disaster responsibility, saying public judgment is the public’s and that his own book covers only limited questions of accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greely
New York
Sabine
Senator Dawes Bill On Indian Lands Trespass Penalties
The bill imposes penalties for trespass on Indian lands with intent to occupy. First offense carries a fine up to 500 dollars or hard labor up to one year or both. Subsequent offenses may bring fines between 500 and 1,000 dollars and hard labor up to two years. Wagons and outfits of trespassers may be forfeited.
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Dawes
Fire Destroys Two Story Frame House in Butte
A two story frame building at Butte Montana occupied by Mrs Julia Ward as a living house was destroyed by fire. Loss seven thousand five hundred dollars with four thousand five hundred dollars covered by insurance. Several of the occupants narrowly escaped with their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte, Mont
Julia Ward
National Tube Works
Sauk Centre Water Company
Blooming Prairie
Alsba
Filmore County
le Roy
Winona
Wisconsin
Supreme Court bars state liquor sales discrimination against out of state buyers
The U S Supreme Court rules that a state may not tax or regulate liquor sales to out of state citizens in a way that discriminates against products from other states. The decision voids Michigan's tax scheme on whiskey shipments and extends to all states and territories, freeing drummers from paying licenses where they do not reside.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Samuel A. Walling
U of
Michigan
Walling
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cavanagh & Co
Chicago
Supreme Court of Michigan
Bradley
Congress of
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
New Interstate Commerce Bill Reported by Illinois Senator
Senator Collom of Illinois reports a bill regulating inter state commerce. The measure seeks to end unjust discrimination by carriers, requires tariffs to be filed, and establishes a five member commission with terms up to six years and salaries of 7500 dollars, to oversee enforcement in federal courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collom
Illinois
Senate
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Notorious Ohio burglar shot dead by police
George Foster, famed gang leader and bank thief across Ohio Indiana Michigan and Pennsylvania, was killed by Officer George E. Corner in Cleveland. After a standoff in a Bank Street saloon Foster drew a pistol, cornered in a stair dispute, and Corner shot him as he aimed at the officers.
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Cleveland
George Foster
Ohio
Foster
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
George E. Corner
Bank Street
Ontario Street
Wane
Motter
Floehn
Corner
Coleman
Conner
Chicago man reports discouraging Florida orange crop losses
Frank R. Hollingsworth of Chicago arrives in Washington from Florida and warns of a crippling cold snap impact. Losses to young orange trees reach 90 percent and total crop damage may exceed 1.5 million dollars as investors abandon plans amid high loan rates.
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Frank R. Hollingsworth
Chicago
Washington
Florida
Minnesota Notes: Local Trials and California Heiresses
In Minneapolis a jury acquitted All Oyne of murder in the Mark Norton case. A photographer, A. W. Wells, was found dead from likely laudanum in a lodging house. Duluth rail plans roll on, a Winona publishing founder files, and various county notices, fires, and court actions fill Minnesota briefs. California riches and heiresses receive gossiping treatment, detailing Crocker, Stanford, Mackay, and Woodworth families and entwined marriages and fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Oyne
Mark Norton
A. W. Wells
Miller's Gallery
Washington County Agricultural Society
Duluth
Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Company
Harbors
Built Upon the Sand Poem by Euiza Coox
A reflective verse warns youth about unsafe vows and hollow wealth while praising enduring actions. It contrasts love pledged with truth, lasting affection, and charitable deeds against shallow talk and gold alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euiza Coox
Blue Grass of Kentucky and Its Value to Pasture
Overview of blue grass as a premier Kentucky pasture plant with a perennial creeping root erect stems and fine turf. Notes its use for hay requiring flowering cut, its appeal for horses cattle and sheep, and historical praise by a cattle breeder linking blue grass to agricultural prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
United States
George Elliots Life Reveals Bold Unconventional Spirit
Hale White in London Times praises George Eliot’s skeptical and unconventional character. He notes her determination to learn French for Rousseau’s Confessions and recalls intimate scenes from No 142 as he laments loss of salt and spice in later records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rousseau
No. 142
Mrs. Cross
George Eliot
Mild Winter Weather Across North America
The Canadian Weather Review for November finds persistent warmth across the continent, with 9 degrees above normal in Manitoba and 3 degrees above New York’s December average. A slow-moving pattern suggests mild conditions may continue into December and January, with no strong chance of an early, lasting cold snap before February or March.
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New York Tribune
Canadian Weather Review
Mississippi
British America
Montana
Oregon
Washington Territory
Pacific
United States
Rocky Mountains
Portland
Ore
Georgia
St. Lawrence
Washington Weather Bureau
Rockies
Mississipi
New England
Carpmael
Manitoba
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Lower Lake
North Atlantic States
New York
How He Was Cured of Cowardice Washington Letter
An old soldier recalls a timid recruit who begged not to fight. During Atlanta campaign hours of brutal combat broke his fear as he prayed on the frontline. New Hope Church bombardment tested him again and he stood firm, declaring he could never be a coward again.
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Washington
Atlanta
New Hope Church
Living with a Bullet in Her Brain Story of a Stroudsburg child injury and recovery
Dr. N C Miller describes a case from January 10 1882 where a two year old girl is accidentally shot in the head. The bullet damaged the left brain causing paralysis and later partial recovery of sight hearing and movement. At age five she walks again though epileptic fits continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Miller
Stroudsburg
Medical and Surgical Reporter
Ten Year Mark Between Marries Is Most Risky Says Boston Mind
A Boston newspaper argues social belief on marriage lasts that the first year is dangerous, but recent thinking shifts risk to about the tenth year of wedded life. The article suggests matrimonial fears influence happiness, with the Boston mind asserting the peak risk period is the decade mark.
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Boston
A Pretty Faithful Picture of Americans Reminiscence
Lord Ronald Gower reflects on American social life during travels in New York and beyond. He praises civility, equal treatment, and refined manners across classes, contrasts with British behavior, and notes genuine courtesy toward women and nonchalant service from traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean
London
Union Club
Travelers
New York
Hudson
America
Republic
Europe
A Scout's Narrow Escape Across a Field
A Buffalo Express narrative recalls a Civil War scout sharing a perilous crossing under rifle fire. Two scouts carried a message behind a rock while enemy sharpshooters fired. one comrade was killed, and the survivor crawled inch by inch to safety through a hail of bullets.
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Buffalo Express
Rebs
Harry
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Washington Gossip
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Whitehall
The
National Supreme Court
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Adsit
Hoyne
W. M. Hollister
Sioux Falls
United States Revenue
Wolcott
Port Townsend
Alaska
Idaho
Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Stead
Pall Mall Gazette
Eliza Armstrong
Exter Hall
Minnesota News
D. Sinclair Publishing Company
Winona Republican
Daniel Sinclair
W. E. Smith
John Dobbs
E. 8. Youmans
A. . Youmans
M. G. Norton
W. H. Laird
J. L. Norton
L. C. Porter
E. A. Gerdtzen
H. Choate
H. C. Balcom
J. A. Prentiss
L. C. Bonner
D.D. Cane
M. Wilson
Charles Horton
H. J. O'Neill
William Mitchell
A. R. Barkdall
Stone County
Second Congregational Church
Oberlin
J. J. Hall
Auburn
First Free Baptist Church of
Moorehead
Collins
James Irwin
Hewes
G. A. Gryerson
Rochester
J. W. Emerson
Washington Rink
Louise Armando
Fred Shaw
Mitchell, Dak
Mile Armando
Dakotian
Minneapolis Y. M.C. A
FE. C. Grue
Detroit
Joe Fritz
Petersburg
Moorhead
Irwin
Winona County
la Crosse County
Barto Or Battson
de Witt
Maxfield
Lincoln
Neb
Manuel
Manvel
Cordova
Baker
Twin City Detective
Carrie Reynolds
8.S. Reque
Spring Grove
Michael Fischer
T. Carney
H. A. Larson
W.S. Morton
J. &. Whitman
Spring Valley
Duluth, St. Cloud & Denver Railway Company
Secretary of State
Nebraska
Minnesota River
St. Cloud
Bonanza Kings
Alon
George Elliott
Lord Ronald Gower
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