Senate and House clash over river and harbor bill news
Senate reports disunity on river and harbor items while the House insists on striking Portage Lake Lake Superior Ship Canal Lake Michigan and other improvements. Fortification funding grows by six million dollars amid board recommendations. House passes Jefferson Texas public building bill and vetoed pension blocks. Senate resumes debt payment debate and passes naval establishment measures. Multiple notices at session adjournments and reminders of upcoming conventions.
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Senate
McMillan
Conference Committee
House
Portage Lake & Lake Superior Ship Canal
Lake Micigan & Hennepin Canal
Mississippi River
Potomac River
Ordnance and Gun Foundry Boards
Holman
Utah
Cullom
Pension Bureau
Treasury
Messrs
Allison
Beck
Sherman
West
Jones
Houst
Jefferson
Tex
Andrew J. Wilson
Yeas
Secretary of the Treasury
Coke
Congress
Naval Committee
David R. Hunter
Mary Anderson
Sesson
Through car service opens Toledo to Bowerston rail route
The Wheeling and Lake Erie line announces through car service from Toledo to Bowerston via connections with the Pennsylvania System, linking Toledo to Cambridge Marietta Huron Milan Norwalk and other points. It notes through service to Akron Youngstown Pittsburgh and Chicago with officials M D Woodford and James M Halt in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Bowerston
Pennsylvania
Cambridge
Marietta
Akron
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Chicago
M.D. Woodford
James M. Halt
Gen
Cen
Pese Agen
Postmaster General approves new postal card design
Washington report notes Vilas approves a black on white postal card with Jefferson’s head in the corner. Also details a Senate Deficiency bill increase to 7.807 million and several presidential nominations including Jenks and Maury. Endicott approves Sheridan plan for a Chicago area army post at Highwood. Subcommittee from Edmunds to Morgan to Saulsbury named to study fisheries issues during recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilas
Jefferson
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Senate
House
George A. Jenks
Pennsylvania
Bradley M. Thomas
East Saginaw
Mich
Thomas B. Davis
Lincoln
Neb
Rounds
Cornelius C. Watts
United States
District of West Virginia
Dabner H. Maury
Virginia
United States of Colombia
Mahlon D. Manson
Seventh District
Indiana
Endicott
General Sheridan
Highwood
Chicago
Edmunds
Rye
Evarts
Morgan
Saulsbury
New England
Notable 1886 iron output and temperance riot in small town
John Revere, president of the Revere Copper Company, dies. In Millerstown Pennsylvania Peter Mattigan, local postmaster and editor, is whipped by ten to twelve Royal Templars of Temperance members for calling them “towsey-headed” in print. The American Iron and Steel Association reports pig iron output for the first half of 1886 at 2,954,200 tons, a record. The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette marks its centennial. William I. Foster, secretary of the National Federation of Brides Unions, is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Revere
Revere Copper Company
Boston
Ith
Paul Revere
Millerstown
Peter Mattigan
Royal Templars of Temperance Society
Rattigan
American Tron and Steel Association
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
Alleghanies
William I. Foster
National Federation of Brides Unions
Murder trial ends in first degree verdict at Erie Kansas
The trial of Willie Sells at Erie Kansas for the murder of his father mother brother and sister closed on the 27th with a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. The prisoner showed no emotion at the result.
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Willie Sells
Erie
Kan
Texas
New Albany
Ind
J. C. Strunk
Charles Hoover
Dr. Hoover
Hoover
Strunk
Louisville
John Koehler
John Carter
Peter Haupt
Frederick Turner
The
Knights of Labor
Richmond
Turner
R. E. Fleming
Dakota
North Dakota
Charles Engle
Charles Warner
George Engle
Chiliageem
South Carolina
Williamsburg
Georgetown
Berkeley
Samuel Fulham
Gowen
Mich
Parkersburg
W. Va
Georgia
John B. Gordon
N. C. Barnett
Robert A. Hardeman
W. A. Wright
Clifford Anderson
Constant Bryan
Summit County
OCC
Akron
Nelson Plato
Corpus Christi
Tex
California
United States
Lawrence
John Pierson
Pierson
John Tosney
Cincinnati
John Miner
Patrick Kelley
Charles W. Allen Company
Chicago
E. H. Taylor
Frankfort
Senior & Son
Fred L. Tyler
Galesbur Tl
Tehulua
Miss
Colonel Graves
David Johnson
Jackson
Michigan
Maud Julian
Iwansville
Riots cause many deaths and wide injuries across cities
Amsterdam reports believe twenty killed and eighty wounded in riots sparked by police halting eel killing games. Wounded include forty two policemen and soldiers. Also noted are a pontifical ceremony at Montreal with 17,000 attendees and a deadly theater fire in Tinnevelly, Madras Presidency killing one hundred Hindus. Arctic bears cross from Penny Land threatening White Bay residents. Balloon Torpilleur flies Cherbourg to London. Austrian war observers barred from Galicia maneuvers. Armstrong libel suit planned against Stead General Booth.
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Amsterdam
Montreal
Can
Fabre
Taschereau
Madras
India
Tinnevelly
Presidency
St. Johns
N. F
White Bay
Penny Land
Cape Mugford
Esquimaux
L’hoste
Mangot
Cherbourg
France
London
England
Actiat
Liszt Dies in Bayreuth as Yachting Tragedy Hits Philadelphia
Late news reports pianist Franz Liszt died in Bayreuth. A schooner Sarah Craig carrying sixteen from Philadelphia to New York capsized off Sandy Hook. six ladies and one man lost. Two boys crushed in a Selma sand pit. Cincinnati judge John Teskey jailed three years for election-forgery. A New York rowboat capsized in rough seas with two drownings. Senate debated anniversary celebrations. House blocked river and harbor conference report. Alien Landlord bill passed with restrictions on foreign ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anse Franz Liszt
Beyreuth
Szegzards
Hungary
Sarah Craiz
Philadelphia
New York
Sandy Hook
Republic
Congress
Messrs
Sherman
Hoar
Sewell
Hawley
Voorhees
Gorman
Eustis
Committee On Public Lands
United States
Senate
House
Destructive Columbus and Nearby Town Windstorm Fatalities
A severe wind and rain storm swept through Columbus and near towns on July 31, causing extensive destruction. Allentown and Vaughnsville were reported wiped out with numerous injuries and several deaths. Buildings collapsed, farms ruined, and a livery stable with fifteen horses perished. Rescue teams ferried physicians to the devastated areas as communications failed. Damage extended to Columbus rolling mill and Union Depot with injuries among workers and passengers. Other local spots like Delaware, Lewis Center, and Cincinnati reported heavy damage but few confirmed fatalities.
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Lina
Allentown
Vaughnsville
Bowler
Jessie Lazarus
CoumbBurs
Columbus
John Evans
Henry James
Patrick McAndrews
James Dunn
Robert Ingram
Edward Glackly
Union Depot
John Lee
Pan Handle
J. Berger
Manton
Delaware
Drelawanr
Lewis Center
Paraskala
Fred Henking
Cincinnati
Ohio
Body found in Erie Bay linked to Chicago anarchist suspect
In Eni Pennsylvania a man’s body was found in Erie Bay with a coroner’s inquest unable to identify him. Police suspect the dead man matched a Chicago anarchist Schnaubelt photograph and may have been crushed while trying to board a boat at the docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eni
Erie Bay
Schnaubelt
Slaymarket Square
Chicago
Ebersold
Brothers Reunite After 40 Years, Florida Orange Grower Found
Josiah McCoy, who vanished from Portsmouth, Virginia forty years ago, was tracked to Florida where he became a successful orange grower. His brother Frank, who moved to Savannah twenty-five years later, met him for the first time since the disappearance, now aged sixty and seventy respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah McCoy
Portsmouth
Frank
Savannah
Josiah
Florida
Washington Post
Asbury Park Grows Into Major Jersey Resort
Sixteen years ago Asbury Park on the New Jersey coast did not exist. Now it is a large summer resort with many permanent residents. It boasts seven churches a fine public library two public halls and an assessed valuation of 2 000 000. NM Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Herald
Marseillais Bass Singer Appointed at Opera
A tall Marseillais sought an opera bass post and answered a query on vocal depth with a bold claim that his voice reaches three notes deeper than the thunder, as reported by La Caricature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseillais
Opera
la Caricature
Summer Temperature Similarities Across Gulf Coastal Cities
Norfolk Charleston Savannah Mobile New Orleans and Galveston report strikingly similar summer temperatures. Observers note consistent highs across these port cities, reflecting comparable maritime climate influences and seasonal heat patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Charleston
Savannah
Mobile
New Orleans
Galveston
English Statesmen Chosen as Aids to Lord Salisbury in Cabinet
Biographical sketches detail the July 80 cabinet selections for Salisbury in 80s administration. Notables include Earl of Iddesleigh as foreign secretary, Sir Michael Hicks Beach as chief secretary for Ireland, Lord Randolph Churchill as chancellor, W. H. Smith as war secretary, Lord George Hamilton as first lord of the admiralty, and Londonderry as Ireland viceroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoigne Cecil
Marquis of Salisbury
Oxford
Stamford
House of Lords
India
Constantinople
Disraeli
Lord Rudolph Churchill
Ireland
É “Blgode Coestiereach
Ae Ee Ae
Ats
Lond
Earl of
Iddesleigh
Devon
Gladstone
Salisbury
Michael Hicks-Beach
Colonies
W. H. Smith
John Stuart Mill
Westminster
Admiralty
Changes in Civil Service by Department Report Summary
Summary of a Senate submission listing changes in the classified service. It shows clerks removed or appointed across Treasury, Interior, State, Justice, Post Office, War, and Navy from 1883 to 1888, with counts for each department and for chief clerks and division chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washindon
Senate
Executive Departments
Treasury Department
Interior
Post-office
War
Navy
Department of State
Treasury
Justice
Post Office
Postoffice
The President's Appointment Policy in Nominee Handling
A Washington report quotes a key member of the finance delegation stating the President would renominate only if the Senate fails to act before adjournment, allowing the nominee to qualify. If the Senate rejects a nomination, the President will not renominate for the same or any other post. He views rejection as grounded in valid reasons and will accept the Senate’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinctox
Finois
Senate
Whisky Dealers Syndicate Aims to Corner Bourbon Market
Louisville July 30: The syndicate of whisky dealers reportedly bought 44 000 of 77 000 market barrels valued at over 5 million dollars. Through warehouse receipt hypothecation the group could control the whole market with about 2 million in capital. Plans allegedly target several years of production control and echo last winter’s overproduction warning to manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Bourbon
Whsky
Governor Ireland demands details after Mexican murder of Texan
Governor Ireland seeks full facts on the July arrest and execution of Francisco A Rasares after Texas authorities handed him to Mexico. U S Consul E D Lynn reports Rasares killed by Mondragon's troops in Piedras Negras. Ireland revokes extradition agent Hoffstetter's commission and warns of Texas action if the federal government fails to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Ireland
San Antonio
F. A. Rosares
Eagle Pass
E. D. Lynn
Piedras Negras
C. A. Rasures
John Ireland
Mr. Lynn
Francisco A Rasures
Oglesby
Rio Grande
Hoffstetter
Apers
Mexico
Jetter
Mondragon
Rangers
Coahuila
Rasares
Texas
Rasures
Maverick County
Eagle Pacs
E. D Lynn
U.S
T. F. Bay- Bayard
E. D.lynn
Francisco Rnsares
Joan Ireland
Joseph Hoffstetter
Mayor Grace asserts possession of original letter linking Flynn to Public Works chair
In an interview the New York mayor claims to hold the original letter from Commissioner Squire pledging to run the Public Works Department under Maurice B. Flynn. He ties the document to H. O. Thompson and to a pending officers' charge, promising further evidence via Mr. Miller. He says Flynn’s denials will be proven true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald
Grace
Squire
Department of Public Works
Maurice B. Flynn
H. O. Thompson
Commissioners of Accounts
Miller
Flynn
Thompson
Fire Toll Rises From Wagons to Mills in Three Cities
Syracuse fire destroys Orville H Short carriage works burning about 1000 wagons worth 70 000 with 60 000 insurance. Plainfield blaze engulfs large livery stables and carriages near Miller’s Hotel with horses lost and 50 000 damage. Springfield mill fire at Indian Orchard Mills No 2 wrecks a 300 worker plant costing 300 000 in losses.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Orville H. Short
Plainfield
N. J
John Laing
Springfield
Mass
Indian Orchard Mills Company
Sudden Deaths at Fostoria
In Fostoria on August 2 Samuel Ewing a noted jeweler died after a long illness from dropsy of the heart. He retired from business about a year ago due to ill health. His daughter was killed years ago in a tragedy which is believed to have hastened his demise. Mrs Henry Wiseman aged about sixty was found dead in bed. heart disease is the suspected cause.
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Philadelphia Central Labor Union
Philadelphia
United States Sanitary and Christian Commissions
Pittsburch
New Hampshire
Concord
Bolt and Nut
Elba Tron
Pittsburgh
Orrin Sperry
Chautauqua County
N. Y
Allegheny City
Sperry
American Tube and Iron Company
Middletown
Aaron White
Thompson
Conn
Central Labor Union of New York
Worcester
Mass
James Baillie Hamilton
Westminster Abbey
Evelyn Campbell
Duke of Argyle
Princess Louise
Sebastian Fiedarbeain
New York City
Fostoria
Samuel Ewing
Fisheries Enforcement Steps Spurred by Foster Visit
Ottawa reports Minister Foster's Bay of Fundy inquiry leads to swift measures to enforce maritime border laws. Maritime provinces praise the government policy as mackerel stay near shore and U S schooners avoid cruisers. Bait and supplies purchases have been halted.
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Ottawa
Ont
Maritime Provinces
Mr. Foster
United States
Eating Dog Flesh in Curiacco District
Joseph Holdreck a rag peddler at Sheldon and Huron streets faced Justice Ingersoll on nine dogs without license. He admitted preparing dogs for eating and said his wife and he had eaten four. He agreed to license the largest dog and to kill the rest as officers found many dog skeletons bleaching in a filthy yard.
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Curiaco
Joseph Holdreck
Sheldon
Huron
Ingersoll
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Cambridge Herald
Cambridge, Guernsey CO
Zb. W
W.S. Heads
Attorneys-At-Law
Hutchison Block
Steele
Mays
Pred. L. Rosemont
Steele & Rosemond
Rotary
Ofice
Old National
J. M. Lushfield
Rainey
Court House
Ambridge
W. A. Carpenter
Oliv
Davis Block
Dechy
San'l C. Ludcock
Cosgrave
Main Street
Noyoo
V. D. Craic
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
Washington,guernsey County
Taylor
Cambridge, Ohio
New
Physicians and Surgeons
WH. T. Ramsey
M. D
Providence Togital
National Medical Dispensary
Washington
Dea
Nutchinson Block
J.M. McGill
City Drug Store
Adams Building
Hotels
Joseph Morton
Eagle Hotel
B.S. Herring
Lessing
R. T. Scott
Taylor & Scott
Brown House
S. C. Kyle
Mains
Central Hotel
L. J. Cutter
Main SE
Cumberland. O
Wirst Claga Hotel
Arcade Hotel
W. A. Gill
Exchange Hotel
Caldwell
John W. Robinson
Corner Market
Fourth Streets
WM. Kirk
Zanesville, Ohio
Crow
Farmers’ Hotel
Mill Street
Wm. Bainey & Son
J. W. Lippincott
Beecher
Broadway and
South Streets
Quaker City
Washington, Ohio
James Smite I, Prop’r
Carnes
Pine Street
Main
Cambridge, O
Congressional
Committee On Finance
Committee On Pensions
Will's
Payson
Dr. K. Kyle
Mark Tf
Cunberland
McCexpner
Janly
Cumberland
BE. McPmnter
West Main St
Apliss
JonAm Moss
City Hall
Steubenville Street
William Oogier
Public Square
Ogier's Drug Store
H. Veitch
E. McColla HE
South End Mill Street
T. C. Stanley
EL Mangsgor
Ogier
INO
Bolu
Point Pleasant
C. & M. Junction
Martford
Senecaville
MorganJetn
Zanesville
Barnesville
Bella
Eesth
Cleveland & Marietta Railroad
E.C. Winstanley
Wheeling
Lake Erie
R. R
Oak Harbor
Fremont
Clyde
Jellevue
Monroeville
Norwalk
Wellington
Creston
Orrville
Massillon Massillon
Navarre
Valley
New Cumbertar
Sherrodsville
Leesville
Canal Cove
New Comer
Macksburg
Westward
A.m
Mackshburg
New Comerst
Canal Dover
Y Wey
Inavoito
Falsesons
Massillon
Bellevue
M.p
M.a
Fries Landing
Milan
A. M.p.m. Ly
Fort Scott
Kane
Oakland
J. Hansom
Ferdinand Steinmetz
Nebraska City
Nemaha River
Missouri Pacific
Wyandotte
Buck & Hoff
Manchester
Old Dominion
Dubois
Hampton & Duquesne Coal Works
Henry K. McCoy
United States Court For
Northern District of Georgia
Atlanta
Foraker
Sandusky
Wabash River
Bluffton
Toledo, St. Louis
Kansas City
A. L. Porter
Sipples
Fanchbone
Williams
Foreign Intelligence
Lima
Marion
Baron Halsbury
Frederick Arthur Stanley
Marquis of Londonderry
Viscount Cranbrook
Garment Board
Henry Chaplin
Board of Trade
E. Stanhope
Henry Cecil Raikes
D. Plunket
Sir R. Webster
Lord Ashbourne
Henry Matthews
Scotland
Arthur Balfour
Hugh Holmes
John Gregory Gibson
the Civil Service
Francisco A. Rasares
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