Senate and House Debates on Pensions and Tariffs
The Senate debated a joint resolution for census work funding while considering pension increases for disabled veterans. A substitute proposal broadened coverage, with dissent from Mr. Platt. The Tariff Commission bill saw amendments reducing iron duties before adjournment. The House passed a road right of way bill and printed Tariff Commission report access.
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Move to restore General rank amid Hancock promotion debate
A Washington movement urges reviving the general rank to place Sheridan atop the army after Sherman retires, allowing Hancock to remain senior major general. A House bill introduced June 23 seeks to grant the rank to Sheridan, with Hancock becoming lieutenant general upon Shermans retirement.
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Manasha
Wis
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Bayfield
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Supreme Court
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de Long
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Putnam
St. Lawrence Bay
Ballantine and McPurrson tied to New Jersey on 23d
Peter Ballantine a famed Newark brewer died on the 23d General McPurrson was elected to the United States Senate from New Jersey on the 23d
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WEST AND SOUTH ITEMS FROM LATE JANUARY NEWS
Preston B. Petrip reelected as Kansas senator. Dozens killed in shafts across the country. Explosions and fires claim lives in Kentucky Illinois and Missouri. Political moves include Ohio convention plans and Tennessee legislative recess. A long list of tragedies and public notices follows, with memorials for Newhall House victims and notable deaths in Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Stern Pennsylvania
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la Crosse
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Freeman
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church
Rabbi Moses
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Hoskins
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St. John’s Cathedral
Father Neagh
Heiss
Foreign Intelligence Fire destroys town center in Nikolaies
News from the period notes a fire destroying the central district of Nikolaies Russia on the 24th with several lives lost. London Times editorializes on France, while Tur Khedive in Cairo appoints Sir Aukland Calvin as financial adviser to Britain. Other items include Crete politics, a starving Irish island population, and reports of gales and floods across England.
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Crete
Candia
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England
Odessa
Anatomist Party
Cuba
Congress
Interior secretary declines Indian Territory leases
Tariff debate continues as the Senate and House meet with a large iron schedule reduction. Receipts show national bank notes and bonds in the Treasury while reports note a Chinese laborer’s land rights under the 1882 act. A cremation in Washington Pa follows a child’s death and multiple fires damage factories and homes in Lynn and Rochester.
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Rochester
N. Y
Martin, Clapp & French
Henry T. MorcGan
New York City
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Senator Yancey
Alabama
Atlanta
Council of the “Six Nations Indians
Senate
Kansas
Ransom
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Horrible R R Accident at Tehichipa
A Southern Pacific express wrecked on a steep Tehichipa grade after brakes were removed. Four miles down grade a sleeper derailed and piled into a blaze. Twenty one died, many burned, including seven identifiable victims. twelve remain unidentified as an inquest proceeds.
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V.z
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H. ©. Oliver
M. Wetherer
James Cassell
Colonel Larrabee
Wisconsin
Downey
Larrabee
Sinking of the Cimbria in the North Sea Coasts Major Losses
The Cimbria of the Hamburg American Line sank after collision with the Sultan off Borkum in the North Sea. Of 490 aboard only 56 known saved, with lifeboats hindered by ship heel and fog. Survivors cite fog and delayed signals. Diamant and Theta aided rescues. Sultan shows a seven foot bow hole. Ohio Senate and House pass and discuss liquor regulation, prison funding, and public works measures in late January sessions.
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