Senate and House Weigh Silver Policy Amid Debate
A lengthy congressional brief covers senate and house actions on silver coinage and the Sherman purchase clause. It notes Pasco's substitute bill, Peffer's inquiry into banks, and Hoar and Gorman positions. Hill, Reed, Bland, Wilson, and Cochran figures appear as the chambers near repeal while speeches hint at post repeal silver use.
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Firremxra Dar
Senate
Swednonday
Pasco
Finance Committee
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Shell
Peffer
Hoar
Voorhees
Messrs
Manderson
Kyle
Hill
Gorman
Butler
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lee Mantle
Montana
Thoreday
House
Waugh
Indiana
Somers
Wisconsin
Johnson
North Dakota
Pickler
South Dakota
Wilson
Cleveland
Lucas
Hartman
Barthold
Missouri
Hank
Ohio
Heard
Dingley
Maine
Ill
Eat
Deak
Mint
Kilver
Senate Chamber
Congress
W. Stone
Pennsylvania
Covert
New York
Fitch
Daleell
Hatch
Chicago
Stewart
Burrows
Springers
Pendleton
Texas
Kilger
Bowers
Connecticut
Dockery
Cobb
Alabama
Marsh
Ilinois
Joseph
New Mexico
Mooney
Demoocrat
Mississippi
West Virginia
Bland
Clarke
Tom Reed
Republican Party
Reed
Dearmond
Williams
Illinois
Prignate John Allen
Gockran
House of Congress
Cochran
Brunswick Sickness Eases as Health Board Reports No Fever
Brunswick health authorities declare no yellow fever cases and no suspicions in the city. The Cox infant is in the country with doctors idle for want of patients as conditions improve. Government funds and Judge Turner arrange relief including food and transport for residents remaining in Brunswick.
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Brunswick
Cox
Bam
Washington
Judge Turner
Wyman
A Cut in Wages At Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile Alabama dispatch reports a wage dispute with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad where J C O Clark president and General Superintendent McLaren met with conductors engineers firemen trainmen and switchmen committees. workers refused a 7 percent cut without sixty days notice. company offered a 10 percent cut for several months with continuation if finances stayed the same. proposal rejected and Clark called the reduction scale imperative.
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Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile
Ala
J. CO. Clark
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
McLaren
Clark
Fire and economic turmoil sweep through multiple cities
The Western Brass Fount in St Louis burned while Newark mills resumed on three quarters time. South Chicago losses hit 600000 with Aimday Creek dock damaged heavily. Merced Falls Cal burned destroying woolen mills and warehouse valued at 125000 and 50000 respectively. Bank of England raised discount to five percent. Fire left 250 homes burned and 7000 homeless in South Chicago. Banking firm B K Smith & Co assets lean, creditors set to receive little. Italian riot punishments loom as Rome riots prompt official action. Detroit Michigan Peninsular car shops to shut for three months. Confederate veterans visit Gettysburg to mark positions of various units.
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St. Louis
Clark
Newark
N. J
Bee
Chicago
Aimday Creek Coal Company
London Cable Dispatch
Bank of England
Merced Falls
Cal
Merced
Nelson
Free
Gooper Union
New York City
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
John G. Boyd
A. J. Warner
Constantinople
Enesia
Botova
Odessa
Sebastopol
Illinois Steel Company
Mouey Lane
B. K. Smith & Co
Columbia
Salt Lake
Utah
Stone
Rome
Aignes-Mortes
Turner Ashby
Winchester
Gettysburg
Lee
United States
Johnson
Ewell
Smith
Early
Stonewall
Second
Virginia Infantry
Carpenter
Virginia
Crenshaw
Pegram
Death on the rails shocks Brooklyn and Harlem lines
A collision at Bushwick junction on the Long Island Railroad tore into a Manhattan Beach train around 11:35 p.m. causing sixteen deaths and an estimated thirty five to forty injured. A separate Harlem railroad crash near Dykesman station killed four and wounded several others.
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Bushwick Junction
Long Island
Rockaway
Manhattan Beach
Harlem
Dykesman Station
N. Y
London
Southern News Items Briefly Noted
Global and regional reports note a Mobile Alabama factory loss of 20000 dollars, Atlanta and Columns refuges amid ports with infections, Spartanburg oil bulk station plans by Standard Oil, Alabama Jeffersonian committee to meet in Montgomery, Dayton Tennessee bank suspends deposits for sixty days, Nashville and Knoxville railroad progress, Birmingham finances issue city paper to liquidate bonds, Texas border cattle thieves crackdown near Fort McKavett, New Orleans Clearing House plans to issue small denomination clearing certificates to aid crop movement.
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Af © Co
Asauh
Mobile
Alm
Board of Health of
Wilmington
N. G
Atlanta
Columns
Bose Places
Standard Oil Company
Spartanburg
D. C
Chai TA. Goodwyn
Alabama State
Jeffersonian Democratic Executive Committee
Montgomery
First National Bank of Dayton
Tennesse
Elf
Deen
Les
Nashville Dispatch
Jere Baxter
Nashville and
Knoxville
Nashville
Cincinnati Southern
Lebanon
Crawford
Birmingham
Ala
Borpar
Thureslay
Fort McKavett
Texaa
Rio Grands
Valverde
New Orleans Clearing House Association
Thrradig
Tksue
Howe
Trade improves as Dun and Co reports stronger sentiment
Dun and Co. reports a clearer improvement in trade sentiment with fewer failures among bankers and major firms. Despite little rise in actual transactions, gains include increased liquidity, a calmer Wall Street, and renewed demand for some products while southern furnaces push low pig iron prices.
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Dun & Co
R. G. Dun & Co
Wall Street
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Pennsylvania
Europe
Bank of England
Bank of France
United States
Canada
Cleaning the Face with Cocoa Oil and Daily Tricks
A mix of home grooming tips and light humor discusses using cocoa oil as a skin emollient after makeup removal, contrasting with water and older preparations. A Boston Gazette quotation praises cocoa oil while older bits add social humor and domestic scenes from newspapers.
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Boston Gazette
A Wille Choice at the Wolds Fair
An exchange at the fair shows a guard urging officers to use a state building for mail and writing tasks while a drummer asks which building is most comfortable. A hustling editor jokes about murder counts, noting discrepancies among reports and joking to average them to 350.
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New York Weekly
To Render Canned Goods Safe
A wholesome tip from the St Louis Republic advises soaking canned peas lobsters and other items in iced water for about an hour before heating. This removes tinny taste and any notion of impropriety in the busy household’s preserved food.
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St. Louis Republic
Good Manners In Children
The New York Telegram argues parents must teach table and social etiquette early. It notes children drink from saucers and use knives while neglecting forks, fostering selfishness and social awkwardness. Proper manners, health, and attire together form a lasting, favorable impression in society.
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New York Telegram
Last Word Wisdom From A Very Aged Woman
A young girl recalls a founder of a long-ago fall term and her advice to avoid insisting on the last word. The piece notes that pursuit of the final word invites quarrels and bitterness, urging restraint while maintaining one’s own view in diverse, close-knit communities.
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Bessie
Table Decoration Trends Toward Low Table Garnish
The article notes a shift from tall table centerpieces to low garniture across rooms. Tall vases no longer belong on dining tables as height hampers conversation. Fashion now favors low, colorful arrangements to improve sightlines among diners.
Character In the Eyebrows and Patent Tonic Claims
The Philadelphia Ledger notes eyebrows signaling temperament and intellect from arched to thick and bushy. It also promotes Trostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for rheumatism constipation indigestion hiccups liver trouble and nervousness with endorsements from physicians.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Heaven
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Laxative Relief
Advertisement praises Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and relieves colds headaches and fevers without weakening organs. It claims medical approval and wide satisfaction and notes bottles sell for 50 cents and $1, manufactured by the California Syrup Co with its name on every package.
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California Pig Syrup Co
August Flower testimonial from Washington Va
A customer reports his wife suffered indigestion for years until using August Flower. After the first dose she felt immediate relief and was reportedly completely cured, now weighing 165 pounds and able to eat freely. C H Dear, proprietor of Washington House, Washington Virginia.
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C. H. Dear
Washington House
Washington, Va
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Nevada
Kansas
Pyani
Nuta
Southern
Hood
Division St
Baltimore
New York Times
Street & Smith
State
Orry
Epo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Carver & Co
Toledo
Wiley
Frank J. Cnexny
A.W. Gieasox
Hall
J. J. Caeney & Co
Beecham
Isaac Thompson
Iesus
Iggiste
Bradfield Regulator CO
Arlanta
McElrees
Cardus
Antes
Thomson
la Lome
Man'folly Judson L. Thomson Mfg. CO
Lta
Mass
Dante & Bileoe
Saint
Free Cook Reaxler Co
Chiceen
Haxter Court
Tenn
Arwis Fort
Pyar
Goitre
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