Bonds debate on secretary issuing debt certificates favored by some
Washington legislators oppose broad authority to the treasury secretary to issue bonds. A compromise proposal suggests certificates of indebtedness with low interest redeemable in two to three years, avoiding long debt growth. The measure faces strong opposition from southern and western Democrats.
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Monument to Indiana's first governor to be unveiled in Charlestown
Jeffersonville Ind Dec 6 A granite monument eight feet high and six feet wide will be unveiled December 10 in Charlestown Clark county Gov Jennings Indiana's first governor born 1784 in Pennsylvania He helped form Indiana Territory and serve as its first governor in 1818 later returning to Congress and dying in 1834 Invitations were sent to prominent citizens in Indiana and Ohio for the ceremony
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Jonathan Jennings
Charlestown
Clark County
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Ohio
Gov
Jennings
Pennsylvania
Indiana Territory
Congress
President Cleveland Eyes Italian Ambassador Pick
Since J. J. Van Alen resigned as ambassador to Italy effective November 25, President Cleveland has little time to consider a successor. Oscar Strauss’s Washington visit fuels talk of his possible promotion, while Judge Lambert Tree of Illinois may be presented to the president. Dickinson met the president on Tuesday on Tree’s behalf.
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Italy
Senate
Oscar Strauss
New York
van Alen
Strauss
Lambert Tree
Illinois
Belgium
Dickinson
Judge Tree
Ford's Theatre Collapse Manslaughter Case Dismissed
The court of appeals sustained a demurrer in the manslaughter case against Col Ainsworth and three engineers and contractors linked to the Ford's Theatre collapse on June 9. 21 clerks died and many were injured. The indictment failed to prove a joint duty among defendants. case remanded for discharge.
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Bureau of Pension Awards
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Resolution Calls for President to Share Instructions on Willis
Senate action reports Hoar introduces a resolution demanding copies of instructions to Minister Willis and Admiral Irwin regarding Hawaii. The measure stalled for Morgan’s absence as the panel reviewed the president’s Hawaii policy and the provisional government issue.
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Hawaii
Sherman
Morgan
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Ore
The New Tariff Hopes and Congressional Action
The Wilson tariff bill will be reported to the house next Wednesday morning with majority members’ report. Minority leaders aim to present their minority report by then. Democratic and republican committee members plan a joint meeting to lay the bill before the House and order its report. The internal revenue taxation bill appears tied to funding measures and may influence provisions like the sugar bounty and cigarette taxes.
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Window Glass Makers Meet Over Tariff in Milwaukee
Chicago dispatch reports about fifty window glass factories meeting at the Auditorium to wind up the National Glass Co. affairs. The group adjourned for lunch and moved to Milwaukee where the dissolution was pushed as the tariff question loomed. A 60 percent tariff cut could lower prices and hurt American makers against French glass.
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Plankinton House
Siet R. ©. Newkirk
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Ir. Sellers
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J. W. Scully
J. McKee
Pittsburgh
Thomas D. Catlin
Geo. F. Kimball
B. W. Hisendrath
Hays
H. A. Newkirk
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Mr. Smith
Muncie
Ind
A. L Conger
Hartford City
J. H. Lewis
Barnesville
Ohio
D. H. Roberts
New York City
Mr. Burke
Marion
Mr. Penn
New Albany
Free Coinage Bill Seeks Repeal of Silver Law
Washington December 6 Rep Bland of Missouri introduces a bill in the house to repeal parts of the 1873 act restricting coinage of the standard silver dollar reissuing the 1837 framework for 4124 grain coins a free coinage measure to be referred to Bland's committee and reported soon. Also notes Illinois statue for Gen Shields to be unveiled and reports on ship Jason ashore off Hiam coast with crew possibly lost.
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Hiemann
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McMillan
Calcutta
Boston
East Harm
Murder at St Joe station ends in two deaths
A family tragedy near St Joe station eight miles from Butler results in the deaths of Mrs Hepler and her daughter Flora, with suspicion falling on Harper Whitmier, the son-in-law who vanished after a confession. L Notham and others are shocked as officers pursue the suspect.
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Heath
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Notable Deaths and Global Notices From Telegraph Dispatches
Composer Madam Julia Wolf dies. A fishing boat capsized in Frische Haff East Prussia with five drowned. Mexican ban on El Paso Herald and Tribune papers. Kansas Governor opposes vagrancy laws as unconstitutional poverty not a crime. Priest may testify in Chicago Coughlin Ice man case. Boston firm Hirschberger assigns liabilities 160000. Baptist Congress meets Augusta Georgia with Northen presiding Burrows vice president. Tyndall death blamed on chloral dose. Good Templars gather in Richmond for 26th annual conclave. Wisconsin tobacco stocks worth 5 million face market risk. Fire in Clarksburg West Virginia destroys eight buildings. Sixth annual Guar antee Ticket Brokers Association convention opens in New York. Secret Ruthenian society arming in Little Russia. arrests in Kharkoff and Kiev amid revolutionary activity.
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St. Charles Hotel
W. Nusbaum
George L. Boring
James Grandy
John Sweet
Little Russia
Ruthenian
Kharkoff and
Kieff
Markets Report Mixed Prices Across Commodities
Cincinnati and Chicago markets show steady to soft patterns in grains and live stock. Wheat corn and oats range with mixed quotes while cattle hogs veer slow and pliant, and Philadelphia pricing holds steady pending tariff settlement.
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Ibo
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Onahr
Advertising in Mexico Sparks Debate on Gringo Influence
The Texas Siftings notes that despite claims of Mexico becoming gringoized, street names have shifted to ordinary terms while a Mexican court case about a rival newspaper ad draws attention as Mexico's first of its kind. It argues advertising benefits all industrious citizens, citing a burglar who found eighty dollars and clothes after local papers publicized the loss.
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Milwayker
Anderson Olsen
Washington Island
Harry Peterson
Texas
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Crown of Thorns
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Ita
An Old Fashioned School and Its Noisy Mansion
A reminiscence of a bygone education emphasizing the teacher's personality over strict discipline. The described mentor guided students with kindness and curiosity, offering extra lessons in Euclid and trigonometry, geology field trips, and stargazing. Examinations were informal, with a genial presbytery panel approving all.
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Binn
Tippling canine tale of a dog with liquor taste
A Yorkshire Weekly Post writer cites a Mr. Phil Robinson excerpt about a deer hound named Juno who drank whisky she found on the floor. Juno became a notorious drunkard, frequented bars, and died at age three after a crowner quest verdict of brain injury from alcohol. In a separate Abajo Valley note, a five mile Havana area piece is mentioned.
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Yorkshire Weekly Post
Phil Robinson
Juno
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