Pooling favored as railroads push pooling plan
In Washington on December 16 prominent railroad figures including Chauncey M Depew and Pennsylvania System President Roberts urged Senate support for an interstate commerce amendment to allow pooling under ICC supervision. Also in Washington committees discussed suspending immigration to keep cholera out, and Treasury Secretary Foster spoke of a possible 20 million dollar treasury balance.
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Chauncey M. Depew
President Roberts
Pennsylvania System
Senate Committee On
Cullom
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Depew
Roberts
M. Walker
Ingalls
Washington
Senate
House Committees On
Chandler
Joint Committee
Washineron
Charles Foster
Treasury Department
Capitol
Holman
Springer
Ways and Means
Treasury
Washinetox
Committee On Ways and Means
Bamfurlong Colliery Disaster In England Deepens
London reports detail a December explosion at Bamfurlong colliery Wignan. Fire in the engine house halted air flow, hindering pumps and endangering survivors. By Wednesday afternoon twenty bodies were recovered, with the rescue effort continuing amid collapsed roofs and mangled remains. Some rescued men died en route to surface from heat and smoke.
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Bamfurlong
England
London
Wignan
Mexican Marines Hold Ground Near San Ygnace Battle
In Guerrero on December 16 a government telegraph line was repaired and a full official report from a bloody clash near San Ygnace was sent to military HQ. Maj. Julian Esquebel led 150 soldiers to reinforce but found rebels had crossed into the United States with about twenty prisoners, forty horses and substantial arms. forty five Mexican soldiers held their ground and fought until defeat seemed certain.
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Guerrero
Mexico
San Ygnace
Miltary
Rio Grande
United States
Julian Esquebel
Carnot faces resignation amid family scandal rumors
Paris dispatch confirms rumors of President Carnot resigning after a heated cabinet clash with M Ribot and M Rouvier. Officials say the president cited ministers actions as making retention of office nearly impossible, while reports link his relatives to the Panama Canal affair.
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France
London
Paris
Central News
Carnot
M. Ribot
M. Rouvier
Panama Canal
M. Tirard
LaborFed plan to form larger unions debated at Philadelphia
The American Federation of Labor debated a plan to create national or international unions after seven local craft unions formed. President Gompers warned formation may be impractical. The session covered limits on military power and ballots in union battles, with education campaigns as an alternative.
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American Federation of Labor
Committee On Resolutions
Gompers
Henry W. Blair
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Coeur d’Alene
Knights of Labor
Federation
Cincinnati
Prievance Committee
Duquesne and Alvin
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Sewing Machine Iron Workers
National Sewing Machine Union
Congress
Gunter
Mary Kenny
Mrs Murphy Captured in Huntsville Forgery Case
Tacoma woman Annie M Murphy now jailed in Huntsville Alabama charged with forging national bank drafts. Within a month she uttered 2895 dollars in forged drafts, cashed all but one for 350 dollars. She appeared in male clothing. her father Senator McCrae. The Chase National Bank offered a reward for her capture.
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Tacoma
Hantsville
Ala
Wash
Annie M. Murphy
Huntsville
Chase National Bank of New York
Deadly Duel Over Card Game in Decaturville
In Decaturville Tennessee John Millis and Lon Welch quarreled over a card game. Mills drew a knife and slashed Welch from ear to ear after helping him mount a horse. Welch was dragged by the horse and died. Mills fled into the timber. The Times Paris correspondent notes political fallout regarding M. Rouvier's fall and the French republic's survival amid alleged concealed revelations.
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Tenn
John Millis
Lon Welch
Mills
Welch
London
Paris
the Times
M. Rouvier
Republic
Panama
Giant Powder Explosion Kills Two in Pennsylvania
At Millersville a blast in a blacksmith shop killed Thomas Walter and Michael Parrish and gravely injured two others. The blast also destroyed nearby buildings and damaged the area in HAzuLeTon on December 16.
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Hazuleton
Millersville
Thomas Walter
Harleigh
Michael Parrish
Hollywood
Dominic Walter
Mike Marine
Minersville
Revival Stops Omaha Business for Mills Meeting
In Omana Neb on December 16 a nationwide revival led by B Fay Mills caused stores banks and saloons to close from 9 a.m. to noon 4000 worshippers crowded Expo sition hall and 15000 heard gospel sermons city streets emptied for the event 300 signed for prayer and 200 pledged to lead Christian lives after the sermon at 11 30 a.m.
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Neb
Omaha
B. Fay Mills
Exposition Hall
Mr. Mills
Monetary Conference Won't Vote On Plans
Brussels reports that the committee studying monetary proposals confined itself to general principles and did not discuss details. They conclude the conference has not yet pronounced on the general question and refuse to vote or draft a compromise.
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Monetary Conference
Brussels
International Monetary Conference
President Harrison pardons Iowa man under postal laws
A compilation notes President Harrison pardoned N. W. Page of Iowa for a postal law violation. Other items report counterfeit coins feared for world’s fair, exhibits ready at Chicago, a Russia murder sentence, and various unrelated public notices.
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N. W. Page
Iowa
Chicago
Bednarska
Lodz
Russia
Theodore D. Fisk
Buffalo
Eider
Isle of Wight
Lloyds
Cairo
Egypt
Khedive
National Fire Insurance Company
New York
Maud S to Race Again for Speed Record Next Season
Maud S is set for a return to racing under Kent Before non Pneumatic-Tire sulky. Robert Bonner plans Maud S to challenge Nancy Hanks after improvements in tracks and gear. Maud S rests at Bonner’s Westchester County farm awaiting conditioning for a possible record bid next season.
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Robert Bonner
Sunol
Nancy Hanks
Blaurice
Bonner
Maude
Maud
Maud S
Mr. Bonner
Westchester County
Kansas People’s Party to Inaugurate in Sobriety
Kansas populist state government plans a sober start with no inaugural ball and an inaugural reception. Officers-elect and citizens’ committee approve a plain ceremony for January 7, 1893 with a public invitation to all people. A separate report notes a wreck on the International and Great Northern line near Jacksonville Texas injuring two brakemen and causing about fifty thousand dollars in losses.
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Toreka
Kan
Citizens’ Committee
Kansas
Jacksonville
Tex
International & Great Northern
Markets Signal Notable Activity Across Grains and Provisions
Grain and provisions move with mixed vigor across markets in UnicaGo Toledo and Chicago. Wheat futures show firmness with No. 2 red and dec- month quotes while corn oats and barley offer varied bids. pork lard and beef show steady to firmer tones amid general price ranges for cash and futures.
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UnicaGo
Moss Porkk
Janary
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
New York
Western
Vast array of facts and figures from a bygone era
A miscellany of statistics and curiosities lists populations, colors in dental work, Irish housing, historic anniversaries, ancient cities, church, and church clockwork. It cites reports on German and Irish populations, Dead Sea geology, and a cautions note on persuasive speech and Zeno, ending with a reflection on time and silence.
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Committee On War Claims
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Harmon
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William Boyd
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A. R. Clark & Co
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Terra del Fuego
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Boston News
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Geographical Magazine
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Zeno
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