Reed Announces House Committee Assignments
The list of House committee chairmen and members announced by Speaker Reed covers Ways and Means Appropriations Foreign Affairs Banking and Currency and more. Key figures include Dingley Cannon Walker and Peters across several panels with broad representation from Ohio Indiana Kentucky and other states.
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Bilt
Cannon
Appropriations
Walker
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Washington
House of Representatives
Thomas L. Reed
Sotur
Theo Jonn Pelee
McMillin
Tenn
Nelson N
John Th Tih
FR Tirosy
Dolivsser
N. BL
John Torsney
D. Gardner
J. Prank Vanly
Joy VeGratt
Tiff
Shover
Watson
Dictrel Minor
Wiss
Dr. G. Colson
Ke. N. Cox
Russell
C. Hutcheon
Preda A. Woodard
Downing, Wh
Walter M. Denny
K. R. Pitt
W. Draper
Adams, Jr
Lemuel Jo Quigg
Robert Cousins
Charles VP
Ait. O
Wis
A. Smith
Mieh
Joel P. Hearepublivens
Minn
Pinund Pearson
N. C
EL St. G. Tucker
Her A. Dinsmore
Armando D. Mone
J. O. Newlinds
Nev
Divine
James S. Shermini
Charles Curtis
George Wilson
George D. Nie Jon
Ned
Robert J Gamble
Wash
George F.white
Ian
Ine Allen
Chester A. Chickering
N.Y
A. Cook
Juan Laiseuring
V. Walker
Wallace T. Foote
N. Y
John FF. Lacey
McLwen
N. JI
Wm. A. L. McLaurin
S.C. Jas
C McCann
Wm J. McKenney
J. Otey
T. M. 3Ehon
Joan Avery
Mich
George W. Wilson
Jethro EB
Hatch
Ind
Henry R. Gipson
Theobald Otjen
Dennis M. Sturley
Samuel J. Push
Mass
Chas. Daniels
N. Ygene
J. Warner
Neb
Andrew RB
Kiel Aa
Orlando Burrill
John S. Wilis
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Livingston
B. Cooper
Tex
Fh. A. Woodward
Jas G. Spencer
Miss
Ine
Ceperent
Galusha Gruw
Vainne W. McCall
Samuel M. Clart
C. Mettermich
Charles I
I. Barrett
Samuel J. Visi
D. A. Tio Armond
H.wonden
Ala
Wm. Elliott
S. Nomas G. Lawson
A C. Shuford
J. A. Walker
T. C. Catchings
Ke EE. Lester
Gao
Ulan
John W. Allen
J. H. Bankhead
Thomas C. McRae
Ark
S. BM. Parkman
Fin
James F. Spencer
Miza
BH. Clark
Nine Republic
Ministers in Cleveland Urge Peace Before War
Clergy in Cleveland denounce war with England urging peaceful dispute resolution under the Monroe doctrine if needed. Rev. Alonzo E. Winters warned war only as last resort, echoed by city churches amid the U S England tension.
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United States
England
Cleveland
Alonzo E. Winters
Loraine Street
M. E
America
Winter
Floods Ravage Osage River Towns and Mississippi Valley
In Missouri towns of Warsaw and Taborville the Osage River floods destroy bridges and wash away mills while the Mississippi rises rapidly at St. Louis reaching 24? feet. Union County surveyor Joseph Eckert drowns after a Bourbois bridge collapse. Widespread flooding cautions predicted across the valley.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Iowa Line
Cairo
Warsaw
Osage
Fairfield
Taborville
Union County
Joseph Eckert
Bourbois
St Louis
Carthage
Kansas
Ministers Call Out Threatened War Between U S and England
In Pittsburgh on December 23 ministers from Second Presbyterian and Union Street Baptist churches preached on the looming U S England conflict over the Venezuelan boundary. Rev Frank DeWitt Talmage praised Cleveland and urged Americans to stand firm as brave patriots. Rev J S Hutson led a prayer for arbitration, joined by his congregation.
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Engkhene
United States
Pittspuren
England
Frank DeWitt Talmage
Second Presbyterian Church
America
Grover Cleveland
White House
Republic
Valley Forge
Princeton
Yorktown
J. S. Hutson
Union Street Baptist Church
Allegheny
Rapid Fire Guns Test Ends In Bursts From Two Cannons
Washington December tests by the ordnance board on four inch rapid fire guns show two weapons burst during trials while the Driggs Schoener type passed. The 25 rounds were fired in two minutes thirty four seconds, indicating the gun’s speed.
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Washineton
Ordnance Board
Army
Chief of Ordnance
Ordnance
Collision at Sea Sinks British Steamer Alicia
The British steamer Alicia of 907 tons sails from Middlesbrough to Bilbao sinks after a collision with Nettley Abbey from London to Blyth. All aboard except five were saved by the Nettley Abbey. the Alicia’s crew suffered drownings. The Nettley Abbey sustained some damage. The Alicia was iron schooner rigged and built at Hartlepool in 1880, owned by R. M. Middleton Jr.
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Loxton
Alicia
Middlesborough
Bilboa
London
Blythe
Hartlepool
R. M. Middleton, Jr
Musso Americans Tender Their Services
John Glows president of the Russian National Society of the United States said at a meeting the society resolved to aid President Cleveland if the U S engages in war with England The society is said to have over 200000 members many trained soldiers.
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Suam Monin
John Glows
Russian National Society of the
United States
Cleveland
England
Loxmon
Dee
London
Indiana grocers plan action against tobacco trust
In Indianapolis on December 23, grocers and tobacco jobbers will meet to consider a resolution not to handle goods from the American tobacco trust. Opposition grew after testimony in a New Jersey suit, with major retailers showing willingness to rebel if concerted action secures rival brands and pressures the trust to lower prices to preserve margins.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Tobacco Trust
American Tobacco Trust
John Rawh
New Jersey
American Trust Co
Congress to work through holiday week on tariff relief plan
Washington moves to relief legislation as President Cleveland urges session to stay. The Ways and Means Committee will craft brief tariff amendments expiring in 30 months and bonds to bolster the treasury while preserving greenbacks. Expected revenue rise targets 30 to 35 million dollars. Speaker Reed signals prompt action though wool duties under McKinley may be set aside.
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Washington
Congress
Cleveland
House
Ways and Means
Reed Institute
Reed
McKinley
Widow found murdered with skull crushed in Lafayette
Mrs. Hester Curtis a 63 year old widow was found dead in her arm chair on South Twentieth Street in Lafayette with a crushed skull and blood spattered on the room. A bank book clutched in her right hand indicated a demand for money and a robbery motive, though silverware remained untouched and a gold watch was missing. Some arrests reportedly occurred but were released.
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Lafayetts
Ind
Hester Curtis
South Twentieth Street
Multiple state and world events wrap in Christmas week news
Condensed telegraphic digest notes Fisk Goff assigns. Judge Speer rules state license law unconstitutional at Butte. Altoona rains ease water famine. Marlboroughs arrive in Rome for days of antiquities. Price Co brokers fail in Boston. L H Taylor Co bankers fail in Philadelphia. Melbourne bicyclist Zimmerman wins two scratch mile races. Hatch Bros. failure announced in New York. Wesleyan leader Walters urges avoiding war. Shugart, Bellefonte editor and patent official, dies at 77 in Phillipsburg. War service letters pour in after president's message. Monsignor Averardi consecrated titular bishop for Mexico mission. Three children suffocated in Parkham Street Philadelphia fire. Kalamazoo man wins 150000 judgment for false imprisonment. Forecasts: Ohio cloudy with showers. Kentucky cloudy with possible showers. Indiana cloud likely cooler.
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Altoona
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
Rome
Boston
Price & Co
Congress Street
Stock Exchange
L. H. Taylor & Co
Bankers and Brokers
Philadelphia
Melbourne
A. A. Zimmerman
Pither
New Zealand
Walker
Victoria
Hatch Bros
New York Stock Exchange
Broadway
Mr. Walters
Wesleyan Conference
Liverpool
Samuel T. Shugart
Buchanan
Center Democrat
Bellefonte
Phillipsburg
United States
Great Britain
Monsignor
Averardi
Vatican
Mexico
Parkham Street
Andrew Pardue
Mary Johnson
Postal Robberies Rally Pittsburgh Region
Post Office Inspector Hoplin reports at least fifty robberies affecting Pittsburgh and nearby towns over the past year. A professional thief with a key to letter boxes and a confederate forger are under investigation with ongoing security patrols and police-government talks.
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Pittsburgh
PittspurGu
Hoplin
Railroad Mail Service
Markets Report Map Harsh Prices Across Regions
The Cincinnati market shows mixed readings on grains and livestock with No. 2 red wheat around 3.40 to 3.60, corn No. 3 yellow about 27c, oats 19c to 21c, and cattle ranging from 2.25 to 4.00 per unit. Buffalo and Baltimore quotes mirror global price shifts for hogs, lambs, and veal, with notable spreads between grades and regions.
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Cincinnati
Cartle
Toledo
Buffalo
Baltimore
Des
Western
New York
Pirrsbourgh
IndiaNa
Coffee topers fate shakes doctors verdict
Doctors first labeled it delirium tremens but later reconsidered as coffee related after Widow Sarah Murdock, a lifelong abstainer, displayed tremor, delirium, and coffee cravings. Friends argued coffee caused symptoms, the case prompted multiple consultations and trial of treatments.
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Dr. Nichols
Fort Dodge
Sarah Murdock
Scott
Ilevel
Widow Murdock
Murdock
Sarah
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