Congress rush to finish key appropriation bills looms
Washington reports intense week ahead as the Senate fights over the pooling bill and a proposed international monetary conference. Action hinges on the sundry civil and naval measures, Hawaiian cable funding, and a broader shift toward silver as money amid global bimetallist hopes.
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Senate
Wolcott
Friends of
Germany
England
United States
France
Great Britain
Explorations in Asia and a French Explorer Murdered
A Shanghai report details the murder of French explorer Dutrueill de Phins near L Hassa after a 1891 expedition with M Grenaurd. They crossed high ranges in Chinese Turkestan reaching near L Hassa, despite hostile llamas. The highest altitude reached was 20000 feet and the expedition revealed regions previously unexplored by Europeans or Asiatics.
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Shanghai
Dutrueill de Phins
L' Hassa
M. Grenaurd
Chinese Turkestan
Thibet
L’hassa
Llamas
Yang-Tse
Grenaurd
Dutrueill
Rockwell
Burned at a Masked Ball in Chicago
Mrs. John Scaggard, 24, of 3418 Dearborn Street, will likely die from burns suffered at a masked ball on Saturday night when her costume caught fire from a Mephistopheles impersonator at the South Side Turner hall.
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Chicago
John Scaggard
Dearborn Street
Burns
South Side
Turner Hall
Mephistopheles
France bars American cattle over Texas fever fears
Paris imposes an import ban on American cattle due to Texas fever and pleuro-pneumonia amid rural protectionist pressure. The notice follows Gaudard’s order as the cabinet addresses agricultural concerns.
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Texas
Paris
M. Gaudard
France
Loxpon
Central News
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Japan
Tokio
Wei- Hai-Wei
George Howie
Howie
Sydney
Wei-Hai-Wei
Ting
Hai-Cheng
Katsura
Kyanwatsai
New Chwang
Lukington
Sataiteu
Kung Paintas
Yingkow
Multiple Deaths and Disasters Plague Midwest and East
In Terre Haute Indiana A G Walker secretary of Hudnut Milling Co kills himself after firing at his wife and is survived by three children. In Happam Connecticut a couple about 60 perishes in a house fire at Hog's Hill. In Troy New York Maj Gen Joseph B Carr dies after long illness. In Shelbyville Indiana a son accidentally shoots his mother at their sewing machine. In Marvelary Arkansas smallpox triggers quarantine near Hot Springs with travel restrictions.
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Terre Haute
Ind
A. G. Walker
Hudnut Milling Co
Walker
Theodore Hudnut
Happam
Middle Haddem
Hog’s Hill
Thomas Cavanaugh
Doesth
Carr
Troy
N. Y
Joseph B. Carr
Fifth Avenue
Third Brigade
Shelbyville
Green Township
Morgan County
A. J. Flake
Rumor of Silver Ticket Plan Discussed at Washtheton Meeting
In Washtheton on February 25 a conference at the Bimetallic League headquarters drew Gen. A J Warner Rep Newlands Judge Sheldon Rep Sible and the Middlebury Register editor. The session focused on rumors of a possible national silver ticket for the next campaign though no policy or action was decided and several silver leaders reportedly opposed the plan. The four hour meeting aimed at gauging support while key senators were absent and not aligned with all league views.
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Bimetallic League
League
A. J. Warner
Newlands
Nevada
Sheldon
Hartford
Sible
Pennsylvania
Middlebury
Warner
Teller
Walcott
Congress
Young couple wed in courthouse corridor elopement
In Clarsville Tennessee on February 25 a novel marriage was solemnized by Squire Smith in a courthouse corridor. Groom Mack Hilliard age about sixteen and bride Annie Riley age about fourteen from Fredonia Caldwell County Kentucky fled home to wed due to parental objections and legal restrictions.
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Claresville
Tenn
Squire Smith
Mack Hilliard
Annie Riley
Fredonia
Caldwell County
Kentucky
Terribly Tortured Robbers Try to Force Wealth Reveal
Five masked men roused William Walsh in St Josefu Missouri and, at pistol point, tried to learn his hidden funds. They burned his hair, scorched his body with a red hot poker, roasted his feet, and beat him into unconsciousness before escaping after ransacking the house.
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St. Josefu
William Walsh
Escape from Canton jail by noted gang breaks out
Canton police report George Connners Clarence Courtney William Fosnaught and Harry and Wesley Flickingstein escaped from Canton jail during the night. One trusted inmate helped by not locking doors and a ventilator grate was broken to allow the escape. Fosnaught returned Saturday morning. Courtney is wanted in multiple counties and has cooperated with authorities in earlier hearings.
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George Conners
Clarence Courtney
William Fosnaught
Harry
Wesley Flickingstein
Fosnaught
Courtney
Columbiana
Carroll
Walcott's Idea Drives Bipartisan Amendment on Silver Debt
In the Senate, Wolcott proposes an amendment to the Sundry Civil Bill to authorize nine commissioners for an international conference on gold and silver with a $100,000 appropriation. He argues the move offers a prudent path for future international bimetallism and reflects compromise between factions while preparing for next Congress. Kentucky appoints George B. Eastin as appellate judge, swearing him in amid a full court and officials.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
United States
Kentucky
Frankfort
George B. Eastin
Pryor
Maj
Eastin
Hill
Greene
Carlyle memorial may inspire future generation
The Daily News editorial says yesterday's speeches will likely raise funds to buy and maintain Carlyle house. The memorial is seen as honoring Carlyle and contemporaries like Mill, Mazzini, Tennyson, Thackeray, Dickens, Emerson, Ruskin, and Froude. The marquis of Ripon and Ambassador Bayard’s remarks indicate potential inspiration for others.
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Thackeray
Dickens
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Ruskin
Froude
Marquis of Ripon
Ambassador Bayard
Damascus blade sent to German emperor on Damascus sultan's order
Chakir Pasha travels toward Berlin with a fine Damascus blade presented by the sultan to the German emperor. Other dispatches report naval clashes on Brass coast, a U.S. navy official's death at Portsmouth, and various fatal and dramatic incidents across the country including a Baltimore and Ohio train tragedy in Mansfield.
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Frank T. Dubois
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Decatur
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Dresden
Tangier
Morocco
Gibraltar
Fred Brooks
Ella
Baltimore & Ohio
Mansfield
Arcadia
Ind
J. K. Johnson
Johnson
Andrew
William Jordan
St. Johns
N. F
London
Alex Tuttle
Speed Williams
al Slaback
Plumb
Nevada
Emanuel Barker
Carrie
Harry Barnard
State Street
Markets Lead Off With Mixed Prices Across Grains Cattle and Hogs
Cincinnati and Baltimore market notes show No. 2 red wheat around 54-58c on track, corn varied with demand moderate, oats steady, and rye around 2.70. Livestock: cattle prime to good, hogs mixed with Philadelphia and New York quotes, sheep and lambs easing with extra and good to choice ranges. Chicago cash and futures quoted, with scattered regional quotations and rail car receipts highlighted.
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Cincinnati
Carvie
Baltimore
New York
Chicago
Toxeco
Prrissv GH
Lamba
Burrato
Bears and Beer Keg Trap Endanger North Woods Bear
Zeke Campbell from Pine Creek Pennsylvania reports a new beer keg spike trap catching bears this winter. He boasts of fourteen kills including a 340 pound specimen, describing dramatic struggles and a dramatic chase as his dog Cab and rifle accompany him near Black Forest.
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Zeke Campbell
Pine Creek
Pennslvania
Zeke
Brain
Old Brain
Black Forest
Bear trapped by keg dies after brainy stand
A hunter named Zeke shoots a big black bear that had become strapped with a keg and spikes. The bear fought the trap for hours, then died from bullets. A Plymouth Rock hen in Iowa lays shell-less eggs with hard, edible interiors.
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Eolfe
Plymouth Rock
Sir Garner
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