Senate Debates Tariff Revisions and Public Works Probe
The day’s session covered memorials from Orangeburg voters alleging voting rights denial, a naval reservation right of way bill for Pensacola and Memphis Railway, a public printing deficiency bill including eclipse observation funding, and a heated discussion on public building contracts. The House advanced Nicaraguan canal concessions debate with multiple amendments and adjourned after passing a road to Florence National Cemetery bill.
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Washington
Senate
Chandler
Orangeburg
D. C
Hale
Committee On Naval Affairs
Pensacola and Memphis Railroad Company
United States Naval and Military Reservation
Pensacola
Fla. P
Hall
Yeller
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Vest
Teller
Allison
Mr. West
General Casey
United States
Casey
War and Navy
West
South
MacDonalld
Minnesota
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Vegee
Baker
New York
Secretary of the Interior
Bland
Missouri
Ilinois
Herbert
Alabama
Memphis Railway Company
Naval and Military Reservation
Note That Escaped Treasury Destruction Stuns Bank Officials
Washington officials are investigating a $20 national bank note that had been redeemed and cancelled yet was accepted by a bank. The note, supposed to be destroyed after cutting and punching, was found to have bypassed the macerating process and was then reseated for redemption. No other such notes are known to exist.
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Washington
National Bank Note Redemption Agency
the Treasury
National Bank
Treasury
United States
Comptroller of Currency
Comptroller
Comproller
Appropriations Advancing as Congress Breaks for Holidays
House adjourns for holiday recess with most regular appropriation bills in progress. District of Columbia and pension measures passed. Sundry civil and fortifications bills expected for report when Congress reconvenes January 2, leaving one deficiency bill. River and harbor, military academy, consular and diplomatic bills moving. army and naval measures likely soon. Agricultural and post office bills to be completed quickly, aiming to send all regular appropriations to the Senate by February.
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Washington
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
House
Agricultural and Post Office
Agricultural and Post Offices
Senate
O'Neil
Fulton
Capitol
Lofley
National Bank
Thomson
McDaffie County
McDuffie County
Millville
Howell
Cedar Creek Baptist Church
Gwinnett County
Samuel Morgan
Bank of Rome
Fleming
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
Carroll County
New Hope Church
Bell
Forsyth
Montezuma
J. Randolph Tucker
Hobbs
J. M. Bond
Smith
Calhoun
Mullsville
Coggins
Homer Baptist Church
Five Cadets Dismissed from Virginia Military Institute
Lexington Va December 21 five cadets dismissed after a hiring case involving Cadet Stoner of Kentucky from the fourth class. Ten other cadets under arrest discharged will be tried by the Board of Visitors in January. Three expelled corporals remained in barracks amid class tensions.
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LexineTon
Stoner
Kentucky
Virginia Military Institute
Board of Visitors
Pardoned by President for Embezzlement Case
The President pardoned Benjamin Hopkins cashier of Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati who was serving a Columbus Ohio sentence for embezzlement. The pardon cites health as the reason and directs he spend his remaining days with friends rather than in prison.
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Washington
Benjamin Hopkins
Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati
Columbus
Senate Withdrawn Hearings On Finance Committee Substit
Washington December 21 The Finance Committee will hold daily sessions through recess to perfect the Senate substitute bill by amending it with input from interested parties including manufacturers and laborers. Senator Allison has stated amendments will be proposed to the present text as a result of numerous conferences.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Finance
Allison
Finance Committee
Wanamaker Likely to Join New Cabinet in Interior Role
A wire from Indianapolis reports John Wanamaker will join the incoming cabinet. The exact portfolio is not formally announced yet, but Wanamaker is expected to accept and be offered the post, likely as Secretary of the Interior.
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Philadelphia
the Times
Indianapolis
John Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Weather Probabilities in Georgia Dec 21
Indications show fair weather with stationary temperatures in southern areas followed by cooler air in the north and winds shifting to the east.
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Washinaton
Georgia
Georgia Senate Defeats Branch Colleges in Appropriation
Georgia Senate debates the general appropriation bill with a close vote to strike the branch college funding. Amendments propose free pupil slots per representative and various tax provisions. House and Senate clash over branch college funding as tax measures advance. Randolph Tucker addresses on tariff reform and southern development.
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Senate
Randolph Tucker
Atlanta
House
United States Supreme Court
Virginia
Hall
Buena Vista
Johnson
Jones
Chattaooga
Felton
Bartow
Tigner
Chattahoochee
Scakaiene
New England
Bigelow
Connecticut
H. T. Sherry
J. A. Spalding
Hartford Post
Christmas Trade Boosts Montgomery Activity
In Montgomery on December 21 crowds surge as merchants report peak Christmas trade. Cotton sales reach about 2000 units this week, bagging demand remains strong, and禁 liquor shipments tighten as jug trade flourishes in prohibition towns nearby. A reception hosted by Mr and Mrs Bolling for Miss Mitchell and Miss Susie Madden ends in music and sociable chatter at Dexter Avenue.
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MontGomery
Ala
State Board Association
H. E. Bolling
Mitchell
Susie Madden
Brunswick
Dexter Avenue
Bond Offerings Rejected. Moseley Nominated for Richmond Post
Bond offerings totalled 45 500 dollars and were all rejected. The President nominated Daniel W. Moseley of Virginia to be Collector of Customs for the districts of Richmond Virginia.
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Washington
Daniel W. Moseley
Virginia
Richmond
Death of Infant Lottie Ellison at MT residence
Infant Lottie Ellison, daughter of Mr Miocht, died at the residence MT peretin. A funeral obsequies will be held this afternoon at 2:20 o clock.
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Lottie
Elizabeth
Mr. Miocht
Residoocs
MT Ec
Peretin
Stanley Arrives with Emin Pasha at Aruwhimi
Dispatches from St Thomas and Zanzibar report Henry M. Stanley with Emin Pasha reaching the Aruwhimi and Bon on August 17 and 29 letters confirming health and ample supplies. Other items note no Süakim withdrawal, East Africa policy debate, and other global dispatches.
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Zanzibar
Stanley Falls
Tippoo
Henry M. Stanley
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Bon
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Burgalia
The
West African Telegraph Company
St. Thomas
Emin Pasha
Aruwhimi
Parsons
Gulf of Guinea
Portugese
the Times
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Aguha
Ujiji
Union Zembie
Ewin
Casatia
Wahalak Riot Reportage from Enquirer Sun Visitor
From Wahalak Mississippi ENQUIRER Sun interviews J A Mitchell who says the scene has quieted with whites present and armed, blacks retreating to swamps. He notes many have been captured or escaped, and discusses race tensions sharpened by northern speeches. A Nashville special notes renewed, looming trouble as messengers report surrounding groups.
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Wahalak
Miss
Rankin House Register
Enquirer Sun
Mr. Mitchell
Sherman
Foraker
Ingalls
Tigi
Olby
Western Union
Wabalak
Nashville
Ahajlak
Artesia
Columbus
News of Stanley Reception Sparks Applause in Commons
In London the House of Commons applauded a telegram from the West African Telegraph Company announcing Stanley and Emin's arrival on Oruwhimi. Government officials cautioned no direct news confirmed the report while debates over the key bill and a grant to Capt. Seagrove featured tempers and a suspension of Tanner after an exchange with Gorst.
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House of Lords
Earl of Dunlaven
Lord Salisbury
Lord Sackville
Washington
Lord Salany
United States
Soudan
Suakim
House of Commons
Goschen
West African Telegraph Company
St. Thomas
Stanley
Emin
Oruwhimi
Grenfells
Handorb
Rowntree
Raikes
America
United States Post Office
Gorst
Tanner
Capt. Seagrove
Houe
Clark Caldwell
Balfour
Naval academy proves new steel gun pierces thick targets
An experiment at the Annapolis naval academy proved a 250 pound steel pointed iron projectile fired from a breech loading rifle on the cruiser Chi penetrated a teninch steel target and cut through solid oak back. The test is viewed as potentially influential for modern naval warfare.
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Naval Academy Proving Grounds
Chi
West Georgia A and M College closes for Christmas holidays
The West Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical College at Hamiton Ga closes for Christmas recess as students return to homes. Under President H A Hayes the school reports strong four month progress with a growing library, modern apparatus and active calisthenics program.
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Hamitton
West Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical College
Florida
H. A. Hayes
Philomathean Society
Hayes
Marriage in Browneville Unites Maggie Walsh and Dr. A H Smith
A Thursday evening ceremony in Mrs Walsh parlor Browneville joined Miss Maggie J Walsh and Dr A H Smith mayor of the township. Rev J L K Smith Opelika officiated. A sumpugos supper followed as townsfolk attended. Other Browneville notes include deaths relocations resignations and travels among residents.
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Opelika
Browneville
Smith
Miss Walsh
Abram Slaton
John Ridenhor
Gadsden
L. T. Jones
Central Railroad
W. H. Waldroup
Eufaula
E. Broadis Smith
Oscar Naughe
Roanoke
Shelton
Salem
W. W. Bloodworth
W. A. McElvey
Lee County
Monton
Will Walsh
Vernon Hosts Grand Christmas German for Local Ladies
A grand complimentary german at the Vernon last night honored the city’s young ladies. The event featured numerous couples including Miss Kyle with Mr. Lillie and Miss Barnett with Mr. Rhodes Browne, with chaperones listed among Mrs Woodruff and Mrs Swift.
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Abaffia
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Bowers
Charles Preer
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H. H. Willcox
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G. French
Freer
George Hamburger
Mamie Peabody
Nina Seneg
W BR. Bowena
McDougal
M. E.M. Patterson
Slade
Youre Eere
Mra . Woodruff
John Riddle
Mra Swift
Shelby Compton
Igason
Marshall Wellbar
Joba Peabody
A. & Marshall Wellborn
Desperate Crime Roundup Across Cities and Suburbs
Reports from London and several American towns describe murders, executions, robberies, and fatal accidents. In London a woman found dead in Poplar is believed murdered by strangulation. Texas men Floyd and Lawson Todd die in a gunfight after Deputy Choate is shot. In Plaquemine a colored man Moses Flanders is executed for murder. In Arkansas Charles Katz and his wife are found dead, suspected robbery. Other incidents include a boiler explosion in Columbus and a man killed by a train in Augusta. A Tacoma body recovery notes an octopus attached to a drowned official, and Charleston sees a lawyer vanish after a botched robbery attempt.
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Poplar
White Chapel
Honey Grove
Tex
Monkton
Rothers
Floyd
Lawson Todd
Marshfield
Jack Choate
Hobbs
Todds
Choate
Mung
Plaquemine
Moses Flanders
Edward Spence
Cornelius Brown
Bayou
LirrLe Rock
Ark
Charles Katz
Kutz
Tacoma
W. T
S. J. Hughes
United States Survey
Puget Sound
Five Prisoners Escape after Jail Delivery at Port Townsend
Five inmates overpowered jailer Thomas Hutler at Port Townsend Washington and escaped with his keys and pistols. They freed a tied prisoner and locked the jailer in a cell before fleeing. Escaped criminals include Davenport of Whatcom, McDonald, Williams, Conner, and another charged with larceny and highway robbery. A posse formed and neighboring ports were notified.
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W.T
Thomas Hutler
Davenport of
Whatcomb
McDonald
Williams
Conner
Persuit
Oil Exchange Sees Sudden Price Break and Heavy Trade
In Pirrsecre Pennsylvania on December 21 the Oil Exchange opened firm at 92 and rose to 93 before broad selling pushed prices down. About 5,000,000 barrels changed hands as values slipped to 81. By noon a rebound had bid 94. Arbitrage selling followed by a late reaction.
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Oil Exchange
Aruzh
King Christmas entertainment at Springer Opera House
The King Christmas program at Springer Opera House drew a large audience last night. Pupils delivered creditable performances with graceful acting and enthusiastic curtain calls, aided by former students and a few young siblings, notably Frank Guinn as Santalaus and John Burrus as the clown.
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Santalaus
Frank Guinn
Clar
W. Myontie
Leo McGovern
James Curry
Times
Joe King
James Hogan
John Burrus
Annie Miller
Emma Burrus
George Burrus
Sneak Thief Strips Depot Horse of Its Bridle
Mr Charlie Meyer a popular ticket agent at the Asion depot was robbed of the bridle after a night shift. He, in a calm manner, attended to customers then discovered the bridle missing when he tried to drive home. He led his horse Tom by the mane and walked home, troubled by the incident.
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Charlie Meyer
Asion Depot
Bridie
Tom
Clown in Trouble After Parade Incident
A clown in a dime show caused chaos on First avenue during a parade. He struggled with his rigging and frightened the donkeys, leading to a carriage overturn. The race continued with the clown pursued by the animals as stable hands and horses struggled to regain control. The banded pursuit followed along the street.
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First Avenue
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