Political shifts in postmaster removals and silver law debate
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act era ends in a wave of postmaster removals with 118 new fourth class appointments, 73 of them removals, as Democrats fill nearly a thousand offices weekly. Congress debates repeal of the silver law with the Bland bill or currency tax changes as possible replacements, though many doubt simple repeal can pass without a substitute.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Maxwell
Congress
New York
Geome
Vanderbilt buys vast Pink Beds game preserve in NC
Assroinun North Carolina June 22. Geo W Vanderbilt has just completed buying twenty thousand acres in Henderson and Transylvania counties to create one of the world’s finest game preserves. Game keepers are in charge and every farmhouse on the estate has been torn down. The property lies only a few miles from Vanderbilt’s residence.
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Assroinun
N.C
Geo. W. Vanderbilt
Pink Beds
Henderson
Transylvania Counties
North Carolina
Vanderbilt
Converting Bob Ingersoll in New York
London preacher Gordon Lawrence arrived in New York to convert Col. Robert G. Ingersoll. For two weeks he has prayed nightly outside Ingersoll's home for him to join a new group, The Society of All Souls. Ingersoll and family have relocated to Cobb's Ferry for the summer, and Lawrence says he will now pray at Nassau Street.
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New York
Gordon Lawrence
P. J
London
Col
Robert G. Ingersoll
Col. Ingersoll
Society of All Souls
Cobb’s Ferry
Lawrence
Nassau Street
Senate Sends Delegates to Stanford Funeral
Washington dispatches report Vice President Stevenson and Sergeant-at-Arms Valentine telegraphed Senators Mitchell of Oregon and White of California to represent the senate at Stanford's funeral as time prevents an East delegation. Speaker Crisp of the house is expected to take similar action.
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Washington
Stevenson
Starma! Valentine
Benatrs Mitchell
Oregon
White
California
Senate
Stanford
Crisp
House
Turks Ab Firemen at World Fair Fiasco
At the Chicago world fair a Turkish fire department unit failed a fire drill when a German village kitchen grease flare started a blaze. A Turkish sedan chair courier attempted duty, changed clothes, and in miscommunication the fire team was barred from aiding. The fire was quickly extinguished by proper crews.
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Chicago
Turkey
Corriere
Milan Liar Tragedy Ends in Fire and Death
Dr John Hood of Aden suspected his wife’s affair with William Piper. He hid in an outbuilding, confronted them, shot failed, struck Piper with a lamp, causing a fire that burned Piper fatally within an hour. Hood’s wife collapsed beside Piper as flames consumed him. all involved are prominent locals.
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Mina
Tesn
John Hood
Aden
Here
William Piper
Piper
Piedmont Hotel to reopen after lease talks
Mr. Charles F. Harris of Big Stone Gap returned from Johnson City with plans to reopen the Piedmont hotel closed a month ago as the lessees term expired. He inched toward a lease with Jonesboro parties, else he will move to Johnson City to run the hotel himself, with reopening expected in a few days.
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Charles 5. Harris
Big Stone Gap
Johnson City
Harris
Piedmont Hotel
Jonesboro
Piedmont
Ford's Theatre officials post bail in fatal disaster case
Gave Bond Washington June 21 no warrants served this morning on the defendants in the coroner's jury verdict over Ford's Theatre disaster. Col F C Ains worth, Wm E Covert, superintendent of the theater building, and Francis Basse, its engineer, appeared voluntarily in criminal court before Judge McComas and gave bail of 10000 for their appearance.
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Col. F. C. Ainsworth
Wm. E. Covert
Francis Basse
McComas
Spence to Attend Fourth of July Celebration
Carey F. Spence, later corrected from Carey T. Smith in yesterday's Comet, is billed to join the Fourth of July celebration as a distinguished all round athlete and the second United States running champion, with the error in the name admitted as unintentional.
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Carey T. Smith
Ca F. Spence
United States
Delinquent Tax Foreclosure in Johnson City District
Notice in the case State of Tennessee vs Joe Bowman et al in Washington County requires non resident owners and claimants of lands in the 7th to 11th Civil Districts to appear by the first Monday in August or risk the bill being confessed. The Comet of Johnson City is to publish for four consecutive weeks.
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Sherif
Ondoradt
Cubpena
Puawer Lesvied
Joe Bowman
Prick & Co
Horton & Clark
A. M. Jarvis
Miller & Ninney
M. H. Scott
J. W. Collins
H. A. Crawford
Caroline Crawford
0. O. Alderson
0. O. Alderson & Bro., Ben Bonera, H. L. Brummil, G. J. Volon
John Dickingon
John Dickson
Kerlinger
B. P. McCurdy
George Patton
Richard Rogan
J. Williama
Washington County
Tennessee
Janda
Sail County
Four Hundred Drowner Victora Sinks After Collision
London reports a naval disaster as the British battleship Victoria, flagship of the Mediterranean squadron, sinks off Tripoli after a collision with Camperdown. About 400 men perish including Vice Admiral Sir George Tragon. The loss, worse since 1782, is under investigation with blame undetermined.
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London
Victora
Tripoli
Camperdown
Geo. Tragon
Royal George
Ares a Fight in Chattanooga over Salty Personal Card
On June 20 in Chattanooga J B Wert published a sharp personal card amid a divorce suit filed by banker G N Henson. Wert denounces the bill as false and accuses Henson of lying and perjury while denying any involvement with Henson or Mra Henson.
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Mia. Henson
Villein
Reeves and Hart Attend Proceedings in Jonesboro
Gol. E. OC. Reeves Judge Hart Ianso Hart and others were in Jonesboro yesterday for unidentified proceedings.
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Gol. E. OC. Reeves
Judge Hart
Ianso Hart
Jonesboro
Enloe renews push for Moore pension agent post
Washington June 22 congressman Enloe returned to renew the fight for Felix Moore as pensions agent at Knoxville. Postmasters appointed in Tennessee Briceville W B Robbing Jester A E Jester Newark Annie Howard Peach H L Me Masters White Pine A L Courtney.
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Washington, D.C
Enloe
Felix Moore
Knoxville
Tonnessee
Briceville
W.B. Robbing
A. E. Jester
Newark
Annie Howard
Peach
H. L. Me Masters
Whitepine
A, L. Courtney
Sarsaparilla Ad Highlights Proprietor Supervision
An advertisement touts Sarsaparilla with careful personal supervision by the proprietor in all preparation details, similar to Hood's Sarsaparilla, emphasizing quality control and consistency.
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Hood
Non-Resident Notice in Tennessee Chancery Case
Non-resident defendants G Morris and others are summoned in the Chancery Court at Johnson City Tennessee. They must appear on the first Monday in August 1893 to defend the bill in the cause A R Wing et al v The Pennsylvania Tanning Co. Failing defense, the bill may be confessed. Public notice published in Johnson City newspaper for four weeks.
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Ts Vsti
Egyeeretige
Vern & Hite Dall Bea Jaew Cn
Morris
Antihert
Gheik
Robt
Tones
AB Clark
Tennerava
G. Morriada
G. Morris
E. E
Tue Compr
Johnson City
Chancery Court
Court House
Postmaster's purge replaces Republicans with Democrats at Topeka office
Postmaster Thomas, new Democratic incumbent, discharged seventeen Republican carriers in Topeka and appointed Democrats to their posts. Five Democrats who had held over from the Republican administration were retained. Move aimed to skirt civil service rules effective July.
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Topeka
Kan
Thomas
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