Yearly House Bill Totals Reach 710 Million
Washington reports the first session of the new congress completed a summary totaling 710,150,462.88 dollars in appropriations. Increases occur in navy fortifications postal service and sundry civil expenses while river and harbor reforms reduce overall costs. Contracts authorize 196,606,900 dollars in addition to appropriations, slightly below last session.
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Thomas Jf. Cleaves
James C. Courts
Bille
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Naval Establishment
Postal Service
Murder Shocks New York as Stefane Brother Fails to Name Killers
In New York August 18 Stefane and Talion were fatally stabbed after an argument in a Croton street tavern. James Stefane died from a stab wound to the left breast while his killer fled amid a pursuing mob. Angelo Stefane says revenge will be exacted but refuses to identify the assailant.
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Croton
Iny Humbert
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Ttatian
James Stefane
Terrible accident at grade crossing near St Leon
Statington Pennsylvania reports a passenger train on the Lehigh & New England crashing into an omnibus carrying 25 people. Eleven were killed instantly and eleven injured, many of the dead and injured being relatives of Sophia Schoefer. All but three of the omnibus occupants were Pennsylvanians. The victims were returning from a funeral.
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Statington
Crade
Lehigh & New England
Sophia Schoefer
Tragic Collision at Ga sharp Curve Incurred Fatalities
A collision occurred at Ga sharp curve at 5 o clock when a special train, traveling at a very fast speed, struck an omnibus crossing the track. The omnibus driver attempted to rush across but collided with the train, killing some occupants and injuring others. Physicians and a special train assisted the injured, who were taken to South Bethlehem. No whistle warning was heard at the crossing and the omnibus horses escaped unharmed.
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Ted Isto
Bethlehem
Triine
Plan General Tie Up in San Francisco Mill Strike
San Francisco August 13 millmen union backed by the building trades council begins eight hour day fight. A strike is ordered as 15 000 men in the building trades face unemployment. Non union mills may stay open or close. Union men at four SF mills and all Oakland mills were paid off and told to remove tools unless a settlement is reached before week’s end. No wage increase requested. this would raise eight hour pay to match the nine hour rate. Milkmen say they cannot meet their demands against eastern competition.
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Oakland
Andrew Wilkie
Mechanics
Bay Cities
Tramping With Tramps Returns From Rough Journey
Rev. Charles Merriam of Highland Congregational church Lowell Massachusetts Yale graduate and former Yale News editor traveled from May to August living with laborers. He rode canal boats worked as a deck hand observed rough living and noted surprising mental capacity among workers before resuming his pulpit duties.
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Lowell
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Yale News
Portland
Colorado
New York State
Troy
Dutch Consul Gravenhorst Dies in Brooklyn
William M Gravenhorst Netherlands consul in Brooklyn dies of heart failure at home. Born in Varaco Dutch West Indies, educated at The Hague University, he served as Aruba governor and earned Bolivar order for Venezuelan service. Later served as vice consul then consul in New York.
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University of the Hague
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Guteman Blanco
Porto Ricans Starve to Death in Insular Crisis
New York reports Major E Graff, Puerto Rico education commissioner, cites an Independent article on post hurricane recovery and ongoing famine. He notes sugar, coffee, and tobacco exports while local food shortfalls grow. guardians report deaths from starvation amid malaria and pestilence. Incipient gardens rare. many laborers immobile due to poverty and ignorance. a million residents face chronic hunger under harsh laws and economic distress.
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NEW YORK STORM HITS CITY KILLS SEVERAL PERSONS
A severe bio electrical storm struck New York and New Jersey causing fatalities and major damage. E. Benner, a bicyclist, was killed at Marin Brothers pavilion. Thomas Dunn, 16, died under a tree near Jamaica. Lightning damaged St Pauls church in Jersey City and caused fires after striking a North German Street Car. Mary Lombard and Mrs Kohler were injured in Orange and Newark respectively. A tent collapsed in Bloomfield and trees were uprooted across Hackensack and Hoboken. Joe Bernstein’s training quarters were struck. his wife Mrs. Bernstein briefly lost consciousness.
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Knights by the Thousand Prepare for Detroit Camp
Detroit, August 13. Seventeen thousand men, under canvas, are expected for the biennial encampment of the Uniformed Knights of Pythias opening August 26. Four thousand five hundred tents will be erected this week, with eight days of camp setup. The grounds cover seven Squares near Belle Isle, with special gear and water mains to service the camp and 6000 lamps planned for illumination. Five thousand knights will parade August 29, and carnival features will exceed past efforts. The $10,000 prize drills drawing forty three companies begin August 29.
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Uniformed Bank
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Belle Isle
British American Union Formed in San Francisco
The British American union organized in San Francisco to foster better understanding between branches of a common race. It aims to rally British residents in California and supporters of the British empire and United States mutual interests, with a 15 member board led by President William G. Harrison.
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California
Etymology of mob traces through English literature
The term mob, meaning a disorderly crowd, dates from post-Restoration usage. References cite the Green Ribbon Club, Dryden, and Spectator as early attestations. The verb mob appears in Horace Walpole’s era, while Shakespeare’s mobled queen is misinterpreted as mobile.
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Horace Walpole
Ona Shakespeare
Hamlet
Matchmaking in China a watchful go-between in families
In traditional Chinese life the go-between guides marriages by presenting a suitable bride and groom, negotiating terms between households, and arranging visits. Though some cases show deceit, most matchmakers exercise discretion to secure a favorable alliance and fee from each side.
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Amin
Abe
Siamese queen to display new carriages on British roads
A Boston Herald note claims three smart carriages and a bicycle for the Siamese queen, with an auto inching toward Christmas. The piece jokes the queen may ride in procession to show off her royal state while predicting a future auto for the crown prince.
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