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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1887
Page
13
Disclosures in Montreal court tie Fahey to safe robbery
The Montreal police court heard claims tying John Fahey chief of the Dominion Detective Agency and associates Neagele and Constable Bureau to robbing the Honaventure Station safe. Authorities say Fahey and Naegele have criminal records spanning over a decade and planned further major operations. additional notes cover other jail plots, political committee changes, and military budget items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
John Fahey
Dominion Detective Agency
Neagele
Grand Trank
Honaventure Station
Fahey
Naegele
Political shifts echo in Paris as Falliére cabinet forms
A Paris dispatch reports M. Goblet failed to form a Cabinet after statemen declined to join. President Carnot asked M. Fallière to try again. Fallière is expected to form a new Ministry likely including Rouvier Flourens and Ferron. Thematical groups plan to meet to discuss stance toward the new cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Dublin
Tullamore
Paris
M. Goblet
Carnot
M. Falliere
M. Rouvier
M. Flourens
Gen. Ferron
M. Falliers
Kansas Prohibition Victory By Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court sustains the Kansas state prohibition, upholding the law and marking a major win for prohibitionists. The decision carries likely wide-reaching consequences as the court pronounces its judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Kansas
Most Arrigned in New York as Bail Set in Anarchist Case
The article reports Johann Most being arraigned in New York with a dramatic defense urging judges to protect free speech and lawful assembly. It notes the court sentenced him to one year in prison no fine, while a New York Supreme Court judge released him on bail set at 5000 dollars, funded by an admirer. It also mentions a separate Newport Missouri burglary where eight year old Peter Bennett was assaulted and robbed of 32000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Peyxyracken
Philadelphia
Foe
Joss
Chicago
Senate Committee
Frye
Farwell
Hawley
Teller
Davis
Sawyer
Cultom
Samve
Svencex
Robert Garrett
Baltimore and
Secretary of War
Department
LSN
P. &. Towrin
Hammond
Ind
Keho
Echo
Sonora
Sinaloa
Mexico
Enlit Bernal
Bernal
Duzerneborough
Vennyssania
Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte
Armstrong
Armourdale
Justice Flarian
State of
Kansas
Feld
Congress
New York
Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Harlan
Mot
Mak & Nest
Minneapolio
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Yellowstone Park
Omaha
Washington
Chicago Tribune
Union
Garland Grea
Department of Justce
United States
Court of Claims
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Attoney General
Ban
Egiin
Marshila
Mareshils
Tiscu
District of Columbia
End Scott
Army and Military Academy
Sheridan
Ota
Sarife
San Francisco
War Department
Whitney
Navy Department
Jhe Lelance
Dolphin
Boston
Atlanta
Charleston
Laltimore
Aeposmeeten
Newark
William John
England
Bethlehem
Johann Most
Most
John Most
Rury
New York Supreme Court
William Freeman Vila. My. Vilas
Chelsea
Orange County
Wisconsin
Iaid
Aly
N. Y
Law School
Supreme Court of New York
Vilas
Twenty-third
Wisconsin Volunteers
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Grant
Cleveland
Don M. Dickinson
Port Ontario
Oswego County
Don M
Dickinsons
Michigan
Detroit
State University
Gognes
State Central Committee
National Democratic Committee
Dickinson
Alharabra
Averroes
Avenzoar
Almanzor
Thea
Egypt
Assyria
Greece
Rome
London News
Treasury Secretary's Annual Report Briefly Summarized
The Treasury report shows last fiscal year receipts 371 408 277 dollars and expenditures 15 535 428 dollars with an increase in receipts and expenditures from the prior year. Projections estimate 385 000 000 receipts and 316 817 785 expenditures this year and discuss three ways to balance budget including debt purchases and tax reductions, with a favored approach to cut internal revenue taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Congress
Pairchild
President's advisers outlined in Cleveland's early appointments
Washington correspondence lists Don Dickinson as Postmaster General and other choices for the Cabinet and top Treasury posts. The Senate was to consider these nominations soon after the Fiftieth Congress opened, marking one of Cleveland's first acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don M. Dickinson
Washington
Ll. Q. C. Lamar
Supreme Court
William F. Vilas
Interior
Ben M. Dickinson
Charles S&s Fairchild
Treasury
George L. Riv
Isaac Maynard
Sigourney Hutler
Massachusetts
James W. Hyatt
Connecticut
United States
Senate
Conrt
Cleveland
Notable Cabinet Picks Spark Speculation In Congress
The piece surveys Cabinet appointment rumors amid a Senate confirmation battle likely for Lamar. It profiles Lucius Lamar born 1825 in Georgia, his law and political career, Fairchild, Vilas, and Dickinson, noting their backgrounds, states, roles, and loyalty to the Democratic bloc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Faulkner
West Virginia
Lucius
Oxford
Putnam County
Emory College
Georgia
Meem
Miss
Mississippi State University
Covington
Mississippi
Lafayette County
Nineteenth
Mississippi Volunteers
Russia
University of the State
Senate
Interior
Charles
Fairchild
Cazenovia
N. Y
New York
Drummers Win Habeas Case Over Interstate Tax
Judge Sabin rules in the habeas corpus case of Robert Stockton a Kansas City drummer arrested in Tyler Texas for failing to show payment of Texas occupation tax. He says taxation on interstate commerce violates the principle of no taxation without representation and void as to citizens of other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabin
United States District Court
Robert
Stockton
Kansas City
Tyler
Texas
United States
Sarsople
National Lawmakers Begin Session and Speaker Elected
The U S Congress opened with Mr Carlisle elected Speaker after a vote of 315 to 163. President's nominations were sent to the Senate including Lamar for Associate Justice and Dickinson for Postmaster General. The House named a Mileage Committee and adjourned to Monday the 12th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuk Piftioth Congress
S.navied
Ingalls
Turpis
Faulkner
West Virginia
Democratc Caucus
House
John G. Carlisle
Coa
New York
Homes KB
Cannon
Ulmnots
Iowa
Carlisle
Reed
Brumm
Penneylvan
Anderson
Towa
Nicholls
North Caroling
Smith
Wisconsin
Brumw
Hopkins
Virginia
the & Era
Messrs
Cox
Read
Kelley
Pennsylvania
Nornina
Senate
House of Representatives
Lucas Q. C. Lamar
Mississippi
Suwens Court of the
United States
William F. Jilas
Interior
Don M. Dickinson
Michigan
Charles 8. Fairchild
Treasury
George L. Rives
Isaac H. Maynard
Sigourney Butler
Massachusetts
James W. Hyatt
Connecticut
Rogers
Ark
Belden
N. Y
Howard
Ind
Burnett
Mass
Felton
Cal
Committee On
Farwell
Rich Fortunes Across Worlds Highlighted
A survey lists Reuters figures and notable fortunes: Claus Spreckels valued over 30 million, Mrs. Mark Hopkins at least 40 million, the Duke of Buccleuch earning 1.5 million yearly, while the late Kane estate stands at 175 thousand and Featheringis at 1 million for Kentucky heirs. The Nizam of Hyderabad and Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria feature among grand sums and potential inheritances, with notes on social standing and recent offers to fortify defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus Spreckels
Congressman Kane
New York
Duke of
Mark Hopkins
America
George Westinghouse
Isaac Jeans
Philadelphia
Prince Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Clementine d'Orleans
Eberthal
Vienna
Nizam of
Hyderabad
India
Iie
London
Long-Distance Riders Report Weight Gain Despite Hard March
Captain Dean Pitt notes that among twelve men on the Mysore to Bangalore ride only two slimmed down, two held their weight, and eight gained weight. The Royal Artillery detachment from Camptee to Jubbulpore showed similar results, with most soldiers gaining and one adding seven and a half pounds despite harsh conditions and two-day marches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Pitt
Broadwood
Bangalore
Mysore
Verioton
Royal Artillery
Comptee
Jubbulpore
Apples Boost Feeding Value and Butter Quality
Prof Arnold notes apples rank with turnips and cabbage for feeding value. With proper food they aid health and nutrition, but excess is harmful. An experiment fed three cows twelve to twenty pounds of moderately sour apples daily, producing butter with finer flavor than from grain or grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
Curious Childs Mind and Froebel Gifts Explored
A London News excerpt discusses childhood curiosity and the Froebel educational gifts. It explains how early questions stimulate intellect, criticizes dismissive parenting, and details the first Froebel gift a wooden box with six colored balls to teach unity and diversity.
Secrets of Morocco palace rulers and brutal intrigues
The piece chronicles a succession of sultans in Morocco marked by murder, torture, and shifting loyalties within a court of bribery and corruption. It highlights Almanzor the Victorious and grand monuments like Seville's Giralda and Rabat’s Koutabia, noting the enduring legacies of rulers alongside violent court politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Almanzor the Victorious
Seville
Beni Hassan
Rabat
Koutabia
Shellah
Booragrag River
Public Mending Shops Benefit Civilized Life Across Cities
A Harper's Bazar writer proposes public mending shops in every city. Women with assistants could mend socks, patches, tapes and buttons at low costs while customers wait. Such centers would aid busy housekeepers and even bachelors, showing progress in organized modern labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Bazar
How to Use Glue for Strong Wood Joints
The guide explains glue penetration and drying time, praising slow drying glues for strength. It prescribes breaking glue, soaking twelve hours in water, boiling, sealing in an airtight box, and melting as needed. It warns against excess exposure to air and direct heat, and advises gluing both surfaces and avoiding hot wood.
Capital Idea Joke Edits a Turnip Twist
A playful scene in a joke department as a 40 year old man offers a pun about Wilkins Micawber and turnips. An elderly editor cautions to reveal the gag gradually, noting it has only appeared in some papers so far before a public release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkins Micawber
Arkansaw Traveler
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HE Express Publishing Company
Chamber of Deputies
Assassim
Jules Ferry
France
M. Kerry
Ney
Icago
National Committee
Vive Voce
Minneaplis
Umahal
Department Reports
Wuerat
Warat
Mr. Lamar
Supreme Bench
Ames W. Hyatt
National Law-Makers
Froebel
Morocc
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