Evictions in Ireland Spark London Meeting Plans
Liberal and Irish Nationalist Clubs in London plan a large public meeting to condemn evictions on Winn estates at Glenbeigh and other Irish action. Dublin dispatch details clashes in Limerick Cahercoulish and Kerry Coomashora as bailiffs, police, and tenants clash with barricades, boiling water, and rock throwing amid broader political notes.
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London
Glenbeigh
County Kerry
Ireland
Dublin
Edward O’graday
Gabbett
Cahercoulish
Limerick
Coomashora
Gweedore
Bloody Foreland
County Donegal
Gladstone
Roland Bonaparte
Letitia
Jerome Napoleon
Turin
Lord Chesterfield
France
Madagascar
Alsace- Lorraine
Insane Pension Claim Sparks Death At McDonough Almshouse
William Emerson an aged inmate dies from excitement over his pension claim. Also noted are Lieut Schwatka’s Yellowstone trip thwarted by high altitude and frost, and his illness at Grand Canyon. Washburne’s Paris dispatches disputed by Figaro. Senator Voorhees’ wife dies in Washington. Simpson Harris dies at 109 in Putnam County. A K Cutting lectures. Alger aids Detroit families with flour coal and wood. Solomon Waixel sues Mayor Harrison for 20000 over 4 July fireworks injury. Illinois House passes 50000 monument fund for Senator Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Emerson
McDonough County
Schwatka
Yellowstone Park
Grand Canyon
Mammoth Hot Springs
Figaro
Paris
New York Herald
B. Washburne
France
Washburne
Voorhees
Indiana
Washington
Terre Haute
Simpson Harris
Putnam County
Ind
A. K. Cutting
Texas
R. A. Alger
Michigan
Detroit
Solomon Waixel
Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Ashland Avenue
Illinois House of Representatives
Logan
Political maneuvering and state level elections dominate the scene
Democratic protectionists map a free list policy and tariff cuts while Governor inaugurations draw crowds. In New Jersey and Indiana, legislative clashes and party maneuvers unfold. Senate ballots in Massachusetts, Indiana, and West Virginia reflect deep partisanship and looming elections. Republicans and Democrats clash over Turpie and other nominees as caucuses coalesce.
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Protection Democrats
Washington
Ross
Texas
Austin
Beaver
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Pattison
Philadelphia
Gova. Green
New Jersey
Biggs
Delaware
Walters
Dawes
United States Senate
Massachusetts
Long
Collina
Robinson
Russell
Indiana
Indianapolis
Purple
Harrison
Allen
Sayre
Sentinel
Turpie
United States
Huston
Republican State Central Committee
Kranneman
Spooner
Gen. Logan
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Union disclaims socialist ties amid Washington session
The International Union of Bricklayers and Masons, meeting in Washington, declared no affiliation with socialists, anarchists, or communists. Pittsburgh manufacturers plan a glass price increase of at least five percent. L Johnson & Co. of Haverhill MA assigned debts of sixty thousand dollars. Shannon's Bank in Terre Haute IN failed for thirty nine thousand dollars with ten thousand in assets.
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International Union of Bricklayers and Masons
Washington
Pittsburgh
L. Johnson & Co
Haverhill
Massachusetts
Shannon's Bank
Terre Haute
Ind
Bruisers Sullivan and Cardiff Fight to Draw in Minneapolis
A six round boxing match in Minneapolis ended in a draw after Sullivan cracked his own wrist in the first round but kept fighting. The report notes a string of wild events from animal combat in Indiana to a massive wolf hunt in Illinois and theater plans in Chicago.
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Sullivan
Cardiff
Minneapolis
Dominion
Louisville
Air Line
Depauw
Ind
Gustavus Edenburg
New Albany
Douglas County
Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Andrew Gwinn
Gwinn
Oakland
Frank Pearce
John Sweezy
Brushy Fork
Rio Grande
McVicker’s Theater
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Langtry
Charles Coghlan
England
Mr. Coghlan
Casualties and Fires Across Several States Reported
Reports detail multiple fatalities from gas exposure aboard a wagon at Troy and a blizzard in Dakota. A railroad roundhouse in Houghton Michigan burned with locomotives lost. Tramps died in a burned railway car at Paducah Kentucky. A stave factory boiler explosion in Crotherville Indiana killed two and injured two. Fires destroyed six business houses in Allanee Ohio and a city railroad round house in New Orleans. A New York Central collision at Poughkeepsie injured two locomotive crews. Cotton warehouse Fire at Augusta Georgia and Onondaga Iron supply building in Geddes New York also burned.
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Troy
Calumet and
Torch Lake
Houghton
Mich
Paducah
Crotherville
Ind
Buck
Sturgis, Mich
Charles Davis
Dakota
Allanee
Ohio
New Orleans
City Railroad Company
New York Central
Poughkoopsie
Phenney & Co
Augusta
Onondaga Iron Company
Geddes
N. Y
Tragedies Reported In Several Cities
Violent incidents unfold across the US with multiple murders and a train robbery attempt. William Dille slays his wife and wounds himself. deputies Phillips and two guards are killed in Indian Territory. an Alton train is halted near Independence by a gunman. Hawes brothers killed by a mob after a Flagstaff quarrel. a Cleveland family murder leaves James Cabalek and his sons entwined in a deadly scene.
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William Dille
St. Louis
Henry Smith
United States
Mar Hal John Phillips
Eufaula
Indian Territory
Alton
Independence
Flagstaff
Arizona
J. A. Berry
Hawes Brothers
Haweses
Cleveland
Ohio
James Cabalek
Independence Street
Antoinette
Henry
James
Tony
Mamie
Tragedy in the home and crimes across states
A widow killed her three children and herself following a deadly stair incident, while two other children died soon after. A Preston Valentine execution in Augusta and Abe Chambers hanging at Newport mark brutal era justice. Jailbreaks, pardons, and a socialist leader jailed for perjury headline a broad crime wave.
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Preston Valentine
Augusta
Wales
Newport
Ark
Abe Chambers
Jonas Williams
Warren
Harris Brothers
Louisiana Board of Pardons
Smythe
McMahon
Ford-Murphy
Paul Grottkan
House of Correction
Milwaukee
Jersey City
Pinkerton
Neptune Abandoned at Sea and Other 19th Century Dispatches
A British steamer Neptune from Sunderland to Baltimore was abandoned at sea. Reports include a mobbing of Salvationists meeting Gen. Booth, Carlisle’s election contest filing, Montreal extradition of a bank embezzler, French cabinet crisis, a lard deal court suit, and various local incidents from Jersey City strikes to a Memphis fire.
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Neptune
Hummell
Sunderland
Baltimore
London
Salvationists
Booth
Northampton
Carlisle
Thoebe
Robinson
Judge Turpie
Lorillard
Jersey City
Scottish Protestant Alliance
Queen Victoria
Great Britain
Salem
John Phelps
Grant Pool
Brewers’ Union of
Detroit
Harris Brothers
Warren
Arkansas
Shelby
South Streets
Memphis
George Foster
Ottawa
the Times
Pension Bill Stall Causes Quorum Absence in House
Jan 21 resumed debate on raising total deafness pension to 320 monthly. Opponents left the House, no quorum, bill carried over. Wells of Kentucky moved to committee for River and Harbor Bill. Republicans balked, quorum formed, vote 156 to 110. Stone of Missouri condemned local waterways funds and ongoing works. House adjourned after committee of the whole.
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Tur Houage
Wells
Kentucky
House
Yeas
Stone
Missouri
Farwell Elected to Senate. Illinois Picks Farwell
Charles B. Farwell is elected by the Illinois Legislature to succeed John A. Logan in the U S Senate. Democratic and Labor party members supported Morrison and Goodhus respectively. Farwell’s career spans Cook County roles, banking, real estate, and commerce, with service in Congress and state offices.
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Ilinois
Charles B. Farwell
Illinois
John A. Logan
Senate
United States
William R. Morrison
Labor Party
Benjamin W. Goodhus
Mr. Farwell
Painted Post
N. Y
Elmira Academy
Chicago
Cook County
John W. Farwell & Company
State Board of Equalization
Board of Supervisors
National Bank
Stockbridge to Succeed Conger in Michigan Senate
Francis B. Stockbridge of Kalamazoo has been chosen to succeed Omar D. Conger in the Michigan Senate by a majority vote of the state legislature. Born in 1826 in Maine, Stockbridge came to Chicago in 1847, built several mills, moved to Saugatuck in 1850, and settled in Kalamazoo in 1873. He is credited with growing wealth and a generous, liberal approach, earning wide popularity and the phrase that he is “on every body's note and everybody's bond.”
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Omar D. Conger
Michigan
Francis B. Stockbridge
Kalamazoo
Senate
Mr. Stockbridge
Maine
Chicago
Saugatuck
Mich
Col. Stockbridge
Stockbridge
Stewart Named Nevada Senator in Place of Fair
The Nevada Legislature selected William Morris Stewart to fill the Senate seat formerly held by James Graham Fair. Stewart, born August 1827 in Wayne County New York, moved to Ohio, then joined the 1849 emigration to the Pacific Coast and Nevada. He mined for gold in Nevada County California before studying law and practicing in Nevada City, later moving to Virginia City.
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Nevada
William Morris Stewart
Senate
James Graham Fair
Mr. Stewart
Wayne County
New
Virginia City
Nev
Union of States
First Senator From New State Serves Two Terms 1864 1875
The text notes he was the first Senator sent to Washington from the new state, re-elected for two terms from 1864 to 1875. It mentions Mr. Stewart's wealth and San Francisco residence, with a 1855 marriage to a daughter of ex Gov Henry Foote of Mississippi, highlighting his social standing.
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Ing
Washington
Stewart
San Francisco
Henry 8. Foote
Mississippi
Senator Quay Named to Succeed Mitchell in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Legislature has determined Matthew Stanley Quay will succeed John L Mitchell as Senator. Quay resides in the western part of the state and is a long standing public figure with influence across Pennsylvania. He previously served as Secretary of State in 1873 under Governor Hartranft and has promoted the new Constitution in major newspapers.
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Pennsylvania
House of Lords
Matthew Stanley Quay
John L Mitchell
Mr. Quay
The
Hartranft
Ex-Gov C K Davis Named United States Senator from Minnesota
The newly elected Senator from Minnesota is Cushman K Davis who will serve six years starting March 4. Davis attended Carroll College at Waukesha Wisconsin and studied law with Alexander Randall later U S Postmaster General. He graduated from Michigan University's law school in 1857 and served one term as Minnesota governor.
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Cushman K. Davis
United States
Minnesota
Davis
Carroll College
Waukesha
Wis
Alexander Randall
Johnson
Ann Arbor
Michigan University
Hearst Wins California Senate Seat in Joint Session
In the San Francisco special the Legislature balloted for a U S Senator on Tuesday with George Hearst receiving 25 votes in the Senate and Henry Vrooman 11. Assembly tallies were 38 for Hearst and 40 for Vrooman. Wednesday’s joint convention formally elected Hearst. In Tennessee Whitthorne won the short term Senate seat with 82 votes to 49 for Nunn in Nashville.
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San Francisco
United States
George Hearst
Henry Vrooman
Rep
Hearst
Vrooman
Tennessee
Nashville
Washington C. Whitthorne
J. A. Nunn
Hawley Re elected Senator in Connecticut Legislature
Both houses re elect Joseph R Hawley to the U S Senate. In the Senate vote Hawley 12 Ingersoll 10. In the House total 227 with Hawley 128 Ingersoll 98 and Baldwin 1 Knight of Labor.
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Connecticut
Joseph R. Hawley
Senate
Hawley
Charles R. Ingersoll
House
Ingersoll
Henry C. Baldwin
Knight of Labor
Missouri Legislature elects Cockrell to Senate seat
The House vote was Cockrell 86, Warner 50, Ford 2 and the Senate 25 for Cockrell, 8 for Warner. In a joint convention the two houses formally elected Cockrell as successor to Senator Cockrell.
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Missouri
Cockrell
Warner
Ford
Senate
Senator Cockrell
Delaware General Assembly Reelects George Gray U S Senator
Both houses voted unanimously in separate sessions to reelect George Gray as United States Senator. The joint session formally ratified the election in Dover.
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Delaware General Assembly
George Gray
United States
Hale Re elected U.S. Senator by Legislature
The Maine Legislature re elected Eugene Hale to the U S Senate with Senate votes Hale 27 Clifford 3 and House votes Hale 114 Clifford 26. Hale will succeed himself as senator.
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Maine
Eugene Hale
United States
Senate Hale
Clifford
House— Hale
President's Message on Constitutional Centennial Celebration
President Cleveland transmits Congress a memorial from the Sub-Constitutional Centennial Commission. It notes the 1857 Philadelphia convention and calls for a national expression without favoring a single day or place. Congress may enact measures to allow nationwide participation in commemorating popular government. A joint committee may study a 1892 international exhibition. The piece ends with a rumpled remark about a man and safety among wild beasts.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Executive Committee
Philadelphia
Aaa
United 3
Tam
United States
Grover Cleveland
Executive Mansion
National lawmakers debate pensions and rail bills in Congress
The Senate passed the pension appropriation bill of 375 million and other measures, while the House advanced a broad rail regulation bill. Nominations for Postmasters were sent to the Senate, and a variety of projects including bridge construction at St Louis and river improvements were approved or discussed.
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Tuk
Elon H. Marsh
Battle Creek
Mich
Senate
Missouri
Sioux City
Mississippi
St. Louis
District of Columbia
Attorney-General
United States
Fox
Wisconsin
Cullom
Strextor
Tyron Bailey
Conneaut
Stephen B. Atwood
North Yakima
Washington Territory
George W
Carey
House of Representatives
Walt Whitman
Birmingham
New York
Belmont
British North America
United
Mk. Gorman
House
Canada
Finance Committee
The
Freedmen’s Bureau
Lagrange
Texas
Arthur Meerscheidt
Fostoria
Ohio
Lear Wooster
Eureka
Nev
Mason B. Bartlett
Vacaville
Cal
James M. Miller
Lamoure
D. T
Foster M. Kinter
Park River
Oscar A. Trovatten
Provo City
Utah
James G. Kenney
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Vicksburg
EpmounoDs
Committee On Foreign Relations
British America
North America
Canadian
Charleston
Hampton
Samuel KE. Fleming
Huntingdon
William H. Black
Rochester
Robert L. Foard
Columbus
John W. Lingo
Lebanon
P. Latsch
Appleton City
Mississippi River
Weloase
Washington and Idaho
Cour d'Alene
Outhwaite
Committee On Pacific Railroads
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Pacific
Treasury
Ito
Treasury Department
Hill
Washington
Cox
O'Neil
Mary
Fredericksburg
Winans
Commissioner of Agriculture
Known
Mexico
Rebecca
Tampico
Jackson
Shermnen
Johnson's Island
Colquitt
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Cleveland
Reed
Armstrong
Battle of
Fugal
Allen
Mass
Anderson
Lisa
Boutelle
Boyle
Bragg
Bram
Campbell
Caswell
Dibble
Ely
Evans
Felton
Pia Nay
Frederick
Gay
Gilfillan
Grosvenor
Hayden
Johnson
N. Y
Kelly
Ketcham
Libbey
Long
Markham
Martin McKenna
Miller
Morrow
Oates
O'Neill
O'Ne
Ranney
Rice
Seymour
Wadsworth
Wait
Weaver
White
Meases
Merriman
Glass
Snyder
Clardy
Wise
Stone
Massachusets
Mess
Ohio Legislature Debates Bills and Adjourns Amid Actions
Senate and House actions include resolutions to restore the wool tariff of 1867 and expel a reporter David Billa proposing a State Board of School Examiners. Bills touch public schools chaplaincy penitentiary Sunday theater restrictions armory for the National Guard and canal sale reforms. Adjournment to Tuesday follows several second readings new trial motions and medical examiners board measures with sympathy resolution for Mrs Hazen.
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Senate
Congress
Billa
House
Cincinnati
Hamilton County Board of Equalization
Justices of the Peace
Ohio
Winton Road
Franklin County
Hamilton County
Deer Creek Road
Marietta
Gen. Hazen
The Roustabout Poem: A Workworn Brother
A labor hymn to the roustabout, battered and driftwood of toil. The speaker calls readers to defend the workworn man, acknowledge dignity in every trade, and praise honest labor over neglect. The verse portrays a life of drudgery with no home or savings, urging solidarity among workers.
Corner in Marbles Shows Rockafeller’s Shrewd Play
A Pittsburgh Press anecdote portrays John A. Rockefeller of Standard Oil using clever market tactics in a marble tournament scheme at a public school. He buys up marbles and then sells to rivals at a fair price, leaving him financially ahead as others scramble for scarce stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Rockafeller
Standard Oil Company
Rockafeller
Hockafeller
Pittsburgh Press
A Cheerful Hack Driver
A sick man travels to Florida for health and recovers enough to ride in a hired hack. The driver is courteous and helps him back to the hotel. The man says he will require the driver again. The driver replies that he drives the town’s only hearse.
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Florida
Place and Tunnel Dreams in a Gloaming Moment
The dialogue imagines a wedding tour with England or Italy as destinations. A witty note mentions England opening a new tunnel that makes a train journey eight minutes shorter. The passage then shifts to a tombs voice, recalling the dead beyond living charm.
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George
England
Italy
Spain
Pittsburgh Dispatch
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Paddock
McShane
van Wyck
W. Va
J. N. Camden
Albany
Financial and Industrial
Willie
Congressional
Jay Currie
Ll Crean
Renee G
Capestees
Breer
Rhsep
Louis
Buffalo
Beer Caeria
General Logan
Charleds B. Farwell
John Wentworth
J. W. le Moyne
Farwell
LeMoyne
Millionaire Fair
Senator Quay
C. K. Davis
Min
California
Whitthorne
Nessee
Gray
National
Ohio Legislature
William Haughton
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