Tariff Strike Fails as Morrison Moves to Strike Enacting Clause
Congress votes 159 to 155 to strike out the enacting clause of the Morrison tariff bill. The near-capacity House heard speeches by ex Speaker Handall and Morrison as the fight centered on tariff reform and industrial interests. The defeated measure ends the session near the close of the debate amid partisan tension.
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Biography of Dr. Edward Lasker as Lilveal party leader
A biographical sketch recounts Dr. Edward Lasker, former Lilveal party chief in Germany, and his doomed romance with Franziska Russack. It notes her insistence on marriage despite her uncle Bis marck ally’s opposition, and Lasker’s refusal to abandon politics. Franziska died abroad six months after refusing offers and dowry. Lasker remained unmarried.
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Detroit
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Frank
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What Science is Doing for Us
The speaker mocks scientific certainty about weather and astronomy. He argues moon phases once guided farming while modern astronomers chase comets and stars, claiming science has made people confused and anxious about natural events.
Awful Scene of Railroad Disaster and Ninth District Debate
Eyewitness recounts an oil and gas explosion on the Bordell and Keazus Railroad destroying a train in minutes with flames a hundred feet high. The narrator compares the inferno to a past Brocton fire as engine crews survive by providence. Ochiltree’s speech ends with a jibe and a forced retreat from the floor.
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Brocton
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Telegraphing a Rail Rivalry and a Marriage Twist
A Detroit telegraph exchange reveals a depot official offering a locomotive for money and a young man promising to contact a father. A sudden marriage plan unfolds involving a bride engaged for thirteen years and a Toledo milliner, with a Columbine heiress awaiting $20,000.
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Eaton 'Loledo
Columbine
Dee
Money No Object Weds Blessing in Whole Hose Bid
A countryman on Chestnut Street enters a shop to buy socks for his wedding day. He rejects the clerk’s offer of half hose, insisting on whole hose to mark the rare occasion and telling his bashful wife he will buy extravagantly.
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