Congress Debates Money Policy and Monroe Doctrine
The Senate focused on the president’s message amid talk of money policy and foreign relations with Spain and Venezuela. Legislation on silver coinage and banking reforms dominated, with many reintroduced bills and several confirmations at the executive session. In the House, Republicans took control as Thomas Reed returned as speaker and a flood of bills and joint resolutions were introduced.
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Washington
Dec
Senate
Cleveland
United States
Spain
Cuba
Congress
Bering Sea
Venezuela
Great Britain
Treasury
United States Treasury
Lodge
Mass
Monroe
Cullum
Allen
Florida
Olney
Harmon
Rufus H. Peckham
Supreme Bench
Judicial Committee
Peffer
Stewart
Squire
Alaska
West
Chandler
Frye
Morgan
Ala
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Pep
House
House of Representatives
Thomas Brackett Reed
Maine
British Gunboat Ordered Back After Dardanelles Stand
Sir Philip Currie backed down prompting Sultan Abdul Hamid and advisers to celebrate as the Dryad was ordered back to Salonica by Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour. The prompt decision followed Turkish assurances that firman passages for extra guardships would be granted, altering a tense stand with Britain Russia Italy and Austria.
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Philip Currie
Dryad
Salonica Bay
Michael Culn- Seymour
Tewfik Pasha
Dardanelles
Saldnica
Bosphorus
Abdul Hamid
Durrant seeks new trial with affidavits fil ed
Theodore Durrant's attorney files a motion for a new trial in San Francisco linking press coverage and public opinion to alleged jury bias. Affidavits compile newspaper articles and trial coverage as basis for the motion, with district attorney to counter.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
Blanch Lamont
Canadians Fight Over Flag At Ontario Veterinary College
American students at Ontario Veterinary College raised the stars and stripes on Thanksgiving but Canadian students objected and pulled it down. A clash followed with several injuries on both sides but no fatalities.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario Veterinary College
Funeral of Alexandre Dumas Interred at Montmartre
Paris December 1 funeral rites for Alexandre Dumas were held at Montmartre cemetery in a quiet ceremony in keeping with the author and dramatist wishes. The remains were moved from Marly Je Roito house to the Montmartre cemetery with a large gathering of literary figures artists and actors in attendance.
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Montmartre
Paris
Alexandre Dumas
M. Dumas
Marly
Je—Roito
Peckham Nominated for Supreme Court Seat
President nominates Rufus W. Peckham of New York to be associate justice of the United States Supreme Court to replace the late Howell E. Jackson of Tennessee. Olney nominated for secretary of state and Judson Harmon for attorney general.
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Washington
Rufus W. Peckham
New York
United States Supreme Court
Howell E. Jackson
Tennessee
Richard Olney
Judson Harmoi
Massacre of Missionaries Reported in Madagascar Riot
Cable from Antananarivo says two Foreign Missionary Society workers were murdered during a riot. In Rome, four men charged with wrecking the New York Central fast mail and passenger train on November 19 pled not guilty and were held for the grand jury.
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Antananarivo
Lospoy
The
Foreign Missionary Association
Madagascar
Rome
Dec
Watson Hildreth
Herbert Plato
Theodore Hibbard
Fred Bristol
New York Central
Markets report Chicago grain and provisions decline
Caicaco December eight markets show weakness with wheat down two cents per bushel. December corn around 25 to 28 cents and oats near 18 to 19 cents. Pork prices fall, lard and briBs quoted, while South Omaha cattle receipts rise with varied bids for beef, cows, calves, and stockers.
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Chicago
Caicaco
South Omaha
Texas
Nebraska eleven defeats Iowan University 6 to 0
Friday reports Nebraska university football eleven defeated Iowan University six to zero in a game marked by strong defense. Also noted: celebrations in Berlin for Thanksgiving at Kaiserhof and various local incidents nationwide.
Multiple incidents and trials reported in brief
A compilation of crime accidents and legal notes includes Silas Sherman’s accidental self harm while hunting near Cambridge Town, John Gregory’s death in Bloomington, A J Nichols of Lincoln striking his daughter with a misthrown club, the 22nd annual North Central Illinois Medical Association meeting at Lacon on December 3 and 4, and the Marshall grand jury adjournment with indictments. Also noted are Darwin residents fined for gambling, a baby suffocated en route, Mrs. H Weinstock’s suicide attempt, interstate commerce orders, prohibition party nominees, Southern Growers Association plans against European crop speculators, Zeballos praising Argentina stock raising, actor W H Wallis’s illness, Dave Floyd’s murder arrest, James Caster’s self-inflicted wound, Willis King’s prison escape, and Spaniards offering service in Algeria for Cuban duties.
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Silas Sherman
Cambridge
John Gregory
Bloomington
Ills
A.J. Nichols
Lincoln
Neb
North Central
Ilinois Medical Association
Lacon Dee
Marshall
Darwin
J. V. Barthman
Filsworth
Minn
H. Wei
Far Recollections and Riots Spark Confusion Abroad
Reports sweep across cities as Albert Robham of Louisville is seen alive in Los Angeles after presumed death. Yaqui violence in Sonora is clarified as a horse raid. A Mueller family killing claim is denied amid rioting in St Louis where a mob tried to lynch Alexander Royal before officers intervened.
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Albert Robham
Louisville
Los Angeles
Cal
Sonora
Mex
Mueller
St.Louis
Alexander Royal
Jéssie Simms
John W
Notable deaths and assorted 19th century items in brief
A sprawling digest lists a pioneer of Oconto Wisconsin named Whomay Millidge dead at 68, various political tidbits from Congress and governors, Yellowstone gamekeeper troubles with buffalo, post office mail plan hints, vandalism probes in Iowa, Miles tour of southern posts, Admiral Carpenter health note, Ingersoll Bible lecture in Omaha, a Russian famine death toll near Odessa, a Boston child found in a parcel room, Reed elected speaker, an Emporia hunting accident, Indian Territory land surveys, and Germany tobacco acreage data with the San Francisco drift accident.
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Whomay
Millidgé
Oconto
Wis
New York
Dallas
Tex
Tarsney
Kansas City
Stony
Missouri
Sherman
Congress
Yellowstone Park
Post Office Department
Western Union
Webster City
Kamrar
Iowa
Miles
Washington
South
Admiral Carpenter
Robert G. Ingersoll
Omaha
Odessa
Berlin
Russia
Boston
Mass
Thomans B. Reed
Maine
House of Representatives
Emporia
Ian
Oliver McKeenna
Indian Territory
Geological Survey
Stephan
Annaberg
Germany
James Spellman
Charles O'Malley
Sanfrancisco
International Exhibition to Mark Louisiana Purchase Centenary
A miscellany of brief items notes events and incidents: a 1903 New Orleans international exhibition to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase centennial. the Melton murder case judgment upheld. Cherokee Bill to Lang Tramps disappearances except four leaders in jail. armed citizens patrol Cumberland Wisconsin. Francis Murphy in Cedar Rapids begins meetings. Iowa labor reps push to abolish the state guard. Minnesota Episcopal mission holds first convention at Brainard. Elks memorial service in Webster City attracts crowd. post mortem shows Dan Turner was murdered. John Lanner, 79, found dead near Springfield Wisconsin. unrest in Corfu and Morocco amid Turkish and Atlantic tensions. three Black men assault Benjamin Bryan in St. Louis. Purtell Moore fight halted in Kansas City. rail lines promise sub 100 hour travel New York to the Pacific.
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Louisiana
United States
New Orleans
Supreme Court
Melton
Cumberland
Wis
Francis Murphy
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
State Guard
Minnesota
Episcopal Church
Brainwd
Minn
Benevolent Order of the Elks
Opera House
Webster City
Ill
Dan Turner
Prairieburg
John Lanner
Springfield
Boston
Corfu
Turkey
Gibraltar
Morocco
Benjamin Bryan
St. Louis
Kansas City
Purtell
Moore
New York
The
Pacific
Various 1906 Missouri and national political and economic items
Benjamin Russell resigns as Missouri House sergeant at arms. American flour consigned to Morocco sold at a profit. Spanish Cuba war finance plans via 20 million in banknotes. Jones candidates settle land dispute in Perry Oklahoma. Western Passenger Association to raise chairman Caldwell salary to 10000. Northern Pacific eyes 20 dollar rate from St Paul to Tacoma to draw immigrants. Nail makers foresee price cuts in Cleveland. Stevenson Alexander Co of Baltimore assigns. Missouri Supreme Court upholds Kilmer C Sattley sentence. Deadly disease among negros at Texarkana cake walk. several dead. Kansas delegation to push anti administration rescue for ex Consul Waller. Mrs Tait dies from burns in PanA Illinois. Galesburg approves artesian well expansion. Patrick Smith shot dead near Unionville. MInois river freezes at Lacon suspending traffic. George Wilcox shoots self in Sioux City. 6500 plus workers strike at Corruna mines Owossa Michigan. Michigan World’s Fair commissioner Palmer to visit Atlanta expo. Bert Payne killed by train near Boone. Rufus W Peckham nominated for Supreme Court associate justice.
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Benjamin Russell
Arrms
Missouri
Morocco
Cuba
Clara I
George
Albert Jones
Perry
O.T
Missouri State Supreme Court
Kilmer C. Sattley
Kansas City
John L. Waller
Tait
Monument
W. 5S. Tait
Pana
Ill
Galesburg
Patrick Smith
Unionville
Minois
Lacon
Ills
George Wilcox
Sioux City
Corruna
Owossa
Mich
Michigan World’s Fair Commission
Thomas W. Palmer
Atlanta Exposition
Bert Payne
Chicago and Northwestern
Boone
Rufus W. Peckham
Supreme Court
Howell E. Jackson
Holmes Must Hang Judge Refuses Arch Trial
A legal report states Judge Arnold denied a request to delay the criminal defense trial for Avothey, while the case proceeds toward execution on a harsh verdict. The decision underscores mounting public pressure for a swift judicial conclusion.
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Arnold
Allison boom launched by West Iowa central committee
Chairman McMillan announced that Senator Allison expressed desire to seek the Republican presidential nomination and the central committee will take charge of his campaign. Governor-elect Drake attended as prominent Republicans urged Allison to enter the race and headquarters will open immediately. McMillan said Allison is destined to be the candidate of the west.
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McMillan
West Iowa State Central Committee
Des Moines
Allison
Republican State Central Committee
Drake
Central Committee
MacMillan
New York Mine Disaster At Tilley Foster Mines
A landslide at the Tilley Foster mines in Canman New York collapsed into the pit shortly after 3 PM on Friday, trapping about 85 workers. At least several dead and many injured, with names including Michael Gannon and Patrick Muntita among the deceased. Martha the foreman survived briefly then died at home. Omaha named exposition city and Salt Lake to host next meeting, with various federal policy resolutions discussed.
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Canman
N. Y
Tilley-Foster
Martha
Michael Gannon
Patrick H. Muntita
Joan Hagan
Thomas Dennis
James Smit
Nayne
Tompkins
Lynch
Omaha
Exposition City
Omamna
Commercial Congress
Nicaragua Canal
New Mexico
National Congress
Salt Lake
Lynching of Two Negroes in Fayetteville Mob Action
Joel Robinson and Ozias McGhaey were taken from Fayetteville jail by a mob from Lincoln and Marshall counties and hanged. They had been moved from Nashville to Lewisburg for trial on attempted rape, and a train was halted to transfer them to Tracey City when sympathizers forced a sidetrack and the sheriff's party was overpowered.
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Nashville
Joel Robinson
Ozias McGhaey
Fayettville
Lincoln
Marshall Counties
Lewisburg
Marshall County
Tracey City
Two Persons Frozen to Death in St Louis Cold Wave
Two men perished from exposure during an unexpected cold snap in St Louis, with one victim described as an unknown tramp about 75 years old found dead in a warehouse. two others narrowly escaped a similar fate as the city faced frigid conditions.
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St. Louis
General Jordan A Turbulent Military Life and Cuba Link
General Jordan, born 1819 in Luray Wisconsin, served in the Seminole and Mexican wars and in the western quartermaster's department. He joined the Confederacy, rose to brigadier general, fought at Manassas and Shiloh, later opposed Davis, joined Memphis Appeal, led Cuban forces in 1869 70, held 600 men against 8500 Spaniards at Las Mansas Uno, sought belligerent rights for Cuba, was arrested for neutrality violations but never tried.
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Jordan
Luray
Page County
West Point
William T. Sherman
California
Oregon
Quartermaster’s Department
Confederacy
General Beauregard
Manassas
Shiloh
Generel Beauregard
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Memphis
Spain
Cuba
Las Manaso Tuno
United States
Cleveland Ready to Retire and World Cruise Planned
In a St. Paul lounge Joseph Jefferson reports President Cleveland will retire after his current term and not run again after March 1887. The plan includes a world cruise upon retirement with companion E. C. Benedict.
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St. Paul
Ryan Hotel
Cleveland
Joseph Jefferson
White House
E. C. Benedict
Kharput Missionaries Starving in Turkey
Rev Dwight Cablex appeals through The Christian Herald for funds to aid Kharput missionaries in Phillippopolis Turkey. The dispatch notes missionaries whose buildings were destroyed in the massacre face severe hunger and cold. the Herald will cable relief funds free of charge to the sufferers.
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Dwight Cablex
Christian Herald
New York
Dec
H. C. Dwight
Sunis
Fumes of Charcoal Fatal at Williamsport Refinery
Five workers ordered underground at the Mollenhauer sugar refinery in Williamsport were overcome by charcoal fumes. Three men Herman Fuchs Thomas Ohlman and Thomas Levy died and two others were removed unconscious but expected to recover.
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New York
Mollenhauer
Williamsport
Herman Fuchs
Thomas Ohlman
Thomas Levy
Railroads Cause Heavy Losses in Pennsylvania 1895
The Pennsylvania department of internal affairs reports 1,588 deaths and 10,650 injuries from steam railroads in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. Among the deceased 29 were passengers, 447 employees, 1,107 others. Passengers injured totaled 612, employees 8,345, others 1,649. Ratios show one death per 4,325,718 passengers and one injury per 207,202.
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Hankspurg
Department of Internal Affairs
Pennsylvania
Department
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