Weighing the Treasury Shift and Bank Reform Vision
New York reports Lyman J. Gage ready to reform the monetary system as secretary of the treasury. He calls for retirement of greenbacks, staged silver sale, and new elastic bank notes redeemable in gold. He prefers a central redemptions system and warns silver certificates threaten monetary stability. A national commission could illuminate reforms and guide legislation.
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New York
World
Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
Gage
Treasury
National Bank Act
National Commission
Iowa Man in the Cabinet Accepts Agriculture Post
Ex Congress man Wilson of Iowa announced acceptance of the cabinet portfolio offered by President McKinley. He confirmed to the Associated Press that he has been invited and accepted and there is nothing more to say. He had previously wired Senator Allison that the Agriculture portfolio was offered and accepted.
Dawes Accepts Reported Comptroller Nomination
Charles G. Dawes told an Associated Press reporter he has tendered and accepted the comptroller of the currency post. He regrets early publicity and hopes Eckels remains in office until his term ends, praising Eckels for his distinguished service amid many challenges.
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Ourcaco
Charles G. Dawes
Associated Press
Eckels
Alger Accepts War Portfolio as Secretary Nominee
General Russell A. Alger of Michigan tells the Associated Press he has tendered and accepted the war portfolio. He spoke after a conference with Major McKinley in the White House area, following Mrs. McKinley's absence from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Treasury
General Alger
Alger
Caxton
Russel A. Alger
Michigan
Associated Press
Munger Named For Judge
Washington February 2 The president sent to the Senate nominations William H Munger of Nebraska to be United States district judge for the district of Nebraska Henry E Davis of the District of Columbia to be United States attorney for the district of Columbia.
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Munger
Washington
Senate
William H. Munger
Nebraska
United States
District of Nebraska
Henry E. Davis
District of Columbia
Sherman hints at proposed Nicaragua canal treaty
In Wasumetox on January 28, Senator Sherman signaled a new treaty approach to build the Nicaragua canal without private concession. He argued governmental execution is the only feasible path and that private efforts have failed. The senate also passed a military academy appropriation bill of about $479,000 after defeating a West Point cadet participation amendment.
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Wasumetox
Nicaragua
Senate
Sherman
United States
Military Academy
Immigration Bill Passed After Four Hour Debate
Washington January 25 The House approved the conference report on the immigration bill by 131 to 118 after a four hour debate. The measure now advances to the Senate for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Yeas
Washington lawmakers hear two sharp speeches in a busy session
The House passed the Indian appropriation bill and began debate on the agricultural bill. Attention centered on Grosvenor’s attack on ex-Governor Altgeld of Illinois and DeArmond’s mockery of Secretary Morton over a Farmers’ pamphlet. The Illinois governor’s remarks followed a charge that Bryan’s defeat was fraudulent.
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Washincton
Grosvenor
Altyelkl
Winois
DeArmond
Morton
Drr. Cgirasvenor
Ilinois
Datter
Mar. Bryan
Hoar Speaks as Senate Passes Monetary Conference Bill
In Washington on Friday the Senate approved the appointment of commissioners for an international monetary conference by a one ninth vote. Hoar of Massachusetts drew attention with remarks on Europe and discussions with Meline Bourgereau and Balfour about advancing bimetallism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian International Monetary Conference
Washinctron
Jin
Yous
Senate
Hoar
Mass
Messrs
Vilas
Jones
Ark
Corman
Allison
Carter
Mon
Gorman
Tie
Europe
Meline
Bourgereau
Paris
Balfour
London
Powers and Bartlett Clash Over Atlantic and Pacific Bill
In a tense session on the conference report to centralize railroad rights on mortgage foreclosure purchasers Powers of Vermont and Bartlett of Massachusetts traded broadside after a harsh debate led by Barrett who accused stock jobbing interests backing the measure. Earlier in Washington the House resumed work on the agricultural bill as Mr Dockery's point of order blocked salary increases for division chiefs in the Bureau of Animal Industry and Bronwell commented on DeArmond's attack on Secretary Morton.
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Wasiusaron
House
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Powers
Bartlett
Mass
Barrett
Wasttxinton
Dockery
Bureau of Animal Industry
Mar. Bronwell
DeArmond
Morton
Busy day in the House suspends many bills
The House had a busy Monday with an unusually large number of bills passed under suspension. Most measures were routine, though one long-pending act aimed to retire John N. Quackenbush, suspended from naval service in 1874 for drunkenness as a commander, under date of June 1, 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wast Naton
House
Congress
John N. Quackenbush
Naval Service
Senate Fails To Near Vote On Nicaragua Canal Bill
The Nicaragua canal bill dominated Senate discussions on Monday with Mr. Morgan seeking a vote today or Thursday. Opponents led by Vilas and Daniel resisted any timetable while denying obstruction, insisting the measure requires full discussion. Vilas faced appeals from many quarters.
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Washington
Nicaragua Canal
Senate
Morgan
Vilas
Daniel
Debate on Appropriation Bills and Electoral Vote Canvass
The house devoted the day to debate on appropriation bills. The diplomatic and consular bill passed and progress was made on the District of Columbia bill. The bill totals $1,673,708. Resolutions for formal canvassing of the electoral vote from the last presidential election were adopted for Wednesday February 10.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Senators Clash Over Immigration Bill Conference Report
In Washington on February 3 the senate held a spirited debate on the conference report for the immigration bill. Gibson of Maryland opposed the report while Lodge defended it. After two hours the report was laid over, and discussion moved to the Nicaragua canal with Dill and Vilas continuing, and Teller of Colorado joining in opposition to the measure.
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Teller
Washington
Senate
Gibson
Lodge
Nicaragua
Dill
Mr. Vilas
Colo
Fire kills seven in Hoboken twin blazes incite fear
Two fires in Hoboken, New Jersey, early Sunday killed seven people and left many homeless. A three story frame building at 410 Newark Street claimed a mother and five children. At 153 to 109 Fourteenth Street a girl died as Mabel Mangles perished and her sister Florence suffered severe burns but is expected to recover.
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New York
Hoboken
N. J
Newark Street
M&s
Nellie Schroeder
Charles Schroeder
Henry Schroeder
Kate Schroeder
Maggie Schroeder
Jhon Schroeder
Wille Schroeder
Mabel Mangles
Florence
Taylor and the Duke Disagree Over Cuban Reforms and Tariff
Spanish minister refuses concessions as Aly, Yannis Taylor, the U S minister to Spain, and the Duke of Tetuan clash over Cuban reform timing and a proposed tariff discount favoring American goods, with Madrid arguing against any special terms without other powers’ consent.
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Main
Correspondencia Uspana
Aly
Yannis Taylor
United States
Spain
Duke of Tetuana
Taylor
Duke of
Tetuana
President Sends Letter on Julio Sanguily Case to Senate
The president to the Senate today transmitted correspondence regarding Julio Sanguily a U S citizen condemned by Spanish authority to perpetual imprisonment in Cuba. The letters note his arrest on suspicion of conspiracy and that the American consul feared he might be shot and sought civil trial rather than a court martial. The captain general reports Consul Williams showed displeasure upon learning Sanguily was recognized as an American citizen.
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Wasmaeron
Julio . Sanguily
United States
Cuba
Senate
Julio Sanguily
Williams
Sangnily
Stuart Eyes Nevada Boxing Bill After Health Certainty
Dan A. Stuart notes Governor Sadler signed the Nevada bill licensing glove contests with health certificates required from physicians. He plans to travel from Chicago to Kansas City for preliminary light training and then choose a Nevada town for the bout. He aims to build an amphitheater for 25 000 to 30 000 spectators and add a grand wing shoot event with Edgar Murphy and Fred Hoey.
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Dallas
Dan A. Stuart
Sadler
Nevada
Stuart
Corbett
Chicago
Kansas City
Martin Julian
Fitzsimmons
Edgar Murphy
Fred Hoey
Arbitration Treaty Amended and Reported Favorable
The senate foreign relations committee agreed to report the arbitration treaty with amendments after a three hour session. They voted to ratify with amendments, two essential changes moving to leave umpire selection to the powers and adding a clause limiting arbitration over foreign or domestic policy without a special agreement.
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WastInetTon
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Oscar
President Cleveland Likely to Veto Immigration Bill
Chicago February 3 The News Washington special reports President Cleveland intends to veto the immigration measure recently passed by Congress.
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Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Congress
Happenings Of Home And Abroad In Brief
A collage of short items: Vincent Shelvin linked to a murder in Chicago. Burke and O Neal fought in Dallas. Salvation Army work expanding to Mexico from St Louis. Lizzie Shay burned to death pouring coal oil near a stove. Mrs. Manning in Arkansas believes she is the messiah. Rev Snowden ordained in Harlan Iowa. arson trial in Brooklyn ends with a hung jury. tornado relief funds debated in Congress. poisoning case bound over in Cranston. an unnamed man found dead in Brooklyn. a hospital case of epilepsy noted. Mary Boss injured by grandfather in Snow Path Mid. a large hotel burns in Michigan. a yard worker ran over in Taunton. raid on prize fight in New York. James Trowell dies in New York. Railway Mail Service convention planned in San Francisco. two men killed by a train in West Virginia. Delaney defeats Murphy in New York. Hart Smith dies in New York. treaty with Japan adds patent clause. Founders Day celebrated at Fort Monroe. Wilson of Princeton spoke. John Wildecroder injures Frank Wise in Fremont and attempts suicide. Perkins and Des Moines firms fail in Des Moines. escaped killer captured near Hanford. navy race for $7,660 prize in Thompton Roads. Northern Pacific securities reportedly sold abroad, mostly to German interests.
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Vincent Shelvin
Irones Maher
Chicago
R. KH. Burke
J. O'Neal
Dallas
Tex
Salvation Army
Fit, Louis
Mexico
Lizzie Shay
St. Louis
Mannie Manning
Russellville
Ark
C. A. Snowden
Congregational
Harlan
Jacob Ixlein
Brooklyn
N. Y
Senate
Jefferson Cir
Atos
Crston
Grand Jury
Grooklyn
N.Y
Mary Boss
Snow Path Mid
McCulloneh
Coodayiver
Mich
Michigan
Cocopee S. Dumniness
Elerki
Baltimore and Ohio
Taanswick
Schmittberger
New York City
Jaimnes Trowell
Board of
Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Railway Mail Service Benevolent Association
San Francisco
Dee Smith
Walter Winters
Midine
Balls
W.va
Norfolk and Western
Jack Delaney
Billy Murphy
Wliam Hart Smith
Mason & Smith
Broadway
Japan
Olney
Becme
General S.C. Armstrong
Hampton Institute
Fort Monroe
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
John Wildecroder
Frank Wise
Fremont
Perkins & Perkins
Sporting
Des Moines Fuel and Lime Company
Des Moines
R.A. Crawford
The
Valley National Bank
George Taylor
Meeks
Carrollton
Hanford
Cal
Indiana
Navy
Thompton
Northern Pacific
Dy J.B. Douehas
Maclewood
Joseph Armitage
Jesse Rains
Im Grove
O. Ty
Rains
Hal Youger
Tonry Grove
May
Mary Lebrat
Waco, Tos
Liberty
Tex. A
Richmond
Bethlehem Iron Works
Bethlehem
Owyer
Edward
Coady
Mabel Spencer
Chisago
William Poover
Poughkeepsie
Xii, Y
Cevay
Clarence Smith
Viroqua
Wis
James Bailey
Anna Smith
Knobnoster
Frank Coverley
Kootenai
British Columbia
Spokane
Pueblo
Colo
Liverpool
Galveston
Notable Fire Insurance Tax in Montgomery Planned
A Montgomery Alabama move seeks annual 200 tax on fire insurance company premiums to fund the fire department. The proposal aims to raise revenue for public safety amid ongoing debates on municipal funding and insurance regulation.
December incidents briefed from scattered reports
A patchwork of midwinter events across the United States and abroad appears: Cahoonzie-John Wingo and Thomas Bradley clash over a dance in Greenup Kentucky. Bradley fatally stabs Wingo. Private lakes in Cahoonzie. In Lehigh I.T. robbers plunder Leah Martin’s drug store of about 200 dollars. Overseas, ex Empress Frederick visits London and Bayard hosts a dinner for the Prince of Wales.
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Jacob Bauer
Port Jarvis
N. Y
Cahoonzie
John Wingo
Thomas Bradley
Sarah Pennington
Greenup
Bradle
Wingo
Leah & Martin
Lehigh, I.T
Altata
Culiacan
William Lee
Ennes Lee
Hampton
James Deving
San Antonio
Tex
Carrizo County
Mexico
Army of the Potomac
Sherman House
Chicago
Wesley Merritt
John R Brooke
Omaha
Army
Navy
Frederick
Germany
Osborne House
London
Francis C. Curran
Brother Noah
Manhattan College
New York
Hyatt
Chris Brady
Ord, Neb
United States
Thomas F. Bayard
Prince of Wales
Henry Ward Beecher
Stamford
Louis C. Evans
A. C. Evans Manufacturing Company
Springfield
Multiple Local Incidents Dominate The Dispatch
A string of violent and unusual happenings across states is reported. Injuries from trolley and train accidents appear alongside fires and drownings. Crimes include murder convictions in Arkansas and suicides in Wisconsin and Illinois. A British Columbia mining dispute and a ship route shift to Pueblo are noted.
Notable Deaths and Legal Incidents Across Cities
A collage of brief notices includes the Henry Sears Co failure in Chicago, Kate Fey Ewing near death in Toledo, and A W Linderstrom of Tacoma fatally harming his son and himself. Also listed are Horace Greeley kin jailed in Los Angeles for horse theft, a New York judge halting baby shows as cruelty, and water rights moves in Nebraska.
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Henry Sears
Chicago
Kate Fey Ewing
United States
Toledo
A.W. Linderstrom
Tacoma
Wash
Horace Greeley
Los Angeles
Cal
F. M. Sands
Gering
Neb
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Frank Thompson
George B. Roberts
A. Hh, Reed
House of Commons
Samual Martin
Eldora Ta
J.G. Brown
Mason City
Claus Roed
Lyons
Mary Bertille Fitzpatrick
Sisters of the Holy Ghost of
Dubuque
Jay Martin
Saline County
Kan
Salina
Indiana County
Robert Stamm
Osceola County
J. B. Weaver
Iowa
Sibley
Major Swift
General Electric Railway
Wabash Avenue
Prince de Chimay Granted Divorce in Belgium
In Charleroi Belgium on February 3 the Prince de Chimay was granted a divorce from Princess de Chimay formerly Miss Clara Ward of Detroit. The split followed her misconduct with Jonas Rigo a Hungarian Gypsy musician with whom she eloped last summer. Few people attended the closing proceedings. Receivers Appointed For Lead Company. In Cleveland on February 8 the Philadelphia Lead Company went into receivership liabilities totaling 1,500 dollars.
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Prince de Chimay
Belgium
Princess de Chimay
Clara Ward
Detroit
Jonas Rigo
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Carlisle
Wilson
Dawes
Eckela
Que
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Altgeld
Powersful Bartlett Lock
Doras
Hoboken, N. J
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Anil
Priday, Winn
WJ. Bryan
T. J. Jones
England
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Menasha
Woodenware
William Little
Mortimer Sullivan
Ashley
Joliet
Carlyley UE
Collins Williamson
Nicholas Foley
Bloomington
Texas
Chief Crowley
A. Rozelle
Reform, Press Association
Reform
Paul van Dervoort
Montgomery
Ala
Fre
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Mietaner
Marshalltown
William Arnett
Kewanee
Jessie Davis
Jairo
M. Proffit
Franklin
Ind
James Jackson
Miss Battle
Six Mile
Alu
W.G. Harrington, & Co
Clumbus
Philadelphia
Helena
Acie. Cie
Butte
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Portland
St. Paul Minneapolis
Duluth
Winnipeg
St. Paul
H. Py Jocel
OAS & mm. M. U. No.2
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M.U. Nook
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M.U
M. U
Garrison
N.P
Vileastern
Whitehall
Abittia
Pony Ant Norris
W. M. Tuchy
General Avent
Montana
Charles XS
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General Pasa
St, Paul, Minn
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von GE Bee NE
Dillon, Beaverhead Co
Sore Ford
Cotonh
Diay
Ra. Rani
ELY
ELY Brothers
Warren St
St. Mary's Academy
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sisters OF the Holy Cross
Lesmen
Minnetonka
Tate Age
Florists
L.l.may & Co
Seedamen
St. Paul, Mivn
Intire Age
D. C
Tarpins
Dillon
Trunk Pos Issine Co
Tripuxe Pusuisaixe Co
Joan
Salt Lake
Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune
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