Senate heard Blanchard urge railroad reform and a national commission
G R Blanchard former Erie Railroad vice president testified before the Senate Inter State Commerce Committee on unjust discrimination in rail rates. He urged a United States Railroad Commission to regulate costs, defend investors, and limit overbuilding. He supported pooling in New York but warned against ring tactics and excessiveRoad construction without need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. Blanchard
Erie Railroad
Senate
New York
Senate Committee On
G. R Blanchard
United States
Blanchard
United States Railroad Commission
Senator Platt
Texas
Postmasters warned on misusing department funds
Long dispatch reports investigations into a White House cannon salute that fired from the grounds, warrants issued for Albert Cunningham and William Lee, and a warning from A G Sharp to post office staff about using department funds for private purposes. Also noted are Capitol terrace work testimony, Native American annuity requests, naval observatory duties, and new internal revenue collectors.
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Logan
White House
Washixaton
Guy
Albert P. Cunningham
William Lee
Cunningham
Guy Sys
A. G. Sharp
Postoffice
United States
Edward Bonell
Clark
Capitol Terrace
Jonas
Lamar
Muldrow
Secretary of the Navy
Belknap
Naval Observatory
Washington
Bayard
Fred Linghuyser
Internal Revenue
William C. Bishop
Ohio
Asa Ellis
California
Cook
Fourth Auditor's Office
Vilas
Odlum
Eschenbrenner
Thirteenth Street
Odium
Father Ahern
St. Patrick's Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Puncdet
Williams
EK. Ward
Washington Naylor
John A. Rudd
R. M. Vanneman
E. D. Wright
Destructive fires sweep towns across the Midwest and West
Fire destroyed a Lancaster barn belonging to Albert Martin, killing sixteen cattle and ten horses, in a suspect blaze blamed on Mrs Elizabeth Martin. Other fires swept Mon, Mont, New York, Michigan, and Alberta regions, damaging hotels, banks, stores, and depots, with financial losses running into thousands. Reports mention Poundmaker’s surrender, railway work stoppages, and an embezzler released from Joliet Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
En Keafylin
Quarryville Rallroad
Elizabeth Martin
Albert Martin
Mites Citt
Mont
Main Street
North Fifth
Sixth Streets
Natonal Bank
Merchants
Cosmopolitan
Judge Brown
John Carter
King & Ward's Loan
Wright Brothers
Dr. Lebecher
Richmond
Durken & Wilson
Shelburne
First National Bank
A. E. Savage
National Bank
James Colemand
Captain John Smith
Joseph Laighton
A. W. Sleepers
Ferdinand Hoseb
Flushing Avenue
Newsbury
Mich
Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette
Dollarville
Poundmaker
Barreromp
N. W
Baptiste Fontaine
Oss
Riel
Calgarry
Edmonton
Major Steele
Mounted Police
Fort Pitt
Joliet
Ill
Charles Angell Wishte
Illinois Penitentary
Pullman Palace Car Company
Lisbon
Angell
Chicago
Victor Hugo dies as France mourns grand funeral plan
Paris reports Victor Hugo died at 1 30 p m aged 69. Born February 26 1802 at Beaucourt he became a famed poet novelist and statesman. French government would finance a state funeral with national observances and a grand procession. public offices schools and theaters to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Hugo
Paris
Victor Marie Hugo
Beauc
Elba
Corsica
Switzerland
Italy
Toulouse
French Academy
Poor
France
Jersey
Lea Miserable
London
Brussels
Madrid
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Turin
New York
National Assembly
Germany
England
Republic
Adlen
Jeanne
Adlén
Wil
Senate
M. le Voyer
M Busson
M. Hugo
Loxonow
the Times
Russia
Limberg
Risia
Turk 1
Caucasus
Persia
Amd
Chamberlain
Board of Trade
Ar. Gladstone
Liberal
Dr. Chamberlain
Ultra Radica
Tipu Taib
Lake Tunganyika
Upper Congo
Zanzibar
Congo Basin
Stanley
Orewina i
Cincinnati Horror Fire Victims and Legal Fallout
Nannie Sheppard dies from injuries after the Sixth Street fire leaving the fifteenth victim. The fire escape duty questioned as state inspectors and tenants clash over liability. A separate note covers a Presbyterian Assembly debate on the Human Catholic Church and other brief items including a kissing fine in Montana and a New York arrest for embezzlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Sheppard
Cincinnati
Sixth Street
William Sullivan
Walnut Hill
Chillicothe
Kate Lowrey
John Sullivan
Sullivan
John Meyers
Orth
First Presbyterian Church
Charles D. Drake
Washington
Jegua Christ
Patton
New York Synod
Drake
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Dunkirk
Dunkirk Printing Company
East Second St
Chautauqua Farmer and Dunkirk Journal
Office
ALL Newsdealers
Pankire
N. Y
M.D
Heaver
James Irving
Second Street
Buffalo
N.Y
Ene
Erie
Center St
INTER
Symaccust
Thomas O'Flaherty
Vincent
Fred O'Flaherty
Tey
O’ Flaherty
Father O'Flaherty
Hays
Mohawk Valley
Manhattan Exchange
Fiteh
Exchange
Hudson River
Pennsylvania
Harrisoune
House of Representatives
John A. Logan
United States Senate
General Logan
Tin
Grover Cleveland
Manitoba
Wisatree
Ediah
I. Egan
Louis Beyl
Ith St
Monroe
Aste
A. B
Ne Nan
Cty
Plesale
Washington Street
Martin Kalbfleisce’s
Fulton Street
Batista
Srore
Elk Street
Children’s
A. Moldenhauer
Agt
Capital Affairs
Senator Logan
Monset
Department
New Straitsville
New Steamsville
Albert Guess
Henry Avers
Hugh McTague
Ilias
Reedsville
N. C
Stony Creek
Caswell County
Joi Pinnax
Lake Shore
Louis Roventrigue
Lake Shore Railread Company
Cleveland
Amalgamated Association
Pittspvren
Tocsox
A. T
Clifton
Magellan Range
Smith
Upper Eagle Creek
General Bradley
New Mexico
Borrow
Arizona
Black Range
Old Mexico
New Orleans
McIntyre
Lion Talk
Upper Congo Regies
Adhammecan
Equatorial
Gladstone
Sualim
Speman
Red Sea
Genmany
Porte
H Childers
Been & Cone
Daniel Schenker
Nepaul
Khartmander
Viestoy
India
Rome
Missowari
Dongola
THE
Cincinnati Horror
Presbyterian Assembly
MontTnean
Can
Morgan
Mann
Emberslee
E. W. Goddard
Austin, Corbin & Company
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