Prospects for German Silver Conference Dims Amid Political Moves
The article notes slim chances for a silver conference this year as German federal governments oppose bimetallic action. Chancellor Hohenlohe seeks to avoid direct responsibility while Emperor William may be reluctant to act. England's stance further blocks momentum as Harcourt signals no gold standard shifts. The piece also reports U S trade data and May exports and imports showing shifts in the year.
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Hohenlohe
England
Wasaginetox
Count Hohenlohe
Count Mirbach
Germany
Kaiser Billy
Wiliam
William Vernon Harcourt
England Backs Argentina Cattle and Sheep Imports Rise
Dr. Salmon reports large increases in Britain's imports of live cattle and sheep from Argentina and other nations. From 1891 to 1895 imports grew, with 1895 Jan 1 to May 16 showing cattle at 10,75 head and sheep at 124,531. Prices ranged 70 to 80 cents per head. costs include ocean freights and feed.
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Wasuvidos
Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
Argentina
United States
Australia
New Zealand
London
World gold and silver output climbs in 1894 says mint director
Washington June 15 The mint director R E Preston estimates 1894 world gold production at about 8 870 518 fine ounces valued at 18 510 100 and silver output at 163 918 538 fine ounces valued at 214 881 000 with bullion value 105 344 135. Increases cited for Africa Australasia United States Mexico and others surpass prior records, with gold and silver outputs both marking historic highs.
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Washington
Mint
R. E Preston
Africa
Australis
United States
Mexico
Preston
Bolivia
Peru
Chile
Greece
Public Printer Refuses Bookbinders Grievance Demand
Public Printer Benedict declines direct talks with the local Bookbinders grievance committee. The union seeks a ten book allowance for a six day stint of sixty hours. The strike risk in the Government Printing Office is noted as unresolved. H. C. Espey is referenced in a letter from Task You Noe.
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Epsey
Hyde
Benedict
WasutyaTon
Eman H. C. Espey
Attorney General Warns U S Attorneys on Cuban Rebellion
The attorney general instructs all United States attorneys and marshals from New York to Brownsville Texas to watch for violations of neutrality laws in their jurisdictions regarding the Cuban rebellion.
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Washngton
United States
New York
Brownsville
Tex
Officer Retired After Medical Board Finds Physical Incapacity
Washington June 15 Commander Oscar Heyermay U S has been found physically incapable for further service by a medical board and recommended for retirement following a paralytic stroke.
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Washington
Oscar Heyermay
U. S
Hay
Afghan Prince Nazrulla Khan Delays Visit to Clyde Works
Government note details how Nazrulla Khan refused to leave his bed delaying a planned inspection of J. & Coates thread works at Paisley and Clyde shipyards. A luncheon and large civic-military gathering waited while officials coaxed him to rise. Similar delays occurred in Liverpool over an electric railway inspection. The visit reportedly cost taxpayers £50,009.
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Aghan Prince
Nazrulla Kahn
J. &. P. Coates & Co
Paisley
Clyde
N Zrullg
Nazrulla
Liverpoos
Church row at Helena Second Baptist factions clash
A fuse between two factions at Helena Arkansas Second Baptist church escalates into vandalism with a constable and Winchester rifles involved. White residents petition authorities to remove pastors Sim Gibson and Jim Harvey to the county farm and deem the church a nuisance.
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Little Rock
Second Baptist
Helena
Sim Gibson
Jim Harvey
Pointer wins sprint at Overland Park track meet
At Overland Park on June 15 Hal Pointer won the third race in two straight from Wiying Jib. The day featured two track records with Pointer pacing heat two in 2:10 and Robert J. lowering his record to 2:46 in a running mile.
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Denver
Overland Park
Hal Pointer
Wiying
Robert J
Gompers Visits St Louis to Boost Labor Revival
Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor arrives in St Louis and will stay until tomorrow night to stimulate interest in labor organizations and urge workers to seize the revival of industry now appearing certain.
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St. Louis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
St Louis
Barr will case ends as Judge Taft denies new trial
Judge Taft refuses a new trial and declines to certify the Barr will case to the Supreme Court, quieting title to a valuable Price Hill property now developed with suburban residences. The lengthy litigation is closed.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Barr Will
Supreme Court
Akron college suspends six students over ducking of roasters
Six Akron college students in Albion Michigan were suspended for taking part in a ducking incident aimed at two students who continued to roast the college’s athletic teams.
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Albion, Mich
Akron College
Weather Indications From Washington Twelve Hours Ahead
Washington reports forecast for twenty four hours from yesterday evening. Illinois shows thunder showers with easterly winds. Indiana southern port color exhibits northeasterly winds. Lower Michigan expected increasing cloudiness with northerly winds. Upper Michigan fair and warmer with northerly winds. Wisconsin fair and warmer with easterly winds. Iowa fair with warmer conditions, southeastern portion gets south easterly winds.
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Washingtoun
Indiana
Port
Lower
Michigan
Wison
Markets Report From New York and Chicago Notes
The New York market shows calls and mercantile paper rates with firm sterling and government funds. Chicago Grain and Produce offers June to September futures quotes for Wheat Corn and Oats, with miscellaneous produce prices for butter eggs poultry potatoes and fruit. Chicago Live Stock notes wholesale by the Union Stock Yards with cattle hogs and sheep price ranges and daily receipts.
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Curiaco
Igc
Michigan
Cure Ap
California
Chicago
Etiquette Answers From Edgar Nye 1895 Column
A brief excerpt from Edgar W Nye's etiquette column notes a six month stream of questions from around the world. He jokes about a prior assistant leaving for a better post and explains budget constraints affecting salary, setting the tone for light social guidance.
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Edgar W. Nye
A Lady’s Comic Letter to President Cleveland
The etiquette column prints a humorous missive from E. W. Nye to President Grover Cleveland about income tax woes. Nye pledges support, offers barter like a mortgage on a cottage organ, and asks for leniency while sharing personal family notes and humorous reader questions from Nora Escanaba to Pansy West Liberty.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
Phenp Cleveland
Supreme Court
Sore Newi
Interior Department
Esther
Ilinois
Cleveland
Washington
Nora
Escanaba
Mich
Maud
Newport-in-the-Neck
R. L
Eleanor
Q Street
N. W
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Harrison
Avenue A
New York City
Rosebud
Hillgirt
N. C
Massachusetts plan to reform tramps through farm labor
The piece outlines an experiment in Massachusetts sending vagrants to a 2000 acre farm to work on roads drains and farming for two years. It questions terms for those who ask for a home and notes the difference between willing volunteers and drafted tramps. The author sees potential for broader adoption with modifications.
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Massachusetts
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Appeal for pardon in mutiny case involving Jefferson Borden crew
Labor groups press President Cleveland to pardon Br. W. Clark, imprisoned for mutiny, piracy and murder on the Jefferson Borden. The article recounts shipboard abuse by Captain Patterson and crew, Clark’s defense, and the case's history including Grant’s commutation and Clark’s current Thomaston prison status.
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Cleveland
Jefferson Garden
Organized Labor of
United States
W. Clark
High Seas
American Federation of Labor
Thaa
Jefferson Borden
Groves
Chicago Trade and Labor Assembly
T. J. Elderkin
Lake Seamen’s Benevolent Association
Elderkin
Florida Keys
Patterson
Boston
Borden
New York
New Orleans
Anaster
BR. W. Clark
London
Clark
John Glen
Busin
Jacob Limbur
Miller
Thomaston
W. M. Patterson
T. Patterson
C. H. Patterson
Capitan
Captain Patterson
Limbur
Glen
Grant
Industrial Fourth of July Demonstration at Sharpshooters Park
Chicago papers report a major labor celebration on July Fourth at Sharpshooters Park organized by the Illinois State Federation of Labor and Chicago Labor Assembly. Vice President Stevenson and Governor McKinley of Ohio are slated to speak along with AFL leaders John McBride and P J McQuire. Seats for 35000 will be provided and participation expected from labor groups statewide.
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Chicago
Sharpshooters’ Park
Stevenson
McKinley
Ohio
John McBride
American Federation of Labor
P. J. McQuire
Illinois State Federation of Labor and Trade and Labor Assembly of
Iran
Danette -Gatoce
Romance of the Future and a Kiss Gone Missing
A newlywed husband, driven by jealousy and nerves, sneaks out to prove a point but encounters a temptress on the street. A dramatic reconciliation follows as he confesses and his wife returns home to comfort him in their shared room. The tale ends with a tender inquiry about whether she kissed him first.
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Tader
Boston
Rey
Phillips Brooks
Madeline
Des Moines
Cadogan
West Liberty
Michigan
Bergamot
South Haddam
Babo
Archibald
San Francisco
Johnny
Emily Faithfulls Pipe and Public Reaction
A Chicago Times-Herald note remarks that Emily Faithfull found comfort in a pipe in old age, treating it as a statistic rather than ethical value, while juxtaposed with a protest against an unrelated notion or phrase.
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Emily Faithfull
Chicago Times-Herald
Occupancy and Use as Land Title, A Civil Reform
Special correspondence argues that occupancy and use should be the sole title to land, demanding a gradual social shift similar to emancipation. It predicts rent strikes, evictions, and boycotts as the path to ending landlordism, with education driving the acceptance of use as title. Written by Henry Cohen from Denver, June 4.
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American Federation of Labor
Henry Cohen
Denver
Pennsylvania Legislature Okays Labor Label Legalization
The Pennsylvania legislature passes a bill legalizing properly certified labels. Backing comes from state labor organizations led by the United Labor League of Philadelphia which maintains a Harrisburg committee to watch labor related bills, including several before this session.
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Pennsylvania
United Labor League of Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Mutual Recognition in Horse Shoeing Unions
The Horseshoers' International Brotherhood and the Boss Horseshoers' National agree to exclusive membership. Men will work only for members, and the latter will employ only union men. The piece notes strings attached to labor and wage concerns with a satirical aside on real estate.
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The
Horseshoers’ International Brotherhood
Boss Horseshoers’ National Association
Mose
Sam Johnsing
Texas Siftings
Horse names explain colors for two chestnut mares
Dialogue shows a man and woman discussing why the two chestnut horses are named Two Little Girls Run Blue and Sweet Marie. The man answers the names relate to their color and appearance.
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Marie
New ‘York
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