Battle Over Tariff Bill Dominates House Caucus
A House caucus debated the tariff bill with Speaker Crisp urging recede from the senate amendments. Wilson and Montgomery cited sugar and coal concerns while Cranston and Cockran pressed for free sugar iron and coal, leading to passage of a Crisp resolution to advance separate free-list bills.
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Yo. Wilson
House
Senate
Wilson
Sugar Trust
Speaka
Crisp
Manderson
Nebraska
Senator Hill
Hale
Maine
West
Hare
Louis C. Sartori
Militia rout Coxeyites camped at Rosslyn Virginia
Washington Aug. 11 militia from Fort Virginia and Alexandria Light Infantry attacked the Coxeyites and other factions at Rosslyn routing the camp. The tents and huts were burned after the raid and the displaced men were ordered to leave the state with a show of force. Some improvised shelters and a few sick men remained under medical care.
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Rosslyn
Virginia
Aqueduct Bridge
Washington
District of Columbia
O'Ferral
Fort Virginia
Richmond
Alexandria Light Infantry
Anderson
Associated Press
Coxeyites
Banka
Recognition of Hawaiian republic by United States
Washington Aug 9 a congratulatory letter from President Cleveland to President Dole signals official recognition of the Hawaiian republic as a de facto government. A formal proclamation and routine diplomatic steps follow, with further details to Congress after transmission to its destination. Separately a factory explosion near Lima Ohio injures several and a dredging boat boiler blast at Pumapetraza leaves one missing and multiple injuries.
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Cleveland
United States
Washington
Dole
Hawaiian Republic
New Republic
Reguar
Hawaii
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Willis
Republic
Frank P. S. Hastings
Thurston
Congress
Brasil
Brazil
House
McCreary
Foreign Affairs Committee
Harrison
Friends of the Administration
Lima
Ohio
Hercules Torpedo Company
Chicago and Erie Railroad
Cass Jolly
Pumapetraza
Philadelphia
Tariff Bill Passes House Freeing Coal Iron Ore Barbed Wire Sugar
The House approved four bills placing coal iron ore barbed wire and sugar on the free list after a Democratic caucus plan. Votes ranged 160 104 for coal 163 102 for iron ore 187 84 for barbed wire and 276 11 for sugar. Legislation goes to the Senate with expectant resistance and questions on legality and timing.
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Black
Dem
Wilson
House
Senate
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Gorman
Hill
Mills
Blanchard
House of Representatives
Chamber
Republican Steering Committee
Indiana crop bulletin reports heat and drought persist
The Aug 14 Indiana bulletin notes hot dry sunny weather with scattered heavy local rains. Corn on heavy soil stable but light or clay ground shows decline. some fields cut to fodder. Wheat oats barley and clover yield well while tobacco and potatoes disappoint. Stock suffers from brown pasture. fall plowing limited. August fiesta caused damage in northern and central counties.
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Indiana
Mystery of Marlboro Boy Ends in Accidental Drowning
Seaford Delaware undertaker informs Marlboro relatives that Owen Wileman seventeen year old heir to a substantial estate disappeared a year ago and was accidentally drowned off the Delaware coast while working with fishermen. His girlfriend’s letters, once kept secret, helped locate his relatives.
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Alliiance
Ohio
Owen Wileman
Marlboro
Here
Seaford
Del
Wileman
Man Declares Sanity After Jail to County Infirmary Visit
The Sunrise reports Simon P. Haifley, a Richland County farmer, released from the county infirmary after claiming prior insanity. A city official and Tae Saarinen toured the infirmary revealing concerns about lunacy laws and patient care amid chaotic ward sounds and an intelligent prisoner who asserted his sanity.
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Senrixet
Felts
Ben Hawk
Indiana
Felta
Haifley
Harlan
Dangerous Injuries Reported After Farm Accident
John Archer a farmer and former Washington township trustee living five miles north of the city on Coldwater road was kicked by colts at his stable last Wednesday evening. He suffered broken ribs head injuries and possible internal damage and remains in serious condition at home with medical aid. J W Hayden of Randall Bicycle Co. is laid up with a severe left leg injury after a bystander pushed his bicycle causing a fall. A ten-year-old girl at St Vincent orphanage cut her scalp requiring many stitches. Mrs. Sarah Krieg of 34 Waffle street broke her arm when she fell from a chair while hanging a curtain.
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Mosier
John
Hawk
Mr. Haifley
Richmond
Haifley
Clausmeier
Hartley
Frank Huhn
Lillie Street
Mr. Huhn
Mr. Huhen
Christian Richards
Olds Wagon Company
Grand Army of the Republic
East Washington Street
Mary Nieman
Fort Wayne
Pin
Henry Horstman
Carolina Horstman
Bernard
John Nieman
Mia
Michael Gotta
John Neiman
Clara
Tracy Nieman
St. Mary's Catholic Church
John Archer
Washington Township
Coldwater Road
Mar
Archer
J. W. Hayden
Randall Bicycle Company
Mr. Hayden
St. Vincent
Sarah Krieg
Waffel Street
Four Populists Acquitted After Sabbath Meeting
Leroy Templeton Philip Rappaport Colonel Jennings and P J Gilligan were acquitted in Squire Allen's court at West Indianapolis. They were charged with pursuing their regular vocations on the Sabbath, but the judge ruled speech making was not their vocation. About five thousand spectators cheered the decision. Populists claim the case will win them 5000 votes.
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Ixpiasatotis
Ind
Leroy Templeton
Philip Rappaport
Jennings
P. J. Gilligan
Squire Allen
West Indianapolis
Plucky Woman Fights Burglar at Fairfield Avenue Home
Mrs. Hanes of 142 Fairfield avenue chased a bold burglar from her bureau, grabbed a chair, and forced him to flee before police caught two suspects nearby. The incident followed a separate assault on Dr. J W Younge by editors Sheber and Shober, with court dates set and bond posted.
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W. H. Schultz
Fairfield Avenue
Hanes
Bakershest
Bane
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