Elon's Tariff Debate Stirred Senate Circles
Senator Vilas leads a defense of free raw materials against the McKinley era duties as President Cleveland’s letter shapes the tariff clash. The House backs free materials while the Senate maintains alterable duties on iron coal and other inputs. The President may veto the Senate bill if it passes. The debate centers on principle, not minor tax tweaks, with sugar taxation a flashpoint.
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Senate
Joe Blackburo
Yard Dp
Gorman
Smith
Ible
House of Representatives
House
United States
Carlisle
Elect Officers in Indiana Labor Federation Session
Peru Indiana July 21 1895 delegates at the State Federation of Labor convention debated populism and Debs gubernatorial run. Officers elected include President Joseph Sushanek South Bend and Secretary J J May Logansport with district vice presidents and organizers named. Next session planned for Fort Wayne in October.
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Peru
Ind
State Federation of Labor
Debs
People's Party
Indianapolis
C. F. Carter
Logansport
Jos. Sushanek
South Bend
J. J. May
D. F. Cannon
C. BE. Carter
P. Crane
Evansville
William Perkins
Fort Wayne
Mob Attacks Train at Whiting in Rioting Night
A 500 strong mob halted a Lake Shore freight train near Whiting Indiana, drawing pins and cutting air hoses before arson began. Militia fought the rioters with two volleys fired, fires quelled, trains guarded, and service resumed under military protection. Separately, Tacoma reports 560 freight cars shipped east since Monday with 200 more due, while Oakland protesters hang Mayor Pardee in effigy, and Wabash tension grows as engineers protest post strike staffing.
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Hamweyn
Ind
Lake Shore Road
Whiting
Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific
Electing U S Senators Faces Three Fourths State Approval
Representative Tucker of Virginia advocates a constitutional amendment to elect U S senators by direct vote. He explains the process, notes states already committed, and says passage in the Senate and state ratifications are likely. The piece also mentions ongoing senatorial nominations and the quick bull fight report from Beaver Dam, Ohio.
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Wasuixday
Representative Tucker
Virginia
United States
House
Senate
Tucker
Congress
State Department
California
Oregon
Indians
Illinois
New York
Michigan
Kansas
Idaho
West Virginia
Louisiana
Ohio
Palmer
Mitchell
Reins of Power: Hawaii Republic Proclaimed on Fourth
The provisional government yields to a republic of Hawaii amid cheers as Dole proclaims a new supreme law and the constitution. Annexationists praise the move while royalists protest and plan a Washington bid for recognition and an interview. Royalist papers shift tone and a royalist commission sails for the capital. Blanche Benoy improves though ill with noncontagious mouth ulcers.
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Republic of Hawaii
United States
Dole
Sanford B. Dole
Tslands
Hawaiian Islands
Republic
J. W. Kalua
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Lilioukalani
Woodhouse
Cochrane
Admiral Walker
Thurston
Washington
Holoman
Samuel Parker
H. A. Wideman
John A. Bummings
Rio Janeiro
Parker
Cummings
Wideman
Royaliata
Will It Be War Corean Attack on Japanese Garrison
A Nagasaki dispatch reports Corean troops attacked a Japanese garrison at Seoul instigated by Chinese residents and were defeated. Tokyo says Seoul clash sparked no port bombardment and Japan shows no war plans, while a Chinese transport sunk by a Japanese cruiser is noted. Prices for coal rise amid wartime demand.
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Champulev
Corea
Corean
Japan
Imperial Palace
Seoul
Tokio
Shanghai
Washington
Preas
Nagasaki
Coreap
Legation
Plague in China and cholera fears stir Hong Kong and Canton
Washington reports rising plague deaths in Hong Kong with June 7 tally over 1,300 and a small recovery later in June followed by slight abatement. In Canton 5,000 deaths through May are noted as a Chinese response uses a fortune teller false spring myth. Belgium warns of cholera with thirteen deaths in Liege the week to July 7 and public calm despite cases.
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Washington
China
Marine Hospital Service
Department of State
Dunn
Tokio
Hong Kong
Canton
United States
Liege
Belgium
James R Godfroy Dead Son of Miami chieftain
James R Godfroy a Miami Indian pioneer, son of famed chief Francis Godfroy, died at his home on the Richardville reserve near Peru Indiana. Born July 1810, he lived most of his life on the Wabash and Salamonie rivers, father of twelve children, and a respected trader and farmer. His funeral will be held Wednesday at 9am from the house and 10am at the Cathedral.
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Godfroy
Richardville
Allen County
James R. Godfroy
Francis Godfroy
Godefroi
Little Turtle
Peru
Wabash Valley
Francis
James R. Godfrey
Montesoqua
la Blonde
John Baptiste Richardville
Montoscqua
Alien County
James
Mary
Louisa
George Neib
Old Home Place
John
Annie
William Stuck
George L
George
James R.godfroy
Young Giantess Dies in Indiana City Mystery
A seven foot three inch seventeen year old Miss Guebard died at New Haven after a long decline from consumption. Her coffin required a special order seven feet six inches long, shipped from Muncie. The same issue reports brakeman John Atkinson of Point Edwards, Canada, fatally injured near St Joseph hospital after a train yard accident. Consul General Morss, visiting from Paris, attends Senate proceedings and plans a month in Indianapolis. Typhoid cases rise on Charles Street linked to well water. F X Miller’s son ill with fever.
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New Haven
Indiana
Guebard
Harper
Muncie Casket Company
United States Express Company
John Atkinson
Peltier
Atkinson
Point Edwards
Canada
St. Joseph Hospital
John
Boone Street
Wasmixctos
Morss
Parise
Senate
New York
Indianapolis
Charles Street
F. X. Miller
Casualty column lists multiple injuries from city mishaps
Several persons injured from runaway vehicles and accidental shootings. Notable cases include Fred Wessel escaping with only minor bruises when his carriage overturned on Walton avenue, and a boy shot in the ear near Summit street whose bullet lodged near the bone but was removed successfully. A five year old burned by gas火 in a furnace room survived with potential disfigurement, while Col Lukens damaged his hand and a Hanna Street car collision hurt a motorman. Additional incidents involve a drunken run, a buggy crash, and a suspected tank explosion later proved false.
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Theodore Zimmermann
Summit Street
Pompeii
St. Joe River
Zimmenman
Haxrod
Josephine
Thes
Mire J. M. Dianen
Farawag
J. W. Compton
East Yards
Geo. C. Siemen
Standard Oil Company
Lindenwood Cemetery
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Charles Benoy
Ama Wore
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Moritz L. Truebenbach
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No. 233
Superior Street
Hoffman Bros
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Engel Buuck
Conrad Buuck
Baker Street
Carl Seiber
Gottleib Eicher
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August Baer
No. 40
Oak Street
John Kodenski
James Godfrey
Kitty Craigh
Louis J. Corneille
Betes
Lena Wilson
Minnie Berlin
Hazel M. Meyers
Mary J. Pike
Nesse M. Switzer
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Brakiman
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Fred Wessel
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Lukens Burt
Alf. T. Lukens
Wells
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Hanna Stress Electric
Ryan
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South Calhoun
George Whey
Ossian
William Kaough
Whey
Hoham
Windsor Hotel
Will Buckles
Wallses Street
Lafayette
Enough
Warsaw Daily Times
Arthur Dougall
J. B. White, Jr
John Watt
Walter Brady
Edith Barenas
Spring Fountain Park
Jennie Funk
Huntington Herald
D. J. Brubaker
Rock Creek Township
Lawrence Brubaker
F. D. Wright
Fort
Decatur Democrat
Clara Levenberger
L. C. Miller
Alex Hoyer
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