Senate Clears Dingley Tariff Vote Amid Parliamentary Skirmish
Washington dec 10 the senate by 33 to 21 adopted a motion to take up the Dingley tariff silver bill. Aldrich sought recommittal but debate lapsed at 2 am with no privilege or precedence attached. Allen taunted Republicans, Hale and Aldrich discussed future tariff hopes, and Cuban issue resolutions were laid on the table for future eloquence. Shoup introduced bills against trusts in protected imports and against issuing small denomination currency.
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Washington
Senate
Teelf
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Finance Committee
Allen
Pop
Nebraska
Chandler
Hale
Republican Party
Congress
United States
Harris
Uncle Sam
Cameron
Spain
Mills
Cuba
Call's
Shoup
Iolanho
Chandler Leads Senate Probe Into Joint Traffic Association
Senator Chandler won approval for a Senate investigation into the Joint Traffic Railroad Association by the committee on interstate commerce. The inquiry will study anti competitive practices such as rate setting by a majority of traffic managers and fines enforcement, plus similar agreements among flour millers and window glass makers. Chandler also proposes a 10 percent federal pay cut starting June 20, 1897, lasting three years for most treasury paid employees.
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Washington
Chandler
Senate
Joint
Traffc Railroad Association
Committee On
Inter-State Commerce
Board of Traffic Managers
United States
Treasury
Cuban Leader Maceo Said to Have Died in No Bad Defeat
Washington dispatch reports from the Spanish foreign affairs minister confirm Antonio Maceo crossed the locha on the 4th with over 2,000 men from western Cuba as pursuit by Spanish columns intensified. The insurgent leader chose to move from Pinar del Rio province.
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Maceo
Washington
Minister de Lome
Antonio Maceo
Pinar del Rio
Locha
Currency reform plans urged to committee in Washington
Washington December 10 The house committee on banking and currency adopted resolutions inviting commercial organizations with definite currency reform plans to submit them to the committee and requesting Comptroller Eckels to present his views to the panel.
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Washington
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Eckels
Fraud Order Issued Against Standard Employment Co
Washington December 10 The post office department issued a fraud order against Standard Employment company of St Louis a new name for the St Louis Employment company already barred from the mails.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Standard Employment Company ,of
St. Louis
Mrs Gen Grant Hosts Washington Tea for Vivien Sartoris
Mrs U S Grant entertained at her Massachusetts avenue residence to present her granddaughter Miss Vivien Sartoris to Washington society in a notable social event held yesterday.
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Washington
U. S. Grant
Massachusetts Avenue
Vivien Sartoris
Washington Society
Ada Rehan Silver Statue Seized in Receivership
Judge Hazen ordered a receiver for the Ada Rehan silver statue on display in a Topeka store after William Beckford and A H Mitchell of Helena Montana filed to protect a $10 000 investment and alleged company trouble. Samuel Barnum named receiver. F B Higbee surrendered the statue and left for Chicago to settle disputes.
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Topeka
Kan
Hazen
Shawnee County
Ada Rehan
William Beckford
A H. Mitchell
Helena
Mont
Samuel Barnum
F. B. Higbee
Chicago
Higbee
McKinley
Illinois Patrons of Husbandry Endorse National Leader
The Illinois State Grange adopted resolutions backing J. H. Bingham of Ohio for secretary of agriculture under McKinley. Delegates toured the Patrons of Husbandry National Manufacturing plant. A 2-cent passenger fare demand was approved. The Patrons Aid Society elected D. Q. Trotter as president M. M. Baker vice president J. P. Smith treasurer Fr. K. Smith secretary.
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Springfield
Iinois State Grange
J. H. Bingham
Ohio
National Grange
McKinley
Patrons of Husbandry National Manufacturing Plant
Patrons’ Aid Society
Order
D. Q. Trotter
Jersey County
M. M. Baker
McLean County
J. P. Smith
St. Clair County
Fr. K. Smith
Putnam County
Governor cites reasons for pardoning Henry Schwartz
Springfield Idaho December 10 The governor explains pardoning Henry Schwartz serving a life term at Joliet for the 1887 murder of Express Moesseneer Kellogg Nichols and robbery. The governor says Watt died in prison and Schwartz has been hospitalized a year with fatal illnesses. he deems the evidence circumstantial and Schwartz innocent.
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Springfield
Ids
Henry Schwartz
Joliet Prison
Watt
Express Moesseneer
Kellogg Nichols
Wate
Schwaria
Schwartz
G A R Commanders Meet to Set Encampment Dates
In Indianapolis G A R Department Commanders Caylor and Cochran met to fix state encampment dates. Indiana plans May 12 and 18, 1897 at Richmond, Wisconsin May 18 and 19, Ohio in June, and Indiana’s alignment followed by the Central Traffic Association’s request for a one-cent-a-mile rate.
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Indianapolis
Caylor
Indiana
Cochran
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Richmond
Central Traffic Association
Boy Hanged During Childish Police Play in Omaha
In Omaha on December 10 a 13 year old named Vernon White died in an accidental hanging during a game with friends. While playing police they captured criminals and were tied to hang. A pillow slip around his neck caused the suspension from a bedroom door before help arrived.
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Omaha
Vernon White
Paper Makers Weigh National News Print Trust
New York Dec 10 reports ongoing talks among leading paper producers to form a trust. The Glenn Falls Paper company Hudson River Mill and Pulp company and Russell Bros are said to strongly favor the proposed combination.
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New York
United States
Glenn Falls Paper Company
Hudson River Mill and Pulp Company
Russell Bros
Big Vein strike prompts sheriff to deploy deputies
Piedmont West Virginia December 10 Sheriff Brown led a large force of deputies from Oakland to guard Big Vein mining company property at Shaw amid a strike over pay by weight rather than by the car. Reports say strikers may riot.
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Piedmont
W. Va
Brown
Oakland
Big Vein
Shaw
Walcott and West Fight a Draw in Heavyweight Bout
New York December 10. In the Walcott West contest last night the referee declared a draw in the twentieth round. The bout was evenly contested with West knocking Walcott down in the seventeenth round. In the final moments West kept distance from Walcott.
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Walcott
West
New York
Train Hold-Up Near Union Station in Missouri
Six masked men stopped the Iron Mountain express one mile from Union Station at 9 30 PM. They seized the engine and express car, threatened to kill the messenger, and dynamited the door before escaping into the city. No passengers were harmed and investigators mobilized across St Louis.
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St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Union Station
Desmond
Mizzoura
Missouri
Home Brewing Company
VW. J. Egan
William Hall
William Green
Jefferson Barracks Express
Egan
Pacific Express Company
Willam Green
Bates Street
Bandits on a Street Car in Chicago Heist
Two masked men with revolvers tried to rob a Wentworth avenue street car conductor at Adams and Clark. The conductor blocked them and alarmed 15 passengers, then the robbers fled down Adams street as police were changing shifts and none were on duty. The bold attempt occurred during shift change. In New York, Madison Square Garden bike race leaders emerged late at 2 a m with miles covered by Hale Rice Schock and others.
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Chicago
Wentworth Avenue
Adams and
Clark Streets
Adams Street
Clark Street
New York
Madison Square Garden
Hale
Rice
Schock
Reading
Smith
Koorster
Pierce
Moore
Taylor
Livingston county treasurer James Hampton resigns amid $38,000 shortage
Geneseo New York December 10 James B Hampton treasurer of Livingston county has resigned and his whereabouts are unknown His accounts are in bad shape and it is alleged that his shortage is about $38000 Readable details indicate financial distress and a missing official in Geneseo New York.
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Geneseo, N. Y
James B. Hampton
Livingston County
Bryan to Speak at Chicago Banquet
Chicago Democrats announce that William J. Bryan has accepted invitations to speak at their banquet on January 8 in Chicago.
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Bryan
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Legal Fight Over Sharkey Fitzsimmons PrizePurse Trial Opens
San Francisco December 16 The Sharkey Fitzsimmons purse dispute gains ground in superior court with Australian Billy Smith testifying he advised a referee. Lynch called Cook unfit for business and Sharkey’s camp allegedly fixed Karp as referee. Trainers claim bandage removal and groin fakery aided a knockout while Dan Lynch accuses Smith of perjury and vows prosecution after trial.
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San Francisco
Sharkey
Fitasimmons
Bilily’ Smith
Hiram Cook
Lynch
Cook
Karp
Ffitzsimmons
Bary
Allen
George Allen
Dan J. Lynch
Associated Press
Marriage of Lucy Uhl to Yale professor Thompson
In Berlin on December 9 and 10 Miss Lucy Uhl daughter of Ambassador Edwin F. Uhl married Professor Guy Thompson of Yale. The civil ceremony occurred in the afternoon and a religious ceremony followed at the bride’s home. Messages of congratulations arrived from President Cleveland and from the imperial household. The couple's honeymoon trip was kept secret.
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Berlin
Lucy Uhl
United States
Edwin F. Uhl
Guy Thompson
Yale University
Cleveland
Imperial Household
John B. Jackson
Mrs. Thompson
Mrs McKinley Plans Rest Visit to Chicago
Mrs McKinley leaves Canton for a Chicago visit to rest and seek a change of scene. She stays with Captain and Mrs Lafayette McWilliams on Lake Avenue, Chicago. Major McKinley remains in Canton.
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Canton
Chicago
Eminent Philadelphia gathering honors Col. McClure at Walton
Eminent city leaders and national figures gathered at the Hotel Walton to honor Colonel Alexander K. McClure, editor of The Times, who yesterday marked fifty years in journalism. Governor Hastings presided with Adlai Stevenson, Major General Miles, Commodore Melville and numerous lawmakers in attendance.
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Philadelphia
Walton
Alexander K. McClure
the Times
Hastings
Adlai S.stevenson
Miles
Commodore Melville
Andrews Packing Company Files for Creditors in Pueblo
Big Packing Company, Andrews Packing, one of the oldest slaughterers of fresh and cured meats in the region, filed a general assignment for creditors in Pueblo. Estimated liabilities reach about 200000 dollars. Assets not listed but expected to cover debts with a possible surplus after proper handling.
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Big Packing Company
Pueblo
Colo
Andrews Packing Company
Paris Banquet Honors Mme Sarah Bernhardt at Chand Hotel
About 600 people gathered at the Chand hotel banquet in Paris yesterday afternoon to honor the famed actress Mme Sarah Bernhardt. She arrived around noon wearing a cream satin dress and a green plush opera cloak, greeted by rapturous cheers from admirers outside the building.
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Paris
Chand Hotel
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Pittsburg Conference Unlocks Cent Differential Debate
At the coal miners and operators conference in Pittsburg the major move was abolishing the one cent differential between thick veins along the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers. The meeting adjourned with the pick and machine miners differential still under discussion. In Columbus, former Senator William C. Gear from Wyandot county was acquitted of soliciting a bribe from ex-Senator Gaumer.
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Pittsburg
Coal Miners and Operators
Monongahela
Youghiogheny
Ohio
Solon
Columbus
William C. Gear
Gaumer
Gear
Wyandot
Denver Mortgagees Seize Large City Clothing Store
Denver December 10 lenders L H Gouldman and Samuel Butler took possession of H Schradsky’s clothing store, one of the city’s largest, at a late hour last night after the mortgagees assumed control.
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Denver
H. Schradsky
L. H. Gouldman
Samuel Butler
Unknown steamer ashore near Bellport L I
Unknown steamer ashore just east of Bellport New York Life Saving crew deployed a line but found no signs of life. The incident was reported from New York on December 10 with no further details on vessel or fate.
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New York
Bellport
L. I
Fire Island
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Tron Mountain Express
Germany
Col. McCluire
Blackwell’s
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Blackwell
Durham Tobacco
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