Stay at home says Washington dispatch on papers
A Tribune Washington correspondent warns officeholders not yet confirmed to rush to D C. With deadlock between president and Senate, papers on prior service and suspensions will not hasten hearings. Nordhoff notes Cleveland favors secrecy and constitutional questions over open inquiry. Democratic senators broadly agree to keep papers secret, fearing public embarrassment and political peril.
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JOE RANKIN DIES AT MANITOWOC AGE 60
Wisconsin Congressman Joseph Rankin died in Manitowoc after weeks of illness from Brights disease. Born in New Jersey he served in the Wisconsin legislature eleven years and in Congress from the Eighth district. He collapsed delirious while recounting colleagues and farewell to his two children Jennie and Joy, then died at 1:55 pm. Funeral plans include special train escorts from Milwaukee to Manitowoc with services beginning Thursday afternoon.
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Cleveland on Labor Matters
Jan 25 The house committee on labor adopted a resolution to inquire if the eight hour law is violated in the government department. President Cleveland supported the law and called for enforcement. He noted labor saving machinery helps. favored feasible plans to encourage American settlers on public lands and avoided radical views on foreign land titles.
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House Committee On Labor Bag
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Quarrel in Ohio Senate Sparks Fear of Trouble
Feverish excitement grips the Ohio Senate as Republicans fail to form a quorum and Democrats plan Monday actions. Vallandigham survives an attempted shooting after a shadowing buggy incident near Judge Thurman’s home. Hamilton County seats and bribery probes loom, with suspect threats and political maneuvers clouding the scene.
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They Built the Piers A Nailway Company Succeeds
In Newaygo Mich the Chicago and West Michigan railroad attempted to seize a canal owned by Newaygo Manufacturing. The company refused widening, so seventy five men under the road master seized the canal area at midnight, cut wires, and built two cofferdams. By Sunday afternoon the watchman surrendered and the wires were repaired.
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Arrests Loom In Indiana Lynch Threat Riles Shoals
Archers and Lynch charged with the murder of Bunch and Freeman in Lost River township Martin County Indiana. A lynching atmosphere grows after a continuance and troop movements toward Indianapolis to keep the prisoners safe. Local men watched trains while the threat of hanging looms over Lynch and John Archer.
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Married Too Hastily In Chicago Catholic Church
The article reports Arthur Mackaye and Maud Miller Mackaye facing a possible nullity of their marriage after Miller married Mackaye without proper Catholic rites. The delay in baptism and a dispensation, plus involvement of Father Coghlan and Rev Brady, sparked questions about legality and the church’s stance on divorce. A telegram from Chicago confirms Father Coghlan’s surprise at the facts.
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Will Marry "Fish" Regardless of Objections
Detective Landers, from Springfield, received four dispatches about a run away couple, Abble Yerrington and Wisher Price, likely arriving by the first Chicago & Alton train from the south. Landers to escort the girl to custody. the pairing faced parental opposition. After a tense depot scene the girl agreed to return home with plans for a wedding at her father’s house later in the week.
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The True Christian Church and Charity Efforts Highlight
A sermon by a church leader extols a community of love and cooperative work among men and women forming a model church. The talk envisions a united group caring for the destitute, with a Sunday school network and shared labor. Also noted is a new Pennsylvania Railroad Benevolent Department offering workers a life fund and medical support.
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Living Men in the Nauts Narrow Escape and Aftermath
A traveling mapmaker Hiram Jackson recounts a perilous mine work episode aboard a Nautso site. Papers found in a pipe reveal a grim scene as prisoners face death while a woman’s fear of shock keeps others from speaking. Jackson notes editor’s blanks and urges caution amid inquiries. In Wilkes-Barre a separate case, a girl named Mary Christian Morg accuses herself of poisoning her parents and seeks confinement. Local officials doubt the confession and plan investigation. Other items include updates on the Heangpin canal, a fatal shooting misidentification in Michigan, and a deadly gasoline accident in New Orleans with casualties and a captain injured.
Tragic Fire Leaves Fourteen Dead in Michinch County Home
A devastating Sunday blaze at a county house in Jarknon Mich left fourteen residents dead and many others injured or displaced. Eight residents perished in a kitchen fire as the building burned, with a few saved by prompt efforts of inmates and local volunteers. Rescue crews worked through the night as the thermometer plunged and the fire cost the ruin of the structure. John Doherty assisted in evacuations while an unnamed 12 year old boy survived trapped under debris.
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Dead at Newburg Fourtown Viothma Hodies Brought Out
In Wan West Virginia on Monday night and Saturday morning three bodies were recovered from the Orrell mine shaft. The mine is 225 feet deep with three compartments and a ventilating shaft. Explosive gas and afterdamp hinder rescue as 11 more bodies are brought to the shaft foot. Large crowds gather as work continues amid improved ventilation and danger remains.
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Desperate Lunatic Murders Old Woman in Kentucky
A deranged man near Henderson Kentucky killed an elderly woman and attacked others after claiming divine instruction since she would not pray. Neighbors and officers captured the suspect after a dramatic night, with the case stirring fear and hysteria in the county and a suspected lynching talk surrounding the accused.
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