Congressional Extra Session Highlights and Silver Debates
The Senate and House debated bimetallic money and silver coinage. Senators proposed amendments to free coinage while resisting the Sherman act repeal. House actions included bills on Utah Nevada annexation, pensioning carriers, tobacco tax repeal, and barley and malt duties. Reports mention train robberies, bank struggles, forest fires, and a New York press survey of business sentiment.
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Fires Rage Across Laurel Mountains and Various Incidents
Sixteen days of wildfires on the Laurel mountains in Pennsylvania caused extensive damage. A boiler explosion near Whittier, North Carolina killed several workers. Falls of mills and floods affected Bellaire, Riverside, Wheeling and other areas, with wage cuts reported. Burglars stole $50,000 from Wilbur & Co. in Phillips, Missouri. A centennial celebration marked the Capitol cornerstone in Washington. Governors faced aid appeals from western Kansas farmers facing possible starvation. Personal notes list Esther Cleveland’s naming, deaths of Mitton Hay and Rev. Bennett Mitchell, Mecca pilgrims’ cholera tolls, and various other international and domestic incidents.
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Fire Ravages Canton Opera House During Performance
A blazing fire engulfed the Canton Opera House during a Baldwin Melville production of Michael Strogoff. One man, Peter Curry, is missing and presumed dead. about eighteen people were injured. The blaze destroyed the opera house block and caused an estimated loss of 100000.
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