Congressional Week in Review on Rice Taxes and Pensions
The report covers House and Senate debates in Washington on rice duties and imports from China, flax and linen thread tariffs, railroad rights of way through Indian reservations, and a post office subsidy. It notes speeches by Hoar on fishery treaty, tariff reductions, pension vetoes, and politics surrounding the Chicago nomination and Weaver of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
South Carolina
South
China
Senate
Hoar
Sherman
Committee On Finance
Everts
Washington
Newburg
N. Y
Conference
Reagan
Hawley
Stewart
McPhersons
Salisbury
Call
Yeas
House
Phelps
Chicago
Ingalls
Weaver
Iowa
Post Office
Dolp
Ex Speaker Samuel Randall Ill After Hemorrhage at Capital Hill
Ex Speaker Samuel J. Randall lies ill at his Capital Hill home after a fifteen minute hematemesis last Tuesday. He rallied with rest and nourishment and is improving with no recurrence reported. Also news of a ministerial resignation, energy concerns, and a post office robbery sentence commutation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Randall
Capital Hill
Mr. Randall
George V. N. Lothrop
United States
Russia
Wm. G. McKee
Asheville
North Carolina
Turmoil and Tumbles Across the Nation
Strikes hit the Chicago Burlington & Quincy rails as brakemen walk out. A Jersey City bank bookkeeper, John H. Loan, defaults for 14400 and vanishes. Reverend J C Lawrence, a Black education board member from Nashville, is expelled from a white chaired meeting. Pittsburg iron lockout nears end with mills set to resume. Sam Jones spoke at Chautauqua on Get There. Sugar brokers fear a Spreckles engineered corner. A Georgia Pacific train wreck near Coalbury Alabama injures engineer James Mac Donagh and fireman Kelcher. three colored men hurt and three cars plus engine wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
John H. Loan
Second National Bank
Jersey City
N. J
J. C. Lawrence
Nashville
Tenn
Board of Education
Pittsburg
Sam Jones
Chautauqua
N. Y
Claus Spreckles
Georgia Pacific Railroad
Coalbury
Ala
James MacDonagh
Kelcher
Atlanta
Old Age Cause and Diet Advice From Medical Reporter
A Medical and Surgical Reporter piece argues old age stems from a slow buildup of calcareous matter that stiffens organs and leads to death. It recommends avoiding calcium rich foods such as bread and prioritizing moderation, with lighter meats and cistern water. It suggests adding phosphoric acid to water to increase solubility of earthy salts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical and Surgical Reporter
Hash Luncheon Gains Popularity Among City Bizmen
A New York Sun report recounts how hash has become the favored midday lunch for businessmen. The fast eating scene, described by a prominent restaurant keeper, shows lawyers and others racing to eat, then returning to work with little time wasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Hash
Syareres
Train Wreck Near Orange Court House Kills Seven
A southbound Richmond and Danville express derailed at Fancy’s trestle two miles south of Orange Court House at 2 30 am. Seven dead and forty wounded as cars, including mail and two Pullmans, piled atop each other. Conductor Taylor and Engineer Watkins among the injured. Dr Torrence killed.
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Taylor
Watkins
Washington
Danville
South
Richmond and
Orange Cowt House
Charlotte
Orange Court House
Gordonsville
Kelley
James Goodman
J. L. Walthall
Washington, D. C
W. N. Parrott
Albemarle County
J. Q. West
Central Hotel
N. C
Louis Jenkins
Lynchburg
Z. Jennings
Potterfield
Dr. Torrence
David W. Cates
Cherokee Falls
Democratic Committee appoints campaign leaders in 1888
Chairman Wat H Barnum of the National Democratic Committee announces the appointment of a campaign committee. Members include Wm L Scott Pennsylvania Arthur P Gorman Maryland Matt W Ransom North Carolina Calvin S Bryce Ohio John S Barbour Virginia Hermann Olbrichs New York Miles Ross New Jersey Arthur Sewall Maine and E M Phelps Illinois. A meeting is set at 2 pm July 17 1888 at the National Democratic Committee headquarters 2 West 29th Street New York City. Calvin Bryce declines the chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnum
Democratic Committee
Wm. L. Scott
Pennsylvania
Arthur P. Gorman
Maryland
Matt W. Ransom
North Carolina
Calvin S. Bryce
Ohio
John 5. Barbour
Virginia
Hermann Olbrichs
New York
Miles Ross
New Jersey
Arthur Sewall
Maine
E. M. Phelps
Illinois
National Democratic Committee
West 29Th Street
New York City
Wat. H. Barnum
Calvin
Bryce
Not Guilty in Long Hall Murder Trial
After twenty three years and multiple trials, William Hall of Cherokee County Alabama narrowly escapes conviction as a jury returns a not guilty verdict after two days and nights of deliberation. The case has cost over twenty thousand dollars and spanned thirteen years since the indictment was first filed. Hall faced life in prison if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hall
Cherokee County
Alabama
Hall
Nolle
Dinner at Potsdam Honoring Foreign Ambassadors
The Emperor of Germany hosted a grand Potsdam dinner for foreign ambassadors with all ministers present. The Italian Ambassador sat on the Emperor’s right and the Austrian on his left, while Count Herbert Bismarck faced the Majesty and engaged in cordial conversation.
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Germany
Potsdam
Count Herbert Bismark
Cape
London
Beecher
Kimberly
Africa
The Queen Uses a Low Chair After Knee Sprain
The Queen, injured at Windsor with a sprained knee, has avoided standing long. At drawing rooms she appears to stand but sits on a cleverly arranged chair, crimson and rosa, to appear standing. This year a lower chair was used, causing several ladies to nearly tumble while kissing hands as the Queen sat very low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Crimson
Rosa
Lonadon
Fourth Virginia Regiment to encamp at Alleghany Springs
The Fourth Virginia Regiment will encamp at Alleghany Springs on July 31. Lynchburg tobacco sales since October 1 total 20,685,000 pounds, up from the prior year. David P. Phelps, long-time Lynchburg resident, died at 88. The Eighth District Democratic convention is set for September 5 in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Alleghancy Springs
Lynchburg
David P. Phelps
Eighth District
Alexandria
Fighting Judge Tale From Lexington Billiards Duel
In Lexington Kentucky at the old Broadway Hotel Thomas F. Marshall and Judge John Rowan played billiards. A spectator noted Rowans skill at pocketing balls and Marshall quipped that he had carried a grudge since a duel ten years earlier.
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Lexington
Marshall
Judge Nowan
Tom
Lowan
Mustard Plasters for Truants Reported by Society
The Ladies' Protection and Relief Society reports 200 children housed with 32 cared for last year. Truancy rose as boys climbed fences to swim at North Beach. a mustard plaster applied to each truants back by the matron led to better behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Protection and Relief Society
North Beach
San Francisco Chronicle
Duel in France Leaves Premier Floquet Unharmed
Paris special Premier Floquet and Gen Boulanger fought a Friday duel at Count Dillons Neuilly estate near Paris. Swords were used and Boulanger suffered arm and neck wounds while Floquet had a minor hand scratch. Ministry members greeted Floquet with an ovation upon his return. Boulanger appeared with significant blood loss.
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Paris
Premier Floquet
Gen. Boulanger
Count Dillon
Neutilly
Pars
Boulanger
Paragould Fire Destroys Twenty-Two Buildings
A weekend blaze in Paragould Arkansas wiped out twenty two business houses and residences. Berley Bros dry goods suffered about 20000 in losses with 9000 insured. W H Maxey grocery reported 5000 in losses with no insurance. Hobman block sustained roughly 6000 in damage. Total losses estimated at 62000 with light insurance.
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Paragould
Ark
Berley Bros
W. H. Maxey
Hobman Block
Prohibition Amendment Reported in Senate Education Committee
Senator Blair reports favorably a constitutional amendment to prohibit all alcoholic beverages in the United States. The measure requires submission to the states with Congress to enforce the article by necessary legislation. The report notes committee members may concur without endorsing ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Blair
Committee On Education
U. S. Senate
Congress
Democratic committee funds gauge for campaign drive
The National Democratic Committee is reported to begin the campaign with strong finances. General Robert B. Vance spoke to Asheville's Young Men's Democratic Club at the courthouse. Goldsboro hosted a lively Friday ratification meeting for Fowle and Holt with enthusiastic speeches and loud applause, drawing a large Wayne County Democratic turnout.
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National Democratic Committee
Robert B. Vance
Semocratic Club
Asheville
Court House
Goldsboro
Fowle and Holt
Wayne County
Origins and rise of baseball in American culture
A review of John M. Ward's book argues baseball emerged as an American invention, not a derivative of English rounders or town ball. It traces early forms like cat-ball and one old cat, the Knickerbocker Club in 1845, and the growth of a standardized national association by 1857, shaping professional play and rules.
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John M. Ward
The
New York World
Philadelphia
New York
Knickerbockers
Ward
Knickerbocker Club
Elysian Field
Washington
Gotham
Eagle
Empire
Putnam
Baltic
Union
Mutual
Excelsior
Atlantic
Eckford
May
Boston
New England
Olympic
Elm Tree
Green Mountain
America
Brooklyn
Isos Uw
National Association of Baseball Players
Shipbuilding Wood Types in a New England Vessel
A New York reporter questions a ship carpenter about the wood varieties used in the brig Whelta Ship. The hull uses white oak, keelsons yellow pine, ribs oak or hackmatack, stern white oak, deck frames yellow pine, spars white Norway pine, rigging blocks white ash, and fids hickory, with many other components listed in oak, pine, and hard woods.
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Cap
New York
Islant Beres
Engand
Sleeper of Saltpetriere Awakens After Prolonged Sleep
The Parisian patient Eudoxie Adelouin awoke from a nineteen day sleep at the Saltpetriere hospital where she had slept two extended periods earlier in the year. She displayed agitation and trembling, then laughed briefly while staring as if unsettled. She spoke to a non present mother figure and exhibited preserved sense of taste under hypnotic suggestion, reacting to items as if real.
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Eudoxie Adelouin
Floating Sawmill Advances Timber Harvest in Florida
A J L Maul and Son build a floating sawmill off Burton and Harrison's hummock near Palatka. The 80 by 40 foot craft sits five feet high, drafts about 18 inches, and carries planer box header shingle saws and a 40 HP boiler. Machinery lies below deck while the hurricane deck hosts the proprietor’s cabin and crew boarding area. The vessel is praised as an efficient pioneer capable of reaching shallow lagoons and transforming Southern timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floida
J. L. Maul & Son
Burton & Harrison
Palatka
Bravery of Raw Recruits at Chickamauga
The report describes new Union recruits under Gen Granger at Chickamauga on the second day. They charge over earthworks with a yell, breaking Confederate lines and shocking veterans. Granger noted their audacity as proof they would learn courage from danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Chickamauga
Granger
Grager
Humor Bits and Wit From Various Papers
A collage of quips and jokes from multiple newspapers includes playful lines about riots, politics, clever puns, domestic humor, and travel. It features remarks on hair growth, money, honey bees, African rulers, stage life, and everyday misadventures in stores and hotels.
Oil Calms Rough Seas With Oil On Shipboard Trials
Boston yacht owner T Jeffer son Coolidge reports success using oil to smooth the sea off Cape Henlopen. Captain Norton fitted oil from boxes at the bow and near the bow outlets, observing a patch of oil create a smooth surface that let the Iroquois rise atop waves for about an hour.
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Boston
T. Jefferson Coolidge
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