Proceedings in Congress Review Week of Debates and Votes
The Senate debated Nicaragua canal and Venezuela arbitration while resisting a final vote. Mor gan aimed to delay the canal bill, Turpie and Vilas opposed it. In the House, the Yost Tucker contest and related elections were decided with partisan splits. A Navy appropriation and rail service reclassifications were also advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sohoie
Senate
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Venezuela
Great Britain
Commission
Turpie
House
Yost- Tucker
Virginia
Bute
Yost
Packer
Tucker
Mrr
Morgan
Vilas
Mrc
Vilas Goolly
Chandler
John Edward Addicks
Delaware
Henry A. Dupont
Lill
New York
Tioga Chieftain Thomas C Platt to Be New York Senator
In Albany the Republican caucus selected Thomas C Platt by 143 of 150 votes to succeed David B Hill in the U S Senate. Born in Owego Tioga County on July 16 1839 Platt built a career in business law and politics, including the United States Senate in 1881 and a noted 1891 Conkling Garfield patronage dispute.
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Senate
Aly. Sherman
Rodrocuns
Republic of Central America
Nicaragua
United States
JSST
Nicaraguan Canal Company
Bennie
Ita
Ah. Morgan
Rapoorier
Great Britain
Tledresuez
O ' Sherman
Gray
Cullom
Lodse
Hethers
Shearth
Seria
Atr
Sherman
Caby
Fri- Gay
Lidar
New York
Albany
Thomas C. Platt
David B. Hill
Tioga
Joseph H. Choate
Conkling
Owego
Tioga County
Thamas Collier Platt
Tioga National Bank
Michigan Lumber
United States JoEpress Company
LE&0
Heaway
Congress
Francis Kernan
United States Senate
Senator Conkling
Garfield
Platt
Piett
Conk Jing
Tinftt
Fawan
Paris financier warns against Danish attendance at Hormaiiers
Wires report tard of Paris forbids two of his dinner guests from attending Hormaiiers. Sparc Cardinal denounces the pares arrayindie on the Russian Arcade has honorary members Ford Welvin and Dr Simon Newendah of Washington. Marquis ale Mentenlin represents the family as defender of Quebec. Aoant pelier transmitted the name by legal process to an adopted son.
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Tard
Paris
Sparc
Russhin
Olseind Aq
Ford Welvin
Simon Newendah
Washington
Ale Mentenlin
Drefender
Quebec
Qi Aoant Pelier
Argenti Te Pubic Senate
Tie Kirkpatrick
Second Universalist Church of
Rochester
Arbitration Treaty Reaches Senate Amid Global Tensions
A collection of 19th century editorial clippings reflect mixed views on US Britain arbitration and its impact on Europe. The pieces praise diplomatic statesmanship while warning of delays and rival powers seeking to undermine peaceful settlement through force and national prejudice.
Fragmented Ledger Notes Signal Shifts in War Finance
A jumble of wartime finance talk and political chatter outlines Senate debates on armor production and federal spending. References to a New York bank failure, a Philadelphia or Washington mood, and the War and Means Committee hint at tension over national manufacturing and debt strategy.
Winter's icy blast grips Northwest cities and trains trapped
A severe cold wave sweeps the central and western United States, bringing temperatures well below zero from the Dakotas to Texas. Trains are stalled by drifts, cattle losses loom along the Missouri, and at least one death is reported as cold pockets intensify across states from Minnesota to Ohio.
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Middle West
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
North America
West
British Columbia
Tennessee
Texas
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Dakotas
Minnesota
St. Paul
Kishmore
S. DI
Missouri River
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Gagleck
Alante
Perenta Srare
Goto
Sera
Wirlinuapelix
T O'Eark
Agnemmuer
Fiat
Lesington
Mu Marths Lacer
Childre
Rark Sterling
Trainilsen
Milan
Peachitus
Dia Dane
Fliae
Taras CIA
Bloodhound Finds Missing Baby After Desperate Search
A 44 year old mother’s child disappears near Mill Villeze. State bloodhound Pilot traces a tiny shoe to Perils Camp and leads searchers to the river bed where the child’s body is later found. The dog retrieves the dress and carries the child toward the home amid the loyal chase of townsfolk.
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Bertha
John C. Putnam
Mill Villeze
Ler
Alu
Rutland
Pilot
New York Herald
Power and industry tales from a distant era
fragmented report mentions Gore Britain pension, John W. Thlaver, air POA, W. Lehretver killed in Ter dnamine explosion, Miss ihel Neile Appel designer in New York, Heid contractor in Faucland, plans for power fitnesses via fast series, a Great Western train collision in Minneapolis injuring several, including W. W. Tiddie professor with likely fatal injuries.
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Gore Ugritain
Tuehmend
Cannes
John W. Thlaver
Qaut Thaers Glover
Air Poa
Dregarning
Stir W. Lehretver
Ward Cro
Finnt Powe
Ihel Neile Appel
New York
Heid
Mantees
Faucland
Great Britain
Canada
America
Great Western
Minneapolis
W. W. Tiddie
State University
Jenny Lind Cleared the American Debut Glow
Excerpt from Oakey Wall in the Home Journal describes Jenny Lind’s first American appearance. The article recalls her sweeping rise in a caustic garden setting and notes the audience’s fervent, almost frenzied, reception. Lind’s performance, praised for chromatic mastery and vitality, earned unanimous acclaim from critics and listeners.
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Fenny Lind
Tion. A
Norma
Ani
Jenny Jéaud Uise
Lind
The Texts of Soap Laws and Verdant Warnings
Fragmented prose discusses soap making from plant materials including berries and bark. It mentions Peruvian bark and indigenous trees and hints at washing uses, then shifts to a charged reflection on authority, crime, and peer judgment without clear narrative structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Engehind
Odd Basel Sign With Eccentric Inscriptions
A confusing sign appears with misread phrases and odd drawings including a cat and a monkey. The incomplete text hints at a primitive inn or establishment with unclear purpose. No identifiable persons or organizations are confirmed in the readable fragment.
Nutmegs in old pines and a fading exchange
Fragmentary dialogue describes nutmegs in pines and a shifting exchange between Jaspar Jones and another speaker. The text mentions silver settings, pearls, and a curious line about money and warmth, with unclear context and several garbled names.
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England
Business Revival Delayed by Bank Failures Across States
The piece argues bank failures from Illinois to other states stem from mismanagement and not general economic trend. It details losses tied to executives’ relatives, calls for stronger director responsibility, and criticizes political opponents for delaying revival plans amid nationwide suspicions.
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National Bank of
Dlinois
National Banka
UN Eitex
Milians
Deligh
Leven
Spain
Senate
San Ran Een
Selection of John Sherman as premier praised by Chicago
The Tribune Abitanac totals McKins ley at 7,105,728 and Bryan Sewall and Bryan Watson totals reach 6,401,977. The New York Herald lists 7,121,342 and 6,502,600 for related totals. The Chicago Times-Herald lauds John Sherman as premier, calling him a steady, long serving ally and indispensable counselor in a career spanning since 1855.
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Tribune Abitanac
McKinsley
Aggrepita
Bryan
Sewall
Watson
New York Herald
John Sherman
Osio
Chicago Times-Herald
Sense and pennies drive Kansas politics and development
A caustic editorta from the Gazette urges Kansas voters to focus on local resources. He argues coal gas oil and mineral wealth lie under farms and small firms, not in grand speeches by Governor Leedy or national factions.
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Chaonics
Metoria Gazette
Kansas
Leedy
East
Ikangas
New Fork Tribune
Fragmented Political Gossip and Speculation Summary
The item discusses political figures including Andrew Jackson and Governor of Colorado in a speculative, period-voice row. It mentions Mr. Watson, Mr. Tanner, and Brian referencing bank interests and lecture accounts. It notes Alsassidor Rayanko and Kelawara notations, with general critique of public figures and recent events.
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Andrew Jackson
Colorado
Brian
Caibires
Aihassidor Rayanko
Kelawara
Bayard
Irish Worker Tales on Lake Michigan Logging
Fragmentary tale recounts an Irish worker’s clever refusal when asked to cheat by marking logs. A timber raft captain directs him to the logs with a mark while an exchange reveals cultural humor and a misfit of modern techniques.
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Agngn
Lake Michigan
Irdeeman
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