Contested Pennsylvania seat shifts in Congress
The House seated Democrat Alexander K. Craig in the Twenty fourth Pennsylvania district after unseating Andrew Stewart. Senate discussions cover tariffs and reciprocity, with no action on Hale's resolution. Various bills advance or stall, including Indian appropriation measures and immigration inquiries, as adjournment nears.
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Aithourh
Cones
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Pennsylvania
Craig
Mewart
House
Morton
Senate
Hale
Mr. Yest
Funay
Harris
Oklahoma Territory
Committee On
Indian Affairs
Idaho
Andrew Stewart
Alexander K. Craig
Sayers
Texas
Lili Day
Austin Jones
Arizona
Bynum
Indiana
Mr. Owers
California
Mgr. Hatman
Intenor
Moxpray
Congress
Lover
Vilas
Stanford
Lilio
Bouse
Joint Committee On Immigration
New York
Sander
Claps
Mr. Morgan
Dubois
Aetton
Tratt
Carlisle
Joseph
New Mexico
Samate
McMillin
Tennessee
Burrows
Michigan
Bryan
Nebraska
Turner
Georgia
Payne
Dalzell
Pennsylvanis
Warroesnay
Dolph
District of Columbia
Trade review shows dull domestic markets with varied commodity changes
2B.G.D. Dun & Co. reports little overall change in domestic trade as dullness persists. Breadstuffs speculations rise since gold moved abroad while exports and receipts shift. cotton declines a sixteenth. Gold shipments tied to Russia raise treasury balance concerns. seven day US business failures total 278, down from recent weeks.
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G.dun & Co
Cora
New York
Rusegia
Treasury
United States
Manda
Mice Among the Matches Kindle a Fire Kills Three Children
A house fire in which John H. Simpson and family lived killed three of his children. The oldest daughter, 11, screamed for help about 5 o clock as flames blocked entry to their upstairs room. Sim
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Rammr
Wasr
John H. Simpson
Simpson
Yesra
Labor unrest across industries and regions
A sweeping strain of labor actions across the nation is reported. miners near Shenandoah and others seek wage changes, unions press for overtime scales, timber workers strike for higher pay, plasterers seek raises, and quarrymen contest nonunion labor. Additional items note wage deals and layoffs at various mills, rail and public works sites, amid broader political and international fiscal concerns.
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Lentz Lillis Company
Sdliew
Shenandoah
Union Pacific
Ironwood
Mid
Vast Rail Disaster and Fires Hit New York and Illinois
A fast stack train derailed east of Spring Valley Minnesota, with 25 cars ditched and four killed. flames spread from Albany groceries and Stanwix Hall feared lost, total loss about 200000. Typhus cases rise in New York City, whisky trust indicted in Boston, and Paris Paris treaty talks advance. Local weather storms paralyze telegraph networks across the Northeast and Midwest.
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St. Paul Road
Spring Valley
Minn
Mather Bros
Albany
N. Y
Stanwix Hall
New York
Federatorand
Boston
Cattle Feeding and Jistiling Company
The
Whisky Trust
New York City
New York Republican State Committee
United States
Neid
M. Roche
Comerce
Paris
France
Famine violence and famine cannibalism in Volga region
English special correspondent in Saratov reports frequent crimes of violence along the Volga valley. Robberies target wealthy houses and murdered bodies are found on highways. German colonists seek warmth in earth holes, eating wild hemp bread and horse carcasses, while famine drives peasantry toward extreme hunger and deadly acts.
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Sexpox
Russia
Saratov
Volga
Samara
Revenge by Vitriol Burns German Lover in Ongoing Feud
Axrox O March 3 Four years after desertion by Mrs Mehrie she took up with a German youth William Belke. He left, she vowed revenge and hurled vitriol at him as he neared his parents home. He blinded both eyes trying to flee. A courier from Wichita Indian agency reports a cold blooded murder of Arthur Sherman and Samuel Clavering by Indians after they refused to leave Wichita lands.
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Aurania
New York
Indianapolis
Ind
Taylor
Supreme Court
Thomas Steele
Frenzel
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Aleghenies
Axrox
Farm Animals Repair Reports From Pennsylvania and Ohio
State agents in Pennsylvania and Ohio report rising numbers and values of farm stock overall with mixed trends by species. Horses show varied demand and prices. cattle feeding profitability down due to western beef shipments. sheep numbers up with lower wool prices. hogs below average amid high feed costs. Ohio emphasizes dairy cattle focus and high value roadsters, while western beef influx keeps beef profits weak.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
See
United States
Pennsylva
Dynamiters in Paris At Princesse De Sagan House
An explosion at the Princesse de Sagan residence in Faubourg St Germain startled Paris. A servant sweeping the doorway struck two dynamite tubes, which shattered windows and caused a Nash and tremendous report. No other damage or injuries reported. authorities suspect anarchist motive.
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Princesse de Sagan
Paris
Mancy 1
Faubourg St. Germain
Relief Measures in Bertin After Riots
Reports from city hospitals show twenty five riot victims still under care with injuries ranging from broken limbs to a skull fracture. Burgomaster Folkenbeck plans large scale public works, including bridges and docks, to provide employment for thousands.
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Bertin
Folkenbeck
Fire devastates Smith Gray & Camp building in Brooklyn
A massive blaze gutted the Smith Gray & Camp complex in Brooklyn causing extensive damage to nearby structures. One fireman died and three were seriously injured. Estimated losses range from 599,009 to 800,000 as officials feared the square might be swept.
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Brookyn
N. Y
Smith, Gray & Camp
World’s Fair Commission reports progress on 1890s exposition
President Harrison transmits the World’s Fair Commission annual report and supplements. He notes rapid progress, site and buildings under erection, and the need for additional funding beyond the initial $5 million loan. The National Commission and Illinois corporation plans are outlined, with liberal government support urged and projected expenditures facing deficits.
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National Commission
Miravis Exposition Corporation
United States
Chicago
Columbian Commission
Palmer
Activa Operatios
Tas
World's Columbian Commission
A Chapter of Disasters Involving Dozens of Lives Lost
A storm on March 2 near St Junx s Newfoundland left forty fishermen in peril and at least several killed or missing. Thirteen bodies were recovered from the boats as survivors faced exposure and cold. In Milwaukee yards a second tragedy occurred when the Watertown accommodation collided with the Milwaukee shop train after a switch was left open. Seven workers died in the wreck and foreman William Hertels surrendered to police admitting the switch was not closed.
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Wool Clip in 1892 Forecast from Sheep Totals
The Boston Commercial Bulletin's official sheep counts forecast a 1892 clip with total country increase of 1,519,220 sheep. Gains are widespread though declines occur in the South, Colorado, and New Mexico. States with large increases include Texas Illinois Michigan Iowa the Dakotas California Ohio. Estimated U S yield 316,053,711 pounds grease, 141,096,937 pounds scoured after 40 percent shrinkage. Wheat in Elevators Iowa Minnesota and Dakotas show regional stock shifts. prohibition defeat noted in Iowa Senate. Niagara Falls paper company weighs power deployment options as 180 feet head water power plan discussed.
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Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Illinois
Michigan
Iowa
The
Dakotas
California
Ohio
United States
Notable Accidents and Legal Actions Cross Pennsylvania
A stream of local tragedies and legal actions from Connellsville to Greensburg: drakeman Charles Ellsworth injured. Magdalena Black sues Adams county for damages over a fatal traction engine crash on a road bridge. H Boggs’ son fatally shot in Evans City gallery. Officer Douds attacked by burglars at Beaver Falls. Phillipsburg glassworker Austin Caney killed falling from a coke car. Fox hunter John Cloak accidentally mortally wounded. Currency dividend declared by exrrency comp. Beaver county quarryman killed in a recent explosion. John File fatally burned at West Newton paper mill. youth death and multiple injuries in regional accidents. Mrs. Cunningham dies in Huntingdon hours after wedding. Louie Colin fatally injured in Lydippus mill incident. James Young, 74, found dead in vacant Glen rolling mill box fire. Charles Marvin buys residence for $12,000. Lehigh University endowments and Reading Railroad income projected to rise. Packers and Lehigh Valley dividends and salaries analyzed. Walter Glenn scalded to death tapping a steam pipe under an engine platform. Michael McGraw killed by premature dynamite discharge.
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West Newton
Pugsday
Iload
Mrs. Cunningham
Huntingdon
Juniatta MeAlery
John E. McAlery
Hailman Lowse
Louie Colin
Lydippus
Westmoreland County
Sherman Ferguson
Cokeville
Glen
Aventown
James Young
Charles Marvin
Eadville
George Wallace Delamater
Asa
Lehigh University, Library
St. Luke's Hospital
Bethlehem
Reading Railroad
Lehigh Valley
University
Reading
Walter Glenn
Oliver Bros”ccke
Asiontown
Michael McGraw
Greensburg
Supreme Court Decisions Reported From Washington Session
The Supreme Court reconvened in Washington for the spring session with a roll of important cases. It affirmed the Speaker's right to count a quorum in Ballin Joseph & Co. and reviewed the McKinley tariff act proceedings, upholding enrollment and authentication standards. A separate ruling addressed execution concerns in Illinois, and a brief note cited British relations as an ongoing issue. Grain supplies as of February 27 show steady changes: Wheat 41,110,285 bu, corn 10,385,555 bu, oats 3,886,222 bu, rye 1,508,354 bu, barley 1,306,332 bu.
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Atani
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Senate
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Chiarchists
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Schwab
Joliet
Supreme Court of
Ilinois
Suix
Sayward
Unite
New York Produce Exchange
Denver Man Driven Insane by Keeley Gold Cure
Denver man C N Vaughan a paper hanger became a raving manic after Keeley cure for liquor habit. Physically robust he suffered months of drinking and after several days post treatment his condition worsened leading to insanity.
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C. N. Vaughan
Vaughan
Largest rabbit drive since 1858 ends with 4000 scalps near Travers
Travers California February 27 report says hunters drove a four mile wide line two miles west of Travers as four mounted horsemen helped along. About 4000 scalps were secured amid great excitement at the wings of a four mile long corral. Nearby California reports eight earthquakes felt in Santa Anna and San Bernardino with no major damage. A pure white mink that killed many poultry was shot by Howard Cunningham in East Bradford Chester County.
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Corral
Santa Anna
San Bernardino
Howard Cunningham
Bradford
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