Resolution to Adjourn Congress Final Time Planned
Washington special reports Ways and Means adopts a resolution for final adjournment on the 25th. If approved by both houses, Congress will close for the session. Democratic efforts to push tariff bills falter as Republican members boycott committee sessions, hindering reports on the Subtreasury bill and Dalzell inquiry.
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Congress
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Dalzell
Collision on the Grand Trunk Ends in Wreck and Loss
A Grand Trunk mail train and an accommodation train collided at Port Dalhousie on the Welland division. The two first coaches of the accommodation train were thrown into a creek. engines demolished and many killed or injured. Names include Peter Welch of Port Dalhousie and missing Fireman Patterson. Wreckers at work and up to fifteen injured. Separate report from Menomi Tenn. covers Alice Mitchell’s insanity case for the murder of Freda Ward in January. Father George Mitchell testified about ancestral insanity and Alice’s motive.
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Grand Trunk
Menrniroux
Ont
Welland
Port Dalhousie
Peter Welch
Patterson
Alice Mitchell
Menomis
Tenn
Freda Ward
George Mitchell
Alice
Freda
Paris mayor convicted for corrupt election practices
M Daniel Wilson son-in-law of the late M Grevy and newly elected mayor of Loches faced charges of using illegal means to win the election. He was tried and found guilty and fined for corrupt practices, linking back to the Grevy presidency scandal that led to his resignation.
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Paris
M. Daniel Wilson
M. Grevy
Grevy
Loches
Multiple News Chunks From Across The Nation
A severe eyelone struck a southern city area demolishing fifty houses and killing two. police search ruins for the wounded. National Stone Cutters Union executives debated a proposed settlement with granite makers and will present it to local branches. The steamer Enchantress carried yellow fever aboard. Captain Hammond and Walter Foster died at sea. engineers Pottinger and Parks contracted the disease, with Parks left at Pernambuco. Charles Harris, an Englishman, arranged marriage to Harriet Perrygrove but she balked amid troubling rumors. Harris disappeared, possibly self harming. At Premier Steel Works intense strike tensions rose as thirty-one Louisville workers tried to replace strikers, with pay promises of 1.50 a day.
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Srrinarienn
Oho
National Stone Cutters’ Union
New York
Enchantress
Santos
Pernambuco
Hammond
Valter Foster
Mich
Charles T. Harris
Harriet Perrygrove
Harris
England
Wether
Premier Steel Works
James Lancaster
Workers refuse to work after Premier Steel Works issue
They explain they were misinformed by Lancaster about no trouble at Premier Steel Works and only learned the strike upon arriving in Indianapolis. They refuse to workplace, want to return to Louisville at company expense. Fifty Lake County citizens testify in Edgar T Henderson case over an obscene letter to a former fiancée. Henderson’s attorney seeks to prove he did not write it. In Fall River, Cotton Manufacturers Association grants fifty-eight hour pay for day workers and 3% wage increase for piece workers. Wear print cloth prices set at 1.64 cents per piece.
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Lancaster
Indianapolis
Lake County
United States
Edgar T. Henderson
Henderson
Falln River
Mass
Cotton Manufacturers Association
Fever in Burns as Arson Worries Minnesota County
In Burns Minnesota a gang alarm spreads fear after arson at the home of George Small. A warrant was sworn but not served and a second fire left Small’s residence a total loss. Tensions rise as the sheriff and citizens vow to catch the culprits while warning of danger to all.
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Asuka
Minn
Burns
George Small
Small
Anoka
Thomas Gorman
Foreign Sottings and Ocean News Briefs
A cablegram falsely announcing William Astor’s death is traced to a former office boy named Clement, but not connected to the sender. Reports from Buenos Aires and London note the Argentine torpedo catcher Rosalis foundering with seventy missing, and a subscription drive for a warship. In Sydney a rumor claims Sungis island was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. In London an inquest into Matilda Clover’s death returns a verdict of wilful murder against Thomas Neill Cream.
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New York
Wiliam Waldorf Astor
Astor
Clement
Lansdowne House
Astors
Buenos Aies
Rosalis
Uruguay
Brenclad
Almirante Grown
Vienticinco
Spain
Loxpon
Cattermun
Sidney
Imor
Sungis
Malaya Archivelgo
Lonpos
Matilda Clover
Thomas Neill Cream
London
America
Green goods arrests and jail dispatches from Van Buren
United States officers in Van Buren capture William Chitton John A Chilton and Absalom Coleman on green goods charges alleging a $2000 monthly profit. Bonds set at $2000 each. Correspondence suggests sales of counterfeit Confederate bills, while letters allegedly show the scheme. Chattanooga special describes a convict presenting as male or female and Governor Buchanan ordering medical inquiry and release. Manning, a famed counterfeiter, found guilty in Council Bluffs court, age 65 with 25 years in the business. Norloun Virginia report notes old Confederate letters found in Henderson North Carolina. Betsy Ream then postmaster received and passed along the letters. Gainesville Florida report records fatal boiler explosion at Laird’s mill near Rague Station. Ben Curtis killed by Charlie Scott over a watermelon trade.
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Sr. Lorts
United States Oficers
van Buren
Wm. Chitton
John A. Chilton
Absalom Coleman
Ss. A
Chattanoga
Thels
Buchanan
Dor
George Manning
Council Bluffs
United States
Mannning
Jie
Conner Bluffs
Manning
Norroun
Jenderson
N. C
Betsy Ream
A. CG Cooper, Jr
Cg, Halcott
Gainesviily
Fla
Laird’s Mill
Rague Station
T’ynen
Lexas
Ben Curtis
Charlie Scott
Twelve Bodies Found in Peoria Steamer Disaster
A Peoria dispatch reports twelve recovered bodies from the wrecked steamer Folsom with sixteen missing after the sudden storm drove the vessel into the river. Rescue efforts continued through the night as divers described four bodies crushed beneath wreckage and authorities organized ambulances patrols and hacks to shelter the survivors.
Oldest libraries unearthed in ancient ruins and history
Excavations reveal Babylonian clay tablets used for public instruction around 640 B C. Aristotle notes Strabo as early book collector near 330 B C. The nationwide effort to educate schol children for the Columbian anniversary begins at Basr and western cities, aiming to prep students after September schools reopen, offering scholarly value and teaching aid.
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East
Aristotle
Strabo
Liesson
Governor Grants Pardons Violator George Heavlin
Governor Botek pardons Monroe liquor violator George Heavlin after a prior nuisance conviction. the decision bypassed court and prosecutorial input, prompting public outrage. Heavlin, described as selling intoxicating liquor widely, reportedly continues such activity despite the pardon.
Waterway disaster near Waterloo ends in rescue
On the Waterloo to Cenar River Park steamer route a pleasure boat and a barge carrying 100 passengers plunged over a dam after losing control. All aboard were saved by small boats with minor injuries. Separately Dr S S Blair, accused of practicing without a license, was held to answer in Ottumwa with $200 bond, then disappeared before authorities caught him days later in Milwaukee.
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Dexsth
Waterloo
Cenar River Park
Y Oclock
S S. Brark
State Board of Pharmacy
State Board of Medical Examiners
Ottumwa
Grand
Blair
Baker
Chicago
John Mitchell
G. A. Walsh
Milwaukee
Senate Owners Indignant Over City Scales Ban
Fort Dodge wagon scales were removed from streets by the City Council to clear for grading and potential city scales. John Goldsworthy, miller and flour dealer, vows to quit doing business in a town denying him the right to operate scales and has advertised his mill for sale. He has been a civic leader for twenty years. In Mason City, a 2 percent tax was approved for the Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railroad to extend from Manley to Mason City, signaling a Stickney system expansion to the Southwest. A separate 3 percent aid proposal to the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern railroad to build from Forest City to Mason City will be decided by ballot. Webster City power plant caught fire, causing $1,500 to $2,000 in damage and temporarily depriving the city of light. Richard Tuomas, Iowa’s oldest man at 110, died in Marton after settling in Linn County in 1840 and remaining a respected figure. A Northwestern derailment near Clinton injured a fireman, George Cox, trapped under the engine tender. Clinton Mayor Hughes was assaulted by two former employees, suffering head and facial injuries. no arrests reported.
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Senate
Fort Dodge
John Goldsworthy
Goldsworthy
Mason City
Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railroad Company
Manley
Lyurlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad
Forest City
Webster City
Electric Light and Waterworks
Corliss
Richard Tuomas
Iowa
Hawkeye State
Marton
Linn County
Old Settlers’ Association
Senate and House proceedings on World’s Fair and silver vote
The Senate and House debated and advanced key measures including a bridge for Omaha and a 5 million World’s Fair appropriation with Sunday closing and liquor bans. A previous question vote defeated free silver, while final World’s Fair actions hinge on a March 19 vote after long conference reports and amendments.
Crop reports lift markets as crop yields seen ample
R G Dun and Co reports weekly trade gains from crop data forecasting strong year end results. Wheat yield could match or exceed last year despite a 6 percent drop in price and large Western receipts. Corn and oats slide while hog, coffee, and oil hold steady. Cotton seen meeting demand with ample surplus in sight.
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R.G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Standings Show Before Each Association Clubs
The page lists standings for various associations and notes curiosities from diverse items. It mentions Mexico allocating 900000 dollars for the Columbian Exposition display and a Cleveland trial about a husband of twenty one women. It covers oddities like a calf with five legs and a Chinese term for a distortive foot. It also notes a lack of marriage records in Sovrgd Canowurna and old river and harbor spending.
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Mexico
Cleveland
Ohio
Wayne County
Iowa
Greeks and Jews Contrast in Exercise and Longevity
The Greeks and the Jews are contrasted on exercise habits and life expectancy. It notes that Jews paid little attention to athletics yet persisted, while Greeks with greater physical strength have faded or become insignificant.
Mercury Heat Alarm Uses Expanding Column To Ring Bell
A sew electric heat alarm operates with a mercury column that expands and moves a contact to complete the circuit, triggering the alarm.
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National Mining Congress
Canson City
Nev
Johnson Sides
Board of Pardon
Elko County
Wauperon
N. D
J. D. Springer
Wyndimere
Wyndmere
San Francisco
Bernard Reiss
Neuberger, Reiss & Co
Grand Jury
Reiss
J. M. Cashin
Cashin
Canada
Haremaxsen
Kan
Underwood Packing Company
Stinunel
Oats
Rutter
Western ‘Dairy
Omaha
Cossccseees
Peoria
Frankie Folcom
J.H. McMeen
Benson
Fred Fisher
Cora Fisher
John H. Arends
Pekin
Mary Flatt
Henry Duisdecker
W. G. Willis
Lottie Shade
Shelbyville
Lottie Butler
Kate Beebe
Grant Heppler
Folsom
Heppler
Streator
James Thomas
Kate Reeve
Fred Zuckweller
John Smith
Lake View Park
Edward Loesch
Loesch
Longfellow
Warner
Lemmy
Botek Fandons
Gov
Bates
George Heavlin
Monroe
Heavlin
Johnson
Hexvlin
Supreme Court
Ife
Liston McMillen
Hezavlin
Northwestern Railway
Clinton
George Cox
Hughes
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Quiy
Missouri River
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Lawson
Dolliver
Wheeler
Albami
Holman
Robertson
Military Academy
Ith
Fifty-first Congress
National Commission
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Cincinnati
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Honton
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SSS
Columbus
Toledo
Finneapolis
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