International Monetary Talks Stir Policy Debates In U S
A string of letters and public remarks from Senators Hansbrough Jones and Stewart plus James A Cherry reply at Denver and Wasmetox outlines sharp criticism of President Cleveland over gold and silver policy. Morton defends demand and supply theory, compares money to yardsticks, and questions silver coinage amid ongoing silver money controversy.
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Cleveland—Jones
Morton and
Cherry
Stewart
Devil’s Lane
N. D
Clevelands
Stone
Friends of
Cleveland
Washington
Jones
Arkansas
Senate
Nurseton
Morton
James A. Cherry
Denver
Kear
Shylock
Col
Mr. Cherry
Senate of the
United States
Harrison
Sawyer
Europe
Carfisie
Macy
Miese Mets
Income Tax Case Reopened by Supreme Court
Associate Justice Jackson appeared worn but determined as the Supreme Court reopened the income tax case. Lawyers for tax fighters argued against exemptions while government counsel urged that the tax targets property income, not land, with Chief Justice Shaw cited on severable constitutional parts. The court adjourned to May 20 awaiting a decision.
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Wasintyatos
Jackson
Supreme Court
Washiiyrton
W. D. Guthrie
Joseph H. Choate
Olney
Whitney Ont
Guthrie
Whitney
Washington
Congress
Choate
Shaw
Lake boats collide off Skillagalee and Waugoshanee lights
The steamers Cayuga and Joseph L. Hurd collided three miles offshore near Skillagalee on Friday morning. Cayuga sank after 25 minutes. Hurd broke its bow but stayed afloat with lumber cargo. One man drowned aboard Hurd. other crew members rescued by the Minnesota liner Manola. cargo valued about 90 thousand dollars. total insurance on boats and cargo around 300 thousand dollars.
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Macknaw Crry
Mich
Cayuga
Lehigh Valley Line
Chicago
Buffalo
Joseph L. Hurd
Lake Superior
Skillawalee Lighthouse
George Johnson
Skillagalee
Waugoshanee
Milwaukee
Charles E. Wilson
Delaware Senate Deadlock Ends As Adjournment Comes
Delaware’s General Assembly adjourned after a four month deadlock over the U S Senate contest. Five ballots produced Dupont Addicks Ridgeley and Tunnel scores with Watson’s seat disputed. debate centered on whether Watson retains a Senate seat, affecting the needed votes for election. Bellame O records Riverside iron works and Wheeling Steel workers striking over wage demands with 30 cents raise sought and 8000 idle if halted.
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Delaware
Wilmington
Dela
General Assembly of
United States
Henry A. Dupont
J. Edward Addicks
Edward Ridgeley
Tunnel
Watson
Gov
Marvel
Senate
McMillin
House
BeLlame
Riverside Iron Works
Wheeling Iron and Steel Works
Benwood
W. Va
Bellaire Steel
Justice Jackson Backs Income Tax Upheld by Supreme Court Justices
Washington report notes Justice Jackson voted with Brown White Harlan and Shiras to sustain the constitutionality of the income tax law. He travels to Philadelphia for a kidney specialist and may depart for Tennessee before the court reconvenes May 20. The decision keeps rents and state and municipal bonds exempt, prompting renewed calls for congressional repeal led by Francis Wilson of Brooklyn.
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Suns
Washington
Jackson
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Brown
White
Harlan
Shiras
Udriefs
Congress
Francis Wilson
Brooklyn
House
Death of Ka J. Chase ex governor of Indiana
Ka J. Chase former Indiana lieutenant governor and governor died of erysipelas in Lubec Missouri. Born December 7 1834 in Rockport New York he served in the Civil War and later led a Christian church ministry before politics. Indicted over a banking scheme, the case was dismissed after his death.
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Fox-Gov. Chase
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Ka J. Chase
Lubec
Rockport
Monroe County
N. Y
Milan
Cook County
Ill
Nineteenth
Illinois Regiment
Christian Church
Grand Army of the Republic
Gov. Hovey
Gov
Matthews
Zimri Dwiggins
Greentown
Chase
Frankfort, Inn
Ratifications Exchanged as Japan Renounces Liaotung
Official dispatch from Tokio reports that China and Japan exchanged ratifications at Chefoo on Wednesday. Japan agrees to renounce permanent Liaotung possession with indemnity terms to be settled with China, possibly retaining Port Arthur for a time. China withdraws request to extend armistice and ratifications are exchanged.
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Japan
Chefoo
Washinctox
Tokio
Russia
Germany
France
Liao Tung Peninsula
Port Arthur Iges
Wei Anh
Fort Arthur
Yokoyama
Brerurx
Tageblatt
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Irkutsk
Tomsk
East Asia
Better Pay For Workmen In Iron Industry
The Amalgamated Association of Tin Iron and Steel Workers and the Merchant Bar Iron Manufacturers National Association form a united effort to secure higher wages for iron workers and fairer prices for iron products. An outside manufacturers group aims to guarantee remunerative prices while improving worker pay. In Massillon Ohio the Krause mine miners vote to resume at sixty cents per ton until state pricing is set, with districts expected to set local rates for the coming year.
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Prrrspunenu, Pc
Amalgamated Association of Tin, Iron and Steel Workers
Merchant Bar- Iron Manufacturers’ National Association
Pittsburgh
Massimion
Krause
Bradstreet On Trade Prospects Across Regions
Bradstreet notes improved business conditions in several regions despite wage strike pressures. Pittsburgh shows no material change while Chicago and St Louis report higher wholesale activity than both last week and a year ago. The South and Pacific coast cities report rising wheat exports and expectations of larger grain crops and higher freights. Better commercial collections are seen nationwide.
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Bradstreet
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Louisville
Detroit
Milwaukee
Chicago
St. Louis
South
Pacific Coast
A Slick Pair in Duniry Scheme Ends in Taint
In Duniry Minnesota on May 18 authorities revealed a Detroit case where Mrs. Cameron attempted suicide after being robbed of about $5,000 by Samuel D. Smith. Smith and his wife allegedly manipulated the Victim to drain her funds then flee together, with Mrs Cameron accused of being drawn into a duplicitous arrangement.
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Minn
Cameron
Detroit
Mich
Samuel D. Smith
Texas Siftings
Hecker
Decker
N. Y. Herald
Verax
Detroit Free Press
Yonkers Statesman
Vather
Washington Post
Jim Smith
Arctic
Harvard Lampoon
Charles
Harlem
Harry
Clara
Clara Dearest
May Trossom
Atlanta Constitution
American Protective Association adopts new world plan
The A P A supreme council on Friday adopted a plan to form an international association with a new constitution. It will be ratified by Canada and the world supreme council, with W D H Traynor of Detroit elected supreme president. Next session set for Washington.
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MinnavukeEr
American Protective Association
Supreme Council
CP. A. of Canada
Supreme Council of the World
W. d. H. Traynor
Detroit
Washington
New Fashion Shirt Front Sparks London Swell Talk
In London society a hand painted shirt front captures attention while readers note quirky facts about Britain. The piece cites ratios of dogs to people, colonial debt near £300 million, hotel names and per person debt above £20, tobacco use, and a tale of a woman who found £500 in a bag and returned it for a penny as a quip about domestic life.
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London
United Kingdom
England
Great Britain
Smithfield
Labor unrest and strikes rock Midwest steel mills
Reported labor turmoil across Illinois and nearby states with Illinois Steel at South Chicago, Walsh Brothers brick yard disturbance, and Amalgamated association wage wins. Strikes halted mills, police injuries, arrests, and mass protests plus a publicized arbitration board formed in northern coal fields.
Thurston Recall Confirmed by Hawaiian Government
Hawaiian authorities read Gresham's recall letter in executive session, stating Thurston is no longer acceptable and will not return to Washington. He has resigned, effective after a successor is appointed, with the incident traced to San Francisco post delays. Meanwhile the U S cruiser Ranger departed Buena Ventura to protect Americans amid Ecuadorian unrest. urgent orders were issued to proceed to Esmeralda.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Thurston
Hong Kong
Washington
United States
Ranger
Esmeralda
Lkcuador
State Department
Watson
Buena Ventura
Guayaquill
Small Money Signals Business Revival In Northwest
Gold in large quantities is exchanged for small denomination silver certificates in the northwest. In Chicago the U S subtreasury received 65000 in gold for such paper and similar demand is seen elsewhere in the region as evidence of spring business revival. The treasury loses gold at New York and San Francisco where notes are redeemed.
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Wasutxoros
Northwest
Chicago
United States
Treasury
New York
Sun Francisco
Widespread frosts threaten crops across multiple states
Reports from Nebraska to Michigan describe heavy frosts Friday and Saturday nights. Garden vegetables and fruit suffer while corn and grains largely escape, with some replanting needed in places and broader damage feared to early crops and berries across Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michigan.
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Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
Des Mores
Towa
South Dakota
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Jefferson
Toreka
Kan
Arkansas, Walnut
Kansas
Minn
Chippewa County
Mankato
Detnorr
Mich
Michigan
Morley and
St. Clair
Lansing
Mercury
Schneider
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Milwaukier
Revival of Business Across Western Pennsylvania and Nearby States
The Times dispatches report widespread business revival across western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia with activity unseen since 1393. Industries across the board expand production resume idle works reopen and wages rise as firms boost labor costs and more than 10000 workers in the Pittsburgh area gain wage increases in recent weeks.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Pittspuncu
the Times
Bittsbuvich
Electrical Sparks and Trolleys Across Ancient and Modern Cities
An eclectic note blends early electrical history with urban transit notes and a London invention. It mentions the first electric light by Humphrey Davy in 1808 and the 1857 dynamo powering a lighthouse in 1858. It hints at cables linking the United States and England and observes a notable city transit shift in Budapest.
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Tur
Humphrey Davy
South Foreland
Eng
London
Quick Wits Scatter Across Humorous Exchanges
A collage of cartoons and quips from period papers features clever misreads about married life, dress, and manners. Jokes include mistaken servant talk, flirtatious liberties, a liar’s challenge, and a geography class gag about polar bears.
Arranging Flowers in Japanese Style and Vase Choice
The article explains that true flower arranging hinges on selecting multiple vases for balance, using vase shapes suited to each bloom, and choosing simple neutral tones or clear glass. It notes Japan’s influence on Western taste toward simplicity and reverence for each blossom, with a chrysanthemum in a tall bamboo stack as an ideal example.
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Philadelphia Press
Mrs Isabella Bird Bishop Teaches Tibetan Tea Making
Mrs. Isabella Bird Bishop, while in Tibet, describes tea making for six people. Boil a cup of tea in three pints of water ten minutes with soda, then churn with butter and salt until thick as cream. She notes Tibetans prize aged butter for long years.
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Tibet
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