Congressional Special Session Recap and Appointments
A period of tariff debate in the Senate yielded little progress on the tariff bill. President appoints Henry L. Wilson to Chut, Wil lam E. Powell to Haytt, and John G. A. Leishman to Switzerland as envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary. House not in session. Loyd takes oath in Missouri. Sugar schedule faced partisan clashes. Lindsay amendment to strike refined sugar differential discussed but not resolved. Domestic items note fights, executions, wrecks, fires, floods, and other incidents across multiple states, with various casualties and regional impacts.
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Senate
United States
Henry L. Wilson
Washington
Chut
Willam EF. Powell
New Jersey
Haytt
John G. A. Leishman
Pennsylvania
Switzerland
House
James T. Loyd
Representative Giles
Missouri
Wth
Lindsay
Sesslon
Fishermen killed in quarrel over trout lines near Grayville
William Henley killed Harmon Woods and John McKay in a dispute by a Illinois stream. all were fishermen. William Owens and Miss Ida Alyea were killed by lightning in Indianapolis street. Reports cover varied crimes, weather, disasters, and notable deaths across the United States and abroad.
World News Summary of Disasters and Political Events
A cyclone at St Vincent Jamaica damaged many buildings and killed three. President Faure of France was fired upon en route to the Grand Prix. Thessaly annexation claims sour relations with ambassadors. Fargo ND Headquaters Hotel burned affecting NP ticket office. Barney Barnato committed suicide from the Scot. Ellis Island immigration rotation destroyed by fire with no loss of life. Lightning killed Minnie McGuire Alpha Taylor and Roma White in Ohio. corsets blamed. Frank Styan perished saving horses in Missoula fire. Georgetown California business district wiped out by fire. Petition with 6 million signatures asked Congress to recognize Cuban insurgents. Boundary treaty ratified between Great Italia and Venezuela. Havana report claiming insurgent leaders Rivera Bacallon death risk false. Pacific railroads patent issuance under Pettigrew revolution to be investigated by a Senate subcommittee.
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Peter Mahr Aud
Tom” Sharkey
New York
William Andrews
Princess Anne
Benjamin Kelley
Andrews
Aireliff
Mountain City
Tenn
Bud Price
James Hampton
Hampton
New York City
Henry Foster
John Shootman
Albany
Lyle, Minn
Porter
Long Island
Wahpeton
N. C
Admiral Sicard
Boston
Gov. Tanner
Illinois
Connecticut
New England
Marshall Elevator Company
Chicago
Exeter
Cleveland
Grasshoppers
Washington
Columbia
Whitwall
Thomas Neal
Mary Jenkins
Bascombeille
D. C
American Association of Nurserymen
St. Louis
Irving Rouse
McKendree University of Lebanon
T.L. D
McKinley
James M. Gordy
Georgetown
Del
F. A. Bilven
Frank Weigel
Broody County
Gov. Smith
National Soldiers
Leavenworth, Khan
St. Vincent
Jamaica
Faure
France
Nicbolas
William
Thessaly
Fargo
N. D
Northern Pacific Railroad
Barney Barnato
Kaffi King
Scot
Capetown
Southampton
England
United States
Ellis Island
Ife
Minnie, McGuire
Alpha Taylor
Eoma White
Lellaire
Frank Styan
Higgins Bros
Missoula
Mont
Gal
Congress
Great Italia
Venezuela
State Department
Baa
Lan
Havana
Key West
Landera Rivera
Bacallon
Senate Committee On the Pacific Railroads
Foraker, Stewart
Ilarris
Kansas
Women to Lead Real teature Company in Kansas City
Kansas City plans a real feature company with officers and stockholders all women. Noted women novelists Mrs Braddon 60 Mrs Oliphant 68 and Juida 56 are active. Also Mennonites seek 12000 acres near Houston Texas and Judge Weeks reports a fiftieth bear trap capture.
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Kansas City
Braddon
Oliphant
Juida
Kansas
South Dakota
Houston
Tex
Jamee WW. Weeks
Lancaster
N. St
Cunningham
Oklahoma
Territorial Bar Association
Hoke Smith
Atlanta
Toronto
Clara Fisher Maeder
New York
Mayor Richards Shot and Killed in Bunker Hill Feud
John S Richards mayor of Bunker Hill Illinois was fatally shot by Captain Hedley editor of the Gasette after a long local political feud. Hedley was jailed in Carlinville after surrendering. Three witnesses heard the confrontation but not the words spoken.
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Banker Hill
John St. Richards
Thia ‘City
Goon
F. ¥. Hedley
Bunker Bill Gazette
Macoupo County
Capt. Hedley
Edlor Hedley
Carlinville
Here
Illinois
Richards
Gen. Gresham
Hedley
Maj. Richards
St. Louis
de. Mudd
Capt
Ella Brown Richards
Hediey
Hedfey
Won’t Found Their Colony Breaks Up At Fiji
Private advices from the brig Percy Edward say the Solomon Islands expedition with 100 men seeking an Adamless Eden has collapsed at Fiji. A general row over communal property driven departures left many colonists ashore while the rest planned to take the brig to New Zealand for sale and division of proceeds.
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San Francisco
Percy Edward
Solomon Islands
Fiji
New Zealand
Washing Blankets Instructions From The Past
Summer guide on washing blankets using soft hot water half a tub full with half a bar of ivory soap. Gentle hand washing prevents ruin from rosin soap and hard rubbing. Rinse, sun dry, fold evenly, and store in a box or closet to keep blankets fresh and soft for years.
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Harmon Woods
John McKay
Grayville
William Owens
Ida Alyea
Indianapolis
Hawaii
James French
Rockford
Lyle
Mlan
Henry Hanson
New York Herald
Mark Twain
Parkersburg
W. Va
Edith L. Bruno
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Forts Missoula
Jefferson Barracks
Thomas Cuppett
Cumberland
Caldwell
John KR. Richards
Bunker Hill
E Y. Hedley
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Daltimore
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Lauiaville
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Alvan G. Clark
Cambridge
Mass
Robert Johnstone Finley
McClure
James Hughes Taylor
Downingtown
C. Aries & Co
St. Pierre
Martinique
Lin Ching
China
Tien-Tsin
Maestig
Wales
Col
Bunny
India
Barrios
Guatemala
Terr Woelfert
Ageronaut
Knabe
Berlin
Germany
Welshampton
Cuba
Noceapolis
Uggs
Itechs
Mayor Richards
Bunker Hill IL
Hodley
Gasette
Hood
Sarsa
CE Tv dC
Eicych Egents
Ceicag
Iona
Ee Aires
Ateru Weragaoen
Weite
Mead Cycle CO
Wabash Ave
Queen City Printing -Ink. CO
Dautecs
Paz Mra. Co
Minasapolis
Elon
Pelee
Chicago Musical College
Tral Music Hall
Ill
F. Ziegfeld
Praesident
Wfhe National Correspondence School
Seuraee
Lee
Hohe Jewel
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