TRAFFIC THROUGH CANADA HEARING ON FRIST POLICY PLANS
Secretaries and railway officials gathered to discuss a proposed policy placing Canadian bound goods on American cars at port cities. Speaker Raymond urged not to imply government retaliation. Blaine warned against misinterpretation while advocating a fair, comprehensive agreement benefiting New England, Portland, and Halifax. The hearing aimed to ease tensions and avoid misperceptions about US Canada trade procedures.
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Pecifio Railway
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Nova Sota
Hlaine
Miaine Wald
Halifax
Stevlin
New England
Portland
Dosen
Vancouver
Military drills urged for male students and pay raises urged
McKeever urges compulsory military instruction for all physically able male students and improved indoor drill facilities. He also recommends higher rewards for deserters and pay increases for non commissioned officers to prevent desertion and attract fit personnel. Secretary Windom reports the money market improving but notes large treasury disbursements. A Kansas City businessman Shelby Jones commits suicide after being accused of a major shortage in a hardware firm.
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Hall & Willis Hardware Co
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Hall & Willis
Selby Jones
T. F. Willis
Willis
Jones
Willets
Uneasy Wall Street and Banks Narrowly Survive
Three banks in the New York Clearing House faced settlement strains as a heavy balance appeared against the Bank of North America. Decker Howell & Co overdrawn their account and triggered near-term liquidity pressures. Mechanics and Traders Bank settled, while other banks aided. Demand for money remained high with rates near 180 percent annually. Gilver Peabody of Ridder Peabody & Co offered cautious views on the economy, noting no overexpansion, ample European money for industry, and unclear near-term danger despite unsettled shares held by English underwriters.
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Bank of North America
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United States
Europe
Knights of Labor General Assembly Discusses Tariff Policy
At Beaver Powderly leads 200 delegates in opening session of the Knights of Labor general assembly. He notes the order will reach its majority December 28 and proposes allowing discussion of tariff and free trade within authorized assemblies starting January 1 801, without committing the order to either side.
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Dexveen
Knights of Labor
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Powderly
United States
Canada
Ten Persons Killed in Great Western Railway Collision
News arrives from Norton Fitz Warren station near Taunton of a collision between a heavily loaded goods train and a special passenger train from Plymouth carrying Cape of Good Hope passengers aboard the Norham Castle. Ten dead eight injured with many in serious condition, relief trains and doctors dispatched, names of victims not yet available.
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London
Cape of Good Hope
Norham Castle
Panic in Wall Street and Irish reception at New York
Panic in Wall Street spread through New England and New York as stocks dropped sharply before a calmer close. James Struthers died of apoplexy at the exchange while business paused briefly. In New York the Metropolitan Opera House hosted a large reception for Dillon OBrien and others, with about 4,000 attendees as fundraising appeals for Ireland were announced and substantial subscriptions reported.
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O'Brien
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Tridh
Moxars O'Connor
Sullivan
Tlarrington
Gill
Sixth Regiment
Governor Mill
America
Hill
Eugene Kelly
Albany
Thomas Power O'Connor
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The Nebraska Election War of Governors Upheld
In Luxity Neb on November 11, the Republican Central Committee predicts Richards loses narrowly while Boyd wins the governorship. The Independents insist on possible Powers victory or poll fraud and prepare to contest. Legislature will judge in joint session, delaying any inauguration until canvass confirms the result.
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Lixcoty
Neb
Republican State Central Committee
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Boyd
Independent State Central Committee
Shoul
Secretary Jash-Inerease Es- Trete te Agriculture to the Front
Report to the President highlights improved agricultural outlook amid favorable economic legislation and reduced foreign competition. Secretary Rusk cites boosted cattle and animal product exports, pleuro-pneumonia control, and expansion of export cattle inspection. He urges broader inter state and foreign slaughter inspections and notes tariff issues affecting sugar and flax. Aims to promote Indian corn abroad and expand home market shares.
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the of Agriculture
Russia
India
America
Rusk
Treasury Department
Department of Agriculture
United States
Ita
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation Endorsed By President
The proclamation designates Thanksgiving on November 28 and urges prayer, praise, and charity while honoring Almighty God for peace and plenty. President Harrison recalls national blessings and calls on citizens to remember the sorrowful and practice charity with gratitude and devotion. In a separate Perth Amboy report, a Pole, Stame Isloff Virohofsky, stabbed his father Josef Virchofsky during a quarrel. The suspected assailant fled but was captured near Woodbridge after resisting police and is jailed. he claims his father killed his mother in Poland.
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United States
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Josef Virchofsky
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Woodbridge
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