Epitome of the Week telegraphic world events
A condensed report lists global happenings from the past week. Events include Lord Sackville West fencing over the River Avon, Carnot mocked in Paris, parliament dissolving in June, deadly fires in Spain, expulsions of Poultney Bigelow and Remington from Russia, a Lords inquiry into alleged missionary killings, Oriental Bank near collapse, Victoria donating to hurricane relief, Austrian flood fears, a Kiel meeting between German and Russian leaders, Vesuvius’s eruptions unsettling Naples, Paris papers praising a Czarist visit and contrasting a forced visit by another Czar.
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Spain
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Remington
Russia
House of Lords
Africa
Oriental Bank
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Vienna
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Kaboor
Germany
Czar
Kiel
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Naples
Paris
Washington news and political theater of the week
Senator Peffer explains a government money lending bill. The Homeopathic Physicians' National Organization meets annually. A bill would let all male Indians over 21 support themselves. Harrison to be notified of renomination next Monday. Debates over Cleveland's odds at Chicago. Pension bill totals 145,737,350, up over prior year and House bill. Congress week ahead with several appropriation bills. Douglass tours South facing Jim Crow car. Brice to convene National Democratic meeting before June 21. Harrison greets bulletins coolly at the White House. Senate okays 7,000,000 urgent deficiency. House backs relief for Southern pensioners and action against poor-person prosecutions. Blaine and family depart for Boston. Hatch anti option bill to face Senate opposition.
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Chicago
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House
Congress
Fred Douglass
South
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White House
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Blaine
Boston
Hatch
Vast 19th Century News Reel From River Floods to Political Picks
A sprawling summary of late 19th century events includes drownings near Springfield and Raleigh burials, record river heights from Natchez to New Orleans, a gold strike, and a Kansas crop boom. Reports cover political maneuvers for the Democratic and Republican conventions, criminal cases in Missouri and Texas, rail and sugar market movements, disasters in Arkansas and Iowa, and widespread flood damage along the Mississippi and Arkansas regions.
World’s Fair Bill Advances in Durborow Committee
Durborow’s committee approved the world’s fair bill by sections in Wasnixeros on June 18. A final vote on the entire bill is pending. The primary change raises government liability from $1.5 million to $1.917 million with other alterations described as verbal.
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Congress Debates Silver, Tin Plate, and West Point
In Washington on June 18 the Senate adjourned briefly after Morrill pressed the free coinage bill and mocked silver advocates for resisting a monetary conference. The House pursued tin plate duties with E and Taylor opposing the tariff retention. A separate anti option bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee after consideration by Washburn. West Point inspections prompt forthcoming recommendations. Secretary Elkins denies offers to top posts and rejects claims of Navy Secretary vacancy plans.
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Senate
Morgan
Judiciary Committee
House
Denison & Northern
Indian Territory
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Washburn
Committee On Judiciary
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West Point
Wasmaxetox
House Committee On Military Affairs
Congress
Elkins
Wasnixetox
Mr. Depew
Navy
Gen
Agnus
Miss Lent Awarded 14000 in Maltreatment Case
Faribault Minn June 14 A district court jury awarded Miss Lent a verdict of 14000 against the Cravens parents for maltreatment that left her a mental and physical wreck at life. Defendants pleaded justification and a criminal action against the Cravens will follow promptly.
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No More Drooths Raje-Makers Sali Success in Kansas
Gooptany Kansas June 14 A drought of three weeks ended last night as artificial rain refreshed crops. Farmers, worn by the drought, cheered the rain that finally broke their despondency and revived hope for harvest.
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Gooptany
Kan
Riot on Ligonier Valley Train Ends in Deaths
Latrobe Pa June 18 a riot on a Booth Flinn stone quarry train left one brakeman dead and another man likely to die. John Lape 22 and unmarried was killed after being struck with a scantling while Harry Knox 24 of Ligonier was badly hurt. About 50 quarrymen fought trainmen after refusing to leave their seats.
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Latrobe
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Morrow
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Knox
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Ligonier
Harry Knos
Suffrage Embrace Plank At Kansas People's Party Meet
Wicatra Kan June 18 The Kansas People's Party State convention nominated a ticket with a likely endorsement by the Democratic convention in Topeka July 7 Mrs Mary Lease backed a compromise calling for a public vote on a constitutional amendment granting equal suffrage for all American citizens regardless of sex The convention also debated censure of John N Ives Alliance Attorney General over railroad property tax cuts and endorsed the St Louis platform plus weekly wages for corporate workers blacklisting protections for discharged workers and Pinkerton liability policies It urged direct election of US Senators and abolition of railroad passes
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Board of Railroad Assessors
John N. Ives
Alliance
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Pinkerton Detective Agency
United States
Michigan People’s Party Holds First State Convention
The Michigan People's Party held its first state convention in Lansing with about two hundred fifty delegates from fifty counties. President A. E. Cole of the State Farmers' Alliance presided. Delegates to the Omaha national meeting were elected, and resolutions endorsed the St. Louis platform, opposed fusion, urged clearly independent delegates, and called for a U S Senator candidate to be nominated at the Jackson convention on August 2. The platform also endorsed union labels, Knights of Labor labels, shorter hours for laboring men, and election of inspectors by the people.
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Murder and whisky crime arrest in Tejas police report
A garbled Tejas dispatch reports Estredo and Nicame arrested on murder charges tied to a whisky dispute. The text mentions Estredo, his wife, and Silvan as involved parties, with a dead person and prior assault accusations referenced amid shaky OCR wording.
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Missouri News Roundup From a Turbulent Era
Missouri items report a painter falling eighty feet from a mill smokestack with fatal injuries, delays in a murder trial, road decay hurting Sedalia trade, and a fire at Mexico brick works. Prisoners’ escapes, a tramp’s railway tragedy near Independence, and town contests over school board votes fill the page.
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Charles Swearingen
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