20 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1896
Page
1
An old style advertisement praises a growing business and invites customers to investigate. It highlights no-clasp gloves in several colors, linen handkerchiefs, and a range of dress fabrics from 35c to 350 per yard, promising shipments and urging orders from women shoppers.
Columbus report clears Representative Spear of Clinton county of bribery charges as the four Republicans back his exoneration while a Democratic member issued a censuring report. The Goodale bill raising the Dow liquor tax to 350 dollars passed the Senate. House and Senate bills include tax changes for tax inquisitors, foreign casualty firms, drugstore license tax, vehicle tax, election bribe affidavits, and bond and salary provisions. Secretary Carlisle comments on Bolting Democrats as Blackburn supporters face mixed signals.
The North Lawrence Coal Company opens a new mine on the Schrader farm four miles northeast of Lawrence. A 4 foot vein has developed and operations start within six weeks. John Jorden serves as president with Dennis Moylan as secretary and Dennis Jorden as treasurer. The mine switch from the Fort Wayne railway main track is under construction.
Mured Bey, once imperial commissioner of the council on the public debt, has taken refuge in Cairo and has been condemned to death for alleged treason. Princeton professors Patton and Weet begin an extended tour of western cities attending Princeton clubs. Reports include cures by Dr King’s New Discovery and endorsements of Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve sold by Baltzly’s drug store.
Senator Lodge, chair of the immigration committee, reported a bill to restrict immigration. It excludes all persons unable to read and write any language, a measure he says would largely affect undesirable immigrants and reduce desirable ones too.
CiLevecann Feb 19 The Cleveland chamber of commerce blackballed Andrew Carnegie from honorary membership after L A Russell a leading attorney challenged his fortune from tariff protection and Homestead strike. Five brickballs were voted the constitutional number to debut an applicant.
Prominent New York and Brooklyn citizens meet to form committees aiding a national arbitration conference. Delegates aim to promote a permanent framework for U S Great Britain arbitration, with Washington, Philadelphia and Chicago already active. Depew and Bishop Potter back the plan seeking a Washington birthday meeting.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons exchange taunts by telegram from Chicago and El Paso as Maher and other bouts loom. Reports say Maher eye trouble may delay his fight while Fitzsimmons promises to win and challenge Corbett again. Bank robbery in San Francisco, weather oddities across the Midwest, and other brief items follow.
The senate session featured sharp exchanges among senators on topics including Mr. Peffer's bond issue investigation and Pacific railway inquiry. Two major appropriations passed the Senate the military academy and pension bills. the pension bill carried 142000 dollars. Agricultural and seed statutes saw revisions and funding increases.
The U S Treasury reports gold withdrawals of 896 700 in coins and 35 800 in bars leaving a reserve of 90 440 784. Estimates in recent days push the reserve toward 110 million dollars while P Morgan and associates are widely expected to receive the bond allocation under a 110 6877 blanket bid. Separately Rev Browns church trial in San Francisco opens amid blackmailer charges and Armenian relief efforts total 87 000 52269 raised by Frank Wiggin for Turkey aid.
Washington February 19 A House naval affairs sub committee favors boosting battleship numbers for the navy and authorizing four to six additional ships. Torpedo boat authorizations hinge on battleship totals, with four ships prompting twenty torpedo boats and higher totals likely ten. Mary Herbert backs 1,000 extra navy recruits and a government subsidy for gas vessel construction.
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