Harrison Weds Resident And Mrs Dimmick Married
Gen Benj Harrison secretly wed Mrs Mary Dimmick in a private ceremony at St Thomas church. The event followed a turbulent day with reports of plots and tensions amid political life and family attendance. guests included close aides as the couple prepared to depart for Indianapolis by private car.
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Flour Pnamick
Benj. Har
St. Thomas
Wesgowl
Teetor
Cere
Hyarmage
Miss Vanderbilt
Miss
E. F. Tibbett
Hischson
WM Marsdell
Gen. I Harrison
Mrs. Hardens
Parker
Gen
Tracey
Phil
Noted Texas Character Shot in El Paso Clash
The El Paso area reports Selman a famed killer and jail abductor target in a feud with U S Deputy Marshal Geo Searborough. They fought at a Wigwam saloon alley with multiple gunshots leaving Selman wounded while Scarborough faces bond obligations. Other items note Manila fire disaster and various crimes in the United States.
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Texas
EL Paso
Selman
Bad
John Wesley Hardin
United States
Marshall Geo. Searborough
Wigwam
Scarborough
Juarez
Mexico
Scarborough Tys Selman
French Senate Rejects Government in Confidence Vote
In Paris the Senate voted 155 to 85 against a government confidence motion over the Egyptian question. Ministers exited the chamber, which adjourned to April 21. A ministers’ meeting is set to consider the crisis as Hyppolyte’s successor Krvasron Jimai Simon was elected president to replace the late Hyppolyte.
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France
Paris
Senate
Chamber
Hyppolyte
Krvasron, Jimai ‘Yy. Simon
Ilayt
Gen. I Hyppolyte
Sense of Representatives
Switch Left Open Triggers Destructive Train Wreck
At Wheatland two coal trains on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern met head on when a switch was left open. Both engines were demolished and freight cars piled up in the wreck. Vine Bradstreet's Review notes the incident amid stormy northwest weather and continued distribution restrictions.
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Cps
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Wheatland
Vine
Bradstreet’s
New York
Trade Conditions and Export Totals Across Regions
The report notes steady general trade with favorable conditions in Baltimore and Kansas City where merchandise demand remains strong though country consignments slow sales. Wheat and corn exports rise week over week and year ago levels, while Venezuela rejects British indemnity demands, delaying settlements until the American boundary commission reports.
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Baltimore
Kansas City
United States
New York
Caracas
Great Britain
Uruan
Venezuela
Uryan
England
American Commission
Cleveland Declares He Will Not Seek Third Term
A Times-Herald New York special reports President Cleveland has written a clear letter stating he will not accept a nomination for a third term under any circumstances. He affirms Democratic success ahead and upholds sound money, opposes silverism, and reiterates tariff reform for revenue only.
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Cleveland
Cureaco
Times-Herald
New York
Truss Collapse Kills Worker at Union Park Pier
In Schuetzen Park Union Hall New Jersey a steel truss fell during hoisting killing Dennis McGrath as about thirty workers stood beneath it. One man Karsten was atop the truss and survived while two others were seriously injured and another fatally hurt.
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New York
Schuetzen Park
Union Hall
N.J
Dennis McGrath
Karsten
McGrath
Train of Eighty Cars Burned in West Quincy Fire
A train of eighty freight cars on the switch near West Quincy burned, destroying the cars and a bridge. Several other cars were partially damaged as a brush fire near the bridge spread to the train.
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Quincy
West
Reopening orders for five Spanish medical schools
The medical schools at Madrid Barcelona Granada Valencia and Cadiz are ordered to reopen after closures tied to anti American student protests. The move restores academic activity at these institutions amid the unrest.
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Mapnio
Madrid
Barcelona
Granada
Valencia
Cadiz
Illinois Farmer Ends Life Near Aledo Iowa
James A. Scott, a farmer near Aledo Iowa, shot himself in a despondent moment after illness and hearing loss. He died within twenty minutes.
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Illinois
Buriinavon
Iowa
James A. Scott
Aledo
President Cleveland May Run for renomination
Washington gossip says President Cleveland may accept renomination if the Democratic convention so elects. Secretary Carlisle seeks the nomination. Olney and Whitney deny candidacy. The plan favors anti silver, a Carlisle nomination if possible, else Cleveland for a fourth term. The President keeps silent, letting delegates decide.
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Washington
Chicago Times-Herald
Cleveland
Carlisle
Olney
Whitney
Guv
Russell
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Iso
Chicago
Carlisle Declines to Enter Presidential Nomination Contest
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Carlisle declines to contest the Democratic nomination for president. He writes the Kentucky State Central Committee that he cannot run on a platform misaligned with his monetary views. He hints at a Senate return after Treasury, but does not rule out future consideration.
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Washington
Carlisle
State Central Comittee of
Kentucky
Finduces
Democratic Party
Auet
Blackburn
Treasury Department
Senate
Willie
House Adopts Cuban Resolution Amid Cheers in Congress
The House approved the conferees report on the Cuban resolution by 244 to 27, endorsing Cuban autonomy with friendly intervention by President Cleveland. The concurrent resolutions need no presidential action and will be sent through official channels. Also note: Louisville brewers end telephones in saloons, prompting a boycott as beer orders shift to other cities. Francis B. Payra, son of the Italian ambassador and professor at Columbian University, died in Washington at 35 from consumption.
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House
House of Representatives
Cleveland
Senate
Congress
Louisville
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Francis B. Paya
Columbian University
Washington
Tragedy in Clinton: Polen Kills Wife and Mother in Law
Domestic troubles culminate in a frenzied double murder by Edward Polen in Clinton Illinois. He shoots his wife and her mother at close range then attempts suicide by train, is wounded but survives, and is jailed in Decatur after a brief hospital stay.
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Ed Polen
Edward Polen
Clinton
Polen
Creston
Iowa
Marshal Moffit
Maron
Decatur
Telegraphic Brevities Roundup of Facing Legal and Business Events
Mrs Minnie I Payne of Fort Scott Kansas sues for divorce from Albert Bigelow Payne. John Maguire of Butte Montana finds records suggesting Chinese knowledge of cathode rays centuries ago. Missouri Governor stays execution for Thomas Punshon until May 6. Union car works to build buildings in North St Louis on cooperative plan. Capital 50000 and president H W Rocklage. Twin siblings marry in Burbank Ohio. Rev Nathaniel Lewis presides Irene V Repp and Vernon I Stair marriage. Idena V Repp weds Vertal R Stair. Williams Hills Yale aged 85 dies in Meriden Conn from blood poisoning. pioneer tinware maker in New England. E Wilding and JF Gilmore of London negotiating for Chino ranch purchase in Southern California. 40000 acres offered at about 2000000. Four steamers arrive New York carrying 54 immigrants total: Massilia 1188, Patria 961, La Bretagne 600, Bonn 650. Remains of Michael Hart killed by Erie train followed by Illinois Steel Company. Gov L Llujyshes assaulted in Phoenix by WP Clark Denver Times correspondent over criticism. Clark says governor helped his discharge. Charles FE Clark named superintendent of Childs-Drexel Printers Home at Colorado Springs succeeding Schuman amid incompetency charges.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Albert Bigelow Payne
John Maguire
Butte
Mont
Missouri
Thomas Punshon
St. Joseph
Union Car Works
North St. Louis
H. W. Rocklage
Burbank
Nathaniel Lewis
Irene V. Repp
Vernon I. Stair
Idena V. Repp
Vertal R. Stair
Williams Hills
Yale
Meriden
Conn
New England
E. Wilding
J. F. Gilmore
Chino Ranch
California
New York
Massilia
Marseilles
Naples
Patria
Hamburg
la Bretagne
Havre
Bonn
Bremen
Michael Hart
Hammond
Ind
Erie
Newburg
Illinois Steel Company
Gov
L. C. Llujyshes
WP. J. Clark
Phoenix
Denver
Rimes
Clark
Charles FE. Clark
Omaha
Childs- Drexel
Tlome
Colorado Springs
Schuman
Agaist
Congress Debates Cuban Policy and Public Funds
The House and Senate clash over private and sectarian funding including a $32,600 line for Howard University. The Cuban resolutions prompt long debates on neutrality and potential intervention. Friday's private pension bills face delays as quorum and engrossed-bill issues arise amid a broad floor discussion.
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Linton
Michigan
Congress
Howard University
Hainer
Nebraska
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District of Columbia
A. L. Brown
LeMars
Senate
Lighthouse Board
North Manitou Island
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