Democrats plan income tax threshold over five thousand
The passage notes Democrats in Congress shaping an income tax measure with a likely limit just above $5,000. It mentions a new baking powder war tied to advertising rates and cites agreement among The Louisville Courier Journal and The New York Sun on the Wilson bill as a "cowardly makeshift" endorsed by THE REPUBLICAN.
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Congress
Minneapolis Tribune
Louisville Courier-Journal
The
New York Sun
Mello
Republic
New York
Admiral Mello
Herald
Buenos Ayres
Peixoto
Democrats push for adding Arizona New Mexico and Utah
The piece notes Democratic eagerness to gain statehood for Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah and comments that party gains from new states may mirror Republican fortunes with their own supporters. It also discusses Van Alen's resignation, Mil ton Pettigrew boom, Cleveland's Congress message, and Mayor Barrett’s potential Aberdeen land office posting.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Love
Distressing State of Alairs
Huronite discusses how in small counties the legislature gave exclusive original jurisdiction on bastardy to county judges. Now with capped powers some counties lack court jurisdiction in such cases. The piece likens legal confusion to an ice slick divorce and notes scarce anti adultery laws and bastardy obstructions. An old English barrister quote signals broad legislative gaps.
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Alairs
Review of Reviews and Romance Celebrate Christmas Delights
Literary notes praise the Review of Reviews for its comprehensive monthly scope and its Romance magazine for a Christmas number of exceptional brilliancy. Ten Christmas tales by Octave Thanet Martha McCulloch Williams Francois Coppee Mary C Hungerford and Madge Robertson plus others including Arthur Beardsley Mitchell Theodore Bartlett and Arthur Quiller Couch are featured.
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Kate Upson Clark
Octave Thanet
Martha McCulloch Williams
Francois Coppee
Mary C. Hungerford
Madge Robertson
Arthur Beardsley Mitchell
Theodore Bartlett
Arthur Quiller Couch
Second Day in Congress Busy Amid Routine Work
The second day of Congress opened quietly as the House approved a Mille Lac Reservation land entry confirmation affecting about thirty thousand acres and prepared to print 20 000 copies of the president's message. In the Senate a statue dedication invitation from Illinois Governor Altgeld was read and a $50 000 deputy collectors resolution related to Chinese exclusion acts advanced.
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Washindton
Altgeld
Illinois
Shields
Richardson
Hatch
Agricultural Committee
House
Oates
McRae
Mille Lac Indian
Minnesota
Secretary of the Interior
Mille Lac
Senate
Washington
Congress
National Capitol
James Shields
Cullom
Dolph
Oregon Horticultural Society
Internal Revenue
Reservoir plan gains feasibility says McCleary
Congressman McCleary after a Minnesota visit backs building reservoirs at Big Stone lake and Lake Traverse as feasible and useful to prevent annual evaporation losses. Renominated Hornblower to the New York Supreme Court by the president.
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Ngressman Cleary
McCleary
Minnesota
Big Stone Lake
Lake Traverse
Hornblower
Washington
W. B. Hornblower
New York
Supreme Court
Lehigh Strike Reported Settled in Bethlehem
Bethlehem readers heard that the Lehigh strike may be resolved after a meeting among President Wilber Lehigh officials and the state arbitration board for New York and New Jersey. In Michigan City, Indiana, the steamship F W Wheeler ashore three miles east of port faces total loss with wrecking orders canceled and salvage efforts planned for coal cargo.
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Bethlehem
Lehigh
Wilber
Lehigh Road
State Board of Arbitration For
New York and
New Jersey
Michican City
Ind
F. W. Wheeler
Fighting Parson Hiram Eddy Dies at 80
T Hiram Eddy of Canaan Connecticut died after weeks of illness at age eighty. A famed Civil War figure nicknamed the fighting parson for carrying a musket at Bull Run as captain of a Connecticut Regiment in 1861. He endured Libby prison and other Southern holds during the conflict.
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New York
T. Hiram Eddy
Canaan
Conn
Bull Run
Connecticut
Libby
Injunction Violated and Rustler War News From the West
In Crepar Ramos Iowa Acting on Judge Giffen the city council levied taxes for 1893 before an injunction could be dissolved Attorneys for those contesting seek arrest of the mayor and council. In Chicago Juror Taylor dismissed in the Coughlin trial with a twelfth juror later seated. The Corwin revenue cutter sailed from San Francisco likely bound for Honolulu amid suspected bribery of a sailor. Cattle rustling clash near Hemingford Nebraska Wyoming line ends with several captured and one escapee. Fire rate talks in Chicago and West Coast rail and canal questions at Topeka. The Grant cutter heads for a 14000 mile cruise to the North Pacific via Rio with a Driggs Schroeder battery aboard.
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Vedar Ripids Oficinis Visybey
Crepar Ramos
Giffen
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Wyoming
Gering
Hemingford
Box Butte County
Cheyenne
New York
United States Revenue Cutter Grant
San Francisco
North Pacific
Puget Sound
Rio
Bank Failures Trigger Assignments In Nebraska
Grand Island banking sector woes prompt assignments for Grand Island Canning Company Grand Island Cigar Manufacturing and Ardher Baker firm and Citizens National Bank failure cited No asset or liability statements issued Professor Tyndall obituary notes death in London due to illness and chloroform dispatch mentions risk to troop ships in transit to Malta and India
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Professor Tyndall
London
Hunrlemere
Surrey
Hazlemere
Tyndall
John Tyndall
D.C. L
Leighlin Bridge
Carlow
Ireland
Malabar
Malta
Bothnia
India
Historical Society Receives State Board Award
The state board awards the historical society with newspaper files visitors registers and Indian relics case, honoring their preservation efforts.
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Historical Society
State Board of
Wori
Teid
Fie
New Tariff Bill Dives Toward House Passage
Washington dispatch says Democratic members favor advancing the Wilson tariff bill with minimal debate and few changes. While some Democrats seek district gains, a party majority appears ready to push to the Senate. cloture may be used to speed approval. Wisconsin building to be auctioned after state board cost and donations.
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Washington
Congress
Committee On
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Baxter Sues First Presbyterian Church Pastor Fees
Rev. George W. Baxter of Knoxville has filed suit in Crepar Ramos district court against the trustees of the First Presbyterian church of Baxter for 605 dollars plus interest for services as pastor. In Baltimore petitions circulate to push back the Democratic tariff bill to July 1 if enacted.
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Baxter
Crepar Ramos
George W. Baxter
Knoxville
First Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
No Ray of Hope for Silver Advocates in Cleveland Message
Free coinage men in the House express disappointment at President Cleveland's position on remonetization of silver. They view his conference idea as vague and doubt immediate action. They say repeal of the Sherman law signals no further silver legislation this Congress or administration.
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Cleveland
Congress
Washington
Wheat stocks rise in Minneapolis and region
The Northwestern Miller reports private elevator wheat stocks in Minneapolis at 989000 bushels, up 82000 from last Monday. Minneapolis and Duluth total 19607751 bushels, with Minnesota and Dakotas country elevators at 6045000, pushing Northwestern aggregate to 25752761 bushels, up 848255 for the week.
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Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Minnesota
Dakotas
State Bank Tax Debate Reopens in Congress
Washington December 6 The banking and currency committee reopens interest as Congress considers repealing the 10 percent tax on state bank circulation. No more hearings are expected and the panel will decide on pending bills, with a likely House vote if the bill reaches that stage. The contest in committee and house promises an interesting fight.
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Washington
Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
House
Officials doubt Hawaii interview attributed to Willis
Washington officials have not received any notices from Hawaii regarding the barkentine Kiicklat's arrival at Port Townsend. They question the Honolulu Evening Star interview with Minister Willis, deeming it improper and doubting he made the attributed statements.
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Washington
State Department
Hawaii
Barkentine Kiicklat
Port Townsend
Willis
Honolulu Evening Star
Berlin churches offer special thanks after emperor’s escape
Berlin dispatch reports special thanks offered in all churches for the emperor’s escape from assassination plot. Ecclesiastical leaders ordered to hold services empire wide. Influenza spreads across the empire with fatal cases in many areas. About three hundred marines are hospitalized at Kiel with the disease.
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London
Standard
Berlin
Ecclesiasta
Empire
Kiel
Laks Superior Iron resumes work with 300 men in Ishpeming
The Laks Superior Iron company restarts at No. and No. 7 shafts with 300 workers and plans a full force by January 1 at low wages. No other mines are expected to operate before spring amid destitution among idle Ishpeming and Negaunee miners. Local relief will come without county aid.
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Hpeming
Mich
Laks Superior Iron Company
Ishpeming
Negaunee
Dreadnaught Crew Rescued by Steamer Syracuse
Four days and nights without food or sleep left Captain Andrew Olson of Washington Island and Harry Peterson near death after their schooner Dreadnaught was iced in 380 miles southeast of Racine. The Syracuse picked them up and brought them to Milwaukee emergency hospital where doctors expect recovery within days.
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Miwavker
Dreadnaught
Andrew Olson
Washington Island
Harry Peterson
Chicago
Syracuse
Racine
Captured Counterfeiters in Cincinnati Case
Alvin Godfrey and George Crawford alias Billy Lloyd were arrested for counterfeiting after detectives traced them to a counterfeit den on Race street near Canal. Stolen Latonia car robbery loot and counterfeit coins were found. Crawford recently completed a penitentiary term for counterfeiting. Bucket Brigade Halts Mount Vernon Fire with $15,000 loss, Iowa.
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Cincinnati
Alvin Godfrey
George Crawford
Billy Lloyd
Covington
Latonia
Race Street
Canal
Crawford
Incident on Interurban Car Ends With Robbery
Four youths boarded an Interurban in St Paul near Highthatroot after 6 p.m. They jostled conductor T. W. New and jumped off at Ninth street. They touched him for seven dollars in silver from his rovercoat pocket. Two wore rough clothes, one had an arm in a sling, and a boy around 14 accompanied them.
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St. Paul
Highthatroot
T. W. New
Ninth Street
Prominent Saginaw Man Dies of Pneumonia
Farnham P. Stone, a Wells firm partner and treasurer of A. W. Wright Lumber, dies at Saginaw home. He served on Michigan Republican central committee and had ties to Wells Stone Mercantile of Duluth. Odette recaptured after jail escape. Keuger still at large.
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Saginaw, Mich
Farnham P. Stone
Stone
Wells, Stone & Co
Siginaw
Wells & Stone Mercantile Company
Duluin
A. W. Wright Lumber Company
Saginaw
Republican State Central Committee of
Michigan
Odette
Wausau
Wis
William Odette
Keuger
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Pettigrew
Burleigh
Capt. Lucas
C. Boyd Barrett
Aberdeen Land Office
Review of Reviews
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Red River Reservoirs
Taylor
Cuicago
Tuthill
Coughlin
Venireman
Hirai Wadleigh
Corwin
United States Revenue
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Thurston
Dole
Wilder
Cuicano
Grand Pacific Hotel
West
W.G. Hayes
Milwaukee
Gulf and Interstate Railroad
Topeka
Kan
Gulf and Interstate Railroad Convention
Representative Hall
Omaha
Gulf
Yyisconsin
Cnicasco
Wisconsin
State Board
Young Men’s Christian Association of
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Litre Rock
Ark
Fishback
Galbreath
Benton County
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Bucket Brigade
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