Washington talk on speakership and party lines
The piece discusses Huronite editorials on Speaker candidacy in Washington with Bill Springer as a northern contender, tariff reform vs free trade, and the influence of New York papers like the Sun in shaping the next Democratic national convention. It also notes local editor Blosser’s True Republican and comments on political extremism, public safety, and appointment changes in the state board of regents while urging respectable Brown County representation.
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New York Sun
Argus Leader
Flower
New York
Mills
The
Sun
Grover Cleveland
Edgerton
State Board of Regents
Brown County
Mellette
Republican editors meeting rumor denied in Mitchell
Madison Leader reports no planned meeting of South Dakota Republican editors in Mitchell and says any gathering would require a call from the earlier Huron meeting’s chairman. The editor suggests January consideration by Chairman Adams.
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Madison
South Dakota
Mitchell
Huron
Adams
Crisp to Speaker Hopeful. Tammany's National Gain Seen
Washington correspondents tie Crisp's election to the speakership with Tammany's first national win. The doorkeeper post, a key patronage slot, goes to Iceman Turner, a one term New York congressman aligned with Tammany. Observers predict Republican gains next year.
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Crisp
Washington
Tammany
House
Congress
Iceman Turner
New York
Minister Egan Refuses Chilean Government Request
A Chilean president of the chamber of deputies sought permission to serve citations on refugees in the American legation. Minister Egan declined, stating only the foreign office may convey such communications and requiring explicit U.S. instructions due to extraterritorial protection. The issue follows missing arms at barracks and concerns of a possible conspiracy.
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Egan
SantTraGo
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Legation
Deputy Marshal Canton Arrested for Murder in Wyoming
Cheyenne Wyoming Dec 9 Deputy United States Marshal Frank M Canton was arrested at Buffalo charged with the murder of rustler John A Tisdale. The arrest shocks locals though Canton had a strong sheriff and deputy record. A preliminary hearing will follow with Allison Tisdales brother testifying and naming fifteen witnesses.
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Frank M. Canton
Wyoming
Cheyenne
United States
Buffalo
John A. Tisdale
Allison
Texas
Canton
George Bash
Tisdale
Bash
Explosion at Sparrow Point steel works kills three
About midnight at the Sparrow Point steel works a gas explosion caused the furnace to give way fatally injuring three workmen and injuring several others. Damage to machinery and stock was slight and will be repaired in a few days.
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Ba Timore
Sparrow Point
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Edgefield County
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Edgefield Rifles
Washington, D. C
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Crow Creek
Winnebago
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Nunez
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Irvine
Royal Baking Powder
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