North Dakota criticizes congressman overwork and morals
The Watertown News notes a congressman’s overt focus on a facial opening and calls him a man with a grievance while praising his abstinence. The piece surveys Democratic and Republican figures, slamming critics, and quoting the Argus-Leader, the Chicago Herald, and the New York Sun on political factions, ballot issues, and party loyalties. A Brown county Independent letter argues against a third party and declares support for the Republican ticket, predicting strong GOP majorities in South Dakota.
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Chicago Herald
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Jefferson
Jackson
New York Sun
Prohibitionists
Pennsylvania
Sun
Free and Land of the Brave
Nebraska
Democracy
Prohibition Party
Brown County
Aberdeen Sun
South
Democratic Party
Republican Party
South Dakota
Remains of Rev Charles H Spurgeon Lie in State in London
London crowds fill the Tabernacle for the lying in state of Rev. Charles H. Spurgeon. The coffin rests on a platform amid palms as tens of thousands pass by, in a procession overseen by fifty policemen. People from all walks of life, including clergymen and merchants, pay homage in line.
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Charles H. Spurgeon
London
Spurgeon
Precher
Parliament in Session Opens with Speech from the Throne
London February 10 Parliament opened at 2 PM as the queen reads the throne speech. She notes the Duke of Clarence and Avondale’s death and discusses Ireland, local government, education aid, and private bill procedure affecting Scotland and Ireland. McCarthyites debate the speech, with a full caucus in attendance.
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England
London
Duke of Clarence
Avondale
Ireland
Great Britain
Scotland
Adverse Reports Crowd Senate Finance Chamber
In Washington on February 10 the Senate Finance Committee reported adversely on Teller and Peffer free coinage bills and on other monetary measures. Indefinite postponement was urged. additional bills on currency and debt payment faced similar fate. House actions included bank investigations and a treasury reserve use inquiry. John Jay Knox, ex-comptroller, died in New York of pneumonia after pleurisy.
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Journal
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Teller
Peffer
Treasury
Plumb
National Bank
Morrill
Hiscock
United States
Indiana
Kyle
Pettigrew
Columbus
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Virginia
West Virginia
House
McMillin
Committee On Rules
Keystone National Bank
Spring Garden National Bank
Philadelphia
Maverick National Bank
Boston
Committee On Banking and Currency
Dockery
Secretary of the Treasury
Wisconsin
Secretary of Agriculture
Bank Bookkeeper Steals 7100 at Hamburg Ia
Albert Borchers, hired as bookkeeper for the Bank of Hamburg, moments before the cashier’s absence, tampered with the vault time lock, stole 7100.55, then relocked the safe and fled toward Council Bluffs. A $1000 reward is offered for his apprehension amid other brief late February dispatches from across the nation.
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Albert Borchers
Bank of Hamburg
Borchers
Council Bluffs
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