Cleveland to deliver brief inaugural address
St Clair McKelany reports from Lakewood that President elect Cleveland will speak without a manuscript for about fifteen minutes at the inaugural. The 4,700 word address will cover finance tariffs economy and federal election policy. Ohio governor elects Hawaii annexation with caution and the pension navy quarantine and immigration issues may be noted. The Cleveland family will move to the Executive Mansion after the ceremony and President Harrison has prepared the White House for their arrival.
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Cleveland
New York
St.Clair McKelany
The
Brookly Eagle
Lakewood
N. J
United States
Hawaii
Executive
Harrison
White House
Profit in Hogs and Idaho Wild Man Report
Secretary Rusk outlines profitable hog feeding using corn, noting prices and meat-inspection effects on markets. Boise County Idaho wild man sightings described with eerie details, while other incidents include a brutal lashings case in Gainesville and a fatal boxing-related injury in San Francisco.
Wyoming Senate Sees Expulsion and Reprimand Amid Political Turmoil
In Cheyenne two late Legislature members clash as the senatorial race rages. James Kime is expelled. Kinbis reprimanded for postmaster conflicts. Wallis linked to poisoning and abduction allegations during the contest. Rep. Nat Baker and J. Harper seek satisfaction from a punch incident. Gov. Osborne to name a successor within days.
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Kabis
Cheyenne
Wyo
State Senate
James Kime
Tander
Kinbis
Aime
Ile
Kubis
Nat Baker
Converse
J. Harper
Crook
Baker
Harper
Charles Thompson
A. L. New
Thompson
New
Osborne
Silver Purchase Suspension Discussed At Secret Conference
Washington dispatch reports a secret conference at Mr Curlinies residence with free and anti free silver representatives. A compromise plan to suspend silver purchases under the Sherman act until seigniorage silver is coined at 50 million monthly was favored by some. Carlisle explained effects to the Treasury as Cox urged possible passage before Congress adjourns. Livingston to introduce the bill, aiming to push it through the House this week.
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New York
Washington
Gongres
Curlixie
Carlisle
Cox
Tennessee
Livingston
Aod
Weavers Strike Hits Philadelphia Textile Mills
The strike by carpet mill weavers in Philadelphia's Mensing ton area, led by Auber Carpet Mills and C. H. Marland & Sons, threatens to spread to other carpet and textile works. With several hundred plants and about 30,000 workers affected, the upheaval could impact vast U S and Great Britain carpet production.
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Philadelphia
Mensington
Auber Carpet Mills
C. H. Marland & Sons
Kensington
United States
Great Britain
Caught Manufacturing Bad Coin Near Stewardson Ill
Shelbyville Illinois special reports Levi Wells and John Howard jailed on counterfeiting charges after a home mint operated four and a half miles east of Stewardson. A man named Tom Allen overheard plans and alerted authorities. Howard and Wells were bound over to the grand jury in Sheriff Leffler’s county. A separate note cites a St Louis Supreme Court ruling on railroad color line regulations in 1870 regarding Mary Jane Chilton’s £5000 damage suit against the Iron Mountain and Southern Railway.
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Shelbyville
Ill
Levi Wells
John Howard
Stewardson
Howaard
Wells
House of Wells
Tom Allen
Howard
Squire Leffler
St. Louis
State Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Mary Jane Chilton
Sait
Sailhet
Supreme Court
Premature Explosion Kills Two Men on Crystal River Railway
In Carbondale Colorado a blast at Orman and Crook's camping operation on the Crystal River Railway killed Ed Crook, superintendent, and a man named Berry. Crook attempted to clear a dirt clog in a drilled hole. a second drill was sent for but an explosion occurred. Crook was blown about sixty feet, alive at first but died shortly after. Berry likely died instantly.
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Carbondale
Colo
Ed Crook
Orman & Crook
Crystal River
Berry
Poreman ‘'Ookey
Crook
Toohey
Claimed by a Dozen Hagood Charged With Bigamy
Col A E Hagood of Chicago is arrested in Charleston on bigamy charges after arriving from Atlanta. Within a day nearly a dozen women claim him as husband, ages 18 to 60, with bail set at 1000 dollars helped by his Chicago wife.
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Gainesville
Texas
Bersouda
John Stewart
Jety Masten
Musten
Mra Stewart
Stewarts
Col
A. E. Hagood
Chicago
Charleston, Sr
A. E. Hagwood
Atlanta
Bigimy
Chiuso
Corbett Mitchell Fight Agreement Rumbles Through New York
Reports from New York indicate Brady as Corbett’s agent and Mitchell moving toward signed articles for a four fight plan. Deposits of 10000 each have been sent to backers, with December cited as a likely fight date unless unforeseen issues arise. Brady and Mitchell may travel to Canada. plans involve a pleasure trip and short tour of the states.
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Corbett
Mitchell
New York
Brady
Dave E. Blanchard
Boston
Canada
Baird
States
Insurance Paid on a Sham Death in Omaha Neb
A year ago in Omaha a man died under a name known to the doctor and a Chicago heir received about 10000 dollars from a life policy. The body was later found not to be the insured, and detectives seek the real identity of the deceased. Pennsylvania White Caps at Work reports masked men assault a man and thrash a girl in Pleasinger’s home, with Gordon escaping and tarred and feathered if found. A Wilmington teller, Peter T. B. Smith, confesses embezzling about 55900 over fifteen years, diverting cancelled checks by stamping and pocketing funds for his family, now in custody of the U.S. Marshal.
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Rusk
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Europe
Fumers
Tie
Boise City
Idaho
Long Valley
Boise County
Blackfoot
Omahs
Neb
King
Omatia
Omaha
Pennsylvania
Bedford
John H. Pleasinger
Orange Gordon
Pleasinger
Gordon
Wilmington
Del
First National Bank
United States Marshal
Smith
Beauregard Funeral Rivaled Jefferson Davis in Magnificence
New Orleans reports Gen P G T Beauregard's funeral as a grand pageant with thousands present at City Hall and a lengthy procession to Metaire cemetery. Archbishop Janssens oversaw rites with Jesuit Father Garesche delivering an eloquent eulogy. honorary pallbearers included city and state officials, judges, journalists, and prominent citizens. The parade featured Louisiana field artillery, militia, veterans groups, and Confederate Soldiers' Home inmates, with business suspended and exchanges closed.
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New Orleans
P. G. T. Beauregard
Jefferson Davis
Janssens
Rodearts
Garesche
Louisiana Field Artillery
Borland
Army of the Tennessee
Metaire
Frank Hellroy
Apprehension as to the Monetary Future Trade Review
Dun's Weekly Trade Review reports continued confidence amid large foreign gold outflow. Chicago and Milwaukee show solid trade, Omaha and Kansas City mix, spring outlook favorable yet grain and livestock shifts noted. Treasury balance steady. imports remain heavy. gold exports persist. Business failures decline versus prior weeks. city clearances rise 12.1 percent year over year.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Trade Review
Congress
Chicago
Milwaukee
Omaha
Kansias City
Louis
Treasury
Fear of the Czar sparks Nihilist agitation in Buffalo
Buffalo Russians and Poles fear a rumored treaty sending nihilists captured in America to the Czar. Union Hall and Kroumiller’s Hall hosted bilingual meetings addressed by Abraham Cohan of Chicago and Boris Reinstein of Buffalo. Reinstein and wife Anna Reinstein Nogdova are said to be under czarist ban for alleged plots.
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Ussian
America
Buffalo
Russia
Union Hall
East Buffalo
Kroumiller
Abraham Cohan
Chicago
Boris Reinstein
Reinstein
Anna Reinstein Nogdova
Cleveland's Cabinet Forms From Personal Judgment Alone
The President-elect built his cabinet by personal choice with no outside influence or precedents. Walter Q. Gresham, a former Postmaster General and Secretary of the Treasury, leads as Secretary of State. John G. Carlisle to head the Treasury. Daniel S. Lamont as Secretary of War. Wilson Shannon Bissell as Postmaster General. Richard Olney as Attorney General. Hilary A. Herbert as Secretary of Navy. Hoke Smith to be Secretary of the Interior. J. Sterling Morton to head Agriculture. The piece notes their birthplaces, careers, and notable roles, highlighting the unusual curtailment of standard precedent in Cleveland's selections.
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Cleveland
Walter Q. Gresham
Corydon
Ind
Indiana
Indiana Legion
Peach Tree Creek
Grant
Arthur
Treasury
John G. Carlisle
Carlisle
Congress
J. G. Caruisyr
Kentucky
Covington
Daniel S. Lamont
Washington
Cortlandville
N. Y
Union College
New York
Daniel LaMont
Samuel J. Tilden
Tweed
Tilden
Albany Argus
Wilson Shannon Bissell
Bissell
Wilson R Bissell Corporation
Oneida County
Buffalo
Lyman K. Buss
Grover Cleveland
Richard Olney
Brown University
Harvard Law School
Massachusetts
Russell
Mr. Olne
Oxford
Mass
Norfolk
William Gaston
Talbot
Mr. Olney
Olney
Navy
Hilary A. Herbert
Alabama
Navy Department
Hoe
Montgomery
Ala
Laurensville
N. G
Greeneville
University of Alabama
University of Virginia
Colnel
Alabama Volunteers
House
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Mr. Bissell
Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
J. Sterling Morton
Adams
Jefferson County
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Nebraska
Nebraska City News
Orton
Morton
Arbor Lodge
Murder and Arson Charge Placed on Adolph Niese in Ottumwa
Ottumwa, IOWA, reports a brutal double murder and arson case. German immigrant Adolph Niese, 39, is held as coroner’s jury weighs verdict. His wife and nine month old child perished in the blaze after the household burned, while Niese and three children escaped. Neighbors and witnesses allege life insurance interests and prior quarrels. His sister-in-law Hattid Volz, also arrested, is implicated. Post mortems show serious head injuries on the woman, uncertain infant fate. Police note Niese was dressed when neighbors arrived and insurance papers were rescued first.
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Adolph Niese
Ottumwa
Iowa
Ottuma
Niese
Bering Sea Arbitration Commission Opens in Paris
The arbitration panel for the United States and Great Britain met in the French foreign office in Paris to formally open proceedings. Presiding Baron de Courcel led a half hour session with international judges and agents present, adjourned the meeting to March 23.
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Paris
Commission of Arbitration
Bering Sea
United States
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Lord Hannen
Marquis Visconti Venosta
Baron Alfonse de Courcel
O. H. Tupper
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