Great Event of the M E Conference Bishop Election
The Metropolitan Opera House fills as the May 25 session opens with Bishop Malliken presiding and the clergy debate a missionary bishop for India while ballots are counted. First ballot totals show Dr. Fitzgerald 165 and Dr. Goodsell 158 leading among 447 votes cast, with many names receiving under 100 and over fifty with a single vote. The session extends the time for bishop elections.
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New York
General Methodist Conference
Metropolitan Opera House
Malliken
India
Flood
Tannatian
Lanalan
Genisk
Timan
Bishp Andrews
J. 11. Vincent
Presbyterian Home Missions report shows year of progress
At the Presbyterian general assembly in Philadelphia on May 28, Dr. Morris presented a long report on the board of home missions. The document outlined an encouraging year, noting the board began with a debt of 21681 dollars but ended with the year's demands met and a small cash balance.
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Philadelphia
Home Missions
Presbyterian General Assembly
Morris
Board of Home Missions
Minnesota Death Rate Reveals High Consumption Toll
The Minnesota death rate tables show 12 731 deaths in 1887 with over 9 percent due to consumption. Also included are reports of a slain Milwaukee man found decomposed in a lake, a missing Mason City man traced to Boston with no contact since Chicago, and a large Knights Templar parade in Pittsburgh drawing 3 000 visitors.
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Minnesota
Rep Wing
Hewitt
Minnesota Health Association
Mason City
Iowa
Charles A. Niles
Boston
Mass
Chicago
Knights Templar
Pittsburg
Pittspore
Pope to Dispatch Encyclical to Brazil Spire
Rome May 19 the pope will dispatch an encyclical to the Brazilian episcopacy. He says none of the jubilee gifts pleased him more than news of slavery abolition in Brazil.
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Rome
Brazil
A Rejected Lover's Revenge in a Small Town Tragedy
May 22 report from Moun ogine describes Thomas Reinhardt shooting Miss Maggie Wise after she refused him and then killing himself. The scene ends a bitter courtship with a fatal double tragedy.
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Hha
Thomas Reinharde
Maggie Wise
Mounogine
St Paul and Southern Rail Line Plans Rise Amid Duluth Omaha Doubts
In Minnesota locals report the St Paul and Southern railway, led by city officials, will be built even as the Duluth to Omaha air line project is questioned. Vice President Mr Bohen is visiting St Paul amid rumored negotiations to secure completion of the line.
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Waseen
Omaha
Thes St. Paul & Southern
Bohen
St. Paul
Kansas City Line
Minnesota
Northwestern
Seaboard
Minneapolis
New York
Chicago
River and harbor bill trims Wisconsin projects and boosts totals
Washington May 23 The senate draft of the river and harbor bill trims Wisconsin items and increases overall funding by about 1.47 million dollars. Oconto Hay Lake Fox River and Winnebago outlets receive mixed changes while Mississippi reservoirs and Missouri river work face cuts and reallocations. The alterations aim to reduce overall appropriations rather than target any single project.
Rail workers on Rochester City and Brighton railroad strike
Rochester N Y May 23 A tie up halted traffic on the Rochester City and Brighton railroad with no men on duty as Knights of Labor members strike for shorter hours. Representatives from New York and Detroit assemblies are conducting the action and no trouble is anticipated.
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RochEster
N. Y
Rochester City Snd Brighton Railroad
Knights of Labor
New York
Detroit
Labor Troubles in Germany Escalate With Massive Meetings
Berlin reports monster meetings of workingmen across Germany and spreading strikes. In Mayence and Hamburg clashes occurred between strikers and police. In Meumonster about a thousand marchers paraded singing the Marseillaise, with many arrested.
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Germany
Berlin
Mayence
Hamburg
Meumonster
Missouri Pacific workers strike over reduced wages in Nebraska
Fifty Missouri Pacific section hands quit today after wages were cut from 1.50 to 1.25 per day. New hires soon joined in the walkout, but it is believed the company may restore the old pay scale as labor is plentiful and work is scarce locally.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Missouri Pacific Section
Wage Cut Announced for 2000 National Tube Works Employees
Pittsburg May 23. Manager Klogler of the National Tube Works company McKeesport Pa notified 2000 employees that wages would be reduced from 7 to 1 percent on June 1.
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Pittsburg
Klogler
National Tube Works Company
McKeesport
Flynn Accuses Ivins of Bank Balance Manipulation
Maurice B. Flynn testified before the commissioners of accounts on May 23 accusing Chamberlain Ivins of manipulating bank balances and misusing certain fees. Flynn offered no proof and cited hearsay.
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Flynn
New York
Maurice B. Flynn
Commissioners of Accounts
Chamberlain Ivins
Missing bookkeeper linked to large contractor in Canada
Peter K. Quinn chief bookkeeper for Chris G Dixon Co vanished for days and suspected to have gone to Canna. An audit shows a shortage of 315000. In New York a plan to build an elevated railroad in Jersey City gains interest as Central railroad offers a right of way over its land for about one third of the route.
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Canada
Pirrsnang
Peter K. Quinn
Chris G. Dixon & Co
Canna
Jersey City
New York
The
Central Railroad
Labor Mass Meeting of Locked-Out Brewers at Cooper Union
A mass meeting of locked-out brewers will be held tonight at Cooper Union in New York. Distinguished Labor party members will deliver speeches.
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New York
Cooper Union
Labor Party
Will Table the Treaty in Parliament Fight Over Papers
London May 22. Government did not present papers in the fishery commission case before Whitsuntide recess. Opposition plans to press for specific information and demand full papers be laid on the table when Parliament reconvenes.
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London
Fishery Commission
Republicans Delay Tariff Bill Discussion Until After Conventions
Washington May 28. It is generally conceded Republicans will not vote on the tariff bill without paragraph by paragraph discussion. It is uncertain if the discussion resumes before the conventions but it will not be concluded until long after that date.
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Congress
Washington
Arguments Against Pending Bill Echo House Debate
Plumb of Illinois argued convicts should not be kept idle claiming idleness fuels crime and harms the state. Rogers of Arkansas opposed the bill saying it suppresses interstate trade and is unconstitutional.
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Plumb
Rogers
Arkansas
Treasury forgery scandal hits bonds for 3 million
Five million dollars in bonds offered in the name of a Philadelphia firm were accepted by Acting Secretary Thompson but not delivered. An investigation is under way as officials believe the offer was bogus and the signatures forged. Fuller expected to be confirmed soon as chief justice. A Missouri River bridge bill and a measure on fractional currency face adverse committee action. Senate passed roadway and public building bills including Lac de Flambeau trust and Zanesville building.
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Wasimington
Thompson
Philadelphia
Missouri River
Shington
House
Senate
Forest City
Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Milwaukee
Shore Road
Lac de Flambeau Reservation
Zanesville
Ohio
United Service Club
Calcutta
Justice Norris
Dr Harvey
Dr. Sanders
Dr Reongs
Pols
Grottkau Released by Habeas Corpus Ruling
MILWAUKEE May 28 Paul Grottkau socialist leader freed by a writ of habeas corpus Judge Johnson of the superior court ruled his imprisonment term ended May 7 1888 Grottkau had been in the house of correction since early April while appealing to the supreme court.
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Milwaukee
Paul Grottkau
House of Correction
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Tammany Heads to St Louis Delegation Showdown
The Tammany hall committee of twenty four plans a June 2 departure from New York on the New York Central for a St Louis trip. Tammany and the counties clash over delegation sizes with likely surplus members and a bid to outshine each other.
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Tammany Hall Committee
St. Louis
New York Central
Tammany
Peck the humorist named as possible governor
Milwaukee May 238 George W Peck famed humorist is discussed as a potential Democratic governor candidate though he says no inducement would make him accept. Maine convention in Augusta May 23 elects A N Powers permanent chairman and names Wm L Putnam as governor candidate, pleasing the administration.
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George W. Peck
Peck
Maine
Aucasta
A. N. Powers
Wm. L. Putnam
Lord Stanley Preston Sails to Canada for Governor General Post
London reports Lord Stanley Preston will sail to Canada on May 20 to take up the governor generalship. The arrival lifts ties with the imperial administration as duties and ceremonial duties accompany the transfer of office.
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London
Lord Stanley Preston
Canada
Gathering of the Gods Honors Lester Wallack in New York
A testimonial benefit at the Metropolitan Opera House raised a crowd to capacity for a Hamlet program. Leading roles featured Madlin Booth Gilbert Modjeska Kelloge Cochlin Barrett and Mapp among others. Wallack is to receive about 220000 from the entertainment.
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Lester Wallack
Nery York
Beneft
Metripolitan Opera House
Pay
S “Itamlet
Iamiet
Madwin Booth
Mamlet
Glover Worth Down in Pacific Coast Title Fight
Joe McAuliffe defeated Frank Glover at California Athletic Club in San Francisco after 49 rounds. Glover weighed 175 pounds to McAuliffe’s 200 plus. time 3 10. Glover knocked out in 49th round. McAuliffe retained Pacific coast crown.
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San Francisco
Joe McAuliffe
Pacific Coast
Frank Glover
Chicago
California Athletic Club
Glover
McAuliffe
Grain market report from St Paul Yard sales and receipts
Quotations for St Paul grain and livestock posted with bids for corn wheat and oats. Receipts at South St Paul include 1015 hogs 76 cattle and 47 sheep with hog prices near yesterday's levels and steer heifer and mutton offerings showing moderate to good demand.
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St. Paul
South St. Paul
Trices
Arbor Day Debate Seeks Festival Over Tree Planting Date
The piece argues Arbor Day should be a celebration and community gathering rather than a compulsory planting day. It notes southern and northern timing conflicts, urging public speeches, music, and reports on past and future forestry efforts to foster forestry literacy and appreciation.
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Illinois
Oae
Vick
Walking Parties of Young Ladies on Fifth Avenue
Alfred Trumble notes daily sight of walking parties from girls' schools along Fifth Avenue. He describes varied physiques and attire, guarded by teachers, and hints at sly flirting. He contrasts energetic girls with reluctant male onlookers nicknamed sheep dogs by their admirers.
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Fifth Avenue
Alfred Trumble
New York News
North American pineries reveal vast canting and banking labor
A lengthy description chronicles Northwestern pine camps, detailing how a logging gang fells trees, tops limbs, and moves logs via skidways and sleighs. It explains loading hazards, horse hauls of fourteen tons, and winter banking on high banks and deep waters, ending with how dynamite aids later breaks.
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Sawyers
Lis
Joe
Bay City
Mich
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