Reciprocity Plan Passed Senate In 37 to 28 Vote
The Senate adopted the Aldrich reciprocity amendment to the tariff bill by 37 yeas to 28 nays after rejecting an Evarts substitute. Democrats and two Republicans voted against reciprocity. The measure allows suspension of free import provisions for sugars and related goods when reciprocal duties are deemed unfair.
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Waashington
Edmunds
Ingalis
Aldrich
Evarts
Congress
Yeas
Almicus
United States
Allison
Cullom
Davis
Mitchell
Moody
Pierce
Sherman
Spooner
Teller
Wilson
Iowa
Walcott
Plumb
Customs Commission
City of
Washington
Sen
Indian Agency Rations Suspected of Excess
Rosebud Indian Agency Agent Wright cites a census drop of about 2000 Indians in the rolls vs ration allotments and says many heads of families draw rations for more persons than present. He denies selling rations for private gain and notes excess drawing at Pine Ridge and other agencies.
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Wright
Rosebud
Minneapolis
Rapid City
Air
Red Cloud
Pine Ridge Agency
Potato crop in Northwest turns out larger than expected
The Minneapolis Market Record reports a unexpectedly large potato harvest in the Northwest. Cheap years reduced storage and consumption, but as prices rose earlier some growers expected shortages, only to find production high and markets oversupplied as growers brought produce to market.
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Northwest
Minneapolis
Wrecking Trains Collide on Black Hills Route
A rock slide on the Black Hills and Fort Pierre line near Piedmont derailed a passenger train. A wrecking crew sent a locomotive to assist. both engines were destroyed in a collision and 15 to 20 wreckers suffered injuries, none fatal. The line, a narrow gauge connected to Lead City and Piedmont, had just opened.
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Black Hills
Fort Pierre
Deapweep
Piedmont
Lead City
Homestake Mining Company
Lightning Strikes Boat. Three Die in Lake Fields Hunt
A small boat with four men hunting alligators on Lake Fields in La Feria parish was struck by lightning last Saturday. Three occupants died. one survivor A. M. V. Verdain sustained severe shocks but recovered. The Herald reports this New Orleans dispatch.
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New Yor
Herald
New Orleans
Lake Fields
la Ferche Parish
A. M. V. Verdain
Powder keg blast in Braddock quarry kills one, injures many
A keg with nineteen pounds of gunpowder exploded at McCredy and Hoggs' stone quarry in Braddock. One man was killed and several others badly injured, with William McDonald killed and others severely burned. About thirty workers were near the blast when it occurred. In Sovetit Beno Indiana a rumor of the St Joseph County Savings Bank closing sparked a cash run. the bank opened at 1 pm and met all demands, remaining solid.
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Braddock
McCredy & Hoggs
William McDonald
George Albert
Albert Bunker
Tony Patroka
James Thomas
Sovetit Beno
Ind
St. Joseph
California Celebrates Fortieth Anniversary Day Parade
San Francisco marked the fortieth anniversary of California’s statehood with a Native Sons of the Golden West parade and prominent pioneer groups. About 15,000 in line and over 100,000 visitors filled the city for the celebration.
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California
San Francisco
Native Sons of the Golden West
Pioneers
Treasury Buys Silver Bullion In Several Tranches
The treasury department purchased 255000 ounces of silver bullion on Monday. Seventy thousand ounces bought at 1 7 72, 50000 at 1 17 4, and 145000 at 1 17 28. Eight hundred and four thousand were littered.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Fire at Goessitz Destroys Twenty Homes
A Saturday blaze in Goessitz Holland destroyed twenty houses. Authorities say a boy set fire to his mother's stable in revenge for punishment, triggering the damaging fire.
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Goessitz
Holland
Double Murder in Court at Hammersville Ohio
In Hammersville Ohio during the Barngrover versus Hiler damages trial a pistol shot mortally wounds George Barngrover. Fleeing gunman declares John Hiler, Jr. as the killer while the town hunts the murderer after a second shot injures Barngrover.
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Hammersville
Ohio
Hamersville
George Barngrover
Joseph Hiller
Vandament
Hiler
Joseph M Hiler
Barngrover
I. N. Allen
Allen
John Hiler
John Hiler, Jr
W. F. McBeth
Desperate attempt to wreck New York Central express
Stop signal saved the St. Louis and Chicago express near Old Troy New York. A culvert rail was wedged and rifles fired as two men fled. A trackman was shot in the shoulder but the train halted about 100 yards from the obstruction.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
New York
New York Central
Old Troy
New Hamburg
Albany
Chicago Limited Express
They Fought for Love in Jersey Barn Ring
Two daughters of Pleasantville residents Mary Herbert and Mabel Brown fought a 38 round prize bout in a barn near Pleasantville to win the attention of George Woodward. The match ended in a draw with both punished, and Woodward disavowed involvement.
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Jersey
Newark
N. J
Mary Herbert
Mabel Brown
Pleasantville
George Woodward
Woodward
Ogdensburg Elevator Destroyed by Large Grain Fire
Fire at Ogdensburg obliterated a large grain elevator owned by the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain railroad. Loss on the structure and grain stored is estimated at 260000 dollars. The Watertown dispatch notes no grain remained in the elevator after the blaze.
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Watertown
N. Y
Ogdensburg
Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad
Fortifications funded as Schofield approves allotments
Secretary Proctor approves the ordnance board's plan led by Gen. Schofield to spend 2,261,566 dollars under the fortification act. Funds cover Boston and New York harbor batteries, San Francisco defenses, steel guns, mortars, projectiles, and Watervliet machinery with bids to be advertised soon.
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Proctor
Schofield
Washington
Board of Ordnance and Fortification
Gen. Schofield
Secretary of War
Bureau of Ordnance
Boston Harbor
New York Harbor
San Francisco
Watervliet
Douglass Praises Negro Progress in Hayti Address
Frederick Douglass, U.S. minister to Hayti, hailed a “great change” among the colored race at a Wayman's Grove camp meeting. He compared Hayti's 87 years of self government to past oppression and noted their diplomatic reliability and rise from slavery to sovereignty.
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Baattapiere
Frederick Douglass
United States
Hayti
Wayman’s Grove
Douglass
West Indies
Wreck Near Wheeling Claims Three Lives
The Baltimore and Ohio disaster near Wheeling Sunday night proves fatal for three people and injures five others. Four engines and fifty cars were destroyed, with the event described as one of the railroad’s most disastrous incidents. The official Baltimore report denied fatalities, but a Herald special from Wheeling disputes that claim.
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Wheeling
New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore
Herald
Paid Off and Discharged Strike by Toledo Rail Road Brakemen
In Torrepo Ohio on September 9 brakemen on the Toledo Columbus and Cincinnati road struck for a wage rise from 1 75 to 2 per day. Trains arriving in Toledo saw crews quit and new men take over. Police intervened and the men were paid off and discharged with no further trouble expected.
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Toledo, Columbus and Cincinnati
Torrepo
Ohio
Free binding twine amendment urged by Lind in Congress
Congressmen Lind and Davis push for free binding twine as part of the McKinley bill amendment. The Minnesota delegation vows persistent advocacy to secure passage. Meanwhile in Baltimore a schooner from Huayre France arrives with several small pox cases aboard and a sailor wandered the streets before quarantine screening.
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Washington
Lind
Davis
House
Minnesota
Baltimore
S. Johnson
Huayre
France
Fire Burns Osceola Stables Nineteen Horses Lost
Marshalltown Iowa Sept 10 The residence and two livery barns of S P Robb of Osceola were burned with all contents Nineteen horses were consumed along with three carriages harnesses fixtures and a large quantity of hay and grain
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Marshalltown
Iowa
S. P. Robb
Osceola
Pennsylvania Will Go Democratic Polls Claim
A World newspaper dispatch from New York dated Sept 2 reports that Pennsylvania is expected to vote Democratic in the upcoming election, with an ex-governor predicting a defeat for his rival by at least 50,000 votes.
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Pennsylvania
New York
The
Guverius Tison
Dingley
Lewistown
Wilson nominated by Minnesota Democrats in St Paul
At the state convention in St Paul the Minnesota Democrats nominated Thomas Wilson of Winona for governor. The platform backs labor welfare, tariff reform, temperance, and pensions while opposing the McKinley bill. Ed Durant and S M Owen withdrew. a formal ballot preceded unanimous approval for Wilson. Benjamin Harrison sent congratulations to Speaker Reed and Maine leaders.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Wilson
Avavsta
Manly
Republican State Central Committee
Harrison
Maine
Burleigh
Reed
Dingley
Boutelle
Milliken
Pine Tree State
PorTuano
Thompson
Putnam
Frank
Cumberland County
Portland
Clark
Scattering
Cunningham
Guptill
Washington
Cresson
T. B. Reed
House of Repentatives
Congress
Benjamin Harrison
Winona
St. Pau
Titil A.m
H. R. Wells
Committee On
Eugene M. Wilson
Cleveland
Ireland
Treasury
Committee On Resolutions
M. Owen
Alliance
Ed. Durant
Stillwater
Thomas Wilson
Ames
Absence Triggered by Political Illness Debate in House
In Washington on September 10 Mr. Buchanan of New Jersey recalled a Monday request from Mr. Cummings to excuse the Maine delegation on political illness grounds. He faulted the move as a mistake amid ongoing Virginia election case Langston versus Venable, which Democrats reportedly delayed by breaking quorum.
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Wasuhington
Buchanan
New Jersey
Cummings
Maine
Virginia
Langston
Venable
Various Global Notes and Local Incidents Reported
In the northwest, Windom departs for Williamston with a ten day term. Minnesota school season opens at Faribault. St Paul and Manitoba figures appear in Winnipeg news. Deaths include Judge Cook of Davenport aged 86. suicide noted in Ory, Wisconsin. Railway accidents and company amendments appear along with crimes at Grand Forks and Brainerd. International notes cover Ireland's labor unrest, Crispi’s estate purchase, and Paris preparations for Preschkoff.
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Windom
Williamston
Minnesota
Faribault
St. Paul
Winnipeg
Josiah Perry
Allan
Virginia
Ment
Washington
W. J. Whitington
Litchfield
Minn
Greenhouse
Atti
Ory
Chicago
Nellie Mc
Tother
W. L. Cook
Iowa
Davenport
Cook
Havin
Ohio
Stouis
Martin
Luxton
Winnipeg Tree Press
Northern Pacific
Manitoba
Ed Boyer
Jessierville
Duluth Northwestern
Duluth
Red Walls
Grand Forks
N. D
Ed Hanson
Hanson
Signor
Crispi
Syracuse
Stcily
Ashford
Limerick
Paris
Preschkoff
Pacific
Atlantic
Havre
Siberia
England
Green Isle
Russia
Australia
Signa
Castello backs social policy mirroring William II stance
Aladride dispatch notes Prime Minister Canovas Del Castello endorses a social policy akin to Germany’s Emperor William II. He argues that the problems of the laboring class stem from free trade.
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William
Aladrid
Canovas de Castello
Germany
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