Forty Seven Noes and the New Rule Adopted by the House
The Reuters-style account reports the U S House voting 212 to 47 to adopt a quorum counting rule from the Fifty first Congress. Reed and Republicans celebrate while 47 Democrats oppose citing obstruction and want longer debate time. The debate is calm, with speeches by Reed, Catchings, Wells and allies highlighting the shift to a quicker legislative process.
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Wasuinotor
Reed of
Mains
Reed
Catchings
Wells
Wisconsin
Burrows
Committee On Rules
Boutelle
Cateling
Wheeler
Bryan
Kilgore
Grow
Springr
Russell
Georgia
Bynum
Theraupon Reed
House
S Tate
Abbates
Black
Bland
Breckinridge
Kentucky
Capehart
Causey
Cobb
Alabama
Conn
New House Rules Tested During Roll Call Debates
The House debates the new procedure for roll calls with members present but not voting. Reed seeks to void an arrest order, while Dockery and Cogswell watch the count. Republicans resist early voting and later comply, confirming a quorum and clarifying leaves of absence and pay questions.
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Emma
Reed
Bamle
Atarms
Dockery and
Cogswell
Livingston
House
Dalzell and Johnson
Ohio
Wells
Wisconsin
Wella
Cumberland Left Behind on Coxey Army Barge Trip
In Cumberland Maryland on April 18 the commonweal army begins a barge journey toward Williamsport. Coxey and Carl Browne bid farewell from the canal bank as citizens line the streets, pledging to return by better roads funded by upcoming bond issue bills. The march proceeds along a river route through steep rock walls as bugler calls reveille and the marchers greet onlookers.
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Coxzey
Williamsport
Cumberland
Army of the Commonweal
Tooting
John” White
Ball Park
The
Republic
Coxey
Carl Browne
Commonwealth
Congress
Vanderbilt Special Sets Speed Record on Cleveland Run
The Vanderbilt special, carrying Cornelius Vanderbilt Chauncey M Cepew and President John Newell, ran from Cleveland to Erie in 95 minutes over 953 miles with stops for water at Ashtabula and Collinwood. The 88 mile Kingsville to Dock Junction stretch averaged 70.7 mph, fastest on that division.
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Cleveland
Union Depot
Lake Shore
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Chauncey M. Cepew
John Newell
Erie
Ashtabula
Collinwood Yards
Collinwood
Baybrook
Kingsville
Dock Junction
Fire at Joliet clothing store sparks near-smothering blaze
An incendiary fire at 218 Jefferson street Joliet Illinois sparked with smoke and flames in M Halpern clothing store. Clerk Morris Aaronson arrested but claims innocence as authorities hold him for grand jury. Over a dozen residents in adjoining rooms were nearly suffocated by smoke before crews quenched the fire.
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Chicago
Morris Aaronson
Waterworks Superintendent Drowned at Pensacola Bay
Pensacola Florida August eighteenth reports that George W. Southgate waterworks superintendent and five companions in a small sailboat sank six miles offshore returning from a fish dinner. One man died before daylight, others were rescued by a passing barge as the wreckage was located.
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Pensacola
Fla
George W. Bouthgate
Striking A R U Disrupts Great Northern Railway
St Paul April 18 end of fourth day since American Railway Union strike on Great Northern spreads across 4406 miles of system. Only about 200 miles still operate. Strikers prevent train makeup at all points along lines. No official conference planned between A R U leaders and railway management, though rumors circulate. Leaders claim confidence. company says they have far more workers than needed. Brotherhoods refuse to recognize A R U. circular urged grievances to be voiced through usual channels.
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American Railway Union
Great Northern
Arthur
Howard
A. BR. U
Morrisey
Brotherhoods
Brotherhood
Hill
Helens
Mont
Case
St. Cloud
Devil
Willmar
Debs Returns to Terre Haute then Heads to Pant for Strike
Debs, head of the American Railway Union, arrived home in Terre Haute Ind on April 18 citing urgent business and left for Pant to inspect the Great Northern strike scene. He said many reports of his whereabouts had circulated from Omaha and praised the striking workers for their conduct, noting 80 percent union membership and potential cross‑brotherhood support while expecting no retaliation from other order chiefs.
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Terre Havre
Ind
E. V Debs
American Railway Union
Omaha
J. Pant
Great Northern
Kelly
Council Bluffs
Debs
Ilegal
Onesue
Reduction in Customs Expenses
Washington April 18 lawmakers move to abolish the office of customs collector at forty two smaller ports and transfer duties to larger offices. The plan covers Burlington Illinois Gateng Illinois La Creme Wisconsin Grand Haven Michigan Rock Island Illinois and other points yielding about 5000 in revenue while costing 960001. Assistant Secretary Hamblin notes no objection to the discontinuance of these ports except Brownsville and Corpus Christi Texas.
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Congress
House Committee
Burlington
Gateng
Ills
la Creme
Wis
Michigan
Grand Haven
Mich
Rock Island
Illa
Treasury Department
Hamblin
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Tex
Adelaides Giant Boa Disgorges Rug After Sleep
In Adelaide a massive boa constrictor at the zoo, said to be the largest in captivity, has disgorged a ten foot square Persian rug after two months sleeping with it in its stomach. The rug shows staining but the animal seems unharmed. The incident follows a wave of newspaper strikes in the city and a fatal accident involving children.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Adelaide Zoological Garden
Election weather across towns shows Republican gains
Havana elects Pretty man as judge by a BS margin over Murfock and others. Moonszagua and Bromrox report anti license wins. Premia notes six of seven aldermen Republicans. Adamsburg shows license majority. Washington covers Judge Wilson's social purity stance. women applaud with bouquets. Springfield reports armed smallpox quarantine as Edwardsville guards the poor farm against Madison county cases.
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William M.prettyman
Anice
CO. H. Murfock
J. P
Weather
Moonszagua
Dis
Brxrox
High Loshae
Board of Supervisors
Premia
Lcenseseus Fran
A. Re
Springfield
Lls
Edwardsville
Madison Race Track
Madison
Deaiies
State Guard
Madison County
Two Men Try to Rob Urbana School Official
Two men attempted to rob Professor C A Bowsher, superintendent of Champaign city schools, in western Urbana. He used an umbrella against armed footpads. a shot struck his breast. The wound is described as dangerous, but physicians have not yet assessed the severity. The highwaymen escaped.
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Urbana
Ills
C. A. Bowsher
Champaign
Bowsher
Professor Bowsher
Cadwallader Embezzlement Case Testimony Details
In Cadwallader embezzlement case, James H. Palmer of the United States National Bank of New York testified in federal court about a loan Cadwallader secured from the New York bank using Superior bank stock as collateral. The prosecution contends Cadwallader labeled it a personal loan, while Palmer described it as a bank loan.
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Mapuon
Wis
Cadwallader
James H. Palmer
United States National Bank of New York
New York Bank
Superior Bank
Superior
Smallpox Alarm in Chicago County Hospital Quarantine
Ten cases of small pox were found in the county hospital in Chicago and the facility has been quarantined. Health authorities, alarmed by the outbreak, have begun house-to-house searches for new cases in the crowded city districts.
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Chicago
Penthonas
Abbreviated telegrams report multiple deaths and events
Reports from Keokuk Iowa describe a fatal electric accident killing James Sterritt and others while Charien Jones is fatally wounded. Other briefs note brewery unions seeking a national organization under Knights of Labor, Lutheran petitions to insert the name of the Deity into the constitution, obituaries for Mar gery Gilbert and James Roberts and Dr. Samuel Stewart, and various international and local notes including Verdi's Paris visit, Coburg pageantry, a train executive resignation, Des Moines saloon petition drives, and Nellia Grant Sartoris planning to live in Washington with family moves.
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James Sterritt
Eter Keefe
Jobo Rowan
Charien Jones
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Congress
Spring Green
Wis
Margery Gilbert
Udge
Hiram T. Gilbert
Chicago
Bourbon
Ind
James Roberta
Pontiac
Ills
Samuel Stewart
Peixoto
Desterro
Magnus Larson
Flake
Duluth
Minn
August Loessler
New York
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Paris
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Richard Gotthall
Columbia College
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Victoria
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J. M. Egan
Chicago Great Western Railway
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San Diego
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Bhut
President Kean Resigns Amid Board Shakeup
St Paul April 1 J M Egan longtime president and general manager tendered his resignation which was accepted. The board elected A A Silokney former vice president and recent chair of the board to succeed him. Baranel Muckney son of Buck Buckeye and other officials named in the turmoil.
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J. M. Egan
Chicago Great Western Railway
Egan
A. A. Silokney
Ben
Baranel Muckney
BuckpeTy Wangnetia
Bennaa
The Great Decline and Tariff Vote Delays In Senate
Washington April 16 Special. The Senate debates closure on the tariff bill with Allen Hill and Voorhees arguing for early action while Democrats fear minority tactics. A gloom over the capitol grows as vetoes and filibustering compound agricultural distress and potential political reshaping ahead of elections.
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Galery
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Maryland
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Johnson
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Wear Good Shoes and Foot Fashion Desiderata
An archaic piece emphasizes footwear as a mark of style. It notes that a plain dress above the shoe can still appear neat if the foot is well turned out, while extravagant shoes on plain attire create incongruity, illustrated by a humorous image of a peacock.
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Evens Peacock
Tleals Republic
Four Bears Found Dead in Browns Valley In Wyoming Letter
The Tribune reports a Wyoming letter stating four dead bears were found in Browns Valley. Nearby recoveries include papers and part of a man's clothing but no body. The name Farquharson appears in the papers.
Mark Twain and Hall Make Assignment in New York
Samuel L. Clemens and Frederick J. Hall, operating as Charles J. Webster & Co., booksellers and publishers, have filed an assignment for the benefit of their creditors in New York. The filing affects debts and assets of the literary firm.
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Mark Twain
New York
Samuel L. Clemens
Frederick J. Hall
Charles J. Webster &Co
Henry Ives Dead The Napoleon of Finance Passes
Henry Ives died in Asheville North Carolina after a long illness. He moved there two months ago to a hillside estate overlooking French Broad valley near George Vanderbilt’s property and planned to return to Wall Street. Prominent bankers visited him and hoped for recovery, but his career in railways and finance remains well known.
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North Carolina
New York
Henry
Ives
Asheville
N.C
Beatty Bonglow
Blus Ridge
Ashelle
George W.vanderbilt
ACVRY
Iven
Wall Street
Punishment for Lynchers Proposed in Ohio Bill
Representative Clifford from Cuyahoga introduces two bills to curb lynching. The first makes participation in an assembling group that kills or attempts to kill for crime a crime punishable by five to twenty years in state penitentiary. The second requires the governor to direct the attorney general to assist the local prosecutors and allows venue changes if impartial trial is in doubt.
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Clifford
Cuyahoga County
Preparing for the Commonwealers in Washington
Washington authorities mobilize to receive General Coxey and his commonweal army. Detectives Quinlan and Boyd join the ranks at Cumberland to gain insider access, identify criminals among the enlistments, and uncover any sinister plans.
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Washington
Coxey
Vdhers Quinlan and Boyd
Cumberland
Notorious Hatfield McCoy feud figures killed near Kentucky line
A Kentucky report says Frank Phillips and detective William Bevins were killed by the Ricketts at the Kentucky Virginia state line near Sandy River while pursuing them. The Ricketts had earlier killed Farell in Logan County.
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Louieville
the Times
Ines
Pike County
Frank Phillips
Hatford
Brothers Swear Against Each Other In Robbery Case
In Lancaster on April 10 Mart Busz gard and Joe Brownawoelger were convicted of robbing and shooting Issiah Shearer, a nearly 60 year old man near Groffadale. Mart confessed that his brother Abe, a former outlaw now an evangelist, aided the crime, and Abe’s testimony linked the defendants to the act.
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Lancaster
Mart Buszgard
Joe Brownawoelger
Issiah Shearer
Groffadale
Mart
Abe
Mrs George H Williams Conspicuous Figure in Washington
Mrs George H Williams wife of the ex United States Attorney General Williams died in Portland Oregon after weeks of feeble health. She was a conspicuous figure in Washington where her husband served as United States senator from Wisconsin and attorney general to Grant.
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Portland
George H Williams
Williams
United States
Chis Ette
Grant
Killa
Buffalo Delegation Joins Coxey Protest By Train
Burravo April 19 Buffalo will send a delegation to Washington to join Coxey's commonweal protest. The group will not be composed of travel walkers but will consist of men sympathetic to Coxey's aims, joined by a Rochester unit, traveling by train to unite against interest-bearing bonds and other items Coxey opposes.
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Burravo
Buffalo
Washington
Coxey
Rochester
Inheritance Tax Law Upheld as Unconstitutional Ruling
In LAnema Michigan April 10 the Michigan supreme court declared the Duran inheritance tax law unconstitutional. The act, passed by the last legislature, imposed a 5 percent tax on property valued at zero and up inherited by direct or collateral heirs, and a 1 percent tax on inheritances of larger value, with revenue allocated to the state general fund.
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Lanema, Mich
Uananimous
Michigan
Reed applauded in theater at national event
The audience exploded in applause as Reed, aged 19 and former speaker, entered the National theatre. As she walked down the center aisle during the first act, he was recognized and the ovation spread rapidly through the entire house.
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Reeds
theTun
Reed
Aisie
Montgomery Negro Lynched Near Lewisburg Tenn
A Commercial Gazett special from Lewisburg Tenn reports Henry Montgomery a Black man was lynched by unknown men one mile north of Cincinnati. Montgomery had recently served time for larceny and had threatened to burn the homes of several white residents.
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Cincinnati
Lewisburg
Tenn
Henry Montgomery
Here
Montgomery
Thieves Enter A Clothing Store in Axtico
Thieves entered the clothing store of S. Neuman & Bon in Axtico on April 19 and carried off a large quantity of clothing. No trace of the thieves or the stolen goods has been found.
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Axtico, Was
S. Neuman & Bon
Fire disrupts Sacramento street car electric light plant
A high fire at Sacramento Cal on April 1 damaged the Oxplital Gas company electric light plant contracts for lighting the city and running street cars. The blaze caused power interruptions and halted street car service as crews battled the flames and assessed the extent of the damage to the facility and equipment. Local authorities investigated the cause and potential safety improvements following the incident.
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Hig Flre
Sacramento
SaonantexTo
Cal
Oxplital Gas Company
Yarued
Feud in the Family Ends in Shootout at Madison Office
In Madison Indiana a meeting between rivals William B Copeland and William H Bruning led to Copeland drawing a pistol and firing at Bruning. Harris and Braning were wounded, while ex Attorney General Miller and others intervened. Copeland was arrested. The dispute centers on the large estate of John F Bruning and involves Clara Copeland and William H Bruning in multiple U S suits.
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Harrison, Miller & Elam
Neot
Caffray
Harrison
Miller
William B. Copeland
William H B. Braning
Madison
Ind
Braning
A. C. Harris
Ford Winter
Copeland
Mr. Harris
Brawing
W H H Miller
Copsland
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Meo
Jefferson County
Harris Will Keouver
Harris
Troy Hall
Congress
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Bruning
United State Court
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William H. Braning
John F Bruning
Clara Copelaud
William H. Bruning
Copelaud
Clara
Addison C. Harris
Exciting Election In Bloomington Municipal Ticket Split
Bloomington held a dramatic municipal election with four mayoral candidates including independent Republican Heafer straight Republican, Miller Democrat, Belcher Prohibitionist, and Smith independent Republican. Lawrence won police magistrate by 4374. Council members Neville Status Welch Hodge Scott Republicans and Costello Democrat elected. The city’s council balance remains unchanged.
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Ill
Fuld
Smith
Heafer
Miller
Belcher
Lawrence
Neville
Stauts
Welch
Hodge
Scott
Advance in wages at Lambert & Bishop mill
Notice from Lambert and Bishop wire mill, a unit of Consoli dated Steel and Wire, announcing a 10 percent wage increase for wire drawers. The Sinois Steel mill, closed for a year, will restart Wednesday May 1. The Luminors steel mill will bring 2,000 workers onto the payroll.
Queen Victoria Arrives at Coburg for Hesse Coburg Marriage
Queen Victoria arrived at Coburg at 4 55 p m and was greeted with modest ceremony by the Duke and Duchess of Coburg Schoburg and members of the imperial and royal families gathered to attend the Hesse Coburg marriage event.
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