Informer Claims Hidden Theft in Armor Plate Bonds
Report from Washington details attorney Wallace’s failed effort to present new evidence of fraud in naval armor contracts. The piece questions the reliability of informers and outlines a probe timeline involving Secretary Herbert, Captain Saipan, and ex-Har gess Mc Luckie. It notes potential implications for Caines Company and a century-old armor plate practice.
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Contested Presidential Powers Stir Court Ruling
A controversial court decision may alter presidential practices as judges weigh executive authority over appointments and policy moves. The ruling centers on constitutional limits and could reshape how presidents act while awaiting Congress or advisory bodies. The text notes opposition from critics and the potential for lasting impact on executive impulses.
Willie Wilde Secretly Weds Irish Heiress in London
Willie Wilde brother of Oscar Wilde and ex husband of Mrs. Frank Leslie of New York wed Miss Sophia Lees in Leonijon London by special license. Wilde, a journalist, is said to be wealthy. his previous marriage to Mrs. Leslie ended badly amid claims of dependence and a later suit.
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Miss Tyler Indignant Breaks Off Gould Engagement
New York April 4 Actress Odette Tyler is confined to her room with nervous prostration but expects to sail for Europe Saturday. She says she ended the engagement to Howard Gould by herself, returned the 1000000 diamond and pearl ring, and declined his calls as her friends claim the Gould family would not welcome her. The couple, once lovers, are now estranged and treated as separated.
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Execution at St Louis of Murderer Charlca Wisdom
Charlca Wisdom, a 22 year old Black man, was hanged in the St Louis jail yard on the night of April 4 1802 in front of about thirty people. The drop was too short and Wisdom choked to death as authorities accuse him of murdering tobacconist Edward A Drexler and robbing his Pine Street store. Willard and Wise were arrested. Willard aided prosecutors and was acquitted. The report notes Will Reams, Dixon of Rhode Island, and an evolving legal scene.
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Reprimand in Assembly Sparks Partisan Clash
Sulzer of New York City urged colleagues not to vote as eight Democrats refused to cast ballots. Nine lawmakers were ruled in contempt, brought to the bar, and publicly reprimanded by the speaker amid disorderly scenes.
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Quorum Rule Showdown in Democratic Caucus and Reed's Rise
Washington April 16 The Democratic caucus debates a new quorum counting rule to count members present only and to ensure clear execution. Reed is center stage as Republicans press for a rule recognizing an actual visible quorum. Dingley and Breckinridge stories also appear in this wrap of congressional notes and a Lincoln memoir meeting.
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Senator Zebulon Vance Dies After Stroke in Washington
North Carolina Senator Zebulon Baird Vance died at his Washington home after a morning apoplexy. A Confederate veteran and former governor, he served in Congress and the Senate with a tariff debate influence. Remains will depart to Black Mountain, N C, for burial with senatorial honors.
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Pollard jury verdict in Bradley court awarded seventeen dollars
Clerk asks the foreman for the Pollard jury about the verdict and the judge Bradley presides. The jury returns a verdict of 18 dollars as the average of twelve written amounts folded in a hay, with the plantiff named in court.
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Hero of Balaklava Dead and Dreary Washington Debates
Veteran William Hibbert of Nottingham died in New York at 65 after a week of pneumonia. A survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade, he later visited the British flagship during the Columbian naval demonstrations. Debates on the tariff bill continued in the Senate into the following week. The monument commission named generals for a new state statue set and Peffer proposed a Coxey committee. An attempted train wreck near Janesville, Minnesota, targeted a passenger train but was foiled by a slower freight engine.
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Despondent woman attempts self harm in Green Street
Margaret Rippel of 6060 Green Street cut her throat with a knife and was taken to the county hospital where doctors doubted the wound would be fatal. She had recently sought a divorce and learned of her sister’s death amid despondency. In Hawaii ex queen Liliuokalani reportedly favors annexation to gain the Harrison pension.
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Crop reports lift hopes while gold drains to Europe resume
New York April 16 R G Dun and Co Weekly Review notes improving but obstructed progress in building and metal trades as coke shortages and miners strikes threaten output. Favorable crop reports spark hopes, while renewed gold exports and dwindling dealer stocks intensify demand. With uncertain currency and tariff futures, commercial failures shrink though some large liabilities persist. Wheat stocks abroad fall short of expectations while exports total about 1.96 million bushels this week.
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Brazilian Revolt Ended as Mello Surrenders to Uruguay
Reports from MoxTEVioxo on April 16 state Admiral de Mello and about 1,500 insurgents disembarked at the Uruguay frontier, then surrendered to Uruguayan authorities. the Rio Grande do Sul rebellion appears crushed as Brazilian forces disarm the insurgents and a state of siege in Rio de Janeiro may end soon. Local dispatches note Da Gama’s manifesto about asylum on Mindello’s ship and Argentine willingness to receive refugees. other items cover a murder trial in Cuicico, a tank-car fire in Cuicanco, a diary donation in Iowa, and insurrection fears linked to Coxey’s movement.
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General Slocum Dead From Pneumonia at Brooklyn Home
General Henry W Blocum died at his Clinton Avenue home in Brooklyn from pneumonia after a brief illness. Doctors Bellows Fuchs and Westbrook treated him, he recovered briefly then worsened and died at 12 05 AM. The house was closed and news delayed until after 2 AM.
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Student of Augustana praises Drs Stackhouse Daniel cure
Frank Tornholm of Augustana College Rock Island recounts four years of catarrhal trouble affecting his eyes and studies. He credits Drs Stackhouse and Daniel with rapid improvement after treatment by mail and notes he no longer needs glasses by daylight. He endorses the doctors and their mail system for distant patients with symptom blanks for diagnosis and instruction.
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