Carnegie Blamed For Armor Plate Fraud
Representative Amos J. Cummings presented a preliminary report on Carnegie Steel armor plate and billets. The committee sustains fraud charges, calls for testing fifty nine suspect plates, faults government inspection for negligence, and warns crimes against those who defraud the government to endanger seamen and the nation.
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Washington
Amos J. Cummings
House
Naval Affairs
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Company
Cummings
Kochs Diphtheria Specific Promises Near Cure
New York readers are told that Kochs anti-toxine treatment will be introduced by the city board of health. Animals inoculated with diphtheria bacilli recover and are treated until their blood becomes anti toxic, then serum is injected into patients. If treated within thirty six hours, mortality could drop to near nothing from the current 27 percent. A second item notes a Hiawatha Kansas plan to build railway shops with ex employee stock backing and Chicago capital, using a cooperative plan and six percent guaranteed returns.
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New York
Board of Health
Koch
Hrawatha
Kas
Pullman, Ills
Chicago
Hiawatha
Wheat rushes to harvest in Red River valley North Dakota
Wheat harvest accelerates as timely August weather allows March sown fields to mature in about ninety days. Red River valley farmers report abundant yields and safe stacks or threshed grain after rapid sowing, cutting, and shipping. President Cleveland begins trip back to Gray Gables from New York, boarding the lighthouse tender John D. Rogers after departing Washington.
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Dakoota
Grand Forks
N D
Red River Valley
New York
Cleveland
Gray Gables
Pennsylvania Station
Jersey City
John D. Rogers
Woabington
Lamont
Thurber
Bryant
Mississippi Fight Over Special Warrants Stirs Federal Action
The attorney general supports Chief Hazen of the secret service against Mississippi in issuing warrants resembling United States notes. Proceedings will be begun against the St Louis Bank Note Co and Western Bank Note Co, with state officials likely targeted. Felony penalties include fines up to 5000 dollars and up to 15 years hard labor.
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Uncle Sam
Wasuixcros
Chief Hazen
Secret Service
Western Bank Note Company
Chicago
Mississippi
United States
Stone
Auditor of State
Internal Revenue prepares new high tax on spirits
Washington telegram directs collectors to collect tax on spirits at 110 dollars per gallon and apply a proportionate rate on fractions. Stamp deputies to be notified. Also notes treasury cash balance on Aug 22 at 120,493,130 with 54,069,805 in gold reserves.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Miller
Treasury
Deer thrive under Vermont game laws upsetting farmers
In Rutland Vermont farmers complain deer ravage crops and gardens near Shrewsbury while partridges and black bears roam freely. They blame recent game protections and urge legislative changes at the next session. Nearby, Iron Hall No 4 convenes in Cleveland as a Baltimore affiliate reorganizes after receivership. A separate report from Pittsburg notes a striker attack leaving James Weybrew fatally wounded or near death after an assault at Gas City.
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Rutland
George H Woodward
Shrewsbury
Game League
Pittsmin
James Weybrew
United States Glass Company Works
Weybrew
Gas City
Pittsburg
Steve McKain
McKain
Coal loading blocked by guards at Kentucky Canal Coal
In Gravelly an Eastern Kentucky Canal Coal Company near here refuses to sign the scale and loads coal with Deputy Marshal Sandera and his posse guarding. The posse came under fire from an ambush with several shots hitting the cabin. Miners are determined to stop completion of loading, raising the likelihood of serious trouble.
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Gravelly
Eistern
Kentucky Cannel Coal Company
Here
United States
Sandera
Four robbers nabbed in Chicago heist case
Four panel game workers arrested in New York over an eight thousand dollar robbery of Thomas M Sears of Kansas City while he was in Chicago. The suspects are William Raymond alias Billy Abeinhart 27, Charles Bulmont alias Frank Stewart 20, Kittie Raymond alias Kitty Meyers 28, and Annie Belmont alias Alice Stewart 23.
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New York
Thomas M. Sears
Kansas City
Chicago
William Raymond
Billy Abeinhart
Charles Bulmont
Frank Stewart
Kittie Raymond
Kitty Meyers
Annie Belmont
Alice Stewart
Married for a Joke Crashes in Early Secret Wedlock
Fred Albritton son of Rev J L Albritton of Fremont and Miss Lil Nap Uroo daughter of John F Oran of Cleveland secretly wed in La Crosse on Aug 10 as a joke. Both were underage and the marriage was annulled at Sandusky after the father found the certificate.
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Frisont
Fred Albritton
J. L. Albritton
Fremont M. & Church
Lil Nap Uroo
John F. Oran
Cleveland
Lakeside Coal Company
la Crosse
Albritton
Sandusky
Governor appoints delegates to national irrigation congress
Springfield Ill August 24 The governor named E G Graham of Lincoln and Edward B F Cragin of Chicago as delegates to the national irrigation congress to be held in Denver in September and an additional announcement is expected.
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Mindrs
Springfield
Ill
E G. Graham
Lincoln
Eiward BF. Cragin
Chicago
National Irrigation Congress
Denver
Tariny Bibl A Law and Tariff Reform Battle
A Washington dispatch summarizes President Cleveland's stance on the tariff bill. He will not veto but will allow the bill to become law without his signature, citing provisions not in line with honest tariff reform. The letter details concerns about trusts, party loyalty, and the bill's mixed improvements amid Democratic reform debates.
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Catchings
Wasnington
Moline Dispatch
Congress
Washington
Senate
Cleveland
Representative Catchings
Executive Mansion
Dg&ar
Mr. Clark
Alabama
Terefoe
Free raw materials vital to tariff reform, says Cleveland
The letter emphasizes free coal and iron ore as foundational to tariff reform, arguing cheap inputs unlock American enterprise and reduce consumer costs. Cleveland urges continuous effort by tariff reform supporters and notes the broader economic reach of free raw materials for industry and employment.
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Gosson
Secretary of the Treasury
Senators Expire Next March in Benatorial Terms List
A historical notice lists United States senators whose terms expire next March and notes the states and parties of those up for reelection. It covers Democrats and Republicans, mentions Rhode Island, New York, Mississippi, Alabama, Oregon, and other states, and explains how vacancies and successors will be chosen by legislatures and governors.
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Wasuinaroy
United States
James H. Berry
Arkansas
Matthew C. Butler
South Caroling
Dorelson Caffery
Louisiana
Johnson N.camden
York Virginia
Richard Coke
Texas
Isham G. Herris
Tennessee
William Lindsay
Kentucky
John Martin
Kansas
John R. McPherson
New Jersey
Matt W. Ransom
North Carolina
Patrick Walsh
Georgia
Joseph M. Carey
Wyoming
William KE. Chandler
New Hampshire
Shelby B. Callom
Ilinois
William 3B. Frys
Maine
Anthony Higgins
Delaware
George E. Hoar
Massachusetts
Charles B. Manderson
Nebraska
James Ric- Millan
Michigan
R. EF. Pettigrew
South Dakota
Thomas O. Power
Montana
George Shoup
Idaho
William D. Washburn
Minnesota
Edward O. Wolcott
Colorado
Nathan F. Dixon
Rhode Island
James E. Wilson
Iowa
Joseph N. Dolph
Oregon
Eppa Hunton
Virginia
J. McLaurin
Mississippi
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Dixon
George Pagbody Wetmore
Jons
Wilson
Gear
Walthall
Laurin
Hopa Hunton
Martin
Morgan and
Dolph
C. Blanchard
Thomas J. Jarvis
George O. Perkins
California
John Patton, Jr
Montans
Washington
Clocks in Capitol End Session At Exact Time
Washington August 29 for the first time in years the Capitol clocks showed the adjournment time as the presiding officers hit their gavels and ended the session. Previously clocks were reset to the hour in the concurrent resolution, but this time both houses waited on the president who had allowed the tariff bill to become law without his signature. The adjournment at 2 p m passed without incident amidst gallery crowds.
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Washington
Capitol
Colorado Governor Waite Arrest Sparks Political Turmoil
Denver August reports the arrest of Governor Waite for privacy of mail triggers political debate. Populists blame Republicans for the move to influence the Populist renomination, while Waite claims the charge is part of a political attack. The case centers on a letter read by Matron Likens and the alleged involvement of police and municipal figures.
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Denver
Waite
Republicana
Likens
Rhode
Armstrong
Dwyer
Double Tragedy in Texas: Man with No Legs Kills Woman
Bonham August tragedy ends in murder and suicide as Re D McNitt, a legless street vendor, kills Mrs Martin by throat slitting and dies by self inflicted wound with a razor. a neighbor ax is found nearby. Other incidents report whitecaps assaulting farmer Madison Cheadle and jealous murder suicide in Springfield.
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Bonham
Aug
RE. D. McNitt
Martin
Arkansas
McNitt
Abe
Mrs. Martin
Civil Service Chief Laments Rail Way Clerks Reinstatement Plan
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt criticizes the proposed reinstatement of dismissed railway mail clerks as a partisan measure. He urges limits on political solicitation in government buildings and seeks a broader classified service, citing recent prosecutions and the need to protect employees who refuse political contributions.
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Washington
Civil Service
Roosevelt
Lodge
Cockrell
Bynum
Ohio
Internal Revenue
Kentucky
Water drills under fog at Knights camp in Potomac
In WasuivoTos on August 80 the Knights of Pythias held prize drills amid thick fog at their Potomac camp. Divisions listed include Prevost No. 1 Kansas City, Lily No. 16 Hadcliffe, Percival No. 11 Mobile, John Baer Glen No. 10 Eau Claire, Pioneer No. 1 Little Rock, Marion No. 25 Marion, Terre Haute No. 8, Kansas City No. 3, Excelsior No. 1 Indianapolis. The biennial supreme temple convention of the Pythian Sisters begins. temple total 416 with over 25,000 members. The Goddess of Liberty atop the Capitol dome was lit by electric lights, a feat previously deemed hazardous.
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Pythian Slaters
WasuivoTos
Knights of Pythias
Potomac
Tall Grounds
Prevost No
Kansas City
Lily
Hadcliffe
Percival
Mobile
Ala
John Baer Glen
Eau Claire
Pioneer
Little Rock
Ark
Marion
Ind
Terre Haute
Lod
Excelsior
Judianapolis
Supreme Temple of the
Order of the Pythian Sisters of the World
Godess of Liberty
Capitol
Albert Ports
New Disease Among Stock Reported in Illinois
In Shelby county sheep are dying from a new disease and the state veterinary is to investigate. In DuPage county horses are dying from a new disease attributed to excessive drought.
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Springfield
Lils
Shelby County
DuPage County
Illinois Weekly Crop Bulletin Reports Mixed Conditions
Springfield August 20 The Illinois weather service bulletin for the week ending August 27 notes temperatures near normal in the north and central regions with southern areas daily below normal. Sunshine was average, rainfall below average and uneven, drought easing with rains on the 23rd. Corn conditions vary by county with some fields past recovery, fodder cutting in Perry and Monroe, and good bottoms yield potential if frost does not strike. Broom corn harvest continues with good yields and fair quality after recent rains.
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Mate Weither
Springfield
Tllinois Weather Service
Perry
Monrose
New Tariff Law Endangers Reciprocity Treaties
Washington August 2 The new tariff law Section 71 repeals parts of the McKinley act affecting reciprocity treaties. Officials fear the measure will nullify Blaine era agreements by changing duties, though some hope for preserving existing terms under provisos. Diplomats predict most treaties are effectively repealed by the act.
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Washington
United States
Blaine
State Department
Restless vanishes with crew after Lake Superior voyage
The schooner Restless sailing from Manrirowoo to Pine Lake Michigan, seven days overdue, is presumed lost with all hands. Crew members include Captain Herbert Benson, Roland Roeber, and David Devine, all from the same harbor. Restless, owned by Captain Joseph Kidwards, was seen as seaworthy and may have been struck by a big boat in a lake fog or capsized in a squall.
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Manrirowoo
Wis
Restless
Pine Lake
Mich
Herbert Benson
Roland Roeber
David Devine
Joseph Kidwards
Renee Nes
Han
Alles
Miles
Kane
Young farmer dies after melon wager with sister
In an Australian tale, William Seawourth, a young farmer from Pear Chana, wagered with his sister that he could eat more melons than she could. The bet was accepted. The boy died and the sister is said to be unable to recover.
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Springfield
Wilson Howard
William Seawourth
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