Congress Opens Forty-eighth Session in Washington
The Forty-eighth Congress convened in Washington with the Senate and House in session. Bills were introduced to end military class distinctions and allow senior officers to retire at full rank, to safeguard navigable waters, and to remove unlawful facades on public lands. The Reagan interstate commerce bill was discussed as a substitute to the existing measure, while adjournment paused action.
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Debts, Disasters and Political Bets Mark Early 1893 News
Fragments report bank closure in Middletown with Thomas King and Benjamin Brown linked to a rapid loss of assets. Violent incidents include a Danville $47,000 find, a Battle Creek attack, and a Springfield murder plot. Oklahoma border plans loom as Judge Taley appoints a receiver for a Chicago newspaper. Presidential election tallies show Blaine Ohio Wisconsin Maine and other states. Cleveland gains momentum with cabinet chatter and a Philadelphia banquet declined.
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Editor Thomas M. Watkins Shot in Personal Newspaper Feud
At Lincoln City, the father of Zora Burns fired on O A Carpenter after a column dispute. Carpenter, accused in Burns’s murder, was tried and acquitted, and walked home guarded by friends as the incident ended with a bullet striking an iron column.
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Multiple 19th Century Crimes Reported Across States
Carr A H Mtrpuy, superintendent of New Orleans workhouse, murdered on Claiborne Street during canal cleaning. Thomas Ford and 17 others arrested for the crime. Two Chesapeake and Ohio Southern trains collided near Henning's Station, Tenn, fatally injuring three and injuring others. Georgiana and Ellen Coway shot Logan and J Devonah in New Orleans over alleged leading astray. Devonah injured, Logan hospitalized. Plague decimates families in Martin County Kentucky. Seven killed in a blast near Elizabethtown, Ky. Perry, a Black man, lynched at Sulphur Springs, Texas for the Jones murder. robbery motive cited.
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Debt statement notes total obligations and assets
The regular monthly debt statement lists outstanding bonds totaling 1 106 147 100 with varying rates and a total debt of 1 855 609 51 including legal tender and gold certificates. It also shows cash in Treasury 428 340 748 available assets and notes interest due and unpaid 1 764, with details on certificates of deposit and redemption funds.
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Railroads Consolidation and Labor Measures Across North America
RETRONCHMEND extends to railroads with Pennsylvania and Michigan Central among first to consolidate departments and cut staff. Canadian Pacific Road vows 20 000 workers through winter to finish the line by October next. Mrs Fehrenbach appointed Commissioner of the National Labor Bureau. Weekly US failures total 222. Canada 271. Dry goods imports in New York reach 1 362 000 with 1 479 000 marketed. In Sonora, a clash kills thirty. Spain in turmoil with riots and conspiracy. cholera rampant and treasury bankrupt. China to continue war with France aiming at 16 000.
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Dublin Elected Mayors Face Irish Local Tensions
John O'Connor, a Parnellite, wins the Dublin mayoralty while Madden Nationaliets becomes Cork mayor as protests arise over a French grain duty. Cramer reports Switzerland to receive Russian wheat and urges American exporters to send agents to Europe for information. Protests by Russia and the United States oppose the grain duty rise.
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Funds of the Nation on Trade Taxation and Shipping Interests
The McCulloch report argues for lowering tariffs on raw materials, reducing internal taxes especially on tobacco, and removing whisky duties while preserving revenue. It urges a commission to study foreign trade, shipping subsidies, and the need to boost American manufacturing and exports. It also warns on silver coinage, calls for securing national bank circulation, and expanding silver storage vaults.
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Cleveland's Advisers on Cabinet Post Rumors
Washington telegram reports Saulsbury of Delaware believes Cleveland may offer Bayard the Secretary of State but Bayard may refuse to leave the Senate. Saulsbury also thinks Garland could get a Cabinet spot and that his service would suit the Democratic party.
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National Banks Grow Despite Financial Strain in 1884
The Comptroller of the Currency reports that by Nov 1 1884 there were 191 new national banks with 16.0 million capital and 4.87 million in circulating notes. Regional totals show Eastern 10 Middle 25 Southern 10 Western 102 Pacific 6 Territories 19 as of Feb 1863. Total banks in existence 2,671. 11 banks failed. The report analyzes assets liabilities, loan reductions, cash gains, and notes funding options including converting bonds into varying term debt and issuing currency backed by government bonds. It warns against inflation and argues for continued national bank circulation and potential silver based notes with proper regulation. It also covers bank examinations and May 1884 financial troubles.
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Cider Disuse May Drive Rheumatism Rise in New England
A medical expert links a surge in rheumatism in New England to reduced cider consumption. He notes that in cider-drinking regions rheumatism is less common, suggesting a protective effect of cider.
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