U S Senate in Extra Session Confirms Nominations
The Senate on the 30th confirmed nominations from the president including Herman Stump for immigration superintendent. Discussions on seating western senators and other Senate appointments followed with no action. Adjourned to April 3. A later session discussed the Russian treaty and a resolution against popular elections for senators, with James H. Eckles nominated for comptroller of the currency.
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U. S. Senate
Senate
Herman Stump
Maryland
William D. Owen
Committee On
Montana
Wyoming
Washington
Bath
Thomas I’. Bayard
Delaware
England
J. D. Porter
Iennessee
Chile
James A. McKenzie
Kentucky
Peru
Lewis Baker
Minnesota
Nicaragua
Pierce M. B. Young
Georgia
Guatemala
Edwin Dun
Japan
John M. Reynolds
Pennsylvania
Interior
Lawrence Maxwell, Jr
Ohio
John I. Hall
United States
Hoar
James H. Eckles
Illinois
Prairie and market headlines from a sweeping news day
Slump in May wheat on the Chicago board triggers broker panic. A Camden boy, JOHN Hit, admits murder in a planned hanging sentence. A Nebraskan prairie fire devastates Culbertson and surrounding valley. Mint finishes 5 millionth World’s Fair half dollar. Fatal wreck in Waco Alabama. Doxie theater fire at Anderson cause $100,000 loss. Cincinnati gas fitter Frank Lone kills wife and self. Fishermen lost at Provincetown. Michigan maple sugar output forecast triple. Nebraska impeachment probes target state officials. Western railways curb free travel after April 1. Kansas City fire hits Campbell Paint & Glass, $100,000 loss. Clearing-house weekly trade at $1.05 trillion. Walnut Ridge fire destroys 13 buildings, one man and child perish. Lake Erie navigation open. US reports 194 failures in seven days, 3,069 first quarter. Admiral Gherardi arrives at Fortress Monroe. McKeesport Electric plant destroyed, $100,000 loss. American Stove and Cooperage incorporated with $4 million cap. Incendiary fire at McComb, Ohio. Bronnen and Laviene jailed for 40 years for murder. Columbus stamped envelopes debut in Washington. World tour bikers Allen and Sachtleben reach St. Louis. American Press incorporated in Trenton with $2.5 million. Denver & Rio Grande train wreck injures seventeen. Carlisle says no restoration for discharged treasury staff.
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Chicago Board of Trade
John Hit
Camden
N. J
Joseph Dodson
Culbertson
Neb
Trenton
Mint
Philadelphia
William Gray
Lewis Mitchell
Georgia Pacific
Waco
Ala
Doxie Music Hall
Anderson
Ind
Frank Lone
Cincinnati
Provincetown
Mass
Michigan
Nebraska
J. G. Allen
A. B. Humphrey
G. H. Hastings
J. T. Hill
United States
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Admiral Gherardi
Baltimore
Yorktown
Vesuvius
Cushing
Fortress Monroe
Electric Company
McKeesport
American Stove and Cooperage Company
McComb
William Bronnen
John T. Laviene
Chicago
Albert Eckroth
Columbus
Washington
Thomas G. Allen
Ferguson
Will L. Sachtleben
Alton
St. Louis
American Press
Denver & Rio Grande Road
Leadville
Cal
Carlisle
Treasury Department
Multiple sensational incidents flood national news in 1893
A wide sweep of reports details shootings indictments and crimes across states from San Francisco to Illinois. Notable items include a grand jury indictment for assault with intent to murder W Riepry in San Francisco, mass layoffs in Peoria for saloon visits, deadly mine and street violence, and a snowy wreck near Durango.
Fire destroys Florence business buildings in D C
A blaze swept through a block of Florence Street in Washington DC destroying several business buildings. The loss was reported at 150000 dollars with authorities estimating extensive damage to the structures and interiors.
Notable Obituaries and Birthdays Across States
The report lists several prominent deaths and a long-lived birthday. Died are ex grand sire ER Par nswort h in San Francisco aged 75, Nathan Strawn of Crawford County Indiana aged 101, Joseph Tavenor 60 in Rahway New Jersey, Dr Henry Carr for Nenby in Montezuma Georgia, William Parker 80 in Denver Colorado, Morheer Toquurn a Potawatomi elder in Van Buren County Michigan, Grornak Washington Lusk 98 in Lexington Kentucky, Gen Hmam Lerpan inventor of the Berdan torpedo in New York, Gibson Pracocn 71 editor in Philadelphia. Also noted are safety committee member Patrick from the Lincoln era Missouri and the death of a noted Baptist clergyman in the south.
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ER. D. Parnsworth
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
United States
San Francisco
Nathaan Strawn
Crawford County
Ind
Joseph Tavenor
Rahway
N. J
Henry Carr
Nenby
Montezuma
Sie
Kentucky
Lexington
Hmam Lerpan
New York
Metropolitan Club
Washington
Gibson Pracocn
Evening Bulletin
Philadelphia
Global disasters and political upheaval reported in a turbulent era
Reports from Europe and beyond recount river disasters and fires in Austria and Austria Hungary lands. The French cabinet resigns amid a budget bill fight while Lille arsenal losses top 1 million francs. Bank suspensions in China and smallpox deaths in Malaga mark a wide crisis landscape.
Senate Debates Governors Power Over Senate Appointments
The senate debated the right of states to appoint senators when legislatures fail to elect. Presidential nominations were listed for minister postings to Switzerland Austria Hungary Greece Roumania and Servia. News items report fires floods deaths and accidents across multiple states and countries.
Fight Not Ended as Lake Shore Engineer Seeks Supreme Court
James Lennon, Lake Shore engineer found guilty of contempt, refuses to pay the fine and is jailed. Attorneys plan a habeas corpus appeal to the U S Supreme Court. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers backs the fight, with further appeals anticipated. General Manager H W Ashley notes a broader clash between unions and the federal government.
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Lake Shore Engineers
United States Supreme Court
Totepo
James Lennon
Lake Shore
Ricks
Supreme Court of the United States
Arthur
Frank Hurd
Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Ashley
H. W. Ashley
Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Road
Ann Arbor
United States
Fires Devour Property Across Allegheny Cumberland and Bethlehem
Fire at Godfrey & Clark paper mill in Allegheny Pennsylvania with wind driven spread destroyed multiple brick buildings and a grain elevator. Losses reach 550000 with most insured on the elevator. Cumberland Maryland see six structures burn in six hours with total loss around 250000. Bethlehem Pennsylvania reports fierce mountain fires near St Luke’s hospital and Lehigh University Park.
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Allegheny
Cumberland
Pirrspuncu
Godfrey & Clark
South Canal and
Chestnut Streets
Hope
Pittsburgh Department
Allegheny Department
Eberhardt & Ober Brewing Company
E. M. Ferguson
H. J. Heinz Pickle Company
Ferguson
McKaig Block
Baltimore Street
Mechanic Street
Bethlehem
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lehigh University Park
President Cleveland Nominates Batch to Senate
The president sent nominations to the senate including James O. Broadhead of Missouri as envoy to Switzerland Bartlett Tripp of South Dakota to Austria Hungary Aben Alexander of North Carolina to Greece Roumania and Servia and consuls James E. Neal at Liverpool James M. Dobbs at Valparaiso Q C Eck ford at Kingston Jamaica David N. Burke at Pernambuco Edgar Whidden at St Stephen N B Henry I Merritt at Barmen Asa D. Dickinson at Nottingham Benjamin Leuthier at Sherbrooke.
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Cleveland
Senate
Washington
James O. Broadhead
Missouri
United States
Switzerland
Bartlett Tripp
South Dakota
Austria-Hungary
Aben Alexander
North Carolina
Greece
Roumania
Servia
James E. Neal
Qghio
Liverpool
James M. Dobbs
Georgia
Valparaiso
Q. C. Eckford
Mississippi
Kingston
Jamaica
David N. Burke
New York
Pernambuco
Edgar Whidden
Maine
St. Stephen
N. B
Henry I. Merritt
Ilinois
Barmen
Asa D. Dickinson
Nottingham
Benjamin Leuthier
Massachusetts
Sherbrooke
Suttons Debts Loom Large for Louisville Forger
The forger Sutton faces liabilities nearing 300000 dollars with debts spread across Baltimore secured by old rye whiskey. A 30000 dollar loan from the Lawrenceburg Bank ky is secured and expected to net 10000 to 15000 after collateral sale. Louisville banks hold 88000 of spurious warehouse receipts. Cincinnati parties owe about 120000 and others 70000 more.
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Louisville
Sutton
Baltimore
Lawrenceburg Bank
Lawrenceburg
Cincinnati
Ear Disease Cure Claims and Patent Remedies
A medical ad argues deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 guarantee for curable catarrh related deafness. It promotes Hostetters Bitters for malaria resistance and critiques monopolies in industry. The piece also references Beechams Pills and other patent remedies in a collage of quotes.
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Hall
KS. Carney & Co
Toledo
Syrup of Figs A Reliable Gentle Laxative
An advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting liquid laxative that cleanses the system, eases colds headaches and fevers, and improves health. It claims kidneys liver and bowels are strengthened without weakening them and endorses the California Fig Syrup Co as the sole manufacturer.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Scott & Bowne
N.Y
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Kright
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N. Yo
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Hood
Broome St
New York City
Hood’s
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Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
Spurgeon
C.H. Spurgeon
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London
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W. Baker & CO
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