Political Turmoil and Fires Highlight Week in Congress
The Senate votes to non concur in House amendments to the Nicaragua Canal bill while tariff debate continues. Filibusters stall Oklahoma measures in the House. Delphi on diplomatic reforms and army ranks mix with disasters from New York reservoirs to Niagara gale. National Farmers Alliance meets in Des Moines with calls for direct money to people.
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Senate
House
Oklahoma
McAdoo
N. J
United States
Dakota
Thomas C. Anderson
Iowa
Supreme Court of the
Territory of
Utah
Washington
Notable Deaths and Political Rounds Across States
A series of obituaries and political events from mid month includes Mrs. Mouspenary’s death in Virginia at 92, funeral of Owen Brown’s son in California, and resignations and nominations for U S Senators in Illinois Indiana Tennessee Kansas. Ex congressman O R Singleton dies in Washington aged 76. Obituaries also note inventor Auvin Taynton in Newark and railway magnate Mrs Jay Gounp in New York. Reverend Auux McGinn dies in New Jersey at 82. Dr McGill among noted Presbyterian clergy.
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William Mouspenary
Nathaniel Greene
Mason City
Butking
Connecticut
Hartford
Illinois
Shelby M. Cullom
United States
Indiana
Indianapolis
Tennessee
Isham G. Harris
Kansas
Preston B. Plumb
Owen Brown
John Brown
Harper’s Ferry
Pasadena
Cal
O. R. Sincleton
Mississippi
Washington
Auvin , Taynton
Newark
N. J
Jay Gounp
New York
Ina D. Sankey
Liverpool
Auux J. McGinn
Princeton Theological Seminary
Kid Peng . J
McGill
Presbyterian Church
Riots in Peru Reportting Fatalities and Warnings Across Regions
Advices from Peru state a riot at La Plaza left 137 dead and sixty wounded. A two hundred seventy year old Antlitzzesellschaft society in St. Gall celebrated. The Mexican Telegraph Company announced a new Gulf of Mexico cable. Storm damage in Ontario and Quebec estimated at 2 million. MacGregor wrecked near Ascension Bay. crew saved. Twenty seven Socialists including Becker arrested near Vienna. Ejectment decrees served on tenants in Ireland. Priam wrecked near Corunna. nine drowned. Bomb at Valencia palace caused damage. Lord Warden reported lost en route from Montevideo to Philadelphia. Nazarenes in Vienna jailed for refusing military service.
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Peru
la Plaza
Antlitzzesellschaft
St. Gall
Switzerland
Mexican Telegraph Company
Gulf of Mexico
Coatzacoalcos
Galveston
Tex
Becker
Vienna
Kinemure
Ireland
Priam
Liverpool
Hong Kong
Corunna
Finistero
Valencia
Spain
Lord Warden
Montevideo
Philadelphia
Trieste
Austria
Earthquake Devastates San Jose. Capitol and Cathedral Ruined
A Costa Rica quake destroyed San Jose’s capitol and cathedral after ten years of work, costing about 1 million dollars. Nationwide damage reaches an estimated 5 million. Additional items report political elections, drownings, hangings, fires, and notable deaths across the United States.
Free Speech Defined Anarchists May Meet Without Police Interference
Judge Tuley denies injunction to stop police from interfering with anarchist meetings but asserts police cannot ban public gatherings that are peaceful and not violent. He notes the Arbeiterbund may advocate reform and education, not necessarily crime, and warns against arbitrary police censorship of free speech.
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Chicago
Tuley
Chicago Arbeiter Band
Plasterer’s Hall
Hubbard
Arbeiterbund
United States
Ilinois
Circuit Court
Windes
Master-in-Chancery
France
Arbeiter Bund
Supreme Court
Parsons
Eight Lives Lost In Wreck Near Tallmadge Ohio
A New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad wreck near Tallmadge Ohio at 2 80 o clock Monday left eight dead and a dozen injured. The freight split and doubled the grade leading to the fatal collision with an east bound passenger train. Among the dead are engineer Robert Huntington and fireman William Walters both of Galion Ohio.
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Cleveland
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
Tallmadge
Robert Huntington
Galion
William Walters
J. F. Rushford
William Lundy
Salamanca
N. Y
Wells, Fargo & Co. Express
Mary Ann Lyon
Idaho
Cheery Creek
David Thomas
Robert Owen
Kent
Sam Douglass
James Boyd
Paterson
N. J
George Shaw
Galton
Thomas Fairfax
Huntington
Walters
Mary Lyon
Cherry Creek
Edward Peltzer
Mr. Peltzer
Save the Trees Adirondacks Rail Halt Urged
The New York State Forestry Commission in its annual report urges a complete stop to railroad building in the Adirondacks. They argue rail access is unnecessary for commerce and the forest serves as a health retreat water conserver and climate moderating site. They call for funds to repurchase squandered lands and to extend shade tree bounties to forest trees.
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New York Forestry Commission
Adirondacks
Albany
N. Y
State Forestry Commission
Adirondack Forest
Senators Nominated for Reelection in Several States
In Lincoln Nebraska on January 15 the Legislature caucus nominated John A. McShane to the U S Senate. In Nasavitte Tennessee Isham G Harris was chosen again as U S Senator. In Boston Massachusetts caucuses named Hoar by Republicans and Democrats with General P A Collins as the Democratic nominee.
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Awnprew Paxroy
Citizens’ League
Chicago
Groncor F. Hoan
Massachusetts
United States
Grover C. Noyts
Evanston
Presbyterian Church
Tur Republicans
Nebraska
Senator Manderson
United States Senate
Turn
General Assembly of
Arkansas
Little Rock
Isnam G. Harris
Tennessee
Joseph Fifer
Illinois
Alvin P. Stovey
Indiana
D. R. Francis
Missouri
Sania Jump
Coldwater
Mich
Hiram Foortz
Rockford
Oregon
Salem
Frank B. Posey
Hovey
Manderson
Hoar
Harris
Lincoln
Neb
John A. McShane
Congress
Nasavitte
Tenn
Isham G. Harris
Democratic Legislative Caucus
Boston
Senator Hoar
Ohe
Democrats
P. A. Collins
Stanley Reported Safe As Government Receives Letters
Cable from London says the British Government has positively received letters from Henry M. Stanley and that his safety is beyond doubt. The Chronicle notes London will publish Stanley’s letters before the Stevens expedition reaches East Africa, while Stanley’s whereabouts remain kept secret for now.
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New York
London
Stanley
Explorer
Loxpon
the Chronicle
Henry M. Stanley
New York World
Thomas Stevens
Africa
Chronicle
Three Girls Perish in Fifth Street Box Factory Fire
A noon blaze at the New York patent cigar box factory 717 Fifth street caused $5,000 in damage and killed three workers. Five girls were on the upper floor. two were rescued by firemen. The victims were Josephine Farenkoph about 20 Lena Straub 24 and Barbara Appel.
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New York
New York Patent
Fifth Street
Josephine Farenkoph
Lena Straub
Barbara Appel
Senate Passes Mines Safety, Destruction Penalty Bills
The Michigan Senate approved two bills on January 16 fixing penalties for setting fires to mines and mining equipment or tampering with mine safety. The acts respond to recent deadly incidents at the Camulet and Hecla mines.
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Lansing
Mich
Senate
Camulet
Hecla
Cattle Perishing on the Plains Near Albuquerque
Great distress reported as cattle and sheep perish in deep snow on the plains and mountains south of Albuquerque. A drove of antelope was found frozen to death in the southern mountains.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Death of St. Paul Customs Collector on Post Office Steps
Dr. Guernon, Collector of Customs in St. Paul, dropped dead on the post-office steps at about 9 45 p m as he entered the building. He had long suffered from heart disease.
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St. Paul, Minn
Guernon
St. Paul
Mrs Dunn Dies at 104 in Coutunius Indiana
Mrs James Dunn aged 104 died at her home south of Coutunius Indiana after a long life as one of Indiana's pioneer soldiers.
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Coutunius
Ind
James Dunn
Here
Indiana
Pyka steamer sinks after collision with unknown vessel
In Sinaaprorsz on January 16 the steamer Pyka met with a collision and sank. Forty two persons are reported dead or missing, with authorities seeking details and rescuers searching the water.
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Sinaaprorsz
Pykamet
Reed Bros. Rolling Mill Faces Insolvency in Brockon
Reed Bros proprietors of the Crescent street rolling mill and tack plant in Brockon likely file insolvency. The works are attached for 300 dollars, about seventy workers have quit due to unpaid wages, and a 25 000 dollar mortgage rests on the mill. Liabilities are reported near 75 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockon
Mass
Reed Bros
Crescent Street
Ice scarcity feared. railroads plan Canadian imports
New York January 15 railroads nationwide fear a possible ice shortage next summer. The Pennsylvania lines propose importing ice from Canada to secure supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvannia Lines
Canada
Elevator Fall Kills Two at Wood Mowing Works
In Troy on January 15 a Walter A. Wood Mowing Machine Works elevator collapsed killing William Carroll and a boy named Bostley. Ahern and Jansen, the remaining passengers, were seriously injured and believed to be in danger of dying.
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Troy
N. Y
William Carroll
Bostley
Walter A. Wood
Ahern
Jansen
Electors Cast Presidential Votes Across States
Electoral Count reports electors from each state convened at capital cities on January 13 to perform the constitutional duty of voting for President and Vice President for their chosen tickets.
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Washington
Noveber
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National Alliance
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Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge Company
Ita
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Bradford
Louisa Hancock
Paris
Tru National Wool-Growers’ Association
John McDowell
Madison
M. Kreil
William Wolfe
James Connelly
Warren
Sussex Counties
Dannemora
Saranac Lake
Citizens’ Law and Order League of the United States
Tremont Temple
Coon, Crocker & Swargpy
J. Burrows
Filley
A. B. Sinanns
Port of
D. R. Drisconl
New Florence
Isaac Wills
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Gallia Furnace
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C. C. McKinney
Mitchell County
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Roan Mountain
J. Belden Morrison
Pittsburgh
Kennebec River
Augusta
Gronrett Bishop
Knox County
Caroline Starnkey
Eaton
Smith, Pratt & Herrick
National Department of Agriculture
Stephen Russent
Sandy Creek
Oswego
Joan Morris
William Emrich
Ada
James Dutcher
Toledo
Cimarron
Kan
Ingalls
Gray County
James Barker
Springfield
Kay
Dunning
Roughs
Kirkland
Marshal Ferguson
Jupge Linenan
Dubuque
Law and Order League of
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Tuer
Carlton
Joseph O
Gloucester
Alv Pratt Mills
Ala
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Willie
Richmond
WilLiam M Dowell
Osceola
Wickiiam CuArpman
Haytien Republic
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O. Tre Burdette Organ Company
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Dan ReryNoutos
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Apvicks
Costa Rica
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Allen Campbell
Boyatt
E. O. Woxcorr
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Thomas M. Bowen
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Montreal
Can
Emna Thompson
Cincinnati
John S. Thompson
Michigan
James McMillan
Pyahpeket
Singapore
Antononyy Hiceins
Delaware
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Columbus
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Walter ©. Newberry
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