Congressional Sessions report from 1893 shows land grants and river bills
Senate passed acts conveying land to Kansas for veterans and approving Klamath reservation sales while the House backed the Chinese exclusion repeal and river and harbor measures. Other items include Choctaw-Chickasaw payments, flood damage reports, and several executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional
Senate
Scansas
Klamath River
California
House
Superior
Wis
Ashland
Holman
Ind
Breckinridge
Wilson
Maryland
Arapahoe
Republicans Renominate Fiter for Governor at Springfield
In state convention at Springfield Illinois Republicans renominated Joseph W Fiter for governor and chose at large delegates to the national convention including Cullom Oglesby Cannon Robbins Gilbert Kehoe Swift and Raymond The platform endorses the McKinley tariff votes for Harrison denounces free coinage of silver and seeks repeal of compulsory education law George Willits and Richard Yates named as congressmen at large Delegates also to Minneapolis instructed to Harrison other state and district nominations noted across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republicans
Rhode Island
Providence
W. A. McKreanan
Congress
Independent People’s Convention
Nebraska
Tur
Virginia
Richmond
Ohio
Thomas R. Morgan
Kentucky
People’s Party
B. Fi. Ikeys
Thomas Pettit
C. W. Biggers
M. R. Gardner
People's Party of
Mississippi
Jackson
Joan
Briarr
Minneapolis
New Jersey
Montana
Missoula
Harrison
Blaine
Nathaniel Strawn
English
Ind
Democrats of
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Cleveland
Cuarurs
Emory Ssitn
United States
Russia
Philadelphia
James Goupir
Chicago
Springfield
Illinois
Joseph W. Fiter
Shelby M. Cullom
Richard J. Oglesby
Joseph T. Cannon
Joseph Robbins
James H. Gilbert
Miles Kehoe
George B. Swift
Samuel B. Raymond
George G. Willits
Richard Yates
Montpelier
B. B. Smalley
Pocatello
Idaho
Martinsburg
Delgates
G. W. Hulick
John J. McDonald
Indiana
James 8. Dodge
Hutchison
Kansas
George ‘I. Anthony
State Department
Arkansas
Little Rock
N. J. Nelson
Minnesota
St. Paul
Republicans of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Henry C. Paine
John C. Spooner
Lucius Fairchild
Isaac Stephenson
Thk
Ilinois
Joseph E. Young
Chain of 19th century global calamities and crimes
Reports recount violent incidents and disasters from Pesth to Dublin. Bowls were thrown at mail trains injuring three. Fire destroys Island City paint works in Montreal. Waterloo blaze wipes out twenty buildings. Nihilist plotters flee France, Davin Nichor jailed in London. Milan music teacher Lamperti dies. famed castle Rantzleu burned. Fairville NB fires leave eighty homeless. Ambbin Niching China razes 2000 houses. Upward O Brien dies in Dublin. Haymarket restaurant fire claims four waiters. Belgian cage cage collapse kills five miners.
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Pesth
Emesvar
Austria
S'trr
Montreal
Island City
Waterloo
Can
Paris
St. Petersburg
France
Premiza Rupini
Italy
Jouhn Davin NicHor
London
Lamperti
Milan
Mme, Albani
Miss van Zandt
Capanini
Rantzleu
Germany
Fairville
N. B
China
Ipward O'Brien
Mountjoy
Dublin
Scorr
Haymarket
Gilly
Belgium
Senate Receives River and Harbor Bill and Deficiency Measures
The Senate received the river and harbor bill from the House on the 10th and referred it to commerce. The conference report on the urgent deficiency bill was agreed to. In Pennsylvania Reynolds v Shoulk, the contested election, favored the sitting Rep. Shoulk. A gas explosion at the Northern Pacific Coal mine No.2 in Roslyn Wash left 45 to 50 dead. bodies unrecoverable. Fires destroyed a Meadville Pa feed store and six dwellings in a $100,000 loss.
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Paul Conran
Louisiana Lottery
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Kansas
Harrison
Dumas
Patrick O’sullivan
Cronin
Chicago
Joliet
Great Central
Illinois
Iowa
New York City
United States
L. D. Suaventer
Tom Bailey
Little Rock
Ark
Slaughter
Bailey
Thomas Lawton
Canon City
Col
John Hemming
Tropan
India
Omaha
Michigan Salt Company
New York
Ohio
P. J. Becker
Covington
Charles Kendall Adams
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Charles Piackham, Jr
Bank of Harlem
Charles Vansarten
Minnie Goff
Beaver Creek
Stuart
Hiexwater
Ilinois
Indiana
Boston
Brooklyn
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Chicasgo
St. Louis
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Columbus
Toledo
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
American Sunday School Union
United States Senate
House
Committee On Commerce
Pennsylvania
Reynolds
Shoulk
Shouk
M. W. Wearon
Meadville
Pil
Northern Pacific Goal Company
Roslyn
Wash
Mason Heneirex
Burlington
C. H. Grosvenor
Missouri
My. Tursney
North Carolina
Charles C. Pool
M. W. Ackerly
Farmer’s Alliance
Fine
Henry Guive
Anderson County
D. C
William Wilson
Jimmy Layton
May's Landing
N. J
Portsmouth
N.L
Tor
Colorado
Denver
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Tur Democrats
Connecticut
New Haven
Levees May Break Prompting Mississippi Alarm
A broad sweep of river reports from New Orleans to Missouri describes extreme Mississippi flood danger with high water against levees and rumors of breaks. It cites Morganza as a major levee, Pekin Peoria area damage, and widespread farm disruption from Beardstown to West Memphis.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
Comstock
The
River Commission
Morganza
Vineinra
Pekin
Peoria
Beardstown
Illinois
Schmoldt Bros
Stave
Boujan & Co
Majener Bros
Bay
Harfoodell & Co
Sioux City
Little Sioux Valley
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Sioux City & Pacific
Ilinois Central
Here
Nort Dodge
Louisiana
Missouri
St. Joseph
Platte River
Agency
Bird
Avenue City
Munpouis
Tenn
Ohio
Arkansas
Lake Washington Landing
Miss
East Carroll
Madison
Greenville
Helena
Lake Providence
West Memphis
Ark
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railway
Mansman
Elderly Detroiter Takes Second Wife in Allegan County
Detrott Michigan May 11 Everbody knows Uncle David Lowe and Esther June Allen in Allegan county. David 71 marries a 74 year old widow with a large fortune from her former marriage. The bride comes from a family of twelve children eight alive. The couple plans to enjoy a comfortable income and a long life together with apparent happiness and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detrott, Mich
Everbody
David Lowe
Esther June Allen
Allegan County
David
Esther
Lowe
Disaster in Kansas Deepens as Dugout Collapse Kills Five
A Kansas farmer C H Wilkins and his wife lose five children when heavy rains loosen earth and cave in their Anthony dugout. The man survives with broken leg. Reports from multiple states describe widespread flooding and crop losses.
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Kansas City
C. H. Wilkins
Anthony
Kan
Drs Moines
Iowa
Bunnxeron, Ta
St. Louis
Alexandria
Venice
Lincoln
Neb
Geneseo
Here
Samuel W. Allerton
Chicago
St. Lewis
Missip
Squitter
Oklahoma
Merchatt’s Bridge
Reformers to Meet in Cincinnati for Unity Conference
G M Miller of Chicago, representing the national reformers, calls a June 28 meeting at the Palace hotel Cincinnati to discuss uniting reform forces on finance land transportation and suffrage issues and the liquor trade. The aim is to foster fraternal relations between reform parties or plan future union efforts at the national convention of the prohibition and people's parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Curiaco
G. M. Miller
Chicago
National Reformers
Palace Hotel
Clements
Prohibition
People's Parties
Five Colliers Die In Belgian Mine Accident
In Gilly near Hainault a cage chain broke at the Tievassin colliery as the day shift entered the pit. The crowd was lowered into the mine when the chain failed, consigning five miners to instant death and wounding others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Tievassin
Gilly
Hainault
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claims Trustworthy
Hall's Catarrh Cure is promoted with testimonials from West Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists in Toledo Ohio. F J Cheney Co is named as proprietor with price 75 cents per bottle and claims of internal blood system action. The ad ends with a Galveston News quote about man’s mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
FE. J. Coenry & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Syrup of Figs Promises Permanent Constipation Cure
In older days people ignored lasting benefits and accepted temporary relief. Now it is known Syrup of Figs permanently cures habitual constipation. Well informed buyers will choose it over other laxatives that act briefly and harm the system.
Dr Pierce’s Prescription Promises Healthier Women
An advertisement urges readers to switch from frailty to strength using Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets. It claims guaranteed relief or money back, and touts benefits for sick headaches biliousness constipation indigestion and liver stomach and bowel disorders as a safe effective cure.
German Syrup Endorsed by Texas Farmer
A Edom Texas farmer names German Syrup as a six year successful remedy for sore throat coughs colds hoarseness chest and lung pains and spitting up blood. He claims it best among cough syrups and notes weather changes cause fewer colds in families using it. John F Jones.
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Edom
Texas
John F Jones
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Abel Smith
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America
British Columbian
W. H. Wilkins
Chisholm & Farrell
Hayward
Cal
Wyoming
Ropsers
Salt Lake City
Samuel Barrows
Tombstone
A. T
Barrows
James Foster
McDowell County
W. Va
Mr. Brown
West Dubuque
Pointe Coupee Parish
Tisabella Mariano
Jos Ojos
N. M
Jose Pedro
Pedro
Dann
Central Theater
Harry McClosky
Pennsylvania Hospital
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Galveston News
SIME
Lane
Scott
Scott & Bowne
South Sth Avenue
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