Fierce Speaker Reed Faces Off In Fifty-First Congress Fight
Washington July 8 1897 Amos J Cummings recalls the dramatic clash over rules and quorum in the Fifty-First Congress. Charles F Crisp Richard Bland and other Democratic leaders challenge Speaker Thomas Reed as the House fights to adopt or dodge rules. The struggle includes appeals demands for yeas and nays and a stretched parliamentarian battle influencing early sessions and adjournment attempts.
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Washington, D. C
Amos J. Cummings
Reed
Washington
Cuba
Charles F. Crisp
Richard P. Bland
Missouri
William M. Springer
Illinois
John Henry Rogers
Arkansas
William D. Bynum
Indiana
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Kentucky
Leutenants
John G. Carlisle
House of Representatives
Congress
Louis B. McComa
Maryland
District of Columbia
House Eunto
State of the Union
Breckinridge
Bolnge
Mgr. Band
McComas
M‘ajor McKinley
Breckin
Bland
Rone
Hitt
Tellers
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Committee On Elections
James M. Jackson
West Virginia
House
Outhwaite
Ohio
Crisp
Mr. Crisp
Judge Payson
Tlinois
Georgia
Mr. Bland
Payson
Ben Butterworth
Commissioner of Patents
Julius Caesar Burrows
General Butterworth
Rowell
Illnois
Yeas
Major McKinley
Springer
Springer, Mr. Holman
Heir to Ravenscroft Castle Claim Faces English Court
A Washington based widow, Mrs Laura Taylor, claims descent from John Walden of Walden Towers Virginia and seeks English and French estates worth about 40 million dollars. She describes a line of lineage through Lucy Walden Harris and Dr James Harris Jr, with a will in England now on file, and says English trustees hold Ravenscroft Castle and other property until rightful heirs prove their claim. She plans to sail for England in about three weeks to pursue the litigation and additional fortune from the Conde lineage in France.
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Washington Post
John Walden
Ravenscroft Castle
Counts of Conde
Laura Taylor
Washington
Chicago
Leon
England
Lord Walden
Walden
United Kingdom
Cressy
Bishop Walden
John
America
Walden Towers
Bowling Green
Caroline County
Old Country
William
Thomas
Ambrose
Elizabeth
Sally
Lucy
Polly
Nancy
Rachel
Virginia
Old Dominion
Kentucky
John Pendleton
William Lev
Louis Hutchinson
Pendleton
Mrs. Taylor
Lucy Walden
James Harris
James Harris, Jr
Nancy Reines
Annie Harris
Collins
Richmond
Toii Walden
Castle of Ravenscroft
France
Conde
Taylor
Giles Reines
Count of Conde
Taylors
Giles Relnesher
Norfolk store advertises extraordinary midweek sale
Norfolk's 27 Harbor presents a broad sale with hundreds of new Notions and silks offered at extremely low prices. Items include Velveteen binding, Kid Curlers, silk bindings, dress shields, pins, tape, violet water and soaps, feather stitch braids, handkerchiefs, collars, cuffs, and a wide range of silk and satin fabrics. Special emphasis on discounts, urging early shopping to secure limited quantities.
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Telluw’s
Vail Bros
Kleinerts’ Invincible
Norfolk
Marie Velour
Bramsfather Claim to Conde Title Aboard Disputed
The fragment argues that the title Count of Conde passed to Giles Rennes by succession after the last Count’s death but was never claimed by Giles who became American. It contends the inheritance would make him the legal Count de Conde today despite nonclaim.
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Bramsfather
Count of
Conde
Giles Rennes
Giles
Pee
Count de Conde
Reform of the calendar spreads from Greece to Bulgaria
The Chicago Times-Herald discusses the shift from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, noting Britain's 1752 reform dropping eleven days and the resulting thirteen day difference after 1900. It notes Russia and Greece still use the Julian system and Bulgaria’s parliament introducing a bill to align with Western Europe, with Greece as the main obstacle.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Gregory XII
Great Britain
London
Russia
Greece
Bulgaria
Sebranje
Europe
Tradeoffs of Warfare Lead and Musket Overload
A historical note argues that vast lead use per death marks European warfare. It cites Gettsyburg finds of 27 500 muskets with 24 000 loaded, many with multiple charges, including a weapon with 23 charges, and describes heavy calibers needing support for firing.
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Gettysburg
Fine Lawn Wrappers Offer At Attractive Low Prices
A local ad touts a curated group of Lawn Wrappers with deep discounts. Pricing lists several value levels from 75 cents to 4 dollars, highlighting 1 3 under pricing and urging buyers to act quickly for choice items and savings.
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Doder ‘Crisp
Mer Penn
Mere
Lauran Taylor
Lord Walton
Will Ley
Rnavonscroft
Ee Miller, Rhoads & CO
Norfolk’s
Harbor
H.S
H. S
Union
D. Ky SF
Madras
Wallace
Gansan
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