Lawmakers Convene as Congress Opens Extraordinary Session
The Fifty-Nth Congress opened with President Harrison’s proclamation. Two new senators were sworn in, committees named, and the President’s message urging a tariff bill was read. Debates touched rules, seats, and initial organization as the session began in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Br. W. R. Harris
Kansas
Peffer
Henry W. Corbett
Oregon
John H. Mitchell
Melride
Corbett
Gray
Delaware
Committee On Privileges and Elections
House
Senate
Muar
Cockrell
Pruden
Congress of the United States
Seata
Arrow
Trepublican
Pennsylvania
Jorman
Indiana
Marmer
Payne
New York
Congress
Dystanthy Aresis P
Thiley
Aly
Dingzley
Messrs. Henderson
Town
Daniel
Tralley
Texas
Wail McMillin
Tennessee
Messrs. Dingley
Maine
Dalzell
Hopkins
Illinois
Grosvenor
Ohio
Dolliver
Steele
Johnson
North Dakota
Evans
Kentucky
Pawney
Minnesota
Messrs
Gailey
McMillin
Wheeler
Allahama
MacLaurin
South Carolna
Robertson
Louisiana
Swanson
Virginia
Messrs, Wright
Massachusetts
Barham
California
Opening of Fifty-fifth Congress in extraordinary session
A huge Capitol crowd filled the galleries as the Fifty-fifth Congress opened. 237 members answered roll call. the election of Speaker resulted in Samuel Reed receiving a majority vote. The House adjourned to hear Reed’s address promising impartiality and duty.
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Trenderson
Rep
Slepburn
McMilla
Demn
Tennessee
Wenderson
Committee Ontules
T House
House
Henderson
Spearker
Mr. Henderson
Capitol
Reed
Alex McDowell
Tey
Couden
Congress
Grosvenor
Ohio
Mer. Reed
Maine
Richardson
Dem
Tenn
Joseph Bailey
Texas
John C. Bell
Col
Jera Simpson
Kan
Towa
Dolliver
Mississip
Messrs. McMillin and
Pleres
Bell
Utah
King
Ie Ofc
Dauntless Clearance Request Under Legal Review
The Treasury seeks an Attorney General opinion on whether the owners of the Mt Dauntless, at Jacksonville, may clear with a cargo of munitions of war. They claim no law violation but must state a destination in the manifest. Similar Bermuda clearance under the same rules awaits Treasury action.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Jacksonville
Plc
Am Chican
Bermuda
Pernandina
Wtn
Ermuda
Treasury Department
Epworth revival ends as Union Mission honors Dr Leftwich
The Epworth revival closes with about a hundred professed conversions and twenty five additions to the church. Dr Leftwich receives a farewell offering from Epworth worshipers before his next meetings in Baltimore Washington Lynchburg. The report praises his teaching style and earnest work guiding new converts and the church’s re consecration.
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Epworth
Vernons
Leecture Yoon
Dpworth Church
Jvertwieh
Baltimore
Washington
Lynchburg
A. Cole Smith
D. D
Court Street
Will City
Hoe
Dr. Smith
Epnorth
Mormon Elders Fail to Secure Street Meetings in Norfolks
Two Mormon elders visiting Norfolks for three months faced rejection from residents and authorities. After door refusals and no funds for rent, they tried open air preaching. The mayor denied street meetings citing public order and no authority to permit such gatherings. They sought a vacant lot owner to host gatherings.
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Nousial Courtney
Brigham Youn
Whith
Minor Mayo
Ninings
Onyt
Miss Nevada Turton Visits In New York City
Local notes report Miss Nevada Turton visiting Mrs Captain Rice and Miss Moritz daughters of Eurance Moritz in New York. Dr H I Johnson to lecture on St Patrick tonight. The Thehmond College baseball team will play the Norfolk boys April 24 in this city. Several visitors are mentioned including Miss Mary Taylor from Baltimore staying with Miss Jean Broughton. Fire damages Robert Thoroughgood’s house at 82 Bent Street for 25 dollars. Six or eight applicants seek Tarbor Master position after J L Berkley’s resignation. Public church events, rainfall data, and local civic notes are included along with shipments: steamship Rotherfield loaded 8255 bales cotton valued 802740, Strathand walnut logs cleared for Hampton.
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Itjchmond
Rice
Moritz
Euance Moritz
New York
H. I. Johnson
LeNies Ehurch
St. Patrick Tonicht
Thehmond College
Norfolk Boys
Mary Taylor
Baltimore
Jean Broughton
Hnamilton Avenue
Ghent
Prentis
St. Louis
Nathaniel Beaman
York Street
Robert Thoroughgood
Bent Street
Minnie Wester
Newport News
Kate Wiushes
Ehoir
First Presbyterian Church
Eeves
Union Mission
Clifford Massenburg
Chamberlin Wwolel
Old Point Comfort
Tarbor
Evealed
J. la. Berkley
Old Baptist Church
Tasewel Taylor
James City
Jie
Isadlirsh
Hampton
Norfolk
Virginia Neriment
Pickett
Rotherfield
Galveston
Havre
Strathand
Seaboard Bond Swap Boosts Rail System Plans
Railway gossip signals Seaboard Air Line plans to extend tracks from Tampa to Charlotte with Washington and New York trains. The swap of $1,000,000 high interest bonds for new lower rate bonds yields annual savings of $5,000 per year per million, boosting liquidity and fueling rumored North South expansion. Talks stir Raleigh and Gaston stockholders awaiting full implications of the deal and its impact on Petersberg interests and Virginia Carolina railway.
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Seaboard Ndr
Washington
Utlittoore
New York
Taleteh
Mmans Fnxtmavision
DeWitt Smith
Elie of
Petersborg
Virginia-Carolina Railway
Ramer
Seaboard Air Line
Pni
Newporleans
Seaboard
Hoffman
Unive
Atlantic Coast Line
The
Southern Railway
St. John
Raleigh
Gaston
Woman Found Dead At Home In Suspected Heart Failure
Adeline Dawson 60 of No 3 Feachured Street dropped dead Sunday afternoon in her home. Policeman William Ruddick found her on the floor. Coroner notified. death attributed to probable heart failure.
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Adeline Dawson
Feachured Street
Oher
William Ruddick
Hood's Sarsaparilla Proclaimed To Cure Blood Ailments
Experiential claims extoll Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for blood diseases. The advertises purportedly boosts digestion and energy, though the text is garbled and unverified.
Diamonds in Tea Ads Stir New York Storefront
The Kong Tea Company promotes a New York formed shop at 114 Church Street offering tea in caddies with souvenirs worth diamonds rubies sapphires and watches in a fixed one dollar price for thirty days. A daily list names several winners including Miss Hunter Mrs Burke Mr Shepherd and others with items ranging from diamond rings to gold watches.
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Long Kong Tea Company
New York
Church Street
Main and
Cove
Innocent
Hunter
Reemagon Street
Durk
Prentis Place
Shepherd
Suffolk
Iates
J. 1. Mirs
Chapel Street
Hargroves
Maltby Avenue
J. N. Epperson
Marshall Avenue
West's Bed Bug Poison Ad At 406 Main Street
An old advertisement warns of bed bugs before St Patrick's Day and promotes West's BEL BUG POISON. It claims one bottle protects for a year and sells for 25 cents, produced by A. ct. West at 406 Main Street Price.
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West
St. Patrick's
A. Ct
Main Street
New Idea Paper Patterns and Tea Ad by Grocers
An old ad promotes 10 cent patterns from Norfolk Wrights and Zyo Mundin Straoe with an April fashion sheet. It also touts Mazapura Ceylon India tea double strength, finest aroma and pure quality sold in 4 1 1 lb packages at 60 to 100 cents per pound.
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Norfolk— Wright's
Mazapura
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