Overcrowded National Homes and Global Oddities
A garbled report lists crowded housing in the U S and crowded depots in London. It mentions plague threats, emigration to the United States, divorce grounds in France, fines in St Louis, and varied noteworthy items from Greece to Australia, with references to labor, education, and public concerns.
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United States
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Tennessee
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Pete Herevi
Grand Cansau
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Uniformity urged in bank statistics for annual reports
Treasury officials discuss standardization of bank statistics for all banks and trust companies. The secretary outlines uniform criteria for reports to improve currency and engraving records and to support future annual financial summaries.
Piasters and Weyler Clash Amid Prolonged Conflict
Reports detail ongoing hostilities between the Piasters and Weyler forces with persistent clashes and strategic maneuvers. Dispatches describe bitter rhetoric, troop movements, and uneasy truces as both sides press to secure advantages and public support.
Hanged to a Tree and Other Late Island News
A fragmented late 19th century dispatch reports a hanging and shooting incident, fatherly threat, and a court case involving counterfeiters in New York. It notes a newborn in Indiana named after William Jennings Bryan, ship movements at Hampton Roads, and a Spanish gunboat captured by patriots.
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Lairimong
Laurada
Hughes
Avis Eausby
Hampton Roads
Palmero
Messina
Rio West
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Oirlies
Cardenas
Bank in Potsdam Closes Quietly at 3 PM
National Bank at Potsdam shut its doors at 3 o clock Monday afternoon without a run on deposits. Officials announce all depositors will be paid in full. The decision ends a quiet day for the bank and its customers in Gouveseirh New York.
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Gouveseirh
N. Y
National Bank
Potsdam
Hahn named DC marshal under McKinley administration
O. Coremats reports that William M. Hahn, former Ohio insurance commissioner, is selected as marshal of the District of Columbia under the McKinley administration. The announcement highlights Hahn's prior public service and ties to Ohio political circles.
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Coremats
William M. Hahn
Ohio
Insurages
District of Columbia
Senate to debate arbitration treaty and Cuba crisis
The coming week in the Senate will revisit the arbitration treaty, the Nicaragua canal bill, and the Cuban insurrection with Senator Turpie of Indiana leading the Cuban debate. The immigration bill and related measures are also slated for action as Congress nears its endgame.
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Nicaragua
Cuba
Senate
Turvie
Indiana
Cameron
Turpie
Congress
Morgan
Mors
Friends of the
Nicaragaan
Purnie
United States
Ational Toumetary Cooterer
Wolcott
Camimittosean
Iindian
Thess Board of Commissioners
Bourdis
Liliuokalani Visits President Cleveland at the White House
The ex queen Liliuokalani paid a personal visit to President Grover Cleveland at the White House on a Monday. A note describes the personal audience, the cordial exchange, and remarks praising the visit while noting Cleveland’s health and the broader diplomatic context.
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Helelule
Mateaskia Nu
Peleme
I. Drave
Urs
Cleveland
Pere
Sation
Eradit
Grawaio
Treaty of Annenation Sent Tao the Senate Tye President Tarrgan
Lili Ijmio Oimipaire
Fand
Ores
Georges Stier
Wastinetos
Ile
Gen Stewart Woodford A Probable Navy Secretary Nomination
A biographical sketch outlines Stewart Woodford as a potential secretary of the navy with strong ties to General Grant era politics. It notes his background in New York and Columbia training, bar admission, and service as a district attorney prior to entering political life.
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Navy
Yo L. Woodford
Mavy
Mad McWhinnen
Cornelies No Biss
Tren Woodfoard
York
George
Columbia
Stewart
Owas Wade
Bat
Fiecafon
Grant
House of Reps
Isto
Hayes
United States
Gearcze Uliss
Great Damage to Life Stock in Southwest Weather
The text reports extreme cold across the southwest winter with livestock losses and four degrees below zero in Kansas, and notes no relief soon. Mention of Prof Chas Ro Van Hise considering Smithsonian Institute job offer and a Lexow bill vote in Albany to investigate trusts. Report also notes frigid Northwest conditions and a Knoxville police shooting.
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Kansas
R Manson
Wis
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Geological
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Smithsonian Institute
Washington, DC
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Albany
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Senate
Assembly
Senate debates on appropriation and pension bills
The Jan session notes Senate discussion on the war and navy appropriations with library and pension items. A Venezuelan boundary dispute and river projects in Tennessee and Pennsylvania are referenced. The House adjourned after addressing a motion and mis en place, while procedural actions continued in Washington.
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Cansa
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Elange
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New Varig
Asteard
Hye Unite
Rigine Efercry
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Henry A. Dupenst
NLL
Unil
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Delaware
Cratt
Ashington
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Death of Sir Isaac Pitman Inventor of Phonography
Lonnes Jan 23 Sir Isaac Pitman inventor of the phonetic shorthand system Pitman died. He was born Jan 4 1813 at Trowbridge Wilts and early on worked in various schools and printing ventures. his Phonography system born 1840s earned him international honors and led to a long career in education and publishing.
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Sr. Davis
Jas
Globe Printing den
Henry King
Globe-democrat
Joseph IL McCullaugh
Capt
Ohio
United Associated Presses
Stevenson
St Louis
John D Stevenson
Gen. Stevenson
Staunton
Barton-on-Humbar
Wotton- Under-Egge
Gath
Phonetic Society
Phonographic Reporters Companion
Pitman
Desiges
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London
Phono
United States
Great Britain
Colonies
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Indiana Legislature Debates Initiative and Referendum Measure
Indiana reports indicate a slow morning as both houses kill several bills while Senate and House debate a constitutional amendment for initiative and referendum. The session covers voting methods for state and local governments and contemplates a six year path to amend the constitution.
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General Assembly
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Beginni Jaguars
Charles W. Palr- Danks
Fairbanks Bo H
United States
Vandalia Rairoad Co
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Reynold
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President-Elect to Call Extra Session on March 15
Congress is slated to convene an extra session on Monday March 15 per briefing to Congressman-elect J C Sturdevant from the 6th district Maj McKinley in Canton reportedly wants tariff questions settled early. Otton Van Gumpert Milwaukee’s veteran musician and composer died of apoplexy at 57, after moving from Silesia to New York then Milwaukee.
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Indianapolis
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Matthews
Vermillier County
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William Newton
Walter M. Haynes
W. A. Moorman
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McKinley
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Silesia
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