Broad News In Brief From Diverse Sources
A digest of scattered reports covers liquor arrests in Des Moines with bribe allegations, rising alarm over plots in Dublin, industrial finance arrests in Cincinnati, and a Nebraska storm’s toll. Other items note land and tariff decisions in Humboldt County and Missouri, a protest by the Arkwright Club, tax testimony stirring pork markets, and various legal and political developments. Also mentioned are China flood distress, Mind Cure rhetoric, parliamentary sentences, and a pending U S prison bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkwright Club
Boston
Congressional Committee On Ways and Means
Bartle
St. Louis
House Committee On Agriculture
Fifty Years of Congress Highlights and Key Debates
The record recaps Senate and House actions across February, noting debates on government bond buys, cemetery desecration in DC, disabled Confederate veterans, and postmaster general discrimination questions. It cites Waite funeral services, Union Pacific funding, military academy appropriations, and pensions for Logan and Blair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Treasury
District of Columbia
Waite
Acton
Teller
United States Bonds
Secretary of the Treasury
Worthington Vs. Post
Illnois
Union Pacific
House of Representatives
Caiet
Berry
Nelson
Logan
Frank P. Blair
Great floods drive settlers from river bottom lands
Floods caused by ice jams along the Upper Missouri force settlers in low-lying areas to abandon homes. Reports mention widespread washouts, crop damage, and disrupted travel as responders assess relief and recovery options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Lavs Spreckers
Pacific Coast
Baltimore
Umoon
Chicago
Ithur
Brotherhood
Kikinda
Austria
Tus
Maryland House of Representatives
Knights of Labor
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Relief Association
Patterson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Dorsheimer
Grace Church
New York City
Tst
Alabama
Ith
Tax State Central Committee
Prohibition Party of
Connecticut
Hartford
Marcou
W. Forp
National Association
Sinox O'Neill
Detroit
Mich
M. H. Steenstrom
Somerset
Thomas Wilson
New York
Sewell
Ellen Foye
Taos
H. Skittuas
Plainville
N. J
Crosby
New York Assembly
Cocina
Boards of Trade and Commercial Chambers
Grand Trunk Railroad
Jas.t. Watxen
Hari
Boston
Posen
Prussia
Honor Lovert
Philadelphia
Lynn
Mass
O. J. Covene
Binghamton
Di«petry
Donely
Nantucket
Canonbury
Erie Railroad
Women win in Oskaloosa city ticket and mayor race
A local ticket of women won the city council and a woman was elected mayor in Oskaloosa Kansas by a six vote margin. The result signals a reform-minded administration and broader female participation in city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Kansas
Laravertre Cocyty
Miss
Memphis, Oxford & Columbus
Mille Tariff Bill Faces House Debate In Secrecy
In Washington March, a glimpse of the Mills tariff measure shows a majority push for revenue reduction through lower duties, especially on wool, with aims to aid producers and labor while expanding open markets. A minority report will be released with the House presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Committee On Ways and
House
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
Wool Manufacturers’ Associations
Chicago Fire Destroys Davis Rankin Block and Nearby Homes
A massive blaze at the Davis Rankin block at Lake and Peoria streets destroyed the five story brick building and adjacent cottages. Thirty engines responded to a four alarm fire as crews evacuated, with several firemen injured but no fatalities reported. Losses are near 300000 with extensive stock and equipment destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chcaco
Davis & Rankin
Lake
Peoria
Zimmerman & Co
Line, Weaver & Co
Goss Printing and Press
Lintholm Picture Frame Company
Chicago Egg Condensing Company
Steele Keye Drive
Marshal Murphy
Anderson
Sloat
John McDonald
J. J. Leahy
John Goodman
William Cannon
Ben Allison
Weber
Lynch
Haas, Kelly and
Leser
Kirkland
Anderson and
Goss & Co
Brenig
Geen SP Asas
Seminole veteran and early rail progress in the South
Southern Gleanings notes Porrester a Seminole war survivor living near Lake Thonotosassa Florida, and reports the first section of a broad gauge road on Lookout Mountain nearly finished with trains running. It also lists numerous local incidents including killings thefts floods and deaths across several states.
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Porrester
Lake
Thonotosassa
Fla
Lookout Mountain
Horace Parker
Robert Youngblood
Chiltersburg
Ala
Youngblood
Perry County
Williamson
William
Joe Hopkins
Clayton
Willie Thomas
Mount Carmel
Bremen
Snipes
Banks County
Worth
Boliver County
Miss
E. S. Maller
Kentucky Landing
Georgina
Chas. Floys
Memphis
Tenn
Greenville
Tnd
Rufus Settle
United States Pension Bureau
Gainesville
Georgia
Thos. P. Miller & Co
Mobile
Mississippi
Andrew Jones
Wm. Jones
Brownville
Gin
Johnny Bertelkamp
Louisville
Johnny
Congress
James Derossett
Ras Smith
Dayton
Chattanooga
Scott County
Georgetown
John Moyer
Atlanta
Dalton
Jeff Sims
Hernando
Sims
Alabama
Selma
Drift
Chatham County
M. C
Spence Taylor
Sparta
N. C
Alleghany County
Frankfort
Thoms B. Hamilton
Owingsville
Butcher Bird Captured In Nevada Rat Killing Display
In a Nevada storm tale, Matt Riehm and his sons trap a butcher bird in a cage on the Divide. The bird shows expert predation killing mice rats and small prey, impaling them on wires as in a real butcher shop. Matt even offers a rat killing contest against the state's best terrier for $59 or $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Matt Riehm
Canaries
Matt
Virginia
Enterprise
The Canny Old Lady and the Silk Quilts
A Boston society tale about a shrewd elderly woman who bequeathed 25 dollars per quilt to the buyer at church fairs. For six years the lawyer’s sister bought the quilts first, unknowingly losing 150 dollars, as the codicil was secretly removed when the old lady died. The piece ends with a jab at clever lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cigar Store Clash Sparks Light Conversation on Austin Avenue
Kosciuska Murphy a grocery store book keeper met a cigar store clerk friend on Austin avenue. He asks for a cigar and learns there are none. The friend quips that Murphy once kept cigars on hand, prompting a playful exchange about past jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosciuska Murphy
Austin Avenue
Kosciuska
Texas Siftings
Put Your Heart Into Your Business
A moral exhortation from Christian Union urging total energy and individuality in work. It argues that success comes to those who invest their whole personality, not just routine effort, and that fatigue and half measures keep many from eminent roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Union
German Remount System How Germany Buys Cavalry Horses
The German remount service operates under the Ministry of War led by an Inspector General of Remounts within a six zone framework. Commission members travel May to September, buying and assigning horses, with prices in 1892 averaging £35 for remounts and £55 for cavalry schools. The system emphasizes quality and efficiency, often paying higher prices than England for suitable stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of War
War Office
Germany
England
A Dozen Negatives and a Cautious Motto
A Cincinnati Enquirer list notes twelve things a woman cannot plead guilty to including lace tight shoes small footwear or ball fatigue. It also quips on secrecy flirtation and fondness for scandal with a closing kantucky motto advising trouble avoidance and thrift in borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Des Moines
Dublin Mail
Balfour
Jons RK. Decamr
Sun Metropolitan Bank
Cincinnati
Nebraska
Lago
Stockslager
Humboldt County
Cal
Redwood Land Company
Burlington & Missouri Railroad Company
E. P. Tenny
Boston Congregationariat
Mr. Tenny
Colorado College
House Committee On the Judiciary
United Eatates
China
Henan
Nineteenth Century Club
Lydia Bell
Louise Fisk
A. W. Hammond
James Griscott
West Cork
Reconperr Swythe of
Jay Gould
J. C. Davueoor
Lafayette Place
Custom-House
San Francisco
Masten Wonemax Powosky
Detroit Frending Journal
General Greely
International Range Association
Denver
Col
New York Board of Alermen
City Hall
Hewitt
Frederick
Mackenzie
Beto
Bargarshh Ben Saahl
Zanzibar
Sir Fe Frere
Waldemeyer
Burlington & Quincy Rail Company
Rock Island Company
Gresham
Milwaukee
Mackearn
Wm. KB. Sort
the Treasury
Plattsburg
N. Y
Smith M. Weed
S. J. Tillen
Tween
Central Pacific Railroad
House Committee On Pacific Railroads
Kenans
Garner Reese
Spring Creek
N.C
Taylor
Raleigh
Chathura County
A. Mangiry
Coshocton
Jon~ Garriican
Poole
United States
Britt Inpranx
Madison
AgnerRt Morrisn
Center Township
Neb
Chamber of Deputies
Dover
Berlin
Goverson Jonxson
Maryland
Canadian Pacific
Epses
City of
Mexico
House Committee On Commerce
Capitol
Jackson
Tas Comptroller of
Texas
Tuenkis
Venghrville
S. C
Grand Jury
Cook County
Washington
Bolivar County
Catfish Point
Jackson County
W. Va
Accomack County
Tennessee
Knotville
Huntsville
Senator Beck
Little Rock
Ark
Inman
Pulaski County
Tom Brooks
MILLS
Breau
Rhine
Slong de Vistula
the Butcher Bird
Hicwe
Himachf
Richmond Dispater
ZEST
Industry
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