News In Brief From Around The World And States
A compilation of scattered items: Indian treaty hopes at Cheyenne agency. Washington Territory grants women suffrage. English press flags Emperor William remarks. Indiana ABA officer chosen at Saratoga. saloon injunctions in Iowa. Berlin banks buy Russian bonds. Central Iowa storm damage. John Haccary named Canadian Postmaster General. Canadian and Scottish political notes. Emperor's speech stirs European bourses. inquest into Washington shooting. Times counsel in Scotland. Bulgarian premier thanks in Sofia. Southern Pacific executive Croceta ill in Monterey. memorial for D B Locke at AP meeting. Jacksonville fever cases. pension bill introduced in House. clemency for cadets. mortuary chapel cost correction. Manitoba mail matter. a disastrous accident in New York. Ireland Home Rule politics referenced.
Senate fisheries debate and pension bill action described
The record summarizes Senate proceedings on the fisheries treaty and related debates, calls for Justice Department inquiry into New York election conduct, district of Columbia pension provisions, fortifications funds, and general deficiency measures. It notes party line votes and procedural tactics that dominated much of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Edunde
Department of Justice
New York
House
District of Columbia
Harrison
Mor Portant
Parliament Charges Probe Opened by Tax Commission
A tax commission named to probe charges against Mr. Parnell and other MPs will convene in October. Reports note global political tensions, naval bill talks, and various international and domestic developments including a Turkish cabinet shake up, quarantine enforcement in Charleston, and fugitive dynamite concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Commission
Parnell
Max. Apai
Paris
Bismarck
Carsia
Tax House
Senate
House
Florida
Charleston
5S. C
Lith
Tux Pullman Company
Savannah
Congress
South Carolina
Minnesota
St. Paul
E. Mo Wilson
James G. Brarve
Portland
Benedict
Jacksonville
Fla
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati Freie Presse
Tez
Astos Labor Party
Iowa
Des Moines
Ohio
Quinn
Patterson
Groesadl Reod
National Democratic campaign turmoil and world news briefs
The piece notes turmoil in the Democratic campaign led by President Cleveland amid energy concerns over tax reduction plans near Montpelier Indiana. It also covers a London Times defense of English policy, incidents in Reading Pennsylvania, a German port expansion, U S Treasury tax surplus, a fatal sawmill fire in West Bay City Michigan, a Denver death, a steamer incident near Sable Island, a Long Branch picnic atrocity, a Philadelphia locomotive accident, and political shifts in Virginia and Nebraska small-grain harvests with smallpox reports in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Democratic Campaign Committee
Cleveland
Montpelier
Ind
William Heser Heacad
New York World
London Times
Ivth
Democratic Party
Co. L
Reep
Miusear Reading
Sultan of Zang’bar
United States
Oak View
James Darilson
West Bay City
Mich
Paol Ettsana Jones
Michigan University
Denver
Col
Sh Tne
Thingralia
Geiser
Sable Island
Halfax
N.S
Adolph Holman
Long Branch
M. J
Toth
Mattipa P. Evnsos
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Itta
Terastren Hrartt
Washington
Ith
Tax Inter-State Commission
Epor
Board of Trade of Lincoln
Neb
Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Mahone
Virginia
Nebraska
Buffalo
S. Y
New Jersey
Trenton
Late news items from the era with varied incidents
Sinking of first coal boats valued at $900 each by a New Orleans storm. Former Arkansas congressman J W Witsome dies in Washington. Memphis to Hot Springs rail line expansion planned within 12 months. Dysentery and cerebral trouble deaths rise in Wisconsin counties. War department assigns Lieut Colonel John W Barlow to supervise river and harbor work in Tennessee from Nashville. Arkansas representative Beecxisgiper introduces five tariff bills to curb trusts. Indiana congressman Matsos declines silver service as improper for a congressman. New bank at Vicksburg with capital stock of 250000 to 300000. Northern capital to fund rest. Foreman arrested for horse theft in 1863. convicted, sentenced six years, escaped en route. Northeastern Nebraska grain crops fail due to heavy rains and storms. frost risk in corn. Hillery and Williams fight in Alabama over a barefisted clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jcoos
W. W. Witsome
Congress
Arkansas
Washington
Memphis
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Lowa
Lafayette
Wisconsia
John W. Barlow
Corps of Engineers
Chattascouga
Tennessee
Nashville
Berersentative Beecxisgiper
ConanEssuan Matsos
Indiana
Vicksburg
Mi+s
Voeksburg
L. T. Fomewas
Hannibal
Foreman
Omler
Livingston
Nebraska
Jack Hillery
Ted Williams
Hessemer
Ala
Hillery
Pike County
Hatfelds
McCopa
Kattanoogaa
Jennie Brows
Wm. Brown
Legington
Jacob Cougrtocio
Midmood
Mildred McFarland
Owenstern
Fernandina
Fia
It &S
Fannie Thompson
Caldwell County
Athors
EA Smith
New Theria
Freetown
Mollie Hightower
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Manchester
Wm. Howard
Webster County
Wm. Simpson
Blackford
Mra F. M. Allemande
St. Louis
Charles van Overbeek
Loulaville
Hull
Station
Gil Blackburn
Lewis Davis
Blackburn
Davis
Criminal Court of
Mecklenburg County
M. C
Jane Morrison
Ann Wallace
Millie Robinson
Charles McAfee
Gita Page
Joseph Williams
Chattanooga
Graysville
Kershaw County
Henry Shropshire
Jobe B Starnes
William Phelps
Teco
Elkton
Stanes
Phelps
Starces
Miles Ervin
John Sanders
Teas
Boyce
Ervin
Cuatlanoogsa
Decatur
Drestur
Friends
Hise Point
D. C
North Carolina
Southport
N.C
Queen & Crescent System
Charles Sorrels
Acworth
Miss Smith
Daggiter
Fraudulent Citizens Testimony on Fraud Naturalization Conviction Details
Testimony before the committee reveals schemes to fraudulently naturalize immigrants. Emigration officials, shipowners, and engravers from London are implicated in illegal contracts. Witnesses describe paying ten dollars for quick citizenship and securing Palmer's papers through corrupt channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emigration Commission
Tamtar and Stevenson
Walter Mclntosh
Vnited States Watch-Makers’ Association
London
F. & Bell
Lockwood & Kay
Lockwood
Wit- Gees
Jollee Morrison
Brooklyn
Erone
Miller
Palmer
Gataralia
Moore
Barls
Sherif
Row
Russ
Procarel
Dynamite War Gadgets and Army Budget Sparks Congress Action
Reports describe inventor showcases of Zalinski and Graydon guns and aerial torpedoes as Congress debates nearly three quarters of a million for experiments in dynamite shells air torpedoes and air guns. The High explosives program includes plans for the cruiser Vesuvius and Admiral Amons cam with multiple torpedo throwers and pneumatic dynamite monitor designs amid a flood of unrelated local disasters and crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Army
Navy
J. W. Graydon
United States Navy
Graydon
Vesuvius
Zalinski
Admiral Amon
Thomas
Brice Accused of Losing Chair Role in Democratic Campaign
An evening paper alleges Colonel Brice is effectively deposed from the National Democratic campaign chair by President Cleveland for failing to push tariff reduction policies. It claims the President criticized Brice in an interview and, at the President’s request, Senator Gorman was put in active charge. Democratic leaders deny the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brice
National Democratic Campaign Committee
Cleveland
Gorman
Vartern
Moral maxims on temperance and duties from 19th century sources
A collage of quotations on self control, marriage, debts, strength and gentleness, and reflections on life’s journey. It juxtaposes advice from Boston Gazette, Home Journal, Rev Sydney Snaith, George Eliot, and Demorest, warning against folly and urging prudence, resilience, and moral conduct.
The Art of the Good Listener in Society
A historical reflection on listening as social power. The Duke of Wellington contrasts George IV with the role of a gracious listener, noting that listening earns respect and draws out others, while Kingly vanity hurts social stature. Henry Clay and others illustrate how listening wins influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Wellington
George the Fourth
Sayls
Tee
Henry Clay
Theman
Irving
Kentucky Court Hears Hair Wig Case At Supreme Court
Colonel E P Bradshaw sues over a wig sewn to his head after a dispute with a friend turned legal. The humorous testimony features a wig, a plaster, and a judge’s punchline as the court weighs dignity versus practical joking while awaiting the case outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Kentucky
EP. Bradshaw
Kentucky
Haie
Rod Moorhome
Honer
Commencement at Madan Breckinbridge Seminary Ends in Rebuke
Rev. FP Folliot Pease spoke for two hours to fourteen graduates at Madan Breckinbridge Seminary, while Madame Breckinbridge privately admonished the young women. She criticized his view on women, warned against incautious flattery, and urged that future speeches be given by capable women. The speech cost ninety five dollars to hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madan
Breckinbridge
Folliot Pease
Madame Breckinbridge
Department of Life
Pease
Detrow Free Press
Deserter’s Ferry Stop Sparks Mysterious Identification
The account notes an unnamed man named Gret approaching a Nieman river ferry in Moscow. He asks the ferryman if many French deserters crossed, but the ferryman denies knowing him, calling him Gret. The fragmentary text hints at confusion or mistaken identity in a wartime setting.
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Doned
Moscow
Nieman
Teras Siftings
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Army of the United States
Menesver
Supreme Court of
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Ous
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Smxaton Morgan
Berraute Haratsov
Indianapolis
American Bar Association
Saratoga
N.Y
Icoes Livency
Dabocque
Mth
State Supreme Court
Perrate
Berlin
Russia
John Haccary
Canala
South Lanark
Sawret R. Haver
Rhode Island
Democratic State Central
National Committtes
B. B. Barnabr
Ma. Passe Ct
Dublin
Lth
Scoteh Court
Germany
Frederick Charles
James Gray
Thomas Marshall
the Times
Scotland
Courta Bareno
M. Stansbarr
Sofia
Lord Salisbarr
Bulgaria
Mansion Homes
Paesipast Caagnes Croceta
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Monterey
Cal
D. B. Locke
Toledo
Blade
Associated Press
Detroit
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Ashler's Junction
Cawrssni
Farwall
Sheridan
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Jens A. Logax
Youststown
Party of
Ireland
Alhers
Firtt
New Orleans
Sith
Wasmurvoros
Wiley T. Embrey
Arthur L. Willard
Geo. Richards
Bernard H. Camdes
Charles Lyle
Bien B. Bier
Richard H Leigh
Timothy F. Macrin
George H. Sheppard
Constellation
Santee
Whitey
Boston Gazette
Home Journal
Dradin
Preaynne
Sydney Snaith
Greorge Eliot
Demorest
Meadet Mee
Stower
Napoleon
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