Busy Sunday at the Capital as World Fair funds stall
Washington dispatch reports a tense Sunday as filibusters and World’s Fair supporters fail to agree on a path for the 5 million World’s Fair appropriation. Conferees from both sides met but offered no binding basis for compromise, while Palmer and Hopkins triggered a shutdown at the Government Printing Office to pressure action. Adjournment watchers predict Wednesday, with temperance hearings and political disputes shaping the week.
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Watson
Washinotor
Sde
Messrs. Holman
Dockery
McMillin
Durborrow
Taylor
Hopkins
Palmer
Great Congressional Daily
Congress
Allison
Holman
Next Andn
Aednesday
Criep
Senate
House
House of Representatives
Judge Cobb
Alabama
South
Cobb
Mr. Watson
Holidays Without Leave Stimulates Senate Inquiry
Secretary Charles Foster writes that no records exist of leave requests from Treasury officials since January 1. The Senate sought names and dates of absences to expose absenteeism linked to conventions and campaigns, but Foster’s reply states no such letters are on file.
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Senate
Charles Foster
Washington
Foster
United States Senate
Minneapolis
Deta
Senator Call Delivers Sharp Grievance on District Ethics
Senator Call of Florida, famed for strict constructionist views, denounces the District of Columbia commissioners over a fire damage incident near his Washington residence. He introduces a resolution barring the German brewer owner from rebuilding on the old site, sending the measure to a committee for study.
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Wasnisctos
Senator Call
Florida
Congress
Worhington
Wig
Senator Calls for DC Permit Question Over Building
After a permit was issued to rebuild a building, Mr Call proposed a resolution demanding an official DC reply on why the permit was granted amid a pending Congress prohibition. Senators supported his indignation, but Sherman noted Congress cannot block property rights. Call’s resolution remains on the calendar.
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Call
Florida
District of Columbia
Congress
Sherman
United States
Superstition at Sea Delays Baptism of Ammon Ram Vessel
Washington dispatch reports that the wife of Senator Hale was invited to christen the war vessel Ammon ram with champagne at Bath Iron Works, but naval officers at the Brooklyn yard object to a married woman performing the baptism. The Baltimore example shows protests over using a young maiden instead. launch was postponed and later baptized by a young woman on October 6, 1888.
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Hale
New York
Washington
Bath Iron Works
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Baltimore
Secretary of the Navy
Mra JSON
Whitney
Mra
Wilson
Philadelphia
Death of Anthony Kennedy Prominent Maryland politician
Baltimore native Anthony Kennedy died aged 70 in Baltimore. Born December 21, 1810, he moved to Virginia young, served in its State Legislature, then moved back to Baltimore. In 1857 he was elected Know-Nothing to Maryland House of Delegates, later aligned with Democrats, helped frame the current constitution, and died of old age.
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Baltimore
Javly
Anthony Kennedy
United States Senate
Hoe
Virginia
Caon
Maryland
House of Delegates
Winter Davis
Toronto Engineers Propose Georgian Bay Canal Scheme
A Canadian plan proposes digging a canal or river from Georgian Bay to Toronto to divert United States lake traffic. Prominent engineers study a tunnel from the Humber to deep water in the bay to drain the Detroit River and block landings at Duluth and other U S lake ports.
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Toronto
Bay
Huron
Eriess
Detroit River
Duluth
United States
Sousa Leaves The Marine Band For Discharge
Colonel Heywood announces John Philip Sousa's discharge from the United States Marine Band to pursue opportunities to improve his condition and future prospects. The decision is regretted by the commandant, who notes the advantages offered to Sousa.
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Washington
Charles Heywood
United States Marine Corps
John Philip Sousa
United States Marine Band
Heywood
Sousa
Paupers Pouring Into Texas From Mexican Famine
Sufferers from drought districts in Mexico stream into El Paso in large numbers and offer labor for 25 cents a day. They build mud huts in river bottoms and subsist on scraps as Judge Backer warns federal officers to curb the influx of pauper labor.
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Paso
Tex
Mexico
United States
Crespo Seizes Caracas In Venezuelan Crisis
A report from July 30 claims Crespo has taken control of Venezuela's executive. Government forces abandoned Caracas after unsuccessful resistance, allowing Crespo to hold the capital.
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Venexzusia
Crmacoa
W. L
Venezuela
Crespo
German Emperor Returns From Whaling Voyage to Attend Kaiseradler Race
The article reports Emperor William after a voyage, health improving, traveling to Cowes to command his yacht Meteor. It notes a shift in his stance toward Bismarck, Caprivi's pressure against him, and public scenes at Jens University where Bismarck spoke on Protestant unity and opposition to absolutism and Catholic influence.
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Berldy
Emperor William
Marble Palace
Potsdam
Kaiseradler
Beowulf
Cowes
Caprivi
Bismarck
Count Caprivi
Jens
Prince Bismarck
France
Fioit
Breckhans
University Hall
Market Square
Burromaster
Germany
Jena
Sein
Berlin
Europe
Kaleer
Althou
Count von Caprivi
Waldersee
Enlenburg
Miguel
Mafia letter claims missing New Orleans judge for ransom
Chief of Police Gaster received a ransom note from a presumed Mafia group claiming Judge Marr of the Criminal District Court disappeared last April and was drowned after his friends feared his body would be shot if a ransom deadline passed. The letter, written on an old envelope with skull and crossbones, demanded $500 or offered to free him for $100. Investigations will pursue the author, with possible ties to St. Louis and Chicago.
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Mattoce
Reed
Frank W. Palmer
Government Printing Office
Hopkins
Tilison
Holman
Hel
Ee Odanne
Odanne
Cologne
Arion
Arionites
Dagenold
Acben
Department of War
Bradenburger Thor
Chicago
New York
Moscow
Grand Duke
Sergius
Laubeck
New Orteans
Gaster
Mafia
New Orleans
Nunnez
St. Louis
New Onteana
PJ. Neuwnez
Marr
Criminal District Court
Pittsburg
Monongahela
Dispatch
Homestead
Borg
Insurance precedent case Mitchell v St Paul German
Supreme Court considers Mitchell versus the St Paul German Insurance Company addressing recovery limits for fire loss. Mitchell, a Crooked Lake lumber mill operator, faced $176 000 loss with $133 500 in insurance under concurrent polices. Justice Long holds the contract should be construed as if the insured had no mill and could seek replacement at one market.
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Lan&ing
Mick
Supreme Court
Mitchell
St. Paul German Insurance Company
Crooked Lake
Mecosta County
Long
Connecticut cotton crop proves possible says Pomfret gardener
David Johnson, a retired colored gardener on Pomfret Street in Prixam Connecticut, claims cotton can be grown here as well as in Dixie. He tended cotton in the South and now reports his Pomfret plants are luxuriant and promising, with a short Northern season and rich soil aiding growth. He also grows notable sweet potatoes on his farm for comparison.
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Conn
David Johnson
Pomfret Street
Connecticut
Dixie
David
Benjamin Grosvenor
Johnson
South
Virginia
Deadly Flobert Rifle Incident Ends in Tragedy
In Ciscixxati on July 31 a 15 year old gunner named Frank Swisher shot and killed his 13 year old brother Willie. Police report Frank fired from a window with a Flobert rifle in his lap after calling Willie to halt. Willie died from a head wound. Frank was arrested for murder.
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Frank Swisher
Willie
Frank
Willis
Democratic Camp to Open Quarters at Howland Hotel
Democratic National Committee plans to open quarters at the Howland Hotel in Asbury Park New Jersey within days. Senator Josephs of Philadelphia has secured rooms subject to the oversight of William F. Harrity chairman of the committee.
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Asbury Park
Aspiny Pann
N. J
Democratic National Committee
Howland Hotel
Senator Josephs
Philalphia
William F. Harrity
Power and unity in railroad unions debated at Wilkes-Barre
A mass meeting of railroad Brotherhood delegates from New York to Delaware and Canada discussed consolidating orders into one grand federation. Powderly urged abolition of Pinkertons and government control of railroads, while some engineers warned consolidation could threaten job security. committees were formed for further talks.
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Wilees Barre
Railroad Brotherhood of Engineers
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Canada
Joseph Keithline
Wilkesbarre
Western
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Armory
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Workman Powderly
Nichols
C. M. Wilson
Phillipsburg
N. J
The
Brotherhood of Firemen
C. H. Wilkens
Chicago
A. B. McMahon
Buffalo
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Father McAndrews
Powderly
Brotherhood of Men
Brotherhood of God
Finckertons
Homestead
Pinkerton
Pinkertons
Mrr. Powderly
Imoor
Delegates Denounce Gompers At Labor Meeting
Central Labor Federation delegates in Pittsburg condemn Samuel Gompers and AFL leaders for intruding on the International Labor Bureau. They adopt resolutions calling workers to resign from the National Guard and support independent action to curb capitalist oppression. A Homestead trip description frames wage slave conditions as bleak. Pattison weighs a labor grievance from Reading workers.
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New York
Central Labor Winior
Streator
Toms
Homestead
Committee On Law and Legislation
Organized Imbor
Central Labor Federation
Pittsburg
Ano International Labor Bureau
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Harry White
Secret Reiders
United Garment Workers
Bureau
Paradine
Refused Work on New State Insane Asylum Buildings
Report states workers in Wernersville county were refused for roles on the state asylum project. A letter from the Governor says the petition was referred to the State Commissioners overseeing erection who will respond with their earliest decision.
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Wernersville
Stat
Mars Satellites Observed During Opponent Mars Opposed
Lick Observatory reports Mars reach a brilliant phase with notable observations. The two tiny moons, first found by Asaph Hall in 1877, are seen clearly and eclipse in shadows, revealing their minuscule sizes and rapid orbits.
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Lick
Mars
University of “Sis
Mt. Hamilit
Schia 1
Mount Hamilton
Asaph Hall Ince
Mar
Observatory
Detective barely escapes lynching after bank robbery case
Denver dispatch says J. H. Cross and A. G. McDaniels faced dismissal on charges tied to a $21,000 robbery of First National Bank. Private Detective Sawyer, searching Cross' home, narrowly avoided a lynch mob as officers restored order before a train arrived.
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J. H. Cross
A. G. McDaniels
W. T. Sawyer
President Moffatt
First National Bank
Steele
D. H. Moffat
Cross
Mac Daniels
Sawyer
Elbert Cross
Ver
Mr Frick Convalescent After Anarchist Attack
Doctors believe H. C. Frick is beyond danger of fever as he recovers at home. The chairman’s wounds cause him little trouble and cooler weather aids his convalescence. Physicians struggle to keep him from returning to the office while he urges to resume duties.
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H. C. Frick
Princess Beatrice Escapes Fire at Heiligenberg Castle
Princess Beatrice narrowly escaped death when a candle from her maid ignited a mosquito net over her bed at Heiligenberg. The fire spread quickly as the hose near the room failed, engulfing a large wing of the castle. Beatrice fled in her night attire and lost her jewels in the blaze.
Collision in Cincinnati Wreck Leaves Engineer Dead
A front collision near Evans Street on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton line between a special passenger train and a Big Four switch engine killed engineer M. Downs and badly scorched fireman Sam Powers. One passenger suffered a sprained ankle among about 90 aboard the train as engines and a passenger car platform were badly damaged.
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Coresyatt
Evans Street
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Service at labor temple draws 1000 plus workers
More than a thousand Homestead steel workers attend an impromptu church service led by Rev. Dr. Clarence A. Adams at the Duquesne works area. The event follows a request by nonunion men and includes Bible readings, hymns, and a sermon honoring labor, with chaplain Adams avoiding direct mention of the strike.
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Clarence A. Adama
Franklin
Poster
Adams
Saniof Tarsua
Rome
Paganiam
Paul
The
Cesar
God
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