Slate broken defeat of a preacher opens new Congress
A lively December day in Washington saw the House break routine as the majority defeated its chaplain Milburn the blind Democrat. The Senate swore in new members while debate over the chaplaincy and seat drawings drew crowds, bouquets and political banter from Reed and others.
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Congress
House of Representatives
House
Milward
Senate
Windom Atke
Milburn
Ramedell
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
DE. Milburn
Dr. Milburn
Cheadle
Indiana
Morse
Massachusetts
Lehrbach
Ewart
Butterworth
Forney
Grosvenor
Harmer
O'Neill
Pennsylvania
Owen
Aes
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Scenes in the Senate as New Dakotas Senators Take Seats
Crowds fill the Senate galleries with foreign delegates and dignitaries watching the arrival of the two new Dakota senators. Senator Aldrich considers a resolution to form a committee on the quadricentennial Columbus exhibition while diplomacy and expo plans attract attention.
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Diagse
Cobna
Wasnirxotos
Senate
Aldrich
Sinerseea Sie
Ning
South Dakota Senate Admits Delegation for Ceremony
The 3 Senate welcomed a South Dakota delegation led by Mr Chandler and others including Allen Squire and Causey. Pierce of North Dakota was not detained. The group arrived in four cars, witnessed by spectators in the galleries, and the session adjourned after about thirty minutes with resolutions referred to committees.
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Mr. Reed
Chums
Hitt
Lodge
Blyne
Grew
South Dakota
Allen
Squire
Senate
Treasury Estimates Pitch 1891 Budget Totals
The Secretary of the Treasury sent House members the fiscal year 1891 appropriation requests totaling 341 million dollars. Key items include 249 thousand for Pittsburgh public building, 7 thousand for Marine Hospital repairs, and 10 thousand for a new cellars at Allegheny Arsenal. Pensions and public works drive the overall increase by about 8.8 million and 7.0 million respectively.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Pittsburg
Marine Hospital
Allegheny Arsenal
Executive
Warment
Department of Labor
Department of State
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Cowles Switches Vote In Speaker Plot At House Session
In Washington on December 2 the House roared with amusement as Mr Cowles of North Carolina voted for Amos Cummings for Speaker. The move was seen as Cowles seeking revenge on Speaker Carlisle after Carlisle refused to recognize him to offer his tobacco tax repeal bill at the last session end. Cowles has been writing letters to push the New Yorkist Congressman for Speaker.
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Clark
Missouri
Weathers
Darlington
Chester
Yardley
Rite
Brosius
House
Banks
Randall
Carlisle
Kelley
Pennsylvania
Mike Tet
U S
Thes
Bayne
Henry Cabot Lodge
Dalzell
Brecken
Cridge
Kentucky
Springer
Holman
L BP
Flower
Spinola
McCarthy
McKin ' Hen
Cabot Lodge
Adams
Iois
Messrs
Cannon
McKinley
Lightner
Washington
Cowles
North Carolina
Amos Cummings
Speaker - Carlisle
Republican Senators to Hold Caucus on New Committees
Washington reports a caucus of Republican Senators is called for tomorrow after Senate adjournment to discuss assigning new Senators to committees. The move targets early committee placements and party leadership alignment.
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Washington
Senate
Deadly Tribune fire prompts search for victims
Minneapolis reports ongoing doubts about additional bodies in the Tribune building ruins. Some victims reportedly shot themselves to avoid flames. Women and children who entered the building before the blaze have been found safe. Relief measures for sufferers and families are under way as the coroner gathers evidence and an inquest proceeds.
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Mixseapolis
Tribune
Blaine Blunder Stirs Cable Landing Feud
Secretary Blaine sent a telegraph to Governor Richardson about the French Mackay Benonett cable. The French company sought notice by November 20 to land the cable, planning a lay from Charleston to Haiti and onward to South America, with preparations already under way.
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Charleston
D.C
Hsyti
Blaine
Richardson
Elsine
Hayti
South America
Seventeen Men Injured At Sage Camp Rail Yard Incident
Seventeen workers were injured at Sage's camp after dawn when a sleeper car backed into their track. Four men were sent to hospital including one with a broken leg and another with an ear torn off.
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East Tawas
Mica
Sage
Ates
Panama Citizens Skeptical of Pan American Congress
Dispatch from Panama reports November 25 that many believe the Pan American Congress now in session will bring division instead of a permanent union among republics. The belief contrasts with aims to form a lasting peace and a union through cooperation.
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New York
Panama
Dasced
Pan-American Congress
Speers
Two Big Failures Hit Philadelphia Firms
Philadelphia sees the collapse of Lewis Cox & Co a stockinette mill operator and store at Chestnut and 1220 Chestnut. Publisher William M. Singerly is tied to Cox and faces shocks as judgments and attachments ripple through the downtown business scene.
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Philadelphia
Lewis Cox &Co
Wos
Bingerly
Lewis 8
Cox & Co
William M. Singerly
Eighth and
Dolphin Streets
Chestnut Street
Common Pleas
Lewis
Cox
Aoe
George Victor
New York
Frederick, Victor & Acheles
First National Bank of
Newton
W. W. Ledyard
Street
Record Building
Singerly
Dauphin Streets
Blumenstiel & Hirsch
Lewis, Cox & Co
Mellor & Rittenhouse Company
A New Coke Field in Indiana County
J W Moore, former Coke investor, buys about 2500 acres near Homer in Indiana County. The tract sits above seven feet of coking coal and may host a small existing plant. Price undisclosed though part of land sold at per acre, with a railroad connection planned to the Indiana Branch line.
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J. W. Moore
Indiana County
Greensbuerg
Connellsville
Indians County
Homer
Connellsville Coks
Indiana Branch
Wool Growers Seek Endorsement for Mills Bill
A preliminary National Wool Growers Association meeting in Washington discusses support for the Mills bill and possible endorsement by the Senate. Many delegates have not arrived yet, but leading wool growers plan to attend tomorrow. The group aims to back legislation seen as helpful to the industry.
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Senate
Washixeton
National
Wool Growers' Association
Benate
Dorsement and Sappert
Brakeman George Alkison Fatally Injured in Altoona Yard
In Altoona Pennsylvania on December 9 George Alkison a Pennsylvania Railroad middle division brakeman was killed while on duty. The accident occurred between the dead woods area and nearby yards where he resided in this city.
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Altoona
George Alkison
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Angel A
Sos
Cea Mareiedina
Death of Samuel Wilkeson Ends Noted Life of Law and Journalism
Samuel Wilkeson died at his home on December 2 after retiring as secretary of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Born in 1817 in Buffalo, he studied law, edited the Albany Evening Journal, joined Horace Greeley on the New York Tribune, and later became a prominent journalist. He leaves a widow, two sons Samuel and Frank, a daughter Margaret Corson, and a son Bayard was killed at Gettysburg.
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Samuel Wilkesen
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Wilkeson
Samuel W
Buffalo
Walon
New York
Allie i
Democracy
Thurlow Weed
Albany Evening Journal
Thurlow Reed
George Dawson
Albany
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Judge Cady
Samuel, Jr
Tacoma
Wash
Frank
Rgaret Corson
Norristown
Bayard
Mott
Rockville Center
Mr. FE
Attorney Mott
Mr. En
Engels
Georgia
Croe
Robert Stafford
Corner Stone Laid for New Lodging House in New York
Mrs Elliott Shepard laid the corner stone today for a new lodging house for young women seeking work in New York at 14 East Sixteenth Street. The ceremony included prayers by Rev. W E Huntington and Rev John Hall and an address by Dr Chauncey M Depow. The building will have 85 rooms around a central light shaft with a restaurant on the first floor offering meals at a nominal charge.
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Elliott ¥. Shepard
New York
East Sixteenth Street
W. ER. Huntington
D. D
Grace Church
John Hall
Chauncey M. Depow
Belmont Fire Destroys Historic Meredith Homestead
Carbonale reports the Belmont homestead in Mt. Pleasant township Wayne county burned last night. Built by Samuel Meredith in 1817, the former treasury official’s house hosted early national history figures and events before its destruction. The property has been owned by James W. Fowler for over twenty years. The fire origin remains unclear.
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Belmont
Samuel Meredith
Carbondale
Meredith
Mt. Pleasant Township
Wayne Ty
Bedeeling
Eversituttdre
Wayne County
United States
James W. Fowler
Trusts Battle Opens as State Targets Quick Meal
Jefferson City Missouri December 2 Secretary of State Lesueur serves notice on Quick Meal Store Company of St Louis a foreign corporation that it must withdraw from a prohibited combination within 30 days or risk charter revocation this marks the first test against foreign corporations The company replies claiming it operates under a United States patent and that the patent licenses manufacturing cannot be obstructed by the State.
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Mprolal
Jefferson City
Lesueur
St. Louis
United States
Cornelius O Leary Held for Mental Evaluation
Cornelius O Leary, once imprisoned for the 1886 murder of his mistress Katie Snyder, has been insane and removed from prison to an asylum. He shot his sister during the crime and later claimed a family connection to a famous Chicago fire anecdote.
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Jouret, Inn
Cornelius O'Leary
Katie Snyder
Spyder
Mrs. 0
Chicago
Would-be Robbers Sentenced In Denver Conspiracy
Judge Decker sentenced ex Lieutenant James Connor and James Marshall of Kansas City to two years in jail and a $1,000 fine. Charles Connors drew one year and a $500 fine for conspiring to rob the Rio Grande express train last April. Appeal to the Supreme Court noted.
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Denver
Con
Decker
District Court
James Connor
James Marshall
Kansas City
Charles Connors
Supreme Court
Doctor Gibbs Fires at Michener in Bar Portico Incident
Dr Morris Gibbs entered the American House amid afternoon calm and leveled a pistol at Michener and fired a shot that struck near his side pocket, narrowly missing serious injury. Gibbs claims Michener influenced Mrs Gibbs to leave him two months earlier, a charge Michener denies.
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EatAwazoo
Morris Gibbs
Michener
Gibbs
Wealthy paralytic Frederick Engels battles wife for custody
A New York paralytic, Frederick W. Engels, struggles to separate from his wife after a clash at their Sherman flats. He is moved to Rockville Center with his son amid repeated truces, but his wife pursues renewed control. Doctors warn his health worsens as legal fights unfold over guardianship and the children's future.
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New York
Frederick W. Engels
Sherman Flats
West Forty-eighth Street
Engels
Rockville Center
Rossmore Hotel
Mr. Engels
Paul
Mott
Thirty-fourth Street
Long Island City
Long Island Railroad
Spain the Next Nation Lonpos December 5
Lisbon Times correspondent reports that the Spanish and Portuguese governments have been informed Republicans aim to strike at the Spanish monarchy through Portugal.
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Lonpos
Lisbon
The
Times
Portugues
Portugal
Boundary Question Pursues Settlement Between Nations
Boundary talks focusing on the Behring Sea and Alaska border have narrowed to correspondence between England and the United States. Hopes rise for a satisfactory settlement before next season.
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Ottawa
England
United States
Canada
Behring Sea
Alaska
Star Route Case Reverses Ruling on Bradley Barlow
The U S Supreme Court reverses a Circuit Court decision in United States v. Bradley Barlow and J L Anderson arising from a star route mail contract. It holds government officers participated in fraud, allowing the United States to seek recovery for increased compensation due to a detoured route and expedited service.
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WasHisaton
Prema Court
United States
Bradley Barlow
J. L. Anderson
Circuit Court
District of Colorado
Garland
Beri
Justice Field
Beer Flood After Newark Brewery Explosion
In Newark New Jersey eight thousand barrels of beer flooded streets after an explosion at C Tress Brewing Company. Ammonia fumes choked residents as walls and floors collapsed and the building sustained extensive damage estimated at 175000 dollars.
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New Youk
Newark
N. J
C. Tress Brewing Company
Rankin Street
Missing United States Express cashier Clarence Toot in mysterious circumstances
GeanD Barros reports cashier and bill clerk Clarence J. Toot vanished from the United States Express office. His bed empty, clothes and belongings left, money safe intact but valuables safe opened, two vouchers torn, two packages from Fox Bros. & Co. missing. Foul play feared as searches continue.
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Geand Barros
Micx
Clarence . J. Toot
United States Express
Calvin J. Chamberlain
Toot
Cincinnati
Stanton
Dib
Won't Pay Their Bills The Pan American Congress Expenses
Judge Henry grants a perpetual injunction in Morrison v City against the City Auditor Controller and Treasurer. Morrison seeks to restrain honoring bills totaling 994 dollars for expenses of entertaining delegates to the Pan American Congress. The vetoed ordinance authorized 1000 dollars for guests and followed a council override, reflecting a dispute between mayor and council.
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Kkaysas City
Henry
D. B. Morrison
Morrison
Pan-American Congress
Daren
Lane Lythe Wife Dies From Lack of Medical Care
Mrs. James Lythe, wife of a Liv ingston county farmer, died at her home yesterday due to neglect of medical attention. The story notes the husband trusted in Christian faith for recovery and mentions a faithful dog in the ill fated effort.
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Kansas City
James Lythe
Livingston County
All Lost But Four Sailors Survive Wreck Off Japanese Waters
Four sailors survived the Cheese wreck after leaving New York bound for China. The Gaelic arrived in San Francisco with the four survivors among 23 aboard the American ship. The incident occurred October 30 and involved peril at sea near Japanese waters.
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San Francisco
China
York
Jefferson Davis Report Shows Some Improvement
December report notes Jefferson Davis appears slightly better though sustained weakness remains. Doctors still struggle to assess overall condition as the patient has not taken enough nourishment to strengthen.
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Jefferson Davie
Jefferson Davis
Mr. Davis
Noted Temperance Worker Aumer H. Martendale Dies
Aumer H. Martendale longtime president of the National Christian Union and a leading temperance worker has died after years of public activism. His leadership spanned decades shaping the movement and influencing reform efforts nationwide.
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Temperanes
Aumer H. Martendale
National
Ceasars Christian Union
Unclear OCR fragment hints at accident involving Cornelius Kennedy
Fragmentary text mentions Cornelius Kennedy a Panhandle brake man with a wife and three children at 278 seeking aid after a fatal incident. Details are garbled.
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Cornelius Kennedy
Panhandle
Wee Ae Nas
Bempams
Cpap
Yar
Seizure of Stern & Stern Jewelry at Palace Hotel
A New York firm Stern & Stern, recently failed with $200000 in debts, had assets seized at the Palace Hotel. Deputy Sheriff Cormany located trunks of jewels misdirected to Cincinnati via the Louisville and Nashville line. A Boston firm Totten & Totten sues for $1000 as part of the attachment, while rivals attempt to reclaim trunks and claim ownership.
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Kentucky
New York
Palace Hotel
Cormany
Stern & Stern
New York City
Tang
Gessone Ateeeer
Avenue
Totten & Totten
Boston
Superior Court
Jake Cormany
Russell
Eryeet Gormany
Gaelereens
Gra
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Phillips
Freeman Avenue
Hamilton and Dayton
Cormsany
Cincinnati Bus Company
Palace
Wee
Ak Covington
Anr
Jacob Stara
Pritts
Tee Cormany
Sheriff’s Office
Notorious jailbird McMullins freed after prior sentence
A notorious criminal known as McMullins the Jailbird served 16 temperance years and 29 years in prison for larceny. Paroled last July for good behavior, he disappeared to Johnstown and worked as a cook before allegedly robbing a Till store with a pistol in Allegheny a week ago.
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McMullins
Je Ieee Company
Peniton
McMullin
Johnstown
Allegheny
Drowning Death of Charles A. Snyder Inquest Held
The Corner inquest into Charles A. Snyder’s death found him drowned in Thornton creek last Saturday. Epilepsy was noted, with the verdict of accidental drowning after he likely fell from a footbridge during a seizure. No other injuries were reported.
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Charles A. Snyder
Thornton Creek
Saydee
Mills Idle for Gas Forces Return to Coal at Millsg Forge
Gas scarcity hits Braddock West End mills slowing production at Braddock wire mill I Macon weeks and prompts a shift back to coal. The article notes ongoing shortages and production impact in the local mills.
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Millsg Forge Company
West End
Braddock
Braddock Wire
Macon
Marrysville
Molders Organizing Meeting Sets Plan for Action
The joint committees of several molders organizations met last night to arrange a strategy for acting as a unified group. They discussed selecting an executive body to lead the entire organization and coordinate future steps.
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Ray
Watson
Osborne
General Banks
Buckslow
Marsh
Mutcha
Julian Pauncefote
Kosnekofy
Windom
Mings
Minneapolis
Doti Dispatch
Richard J. Lennon
James 8. McCartney
Dauphin Street
Lennon
Honora
Mincourt
Crazy
Vout
Pspactal Telrcham
Carothers and Stone
McKeesport
Post Office
Spain
Jersey
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Jobomtown
James Johnstoe
Anding
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