Sinking Fund Debate Emerges In Treasury Row
Special telegraph report from Washington notes Secretary Foster defending the governments debt statements and sinking fund as good bookkeeping. He counters Springer on investigation aims and says pensions estimates were trimmed. The article details changes in debt statement presentation under recent administrations and notes the reserve fund remained intact.
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Sam
Catholic Church
Co Scull
Congress
Greevy
Springer
Mr. Springer
Cleveland
Jordan
Foster
Pension bureau reports near five thousand weekly certificates issued
The official noted that the week ending December 14 saw nearly 5,000 certificates issued, indicating the bureau is operating at capacity. He said Treasury assurances confirm funds are available to meet all pension demands the bureau can present.
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Treasury
Pension Bureau
Blaine Deathbed Rumors Denied by Wife Card
Washington December 16. Special. Hon James G Blaine remains critically ill with no visitors allowed except doctors and family The public has heard Blaine may be dying and rumors of a Catholic conversion spread without foundation Mrs Blaine’s letter to Janus G Bratz confirms Blaine did not join Rome Catholic Church and that Father Docey was never at the house
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Blaine
Catholic Church
Washington
Dea
James G. Blaine
Mr. Blaine
Blican
Ongressman
Dispatch
Harrison
Mantson Place
Washimpton
Father Docey
Janus G. Bratz
Extra Session Likely as Cleveland Hints Against Call
Washington December 16 special report says President-elect Cleveland opposes an early extra session after March 4. He would only agree to one if necessary for missing appropriation bills, cooling support among Democrats and prompting movement for a new congressional meeting date aided by General Hooker of Mississippi who claims broad House support and expected Senate approval.
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Cleveland
Congress
Washington
New York
Carlisle
Senate
Hooker
M Pi
DisPatch
House
Presbyterian Synod
Albany
Briggs
D. D
Louisville
Tennis & Hamlin
Charles Wood
Germantown
Peace Coterie
Thomas
Scull Wins Contested Seat After Long Elections Committee Review
The Committee on Elections ruled unanimously for Scull in the Twentieth Pennsylvania district contest against Greevy. The case involved over 3,300 pages of evidence and many illegal votes due to registration errors. It raises questions about residency rules for township residents voting in boroughs and may impact future Pennsylvania legislative contests.
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Committee On Elections
Greevy
Wasutscros
Congress
Scull
Pennsylvania
W. H. Andrews
Crawford
Gillespie
Mercer County
Rockwell
Noyes-Rockwell
Learned a Lesson He Did His Last Term
A political note laments an outgoing figure who vows to avoid trimming taxes in a forthcoming term. The piece hints at party planning and hints at the search for a suitable spot for Carl Echurz amid campaign maneuvering.
Cleveland talk on patronage and Mugwumps in 1880s
New York reports detail discussions with Democratic visitors about Cleveland's patronage approach after inauguration. A separate tale notes Mugwumps pressing Carl Schurz for an office, while Republicans fear Senate confirmations and anti option politics influence shows.
Senator Discusses Produce Exchange Visit and Cotton Fear
The senator comments on visiting the Produce Exchange while in town and denies the idea that cotton declines are due to the anti option bill. He mentions having business interests there and that cotton fears are exaggerated. He notes he has spoken with President Harrison recently but refuses to detail the nature of the talk.
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Washburn
Harrison
Senate
Green goods circulars seized in New York raid
Special report from New York describes a raid led by Anthony Comstock on December 16. Express wagons carried 187 500 green goods circulars printed at Eugene A. Marvin’s 482 Lexington Avenue office. Two pressmen and the foreman were arrested. Marvin fled. Electrotypes and four forms were seized. The documents outline large money for fake dust purchases and counterfeit clippings.
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New York
Anthony Comstock
Eugene A. Marvin
Lkighth Avenue
Comstock
Marvin
Manic Wife Shoots Railroad Fireman in Bed
In Greenwich New Jersey George Bowers a railroad fireman is shot dead by his wife as he slept. His three month old child lay unharmed beside the body. Neighbors say Mrs Bowers has acted strangely since the birth and she confessed the killing while sobbing in custody. police consider her insane.
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Brinceton
N. J
Greenwich
George Bowers
Big Railroad Deal in New England Seeks Consolidation
Springfield Mass December 16 The New York New Haven and Hartford Railways gains consent to lease and possibly absorb the Kestling Combine line. Boston and Maine interests reportedly secure option or purchase of Connecticut River stock totaling 11 600 from 2 580 000 capitalization, complicating a two thirds stockholder vote for leasing the road.
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Kestling
New England
Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Connprcee
Consolidated
Boston
Maine
Connecticut River
Hawaii's Angry Volcano Erupts Threatening Towns and Plantations
Mauna Loa in eruption endangers Hiloao and Waiakea at its eastern base and nearby cocoa plantations. The series of earthquakes began December 8 and intensified into flames by evening as lights shone over the sea and the country trembled.
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San Francisco
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Hiloao
Waiakea
Lsst
Manns Los
Iiaken
Java
Rumor of Large Defalcation Linked to Wall Street Estate
Report circulated in New York on December 15 claiming a rich stock broker’s estate embezzlement. The executor and trustee allegedly took hundreds of thousands of dollars and fled to Canada. J B Clews said he heard the tale but had no details.
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Wall Street
New York
Canada
J. B. Clews
Henry Clews & Co
Murderer Texas Jack Allegedly Wanted for Quadruple Kill
In West Superior Wisconsin Dick Edwards alias Texas Jack was arrested for jewelry theft and held without contact. Police say he is wanted for murder in Texas, possibly tied to a quadruple killing. Chief Hockley of Denison Texas arrived and extradition is being pursued. Other suspects remain at large.
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Wear Surmsion
Wic
Dick Edwards
Texas Jack
Hockley
Denison
Tex
Edwards
Texas
Oklahoma Eyes Openings on Unopened Indian Reservations
An organized effort is under way to open the Wichita Kiowa and Comanche Indian reservation during this session. The cultural lands in these reservations include mining fields on the Wichita Mountains and are part of the push for ratification of the treaty.
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Oklahoma
O. L
Wichita, Kiowa and
Comanche
Wichita Mountains
Arrests Rock French Panama Canal Directors in Paris Crisis
Paris dispatch reports the arrest of Charles de Lesseps and others tied to the Panama Canal frauds. Police seized vast documents, the Panama Commission debated suspending its inquiry, and Prime Minister Elliot and Justice Minister Bourgeois oversaw the arrests. Ribot faced praise for government firmness amid mixed chamber reaction.
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Charles
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Fontane
Leroy
M. Bourgeois
Panama Canal
M. Henry Louis Felix Cotta
Vienna
Panama
Chamber of Deputies
Panama Commission of Investigation
Panama Canal Company
M. Thierree
Thierree
Propper
Baron Keinach
M. Herz
Reinach
Ribot
M. Ribot
Franquille
Mazas
Jules Picard
Suez Canal Company
Paria 4 da Chang
Sayin
Suez Canal N
Charles de Lesseps
Mr. Cottu
Turkey
Constantinople
M. Brisson
Kernach
Peace Combine Moves to Quiet Briggs Controversy
In New York a coalition of liberal Presbyterians plans a public push to influence the Briggs trial and upcoming General Assembly. Leaders hope to broaden doctrine, defeat the current Confession revision, and elect liberal elders through Presbyteries, with protests tied to the next general meeting.
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van Dyke
Albert Barnes
Philadelphia
Eeeeno
General Assembly
Washington
Briggs
Smith
Weaver's Idaho Plurality Officially Counted
Dec 16 report from Bowser City Spain notes Idaho official tally completed by election officials. Names obscured in OCR but indicates plurality figures with a focus on Idaho result and final count.
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Weaver
Idaho
Bowser City
Spain
Ae Ee
Seiten
Ae Piblichan
Iai
Goteinen
Bea
Iathlinn
Pension Fraud Trial Concludes With Guilty Verdict
In NoxFate Virginia on December 16 the United States Court found Benjamin Richardson Jr. guilty of falsely entering his name as a witness in a pension fraud case. He was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $100. The case involves numerous names fraudulently sent to Washington for pensions.
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NoxFate
Speria
United States
Benjamin Richardson, Jr
W. B. Drury
South
Washington
Kidnapped Sweetheart Case Ends in Damages Award
Miss Annette Munson won 5500 in a romantic case against George Little his brother and mother in Chicago earlier this month. The suit stems from a March 7 1891 incident where Annette was seized dragged to a home and manacled for two days at a Detention Hospital amid claims of insanity and homicidal danger.
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Chcaco
Annette Munson
George Little
Miss Munson
George
Albert
Annette
Robb
Washington
Government
Henry Lewis
Geo
Hos
Corbett's Father Multicted In Probate Docket
Probate Judge Coffey probes estate misuses involving widows and orphans. The case centers on Harry McDonald, an illegitimate heir to a $75,000 estate, with $150 monthly maintenance granted and diverted by counsel Kowalsky who sent the heir to sea. Guardian Patrick J Corbett and others face repayment of $6,000 in legal fees plus additional misallocations. A new guardian will be appointed.
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Las Frax
Sco
Dee
Coffey
Harry McDonald
Henry L Kowalsky
Patrick J. Corbett
James J. Corbett
Planger Pardridge quits Board of Trade nets large profit
Chicago December 16 Pardridge quits the Board of Trade at lunch and reportedly nets about 100000 as wheat swings wildly. Prices open at 7 1/2 cents and fall to around 7 1/2 cents before recovering to 7 6 1/2 cents. Northwest buying and actions by Boardman Logan & Co and Eggleman help lift the market, closing up 5 1/2 to 7 6 1/2 cents with a daily loss of 1 1/4 cents.
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Chicago
Planger
Ed Pardridge
Board of Trade
Pardridge
Northwest
Boardman, Logan & Co
Eggleman
Northwestern
Yale Students Fined for Breach of Peace in Theater Incident
Judge Rufus Pickett fines J E McCrea of Pittsburg and F M Wyrehaus of St Paul one hundred pounds for breach of the peace at the Mace Smith Opera House. Contran and Ryan testified Wyrehaus threw a lid causing part of the fence to detach and injuring a musician. both cases appealed.
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New
Rea
Yale
Wabash College Hits New Endowment Milestone
Wabash College in Crawfordsville has secured $80 000 to add to its endowment. Senator Simon Yandes of Indianapolis previously offered $50 000 on a condition that another $50 000 be raised by December 11. By now $20 000 has been raised and the county may contribute up to $10 000 for academical purposes if the college is endowed. Simon Yandes has already given over $200 000, making Wabash one of Indiana’s wealthiest institutions.
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Crawfordsville, Inc
Wabash College
Simon Yandes
Indianapolis
Simon i
Wabash
Indiana
Allegheny Post Office Site Chosen at Diamond and Ohio
After four years a site at the northwest corner of Diamond and Ohio streets is secured for the Allegheny post office. The Rhoades Hotel stands on the property now owned by Miss Nellie McKee Graham and others. Possession is given at once, and plans for the new building are nearly complete. The government will pay $175,000 for the property, with discussions of total project funding and potential future increases.
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Rhoades Hotel
W. A. Stones
Allegheny
Diamond and
Ohio Street
Nellie McKee Graham
Smith Bros
Benjamina Franklin Insurance Company
West Diamond Street
Man Sacrifices Foot to Save Life in Rail Yard Incident
John Doughty saved his life at Camden West Jersey by rolling clear as a long freight train bore down, sacrificing foot and ankle when his foot caught in a frog. Witnesses praised his nerve as wheels crushed the foot. he signaled the drill engine to reverse and was later admitted to Cooper Hospital where doctors amputated the injured limb.
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Philadelphia
John Doughty
West Jersey
Camden
Doughty
Cooper Hospital
Missouri Quake Shocks Early Morning Townwide Tremor
Early morning in Izontos Ma December 14 two distinct tremors awakened tardy residents. A rumbling noise accompanied the shocks as a heavy wagon creaked by on a rough street, startling the sleepy town.
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Izontos
Clos
Rome
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