Open Letter from Judge Edgerton to President Cleveland
Judge A P Edgerton, recently removed from the Civil Service Commission, blasts President Cleveland in an open letter from Washington February 18. He accuses Cleveland of abandoning true friends for Hugh S Thompson and Mugwumps, defends civil service reform, and warns of political maneuvering tied to re election plans.
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Cleveland
Edgerton
Civil Service Commission
Hugh S. Thompson
Wasntsoton
A. P. Edgerton
Civil Service Commissioner
Mugwump
Thompson
Pope
Juvenal
Sen
United States Senate
H. 8. Thom
South Asrolina
United States Ci Service
Albert P. Edgerton
Tay Te Foyal
Baltimore Sun
Civil service critique from A P Edgerton
A. P. Edgerton accuses the commission of favoritism and incompetence in civil service in New York and beyond. He cites internal influence in the Treas ur department and improper handling of correspondence, claiming attempts to obstruct presidential clearing-out efforts.
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Civil Service
Edgerton
Cones
Boston
West
A. P. Edgerton
No Bribery in the South Senator Coke Says They Have No Money to Buy Votes
Senator Coke argues against the Texas outrages resolution asserting no money to buy votes in the South. He cites ballot box raids elsewhere, condemns bribery nationwide, notes Indiana and New York indictments, denies Southwide bribery and White Caps, and contrasts force in the South with money in the North.
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Coke
Washington
Senate
Texas
Washington County
United States
Indiana
New York
Rhode Island
South
Refractory Clerk Refuses to Testify Before Senate Panel
Wasaminectos February 18 A Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds met to consider Thomas Fister Chief Clerk in the Treasury Department Supervising Architect office after he refused to reveal details of political contributions by office employees. The sub committee recommends compelling answers and contempt action if he persists. The full committee voted to bring him before the Senate. a secret session followed and a decisive outcome is anticipated.
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Wasaminectos
Senate Committee On Public Buildings and
Thomas Fister
Supervising Architect's Office
Treasury Department
Senate
Fister
Secretary Bayard Defers Klein Interview on Samoa
In Wasameron February 18 Secretary Bayard declines to urge Senate Foreign Relations Committee to summon Klein. The San Francisco ad venture figure will not testify now, as the committee awaits the Ramosat case outcome and officials advise delaying further action.
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Wasameron
Klein
Senate Committee On Foreign
San Francisco
Samoa
Ate . Ae
Bayard
House Adopts Shorter Seal Fisheries Lease Term
The House recommitted the Alaska fur seal protection bill to report back with a 10 year lease term and a $10 per seal penalty for overages, authorizing suits against lessees. Mr. Crisp then opened the Sullivan California measures and Republicans filibustered, delaying further action until adjournment.
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Washington
House
Alaska
Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Crisp
California
Summer fire at John Huntington home in North Dover Ohio
Fire consumed the summer residence of John Huntington at North Dover, Ohio, suspected incendiary start. Gas well gusher reported near Newark causes local excitement amid other regional notices of wage reductions and a drowning incident.
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John Huntington
North Dover
Stuntington
Newark
Raeate Garth
Removal Sale Boosts Discounts on Footwear
A local notice advertises a removal sale offering at least a 10 percent cash discount on every shoe. The item promises prices below cost for many styles, reflecting aggressive sale pricing amid liquidation.
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US Cats & Verner
Patterns Spring Styles Promote Delicate Color Types
Magnificent display of elegant patterns in new colors and effects. The trend favors light delicate shades and self colored combinations of different shades in one pattern. Favorite new colors include Peachblow a delicate pink shading into white, like peach blossoms. Our carpets are chosen to harmonize with the new fabrics for coverings and draperies.
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Ths
Ige
Rgest
Tailor offers fine trousers at eight dollars
Merchant Tailors boast measured Finest Trouserings priced at eight dollars while others ask twelve or fifteen. They urge shoppers to judge value and announce lower seasonable clothing prices as a saving for customers at their store.
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Eklager
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Rune
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Jane M. Edwards
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Lightao
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Smith
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Sharpsburg
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Ross Township
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John B. Jackson
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Cnomreness Ch
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Ourth Avenue
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