Democrats Filibuster as Silver Bill Faces House
Washington February 20. Unsuccessful minority filibuster marks today’s House session as Democrats fail to block the Senate free coinage bill. The Rules Committee reported non concurrence in the Senate relief for the Supreme Court, proposing nine judges, while the Senate had 27. Majority Republicans push to Conference Committee amid a heated dispute over direct tax and subsidy provisions.
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Ohio
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Comstock
Minnesota
Knapp
New York
Taylor
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Willcox
Connecticut
Vaux
Free Coinage Debated as Senate Bill Falls Short
A Senate free coinage proposal was defeated with Carter and allies voting for a substitute, and Bland voting to keep it on the calendar for possible later action. The committee plan to report a minority view and the measure heads toward the crowded House calendar.
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Harrison
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Kansas
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United States
Alonzo Waddell
South Dakota
Congress
E. B. Baconoff
Milwaukee
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ Association
Bewster Stewart
Lightner
Cleveland a Candidate for 1892 Presidency Denied
Washington reports no truth to rumors that President Grover Cleveland withdrew from the 1892 race. Ex Secretary Whitney and Senator Gorman deny involvement, while Cleveland supporters emphasize party duty. A postal savings bank bill moves forward in the House, with Evans of Tennessee pushing for a favorable committee report.
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Cleveland
Gorman
Mr. Whitney
Whitney
Tracey
United States Senate
Tne House Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
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Tennessee
Reed Faces Possible Vote of Thanks Precedent at End of Reed Era
The article notes Speaker Reed may become the first in a century to leave office without a formal vote of thanks. Democrats may offer a substitute and seek a roll call, while Republicans may stay silent as Reed ends his term with the gavel dropped and a sparsely filled chamber.
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Reed
House of Representatives
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Keifer
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Cornell Freshmen and Sophomores Clash Over Banquet Kidnapping
In Ithaca on February 20, Cornell freshmen and sophomores fought over a bold banner stunt atop Sibley College chimney. The sophomores abducted the freshman toastmaster C. S. Hoyt from Sigma Phi House, paraded him, and later returned him after police mediation. The incident sparked threats of disciplinary action while faculty weigh damages as campus guards patrol.
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City Recorder
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Ithaca
Senate weighs Nicaragua Canal bill amid Clayton Bulwer treaty debate
The Senate considered the Nicaragua Canal bill authorizing a US guarantee of the company 4 percent bonds up to 100 million dollars. Senator West opposed the measure arguing war with Britain would loom if the United States joined Britain in transit control. Debate covered Clayton Bulwer treaty and US interests versus concessionaires. no action was taken.
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Great Britain
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Canal Company
Philadelphia Delegation Shifts Strategy On Mint Bill
The Philadelphia delegation in Congress abandons its House action plan and backs a Senate route. Senator Spooner introduced a bill for Senator Cameron yesterday, which appears likely to pass and return to the House for Speaker Reed to consider.
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Philadelphia Mint
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Senate
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Reed
House
Lieutenant Stone's furlough to join Carnegie firm
Lieutenant Charles A. Stone, now at the Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance, received a two year furlough to become superintendent of armor plate construction at Carnegie Phipps & Co. in Pittsburgh. An expert on steel, his Ordnance Bureau experience will be valuable in the new role. The Census Office bulletin places the 1990 population center in southern Indiana near Greensburg, 20 miles east of Columbus.
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Census Office
Indiana
Greensburg
Columbus
Cincinnati
Reed Confirmed as U S Judge for Western Pennsylvania
Washington on February 20 confirmed by the Senate the appointment of James H. Reed to be United States Judge for the Western district of Pennsylvania.
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Pension board adds Dr. D G Foster in Pittsburg
Washington Feb 20 The Commissioner of Pensions appoints Dr D G Foster as the third member of the pension examining surgeons board at Pittsburg. The Dispatch notes its exclusive cable services for Sunday editions and strong foreign news gathering facilities.
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Commissioner of Pensions
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Board of Pension Examining Surgeons
Pittsburg
Europe
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Tragic Domestic Fire Ends in Double Homicide and Suicide
Al McCubin of Nesquehoning four miles north of Lehigh shoots and kills his wife and hired man Frank Yob then takes aconite and dies. He directs his oldest child to move the younger children to their grandparents. Domestic troubles precipitated the tragedy.
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al McCubin
Frank Yob
Childern
Aconite
Trouble in German Turners Threatens Nationwide Split
In Curiaco on February 20 a clash between conservative and Anarchistic factions of the German Turners signals a potential nationwide spread, risking disruption to the Turnegemeinde the organization’s oldest and strongest body.
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Turnegemeinde
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Turnegencinde
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Widow seeks one million for General Barrundia murder
Transito Barrundia widow of General Barrundia files suit against the United States seeking 1 000 000 in indemnity for his killing on the Guatemalan side. Papers served on Secretary Blaine accuse Minister Mizner of overstepping authority and cite Harrison's December 1 1890 message.
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Transito Aurtarte
J. M. Barrandis
Acapulco
Mizner
United States
Blaine
Victoria
Ana Maria Antonia
Dolors
Luz
Octavia
Teresa Barrundia
Ramond Bengochea
General Barrundia
Harrison
Lansing B. Milner
Central America
Wasted to a Skeleton Wagner Faces Fatal Trichinosis
Rochester report states tailor Charles W Wagner of 110 Harris Street and his wife contracted trichinosis after eating raw ham. The wife recovered, but Wagner worsened, losing muscle control and nearly wasting away. He is hospitalized with no chance of recovery as doctors warn of the deadly illness.
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Charles W. Wagner
Harris Street
Wagner
EdmunsmauSell Seminence in subjects of interest to women
Bessie Bramble notes that men dominate most areas believed to be led by women. The Dispatch teases tomorrow's column exploring gender roles and expectations.
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Maussell
Bessie Bramble
Montercole Sentenced for Libelous Circulars in Philadelphia
Giuseppe Currisi known as Count de Montercole was arrested for distributing libelous materials defaming his wife. Magistrate Clement sentenced him to six months in the House of Correction, noting he has no home or means to support himself and has never worked.
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Philadelphia
Guiseppi Currisi
Count de Montercole
Moffitt
Green's
Clement
House of Correction
Denial from Cleveland on 1892 Democratic nomination
New York report cites Grover Cleveland denying a published statement that he would not run in 1892. He calls the claim a newspaper sensation, denies Whitney involvement, and refuses to define his position on the contest.
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Eix
Grover Cleveland
Whitney
Eight Hour Fight Moves On Union Carpenters
The eight hour movement among journeymen carpenters has intensified in Philadelphia with the Brotherhood of Carpenters Executive Board meeting to unify the 80 000 members. The push calls for an immediate nationwide start to a united strike.
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Philadelphia
Journeymen Carpenters
Cveret
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Brotherhood of Carpenters
Matron Indicted for Cruelty at Bethany Home
Caicaco February 20 Mrs Catherine Seely matron of the Bethany Home was indicted for cruelty to children. Grand Jury testimony shows a dozen or more inmates were starved and sent out to beg with proceeds taken by Mrs Seely.
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Caicaco
Catherine Seely
Bethany Home
Attempted assassination targetting General Roca in Argentina
In Buenos Ayres on February 20 an unidentified man fired at General Roca, the former Minister of the Interior. Roca was only slightly wounded and the assailant was arrested. Authorities resume precautionary measures against unrest.
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Buenos Ayres
General Roca
Russian Prince’s Duel Triggering Czarist Inquiry and London Scandal
A London society scandal centers on Prince Woronzoff and Lt Lamonossoff after a Krasnogiselο duel. Woronzoff is accused of firing without command, prompting a rigid czarist inquiry. Lamonossoff died from a spine injury. A separate London divorce rumor involves a peer’s daughter and a House of Lords insider, with political clubs abuzz at potential public court action.
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Lamonossoff
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Woronzoff
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Funeral Scene Marks Colonel Dyott Interment in Lichfield
The remains of Colonel Richard Dyott, 15 years MP for Lichfield, were interred at night in St Marys Church vault. A 1500 crowd watched as 40 police struggled to control a riotous scene at the church doors after the coffin entered.
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St. Mary's Church
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Ex-Empress Eugenie Necklace Exhibition in Madrid
A Madrid jeweler displays the famous diamond necklace once given by Ismail Pasha to the ex-Empress Eugenie at the Suez Canal opening. The piece is priced at £15,000, drawing renewed public interest in her historic status and past fortunes.
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Ismail Pasha
Suez Canal
Madrid
Tobacco Monopoly Proposal in Cabinet Plan
Lisnex February 20. Government seeks council to convoke Cortes in March to approve a contract granting a tobacco monopoly for a loan of £9,000,000 with a group of French bankers.
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Council of the State
Advertising a Book Sale Stopped After Controversy
A literary doctor's first novel was published recently but failed to gain attention. A quiet agitator along the southern borders of France attacked the work, leading to the book being concealed among more readable volumes.
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In Wales a Paria Sues Doctor Over Novel Claims
A Welsh court case features injunctions and a damage suit aimed at suppressing a doctor's controversial novel. The complainant alleges the author reveals professional secrets by detailing a patient’s unique ailments, while the doctor protests the accusation and notes the new edition’s sales.
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Lieutenant Casey Murderers Captured Without Disturbance
General Brooke reports that Lieutenant Cleman of the First Infantry captured the sisters of Lieutenant Casey without incident. They are held at Fort Meade. Assistant Adjutant General Corbin says the arrest reflects government pursuit of the perpetrators and that the Indians will be tried by civil authorities.
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Brooke
Army
Casey
Cleman
Ft. Meade
Herder Miller
Corbin
Cigar seizure raid targets illicit domestic imports
Internal revenue officers sweep Curiaco area for illegal cigars. Officers expect to seize at least 60 000 cigars before nightfall. The seized goods are made by L Kahser & Co New York bearing a counterfeit import stamp intended to mislead buyers.
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Internal Revenue Officers
L. Kahser & Co
New York
Internal Revenue
Canal sale blocked by court ruling amid repair plan
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad won a court fight stopping the Chesapeake and Ohio canal sale. The ruling orders trustees to raise 1878 bonds and fix the canal from terminus to terminus by May 1801 while operating it as a waterway, with sale only if four-year revenues fail. The Garretts and bondholders funded litigation, defending lien claims and the canal’s viability as a water route.
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Hagerstown
State Court of Appeals
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Washington and Cumberland Railroad
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Court of Appeals
Fourth Judicial Circuit
John K. Cowan
Mary Garrett
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
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Three Bears Bagged by Warren Hunters
Charles Miller James Peters and Dick Jones hunted near Morrison Run Warren to bag an old she bear and two cubs. Peters killed a cub then Miller shot the mother at four feet. The cub ran a quarter mile before dying. The old bear weighed 150 pounds and the cubs 50 pounds each. The hides brought $18. The trio used a shotgun.
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Charles Miller
James Peters
Dick Jones
Morrison Ran
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