Subsidy saga on Blaine measure in Congress highlights splits
Debates over postal and freight subsidies unfold as Speaker Reed blocks reciprocity linked amendment. Senate passes House amended bill by a slim margin amid Republican disunity. Farquhar touts postal subsidy as next best step to expand trade. plan includes U S built steamers and American registries.
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iTrnes
Wasnixoros
Reed
Blaine
Hisine
Male
Senate
House
United States
Reading
Hays
Congressan Farquhar
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Farquhar
Toman Company
Sted States
Paris
Congress to authorize sailing ships under American flag
The speaker urges passage of necessary legislation to authorize these vessels to sail under the American flag and notes plans to promptly lay the keels of two new ocean greyhounds at an American dockyard cited by Lightner.
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Congress
Lightner
Philadelphia Mint Bill Passes House in Massive Funding Move
The House approved a 2 000 000 appropriation for a new United States Mint in Philadelphia by 179 to 66. The measure accompanies other items including 300 000 for Delaware River islands removal and League Island earth fill, plus annual 300 000 appropriations for ten years and a 135 000 land purchase near Chant Street post office. President Harrison expected to sign.
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Washington
United States
Philadelphia
Windom
Congress
Harrison
Pittsburg
Philadelhea
Delaware River
League Island
Conference Committee
Chant Street
No Action This Session On Ship Canal Study
Washington reports there can be no action this session on a Pennsylvania resolution urging Congress to direct a board of engineers to review the Ship Canal Commission report. The move would require War Department funds and river and harbor bill approval, not up this biennial June session. Eben Brewer of the Ship Canal Commission says Pennsylvania and Ohio delegations back examination of canal routes to Lake Erie, to be acted on next session.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Congress
Secretary of War
Ship Canal Commission
War Department
Ohio
Cleveland
Portsmouth
Eben Brewer
Lake Erie
United States
Annual Banquet Invitation For Secretary From Blaine Visit
The Young Men’s Republican Club extended an invitation during a call on Mr Blaine’s house tonight. acceptance depended on whether the Secretary could attend given official duties.
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Young Men’s Republican Club
Mr. Blaine
Peffer Seeks Independent Path in Senate After Plumb Guidance
Senator-elect Peffer spent over an hour with Senators, leaning under Senator Plumb's wing as he met future associates and possible peers. He sat on the Republican side and said he will vote his convictions, keeping observation from the rear for now. He will speak at Grand Army Hall tomorrow night at a free public meeting hosted by Local Branch No 4 of the National Citizens' Alliance with Jerry Simpson and John Davis among speakers.
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Washington
Peffer
Senate
Plumb
Mr. Peffer
Senator Ingalls
Senator Plumb
Grand Army Hall
National Citizens’ Alliance
Jerry Simpson
John Davis
Virginia Knox Granted Divorce from Montercoli in Pennsylvania
In Common Pleas Court No.4 Virginia Knox Carusi of Pittsburg was granted a divorce from Giuseppe Montercoli known as the Count Montercoli. The decree ends a sensational romance, notes his imprisonment for libelous circulars, and places Knox at Grand View House Berks County while she contemplates return to Pittsburg.
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Dispatur
Philadelphia
Common Pleas
Virginia Knoox Carusi
Guiseppe Carusi
Count Montercoli
Europe
Count Montereoli
Virginia Knox
Pittsburg
Paris
Pennsylvania
Moyamensing
Counte Montercoli
House of Correction
Reading
Grand View House
South Mountain
Miss Knox
World’s Fair appropriation settled by conferees
The sundry civil bill conferees agree on the World's Fair paragraph amending the appropriation to 350000 for the Government exhibit and 95500 for the World’s Columbian Commission, with 36000 allotted to the Board of Lady Managers.
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Wassivetox
House
Senate
Board of
Lady Managers
Pacific Railroad Indebtedness Settlement Bill Reported
Senator Frye reported a bill to settle debts of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads. It would extend each debt to 100 years with 1 percent interest for the first ten years, then 2 percent thereafter, plus annual payments of up to 1 percent of total indebtedness.
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Washingtox
Frye
Senate Committee On Pacific Railroads
Senate
Union and
Central Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Company
Union Pacific
Prospective Sharon Postmaster Checks In at Headquarters
J L Morrison of Sharon Mercer county visited Postmaster General Wanamaker with Representative Townsend. The postmaster nomination cannot be sent before Congress adjourns, so Morrison could receive a recess appointment if chosen.
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Sharon
STARR
Washington
J. L. Morrison
Mercer County
Townsend
Wanamaker
House Agrees on Copyright Bill Conference Report
Washington March 2 In the House Mr Simonds of Connecticut submitted the conference report on the copyright bill The conference had agreed on all points except the Sherman amendment The report was adopted and a further conference agreed to
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Washington
Simonds
Connecticut
Ohio Legislature Moves to Use Unreceived Direct Tax Funds
Ohio lawmakers consider appropriations from unreceived direct tax funds. A $300,000 allotment would fund an intermediate penitentiary project with 600 capacity, while another $200,000 would expand state insanity asylum capacity in the eastern region. A bill targets corporations with unpaid dividends by stockholders owning 1/20 of shares to seek receivership. A resolution asks the World’s Columbian Exposition to respect Sunday observance and not open on the first day of the week.
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Columbus
Ohio
McKelvey
Belmont
Pittsburg City Assessor Rumored to Become Court Clerk
Washington March 2 reports suggest Frank P. Case of Pittsburg City Assessor may be appointed Clerk of the United States District Court to succeed Clerk McCandless who plans to resign soon.
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Washington
Frank P. Case
Pittsburg
United States District Court
McCandless
Conferees Agree on Hawaiian Cable Provisions
Washington March 2 The diplomatic and consular appropriation bill conferees reached a settlement. The Hawaiian cable provision limits government payment to the cable company to 150000 per year for 15 years and requires the Hawaiian Government to pay a third of that sum. Senate plans for Central American and Mexican missions remain and are adjusted.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Direct Tax Bill Signed by President Harrison
Word comes from Washington that the President has signed the direct tax bill. The legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill have nearly completed agreement, with only two or three issues remaining. The Civil Service Commission continues with no changes to its force or methods.
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Harrison
Washington
Capitol
Civil Service Commission
Dalzell to Visit Florida After Adjournment
Representative Dalzell plans to leave for Florida with his family on Thursday or Friday after Congress adjourns. He will stay two or three weeks before returning to his Pittsburgh home. The Indian appropriation bill talks failed to reach agreement and will be reported back for further instructions.
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Eeeeral
Washington
Dalzell
Florida
Congress
Pittsburg
Mississippi River Improvement Bill Passes Senate to President
Washington March 2 The House joint resolution approved by the Senate would appropriate 1,000,000 dollars for river improvement work under the Mississippi River Commission The money would be spent to improve the river between the head of passes and the mouth of the Ohio River levees may not reclaim land or protect private property but may be built to aid navigation
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Washington
House
Senate
Mississippi River
Secretary of War
Mississippi River Commission
Oho River
Prohibition Sparks Free Drinks in St Paris After Vote
Word from Ursana Ohio March 2 says saloonists vote out and will dispense beer and whisky from 4 to 12 tonight as prohibition takes effect Monday. Law and Order League increases police. armed guards at key buildings to deter firebugs. A $200 reward offered for arrest of arsonists who fired several buildings Feb 24 25. Several suspects under surveillance.
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Ursana
St. Paris
Blaine In Demand for Philadelphia Banquet Visit
A Philadelphia party led by Senator elect Edwin E. Stuart City Solicitor Charles F. Warwick Councilman Tom Hicks and Mr Eisenhower traveled to meet Secretary Blaine. Their aim is to secure Blaine’s consent to attend a forthcoming big banquet in the Quaker City.
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Philadelphia
Edwin
Stuart
Charles F. Warwick
Tom Hicks
Eisenhower
Blaine
Giant Tall Man Drowns In Ohio River Near West Point
Grant Wallace, a Kentucky giant measuring 6 feet 10 inches, drowned in the Ohio River a few miles above West Point. The 25 year old was praised for his handsome features and remarkable proportions. His coffin measured 7 feet 3 inches, one of the largest ever made in Louisville.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Ohio
West Point
Grant Wallace
Jim Porter
Wallace
Judge Reed Inaugurates March Term In Scranton
Hon. James H. Reed took his seat as Judge of the United States District Court of Pennsylvania at the March term opening in Scranton. He attended an informal reception in the office of President Judge Archbold with a large number of Lackawanna County bar members.
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Scrantor
James H. Reed
United States District Court of Pennsylvania
Archbold
Lackawanna
Judge Reed Opens Term as Grand Jury Ruler
John Doe alias Pants alias James W. Clark faced trial for attempting to pass two counterfeit fifty cent coins on baker George Becker of 1107 Penn avenue Pittsburg. Officers Peoples Conler and student Jeremiah Kearney testified clearly and uncontradicted. Doe expected to be convicted when the jury returns tomorrow.
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Reed
John Doe
Pants
James W. Clark
George Becker
Penn Avenue
Pittsburg
Peoples and Conler
Jeremiah Kearney
Doe
Farmers in a Trust Form Aims to Control Wheat and Cattle Markets
Frank McGrath, president of the Farmers Alliance, describes a new Alliance plan uniting Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa into a huge grain and livestock trust. District alliances will track member holdings and issue fixed-price demands to eliminate selling to option buyers, bankers, or speculators, mirroring Whisky Trust tactics.
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Toreka
Alliance
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Own
Frank McGrath
Farmers’ Alliance
McGrath
Mr.McGrath
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
United States
District Alliance
Whisky Trust
Miraculous Escape of Seamen in Thunderbolt Strike
A Massachusetts Bay storm struck the schooner Shenandoah during a homeward voyage. A ball of fire exploded over the vessel as hail and a sudden temperature surge raged. Three crewmen, William Flaherty William Leary and John Leary, were struck with injuries but survived.
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Umpaton Gloucester
Massachusett’s Bay
William Flaherty
William Leary
John Leary
Passenger Agreement Reached Between Pennsylvania and Richmond Terminal
A passenger agreement between the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Richmond Terminal was accepted after a meeting at Union Trust building led by President John H. Inman. Officials said the plan, to take effect in about six weeks, will run through vestibule trains from Washington to New York via Baltimore and Philadelphia. Freight terms remain undecided.
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Omepatch
New York
Richmond Terminal
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
John H. Inman
Union Trust Building
W. G. Oakman
W. H. Green
Samuel Haas
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Windom Fund Meeting Raises Target to Aid Secretary Windom Family
In New York a meeting at the Union League Club discussed a relief fund of 50 000 to 100 000 for the late Secretary Windom’s family. The effort is led by B Elkins with 32 000 already raised in the city. Washington reports show funds being managed by Senator Washburn and Representative McMillen. Latest New York subscribers include Cornelius Vanderbilt George Sliss of Morton Bliss Co and Charles Watrous.
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New York
Windom
Union League Club
8. B. Elkins
Washington
Washburn
Representative McMillen
Cornelius Vanderbilt
George Sliss
Morton, Bliss & Co
Charles Watrous
Talmage Urges Free Bible Entry in Copyright Bill
A New York telegram to Senators and Representatives urged Congress to amend the copyright bill to allow the Bible in any language from any land to enter free. The appeal frames the Bible’s free import as a national religious example and a benefit to the United States.
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Talmage
Congress
New York
Washington
Frank Hisecock
Senate
Amos J. Cummings
House
Conference Committee On
Delaware Ex-Treasurer Under Trial Over Missing Funds
Ex-State Treasurer William Herbert faces allegations of a $34 417 75 cash shortfall and about $70 000 in state securities missing from entrusted bank stocks and bonds. State Treasurer Wilber H. Burnett seeks settlement after discovering a large cash balance and the alleged hypothecation of securities.
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Winmindox
Den
Delaware
William Herbert
Edwin R. Cochran
Biggs
Herbert
Wilber H. Burnett
Felton
Farmers’ Bank of Delaware
National Bank of Delaware
School Fund
Junction and Breakwater
Pennsylvania
Burnett
State Senate
New Castle
Mr. Herbert
Mr. Burnett
Farmers’ Bank
Frank E. Herbert
Wilmington
Saturda
Bank of Delaware
St Dover
Governor Oglesbys Fine Mansion Destroyed in Fire
Ex Governor Oglesbys farm estate near Inn Illinois burned to the ground this forenoon with Mrs Oglesby scorched while saving valuables. The home housed a premier library collection valued among the state is a total loss over 100000 dollars due to a chimney fire before adequate extinguishing methods arrived.
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Dispatchelehart, Inn
Oglesby
Chicago and Alton
Old World
New England
State House Advances Alien Land Ownership Bill
The House approved the Senate measure banning land ownership by non-resident aliens, requiring disposition within seven years or reversion to the State. The bill moves to the Governor. A constitutional convention bill also advances, with anti Prohibitionists seeking to remove the prohibitory amendment.
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House
Senate
Presbytery opposes creation of deaconess office
At the Chicago Presbytery meeting on March 2 a committee reported that biblical and historical study found no early church recognition for the deaconess role. It recommended and the Presbytery voted to oppose creating such an office and to reply to the General Assembly accordingly.
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ChicaGo
General Assembly
Presbytery
Christie Lathrop Commission Company Assigns
The Christie Lathrop Commission Company, a major western firm with branches in St. Joseph Atchison Topeka Hutchinson Wichita Emporia Lincoln Beatrice and Kansas cities, assigned today, signaling a major financial action. Liabilities and details of the restructuring follow in the notice.
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Kansas City
Christie Lathrop Commission Company
Chicago
St. Joseph
Atchison, Topeka
Hutchinson
Wichita
Emporia
Kun
Lincoln
Beatrice and He Neb
Company Assets Approximate Twenty Thousand Then Restored
A company discussion notes assets around 20 000 with full value claimed. Christie a company member says operations will resume shortly.
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Christie
Floating palace yacht to sail Cleveland yard launch
The Wade steam yacht described as the most fine craft built in America will be launched around June at Cleveland Shipbuilding. Cost near 250000, length 160 feet, beam 21, depth 12, draught 9. Dining room 28 by 20 feet with piano and conservatory. Wade plans lakes cruising before sailing to Gibraltar.
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Crevetasa
Wade
Amem
Cleveland Shipbuilding Company
Cleveland
Say When
Peerless
America
Mr. Wade
James Gordon Bennett
Lake Superior
Freo
Georgian Bay
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Gibraltar
Indiana Tax Bill and Police Reform Move Through Legislature
Conference report on the railroad tax bill was agreed in both houses. Terre Haute gains a metropolitan police system after veto. Senate debated the Indianapolis charter bill. House approves exemption for ex soldiers from road labor and rail grade alignment, foreign corporation article filing, and penalties for race fixing.
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Ispdiaawwa Polis
General Fund
Terre Haute
Senate
Indianapolis
House
Theatrical agent charged with kidnapping
August Elpogen a theatrical agent of 32 East Fourth Street was indicted by the grand jury on a charge of kidnapping for enticing young girls from New York to New Orleans under the pretense of respectable lucrative positions. He faces plea court tomorrow.
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New Yorke
Elpogen
East Fourth Street
New Orleans
Terribly Fatal Gale Drowns 24 Oystermen at James River
A special dispatch reports that in a terrible gale on Thursday night 24 oystermen, mostly colored men, drowned at points above and below the Warwick river mouth along the James River.
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Ricnment
James River
Meno
Warwick River
Omaha Postmen Demand Eight Hours Overtime Pay
The Omaha mail carriers formed a union and hired an attorney to win pay for work beyond eight hours daily since July 1 when the Connell bill began. They have been clocking from ten to fourteen hours each day.
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Omaha
Demented Woman Drowns Infant After Cistern Attempt
In Fremont Ohio on March 2 a mentally troubled woman tried to drown her 3 weeks old baby in a cistern. Neighbors rescued her but the infant died. Officials cite insanity as the cause.
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Fremont, C
Fred Niehausmyer
Colored Musicales End in Fatal Shooting
A fundraising musicale by a Black community to help send their minister to a conference ended in a fatal shooting by Zeph Clay. About twenty-four people were present and twenty were involved in the ensuing clash.
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Rockrogt, Inc
Wen
Zeph Clay
Prisoner Narrow Escape From Pikeville Jail Fire
A Pikeville Kentucky jail burned tonight. The jailor raced from half a mile away to free inmates as walls collapsed. Loss put at about 25000 dollars.
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Louisville
Pikeville
Burdick Bill Dead as House Denies Oil Measure
Harrisburg March 2. The Burdick bill failed 7 to 84 and was not placed on the calendar. Speaker Thompson cleared petitions before the vote as Mr Burdick urged the House to override the Corporations Committee. The measure aimed to regulate oil pipe line transport to keep prices fair and support independent refiners.
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Burdick
Julius Cusar
Senate
Payne
National Transit Lines
Lee
Thompson
McKean
Corporations Committee
Pennsylvania
National Transit Company
Seaboard
Auditor General
O’dar
Oil City
Titusville
Warren
Ae Neal
Baker
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Frank FP. Case
Clerk McCandless
the Hawaiian Cable
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Wellman Tron and Steel Company
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