Senator Cockrell Warns on Next Congress Expenditures
A humorous press letter from Senator Cockrell of Missouri excoriates prior spending as wasteful and predicts that the Democratic majority in the next House will resist extravagant appropriations. He argues pensions dominate near 2111,000,000 and asserts most other bills exceed former levels, while clerical staff shortages hinder timely accounting and government efficiency.
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Waswixerox
Cockrell
Missouri
Senate
Congress
House
Sensational Divorce Drama Involving Prominent Senator
A Washington lawyer tells The Dispatch a major public divorce case involving a distinguished United States senator is likely to erupt soon. The informant notes years of scandal surrounding the party and hints the charge will reveal public interest at high levels.
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Washington
Dispatch
Senate United State
Senator Keeps Two Households Amid Divorce Threat
The senator maintains two households, one with his wife and children, the other with a beautiful woman he became infatuated with months ago. The wife demands ending the second establishment, a divorce suit is looming, yet she prefers to endure for her children's sake to avoid scandal.
East Asian Church Recasts Presbyterian Creed in Japan
An official report reveals the native Presbyterian Church in Japan has modified core doctrines. A committee proposed replacing articles of faith, but the change was rejected and a Japanese standard of faith adopted instead. The new creed adds a clause asserting Jesus as God and savior and emphasizes scriptural infallibility.
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Wasatsetos
Department of State
United States
Japan
General Swift
Presbyterian Church
Dort
Heidelberg
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
Church of Christ
Swift
Popular Delusion on Federal Licenses for Liquor Dealers
General Nelson announces that the U S government does not issue licenses for retail liquor dealers. The circular clarifies that no federal permit supports such business and that the revenue tax of $2 annually is collected without any grant of license. Local laws govern whether liquor sales are allowed.
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Hisot Tos
Nettleton
United States
Congress
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Funeral rites for General Johnston set at St John’s Church
Funeral services for General Joseph E. Johnston will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will follow in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore.
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Washisgton
Joseph E. Johnston
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Green Mount Cemetery
Baltimore
Man Hangs Self From Brooklyn Bridge In Prospect Street
William Fletcher identifies a dead man found suspended by the neck from the Brooklyn Bridge in Prospect Street. The deceased is Harry Noble, a 38 year old Brooklyn machinist, identified by his wife Mrs. Noble of 71 High Street. Noble had been out of work years and lived in furnished rooms with his wife.
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New York
William Fletcher
Brooklyn
Prospect Street
Fulton Street
Noble
71 High Street
Harry Noble
Philadelphia
Industrial Alliance Born To Challenge Two Parties In Massachusetts
A new political force the Industrial Alliance forms in Boston to align with the Farmers' Alliance and push for labor and industrial reforms. The group calls for public control of monopolies, eight hour workdays, annual elections, suffrage for women, free coinage of silver, and government money issuance, aiming to draw moderate Republicans and Democrats while opposing capitalists.
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Dispatch
Boston
Massachusetts
New England
Farmers’ Alliance
West
Industrial Alliance
Labor Party
Knights of Labor
Pinkertons
United States
G. F. Washburn
State House
Fire Panic at Springfield Union Meeting
A crowded Grand Opera House event led to a near-disaster when a spectator yelled fire. Over 2,000 people surged toward exits in a frenzied rush causing many injuries before ushers calmed the scene and the choir intervened with "Nearer My God to Thee."
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Springfield
Union
Grand Opera House
W. A. Barnes
Anna Berry
Mr. Barnes
Monon Transfer Rumors Denied by railway official
General Sam Thomas of the Lake Erie and Western Railway said in Indianapolis there is no foundation for rumors of Brice syndicate buying the Monon Railroad. He noted negotiations for a loan with New York capitalists, with James Greenourch as their representative. General Parker also denied aiding any purchase talks.
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Indianapolis
Sam Thomas
Lake Erie and Western Railway
Monon Railroad
Brice Syndicate
New York
James Greenourch
Monon
Parker
Lake Erie and Western
Associated Press
Chicago
Seizure of Kansas City Book Dealers by Sheriff
The stock of M. H. Dickinson & Co. book dealers and stationers, one of the largest west of the Mississippi, was taken by the Sheriff under a chattel mortgage held by Union National Bank. Assets are believed to be about 100000 with liabilities estimated as comparable.
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Kansas City
M. H. Dickinson & Co
Mississippi River
Union National Bank
Caught and Caged Lynch Talk and Death Report
The article excerpts a shocking report of a death and a plan to pursue a lynching. Gilkinson is described as a genial investigator who worked on criminal cases, while Fitzsimmons is labeled a notorious desperado. The writer implies justification for vigilantism amid a disturbed crime context.
Fitzsimmons Reportedly Resting After Shootout
The wounded man Fitzsimmons says his pain is minor and praises both detectives for bravery. Police note Murphy did not fire after his ammo ran out and confess Fitzsimmons could have shot but chose not to. Officers McAllister and Colvin claim the arrest credit, while sympathy pours for Mrs. Clark and Cora Watt in custody. Fosbids?
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Fitzsimmons
Murphy
Clark
Thomas M. Marshall, Sr
McAllister
Officer McAllister
Colvin
Charles Clark
Cora Watt
Miss Watt
Homestead
Carnegie, Phipps, & Co
Woman in Custody Watched Over After Suicide Fears
Lucy Fitzsimmons, placed in a jail cell, behaved in a feared manner prompting Assistant Warden Soffel to order special precautions. She was kept under close watch all night by jail staff to prevent self harm.
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Lucy Fitzsimmons
Soffel
Detective Murphy Recovering From Wounds
Detective Murphy rests after four surface bullet wounds with non dangerous injuries. Doctors expect a swift return to duty as he recovers from yesterday incident.
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Detective Murphy
Assault by two tramps in Paterson robs clergyman’s path
Miss Lydia Hollingsworth walking to church on Clark street is knocked down by two tramps in what is believed to be a highway robbery. She receives facial scratches and a bloody nose. Edward Carroll, a grocer, is also struck with a cobble stone. one assailant, Nathan Boyle, is captured. The second suspect remains at large.
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Paterson
N. J
Misa Lydia Hollingsworth
Clark Street
Miss Hollingsworth
Edward Carroll
Carroll
Nathan Boyle
State
The Nebraska Deadlock Continues in Liscoy
March 22 report from Liscoy says no change in the Senate stalemate and no new clues about missing man Taylor. Legislators remain in the chamber, resting and dining there, while Republicans and Democrats offer a compromise to the harsh maximum freight rate bill. Five days of the session remain with no state appropriation bills passed.
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Liscoy
Taylor
Senate
House
Texas State Sugar Farm: Governor Vetoes Two Cent Bounty
Governor Hogg vetoes a bill to adopt the McKinley two cent bounty for Texas sugar production. He argues Texas sovereignty prevents accepting government licenses or federal supervision of convict labor on the state sugar farm, warning it could invite broader federal oversight of agriculture.
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Texas
Hogg
Detroit Theater Fire Destroys Holmes Block in Morning Blaze
Fire at the Holmes block in Detroit, including the Opera Hall, caused dense smoke and rapid spread. Officials suspect arson as the cause with losses totaling about 47,500 dollars and insured for 20,100 dollars.
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Detroit
Prisoner Freed After 20 Years as Daughter Pleads for Pardon
In Indianapolis Mary A. Adams, who was sentenced to life for poisoning her husband in 1870, is pardoned by Governor Hovey after Emma Adams, her daughter from St. Louis, sought relief. The reunion followed decades of separation, with officials and residents backing clemency amid lingering doubts about the verdict.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Mary A. Adams
Jennings
Emma
Missouri
Bartholomew County
Farwell and Taylor Inspect Brazos River Jetties Plan
Senator Farwell and Congressman Abner Taylor visited Houston to inspect the Brazos River Channel and Dock Company jetties. They aim to complete the project for deep water, estimating a cost under 100000 dollars and seeking 20 to 25 feet of water over the bar by the June rise.
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Houston
Senator Farwell
Abner Taylor
Chicazo
Brazos River
Brazos
Government steamer Mississippi departs for New Orleans
The Government steamer Mississippi with the Mississippi River Commission aboard left for New Orleans at 3 PM. The Commission was joined in Memphis by Captain F. Palfrey and Captain C. McD Townsend, with Lieutenant John Millis later joining them. General Comstock learned by telegraph that a $250,000 emergency fund for Mississippi river work from Memphis to New Orleans is approved and available. A break at Cord in East Carroll parish is widening rapidly, about 500 feet wide and 15 feet deep as of 8 PM.
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Vicksporg
Mississippi
Mississippi River Commission
New Orleans
Memphis
F. Palfrey
C. McD. Townsend
John Millis
General Comstock
War Department
United States Engineers
Concord
East Carroll Parish
Weather Bulletin Tracks Trio of Storms Across Regions
A weather bulletin notes a storm center near the Virginia coast moving southeast, expect northwest winds and rain along the Ohio Valley and coastal states. A third system moving from Texas brings rain to the lower Mississippi Valley. precipitation likely today with possible clearing later, and cooler conditions Tuesday.
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Virginia
Ohio Valley
Lake
Florida
Montana
Minnesota
Texas
Mississippi Valley
River Stage and Weather Across Ports Included
ECUL telegrams report Morgantown River at 7 feet 6 inches and stationary with cloudy skies and a 52 degree reading at 4 PM. WaAIREs River at 3 feet 1 inch and stationary, cloudy and mild. Brownsville River at 10 feet and falling, thermometer 45 at 4 PM. Louisville River at 13 feet in canal 11.2 feet on falls near locks, Cincinnati River 32 feet 1 inch and falling with cloudy cool conditions.
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Morgantown
Waaires
Brownsville
Louisville
Cincinn
Tickler Chew Promises Big Health Boost
The ad touts Tickler as the best chew on earth with thousands of testimonials. It claims the product cures dyspepsia and makes a man feel ten years younger after use.
Man Named James Brown Held After Burglary Plot Claim
Detective Kornman of Allegheny placed James Brown in custody after Brown claimed an unknown man planned to rob William Leilstein's Spring Garden Avenue home. Brown led officers to Beilstein's house where suspicion grew about his story. Brown remained confined.
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Kornman
Allegheny
James Brown
Brown
William Leilstein
Spring Garden Avenue
Pittsburg Maintains Rank Ninth In City List
Boston March 22 The following table based on dispatches from clearing house managers shows last week’s gross exchanges and percent change versus 1890. Sir Morrell Mackenzie notes Soden Mineral Pastilles aid catarrhal inflammation sore throat cough bronchitis and snug troubles. For sale by all druggists signature and testimonial with each box price 0c
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Boston
Sir Morrell Mackenzie
Morrell Mackenzie
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Nebraska
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Jai-I-P
Laird's Fire
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Maryret Street
Laird's Shoe Stores
Wood ST. Fire Sale
Wena
Wood
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