Tariff Fight Over Tin Plate and Lamp Chimneys
Washington dispatch reports a razor margin vote on tariff provisions with McKinley backing a duty on lamp chimneys and tin plate aims opposed by Henderson. Butterworth and others seek to place tin plate on the free list as lawmakers argue protectionist balance and industry needs amid a stalled Ways and Means stance.
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Henderson
Iowa
McKinley
Butterworth
Wars and Means Committee
Washifat Ton
Tin Plate Importers
National Canned Goods Association
Ways and Means Committee
Ware and Means
Ife
Rusk
Maryland
Mudd
Ways and Means
T Flutterworth
Calumet and Hecla Copper Mining Company
MccKinley
Mr. McKinley
Candler
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United States
Baines
New York
Adams
Illinois
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Dolliver
Sweney
Lacey
Kerr
Laws
Nebraska
Hopkins
Ilinois
Morrill
Kansas
Hill
Dunnell
Minnesota
Lind
Reed
Andrew
M’kinley
No Service Pension Bill Likely to Pass
Washington May 16 It seems settled that the House will agree to Senate amendments to the Morrill pension bill but the measure will be substantially no bill when it reaches the President Congress has about concluded it is not wise to pass a service pension bill at present
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Ohio Auditor Poe Rebukes McComas Gerrymander Bill
A staff correspondent reports Ohio State Auditor Poe states seven of ten intelligent Republican voters opposed the McComas anti gerrymandering bill. Poe, a Republican elected in 1887, says the provisions would curb gerrymandering in Ohio and Maryland. Additional items reference pending political notes and forthcoming events.
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McComns
Washington
Poe
Ohio
McComas
Maryland
Dalzell to Attend Meeting In Ringing Jetter Form
Dalzell cannot attend the Mon tooth meeting in person but will appear via a ringing jetter mailed to the committee this afternoon. The jetter will likely be read at tomorrow evening's meeting.
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Dalzell
Montooth
Quiet poker game nets Don Cameron four aces win
A Washington poker party of six dignitaries including Senators Cameron and Farwell played a $10 limit game at a hotel. After repeated raises Cameron caught Farwell bluffing, finally winning with a straight flush as Farwell laid down four aces and the pot topped $300.
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National Capital
Ove Slulag
Quay
Washington
Quay and
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Farwell
Illinois
Dave Littler
Springfield
United States
Mr. Cameron
Mr. Farwell
Don
Farrell
National Republican Committee Sets May 26 Meeting
Colonel Dudley says the next National Republican Executive Committee meeting will be held May 26. Clarkson’s absence from Washington is cited as the sole reason for postponing the previous session, due to his work and summons to his father’s deathbed.
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Washington
Dudley
National Republican Executive Committee
Clarkson
Elevator Carries Ten Girls Plunges Six Stories
Ten girls employed by Zeiner and Feldstein in 624 Broadway crowded into a six story elevator when a cable broke. The car dropped, four women suffered minor hurts, six escaped uninjured, and elevator operator William Wallace lost a damaged thumb. He previously lost a leg after a Jersey City train incident.
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Psfacial Teleseam
Distatcn
New York
Zeiner & Feldstein
Broadway
William Wallace
Wallace
Jersey City
Powderly named in true bill for conspiracy against Callaghan
A grand jury returned a true bill against General Master Workman Powderly Hon Edward Callaghan and associates John R Byrne and Peter Wine for alleged conspiracy to defeat Callaghan in the 1883 senatorial nomination and ruin his business. Powderly says he will arrive Monday. Witnesses have been subpoenaed.
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Workman
ScortpaLe
Edward Callaghan
Workman Powderly
John R. Byrne
Peter Wine
Callaghan
Powderly
Dr Walter Reid Sentenced for Fraud in Seance Claim
Grasp Raprimps May 16. Dr Walter Reid known as spirit postmaster was sentenced by the United States Court to one year in the Detroit House of Correction for using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Spiritualists react, saying the ruling strikes at their faith.
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Walter Reid
United States
House of Correction
Detroit
Reid
Chicago broker sues for damages in slander case
E A Mulford a Chicago ticket broker filed suit in the Circuit Court for 25000 dollars for slander Mulford also sought a writ of mandamus to reinstate electing the officers The suit relates to his previous rejection for reinstatement by the American Ticket Brokers Association in Indianapolis dated May 16
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E. A. Mulford
Chicago
American Ticket Brokers’ Association
Circuit
Mulford
Manee Ee
Kentucky Senate Chooses Carlisle to Succeed Beck
Ex Speaker John Griffin Carlisle was chosen by the Kentucky Legislature Democratic caucus as Becks successor. Quay predicts Delamater and Pattison will run for governor. Wallace opposes ballot reform amid party tensions in Blair County.
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Kentucky
Democratic Caucus
Beck
John Griffin Carlisle
Quay
Delamater
Pattison
Carlisle Nominated to Succeed Senator Beck on Ninth Ballot
Ex-Speaker John Griffin Carlisle wins Democratic caucus nomination to fill Kentucky Senate seat after a long contest. Ballot tally moves Carlisle to 72 votes amid cheers and a motion for acclamation. Carlisle, 53, veteran leader born in Kentucky, praised for free trade stance and public service record.
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Carlisle
Democratic Legislative
Beck
House of Representatives
W. H. Norman
Henderson
Knott
Kisle
John Griffin Carliste
Settle
Cooper
Lindsay
McCreary
Smith
Congress
Blair County Democrats Clash Over State Convention Delegates
A heated Blair county Democratic meeting in Hollidaysburg bonds the Pattison faction against Wallace partisans. Battles over timing of primaries and the county convention lead to contested delegate selections for the State Convention, with A. S. Landis John E. Bell Thomas Greevy and P. Delvy named amid objections and claims of illegality.
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Democratic Committee
Blair County
Wallace
Pattison
Greevey
Dively
Altoona
Caracus
Dumphy
Recorder Greevy
A. 8. Landis
John E. Bell
Bellwood
Thomas Greevy
P. Delvy
Pattison Support Moves Blair County Democrats to Governorship
Pattison men and delegates represent Blair county Democrats in backing Pattison for Governor with a formal push for party unity and campaign action.
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Pattison
Trac
Blair County Democrats
Quay Predicts Pennsylvanian Nominees in Governor Race
Senator Quay, en route to Beaver for ten days, weighs the Pennsylvania governor contest. He predicts Republican candidate Delamater and Democrat Pattison, noting Pattison’s strength and religious backing, and asserts the GOP will win by an enormous margin. He also says Pattison would be a strong Democratic target if elected.
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Washinetox
Senator Quay
Washington
Beaver
Republican National Executive Committee
Quay
Pennsylvania
Ereps
Delamater
Pattison
Beutler 15 in doubt as gubernatorial race tightens
Beutler 15 in doubt as 51 candidates contend for 15 county primaries on May 24. Voters weigh Governor contenders with last minute push from County Chairman Bell urging a decisive red vote. The race narrows to Stone versus Delamater with Ritter aiming to beat Delamater. Local officials forecast a close result once votes are tallied.
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G. W. Fileeger
Butler
J. A. McMarlin
Wallace backs Powderly on secret ballot reform
Ex Senator William A. Wallace, at Harrisburg, endorsed Powderly’s push for a constitutional convention to secure a perfectly secret ballot. He vowed to press party leaders for ballot reform and tax reduction and said he would campaign for reform regardless of the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. He appeared in good health.
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Powderly
Tus Dimaron
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
William A. Wallace
Mr. Powderly
Prohibition Candidate Nominated in Philadelphia Convention
The Prohibitionists held a convention at 319 Race street naming Hiram De Walt for Congress. J B Middleton was Permanent Chairman and Frederick A Haines Permanent Secretary. De Walt pledged a hard fight on May 20 with expected Republican votes due to Sinners at Vaux.
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Race Street
Hiram de Walt
Congress
J. B. Middleton
Frederick A. Haines
Mr. Vaux
Temperance Union Adopts Emergency Prohibition Resolutions
The Annual State Temperance Union at Torrea Kansas convened with large attendance after a Supreme Court decision. Resolutions call on Congress to declare an emergency and grant states power to regulate liquor sales, opposing liquor traffic in Kansas and opposing original package houses.
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Kan
State Temperance Union
Supreme Court
Congress
Selie Sagrery Tren Foto
O Ee
Missouri
Kansas
Stuyvesant Fish Resigns From World’s Fair Board
ChicaGo May 16 reports Stuyvesant Fish resigns from the Inocisco Railroad board of Erectors at the World’s Fair amid pressure on other major booms ness figures as the cause.
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ChicaGo
Revisionism Debated at Presbyterian General Assembly
The assembly sparred over a report on revision of the confession of faith and the adopting act. President Patten argued the plan limits legislative power and deliberation, while supporters said it preserves vital doctrine and steadies church law amid reform pressures. Debate continues with committee refinements planned.
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Presbyterian General Assembly
Patten
Princeton
General Assembly of 1
Waterloo
Louisville
Chicago
General Assembly
Book of Discipline
Directory of Worship
Pattens
Princeton Theological Seminary
Moore
Assembly
Presbytery
Ee Court
Robert N. Wilson
Philadelphia
Southern Presbyterians Object to a Change in the Confession
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church met in Asheville and adopted a resolution urging support for the Bible cause and annual contributions to aid its distribution. Dr. C. R. Hemphill condemned revision of the confession of faith and urged Northern church steadfastness to the faith once delivered. The Assembly remains opposed to revision.
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Asheville
N. C
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Park
New York
C. R. Hemphill
Louisville
Anti Catholic instruction urged by Southern Methodists in St Louis
In the M E Church South conference at St Louis May 16 delegates signed resolutions attacking Romanism. They urged placing Protestant catechism in Sunday School to explain Protestantism and the evils of Rome. Debated measures included limiting a presiding elder’s term to eight years, which failed.
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St. Louis
M. E. Church South
Christian Socialists of Ohio Form State Organization
Crrcignatt May 16. The Christian Socialists of Ohio organized a state body with Rev. H. M. Bacon of Toledo named president and Rev. E. P. Foster of Cincinnati as a key organizer.
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Crrcignatt
The
Christian Socialists of
Ohio
H. M. Bacon
Toledo
E. P. Foster
Cincin
Supreme Court liquor power debated in Congress
Washington May 16 Representative Boutelle from Maine advances a bill to let states regulate sale of liquor in original packages. Justice Taney and Marshall previous opinions oppose state prohibitions, while supporters argue Congress may permit state control under interstate commerce rules.
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Alontes
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House
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Max
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Senate
Supreme Court
Iowa
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Michigan
Bart
United States
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Taney
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