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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1892
Page
1
Rep Mutchler advocates an extra session to organize the Fifty Third Congress and set key committees. He favors restoring the sugar duty to boost revenue, curb bounty payments, and hints at possible income tax as a last resort while reforming pension oversight.
Representative Joe Oman of Boston says Massachusetts Republicans used a sharp, costly trick at the recent election to reduce Democratic representation in the next Congress. He notes after nominations Democratic speakers urged workers to vote and argues the maneuver aimed to shrink the opposition.
The article notes that higher wages for workers helped elect several Republican Representatives, replacing Sherman Hoar J. Fred Williams John F. Andrews and others. It mentions O'Neill opposing free coinage of silver and taking an Appropriations Committee assignment after the Speakership vote, with no emotional display over Mills or Speaker Crisp.
Governor Sayers predicts Speaker Crisp will be re elected without serious opposition as Mills faction fades. The move eases factional tensions and envisions Crisp winning by acclamation with Sayers guiding the motion.
Senator Stockbridge of Michigan says Republicans will form a caucus to map tariff policy and will block Democratic tariff reform measures in the coming session. He warns revenue is tight and free wool would cut about 25 million dollars, urging Democrats to bear the tariff burden. He predicts Cleveland will follow independent lines and that Republican postmasters in Michigan may be replaced as Democrats seek appointments.
A New York cable report on Mr. Gladstone’s Ireland policy draws limited faith from English ministers and Irish leaders. The piece suggests a revamped 1886 scheme with central Dublin authority, but no provincial legislatures, and notes consultations with Irish figures like Dillon and Sexton.
William Miner and John Marshall, both convicted criminals, tried to escape from the State prison near Sans Quentis California. The guard fired, Marshall was seriously wounded. Prisoners drilled bolts from inside their cell using improvised gear and scaled the wall with makeshift rope and clothing.
Massachusetts November 2 Special Attorney General Pillsbury believes Lizzie Borden is insane The grand jury adjourned from November 21 to December 1 as part of the case The Mercury will publish a story asserting this claim An examination by experts is said to have been ordered to determine Borden's sanity with testimony planned when the grand jury reassembles
The will of W. J. Gordon was disclosed revealing a 120 acre private park bequest to Cleveland. The lakefront estate, part of the Gordon homestead, is valued at about 000,000 and will be accepted by the city with minor conditions to clear title and obligations.
Hon Frederick Cook former Secretary of State files suit against the Silver Lake Ice Company to establish ownership of Silver Lake in Wyoming County New York. The lake spans about ten miles, with water area around 635 acres and serves as a principal source of ice.
Casper Torchill a barber and longtime cigarette smoker collapsed unconscious today in West Carston Pennsylvania. His death is momentarily expected and authorities investigate potential tobacco related causes.
A New York social purity meeting features Dr. Rainsford advocating child education and early intervention. He argues reform must target the fountain head through kindergartens and voluntary societies while criticizing attempts to suppress vice in adult areas.
New York reports Charles S Fairchild is almost certain to accept the Treasury post after the election. The decision would mark the first Cabinet assignment clearly determined by Fairchilds allies and supporters. A Treasury offer followed the November election and reflects ongoing interest in his political future.
President McLeod testified the coal market would glut without concerted action among producers and prices would rise. He said many subracite producers near bankruptcy when he arranged coal purchases and warned wage cuts for miners could follow. President Roberts of Reading Railroad offered limited remarks. rest of testimony continued in routine terms.
Torera Kansas Nov 22 Democrats split over patronage in Kansas fusion split. Straight-outs formed a meeting to visit national leaders and demand a fair show in patronage. They commended A A Harris of Fr Scott for election to the U S Senate.
A Times statement from a trusted source claims the current cotton rise is unprecedented except during the Civil War and is largely speculative. Middlemen buy eagerly despite weak trade, Lancashire strikes, and little evidence of reduced supply, with an American crop estimate around 6.5 million bales likely underestimated.
In Carmen Pa on November 29 a gunman burst into a confectionery shop and fired at a crowd of youths. The bullet struck Miss Mary To hie on the breast, causing a fatal wound. Thomas Moser is in custody.
News from Pennsylvania reports the Geiger family of the Schuylkill valley awaiting a large fortune from Cuba. The claim centers on Conrad Geiger and a letter promising wealth distribution among relatives, rumored to trigger a family meeting.
A fragmented note mentions onx and nov.sia schedules of athletes, with references to R and malt. The readable text implies schedule disruptions affecting events in New York.
In Allentown New Jersey two bandits robbed Farmers National Bank of about 1 894 dollars in bills while shunning silver. Cashier Hutchinson and Teller Smith led a townsfolk chase through a snowstorm aided by farmers with shotguns before the pair surrendered to local justice Ely.
A Great Northern westbound passenger train was held up near Malta Montana between 3 and 4 am by three robbers. The messenger opened the local safe and only $25 was taken from the through safe, while passengers were not harmed.
Alumni arrange for the Princeton football squad to meet the Pittsburg Athletic Club team in Pittsburg next Saturday. The Princeton players will depart from Princeton, New Jersey, Friday afternoon. A retired coal operator William Brown of Selineville Ohio died after poisoning himself and cutting his throat. Domestic rifts and excessive drinking were noted in the county.
A rider seen on a horse sparks a chase through Penno tle town. he fled after being cornered by rifle-equipped officers. Police later determine the rider was a hustler returning from a blacksmith shop. A Boone Iowa woman reports a $600 diamond ring robbery by two cab drivers. Chicago police, bolstered by 100 new officers, face a carnival of crime with saloon robberies and masked bandits. Suburbs suffer Turpin style crimes with no arrests yet.
Ann Odelia Diss Debar aka Vera P Ava is jailed in Geyava Illinois after a widow Mrs John Mitchell paid 733 dollars for a dead husband scam. Mitchell reported the two slate trick and money vanished with a note reading thanks. Debar was bound over to Kane County Court with bond set at 800.
San Antonio November 29 Special General Dyrenforth postponed final rainmaking experiment as weather bureau predicted rain and no indications appeared. Governor Hogg witnessed the test and expressed disappointment while Dyrenforth touted Friday night rain from distant reports. He dismissed the carbonic gas theory and defended bombardment as the practical method.
Galveston investigators report a Wells Fargo express package valued at 10000 dollars was delivered to Island City Savings Bank. The bundle contained only brown paper slips cut and bundled, with no money inside. John T McCarthy, the bank teller, signed for the package. Express officials seek the fraud’s location.
The "Boys in Blue" will be a rival of the G A R. Originated by old soldiers in the People's party, it plans a national order with more than 50 Kansas companies already formed. It will be nonpolitical and expand to at least ten states.
United States Senator Gibson of New Orleans lies at the Park Hotel in this city dangerously ill with heart disease. He has been here three weeks and unable to leave his room for ten days. Doctors are reticent. he is about seventy, and friends fear he may not survive.
In Springfield Missouri a young woman named Alma Emstott had 14 pieces of cuticle removed from her leg by a surgical rubi tion this morning. Her brother Clyde Emstott had recently been shot and the doctor chose this method of treatment.
A Paterson General Sessions court refused leniency for James Collins a wealthy contractor jailed two years for wife beating. The sentence followed a plea of non vult contendre and a reduced charge of simple assault amid local protests and calls to curb such offenses.
A young woman identified as Mrs L Anderson Barnard of Detroit shot herself on the terrace near the Coronado Beach Hotel in San Diego. A purse with 1650 dollars was found. she had arrived only with a satchel and claimed medical ailments and pending remittances from an Iowa bank. Telegraphed inquiries to Detroit and the bank followed the tragedy.
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