Washington Suffrage Convention Updates and Proceedings
May 12 reports from Springfield cover a suffrage convention with a recess for committee work on constitutional copies, resolutions praising officers, and printing recommendations. Earlier coverage notes late civil rights discoveries, a railroad accident in Arizona, and a Napoleanic letter to a notable figure. Unrelated committee actions in Washington include Electoral resolutions, and sums proposed for Louisiana contestees, while G.A.R. delegates greeted the President.
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Committee On Elections
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McCronie
Hunt
Stockings Defeat Forest City In Rainy Cincinnati Game
A large crowd witnessed a top baseball clash as the Cincinnati Hed Stockings faced Cleveland’s Forest City. Forest City showed sharp fielding and productive innings while Allison of Cincinnati was hindered by a split thumb in the seventh. The day also carried prep for Indianapolis Young Men's Christian Association’s International Convention and a New York suffrage society note.
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Severed rail disaster lists wounded and dead
Reports from St Louis describe a serious railroad accident with many injured and several dead. Names include Frank Hall and daughter of Mercer county, Pekin’s J Sturtevant, and St Louis residents H Wehland and J D Hecks. Coroner to confirm other fatalities as bodies await identification. Emergency crews and nearby physicians aided victims.
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Ilinois
Ohio
Residence Fire Destroys Knight Property at College Hill
May 16 report states the residence of George Knight at College Hill burned at noon. Loss listed as 68, 50,000 with insurance 30,000. Fire details incomplete. city-bound recovery expected tonight.
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George
Knight
College Hill
Obituary of Capt J H H Dobson known as Yuba Dam
Louisville May 12 Capt J H H Dobson formerly with the Louisville Courier and widely known as Yuba Dam died in Lexington after months of illness from consumption. Political items note Republican Convention reassembly with nominations for Attorney General B P Phillips and resolutions praising Pearce see Governor Holden and urging immigration and support for schools and industry. Adjourned.
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J. HH. Dobson
Louisville Courier
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Os Ralkich
Phillips
Holden
Europe
Grand Lodge Creates Odd Fellows College Plan
San Francisco May 12 The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows resolved to establish an Odd Fellows College and appointed a committee to carry it out. The New Gold Mines The richness of the new mines in Arizona is confirmed and they resemble the ledges found to the south, rich in gold, in a region with ample wood and water.
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Odd Fellows’ College
Arizona
Consul Assaulted in Leipsic by American Resident
In Leipsic on May 12 Major Cramer United States Vice Consul was assaulted by an American resident. Police rescued him and the suspect, whose name is withheld, was arrested. No explanation was given. The Yacht Back reports London May 12 that American crews dominated the yacht race from the start and accepted the national defeat with good humor.
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Dominion military notes dispatch and race plan
May 12 report from Toronato states troops for the Red River expedition depart Monday. An international boat race is scheduled for Lochme on September 15. Fragmentary items touch on Dedonalds condition and other brief notes.
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Senate report on Arkansas Hot Springs reservation and army bill changes
The report of the Conference Committee on the Arkansas Hot Springs reservation called for information on organized bands at Cheyenne. The Senate adopted related measures including soldier retirement amendments, shifting army redaction to thirty thousand, and hearings for officers retired. Debates centered on civil offices for retired officers, with Sherman and Trumbull arguing over military influence and the process of retirement. The bill passed after amendments and committee actions.
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Owait
House Hears Tariff Talk as Pensions Bill Advances
The assembly resumed discussion on reviving the tariff bill with Schenck pressing to proceed, while Mrs Wood questioned timing and suggested recommitment or layover. The session advanced with minor paragraphs amended and later passed the pension agents duties bill along with numerous pension grants.
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