Congress Tackles Silver Bill and Navy Reforms Amid Labor Talks
In Washington on December 10 the press carried word of multiple House and Senate actions. A $15,000 San Francisco Post Office addition was proposed. a navy engineer corps reduction was reported. bills on Denver mint coinage and the Silver Act revision were introduced. the Corpus Christi harbor project was approved. and J. W. Hathaway was named Postmaster. Meanwhile a National Silver Committee meeting appointed Warner and Newlands to draft a silver coinage appeal to Congress, urging free coinage. Labor and industry items included seamen shipment bills, a May 1 eight hour strike readiness, the Clark thread mills walkout of over 3,000 workers, and California oranges shipments bound for Chicago. The American Print Works in Fall River planned an indefinite shutdown.
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Regan
Committee on Naval Affairs
engineer corps of the navy
Wolcott
Denver
Farwell
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Treasury
Horst
Corpus Christie and Padre Island Harbor Company
Padre Island
Texas
J. W. Hathaway
Newlands
Becu
Associated Press
Wasuinuton
National Silver Committee
A. J. Warner
Ohio
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
Congress
Lee Crandall
District of
Labor Federation
Derrott
Mich
convention of American Federation
Coasting Sailors’ Union of the
Pacific Coast
Seventie orn
Squeezing the Swindiers. By Associated Presa
Wasitnatoy Dec 9 It has been stated that Mexican lottery circulars enclosed in sealed envelopes and postage paid at one cent are not to be carried or delivered in the United States The Postmaster General is in talks with Mexican postal authorities and the practice will stop.
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Associated Presa
Wasitnatoy
Post Office Department
maila
Mexico
United States
Posta of Mexico
manila
Telegraphic Brevities and Notable Mentions
Mrs. President Harrison returns to Washington from Indianapolis. Dr. Koch gains fame as a cure discoverer for consumption and rose from obscurity in Woolatein to Berlin medical prominence. A Georgia editor refuses to admit bald women exist, citing conservative town customs. A funeral for Mrs. McGee will be held at the Baptist Church this afternoon.
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Dr. Koch
Woolatein
Koch
auc
Berlin
Sanitary Commission of the metropolis
Royal School of Medicine
Georgia
Parnell arrival crowds clash with Healy faction
Par nellan supporters greet him at Kingston and Dublin amid cheers while enemies like Timothy Healy travel with the opposing group. Parnell defends his past leadership as crowds shout, and police protect him through the urban greeting.
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Cable
Associated Press
Parcell
Kingston
Parnell
Dublin
Dr. Fitzgerald
Mr. Leamy
Henry Barrington
Edward Harrington
Timothy Healy
Maurice Healy
Mr. Kenny
Mrs. O'Shea
Stock Market Opens Quietly Amid Mixed Movements
The day’s market opened with a firm undertone yet overall weakness from the prior close. Northern Pacific and Union Pacific moved sharply early, then recovered. Atchison and Northern Pacific led gains while Union Pacific remained weak. By noon activity rose, then declined, with final levels described as quiet and heavy at the day’s lowest points. Other items note World’s Fair appoints and several bank failures, plus multiple obituary notices from Nevada.
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Associated Press
New York
Northern Pacific
Union Vacifie
Atchison and
Union Pacife
Union Pacific
Atchison
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WORK OF CONGRESS
Fail River
Associated Presa Wasninatoy
Lexatk
San Francisco
Newark
N. J
Clark's thread mills
Kearney
Walmsley
California
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GAZETTE
Onovituz
Chicago
W. R. Strong & Co
Sacramento
Fann River
Mass
RAGHIY
areca Jan Parchane
J . Washvngton
Noble
Crow
Crow Agency
Montana
Brice’s creek
Big Horn
Washington
Dev
National Board of Trade
United State Senate
Nicaraugas canal
Los Angeles
George Hunt
Charles E. Tibbitts
Palm avenue
Tibbitts
Hunt
Cable and Associated Press
London
Slavin
McAuliffe
Arkansas City
American Bank
Bay
Harrison
Indianapolis
DOCTOR KOCH
Italy
Western Union Telegraph Company
Justice Healy
Joseph E. Kenny
Kenny
God Save
reland
National League
Dunam
United Treland
Bodkin
Leamy
Justin McCarthy
aasaunt
O’Brien
Healy
Railroad and Telegraph Newn
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago & Alton
Western Union
Birmingham
Rome
Humbert
Cable and
Lonpox
Mansion House
Russia
Duke of Westminster
Lord Ripon
Wi Kkespanne
coal department of the Lackawanna Railroad
Kittla& Co
Paris
Clermont Ferrand
Palmer
World’s Fair Commission
Board of Control
Commission
Michigan
McKenzie
Kentucky
Lindsay
Martindale
Indiana
St. Clair
West Virginia
Massey
Delaware
Waller
Connecticut
De Young
Hamilton & Bishop
Stock Exchange
Nasim.ir
Clarksville
McGREGOR CALLABAN
Austin
Nev
Dougal McGregor
Miss Roselahan
AMERICA
Swart Sproke Co
Atlanta, Ga
WILLIAM DIXON & BROTHER
RICHARD HERZ
RENO
HOWARD
WALTHAM
COLUMBus
ROCKFORD
SAPHIRES
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JOINIL
STETSON & CO
JOHN SUNDERLAND
PINNICER’S Drug Store
Commercial Row
Virginia Street
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