French statesman Ferry survives night of assassination attempt
Paris reels after Aubertin alias Berckheim fires three shots in the chamber lobby missing Jules Ferry with two bullets causing only contusions. Accomplice unseen Goblet targeted. Auber tin linked to radical groups and poverty driven plans. Public unrest spreads as deputies clash. Ferry ill but recovering guardedly.
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Aubertin
Berckheim
M. Ferry
Chamber of Depths
Jules Ferry
Aubertins
Ferry
Rumbach
Moselle
Rouvier
Chamber of Deputies
Grangier
France
England
M. Carnot
Paris cabinet crisis prompts new effort by Tirard
Paris reports that Fallieres cannot form a cabinet using only Republican groups and abandons the attempt. Carnot asks Tirard to try again, Leckroy refuses to join Tirard’s cabinet, and colleagues fear a ministry without the Radical left. The scene leaves M Flogrett as the likely next attempt.
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Paris
George's Theories In Church Shake Newark Preachers
The Rev. Hugh Pentacost of Belleville Avenue Congregational Church in Newark announces his resignation after two years amid clashes over anarchist and Henry George sermons. He defends liberal views while seeking to reform social conditions through sociology and Bible teaching. He plans to preach in a New York hall, funded by subscription.
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Cain
Newark
N. J
Hugh Pentacost
Belleville Avenue Congregational Church
Henry George
Pentecost
Had a Monkey and Parrot Time at Syracuse Church
In Syracuse on December 12 a stormy scene at the First Universal church ended with a vote adjourned. Pastor J C Grumbine defended his Henry George views while opponents pressed for his resignation. The United Labor party backs him and may rent a church if he is ousted.
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N. Y
Universal
J. C. Grumbine
Grumbine
Henry George
H. P. Hall
Professor Decallard
Hall
Decallard
United Labor Party
True Sheriff Stops Leoti Jail Lynching Bid
At Leoti Kansas on Sunday an armed mob attacked the county jail to free Thomas Allen, accused in the Coulter and Ranson case. Sheriff John Edwards and Under-sheriff Dick Wade resisted, firing on the attackers and repelling the assault, wounding several. The mob grew from anger over Allen seeking bail.
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Concorpia
Allen
Dempsey Reagan Fight Delayed by Police Watch
New York reports say the Dempsey Reagan mill will not occur for several days. Police monitored the fighters as they planned a Saturday clash and warned they would arrest all participants at the battleground. Referee Stevenson was informed and the bout was postponed for a more favorable opportunity.
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Dempsey
Reagan
New York
Stevenson
Battle Ground
Teacher mobbed by pupils in Atlanta incident
Atlanta December report says Principal Kennebrew of a public school was attacked by students after punishing a pupil. He was driven from the building, chased through the streets, and stoned. The affair caused local excitement as Kennebrew was unpopular for frequent harsh punishments.
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Atlanta
Kennebrew
Arrest of Cork Printer Over League Notices
Cork paper printer Me 3obn Hooper, a member of parliament for the southern division of Cairinedintty, was arrested in Cork city Saturday night for printing reports of suppressed league meetings in the Cork Herald. He has been collected for twenty five years.
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Cork
Hooper
Cairinedintty
Bank Note Reform Sways in Senate Talks on National Bank Circulation
Washington reports Senator Teller favors optional bank note issuance with a treasury deposit or noninterest bearing certificate to preserve federal supervision. A 50 year bond or cash deposit could secure circulation with banks not required to hold notes. Rep Adams plans to limit required bond deposits and cap circulating notes at 90 percent of bond par value with adjustments tied to bank capital.
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Washington City
Teller
United Press
Treasury
Adams
Chicago
Arkansas Train Robbers Take $10000 From Express Car
A northbound St. Louis Arkansas and Texas train was boarded by three masked men at Genoa Arkansas. They overpowered the messenger and forced the safe to be opened yielding $10000. Posses scoured the countryside and rewards totaling $700 were offered. Authorities expect eventual capture.
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Nichols
Express
Winchesters
Express Company
Detroit Banquet Welcomes New Postmaster General Dickinson
A Detroit Friday evening reception honored Don M. Dickinson recent appointee as postmaster general. Prominent Republicans greeted him, with General R. A. Alger and Allen Sheldon present. Dickinson proposed health for Russell A. Alger, touted as the next Republican presidential candidate.
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Detroit
Don M. Dickinson
Dickinson
Russell A. Alger
Gallaudet Birthday Marked at Hartfort Asylum
The one hundredth birthday of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was celebrated at the Hartford asylum for the deaf and dumb. Delegates from sixty-six similarly placed institutions gathered as Gallaudet’s grave was visited with flowers by silent worshipers.
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Hartrom
Conn
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Asylum For Deaf and Dumb
America
Gallaudet
Postoffice Name Change in Kansas City Kan
The postmaster general issued an order changing the name of the Wyangototte Kan postoffice to Kansas City Kan with the change taking effect February 1, 1888.
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Wasuineron City
Decimi Tie “Post
Wyangototte
Kan
Kansas City
Senate Committee Assignments and House Predictions
Washington December 12 The senate committee lineups show western senators filling chairs with Spooner leading claims and Cullom heading interstate commerce. Farwell chairs expenditures, Davis heads pensions, Stockbridge the fisheries, while Democrats allocate revolution claims and river front projects among others. House guesses name Mills for Ways and Means, Randall for Appropriations, Scott for Commerce, and Holman for Territories among many.
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Senate
Counsees
Spooner
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Cullumbes
Seaboard
Farwell
Davis
Michigan
Stockbridge
Allison
Dolph
Sherman
Plumb
Sabin
Wilson
Iowa
Mitchell
Coke
Voorhees
Morgan
Washington
McPherson
Cockrell
Beck
Blackburn
Mills
Texas
Randall
Scott
Pennsylvania
Bynum
Indiana
Blanchard
Louisiana
Hatch
Missouri
Belmont
Chamberlain Dinner Party In Washington Delights Guests
The Hon. Joseph Chamberlain hosted a formal men’s dinner at the Arlington in Washington as part of a series, with Tiffany designed menu cards featuring Blood is thicker than water. The two-piece card showed flags, portraits of Franklin Grant Arthur and others, and plates valued at $3,000. Guests included Sir Charles Tupper and Gen. Cameron among a long list of officials.
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India
Benjamin Franklin
Charles Tupper
Gen. Grant
Lionel West
Arthur
China
Bergy
Bayard
William L. Putnam
James B. Angell
J. D
Thompson
George E. Foster
Maycock
Edwardc
Beauclerk
Jenkins
Johnson
Winter
Moore
Courtenay
Mr. Stewart
Gen. Cameron
The
Fisheries Commission
What the cereals bring during several years in Washington
The December agricultural report shows farm prices for 1887 with corn averaging 43.8 cents per bushel, up from 36.6 last year and 32.8 in 1885, due to a general low mood of values. Wheat averages 69 cents, oats 30.7 cents, barley 52.2, buckwheat 56.4, potatoes 68.5 cents, and hay 4.34 per ton, with notable regional variations across states. The drought area in the west drives part of the gains in value.
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Washington City
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Indiana
Winois
Iown
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakota
Gladstone Abandons Ireland Visit
London December 12 Mr Gladstone will visit Naples in January and stay a short time. He has definitely abandoned any intention to visit Ireland.
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London
Gladstone
Naples
Ireland
Tragedy Struggled Father and Daughter Fire Fatal Blaze
In South Dakota a farmer Michael Harris and his seven children were beset by a house fire late Saturday. The eldest daughter aged 11 saved her father from dying in the flames while the house and all seven occupants perished. The girl ran two miles in night clothes to summon help. The father survived his injuries and recalled the events. It is believed a defective flue caused the blaze.
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Huron
Dak
Wessingtona
Wessington
Chicago & Northwestern
Woolsey
Michael Harris
Harris
Tor
Tragic Electric Shock Kills Stage Manager in Cincinnati
James O'Connell, stage manager, was killed by an electric shock during Michael Strogoff at Robinson's opera house. Charles Christy, a stagehand, was badly burned. An insulation defect in the proscenium arch wire caused the accident seen by Oconnell’s fiancée Nellie Collins. O'Connell was from Chicago.
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Cincinnati
Michael Strogoff
Robinson’s Opera House
James O'Connell
Charles Christy
O'Connell
Nellie Collins
O’connell
Chicago
Christy
Number of Willing Ones in Congress Affects Committee Picks
Washington City December 12 Speaker Carlisle has spent much time in the capitol room hearing members preferences for committee assignments. The Post notes that with 200 members available for the Ways and Means panel he could fill it easily and that the New York delegation seeks Belmont to chair Foreign Affairs and Bliss to chair Pacific Railroads. Cox receives no explicit request beyond what he desires.
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Wasuxincton City
Carlisle
Capitol
Congress
Committee On
New York
Belmont
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Bliss
Committee On Pacific Railroads
Cox
Ex Senator McDonald Defends Democratic Tax Policy
Ex Senator McDonald of Indiana visits Washington City and backs the president’s message. He supports removing tax on tobacco only if wool is taxed less, stating 6,000,000 use tobacco as luxury and 60,000,000 wear clothing as necessity. He favors free raw material and cutting wool tariff to 85 percent. He argues American coal leads world supply and opposes protection against others.
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Washington City
McDonald
Indiana
Blaine
Prohibition Plank urged by Congressman Struble
Congressman Struble of Town urges the Republican party to adopt a prohibition stance in the next national platform. He believes a declaration on prohibition should appear, while national legislation may wait, signaling readiness to support the cause with firm, historic conviction.
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Wassington Ciary
Struble
Republican Party
Congress
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