Proceedings of Congress Report on pensions and land bills
The record covers January and February sessions with debates over pensions for total deafness raising to 20 dollars a month, widows of Generals Logan and Burns, nominations to DC courts, land sales in Kansas and New York Indian lands, tonnage tax rules, and readings on educational bills. It notes votes, committee actions, and proposed constitutional amendments affecting term dates and river harbor provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasatsaton
Berry
Colguit
Coke
Harris
Reagan
Saulebury
Ance
Senate
V. Montgomery
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
J. B. Hoga
Pennsylvania
Utah
Ihe Blair
Wasursotoy
Jan
Hovst
House
Western Judicial District
Louisiana
Prasad Mr. Bland
Committee On
United States
Hartford
Aso
Quincy
Wastincros
Sawyer
Treasury
Plumb
West
al Pew
Kansas
Pont
Prye
Secretary of the Treasury
Canada
Committee On Foreign Relations
Waanisotox
C.tforsz
Supreme Court
Lake Michiana
Mississippi Barry
Mississippi
Committee On Elections
Ninajonty
Lowry-Wlate Titann
White
Rowell
Hlmeis
Dawes
Secretary of the Interior
Omaha
Mitchell
Committee On Commerce
Million-dollar blaze devastates Broadway stores in New York
A massive fire at Henry Rogers & Co. on 649 Broadway engulfed five adjoining buildings, destroying merchants from clothing to millinery. Firemen battled the flames as walls collapsed, with two workers injured and one fatally hurt. Losses run into the millions with insurance estimates around two and a half million, as damage extended to nearby blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Dispatch
Henry Rogers & Co
Broadway
Forty -Third Street
Prince and Spring Streets
Mercer Street
Weed, Nelson
Henry Newman
Lapman & Sons
CC Carpenter
Denter
Tournures
Crinolines
Reavy & Bros
Stier, Khan & Co
Novelties
Gotthold & Co
T. Tu Barber & Co
Straw Goods
Holland Manufacturing Company
Spool Sike
Williamantie
Conn
Walla
Mike Kelley
Sheridan
Bronlin Ho
Erst Buldings
Waldings
Spring
Prince and
Mercer
Women’s suffrage upheld in Wisconsin supreme court ruling
A Mudson Wis special reports the Wisconsin supreme court ruling that the 1443 legislature did not grant women full voting rights but limited female suffrage to schol matters. Olimpis Brown v Phillips Willis of Racine challenged election inspectors who rejected Mrs Willis’s mayoral vote and resworn she sued for damages. the Racine county circuit court awarded her, but the supreme court reversed, overturning the lower judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slir
Racine
the of
Willis
Racine County
Supreme Court
Treaty of Commerce Between France and Mexico Adopted
In the French Chamber of Deputies on January 98 the treaty of commerce between France and Mexico was adopted. The 8th received three remarks and addressed a few individuals in private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Pope
Chamber of Deputies
France
Alexico
New Scheme for Regulating the Liquor Trade in Iowa
A proposed bill in the Iowa legislature would create county appointed agents to issue permits for liquor sales for medicinal, mechanical, and church use within strict limits. The plan requires bonds, sworn petitions, audits, stamps, monthly returns, and penalties for violations, with strong oversight by county officials and the district court. Also reports a Knoxville shooting at St Johns church involving James Rule and local West family members amid election year tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Custer
France
Knoxville
Lenn
James Rule
St. John’s Episcopal Church
John
William Weot
Goodman
Rule
A West
William
William West
Dolin West
Ante
Sule
John West
Dr. West
West
Medical Society
Adultery Allegations Roil Divorce Case in Chicago
Attorney Carter files a cross bill alleging Caroline Louise Carter engaged in adultery with Kyrle Bellew and others across multiple locales including Cooperstown Paris and New York. He claims lavish abroad periods from 1885 to 1886, secret letters, and extensive expenditures totaling over 25000 dollars while her husband asserts a long pattern of extramarital relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Leslie A. Carter
Caroline Louise Carter
New York
Cooperstown
James H. Pierce
Brunswick
City of
James LB. Gilbert
City of New York
Kyrle Bellew
State of New York
Paris
Republic of France
Basle
Republic of Switzerland
Kreuznach
Germany
Caroline Lowie Carter
Europe
Tle
Liverpay
New York City
London
England
Carter
Ngain
Link
McGlynn Calls for Dismantling Ecclesiastical Power in Italy
In New York an address by Dr. McGlynn urged Italians to resist the ecclesiastical machine and strip gold from church control. He attacked Pope related endowments and questioned Cardinal Gibbons, accusing the Knights of Labor of funding Vatican influence and misuse of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nee Glyn
New York
Dr. McGlynn
Italy
Jay Gould
Collis P. Huntington
Standard Oil Company
Lynn
Powderly
McGlynn
Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Knights of Labor
Vatican
Reichstag debate on anti socialist bill resumes in 1898?
The Reichstag debate on the anti socialist bill resumes amid claims the government would be defeated if the bill passed. The Bundesrath orders the expulsion from Germany of anarchists Ehrenberg Schopin Ignaz Mazler and Haupt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichstag
Eyer Bundesrath
Germany
Ehrenberg, Schopin
Ignaz
Mazler
Haupt
Postal Convention With Canada Expands Crossborder Mail
Washington reports the United States Canada postal treaty signed by Postmaster General McClelland in Ottawa. It allows mailable packages up to four pounds six ounces to move between countries with no extra postage, aiding crossborder shipments. The agreement differs from other parcel post deals and clarifies transshipment rules through U S and Canadian routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Washington
McClelland
Ottawa
Vilas
Interior Department
Christus
Jamaica
Bermuda
North America
Canudian
New York
Mexico
Omaha
London
Chicago
Oreign
Fire at Crippled and Ruptured Children Hospital
A fire at a New York hospital for crippled and ruptured children caused by a bathroom blaze sent 143 young patients to safer areas and nearby Vanderbilt Hotel rooms. Rescue efforts saved many, including nurse Ellen Dougherty and Miss Josie Stranger who aided staff and riders to evacuate. The death of Mary Donnelly, a 45 year old cook, was reported, with other workers and patients escaping as smoke filled floors.
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Yous
Louise Fettg
Mary Greely
Ellen Dougherty
Webber
Gibney
Vanderbilt Hotel
Ifelers
Mary Donnelly
Cook
Max Schwartz
John A. Burke
Michael McCarthy
Josie Stranger
Miss Stranger
James O'Brien
Timne
Louisa Felly
Miss Dougherty
Har
Minnie Johnson
Minnie
Trial of Cofa Loo Ends in Acquittal in Missouri
The Springfield jury acquits Cofa Loo of murdering Sarah Graham after about an even day of deliberation. Late Washington reports say Speaker Carlisle improves physically but will not assume duties this week, planning to go to Fortress Monroe in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cofa Loo
Springfield
Missouri
Sarah Graham
Washington
Carlisle
Fortress
Monro
International Range Association calls for Denver convention
Denver dispatch reports officers issue a call to all range cattle owners and associations for a special meeting in Denver on March 28. The aim is unity, broader representation, and practical measures to boost the beef industry through coordinated legislation, regulation, and shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
International Range Association
Alvisine
International Rance Association
R. G. Heap
Prest International Range Association
J.C. Leary
Notable Deaths and Incidents in Flashes by the Wire
David Whitmer dies in Richmond Missouri after long illness. Trotting stallion Happy Medium dies in Lexington Kentucky valued at 10000 dollars. Hearse horses crash during funeral of Benjamin Munday in Springfield Ohio. coffin unaffected. Crete reports British consul seeks governor dismissal and 20000 pound indemnity. Tarbert men Kennedy and Fitzgibbons sentenced to six weeks hard labor. Czar bars Orleans prince from imperial guard. France Italy commerce talks yield small concessions. St Etienne iron works suspended. Louise Michel seeks release of would be assassin Lucas. French priest may wed. Frederick Anschlag confesses murder in Los Angeles. motive to clear ranch owners. Prince Bismarck linked to new German military bill cost. Auburn National Bank closes as cashier absconds. Georgia revivalists finish in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Whitmer
Richmond
Missouri
Itappy
Lexington
Kentucky
Springfeld
Ohio
Crete
Dublin
St. Etienne
France
Parle
Louise Michel
Lucas
French Court of Appeals
Los Angeles
Cal
Frederick Anschlag
Charles B. Witchcock
Prince Bismarck
First National Bank of
Auburn
New York
Sam Jonca
Bam Email
Kansas City
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W Va
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