Grain inactivity and rail robbery trials surface in era report
The grain business in Liverpool is noted as inactive while free delivery services have been established at Duluth Minnesota and Newport Kentucky. Axview Frank and Harry Hughey, three boys, were convicted at Little Rock Arkansas for robbing trains. The Lancaster jail housed the wife of Abe Buzzard the Western Pennsylvanian outlaw who visited him for a farewell. Abe received a thirteen year sentence. The Dakota Legislature forms a state amid discussions of elections for US Senators Moody and Edgerton. Other items include horse accident injuries, Prince’s leg strain confinement, Dr C V Hirer presenting insect collection to the National Museum, and various international and national political notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Buzzard
Lancaster
Abe
United States Court
Atlanta
McCoy
Georgia
City
Mexico
New York
Cuba
Cambridge
Chauncy M. Williamson
Augusta
Easton
Henry M. Lay
Paris
Pont Neuf
le de la Cite
Notre Dame
Renfrew
Ont
Woodmore
Detroit
Mich
Frank Knox
Huron
Dakota
Sparks
Secretary of the Interior
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
A. C.J. Mondy
A. G. Edgerton
United States
South Dakota
Singer Sewing Machine
Elizabethport
N. C
Lewiston
Imaho
T Oo
Lim
Camida
Wothers
W. I. Coons
Ed. Hammond & Co
Arlee
Mont
Green Bay
Wis
Senate and House actions and personal notes of week
The week covers Senate debates on presidential count legislation and Dakota admission, judicial salaries, and a string of bills on pensions, removal of disability for Grant’s widow, and military and public land issues. House rules revision, Mississippi and Kansas topics, and nominations are noted along with executive sessions and adjournments. Personal notices include deaths of Saver Drew and others, political shifts, and local incidents nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Connecticut
Southern Dakota
Hoar
Logan
United States
Keiley
House
Morrison
Committee On Rules
Ission
Randall
Consylvania
Weaver
Iowa
Dakota
Ingalls
Kansas
George
Edmunds
Julia D. Grant
Committee On
Manderson
Phanh
Teiler
Secretary of the Interior
Alexander HK. Lawton
Georgia
Plumb
Kanes
Mitchell
Oregon
Congress
Butler
Mason
Indiana
General Grant
Price
Wisconsin
Typhoon Devastation in Philippine Islands Reported
Additional dispatches from the steamer Oceanic arriving in San Francisco detail a catastrophic typhoon in the Philippine Islands on November 7 that destroyed more than 4,400 houses including thirteen churches and ten convents, with eighteen lives lost and eight cattle destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceanic
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Eighth United States Cavalry
White House
Silver City
Nml
Maddox
Jons C. Charen
New York
City of
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Campbell
County of St. Louis
Old Pacific Railroad Company
City Bank of
Houston
Tex
Clearing House
Uegent
Monterey
Mexico
Tur Senate
Morrison
Walkup
Sherif
Emporia
Kan
Walk
Railroad Rates and Legal Reforms Across Kansas
Kansas Board of Railroad Commissioners reports no power to fix grain rates from Marysville to St Joe, cites St Joe & Western finances. Several lawsuits against St Louis & San Francisco Railway for overcharges and discrimination. Local incidents include an elderly woman shooting a goose, a teacher fined for whipping a pupil, a man injured by a switch engine, and a bond posting for land theft cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Railroad Commissioners
John H. McLeod
Marysville
Kansas
J. Joe
St. Joseph & Western
St. Joe
Central Branch
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Union Pacific
St. Joe & Western
Woop Davis
United States Circuit Court
Topeka
St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Company
Wichita
Pittsburgh
Supreme Court
Theodore S. Ferrier
Meade Center
J_E. Nonse
Fall River
Justice of
Finney County
Christ's Hospital
Springfield
L. M. Clark
Harper
Charles H. Lee
Centralia
Thomas Laukin
Quenemo
J. M. Chamberlain
Winfield
Rotary
John Harrington
Culdwell
Aggregate Cubs
Henry Keeler
Oskaloosa
G. L. McDoxavon
Southern Kansas Railway
Southern
Dakota
Lakeland
Meade County
Edward McQuin
Dallas
Norton County
Oroneque
Naovil
Mitchell County
Excelsie
Ozark
Anderson County
Kincaid
Waseca
Johnson County
Lebreton
Leavenworth
Dope Graves
District Court of
Lyon County
State of
State Board of Charities
Tex
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Kansas Southern Roads
Howe
Jons W. Soren
Ethan L Thoman
Harvey County
Masons
Salina
State Grange
Commissioner of Agriculture
Parsons & Pacific Railway
Parsons
Trinidad
Col
Indian Territory
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Keiley Appointment Controversy and U S Religious Liberty
Papers and correspondence from April 1886 to June 1886 show U S President’s reception of A M Keiley as Minister to Italy and later Vienna met with Austrian and Italian objections. Diplomatic letters argue that refusing reception over a minister’s wife’s religion violates religious liberty and the U S constitutional right to freedom of conscience. The dispute prompts high level exchanges with Baron Schaeffer and Count Kalnoky, highlighting the clash over precedent and diplomatic courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Senate
A. M. Keiley
Italy
Austria
Bayard
Baron Favia
New York Herald
Slieget
Baron Schaeffer
Washington
Mr. Keiley
Francia
Vienna
Count Kalnoky
Keiley
Imperial Court
America
Mike
Rome
United States
Republic
John M. Promecis
Mr Bayard
Foreign Office
Mr. Reiley
Austria-Hungary
Supreme Court land decision hits railroad land speculators
A December report from Wastinctos outlines a Supreme Court ruling affecting land titles tied to public lands and railroads. It notes bona fide settlers remain protected, while speculators risk losses if railroad titles are imperfect. The General Land Office cites delays in patent issuance by Northern Pacific and discusses potential for forfeiture, with settlers largely shielded and recourse limited to the railroad company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasuxetox
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Senate
Supreme Court
WHS
Wastinctos
United States Supreme Court
Northern Pacific Hallway Company
General Land Ofice
Land Office
Northern Pacific
General Land Office
Trail County
D. T
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northern Pacific Company
Congress
Treasury
United States
Dakota
Railroad Company
Jaye
Milroad Company
Sensational Arrests in San Francisco Plot Uncovered
A sensational plot to assassinate prominent San Francisco figures emerged after police obtained minutes from a meeting of the Socialist Revolutionary Association. Four men Julius C Fosher Henry Weiseman Charles Mittlestadt and Oscar Eggers were arrested with a factory for infernal devices, amid claims of plans to attack officials and Chinatown. Further developments expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Socialistic Revolutionary Association
W.T. Colewan
W. W. Morrow
Barnes
Bartlett
United States
Lorenzo Sawyer
Selami Stanford
Charles Crocker
Stoneman
Association
Julius C. Fosher
Henry Weiseman
Charles Mittelstadt
Oscar Eggers
Tigmen
Pro Toget Rl
Chinatown
anti-Coolie League
Sealh
Free Silver Meeting in New York Urges Free Coinage
In New York the Metropolitan Hotel main parlor hosted Anti-Monopoly League members led by Edward Pierrepont as they urged free coinage of silver and a bi metal currency. About sixty to seventy five attendees heard arguments on silver stability and global minting trends before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
Boston
Hugh O'Brien
J. M. Clark
O'Brien
Senate
John Bigelow
New York
United States
New York City
Franz Sigel
Hox
Jolly R. Gouwix
Kansas
Wyandotte
Kan
Congress
Metropolitan Hotel
Anti-Monopoly League
Edward Pierrepont
Europe
London
How the Regent of Brunswick Was Elected in Germany
A German election tale contrasts Brunswick’s Regent selection with U S politics. Delegates vote unanimously for Prince Albrecht of Prussia as Regent amid lavish processions, ceremonial receptions, and public celebration, while the press notes the odd blend of formal procedure and theatrical display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Germany
Tam
Bismarck
Tweed
Prince Albrecht
Prussia
Rebe
Delates
Seades
Varios
Jim Wick
A Modern Fagle Two Morals Told By A Ball Dog Tale
A short, cautionary fable asserts that bright ideas can backfire when poorly executed. A boy tries to curl a dog’s tail with a heated poker, injuring the animal and forcing his father to buy new clothes a month later. The piece ends with two morals about imprudent invention and controlling temper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
A Remarkable French Story From The War Dispatches
A French officer suspected of spying hid secret dispatches with his ten year old brother who buried them and refused to reveal their location. German shelling followed as prisoners were questioned and the boy endured a grim moment before his silence held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ony A Paro
Toy Hher
Morni Pris
Pryteckses
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Uw Bi
Abilene
Ktivattop FF Tlius
Liverpool
Duluth, Minn
Newport, Ky
Axview
Frank
Harry Hughey
Little Rock
Ark
Moody and
Edgerton
Patsch Bisuance
de. C. V. Hirer
National Museum
Berlin
Dr. Weimar
Alexander L
P Levkorvecmonta
West Willow
Bridge
Brazil
Venezuela
Barlow & Sanderson
Star Route Contractors
Denver
Audinh
Udinh
Korrxtro Takanaski
Commerce and Agriculture
Governor Hill
Vited States Supreme Court
William Roberts
Wir
August
State of York
Mercantile National Bank
York
Supremert
Roberts
Renately
Augusta Moet
Llonel Et. Frey
Ster Frey
New City
Chicago
Eggs and Co
Patterson
N.J
Garrett Onderdonk
Rock County
N. J
Onderdonk
Ifty
Newark
News OF the
Telegraph and Mail
Saver Drew
Garrison and
Phillips
Southampton
Mass
Prixce Ferrpixaxn
Saxe-Coburg
Portugal
T. BE. Hortann
Board of
Pension Examiners
E. C. Franklin
Gexena
Ronrer Toomas
Washington, Ga
M. Avoten Devener
Switzerland
Jat Govry
Wiliam Hath & Co
James Ane
Parnell
Gladstone
Ireland
Philadelphia
Morrell Bros
Newman & Hagedell
Electric Motor Company
Torre Haute
Ind
Bell
Davis
Burmah
Mandalay
Kansas State News
Keiley Matter
Wasametox
Bureau of Statistics
ASO
Sedna Meary Failore
Crrr
M N. Hershfeld
Main Street
Hershfield
Louis H. Hershfield
Helena
Montana
Mlemeys
Trent Havre
James Bell
Beil
Dia
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