Senate Debates Tariff, Sugar Bill, and Plain Talk by Sherman
In Wasa Hinchton on August 20 Senate action centers on the McKinley sugar bounty amendment and a Murphy tariff resolution. Manderson leads for a McKinley bounty while Gray seeks to strike the refined sugar differential. Sherman delivers blunt remarks on Democratic missteps and opposes broad free-list expansions.
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Finance Committee
Senate
Manderson
Stevenson
Mr. Manderson
McKinley
Louisiana
Gorman
Gray-Manderson
Aldrich
Murphy
Lindsay
Dem
Congress
Whisky Trust
Sherman
Carlisle
Big revival urged as new tariff sparks business gains
Dun and Co weekly review says the signed tariff should create a solid basis for business. A general recovery appears with better demand for products, while speculation in wool and corn fluctuates. iron and steel sentiment remains mixed as recovery trends continue and harvests loom large in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
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Dun & Co
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Iron and Steel Works
Minnesota
Dakotas
Department of Agriculture cut expenditures in 1894
A statement by Disbursing Officer Evans shows the department reduced spending by over 14 percent in the fiscal year ending June 30 1894. Consequently more than $500000 will be recovered back into the treasury from the appropriation for that year.
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Washington
Evans
Department of Agriculture
Department
Treasury
Sundry civil appropriation bill sent to Gray Gables
The sundry civil appropriation bill arrived at the White House from the Capitol and was forwarded to Gray Gables. Officials expect it to be signed before Monday evening to prevent any lapse of appropriations.
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Gray Gables
Washington
White House
Capitol
Largest alligator gar caught in Upper Mississippi
N L Sanders in Hannibal Missouri hauled a 7 ft 4 in long alligator gar from the Mississippi River using a trout line. The massive fish measured 40 inches around and weighed 260 pounds, the largest ever recorded in the Upper Mississippi.
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Hannibal, Mo
N. L. Sanders
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Lightning Kills 22-Year-Old Ernest Dolph While Guarding Melon Patch
Anamosa Iowa August 20 Ernest Dolph 22 is struck by lightning and dies instantly as he tents with his younger brother John to guard a melon patch. A. Bottan loses seven top cattle to a bolt.
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Anamosa
Ernest Dolph
John
A. Bottan
English tirade condemns Vigilant and America's Cup feud
London reports a strong English letter attacking the Vigilant over the America's Cup defense. The writer claims excessive international courtesy, alleges ballast shifting and rule violations, and questions eligibility and measurements. The piece notes British pride in a British ship manned by Britons.
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London
Republican Caucus Ends Without Major Action
Washington August 20 Republican caucus adjourned at 3 oclock after a long session. Senator Aldrich raised interference with selecting a Democrat on the finance committee while Senator Pettigrew said eight Republicans would block the move to preserve party discipline in the Senate.
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Washington
Aldrich
Pettigrew
Senate
Priests Recommend Closing Parochial Schools in Kansas City
Catholic priests advise Bishop Fink to abandon parochial schools in Kansas City Kansas urging about 1000 pupils to switch to public schools in retaliation for teachers dismissed from public schools by the local board of education.
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Kansas City
Kan
Fink
Board of Education
Ex-President Harrison Declines to Publish Washington Views
In New York on Aug 20 Ex President Harrison says he is thoroughly posted on current events from Washington but refuses to share his opinions for publication, despite having decided views.
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New York
Harrison
Washington
Doctor Tallman Charged With Kidnapping Beyers
Curiaco Aug 20 Dr Louis Tallman physician to Pittsburg millionaire Eben Beyers was arrested on arrival from Pittsburg. He is charged with kidnapping Beyers and concealing him from the wife.
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Curiaco
Louis Tallman
Pittsburg
Eben Beyers
Dr. Tallman
Mr. Beyers
Pullman Strike Hearings Reveal Harsh Wages and Rents
At a hearing in unicaco Aug 20 Chairman Heathcote quoted as saying about 4 000 workers walked out paying $1 a day in wages. Mary Abbott Wood testified rents at Pullman averaged significantly higher than surrounding areas with one room paying 17 71 per month. Witnesses including Jane Adams and F P McDonald described long shifts, blacklisting, and firm opposition to settlements while urging arbitration and noting government inaction.
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Unicaco
Heathcote
Pullman
Mary Abbott Wood
Pullman Company
J. B. Pierson
The
Civic Federation
Dynamite Bomb Found by Union Depot Attendant
In West Superior on August 20 a janitor at the union depot found a sheet iron cylinder about a foot long and two inches in diameter. The ends are plaster blocked and a fuse enters at one end. the fuse is burned out, suggesting an attempted explosion.
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West Superior
Union Depot
Fire in CavaALigR livery barn claims ten horses
A barn fire at John Cook's livery in CavaALigR North Dakota on August 20 killed ten horses. The blaze, fed by four tons of hay in the loft, swept through the feeders before one freed team escaped. The loss included Sam Bradshaw's trotting stallion.
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Cavaaligr
N. D
John Cook
W. D. Bradshaw
Sam Bradshaw
Jail inmates escape after overpowering keeper at Keokuk
Webb alias Hill and three other county jail inmates overpowered the jailer at 6:30 p m and escaped. Hill, a noted forger recently arrested at Jacksonville Illinois, is wanted in Texas Wisconsin Illinois and Michigan on similar offenses.
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Keokuk
Webb
Hill
Jacksonville
Ills
Texas
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Western Passenger excursion dates set for fall trips
CuicaGco reports the harvest ex cursions are confirmed for September 11 and 20 and October 9. The Western Passenger association sets a round trip fare of one fare plus 2 dollars, ending two weeks of uncertainty.
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CuicaGco
Western Passenger Association
Lightning Kills Ranchman and Horses in Storm
During a storm Sherman King a ranchman ten miles south was struck by lightning while on a load of hay. The man and horses were killed the hay caught fire and the remains of King were burned to a charred trunk.
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Pierre
Sherman King
King
Rebuilding Progress Accelerates in Phillips Wisconsin
Phillips Wisconsin August 20 The rebuilding process here is advancing faster this week with over 200 buildings already erected most temporary in nature and new structures rising daily in the town once reshaped by a recent disaster.
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Phillips
Wis
Harrison Sealed Lips on Administration Critique in Interview
Ex-President Harrison, in an interview at Spring Lake New Jersey, says his lips are sealed on criticizing the Cleveland administration and will discuss tariff later during the Indiana campaign. He declines views on annexation of Hawaii and notes uncertainty about more lectures at Stanford.
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New York
Harrison
Captain Bargnolt
Spring Lake
N. J
Cleveland
Indiana
Hawaii
Will iam Stanley Sues Congressman for Wheat Loss
A Pendleton farmer, William Stanley, sues Indiana Congressman Bynum for 1500 dollars. He claims a campaign pledge that wheat would rise to 1.25 a bushel led him to sow 2000 bushels, which he had to sell for 4 to 50 cents. Also noted, Judge Edward Martin of Duluth, aged 75, died at his Pike Lake road home after years on the municipal bench.
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CuicaGco
Indianapolis
William Stanley
Pendleton
Ind
Bynum
Indiana
Stanley
Martin
Duluth
Edward Martin
Pike Lake Road
Koreans Toppled by Japanese at Ya Shan Engagement
Seoul dispatch reports Corea's king ordered Corean troops to accompany Japanese forces at Ya Shan where Chinese were defeated. The move signals Corea's royal support for Japan and has strong political implications.
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London
Tie Pall Mall Gazette
Seoul
Yashan
Corea
Japan
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