Bland Seignorage Bill Advances in House Committee
The Bland bill to coin silver seignorage and issue silver certificates up to 55.16 million dollars passed the coinage committee 9 to 8. Democrats largely supported. Republicans opposed, with Tracey Harter and Raynor dissenting.
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Washincton
Representative Bland
Secretary of the Treasury
The
Treasury
Committee On Coinage
Representative Sweet
Messrs
Tracey, Harter
Raynor
An Unexpected Reversal by Friends of an Income Tax
In Washington on January 13, Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee voted 6 to 5 to reconsider the treasury tariff and income tax features. Mr. Bynum of Indiana led the push for reconsideration, securing the change, followed by a motion from Mr. Tarsney to refer the subject to a Democratic caucus, which also passed 6 to 5.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Bynum
Indiana
Tarsney
House
Opposition to State Bank Tax Repeal Wins in Committee
In Washington on January 13 the opponents of repealing the tax on state banks won a committee vote. The panel moved to set the entire issue aside until after the tariff debate ends, leaving state bank supporters in the minority as the meeting ended.
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Washington
Committee On Banking and Currency
State Bank
Congressional actions and senate confirmations in Washington
In the House Jan 13 the Navy personnel committee joint resolution was examined while the Hawaiian information request was debated. In the Senate the day yielded no major events, with executive session confirming Isaac J. Wooten as Nevada Indian agent and Preston as director of the mint before adjourning at 3 p.m.
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Washington
House
Senate
McCreary
Foreign Affairs Committee
Richardson
Dem
Tenn
Boutelle
Brossius
Pennsylvania
Pendleton
W. Va
Black
Everett
Dr. Payne
New York
Ways and Means
Jerry Simpson
Kansas
Congress
Isaac J. Wooten
Delaware
Nevada
Wooten
Preston
Sen Platt backs extended construction time for Choctaw Coal line
Senator Platt from the Indian affairs committee reports favorably on a bill to extend until 1896 the period allowed to build the Choctaw Coal and Railway in Indian Territory. The company currently operates under receivership.
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Washington
Platt
Committee On Indian Affairs
Choctaw Coal and Railway Company
Indian Territory
Senate panel to report against Harrison for customs post
An unfriendly committee action in Washington indicates the senate commerce panel will report unfavorably the nomination of Scott Harrison brother of ex President Harrison for surveyor of customs at the port of Kansas City.
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Washieton
Senate Committee On Commerce
Scott Harrison
Harrison
Kansas City
Inmates Escape Safely From Eureka College Fire
Lida Wood's boarding house at Eureka College in Prom, Illinois burned at 5 pm. Fifteen girls escaped unharmed. Loss estimated at 18,000 dollars.
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Prom
Ills
Lida Wood
Eureka, Ills
Guards Doubled Around Paris Prison After Threats
Paris authorities doubled guards at the La Fréde Vaillant prison after threatening letters warned of an anarchist attack. Letters were sent to jurors from the Free man group involved in Vaillant’s trial, who may seek a presidential pardon. In Marseille, 2000 anarchists protested the sentence with inflam matory resolutions.
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Paris
Vaillant
Freeman Group
Carnot
Marseilles
Knocked Both Out in Aquarium Fraud Fight
Two boxers were billed for a 20 round purse bout in Livingston but the crowd suspected a fake. A hydrant hose was used to soak the ring after the first punch, soaking both principals and others as spectators laughed. The incident sparked chaos as water drenched participants and organizers during the staged event.
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Hellena
Mon
Livingston
Kid Hansen
Big Indian creek mines net $3,000 monthly forecast
L C Fyhrie bonds all mining properties near Helena including Winscott, Neill, and Briscoe holdings. Winscott’s vein runs 3800 feet wide and has produced about $3,000 monthly for two years in a 10 stamp mill. The option stands at $250,000 amid past title conflicts. The mine is seen as potentially the state’s richest.
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Helena
Mon
L. C. Fyhrie
Big Indian Creek
W.S. Winscott
John 8. M. Neill
J. O. Briscoe
Winscott
The Trustee Plan In Catholic Property Dispute
Mgr Satolli writes Father Baart approving advocacy of trustees holding church property in Catholic and secular press. He opposes vesting title in bishops. Proponents of the trustee plan face sharp attacks from supporters of the alternative method.
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Washington
Mgr. Satolli
P. A. Baart
Marshall
Mich
Minnesota Masons Elect Officers
The grand lodge A. F. and A. M. of Minnesota has elected officers including Grand master C. L. Brown of Morris and Deputy Grand Master C. L. West of Austin. Also named are Senior Grand Warden J. F. Lawless of St. Paul, Junior Grand Warden A. T. Stebbins of Rochester, Grand Treasurer J. H. Thompson I of Minneapolis, and Grand Secretary Thomas Montgomery of St. Paul.
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Minnesota
French presses urge action over Chicago exhibitor damages
The Journal des Debats hopes the French government will defend French exhibitors at Chicago by taking measures if Americans refuse to pay for damages or decline a settlement. The paper even suggests possible legal action to secure compensation.
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Paris
Journal Des Debats
Chicago
Obtained Goods Falsely Reported in Wis City
OsHkosH Wisconsin January 13 Jim Egga broad was arrested charged with obtaining goods under false pretences. He visited several stores in the city claiming to be an employee of Matt Bray a prominent lumber man and bought goods saying they were for Bray’s use.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Jim Eggabroad
Matt Bray
Old Railroader W H Barron Dies in La Crosse
W H Barron longtime division freight agent for the Southern Minnesota division of the Milwaukee road died in La Crosse Wisconsin at age 56 He came to La Crosse 30 years ago and worked in steamboat service before the railroad expanded west from the city
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la Crosse
Wis
W. H. Barron
Southern Minnesota Division
Milwaukee Road
Stranger Hired a Team in Prairie du Chien Incident
Nugent Bros. report a stranger hired a bay team and buggy valued at 250 dollars. The man was seen in Eastman but disappeared from there. Officers are pursuing him.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Nugent Bros
Eastman
Sleighing Party Collision in Appleton Fatality
Two sled loads of young people collided in Appleton Wisconsin. Joseph Capitaine age 15 was fatally injured others were badly bruised.
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Appleton
Wis
Joseph Capitaine
Cardinal Gibbons appoints Rev J P Donahue as bishop
Cardinal Gibbons announces the Holy Father's appointment of Rev J P Donahue, rector of Baltimore Cathedral, as bishop of the church in Baltimore. The official act names Donahue to lead the diocese from Baltimore.
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Father Donahue
Baltm Morge
Cardinal Gibbons
Holy Father
J. P. Donahue
Baltimore
Resolution favors Utah and all territories admission to statehood
The Republican executive committee adopted two resolutions praising Utah statehood and urging admission of all territories to statehood. The action, taken in Washington on January 18, is seen as a strong party policy move.
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The
National Republican Committee
Washington
Jan
Utah
Territories
Hesing Warns He Will Move Post Office If Repairs Fail
Postmaster Hesing告 warns Washington that unless his quarters in the federal building are repaired he will move out and conduct postoffice business elsewhere in Cuicamo.
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Chicago
Cuicano
Hesing
Washington
Federal Building
Frank Rockefeller declines comment on Gogebic receivership
Frank Rockefeller refused to discuss the Gogebic mines receivership when contacted by the Associated Press. E W Ogleby of Ogleby Norton said the business might be placed in a receiver, but offered no reason. The Penokee and Gogebic Mining Co. owns vast territory with ore capacity up to 800000 tons per year, though only about a third was produced last season.
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Cleveland
Frank Rockefeller
Associated Press
Gogebic
E. W. Ogleby
Ogleby & Norton
Penokee and Gogebic Mining Company
Explosions Injure Fort Villegaignon and Tamandaré
Reports from Rio de Janeiro detail a fatal explosion at Fort Villegaignon and a more serious blast on Admiral de Gama's flagship Tamandaré. Initial accounts cite powder magazine or gun explosion causes with six dead and eight wounded, while rumors of sabotage circulate. Insurgent forces are reportedly discouraged as the events shift momentum toward President Peixoto.
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Rio
Janero
Ares
Fort Villegaignon
Admiral de Gama
Prest Peixoto
Peixoto
Janitor shoots then commits suicide in Pittsburgh street rampage
Joseph Hilton a United States courthouse janitor went berserk after his wife was away. He seized two revolvers and jumped from a second story window firing into the street. He shot grocer Clady in the back and, at Miltenberger and Forbes, placed a pistol in his mouth and killed himself. He died soon after at home.
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Washington
Pittspurg
Jah
Joseph Hilton
United States Court Room
Locust
Forest
Clady
Miltenberger and
Forbes
Hilton
Corbett Mitchell Mill Card Set for Jan 25 in Jacksonville
City licenses issued for the Corbett Mitchell contest on January 25 in Jacksonville Florida. Licenses also issued for colored boxers Perry and Wilkins to fight on Monday and the bout is seen as a test case. Duval Club officers mock Governor Mitchells threats.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Corbett- Mitchell
Perry and
Wilkins
Duval Club
Mitchell
Murdered for Money in Milwaukee Fire Killings
Milwaukee January 13 Charles Otto Bredov, erecting a saloon at Cudahy station, was found shot in the head as the house burned. He had recently received 2000 from the Chicago and Northwestern for injuries and is believed killed for his money.
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Milwaukee
Charles Otto Bredov
Cudahy Station
Bredov
Chicago and Northwestern
Doctor Nelson case dismissed by state health board
The state board of health here dismissed the charge against Dr. Thomas Nelson of Edgerton for practicing under a fraudulent license. The board will revise the license register to prevent non licensed physicians from practicing in the state. The register formerly covered both Dakotas.
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Nelson
Huron
Thomas Nelson
Edgerton
State Board of Health
Dakotas
Freight train collides with log train in Eau Claire area
A freight train from the north ran into the rear of a log train for Daniel Shaw Lumber in Eau Duaire Wisconsin. Logging cars piled on the locomotive and logs scattered. No injuries reported. Passenger trains delayed several hours.
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Eau Duaire
Wis
Omaha
Daniel Shaw Lumber Company
Beeson Claims Largest Vaccine Farm in the West
Fond du Lac Wisconsin January 13 Dr E B Beeson of Fond du Lac is reputed to own the largest vaccine farm in the West if not in America He specializes in propagating and keeping alive pure vaccine virus Last week he shipped 55000 points to Chicago agents and this week plans to ship another 60000
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Fond du Lac
Wis
E. B. Beeson
West
America
Chicago
Girl Burned to Death in Wisconsin Accident
ARGYLE Wis Jan 13 A young daughter of George Denure living near Argyle was burned to death after her clothes caught fire while playing nearby a dwelling. The tragedy occurred in broad daylight prompting local authorities to investigate the cause and possible safety lapses.
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Argyle, Wis
George Denure
Strike Quickly Settled on N C and St L Railroad
Nashville dispatch reports a freight conductors and trainmen strike on the N C and St L railroad began at six p m and ended by eleven p m with a satisfactory settlement reached.
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Nashville
Brazil Crisis Instructions Reported From Washington
A lengthy dispatch to Rio de Janeiro carries instructions for the American representative in case of a crisis in Brazilian affairs. No details on the nature of the instructions are available, but they reflect a government warning of potential developments.
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Washington
Rio
New York Capitalist Treats Gold as Commodity in Mortgages
Williard E. Case of New York, lending through H. A. Davis in Cotumsts, files mortgages showing a gold based contract. Borrowers receive bullion, pay in bullion every six months, and later accept country money. If currency depreciates at expiry, bullion is demanded. the word money or interest is absent from the mortgage.
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New York
Cotumsts
Williard E. Case
H. A. Davis
Worse Than Britain An English View on U.S. Deficit
London commentary in Pall Mall Gazette notes Carlisle’s estimate of a deficit more than five times Britain’s. It warns bonds could delay trouble briefly but the outlook remains bleak and offers Republicans a political opening.
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London
The
Pall Mall Gazette
United States
Great Britain
Carlisle
Adams Express Agent Robbed in Marion Indiana
J B Hicks a Adams Express agent in Marion Indiana was robbed of six hundred dollars at four o clock in the morning. Hicks had placed the funds in a baby carriage at his home to remit next morning when the robbers woke him and escaped before he could alarm others.
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Adams Express
Marion
Ind
J. B. Hicks
Adams Express Company
Hicks
Field Must Stand Trial
Edward M. Field, charged with wrecking the firm where he was a member, was brought to New York from the Buffalo state asylum where he had been confined. He looks well and robust and will be placed on trial.
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Field
New York
Edward M. Field
Buffalo
Foot injury suit against Great Northern settled for 5000
Burrago Minn January 13 The case of Mr Kelly against the Great Northern Railway to recover 20000 for a foot injury while in their employ was settled. The railroad paid 5000 and will cover all expenses.
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Burrago
Minn
Kelly
Great Northern Railway Company
Cruiser Minneapolis Progress Report Signals Early Summer Readiness
Washington January 18 reports from the navy department state the cruiser Minneapolis is advancing on schedule with the Cramps meeting expectations. The vessel is slated to be ready for its first voyage early next summer.
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Washington
Navy Department
Minneapolis
Prisoner Dies by Own Action in Wisconsin Jail
Nicho las Holz, a 55 year old prisoner moved from Mineral Point, died by his own action in his cell at the Dopleville jail on January 13.
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Dopleville, Wis
Nicholas Holz
Mineral Point
Painter Again Respited by Governor Altgeld
Cuicano January 13 Governor Altgeld has granted George H Painter a respite until January 26 after he was sentenced to be hung Friday.
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Painter
Cuicano
Altgeld
George H. Painter
Michigan Crank Fred Names Committed to Asylum
Curiaco Jan 13 Fred Names the Michigan crank who tried to free Alus Prendergast was sent to the asylum at Jefferson after appearing at the jail last week.
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Curiaco
Fred Names
Michigan
Alus Prendergast
Irn
Jefferson
Ohio lynching after murder of elderly couple
Winchester Ohio January 18 Roscoe E Walker who killed an aged couple was lynched by a mob. The incident followed the murder and mob action in the small town.
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Ohio
Winchester, O
Roscoe E. Walker
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