A Soldier's Escape From Civil War Suffering
Asa Robinson of Mt. Sterling Illinois credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with a miraculous cure from sciatic rheumatism that plagued him after service. After trying medicine for years he reports three boxes restored his health and confidence. medical certificates affirm his improved condition.
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Richmond
Appomattox
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Asa Robinson
Mt. Sterling
Lincoln
Democrat- Message
Robinson
Brown County
Dr. Williams
Asa
Isls
Pt. Williams
Cuba to the Front Diplomatic Bill Faces Defeat
Washington January 20 Cuba had a hearing in the House as a rider to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill sought to attach the Senate resolution recognizing the insurgents as belligerents. A point of order against the amendment was sustained 152 to 114 with Republican unity. One Democrat Fleming voted with the minority. The move failed as leaders urged members not to override House rules.
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Washington
Cuba
House
Senate
DeArmond
Fleming
Georgia
Bailey
Hitt
Unqualified Promise of Peace Reported by Sagasta
London dispatches quote Spain's premier Senor Sagasta saying Cuba reports give unqualified promise of peace. He notes this impression extends beyond Cuba to the Red States, discussed at a Madrid cabinet meeting.
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London
Senor Sagasta
Madrid
Cuba
Red States
Anti-Scalping Bill Advances From House Commerce Panel
WashingtonJanuary 20 The House committee on commerce voted to report the anti scalping bill in a Sherman NY substitute. The measure adds penalties on railroad officers dealing with scalpers and shifts liability from corporations to officials as misdemeanor with fine or imprisonment. It bans general passenger agents from supplying tickets to non authorized agents and allows unused tickets to be redeemed within one year. Civil actions may seek penalties of $100 over redemption.
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Committee On Commerce
Washington
House Committee On Commerce
Sherman
New York
New England Candidate Favored for Patent Commissioner
At a cabinet meeting in Washington on January 24, two candidates for patent commissioner post are discussed. Likely successor to the late Butterworth appears to be A. P. Greeley, assistant commissioner, or Nathaniel T. Frothingham, former assistant under Simonds, with Greeley a New Hampshire native and long-time office member.
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Washington
Patents
Butterworth
New England
Messrs
A. P. Greeley
Nathaniel T. Frothingham
Massachusetts
Simonds
Greeley
New Hampshire
Shaw Will Preside at Monetary Convention
Indianapolis report states Governor Shaw of Iowa will preside over the monetary convention with a Des Moines delegation of 12 business leaders. Meanwhile Ottawa wires that U S rules allowing Canadian outfits to cross the Yukon without escort will take effect immediately, per Sifton.
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Indianapolis
Shaw
Iowa
Des Moines
Uncle Sam
Victoria
B. C
Ottawa
United States
Yukon
Sifton
Washington
Veracity clash in Cuban debate shocks House
In Washington January 22 Speaker Reed and Democrat leader Bailey faced off over an alleged private understanding and a motion to recommit the Cuban resolution debate. A party-line vote halted Bailey’s appeal, while Champ Clark and others urged conservatism as Dingley explained cotton price declines.
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Wasnixeton
Reed
House
Bailey
Democrats
Williams
Smith
Mich
Champ Clark
Missouri
Johnson
Rep
Ind
Cuba
Island
King
Dem
Utah
Dingley
Maine
New England
Policy on Cuba Autonomy Maintains Cautious U.S. Stance
Washington observers report Congress members say the administration continues its Cuba policy centered on autonomy, arguing the plan begun Jan 1 needs time to prove its merit. Havana unrest is noted as potential but not decisive against the autonomous framework, while safeguards against sudden emergencies remain in place.
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Washington
Congress
Cuba
Autonomous Cabinet
Havana
Autonomous Plan
Gas Blast Kills Forty in Donetzner Mine at Tagenrog
A gas explosion in a Donetzner company mine in Tagenrog district near the Sea of Azov killed forty people and injured eighteen, according to reports from St. Petersburg dated January 20. The disaster struck one of the mines in the company’s network, causing extensive casualties.
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St. Petersburg
Jan
Donetzner Company
Tagenrog
Sea of Azov
Balance of Trade in 1897 Shows Record Surplus for U S
Treasury statistics show U S exports for 1897 at 1.1 billion dollars, up 93 million from prior years, with a trade balance of 56 million dollars in Uncle Sam’s favor. Fiscal year exports reached 1.0387 billion, the third record after 1892’s 1.015 billion, with breadstuffs leading shipments.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Uncle Sam
Debates Over Cuban Belligerent Rights Raged in House
Washington on January 21 saw a full day of debate over granting belligerent rights to Cuban insurgents. Speaker Hitt defended the administration’s stance, arguing belligerent rights would not aid the insurgents and warning of war risks. The minority pressed amendments but the Republicans sustained the chair. Additional reports noted labor unrest in Brunswick Maine with a Cabot mill strike and broader walkouts among New England textile workers.
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Washington
House
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Senate
Hitt
Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Cuba
Weyler
Havana
Spain
Dinsmore
Arkansas
Committee On Foreign
Boston
New England
Cabot
Brunswick
New Bedie
Biddeford
Saco
Lews
Burlington
Iony Laurel Lee
Harwreaves
M.ils
Wanskuck Anu Gy
Providence
Centra
Mu Central Fais
Andover
Laenis
benz &@ hostery
Uce
Reduction of Carriers Sparks Senate Debate
In Washington on January 21, a heated Senate debate arose after Senator Hoar introduced a resolution directing the Post Office Committee to investigate the Postmaster General's recent order cutting letter carriers in several cities. Hoar called the move a dynamite bomb causing business consternation while noting a $150,000 appropriation could have preserved carrier efficiency. Wolcott blamed New England interests for post office deficits, Allen alleged government fraud through under weighing of mail, and the resolution remained under discussion in a modified form.
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Senate
Washington
Hoar
Committee On
Post Offices
Postoffice Department
Wolcott
New England
Massachusetts
Post Office Department
Allen
Neb
Havana Quiet as General Lee Reports at Havana
General Lee cabled the state department at 2 41 p m that all was quiet at Havana He said the decree from November 4 allowing free imported cattle into Cuba has been extended to March 10 1898 under the same conditions as the first decree The extension keeps the same terms
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Havana
Washington
Lee
State Department
Cuba
Bryan and Conger Confirmed as Ministers
The Senate confirmed Charles Page Bryan of Illinois as minister to Brazil and E. H. Conger of Iowa as minister to China in Washington on January 21.
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Bryan
Conger
Washington
Senate
Charles Page Bryan
Illinois
Brazil
E. H. Conger
Iowa
China
Governor Bloxham invites governors to South and West congress
Tallahassee January 21 Governor Bloxham has issued an invitation to governors of the Southern and Western states to attend the fifth annual session of the South and West commercial congress to convene at Tampa Florida on February 8.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Bloxham
Tampa
Police Guard the Bridges in Paris After Disturbances
Paris on January 21 reports police guarding bridges from the Latin Quarter to prevent disturbances. Residences of M. Mathieu Dreyfus and Emile Zola are under protection.
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Paris
Latin Quarter
M. Mathieu Dreyfus
Emile Zola
Fight for Shorter Hours at Miners and Operators Meet
In Chicago on January 21 the Interstate Bituminous coal operators and miners convention held two sessions and adjourned for the scale committee report. From public view the meeting seemed calm but inside the scale committee room a fierce dispute split operators from one side. Workers favored an eight hour day while seeking a uniform national schedule, while operators proposed nine hours as a compromise.
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ChicaGo
One
Pennsylvania
British engineers strike ends with expected surrender
London January 21 at the Federation of Master Engineers conference the 48 hour demand withdrawal leads to plans to reopen the works Monday if the union accepts mutually adjusted terms from Westminster. Expectation grows that men will be compelled to accept defeat and employer terms by Friday noon. Amalgamated Society of Engineers leans toward resistance while allied trades favor yield.
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London
Federation of Master Engineers
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Black Jack gang repelled in Mexican border chase
In the mountains near the boundary line Tucson reports that Black Jack’s gang was surrounded by several posses including one from the Mexican government. One robber was killed and four captured. Two attempted to escape were shot in flight. The others were believed dead by Mexican officers. The rest fled south into the Sierra Madre.
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Tucson
A. T
Black Jack
Boundary Line
Mexico
Sierra Madre Mountains
Russia forms two new army corps on German and Austrian frontiers
Berlin reports a St. Petersburg dispatch stating Russia has created two new army corps at Vilna and Kieff on the German and Austrian borders. This development alarms observers and could shift regional military calculations.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Cologne
Russia
Vilna
Kieff
Fifty Bodies Recovered in Russian Mine Disaster
A dispatch from Charkoff reports 50 bodies recovered from a Donetzar company mine in the Taganrog district after a gas explosion. More miners are feared dead.
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St. Peterspurg
Charkoff
Donetzar Company
Taganrog
Strike of 10,000 workers hits Vladimir province
Moscow January 21 report a strike of about 10,000 workers in Vladimir province over dissatisfaction with new factory regulations under the government. The action reflects mounting unrest as policies affect industrial labor.
Curfew Ordinance Goes Into Effect Across Indianapolis
Indianapolis Jan. 21 Three factory whistles blew at 8 pm to announce the curfew ordinance recently enacted by the city council and in effect at that hour. A prolonged whistle at one factory will mark the hour going forward as youths scattered through the city.
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Indianapolis
Ratcliffe Freed on Bail Then Re-arrested for Perjury
In New York Justice Dickey signed papers admitting actor Edward J. Ratcliffe, convicted of wife beating, to $2,500 bail. Ratcliffe was released from the Tombs later the same day and immediately rearrested on a perjury warrant and placed in custody.
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Ratcliffe
New York
Justice Dickey
Supreme Court
Edward J. Ratcliffe
Senate bribery inquiry opens with four hour session
Columbus January 20. The senate committee began an investigation into charges of bribery in a recent senatorial contest led by Representative Ous. Open session featured witnesses Samuel Pentland Shepherd L Dunlap W L Truesdale and Frank P Ross. No new facts emerged as witnesses refused some questions and to produce records. The inquiry may extend with future sessions.
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Columbus
Senate Committee
House Committee
Apj
Burke
Robertson
Samuel Pentland
Neil House
Hanna
Shepherd L. Dunlap
Western Union Telegraph Company
W. L. Truesdale
P Sai Telegraph Company
Frank P. Ross
Telephone Company
Sensational attack in Ohio Senate over Burke protest
In Columpus Ohio on January 20 the Ohio Senate faced sharp bitterness from the Hanna fight. Senator Alexander formally protested the placement of Ver non H Burke on committees, calling him a betrayer of party trusts and accusing him of treason to party and American manhood. The senate adopted a resolution saying it did not share the protest’s expressions.
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Ohio
Senate
CoLumpus
Alexander
Burke
Cuyahoga County
Hanna
Vernon H. Burke
Republicans Divided In Maryland Senate Battle For Gorman Seat
Maryland Republicans split on the first day of balloting for the U S Senate seat. In both houses Gor man led with 43 votes, McComas 44, Shaw 11, Sayrock 3, Findlay 2, Parran 6, Mulliken 1, Barber 6, Urner 1, Lowndes 1, Page 1. The single ballot left the outcome uncertain amid bitter intra party dissension.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Arthur P. Gorman
United States Senate
Gorman
McComas
Shaw
Sayrock
Findlay
Parran
Mulliken
Barber
Urner
Lowndes
Page
Immigration bill pushed for early House action
Washington January 20 The immigration bill now in the Senate will be pressed in the House for quick action. Danford chair of the House immigration committee said the rules committee should set a time for its consideration. The question is whether to push the Senate version or adopt the McCall bill which would require reading and writing tests, while the Senate version limits the test to reading.
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Washington
Senate
House
Danford
House Immigration Committee
Committee On Rules
Americans Suffered Severely in Port au Prince Fire
Washington reports from Port au Prince indicate Americans endured heavy losses after a major fire in the burned district. Several large American commercial houses located in the damaged area were destroyed or harmed by the blaze. Eugene R. Leland dies in New York at 74 after a career tied to Calvin Brice in business through years in Milwaukee and Eau Claire banking.
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Washington
United States
Powell
State Department
Port Au Prince
Eugene RR. Leland
New York
Eugene R. Leland
Calvin 8
Brice
Milwaukee
Eau Claire
Wis
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