Congressional actions and debates in Suwars and Washington
Reports from Suwars and Washington detail debates on bond issue inquiries, military and pension bills, seed procurement appropriations, and land grant suits. The Senate discussed Cuban belligerent rights and independence, while Indian and military academy appropriations moved forward. Congress adjourned with varied resolutions unresolved.
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Suwars
Wr. Peffer
House
Morton
Swarts
Lodge
Massachusetts
Call
Messrs
Cameron
Morgan
Senate
Hoost
Board of Indian Commissioners
Savate
Washington
Mrs Adlai Stevenson elected president general DAR
In Washington Mrs Adlai Stevenson is elected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The week ended February 21 saw 280 U.S. business failures versus 302 previous year and 66 in Canada versus 36. Weather forecasts verifications for January 1896 reached 81.9 percent in the eastern district. Treasury gold reserve stood at $103,439,646 showing the first intact reserve since September 1896.
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Adlai Stevenson
Daughters of the American Revolution
United States
Canada
Morton
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Treasury
Notable Deaths and Disasters Mark Late February in Northeast
The item lists ex Governor George D. Robinson stricken at his Chicopee home, the Elmira Cortland & Northern railroad sale to Austin Corbin and Henry W Maxwell, a boiler explosion near Cassville killing Engineer John Keech and fireman John Lewis, arrests for embezzlement in Concord New Hampshire, a bank assignment and local business failures in Troy, a Pettibone mine fire in Wilkes-Barre, railroad costs from the DL&W's idle period, the death of ex governor Robinson in Springfield at 63, actor Paul Allen John Waldron, insanity of Hanford Edson, a New York boarding house fire fatally burning James Finley, and a deadly Dublin roof collapse injuring Patrick Kilkelly and others.
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Chicopee
Mass
George DP. Robinson
Elmira
John Keech
Binghamton
John Lewis
Concord
N .H
Albert J. Foster
Boston
D. W McGlasson
Troy
Troy Drug Co
J W Cann
Williams & McGlasson
Rosebud
Pettibone
Wilkesberre
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co
George D. Robinson
Springfield
Massachusetts
John Waldron
Paul Allen
Hellevue Hospital
New York
Hanford Weimer Edson
Williams College
Williamstown
James Finley
Dublin
Conn
Patrick Kilkelly
Tragedies and fires mark midwest and south events
Miss Irene Saunderlin and Mrs Fos ter were hit and killed by a Chesapeake and Ohio train near Richmond Virginia on the 19th. In St Paul Minnesota the street railway barns and 100 street cars were destroyed by fire on the 21st, causing about 100000 dollars damage. The Western Window Glass Manufacturers association states that within a week every factory in the country will resume work.
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Irene Saunderlin
Foster
Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio
St Pauel
Minn
Western Window Glass Manufacturers’ Association
Multiple Disasters and Deaths Reported Across Cities
Reports detail self inflicted death by Thomas Hawkins near Independence Kentucky after Pearl Bryan murder exposure. Fire losses in Missouri and Maryland, including Ducat Grantham livery, Canton and Wilmington deaths. Notables George Davis and Judge Cochran pass away in North Carolina and Ohio. Richmond paper products firm Nixon & Co. assigns with assets 95 000. Swift Creek Mills in Virginia destroyed. history notes include Perry gold fields prospecting impact.
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St. Joseph
Steblad
Ducat & Grantham
Perry
Oklo
Amos Butterfield
Chicago
Canton
Wilmington
N.C
George Davis
North Carolina
Toledo
Robert Cochran
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
Beverly
Peter Angel
Nixon & Co
Richmond
Ind
Swift Creek Manufacturing Co
Petersburg
Relief Efforts Move As Armenian Aid Dispatches Go Out
A cablegram from Miss Clara Barton via the national Armenian relief committee reports free entrance for workers to Harpoot Aleppo and nearby provinces and calls for immediate funds. The committee wired $25 000 to Constantinople with more to follow as crises unfold across France Cuba and the Canary Islands.
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National Armenian Relief Committee
Clara Barton
Harpoot
Aleppo
Committee On
Constantinople
France
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Madagascar
John L. Waller
Paris
Nimes
Havana
Cuba
Las Palmas
Grand Canary
First Los Angeles bishop consecrated. Central America coffee crop weak
R rv Joseper Jonsson of Christ Episcopal Church Detroit is consecrated as the first bishop of Los Angeles. Coffee harvests show weaker than average yields in Central America, indicating a smaller crop this year. The text also notes rapid bank circulation growth and several other economic and political items from early 1890s reports.
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Joseper Jonsson
Christ Episcopal Church
Detroit
Mich
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Central America
Eckels
Death of ER Railway President Waite in Columbus
Ohio news reports the death of C. G. Waite president of the Columbus Hocking Valley and Toledo railroad at 3:15 am in his private car in company yards. Born 1843 in Maumee City, he leaves a wife and two children, and was the son of Supreme Court Justice Morrison R. Waite.
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ER Railway
Waite Columbus
C. G Waite
Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Railroad
Columbus
Jackson
Pueumonis
Morrison R. Waite
Supreme Court of the United States
Maumee City
Death of a Creesing in Ohio Tragedy
Alfred Whitaker proprietor of Brooks oil works and prominent Democrat died when a Cleveland, Akron and Southern train struck his cutter near Bedford on Tuesday morning. His stepson Dana Cannon suffered likely fatal injuries and a hired man, John Rich, was seriously hurt.
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Creveland
Alfred Whitaker
Dena
Tom Cannon
Bedford
Cleveland, Carton & Southern
Whitaker
Dana Cannon
John Rich
Whittaker
Brooks Oil Works
Ohio
Two Cent Fare Fight Moves Through Rail Officials
Pittsburg Ft Wayne and Chicago railway workers mobilize against a two cent fare in the state general assembly. A special train delivered remonstrances to circulate for signatures, with the union warning wage cuts may follow if the bill passes.
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Uriya Sanvusky
Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railway
General Assembly
Wyandot Oil Boom Reports New Wells Near Beatty Farm
Arres Sanvvexr notes a thriving Wyandot oil field with two wells drilled last week and a third added on Tuesday on the Beatty farm northwest of town. Owned by Columbus parties, capacity unknown but likely around 300 barrels per day.
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Arres
Wyandot
Beatty Farm
Columbus Parties
Twenty Ninth YMGA Convention Opens in Cincinnati
The twenty ninth annual YMGA of Ohio convention met at the First Congregational church with Howard Doane of Cincinnati presiding. A large number of delegates attended the session yesterday.
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Masaryizio
Y M. GA
Ohio
First Congregational Church
Howard Doane
Cincinnati
Education and politics dominate Feb meetings in small posts
In Columbus a Spear investigation report exonerated a Clinton county representative by a four to one vote. In Corinna a long petition led State Auditor Guilbert to appoint A L Corman to probe Van Wert county offices for alleged irregularities and extravagance, with work to start after March 1 to avoid disrupting current offices.
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Repre
Asive Spear
CoLuusus
Spear
Clinton County
House
Corrmsra
van Wert
Guilbert
A. L. Corman
Medina County
Corman
Ohio Legislature Passes Bills on Taxes and Public Works
Ohio Senate and House actions cover Goodale tax increase, road and embankment work, school district creation in West Guilford, and county funding moves. Bills authorize bond issues for parks, cemeteries, and engine houses, regulate liquor and tax inquiries, and extend reporter duties for county reports. Aimed at road, school, and municipal reforms statewide.
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Senate
Asbury H
House
Wapakoneta
Angisive
Columbus
Hovass
West Guilford
Medina County
Holliday
West Elkton
Preble County
Springfield
Union Township
Hancock County
Allen County
Ohio State Board of Agriculture
Kimmell (Moegrove
City of Columbus
Whitelaw
United States
Avery
State Bar Association
Ohio
Miami
Ohio State University
National Guard
Houst
Board of Education of
Be. Mary
Board of Education
Burton Township
Jeagun County
Jefferson County
Logan Township
Logan County
Ottawa Township
Put- Bam County
Tiffin
Fentoria
Secretary of State
Canton
Toledo
Morrow County
Fire Destroys Clinton County Children’s Home School
A Thursday morning blaze leveled the Clinton County Children’s Home school building one mile west of Wirsuixeton. About 30 children aged 4 to 15 were in session. all were rescued unharmed. Loss estimated at 1000 dollars with insurance. Judge Charles B Stickney, 86, Norwalk’s veteran lawyer, died Thursday.
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Mungen
Ebell
John Ireland
M Durawarti
Delaware County
Wirsuixeton
Clinton County Childrens Home
Norwalk
Charles B Stickney
Huron County
Trade review notes limited Treasury gains and weak commodity prices
The New York weekly trade review reports little disturbance in Treasury reserves, subdued pricing across many commodities, and ongoing weakness in manufactured goods. It cites lower prices for hides, leather, iron products, meats, and textiles, with heavy wheat receipts and modest gains in railroad earnings but mixed export activity.
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New York
G Dun & Te Oon
Treasury Reserve
Silver Hill
Pittsburgh
United States
Canada
Etradstreet
Citiva South
Startling Armenian Massacres Statistics Reported by Rev Smythe
New Haven February 22 Rev Dr Newman Smythe quotes relief workers on Armenian massacres in 1895 and 1894 in Ssarpool province. He notes 30 601 killed 114 burned 241 starved 438 murdered condemned 60 wounded 9 000 houses burned 1 551 forcible marriages 27 churches burned 34 258 destitute and starving. English and American cannon infested details, and Yale students donate 11 1/2 percent to Armenian relief via the American Board.
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New Haven
Ann
Newman Smythe
Enter Church
Ssarpool
Ian
Harpoot
Ietter
Yale
American Board
Counterfeiting ring verdict in Trenton prison case
Jury convicts Brockway Wagner and Mrs. Smith on all counts in a ten charge counterfeiting indictment. Wagner urged for mercy. experts expect lighter sentences for Mrs. Smith and Wagner while Brockway faces probable state prison time. Brockway, dubbed the Prince of Counterfeiters, is aged around seventy four.
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Trenton
Brockway
Wagner
Hradford Wall
Prince of
Will
New Jersey
Kill By Son Shocks Nashville Father in Street
Nashville Penn February reports Ed K Campbell former United States District Attorney Clerk shot and killed by his son Robert Campbell a demented 22 year old who approached from behind as the elder walked. The French government opens universities to American students on equal terms with Germans allowing American bachelor’s degrees and French doctorates after study.
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Nashville
Penn
United States District Attorney
Ed K Campbell
Robert Campbell
Young Campbell
Hic
Washington
Seven Dead in Baltimore North Charles Street Fire
A blaze in a North Baltimore home at 1806 North Charles Street killed seven people. Residents fled in night attire as stairways burned. rescuers battled flames as workers, including Armiger family members, faced peril on upper floors. One rescuer, District Chief McAfee, saved Mrs Armiger before the ladder failed.
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Baltimore
North
Charles Street
James BR. Armiger
Lon Whiting
Armiger
Benneath
Carlos
Crone
McAfee
Mr. Armiger
Harold Manuel
New York
Richard Riley
Alice Williams
Mary White
Whiting
James R Armiger
William B Riley
Richart Riley
Martian Riley
James Chamblin
Marian Chamblin
Ex Congressman Harter ends life in Fostoria tragedy
The death by self-inflicted gunshot of ex Congressman Michael D. Harter shocks Fostoria Ohio. He had arrived from Philadelphia for business with the Fostoria Milling Co and faced insomnia. A note and morphine pills were found. funeral plans place his remains in Mansfield after embalming. Also reported Bill Nye the humorist died in North Carolina after a stroke.
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Fostoria
Michael D. Harter
Harter
Philadelphia
Fostoria Milling Co
Col. Brown
Presbyterian Church
Kovapp
Mr. Knapp
M. B. Harter
Canton
Mansfield
Mansfeld
J A. Patterson
Baltimore & Ohio
Charlies Foster
O. T. Brown
E. Palmer
J B Graham
W H. Bannister
L Harbaugh
Homourist
North Carolina
Astervirne
Edgar W
Bill” Nye
Buck Shoals
Here
Washington
United States
Paul Potter
New York
Mr Nye
Bill Nye
River Falls
Wyoming Territory
Ber
Sament
BI Nye
New York City
Helso
Bill Nyes
Peace meeting highlights arbitration court idea in Philadelphia
The Washington birthday anniversary featured a key conference at the Universal Peace Society headquarters. Prominent arbitration advocates discussed creating a court of arbitration for resolving disputes between the United States and Great Britain. Letters from President Cleveland and Secretaries Smith Morton and Postmaster General Wilson were read, with several addresses delivered.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Universal Pese Society
United States
Great Britain
Cleveland
Smith
Morton
Wilson
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N. Y
Sacramento
MW Miorgan
Great Lakes
Secretary of the Interior
Ohio News
Reenie
Intereet
Exyrra
Swusen Batton
Litch- Seld
Litchfield
Norwark
James H. Hobeu
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Ndet
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Feeting
Mansheip
E. L. Shuey
Dayton
I. 4. Coffin
Iowa
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Ohio General Assembly
Harrister
Armenia
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