Congressional actions and bills amid late May session
The report covers Senate and House proceedings including amendments to the army appropriation act, railroad financial provisions, and a weapon patents clause. It notes passage of measures enlarging Fort Leavenworth depot, heavy ordnance testing funds, and a no-royalty policy on arms patents. It also details claims payments, a grant for destruction compensation, and a Central American mission compromise, ending with adjournment at 4:40 PM.
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Frome
Mr. Edmunds
N ‘Au
Committee of Conference
Pacific Railroads
Cole
Cal
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Stevenson
Logan
Ill
United States
Senate
House
Committee On Claims
Southern Claims Commission
Blair
Mich
The
Sonra
Garfield
Treasury
J. Milton Best
Paducah
Louisville & Bardstown Turnpike Company
Swann
Conference Committee
Conner
Texas
Negley
Cove and
Hambleton
Alive Again Quantrell Said to Be in City After War
The Los Angeles News reports a Kansas guerrilla chief Quantrell, famed for terror during the Civil War, may have been seen in the city ten days ago. Witness claims include mutual records and a stated conversation before Quantrell departed for parts unknown.
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Quantrell
Missouri
Jim Lane
Kansas
Los Angeles
Cal
The King of the Cannibal Islands Chronicle
A Hawaii letter to the New York Ob server recounts Hawaii history from chiefs to Ka mehameha II and the abolition of idolatry. It notes Vancouver’s visit, missionary impact, population declines from 142,000 to 63,000, and predicts Chinamen as future cultivators alongside Anglo-Saxons and white capital.
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Hawaii
New York Observer
Ie Gook
Vancouver
Kamehameha II
Aum
Sandwich Islands
Polynesia
The Lady Gamblers Harness Competition at New York Fair
At the Women's Hospital fair in New York a harness voting contest drew dollars per vote for the best doctor themed harness. Drs White and Dowling led the race with White favored by many, Dowling finally securing the prize after a dramatic finish and notable public reaction.
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Women’s Hospital
New York
Drs. Marcy and
White
Marcy
Helmuth
St. Louis
Dowling
Ae Ha
Judgesevelt
James Andrews
Sen. McClellan
Dr. Dowling
Dr. White
Partizans
Henry Ward Beecher
The Coins of Japan and Its Mixed Currency System
An overview of Japan's historic currency chaos with four coin series iron bronze and gunmetal coins a silver ichibu and isshu gold yen units and paper money leading to frequent valuation disputes. The article notes the yen as the modern unit equivalent to the Mexican dollar and details subdivisions and savings in exchange.
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Japan
Peper T Pereing
Catholic View of England and Protestant Faith
In an interview with Monseignor Capel, the pontiff discusses England’s religious future, predicting a Catholic revival aided by educated Protestants drawn to faith yet warning of secularist splits in the Established Church. He notes gains in Catholic esteem and fears timing for conflict with infidelity, citing English priests’ shortage.
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Monseignor Capel
Lothairs
Smet
Rome
New York
Secon
England
London
Wexford
Ireland
Cunard Sree
Tripoli
Liverpool
Boston
Carnsore Point
Queenstown
Vestry of Christ Church Chicago Backing Mr Cheney
A report that Christ Church Chicago vestry leans toward Mr Cheney is denied by a member who calls it sensational and untrue. The new vestry is said to be the old group with two members more determined to back Cheney, while parish meeting evidence shows harmony and no opposition.
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Christ Church
Chicago
Cheney
Wealthy stock man dies after unknown youth arrives
In Kansas on a Thursday evening an affluent stock owner in his yard faced an unknown young man said to be the sister’s alleged seducer. The victim’s body was later taken to Ohio for interment.
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Kansas
Ohio
Vitality of a Grizzly on City Grounds
A bear at the city gardens survived two close-range shots before a fatal fifth wound ended its life. Jake Wray fired the first two rounds while the bear walked in its cage. Mr Stevens then killed the bear with a final shot to its eye, prompting concerns about bear hunts in urban settings.
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City Gardens
Stevens
Jake Wray
Mr. Stevens
San Francisco
The Deadly Kerosene Lamp Accident at Wells Street
A kerosene lamp explosion at Mr Robbell’s Wells Street home maims Mrs Robbell and severely burns Mr Robbell who tries to aid her. Neighbors help prevent a house fire. Dr Claflin treated them. prognosis dire. Also reports charity negotiations near Thirtieth Street and March church receipts. Kansas storms halt railroads and drown four at Easton.
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Robbell
Wells Street
Thompson
Nelson H. Claflin
Saginaw Enterprise
West End Company Offers Mill Creek Valley Homesites
Incorporated under Ohio law the West End Company plans summer grading of 14 acres in Mill Creek Valley between Flint Liberty and McLean Garrard avenues. Homesites will be sold or leased as improved, near Lincoln Park with streetcar access and new house construction nearby. Investments rise with Mill Creek Valley development and railroad progress. Office at 449 Freeman Street Whitney's Lumber Yard. SAML W Bell treas Edw Leahy sec
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West End Company
Flint
Liberty Streets
McLean and Garrard Avenues
Cincinnati
Freeman Street
Whitney’s
WM. L. Robinson
Epw. Leary
W&f
State Reform School
Lancaster
Ohio
Ng Commission
Reform School
J. A. Foot
B. W. Chidlaw
G. E. Howe
Mill Creek Valley
Flint and
Lincoln Park
Cincinnati and
Whitney's Lumber Yard
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