Varied global notes and U S Congress items span years
Fragments mention plasterers in Pittsburgh nine hour work demands, historic fires in Valparaiso and Edinburgh, a visit by William Astor to New York, rich pearl fishery off India, London fire of 1666 cost, and a mix of scientific, maritime, and political items. Also detailed are congressional actions in April including army reorganization, pensions, and appropriations, plus local notices and world events.
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Valparaiso
Chile
William Waxport Astor
New York
India
Edinburgh
Alexander Freeman
Sailory Snug Harbor
Staten Island
Jefferson
United States
Canton
China
London
War Department
Constantinople
Gro. H. Bell
Caron City
Neb
Canadian Pacific
Gille
Grorgia
Oither
Chattanooga
Calcutta
Grand Haven
Mich
Avpen J. Biersen
The
Penny Press
Minneapolis
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California
Eureka
Cal
Carson City
Nev
Dooxy
Georgia
New England
France
Jerusalem
Klamath Lake
Ore
Hamburg
D. O. Mills
Berlin
Paris
Chicago
Boston
Grand Army
Rhode Island
Donal R. Ballon
I. Paul
Floods at an End on St Lawrence River
Reports from along the St Lawrence River say the ice is rushing downstream and the flood danger is over. Only one death is confirmed from the recent inundation, that of John Yates, a prominent resident of the eastern township.
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Monttreal
St. Lawrence
John Yates
Peculiar Accident Injures Man In Left Eye
BROOKVILLE Ind April 21 Monday morning Carl Geis was stretching a wire clothes line when it parted and the end struck him in the left eye destroying it.
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Brookville
Ind
Carl Geis
Thunderstorm Devastates Town Killing and Wounding Many
A severe storm swept Nes ville and surrounding farms injuring several and killing a man named Waggoner. Homes and barns were destroyed or damaged across the area, with the schoolhouse ruined and a depot roof blown off at Kingsway. In Fortoria county, Calvin Robinette died, and Miss Belle Morris was seriously hurt, as did others named. The storm halted life in the region, with numerous property losses and a few fatalities reported.
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Vicini
Effin
Engler
Philip Bumb
Mx Buck
Kingsway
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Lake Shore
Fangboner
Johnthorn
Louis Heccathorn
Robert Smith
Ross Hatfield
World leaders meet to discuss new international conference
Brussels hosts a gathering where France Germany and Holland discuss plans for a forthcoming special international conference. The Monday meeting signals a unified push toward broader talks and potential coordination on key issues.
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Brussels
B.sonferenice
France
Germahe A
Reverend Philip Sayers' Sutton Memorial Recalls Princeton Minister
Hinton West Virginia April 21 Reverend Philip Sayers Sutton of Princeton Mercer County among best known ministers in the region. The article notes his influence and family ties, referencing his role in church leadership and community service.
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Hinton
W- Va
Philip Sayers’ Sutton
Princeton
Mercer County
Father Ots
JO Lys
Farmer Peter Haynes Killed In Wagon Accident
Peter Haynes aged 40 a farmer near Price town was thrown from his wagon while driving from the village to his home his head struck a rock fracturing his skull and he died shortly after He had recently joined the church and leaves a family.
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Winchester
Peter Haynes
Pricetown
Alexander Hamilton Killed In Fall Near Corry
Alexander Hamilton of Corry Pennsylvania an employee of the Standard Oil Company fell from a derrick at Longly Friday morning and was instantly killed his neck broken in the accident
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Totepo
Alexander Hamilton
Corry
Standard Oil. Co
Longly
Explosion Fells Miners at Montana Site
A blast at a Montana mine injures and traps workers as emergency crews respond. Officials say the blast occurred in the early morning, with rescue teams coordinating air and ground support to reach the shaft and assess casualties.
General Deficiency Bill Passed After Debates in Congress
Washington April 21 The house spent most of the session debating the general deficiency bill, a large appropriation measure. A key paragraph provides 850000 to cover deficiency in customs revenue collection. Hepburn criticized treasury actions in New York. Dingley attributed the rise to the Wilson Gorman shift to ad valorem duties. A comparison of 1890 and 1894 tariff laws and past four congresses' appropriations followed, lasting about three hours, ending with passage of the bill and adjournment at 6:05 PM.
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Lake of the Woods
Pickler
Rep
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Washington
Senate
House
House Committee On Appropriations
Representative Cogswell
Massachusetts
Gen
Cogswell
Catchings
Dem
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Grosvenor
Henderson
Tockery
Talbert
S. C
Cannon
Peffer
Secretary of the Interior
Franklin
Steele
Beal
National Soldiers’ Home
Frederick Dawson
Nebraska
Fenton
John K. Dixon
Portsmouth
Ways and Means Committee
Nashville, Tenn
Adams
United States
Clark
Richardson
Winton Place
Goodale
Dow
Miller
Parham
Cincinnati
Wilberforce University
Columbus
Fish and Game Commission
Hovuss
Morgenthaler
Mable
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Hepburn
Ding‘ley
Wilson-Gorman
Painter Union Leader Held by Coroner for Slaying
Chicago on April 21 John H Ryan walking delegate for the painters and decorators union and sergeant at arms of the building trades council was held to the grand jury without bail by the coroner's jury as one of two men accused of murdering Joby T Smith secretary treasurer of Patek Smith Co painters and decorators at his downtown shop by striking him with a gas pipe Saturday afternoon.
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Chicago
John H. ‘Ryan
Painters and Decorators’ Union
Building Trades Council
Joby T. Smith
Patek-Smith Co
Public Building Plan Favored for Utah Sites and Ogden
Washington April 21 The committee on public buildings and grounds reported favorably on bills providing 500000 for a Salt Lake City public building including site and planning and 188000 for an Ogden building with 60000 for site and plans
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Utah
Washington
Fet
Salt Lake
Ogden
To Purchase Cuba Proposal Sparks Foreign Purchase Debate
A London banker wrote to New York suggesting that funds floated could buy Cuba from Spain. The April 24 item notes speculative talk of seizing or purchasing the territory, reflecting Anglo Spanish tensions and financial maneuvering of the era.
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Cuba
New York
London
Spain
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