Morrison tariff defeat sparks party turmoil in Congress
The Morrison bill failure in the House draws sharp criticism of Randall and allies, with California Democrats breaking ranks. The piece mocks Edmunds and Phelps in a presidential backdrop, notes census delays on agricultural maps, and lampoons Treasury and Interior clerks like Webster and Lockwood as the system’s overbearing machinery.
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Wasmreroxs
D. C
The
Telegraph
Randall
California
Morrison
Pennsylvania
Congress
Edmunds
Phelps
New Jersey
Th’ Gove
Edmunds Cat
Arthur
Blaine
Grand Old Party
LeDoc
Agricultural Bureau
Webster
Treasury Department
Magnus Caput
Interior Department
Lockwood
Cesar
Eventful Week Highlights Failures and Suicides
Last week featured the Grant family collapse with a meager $13 000 annual income left to the General and a push for Congress to aid them. Northwestern Car Manufacturing Co of Stillwater faced a $1 million liability and a receiver was appointed. Ex State Senator B B Strang of Tioga died by self inflicted gunshot after illness. Charley Ford, Jesse James’s killer, died by self inflicted gunshot at 26 amid illness and remorse. Henry Brace appeared illustrated in a Sunday paper. The period closed with notes on crime and public scandal.
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Grant
Congress
Northwestern Car Manufacturing Company
Stillwater, Minn
Sabin
Republican National Committee
B. B. Strang
Tioga
B. B. Strong
Charley Ford
Jesse James
Ford
Bright
Kansas City
James
Henry Brace
Calander
Lessons of Grant's failure and the political economy
The New York World critiques Ulysses S. Grant, arguing his presidency bred lax official morality and that his post-presidency Wall Street ventures failed due to reliance on a name rather than skill. It questions his wealth, his sons' prospects, and warns against todyism and pursuit of sudden wealth. The piece laments Grant's legacy and contrasts it with steady, legitimate work. It notes Arthur’s business boom with a cautious stance on speculative banking gentlemen.
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Grant
Wall Street
Times
Galena
Grant & Ward
Evening Post
Washington
Gen. Grant
York
Arthur
Academy of Music
New York World
Captain Sadler and the State of Florida disaster
Obituary and retrospective on Captain John William Sadler who perished when the State of Florida collided with the Ponema. The piece details his career from Glasgow to London to the United States lines, notes his benevolent inventions, marriages, finances, and described character as a religious, cultured seaman revered by colleagues on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Sadler
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic
John William Sadler
Yarmouth
England
Glasgow
Nova Scotia
London
East Indies
State Line
Virginia
Indiana
State of
Florida
Ludlex
New York
Durham
America
Leve
Latlis
Church of England
Picture exposes Henry Brace as county hopeful in partisan clash
A Sunday newspaper feature depicts Henry Brace amid a heated race against Hon. Co. M. Shortt of Sugar Grove. Brace’s backers push him as an independent candidate, while critics label him risky and driven by ambition and past misfortunes.
Clark’s Execution Postponement Likely In May
Charles Clark the wife killer may see his execution delayed from May 23 at Little Valley. Judge Haight overstepped sentencing terms and Sheriff Little seeks governor’s delay to June 6. A new adjustable gallows will replace the old drop design. rope ordered in Rochester is twenty eight feet long and five eighths inch thick.
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Charles Clark
Little Valley
Lewis
Haight
Clark
Little
Nicklas
Rochester
A Sprague Belle On A Lare
Kate Buell, eighteen, from Utica, vanished April 27 while visiting Watertown. An officer found her at Binghamton Station, claiming she has been in Rome, Oswego, and Utica for a spree living in hotels. Her father has been notified. she plans to see a circus tomorrow and refuses to return home until then.
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Syraccaz
Kate Buell
Utica
Watertown
Binghamton Station
Rome
Oswego
Grant Connection Through Finance and Horses
A Cincinnati Commercial Gazette item notes Ward, a young financier tied to Grant family Wall Street operations, owned twenty four horses and enjoyed Gen. Grants confidence. The piece hints at social ties and influence stemming from his equestrian holdings.
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Ward
Grants
Wall Street
Gen. Grant
Cincinnati
Grant & Ward collapse sparks vast losses and inquiries
Reports describe Grant & Ward's failure as the worst in years with liabilities near 10 million dollars and assets minimal. Bankers and observers criticize the firm as risky lenders who overvalued collateral and drew funds for private use, while Gen. Grant is portrayed as honest and uninvolved beyond his family name.
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Grant & Ward
Pat
Grant
Fish
Marine Bank
Erie
Tard
Messrs. Grant & Ward
Fred. Grant
Gen. Grant
Ward
George Jones
The
Times
Toledo
Wabash
E. D. Morgan
Ulysses S., Jr
Ferdinand Ward
Morningstar
Evening Star
Colorado
Trinity Church
Telegraph
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Ohio
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Doctor Cowden
Geo. Laufer
Farmers’ Club
Board of Trade
Rea
Yev
the Times
J. W. Sadler
Hon
Co. M. Shortt
Sugar Grove
Shortt
Cameron
Puff Brace
Bruce
Bro
Brace
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