Senate to probe bribery and sugar trust charges
Summary of the week features a senate inquiry into bribery, sugar trust allegations, and stock speculation by senators. Republicans filibuster for hours as Democrats seek longer sessions. other items include Behring Sea fleet movement, anti trust enforcement actions, and notable murders, strikes, and disasters.
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Armor Plate Board of Inquiry
Flower
James Farrar
South Lincoln
Mass
James K. Hines
Georgia
Samuel Mutchmore
Presbyterian General Assembly
Saratoga
Cleveland
Leon
Nicaragua
United States
Vatican
International Congress of Miners
Dr. Meyer
Ludwig Brandt
New York
Kunkle
Buffalo
Jackson
Cornell
Ohio
Chicago
Idaho
Secret ministers meeting targets Waukesha immorality
A Waukesha dispatch says a secret gathering of ministers and others convened to combat alleged widespread immorality. A detective was hired to observe and report on the supposed behavior of local women named in a document presented by Rev. J. D. Blue, said to list girls and married women from respectable families who frequented stall saloons.
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England
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Altenberger
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Pawtucket
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California
Grand River
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J. D. Blue
Coal Contract Shifts 50 Cars From Scranton Mines
The New York, Ontario and Western Railway ordered fifty cars of bituminous coal to be shipped from Scranton to a Chicago buyer. The Port Jervis and Monticello Railway, unable to obtain soft coal, is altering its engines to burn hard coal. A Brooklyn handicap event on May 16 saw Fred Foster ride Dr Rice Henry of Navarre 2 and Sir Walter 3 to a strong finish. the mile and a quarter clocked at 2 7 4/5 with Jockey Fred Taral aboard.
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New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company
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Fred Foster
Dr. Rice
Henry of Navarre
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A Literary Sensation Captures The Nation
A note from New York on May 21 reports strong market activity and reader buzz as a new novel becomes a literary sensation. Markets show money at 1 percent and prime mercantile paper at 244.5 percent, with sterling at roughly 4.89 per dollar and government bonds quoted.
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Pacific
Dr Meyer Found Guilty In Second Degree Murder
New York May 19 The jury in the trial of Dr. Meyer charged with murdering Ludwig Brandt returned a guilty verdict of murder in the second degree. The verdict carries a life sentence.
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Dr. Meyer
Ludwig Brandt
Petition Signed By Breckinridge Allies Urged Withdrawal
In Lexington a petition to Colonel Breckinridge requesting his withdrawal from the congressional race is said to be signed by about twenty of his former friends.
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Washington
Breckinridge
Lexington
New York Produce Market Prices Report
Wheat No 2 red spot $0.583 0.595, futures May 58.3. Corn No 2 spot 0.434, May 0.43. Oats No 2 spot 0.304, May 0.391. Rye flour and buckwheat prices listed. Butter ranges 8.5 to 13.5 cents. Eggs 12 to 12.4 cents. Potatoes Jersey $2.00 to 2.12. Cheese and pork prices noted. Large list of milling and grain items with regional prices across Minnesota and Southern flour markets.
Buffalo market grain and dairy prices from May 21
Buffalo market report lists wheat prices for No 1 hard 66 cents No 1 northern 64 34 cents No 2 red 57 34 cents No 1 white 60 cents. Corn prices No 2 yellow 42 34 cents No 2 40 cents No 3 41 cents. Oats No 2 white 40 cents No 2 mixed 38 cents. Flour ranges Spring patent 3.80 4.10 per barrel, low grades 1.75 2.00, winter family 3.15 3.85, graham 2.00 3.25. Butter state creamery 17 17 cents, western 16 71 cents. Cheese full cream 11 1/2 12 cents, choice 89 cents, skims 2 3 cents. Eggs state 11 44 cents, western and southern 11 cents.
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State Dairy
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Jersey
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Graham
Market Report East Burrato Livestock May 21
East Burrato cattle market notes export steers to 4.42 dollars per cwt with good demand. light handy and cows and calves show varied prices. Sheep and lambs report choicest wethers to 4.40, sheep up to 3.90, spring lambs 4.40 to 4.50, hogs range 5.00 to 5.10 with heavies at 5.10 and stags around 3.6.
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Buffalo Hay Market Prices Report
Burraco May 21 market quotes for hay display No1 timothy per ton at 16.0 dollars No2 at 15.00 dollars mixed 13.0 to 14.00 dollars baled hay 14.0 to 15.0 dollars clover 15.10 to 16.0 dollars loose hay 9.0 to 10.0 dollars baled dairy or lint.
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Burraco
Railway Developments and Service Changes Across Regions
A trunk line carries up to 25 000 cars and the Central Argentine line adopts block signaling. A 40 mile elevated rail battery line will link Lake Ontario and Batavia NY. DL&W block system to cover Morris and Essex bridges. Niagara Falls excursions dropped to avoid rate wars. South Jersey Read to Atlantic City expected June 1. Georgia Central conductors equipped with surgeons kits for emergencies with chief surgeon training agents on use.
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Batavia
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Morris and Essex
Niagara Falls
South Jersey
Philadelphia
Jersey
Atlantic City
Georgia Central
Christian Endeavor Meetings and Mutual Aid Notes
Local Warren Christian Endeavor groups report lively meetings and social events. They note large fundraising by St Louis Endeavor societies and Chicago provision shipments to the unemployed. Warren plans delegation to the Cleveland convention and promotes Golden Rule and Keystone Herald subscriptions for updates.
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Warren
C. E. Societies
St. Louis
Christian Endeavor Societies
Chicago
Pilgrim Congregational Society of
Pilgrim Congregational Society of St. Louis
Cleveland
Christian Endeavor Society
Legion
C. E
Golden Rule
Boston
Keystone Herald
Altoona
Warren Mail
Christian Endeavor Society Expands Across Ports and Cities
A floating Endeavorer base forms in Vallejo near Mare Island with a naval veteran leading efforts. Chicago Endeavorers report strong sailor outreach. Cleveland houses 36 headquarters for state regional unions. A Chicago Baptist group distributed 5000 care packages to feed families in winter.
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Naval Union
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Christ
Navy
Chicago
Cleveland
Baptist Christian Endeavor Societies
Free Wool Debate Shows Southern Control of Senate
A historical analysis argues the 13 southern states, with about 10 million sheep, hold 26 Senate votes on free wool while Pacific and other states push for tariffs. It notes the wool industry’s regional distribution, the 1893 output of 801.5 million pounds, and that four fifths of U.S. wool interests are underserved by the southern bloc’s influence.
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United States Senate
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Cleveland Faces Heavy Debt Rise in 1893 94
City administration reports a sharp rise in the national debt over the year from March 1, 1893 to March 1, 1894. Pension robbing totals stand at 59,905,000, with 17,400,000 withheld from workers and 8,400,000 unaccounted for from U.S. employees.
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Cleveland
United States
Chicago Indicts Officials Over Election Law Violations
CHICAGO May 21 Two aldermen three police officers and four judges and clerks of election were indicted for alleged violation of election laws.
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