President's message urges tobacco tax repeal and free vote plan
Washington reports the President recommends abolishing taxes on tobacco fruit brandies and alcohol used in arts and proposes a national law to secure full and free suffrage nationwide. He also backs Pan American ties and Behring Sea fisheries stance while praising Treasury policies and endorsing the Blair education bill. Democrats plan a caucus to outline policy and reaffirm tariff reform.
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Pan-American Congress
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South America
United States
Windom
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Washinctox
House of Representatives
Rerserver
Cleveland
St. Louis
Allison on the tariff and congressional work
Senator Allison says tariff legislation will occur this session though lines remain undecided. He expects action guided by the Senate Finance Committee’s prior bill and notes the House must originate any tariff measure. He believes the current Congress will accomplish substantial work with the President and both houses.
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Placing the Blame Over Minneapolis Horror
The Voice of censure rises as Inspector notes Tribune Building fire peril and delayed alarm. Typographical Union resolutions condemn management, demand full inquiry, citing three police calls before the alarm. Officials fear more casualties as bodies likely raise the death toll beyond seven identified.
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Mrynmaroris
Dec
Tribune
Union No. 42
Boone
Wreck of the Cheeseboro claims many sailors
Patchy dispatches from San Francisco report only four sailors survived the wreck of the American bark Cheeseboro off the coast of Japan. Named dead are Captain Erickson and several officers and crew from Bath, Me.. Philadelphia. New York. Sweden. Antwerp. London. Norway. Finland. Vermont. and Ireland. Victor Boeck, an educated American traveler seeking health, survived. The incident follows a string of other late notices across the papers including urban fire damage in Lynn Mass and a Philadelphia drug firm assignment.
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Japan
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Bath
Bailey
Steward McNulta
Philadelphia
William Willand
Powers
New York
Fred Seale
Carpenter Thompson
Sweden
Cook Red
John Dempster
Antwerp
Thomas 0. Malley
Nova Scotia
Bernard Dunn
London
John Norland
Norway
Ouke Everson
Frank H
Samuel Farrew
James Blair
Herman Oalisen
Charlie Anderson
Charles Forrest
Vermont
Henry Wilson
William Regan
Liverpool
Moses Peesoa
Filbury
Finland
Victor Boeck
Gladstone speaks at Manchester for Liberal victory
London dispatch reports Mr. Gladstone hailed by vast Free Trade Hall audience in Manchester. He urged county council taxation powers, police control, liquor regulation, poor relief, land rents reform, and district councils. He touched on his eighty years and predicted a sweeping Liberal win next election. Other items note Portugal unrest denial, Cannon Bazin wrestling, Moussa Bey acquittal, and Balfour on Irish college funding.
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Gladstone
London
Manchester
Free Trade Hall
Crete
Armenia
Turkey
Civil Service Scale Expands While Reform Debate Rages
The National Civil Service report notes about 28,000 federal employees are in the classified service across four divisions the departmental, postal, customs and railway mail services. It urges Congress action and powers such as administering oaths while the President can extend classified service. Princeton celebrates football win with large public display in New Jersey. Albany term decisions uphold election canvass rules, forcing Republican inspectors to sign returns in five Troy wards.
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Landon
Fish
Explosion at Newark Brewery Sends Beer Flood and Ammonia
An explosion at Trefz's brewery on Rankin street Newark NJ triggers a flood of beer pouring through rear windows and across Rankin street. Ammonia fills the air as authorities inspect probable burst ammonia pipe. The brick three story building, bought six months ago by an English syndicate, housed vats and fermenting rooms. estimated loss given as 125000 dollars.
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Newark
Trefz
Rankin Street
Six Die as Fire Destroys Philadelphia Bakery
Gustave Gross bakery at Second and Huntingdon streets burned rapidly trapping six children: Gustave Jr aged 11 Bruno 5 Gross 2? George Bitner 9 Ida 6 Annie 5. Mrs Gross and others injured. The family, living above the shop, faced a fatal blaze likely from a defective flue. Mrs Gross fell from a third story window and may not survive.
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PaLaveLtura
Gustave Gross
Second
Huntingdon Streets
Gustave Gross, Jr
Bruno Gross
Gross
George Bitner
Ida Bitner
Annie Bitner
John Emilsbaum
Joseph Bitner
Tren
Bitner
Navassa Rioters Trial and Caribbean Dispatches
Maritime and political brief. The North Atlantic Squadron sails for Port au Prince Hayti amid rumors of Hayti leader friction with Minister Douglas. Other items: navy movement, clock tower accident in Waterville, Boston banquet speakers, a half million dollar failure in Pimville, parachutist Peynaude dies, Jefferson Davis condition, Navassa riot verdict, Montana Senate caucus, Chicago League signings, Ontario poisoning case, Italian noble exodus.
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Port-au. Prince
Washington
Hippolyte of
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Hippolyte
Hayti
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