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Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1887

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Washington tariff plan aims to cut revenue by sixty two million

Washington dispatch outlines an administration tariff bill to be reviewed by Ways and Means after the holidays, proposing a 62 million annual revenue reduction. About 50 million from duty cuts on manufactures and 12 million from adding wool coal salt lumber to free list. Specific duties replace ad valorem where enforcement is weak, with major changes in glass ware metals and wool schedules. The Hewitt plan reforms customs administration, and hearings are expected to be brief. House leadership contemplates announcing committee memberships before recess.

Customs Administrative Service Washington Ways and Means Garlisle Congress Fairchild Hewitt Treasury Carlisle Appropriations Committee Committee On Rules Randall Mills Reed Cannon Senate Finance Committee Allison Senate Customs Administration Secretary of the Treasury Blair Committee On Education

Lord Cairns Marries Behrens in High Society Union

Lonpox December report notes Lord Cairns wed Miss Behrens, joining a Manchester Hebrew family fortune worth £30,000, with a Cairo honeymoon planned. The piece also covers Dan Doherty's murder trial of Capt. Graham, arguing accidental shooting, and a dynamiters’ case testing seized dynamite to verify authenticity, risking life sentences if explosive.

Lord Cairns Lonpox Cairns Miss Behrens Fortescue Grant Cairo Dan Doherty Graham Doherty O’brien Callan Harkins

Serious Railroad Accident Kills Engineer in Minnesota

A St. Paul limited train derailed near Mattowah Minnesota after a misaligned switch. Engineer William Thomas was killed. fireman Mike Lynch seriously injured. several passengers injured, with doctors dispatched from Duluth to treat the wounded. Thomas leaves a wife in St. Paul and owned $100,000 in property.

Ineer Duxnumn Minn St. Paul Pickering Cut Mattowah William Thomas Mike Lynch Duluth R. A. Gray G. M. Kerr Titusville Goetchies A. G. Cattell, Jr New York Gus L. Umburg Paymaster Coleman J. W. Bye Thomas

Prohibitionists In Convention and Other 1887 News

The National Prohibition bureau opened its second annual convention at 32 East Fourteenth Street with a 30 percent rise in bureau business. It plans to distribute 100 million prohibition tracts next year. Also reported: five men killed in a Georgia sawmill boiler explosion. a Baltimore and Ohio mortgage of 29 million dollars recorded. a liquor ordinance in Curacao void. John H. Swift found guilty of murder in Hartford. New York cab strikes unresolved. Albany railroads annual reports show mixed results. Ike Weir aims to escort his wife to Minneapolis and fight Tommy Miller in Boston context.

Archbishop Fabre Montreal Chicago Cambridge Crandall Bailston N. Y Joseph Chamberlain Brevoort House New York Lord Lansdowne National Prohibition Bureau East Fourteenth Street William T. Wardwell W. Jennings Demorest Bureau HartFord John H. Swift Swift St. Pau Minn Ike Weir Boston Minneapolis Tommy Miller O'Leary

Cent a Day Pension Plan Urged by Veterans Group

New York December 20 1887 executive committee of the Rated Service Pension Association calls for a national convention in New York City March 1 1888 to endorse a one cent per day service pension bill for Civil War veterans. The notice outlines aims to unite veterans across societies and form local assemblies to support federal pension legislation with a focus on equity and justice and includes the bill text detailing eligibility and pension rate.

Indorse New York City New York Rated Service Pension Association RaTep Service Pension Association Tribune Building Army Navy J. Sart, Co A. Wells J. B. Hayns J. A. Joel Grerce L. Kitmer Marine Corps United States Senate House of Representatives United States of America Congress Secretary of the Interior Marine Corps of

Sheridan on Ingersoll and rail strike echoes

Gen George A Sheridan denounces Ingersoll's religion remarks in Rochester as infidel satire while praising Christianity. The piece also reports a Pan Handle railroad yard strike in Columbus over wage demands, with crews quitting and trains disrupted.

Rochester N. Y George A. Sheridan Ingersoll God

Kilrain and Smith Fight The Referee Declares A Draw

The long international bout between Kilrain and Smith ends in a draw after forty rounds and two hours of brutal exchanges. Smith led early, Kilrain rallied with powerful rights, and both sides endured severe punishment as the crowd watched in Vernon. After the fight, Smith and Kilrain agreed to call it a draw to seek a future bout with Sullivan.

Smith Tug Wilson Lonpoy Kilrain Souverain Island Vernon Jake Kilkain London Paris Charley Mitchell Baldock Kilruin Atkinson Sullivan Boston Snow Bgan Davis

Snowstorm Paralyzes Easton Railroads Amid Heavy Drifts

Heavy snow blanketed Easton and surrounding lines on Saturday night, blocking dozens of trains on the Lehigh Valley and Morris and Essex systems. Up to six feet drifts halted coal and passenger routes from Easton to Mauch Chunk, with repairs underway from midnight through Sunday evening. Roads reopened but services behind schedule as crews labored to clear tracks.

Easton Lehigh Valley Reddington Here Mauch Chunk Allentown Hwinton N. J Asbury Valley Pincher’s Belvidere Delaware Hackettstown Washington N.J Summerville Perth Amboy Phillipsburg Reapine Reading Road Tuckerton Reading

Counterfeit Tickets Supposed to Be Used at Railroad

Anonymous letters directed attention to the passenger department of the Pittsburg Lake Erie Railroad. Most employees, with one exception, have been suspended pending investigation as authorities gather proof of systematic robbery involving counterfeit tickets. A broad inquiry aims to uncover sensational disclosures.

Pittsburg Lake Erie Railroad Newhall

Fargo forgery raid ends in brutal attack on lawmen

Sheriff Benton of Fargo and three deputies were assaulted by Andrew Hohnodell and relatives while attempting to arrest him. They were beaten with axes and knives, left for dead, later found and cared for. All are expected to recover. Prohibitionists meet in New York amid claims of rising support and votes. Other items report a damaged steamer Mirage, the Richmond Company closing Love Print Works, Doyle sentenced for wife murder, and various local sports notes from Meriden, Hartford, and New Haven.

Apa Mixx Dec Benton Fargo Dak Andrew Hohnodell Hohnodell

Resignations and Hospitalization Reported in State Affairs

Edward T. Lee of Guilford resigns a 31000 clerkship in the adjutant general’s department in Washington. Mrs Warren Nettleton of New Haven, recently placed under arrest by Constable Michael Enscor, is taken to Middletown insane asylum. Her husband and Dr Gilbert say her condition stems from the arrest ordeal and may be temporary.

Edward T. Lee Guilford Adjutant General's Department Washington Warren Nettleton New Haven Michael R. Enscor Middletown Gilbert

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