Pension bill and education act dominate Senate agenda
The Senate heard a petition demanding at least eight dollars monthly pensions for Civil War veterans and advanced an Education bill with extensive debate. House actions included authorizing war department flags for Richmond fairs, adjusting Indian Inspector duties, and passing multiple pension measures. Washington maneuvers spanned Oregon massacre inquiries, land grants, and coast-waterway study proposals.
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Various Disasters and Local Incidents Reported This Week
Weekly notes cover factory collapse risk in St Louis. fatal boiler explosion aboard the tug Peter Smith near Vermilion Ohio. a Shamokin powder mill blast with fatally burned superintendent. fires in West Point and St Louis destroy stores and mills. a Harrisville Michigan family attacked during a robbery. a Cherokee Road train collision aftermath. a misdeed by budgeted banks in New York. executive indictments and crop condition percentages across Ohio agriculture reports.
Notable Deaths and Political Notes Across North America
Alf Burnett, a famed American stage actor, dies in Cincinnati. Five Italians die frozen in Pem broke Ontario after failing to build a fire. Georgia Democrats set June 18 for delegates and August 13 for state officers and electors. King William reportedly ill. Jabez W. Frey dies in Cleveland. Baltimore to host a Democratic leaders conference in late April. Vanderbilt reportedly buys a box at the Metropolitan Opera April 21. Ohio municipal elections show Republican gains. Cleveland ticket wins by about 3,500. Dominion orders block Chinese landings in British Columbia. Pesth editor Scheffler confesses to anarchist activities. Canada’s nine-month revenue and expenses cited. Cholera alerts in Cochin China. Danish bark Alba wreck near Shetland Islands. Duke of Albany rites held at Windsor. Barney Harrison faces $3,000 defalcation. Tonquin reports French attack on Hung Hoa planned for April 11. Madrid Supreme Court sentences 15 Black Hand members to death.
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Newark
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Tonquin
Hung Hoa
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Black Hand Society
Funeral honors for ex Secretary Hunt in Washington
The funeral of Hon. William H. Hunt former Secretary of the Navy and minister to Russia was held in Washington on the 8th at St John’s P E Church with the President and Cabinet present. Military honors accompanied the burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Also reported: a coal mine accident in Pocahontas Virginia and various political and legal items including pork packers Lee Petts & Co failure and proposed bankruptcy uniformity in Congress.
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Londo
Lillie Bridges
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East Tawas
Mich
Shultz
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Senlito
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Natal
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Supreme Court
Reform clock proposes continuous 24 hour day
The system replaces 12 hour divisions with a continuous count from 1 to 24. Days start at midnight as usual, but there is no confusion between forenoon and afternoon hours.
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