Senate week in review on tobacco tax and civil service bills
Reports show Senate debates on reducing tobacco tax with rebates for taxed stock and opposition from a minority faction. Civil Service reform faced continued discussion with amendments pending and adjournments in a busy pre holiday session. House members proposed adjustments to army and depot contracts while schedule items and absences shaped actions ahead of adjournment.
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Bayard
Committee On Finance
McPherson
House
Kadsap
Corwin
Morrill
Spencer
Hill
Ilinois
Foreign Affairs
McLean
Missouri
Anderson
Pacific Railroads
Plumb
United States
Wichita
Kansas
Fugh
Jones
Horust
Pension bill for Simon Harris and Newburg Centennial plan
Representative Watson prepares a bill to raise Simon Harris's pension from eight to fifty dollars monthly. Harris, 105, private in the War of 1812, NC Volunteers, is the oldest on the pension rolls. The Newburg Centennial Commission agrees to seek state governors for attendance with possible military escort. celebration set for October. Indian Commissioner Price calls agents to enforce reforms. Lt Haseni reports to the Navy Secretary on the De Long party. Treasury notes and bank data show weekly receipts and circulation securities totals.
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Watson
Congress
Simon Harris
Putnam County
Ind
Harris
North Carolina Volunteers
Joint
Congressional Commission
Newburg
N.Y
Price
Teller
Haseni
Secretary of the Navy
Yakoutsk
Siberia
de Long
National Bank
Treasury Department
Washington
Fire and losses strike Buffalo and Oswego amid vast mail shipment
A five story Buffalo Commercial Advertiser building burned on the 21st causing a total loss of 550000 with 925000 insured. The Scythia carried the largest mail batch from New York on the 21st totaling 242064 ordinary letters 9533 registered letters and 243 sacks of newspapers. Oswego saw the Mansard Block burned with loss 85000 partly insured. Philadelphia’s Goldsmith’s Hat shop destroyed on the 20th with 100000 loss and 50000 insured. The Iron Manufacturers' Association in Pittsburgh discussed pricing whereas Congress was urged to adopt Tariff Commission findings. Joseph Mackey, once NY politician, died from chloral, and a life-size statue of General S Wiley Crawford was presented to Pennsylvania authorities. Bancroft founded a Worcester scholarship to honor his parents.
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Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
Miller, Greiner & Co
Scythia
New York
United States Life Insurance Company of New York
Oswego
N. Y
Goldsmith’s Hatt
Philadelphia
Iron Manufacturers’ National Association
Pittsburgh
Congress
Tariff Commission
Joseph R. Mackey
New York City
Hare's Island Hospital
Wiley Crawford
Pennsylvania
Bancroft
Worcester
Mass
Night fires and crimes across towns reported
Bassett's paper-box factory and Hallick's hardware factory in Birmingham were burned on the 22d. The week ending the 22d saw 197 business failures nationwide, with regional totals listed. An attack by Frenchtan Ernest Dusovugur left several injured in New York City, one woman dying. A Massachusetts court convicted Mure Duncan of assault on his six year old stepson. Plymouth Mass observed ForEroTHER's Day with parades, bells, and a sermon. Mount Tom Thread Company's East Hampton mill burned. Otto & Layer brewery near Camden destroyed. Fires hit Ludlow Vermont and other sites around the 25th. A New York City banking report shows rises in loans and deposits. A collision at Millboro Station killed or wounded several. Myra J. Ossorn and son found dead in London after suspected poisoning. A Fargo family of six poisoned by canned jelly. one boy died. Virginia editor John Thompson Robertson died, noted for Bible scholarship. A St Louis inventor seeks patent for street or station indicator for streetcars. Pulaski Herald office and building destroyed by fire. the paper hails improved appearance and growing subscriptions.
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Bassett
Hallick
Birmingham
Colin
Wester
Middle
Pacific
Anaga
New York City
Ernest Dusovugur
With & Carpenters
Mpis
Mary Hanley
Mure Duncan
Palmer
Mass
Alfred Duncan
Plymouth
Standish Guards
Collingwood
Pilgrim Hall
America
Church of the First
New England Societies
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Mount Tom Thread Company
East Hampton
Otto & Layer
Camden
N.J
Tixe
J. Barrett
Wheldon
M. J. Stowe
Ludlow
Associated Banks of
Millboro Staton
Vas
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Myra J. Ossorn
Gree
Caste
Lod
Mothe
Fargo
Bath
Joan Thompson Robertson
Virginia
Juper Richrer
New Orléans
Couneil
Consolidated
Jules Spet
St. Louis
Tue Herald Printing Office
People's National
Pulaski
Tenn
Hardinburgh
Dartmouth
Prussia
Stone Pasha
Paris
Cardinal Donnel
Bordeaux
Exter
England
Thames
Exe
Overdankt
Trieste
Austria
Rome
Bovio
W. C. Anderson
Montreal
Canada
Scotland
Maramoras
Mexico
Tiampico
Burgas
Metz
Germany
Herr Most
Khedive
Arbi
Suez
Ceylon
Fire devastation and deaths rumble through West and South
A fragmented news wire reports several incidents: Sister of Charity Hospital, Big Rapids Michigan, destroyed by fire with sixty inmates evacuated and a damaged library. Runk arrested for wife beating in Shelbyville Indiana after a violent crowd scene. Rev H O Sheldon dies at Oberlin at 82. Labor party meeting in St Louis discusses platform and name change. Tragedy in Sandersville as Winkerer shot by brother William. Western Flint Bottle Manufacturers adopt national price list in Cincinnati. Old Steubenville resident Exit McFrexy dies at 79. Rear Admiral James T Schenck dies in Dayton aged 75. career highlights listed. Ex Governor Humphreys dies at Vicksburg. Brownsville Tennessee cotton factory burned. loss about 75000 with 60000 insured. Opelousas hurricane damage report. Texas State Treasurer reporting school fund values and land holdings. Norris, Baltimore banker and historian, dies at 70. Seven men attempt train robbery on Texas Pacific Railroad. guard repels and robbers possibly wounded.
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Tax Sisters of Charity Hospital
Big Rapids
Mich
Alli
Father Decennicki
Jon: Runk
Shelbyville
Ind
H. O. Sheldon
Ohio
Oberlin
Tag National Committee
Greentrack Labor Party
St. Louis
Ore Winkerer
William
Sandersville
David
Cincinnati
National Wholesale Druggists’ Association
Cleveland
Exit H. McFrexy
Steubenville
James T. Schenck
Dayton
United States Naval Service
Hornet
Fort Fisher
Stockton
California
Navy
Benjamin G. Humphreys
Miasiasippi
Vicksburg
Brownsville
Tenn
Opelousas
Texas
Norris
First National Bank of Baltimore
Land Historical Society
Texas Pa
Dallas
Hardinburgh mine disaster at Dartmouth kills twenty men
Reports from Dartmouth describe a mine collapse at Hardinburgh on the 20th. The cage fell, resulting in the deaths of twenty miners and prompting inquiries into the accident amid ongoing coal industry turmoil.
Notable Tragedies and Military Dispatches Highlight Mar 26 Events
Reports from Petersburgh Virginia recount a fatal shooting after a quarrel with a cousin. in California the Marquis and Princess of Lorne arrived without public demonstration. A Northboro man perished after a runaway accident, and a Hartwell sawmill boiler explosion killed two workers. A Williamsport man died by ingesting Paris green with whisky, linked to family tragedy. Sawmill area closures in Chester due to low trade hurt many workers. Treasury rules declare a Chinese wet nurse a laborer barred from entry. Dispatches from Muskogee detail Speckie's men crossing the Arkansas in war paint pursuing Chicota forces, while U.S. troops move to protect citizens.
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Samuel Rives
William Rives
Petersburgh
Parker
Marquis
Princess of Lorne
Santa Barbara
Cal
Charles H. Simpson
Northboro
Mass
Shaw & Esrey’s
Witherill & Co
Chester
Muskogee
Indi
Saya
Speckie
Arkansas River
Dick Glass
Chicate
United States
Taft
Muse
Fort Gibson
Spechie
Congress Bill Seeks Ban On Petident Assessments
A bill introduced in Congress proposes prohibiting petident assessments while lawmakers criticize as missing weightier legal matters. The text cites tax and drink traffic controls and urges lawmakers to do what is right without neglecting essential duties.
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Congress
Civil Service Reform Urged for Merit Based Service
The speaker denounces spoils system and claims public service should reward merit. He argues officials must shed servile ties to political bosses, endure a probationary apprenticeship, and only then gain government positions based on fitness. He calls for full reform to restore true dignity and equal opportunity.
Grand Display Of Fine Pianos At Palace Of Music Wayne
A grand display at the Palace Of Music and Sewing Machine Emporium showcases the finest pianos organ and sewing machines in Wayne County. John H Thomas invites buyers to inspect his stock north of the county offices promising low prices no misrepresentation and safe purchases.
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Palace of Music
Wayne County
John H. Thomas
John H.thomas
Jonn
H. Thoasias
Spermatorrhea Its Cause and Cure
A historical advertisement discussing causes of seminal weakness and venereal disease linked to excessive sexual activity. It claims cures through Dr. W. A. France with broad claims of permanent restoration of manhood, and includes testimonials, private diagnoses, and nationwide correspondence.
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United States
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