Senate Debates Tariff Bills and Porter's Secrecy Vote
Senate and House proceedings cover weeks of tariff debates and committee actions. The Porter secrecy issue is left unresolved as a bill to release original court martial members is indefinitely postponed. Additional items include land entries probes, immigration debates, pension bills, and measures on mineral lands and Pacific rail patents.
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Senate
Fitz-John Porter
Garland
McKinley
House
Fiarland
Committee On Territories
Wicker
Key West
Fla
van Wyck
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
West
Judson Fitzpatrick
Kansas
Virginia
O'Ferrell
Paul
Laird
Pacific
Supreme Court to hear patent appeal jurisdiction question
Washington items report the Supreme Court awaiting arguments on whether the Secretary of the Interior can hear and decide patent appeal cases, a point of high importance to hundreds of inventors. The rest covers debt figures, bonds, public works, disasters, and legal notices in a dense, mixed news digest.
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Secretary of the Interior
Supreme Court
JupGce Wruik
United States District Court
Washington
Lst
Price
Bellout
House Committee On Military Affairs
Michigan
United States
F. A. Muhlenburg
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Washingon
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Committee On Territories
House
Frank LaNuston
Hayti
Langston
Louisville
Father
Sin
Acquittal in Philadelphia Murder Case Quoted on Infancy
Mrs Emma Birch R&L faced trial in Philadelphia for the murder of William Menons but was acquitted on grounds of infancy. Theda Pitt Palmer noted as Brooklyn death at age eighty on the 2d. A new labor group, the Workingmen's Protective Association, formed in Connelsville coke region with HQ at Scottdale to shield members from imported labor and hold wages. A Blaney, Natick selectman chair and legislator, ...
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Emma Birch
A. Blaney
Natick (Mass
Hag
Floods, Fires, and Dangers Across the Nation
Del Rio Texas reports a cyclone destroying the Episcopal Church injuring five and killing Charles Schnack. In Kansas City a fire at Owsley & Brothers’ livery stable destroys twenty six horses and several vehicles. Astor’s Nourmahil yacht launched in Wilmington hailed as America’s largest pleasure vessel. A cattle sale near Pettis county Missouri totals 34000 dollars with buyers Coppinger and Warner. Captain H Warp Dart drowned near Spokane Falls and his sister had perished eighteen months earlier. John Duffy’s house at Independence Illinois burns. a thirteen year old daughter dies. Davenport and Rock Island cyclone damages buildings with one death and multiple injuries. Little Rock hail storm causes convict-housing collapse. one guard killed. Moses Fracery offers settlements at 100 cents on the dollar. National Anti-Monopoly Convention set for May 14 at Briggs House Chicago. In Missouri a white mob wounds two men after horsewhipping incident. A Wisconsin Werner family contracts trichinosis from undercooked pork. A Grand Trunk collision near Englewood traps passengers in cars. Henry Wilson, engineer.
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del Rio
Texas
Episcopal Church
Charles Schnack
Owsley & Bro
Kansas City
Astor
Wilmington
Del
America
J. B. Gentry
Pettis County
Coppinger
Chautauqua
Lake Outlet
John Duffy
Independence
Davenport
Rock Island
Lll
Moses Fracery
St. Louis
Briggs House
Chicago
Montzerratt
Joseph Hughes
Hughes
Charles Miller
Long
Werner
Appleton
Wisconsin
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
South Englewood
Grand Trunk Road
Henry Wilson
Foreign News Briefs Jump Across Oceans and Courts
A ragged digest reports on Bedra chol, a mourning figure in Austria, and a felon burned in Cayfi. It notes emigration ships Greely relief, Arctic whalers departure, and a wreck near Wolf Island with one survivor. Also mentions Franco-Moroccan tensions, a Canada governor general medal, and the London Orient Bank collapse.
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Bedra
Bagdd
Lindon
Eusybody
Queen Adelaide
Whitlock
Empress Anna
Ferdinand IV
Austria
Port Au Pringe
Cayfi Islands
Chancer
Emery
Greely Relie
Bear
St. Johns
N. F
Dundee
Narwwhal
Esquimaux
Potonia
Arctic
Tangiers
Canada
United States
Nelson Spal
Barkentine
Cheford
Quebec
Wall A. H. Phail
London
Celon Company
Oriental Bank
Lisbilies
Moscow
Czar
Czarovitch
St. Petersburg
Wall Street Shocks as Marine Bank Closes and Grant & Ward Fails
Considerable surprise dominates New York as Marine Bank doors close amid Grant & Ward failure. Reports say Grant & Ward borrowed from the bank for speculation in state securities. Several notable individuals named, including Ulysses Grant and others, are mentioned in the unfolding financial turmoil in early 1884 era.
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Wall Street
New Yokk
Marine Bal Nnk
Grant & Ward
Ive Street
Tee
MD OU
U.S Grant
Sifives DD. Fist
Coronel Fieit Grant
U. SoGa Jr
Duvuad Ward
Wily Fany
C. Snith
Fish
Suspiied
Speculatiom
Cnte
Dinar & Twabdple
Jute Springers
Glasgow
Bob Hard
Jess James
Richmond
New York
Fitzgerald
Rowell
Bit “S
Panchot
Noremac
Adtty
Aig
Senate
Bun
House
Uison
Converse
Itas
Yar Po
Demosa Is
Sitastene Dse
Tree
Texas
Valeeg
Nebrasg
Georgia
Whitd
Kent
Ona
North Carolina
Pulcro
Mississippi
Illinois
Wood
Indiana
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Weanne
MO. J. Ashenhurst
Enreark Ale Ee Ees
News OF the
Congressional
Rochester
N. Y
Chateauguay Iron Company
Bradley’s Pond
Troy
Thayer
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court
Carrie B. Kilgore
Arnold
Elcock
New York Associated Banks
Madison Square Garden
Herty
Wentz
Pittsburgh
James E. Sherman
Numedia
Elk County
Hall & Knull
Pine Run
Dr. L. M. Otto
Williamsport
William Goetz
Swiss Mount
Goetz
Goa
Englewood
Ukiah
Cal
Coverdale
Fargo &C
James ‘Maxwell
West Line
Brathar-Indaww
Newton Ls
Newton County
Ark
Bth
Len
Blackwell
Bull Durham
Boris
Hartmann
Wes Ryan
Leeruna
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Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Anitariua
Riveride
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Wilt Tier
St .Cincinnati
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Hartman
J B. Hartman
Kay Hartman
Hartman & Durstine
Wester, Ohio
Hoeszel & Kaltwasser
Public Square
Power
Cok Public Square
South Market ST
Wright
Oqn&healy State & Fonroc Sts
Chevelie
Keraia
Wheeling
R. BR. We
C New Sthade
Uptior
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Bao
Cleveland
Medina Tia
Lippewa L i
Dover
Barton
Bridgeport
Grafton
Cele
Roy
Stening Yeith
N.Y
Warwick
Vo & PD
Masston
Canton
Woos
Dever
M. P. Co
Uricusville
P.C
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Townsend
Grout
Revelver Gen
L Frit & Ticket Ag
T. WM
Titoendurgh
Burt
Locust St
Uabarge M.D
Nelson Oreshan
7This Institute
Its
Nelson, Chesmian & Co
Canadas
U.S
Cabe Oc
Ward & CC
Louisiana
Leon
Hyatth, Vicor
ManHoop
Voltaic Belt CO
Marshall, Mich
Bartar
Dr. Hairten
Harris
Harris Remedy Coo
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