Presidential situation and Teller's push for free coinage
The Washington letter notes many Senators oppose both Harrison and Cleveland but expect them to be nominees. Teller of Colorado criticizes the Administration for defeating the Bland bill and argues for a Teller or Stewart path to the presidency as a popular silver advocate. If Western, Southern, and silver states unite, a Teller or Stewart ticket could win electoral votes or even be chosen if the election goes to the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harrison
Cleveland
Teller
Colorado
Senate
Hongo
Wall Street
Congress
Union
United State
John J. Knox
John Sherman
Ohio
Jesus
Stewart
United States
Toller
Republian
Grey Cleveland
Eilher
Clveland
Frebie
Congressmaan Watner
Traitors for Revenue in the Silver Movement
A Virginia City miner criticizes silver movement opponents in the state papers, accusing them of financial motives tied to London and New York interests. He urges readers to punish subsidized papers and notes rumors Hull may withdraw to support Flower, with Hill opposing Cleveland.
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Virginia City
London
New York
Hull
Flower
Hill
Cleveland
The Course to Pursue on Free Coinage Debate
The piece argues the silver issue shows both parties lag in remonetization and urges Nevada voters to unite across past divisions. It claims Wall Street influence blocks free coinage, labels Harrison and Cleveland opposed to silver, and predicts only a united front of pro silver electors can advance remonetization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Harrison
Kansas
M Atrnet
Nevada
Wall Street
United States
Harrigan
Nevadana
Party Pledges at Nevada Democratic Convention
The Nevada Democratic scene shows county Central Committees in Esmeralda Humboldt Washoe shaping pledges for the state convention to elect delegates and presidential electors. Esmeralda and Humboldt push anti free coinage voting, Washoe hints at loyalty to Cleveland, while all cite loyalty to silver. The piece contrasts reform pledges with party strategy and notes divides over free coinage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnemucca
Congress
Supreme Court
Esmerslda
Central Committee
Silver Leagues
Esmerelda
Chicago
Humboldt County
Democratic Central Committee
Washoe County
Nevada
Cleveland
Republican Central Committees
Democratic State Central Committee
Esmeralda
Humboldt
State Committee
Washoe Central Committee
Republican Committee
Floods Wreak Havoc As Dikes Break and Homes Are Lost
Reported floods continue with families left homeless as dikes fail and property damage rises. Reed objects to a comparison in a separate note, while Wells Fargo & Co and others face a $20,000 lawsuit for false imprisonment in a related matter.
Unprecedented Flooding Hits Rivers Across Iowa Region
Keokuk and Alexandria endure swollen Fox, Dee Moines and Skunk rivers with levees breached. Wheat lands inundated and cattle losses reported as towns prepare to relocate to high ground. Rail service disrupted. trains expected to resume by Monday as repairs proceed. In Oregon, two men sue Wells Fargo & Co. and agencies for 20,000 dollars each over false imprisonment after a Tacoma theft case.
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Alexandria
Boata
Illinois
Warsaw
Quincy
Keokuk
Mississippi
Weat Quincy
St. Louis
Northwestern
Rock Island
Des Moins
Poetraxp
B. McIntyre
William Stewart
Wells, Fargo & Co
Thiel
Detective Agency
M. C. Sullivan
McIntyre
Stewart
Tacoma
Sullivan
Record of Ill flood and 500 homeless in Peoria area
May 7 Peoria Ill river rising rapidly to over twenty one feet the highest in half a century leaving about 500 homeless across the city and toward Pekin. Lamarsh drainage district flooded with a 1000 foot crevice, thirty families rescued except George Nichols and family. Dike breaks threaten homes and crops as sand dike failures prompt rescues and tents replace houses. Railroads partial operation resumes amid high water threats to industries and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoxia
Ill
Pekin
Lamarsh
George Nichols
Samarah
Railroad
Amend River and Harbor bill to fund Gila river levee at Yuma
In the House committees of the whole the River and Harbor bill received an amendment by Smith of Arizona to appropriate 10000 dollars for a levee on the Gila river near its junction with the Colorado at Yuma Arizona. Blanchard of Louisiana proposed extra a section allowing noncontract purchases if bids are not advantageous. ONeill of Missouri opposed, warning of a political machine controlling funds. The amendment passed. The section carried 121 to 97 after votes on reconsideration and adjournment motions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Smith
Arizona
Colorado
Gila
Yuma
Blanchard
Louisiana
O'Neill
Missouri
Yeas
O’neill
Bynum
Idiana
Steamer Charleston Arrives to Aid Centennial Event
Astoria Oregon May 7 The United States steamer Charleston arrived today to assist in the Centennial celebration on May 11. In baseball San Francisco defeated San Jose 9 to 3. In yesterday’s games Los Angeles beat Oakland 6 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astornia, Or
Charleston
San Francisco
Reed Critiques Budget Projections in Texas Committee Report
Sayres of Texas and the committee clerk prepared a statement for the Speaker detailing appropriations by regular annual bills. The Fifty-first Congress spent about 1.008 billion dollars while this Congress is forecast to spend roughly 63 million less. Treasury estimates project 455 million in revenue for the year, implying a deficit near 30 million. Reed critiques the figures as misleading, saying they reflect only House actions and frugal government spending, while warning the Senate must either raise or starve the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Washinday
Sayere
Texas
Sayers
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Senate
Cyclone damages Morrituron area and Marensted church
A severe cyclone near Morrituron Arkansas last night caused heavy rain and widespread destruction. Timber fences and outbuildings prostrated. The Catholic Church and monastery at Marensted destroyed valued at 12000 dollars. Matthew Brill’s house blown down injuring him and his children, believed fatal. In Washington, the House Public Lands Committee endorsed a Senate bill extending three years for forfeited railroad lands to allow actual residents to buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrituron
Ark
Marensted
Matthew Brill
Flooding in Lincoln Spreads Across City
May 9 report from Lincoln describes forty eight hours of continuous rain forcing about one hundred families to seek shelter in schoolhouses and public buildings. Flooding extends toward Beatrice with three washouts reported and ongoing heavy property damage expected as rain continues.
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Lincoln
Neb
Here
Beatrice
Cyclone tragedy as Wilkins family perishes in cave
Anthony Ke May 9 report: William Wilkins a colored man and wife with five children entered a cyclone cave during heavy rains. The roof collapsed at 1 am, burying the family. Wilkins escaped but his wife and all five children died or were severely injured, neighbors aiding in rescue.
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Anthony
William Wilkite
Wilkins
Editors Enroute to National Editorial Convention in San Francisco
Several hundred delegates to the eighth annual National Editorial Association convening in San Francisco May 24 arrive in Chicago. Illinois and Pennsylvania send large delegations as entries from many states join a multi city tour ending with the convention in Los Angeles and a coastal excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicana
National Editorial Association
San Francisco
Chicago
W. S. Cappellsn
Mansfield
Ohio
San Francisco Bay
Senate debates ship subsidy bill and Indian lands resolution
In the Senate on May 9 after routine business Frye reported a House bill to encourage American shipbuilding. The measure allows two ships to be admitted to the American register and possibly used by the Government in war. The City of New York and City of Paris would be admitted. amendment on Postal Subsidy was rejected. bill passed 41 to 10. Debates on Choctaw and Chicasaw land payment resolution followed, passage 43 to 13, then executive session and adjournment.
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Senate
Frye
Committee On Commic
City of New York
City of Paris
Inman Line
West
Committee On Commerce
Mills
Yeas
Cheyenne and
Arapahoe
Apache Renegade Kid Steals Ammunition On Reservation
Solomonville Arizona May 9 News reports Kid the Apache renegade raided an Indian house on the San Carlos Reservation taking ammunition and provisions. Chief scout Jack Benton and thirteen scouts pursued within four hours. Cavalry from Grant moved to intercept near Ash Springs as Benton’s party tracked the outlaw who shot a horse. Only one squaw accompanies the Kid who has been at large for three years.
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Solomonville
A. T
Kid
San Carlos Reservation
Jack Benton
Grant
Ash Springs
White Mountain Reservation
Sonora
Benton
Thames
Senate substitutes bill for multiple acts on land sale proceeds
Washington May 9 report states a substitute act would allocate five percent of net public land sale proceeds to Minnesota Oregon Kansas Nebraska Nevada Colorado South Dakota Washington Montana Idaho and Wyoming. Kansas City May 9 heavy rains raise river levels with Harlem at risk of flooding. A fourteen inch rise could overflow the town prompting some residents to prepare to move. Cold weather and more rain forecast.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Mississippi
Minnesota
Oregon
Kansas
Nebraska
Nevada
Colorado
South Dakota
Montene
Idaho
Wyoming
Kansas City
Harlem
Is Life Worth Living Liver Regulator Claim
YW. MH. Johns of Macon Georgia asserts life quality depends on liver health. He praises Simmons Liver Regulator as a harmless, effective remedy for dyspepsia biliousness headaches and general despondency claiming it cures after trying forty other products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons Liver
Johns
Macon
Heavy River and Harbor Appropriation Request
The River and Harbor bill moved through the House with about 21.3 million dollars in appropriations. It also authorizes the Secretary of War to plan improvements totaling up to roughly 26 million dollars for final completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wacnington
River Ana
House
Secretary of War
Sioux Chiefs Returned Home From Fort Sheridan
At Fort Sheridan on May 9 all but three Sioux chiefs captured during the year’s troubles were sent home. The remaining three are Kicking Bear Short Ball and Bring the White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sheridan
Kicking Bear
Short Ball
Resignation Tendered By US Minister to Russia
Hon Charles Emory Smith of Pennsylvania United States Minister to Russia formally tendered his resignation to the President today to resume journalistic duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmixgton
Charles Emory Smith
Pennsylvania
United States
Russia
Weather forecast for Nevada in May included showers
A San Francisco dispatch on May 9 reports the forecast for Nevada calling for fair weather overall with showers in the northern areas. Warmer conditions expected except cooler temperatures in the northwest region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Nevada
The Mining Age on the silver restoration drive
The article contrasts the smooth dethronement of silver with the costly effort to replace it. It notes twenty centuries of pressure and the 18 years of campaigning, conventions, and mass printing, asserting the money power remains powerful and formidable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mining Age
General Mahone Wins Republican State Convention Vote
General Mahone, once a Confederate brigadier, carried the Republican State Convention by 392 to 173. He said if instructed to vote for Harrison he would not follow the instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahone
Virginia
Harsiaon
New Jersey Republican Platform Opposes Free Coinage
The New Jersey Republican platform declares firm opposition to free coinage, stating support for President Harrison and the Republican party in maintaining monetary policy. The stance signals continued commitment to traditional currency standards and party unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
New Jersey
Silver on the Comstock Practical Miner Urges Independent Vote
A Virginia City miner writes to the Carson Appeal denouncing party bosses and urging support for free silver and Australian ballot reform. He declares he is no longer a party man, predicts miners will vote for any party backing free silver, and argues the old party system is exhausted. The miner praises the Appeal for voicing independent views without boss control.
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Virginia City
Carson Appeal
Comstock
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Nevada State F Journal
Kelley & Webster
Ceeseseee Davy
Benjamin Harrison
Winnisop
Republican Party
Times Illustrated
Amst
MonnoPol
Arbor Day
Tor
Wells, Fargo & Co., Et. al
WasHinatox
House Public Lands Comittee
International Association of Machinists
Editors
Hkpate
Senate Proceedings
Wasarnstox
Pierce
Tennessee
Committee On Rules
Hyimers
Reno
F George B. Hymer
Hammersmith
Mlooum
M.C
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