Birdseye View of the House of Representatives
Iowa items note farm hand Peter Leonard killed by lightning near Floyd on June 9 and a derailment near Independence the same day. Circuit Court session opens in Keokuk June 15 under a new act, with a list of counties. Marshalltown firemen’s tournament results include Council Bluffs and Waterloo. A Washington visitor describes the noisy chaotic U.S. House in session, Garfield of Ohio cited as an example, with a vivid scene of desks, cigars, and adjournment.
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Peter Leonard
Mitchell
Floyd
United States Circuit Court
Southern District of
Iowa
Keokuk
Congress
Des Moines
Cedar
Scott
Muscatine
Louisa
Washington
Mahaska
Monroe
Wapelle
Jefferson
Henry
Lee
van Buren
Davis
Appanoose
Marshalltown
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Independence
State Center
Oscar Allen
D. Mack
Fitzmaurice
Atlantic
W. W. Doolittle
Mar
House of Representatives
Garfield
Ohio
Kamschatka
Capitol Grounds
Arlington
Fires Destroy Kinsley Hotel and Post Office in June
A fire on June 12 in Kinsley Kansas wiped out the Kinsley Hotel the post office and other buildings causing about 15000 in losses. Wheat harvests advance in southern Illinois and Indiana with expectations of heavy yields.
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Kinsley
Kansas
Illinois
Indiana
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Dertmund
Germany
Found in a Cod All the Year Round
A playful catalog on codfish appetite detailing the alderman of the deep with a voracious diet. It lists exotic morsels from crabs and lobsters to dogfish eggs and sea vegetables, ending with a comical note about pewter and cloth swallowed with soup.
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Greenwich
Funeral inquiry interrupts tale of consolation
A fragmentary exchange recalls a child asking to attend Cousin Seamue's funeral while a parent declines. The dialogue hints at a confusing sequence of days with priorMatinee amusement and a sense of lost opportunity.
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Seamue
Ceul
Guard Against Disease Advises Early Action
Fragmentary ad copy urges guarding against illness and seeks medical attention when bilious or finding foul symptoms. Mentions kidneys dying as a cautionary note.
Multiple 1879 killings and crimes shock readers
Reports from various cities describe executions and murders. Henry Quarles hanged in Houston for his wife’s 1879 murder. Dr J L Aldrich shot by wife then wife commits suicide in Allentown. Prisoner Robert De Courier dies in Toronto before scheduled execution. Harrison arrested in Toronto for counterfeiting. James Williams found dead near Indianapolis. his wife injured. In Wilmet, Adventists Mr and Mrs Meyer face child murder suspicions over their missing child Willie. A rigid investigation is announced.
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Wilmet
Chicago
Willie Meyer
Civil War Rumors In Argentina And Chilean War News
Reports claim civil war possible in the Argentine Confederation as Gen Roca appears set to become president amid secession threats from Buenos Ayres. Chilean forces seize Arica while British efforts press for port control and mail landings amid growing regional tensions. Bolivia is pressured to resign claims as skirmishes threaten peace.
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Avillaneda
Buenos Ayres
Valparaiso
Arica
General Roca
le Jedas
Roca
Buenos Ayers
Montevideo
Ensenada
River Platte
Chile
Bolivia
Devastating Collision of Stonington and Narragansett
A night collision on Long Island Sound between the steamers Stonington and Narragansett near Providence on June 10. Flames and panic engulfed the Narragansett as it sank, with hundreds aboard and about 150 to 300 feared lost. Rescue efforts by the City of New York and others saved many, while survivors spoke of chaotic lifeboats and disarray amid heavy fog and thick smoke.
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Telegraph
Long Island Sound
Stonington
Narragansett
Providence
Naragansett
City of New York
Leonard
Booth’s Theater
Osborne
New London
City of
New York
North Dumping Light
Lieved
Nantic
Steamboat Company
Nye
Young
John M. Cushing
Bath
Niantic
E. J. Horton
Attleboro
W. Stevens
Hoboken
N. J
J. K. Little
L. K. Ambler
Louisville
Boston Evening Transcript
Terrible cyclone devastates Wheeler's Grove area
A June 10 Express report details a violent tornado near Wheeler's Grove twenty miles NW of Red Oak. It killed nine or more people including entire families, destroyed farms and houses, and left many missing as doctors and volunteers rushed to aid.
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Red Oak
Wheeler's Grove
Express
Jesse Auster
Buiuris
Pottawattamie County
Jesse Osler
William Brace
Alex Osler
Wheeloat
Congressional Proceedings June 9 to 15 in Senate and House
The report covers daily actions in the 46th Congress with bills on appropriation, sundry civil, river and harbor, postal routes, and Indian affairs. Debates touch on deputy marshals pay, quarantine boards, electoral count rules, and adjournments, outlining amendments, conferences, and final passage actions.
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Wasutheron
Davis
Committee On Appropriations
House
Senate
Morgan
Conference
Reagan
Tucker
Wasumneorom
Kernan
Committee On Finance
Kirkwood
Harris
Boards of Health
Beck
Allison
Updegraff
Iowa
Congress
Hawley, Williams
Wisconsin
Cox, Keifer
N. Carlisle
The
United
Atkins
Seales
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Voorhees
Washmeron
National Board of Health
Amanda M. Cook
Advatorem
Windom
Exodus Committee
Repu
Lamar
Penne Lowes
Penanores
aineTon
James Monroe Haskel
Ingalls
Aemanee Sone
Greg Pe
Beck Pone Weene
United States
West Virginia
Ingallsl
Dawes
Cameron
Ben Halliday
Umbrella Recovery Prompts Historic Preservation Interest
A fragment notes efforts to recover an old umbrella, sparking interest from local historians and preservation groups. The item’s provenance and potential display venue are under discussion among community leaders and archives staff.
Hop Bitters Healed Our Daughter After Years Of Illness
A telegram from grateful parents recounts an eleven year ordeal with various physicians and names for illness before Hop Bitters restored their daughter’s health. They urge others not to endure similar suffering and praise the remedy.
History of censuses from ancient to modern times
The article surveys the origin and evolution of censuses from Moses and ancient Rome through Solon Athens and medieval Europe to modern states. It notes early methods, key figures, and national practices, including Ireland and the United States, with emphasis on administration and periodicity.
Greenback National Convention Opens in Chicago 1880
The National Greenback Labor party met in the Exposition building Chicago on June 9 1880 with 650 delegates from every state. Leaders Dewees and DeLamater presided as the platform condemned money power and favored government issued money and free coinage. Susan B Anthony urged woman suffrage while Canadian and American speakers extended support.
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National Greenback Labor Party
Exposition Building
Chicago
F. P. Dewees
Pennsylvania
National Committee
Assembly
Dr. Ingalls
Des Moines
Dewees
Garfield
Blaine
Grant
Uion
Gilbert A. DeLamatyr
P. B. Maxson
Kansas
C. H. Latch
Massachusetts
Woman Suffrage Association
Susan B. Anthony
Devis Kearney
J. M. Wallace
M. P
Canada
A. W. Wright
Currency Reform League
Canada “Beaverback
United Staes Greenback Party
Kearney
Pacific
Greenback Club
Curiaco
Farwell Hall Greenbackers
Committee On
Farwell Hall
Treverick
Ochigan
Ules
Lee
Stubbs
Lowa
Union Greenback Party
de la Matyr
van Patton
Union Greenback
International Syndicates
Anc
United States
Ner
Bow
Hartroad
Congress
Republican Party
Coaveto
A Famous Fibber Tells Extraordinary True Tale
A famous fibber recounts an unbelievable story that the listener says could not be true. The narrator replies that if the tale were false he would have told it with far greater truthfulness.
The Daily Life of Admiral Porter
A portrait of Admiral Porter as a quiet, disciplined officer who rarely leaves home, runs a simple social circle, and keeps to routine. The piece notes his duties as Inspector General, his staff, and his ongoing project writing a history of the navy in the war. He is described as 65 but looking younger, five foot nine, about 180 pounds, with graying facial hair and black hair. He is engaged in historical writing.
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Washington Republic
Porter
Navy Department
Navy
Admiral Porter
Cyprus viewed by Charmes surveys crumbling British rule
A dispatch from M Gabriel Charmes in Larnaca reports Cyprus disappoints English hopes after Beaconsfield’s defeat. Illumination and protests mark town life while irrigation failures and land limits under the new regime curb benefit. He notes scant garrison and disputed climate illness, yet claims proper care helps fever pass.
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Pans
London Times
M. Gabriel Charmes
Cyprus
Larnaca
England
Lord Beaconsfield
Charmes
Famagusta
The Hand Gestures and Their Meanings in Speech
The passage outlines various hand positions and their inferred meanings. It describes raising hands to heaven for devotion and supplication, grief, admiration, despair, and amazement. It notes folding hands as idleness, interlaced fingers for thoughtfulness, and other positions indicating piety, safety, affection, affirmation, or silence.
First American Book Printed in Mexico City in 1540
The first book published in America was printed in Mexico City on December 13, 1540, and used by Spanish priests as an aid in converting native peoples.
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America
City of
Mexico
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Illinois Central
George Martin
Gov. Gear
New York City
Abraham G. Adams
Raeine D. Kellogg
Decatur County
R. H. Bowen
Lee County
Norman B. Collins
Polk County
Weekly Review
National Exchange Bank of
Baltimore Md
Cuba Espanola
Santiago de Cuba
Geo. W. Manypenny
Alfred B. Meacham
John B. Bowman
Kentucky
John J. Russell
Town
Otto Mears
Ft. Keogh
Bull
International Boundary
Lieut
Whistler
Miles
Minnesota
Paul Kadrofski
Winona
Stockton
First National Bank
Brattleboro
Vermont
Portland
Maine
Europe
Minesota
Oconto
la Crosse
Cicero
Dale
Ripley
Cincinnati
Newport
Colfax
Ind
Atacama
Loa
Peru
Chili
Tarapoca
Gladstone
Crime
Henry Quarles
Houston
Texas
Allentown
J. L. Aldrich
Robert de Courier
Toronto
Harrison
James Williams
Indianapolis
South America
Island Sound
McDonald
Kellogg
Hill
Washineton
Missioner of Claims
Brown
F Lee
Eaton
Paasel
Mis
Blount
Dibrell
Cobb
Moses
Emperor Fee
Japan
Mikado Sujun
Christ
Solon
Athens
Servius Tullius
Rome
Campus Martius
Peter the Great
Central Bureau of Statistics
Prussia
Frederick William I
Frederick HI
Austria
Sweden
Turkey
France
Denmark
Great Britain
Ireland
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Portugal
Norway
Constabulary
Coast Guards
Dublin
British Board of Trade
James A. Garfield
Walker
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