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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1881
Page
4
The issue covers legislative moves, cabinet talks, and party prospects. It notes Garfield arc, Pardee as a district judge candidate, pension reform calls, and tax ideas for saloons. It previews a Republican strategy and Southern river and harbor funding hopes.
January weather keeps Washington in a rare deep snow with a foot or more on the ground. A sledding carnival on Pennsylvania Avenue features many sleighs and runners as officials discuss congressional matters and political rumors at the start of the session.
Mrs. Jesse Bexton Frevont, wife of Governor Exemont, has directed time and effort to improve the lives of poor settlers in the Territory. Her focus has been educating children of humble parents, securing elementary education and elevating societal welfare through charitable actions.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a Baltimore decision favoring the Belinjo Company in the long pending Pullman sleeping-car case. Railroad men view the ruling as influential, potentially prompting lines to build and operate their own sleep erasures. The public is expected to rejoice as the monopoly on sleeping cars is challenged.
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