Dawes, Postmaster Nomination and Local Notes
The issue notes Dawes’ thanks for a public document and President Harrison’s nomination of L. D. Myers as Columbus Postmaster. It covers political chatter, a dream of prison release for Gourreau, a corrected Ohio area size, a sermon from Dr. Moore, a polygamy note about Utah, smallpox in Logan, a Guiteau bullet likeness, a Hudson River Railroad disaster death toll, and a murder in Indiana with family involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Myers
Columbus
Squabble over bill tactics shadows Cleveland House speaker
Me Homer Sraken backed a measure to fund street improvements and water works. Speaker Hodge tried to suspend rules to speed second reading, a vote split and withdrawal followed, leaving Hodge humiliated and the House divided. The episode underscores rocky Speakership and fraught procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sraken Homer
Cleveland
Hodge
Locke
Scott
Hathway
Cuyahoga
Public exposure urged to curb pension frauds nationwide
The Tribune urges a public man to stop Pension Act frauds by listing all local pension applicants in every town. It argues publishing applicants would deter unworthy claimants and save funds, urging Congress to act quickly on remedies to curb fraud and the broader moral harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
United States Treasury
Congress
Justinee Cox Denies Privilege to Address Jury in Murder Case
The text notes Cox denied Gui teau the right to speak to the jury as the assassin's speech is shared with the Associated Press. It portrays the speech as a rehash of divine inspiration claims and argues the lunacy act is a feint to avoid the gallows. Cincinnati preacher Harrison is praised for stirring repentance.
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Justinee Cox
Guiteau
Associated Press
Daily Press
Mothers and Daughters of the Republic
Wisconsin Republicans boast solid finances and records
A letter from Joseph Miller dated January 16, 1882, defends Wisconsin as financially sound with no debt and a treasury of 117,008 dollars. He denies circulating hostility toward lynchers of Chris. Davis and refutes offering funds for their prosecution as a vile slander. Athens Ohio.
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Wisconsin
Chris. Davis
Joseph Miller
Athens, O
Curing Meat Machine Pitched By Local Inventor Mahlon Moore
Mahlon Moore of our city introduces a meat curing machine praised for saving salt and sugar and removing barrels. Sold for five dollars and claimed to cure a thirty to forty pound ham in minutes. Farmers urged to visit hardware stores for demonstrations and buy. Also notices about settling debts of F. E. Waterman & Co. and Burlington Route travel inducements.
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Mahlon Moore
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