New s of the Week reports Senate and House actions
In Congress at Moxpar May 1 the Senate debated the Agriculture Committee report, contested elections, and rule motions, with clashes between Reed Randall and Springer over journal entry and adjournment. In the House, controversy over the journal and elections continued, including the South Carolina contested seat and a dramatic confrontation over motions and chair rulings. Washington notes follow, including Creek Orphan fund, porters, and Treasury updates, plus a spate of statewide political developments and currency concerns.
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Moxpar
Senate
Plumb
Committee On Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
House
Reed
Randall
Laura
Randall Tok
Cor
Committee On
Milter Pa
South Carolina
Teespot
Steuton
Springer
Knott
JH. bin. Miller
Elections Committee
Daris
Pastal
Atherton
Calkins
Fitz John Porter
Logan
Hurlbyt Ble Walary
Creek Orphan Fund
Japan
Wun
E.W. M. Mackey
Itos
McLane
Keller
Reed Im
Florida
Floley
Allison
Sandry
Blybeene
Finley
Bisbee
Noen
Hazeltine
Lona Pe Wheeler
Alovann
Arctic voyage survivors welcomed aboard after Jeannette tragedy
Lt Danenhower and four survivors including Jack Cole and Charles Ton Sing returned from the Jeannette expedition to New York. They described scenes aboard the ship, the fate of Commander De Long’s crew, Melville’s conduct, and awaited full examination.
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Daathtower
Newsugdy
Jack Colt
Charles'Ton Sing
Arctic
Wren
Fire Island
Mat Wrimis
Danenhower
Stens
Dondors
Céngmtuindlog
Jack Cole
Thomas Cole
Job
Ma Fox
Grioulog
Tyne
Mis Zindneain
Strugelles
Bia
Lieutenart Danebower
Jack
Dancahower
Suertian
Englave Melville
Danenhower Gamestly
Merder
Melville
Vrateman
Newton Newcomb
Lins
Bose
Amery Tea
Daetor
Tam
Dancahower Gald
Davenhower
Pitth-Avonig
Tooms
de Long
Garibaldi dies at Caprera after long career of liberty fighting
An obituary recounts Giuseppe Garibaldi's life from early conspiracies through his Italian campaigns and leadership in the Risorgimento. It notes his late years at Caprera, his retirement, and his enduring influence on Italy, ending with reflections on public interest and Colfax's commentary about his possible return to politics.
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Gladstone
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Judio Pillsbury
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nOhdeage News
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Frasce
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Italy
Beware of Widows In Memoir and Political Rhetoric
A fragment from a 19th century column critiques a Memphis political debate led by Moore about widows in office. It questions party loyalty, graft, and the use of widowed relatives in patronage while reflecting skepticism toward partisan hypocrisy and the integrity of public appointments. The piece juxtaposes remarks on Afghan prince Yakoob Khan with domestic political maneuvering and the dangers of entangled loyalties.
Notable 19th Century Figures Mentioned in Letters and Obituaries
A collage of brief notes recalls Colonel George W. Patton and other figures: musicians, jurists, diplomats, and clergy. It highlights Patton and veteran owner Charles O’Connor preparing law case volumes, poetical opinions from Fenny Davenport, and tributes to Dr. Sewell and Rev. Strettel. The Louisville Courier-Journal reflects on Parson Brownlow, Andy Johnson, and Horace Maynard as Tennessee's storied trio of blunt honesty and influence.
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George W. Patton
Jong
Etrofe
Charles O'Connor
Fenny Davenport
Charles C. Sewell
Medfield
Mass
Musumi Pacha
England
Emerson
Longfellow
George Otto Trevelyan
Ireland
Lord Macaulay
Admiralty
Boswell
Philadelphia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Brownlow
Andy’ Johnson
Horace Maynard
Tennessee
Humorous Snippets From A Mixed Bag Of Jests
A tumble of witticisms and sketches from late 19th or early 20th century humor columns. It features puns about astronomy and a bear, a bootblack quip, theater bonnet jokes, an Irish quip on a miser, a New Albany club joke about the "Bads of Promise," a newspaper pattern canniness, and a quip about a singer called a glorious screecher.
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Robinson
New Albany
CourerJournal
Teese
N. C. Picayune
Init Jones
Jones
Musical Herald
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn Eagle
A Negligent Conductor on Detroit, Lansing and Northern Train
A passenger misboarded a westbound D L N railroad train at Howell claiming he mistook the Howell station. The conductor questions the passenger’s knowledge of the line while the Nova Scotian traveler protests and seeks consular advice. The exchange highlights passenger awareness and station identification on rail routes.
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Detroit, Lansing & Northern Railroad
Howell
Nova Scotis
Howells
St Detroit
Detroit
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Renem
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Atlanta
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Phoenix Park
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United’ States
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Cormiser Tori Guitesu
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Aittine
United States Senate
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Alabama
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Henman Walston
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Pamed
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Bert ‘Thatcher
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Igvers Uee
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Detroit Free Press
Yakoob Khan
Ameer
Afghanistan
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Wilcox
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