Garfield Inauguration Preparations and Grand Pageant
Washington February 28 The inauguration on March 4 faces weather uncertainty but plans for a vast display proceed. An estimated 100000 visitors are expected with 27000 military and civic participants including 18,000 armed troops and 3000 veterans. The President will be escorted by a Cleveland troop of 50 riders. the ceremonies at the Capitol follow standard protocol. The National Museum will host outdoor illuminations and a grand ball with 8000 tickets. decorations feature state shields and electric torches. Governors from multiple states and top generals are expected, promising a memorable occasion.
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Hancock Accepts Inauguration Invitation In Washington
General Hancock explains he will attend the Garfield inauguration while avoiding political remarks. He plans to stay at Wormsley Hotel, brings Mrs. Hancock, and may host friends in his rooms. He will be in command of troops in Washington and attend ceremonies in the Senate chamber.
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Objection to Folger as Treasury Secretary Candidate
The Springfield Republican warns against Jadge Folger for secretary of the treasury noting a pending Supreme Court suit Folger filed against the government for 185000 dollars. Folger served as assistant treasurer of the United States in New York from 1869 to 1870 at five thousand dollars yearly. He asserts the government owes him that amount after retiring and settling accounts.
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Court backs full salary. commissions disallowed in revenue stamp case
The Treasury Department denied commissions on revenue stamps for seven and a half months of administration. The Court of Claims ruled that such commissions were not due and that the official's salary stands as full compensation. If Foster appeals, it may expose loopholes in the law, risking widespread, multi‑million dollar claims.
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Baby State Mining Boom Raises Colorado Investment Hopes
The Colorado Springs issue discusses a major strike at the Little Pittsburg mine boosting Colorado mining values, with investors eyeing new claims and railroad growth. It notes the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe line, Denver Rio Grande extensions, and plans to recruit Eastern laborers, while highlighting local climate and social bustle fueling a Springs boom.
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Five Lucky Bostonians Win Louisiana Lottery Prizes
A Boston quartet from the Boston Co oper ative Cigar Company won 250 each from a 1000 prize ticket No 27512 while Winslow Fisk of 55 Kingston street earned 2600 from half of ticket No 5789. The article notes other recent lottery winnings and advises the lottery is not a wild cat scheme.
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Absent minded editor in dramatic editing room scene
An editorial room scene depicts a heavy man wrestling with a funding bill while distracted by a pasted poster on his desk. He shifts from finance reveries to frantic desk searching, then snaps into action as the room grows tense. Interspersed are sensational ads for Lydia E Pinkham’s compound and V.E.A. office notices seeking cooks and general house help.
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Fortunes in Sheep in the Lone Star State
San Antonio February 21 report on Texas wool growing notes its rise from a loss-prone cattle era to a thriving sheep business. It describes land prices, grazing belts from Dimmit to Tom Green counties, large flocks, and the need for patient management, with figures on flock sizes, wool income, and lambing success, plus advice for new entrants and cautions about sensational profit claims.
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Bernhardt Rapport on a Louisville Train Encounter
A Courier-Journal report describes a chaotic scene aboard a Bernhardt train car en route to Louisville. The porter jokes with the journalist and recounts Sally’s influence, while passengers, wine, and banter predominate in a brisk, humorous travel vignette. Separately, Peter Cooper of New York urges Congress to issue government currency redeemable in coin and usable to buy gold and silver, proposing high treasury funds to pay off bonds.
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