Butler bills statehood for South Territory with 175 delegates
Senate action centers on Senator Butler introducing a statehood bill for the territory mirroring Pettigrew’s earlier South Dakota plan, proposing 175 delegates to meet next December and state admission by presidential proclamation. Additional Missouri river division and coin demonetization measures are noted, with electoral vote counting discussed by Sherman and Edmonds. In the House the day focuses on debate over increasing widows and dependents pensions for soldiers.
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Senate
Butler
South Carolna
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Frederick
Missouri
Passage of Naval Resolution Sparks House Debate
In the House a fierce contest over a resolution on the discharge of ex-Union sailors from the Norfolk navy yard included filibuster and a decisive vote after amendments. Senatorial actions followed with mourning notices for Rep Rankin of Wisconsin and pension discussions, while a funeral escort committee was formed.
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Wise
Virginia
Boutelle
Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Senate Eulogies for Hendricks Highlight Day in Congress
Senate heard eulogies for the late Vice President Hendricks by Voorhees Hampton Sherman Saulsbury Evarts Ransom Spooner West and Harrison with a memorial resolution adopted. Spooner’s first speech in the Senate drew praise for its originality and strong partisan portrayal of Hendricks. House bills advanced include popular vote for president, steamboat inspection reform, raw materials duty exemptions, expanded pilot service, and limits on pauper labor imports. Page attendance included Hendricks family, Indiana delegation, and notable guests in several galleries.
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Hendricks
Voorhees
Hampton
Sherman
Saulsbury
Evarts
Ransom
Spooner
West
Harrison
Indiana
Steamboat Inspection Service
Wakefield
St. Paul
Senate Debates Dakota Statehood and Confirmations Rise
The Senate discussed partitioning the Sioux reservation to secure relinquishment of Indian title while Harrison argued for Dakota statehood and exposed the bid as party-driven. Confirmation actions followed for US attorneys, marshals, land office officials, receivers, and postmasters across several districts. The House debated privilege in the Norfolk navy yard matter as bills moved, including a Grant Monument appropriation plan of 500000 dollars conditioned on private subscriptions.
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Dakota
Harrison
Congress
Territory
Bartlett Tripp
Supreme Court of
Northwest
United States
Daniel 0. Finch
Iowa
R. C. Smith
Montana
Edward Campbell, Jr
Registers of Land Offices
H. Peffey
Boise City
Idaho
Austin
Vancouver
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Cour d Alene
E. Horan
Eau Claire
Wis
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Wausau
J. O. Keans
H. C. Bransteller
S. S. Kepler
C. C. Hall
la Crosse
M. D. McHenry
Des Moines
George Crawford
Mineral Point
John Pepper
Boscobel
Boutelle
Norfolk Navy Yard
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Viele
Gen. Grant
New York City
Army
Grant Monument Association
New York
Secretary of War
Dress Parade Anthem in Loyal Service Voices
The San Francisco News Letter recounts a ceremonial Dress Parade where volunteers with little martial training quickly learn soldiering, honoring fallen comrades and the enduring spirit of patriotism. Joan S. Aircheson signs the verse celebrating victory, memory, and peaceful future tributes.
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San Francisco
Dreas Parade
Joan S. Aircheson
The Vision of a Youth and the Fairy Muse
A wandering narrator recalls sweeping ecstatic visions of life and creation, then a second meeting on an October night with a fairy figure who reveals herself as youth. She warns of fleeting gifts and the cost of neglect, ending with her deathlike fading as the narrator clings to what remains of vanished youth.
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Yass
Larose
Wealthy New York socialite Miss Sarah Hitchcock
Among the richest single women of New York is Miss Sarah Hitchcock, valued at about $12,000,000. Her wealth is chiefly in real estate, and she is noted for her active social life.
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New York
Sarah Hitchcock
Kurnel Johnson Confronted Over Abstract Theory at Lodge
In Detroit Free Press style the mock trial of Kurnel Johnson unfolds at a lodge meeting. The president condemns his unpaid debts and quixotic theory while Johnson endures a public rebuke and expulsion threat before a dramatic, tail-damage exit.
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Detroit Free Press
Kurnel Paradox Johnson
Blandy
Brother Gardner
Kurnel
Kurnel Johnson
Kurner
Erastus Ditnen
Brodder Johnson
Curbstone
Bradder Johnson
America
Sid
Givendam Jones
Calm Rotterdam and Scheveningen Raise Quiet Ideal of Dutch Life
A Cornhill Magazine writer praises Rotterdam and Scheveningen for their orderly, tranquil crowds and pristine street scenes. He contrasts Dutch restraint with a lively Latin seaside, criticizes Dutch fashion and appearances, and notes limited bathing facilities and poor washing amenities across Dutch towns.
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Rotterdam
Cornhill
Scheveningen
Sea Side
The
Hague
English lord jolted by stage kick tale from Chicago
Emory Storrs recounted an incident in front of a Chicago hotel where an English lord was surprised by a stealthy assailant. The perpetrator, mistakenly believing the lord to be a close friend, delivered a heavy kick and apologized profusely. The lord’s reaction was quiet inquiry into whether the friend enjoyed such pranks.
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Emory Storrs
Chicago
Henry Bergh Leads Reform Against Red Hot Horseshoeing
Henry Bergh campaigns against cruelty to horses arguing red hot shoes burn hoofs and cause injury. Robert Bonner avoids calling the practice cruel but notes cold iron could work with more time and cost. New York farriers deem hot shoeing impracticable and expensive.
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Henry Bergh
Robert Bonner
New York
Smiths
Tennessee Man Confesses Self Defence In Courtroom
In a Tennessee courtroom a juror heard a man recount a shooting as self defence. He described hardship from a harsh life, threats from a tax collector, and quarreled with the tax rider before firing. The jurors remained undecided as the trial continued.
The Lewes Evans Marriage and its Moral Reckoning
North American Review recounts the controversial union of George H Lewes and Miss Evans. It traces English law, social backlash, and the couple’s serial transgressions, noting Lewes’s earlier estrangement and the later gratitude he expressed to Marian for bringing him prosperity and happiness.
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North American Review
England
George H. Lewes
Lewes
Miss Evans
Great Britain
Mr. Lewes
Herbert Spencer
Marian
Funeral With No Mourners in Augusta Parish
A Lewiston Journal item reports an Augusta clergyman tasked with a miserly man’s funeral in a neighboring town. Believed worth $75,000 yet his home was stark and friendless. When asked for redeeming traits, neighbors replied none. The clergyman found no Bible and the funeral director vanished to seek mourners.
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Lewiston
Augusta
Collegiate Influence in Politics Questioned by Globe Democrat
The St Louis Globe Democrat argues against the value of college education for national leaders citing Grover Cleveland zero college attendance, John Sherman a common school graduate, Thomas F Bayard limited to a Delaware rural academy, and John G Carlisle self educated. It notes only 30 of 74 senators are college graduates and only 12 hold diplomas from top institutions, with House and Senate leadership largely formed by those with limited formal education.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
Grover Cleveland
John Sherman
Common Schools of
Ohio
Thomas F. Bayard
Delaware
House of Representatives
John G. Carlisle
Senate
Congress
The Gold King Theatre Incident in Nashville
A young man in a Park theatre proscenium box fired a pistol during a late act misreading a staged attack by Hetore the Newfoundland on villain W. E. Thompson. The dog seized the moment and the audience fled while the man was restrained. The shooter claimed he aimed to save Thompson. The 38 calibre pistol bullet lodged in scenery.
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Nashville
Mr. Thompson
Washington Territory Boundary Change Granted by Senate Committee
The senate committee on territories voted to report favorably Senator Voorhees' bill admitting Washington Territory. An important amendment would detach Idaho north of the Salmon river and attach it to Washington, creating a boundary along the Bitter Root range and including Cour d'Alene, Kootenai, Shoshone, and Nez Perces lands. The result leaves Idaho with a large southern portion while Washington gains the northern fraction and the Cour d'Alene gold regions.
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Senate Committee On Territories
Voorhees
Washington Territory
Idaho
Washington
Salmon River
Bitter Root Mountain
Montana
Kootenai
Shoshone
Cour d’ Alene
Nez Perces
Wheat and grain prices and dairy products in Cuiiaco and Milwaukee
The column lists prices for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, flax seed, pork, lard, butter, eggs, and shipments. It covers Cuiiaco and Milwaukee markets with no clear story beyond commodity quotes and brief ads for cures and Prohibition convention notes.
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Milwaukee
Gates of Happiness and Judge White Arrested for Forgery
A preacher's meditation on amusement frames a lead into news that Judge Harry White, former congressman and brigadier general, was arrested in Indiana Pa on forgery charges. The information alleges he altered and defaced an orphan court document while serving as executor and chief beneficiary of a contested will.
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Harry White
Indiana
Thomas White
Alex White
Bigelow's Positive Cure and Ely's Balm Promoted Widely
Advertising copy proclaims Bigelow's Positive Cure as a universal remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles priced 50 cents to 1 with Ely's Dream Balm also praised for catarrh hay fever and nasal relief. Endorsements from A G Chase and W G Babbage accompany a note that Carl E. Herring is appointed to a $1000 clerkship in the third assistant postmaster general's office under civil service rules.
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Bigelow
Ely
Ely Bros
Owego
N. Y
A. G. Chase
M. D
Millwood
Kansas
W. G. Babbage
Hardinsburg
Carl E. Herring
Wisconsin
Civil Service
Try Avven's Lune Batsam for coughs and croup
Avven's Lune Batsam is promoted as safe for coughs and croup with no opium. Recommended by physicians ministers and nurses and by users who have trialed it. It allegedly provides relief and is sold at druggists in 25c 50c and 1 bottle sizes.
Decorative Art Dye Directions for Mosses and Grasses
Listed are explicit usage directions for Diamond Dyes used on mosses grasses eggs ivory hair and more. Druggists Wells Richardson and Co. Burlington VI distribute the product and provide application guidance.
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Richardson & Co
Burlington
Rheumatism Cure Athlophoros Praised by Dealers
Mr N Stone a produce dealer touts Athlophoros as indispensable for rheumatism. Dr Thomas Anderson prescribes it in many cases. The speaker notes selling nearly three dozen bottles this spring and summer, referencing J E Wells of Roscoe.
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N. Stone
Thomas Anderson
J. E. Wells
Roscoe
Grand Union Hotel Ad and Counterfeiter Arrest
An ad notes the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot in New York City offering 600 elegant rooms from $1 a day and up with $3 carriage and baggage transfer savings for depot arrivals. William G. Miller of Dayton Ohio, a grocer, is arrested for counterfeiting silver dollars and altering passes. Grant's Tomb guards express low spirits as they are ordered to stay on duty until June 30.
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Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cent
N. Y
William G. Miller
Dayton
Ohio
Grant's
Tutt
Murray St
Express
New York
Kidney-Wort Promotes Kidney Health In Historical Ad
A vintage health brief extols the kidneys as essential organs for filtering liquids and impurities. It touts Kidney-Wort as a natural aid to strengthen and regulate kidney function, urging readers to take it to get and stay well.
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Nature
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