Senate and House Pass Education and Deficiency Bills
Senate reports favorably a grant accepting gifts for Gen Grant, the education bill advances with a graded funding plan totaling 79 million, and a broad urgent deficiency bill passes. House and Senate debate political, with bills on banks, inter state commerce, livestock transport, and civil service reform advancing or adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Mr. Sewell
Committee On the Library
William H. Vanderbilt
Julia Dent Grant
U. S. Grant
Ingalls
Sewell
Committee On
House
Fitz John Porter
Logan
Pan- Electric
Boyle
Oates
Eden
Hall
Hale
Bannock
Millard
Hanback
Moffat
Yeas
Berry
Gibson
Payne
Blackburn
Hoar
Pugh
Blair
Jackson
Ransom
Bowen
Jones
Ark
Riddleberger
Call
Kenna
Sawyer
Coles Logan
Spooner
Conger
Mahone
Eller
Cullom
Manderson
Vance
Dolph
Miller
N. Y
van Wyck
Eustis
Mitchell
Voorhees
Evarts
Morrill
Walthall
George
Palmer
Wilson
Iowa
Cockrell
Maxey
Coke
Harris
Plumb
Frye
Gray
United States
Brown
Thomas R. Hodd
Wisconsin
California
Conductor’s Ticket Dilemma On Saugus Line
A Malden incident tells of a passenger without fare or ticket who is ordered off at Malden. He reboards after the conductor calls All aboard, prompting a witty exchange. The man walked the remainder of the trip, proving the conductor’s rules hard to please.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saugus
Malden
Malden City
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Knickerbocker Dress Sparks Remarks Among Boys
A reader mocks parents who force boys to wear knickerbockers and long stockings, noting the awkwardness of a slim youth with large feet in heavy Arctic overshoes as others tease him about his attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
Lost at the Flax Mill A Irish Love Ghost Tale
In Fannet Donegal two families share a village near Mulroy. Teague and Mary bond as children. Mary dies after a life of silence about prayer. Teague marries another, but Mary returns as a white bird to claim two masses. later Rose Dillon mourns James Majilton, sees his ghost at the flax mill, and follows him to the afterlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannet
Donegal
Lough Swilly
Lake of Shadows
Martin
Donnelly
Mulroy
Atlantic
Milford
Malfoy
Errigal
America
Martins
Donnellys
Fairy Glen
Teague Martin
Mary Donnelly
Teague
Mary
Huband
Darlin
Gate of Heaven
Teanna
Father Dan
Yeu
Ary
Rose Dillon
James Majilton
Rose
Dan
Mike
Sam
Teddy
John
James
Wake House
Grannie Dillon
Grannie Dilion
Ava
Crones
Pulse facts from Beauregard on battlefield nerves
In a private note for the North American Review Beauregard records asking Dr Brodie to check pulses of himself and staff before the second day of Shiloh. He notes heart rates ranging from ninety to 130 beats per minute reflecting battlefield excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
North American Review
Beauregard
Brodie
Religious hallucination as a physiological product of heredity and environment
The piece argues that religious hallucinations in women reflect a general morbid state or hysterical excitement, shaped by environment and heredity. It claims such phenomena are epidemic and comparable to physiological responses, and urges broader enlightenment to erase these disturbances in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Lancet
The Wrong Man in City Hall Comedy of Mistaken Aid
In a Detroit Free Press item a man distracts observers by using others’ glasses to read a letter, borrows a stamp, seeks streetcar tickets, and excuses the ruse as a social test, then promises to note the generosity limit and avoid future exceedances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
City Hall
Michigan Avenue
Twelfth Street
A Brilliant Beauty Gone in Washington Society
The death of Mrs. Craig Wadsworth follows Miss Bayard, removing another prominent figure from Washington society. Wadsworth, once the president's favored acquaintance, spent winters at the White House and later Paris with Levi P. Morton. After a rapid decline, she returned to Washington to die, leaving a large fortune to her two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Wadsworth
Bayard
Washington
Wadsworth
Arthur
White House
Paris
Levi P. Morton
Morton
Parnell Compared to Warwick the Kingmaker in Heritage
The piece traces Mr. Parnell’s direct, undoubted lineage to Warwick the Kingmaker, linking his ancestry to the historic Salisbury line and notable noble connections. It notes a crisis parallel as Parnell’s modern role echoes historical upheavals in British history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Parnell
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Gladstone
Warwick
Earl of Salisbury
Ireland
Duke of Clarence
Countess of Salisbury
Richard Pole
Lord Montacute
Earl of Huntingdon
Earl of Petersborough
William and Mary
John Parnell
Ironsides
Salisbury
Casting His Horoscope in New York
Colonel Sumpter McBride of Austin, Texas, visits a clairvoyant in a New York newspaper ad. She reads a fortune with a dirty card spread promising wealth and happiness, then asks for a dollar. He reveals he left his money with a hotel clerk, mocking the reading as wonderful and incomprehensible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Sumpter McBride
Austin
Tex
New York
Plan to link Prince Edward Island with mainland via tunnel
Montreal correspondent reports Premier Sullivan and Senator Howlan pursuing a tubular tunnel across the Northumberland Strait. Plans, cost estimates of 4 to 5 million dollars, and engineering details with Boss Bull and others presented to the Dominion government. Sullivan intends to press authorities in England. islanders warn they may secede if no link is built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
New York Evening Post
Sullivan
Howlan
Prince Edwards Island
Prof. Bull
New York
William McAlpine
C. E
American Society of Civil Engineers
Walter Shanly
Dominion
Northumberland
Hayden H. Hall
Sydney Harbor
Australia
Bull
Mersey
Thames
Straits of Northumberland
Prince Edward Island
England
A Natural Salmon Trap and Bear Fishing Ground
The salmon climbs waterfalls ten to twelve feet high and bears feed at a rock pot-hole on the Up net St. River in Canada. Dominion authorities authorized hunters to destroy the pot-hole, breaking up the bears’ fishing ground and ending the salmon’s upstream pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Sf. Nicholas
Pretzel dispute over gentleness sparks street confrontation
An exchange on the street shows a man challenging a newspaper editor over a quoted line. The editor defends the piece while the other insists he is not genial and does not want his paper stopped despite the published remark. The dialogue highlights tensions between public imagery and private reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretzel
National Weekly
All the Rage Now in Newman Independent
A mother scolds Laura for striking her beau as he leaves, calling it rude and unbecoming. Laura counters that it is the rage and proper behavior, while the paper notes the trend of hammering brass as a social fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Newman
A Sense of Decency in a Family Moment
A humorous snapshot shows Miss Mamie and Mr Parks. The family debates bowing and protocol as Little Effie insists on bowing or spreading an umbrella, in a scene from Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie
The theater hat that shuts up and sleigh fire engines
The Norristown Herald comments on a theater hat for ladies to quiet talk between acts and jokes about a device to keep a young man in his seat. It notes Portland fire engines could get shoes to run as sleighs for faster response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown Herald
Portland
Ore
Manitoba Road Decisions Restrict Land Rights Near Rail Line
Two decisions by Judge J Brewer in St Paul affect title to lands along the Manitoba road. Settlers near the line prevail over the railroad in disputes with Greenhalgh Wenzel Ramsom Phelps and related cases, as the court recognizes actual settlers’ rights within the path of the road and limits railroad ownership claims based on original grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J . Brewer
United States
St. Paul
Manitoba Road
Manitoba
C. W. Greenhalgh
Charles Wenzel
St. Vincent
Greenhalgh
Wenzel
Secretary of the Interior
Ramsom Phelps
Phelps
Dakota
Minnesota
Railroad Company
Brewer
Minnesota reports record complete crime figures across counties
A state wide report compiled from county attorneys covers Nov 15 1884 to Jan 1 1886. It lists 25 first degree murder accusations with 9 convictions 7 acquittals 2 nolle prosequi and 7 pending. Other totals include 2 hung and 5 life sentences plus numerous felonies totaling 2842 with 1196 municipal and justice court convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Nolle
Wisconsin Public School Statistics for Year End 1885
The state superintendent reports Wisconsin public school data for year ended June 30, 1885. Enrollment totals 321 718 with 174 844 in average daily attendance. teachers 10 866. average monthly salaries 166 in cities for men and 39 for women. expenditures total 3 530 0455 dollars. per capita costs 5.14 for school population and 8.70 for enrolled pupils.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wisconsin
Knights of Labor Rebuked in Springfield Ohio
In Springfield Ohio five hundred Champion Reaper Works employees who belong to the Knights of Labor and other unions were discharged and 300 more refused to work. President Whitely says the company acted to safeguard human liberty and independence from organizations. The firm advertises for replacements to fill the vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Champion Reaper
Knights of Labor
Whitely
Prairie farm price list and Milwaukee grain quotes
A scanned page shows grain and feed prices for Duncane Wheat and MinnEAPo.is shipments with No. 1 Northern and other grades, plus Milwaukee and Duluth market quotes. It also reports names of individuals and two short notices: Chief Engineer Cantin attributes relief to Red Star Cough Cure, and Joseph Pilon dies from a log accident. Wesley Sisson finds relief from sciatic pain using St. Jacob’s Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
John R. Cantin
Philadelphia Fire Department
Wesley Sisson
Chicago
Gen Terry Named Major General Amid Surprise Over Hancock Vacancy
Gen Terry's appointment to fill the vacant major generalship after Gen Hancock's death surprised and dismayed Gen Howard, who expected the post. Howard hints at seniority as the basis, while reports cite the president's view of the Freedman's Bank scandal harming Howard's prospects. Crook and Miles are mentioned as next in line for future vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Terry
Gen. Hancock
Gen. Howard
Department of the Platte
Gen. Pope
Washington
Howard
Freedman's Bank
Pope
Terry
Crook
Miles
Athlophoros praised in Wisconsin letters and notices
Wisconsin residents report Athlophoros helping rheumatism neuralgia and related conditions. Druggists and merchants in Cascade Oconto Beaver Dam La Crosse Fond du Lac Jamesville Montello note quick relief and sustained benefit. A congressional committee reviews signal service bureau accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Lincoln
Wisconsin
Athlophoros
Samuel M. Bear
Cascade
A. H. Luchenback
Watterick’s Block
Oconto
George McCartney
Beaver Dam
J. C. Rinder
Wallichs & Dilta
Main Street
Fond @u Lac
T. H. Spence
LaCrosse
Board of Pharmacy of
State of
Palmer & Stevens
Jamesville
State
E. L. Dimmock
E. B. Helmstreet
M. H. Pratt
Montello
Tuhlophoros Co
Wall Street
New York
Signal Service Bureau
Congressional
Worthless imitations of Dr Jones’s Red Clover Tonic warned
A warning notes genuine cures headache piles dyspepsia ague malaria and blood purifier properties and price of 50 cents. Congressman Straight introduces a bill to apply army pension laws to postal route clerks only if death or crippling occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Jones
Congressman Straight
Frice, Catienra
Sosp
Perren Dave
Caemican Co
Boston
Mace SF
Dr. Pierces remedies advertised to women
An advertisement urges women to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for back ache and female complaints and promotes Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier. It claims cures for delicate diseases and warns of dangers to Lake Pepin and general health, directing readers to World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
ALT Bitters
C. E. DePuy
Ph. G
Detroit
Mich
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Noyes Bros. & Cutler
St. Paul
Ryan Drug Company
Lyman Eliel Drug Co
Minneapolis
Wks
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Proceedings OF Congress
Sexate
Judiciary Committee
Duskin
Alabama
Senator Edmunds
Mr. Edmunds
Edmunds
Simantds
Central Missouri Railroad Company
Mississippi
Alton
Ill
Sabin
Jearum Atkins
S. 5. Brooks
San Francisco
Charles P. Phelps
Vermont
London
Henry White
Maryland
J. R. Rasin
Baltimore
Jacob T. Childs
Missouri
Siam
J. D. Kennedy
South Carolina
Shanghai
Hovasre
Labor
Townshend
Treasury
Eads
Horst
Seney
Northern Pacific Company
The
Wisconsin Schools
Market Reports
Joseph Pilon
Cloquet
House Committee On Public Lands
Lorillard
Dwyer Bros
J. Bellquist
St. Croix
Ellen Daly
Stockton
Minn
Georgia
Ayer
Lake Pepin
St. Benedict’ S Hospital
St. Cloud
Hudson River
Ients
Gough
Allen's
Jung Balsam
A. J. Hileman
Appison
A. J. Colbom
Somerset Herald
Allen
Astoria
Ills
Soey
Mooney
Burril i
Spains
Salzer's
la Crosse
Wis
Ata
Moody
Ineimaati
Standard Silverware Co
Warner
Holy Land
C. D. Warner
ED Star Trade
Tel Markatae
Deveors
Hqure Cosmetic
ER _CO
Baltimore. ID
Jacobs
Price
Charles A. Fourler CO
Alexander P. Stewart
Edward G. W. Butler
Thomas L. Rosser
Virginia
J. W. Lonergan
J. L. Bedient
Oshkosh
Henry Wheeler
Prosperity
8. C
George McNeary
Nancy M. Brown
Haff
Oakes
Cheney, Wash
J. P. Allen
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cent
Lyon
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Jay Ye
Edwin D
Cole
Fown
Humane Remedy CO
Lafayette
Ind
Nottingham Hospital
Roosevelt
Swift
L. Fred Halford
New York City
Savannah
Dan Leavy
Jersey City
N. J
Tue Swift Specivic Co
Atlanta
Uticura
Ely
D. T. Higgins
Lake St
Tut
Bam
USA
Tutt
Aston
Murray St
En, & Co
Coatesville
Bs. J. Stzraexs
Labanon
Frost & Hatch Mg Co
Paterts
A. P. Lacey
Washington, D. C
E. C. Boughton
Bond St
Oper
C. M. Sites & Co
Freerzs
B. Hassan
DR. Whittier
St.Charles St
St.Louis
Weeger
Maker Express
BR. H. Shumway
Rockford
Sampie
Russia
Esterbrook Steel Pen CO
Camden
John St
New Yorks
John A. Salzer
Lafrosse
Vaniigg
Mass
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