Postmaster Orders Sealed Papers and Pension Board Reform
The Postmaster General forbids outsiders from viewing department files except by order. The Pension Bureau plans to mix two Democrats and one Republican on each medical examiner board nationwide, shifting from current Republican majority. Col E C Boudinot married Minear of Washington City. groom fifty, bride twenty. John A O Nea l named Engraving Superintendent, replacing Casilear. Emancipation Proclamation anniversary observed in Washington with parade and Douglass oration. Presidential appointments listed for various territories and countries. Cleveland reverses Arthur land restoration, warning occupants to leave within sixty days.
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Commissioner of Pensions
E. C. Boudinot
Washington
Miss Minear
Washington City
California
John Augustus O'Neal
Hoboken
N. Y
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
George W. Casilear
New York
Cleveland
Executive Mansion
White House
Fred Douglass
William H. Brinker
New Mexico
Henry W. Hobson
Denver
Colorado
Thomas W. Scott
West Virginia
Francis Wharton
Pennsylvania
Department of State
James W. Morgan
South Carolina
Melbourne
Jacob Mueller
Ohio
Frankfort
C. W. Wagner
Missouri
Toronto
Thomas R. Welsh
Arkansas
Hamilton
Francis H. Wigfall
Maryland
Leeds
England
Charles Jonas
Wisconsin
Prague
Richard Stockton
New Jersey
Rotterdam
Wmn. Stadt
Brussels
J. Harvey Brigham
Louisiana
Pas del Norte
Mexico
Hazen
Arthur
Winnebago
Crow Creek
Dakota
New Jersey Returns Show Large Democratic Gains in Hudson
The charter returns indicate major Democratic gains across Hudson County with the County Board shifting from Republican to Democratic by sixteen to four.
Multiple Happenings Reported From Across Regions
A bridge tender in Ashtabula Ohio was killed on the 17th by an iron lever while turning the bridge for a tug. Charles Beller aged 40, jailed in Dayton under a heavy sentence, hanged himself on the 17th. Bristol Indiana saw sixteen buildings burned on the 10th causing $40 000 in losses with $13 000 insured. The steamboat Jolly sunk in Bayou Jessie near Morgan City Louisiana a few nights ago. two passengers William and Amog Shinn died. Benjamin Pratt Cincinnati attorney hanged himself on the 18th. he was related to Consul Piatt and Don Piatt. Maddux Brothers wholesale grocers tobacco dealers Cincinnati assigned on the 17th with assets $180 000 liabilities $130 000.
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Ashtabula
Charles Beller
Dayton
Ohio
Bristol
Elkhart
Ind
Jolly
Bayou Jessie
Morgan City
William
Amog Shinn
Benjamin Pratt
Fourteenth Street
Cincinnati
Consul Piatt
Don Piatt
Maddux Brothers
Juniora Steamer Blockaded By Torpedoes At Min River
A U S steamer Juniata reports being stuck two months at the Pagoda anchorage on the Min River eight miles below Foo Chow. The ship cannot move up due to shallow water and cannot descend because the river mouth is blockaded by torpedoes.
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United States
Juniata
Washington
Pagoda
Min River
Foo Chow
Victoria County
N. B
New Brunswick
Erzeroun
Armenia
Turkey
Trebizond
Prince Bismarck
Walter von Goethe
Leipsic
Edward Pierrepont
Rome
Italy
Astor
Melbeeg
Egypt
Odessa
Russia
Baron de Staal
St. James
Gladstone
Lord Dufferin
India
Penjdeh
Zime Gravel
Tim Lezotte
Port Leves
Quebec
Ont
Notable Deaths and Civil Strife Across Regions
Obituary notes ex U S district attorney A McCormick of Western Pennsylvania died at West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh on the 19th after insomnia. Reports from Montgomery County Ohio farmers show poor grain yields with four to five bushels per acre wheat, barley failures, and clover decline. William H McCleary resigns as Pittsburgh postmaster to aid Democratic factions. A murder case in New Jersey by William Jones leaves Mrs Kinney dead and Jones dead by suicide. Patrick Craddock in Brazil Indiana loses life in a mill accident. Dan Mace, trotting-driver, dies in New York from Brights disease. Riel's Cree settlement falters as troops advance. White Cap pressed into service. Riel abandons march on Temperance colony. Bank report for week to April 19 shows mixed changes with loans down and deposits down, reserves up.
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Edwin D. Morgan
Edward LeGrand
Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia
Walter Brown
United States
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Isaac Fultz
South Bethlehem
Bobby Williams
New York City
Jonas F. Capelle
Massachusetts
Loyal Legion
Boston
New Jersey
Hudson County
John F. Hunorx
West Forty-second Street
New York
James H. Brown
Dr. Jefferson Church
Springfield
Mass
Parker Pillsbury
Albany
N. Y
Andrew Hamilton
Demwcr
Mitchell & Kinzler
Brunswick
South Boston Iron Company
Ordnance Proving Station
Sandy Hook
Frank Siddall
J. Armoy Knox
Texas Sistings
New York Harbor
Bartholdi
Liberty
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
J.B. Bittinger
Sewickley
Pa.) Presbyterian
Brooklyn
Hugh McCanny
Newburgh
Eliza M. Morgan
AH. A. McCormick
Western District of
West Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Montgomery County
Ohio
Farmers’ Club
William Jones
Alexander Kinney
Stoney Hill
N.J
Orange Mountain
Plainfield
Jones
Bright
Clark
Winnipeg
Riel
White Cap
Temperance Colony
Saskatchewan
New York Associated Banks
General Grant's Condition Steady Amid Cancer Talk
New York reports on April 16 17 and 18 describe General Grant’s improving condition after a night of rest. Doctors debate throat disease whether cancer or epithelium with hopes and cautions about recovery. The Grant family shares a calm breakfast at the family board with Fred and Mrs. Grant visible in better spirits.
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New York
Douglas
General Grant
Senator Chaffee
Grant Mansion
Shrady
Daner
Jesse Grant
George R. Elliott
Elliott
Grant
Sands
Harrison
Fred
Prisoners Drowned At Colon After Rebel Capture
A Times dispatch from Cuiiaco reports Colombian Government troops captured rebel squads in Colon after its burning by Preston followers. About 400 rebels were held, and 100 of the worst were placed on a steamer and drowned in the bay by order of officers. It is unclear exactly how many were aboard.
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Cuiiaco
Mexico
Colon
Preston
Man Arrested in Arkansas for Marrying Engaged Bride
An Arkansas man was jailed after marrying a woman still engaged to another man. In court, defense argued no law was broken, while the judge cited a mortgage removal law as the basis for detaining him. The exchange underscores a curious legal rationale from the era.
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Arkansas
John Jackson
Bill Simons
Constable
Arkansaw
Odd Oyster Shell Found at Seaside Park
A shell picked up on Seaside Park beach shows a polished outside with two capital Ls in reverse order, deeply engraved, and beneath them two inverted initials of Uncle Sam. Believed the oyster rested on a metal plate in water bearing raised letters. F. Uribune.
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Seaside Park
Uncle Sam
F. Uribune
Texas Aims to Lead Nation in Congressmen Count in 15 Years
A projected long term analysis shows Texas likely to have more federal representatives than any other state within fifteen years. Experts attribute growth to population shifts and redistricting dynamics as the state continues to expand its political influence.
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Texas
Union
Senate and House Debate Schoolbook Bills and Public Works
The April sessions detail Senate action on the General Appropriation bill with canal funding and civil service measures, while the House passes the Lewis substitute on schoolbooks with a five year text ban and purchases from publishers at cost. Other votes touch on divorce law, anti immoral publications, and inspection district funding.
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Senate
House
Senatorherman
John Sherman
United States
Ohio
Sherman
Assembly
Marsh
Pruden
Cable
Goas
Washburn
Haley
Lewis
Oren
Board of Education
Pucklin
Myers
Dickson
Kohler
Bruce
Thompson
Cuyahoga County
Yrees Poindexter
Ohioniversity
Athens House
Byal
State Board of Agriculture
Reil Issues Manifesto as Half-Breeds Appeal for Justice
Riel publishes a manifesto recounting decades of grievances from St Albert to Saskatchewan. Dumont and others mobilize followers, while white settlers push for rights recognition. Montreal French-Canadians condemn Ottawa policy and vow support for the half-breeds as Northwest unrest widens.
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Riel
Ottawa
St. Albert
Saskatchewan
Tache
Laird
John Macdonald
Dewdney
Dominion
Alberta
Crozier
Middleton
Gabriel Dumont
Peace River
W. W. Fadden
Calgarry
Fadden
Battleford
Montreal
Sixty-fifth
Club National
la Patrie Hall
Northwest
Martineau
J. X. Perault
Quebec
Ont
Twentieth Anniversary Observed for Lincoln Death
Springfield Illinois observed the twentieth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death with a large turnout despite rain. German Turners and other groups from Chicago and the West attended a national tribute with prayers by Governor Oglesby and J. S. Conkling. The tomb was adorned with twenty seven wreaths and bands provided music to close the event.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
West
Oglesby
J. S. Conkling
Turners’ Organizations
United States
Sabbath School Conference Adopts Reform Measures
The Hebrew Conference reassembled at Rodeph Sholem Synagogue with Rev. Dr. Maurice Jastrow presiding. A resolution created a five member standing committee to collect statistics on Sabbath School instruction and progress and to propose harmonized reforms. A convention of Sabbath School Superintendents will meet the Conference Board to pursue compatible actions.
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Philadelphia
Hebrew Conference
Rodefsholem Synagogue
Maurice Jastrow
Committee On
Jewish Ministers Association
Conference Board
Wilde satire on fashion notes in music and color
London Truth quotes Oscar Wilde criticizing fashion journalism. The piece argues if a color can become fashionable next season a musical note like B flat or A flat could also trend, illustrating the absurdity of predicting style shifts.
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Oscar Wilde
Glasgow
London
Pretty little lady in city weds twice in one year
The Jacksonville Times-Union notes a petite woman who has joined the ranks of wife, widow, mother, and bride all within a single year, amid other notable events in her life.
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Jacksonville
Clock by Leesville blacksmith marks hours across eleven dials
Charles Dunster, a Leesville blacksmith in Ohio, built a steel clock that strikes hours minutes and quarters and features eleven dials corresponding to the eleven leading U S cities.
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Charles Dunster
Leesville
United States
Cleveland
California Legislature Approves Travel Shelter Bill
The state Legislature passed a bill allocating 10 000 dollars to construct an oasis for travelers in the Yosemite Valley. The measure aims to provide facilities and rest areas for visitors amid the scenic region.
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California
Yosemite Valey
Rally Denounces Curtiss For Refusing Grant Resolutions
In Grand Rapids on April 16 an indignation meeting drew a large cross section of voters to condemn State Senator and Mayor-elect John L Curtiss for declining to vote in Senate resolutions of sympathy for General Grant. Curtiss left the Senate when the Chaplain prayed for Grant and vowed not to enter the Capitol if a flag flew at half mast. Col McReynold chaired as speakers condemned his conduct and urged action against him.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
John L. Curtiss
Senate
General Grant
Grant
Capitol
Col. McReynold
Curtiss
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