Changes in stamps refunds and land grants detailed
The notice outlines the return of two cent internal revenue stamps stamped redeemed on checks and drafts unused by July 1. It also reports the Land Office decision restoring lands along the Marquette to Wisconsin line to public domain and open to pre-emption and homestead entry. It notes post office growth, tariff suit risks, Emancipation Day remarks by Frederick Douglass, and deaths of Solomon Gray and Roswell Hart with Delhi fire destroying two thousand houses.
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Charles C. McConnell
Fifth Artillery
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Commissioner General of the Land Office
Washington
Michigan
Marquette
Wisconsin
United States
Alaska Territory
Frelinghuysen
Spain
Treasury
Gilfillan
Henry
Smithsonian Institute
Waite
Noah Porter
Yale College
Treasury Department
Department
Inman Steamship Line
the Treasury
Frederick Douglas
Douglass
Douglas
America
Western States
Southern States
Pacific States
Rochester
N. Y
Congress
Delhi
India
Mass Senate votes to block railroad rate favoritism
The Massachusetts State Senate defeated a bill by fifteen to six on the eighteenth to bar railroads from charging higher freights for short distances. The same issue reflects broader debates over rail pricing during a period of regulatory scrutiny.
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Massachusetts State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
Ashland
Philadelphia & Reading Co
United States
Great Britain
Newburgh
N.Y
Washington
West Point
Mary Connelly
Middlesex County Almshouse
Woburn
Mass
Lexington
Royal visitors arrive in Ottawa amid cordial reception
The Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise land in Ottawa to a warm welcome with band music and cheers. The Princess acknowledged the greeting with a bow as the crowd sang Home Sweet Home and God Save the Queen.
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Marquis of Lorne
Princess Louise
Ottawa
Canada
Sweet Home
Daniel Curley
Dublin
Lord Cavendish
Burke
Colborne Street
Oakville
Dover
England
Great Britain
London
Dominion
Montreal
Quebec
St. Petersburgh
Vera Sassulitch
Norman
Gallagher
Thames
Magelina Vicenta
Bilboa
Spain
Mackarness
Scotch Episcopal Church
Notable Pittsburgh iron magnate James Price Jr dies
James Price Jr a veteran iron and steel maker in Pittsburgh died on the 21st from apoplexy. He led a large steel business, supported public and charitable causes, and backed tariffs and protectionism at national levels. His estate is valued over 3 million dollars.
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James Price, Jr
Pittsburgh
Park
Cresson
Washington
Ohio Senate and House pass and defeat various measures
April sessions show a mix of approvals and defeats: a Peer bill conference siting granted, property vacate provisions debated, Cochran Tobacco Inspector bill defeated, and several tax, fire safety, and school land leases measures passed or amended. Adjournments mark daily routine amid regulator shifts.
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Senate
Dexter
Committee On Conference
House
Price
Evans
Board of Control
Finance
Committee On Judiciary
City of
Cleveland
Finance Committee
Supreme Court Commission
Joshua K. Brown
Guernsey County
Supreme Court
James A. Bope
Hancock County
Ohio Soldiers’ ’and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home
Robert D. Dunn
Wyandot County
Franklin County
Montgomery County
Charles E. Taylor
Flora Taylor
Swain
Brooks
State Board of Charities
Assembly
Richards
General Assembly
Hodge
Roast Beef Dispute Aboard Ocean Steamer
The crew complained to the captain that cabin roast beef lacked chewing quality. After tasting, the captain found the meat fine and asked for the reason of discontent. The spokesman claimed there was no chaw in the meat, explaining their dislike.
Ohio Liquor Tax Bill Passes Legislature in 1883
The Scott Liquor Tax bill, aimed at curbing liquor traffic and its social harms, clears both legislative houses. It imposes annual per premises assessments, liens on property, penalties for nonpayment, and defines trafficking to exclude manufacture and large-quantity sales by makers. It sets revenue distribution, Sunday sales restrictions, and enforcement timelines.
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Abernathy Furniture
Leavenworth
Kas
Delaware
Karr Grirrita
Martin’s Ferry
Ohio
William Dorsey
Montgomery
Ala
Richmond
Mary Craig
Warren
Minneapolis
Minn
John Schenck
Long Prairie
Todd County
Zumbro Falls
Wabasha County
Fort Sita
United States
Layman
Arkansas
Anna
Texas
John 8
Lennox
Illinois
Collier
Indian Springs
Winfield
Cape Au Gris
Calhoun
William Willhoby
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Tenn
Trose Griggs
Griggs
I. G. Mack
Morgan City
Territory of
Utah
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Hamilton
Ohio Democratic State Central Committee
Columbus
Clark Irvine
Pan-Handle
Greenfield
Ind
Thomas Knill
Thompson
Beloit
Wis
Washington
Mount Vernon
Masonic Fraternity
Lewis
Utica
Stephen Cunningham
Cunningham
Milford
Knox County
General Assembly
State of
General Revenue
Saloon Stylist Pays With Stamps In Virginia City
A neatly dressed man with no money asks a Virginia City bartender to take stamps as payment for a gin cocktail. The bartender agrees, the man drinks, toasts the bartender, then leaves after stamping the floor thrice and vanishing.
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Virginia City
Nev
Job Work and Advertising Offers Swift Service
The H Ramp office announces a fresh complete outfit for job memorials and other job work. It pledges to complete orders on the shortest possible notice.
Charges against Architect Hill spark Washington inquiry
The public charges by ex-Representative Murch list corruption, patronage abuse, overpayments, and unlawful contracts involving Supervising Architect Hill and a ring within his office. Named contractors include Cape Ann Granite and Bartlett Robbins & Co, with witnesses such as Secretary Folger and Senator Dawes cited. The Civil Service Commission rules are described as similar to prior standards and aimed at fair testing of qualifications.
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Washington
Hill
Murch
French
Jacobs
A. G. Thompson
W. M. H. Powers
B. F
Cape Ann Granite Company
Dix Island Granite Company
Boswell Granite Company
Hurricane Island Granite Company
Old Dominion Granite Company
Westham Granite Company
Collins Granite Company
Bartlett, Robbins & Co
Secretary Folger
Senator Dawes
A. B. Mullett
W. G. Stinemetz
T. H. Oakshott
J. M. Wilbur
Joseph Warms
J. W. Barton
Michael Gillen
T. L. James
T. H. Murch
London trial opens for eight dynamite conspirators
In Bow Street London eight men including Norman Dalton Wilson and Dr Gallagher face treason felony charges as Norman testifies he was sent from New York by Dr Gallagher to blow up structures in London. He describes being paid and transported and identifies co-conspirator Whitehead and others.
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London
Gallagher
New York
Lonpoy
Norman
Dalton
Wilson
Dr. Gallagher
Bernard Gallagher
Curtin
Ansburgh
Whitehead
Bow Street
Poland
William Joseph Lynch
Lynch
Ireland
Thomas Gallagher
Manhattan Avenue
Greenpoint
Long Island
Spain
Westminster
Parliament
O'Donovan Rossa
Rossa
Birmingham
Tie
PaTRCK Egan Plans Post Convention Ireland Visit
PaTRCK Egan states that following the Philadelphia convention he will study the flour mill interests in the West before returning to Ireland. He outlines a sequence of focus on industrial ties and then repatriation to his homeland.
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Patrck Egan
Philadelphia
Ireland
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Attorney-at-Law
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Cosgrave
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B.S. Hering
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Antrim
J. M. Albaugh
Exchange Hotel
John W. Robinson
Fourth Streets
Zanesville, Ohio
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Crow
Farmers Hotel
Mill Street
Wm. Rainey & Son
J. W. Lippincott
Beecher House
Col. Broadway
South Streets
Quaker City
Washington, Ohio
James Smith
Prop
Globe House
Cumberland, Ohio
James Canady, Prop
James Stevens
Scott’s
S. Carnes
Pine Street
Main
Cambridge, O
Newnom & Moss
City Hall
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E. McCollum
D. K. Kyle
Marble and Granite Works
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Produce and Wool Commission
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Ann Arbor
Mich
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Pine and
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Stinson & CO
Portland
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Weaver
Green
Cambridge, CO
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F. J. Cheney
Adams Street
Toledo
John R. Downar
True & CO
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Gumberend
Cumberland
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Pleasant
Pt. Pleasant
Hartford
Senecaville
West
A. M
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News OF the
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del Rose
Grant Moore
Wiltz
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Youngstown
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Tuer Lumber
H. S. Mathews
Foster
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Cadiz
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Robert Crawford
Keisner
Maggie Hennecks
Milwaukee
Katie Kane
Mallory
Criminal Court
Foreign Intelligence
Aurelia
Colorado
Del
O’brien
Aqnod
Charles Henderson
Nomed Barlow
Gale
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Kansas
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Distaatcu
Austin
Coleman County
Coleman City
Tur
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Tenth Street
Ohio Legislature
Hazen
Civil-Service Commission
Thoman
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