Internal Improvements Committee Formed by Senate Rules
The Senate Rules Committee created a nine member Committee on Internal Improvements to handle river harbor and river and harbor bill matters. A new seven member Committee on Expenditures of Public Money was also formed to promote economy and investigate public spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Rules
Senate
Spencer
Texas
Washington
BriheLow
National College of Pharmacy
United States
Paris
Frelinghuysen
France
General Rosecrans
House
Garlington
Greeley
Tragic Knife Assault and Local News From Pittsburgh
At Pittsburgh two boys Reed and Wilbert both under eleven quarrelled and Wilbert stabbed Reed causing death. Wilbert is held for coroner's inquest. Also reports note Mount Braddock Coke Works sale attempt by George H. Anderson, alienation of coke interests, a child’s poisoning death in New Haven, wage cuts at Oliver Brothers mill, and an international arbitration council meeting in Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
Reed
Wilbert
George H. Anderson
Coke Syndicate
James Haggerty
New Haven
Conn
Oliver Brothers & Phillips’ Mill
Wea
International Arbitration Council
Philadelphia
Simpson
United States
Congress of Nations
Great Britain
Haymaker
Murraysville
Winthrop
Boston
Butler
Henry B. Anthony
Rhode Island
Bright
Washington
Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York
North Worcester Station
Mass
Blaine
Warren H. Cupworth
Church of Our Savior, Unitarian
Maverick Church
Windsor Theater
Windsor
Watertown
N. J
Gloucester
William Loveland
Corry
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Polar expedition plans from Swedish professor eyed
The note cites Professor Noreluskjold of Sweden planning an Arctic South Pole expedition in 188. It also mentions diverse 19th century events including a bank theft guilty plea by George Warren in London, shipwrecks near Wiarton and Port Sarnia, a Port Perry fire, royal and political notes, Irish funds for Parnell, arrest of Matthews, O’Donnell murder trial, Hungarian civil marriage reform, Vienna dispatches on Ottoman troops, Kiev agrarian crime rise, and Chinese evacuations at Sontay and Baeninh.
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Noreluskjold
South Pole
George Warren
London and River Plate Bank
Wiarton
Ont
Algoma
Port Sarnia
Port Perry
Ruddy’s
Queen Street
McCain’s
Spanish Academy of Jurisprudence
Parnell Fund
Ireland
America
England
Scotland
Sant For’ Kinetica
Aero Banquet
Parnell
Matthews
Tyrone
O'Donnell
James Cary
London
Vienna
Porte
Loudon
Kiev
Russia
Sontay
Baeninh
London murder trial and Washington House actions
O Donnel Lt the slayer of Carey was convicted of murder in London on the Ist and sentenced to death. In Washington on the Ist the Democratic Representatives caucus nominated Carlisle for Speaker with 14 votes. Randall 52. Cox 32. Leedom proposed for Sergeant at Arms. Keifer received a complimentary nomination for Speaker from Republicans.
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O’donnel
Carey
London
Washington
Carlisle
Randall
Cox
Leedom
Ohio
Keifer
Evacuation Day in New York Washington Statue Unveiled
Crowds flood Manhattan for Evacuation Day celebrations marking the centennial of Washington's oath and British departure. President Arthur, Governor Cleveland, and dignitaries attend the parade, statue unveiling at the sub treasury, and river reviews amid rain and festive displays.
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New York
Fourth
Fifth
Sixty-fourth Avenues
Broadway
France
Germany
Manhattan
Long Islands
Arthur
Cleveland
Fifth Avenue Hotel
George Washington
Harlem River
Bowery Lane
Bowery
George Clinton
Guy Carleton
General Knox
Massachusetts
White Hall
Fort George
Washington
John HH. Stalin
North River
New Jersey
Sixty-fifth Street
East River
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Bay Ridge
Tennessee
Cooper
United States
Survire
Fifth Avenue
Grant
Varnum
John Cochrane
Philadelphia
Athis
sub-Treasury
Potter
Storrs
Robertson
William M. Evarts
George W. Lane
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Republic
George William Curtis
Fatal Affray Over Rival Natural Gas Well Claimants
A deadly clash at a Murraysville Westmoreland County natural gas well left C. N. Haymaker dead and four others injured. Thirty Weston laborers armed with shotguns and clubs attacked Penn Fuel Company workers dictating possession of the burning well. Sheriff and detectives dispatched as both sides contended control.
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Pittsburgh
Murraysville
Westmoreland County
Penn Fuel Company
Milton Weston
Chicago
Weston
C. V. Haymaker
C. N. Haymaker
Haymaker
Kiefer
Penn
The Crouch Tragedy in Jackson Michigan
Sheriff investigates after Boles claims he hid in a chest during the Crouche murder case and heard a cry not a shot. Two Jackson clerks recalled seeing three men near Crouche as a wedding party ending. drugged cider suspected. A 32 caliber ball and a large crowd at the scene, with lynching threats and no solid clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
Boles
Jackson
Concord
Crouche’s
Ann Arbor
Crouche
Double Murder at Lee County Store Robbery
In Lee County at Fedor a country store eight miles from town two men Keuffle the owner and his clerk were shot dead during a robbery at nine o clock A German boy witnessed the tragedy The drawer held only fifteen dollars The killer fled leaving no clue and filled with fear Keuffle and the clerk may have recognized him.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Albany
Greene County
Wis
Edward Dodge
Joan Drew
Eclipse
Lake Huron
Scioto
Bushnell
McMulligan
Philosophical Transactions
Royal Society of England
Rose Polytechnic Institute of
Cincinnati
Bethesda
Ohio
William Clay
Michael McCormick
St. Paris
Petersboro
Ind
O. W. Hill
A. C. Weaver
George Wells
A. Selch
Wolf River
Memphis
Tenn
Stephenson
West Virginia
Detroit
Mich
A. Bullard
George Wilson
Wilson
Nathaniel Lee
Madison
Galveston
Paige
Fedor
Lee County
Charles O. Keuffle
Keuffle
Kenfile
Keuffie
SueSoy
New Washington
Vernon Junction
Marshal Sutter
Sutter
John Longacre
M. A. Cunningham
Longnese
Shelby
Will May
Priice
May
Mansfield
Longacre
Plymouth
Here
Robert Johnson
Opium Joint Raided in Crosby Street Bust
New York police raided the opium joint at No. 97 Crosby Street arresting Jim Doe the Chinese proprietor and twenty six inmates including four women who were smoking or waiting for pipes. The men gave false names while the women named Alice Wilkins Ethel Carson Lizzie Dixon and Bella Ellis of Greenville New Jersey with her brother William came to smoke. All prisoners were locked up.
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New York
Crosby Street
Jim Doe
Alice Wilkins
Ethel Carson
Lizzie Dixon
Bella Ellis
Greenville
N. J
William
Count Von Moltke Lives in Private Estate Amid Memory Decline
The former field marshal is said to reside on his estate in strict privacy as his memory worsens and he cannot recognize close associates.
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Count von Moltke
Troops Patrol Iron Mountain as Miners Strike
A company of the Third U S Infantry and the Marquette Chasseurs have been deployed to Iron Mountain Michigan to prevent property destruction during a miners strike.
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Third United States Infantry
Marquette Chasseurs
Iron Mountain
Michigan
Cabbage Pile Sparks Trade Talk on Erie Train
A Chicago merchant in an Erie rail car laments U S cabbage imports after seeing a mountain of heads at New York Hamburg Line piers. He notes ships bringing more cabbages from the hold, wondering the total value and impact on prices and local growers.
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Chicago
Erie
New York
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Chicago Tribune
West Plains Circus Disruption Ends Quickly
An actor in ragged citizen attire tried to occupy the clown’s seat on a trick mule in the West Plains circus. The Deputy Town Marshal grabbed the man by the coat and pants and escorted him from the ring before explanation.
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West Plains
Alaska Pushes Congress for Territorial Government
The Chicago Tribune notes Alaska seeks immediate, simple governance from Congress, arguing the territory lacks law and security for property beyond force and has no mechanism to punish crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Congress
Chicago Tribune
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Cambridge Herald
Cambridge
Guernsey County
M. R. Patterson
Shaffner Building
J. C. Steele
Hutchison Block
Sam’l C. Ludcock
Cosgrave
Main Street
Physicians and Surgeons
D.C
A. Moore
Cambridge, Ohio
L. C. Wells, M.D
Flamoeopathist
Taylor Block
ES. Blair,m.d
Cambbridge, Ohio
Davis Block
Herald Office
J.C. Warne, M.D
Wall
Apto
WH. T. Ramsey
M. D
Providence Hoses
National Medical Dispensary
Washington, DC
Hutchinson Block
Apisoly
D. K. Kyle
Marble and Granite Works
Lambert Thomas
E. Harper
BE. McPeheee
Boots and Shoes
West Main St
Tohn Moss
City Hall
Steubenville Street
William Ogier
Public Square
Davis
E. McCollum
South End Mill Street
F. J. Cheney
Adams Street
Toledo
John R. Downar
Marlé
J. R. Downar
Eagle Hotel
Hotels
Hagle Hotel
B.S. Hering
Mark
Antrim
William Smith
Exchange Hotel
John W. Robinson
IRI
Corner Market
Fourth Streets
Zanesville, Ohio
WM. Kirk
Mar
Thompson $. Crow
Farmers Hotel
Mill Street
Wm. Rainey & Son
J. W. Leppincott
Beecher
Cor. Broadway and
South Streets
Quaker Cit
Mare
Washington, Ohio
James Smith, Prop'r
Globe House
Cumberland, Oho
James Canady, Prop
Suns
S. Carnes
Pine Street
Main
Atchiscs
Topeka & Santa FE
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Old Mexico
Fime
Ry. Co
A. M
Cumberland
Senecaville
Pleasant
Pt. Pleasant
F. M. Atkinson
Young America
Tal
S. G. Pratt
J. K.P
A. C. Gutterson
Park
Fall of Jerusalem
Dudley Buck
Jenyc. F. Bristow
Belshazzar
J. A Butterfield
Uranand
J. M. Chadwick
Joseph
Chris
W. Willams
Don Munro
J. R. Thomas
Nyc
Oliver Ditson & CO
H. Ditson & CO
Broadury
N. YW
Dh Sanford
Duane ,J
Hamlin
X Agans
Oller
Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Co
Tremont St
E. 4Th St
Wabash Avye
Holman
A. J. Holman & Co
Newvration
Dan'’l Boone
Ken Tos
Rapy
Davy Crocker
Kit Carson
Wild Bann
Texas Jack
Jack
Buffalo Bill
Custer
Outfit
Coburn ‘& Newman Publshing Co
Ill
Pam
Shepard & CO
Elm St
Terry Shafer
Rose Anl
James Houston
Rial
J. M. Canny
Pennsylvania
West Indies
Turk’s Island
Canada
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Lawrence Feeney
Sing Sing
N. Y
Farmers’ Loan and ‘Trust Company
Bankers’ and Merchants’ Telegraph Company
Recorder’s Office
Lancaster
Samuel K. Hesnour
Indiana
Indianapolis
Frank Trainor
Georgia Supreme Court
Theresa Starlata
Charles Stiles
Richmond
Richard Turney
James Buck
Bodkin
N.C
Buck
Turney
Ocala
Fla
Mary Green
Louisville
Isaac Gale
Owasso
Lid
Tg House
Henry Shaffer
William Swift
Shaffer
John Cosgrove
Danville
Fil
Electa Lewis
Penconning
East Saginaw
Turki
Joseph Jewell
San Jose
Cal
Ambrose West
Marion
Richmond Stuart
Shreveport
E. R. Buckland
General Sherman
Miss Sherman
White House
Sherman
Mattoon
Valley Falls
Kan
Foreign Intelligence
Masonic Temple
Farwell
Metzler Brothers
Nation Dealers
Beak & Bucher
Kitty Hilgert
Frances Fairweather
Evening Journal
J.B. Jeffries Printing Company
Peter Garvey
Peter Hollahan
Samuel J. Tilden
Gramercy Park
City of New York
Henry Watterson
Manton Marble
John Bigelow
General Dumont
Crouch
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