Senate Debates and Bills Across July 3 to 7 Prolific Session
The Senate and House forwarded multiple measures including timber sales for Menomonee lands, a transatlantic submarine cable bill with a two-year start window, patent and mineral land protest reforms, and a broad deficiency audit tied to Garfield's illness. River and harbor appropriations rose by millions. naval and bankruptcy bills were debated and moved or laid over. The period saw international diplomacy talk, Tribal treaty ratifications, and nominations, with executive sessions and adjournments shaping the legislative pace.
Senate Clears Bill on Ocean Cable to Europe Headed by Robert Garrett
The Senate passed a bill organizing an ocean cable company led by Robert Garrett to lay a cable from America to Europe. Other items noted include coinage value for the year ending June 30 at 117,541,574 dollars, health restrictions focusing on yellow fever and cholera, and a House-passed sale of two Government lots at Hot Springs Arkansas to the Women's Christian National Library Association with Mrs Garfield as director. The Senate confirmed several Alabama Claims nominees, and the Commerce Committee added river and harbor funding totaling about 19 million dollars with 400,000 for the proposed Stillwater canal project.
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Senate
Robert Garrett
America
Europe
United States
National Board of Health
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Women’s Christian National Library Association
Garfield
House
Hezekiah G. Weiss
Michigan
Court of Commissioners of
Alabama
James Harlan
Iowa
Asa French
Massachusetts
Daniel W. Fessenden
Maine
Lyman G. Wilcox
Detroit
Senate Commerce Committee
Hennepin Canal
Guiteau
Tur
Freedmen’s Bank
Washington
Senate Finance
Warhington
Mr. Hayes
Tur Fourth by 1882 disasters and deaths noted
A broad country notice reports Senanop Goopwin New Hampshire’s first war Governor dying aged eighty six, Oregon Putnam County Hoffman mills burned injuring several, Theo dore Gardner and others perished. A large eel planting in Mahoning River Ohio, a Warren County Pennsylvania murder by a grandson, and Massacre Memorial Association events at Wyoming. Also Coburn family tragedy, Williams College chair gift, yellow fever cases, bank failures, and fires at Grand Ledge Michigan and in Indian Territory. Charles Antobees, Colorado pioneer, dies aged eighty.
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Tur
Senanop Goopwin
New Hampshire
Hoffman Paper Mills
Oregon
Putnam County
N. Y
Theodore Gardner
Albert Hadden
Frank Lamareux
Mahoning River
Ohio
Jacos Wincut
Warren County
Pennsylvania
Stephen Coburn
Coburn
Maine
Skowhegan
Charles
Williams College
Williamstown
Massachusetts
Hewitt
Chicago
Garfiel
Mark Lane
Boston
Mattanza
American Banker's Association
Saratoga
Daniel Wepster
Dartmouth College
Western
Southern
Middle
Pacific States
Ohio auditor notes tax base rise near twenty five million
The Ohio auditor reports preliminary indications that the total taxable property in the state will increase by about 25 million dollars this year. Railroads add roughly 8 million due to new lines, buildings and real estate about 7 million, and personal property around 2 million. State funds sent to New York include 300 thousand to cover a loan installment due July 1 and 125 thousand for semi annual interest on the five million nine thousand dollars bonded debt. A widow near Streator Illinois reportedly killed herself and five children by eating spoiled grain thinking it mushrooms.
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State of
Ohio
State Fund Commissioners
New York
Hanley
Streaton
Ilinois
D. I. K. Reine
Pittsburgh
Wayne County
Michigan
L. P. Suerman
Sherman
Turkish words, crops, and bills in late 19th century dispatch
A Alexandria dispatch reports an aged Colonel declaring Turks will treat enemy nations as brokers and oppose England to the last man. Southern Indiana wheat yields are excellent and Kansas corn crops reach about 30,000,000 bushels. Iowa’s vote on a constitutional amendment shows 154,851 in favor and 125,413 against. A Missouri waterspout damaged wheat and stock, but no deaths occurred. The Mason case returns to public attention with possible release after a favorable report. Bulgaria’s ex‑Prime Minister Zankoff may be released by Prince Alexander if he pledges to refrain from agitation. Senate River and Harbor bill discussions include canal surveys and funding, with action deferred to next session. House debates on health board authority and smallpox inclusion proceed, leading to passage of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill and designation of a Newburg Centennial committee.
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Manitou
Grand Ledge Touce
Old Campbell Hotel
Grand Ledge
Michigan
McMillan
McAllister
Indian Territory
A. A. Taft
Ouachita
J. M. McClintock
Prairie
Charles A. Waterhouse
Phillips
William M. May
Yell
Thomas Gibson
W. A. Monroe
Jackson
I T. Penn
Boone
John H. Johnson
Woodruff
KR. TH. Parma
Pulaski
Chicago
E. M. Bowman
St. Louis
W. F. Heath
Fort Wayne
Ind
A. A. Sloan
Robert Bowman
E. E. Holt
Providence
Rhode Island
Atchison
Kansas
Columbus
J. P. Thomas
A. Davis
Best & Son
Girard
Belknap
Crawford County
Peter Crawford
James Arrowsmith
R. B. Hayes
James G. Blaine
A. B. Cornell
Charles Foster
John Hay
Benjamin Dean
Boston
Enoch T. Carson
Cincinnati
Amos Townsend
Henry B. Payne
J. H. Wade
J. H. Rhodes
Dan P. Eells
T. P. Handy
Joseph Jerkins
Selah Chamberlain
Cleveland
Garfield National Monument Association
Tug Sultan
Nichani Imtiaz
Francis Joseph
Racuel Pasa
Khedive and Ministry
Ragheb Pasha
Constantinople
Tuk Dublin Freeman’s
Jornal
Ireland
Ladies’ Land League
London Times
Alexandria
Hungary
Torlou
Parnell
England
Indiana
Iowa
Bear Creek
Taney County
Missouri
Vth
Mason
Swaim
Bigelow
Friends of Mason
Soria
Alexander
Zancoff
Bulgaria
Senate
Hennepin
Messrs
Hawley
Miller
New York
Hill
Colorado
Bayard
Hampton
Newburg
N. Y
House
National Board of Health
Peele
Nour
Messrs. Beach
Ketcham
Curtin
Burrows
Knott
Townsend
Ohio
Ellis and Ranney
Disaster at Mingo Junction sinks Scioto with 500 aboard
Terrible accident on the Ohio River near Mingo Junction results in about sixty deaths as the steamer Scioto, carrying around five hundred excursionists, collides with the tow boat John Loomis. The Scioto sinks in twelve feet of water within minutes. families mourn, survivors are helped home, and a formal inquiry is expected.
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Scioto
John Loomis
Wellsville
Ohio River
Mingo Junction
East
Liverpool
Henry
Inez
Thomas
Loomis
Pat Duffy
Steubenville
Wheeling
Martinsville
Autopsy report on Charles Guiteaus body released
Dr. Lamb signs a detailed post mortem report from the Army Medical Museum Washington DC July 4 outlining Guiteaus body characteristics the skull membranes brain structure fissures and vascular notes. The report notes delays in examination and photographic limits along with minor antemortem details such as malarial history and timing of execution.
Marietta Engineer Describes Riverboat Collision Casualties
Charles Pave of Marietta, an engineer on the Scioto, recalls the July Fourth excursion from East Liverpool. He describes loading up to 500 passengers, a collision with the Loomis near Steubenville, and his escape by swimming to the West Virginia shore as bodies filled the river and rescuers fought to save the drowning. He cannot state how many were lost or the cause.
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Charles Pave
Marietta
Scioto
Liverpool
Moundsville
Wheeling
Martin’s Ferry
Steubenville
Loomis
West Virginia
Travellers’ cloak offers privacy in sleeping cars
A Chicago News note praises a very thin all-enveloping cloak that buttons from chin to toes. It serves as a night garment, enabling a woman to undress safely and dress in the morning beneath its folds, guarding against prying eyes in sleeping cars.
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Chicago News
Warning Lap Policy in Storm Sparks Fatality in Dakota
A Dakota man who tried to calm his wife by holding her on his lap during a thunderstorm was struck by lightning and killed instantly, while his wife escaped serious injury. The Courier-Journal notes the danger and suggests a safer approach for spouses during storms.
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Dakota
Courier-Journal
Job Work and Advertising in The Herald Office
The Herald office shows a new complete outfit for latest styles of job material and is prepared to execute all kinds of job work on the shortest notice.
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A. L. Williams
Main St
Cambridge
Advertising Perks Offer Reads to County's Best Class
The notice promotes advertising opportunities aimed at the county's upper class with affordable rates. It mentions perms of advertising and job prices available upon request along with samples of work.
Ancient facts from four corners of the world
A compilation of diverse notices and figures from multiple sources including the Herald the Chicago Tribune and the New York Herald. Topics cover venomous cobra effects emigration cattle and timber giants with population counts riverine lakes and large ranch acquisitions in the Texas panhandle.
Wit and Wisdom Fragments From Old Papers
A collage of quips and humorous notes from 19th century papers. Observations range from debt cautions to scientific claims about ice germs and Garibaldi waists, ending with a piano tuning quip and social reflections on gentility.
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Cambridge Herald
Cambridge, Guernsey County
Kal
I. A. Tannehill
Shaffner Building
Middle Troom
Marris
M. R. Patterson
J. C. Steele
Hutchison Block
Marlétf
L. C. Wells, M. D
Homeecopathist
Taylor Block
Main Street
E.R. Taylor
Postoffice
Lambert Thomas
E. McCullum
South End
Mill Street
D. K. Kyle
Marble and Granite Works
Cambriddle, O
Newnom & Moss
City Hall
Steubenville Street
B. Allen
One
Ferbrache
Carines
Pine Street
Main
L. Twining
South Pine Street
Scott
T. B. Scott
Scott Bros
J. Woodford
Cambridge, Ohio
Guernsey
Hotels
Eagle Hotel
B. S. Hering
WM. Kirk
Zanesville, Ohio
Thompson
Crow
Farmers’ Hotel
Wm. Rainey & Son
J. W. Lippincott
Beecher House
South Streets
Quaker Cit
Is Now Offering
Ladies and Gentlemen's
A. L. Moore
Dr.0. A. Moore & Co
Weaver
Green
Evan Romans
Ann Arbor
Mich
DR Moore
Pine and
Steubenville Streets
W. A. Rainey
Allegheny Mountains
Mar
Umberland Pt. Pleasant
Senecaville
Senecaville, Pt. Pleasant
Cumberland
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Gorman
William F. Burnz
William F. Frick
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Hovusk
Kelley
Yeas
Montana
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Messrs. Cannon
Illinois
Hiscock
Atkins
Tennessee
Cameron
Pembina
Bureau of Construction and Repairs
Harris
Committee On Commerce
Mississippi River
River Commission
Passes River
Cairo
Sioux City
Fort Benton
Lake Michigan
Butler
Belmont
Logan
West
Morrill
Philadelphia
Cockrell
St. Louis & Iron Mountain
Hovasre
Secretary of the Navy
Melville
Irkutsk
Lindeman
Noros
Harber
Lena
Bartlett
George W. BuNker
Haystack
North Carolina
General Land Office
Cresswetl
Maryland
Stephen H. Smith
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
L. E. Wooden
Ponca, Pawnee and Otoe Agency
Tu Senate
John Davis
District of Columbia
John M. Francis
Portugal
Eugene Schuyler
Roumania
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Greece
John Taffee
North Platte
Henry D. Root
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William Anyan
Grand Island
Charles Antobees
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Foreign Intelligence
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Nicholas Constantinovich
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Pisparon
Moscow
Skobeleff
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Ilis
Rolundo
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Wernicke
Brilliant
Lewis Harper
Steward Pipes
Willie Booth
Charles Davidson
Joe Conners
Evan P. Burke
Harry E. Beardmore
Belle Brannon
Mollie Shields
David Fogo
Edward Thomas
Charles Sprague
Sallie Kiddey
Stewart Piper
W. Joseph Connor
Lincoln Beardmore
Harvey Donnelly
Edward Duffy
Edward Smith
Will Bailey
John Thomlinson
Wilson Paul
John Christy
Eugene Farmer
G. C. Thompson
Lincoln Wright
B. J. Stebbins
Stephen Kent
Michael Emmerling
M. Emmerling
David Freed
Charles Leith
Charles Swearinger
Cit Thompson
M. E. Esline
Willie Parell
Jacob Gibson
James Newman
Miss Droy
John Gransal
East Liverpool
Arthur E. Hoagland
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William Ewing
John Stevenson
KE. P. Smith
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Coaries McCoy
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Reil
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India
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Tulare County
Geological Survey
Chicago Journal
Dominion Cattle Company of Canada
Panhandle
Texas
Wolf Creek
Word
Dominion Company
Panhardle
Toronto Globe
WIT and Wisdom
Detroit Free Press
West Point
Howard
Burlington Hawkeye
Bell
Norristown Herald
Garibaldi
Deacon Jenkins
Boston Post
Boston Transcript
N. Y. Tribune
Thackeray
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