Senate and House pass land grants and public works measures
The week in Congress saw multiple land grant actions and public works bills. Senate approvals included the California and Oregon land grant bill and a Tennessee bridge project. the House backed the Leavenworth and Columbus public works and approved a flood relief resolution, with adjournments occurring across June 3 to 5.
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Senate
Court of the District of Colorado
Judson Kilpatrick
Fort
Yeas
House
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hopkins
Committee On
Public Buildings
Brooklyn
N. Y
Secretary of the Treasury
California & Oregon Railroad
Houser
Cumberland River
Nashville
Tenn
Missouri River
Leavenworth
Kansas
Tron Mountain Railroad Company
Appointments and political notes from Washington
The Comptroller of the Currency named Walter S. Johnson receiver of the Marine National Bank of New York. Johnson previously received the National Bank of the State of Missouri at St. Louis. A dispatch from the Treasury confirms the drowning deaths of General O. E. Babcock Levi H. Luckey and Benjamin P. Suter off the Florida coast. Babcock and Luckey served in near-White House roles. Judge Wylie lowered Colonel Burnside's bail from 45000 to 20000. Delegate Manzaneres urged Rio Grande flood relief. CuiktF Ispaibecke of the Creek Nation wed Alma Harrower in Washington. Court of Claims set UP and Union Pacific disputes for November 24. House Elections Committee allotted funds for six contested cases with specified amounts.
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Walter S. Johnson
Marine National Bank
New York
Johnson
National Bank
Luckey
Territory of
Utah
White House
Wylie
Washington Criminal
Rio Grande
Santa Fe Board of Trade
Cuiktf Ispaibecke
Washington, D. C
United States
Union Pacific Railroad Company
House Committee On Elections
Congress
Massey
Wise
Virginia
Chalmers
Manning
Mississippi
English
Peele
Indiana
Wallace
McKinley
Ohio
Watson
Frederick
Iowa
Wood
Peters
Kansas
Craig
Shelly
Alabama
Wheat yield outlook and other reports from 1884 state survey
Reports from 450 correspondents to the Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture project a wheat crop of 25,500,000 bushels in 1884 after accounting for county estimates and weather. Other items note Albany straw paper price stability, Massachusetts Senate action on a salary bill, and various local incidents including a fire at the Palisade Mountain House in Englewood New Jersey and a patent case in Pittsburgh.
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Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture
Albany
Massachusetts Senate
House
Paris Haldeman
Congress
Democrats
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Penn Bank
Assignee Warner
Reiber
Englewood
N. J
Palisade Mountain
Godfrend
Walter Roberts
United States Circuit Court
Hussey Manufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
William Daring & Co
Chicago
Collins Brothers
Pennsylvania Road
Somerset
Hammonton
Miss Nivison
Vermont
Maryland
Connecticut
L. W. Redington
N. P. Bowman
Henry Gillett
H. F. Brigham
Noyes
Thomas Vedder
Charles Peterson
Niagara Falls
A. W
Dimock Bank Liabilities and Assets Reported
Dimock & Co of New York states liabilities at 2932159 dollars with nominal assets 3848002 and actual assets 2550399. The one hundred thirty seventh annual meeting of the Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania began at Reading on the 5th with 400 delegates. Mrs William H Wells of Brooklyn suicided by hanging while temporarily insane. An Auburn branch collision on the New York Central near Shortsville killed Engineer Samuel Bush and injured Fireman McLaughlin and Mrs Sherman. caused by switch engine Loch Wilson. Counterfeit ten dollar notes circulate in New York. failures total 215 for week ending 6th. The body of Miss Hazard was found in the Hudson. undertaker assisted by Thomas Mooney who was killed minutes later. Potato bugs damage crops in New Jersey. Oyster beds face losses from starfish. Henry P Rowe to plant 450000 bushels of shells at East Haven. Over 4,000,000,000 gallons of petroleum valued at 60 million dollars exported last year. Norwalk editor promises to repay deposits with lost interest. Boston debates Monday school holiday instead of Saturday.
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Dimock & Co
New York
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium
Pennsylvania
Reading
Willliam H. Wells
Brooklyn
N. Y
Auburn Branch
New York Central Road
Shortsville
Samuel Bush
McLaughlin
Sherman
Loch Wilson
Fifth Avenue Bank
United States
Canada
Miss Hazard
Cincinnati
Hudson River
Hastings
Thomas Mooney
New Jersey
Henry P. Rowe
East Haven
Conn
Norwalk
Boston
Ohio moves to a Seventh Regiment after Fourth disbandment
The Adjutant General of Ohio orders the Fourth Regiment disbanded. Some companies merge into a new Seventh Regiment led by Major Knowles. Texas endures renewed heavy rains damaging crops with multi‑million losses anticipated. Liberty Hall, home of Alexander H. Stephens, sells for 2500 to the Stephens Monument Association.
Diverse 19th Century Incidents Reported From Across the Nation
Fire gutted a Detroit laboratory destroying valuable machinery with a loss of 150000 dollars insured. A fatal house fire in Bowerstown, Ohio killed two children. A suspect in a judge’s murder was moved between facilities. An army officer died on a moving train near Mexico Missouri. The St Louis elevated railway bill passed into law amid New York investor interest. James Coward died in Columbia after long injuries from a pistol practice. Salvation Army members jailed in Cleveland for disturbances. A Wisconsin mother guilty of killing her son, awaiting life term. Beausfort County reports outrages by outlaws. Annie Roush attacked a Defiance hotel guest, held in jail. Samuel Johnson, 72, jailed for horse stealing. A small whale was found near Olympia Wyoming Territory. Oregon plans to destroy sea lions harming Coquille fisheries.
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Ical Laboratory
Detroit
Mich
Bth
Frank Spilling
Bowerstown
Mary Spilling
Dollie Laughlin
Coltonel Thomas Burorp
Judge Elliott
Indiana
Louisville
Central Lunatic Asylum
LiEeutenant Rick
United States Army
Mexico
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
James Coward
Bogan Cash
Columbia
D. C
Salvation Army
Cleveland
Lona
Darlington
Wis
Whittemore
Myers
Samuel Johnson
Vincennes
Ind
Olympia
Wyoming Territory
Brandon
Coos County
Oregon
Multiple World News Bullets From 19th Century Dispatches
Reports from Quebec England and Canada cover a discharged banker case in Quebec a fatal Salisbury to Creamore Dounton train wreck five killed thirty injured a fatal East London Aquarium fire with animal deaths and looted curiosities Marwood the hangman collection burning Toronto Presbyterian General Assembly opening with Professor McLaren moderator Hungary woman confessed to poisoning four husbands and many others Canada crops outlook frosts light Meth Church Toronto conference opposition to foreign missions Manchester Cup winner Florence Earl Granville note on conspiracy funds English Freemasons denounce Papal accusations Moreira Mexico celebrates 343rd anniversary Salvation Army rumored to form bicycle corps
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Joan C. Eno
Second National Bank of New York
Quebec
London
Salisbury
Creamore
Dounton
East London
Bishopsgate
Marwood
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Toronto
McLaren
Varanda
Hungary
Canada
Montreal
Methodist Church
Hammond
Florence
Earl Granville
United States
Grand Lodge of Freemasons
Moreira
Mexico
England
Salvation Army
YACHT STELLA SINKS AFTER BRIDGE COLLISION NEAR MOUNT HOLLY
The yacht Stella of Philadelphia sank after colliding with a draw bridge on the Ranco cas River below Mount Holly, Pa, on the night of the 8th. Drowned were Robert R. Coster Jr and Albert Anderson. others were rescued. Bridge tender Edward Sterling slept and failed to respond to signals.
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Stella
Philadelphia
Rancocas River
Mount Holly
Robert R. Coster, Jr
Albert Anderson
Edward Sterling
Wit and Wisdom Groans From Idle Tales and Proverbs
A collage of quips from various sources on marriage idleness wisdom and human foibles. Fragments touch on Italian proverbs medical jests French kingly politeness and humorous anecdotes about children quotes from Daily papers and the Boston Globe.
Vast Data Snapshot From Old Ledger of Industry and Population
The record notes diverse figures from 8000 to 000 acres under cotton in southeast Arkansas, a new lace factory at Wilkesbarre, Kansas sorghum acreage, syrup and sugar yields, English mules and campaigns, health advice from Hal’s Journal, Gloucester seafaring losses, Wyoming Lake Voorhees cattle range, Texas population estimates with several cities over 20 000, a Georgia willow plantation contract, New York City building stock and growth on Manhattan Island.
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Arkansas
United Nes
Wilkesbarre
Kansas
England
London
Brighton
Hal
Journal of Heath
Cape Ann
Wyoming
Chicago Herald
Texas
Galveston
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
I. C. Plant
Macon
Georgia
New York City
Louisville Courier-Journal
Domestic Servants Import Proposals Stir Labor Debate
Denis Kearney suggests importing several thousand European working women to replace Chinese labor in households. The piece argues this would not help American housekeepers and mocks the feasibility and ethics of such a plan, citing Birdette’s Hawkeye remark and urging restraint.
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Denis Kearney
Europe
Black Forest
Ains
America
Rocky Mountains
Burdette
Tracks Guard Foils Hidden Rail Wreck Plot
Engineer John Donohoe of Albany halts a westbound train after sensing danger on a stormy night. Inspecting the joint, he spots unspiked rails that could have caused disaster, later attributed to prisoners on board seeking an escape. The article also touts Warner's Tippecanoe as a cure for chronic dyspepsia.
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Express
New York
Albany
John Donohoe
Warner
Miser and Speculator in Wealth and Power
An essay contrasts the miser who harms no one with the banker who pursues grand schemes and wealth. It argues the avarice of the powerful corrupts trust, damages employment, and could trigger a wide social panic. The piece calls for checking the gentleman miser and curb on vast private riches. Katie Wilte elopes, faces admonition, then family acceptance. The hungry fish tells the angler to drop a line if not busy.
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Prince
Lorenzo Dow
Wall Street
N. Y
No, the Angelic Band Cannot Read Her Fancies
Mr. Beecher cites a sermon lecture on a mother’s imagined child and the heavenly library. He adds that dairying, like other businesses, requires work and constant care with success tied to promptness regularity and economy in detail.
St Jacobs Oil Endorsed by Kentucky Horseman
Mr R S Withers of Fairlawn Stock Farm Lexington Kentucky praises St Jacobs Oil as a universal pain cure for himself, his horses, and workers. A Lockland woman calls her husband a glacier for his extreme slowness in movement.
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R. S. Withers
Fairlawn Stock Farm
Lexington, Ky
St. Jacobs
Lockland
Lockland Courier
Allcock’s Porous Plaster Praised by Sing Sing Official
In a Sing Sing village notice dated March 19 1883 Tuos Leary President claims Allcock's Porous Plaster cured severe back pain after a single application and praises its broad use in his family for coughs colds and pulmonary issues noting it leaves no skin mark and is convenient for home use.
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Sina Sina
N. Y
Allcock
Tuos
Leary
Villiage
Sing Sing, N. Y
Healthful Diuretic Plasters for Kidney Relief
A letter from New Jersey on April 2, 1885 praises Allcock's Porous Plasters as diuretics for kidney use and general pain relief. The writer claims rapid malaria cure when applied over kidneys and notes efficacy for rheumatism and gout, urging avoidance of imitations and noting price changes in Laptra hats.
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Bounp Brook
N. J
Allcock
H. K. ThomMar
Swift's Specific touted for facial cancer cure in 1884
A Spartanburg note touts Swift's Specific as curing a 14 year facial cancer after costly failed treatments. The letter by Evita Tinsley reports health restored, and ad copy promotes Blood and Skin disease treatises from Swift Specific Co. Other items push Kidney-Wort and Papillon products.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Swift
H. E. Heinitshh
Evita Tinsley
The
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
Stones in the Kidney Resolved by Kennedy Remedy
A Stone Ridge New York man endured kidney stones from October 1874. After seven physicians failed and spent hundreds, he used Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. He passed a stone on September 15 and praised the treatment in a grateful letter.
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David Kennedy
Rondout
N. Y
J. 8. Beach
Stone Ridge
Ulster Co
Beach
Kennedy
Restorative vegetable medicine for liver and blood health
An herbal remedy claims to restore blood and treat liver stomach bowels kidneys and related ailments. It highlights liver cleansing properties and mild cathartic action with testimonials. Available for $1.00 per bottle or six for $5.00 with directions in ten languages.
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Nature
Guysett
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