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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1883
Page
1
Senate debates Mississippi River improvements below Cairo and Utah voting limits amid amendments. House passes Sundry Civil bill changes including land surveys and military land transfers. naval and Indian appropriation actions, and notable deaths and local notices. The period covers confirmations, committee reports, and adjournments with multiple amendments and votes.
The Senate on the 21st confirmed Lot Wright as United States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio and James H. Teller as Secretary of Dakota Territory. Congress appropriated $25,000 on the 21st for a monument at Washington's headquarters in Newburgh New York. Senator Van Wyck proposed a resolution about a perceived joint approach by the US Great Britain France and Italy to mediate the Chile Peru dispute and whether the US had been instructed to seek European mediation. Secretary Chandler on the 22nd received a telegram from Captain J S Kerrett reporting the Ashuelot lost on Lamock Island with eleven enlisted men killed and details of the Richmond crew. Washington's birthday observed nationwide with militia reviews and a farewell address read. courts banks and post offices closed in several cities.
The report covers multiple events from across the nation. It notes suicides in Baltimore and Grand Rapids, a family poisoned by morphine in Texas, counterfeiting arrests in Illinois, a venerable priest’s death in St Louis, opium discovery on the City of Tokio, bondholder actions in Memphis, a fire destroying Sheboygan works, a deadly railroad collision near Mansfield, the death of St Louis Druggist editor Dr Peters, drownings on the Ohio River, a rich silver find near Tucson, and more including a large town flood damage in Lawrenceburg and cemetery destruction in Hardentown alongside civic notes on Bourbon Brothers Richmond, a murder trial verdict in Kentucky, Georgetown fire, dairy industry meeting in Marshalltown, and calls for Hatch bill passage on cattle disease.
A fire at a collar shop in a prison complex spreads to several state factories after inmates cut hoses and resist guards. One thousand five hundred inmates are confined, with many injured or burned. Losses approach 200000 dollars, insurance unavailable. Knights Templar in California rule trophies become owner’s property.
Dispatches report French flag on Madagascar north coast and warnings to foreign residents at Lamatave as natives show agitation and warlike preparations.
The Senate on the 24th confirmed G M Lambertson as United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska. The President sent John W Foster’s nomination to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain to the Senate on the 24th. Fire and accidents, politics and bills fill the day’s reports across multiple states and congressional actions.
An alarm of fire in the German Roman Catholic Church school on Fourth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue caused a panicked exodus down two narrow stairways. A railing collapsed and a mass of children five deep fell to the floor, killing sixteen and injuring many more as smoke filled the five story building.
A long legislative summary notes through February 20 the passage and defeat of numerous bills. Key actions include amending probate and land-transaction laws, establishing boards and commissions, and tax and police finance reforms. Adjournments mark daily sessions with notable roll calls and committee referrals.
Washington dispatch outlines the Senate Tariff bill reducing internal taxes by 41.6 million dollars while abolishing charges on packages and inland transport. The general aim is lower rates with few exceptions, adding many items to the free list and keeping major changes minimal in silk tobacco hemp flax and liquor schedules.
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