Capital Moves and Debates in Senate and House
Washington reports the Senate special committee on women’s rights with members Lapham Anthony Ferry Blair George Jackson and Fair. Discussions cover retirement for long-time lawmakers quotas on liquor traffic and Utah women’s suffrage. In Omaha Sheriff Miller arrests Jewett for arson and forgery linked to a prior Albia hardware fire and a $6000 forgeries scheme.
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Lapham
Anthony
Ferry
Blair George
Jackson
Fair
House of Congress
Blair
4Morgan
Morgan
Omaha Tribe of Indians
Congress
Omaha Reservation
Dawes
Committee On Indian Affairs
Utah
Brown
Omaha
Miller
Albin
Iowa
Jewett
Albia
Union Pacific
Wyoming county land areas tallied by county totals
The Area of Wyoming measures 97,896 square miles with 315 square miles of water. Land surface totals by county are Albany 11,000, Carbon 18,500, Crook unorganized 10,000, Johnson 11,000, Laramie 6,800, Sweetwater 30,275, Uinta 15,000.
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Wyoming
Albany
Carbon
Crook
Johnson
Laramie
Sweetwater
Uinta
Black Hills Favor Division of Dakota on 46th Parallel
A mass convention in Deadwood last night urged dividing Dakota at the 46th parallel and admitting the southern section as a state. A 51 member committee was named to travel to Washington to press Congress.
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Deadwood
Jun
Black Hills
Dakota
Washington
Congress
Burrows Aims to Bar Polygamy For Territorial Delegates
The Washington note reports Representative Burrows of Michigan will introduce a bill to disqualify any delegate from a territory who has practiced bigamy or polygamy. Albany dispatch notes Governor Cornell's message and House vote totals with Alvord 68 and Patterson 66 for speaker, Costello 5, adjournment looming.
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Washington
Orth
Civil Service Committee
House
Committee On Rules
Yeas
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Burrows
United States
Armfield
Singleton
New York
the Evening Post
Michigan
Albany
Cornell
Alvord
Patterson
Costello
Independent Republicans Meet in Philadelphia Delegates Meet
Two hundred delegates of the independent republican state committee gathered in Philadelphia this morning. Chas B Wolfe and other leaders attended as speeches accused current party managers of dishonoring the party.
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Philadelphia
Independent Republican State Committee
Chas
Wolfe
Pope Avoids Census Law. Vatican Population Cited
On January 12 in Rome the pope refused to fill the census form, while a layman filled the returns showing about 5,000 people living in the Vatican. roughly one third are female.
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Rome
Vatican
Largest US cotton sale tops 5,700 bales in Dallas
M. D. Cleveland completed the largest one time cotton sale in the United States today in Dallas with 5,725 bales transferring for about 290000 dollars. The deal sets a new record for single sale volume and value in the national cotton market.
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Dallas
United States
M. D. Cleveland
Burbridge and Blackburn Controversies Two Letters
Washington January 13 public correspondence presents Gen I G Burbridge and J C Blackburn trading letters from January 82. Burbridge dismisses Blackburns insinuations on yellow fever and personal attacks, states no interest remains in further communications, and invites accountable charges if any are made.
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Washington
House of Representatives
I. G. Burbridge
Bhackburn
Steven
Burbridge
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Gen. Burbridge
Desperate mob at Wild Horse Station over pay cut to $1.15
Workmen on the Texas Pacific railway at Wild Horse Station, troubled by Manager Hoxie's wage cut to 1.15 dollars per day, mobbed the pay car mistaking it for his private coach. Local officer Major Kretz calmed the crowd, detaining the paymaster for 48 hours before he was released.
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Wild Horse Station
Tex
Texas Pacific Railway
Hoxie
Dallas
Dublin forces quell oat sale turmoil and evictions
A 200 soldier and constabulary unit Protect Edenderry convoy amid mob road blocks and bridge destruction. In Teena creeau near Ballaghadreen soldiers and police evicted six families. Clonmel arms seized from bailiffs. O’Connor remitted twenty five percent rent at Ardsovan and Ardmoyle.
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Dublin
Edenderry
County Kings
Teenacreeau
Ballaghadreen
Clonmel
O’connor
Ardsovan
Ardmoyle
Oarsman Boyd Begins Training for Race with Hanlon
London January 13 Boyd the oars man starts training today for a race with Hanlon. Toronto January 13 Trickett plans to go to England to row Hanlon after his race with Boyd. He notes Wallace Ross will also go to England and his race with Hanlon might be rowed there.
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London
Boyd
Hanlon
Toronto
Trickett
England
Wallace Ross
Turkey Plans Protest Over British Interference in Egypt
Turkey announces a protest against British actions in Egypt. The government warns the move may backfire and affect regional tensions and alliances.
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Turkey
Egypt
Davidge’s Insanity Test in Guiteau Trial Is Adopted
Davidge argues the defense rests on insanity and asserts Guiteau knew right from wrong on the murder of the chief magistrate. He notes Guiteau’s sanity, recalls the mob fear and legal responsibility while addressing jury decorum and interruptions in court.
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Davidge
Guiteau
West bill on recording marriages in territories reported
The senate territorial committee decides to report West's bill to provide for recording marriages in territories and asks for referral to the judiciary committee. The president approves a joint resolution expressing gratitude to the khe dive of Egypt for the gift of the obelisk.
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Washington
Senate Territorial Committee
Senate West
Judiciary Committee
United States
Egypt
Health fears strike Garabaldi as deaths worries rise
Various brief items note Garabaldi’s precarious health, a presidential election at the Union League Club of New York, railway progress near Laredo, smallpox control in Illinois, a Pratt family push to curb polygamy, and legal staff changes in Kings County. Also mentioned are a Tammany caucus, a postponed coronation, a closed Winter Palace, Siemens-Anderson assets, East River bridge forgeries, and Canada Pacific rail routes shifting toward Chicago and Thunder Bay.
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John M. Guiteau
Kings County New York Supreme Court
New York
Tammany
Alexander III
Winter Palace
Siemens--Anderson Steel Company
Pittsburgh
Great East River
Canada Pacific Railway
Sault-Ste-Maarie
Chicago and Northwestern
Lake Superior
Swift
Algoma Bay
Chicago
Thunder Bay
Guiteau Hears Davidge Assert Sanity in Trial
In Washington on January 13 the trial loomed as Davidge challenged Scoville’s insanity theories. Guiteau apologized to Davidge, praised Corkhill, and argued the defense showed the prisoner’s memory and intellect. Davidge rebutted moral insanity claims, urging the jury to verdict.
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Guiteau
Davidge
Corkhill
J. W. Guiteau
Scoville
Keifer
Taft
Dayidge
Inter Ocean
Charles J. Guiteau
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Clark Johnson
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Oregon
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Stoops
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Ayer & CO
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