Epitome of the Week highlights from Washington and beyond
Washington dispatches report ex-Senator Kellogg disputing Price affidavit allegations and ex-Senator Dorsey finishing direct testimony in the Star route trial. Cabinet shifts appoint Graves and Burrill to treasury and engraving posts, while debt and weather, trials, fires, and violence cross the frontier with rail, mines, and rural disruption.
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Washington
Kellogg
Price
Dorsey
E. 0. Graves
National Bank-note Redemption Division
Wyman
Gilfillan
Agricultural Bureau
Charles F. Kring
Dora Broemser
St. Louis
United States Supreme Court
Treasury
The
Declined Seat in Pennsylvania Legislature and Other 1880s News
The Dukes rejected election to the Pennsylvania House by letter and asked the chamber to vacancy the seat. Two 15 month old Faulkner twins died in Allegheny City by a fire. Massachusetts lower house backs biennial elections. Neuman of Porksville died by suicide as his daughter opposed a second marriage. Frank Byrne, linked to Phoenix Park plot, arrives in New York with wife as charges loom. Multiple other incidents include a Me. shooting suicide, alms house corpse accusations before a Harvard School inquiry, a Greenfield manslaughter conviction, a Windsor Vermont execution, a major drugstore burglary, and a Hudson River navigation opening. A Leominster mill fire causes large losses. Philadelphia painters strike for higher pay. Crime rankings list San Francisco atop murders among seven cities. Ballard pleads guilty in New York grand larceny. Barnum arrested over child performers. Securities theft of 395000 with 9000 recovered later.
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West
Wisconsin
N. B. Burorp
Chicago
Deschler
Indianapolis
Tennessee
Supreme Court of Illinois
Board of Trade
Arbitration Committee
Lordsburg
New Mexico
H. C. McComas
St. Louis
Magdalena
Tombstone
Arizona
Cincinnati Southern
Mason
Braidwood
Inl
Illinois Supreme Court
Pullman Palace Car Company
Ist
Young Men’s Christian Association
Farwell Hall
Association
Dwight L. Moody
Lawrence
Kansas
Lillian Young
Cairo
Belmont
Missouri River
Pierre
Dakota
Joseph Rademacher
Fort Wayne
Nashville
Feehan
C. W. Coy & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Tuhe Bricklayers of
Robert Eliot
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
Wahle
Cincinnati
The
Gazette
City
Dukes
Nutt
Pennsylvania
David Faulkner
Allegheny City
Massachusetts
Porksville
Neuman
Frank Byrne
Paris
New York
Carey
Phoenix Park
Herbert W. Eaton
Samuel Kelly
Calais
Truro
N.S
Massachusetts Legislative Committee
Tewksbury Alms House
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Butler
Greenfield
Mass
Hosely
New Haven & Northampton
Pittsburgh
Emeline L. Meaker
Windsor
Rushville
N. Y
Rochester
Dr. Nicholson
Philadelphia
Indiana
Protestant Episcopal Diocesan Convention
Hudson River
J. A. Harwood
Leominster
Union
San Francisco
Baltimore
Richard W. Ballard
Russell
P. T. Barnum
Showman
Elliott
E. B. Treat
Western Pork Packing Increases Amid Yearly Rise
The Cincinnati Price Current reports Western pork packing the past winter at 6,132,212 hogs up from 5,747,760 last year. Average net weight rose to 213 62-100 pounds, while lard yield fell 11-100 pounds per hog. Pork product stocks grew by 111,000 barrels, with March restocks showing 38,000 barrels of pork and 34,000,000 pounds of meat in the West.
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Cincinnati
Armagh Conspiracy to Murder Sentences Reported
In Belfast twelve Armagh Assassination Society members were jailed for five to ten years for conspiracy to murder. A Rome telegram criticized Rev. Thomas N Croke for urging Irish money relief for Mr. Parnell. An earthquake near Miskolcz injured many during a theater performance. Count Von Majiath of Hungary was strangled in Ofen. An informer David Whelan was killed at Maryborough. Famine Ireland sees children dying and pupils fainting from hunger. Harcourt says police inquiry into Lady Florence Dixie incident was futile. An arrest roundup in Ireland for conspiracy to murder is noted.
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Belfast
Ireland
Armagh
Rome
Vatican
Thomas N. Croke
Cashel
Parnell
Miskolcz
Bohemia
Count von Majiath
Court of Cassation
Hungary
Ofen
David Whelan
Maryborough
Queens County
House of Commons
William Harcourt
Home Secretary
O’shea
Clare
Florence Dixie
Dixie
Chicago election yields Democratic sweep with Harrison mayor
Chicago voters re-elected Carter Harrison as mayor by over ten thousand. Michigan and Cincinnati also backed Democratic or fusion tickets, while a Moss Point boiler explosion killed nine and injured ten. Other items note Judge Mallory's re election in Milwaukee, a fatal prize fight in Dubois PA, and a Virginia bar license for a Black applicant.
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Chicago
Carter Harrison
Michigan
Supreme Court
State University
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Moss Point
Miss
Indianapolis
Harrison
Washington
Walter Q. Gresham
Indiana
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Rourt
Colorado
Denver
Milwaukee
James A. Mallory
Dubois
Jefferson County
Martin Linsky
Mike McLaughlin
Paris
United States
B. C. O. Benjamin
Charlottesville
Virginia
Salmi Morse
Religious Dramatic Temple
New York
Society For the Reformation of
Morse
Arrest of a Bigamist and Swindler in New York
William C. Russell alias Ballard Maltby and other names was arrested after years of forging checks and marrying in Newbury and Baltimore. He lured seamstress Amelia Brock and Miss Van Houten, then used fake bank funds to bilk rivals and banks. Detectives recovered ready-to-use checks and documented multiple swindles across cities. A separate note states a monument to John Howard Payne will be erected in New York, with a Carrara marble shaft and a bust by Alexander Doyle, funded by W. W. Corcoran, aiming for a June unveiling.
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New Yorks
William C. Russell
Ballard
Maltby
Miss van Houten
Baltimore
Earl’s Hotel
William McLaughlin
Russell
McLaughlin
Newburg
N. Y
R. S. Ballard
Philadelphia
Caleb
Brock
Amelia Brock
A. McLean
St. John’s Church
Newbury
Samuel Ward
Tuarraick Bank
Goshen
Fifth Avenue Bank
Western Bank of Philadelphia
Slevin
Eighth Avenue
Fifth-ninth Street
East River National Bank
National Bank of Maryland, Riggs & Co
Washington
New York
Moffitt & Doyle
Great Jones Street
John Howard Payne
Sweet Home
Payne
New Orleans
Lone Star
Morgan Line
North Moore Street
Alexander Doyle
R. E. Lee
Albert Sidney Johnson
Margaret
W. W. Corcoran
Tunis
John M. Moffitt
Doyle
Next Presidential Issue Weighs Tariff Foes and Factions
The piece argues tariff as the dominant issue for the 1884 election, noting Democratic divisions over free trade versus revenue tariffs, the fate of the National banking system and National debt, and potential contest over Speakership. It highlights party prospects, key figures, and the impact of the recent Tariff act on future politics.
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Graham Lincoln
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Congress
Chicago Journal
Dead at Braidwood Mine Prompt Grief and Escape
In Braidwood Illinois April 2 a Diamond mine disaster drew a large crowd as bodies were recovered from a collapsed passage. Six men identified by relatives in clothing were taken to the morgue and funerals set for ten oclock today. A rescued worker suffered near collapse and vowed not to return.
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Braidwood
Thomas Rogers
Hugh Ramsay
Andy Fulton
Ike Pearson
James Pearson
John Pearson
Treasury reports gold and silver holdings and note totals
The United States Treasurer’s March 31 statement lists gold coin and bullion at 184,324,360 dollars, silver dollars and bullion at 107,170,694, fractional silver at 27,832,422, and United States notes at 44,536,262, totaling 363,833,738. Certificates outstanding amount to 42,179,910 and other items show 70,598,490 with a small balance of 9,680 remaining.
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United States
Treasury
Gow Occas
Ioas Voedbakhesstecens
Chen
Tegiredies
Potters Seek Hidden Tariff Benefit in Appraisement Clause
Potters argue that the new tariff may be circumvented by a broad reading of the ninth section on appraisement of invoices, suggesting duty reduction could be leveraged through lenient interpretation.
St Louis to Welcome New Railroad Line Within Year
Plans reveal the St Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk railroad will be built into St Louis within the next year. Officials say the project will connect regional hubs, create jobs, and boost commerce. Local leaders expect construction to begin soon with expected completion date not yet set.
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St. Louis, Hannibal & Keokuk
St.Louis
New York Sun on Presidential ticket options and party splits
The New York Sun reviews Republican and Democratic prospects after Congress adjournment. It dismisses Grant Conkling Blaine Sherman Windom and Edmunds as viable Republican nominees, notes Ingalls as promising though tariff stance problematic, and lauds Tilden as the outstanding Democratic figure amid a plentiful pool of contenders.
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New York Sun
Conoe
General Grant
Conkling
Blaine
John Sherman
Windom
Senate
Senator Edmunds
Edmunds
Middle States
Harrison
Allison
Hawley
Lage Dawes
Don Cameron
Ingalls
Dawes
Cameron
Sun
Tilden
Tariff bill tests Democrats and Republicans in 1884 race
The piece argues the Republican passage of the tariff strengthens them with the public while leaving Democrats with a difficult, uncertain path. It notes Republicans show a businesslike, honest approach, contrast with past overviews, and predicts Democrats will face tariff policy decisions as a central issue in the coming Congress.
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Democratic Congress
House
Coss
Congress
What is Your Hoodoo
Derrick Dodd recounts a natural hoodoo theory describing a universal force of negation in nature. The piece details how misfortune follows items like boots or watches and explains the aim to discover and remove one’s hoodoo. An anecdote about a revolver hoodoo ends tragically.
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Evison
Gail Hamilton
Derrick Dodd
Accomplished Monkeys At Philadelphia Zoo Demonstrate Tricks
The Philadelphia Zoological Garden hosts Mrs Rooney a chim panzee and her mate Pat Rooney. They amuse holiday visitors with tricks such as blowing their noses on a handkerchief taught by a shared cue of sugar and prior actions. The keeper notes the pair rarely squabble though Mr Rooney can be cheeky, stealing his wife’s portion of dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Rooney
Zoological Garden
Philadelphia
Pat Rooney
Mr. Rooney
Philadelphia Press
Brooklyn Judge Rules Cemetery Lot Sale Forbidden
A Brooklyn judge admonished a tearful wife not to sell the family Greenwood Cemetery lot where four relatives lie buried. He held that ground in which the dead rest is not a proper subject for private barter or sale.
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Brooklyn
Greenwood Cemetery
N. Y
Milk Quality Tip: Sweeten or Reuse With Soda
Milk that has changed can be restored by stirring in a little soda to sweeten and render it fit for use again.
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Defiance County
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Defiance
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