Senate and House actions in late January and early February
Senate debates reach into North Dakota statehood and timber laws while adjusting mail and press regulations. House sets funeral plans for E. W. Mackey and reports on War Department data. bills address paper currency stability and post office investigations into telegraph contracts and Western Union stock dividends. Reports also cover tax rebates, railroad land issues, and a flurry of local incidents and economic updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Cannon
North Dakota
Tasae
Platt
Western Union Company
Telel
Western Union My
Sherman
Virginia
Mississippi
Voorhees
Committee On Post Offices
House
Crow Agency
New Mexico
Pettibone
E. W. M. Mackey
Secretary of War
Warner
Ohio
United States
Randall
Greeley
District of Columbia
Washington
Idaho
Dakota
Territories
Mackey
House of Representatives
Ster
Committee of Conference
Blair
Senate Committee
Western Union
Republic of Mexico
Anderson
Committee On Public Lands
Secretary of the Interior
Atchison & Santa Fe
Texas Pacific Railway Company
Congress
Dockery
Messrs
Randall and
Calkins
FitzJohn Porter
President Proposes Interracial Marriage Ban in DC
Washington reports a bill introduced in the House on the 29th alt to prohibit intermarriage between white and colored races in the District of Columbia. The same day President's nominations to the Senate include Charles F. Roberts and others for land office and U S attorney posts in Illinois and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Douglass
Washington
Congress
House
District of Columbia
Senate
Charles F. Roberts
Register of Land Office
Humboldt
California
Richard 8. Tuthill
Chicago
United States
Northern District of
Ilinois
James A. Connelly
Illinois
District of
Amalgamated Association of Iron Workers
Miners’ Association of
Pittsburgh
Glass Workmen’s Association
House Committee On Labor
St. Johns
N. B
Greeley
Proteus
Tragedy at Cambria Iron Works and missing Vermont travelers
A worker at Cambria Iron Works Johnstown died instantly after his steel rod touched an electric wire while grease was applied to a rail. A prominent Moriah Vermont merchant J M Rffords and his family are missing after departing January 11 for Warren, possibly ice or mountain exposure. Pittsburg jeweler S Levein robbed of 1400 dollars in jewelry as a mulatto thief forced entry at pistol point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wart Ferdinand Mitzloff
Cambria Iron Works
Johnstown
Moriah
J. M. Rffords
Warren
Lake Champlain
Green Mountains
S. Levein
Pittsburgh
Various ills and crimes ripple through regions and nations
A crowded dispatch recaps embezzlement, murder trials, wrecks, and political matters. Mepary’s paymaster role ends amid $10,000 short. Bruner and Newman duel ends in Bruner capture. Sevuers suicides rather than testify. Grand Jury indictments in New Orleans include several murder and assault bills. Others face postmaster fraud, rival trials, and rail wrecks. International updates note cattle disease in Kansas, drought in Canada, and European disturbances.
Many Far-Reaching Local News Snippets
Died at his Boston home Hon Wenper Puiiarres aged about seventy three. John Nash of Lancaster Texas fatally stabbed by a caretaker brother. Nine boys coasting on the Schuylkill fall through ice. John Hogan saves eight, James Donnelly drowns. Mrs. George H. Evans buried at Arlington cemetery with Grand Army support. Jury finds J D Harrington not guilty in Legion of Honor fraud case. Robberies on Whitesboro to Gainesville road routes net 300. Fire in St Louis destroys N O Nelson Co and Phillips Grant Co warehouse. loss about 95000 insured. Assassins miss Rev Jablonowski at Grand Rapids. GreneEran Boots to visit US in March. Labor leaders pick McClelland Murray Powderly Campbell Schlecker to push Voran bill in DC. 78 reps oppose Fitz-John Porter restoration urging petitions against appointment. Mrs Mary A Miller steamboat license application referred to New Orleans district for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Mepary
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Hawesville
R. J. Braner
Charles Newman
Bruner
Indiana
Martin Sevuers
Kendallville
Ind
James D. Houston
Anton Linsenmark
St. Louis
Kreutzinger
Duchy of Baden
Frirzen
New Orleans
Gresham
Senator Voorhees
Frank James
San Francisco
Dixon
G. M. Faber
F. A. Robinson
Marysville
George Argo
Argo
Columbus
Eowand P. Flexston
Kansas
D. C. Haskell
Dallas
Texas
Grand Prairie
Cincinnati
United States
Wenper Puiiarres
Boston
Lancaster
Tex
John Nash
Schuylkill
Philadelphia
John Hogan
Hogan
James Donnelly
George H. Evans
Arlington Cemetery
Des Moines
Grand Army
J. D. Harrington
Jersey City
N. J
Legion of Honor
Whitesboro
Gainesville
Eighth and
St. Charles Streets
N. O. Nelson & Co
Phillips, Grant & Co
GreneEran Boots
Salvation Army
John S. McClelland
New Jersey
John Murray
Ohio
T. W. Powderly
James Campbell
John Schlecker
Pennsylvania
Washington
Voran
Fitz-John Porter
Porter
Senate
Frightful Explosion Levels Orr Block Killing Seven
Seven people were killed and many others injured when a gasoline explosion leveled Orr’s new block in Alliance Ohio. The blast collapsed two adjacent buildings, wrecking three stories of debris as residents and firemen worked through the night. Survivors include Frank M Orr and Homer Higland family members with several notable locals among the victims. The total loss is estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars with business suspended citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Lumber Company
Toronto
Can
Toronto Bank
Quebec Bank
Bank of Commerce
Lew Wallace
Turkey
Porte
Dr. Pflaum
Ascos
Aiso
South Australia
Victoria
Rhynabone
Holyhead
Cardiff
Ayr
Eng
Marquis of
Ailsa
Michipicton River
Winnipeg
Man
Vienna
Austria
Louis Hasriot
American College At
Rome
Brooklyn
N. Y
Adamson
Chapman & Son
Tokar
Soudon
Alliance
Orr
Frank M. Orr
Homer Highland
Frank Evans
John McConnell
Miller
Joseph McConnell
Thomas Ripley
John Baker
Thomas Ogden
McConnell Grocery
Elmer Orr
Homer Higland
Vernon Higland
Frank Graves
Robert Joyce
Charles Carey
Charles Haden
Duprez & Benedict
Sharer & Son
Wright & Pennock
Whitacre & Beardsley
William Starlay
Jesse Erwin
5. Koch & Co
M. Openheimer & Co
Smith & Son
Frank Orr
Odd Fellows’ Society
Mormon Question Provisions Of The Bill In Utah Territory
Senator Hoar reported an anti polygamy bill expanding Edmunds provisions with new sections. It allows compelled testimony by spouses, enables witness attachments, and limits prosecutions to within five years. It abolishes Utah voting and inheritance laws, restructures church trustees, and creates a five member election board with federal oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wastinetox
Hoar
Committee On Judiciary
United States
Utah
Territory of
Mormon Church
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Attorney General of
Congress
Perpetual Emigration Fund Company
Common Schools
Legislative Assembly
Territory
Legislative Assembly of
Secretary of the Treasury
New Revenue District Formed With Pittsburgh HQ
The Treasury Department created a new revenue district from Columbus to the Allegheny Mountains with Pittsburgh as the headquarters. William A. Reed, formerly of Chicago, is named as a chief officer and has opened an office in the German Bank building on Wood Street. He will settle disputes in revenue collection and oversee all customs offices except internal revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PitrspunGen
Treasury Department
Columbus
Allegheny Mountains
Pittsburgh
William A. Reed
Chicago
Germania Bank
Wood Street
Internal Revenue
Cov. Murray's Defense
Denver analyzes a Tribune defense of Gov Murray amid irregularity charges. O H Rothaker argues the 1876 expose showed charges were manufactured. He contends Grant sought to eliminate two Bristow men and notes Murray’s defense then was ample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
the Tribune
Murray
U. S. Marshal
Kentucky
O. H. Rothaker
Sunday Argus
General Grant
Bristow
Tea Speculation Surges in New York Markets
A boom in Japan tea trading in New York drives the Importers' and Grocers' Board of Trade to 4,250,000 pounds in a few days far above the usual 50,000 daily. Prices rise three to four cents per pound. The surge stems from a crop drop of 6,000,000 pounds, not port fears linked to a blockade, as the season is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Japan
Board of Trade
Language formation in Russia per Dr. Vetter
Dr Theodore Vetter explains Russians gain linguistic skill through early strict instruction. An infant first learns French with a French nurse, then a German governess, then English. Girls remain home for matchmaking while boys attend gymnasia for seven years before university study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Russia
Theodore Vetter
Gymnasia
Boston Herald
Longstanding Eliot Farm Carries Nine Generations of a Family
A farm in Eliot Me has housed nine generations for nearly 250 years. The first brick house, rebuilt in 1736 after an earthquake, stood for years before the present heavy oak structure. More than seventy five children were born there, with only one unwed death and one accidental child death recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot
Boston Transcript
Deadly Indianapolis Bridge Wreck Kills Six
Six killed and several injured when the southbound train on the Indianapolis and Chicago Air Line plunged from Broad Ripple bridge into the White River. Fire and wreckage submerged the cars. identification relied on personal items. Officials blame defective bridge threads. rescue teams recovered bodies and tended the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Broad Ripple
White River
John Brewer
Lafayette
Ind
Jane E. Ricketts
New Aly
Rge Lowry
Buena Vista
Thomas Parr
Abel T. Smith
American Express
John Bray
Deming
Seman
Noblesville
Lynn Clark
Westfield
Ae Claybaugh
Frankfort
A. T. Peddigo
W. P. Hawk
W. T. Swegirt
Carmel
B. J. White
White
C. C. Loder
J. B. Horton
Loder
Clark
Losey
Brewer
Rewarding a Patriotic Woman
A Senate Committee on Claims report notes a bill for Eliza H Powers of Patterson New Jersey to pay 2500 dollars for her wartime care of sick and wounded soldiers and supportive expenditures. She is now aged and in need due to reverses. committee favors passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Claims
Eliza H. Powers
Patterson
N. J
Senate Committee
Steel works tragedy claims two lives
At Linden steel works a platform bearing fifty to seventy tons of fish plates collapsed while workers loaded plates onto cars. John Butler and Thomas Liney died instantly, while John Roach survived the fall but was not expected to live through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Steel Works
John Butler
Thomas Liney
John Roach
State Legislative Debates on Civil Rights and Funding
The record shows January sessions where a civil rights amendment for U S citizens was debated and resolutions urged Senators to seek constitutional change. Bills reported include $46 000 for constitutional amendment advertising and various appropriations for schools and public debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ator
Reed
Oren
van Cleaf
Hereas
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Wuereas
States of
Union
Congress
House
Hadley
Stevenson
State House
Yeas
Purden
J. Oren
General Assembly
Pike Vs. Haines
Toledo
Wolcott
Mickey Vs. Loomis
Mansfield
Ramey
Pike
Capitol
Jones
Ohio Reform Farm
School of Progress
Hunter survives 100-foot ravine fall in deep snow
Charles Newton of Wyoming New York chased a rabbit to the edge of a one hundred foot ravine. He failed to notice the drop due to deep snow and tumbled over. He landed unharmed at the bottom, though badly frightened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Newton
Wyoming
N. Y
Buffalo Express
Death record cites pupils' brain strain in Brighton case
The Brighton Massachusetts registrar records the death of two young girls attributed to brain fatigue from excessive study. Cause listed as secondary brain congestion leading to coma after six months of intensifying work and cramming reported by the Losion Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Mass
Boston
Losion Journal
New York Man Robs Teen For Theater Ticket
John Callaghan of New York, unable to pay, threatened a boy with a revolver to steal a ticket. A policeman intervened with a club before the theft occurred, leaving the would‑be thief less stage struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Callaghan
New York
John
N. Y
Tea prices slide in England since canal opening
The opening remark notes that tea prices have declined since the Suez Canal's opening, except for 1879, and states they have never been lower in England than at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal
England
Herald
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Defiance County Express
Frank C. Culley
News OF the
Congressional
Phoenix Glass Works
Phillipsburgh
Tax Universal Telephone Company
Michael
Joseph Alexander
David Patterson
Norwich
Clinton
Etsma Harris
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Mauch Chunk
Reading
Canada
Jweendell Paruairs
New Hunting Park
Pennsylvania Iron Works
Ist
Peoria
Ill
Patrick Harrnet
Harrnet
Denver & Rio Grande Round House
Oville
Henry Kryce
Kennedy
Jose A. Cespedes
Colon
United States Customs
Coloniel
A. W. Luxeripon
Arizona
Granville, O
Joan C. Casz
Bedford County
Father Jablonowski
Grand Rapids, Mich
Foucer
Mary A. Miller
Chicago Air Line Railroad
Ohio Legislature
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