Independent Republicans of Pennsylvania spark national party rift
The Philadelphia convention signals a renewed clash within the Republican Party. It indicts bossism and the spoils system, challenging Cameron’s machine and urging reform beyond state borders. The Times faces a test to adopt or oppose the new departure as stalwarts brace for a broader fight.
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Philadelphia
Sfeedy
Garfield
Arthur
Grant
Guiteau
Pennsylvania
Boss
Cameron
United States
the Times
Old Guard
Loris Republican
Venetian Lincoln Mosaic to Gain Garfield Counterpart
The Venetian glass mosaic portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the Hall of Representatives Washington will soon be joined by a companion portrait of President Garfield. Both works are crafted in the same style by Salviati of Venice.
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Abraham Lincoln
Representatives
Washington
Garfield
Salviati
Venice
Ex Governor Av Hunt Sells Rio Grande Property
Ex Governor Av Hunt of Laredo Texas bought mining property on the Rio Grande for 20000 dollars last year and recently sold it to the Rio Grande and Pecos Railway for 2000000 dollars.
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Av. Hunt
Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande
Rio Grande & Pecos
Republican Record of Waste and Plunder in Congress
A critical view of Secor Robeson leading the House shows Republicans expanding the federal budget with new offices and numerous appropriations. The piece alleges deliberate overstatement of needs, packed committees, and deliberate exclusion of economy-minded Democrats, framing the era as marked by extravagance and mismanagement. It also notes accompanying personal and literary news.
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Secor Robeson
House of Representatives
Committee of Appropriations
Committee On Appropriations
Frank Hiscock
Robeson
Randall
Holman
Blount
Whitthorne
Naval Affairs
Treasury
Republican Party
N. Y. Sun
Protest Over House Rules in Mackey O Connor Case
In the late House debate on the Mackey vs O Conn or election contest Democrats opposed a stoppage as the Republicans altered rules to hamper inquiry. Samuel J Randall and others sign a protest denouncing the majority and Speaker for undermining parliamentary rights and civil liberty.
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Mr. Cox
New York
House
Mackey Va. O'Connor
Committee On Elections
Mackey Vs. O'Connor
Samuel J. Randall
Abrams. Hewitt
Daniel Ermentrout
J. Pred
C. Talbot
Morgan B. Wise
Latham
Miles Ross Henry
Harris
H. A. Herbert
R. F. Armfield
Clement Dowd
Parisian Journalist's Note Delays Afternoon Fight
A Paris correspondent cites personal reasons delaying a planned afternoon confrontation, mentioning a family boil and a granduncle as factors while referencing the 8 Commercial Adver.
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Monsignr
Humorous Quotations From Various Papers
A collage of funny lines about blindness travel in Russia and gilded butterflies. Witty notes from Boston Philadelphia and New York poke fun at society, marriage, journalism and a prize fight on Long Island.
Farmer Trapped Under Roller by Oxen Ends Dusty but Unharmed
Robert Welch a farmer one mile east of town was caught under a land roller while his oxen powered it. The team paused mid pass and after nearly an hour pulled the roller up onto him, then stood still while neighbors freed him. He escaped unharmed though very dusty and resumed work.
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Mark Twain
Elmira
N. Y
Mississippi River
William Wrenn
United States
Spottsylvania County
Caroline Brown
Waterford
Artemus Ward
Little Rock Gazette
Opie Reed
Arkansas Traveler
Emerson
Concord
Boston Post
Parsons
Rochester
England
Robert Welch
Welch
Dover
What Causes Rain Storms
A Rochester Democrat analysis links storms and damp May to a physics-based reaction to unusually warm seasons. It cites Arctic ice breakup, east wind chills, and early Atlantic ice as factors lowering water and air temperatures. The piece argues the continent endures a lingering climatic reaction with widespread ills.
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Australia
Atlantic
Baflin’s Bay
Labrador
England
Richter
Lochester Democrat
Burglars Rumor Roars Through Shuttle House Night
A New Haven Register account recalls a tense scene at Mr and Mrs Shuttle as a supposed burglary alarm triggers a late night dash for stairs and a dramatic show of bravery and cowardice ending in quiet morning rest.
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Dame Natures
Mrs. Shuttle
Job
Mr. Smith
Justin
New Haven Register
Death and Grave Robbery Folklore Incident
A Chinaman died in Eureka Nevada and was buried with routine rites. Night after burial Indian squaws robbed the grave of a roast pig and ate it, then suffered violent vomiting. Chronicle notes local superstition and precaution.
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Eureka
Nev
San Francisco Chronicle
Prairie and wood fires sweep Southern Arizona and western New Mexico
Wildfires rage across about forty miles square in Southern Arizona and western New Mexico with extensive damage. Authorities attribute the blaze to Native Americans in the area.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Brown's Iron Bilvers Promotes Temperance Cure for Weakness
The ad argues temperance cannot be kept by pledges but by removing alcohol craving. It presents Brown's Iron Bitters made in Baltimore as a true non alcoholic tonic that cures drunkenness and improves nervous, muscular, and digestive health. One bottle priced at $1.00.
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Baltimore
Brown Chemical Company
Brown’s Tronsurers
Lydia FE
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
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