48th Congress Opens as Tariff Report Moves Forward
Washington dispatch reports the 48th Congress convened at 11 a.m. with 202 members present. Debates over the Tariff Commission report and election procedures dominated sessions. Senate members appointed to notify the President and House, with a joint committee’s shipping testimony ordered for printing.
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Washington D. C
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Teva
Charles Updegraif
Twenty-Third
Ohio
R. A Pitt
Hawk
Illinois
Seaburn Reese
Stephens
Georgia
Charles Shelby
Alabama
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Turkish ruler shaken by assassination rumors in 1983
A Constantinople dispatch reports that Turkey shows Russian-tinged signs as rumors spread of a possible assassination attempt on the Sultan. The Sultan reportedly stayed away from Friday prayers and hid in the royal harem after the news, then recovered and avoided public appearances.
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Constantinople
Turkey
How Jealous Jamestown Scorns Dunkirk in Tax Fight
A Jamestown Standard rebuttal rails at Dunkirk residents for seeking county aid to support the poor. It argues Jamestown’s stance would raise local taxes and accuses Jamestown of parsimony while highlighting Dunkirk’s improved waste and relief management under Supervisor Bookstayer. The piece defends Dunkirk’s right to self support and criticizes Jamestown’s criticisms as unfounded and self-serving.
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Jamestown
County Board of Supervisors
Dunkirk
Juweatown
Standard
Fire destroys five buildings in Mahony town
A blaze in Mahony Pennsylvania on December 4 1882 destroyed five business structures and damaged three others before the fire department gained control. The total loss is about 25000 dollars, only partially insured.
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Mahony
Hudson Freezing Ends Hudson River Navigation
Special dispatch from Poughkeepsie reports the Hudson River closed from Catskill to Albany due to ice. The river is rapidly solidifying with temperatures around three degrees below zero. Surface conditions are unusually rough, hindering skating and boat traffic until spring.
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Poughkeepsie N. Y
Hudson
Albany
Catjshat
Oil Market Fluctuates in Evening Telegraph Update
Oil opened at 1.10, rose to 1.12 within five minutes, and traded between 1.09 and 1.12. It closed the session at 1.1034, after morning weakness around 1.087 cents.
Weather bulletin from Washington station reports signals improving
At 3 PM the tower notes light, partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with a south to west wind and lower barometer. Eastern signals show activity on Lake Michigan, Huron and Erie as the storm center moves eastward. Gale force winds were reported on Huron and Erie, now shifting to the west.
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Lake Michigan
Huron
Erie
Women as Housekeepers Statemen of Daily Life
A reflective piece extols housekeeping as a superior mental exercise for women, praising calm leadership, prudent management, and virtue in the home. It warns against fretting over minor annoyances, urges looking for the bright side, and cites Theresa and Thoreau as touches of inspiration in domestic effort.
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Jonging
Theresa
Walden Pond
Thanksgiving union service at Congregational church
Notes from a village newspaper itemize a Thanksgiving service at the Congregational church with a revival by a. PL Graves, inquiries on the new Sunday law affecting Seventh Day Adventists, local move-ins Sheldon Torrey and Furman Torrey, market prices for dressed meat and wood, sickbed news, and various local updates including school enrollment and residents visiting.
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A. PL Graves
Sheldon Torrey
Justus Torrey
Furman Torrey
Kent Road
Hoge
Mattie Kelley
W. N. Kelley
Cascadaga
Dean
The
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A Schoolboy on Corns and Varieties of Corn
A humorous schoolboy essay explains vegetable corn and animal corn with playful definitions. It labors to distinguish corns on ears from corns on feet, mentions acorns and a comic “core dodger,” and ends with a joke about testing a corn dodger by grabbing a man with a corn.
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Ubata
Josh Billings on Marriage
A humorous reflection on why people wed and how marriage can fail or succeed. The essay ponders choices for love, money, status, and happiness while noting political misdirection and an abrupt shift to a local official’s career, mentioning County Supt of Spink and a People’s ticket nomination.
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Hanover
Spink
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