President Arthur's Yearly Message to Congress
President Chester A. Arthur reviews foreign affairs progress and calls for congressional action on tariffs, taxation, civil service reform, naval modernization, education, Indian policy, and federal appointments. He urges economy, proposes tariff revisions, and outlines funds, deficits, and strategic international issues.
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Congress
Union
United States
Ireland
Great Britain
American Isthmus
Russia
Paris
Pais
France
Spain
Hamburg
Marsh
Italy
Rome
Belgium
Senate
Switzerland
Turkey
China
Japan
Corea
Egypt
U. S
Republic of
Liberia
Sierre Leone
Hawaii
Haiti
San Domingo
Port Au Prince
Mexico
Eitheir
Mexco
Guatemala
Venezuela
Carracas
Bolivar
South America
Missssippi
Alabama
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Secretary of the Navy
Arctic Ocean
Lieut. Chipp
George W. Dee Long
Sirgeon James M. Amble
Jerome J. Collins
Hans Haller
Erickson Heinrich
H. Kaicke
Geo. A. Boyd
Walter Lee
Adolph Dressless
Carl Gerts
Nels. Jonson
Cook
A. H
Alexy
C. W. Chino
William Dunbar
Alfred Sweetman
Walter Shortell
Albert C. Kerebue
Edwin Sizar
Henry D. Farren
P. E. Johnson
Giles B. Herbert
William Schenzekish
DeLong
Rogers
Seecate
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Naval Advisory Board
Secretary of the Interior
Chester A. Arthur
Washington, D. C
Died in London Archbishop Archibald Campbell Tait
The Archbisho p of Canterbury Archibald Campbell Tait died in London on Sunday December 3. Born in Edinburgh in 1811, he educated at Edinburgh and Glasgow and Oxford, led Rugby School, became Bishop of London in 1855, and Archbishop of Canterbury in 1868.
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Archibald Campbell Tait
Canterbury
London
Edinburgh
Scotland
High School
Academy of
University of Glasgow
Baliol College
Oxford
Tractariars
Church of England
Rugby School
Carlisle
Oxford University Commission
Bloomfield
Longley
Tait
Kent
Storer
England
S J. Augustine
Canterbury In 597 A. D. About This Time the Capital of the Kingdom of
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City of
Cuthbert
William of
Thomas
Becket
At Brigham Young’s Grave in Desolate Utah Resting Place
The Laramie Boomerang notes Brigham Young’s grave appears bare as a boulevard. It recalls his widow weeping there in earlier days while grasses thrived, then drying tears as irrigation waned. The piece mocks polygamous unions and Utah governance with caustic humor.
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Laramie
Brigham Young
Utah Commission
Far West
Burdock Tea to Burdock Bitters Transition Promoted
An old saying praises Burdock as a cure and recounts boiling the plant for remedies. Modern ads tout Burdock BLoop Bitters offering curative properties in a bottled form for one dollar.
Auction Turns on Carriage Bids in Rhode Island Town
In an inland Rhode Island town a carriage sold at auction amid lively bidding between a man and a woman. The winning bidder, a man, confronted his wife at the carriage claiming the rival bidder was his foe. The exchange featured risible quips as the couple disputed the price and the identity of the sympathetic bidder, with the wife accusing her husband of overpaying.
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Rhode Island
Arran
Biddy
Bat
Sphalpeen
Pat
Man Uses Tomas Ec Lectric 011 For Toothache Relief
Mrs. A. N. Frank of 177 West Tupper Street Buffalo New York reports using Tomas Ec Lectric 011 for severe toothache and neuralgia and calls it the best pain reliever she knows.
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A. N. Frank
West Tupper Street
Buffalo
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Better Bend the Neck Promptly Than Bruising Forehead
A terse maxim urges quick flexible action to avoid facial injury. The saying implies choosing safer adaptation when potential harm is present. It reflects cautious guidance likely from a medical or safety context in the period.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Congress
War Department
Senate and House Proceedings from December Session
The record details Senate and House actions in Washington from December 4 to 9. It notes appointments, discussions on bankruptcy and civil service reform, bills on internal revenue, pensions, and Indian appropriations, and adjournments with remarks on notable deaths and political investigations.
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Paris
Smithsonian Institution
Department of State
Treasury
Secretary of State
Treasury Department
Pacific Railway
District of Columbia
Navy Yards
Publc
Oregon
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Heer
England
Post Office Department
Department of Justice
Star Route Service
Supreme Court
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Lelly
Ways and Means
Internal Revenue
Senator Hill
Hamilton
Senate
Washington
Commissioner of Pensions
Bewell
Fritz John Percer
Segairs
Willis
Keiley
Secretary of War
Harper
Caswell
Committee On Appropriations
Smith
Snelley
Alabama
Shelley
Steele
Indiana
Committee On Civil Service Reform
Democratic Party
Cobden Club
Free Trade Club
Kasson
Tebe
Brown
West
Interior Department
Yellowstone Nations Park
Beck
Hale
Repubican
Democratic Committee
Judiciary Committee
Haskell
Utah
Union
Erie
Hewitt
New York
Morrill
Internal Revenue Bill
Committee On Finance
United
el Paso
Texas
Siquor
Jones
Florida
Morgan
Hoar
Burrows
Bingham
Pennsylvania
Wastinngton
Pendleton
Voorhees
Lowell
Hawley
Whch
Committee On
Civil Service Reform
United State
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Chilli
Chili
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Uring
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