Editorial notes on senate actions and retirements
Late intelligence says Senators Conkling Carpenter Thurman Bayard and David Davis oppose Matthews in the Supreme Court confirmation. The House has passed resolutions urging Congress to retire General Grant, mocking the Chicago convention. The Chicago Tribune cites Maine’s Swan accused of mail fraud and a New Jersey congressman accused of bank embezzlement, with roll calls noted.
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Conkling
Carpenter
Thurman
Bayard
David Davis
Matthews
Supreme Court
Senate
Tam Ilindie
Republican House
Congress
Grant
Chicago
Dndyne
Thomas
Swan
Maine
Wisconsin corn growers meeting on sorghum sugar at Palmyra
Readers are told the Wisconsin corn growers and manufacturers association will meet at Palmyra on the 17th and 18th to discuss home sugar and syrup production from sorghum or corn stalks from seed to jugging or barreling. Reported proceedings will be shared for those unable to attend.
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Wisconsin Corn Growers and Manufacturers Association
Palmyra
Wisconsin
Some strange incongruities in gas bills and political strife
The Gazette notes a mix of a gas company withdrawal with New York Times remarks on gas bill incongruities. It laments Republican subterfuge in the Senate over counting electoral votes and questions lawmakers’ contempt for civil questions. Merchan ts faced bungled day as country customers waited.
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Gazette
New York Times
Bungters
Fort Wayne
Counterfeiters Arrested in Fort Wayne Area
Two unknown men were brought in at NosLRsviL Ez on February 5 on counterfeiting charges. They claim names are Smith and Jones and are believed linked to the same gang as Isaac Maworth. Unprecedented rain in California and nationwide updates accompany this late edition.
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NosLRsviL_Ez
Ind
Isaac Maworth
Smith and Jones
President cites no reason to remove woman after settlement
The president said there was no sufficient reason to remove her after she had repaid what her son had taken and cleared all accounts with the department. He noted she had paid back every cent and that the accounts were straight.
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Department
Refund plan eyed for Washington bonds and treasury funding
The Commercial notes a New York proposal to extend 8 million dollars of the 5 percent 1881 bonds for ten years at 8 percent without bond printing costs or a bond exchange fee, signaling post March 4 funding needs. It also states treasury funds may cover remaining 1881 bonds. In Manitoba a heavy snowstorm blocks roads and delays trains, with Portage La Prairie snowed in and Emerson connecting to St Paul affected.
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New York
Washington
Administration of the Treasury
Treasury
Winnerre
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie
Emerson
St.Paul
Fatal accident and burglary arrest reported in Plainfield
Nate Morgan a farmer near Plainfield was seriously injured when a road cart toppled his wagon causing severe head injuries. Otis Bunker, a former resident, was arrested by Sheriff Emmons for breaking into John Mills’s residence near Six Points.
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Plainfield
Ind
Nate Morgan
Otis Bunker
Emmons
John Mills
Severe雨 flood warnings sweep California rivers and levees
Heavy rain drenches northern and central California as the Sierra to the Pacific. Rivers Feather Yuba Sacramento threaten to overflow levees around Sacramento City. Shasta reports seven and a half feet of rainfall this season and cloud bursts with damage but no deaths.
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Sierra Nevadas
Pacific Ocean
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Sierra
Shasta
Shasta County
Marysville
Feather
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Sierra County
Feather River
Sacramento
Sacramento City
Courtland
Sacramento River
Colusa
San Joaquin
Severe winter freezes threaten peach crops and limb the nation
Grand Rapids reports 22 below zero, with 24 to 28 below across surrounding country. Peach buds and trees are believed fatally damaged in western and southern regions. The cold wind from the water offered no lake moderation. Meantime pundits debate Stanley Matthews nomination to the Supreme Court, criticizing his ties to Jay Gould and urging rejection of his appointment. The Tuk SENTINEL notes a $13.5 million subscription to the New York Chicago and St. Louis railway and confirms plans to contract the Cleveland to Chicago canal route.
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Stanley Matthews
New York Tribune
Jay Gould
Gould
Ohio
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Supreme Bench
Supreme Court
Matthews
Senate
Chicago Tribune
Tuk Sentinel
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Metropolitan National Bank
New York
Seney
Wabash Canal
Cleveland
Chicago
Haven Head is Level for Once
The president was asked to remove the Covington postmaster over irregularities in the office. He requested the post office department to provide charges and details, including that her son remained in the office when not allowed.
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Haven
Washington
Covington
Post Office Department
Senator Foster Praised Yet Paragraphist in Fort Wayne Journal
The Indianapolis Sun calls Senator Foster clever yet notes he speaks often. It implies in Fort Wayne Journal he talks about himself roughly forty times for every one comment by others.
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Foster
Senate
the Sun
Fort Wayne Journal
Fashionable calling hours shift to late afternoon
The piece notes calling is best from 8 to 5 with families lunch at 1 and dine at 6, marking 6 o'clock as a generally convenient time for visits.
Legislature in Indianapolis Debates Health Bill and County Exams
Indianapolis dispatch reports a quiet legislature resuming work with nine bills passed including local measures on police courts and health, while the county superintendent exam bill proposes elections by people if approved. A constitutional amendment reconsideration and convention call loom Friday as junketing trips to Purdue and Lafayette draw costs.
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Van
Lafayette
Purdue University
Thither
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Lafayettee
Judge Sinclair
Brigham Young, Jr
Dru
Null
McDowell
Judge Zollars
Captain Smith
Jas. Sheridan
Tim Hogan
Myer
Willie Mannix
Sheriff Cosgrove
Jaxen
Regulate stomach and liver with Hop Bitters claim
A Maine Farmer quotation extols Hop Bitters as the sole remedy to regulate the stomach and liver, arguing perfect natural function beats most illnesses across climates. The note asserts that proper digestion and hepatic action prevent most human ailments.
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Maine
Fire Destroys Large Barn on Nixon Farm in Kuxomo
A large and valuable barn on Richard Nixon's farm, one mile east of Kuxomo, Indiana, was destroyed yesterday by a blaze. The loss is described as extensive and the cause is under investigation.
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New York
Nixon
Ruina
Peru
Ind
Broadway
Phady Steel
Bakeoff
Wabash
Steel
Kuxomo
Richard Nixon
Fashion Notes From a Bygone Era Skit and Style
Skating costumes come in all colors and long black Bern hardt cut gloves pair with dark outfits. Stand-up laundries for young ladies emerge as a social pastime during Lent with guests wandering the dining room to help themselves. Snake girdles crafted from serpentine coils in gold and silver feature in evening wear highlighting lavish yet light accessories.
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Bernhardt
Sarah
Table Gossip Roundup From A Satirical Newspaper
Notes from a humorous column citing Pittsburg and Mark Twain as top smokers, a burglar who found only a match, a Vallejo hostess fooling a guest with painted cakes, and army retirement rumors. It also mentions a New Mexico mine once sold for $3 now valued at $3,000,000 and a Missouri clergyman’s feen for marrying fourteen couples totaling dried apples and buckwheat dues.
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