07 Jan 1887
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1887
Page
1
A garbled but collectible old time store ad touts mixed nuts per pound and assorted candies, coffee, spices, and groceries. It mentions raisins dates and Valencia raisins, honey drops, peanut candy, and coastal items with prices per pound or per item, plus a note about delivery and weekly specials.
Indiana Legislature opens with crowds as Democrats push to adopt rules and recognize Green Smith as president pro tempore. Republicans protest, prayer proceeds, then Smith’s chair is cemented. Looming joint session and potential violence loom as contests over lieutenant governor and senate control unfold amid labor and revenue debates.
Governor Oglesbys message was presented and read in both houses of the legislature Thursday. He discusses the labor question at length and defends his administration’s course in managing related policy and revenue considerations.
In Washington on January 7, the Senate approved Mrs Logan's pension of 82 000 per year after a brief, heated exchange discussing the cause of Mrs Logan's husband's death and the broader issue of pension policy. A motion to extend relief to Branell P Blair's widow was rejected as a separate matter. The same session saw a treaty provision on opium suppression and other measures advance or be debated before adjournment.
Washington Jan 7 The treasury secretary forwards estimates to Congress for four thousand dollars to fund pensions research. The focus is the ultimate influence of surgical operations on the nervous system circulatory system and nutrition. Medical expert Campbell argues the pension archives offer vast material to test theories as wars maim veterans.
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