A Fragment on Appointments and Civil Service Debates
The text surveys appointment patterns and removals during Garfield's presidency, noting high removal rates and varying percentages across months. It discusses civil service provisions, loyalty tests, and the tension between executive action and congressional authority, hinting at reforms and the role of government employees in political activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Erie Carkot
Tata
Ameer
Internal Revenue Reforms and Budget Proposals Report
Commissioner Raum outlines tax increases under internal revenue, projects next year’s yield, and argues for changes to reduce burdens on essentials. He supports targeted duties, cotton and tobacco tweaks, and caution against broad tax hikes while detailing state receipts and expenditures.
Butter Robbery Trial and Odd Tailor Tale From Old Press
A Dernior grocer is entangled in a tale where butter and a supposed robbery spark a dubious trial turn. The Sutvetud parties and amoll of butter enter the legal drama as a curious menace. A San Francisco tailor story adds a comic note with a man trying on fetes then walking out pretending to be stylish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dernior
San Francisco
Embezzlement Case Tops Eccentric Week News
A tumultuous weekly record notes Porto Lee's ten year term for embezzlement and a flood of failures and murders across cities. It mentions Grahim & Aibbin profiting from dry goods in New York, high liabilities around 21 million, the death of Daniel Tylor in New York, a court case in Cincinnati clearing Frank Frayne of homicide, and accessions of political and criminal upheavals from Scranton to Joliet. The report also covers steel mill shutdowns in North Chicago, a staged robbery in New Mexico, a black desperado hunted in Chicago, and a destructive cotton press fire in Houston with vast losses.
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Porto Lee
Amon
Grahim & Aibbin
New York
Dodge & Sinclair
Daniel Tylor
Lackawanna
Scranton
Penn
Damea
Pike
Maine
Horace Groele
Mwas
J. C. Updegraff
Seventienth
Ohio
Mounts Jieavant
Theubenvilla Hiadivensa
Coliseum
Cincinnati
Frank Frayne
Perronating
St Blocm
Ancis von Lehren
New York City
Helen M. Cougar
Indiana
Lafayette
Frank Frana
Chicago
Acton
Jolie
Joliet
Lordaburg
New Mexico
J. A Clay
Kreigh & Davies
Chicago Board of Trade
B. Peters
Lake Michigan
Washington Notes on Treasury Impostor and Grants
A man in Washington calling himself Roscoe Conkling claims to be Secretary of the Treasury. The House Appropriations Committee nears completion of the Indian bill with a reduction of 67000 from the current year. The Board of Audit audits Garfield era medical claims. Dr Bliss and others receive specified sums. Admiral Wyman dies in Washington of apoplexy. Clayton McMichael named U S Marshal for the District of Columbia.
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Roscoe Conkling
Washington
Treasury
Appropriations Committee
House
Board of Audit
Garfield
Dr. Bliss
Dra. Agnew
Himallton
Miscellaneous Gleanings and Maritime Disasters
Gleanings note a fre detroying factories with 920000 in damage. Steamship Cedar Grove from London wrecked on Cape Canso Nova Scotia sinking in ten fathoms. Two lifeboats reached shore. one wrecked injuring nineteen crew. New York theaters audit shows only two meet safety standards for audience.
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Quehes
Cedar Grove
London
Cape Canso
Nova Sucia
Uhirtegu
Political points and senate races noted in dispatches
Washington dispatches report Public Printer Rounds is solid with the President and deny any truth to junta removal. Alabama Legislature re elects John T Morgat United States Senator, while Gov McEnery of Louisiana refuses to certify Kellogg's election due to alleged irregularities.
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Washington Dispatches
Alabama Legislatura
John T. Morgat
Ireland Acts Curfew After Dublin Disturbances
The Irish Privy Council proclaims Dublin under curfew authorities to arrest on streets by night The University of Russia suspends forty six students for disturbances and warns parents under surveillance In Russia Skopin bank failure ruins town and thousands of families with liabilities over 13 million roubles Relief applications surge Ireland faces mass arrears act claims Compositor Martin arrested in Dublin for Detective Cox murder Arab Pasha pleads guilty to rebellion and is exiled The Archbishop of Canterbury dies.
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Dugill
Gadstone
Egypt
Irish Privy Council
Dublin
University of Russia
Skopin
Rusia
Ireland
Martin
Cox Arabi Pasha
Khedive
Isis
Archibald Campbell Tait
Cancerbury
Various early 20th century briefs touch crime and politics
A chaotic string of notes reports a man killing his grandfather in Tennessee, disputes over state admissions, railroad scheme doubts, Illinois bank examiner appointment, social unrest warnings, France and Ireland agitations, a Paris critique of American navy, Mormon polygamy legality, ostriches in Central Park headed to California, a Mississippi speaker's murder, a Chicago gambling raid, Indian agency troubles near Salt Lake, oil speculation bankruptcies, and theater previews including Ban Magee in A Square Man and John T. Raymond’s Paradise.
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Dakota
New Mexico
Washington
House Committee On Railroads
Arthur Oakley
Chicago
Elmer Washburn
Ilinois
Wiscount
Sanford
England
Davitt
Healy
Kenney
Paria
United States
France
Cannon
Utah
Jere Black
Central Park
New York
California
W. H. A. Tilson
Mississippi House of Representatives
Baldwin
Salt Lake City
Ween Pooo- Bulgania
C. 8
J.P. Jones
Philadelphia
Ban Maginey
McVicker’s Theater
John ‘T. Raymond
Paradise
Treasury Report on National Debt and Financial Policies
The Treasury Secretary delivers a detailed report on government finances showing total debt, currency, and bullion stock, with claims of balance in public funds and the economy's stability. It covers import and export values, tax reform proposals, and discussions on banking, checks, and customs tariffs. It notes expectations for reduced debt without destabilizing the banking system and outlines plans to improve currency and coinage conditions.
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Annail
Foger
Artinr'a
Fiens
Ersat
Cain
Pold
Mainenor
United States
National
Tex Lange
Nsb
Ynthdo
Pirita
Ferman
Goneral
Lgm Co
Ferelin Tornaga
Olver
England
Englias
Doings of Congress Open With Low Interest
Both houses met with little ceremony as they opened on Monday December 4. President pro tempore Davis called the Senate to order and a few minor items were read, with several deaths announced and a short adjournment following. In the House, Keifer ordered the body in at 11 to hear routine business, with measures on civil service reform and War and Navy posts debated, and nominations and reports presented before adjournment.
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Congress
Senate
Vinseo
Arthur Wa
Mrrawr
Georgia
Benalor Fill
Cferodt
Keifer
Lox
New Yorks
Secretary of War
Cox
Millian
Jows
Alabamn
Messrs
Hebert
Kaylor
House
Beck
National Republican Committee
Timrrow
Benwler
Hull
Platt
Jr Nelann
Jonz
Hocock
Amond Etion Lao
Rafram Bolting
Vialice
Kellogg's
DEL
Lee
Burtiger
Metolman
Bear Stories and Hurilling Adventures Explained
A fragmented note discusses bear tales and Hurilling adventures, mentioning a narrator's life after combat and a claim that danger remains from nonhuman threats. The text hints at defense driven by maternal instinct rather than a natural paganism, but remains largely unclear.
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Bea
Polar bear study sparks cautions on wildlife encounters
Fragmentary note describes wild animals avoiding humans and mentions a famed ghavly or polar bear figure. The text references contests with lava show habit, and an event in Denorvatn Monthly, noting ten animals showing a fight.
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Ghavly
AlLauthenpe Shorionef
Bhabitia Damier
Ten Animali
Denorvatn Monthly
Department Report Highlights Navy and Postal Reform
The Navy report urges promotion by selection to rear admiral and suggests renaming rates and equipment. Treasury-Post Office notes push for unified telegraph and postal management, with a postal savings bank proposal and caution on government control of domestic messages. Interior and Indian affairs focus on land titles, schooling, and allotment reforms to stabilize Native communities and prevent conflict.
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al Tao
Dateer
Ravemie
Navy
Ile
Somyn
Anton
Naval
Amerboyn
General Howe
Walte
Malla
Ral Maya
Congress
Gonc
Public Debt Opens Sale In France Despite Opposition
A social aid group in France organizes a public debt bond issue aimed at funding infrastructure. Officials report the move seeks to support public works while critics warn of long term financial risks and political tension surrounding the bonds.
Tariff Commission report proposes wide reform plan
The Tariff Commission recommends extensive changes to revenue and protection, proposing abolition of many fees and duties. It calls for new ad valorem and specific rates, with large cuts on iron, wool, and manufactured goods, and abolishes compound duties on cottons. The plan aims to simplify the tariff, favor raw materials, and adjust standards and zones.
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Saya & Washinton Ilesrant
Carli
Te Ia
No. Coon
Iara Reduetbion
Is the Pig a Nuisance in the Village
A discussion contrasts pigs as essential farm workers and cheap food with village objections to odors and sight. It argues proper stabling, bedding, and waste handling keep pigs clean and acceptable, noting health departments would not object if kept well. The piece advocates turning kitchen waste into value while addressing aesthetics.
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Suvy
John
Shaff
Marietta
Ohio
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