Importers Clash Over Tariff Changes in the East
The week notes strong importers' opposition to Tariff Commission proposed duties in the Eastern States. Reports of marriages, fires, accidents, and political events roll through pages, naming Oliver Belmont and Sara Whiting's Newport wedding, a deadly icicle in Laona, a land mortgage near New York, factory closings in Cleveland, and rail interests amid Vanderbilt rumors.With numerous incidents nationwide, the wire highlights a period of financial strain, labor unrest, and political tension across cities and industries.
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Tariff Commission
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Sara Swan Whiting
Newport
Laona
N. Y
Charles Banks
Win
Mith
New York
Byron & Smith
Grace
Boston
Ford Brothers
Sourians
Nathaniel Hrwihorke
Beverly
Mass
Pennsylvania Caal Company
Pittshurch
Calley
Siem. Mass
Prineville
Ore
John Thorp
Colin Weston
Sid Houston
Charles Lester
Henry C. Kiesel
Tucson
Ati
Texas
Col
F. Tf. Wolfe
Indiana
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
Bessemer Steel Works
Booth
Cincinnati
Commercial
The
Gazette
Murat Halsted
Richard Smith
Friend
Milwaukee
Friend Brothers
Landauer & Co
Straw, Ellsworth & Co
Veoria
Stillwell
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Henry A Shearwoodl
Macon
Newt Beverly
W. VI
Adwin Currence
Daviea
Cha
Pravcott
Ark
Galveston, Houston and Henderson
Gulf of Mexico
Clarence Weight
Lizzie Swiin
Vivar
Fort Wirth
Lexus
Awhia
Dyers
BK. Cole
Yanceyville
Ovone
Widhe Kilian
Sun Blu
Smith
Charles Keuker
Tozeiwell Gaurt House
Bullan
Dave Roberts
Friale Alveville
Washington notes on agricultural production and post office funds
The commissioner presents a revised table showing rain impact on corn and wheat yields for the year ending December. Estimates include corn and Burley oats figures, with a large total for production. Proceeds from a sale of seized articles were deposited to the Treasury credit of the Post Office Department, per General Shelby.
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Commissioner of Agricultural Bas
Tisus
Democratic Leedom Tours for Serjeant-at-Arms Post
A Hartford dispatch reports Congressman Leedom of Ohio as a Democratic candidate for Serjeant-at-Arms. The New Haven ruling by Chief Justice Park on Democratic ballots sparks statewide political uproar, with Republican leaders vowing action to edge Republicans into state offices despite minority votes. Grover Cleveland is inaugurated New York governor with a Capital reception, while Connecticut Republican W. T. Bulkeley rejects conceding on ballot reversals in New Haven.
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Leedom
Ohio
Hartford
New Haven
Park
Supreme Court of Errors
Bf. Cole
Republican State Central Committee
Hy. Tenda Toake
Ileal
Grover Cleveland
New York
W. T. Bulkeley
Connecticut
Distress and floods hit Europe and world events
Foreign news reports growing distress in Iceland from food shortages and widespread floods in Germany, Austria, and England. A bridge washout near Haden killed twenty and a factory chimney collapsed in Brad ford, May, destroying the building and injuring many. The New England steamer wreck in Clarence River saw all aboard perish.
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Iceland
Bradford
Germany
Austria
Haden
Senate
Midland
Eng Eland
New England
Clarence River
New South Wales
Aye
Weather bulletin notes river conditions
A weather bulletin states the river will remain stationary amid already generous river allocations. The piece expresses gratitude toward the river authorities and notes that recipients should show appreciation for the funds and support provided.
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Rivera
Rivars
Doings of Congress in late December sessions
Senate reassembled after holidays on December 27, debating the edict on service. Beck mocks a department office. Hawley amendment on officer political contributions rejected. new section bans retention of liquor. A board of three commissioners to judge qualifications, chief examiner, pro rata appointments, and nonpartisan selection outlined. Quorum absence led to adjournment to December 30. Edmunds bill on officer payments discussed. Porter case noted. Logan attacks Fitz Porter bill. House considers extending claims filing, postal routes and reimbursements. president cites Mississippi River Commission report. pensions, land forfeiture, and railroad land grant provisions debated. tobacco pricing and grain mill issues discussed with Canada.
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Senate
Beck
Ima
Brown
Goorin
Call
Florida
Jonas
Loisdana
McPherson
New Jersey
Morgan
Alabama
Edmunds
vSth
John Porter
Democrata
Masere
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Miller
California
Logan
John Vorter
Grant
North Almevican Review
Ancan
Cotenge Tribune
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Northern
Oregon
Ecomnoni Editon
Mippl River Commission
Ordurwil
Garland
Arkan
Nist
Gurtind
Jari: Chu
Fitz Wot Porter
Navy Department
Beales
Various Late News Items From Denver County Court and Elsewhere
A dispersed 19th century style roundup reports a divorce granted in Denver County Court, a large riverboat sinking on Turkaseeree Creek with many drowned, and a cave-in killing three laborers while cutting through high land to build a street in Adjurn North Carolina. Other items note electoral wins in Alabama and Tennessee, medical and legal curiosities, assaults and arsons, and property losses from floods and disasters across several states. Named figures include Tae bor, the Lieutenant Governor, Gen. Joseph Wheeler, and J D Taylor, with scattered references to McClellan, Updema, and Biggar.
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Denver
Taebor
Turkaseeree River
Jackson County
N.C
Adjurn
Joseph Wheeler
McClellan
J.d.taylor
D. ‘P. Updema
Chidista Gamhetti
Biggar
Triad
Waterford
Trelaid
Wes Trenson
Anes
McDermeat
Slive
Upper Cross
County
Rene Pensante
Kiengele
Kiengele Ooined. “the Dailit
Wiehe
Ku One
Gleisoh
Sania
Litto Rideau
Camada
W. Cooke
George
Uaso
Tne
Rosenbiins
How fulla Rubber is Adulterated in Pulp Fashion
The piece notes that the value of crude rubber rises with adulteration as it is ground and reworked into many everyday goods. It warns that worn tires, old shoes, discarded rollers, and vulcanized scrap are ground into new rubber products used in hoses, springs, and general items, reflecting widespread adulteration practices.
Modern tibber rhioes and fragility of mixtures
A fragment from the New York Sun notes that mixing rubber with a small percentage of impure material causes modern tibber rhioes to pull apart, clothing to crack, hose to best, and springs to crumble, leading to fragility and unreliability unseen in purer rubbers.
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York Sun
Railroad construction in 1882 spans vast miles in US
The Rail Way Age chronicles the 1882 track expansion across forty four states and territories. It tallies about 11,82 miles added to the system, noting total lines reach 310 with a grand state tally of 316. It estimates capital outlay around 825000 per mile and hints at extensive road-bed preparation costs.
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Staton
Times
Miles
Alsbania
Trascari
Tontana
Kansite
Nebraska
Jaifornia
Nevada
Tyne
N. Jerey & Rgalk
Mexico
Deliovare ON
York
Vermont
Virginia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Mississippi
Janaletarn
Wall
Milan Wurth
Gambetta Dies in Paris as French Democracy Loses Icon
Leon Gambetta chief representative of modern French democracy dies in Paris on New Year’s Day at 44. Born at Cahors, he joined the Paris bar in 1859 and rose to prominence during the siege of Paris, becoming Minister of the Interior and a de facto ruler in Tours. His career spanned the Republic’s upheavals, shaping policy and public life in France. Elisha Allen, Hawaiian minister and diplomat, dies in Washington after attending the New Year’s reception. he was a key figure in Hawaiian affairs and the reciprocity treaty with the United States.
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Oscar Wilde
New York
Europe
Lieut. de Long
Lena
Isso
Fea
de Long
Western Nail Association
Pittsburgh
All Mills
Alleghantes
Castle Garden
Mnoen Deo St
Germany
Furtdahes
Ireland
Sweden
England
Thaly
Russia
Germanny
Italy
Bradstreet
Vanderbilt
Kcheme
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Central and
Madson Roads
St. Louis
Baltimore
Leon Gambetta
Paris
Cuhors
Trus
Becaae
Tours
France
Gamhetta
Joses
Suldem
Gambetta
Interior
Gunter
Gaanbetta
Chamber of Tdepaaties
Elisha Alien
Dean Ae
White House
II Washington
Allen
Salem
Mass
Maine Assembly
Imo
Honolulu
Kalakaua
Pickle Trade and Utah Temple Doubts Highlight 19th Century Notes
The piece surveys a decade of pickle industry shifts led by New York, New Jersey, Illinois and California, noting imports of fine English pickles fall while domestic supply grows to an estimated 100 million. It also reports on Granite Temple delays in Salt Lake City, funding taxes, and speculation Utah may convert the structure into a State House after statehood.
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Perent
New York
New Jersey
Iinnois
California
Suy
Salt Lake City
Utah
Reeves
Betes BK
Singh
Rededee
Ieee
Wndianapolia
The Miracle of Life and Adulterated Food
The piece surveys 19th century fears of adulterated groceries and deadly butchers meat, noting society’s continued survival despite alarming claims. It also critiques sewer gas and bad drainage, then argues malaria may not be as deadly as told, suggesting humanity may endure despite widespread health scares.
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Harper's Weekly
Kayaga
Tonax
Orange County
Mantilini
New de
New Buel
Ques
How He Got Solid With the Dukes
A humorous reminiscence from Yom Qchiltyea describing his Houston Telegraph editorship. In Paris he and Jim Bennett visit a telegraph office where Bennett submits a long dispatch. The anecdote hints at rivalry and newsroom dynamics amid a lively, globe-trotting backdrop.
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Dukes
Houston Telegraph
Noxan
Paris
Avenue de Vopern
Jim Bennett
Jim
Cooke
Telegraph
Bennett
Fragmentary OCR: unclear dialog and names
The text shows fractured dialogue with mismatched names and garbled phrases. It references a clerk, a duplicate, a graph, and several illegible proper nouns, yielding no clear event or outcome to summarize.
Household Tips From An Old Manual Fragment
A garbled collection of home advice covers trimming distance to frame and flag, sewing, preserving, watering plant soil, cleaning gold, reviving frayed fabric, curing beewax floors, polishing wood, and soothing toothache with ammonia. Contains practical steps for homemaking and minor DIY care though readability is compromised.
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Sitton-ham
Wien
Sorrey
Maaker
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Josephine Marker
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Yalaland
Cetewayo
John Dunn
Wil
Bald Farm
Wesford
Treland
Bee
Badies' League
Herr Tisen
London
America
WOFK
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