Congress Fails on AP Apport ionment and Other Notes
Congress fails to pass the new apportionment bill leaving duty to the new Congress. A Chicago judge rules a Chinaman not a white man, denying naturalization. Garfield reputedly first president to overtake his mother to the White House. Butterine blamed for illness. prohibition urged. Indiana headlines report on state legislature extra session called by Governor Perver to pass appropriations and taxation bills and state house work funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
White House
General Grant
Washington
Perver
State House
Man Deliberately Crawls Into a Furnace in Flatbush
The body of Phillip Truschel, about eighteen, was found late at night protruding from a furnace opening in a Flatbush greenhouse. Coroner’s jury deemed death by self act under mental aberration. Truschel had recently arrived from Germany and had expressed despair and thoughts of suicide.
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New York
Phillip Truschel
Fiatbush
Alfred Dernesy
Green House
Truschel
Viarbusa
Varewell
Sam
Partie Treusenen
iNeller
Millionaires in the Senate debated by southern and western reporters
A Washington correspondent reports the Senate contains few millionaires, with most southern and several northern members described as comfortable or poor. Notable figures include Brown of Georgia cited as rich only by debt, Davis of Illinois as a genuine millionaire, and Sharon and Jones of Nevada as wealthy. The piece contrasts regional wealth and notes incoming senators of notable means.
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Senate
Washington
Brown
Georgia
Withers
Virginia
Johnston
Mahone
Vance
Ansom
North Carolina
Butler
South Carolina
Hampton
Kentucky
Beck
Williams
Tennessee
Harris
Bailey
Alabama
Pugh
Morgan
Louisiana
Randal Gibson
North
Don Cameron
Camerons
Harrisburg
Don Coud
Pennsylvania
Wallace
New York
Kernan
Conkling
Mitchell
New England
Hamlin
Public Service
Glaine
Pendleton
Thurman
Davis
Illinois
Bloomington
Warrick
Logan
Sharon
Nevada
Mr. Jones
Mr. Fair
Mr. Sharon
The Texas Editor’s Mixed View of Bernhardt in New Orleans
A Sherman Courier editor visiting New Orleans called Bernhardt an artist in some works but an mechanical actress overall. He insulted her appearance and French speech, noting the crowd paid $2.50 for first class seats and that she fainted during performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Courier
New Orleans
the Bernhardt
United States
Marital Discord and a Theater Baby in Tales from Washington
The Noah and Lewis families clash over a failed engagement after Judge Noah publicly claims the union is off. William L. Lewis, a department clerk, faces questions over false claims of wealth and expensive gifts. In a separate note, Ezra Dean and wife of Logansport lose control of their baby to a traveling troupe after a dispute over the child’s staged performances.
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Noah
Lewis
Washington
Wm. L. Lewis
Carrie Noah
Church of the Ascension
Judge Noah
Ezra Dean
Logansport
Ind
Rheumatic relief from St Jacobs Oil in Gilmantown
Mr. H. H. Amidon of Gilmantown Wisconsin suffered rheumatic pains for years and was often unable to work. After using St Jacobs Oil he found immediate relief. Several acquaintances report similar satisfaction with its effects and say the medicine is widely available.
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John Miller
West Fifth St
St. Jacobs
H. H. Amidon
Gilmantown
Wis
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Ily
Oerae Aten
Tamwell
Grand Central
Northeast Corner Public Square
Greencastle
John Cawley
Fats
Butlers Drug Store
Reelsville
Tom Abrams
Wing
Glass & Queensware
Public Square
I. Hawkins
Indiana
Phineas Cockrell
Rosrat
Carrie
Chicken Power
M. B. Ronent
Me'a Co
Philadelphia
U. S
Milt. E. Thomas
Notary Public
Morton
Congress
Chicago
Athens
Washington Street
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Hill
Millionaire Senators
Itate
Maine
Zach Chandler
Hale
Boutionge
Westminster
Frank J. Wright
Colorado
Wright
Warrell County
Washington, D.C
Texas
Bernhardt
Mondovi
Buffalo Co
Langdon
South Side Square
V. A. Bowman
T. G. Bowman & Co
Joan Burley
Grocheriese
Southard
Langdon’s
Wash. St
George Bicknell
Las Sted
Empire Richmond Steel
Deere & Mansur
Deere
Excelsior Reaper
Dorsey
Studebaker
Gaar & Scott
Columbia
Indiana Streets
Hanna & Black
Washington St. Tly
Adden
Stalin
Neal
Europe
London
Paris
Iss
Chili
Chickering & Sons
Fifth Avenue
Tremont Street
Bostom
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