Congressional Proceedings Scene in Senate and House
The Second Session adjourned to the 23rd after discussing the geaiher bill and the Indian appropriation in the Senate and defeating the Hawaiian cable appropriation in the House. The pension, sundry civil, and deficiency bills dominated daily work with amendments on bond sales, seed purchases for drought areas, and a payroll extension for congressional staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcott
Senate
Missouri
Sioux City
Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Ransom
North Carolina
Mexico
D. Gray
House
James G. Biniie
Great Britain
Cordelia Hull Acquitted in Charleston Shooting Case
Cordelia Hull, a colored girl from Charlestown West Virginia, was acquitted after shooting and killing her father in defense of her mother. The trial drew local attention to a self defense ruling and racial dynamics in the early 20th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia Hull
Charlestown
W. Va
Political nominees and notable deaths across 19th century states
Republicans in Detroit nominate Judge Joseph P. Moore and W. Butterfield for Supreme Court and University Regents. Michigan Prohibitionists name Myron Welker and Reed Cheever for similar offices. Obituaries note substantial figures including Victorato, Carr, McBrine, Horror, and Douglass remain honored. Foreign report cites Tonquin clashes and a Persian earthquake swallowing Koutchal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Joseph P. Moore
Lapore
Noger W. Butterfield
Grand Rapids
Charles H. Hackley
Muskegon
Michigan
Irase Constantine Victorato
Salem
Mass
Proaminionists
Rhode Island
Providence
Smith Quimby
Warren
Tor
Isaac P. Gray
Mexico
Union City
Ind
Abbalom Stubblefield
Bloomington
Josep B. Carr
New York
Troy
Grover W. McBrine
Oregon
United States
John Dolph
Samuel Dana Horror
Washington
Herry Parker
Lancaster
Uchanan
Frederick Douglass
Davie A. Brown
Springfield
Senate Passes Sugar Bounty and Bridges Bill
The senate on the 24th debated the sundry civil appropriation bill, approving a sugar bounty of 5200 dollars by 46 to 20. House measures included a national arbitration labor bill and a publication bill for labor department bulletins. The day also featured eulogies for Philip Sidney Post. River miners in Monongahela City voted to strike for 69 cent rates. Other items noted include Mary L. Dickisson becoming president of the National Council of Women, 21 indictments in Kansas City, a riot in Savannah, a fatal boiler explosion near Adelphi, and Cuba placing martial law in effect amid regional unrest. Grain stocks across the U.S. listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
Soas
Illinois River
Hennepin
National Arbitration
Department of Labor
Philip Sidney Post
Miinois
Monongahela City
Mary JL. Dickisson
New York
National Council of Women
Washington
Kansas City
Prigst
Savannah
Cuntin
William Waltz
Adelphi
David Irwin
Cheago
Annie A Noreris
Lima
Peru
Lynn
Mass
Fred Douglass
Rochester
Central Church
Ab Lynnep Davanerty
Oliver Lockswood
Nottingham
Ind
Post Office Rule on Held Letters Noted in Locals
Local notes describe a 30 day letter hold policy unless a return card specifies days. Other items cover funeral attendance for John Morgan, political tours by Powell and Hunter, and actions by Magnolia Masonic hall trustees ending dance leases. News mentions a city blackout from a burst hot water pipe, and social reports from Henry and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
J. C. Law
Lacon
John, Morgan
Hopewell Notices and Local Moves in Springtime
Hopewell residents plan moves and events as spring nears. Elmer Miller relocates to Henry storm. Mrs Chas Montgomery improves. Anton and Jay Gould comparisons amuse readers. Monier and Vasey wedding invitations extend. Maybach place occupancy shifts. Anna Belford closes Brown Run school this week. several neighbors attend a dance at Mike Balenseifen's. groundhog signals early spring while Mrs Scott Miller improves. Wilbert Stoner returns to farming. Benajah Martin relocates with family. local shop and fence projects progress with John Gluntz and Sarah Freeman planning a woven wire fence around their pasture as frost ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Miller
Henry Storm
Chas Montgomery
Moniernd Vasey
Maybach Place
Anna Belford
Brown Run
Anton
Peftves Bros
Fred Tom‘Hnson
Emel Myer
Shultz
Scott Miller
Hopewell
Stephen Apple
Stephen
Jay Gould
Peter Smith Sr
Steuben
Mike Balenselfen
Lud Tommes
Odell
Slough
Wilbert Stoner
Benajah Martin
Epee House
Charley
Mike Balenseifen
Shaffer
John Gluntz
Sarah Freeman
Hennepin Notes of Arrival, Deaths and A Bridge Bill
The Hennepin column records P B Durley and family returns home from various cities, a new ferry opening allowing teams to cross, and a brief on a bridge bill for the piltinots river in Hennepin. Deaths include Capt Wn Miller of Nellie Gray and Elizabeth Winters Durley. obituaries detail long lives, church ties, and a 60 year marriage.
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Hennepin
P. B. Durley
Addie Durley
Des Moines
A. W. Durley
West Superior
Wis
Charlie Leech
J. Barton Davis
Sprinkleburg
Fred Deyoe
Deyoe
C.J. Hartenbower
W. Durley
George W Stouffer
Princeton
Ustler
House of Representatives
Washington
Piltinots River
Paxson House
Wn Miller
Nellie Gray
N Schermerborn
Mecham
Mrs Williamson Durley
Dr McCormick
Elizabeth Winters
Minami County
Ohio
Nancy Gunn
la Salle
Cynthia Beck
Oakland
California
Illinois
Williamson Durley
Mt Palatine
Congregational Church
Wm Excel
Fox
Uranville
Duorley
Bucklen Arnica Salve for skin eruptions and piles
Advertising copy for Bucklen's Arnica Salve promoting it as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and claiming a cure for piles with a money back guarantee. Sold by Dr Powell at 25 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Powell
Oxbow Socials and Local Notes Mixed
Muddy roads hamper travel as neighbors move to new homes and attend social events. Silas King visited, Wayne Ham and family joined Leland Broaddus's gathering, and a surprise at Chas Norris's drew a large crowd. The last Pool school house debate occurred, sickness lingered with Mrs Andrew Morse, and a spelling contest at Bobbitt school crowned Lydia Forrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas King
B. I. Ransom
Balen
Wayne Ham
Leland Broaddus
Andrew Morse
A. Morse
Ketchum
Paul Courtez
Paul Courteze
Chas Norris
Bobbitt School
Miss Norris
Mrs Munnis
Lydia Forrest
Money In the Street Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Ad
An advertisement promises luck by buying a 100 bottle of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin claiming it cures constipation indigestion and sick headache. Available in 50 and 81.00 sizes at Poses Ww.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Caldwell
Local Notes From McLean County And Nearby
Quaker Lane resident A B Wilson saved his yearly wood supply Monday Perry Mills shipped horses to Chicago Monday Oliver Mills of Normal visited relatives last week Friends meeting attendees returned Monday Carpet rag social by the W C T U at Grange hall March 2 Refreshments and program Little Monday Haws returned to school after illness Perry Mills completed work on chimneys for Magnolia Farmer's Fire insurance Company The Business Guide advertised as a helpful desk item available at the office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Lane
A. B. Wilson
Perry Mills
Chicago
Oliver Mills
Normal
Grange Hall
F. E. Smith
Oliver Smith
McLean County
Little Monday Haws
Magnolia Farmer's Fire Insurance Company
Clear Creek spring warmth and local social notes
Muddy icy roads replace snow as spring weather lifts spirits. A Silas King dance occurred Tuesday, with plans to travel to Iown in about a week. Several locals suffer illness, including Mrs Hinsom and Uncle Jim Shields. Posts on sick lists, milling trip mishaps, and local gossip about singing and reporters conclude this fragment from Clear Creek society page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek
Silas King
H Kinsom
Jim Shields
Andrew Morse
Willie Lippert
Bertha Farl Ransom
Myles Zonor
Jane Hailey
Ben Rangom
Timothy
Bureau
Nick
Flora
Belle
Eliza
Anna Rooney
Law
Four Big Succoaseas Offer Lot of Remedies
Four advertised remedies reach phenomenal sales with claimed benefits. Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds, Electric Bitters for liver stomach and kidneys, Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised as best in the world, and Dr King's New Life Pills described as perfect. Sold at Dr Powell's drug store with dealer assurances to share more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
Bucklen
Dr Powell
Jowan Macomber Son of a Revolutionary Soldier
A historical sketch recounts Zonor Macomber a Revolutionary War veteran. The piece notes ongoing interest in colonial history and Revolutionary societies. John Macomber, his son, is the grandfather of Mrs Mitchell of Magnolia, source details from the York Age December 21, 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zonor Macomber
Age
York
John Macomber
Mitchell
B. Mitchell
Magnolia
Delta resident traces Revolutionary lineage to York County hero
The Delta PA area notes detail John Macomber of Delta and his father Zenos Macomber, a Revolutionary soldier who fought from May 1775 through the war. Edward Stuck reports Macomber’s service in Carter’s, Bond’s Massachusetts regiment, and Washington’s foot and horse guards, plus scars from Paoli and a lengthy frontier life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Delta
York County
Age
John Macomber
Dera
Edward Stuck
Harrieburg
State Grange
Zenos Macomber
Paoli
Connecticut
Philadelphia
Bucks County
Hannah Hess
Amos Hess
Safe Harbor
Lancaster County
Nancy Hawkins
Archibald Hawkins
Harrisburg
J. Macomber
Mr Macomber
Zenos- Macomber
Carter
Col Bond
Massachusetts
Washington
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Carolina
Albert Wallace
Dillon Township
Gov. Richards
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Samuel Young
Wilshire
Jony Grioer
Norfolk
Neb
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Mary Mc
Foster
Charles Matthews
Omaha
Montgomery
Lighboring
Kansas
Mississippi
Wate
Lincoln
Hastings
Nebraska
Arbuckle Bros
New Orleans
United Sates
Wasutvaton
Colorado
Charles M. Fignat
Bank of Lexington
Monton
Hot Springs
Ark
W. Knapp
St. Loulh
Amerewspaper Publisher’s Association
Pike Savings Bank
Thomaston
Wau Waxsn
St. Ph. Mo
Aurora
Peerere Pelg Gate
Arry Honnéy
Tonquin
House of Commons
Brampton
Ont
Tirentusrive
Formosa
Koutchal
Astraobad
Persia
Renelas
Morocco
Brass River
Africae
Normanton
England
Menelek
Vallamo
Hai Cheng
Powell and Hunter
Nashville
Louisville
Masonic Public
Electric Light
Albert Williams
Tennessee
Henry
Frank Woodward
H. H. Kirchman
Beach and Bowers’ Minstrels
Grand Opera House
Wilson
Thatcher
Reach & Bowers
W OD. Robinson
Jacksonville
Masonic Lodge
Tiskilwa
Decatur
Masons of
Masonic Hall
Bro Hill
R. N. Lee
O. BE
Tiskilwa Lodge
Lee
O. O. Slygh
Wes
Jowan Macomber
Mark
THE
Celluloid Company
Broadway
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