Congress Seeks River Improvements and Postal Reforms
Senate actions include a 1 million dollar appropriation for Mississippi River improvements and a plan to create a United States Postal Telegraph Company. Debates cover naval vessel costs, canal funding, tempering state laws, and pensions while the House considers retaliatory food import legislation and other measures.
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Senate
Hole
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Register
Hennepin Canal
Ark
Mississippi River
Cerand
House Mount
Dorsheimer
Deuster
Valenting
Beach
United States
O'Donnell
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Purums
Fitz John Drape
Chains of Disasters Sweep Through Regions In One Week
A flood of calamities reports fires at Sora Winston Co coffin works in New York death tolls from Belleville convent ruins and Columbus Female College blaze. Snow storms freeze victims across Vermont New York Oregon and Kentucky with ships wrecked and trains stalled.
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Sora, Winston & Co
New York
Belleville
Ill
Female College
Columbus
Castleton
Buffalo
N. Y
Portland
Cornoy Island
Atlantic City
Wimax
John Surrtock
Clayton
How Island
Samuels’ Depot
Robert Runner
L Ving
Frank Taylor
Louisville
Avyn Strap
Columbia, O
Bfoncaan Machenere
Hartsville
Tor
Dayton
Charles Ryder
Gore, C
Joseph Auker
Mr. Waterman & Co
San Francisco
Buckley & Co
Attorney General Rules on Postmaster Salary Case
The Attorney General ruled that Portland Maine Postmaster Goddard had no right to keep $1000 yearly for clerk hire and that the department may recover $7000 previously retained. The decision may affect other offices nationwide. Governors and legislators across states acted on crime reform, elections, and party nominations.
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Tne
Postmaster Goddard
Portland
Ireland
Texas
Henry B. Parnx
Cleveland
United States
Ohio Democratic Legislative Caucus
Mr. Pendleton
Massachusetts
Francis W. Rockwell
Robinson
C.D. Gillmort
Washington
Carl Schurz
Interior
Schurz
Gilmore
Michigan State Temperance Convention
Montgomery
Pettis
Clementi
Chandler
Arthur
Carlisle
Teller
Folger
Webb
Niagara
Notable Deaths and Political Tidings Across States
Obituary notes N Y and Tenn figures die on the 11th including W P Rarasura of Chattanooga. Bribery charges against Governor Ordway of Dakota dismissed as malicious prosecution. Senate Republicans discuss Presidency pro tem. Senator Anthony declines health reasons. Marquis and Lady Lansdowne visit Niagara Falls, first U.S. visit. By the 11th, 690 bills and petitions referred to the War Claims committee in Washington.
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Suspension Bridge
N. Y
W. P. Rarasura
First National Bank of
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ordway
Dakota
Tere
Senate ‘Republican Caucus
Anthony Om
Ashington
Senate
Marquis of Lansdowne
Lady Lansdowne
Niagara Falls
Lord
United States
House Committee On War Claims
Washington
Far-Flung World News From Several Nations
Reports of a major Ottawa snowstorm, a Nottingham lace factory fire, Egypt’s Premier change, a Greely party search by an American officer in Dundee, and Italian provincial pilgrim procession to Rome. Also Canada immigration to the U.S. rises, Vienna murder charge, Berlin suicide, Montreal Corn Exchange, stolen mules in Mexico, Moscow student league, Gatschina palace control, Cornwall mill floods, and a Madrid fire at Broga barracks.
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Ottawa
Ont
Austin
Nottingham
Eng
Nuwar Paswa
Egypt
Dundee
Scotland
Greely
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Pantheon
Canada
United States
Vienna
Austria
Jean Prerne Lana
Berlin
Corn Exchange
Montreal
St. Lawrence
New Laredo
Mex
Rio Grande
Texas Rangers
St. Petersburg
Revolutionary League
Moscow
Gatschina Palace
Cornwall
Broga
Spain
Paris unrest and global incidents strand readers in era
Four thousand Paris residents press for armed revolution amid stagnating trade as a Buffalo to Pittsburgh train is trapped seven hours by snow near Dunkirk. riots in Erie kill one and wound others among Italian railroad workers. Reports of mining disasters in Arras and fire at Ipswich mill.
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Paris
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Dunkirk
Erie
Colorado River
San Angelo
Ferray
Arras
France
Lion Crotigent
America
Willowdale Mills
Ipswich
Mass
Fouger
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York City
E. W. Coleman & Co
J. M. Fuller & Co
Coney Island
N. Y
Boston
Hainan
Canton
Canton River
Elk River
West Virginia
Khartoum
Nile
Great Atlantic Storm Devastates Shore Resorts and Seaboard
A fierce January storm battered Atlantic City and Coney Island with heavy northeasters and high tides. Extensive destruction followed from Manhattan to Brighton Beach, Long Branch, Providence, and Boston area, with damaged piers, hotels, promenades, and rail lines. losses estimated up to 1 million dollars and widespread flooding and debris.
Fatal Snow Plow Accident at Bessemer Station
A Pennsylvan ia Railroad snow plow and locomotive crushed seven workers near Bessemer Station eight miles from Pittsburgh. Two men died en route to city hospitals and a third died after arrival. The Italian and German laborers, new to railroad work, struggled on a sharp curve in darkness as the engine could not stop in time. An inquest was to be held.
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Prrrspuren
Bessemer Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
West Pennsylvania
Illinois State Board urges hard roads by popular vote
At Springfield the State Board of Agriculture adopted a unanimous preamble and resolution urging tax payers in DuPage districts to support the last General Assembly act titled Hard Roads approved June 18, 1883. The plan requires a majority vote at the annual town election to become effective.
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Springfield
State Board of Agriculture
Nois
Dunois
Illinois Items and Notices From Chicago to Galena
Illinois items report a Chicago jury awarding Cooper 2800 to the Chicago Omnibus case. New corporations licensed include Blair Electric and Police Telephone and Signal in Chicago. A court voided triple damages in a gambling loss case and papers were taken to build a Bloomington to Mississippi River railway. Reports note sheep killed by dogs near Bloomington, heavy fruit cold damage in Southern Illinois, and a plan to trap dogs with dead sheep. Bonnets include Emma Bond fundraising in Bloomington and a juvenile paper inc. in Chicago. The National Paper Mill in Rock Island closed by sheriff. A Goings-on near Rockford involves elopement. A Mecon County Poor Farm tragedy reports Philip Casper’s suicide. Field mice threaten Illinois apple trees. Deaths include Daniel R. Burt of East Dubuque. Springfield markets show many saloons. Galena grants Illinois Central RR tracks near Fever River. Judge Zane voided a liquor-related pledge. Game is reported as yet.
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E. B. Chaner
William C. Green
Charles Hawkins
General Electric
Circuit Court of Chicago
Mary Learned
Francis Tierman
Smith
Springfield
C. R. Cummings
George A. Ives
Bloomington
Mississippi River
Fairfield
Wayne County
N.C. Alexander
Illinois
Anna
Union County
Ready
Cook County Board of Commissioners
Douglas Park
Chicago
Young People’s Publishing Company
Henry C. Handel
C M McQueen
Robert H. Given
Emma Bond
Clementi
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Freeman Perree
Rockford
Winnebago County
Shafner Winn
Mecon County
Philip Casper
Casper
Daniel R. Burt
East Dubuque
Jo Daviess County
Wisconsin
Charles R. Burt
Dubuque
Mra
A. Beck
Beck
Illinois Central Railroad
Galena
Daviess County
Dlinois Central Railroad Company
Galena River
Fever River
Zane
Sangamon
Clear
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Republican
GEO. Pone. Jik
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Dawes
United States Postal Telegraph Company
Post-office Department
Bawyor
Secretary of War
Clardy
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Secretary of the Treasury
Edmunds
Jeannette
Callono
Cullom
Utah
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Selma
Ala
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Charles D. Holmes
Henry Jackson
Red Bank
Charles Dieterli
Weisser
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Sandy Neck
Henry O. Holmes
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