Congressional Tax Debates and Contested Elections Highlights
Senate and House debates span tax measures including tobacco tax at twelve cents per pound and bank tax repeal. Contested elections in South Carolina and Alabama prompt seating decisions. Money order system changes and postage rates outlined amid broader legislative activity.
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Muiteau
Senate
House
Committee On Elections
Virginia
Maine
Messrs
Cabell
Rood
South Carolina
Smalls
Timm
Logan
South Caroling
Wwilmen
Alabama
Smith
Shelley
Dawes
Smith Va. Bhelley
Moneyr
Pase
Cadence of 1882 News Mixes Fireside Reports and Disasters
The Post-office Department reports a quarter ending March 31 1882 with revenue over 1.0549 billion dollars. A Pomeroy Ohio man fights a jealous rival over a church outing, a fatal ax blow. Steamer Joey Wilson sinks. two men injured. Violence erupts in Shreveport La between Davin Norwood and L J Polk. Wheat exports decline sharply from 265 million to 170 million. Corn Exchange at Lattie Fork Ark backs federal quarantine in yellow fever cases. Greyson of Erie Pa gains a staged prayer hour and rises to her feet. Indian pursuit near Fort Verde ends with twenty six killed and thirty two horses seized. Yellow fever quarantine at Philadelphia and Lancaster area. Lancaster region hit by severe rain and wind. European crop collection office to be opened in London. Vanderbilt probate contested. resolution withdrawn after family conciliation. An improvised marriage in Castle Gannon area. U S Iron and Tin Company at McKeesport Pa loses 10 thousand. back to a similar amount. A Somerset Mass mother kills two, then herself in the morning. Violent hailstorm in the Black Hills devastates crops. Newport steamer purge seized by New York customs. Noah Parks of Winchester Miss rescued after mob assault. Insurance abuses prosecuted in Columbus. Crop reports remain favorable for winter wheat across states.
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Post-office Department
Washington
Pomeroy
Ohio
Everett Docker
Wills
Cpnter
Joey Wilson
Omelty
Davin I. Nonwoon
L. J. Polk
Iris
Shrevesport
Polk
Norwood
United States
Lattie Rork
Ark
Greyson
Erie
Mason Onayrex
San Carlos
Fort Verde
Atxom
Yannie H. Loring
Matansas
Philadelphia
Lancaster
National Department of Agriculture
London
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt
la Bau
Slater
Castle Ganon
United States Iron and Tin
MedKeesport
Riley A. Back
New York
J. F. Comarvas
Somerset
Mass
Yar
Pratu
Belle Fourche
San Carlos Reservation
White Mountain
Coursera
Eettlers
Newport
Noah Parks
Fecher
Winchester County
Miss
Ifa
J. B. Hall
S. Wenderson
Iflome Insurance Company
Columons
Teach
Towa
Minnesota
Seven Day US Business Failures and Destruction Report
In the seven days ending the 20th the United States saw 124 business failures including four saw mills and several factories and dwellings destroyed by fire. The losses totaled around 100000 dollars with workers left unemployed. Fire at the Rio Grande Road plant near Pueblo killed Fireman McNally and fatally injured Engineer Meyers.
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United States
Tees
Wircox'e Cy, Co
Ee York
Rio
Gyande Road
Huerfano Bridge
Paeblos
McNally
Enginter Meyers
New York
National Greenback Labor convention nominations and platform
The Albany session on the 19th nominated Epenetus Howe for governor and James Allen for lieutenant governor, with L. J. M. Parvin as chief justice and L. G. McDonald as congressman at large. The Chicago 1880 platform was reaffirmed and anti monopoly resolutions adopted. Civil service reform and labor sympathy were urged, with nods to freight handlers in New York.
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Eee Parr
New York
Greenback-Labor
Albany
Epenetus Howe
James Allen
Court of Appeals
L. J. M. Parvin
L. G. McDonald
George C. Jones
Chicago
Congress
Greenback
Iowa
E. H. Gilldtte
Missouri
Iraq
Azeltine
Minnesota
William, D. Washburn
Florida
Robert H. M. Davidson
Luzuzzo
Vermont
Lake Shore
Erle
United States Circuit Court
Banc
Virginia
John F. Dezendorf
North Carolina
Orlando Tubbs
Indiana
Willam
Holman
Ilinois
Aaron Shaw
William M. Springer
Louis C. Latham
Lyman Reddington
Georgia
Thomas Hardeman
Ohio
Columbus
John W Oshley
J. W. Newman
Tanny Barnett
Slater
Irish Land League
Bordentown
N.J
Democrats of
Augusta
Mth
Alexander H. Stephens
N. ©. Barnett
Nortox
Washington, D. C
Beoville
Charles J. Guiteau
Tennessee
Nashville
Denver
John Bright
United States
Colonyl Wharton J. Green
J. O. O'Hara
French Chamber debate tops Egyptian question debate
Dr Freycrist urged immediate armed intervention over Egyptian subject rights in Alexandria. Across the globe reports note rail accidents in Canada, drownings in Montreal and Hawkesbury, yellow fever deaths at sea, arctic ship detours, a stolen Earl of Crawford body found, a Mexico earthquake near the capital, a Asia Minor fire that destroyed fourteen hundred homes, Ireland reporting agrarian outrages, and a Nihilist case in St. Petersburg. The French cabinet faced a no confidence vote after a central Paris mayor proposal failed.
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Freycrist
Chamber of Deputies
Tld
Bassgere
Alexandria
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown
Hugh Evans
Hawkesbury
Canada
Evans
Montreal
Copenhagen
Earl of Crawford
Abbottshire
Eog
Mexico
SuykNa
Asia Minor
Dunne
Ireland
Pritrogon
Coimmander
St. Peter and St.Paul Fort
Siberia
Paris
Grevy
Orlain
Destruction of harvest in Bohemia reported
A damaged extract notes major destruction in Bohemia with property loss and a large portion of harvest ruined. It mentions a recovered body and parathetical terms, reflecting chaotic conditions and ongoing investigation.
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Bohe
Bohemia
Egyptian turmoil deepens as Arabi Pasha defies orders
Dispatches report Arabi Pasha issuing measures in the Khedive’s name, massacres and arson in Alexandria and Damanhour, British fears of British fault, water works disrupted, and a pending Cairo commission to restore order amid growing treason inquiries and desertions.
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Khedive
Arabs Bey
Koeauias
Wineth
Pasha
Avvidks
Alexandaria
Alexandria
Arabi Boy
Bi Boy
Saex
Dervish Pasha
Alexandio
Arabi Pasha
Lewand
Council of Ministers
Constantinople
Porte
Arab Bey
Egypt
Spain
Suez Canal
Manila
Portenot
Mahmondsh Canal
Cairo
Port Said
Masuscred
Damanhour
Arabi
Engileh
Tripoli
Tunis
Khedive Declares Arabi Rebel and Vows Obedience Ban
Cairo reports say the Khedive issued a decree labeling Arabi Pasha a rebel and forbidding the army to follow his orders while accusing the English of promoting disorder. Egypt faces famine and anarchy with hundreds dying among 8,000 homeless.
Egyptian troops and Arab revolt headline dispatches
Reports from Chicago and London describe Arabi Bey's Egyptian forces near Alexandria and the citadel at Cairo. British and French aid, mixed loyalties, and European diplomacy shape the looming campaign amid war rumors and public panic.
Illinois State News on Prohibition and Suffrage Rally
A Chicago correspondent reports on an upcoming conven tion in Bisominy Ridge and a proposed statewide ticket for a Progressive carriage. Colonel Grover of Chicago backs greenback and prohibition views, urging temperance and suffrage unity as crucial for prohibition success, citing 80 000 Illinois women petitioning for a prohibitory amendment and promising future votes.
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Chicago
Sdvissbany
Pérepee Conenti
Nkcog
Bana ’ S
Bisominy
W. Byee Evangton
Party of Progress
Grover
Sn- Rounesd
Himeett
Illinois Harvest Brightens as Weather Remains Favorable
The piece notes strong Illinois hay crop value second only to corn with improved meadow conditions and widespread fine harvest weather. It also reports numerous local incidents including a fatal shooting of a child in Cairo, a hog wedged and starving in Bloomington, and other crimes and accidents across cities like Chicago and Decatur.
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Corm
Cairo
George Brooks
Thebes coral controversy and rose coral in international trade
A Naples Cir., London Times dispatch describes Thebes coral valued at many times gold, with expert Casalta noting rare pink coral and its use by European nobility. It notes regional tastes from Spain to India, and reports a mysterious large pink coral allegedly from Japan, now questioned by Italian authorities.
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Thebes
Qasalis
Sud
Syd
Éhheilew
Europe
Eugenia
Les Anglaises
Spain
India
Persia
China
Japan
Italy
Mosley
Sig. Casalta
Sardinia
Naples
London Times
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Zenry Republican
GEO. Burt, IH
SOF
Foreygn
Tn Khedive
Brewster
Massachusetts
Worcester
Pitenix
A. T
Pleasant Valley
Tonto Basin
Coon Creek
Brown Manufacturing Company
Zancaville
United States Treasury Department
Tures
Sonora Valley
Tus Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States Senate
Garfield
Colorado
White River
England
Port Bald
Eho
Ehe
Lower
Upper
Arkad
Russia
Turkey
Arabi Bey
Bia Trooops
M. Gabriel Charmon
Paris Debats
Hosaye
Abyssinia
London Standard
Eailors
Gahaniz
London Globe
Cairo—El-Kalah
Moxattam
Aromang
Bettety
Mokonet Ali
Khoorshid Pasha
Mokattam
Chicago N6
Ali Feima
8Uas
Knediyya Digit
Sed Arabi Bas
Ehody
Oniro
Intervyew
Arab Pasha
Toulba
Coase
Gifford
Westfield
N. Y
Detroit Post
Illinois State News
Witnois
Joseph Beam
Bloomington
The
Rock Island Argus
Thera Sturia
Madeline Stiles
Grand Jury
Charles Stiles
James McCormick
Decatur
Thomas H. Price
Kankakee
Fred Willams
Willams
Jonesboro
Anderson Jones
Horace
Jones
William Laud
Metropolis
Jacka Privfile
Grand Legion of Illinois
Knights of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
Rudolph Pope
George FE. Beckwick
Edward Flinn
Galesburg
William K. Osgood
William Bourton
Grand Standard-deacer
Martha Brown
Whitley Township
Monttrio County
Horaca
George Monroe
Alan
Mra Brown
Stephan
Hugh Munson
Board of Trustees
Soldiers’ Orphane’ Home
Gallatin County
Matthew Shepherd
Mt. Pulaski
Thomas McCoy
Stockholm
John Carter
Thomas McLaughlin
Webster
Beppe
Detroit Post and Tribune
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