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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1881
Page
2
Message rushes through Senate with communications from Kirkwood and Blaine and confirmations of various officials. Nominations include a new district attorney and consuls. committee organization debates hinge on Davis and Garland amid adjournment, while state elections and legal moves unfold across Wisconsin Maine Illinois and Pennsylvania.
A New York report notes 600 Irishmen recently sailed from Key West to join operations against the Boers. They are said to be well armed and ready for action.
At the Republican caucus in the Maine region on the 8th, William P. Frys of the Reform District was nominated by acclamation for the United States Senate. Judge J. W. McDill, Iowa Bailiff Commissioner, to fill the Senate vacancy caused by Kirkwood's designation.
A Constanti Norse telegram reports plague deaths in Mesopotamia with eighteen at Nefer thirty at Cusaro and thirty five in Baxdud. In Ireland twenty arrests under the Coercion Act target Land League figures including Joseph Walsh of Castlebar. A telegram from James Russell Lowell in London notes a letter from President Garfield about U S engineers on a railway project.
Fragmented OCR summary reports a mix of international affairs and domestic actions. Topics include German land purchases near Acapulco, a Montreal condemnation of a sin, Halifax colonial reports, Irish land agitation, and British legal, monetary, and political developments. The piece mentions the Danish Queen, Uppsala trials, and miscellaneous financial failures.
The Czar of Russia was assassinated during a royal carriage return from the Michael palace. A bomb near the carriage killed a Cossack and a passer-by, wounded the Grand Duke Michael, and left the Czar mortally injured before he died at 8 25 p.m. The scene sparked public reaction and diplomatic condolences from the United States.
A draft mailed to the Third National Bank yesterday carries a tale of intrigue. It began nearly a year ago with a 2500 draft from Silver City New Mexico to New York tied to St Louis inquiries. After complex exchanges and a duplicate from Chihuahua Mexico the bank recovered the funds. A United States Consul letter explains the draft’s route and a colonial officer’s discovery tied to the Victoria band of Indians and Colonel Louis Errazas.
The article notes a population around 10 000 for the cities of the Gakt Mates and a forthcoming census table. It mentions figures as the reported official ones and that the star marks villages with estimated population. No returns had been received up to March.
A fragmented OCR readout shows a political note on Senate proceedings involving a contentious group. Readable terms reference partisan conflicts and procedural issues shaping debate and potential votes this session.
A Dallas recert letter recounts George Arnold's time on a private trip to Dallas a year ago. He was bitten by a dog foaming at the mouth and showing hydrophobia symptoms. He treated the wound, then grew fearful, took precautions, and ultimately endured a severe decline. He left a warning to his wife and children before he died, refusing to risk others.
A garbled stanza describes pupils reciting timidly and asking the teacher about a catalogue. The sewing machine and needle appear as a metaphor or playful line amid the muddled text.
The report from Floyd County describes Frederick Fischer, an employee overseeing the circular saw, struck by a flying timber piece and losing the base of his nose in the accident. He walked away with serious disfigurement feared, and doctors say recovery may be unlikely. Fate of his jaw and cheekbones remains severely damaged.
The Illinois legislature adjourned briefly after a day of routine business and extensive readings. Senators discussed taxation, criminal jurisprudence, and appropriation bills while House members debated nonpartisan and municipal measures.
A report describes a nighttime burglary at a Chicago residence near Wabash Avenue and Twenty-fourth Street where a man named Smith chloroformed residents and fled with about $2000 in cash and a diamond.
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