Epitome of the Week Special Senate Nominations
The weekly compilation reports Senate special session actions with nominations to high state posts. It notes confirmations of Cyrus Bussey and Walker Blaine, and lists further appointments and diplomatic postings by President Harrison, plus domestic incidents and economic items across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ne Echaylor
New York
Walker Blaine
Maine
Cyrus Bussey
New ‘York
Harrison
James S. Clarkson
Iowa
Lewis Wolfley
Arizona
Indianapolis
William Wallace
Clarkson
Poe
William Y. Thames, Jr
Norway
Sweden
Samuel R. Thayer
Nesote
Netherlands
Smith ‘A Weitfeld
Abraham D. Hazen
Pennsylvania
Johnn W. Mason
West Virginia
Internal Revenue
Charles E. Mitchail
Connecticut
United States
Century of Events Shaping Nations in 1900s News
Lead items cover disasters, river crossings, shipwrecks, and fires with casualties and rescues. Notable notes include a large loss from a wreck near Point Bilaram, Western mishaps across Ohio and Tennessee, and a vast timber and crop devastation near Bethlehem. Also mentions a Chicago Milwaukee marriage, a rail collision near Kimonaki, and a New York centennial parade plans led by Major General Hookerfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre Russell
Trushart
Thane
Ewa Fratewoon
Scottdale
Nara
Josery Tunes
Bla
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Pues Mill
gta _ Apties
Voint Bilaram
Blue Mountains
Bethlehem
Dayton
Tenn
Hve Atock
Pacuine Foren
Fuller
Milwaukee
Wan J Matt Aubery, Jr
Chicago
Tt Wan O
Kimonaki Station
Coantes Ho Nanty & Co
Boston
Anny
Xohofield
New York
Waahington
Chicero
Burlington & Quincy Road
Directora
Afrika Tne
Nornt
Kenate
Whitelaw Ertol
New York Tribune
Paris
Julius Goldschmidt
Wisconsin
Vienna
Illinois Legislature Advances Several Bills and Appointments
Illinois legislature bills include enforcement of the eight hour law, funding for the state historical library, prohibitions on shooting pigeons, monthly wage rules for railway workers, and a Logan monument appropriation. Resolutions honor Congressman Townshend. Governor Fifer announces appointments to Joliet and Kankakee state institutions. House and Senate consider drainage, licensing, and anti lobbying measures with adjournment and rule changes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renate
State Historical Library and Museum of Natural History
Townshend
Thomas
John A. Logan
House
Chicago
R. W. Townshend
Knate
Fifer
Northern
Joliet
Adelbert S. Wright
McHenry County
Eastern Hospital For
Dairymen’s Association
Howser
Crawford Stock Yards
Firemen's Pension
Senate
Messrs
Washburne
Mathews
Hogan
Greenwood
Crawford
Shutt
Ekarraker
Siltor
McClemaine
Mr. Schnoerk
Legislatura
Justices of Peace
State Board of Agriculture
Cumberland County
Horag
Chisago
Committee On Rules
Triple Hanging in Arkansas for Murder of Preacher Horton
Willis Green Anderson Mitchell and Dan Jones were hanged at Arkadelphia for the murder of Arthur Horton a Colored preacher. The crime was brutal and occurred May 1 as Walker hoped to homestead but could not pay Horton’s aid. Horton’s body was found after a manhunt led by a nearby resident. Local White citizens' anger was fierce. lynching was averted by sheriff action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joux M. Stour
Mount Sterling
Mury Bros
Greenville
Lawenty
Birmingham
Txx
Black Diamond
Mount Carmel
Washington
James
Clark
Arkadelphia
Ark
Arthur “Stton
Italian Canyon
Nev
Samuel Rundle
Hiis
Blaw
George Hosking
Aimeel
Eastitusville
Duxixo
United States
United Medea
Nertagt
Wraux Boyraro
Sofsie
Fesfolk
Vil
Riddick Mechéen
Willis Green
Anderson Mitchell
Dan Jones
Arkansas
Preacher Horton
Lattin Truex
Arthur Horton
Horton
Washington Walker
Walker
Horta
Hortons
Iashes
Weathers
Norton
Iiving Near
Promptinens
Boomers Driven Out by Cavalry Raid in Kansas Territory
Reports from Wiewtts Kansas state that a troop of the Fifth Cavalry under Lieutenant Curwen moved from Fort Stone toward boomers encamped in woods. They burned huts and tents and forced boomers toward Kansas while detaining those without permits. Captain Haya’s troop pursued southward. Controversy over alleged harsh treatment remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Wiewtts
Kan
Fort Stono
Fifth Cavalry
Tieutenant Curwen
Kansanine
Tenta
Dogouta
Haya
Mixed references link notable figures across papers
A Western journal mentions Mrs Ames Sivers author of The Virgiians. The London Times tax editor reportedly praised Grover Ingalls former Dakota VP. Creverann is named as General Clevelandes governor of Washington. An Australian paper touted Grant's election as New York mayor. Vanxen of Vermont seeks meetings with Wall Street magnates Russell Gould and Jay Sage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Sivers
London Times
Grover Ingalls
Dakota
Creverann
General Clevelandes
Washington
Grant
New York States
Vanxen
Vermont
Wall Street
Russell Gould
Jay Sage
Cassius M. Clay Visit in Madison County Kentucky
Richmond Kentucky letter describes Cassius M Clay famed anti slavery agitator living as a hermit on a large country estate in Madison County. It recalls his 1849 political clash with Turner and notes his lifelong emancipation stance, education at Yale, and Civil War era actions to gain support for emancipation in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Madison
Cassius M. Clay
Wheeling
Kentucky
Henry Clay
Lexington
Mexico
Texas
Mr. Cray
Lexington Pike
Turner
Clay
Richmond
Hunting Fat Frogs in New Jersey Marshes A New Yorker’s Tale
A Fulton Street marketman recalls frog hunting in Hackensack meadows New Jersey. He describes draining a pond on Sprout branch of Saddie river to yield eleven dozen bullfrogs for winter sale, notes predators, and explains his winter frog pit and market price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Hackensack Meadows
Fulton Street
Sprout
Saddie River
Paris
Mail
Ezpresa
Science and Industry Notes on Wood Preservatives and Electric Plants
Eastern woodworkers use naphthaline as a preservative leaving wood dry with a faint aroma. Austrians and Germans build portable electric light plants for night use in training and siege operations. England could save about 60 000 dollars yearly by electrifying one street railway. A Swedish scientist claims to petrify wood to stone but at $500 per cubic inch and three months. Sir John Lubbock notes some ants enslave others to survive. Parisian hoarfrost glass yields delicate frostlike patterns. A Royal Institution lecturer redefines poison as a quantity based risk, citing aconite and hydrocyanic acid as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doe
England
John Lubbock
Royal Institution
London
Castoria Ad Sells Across Generations
An old advertisement recalls giving Castoria to a child named Daby at sickness and growth stages. It notes the product’s use through childhood and motherhood with repeated claims of the medicine accompanying family milestones.
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Geng Republican
George Bort
Eorron
Phursday
Congressional
Avana
Trants
Agnes Barton
Nassau
Baltimore
Virginia
Point Boiler Works
Monroe & Soss
Pittsburgh
Avie
Newman
Gao
Marlboro
Muga
Walter
William White
George €. Hayden
St. Louts
Springfield
Anaconda Mining Company
Butte
West Verinta
Mthat
Keyser
Thor
Chive Polnd
Joe Snow
Von
Mayon Bucaren
Imnaha
Neb
Mixihudiah MacCready
Umon
Jackson
Utica
Norton Metcalf
California
Rto City Bank of
Lyme Mass
Ava
Bakery
Dr Canver
al Bandle
Siena Bt Ae
Central Colliery Company
Scranton
Journe Ganonen
Farmer
Seymour
Ind
Caroline Miller
Cape Haytion
Legitime
Hippolyte
Cape Haytien
Dubuque
Moyer & Methudy
St. Louis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gzorce
Rersz
Plymouth
Katie Jones
Buarve
Herman Kempinski
Damans
Ashbury Park
E. L Pettingill
Chesapeake Bay
Portland
Reno
Cal
Frank Jones
Portamouth
N. A
Whitney & Tuttle
Ann
Pound
Wis
Otis Clement
August
Williams Jo Carnoun
New Castle
Del
Hrandun
Commissionera of
District of Columbia
Comstock & Avery
Teoria
Mason City
Crom Okinbomna
Carson
Annineaas
Hazleton
Miss Burett
Areter
Sweet Grasaills
Big Handy
Junue Bates
Superior Court
Cincinnati
Ongan Salt Trust
William Fisher
Fle
Whder O& Streetham
Retunna
New Hampshire
Moses W Freno
Detroit
Paesmext Hannisos
Wiliam Walter Phelipa
New Jersey
John A Kasson
George S. Bater
Delaware
Berlin
Harpsaon
Questa
Micnarn Moun
Chili
Catherine Willey
A. & Weicn
State Agricultural
Donald Kennepy
Kennedy
Wasetocg
Louis
Mary Hancock
Mary Anderson
Philadelphia
Roghe
Dewitt
Cregier
Mas
Anastasia PansEeus
Bayonne
N. J
George Washington
Cleveland
Cubs
Messrs. Vilas and Dickinson
Wollas Garnano
Fallston
Page
Wanamaker
J. Lowrie Bell
James N Tyner
Post-Office Department
Windom
ST. E. Byrons
St. Paul
Treasury Department
Joan G. Hanpy
Jack Hardy
New Orleans
Jonathan Chace
Rhode Island
Finlayson
Deer Lake
Northwest Territory
Hudson Bay Company
Misa Eames
Paria
Juliet
Newfoundland
Mth
Auckland
New Zealand
Nipsic
Olga
Australia
Olpier
Vertioia
Oran
Algeria
Thierry
Mans
Minora Tavansog & Co
la Mana
France
Kwang Si
China
Mindunian
Culeacon
Altata
Science and Industry
Pitcher’s Castoria
Daby
Castoria
Cantoria
Cantoris
BO Bernes
Onis
Kanbas
Omaha
Henry
G.C Griswold & Co
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