Congressional actions and incidents across states and nations
A broad legislative summary notes favorable Senate action on a bill to secure school lands, a Dakota land division for harvest, and amendments to the Bankruptcy Bill. It records House debates, a Bureau of Labor Statistics bill, and a proposed Silk-culture Bureau, plus multiple accidents, fires, drownings, floods, and a fatal shooting, with international and railway notes and a Massachusetts House vote on biennial sessions.
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Senate
Illinois
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Dakota
Charles E. Coon
South Carolina
Sherman
Dominion Library
Sield
Hérndon
Thezlst
House
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jones
New Brinam
Rosecrana
Hawley
Parker
Akinner
Aus
Billa
Bureau of Navigation
Treasury Department
Tus
Massachusetts House
Multiple Disasters Reported Across States and Regions
Reports detail drownings in Missouri, hunger fears in Marion District of Columbia, business closures in Monroe Louisiana, and a currency shift in San Francisco. Notable incidents include arson in Alabama, a knife attack justified by a coroner, mass saloon licenses in Chicago, and floods in Maine and New Hampshire. The era notes gold discoveries near Pike's Peak, moonshine arrests in Kentucky, a dramatic train robbery near Poplar Bluff, frost damage across midwest states, and a prolific gold loss from the U S since January.
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Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Petaluma
Eilas G. Cnossy
Perry Township
Ohio
California Agricultural Society
Wassinatos
It7th
Cranis Brenton
Cambridge
Frank
Chicago
Theodore Hoffman
White Plains
N. Y
Willis Hodges
Eastman
Gabe Turner
Greenville
John B8chuttler
Rome
Maine
New Hampshire
George Coates
Jere Green
Gadsden
Ala
Green
Colorado
Crearly
Pike’s Peak
Casey
Clay Counties
United States
Louisville
Mapzin
Harrisburg
Annie Wagner
Shse
Poplar Bluff
Telford
Gould System
Whrer Wheats
Ilinois
Iowa
Indiana
Atchison
Kan
Dallas
Tex
Gata
San Joaquin
Latardy
Cal
Seeman Lee Toran
New York
Colpers
Pennsylvania and Indiana Republican State Conventions Reported
Dispatches summarize multiple state party meetings with delegates chosen for Chicago. Blaine and Arthur receive mixed support. some states listed uninstruc ted or instructed delegates. Obituary notes mention Father Lavener at Santa Barbara and Lt. Weiritan’s search reward.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
James Blaine
Arthur
CL S
Osborne
Missouri
Sedalia
Indiana
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ho We Thompson
Harrison
John H Baker
Morris McDonald
Father Lavener
Santa Barbara
Cal
Washington
General Swaith
Nashville
Freak T. Reid
Arthur Tur
New Jersey
Trenton
Delaware
Dover
Blaine
Oregon
Dalies
Secretary of the Navy
Edward H. Weiritan
Johnson
Coleman House
New York
Charleston
D. C
Wendell Phillips
Tremont Temple
Boston
George William Curtis
Post-office Committee
House of Representatives
Tennesses
Henry Grance
London
Arthur Hed
Toaceitt
Ig-A
Bill
House of
Montreal Floods Inundate Low Lying Areas Inundated Streets
Report describes widespread flooding across Montreal Canada with water two feet deep in several streets. The item cites Patrick Jovey of the Fenian Brotherhood issuing a circular to fishmen urging continued dynamite policy and references various international distress and political notes from that period.
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Montreal
Can
Patrick Jovey
Fenian Brotherhood
Monaco
Carrars Wigsonaw
Jamara
New Orleans
Vea Cruz
Mex Paris
Calcutta
India
Prohibition measures and political notes from the day
Prohibition actions in New Jersey urge state support for constitutional bans on liquor, with delegates chosen for a national convention. Reports describe an earthquake in Eastern England damaging several towns and causing deaths. naval orders, rebel killings in Taipeh, Mississippi political conventions, a Danish bark wreck near Scotland with losses, Vienna murders, Louisiana governor race forecasts, Dublin cartridge threats, Sing Sing drowning victims, and a Senate pension grant to a widow.
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Parnel
Irish National Party
Tae Loch
Cuba
Madras
Farnellite
Farnelites
Sarlchers
America
Battlefort
Terrtory
Vienna
de Brazza
Africa
Congo
France
Amerian Citiens
Mexico
Jay Trould
Cial
New Laredo
Nationa
Hather Fim O
Casils
Stimean & Co
Montreal
New Jersey
Trenton
Pitts
England
Chelusford
Ipswich
Malden
Colchester
Secretary of the Navy
Schley
Alexican
Taipeie
Mississippi
Jackson
Chicago
Arthur Green
Chandler
JR. Smits
Alba
Philadelphia
Greenland
Scotland
Houru Scuenck
Karl Schlossarek
Louisiana
McEneery
Stevenson
Dublin
Ireland
Hudson
Sing Sing
United States Senate
Admiral McDougall
England Earthquake Causes Casualties and Destruction
A strong earthquake struck eastern England causing widespread damage in Sussex Suffolk and Colchester. A child was killed and a woman seriously injured as churches walls and chimneys toppled while streets flooded with panic and debris. Authorities report extensive property damage and many injuries as residents sought refuge in the streets.
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Lesbos
England
Colchester
Atresta Trate
Wiventon
Patiest
Southend
Ipswhel
Walla
Meester
Eatas
Cheapside
Kanghead
Old Man Fatally Wounds Wife In Tragic Altercation
In Watnrass Hl area on April 28 Charles Probes attacked his wife Gert Clark as she slept, striking her multiple times with a club. He confessed to the murder saying they had planned to drown themselves but he was too weak to leave the house. The woman, aged about 60 with feeble health, died from injuries. the man fled the scene and was later taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Newcastle
Solomon Hurn
Louisville
Tloner
Petroleum Exchange
Pittsburgh
Mth
Wzth
Kansas
Caton Pacific
Honey Ellard
Hatersam
Ellard
Law
Cornell (Noy ) University
Neosho Falls
Kan
Lake Champlain
Delaware & Hudson
Whitehall
Ticonderoga
William Lafolmaker
Canisto
Minn
United States
Cocoran
Watnrass
Rauber Clark
Thay Aoty
Charles Probes
Philadelphia
N.Y
Emma Abbott
Boston Transcript
Astern
Chwngo
Norwich
John B Gough
Buffalo Express
Arkansany Traveller
Jenkins
Washington
State Department
Tvashington
Connecticut
Buffalo
Chicago Times
London Times
Philadelphia Call
Tragedy Follows Drunken Feud and Murder at Home
James Na hole son for many years president of a boating association, enters a dispute with his wife Mrs Nicholson. After a quarrel in an adjoining room a pistol shot kills Mrs Nicholson and their child, with Nicholson fleeing as a drunken murder suspect. The incident ends with his escape into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostos Masa
James Na Holeson
Westerdas
Aris Goss
Nicholson
Fatal Duel Between Two Brothers-in-Law in Maryland County
In Cockeysville Balrivere Mb April died after a short duel between Charles Brown and Jost Gall, two prominent local citizens. Two shots were fired, Brown was mortally wounded and died as Gall was arrested. The feud stemmed from a long running property dispute and family quarrels.
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Cockeysville
Baltamere County
Charles Brown
Jost Gall
Brown
Pthrvariin
Burial of Pepys and 1664 church tablet unveiling
The 1664 burial of Samuel Pepys in St Olave's Church is recalled with his wishful act for his brother's resting place and a later tablet unveiling with his bust. The account notes funeral extravagance of the era including 150 mourners, six biscuits per service, and burnt claret, with details of the grave digger and pre-Reformation funeral customs.
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Pepys
Church of
St Olaves
Vom
Middle Isle
Tom
Joyce Norton
Senate Bankruptcy Bill Shapes Court Structure and Fees
A Senate passed bankruptcy bill restructures court authority across District Courts and the Supreme Court of the United States with new judges, commissioners, and trustees. It sets compensation at 2000 dollars for supervisors and 1500 for trustees, outlines asset handling, exemptions, and fees, and includes penalties for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TMP
Hanreupecy Witt. Wasiiseros
Senate
United States and Territories
Supreme Court of the
Boaster of Columbia
United States Circuit
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Ivan
Bats Hess
Nis
Coottms
Danbrope
Wien
Pranks by Maine Boys Tie Comrade to Railway Track
Six boys aged nine to fifteen tied a peer to a railroad track near Portland and pretended to be highwaymen. A bystander intervened. the incident halted before a train. Four youths including Benjamin DeWolf, Doyle, and Padeles were implicated. One arrested in Tallowell, two in Augusta, and one in Portland.
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James Powers
Reynoldsville
Ith
Summit
Cal
E. Mo Fitzarracp
Frank Lyons
Greenpoint
Noy
Oregon
Ginon Line
Quoeenstown
New York
Aix
Carnais Jones
Angie Smith
Cairo
Lake Falwards
Fort Scott Road
Springfield
Wes
Tallowell
Angista
Portland
Incident Near Crancester Involving Sam Turner and Jackson Norman
Sam Turner and Jackson Norman entered a well near Crancester to clean it. After about thirty minutes an alarm was raised and both men were removed from the site by emergency responders.
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Crancester
WooVa
Sam Turner
Jackson Norman
Alaska Seal Fur Company Investment Sparks Friction
Congressman Broadhead notes the Alaska Seal Fur Company holds exclusive rights to hunt seals on inland Alaskan coasts. Natives are paid 4 cents per skin, while the company resells at about 24 dollars in London after costs. Government duties of 32 per fur and an initial 55 000 paid for rights are alleged. The proposed inquiry questions if profits are too high.
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Alaska Seal Fur Company
Regord
Anon
Congressman Broadhead
Lhose
Alaska
Hill
Mr. Broadhead
London
Broadhead
Black Jack's Bom War in Jackson County Ballot Voices
A vivid wartime stage voice rails against rival leaders and factions in Jackson County. The piece cites John Alexander Lagan and his supporters and accuses opponents of deceit and corruption while urging voters to act in a dramatic political confrontation amid references to national figures and wartime rhetoric.
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John Vie
Jackson County
Dinoi
The Demand of the Country Washington Lost
A critique of the Democratic majority in Congress arguing that the tax system places the burden on the working class and calling for immediate tax reductions. It claims revenues exceed needs, warns of wasteful spending, and urges Democrats to fulfill pledges before the presidential election.
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Democratc
Democratic Party
Rkenter Koloson Republian
Congress
Oas U. Nees Sey
Republican
Washington
Reform Hopes For Democratic Victory In Presidential Race
The Columbus Ga. Sun argues voters should seek qualified, proven leaders over money and influence in the upcoming November campaign. It blames both parties for a corrupt, sectionalized process and calls for national unity and policy based on government for the people.
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Democrats
Republican Party
Demerage
Democratic Party
Republic
South
Camse
Natonal Democratic Party
National Democratic Party
Ostracsia
Conumbus
Education, temperance, and church notes across regions
Reports from multiple papers describe plans for an industrial school for colored youth near Jacksonville Florida, temperance text book petitions in Ontario schools, a growing free church movement in Boston, Beecher's critique of Gospel emphasis, questions about female church membership, and Baptist world statistics from 1882 including church counts ministers and membership in America and the British Isles.
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Hampton, “A
Jacksonville
Fla
N. O
Times
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Ontario
Manyfield
Kaw
Chicago Tribune
Episcopal
Boston
Boston Journal
Jesus Christ
Henry Ward Beecher
Christan At Work
Congregational
America
British Islands
Eogland
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Cruel public questioning of Blaine not a candidate says critic
The piece scolds political opponents for digging into Blaine's youth and religious ties to pry for flaws. It argues a non candidate should not face such personal scrutiny and likens the public scrutiny to Roman arena cruelty, urging respect for his literary life and privacy.
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Blame
Ins
Chicago
Jim
Blaine
Testimony on Virginia Racial Tensions Shocks Investigation
Republican Hon. Joho F Dezendorf testifies before the Sherman Investigation Committee, detailing coerced voting, threats against colored voters, and the alliance of Mahone with Arthur to influence Washington. He accuses Coalitionists of persecution and exposes attacks on black communities to secure political power. The piece questions radical ambition and urges moving beyond sectional strife.
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Joho F
Dezendorf
Sherman Investigating Committee
Sherman
Lapham
Virginia
Arthur
Mahone
Washington
United States
Wickham
Memr
Ohio
United States Senate
Danville
Adel
Quotations on Fame and Folly From 19th Century Papers
A collage of humorous and sharp lines from Philadelphia Call New York Graphic Boston Transcript Chicago Times Buffalo Republican and other papers. Jokes on stage stockings voices travel and editors misplacing words reveal era humor and social faux pas.
Traveler’s Two Trunks Prompted A Trainroom Mistake
A man from a Philadelphia harness house traveled with two trunks and asked the narrator to check one on a ticket to save bag fees. The narrator lent a pass to the baggage checker, and the tourist departed at Atlanta with emotional tears. The anecdote underlines a helping impulse and a lapse in travel plans.
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Macon
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Montgomery
Talk to Boys and Parents Against Dime Novel Influence
A civic message urges parents to counteract dime novels and villainous papers that glamorize outlaws like Jesse James. It warns youths under sixteen about crime, urges honest work, and recalls a Philadelphia youth sent to prison for carrying a pistol.
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America
Jesse James
Billy the Kid
Borgia
Arenta
Gloucester
State Rison
Jesse Vates
Philadelphia
Boston Ave
Coal-oil Cure-All Fashions Old Newport Tale
An Newport story mocks a local belief in coal-oil as a universal remedy. A group of women recounts ailments from a swollen knee to headaches and restless daughters, all urged to “rub it with coal-oil” and “guaranteed” to cure. The account comes from the San Francisco Argonaut.
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Newport
Johnny
Sarah
Jennie
San
Demographic Shift: French Speaking Population Growth
Over a decade the French speaking population in Canada rose at a far faster rate than the English speaking group, signaling a notable linguistic demographic shift within the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
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