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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1882
Page
2
Banshfield Times notes the region faces recurring distress with regional news on a Virginia governor vetoing a duel prohibition bill, implied Southern chivalry bravado, and mixed items about markets, shipwreck survivors, prairie livestock, and Guiteau related jail notes.
In Philadelphia buyers paid little more than transportation costs for Dutch bulbs, delayed by late season arrivals. Meanwhile a Providence divorce granted custody of three Sprague daughters to Mrs. Sprague, with alimony unresolved and Gov. Sprague to retain the son. A funeral procession paused before a photo gallery. no picture was taken. Iris reports cabinet plans to restore Fite John Postor to the army, with back pay undecided. Porter may become colonel, then seek retirement. A slugging bout in Saint Louis ended with O Bri an defeating Denton. A Springfield, Mass. incident saw a heroic wagon rescue by Walkece Eldridge. Baroness Burdetta-Coutis-Bart appeared in public with husband at a London relief meeting for Jews in Augeia, praised by the lord mayor.
A garbled weekly digest reports predicted heavy snows and a March slowdown, along with varied items including political movements in Illinois and New York, Jewish refugees reaching Philadelphia, and rail and mining notes. It mentions individuals such as Farner War, Gimozes F. Sporto, H. W. Collender, and Gov. Curtom, plus references to European events, stock, law, and transportation updates.
A tangle of 19th century crime reports spans multiple states. Forgery convict in Milwaukee faces sentence. Joliet penitentiary to receive 157 prisoners from Cheyenne. Various arrests and blackmail plots unfold from Tennessee to Indiana. A deputy marshal wounded in Louisville duel. Grand juries indict for bribery and subornation, with a Santa Fe lynching ruse netting a respite.
Unblegrams Miecawn Dacerr has been elected to Parliament for Meath. A. M. alfiven reports the Bank of England reduced the discount rate to five percent, signaling easing monetary policy.
A sweep of incidents includes fire at a Port Howard planing mill valued at 15 000, deaths from a theater fire near Waco and other deadly blasts. Insane asylum wing fire at Binthugh releases inmates and injures, while boiler explosions devastate A M Byera Co mill in Fintabargh and a portable saw mill boiler in New Carlisle. Multiple drownings, floods and landslides disrupt rail lines from St Louis to Missouri Pacific routes. a Chester refinery fire claims lives, and broader weather brings six inches of rainfall in thirty six hours.
The legislature debated dividing Dakota into territories and creating a northern division. General Grast complained to Captain Eads about a ship canal project and left the board. The Garfield auditing committee received a 36,000 bill for White House cooling apparatus. Congressional discussions invited Mississippian valleys to a capitol conference for river improvement. Committee findings supported Rochester’s confirmation as paymaster general. Senate finance planned to report 120 million redrawing reserve fund. John O. New is secretary of the treasury. Pinchback and Frye appointed customs and Halifax consul. Quartermaster General Rocke was placed on retirement, with Rafts Ingalls filling vacancy. Chicago delegation argued for Dearborn Park transfer to the public library and Academy of Design. Senate shows Indian pension provisions and large per-sorums pay plan. details murky.
An ATSINS report transmitted by the secretary of the interior asserts no immediate basis for settlement or entry on the Indian Territory lands. It notes government title remains reserved by treaty, and a proposition to extend U S criminal law over the lands has been sent to the Tudina delegations in Washington and will likely be approved.
The Senate debated the Grant retirement measure amid amendments and objections. Discussions covered war secretary powers, Indian affairs, tolls on silver coin, and postal law revisions. A House panel advanced multiple bills and a Dakota division proposal, while Havana and Nebraska issues surfaced in committee.
Nervousness grows from imperfect digestion and stomach upset. A remedy improves stomach function, restores secretions, and relieves dyspepsia. With digestion steady, nerves regain calm, appetite returns, and mood lightens. Safe for fever and biliousness, constipation addressed.
MM Deherain and Maquenne in a panel before the Academy of Sciences in Paris report that certain electrical discharges without sparks and a comparatively weak tension will decompose water.
The Spirit of the Times notes a cure for Mr Geo Drake of Indianapolis Indiana from a severe water rheumatism using St Jacobs Oil Cincinnati Erupuster. The piece also discusses the 1884 electoral vote apportionment and predicted party outcomes with New York and Indiana as pivotal battlegrounds.
In Lone Tapn Mo on September 14 1879 P M Barns states he has used Hop Bitters and gained great benefit for liver complaint and malarial fever. He deems them superior to all other medicines.
The court martial in the Mason case reconvened with counsel J. G. Bigelow, witness testimony from Brig. Gen. Ayres and Capt. McGilvray, Mason’s emotional responses, and procedural rulings. Daily sessions described Mason’s statements and reactions, with references to Guiteau’s cell, the jail, and alleged knowledge of Guiteau’s habits. Second and third days featured further witnesses, Mason’s surrender remarks, and anticipated use of Major J. C. Robincomb to establish Mason’s regiment service and temper after injury. The court adjourned after a tense third day.
Two residents on the same floor craft a simple trick to deter a fiery clerk and furious visitor. When knocked upon A's door, A ignores briefly then B shouts that he is paying and there is no one sleeping, prompting the annoyed visitor to retreat. The ledger’s logic defeats the disturbance as they manage limited wakeful feeds to hens.
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