Republican congress oppose whiskey and tobacco tax cuts
Blaishfield Times reports the Republican caucus intends to oppose proposed reductions in whiskey and tobacco taxes, arguing it preserves revenue for debt reduction. The piece also notes local incidents, debates over capital punishment reform, and Canada’s Huron and Ontario Ship Canal petition to the Governor General.
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Ontario Legienature
Governor General of Canada
Huron and Ontario Ship Canal
Peovingiil
Georgian Bay
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Beliegs
Lakes Superior
Huron
Masos Found Guilty by Court Martial in Guiteau Plot
Senexast Joux A. Masos convicted by court martial for attempted assassination of Guiteau in Washington jail. He receives eight years hard labor, dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of pay, with maximum District of Columbia law capping eight years. Gex Hancock commands the sentence amid staff support. Public sentiment deemed no bearing on guilt or penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senexast Joux A. Masos
Aasaasin Guiteau
Washington
Ihat
Albany
District of Columbia
Gex
Mason
Jim
Guileau
Mazon
A Week's News Items Mix Social Gossip and Rail Talks
Mrs Grace Dasisca of Lockport New York elopes with Henry R Somers. Pyren McGaoow, Wheat Corner engineer in Chicago, claims 4 to 5 million bushels for May and June at a 3 cent advance. A Gulf road rider near Fort Worth leaped a removed rail and sped on. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society plans to buy land in Dukats to relocate Russian refugees. California prospects improve with liberal rainfall. A tornado damages San Mateo Episcopal church after a bat visit to San Francisco region. Wisconsin Central faces a 1.4 million circular to subscribe for a 60 mile track from Neenah to Schlemingerville. Okelana Sates author’s anti Republican essays now urban rail pamphleteer in Lews. General Sherman reportedly backs twelve‑company post at San Antonio while retaining small garrisons at forts along Rio Grande.
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Grace Dasisca
Lockport
N. Y
Berres
Henry R. Somers
Pyren McGaoow
Chicago
Noid
Ataam
Gulf Road
Miller
Fort Worth
Rnte
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of
New York
Brs
Dukats
Coor
California
San Francisco
San Mateo
Wisconsn Central Railway Company
Kirmrax
Lews
San Antonio
General Sherman
Fort Clark
Stockton
Cozeho
Mekhavits
Forts
Pinatan
McInteah
Ringgalé
Rio Grande
Notable Crimes and Legal Cases From Early Chronicle
A parade of troubled figures spans forgery by Garrises Enaxn of Milwaukee, a street robbery and wage theft involving Mrs. Hubbard, Chicagoan James Byars who killed his brother after an 1880 election, and a Joliet penitentiary illness. Police move to close gambling dens amid agitation, while other trials include Joan T Crist of Missouri convicted for murder and Dr. Lewin facing breach of promise. A Durah asylum official is shot, and a self-styled ambassador appears to surrender after a jail escape, with additional forged-claim charges and violent incidents referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrises Enaxn
Milwaukee
Tn Council Byan
Hubbard
Jana
James Byars
Chicago
John
Joliet
Shelton
Sweden
Joes P. Guay
Dura
NS. C
Ois
Fao
Henry Remshew
Heaven
Debris of Disasters Across Regions Reported in Turbulent Times
Reports describe blockades on the Central Pacific line near Emigrant Gap and Tama real, a boiler explosion at Goodwin Brothers shoe factory in Lyn, Massachusetts killing the engineer, and a 1600 pound boiler fragment blown 1000 feet. Also noted are a Chicago bookkeeper's murder at a Battle Creek sanitarium, drownings at a Cleveland insane hospital, voice recovery for Miss McDosazn of Alpena after calomel injury, widespread disease in South Bethlehem, and multiple transport and flood calamities including mail loss, levee danger, and massive property damage in Vicksburg harbor region. Further tales include fires at Biddeford and Winnipeg, a Wisconsin weaving mill fire, and storms affecting the Mississippi valley with extensive human suffering and starvation fears.
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Ssow-suives
Emigrant Gay and Tamareal
Goodwin Brothers
Lyn
Mass
Georg Wexpork
Chicago
Simeelf
Battle Creek
Mich
F. A. Revnoups
Cleveland Insane Hospital
Miss McDosazn
Alpena
Michigan
South Bethlehem
Basid of Health
Sheptreely
Timita
Walter Titt
F. Sutton
Tova
Dez
Grant
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Vickshure
Memphis
Franks
Agus
Highland Xod
Sea View
St Biddeford
Bevin Bros
Abst. Louis
Jazierville
Wis
Winnipeg
British War Secretary Estimates Army Cost in 1882
The war secretary puts the cost of an army of 132 015 men at 15500 pounds for 1882 Paewest Prenoss is will in Lisan.
Contested Prisons and Proclamations Mark Early 20th Century unrest
Odessa police seize four clandestine press pieces and a proclamation denouncing state crime. Manchester firm Hill, Machester & Plant suspends payments with liabilities of 70,008 pounds. MacMaxters absconds. Servian royal arrangements under Austrian aim seen as peace guarantee by The Times. Seventy services mark the car assassination anniversary in St. Petersburg. successor visits tomb, guarded by infantry. British politics debate Irish voters and liberal leniency for imprisoned supporters. Forster halves solitary confinement by ninety minutes.
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Montero
Hin
Odessa
Clandesine Prensa
Caplea
Jtate
Crima
Hill, Machseter & Plant
Manchester
Boglan
MacMaxters
Tov
Times of London
St. Petersburg
Wesmar
House of
Washington political quirks and congressional chatter
Reappeared in Washington, a bill of exceptions in a cave, and a budgeting swirl as Congress debates Indian country costs totaling over 822 million annually. Railroads plan 81 million for Renaupin canal, with minority reports opposing. Whisky and tobacco tax relief faces resistance amid a caucus vote.
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Washington
Gritean
Senate
House Committee On Railroads and Canals
Pres Dent Garfield
House of Representatives
Mebane
Privisere
Kenna
Darkey camp meeting bursts with banter and bold proclamations
At a summer camp meeting old and young sisters exchange spirited lines about heaven and faith. A lively speaker vows no one can hold her back while playful calls and flirtatious chatter mix with references to Mr Buffkin and a man’s sweetheart.
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Hebben
Jaybird
Tautoligtus the Riv Many: time using bilious habit
The article discusses tainted use of pills and tonics as a remedy for ailments. It reports on certain stimulants and purgatives, praising Mostetter's Stomach Bitters for aiding digestion and regularity while warning against excessive use of other products. It notes claimed benefits for the weak and aged.
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Mostetter
Profit of corn and grain labor in New Haven notes
Professor Brewer of New Haven states that due to the value of gur slaw and the slalka of corn feeding, an acre of corn, wheat, or other grain yields as much profit here as at the Weel, and that each laborer earns comparable pay.
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Brewer
New Haven
Gurslaw
Humbugged Again and a Child’s Bedtime Prayer Tale
Fragmented reminiscence shows a mother urging her child to pray before sleep amid disease fears. The text blends a wary tale of hoaxes or bugs with a domestic scene. It notes Congressmen falling ill in Washington from spring malaria, hinting at broader illness concerns.
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Washington
Secoun
Encevss of St Jacobs Oil worldwide noted
An abbreviated fragment credits St Jacobs Oil with vast reach and esteem across the civilized world, highlighting its reputation and usage. The text mentions Richmond and a planter and farmer, suggesting a promotional or descriptive snippet from an old advertisement or endorsement.
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St. Jacobs Oil
Richmond
Soutien
Planter & Farmer
Congress Debates Interior Transfers and Tax Reform
Fragmentary 19th century record shows congressional discussion on transferring Indian reservations with troop presence and timber destruction concerns. It notes a House vote on an anti poly bill, a resolution on tobacco tax rebates, and inquiries into military court proceedings and missing funds. Senate activity includes discussions on Chinese exclusion and Nebraska border measures.
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Flore
Navy
Weostevay
Manch
Sauite
Mer
Edmunds
Mahone
Howe
Aiscock
Rice
Mayon Oy
United States
Iho House
Lowa
Cangrea
Sarunpar
Manca
Senate
Lawe
Tony
Arate
Striking Flight From Love Leads to Falls Near Alice
In early account from near Alice Falls Canada a courting man Peter Gurblaw hurled into a gorge after being rejected. He clung to a rope and fell over the falls. rescue saved him, though he suffered multiple injuries. A second note describes a massive blasting accident along the Northern Pacific railroad at Hell Gate canon nine miles west of New Chicago, where seven kegs of black powder exploded after two earlier blasts, lifting hundreds of cubic yards of rock.
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Alice Falls
Canada
St. Lawrence
Peter Gurblaw
Peter
Rink
Gumbian
Eddite
Gambiaw
Iaet
Northern Pacific Railroad
Hell Gate Canon
New Chicago
Nelson Bennett
FH. Achevon
Robert Dunn
Michael McCarty
Charles Reichenberg
Anderson
Eruptions, Eagles, and Courage in Storied Dangers
A chaotic tale weaves multiple variegated escapades. Fel Tow workmen recount a terrifying explosion that buries five people while surviving, a Maine doctor battles a protective eagle with a shotgun after a turkeys defense, and a boy escapes unharmed. A German miner Schafer climbs two hundred feet after a beam fall, and Joseph Meek finds silver ore after a bear encounter on Baldy Mountain. The nugget: ore values rise as a reaction to peril and grit.
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Tif’ Bremeén
Elcy Balla
Doctor Torrington
S. Hadrock
Peak’ Ieland
Maine
Mr. Hadlock
Hadlock Poultry-Yard
Chili
Ladlock
Myre
Hadlock
Docter Torrington
Lewis Schafer
Schafer
Hercules
Jan
Joseph Meek
Barker Mining
Montana
Old Baldy Mountain
Meek
Sant Meek
Benton
Baldy Mountain
la Mule
Misacked Meats and Flour Prices on Market Ledger
Fragmented OCR shows assorted commodity names and prices for flour meat and related goods. Entries include miscalled items, batch numbers, and scattered prices such as 1.08 and 6.10, with references to lard, wheat, and steamy steam terms. The legible items hint at a 20th century market ledger listing producers, lots, and values.
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Acller Apes
Tae Pwiler
Cam—Luseiled
Gellur
Setter Emek
Peller Apul
Lipa
Barlog
Chicago Market Report Shows Mixed Grain and Copper Prices
Market notes from Chicago detail fluctuating grain and metal futures with firmer early bids easing into declines. Demand remains active though volumes are limited as shipments and prices shift across April to July contracts.
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Shure
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Wisconsin
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Tike Hart
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Blake
Capius
Tvawguanueh
Tito Toonths
Congressional
Mospar
Maacn
Seite
Shuranam
Chimbey of Commerce
Gineiemati Naking Ponpress
Secretary of the Interior
Meyers
Camp
White
Sherwin Stone
Mephurn
Springer
Vanes
Muldrow
Shacklyard
2Olmort
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State Department
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Priege
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Weller
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