Variety Of News From North To South In 19th Century
A broad sampler notes elks in Rockingham and a NC hound with fifty seven foxes, vast arc light usage in the US, Nashville cuts mulberry trees, a GA man mails a long-ago letter, NY fire department using 53 million gallons, and congress members educated at college. Other items cover fishing through ice, Victoria customs gains, pearl diving off Lower California, Cornell art history course, a Baltimore baby camel, Vassar enrollment woes, Fitchville village purchase, Colorado temperature swings, cork carbonization yields, Missoula marriage trouble, Pacific coast diplomacy with Bridget, Colusa domestic help appeal, Napoleon Crosby’s soot faces, tobacco use in schools, long savings deposits, Summerville tobacco farming, and more.
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Rockingham
N. C
North Carolina
United States
Board of Health of
Nashville
Congress of the United States
Northwest
Victoria
B. C
Lower
California
Cornell University
Druid Hill Park
Baltimore
Vassar College
Fitchville
Conn
Colorado Springs
Cork
Missoula
Montana
Charlie Lum Fung
Sophia Waiton
Lum Fung
Sophia
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Cora B. Piquette
Syracuse
N. Y
Miss Piquette
Bridget
Pacific
Colusa
Napoleon Crosby
Georgia
Bennet
Piqua, O
Nin Wat
Connecticut
Summerville
Cabinet transfers and oath ceremonies mark Cleveland administration
Washington dispatch describes the formal transfer of the treasury from McCulloch to Manning on the 7th. Manning's oath, administration by Justice Field, and greetings with former officials are noted, as are oaths for Frelinghuysen, Endicott, Bayard, and others across state, war, and treasury departments.
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Cleveland
Justice Fleld
Washington Dispatch
Treasury Department
McCulloch
Manning
Department
French and Coon
Coon
Ege
War
Navy Epee
Frelinghuysen
Lincoln
State
War Departments
Chandler
Bayard
Whitney
Endicott
Garland
Secretary of State
Justice Field
United States the Court
Len Payne
Ohio
Pierrepont
Seere Chandler
Sheridan
War Department
Vilas
Lamar
Gen
Grant
New Interior Department Hires Holdover Staff and Loyalists
Secretary Endicott countersigned the record, signaling a conservative reshuffle. Secretary Lamar drew many congratulatory calls, while resignations from land, Indian affairs, and pensions officials were delayed at the secretary’s request. Hanna remains private secretary to the secretary of the interior, a role he also held under prior officials. Postmaster General Vitas departed early, stopping further resignations from the assistant postmasters.
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War Department
Endicott
Lamar
Land Office
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Commissioners of Pensions
Hanna
Secretary of the Interior
Schurz and Teller
Interior Department
Cleveland
Vitas
Prohibition Law Expands County Attorney Powers in Kansas
Gov. Martin signs house bill 367 known as the temperance act granting the county attorney grand jury powers including summoning testimony on liquor purchases and enforcing contempt. The measure draws strong anti prohibitionist resistance with the governor voicing serious objections to the empowering section 8.
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State Legislatire
Gov. Martin
Kansas
House
Senate
The Late Republican Candidate
Washington special reports Mr Blaine Elastic in step bright eyed in public hours. He denies plans for public life again naming Senators Hale and Frye as friends and saying he would not displace them. He prefers literary work and says he will author more historical volumes after Twenty Years of Congress. He recalls Cleveland’s election and reflects on campaign losses.
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Washington
Blaine
Maine
Hale
Frye
Cleveland
Devastating nitro glycerine blast near Bradford Bradford
A massive explosion at Howard Junction near Bradford Pennsylvania left two men dead one likely proprietor W H Herrington and H V Pratt among the dead. The Rock Glycerine Manufacturing Company building and magazine were utterly destroyed creating deep holes in the ground and widespread debris with shattering effects hundreds of feet away.
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Bradford
Howard Junction
Rock Glycerine Manufacturing Company
H. V. Pratt
W. H. Herrington
Custer City
Worker i Professiona Excavator
Herrington
Pratt
Nebraska senator seeks explanation on Backbone railroad land patents
In senate action led by Van Wyck, a resolution asks the secretary of the interior to report on patents issued in 1871 for lands granted to the New Orleans Baton Rouge and Vicksburg railroad known as the Backbone. It requests patent numbers acres recipients and processes, plus any steps to protect actual settlers. debate expected Monday as Teller defends his former administration actions.
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Nebraska
van Wyck
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
New Orleans, Baton Rouge & Vicksburg
Edmunds
Teler
Backbone” Company
Mortality among livestock in Indian Territory winter losses
Reports from Indian Territory indicate heavy winter deaths among cattle. Turner range in Creek nation cites 2000 to 4000 cattle lost from a 5000 head herd mostly young Texans. Messengar range Cherokee nation shows about fifty per cent loss. Cherokee strip reports substantial but less severe than expected. Two year old native range steers fared well. pilgrims and old cows most affected.
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Indian Territory
Turnerange
Creek Nation
Turner
Messengar
Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Strip
Explaining the Strike and Liberty Issues
Capt Hoges of Missouri Pacific discusses the strike arguing it hinges on personal liberty. He says about 1000 workers are affected by wage actions, with 500 ready to work if not blocked by complicit colleagues. Reductions target machine shop roundhouse and coal chute workers, mainly in Texas. train service staff remain unchanged.
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Hoges
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Southwestern
Wabash
Texas
The Iowa Campaign Readies Democratic Line of Battle
A Des Moines meeting of Democratic state central committee members on the 12th laid plans for the coming campaign. State Senator Johnson of Jackson county stated the party aims to win this year aided by national administration prestige and Republican disaffection over the liquor law. He added Republicans plan a June 27 state convention, but Democrats will hold theirs first.
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Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee
Des Moines
Johnson
Jackson County
A Chance for Reform. Washington Special
Postmaster-General Vilas leads a bold stand against mail fraud to restore trust in business. Swindlers flood the mails with fake endorsements, including a forged Chester A. Arthur signature, signaling widespread deception.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Vilas
Tters
Chester A. Arthur
United States
Two Bloody Tragedies In Indian Territory Case
Fort Smith Arkansas reports deputy marshals arriving from Indian Territory bring to light two bloody incidents. John M. Oliver of near Stonewall shot and killed Crockett after a debt dispute. Oliver resisted arrest, was wounded four times, and killed by a gunshot to the mouth.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Indian Territory
John M. Oliver
Stonewall
Chickasaw Nation
Crockett
Oliver
Legislature appoints committee to probe bribe charges
On motion of President Westover the Dakota legislature forms a committee to investigate allegations that Alexander McKenzie A W Edwards and W F Steel bribed members over the question of capital location at Bismarck.
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Westover
Dakota
Alexander McKenzie
A. W. Edwards
W. F. Steel
Bismarck
Lice Remedies and Cattle Notes Abound In Agricultural Briefs
A California farmer endorses tobacco decoctions to exterminate stock lice and stresses thorough bedding disposal to prevent reinfestation. The column compares Herefords and shorthorns in fattening, notes oxygen's effect on butter, and reports on tree growth, cattle diseases, humane horse handling, and Devon cattle praise from Texas. It also mentions Arizona water solutions, a parlor winter blooming morning glory, wolf control schemes, snail use in milk, madder farming, seed prices abroad, and driven-well patent limits.
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California
Man
Cameron County
West Virginia
Texas
H. Johnson
Kinney County
Bella
Lord Wilton
Arizona
Indianapolis
London
Erie County
Ohio
England
France
The Old Time Harvest and the Whisky Jug Era
A nineties reminiscence contrasts the old harvest custom with modern self binders. Farmers share work and drink, water and whisky jug rounds, and a chaotic, comic ritual ends with a proud reflection on past hospitality.
Washington Monument Reflections On Birth Anniversary
The Rev Dr Bell urges contemplation of George Washington as the nation marks his birth and the dedication of his monument. He notes the monument at the capital and its history from design through progress to its topmost stone amid the cheers of a free people.
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Washington
Bell
Washington Monument Ascends Beyond Any Man Made Structure
The passage extols a stupendous fabric rising toward the heavens surpassing landmarks like St Peters and Babylon’s towers. It equates Washington’s name and fame with an eternal ascent and argues the monument should outdo all other works of human skill and wealth.
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St. Peters
Colossus
Babylon
Temple of
Bel
Washington
Portrait of Washington as Model for America
Opinion argues Washington remains unmatched as a model man, noting later biographers exaggerate his perfection. It contends Marshall’s idealized portrayal creates an impossible hero, while revealing Washington’s strong passions and intense language.
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America
Washington
Marshall
Washington the Great and His Quiet Retirement
The passage extols George Washington as the supreme model of self mastery. It praises his choice to relinquish power after a storied career and retire to rural life, arguing his farewell and character set enduring ideals for leaders and shaped the nation's course for a century.
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Washington
Globe
Wagner adherents in Paris to publish Revue Wagnerienne
Paris followers of Wagner plan a new journal titled Revue Wagnerienne to promote the doctrines of Tristan as part of their propagandist effort.
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Wagner
Paris
Revue Wagnerienne
Tristan
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Mr. Blaine
Teller
Pittsburgh
John Smith
Larose
Bloomington
Mai
George Washington
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