Harrison's Cabinet Nominees Named by President
The president submitted to the Senate a full slate of advisers including James G Blaine for Secretary of State and William Windom for Secretary of the Treasury. The Senate approved the nominations in executive session. Blaine, born 1830 in West Brownsville, Pa., rose from teacher to congressman and served as secretary of state under Garfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tendance
McMillan
Michigan
Washburn
Minnesota
Wolph
Senator Higgins
Delaware
Stewart
Senator Hiscock
Hawley
Connecticut
Riddleberger
A Ingalls
Allison
McCook
Edmunds
Senate
Cockrell
Mr. Morgan
Secretary of the Treasury
Frye
Blair
Marston
New Hampshire
Pruden
United States
Senate Om
Hale
Ex Governor Proctor and Benjamin Tracy Prominent in 19th Century Politics
Ex Governor Proctor of Vermont is highlighted as a major political force and marble industry leader who helped unite Vermont’s GOP delegation for Harrison. Benjamin F. Tracy’s rise from Tioga County farmer to U S district attorney and brigadier general is detailed along with his reform efforts in 1862 and legal career.
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Proctor
Vermont
Harrison
United States
Rutland
Chicago
Gen
New England
Blaine
Nomination Shift in Brooklyn Mayoral Race 1881
Tamous Dvecierltili malte sey pie was nominated by Republicans for mayor of Brooklyn in 1881 but withdrew in favor of Seth Low, who won the office. He previously sought the supreme court judgeship and Kings County district attorney, and his strong party sacrifice earned recognition.
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Tamous Dvecierltili Malte Sey Pie
Reublicans
Brooklyn
Seth Low
Supreme Court
Kings County
Noble, John Willock, Civil War General and Attorney
John Willock Noble born in Lancaster Ohio October 26 1881 eighth of nine children. He studied at Miami University and Yale College, served in the Third Iowa cavalry rising to brigadier general, fought at Pea Ridge and Vicksburg, later U S district attorney in St Louis and member of law firm Noble & Co. He lived in St Louis since 1867.
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John Willock Noble
Lancaster
Ohio
Henry ©. Noble
Columbus
Cincinnati
Miami University
Yale College
Henry Stanberry
United States
Johnson
Mr. Noble
Joon W. Noble
St. Louis
Keokuk
Iowa
Third
Iowa Cavalry
Noble
Pea Ridge
Vicksburg
Alabama
Georgia
Stanberry
Noble & Co
John Wanamaker Pioneer in Philadelphia Commerce
John Wanamaker born 1838 in Philadelphia built a large retail business starting in 1861. He adopted employee cooperative practices in 1887, created a savings bank and building association, and supported education, religion, and civic groups including Bethany Presbyterian church and the Young Men’s Christian Association.
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John Wannamaaker
Philadelphia
United States
Wannamaker
Building Associates
Action
John Wanamaker
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Christian Commission
Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia
Bureau of Revenue
Press Committee
William Henry Harris Miller born in Augusta New York attorney general
William Henry Harris Miller the new attorney general and former law partner of President Harrison was born in Augusta Oneida county New York about forty eight years ago. He studied law after teaching and under Judge Waite in Ohio then moved to Fort Wayne Indiana where he rose to lead the local bar. Jeremiah Rusk born in Morgan county Ohio in 1830 rose through Wisconsin offices and Congress, serving with Sherman and later as comptroller and Republican leader.
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Benjamin F. Tracy
Tioga County
New York
Tracy
Broadway
Benjamine
Henry J. Raymond
Moreen
Broome
Tompkins
Tioga
One Hundred and Ninth
United States
William Henry Harris& Miller
Harrison
Augusta
Oneida County
N. Y
Wiig
Gen. Harrison
Hamilton College
Waite
Toledo
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Gertrude A. Bunce
Fort Wayne
Ind
Miller
Jeremiah Rusk
Morgan County
Wisconsin
Vernon
Bad Axe
Assembly
Twenty-fifth
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
Sherman
Vicksburg
Salkahatchie
Congressional Republican Committee
Chicago
Garfield
Senate
Governor Elected in 1881 Serves Longest Term to Date
The subject declined multiple diplomatic posts including Paraguay, Uruguay, Denmark, and the chief of the bureau of engraving. Elected governor in 1881, re-elected 1884 and again in 1886, his tenure lasted seven years, the longest for any executive of the era, praised for upholding law and order during May 1885.
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Paraguay
Uruguay
Garfield
Bureau of Engraving and Ee
Denmark
William Windom's Career Spanning Minnesota and Nation
Biographical sketch of William Windom born in Belmont County Ohio. He served in the U S House across multiple Congresses, later held a Senate seat, served briefly as Secretary of the Treasury under Harrison, practiced law in New York, and largely left Minnesota politics, remaining a close ally of General Harrison.
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William Windom
Belmont County
Ohio
Minnesota
House
Senate
Gargfield
Treasury
Witttas Windom
New York
Gen. Harrison
West Virginia Governorship Crisis Splits Officials
At noon Monday Gen Goff the Republican candidate for governor who claims the office took the oath in the state house while President Carr of the senate also swore in and prepared to act. E W Wilson who has held the post for four years continued to perform duties as the dispute centers on legislative jurisdiction to decide the election.
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West Virginia
Wilson
Charleston
W. Va
Gen. Goff
State House
Carr
Senate
E. W. Wilson
Goff
Citizens denounce sale of Mary Washington grave site
Fredericksburg residents massed to oppose the rumored sale of the land where Mary Washington is buried and vowed to erect a monument. Landowner Mr. Shepherd denied any sale steps and offered a 60 day option for 2500 dollars. In Omaha, Grover Cleveland Stadenan died days after being born on the day the president visited.
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Mary Washington
Fredericksburg
Shepherd
Oma
Grover Cleveland Stadenan
Omaha
Cleveland
Paralyzed New's cabinet chances end in foreign mission talk
In Indianapolis on March 6 it is said John LLC suffered a slight paralytic stroke in New York, ending his cabinet ambitions. If named later, it would likely be a mild foreign post in Spain Italy or France. In Adrian on March 6 S N Lott and Charles Hinkle arrived at Morenci Lyons Ohio with a halter wager tied to an election outcome.
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New
Indianapolis
New York
John LLC
Spain
Italy
France
Adrian, Mich
India
Calcutta
Zola
St. Louis Republic
Diphtheria Closes Churches Schools in St Petersburg
The Times St Petersburg Pa reports a violent malignant diphtheria surge prompting the town council to ordinance closing churches schools and singing classes and prohibiting public meetings. Oil City nearby is twenty four miles away with similar illness in the surrounding region.
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the Times
St. Petersburg
Oil City
Pullman Palace Car Company Increases Capital Stock
At a special meeting the Stockholders voted to raise capital stock to 25 million dollars. Of the new issue 26 percent will be offered to record stockholders at par in proportion to holdings. A fire devastated the farmers market building at Broad and Columbia in Philadelphia causing an estimated 175 thousand dollars in losses.
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Pullman Palace Car Company
Farmers Market
Broad and
Columbia Avenue
Philadelphia
Market Quotations for March 5 From St Paul Grain and Provisions
St Paul market page lists wheat prices with bid ranges for No 1 hard and Northern grades, corn bids for No 3 simple, oats bids and asks for several white varieties, ground feed and bran prices, baled hay bids and asks, timothy hay, dressed hogs, flax and clover seeds, potatoes and eyes, plus Chicago live stock figures for hogs and cattle with receipts and price ranges. The fragment shows fluctuating bids and asks across grains and livestock with missing details in places.
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St. Paul
Timothy Hay
Inaugural Ball dazzles Washington at pension building
President Harrison and Vice President Morton attend a grand ball at the Pension Building amid 12 000 guests. The hall glows with 2000 electric lights, a two story Japanese pagoda decor, and panels symbolizing government departments. Sousa conducts the music as the event closes after midnight.
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Washington
Pension Building
Germania Orchestra
Philadelphia
Marine Band
Sousa
Navy
Benjamin Harrison
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
War Department
Treasury
State Department
Harrison
Morton
Myron M. Parker
Judge Strong
Britton
Executive Mansion
Arlington Hotel
Senate Opens Second Day with Prayer and Welcome
Vice President Morton entered the senate chamber to loud applause as senators rose for the opening prayer by Senate Chaplain Butler. The session began with orderly calls and a formal welcome, signaling the day's proceedings in Washington.
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Senate
Washington
Morton
Butler
Dakota legislature passes bills in swift session
In Bismarck on March 5 the council approved 64000 for North Dakota penitentiary maintenance and moved the asylum for the blind to Pierre without extra funds. The house blocked armed-men importation for police duty and allowed Lawrence County to issue bonds to refund debt. The Walsh railroad tax plan failed after a sharp council fight. The legislature foresees adjournment Friday with few appropriation bills left to push through.
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Walsh Railroad
War on the Governor Culminates in a Petition to President Harrison
A telegram signed by forty five legislators seeks Governor Church removal from office to unblock legislation. Gilbert A. Pierce is urged as candidate. if Church falls, acting governor may be Secretary McCormack. Also reports Harvard students fight on a Boston streetcar ending with $20 fine for John R. Van Schack.
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Harrison
Bismarch
Church
Gilbert A. Pierce
McCormack
Boston
John R. van Schack
New York
S. C. Hanley
Augusta
Harvard
Cambridge
van Schack
Henshaw
Michigan Wrestler Defeats Miller for 200 Dollar Prize
Madison Wis March 2 In a wrestling match between Shellenberger of Michigan and Miller of Australia for 200 dollars the Michigan wrestler won three falls to two.
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Madison
Wis
Shellenberger
Michigan
Miller
Australia
The Sign of the Cross in Russian Life
Observes a daily habit among Russians of crossing themselves at dawn before meals before bargains and when passing churches. Families, drivers, children, and even innkeepers perform the sign before interacting, and a Saviour picture decorates private and public spaces.
An Old Gumbug and Other Humors of City Life
A mixed column narrates a harsh encounter with a blind beggar on Sixth Avenue and Twenty Third Street, noting public sympathy amid police intervention, then shifts to essays on serpents in books, artistry in journalism, and park driving fashions influenced by English breeds and leftward steering.
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Sixth Avenue
Twenty Third Street
Tam
Pegro
Guardian of the Peace
New York News
Fashionable English horse passing sparks road rules tale
The New York Sun notes a fashion among youths with English horses to pass on the left. American horses may resist, so drivers need mutual understanding before attempting the left pass to avoid disputes or unsafe conditions.
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New York Sun
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James G. Blaine
Maine
William ‘Windom
Redfield Proctor
Benjamin FE
Tracey
Interior
John W.noble
Missouri
John Wannamaker
Pennsylvania
W. H. H. Miller
Indiana
James Gillespie Blaine
Las G Blaine
West
Brownsville
Washington County
Washington College
Western Military Institute
Blue Lick Springs
Pennsylvania Institute For the Blind
Congress
Morrill
the Treasury
Benjamin F. Fracy
John W. Noble
William H. H. Miller
Jerry Ruse
Kansas City
New Orleans
Rex
Canal Street
Shakespeare
Hotel Royal
Mountain City
Altoona
Boorish College Boys
Gre
Hood
C. L Hood & CO
Apotihecaries
Lowell Basa
Russia
Serpents
Paris
Phildelphia Record
England
Park
Mamerican
Dr. Price
Price Baking Vowdeer CO
Calcago
Louis
Geo. P. Rowell & CO
Spruce Street
Pfarms
R. B.chaffin& CO
Richmond
Hiscox&Co
N.Y
Parker
Wm. If. Parker
National Medical Association
Murray
Ford
Maidon
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