Resolution for presidential electoral vote count in 1881
Representative Robeson from New Jersey proposes a formal resolution to convene both houses on the second Wednesday in February 1881 at noon. The Senate President will preside, two tellers from each chamber will compile and declare the votes, and the results and vote lists will be entered into journals. The measure was tabled 87 to 0.
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Robeson
New Jersey
Chamber
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
School Property and County Education Figures Include Whiteside
The article reports Whiteside County school assets at 259000 with annual expenditure 95251 and enrollment 9986 8399 85 percent, plus per pupil values 30.50 and 11.75, then notes concern over Rock Island county superintendent duties and cites various local and national items including a train wreck, Democratic policy debate, guardianship pneumonia cases, electoral vote logistics, export statistics, and breadstuff provisions.
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Whiteside
Rock Island County
Circuit court verdict reversed in fatal railroad yard incident
At a Rock Island term, Mrs Fanny Mi Henry, administratrix, sought 600 damages for Franklin Pierce Henry’s death. The coroner had ruled he died when wheels fell on him while coupling cars in the lower yard of the CR ET AP ROR Co near midday May 24, 180. The Appellate court reversed, holding engineers and switch tenders are fellow servants and evidence of the deceased’s family poverty is not admissible to affect damages.
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Rock Island
Fanny Mi Henry
Franklin Pierce Henry
Pary
CR ET AP Ror
Republican Party Affirmed Amid Ten-Year Reflections
Swan Peterson of Knoxville laments party corruption from a decade past and asks if the party has improved. The reply defends the Republicans as comparatively free of imperfection, noting practical support remains. Also notes telegraph rates drop ten cents per ten words between New York and Philadelphia due to competition. Illinois Teachers Association to meet December 28 in Springfield Representative Hall with reduced railroad rates for teachers. Galesburg Register corrects a claim about the gold dollar’s composition. Mrs. Sprague files for divorce in Washington County Rhode Island with caution advised for trial handling.
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Swan Peterson
Knoxville
Republican Party
New York
Philadelphia
Wire Out West
The
Illinois Teachers Association
Representative Hall
Springfield
Various National Notes and Local News Snippets
The items cover patents granted, wheat surplus estimates, pensions funding debate, political appointments, oldest voter records, richards of civic and social notes, railroad earnings, disease cases, train incidents, travel prospects, weather events, public figures, and political opinions. Includes Garfield era cabinet talk, Chaffee wedding gift, and Neal Dow election results.
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Carolina Central
New Orleans
Democratic Party
Cuarces HO Rero
Chicago
Washington
Sen Tck WiNpom
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Joseph Nimino Jr
Bureau of Statistics On Foreign Commerce
United States
Nimmo
Europe
United Kingdom
Great Bretany
Ireland
Galesburg
Parker
Curt Sy
P. Bergstrom
City Undertaker
New Swede Church
Moline
Patent Office
Jas
F Wilson
Iowa
Garfield
Peter Cooper
Monroe
Major Swaine
Pay Corps
Richmond County
George William Curtis
Chaffee
Uo Os Grant, Jr
CR Eap RR
Cb&q
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Altona
Knox
of & St Po
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Pfowaxcar
Mexico
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Vera Cruz
Richmond
Galveston
Texas
Woods Toy
Supreme Bench
Brooklyn
Broadway
Sara Bernhardt
Dr Patton
Princeton Pheological Seminary
Peoria
Springfield Journal
Daly
Smith Poes
Quincy Hainois
Nevada
Neal Dow
Schuyler Colfax
Indiana
Jacobs
Cerman Remedy
A. Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
U. S
Ftda
Ltwa AB
Merry X
Clandenin's
Clendenin
Aclendenin's
Vor Children’s
Blocka and
Toya
Lendenin
Drug and Book Store
Hadden
Gus. Lindwall
Hoodway Avenue
Henry Street
Thos, Yates, Deaten
Hancock
Mack
First Avenue
Rock Island, Ill
Moline National Bank
Moline, Ill
W Wheelock
Porter Skinner
C.F. Heeenway
HA Barnard
A. S. Wright
BK W Wheelock
Hiram Darlisig
Casper Witzthuim
Nanking House Avenue
States
J MM Obriaty
James Starr
F Hemenway
EK Hemenway
N Cbeaster
W. HO Candea Fain Street
Rudman
Val Aition
United
First National Bank
Capita
Sterplias
JM Gould
Chas Atkinn
J Oh. Gillmore
To M. Gould
Hamuel Howles
Doo Dimock
Jonathan Hunter
Chae Atkinson
Morris Rosentiel
John Deere
CH Boore
Gioo W Vinton
J. T. Browning
YW O A. Barnard
James Shaw
Gillmore
Wade
London
Guttenberg
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Bremen
Moline Savings Bank
Linaia
HW Wheelock
John Good
Nelson Cheater
H W Candee
A 8S
Wright
Truatekh
J. M
Homenway
Stoddard
Whealock
Grantz
Chriaty
Main Street
Rodman Avenue
Hank
Stocklelandounty
Perry St
Davenport
W. AL Devore
Poirt
Byron
Illinois
Tranhat
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Toman Line
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Mitchell A Lynde
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Wis
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Copp & Neabit
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Demorest
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Rane
Dispatch
Burlington
Hawkeye
Detroit Free Press
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Paris Basin
Ku Klux Klan
Albion W .Tourgilf
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Hunsvan
Walter Scott
Mrs. Stowe
South
Klu-Klux Klan
Maskel Sentinel
Invisible Empire
the Review-Dispatch
E. H. Hazen, M. D
Forrest
Blook
Lla. S
M Infirmary
West Davenport
H. L. Franing
HOP Bitters
Rochester
Toronto
Ont
Tengblade
Fred. Kimmerle
City Brewery and Beer Hall
Water Street
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