Congressional Calendar Crowded With Bills in Fifty-Third Congress
A lengthy summary outlines House and Senate activity through December, noting 8058 House bills and 229 joint resolutions with 158 on the calendar for the third session. It details unfinished business, calendar counts, and the likely focus on annual appropriations while currency and tariff debates stagnate. The Senate shows 2326 bills introduced with 708 reported, and vacancies shaping party balance, limiting radical legislation and predicting continued focus on routine appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Senate
Democrata
Renate Ao
Popnieta
North Carolina
Jarvis
Montan
Washington
Wyoming
Republicana
Populista
Christ portraits across centuries from Correggio to Titian
Edgar Mels surveys representations of the Saviour in art from the sixteenth century Correggio and Alberts Durer to Raphael Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci. He notes distinct facial expressions and stylistic traits in each master piece, concluding with modern imaginations by Munkaczky Ary Sheffer and Gabriel Marza as enduring mysteries of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Correggio
Christ
Alberts Durer
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Titian
Munkaczy
Ary Sheffer
Gabriel Marz
Edgar Mels
Minnie the Canal Boat Sees Captain Lose Wife and Steersman
The Minnie, a canal boat, loses its wife Jennie Ash and steersman James Finn after the captain discovers Finn’s affair with his wife. The crew also notices 125 dollars missing from a bureau before the boat reaches Albany. The captain contemplates recruiting a new cook while Finn heads to Buffalo and the Minnie sails toward New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Washburn
Tosa
Minnie
Bold
Cook
Jennie
Jennie Ash
Robert Ash
James Finn
Finn
Buffalo
New York
Troy
The Retired Burglar Recalls a Hilarious Home Invasion
A former burglar recounts a late night break in through a cellar window in a western Connecticut village. He describes tangled ropes, falling kitchenware, a broken lamp, and a chaotic chase as three children in white mock the intruder from an upstairs window with a pistol, a fish horn, and a ringing bell. The story ends with the burglar escaping onto the porch as the children’s guardians were away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
New York Sun
Judge Cites Firmer Hand in Courtroom Contempt
In a New England courtroom a fiery attorney flailed witnesses with dramatic finger gestures. A lank juror near him warned he would leave if insults continued, threatening to break up the court. The attorney denied targeting the jury and resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Contnel
Joshua Bowker
Ceylonese Family Ends Exposition Journey in Chicago
After a year at the State Street teahouse under Ceylon commission, the four men a wife and two children left Chicago for home. Seen by city folk as living advertising for the Ceylon Tea Company, they were the last human remnant of the Chicago exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Washington
Randolph Streate
Ceylon Tea Company
Ceylon Commissioners
Chicago
Tribmaa
The Argentenil Moly Coat Mystery Resolved
Chemical tests on stains described as the holy oat of Argentenil, initiated by the Bishop of Verralles, conclude the marks are human blood and of great age. The two scientists confirm the discovery in the Ver sailioe Letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verralles
Versailioe
Boston Faces Gap as Library Project Stalls
Fragmentary notes indicate Boston struggles with a stalled library project not yet ready for occupancy and facing costly delays, with references to structural work and unassembled components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Reign of Terror Strikes London District
London residents report a series of alarming attacks by a veiled woman who inspects streets then stabs victims in a half mile square area. Police suspect a female assailant in disguise with a gruff voice, possibly insane, as fear spreads among Kensington residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tw Indies
Kensington
Queen's Gate
Perrace
London
Reanson
Sho
Cleveland's Object Lesson Draws Democratic Fire
In the piece Allen G. Thurman Jr of the Ohio Democratic committees is quoted blaming Mr Cleveland for the financial panic of last summer. The article argues Cleveland's blunders and an aggressive effort to fire the country created the crisis and damaged the Democratic Party, citing New York Press as the source of the criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen G. Thurman, Jr
Ohio Democratic State Committees
Cleveland
White House
Thurman
Gront Cleveland
Ghent
Britain
New York Press
Prince in Bushby Park Shooting Incident
Colonel FitzGeorge, son of the Duke of Cambridge, clashed with reports after a Bushby park shooting incident. The Times received a letter from him denying exaggeration and calling it trifling, while a beaters’ man reports a 10 inch thigh wound and plans to seek a jury verdict. Society debates potential royal embarrassment and legal scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgeorge
Duke of Cambridge
Bushby Park
Times
London
Napoleon childhood traits and acts of mercy highlighted
A historical reminiscence recalls Napoleon Bonaparte as a disciplined youth who led peers in mock warfare and reformed school rules. It notes his love of poetry, Ossian, twilight scenes, and ghost stories, plus acts of mercy during campaigns such as the Jaffa plague and pursuit of tribal attackers. The piece cites paintings and medical notes on epilepsy treatment and a Canal passage time improvement with electric light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Fontaisebleau
Saint Cyr
Saint Germiain
Casar
Mme. Remusat
Ossian
Josephine
Lara
Grat Gosto
M. de Metterich
Pater Avid
Vernet
Scheffer
Stoute
Isunsane
Rock of
St. Helena
Fellalo
Gros
Jaffa
Wealthy Countess and £800 Garment Spark Public Debate
A London letter discusses the disappearance of an £800 dress worn by the Countess of Warwick, with critics noting aristocratic displays versus poverty. The Earl and others accuse the press of intruding, while the Countess’s charity on Essex estates is praised and the broader agriculture downturn is blamed for reduced incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countess of Wek
Lady Brooke
Prince of Wales
Stollen
Sorde
Avery
Countern
Warewick
Essex
Earl of Warwick
Anateas
London
Old Clothes Demand Surges In New York Dealers
A New York dispatch notes rising demand for secondhand clothing with dealers scouting Broadway for supply. A humorous exchange shows tight stock and dealers pressing passersby for old garments, reflecting a brisk market despite political or social noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Agenta
Cor Pittaburg Dispatch
A Curiosity of Lunacy Three Lives of a Patient
A description from a Hospital article explains folie cionisire a rare periodic mental illness. Patients cycle through mania with euphoria and high energy, a depressed phase, then a return to near normal before repeating. The cycle—mood, intellect, and will—continues in three life passes until death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Cleaning Bottles by Shot and Sand Cautions
A physician warns that despite cautions many people still clean bottles with shot which risks lead poisoning. Rinsing with water is not enough as most bottles are not rinsed at all. Clean sand cleans thoroughly with sand particles washed out later. When time allows, potato pastes aid cleansing but require corking and fermentation of plant matter.
Burglary Indemnity Proposal Moves Toward Illinois
Chicago eyes a burglary indemnity company amid rising thefts. A Iowa charter with 60000 capital already exists. Illinois allows up to 100000 in business. The plan includes patrols, rapid reporting, salvage taking, and detectives pursuing criminals from Chicago as U S headquarters with potential national branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Es Capitalista
Iowa
Insurance Commissioner of
Illinois
Hoe
2 Bee Seen at 4 A.E.eh
A brief note records a local sighting labeled as 2 Bee seen near the 4 A.E.eh location. Residents report unusual activity and request further verification from authorities. No injuries or casualties are mentioned.
Also Mentioned on This Page
UCR Pearse Public Business
Oither Boum
Tum
Albany Argus
Abuwarikshie
Barglar
Tia
Washington Star
Nw York
Andruw L. Ranney
Suez Canal
Jeanane
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Chicago Times
Mr. Staybolt
Mr.Gratebar
Staybolt
Paris
To & Besson
Castmir Perior
Republic
England
America
Egypt
Havana
Julio Cnollet
Mary's Little Camera
Pworld
Bul
Bub
Sa Sear
Sete B
Bor
Tainee Castle
St. Jose Denver
Moline
Traier
AMD
Rook
Land Washinton
Burlington & Quinge
THA Crave
Styring
CP Ton ‘Savanna
Ubuque
Min Rapolis
Clinton
Sivancane Terling
Mendota
Ghieseo
Pecaria
Ddatwo
Axt
Son
Pete
St. Fae
Dubuqu
Anc
Savanna
Stennins
Cunton
Taut Mail
Peoria
St L
K.C
Obigago
Milwaukee
Thes Norte
Asue
Onion Depot
Moine
Davenport
Oxford
Monticello
Delmar
Maquoad
Connerts
Marion and
Cedar Rape
Jsote Ds
Burlington
Omdar Rapids & R
Norte
Parsen Vr
Rechue
Rene RE
Mall Expressijand
Lajiv RT
Kibam
Milan
Sherrard _lv
Rockland
Alsvp
Arn
Arriva
Rock
Ikey
Ticketa
Rales
F.H. Rockwts
Chan
Twentieth At
Maine National Bins
Lll
TAL
Sio
Boa Attaworss
QH Fowanos
Iwarda
Porter
Zinder
A A Wright
Alnaworth
J Silas Leas
C.F Hemenway L
Hemenway
H. A. Alnaworth
Darling
Peupye
Uy Toon
Anwaday
Sarurtas
Eonye
Tin
Isa Erbet
DEERE
Rii Sere Dees
Ae Porter Skinner
Wi Wells
Rese
Ainsworth
Aluewoe+h
Dacia Hop Hema
Moline National Banks
84 Ave
Moen
Waiue
Mi Gonid
T NM
Sechkier
Ar Butterwasth
HK Velie
Oe. Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!