Burglary at Joliet Tax Probe Forces Congress Action
March 17 1882 report details a Joliet freight office burglary with $1000 stolen and no clues. Congress receives evidence from the Treasury contingent fund investigation. Omaha unrest settles with troops guarding workers. In Lisbon Gordon Lord fatally shoots a boy, then commits suicide. wife missing amid murder suspicions.
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Pfice Sage
Joliet
Chicago Trades Assembly Resolution Sparks Row Over Saloon Ban
The Chicago Trades Assembly votes against drinking at a saloon where the Zllinorm Staals Zetting is subscribed. The move appears to insult Chicago workers, prompting debate on patronage and influence within the union.
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Chicago Trades Assembly
Zllinorm Staals Zetting
Trades Assembly
Staald Zeitung
Chicago
Campaign Scandal Rumors Hit Local Figures
The letter accuses Honest JouN SueumMan of stinginess and meanness, comparing him to Honel Hoglis. It questions campaign conduct and suggests that campaign expenses should be padded to halt the scandal, mentioning Tom Ni chol and other supporters.
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Honel Hoglis
Tom Nichol
Congress fights polygamy bill amid party clash
Democrats mounted obstruction in the Senate fight, but the polygamy bill passed 199 to 42 as Republicans blocked amendments. A later public works measure for the lower Mississippi and damages from flooding were discussed, with wide estimates of cotton and sugar losses in the region.
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Congres
Mississippi
Garland
Moores
Louisiana
Arkansas
Witness Appears Before Committee In Vial Matter Inquiry
Jacon Suphero testified on a Wednesday before the investigating committee in New York. He offered copies of a letter and pledged cooperation. Shipherd stated the subpoena would require U S minister or State Department coordination for the inquiry.
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Garfield
Whitelaw Reid
Rosecrans
Blaine
Jacon Suphero
Withien Ald
New York
Shipherd
United States
State Department
Aso
Hidresacd
Secret session follows push for congressional correspondence
The committee pressed for correspondence of officers with the business transactions in question. Shipherd offered to reveal all he knows and hinted at letters from some Congress members. A whispering conference led to a secret session and the omission of Congressmen letters from production. The investigation will resume Saturday.
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Congress
Does Farming Pay? An exploration of its value and impact
Does farming pay compared with banking manufacturing or clerking It argues farming sustains wealth through property and wealth creation but also pays in a broader sense It highlights farming supports character and national development through production from cattle to crops and the social good it fosters with good husbandry and tax contribution.
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Dale
Controversy Over County Investigations and Expenditures
Long report details wasteful treasury probe costs tied to Zimmerman & Co. and their expert. Board members debate accountability for $4.5k plus in expenses, with accusations of obstruction by certain supervisors and calls to recover funds due the county.
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Sam Porter
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Liphardt
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Hollister
Albrecht
Atkinson
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Wilson
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Nous
Campbell
Lees
Wray
Reid
Hirsch
Gordon
Oakley
Ritter
Schneider
Burrall
Heath
McConnell
Osborn
Ballard
Sup McConnell
Falae
Open Board
Ime
Bin
Porter
Sturgeon
Donaldson
McConnell Gays
Tay
Perkins
Harson
R. Porter
Finance Committee
W. H. Plummer
Terrible Boiler Explosion Hits Lynn Shoe Plant
A boiler explosion at Goodwin Bros shoe factory in Lynn Massachusetts destroyed the building on Wednesday morning. Several workers are killed and missing while debris injures others. a four ton boiler fragment flew to Newhall Street and narrowly missed a councilman's home.
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Mass
Exchange Street
Joh Moore
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Bath Street
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Sie Bpiler
Troasdiaten for Rost OF Yt Be GT the Coming Ee Feat
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Gould Faces Rumors as Wall Street Fight Rages
The piece notes a heavy rumor campaign against Jay Gould amid a bull bear struggle on Wall Street. Gould’s allies say two bear houses seeded fear to harm his credit, while Gould shows 30000 shares Manhattan Railway and other large holdings to demonstrate liquidity and refute claims of financial distress.
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Gould
Bie
Goulds
Medway
Manhatin Railway
Western Union Telegraph
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Missouri Pact
David Dudley Field
Letter describes DeLong crew losses and Melville’s search
Mrs. Melville, wife of Lieut. Melville, engineer of the Jeannette expedition, received a letter from her husband stating DeLong and others perished at the Lena River mouth. He notes his current search is a melancholy duty to recover their remains and any traces of their hardships.
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Commissary Department
St. Louis
Mississippi River
J.8
Loud
Memphis
Premiscott County
Gagoso
Hathaway
Tipton
Haler Point
Tennessee
Bayfield Point
Osceola
Arkansas
Lee
Ftn
Mississippi
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Lincoln
Boston Art Club Faces Mass Resignation Over Exhibitions
The Boston Art Club risks losing about half its members as artist members denounce it as a social institution while the remainder protest meetings being turned into exhibitions to sell artwork.
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Garfield's illness spurs clash over physician allowances
A minority on the expenses committee opposes the majority’s $25,000 payout to physicians for General Garfield’s illness. They urge calendar placement for debate, noting discontent and potential postponement to next session. A related inquest into Mrs. Elizabeth Mortell's death found peritonitis from a ruptured rectum.
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Blackburn
Congress
Billy
Elizabeth Mortell
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