Congressional Committee Roster Sparks Mixed Reactions in 1876 Session
In Wassuseroy D C on December 25, 1875 the House announced standing committees under Speaker Kerr. Morrison named Ways and Means chair amid Western surprise. Republicans express perturbation. Anticipated large federal outlays and calls for cuts frame debate on War Navy and Treasury spending and the Centennial Expo.
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Community Notes from Scortchtown on Holiday Festival
The Scortchtown area reports a successful Cameron festival with ample refreshments and net receipts likely over 90 dollars. The school thrives but faces irregular attendance and tardiness, urging parents to support steady student participation. Mining, travel, and small local happenings are noted, including departures and a humorous train scene.
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Wm. Pacard
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Macon
Sunset on Bearcamp Hills and Rivers of Gold
Poem describes a sunset over Bearcamp valley with vivid imagery of hills and river. It contemplates beauty as divine, mountains shifting from granite to rosy mist, and the enduring memory of nature’s colors. The speaker vows to return in spirit as mountains glow and rivers flow despite death.
Notable Pennsylvanians Kerr and Blaine as Schoolmaster Husbands
The speaker Michael C. Kerr born on a Titusville farm moved west to Indiana, married a school mistress, then returned home. He faced a tragic incident when his wife was injured from a fall but remained content. Maine's James G. Blaine, born in Washington County, also married a school mistress and shifted east. Kerr succeeds Blaine as House speaker and both share the odd bond of marrying school teachers.
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Committee On Ways and Means
Chicago Tribune
Woman Challenged for Vote by Man With Derringer
Report from Medicine Row recounts a Wyoming Territory voting day incident where a man challenged a woman's vote calling her not resident long enough. She drew a pistol to deter him and demanded proof of her residency while he apologized and retreated. Also noted is Tweed failing to appear in a court, with bondsman Devlin unable to produce him.
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Grant and his Corrupting Influence Speech in Akron
Judge Ranney warns that General Grant corrupts government through wealth and nepotism. He cites gifts, offices, and familial placements, depicting a pattern of self enrichment and lax oversight that demoralizes subordinates and drains public trust. The speaker laments lingering influence and political favoritism.
France and home life aged in Field essay
A writer argues French attachment to home and fixed origin, contrasting it with American mobility. He notes strong family continuity, land ties, and village loyalty, describing peasant and artisan worlds where stations persist, and idealizes domestic privacy over Paris boarding life. He cites Home Sketches in France by Mya H. W. Field.
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A Quick Method for Computing Interest Rates
A passage describes a set of shortcut formulas for computing interest. For each rate from four to twenty percent the method uses multiplying by days and then a specific division, sometimes separating the right-hand figure before dividing to yield the interest amount.
Senator Logan's Four Jacks and Political Gossip
A miscellany items column notes Senator Logan's poker trick with four jacks, comments on Kerr and Morrison for Ways and Means, mockery of a Nature magazine piece about a peacock, a courtroom quip about drinking and a hen, and a Henry county revival drawing humorous regional reaction.
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