Congressional and Senate actions summarized in mid January
The report covers military and financial measures in both chambers. It notes the Military Academy appropriation bill, militia reorganization, land grant issues, franking privilege debates, the Funding bill with bonds and coin provisions, and a presidential retirement plan proposal. It also mentions state and local events including a marriage in Washington and census findings.
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Peruvian position and global unrest reported in dispatches
Foreign intelligence received on the 12th notes Peruvians placing dynamite at exposed points outside Lima and that the Chillan army camps at Lurin with daily battle expectations. GLabstTonE allegedly cuts rents by 25 percent. A group of 200 evicted tenants protests in Dublin as state trials open. Lancashire sees a strike by English policers over contract issues. San Domingo revolutionist Jean Dios shot by troops. Cronntadt theater fire destroys venue and director.
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Preliminary Census Report and Legislative Actions Highlight 1890s
A preliminary Census Bureau report details cotton industry statistics including 530,228 looms and 10,921,147 spindles, with 1,588,481 bales of cotton and 181,628 workers. It also notes a Varied mix of disease outbreaks, population counts by state, and December trade values, alongside Congressional moves on bank buildings and senate elections.
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Boy Takes Blame to Shield Father in Murder Case
Detroit Post on Tehline recounts Ferris a boy of sixteen who confessed to a Topeka murder to save his father. As visits continued the father urged burning boot bags linked to guilt. later Ferris pled guilty and exonerated his father. The father killed himself after learning of his wife’s failed pardon efforts.
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Iowa State News Roundup of Oddities and Accidents
A long Iowa digest recalls Wanham Lananke of Fayatta County with an orchard of eight thousand trees and a two thousand bushel crop. It notes Marahallo public schools closed for fuel scarcity, the death of Rev. Hina Buanne at Mount Pleasant aged eighty three, and a Keokuk rabbit hunting accident killing Meahan. It reports a Bowne County lightning rod swindle case, a Boone county court plan, a Creston saloon dispute, a Des Moines building expense tally, and various local incidents including an Orion coroner verdict, a Davenport orphans home census, and a fatal coal miner accident near Fort Dodge. Further items cover post office changes, Iowa Agricultural Society officers, and grain quotations from St Louis providers.
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Astina
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Republican National Committee plans for 1884 National Convention
The circular outlines methods and rules for selecting delegates to the 1884 Republican National Convention, requests input by October 15, and later extends to February. It references prior plans by W. L. Chandler and others, and calls editors to discuss plans in March.
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Political Forebodings and Forgery Claims Spark 19th Century Debate
The piece voices party rancor over Kellogg and Senate vacancies, cites the Chandler episode, and recounts forgery accusations around the Morey letter. It blends editorial barbs about Democrats and Barnum with mock warnings and social commentaries from the era, reflecting partisan tension.
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Democrats Probe Joint Rule Over Electoral Vote Counting
A Chicago Tribune analysis argues Democrats seek a congressional joint rule to influence the Electoral College tally. It warns such a move bypasses the Executive and Judiciary and risks partisan manipulation of the presidential outcome.
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