Comet observed near Earth and civil appointments listed
The report notes a comet estimated at 30 million miles from Earth with a 700 mile nucleus and 5 million mile tail. It discusses its orbit within Earth’s path, Foster named Indiana marshal, Thornton recalled as British minister, Navy advisory board formed, post offices and revenue figures, debt and treasury changes, and several promotions and retirements in federal offices.
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Naval Observatory
Washington
R. 8
Foster
Indiana
William W. Dudley
Edward Thornton
Garfield
Secretary of the Navy
United States Naval Service
United States
Dunne
Internal Revenue
Customs
Raum
Treasury
Tur
1Xt
Theophilus French
French
Secretary of the Treasury
Albany Grand Jury Indicts State Senator Sessions for Bribery
The Albany County Grand Jury indicted State Senator Sessions on bribery charges. He appeared with counsel on the 28th and pleaded not guilty, seeking immediate trial, but the District Attorney was not ready. Bail set at 8000 dollars. case not to be tried this term.
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Tur
Albany County
N. Y
Sessions
van Alstyne
Smith
Senator Sessions
General Beauregard
New York
Albany
Arthur
Conkling
Depew
W. R. Gilbert
Congress
Greenbackers
Maine
Cardinal McCloskey
New York Central
Grand Central Depot
American Protestant Association
Wilmington
Del
Samuel Liggett
Philadelphia
John Pike
Chicago
Whittaker
Franklin
N. H
John G. Saxe
A. D. Barber
E. R. Phelps
Barber
Phelps
Charles A. Edwards
Joseph Dickson
Platt
Pittsburgh
John Davis
Bridgeport
Conn
George the First
England
Phaeton steamer explosion near Mayville Ky kills several
Reports recount a boiler explosion on the Oltes River steamer Phaeton near Mayville Kentucky, wrecking the vessel and killing the engineer, porter, two deck hands, and a female passenger whose name is unknown. Six people injured, one seriously. Also notes elections in Chicago, harvest prospects in Southern Kansas, and various regional incidents and reports from the period.
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Phaeton
Maysville
Edward Murphy
Chicago
House of Correction
Souther
Kansas
Cincinnati
United States
Franco-American Commission
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Tufts
Muskogee
Indiana Territory
Mahoney
Republican State Committee of Virginia
Richmond
Jol F. Lewis
Murry
J. W. Cochran
Rockingham
Grant City
A. L B. Willian
Tuk
Des Moines
Biren K. Sherman
O. H. Manning
Carroll County
Austin Adams
Dubuque
John W. Akers
Linn County
Congress
Newelty
Sangerbund
St. Paul
Glasgow
New Orleans
St. Louis
George Kissell
Kalloch
San Francisco
Hug
Boards of Agriculture
Ohio
Michigan
Garfield era telegraph update and political appointments
News from the President up to morning of the 6th shows increased hope after earlier reports of his death. Garfield appointed Hannibal Hamlin to Spain and Henry Highland Garnett to Liberia, with other staffing changes including Walker Blaine and Charles Payson. Separate items note security for Vice President Arthur at Fifth Avenue Hotel, Irish Land League arrest, Senate ballot results, and various early October incidents and railway accidents.
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P. Mts
Reyson
Garfield
Hannibal Hamlin
Spain
Lucius
Denmark
Walker Blaine
Hin Pines
Fifth Avenue
New York
Arthur
Washington
O'Connor
Cork
The
Land League
United States
Conkling
Potter
Wheeler
Cornell
Lapham
Seattering
Atlanta
Bank of England
France
Morelos
Kentucky Central Road
Covington
Ekaterinoslav
Wlathe
Taltimore & Potomac
Waltage Room
Bis Ods
Blaine
Pepsidents
Hi Atreet
Parke
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pollen Station
Atakra
Windom
Long Branch
Mya
Mesadd
Teo
Alene
White House
Stolten
Wtmost
Alek
Othe Physical de W. Bliss
Cedicartans Tatals
Ori
Chicago
Canada
Dld
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Lincoln
Assassination of President Garfield Details and Aftermath
A lengthy chronicle recounts the Garfield assassination at the Baltimore depot. It describes Charles Guiteau's capture, the medical efforts to save the President, and the national and international reaction. It notes Guiteau's background in Chicago, his letter to General Sherman, and contemporary commentary on his motives and character.
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G. W
G. L. Lovell
Ankers
Stuhler
National Bank Act
M. L. Carpenter
Farwell
J. M. Carpenter
Onehiers
R. OP. Smith
G. W. Lovell
L. Farwell
F. M. Wicks
Sherman
John Schweitzer
Charles J. Guiteau
Freeport
Jie
Chicago
Treat
Shack
Barton
Hackman
Glenwood Cemetery
Monpedsho Assanein
General Sherman
Musketon Boom Company
Baltimore
Trunk mystery yields hidden fortune and aunt claims prize
A young man in debt finds a trunk sent to his aunt with a hidden double bottom. He opens it to recover a stash of money he had hidden, but the aunt later asserts the funds belong to her after tracking the junk dealer. Witnesses confirm the trunk’s provenance and the dispute moves toward resolving rightful ownership.
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Rouen
Raven
Ila
Joe Ai
Javia Core NL
Picayune
Grieving Dog Follows Infant Burial to Final Rest
At the burial of Captain Joseph Roland's infant daughter a dog that played with the child followed the funeral rites. The animal lingered at the grave, moaning and showing grief, then jumped into the open grave and refused to come out. It was secured, tied, and later found dead after burial rites concluded. Caldwell Tex Cor.ale waton Newn.
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Joseph Roland
Caldwell
Tex
Ale Waton Newn
A Singular Mistake In Dexter Funeral Mixup
A party of eight arrives for a father's funeral in Dexter to find the house in mourning yet the 'dead' man alive and farming nearby. The error stems from a grandson in Augusta who spread the news by telegraph, leaving relatives bemused at the mistaken burial. The same issue notes royal beauty and Jewish relief efforts in Russia.
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Dexter
Augusta
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