Congressional week summaries span temperance bills and pay acts
Senate petitions from temperance groups push prohibitory liquor laws in DC and territories while a consular appropriation bill is debated. House actions include election campaign finance reform and punishment for officials who solicit or receive political funds. Situational notes cover pay scales for generals and officers, and a Sioux deficiency conference. Supreme Court decisions touch on Wyoming debt liability and New York passenger laws. Impeachment talk surrounds Belknap with testimony alleging graft. a post trader testifies paying a senator for political ends.
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Senate
Good Templar
District of Columbia
Territories
House
Judiciary Committee
United States
Blaine
Congress
Confederate States
Committee On Military Affairs
Committee
California
Utah Territory
Wm. Hi. Doolittle
Minnesota
United States Supreme Court
Laramie
Wyoming Territory
Virginia
Wes Virginia
New York
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
R. J. Dana
England
Hf. Pendleton
House Judiciary Committee
Belknap
Kentucky Railroad
John A. Bently
Patents
Gill
Washington
Marsh
Cheney
Fort Davis
Harlan
Bristow and Butler Hear War Department Scrutiny
Secretary Bristow testified before the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department about a Kentucky firm’s mule contract and a related Court of Claims judgment of 108750. Butler described informants and possible payments tied to Pendleton while investigations extended to post traders and lobbyists. The record also notes Bristow’s compensation and ongoing nominations to the Senate.
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Bristow
Committee On Expenditures
War Department
the Treasury
Kentucky
Court of Claims
Drake
B. F. Butler
New York
Butler
New Orleans
Ile (Butler
Danford
Kentucky Railroad
Pendleton
Park Bank
B. G. Jayne
Evans
Foot Sill
Gen. Rice
Iowa
Belknap
Bradford
Fort Craig
Taylor
C. M. Peck
E.G. Leonard
Cincinnati
Mr. Bower
Massachusetts and National Convention News Roundup
Massachusetts State Republican Convention set for Boston on April 28. New York mill explosion at Brainard's powder works kills four and injures several. Duncan Sherman case arrest order not vacated by New York Supreme Court. Barber & Bacon lumber dealer missing from West Northfield. Secret Service arrests in Philadelphia for printing plate fraud. Silk Association chief Ward Cheney dies in South Manchester. New York Republican Convention held in Syracuse electing Geo Dawson as chairman. Democratic conventions in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island nominate and elect leaders. Numerous fires, floods, and legal actions reported across states with notable arrests and political resolutions.
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Boston
Brainard
York
New York Supreme Court
Duncan, Sherman & Co
J. A. Barber
Barber & Bacon
West Northfield
Mass
Geo. G. Winans
Scranton
W. H. Ban
Portland
United States Secret Service
Treasury
Winans
Philadelphia
Ward Cheney
Silk Association of America
South Manchester
Conn
New York
Syracuse
Geo. Dawson
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Congress
Roscoe Conkling
George William Curtis
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Robert E. Monaghan
C. B. Buckalew
J. S. Black
Brent Powder Company
Rhode Island
Henry Lippitt
Gen. Cooke
Wm. B. Beach
Bank of
Camden County
Utica
N. Y
Merchants’ National Bank of
New Bedford
New England
Connecticut
Danielsonville
Gainsbaugh
Norwich
Burrillville
Merrimack River
R. W H. Smith
Waterbury
Claflin, Coburn & Co
Hopkinton
Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh
Fire in Charleston destroys half a million dollars in property
A morning fire in Charleston D C caused half a million dollars in damage and left hundreds homeless and penniless. The blaze began early and spread rapidly, prompting evacuations and investigations into its cause.
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Charleston
D. C
Storm lashes Scotland and rail line buried in snow
A severe snowstorm hit Scotland on the 20th with Aberdeen area rails buried under twenty feet of snow. Other world items note Madrid celebrating King Alfonso’s entry, Mexico's half per cent tax, Jalapa captured by revolutionists, and a large Osaka fire.
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Scotland
Aberdeen
Alfonso
Madrid
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
House of Commons
Queen Victoria
India
Mexico
Paul Dahlgren
United States
Italy
Rome
Rio Janeiro
Belgrade
Servia
Pacific
Osaka
Japan
Corea
United States Grange Commissioner Wright Returns to England
Mr. Wright the United States Grange Commissioner arrives in London after a continental tour. He reports gratifying results with German officials including Ministers of Education and Agriculture and discusses German Agricultural Associations. In England he meets the Central Chamber of Agriculture. He stays until after the Industrial Congress opening April 15.
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London
Wright
United States
England
Germany
Herr Falk
Herr Friedenthal
Agriculture
Central Chamber of Agriculture
Industrial
Strictly Confidential Swindle Reported From Wyoming Lottery
A Laramie City letter dated March 10 seeks to ensnare George Steehler of 970 St. Clair Street with a fake lottery scheme. The writer B. Petrie claims to be a head clerk of J. M. Pattee and promises prize manipulation in exchange for payments. Steehler resisted, and the Plain Dealer urges authorities to pursue the swindle.
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George Steehler
St. Clair Street
Laramie City
Wy. T
B. Petrie
J. M. Pattee
Steehler
Patrie
Petrie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legislative action spans railways taxes and state offices
Senate and House records show bills on railroad terminus changes by stockholder vote. Appropriation bills, Penitentiary board reforms, and tax rate adjustments pass or advance. House and Senate approve hospital reorganizations, coroner fee funding, and German legal notices amid adjournments.
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Senate
House
Kish
Comptroller of the Treasury
State House
Board of Education
Oberlin
Lorain County
Cincinnati
Board of Trustees
Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College
Fire Department of
Cleveland
Hodge
Cleveland Viaduct
Fish Commission
Marsh testimony before House Committees on Belknap affair
Caleb P. Marsh testified under oath about payments related to Evans post trader appointment at Fort Sill and involvement of Mrs. Belknap. He described transfers to Belknap and alleged connections to Gen. Belknap and Mrs. Bower, plus subsequent recalls by committees and related press coverage.
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Caleb P. Marsh
House
Judiciary Committee
Montreal
New York
Evans
Washington
Secretary of War
Belknap
Fort Sill
Gen
New York Tribune
Marsh
Gen Belknap
Hazen
Committee On
War Department
C. P. Marsh
Mr. Clymer
Mrs. Belknap
Mors
Gen. Kiddoo
Mr. Pendleton
Kentucky Railroad
Husbaq
Mrs. Bednap
Clymer
Arlington Hotel
A Sister’s Noble Role in Home Life
A sister is described as vital to the home, a guardian angel who disciplines vice and fosters virtue, kindness, and confidence. The article notes a violent burglary attempt at John Ryan’s Vincennes, Indiana home ending in a fatality, then reports the Davenport marriage of Carl Horrman and Margaretha Ladhoff, ages 73.
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Home
John Ryan
Vincennes
Ind
Ryan
Carl Horrman
Margaretha Ladhoff
Davenport
Iowa
Carl
Margaretha
London Pays Nearly One Third Of England's Income Tax
A historical note states that London accounts for about one third of England's total income tax revenue. The figure highlights London's fiscal weight relative to other regions during the period.
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London
England
Numerous sensational crimes in the nation a few days ago
A mountain of brief items reports murders in Madison County and New York theaters, a well burial in Fort Madison, forgeries in Boston, a woolen mill fire near Cranson, rail accidents on the Meramec, robberies in St. Louis and New Orleans, gun deaths in Kentucky and Tennessee, and a fatal lamp explosion in Baltimore.
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J. King
Madison County
Cook
King
Stephen Pohlmeyer
Morrison
Fort Madison
Iowa
Mary Ray
Eagle Theater
New York
Henrye J. Rice
Wyoming Hotel
Philadelphia
George W. Tisdale
Boston
Elmville
Cranston
R. 1
Providence
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
Meramec River
Christopher Leason
Harrison Preston
James Little
William O'Malley
St. Louis
New Orleans
James
John Perryman
Greenville
Ohio News Items From Cleveland to Canton and More
A roundup of Ohio items reports deaths and arrests across the state. Notables include former Supreme Court judge W. B. Catpwerr’s death on the 21st, a Conneaut capture of an Ashtabula murderer Johnson, and Delano among Knox County Republican delegates. Fires and accidents spatter Uhrichsville and Leetonia with losses. evasive legal cases include a murder acquittal at Cleveland and manslaughter verdicts in Steubenville. Suspect letters and deeds surface along with political notes on Hayes and state conventions.
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Grand
Federal Court
Chicago
Philip Wadsworth
Illinois
D. W. Munn
National Council of the Sovereiigns of Industry
Cleveland
Earle
Montgomery Moses
Seventh Circuit
South Carolina
State Senate
Fort Laramie
Wy. Ter
Dead Wood Creek
Custar City
California
Rush & Pahlman
Chicano
Roelle
Adler & Furst, Distillers of
St. Joseph
W. B. Catpwerr
Supreme Court
Tuk
G. A. Moonry
Washington
Washington County
Montgomery County
John F. Sinks
Cary
Franklin County
Thomas Jefferson
United States
James Madison
John Stembach
Pittsburgh
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Canton
S. H. Nesbit
C. W. Smith
R. L. Miller
J. Horner
H. Miller
J. C. Pershing
S. M. Hickman
Hubbell
Prof
Halderman
Columbus
Leetonia
Bernard McMahon
McMahon
Cherry Valley Tron Company
Appleton
Fostoria
Charley Clark
Central Station
Reform Farm
Lancaster
Hous of
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A. Cooper
M. Jefferson
Drs. Cooper & Jefferson
Dentists
Cambridge
Ohio
Ofice
West Market Street
Shaffner & Beyner’s
J.C. Ferbrache
Times Building
Cambridge, Ohio
Morton House
Starr Hotel
Joseph Morton
West Side Public Square
Lambert Thomas
E. Harper Jefpers
Lambert Thomas & Co
Produce and Wool Commission Merch
North Water Street
Delaware Wharf
William A. Carr
Rainey
Mill St
J.O. Grimes
J. Woodford
Pixe Street
Norra
Mary
Guernsey County
J. D. Taylor
T. H. Anderson
Taylor & Anderson
T. O. Mann
Cumberland, Ohio
D. K. Kyle
Wim. M. Siens
Guernsey
Minckey’s
J. E. Sankey
East Main Street
Nirs
Sarah Jane Moss
Cambridge, O
Connor & Dyson
Point Pleasant, Ohio
H. C. Parker
Winfield and
Church Streets
Art Gallery
Quaker City
Onio
Kirk House
Grant House
M. Kirk
Zanesville, Ohio
F. Hunter
M. D
Antrim, Ohio
PicCollum & McKinney
McCollum & McKinney
South End Mill Street
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National Council of the Sovereiens of Industry
William H. Earle
Massachusetts
S. 8. Davis
New Hampshire
J. Butterfield
A. N. Meeker
J. H. Randall
Lillie D. §. Wood
District of
New Jersey
J. Avery
Ilinois
California State Grange
Gen. Reynolds
Crazy Norse
Little Powder River
Fort Fetterman
Fernandina
Fra
Fort Street Presbyterian
Detroit
Joliet
Foreign Intelligence
Europe
Mrs. Marsh
George Owens
Mt. Sterling
Barnes
Smith
Owens
Ann Hammond
Second Avenue
Thomas J. Bartell
R.E. Chalk
Armstrong
Kan
North Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas Pacific Express
Kansas
Zell & Francis
Peoria
John Ward
Ward
Julia Bernard
Helena
Mont
Arthur E. Davis
Hugh Mulholland
Richmond
Louisville
Mulholland
Ife
Courier-Journal
Memphis
Ben Bloomstine
Bob Wheeler
Bloomstine
Goldman
Wheeler
Wilhelmina Denims
Baltimore
Willie
Milwaukee
Carter
Liberty
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