Mail delivery reform and political chatter in 1882
Mapison claims the mail delivery system, worth 25 000 dollars yearly, could be held by the people if properly requested. Wisconsin Supreme Court term ends next year, with spring election to replace. Biannual sessions do not dodge spring judicial elections. Chicago Herald lists sixteen street attacks. Mayor Harrison praised. New York Sun opposes free newspaper carriage by postmaster general. Mary Clemmer notes strong Democrats see autumn triumph as GOP rebuke. Strair ends Union Greenback, De La Matyr and Weaver quit. Kentucky Senator Williams defends regular Democratic civil service reform. Pendleton bill debate ends with broom metaphor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapison
Lyon
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Williams
Kentucky
Senate
Water Powers Suit Heard In Milwaukee Court
The U S circuit court in Milwaukee spends several days this week on a key case involving the Menasha water powers. In 1875 Chas Doty sold his half to the late P W Lawson for 8000 due in ten years with 10 percent semiannual interest. The action seeks interest installments while defendants claim damages for covenant breaches from back water due to the Appleton dam. The court ruled the counter claim invalid and directed a verdict for the balance due 2777 85. Plaintiffs were represented by Winfield and A L Smith W J Alles. defendants by Moses Hooper and P V Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
United States Circuit Court
Milwaukee
Menasha
Chas. Doty
P. W. Lawson
Appleton Dam
Winfield
A. L Smith
W. J. Alles
Moses Hooper
P. V. Lawson
Weather Summary For Lake Region In December
Washington dispatch notes partly cloudy conditions over the Lake Region with occasional light snow. Winds shift from south to west with small temperature changes expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lake
Hogs and cattle market recap from Chicago telegraph
Receipts for hogs total 22 000 with slow, weak, lower bids and declines of 10 to 15 cents. Light and mixed lots bring 5 60 to 6 15, heaviness 6 15 to 6 60. Cattle receipts about 2 000 with dull demand. shipping steers 5 15 to 6 00, common to fair 4 10 to 4 95, butchers 2 30 to 4 20. stockers and feeders 3 80 to 4 00. Also notes weekly bank statement: loans and specie gains, deposits up, circulation up, reserves down. banks hold 97 272 175 above legal requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Des
Sejaiein Depoaita
Washington News Summary Amid Adjournment And Nominations
The House adjourns without action while the Senate holds a lively session. Edmunds expects the civil service bill soon. The President nominated Varnum B Cochran of Michigan to Marquette Land Office. Financial notes show circulating and bank figures, with reductions in national bank note circulation. Henry's case involves unpublished letters about his dismissal. Red Cloud met with Secretary Teller. talks planned with Commissioner Price. Navy interior and post office departments closed at noon. Chas Cook, a Yankton trader, arrested for cheating Indians at Pine River agency and selling borrowed horses. Tehuantepec railroad dispute settled with Mexican approval. An illicit distillery is seized in Cumberland County, Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edmunds
Senate
Varnum B Cochran
Michigan
Register of the Land Office
Marquette
Financial
Red Cloud
Teller
Price
Navy
Interior and Post Office
Chas Cook
Pine River
Dickson
Secretary of Public Works of Mexico
Tehuantepec Railroad
World Abroad Mixed Foreign News Items and Notables
Summary of dispatches: McDermott, a nationalist ex-suspect, remanded for a week over seditious language at a national league meeting. Davitt urges public works over emigration to Ireland, warns of New Ireland growth in America. Bubear defeats Goodwin in a boating race from Putney to Mort Lake. Royal visit to Hazlar naval hospital. Bishop of Metz declines crown decoration for politics. Socialist trial in Prague ends with several sentences and acquittals. Yaknotkee reports bodies of De Long and crew arriving in St. Petersburg.
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Blige
McDermott
National League
London
Davitt
Bermandsy
Ireland
Atlantic
America
Lord Derby
Bubear
Goodwin
Putney
Mort Lake
Senate actions on tax repeal and holiday terms in Washington
In Washington the Senate debated tobacco tax repeal, considered a Christmas half-holiday for clerks, and passed a Wichita district court holiday term bill. Pugh’s civil service amendment drew opposition and support as reform efforts were discussed. The House adjourned at 12:50 with protests from White of Kentucky during the late rellection session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
West
Chilcott
Edmunds
Plumb
United States District Court
Wichita
Kas
Bureau of Agriculture
Logan
Anthony
Walker
Upper
Michigan
Pugh
Jones
Florida
Morgan
Garland
House
Rell Cation
White
Page
Paris Archbishop Cardinel Dennet Dies in Bordeaux
Paris reports Archbishop Cardinel Dennet of Bordeaux died yesterday. Gambetta suffered a relapse and is in severe pain. Other items note Prince Kropotkin papers tied to a czar relative, papal charity funds, and alleged German Austrian Italy cordiality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cardinel Dennet
Bordeaux
Gambetta
Lyons
Prince Kropotkine
Fire destroys Albion Mills in Black River Falls
A 5:30 AM blaze at D. J. Spaulding's Albion Mills wiped out the entire building and contents. The mill, the region’s highest capacity at 150 bbl daily, had just been repaired for 10,000. Losses exceed 50,000 with 22,500 insured on the mill and 5,000 on grain insured for 1,000. Origin traced to friction in third story machinery. firemen saved nearby property with pails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
D. J. Spaulding
Albion Mills
Holly Water Works
En Tire
Case settle between Western Union and Associated Press
In New York on December 23 a ten year contract was signed between the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Associated Press represented by the New York & Western Association. The AP was represented by Chas. A. Dana Whitelaw Reid Chas. Nordhoff Richard Smith and W N Holdman on a joint committee.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Associated Press
New York & Western Association
Telegraph Company
Chas. A. Dana
Whitelaw Reid
Chas. Nordhoff
Richard Smith
W.N. Holdman
Robbery Wave Prompts $500 Reward In Chicago
In Chicago on December 25 a sharp complaint about nightly sandbagging and street robberies spreads across the Lumbermen's Exchange. They announce a $500 reward for the assailant who attacked a member, criticizing city laxness as December records show seventeen such cases since the start of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lumberman’s Exchange
Ocean Travel Arrivals Reported From Transatlantic Route
Ocean travel item notes City of Brussels arriving from Liverpool in New York, and Canada arriving out from New York, with dated London and New York entries.
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New York
City of Brussells
Liverpool
London
Canada
Drowned Man Believed Col D C Cox Drowns in Chicago
An old man believed from letters found on his body to be Col D C Cox of Washington DC, once a prominent Ohio politician, walked into the Chicago river at Monroe Street and drowned. Rescue attempts failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Col. D. C. Cox
Washington, D. C
Ohio
Monroe Street
Clergy Protest Passion Play in New York
A group of distinguished clergymen and laymen met this afternoon by invitation of the mayor to object to the Passion Play in New York. After brief remarks, the hearing adjourned until Tuesday. Get Rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tudsay
Powder Explosion Kills Chinese Worker at St Iges Station
A powder explosion at St. Iges station near Barkely, San Francisco, this afternoon caused the instant death of one Chinese employee and severely injured another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
St. Iges Station
Barkely
Warrant issued for arrest of C. KE Up in Rochester case
A warrant was issued for the arrest of C. KE Up, the former city president, in Rochester. In Cincinnati, J. Stanley’s injury from H. Collins, previously thought mortal, is not fatal. Stanley is reported to be recovering today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
C. KE. Upwe
Cincinnati
J. Stanley
H. Collings
Stanley
Bremer Wolcott Marries Addie Fuller at Berlin Wis
Berlin report states B. S. Wolcott of Mediaea wed Miss Addie A. Fuller in Berlin Wis at the bride’s father’s residence. Rev E M Wright of Burnett presided. Only relatives attended and many tokens were presented. The couple will reside in Medina after a sumptuous repast.
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Berlin
Wis
E. M. Wright
Burnett
B. S. Wolcott
Mediaea
Addie A. Fuller
Medina
Who Was the Original Judge Lynch in History
A fragmentary discussion traces the origin of the phrase to early cases of summary justice in Galway in 1498 and a 17th century envoy against piracy in America. It notes unfounded ties to Lynchburg, Virginia, and recalls a medieval line about “hang and draw.” A separate note tells of a John Street grocer who accepted 6200 pennies for a bill weighing 47 pounds.
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Lynch
Galway
James Lynch
America
Lynchburg
Virginia
Richard II
Lyteford
Halifax
John Street
Proper Quantity of Food and Balance for Health
The piece argues humans overeat unlike natural living beings and urges simple natural foods. Dr Nicholls in Food Reform Magazine says determine personal food quantity by trial, aiming to balance energy and weight. It suggests 12 ounces for average, 16 to 20 for active, and 8 to 10 for sedentary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Nicholls
Food Reform Magazine
Intoxicating Fur Cloak Defeats French Court Claim
A Paris correctional court acquitted the Baroness de Saint Estrapade after she argued that a fur cloak can trigger eccentric behavior. She claimed intoxication results fromcold and fumes from the cloak stored in an alcohol barrel. The court noted such a defense could undermine convictions but found no crime due to the unusual defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baroness de Saint Estrapade
The
Seine
St. James's Gazette
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Daily Northwestern
Tax
Chicago Herald
Harrison
Tur
New York Sun
Howe
Mary Clemmer
Bayard
Butler
South Carolina
Randall
A. J. Straier
Union Greenback Party
de la Matyr
Indiana
Weaver
Iowa
State News
SBY Telegraph
Commercial
Hama
Matton
Hawashou
Telegraph
Ton News
Henry
Exmarshal
Great Britain
Beatrice
Duke and Ducheses of Edinburgh
Hazlar Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Germany
Metz
Prague
Herr Most
Russia
St. Petersburg
Lieut. Harber
Yaknotkee
Lieut. de Long
Congressional
France
Italy
Rome
Austria
Vienna
Freudenblatt
Europe
Ocean Travel
Ca Oval
Roya Baking Povw- der Co
Wail St
Loya
Alien & Hicks
Main Street
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Justice Courts
Mulwaukee
J. OG Ranapicaie
Tebupe
R. Gibos
Buffalo
Burdock
Marvelius
Bruce Turner
Asenith Hall
Binghamton
N. Y
Noah Bates
Elmira
O. Blacket Robinson
Canad, Presbyterian
Toronto
Ira Mulholland
Albany
Foster, Milburn & CO
J. Bauman & Co
Gilc
Senuris
Mies
Boles
Fraker
Perry
Bernstein
Mery Christmas
Dress Goods Department
Ladie
Nottingham
Lace Goods Department
Perfumnery Department
J. L. Bernstein
Hell. Hughes
Beckwith Block
Calhoun, Robbins & CO
E. L. Hughes
Main St
Mi.rollins
CGO
Oshkosh
O « the East
Jd. M. Rollins & CO
Oshkorh Wis
O. McCorison
Oshkosh, Wis
W.N. Bruner
Commercial Bank
Athearn Omnibus Line
AVING
Athearn Omnibus
Meri
Offic
Rhannon Streat
James Peterson
Fanledy
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