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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1881
Page
6
A broad, fragmentary column cites cholera in Cairo, optimism about suffrage, and congressional activity. It mentions Senatorial figures, the death of Red Cloud, Garfield funds rising, and talks of postmaster appointments. Crop losses across Britain, Sanitary testimony in Guiteau case, and tariff debate are noted alongside other diverse items.
Reports from Cincinnati to Louisville commuters and rail service. Commissioner Raum defends tenure rules for Internal Revenue Collectors until Congress acts. A Texas express car robbery nets about $15,000, with suspects fleeing toward the Mexican border. The American Bar Association discusses speeding Supreme Court business as docket backlog grows.
The Senate Finance Committee favors reporting Mr. Sherman’s bill to fund extended bonds with new 8 percent debt totaling $200 million. Secretary Folger opposed the 8 percent plan and urged a government option at 3 1 4 percent.
On his ninety seventh birthday Sir Moses Montefiore wrote to Mrs Garfield and sent a $500 check to a Boston friend to distribute among Boston charities in memory of President Garfield. Queen Caroline of Saxony falls ill after an unusual royal passion for cooking jams and jellies. An interview with Sir Edward Reed quoted in the New York Herald notes his view of the current English navy.
The article argues Britain’s sea power is challenged as France rapidly closes the gap in iron clad ships. It notes Japan’s imperial decree outlining steps toward constitutional government and a national assembly to convene in 1882.
Jewish exiles from Russia flock to Chicago for homes and jobs, with 100 families seeking aid in six weeks. They come from across the Russian empire, many from Brody in Galicia. The United Hebrew Relief Association plans to establish agricultural colonies in the West next spring.
In 1862 a band of Pottawatomie In Jans left Kansas for a buffalo hunt in Texas and were driven into Mexico by Texans who mistook them for hostiles. They returned after the war to find their farms and homes taken by Homestead pre-emptors and have failed to recover property. Washington visits yielded no relief as land office records list them as dead and their rights as transferred to successors.
Mrs Garfield told a close friend that she regretted not letting the President know he faced real danger. She wished to discuss urgent matters in case of death, but the doctor forbade it. The President often spoke of dying, yet those around him urged him to stay hopeful. He remained assured of recovery until his death.
The Hanover based group, among the state's first graveyard insurance bodies, dissolved by Dauphin County court at its own request after acknowledging illegitimate business. It reported insurance totaling 30 million dollars and suggested officers profited handsomely. A Paris crackdown follows a current vitriol vengeance trend.
The Indianapolis Journal laments amateur gambling as a social vice that corrupts youth by teaching theft and grows in respectability. It notes hundreds of homes in the city host nightly games like poker ecarté and vingtune with small stakes, even involving heads of families and spouses.
A Washington special reports President Arthur has imposed strict White House access rules. No outsider visits without briefing the Private Secretary, few are admitted to ascending stairs, and crowds in waiting rooms are reduced from last spring. He plans to end public handshakes and avoids ante room greetings like Garfield.
Tuk Sanitary Engineer urges fire protection for theaters referencing the Vienna disaster. He notes silicate of soda can coat paint and scenery canvas and wood within 24 hours, rendering décor largely fireproof without altering appearance, urging mandatory use by theater managers.
The new company plans vessels costing 1.5 to 2 million dollars each to carry passengers and mails across the Atlantic in six days. Proposals will be sought from Delaware shipyards with John Roach Chester and Harlow Hollingsworth Wilmington among bidders. Lorillard offers twenty four knot crosses New York to Milford Haven in six days, while claiming twenty knots achievable. Subscriptions totaling the capital stock include Austin Borbin and a life insurance executive. Ships will avoid New York harbor landing, delivering at Montauk Point, Long Island, to save twelve hours.
Government and diplomatic moves are reported as President Arthur signs Bancroft Davis's commission as Assistant Secretary of State, while Chile Peru Bolivar matters, naval rescue news, and international incidents from Vienna to Dublin fill the season's affairs.
The report notes Prince Bismarck is seriously ill. It lists 794 dead in the Ring Theater fire in Vienna. A cable from Algiers says a dam burst caused 400 deaths. Mainland endured severe gales over the weekend.
The Southern prison at Jeffersonville housed 515 inmates last year with a cost of 398 20 per day each. Expenses totaled 74 881 dollars with receipts of 57 007 dollars. Nine deaths occurred, 22 percent could neither read nor write, and sixty percent were married.
The article notes pecan exports from Indianola Texas before the Civil War reached about $100 000 and current estimates exceed $2 000 000 annually. It warns old trees are neglected with some 50 to 100 year old trees cut for nuts and suggests proper care could yield up to $10 000 000 yearly. Mexicans and Negroes are the main gatherers.
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