10 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1884
Page
1
Chester A Arthur reviews foreign and domestic policy, calling for reform in extradition, naturalization, economic policy, and naval strengthening. He urges Congress to suspend silver coinage, promote trade through treaties, and expand postal, military, and diplomatic services while outlining fiscal data and the need for national defense and monetary reform. He ends with gratitude to Congress and citizens.
The review highlights a new selection from Napoleon’s letters and dispatches with notes by Denis Bingham. It portrays Napoleon as a genius with glaring faults, praising his strategic deception while condemning his jealousy toward generals and efforts to belittle others to aggrandize himself.
A Boston Journal tale recalls Henry Irving as Louis XIV in Boston. A lady near three reserved Boston girls applauds loudly while they remain coolly skeptical, and a quick quip about a so called thrill ends with a joking jab at a shawl pin lingering in the dress.
A Philadelphia Call item recounts a comical fox hunt where city visitors in red jackets and yellow boots attracted amusement from locals. The fox reportedly died of laughter at the sight of the riders, while the crowd roared. An adjacent note claims a Duke’s title in France could be bought for about $10,000 in good order.
The list shows members by state with party labels for Alabama through West Virginia. It concludes that the House would total 183 Democrats and 142 Republicans, updating from the prior composition of 200 Democrats and 123 Republicans. It endorses procedural reforms and a centralized United States penitentiary proposal.
Washington November 26 Attorney General Brewster has completed his annual report. It outlines numerous suggestions and recommendations for new legislation and amendments to current statutes. It criticizes criminal procedure as faulty and notes issues in criminal cases and pleadings.
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient advertisements at current rates. First insertion is Y dollars per square (ten lines) with fifty cents for each additional insertion. A liberal yearly reduction applies. Business cards up to six lines cost six dollars per year.
A summary of pending and proposed federal legislation from the last session. It lists 299 bills and resolutions, House calendars packed with 171 Senate-originated measures, 160 House calendar items, 465 private bills, and 258 Senate bills on the Speaker’s table. Several notable items include taxes, domestic industry, Hawaiian annexation, postal reform, and a proposed cabinet-level Agriculture Department.
Milwauker Wisconsin November 26 Matilda F Anneke a prominent figure in German circles died yesterday at her home in the city She and her husband a German took part with distinction in the 1848 revolution Their staff Darl Schurtz Her husband was captured They fled Germany later She edited a paper for the government before exile then moved to this country She lived here and served as editor and lecturer on the revolution in many lands In late years she headed a young ladies group and was sixty three years old
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