Senate Civil Service bill discussed amid party rifts
In the Senate on the 16th the Civil Service bill faced a 30 to 26 vote. Mr. Ingalls warned both parties would be defrauded if it passed. Mr. Voorhees spoke long against the bill. Mr. Sherman recalled saving 600000 by trimming clerical force when Treasury Secretary. The debate included reforms to secure competitive examinations, removals for cause, and limits on political assessments. Adjourned after debate. House then moved on to Soldiers' Home property sale and Post Office appropriations.
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Civil Service bill debate and misc national notices
In the Senate discussion centered on the Civil Service bill. A joint resolution authorizes the President to seek arbitration with civilized powers to settle disputes without war. In the House a bill allowing retired army officers to hold civil office in territories passed, along with the Post Office Appropriation bill. Fifteen members were granted leave. Amid global incidents, 40 Irish farmers were arrested at Ballymena for a meeting. A DeWitt County treasurer died by suicide. A Kansas stable fire burned 29 horses. a Charlemont farm blaze and a Mt Valerien cartridge explosion killed 15 women. Copeland Hotel fire in Pembroke, Ont., killed 3 and $100,000 in property. Rivers thawing restored Mississippi and Ohio navigation. Brigands seized a Pueblo town, taking captives for ransom. Chicago liability suits over river condition opened. beer tax price debate noted. New York formation referenced.
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Buried Alive Father and Son in a Desperate Well Cave In
Edward English and his son James were trapped twenty five feet underground after a cave in at Great Plain. Neighbors lowered a pail and then a rope as rescuers cleared earth and timber. After fifty hours of peril, a tunnel reached the man but he could not be extricated and ultimately died in the living grave as rescue efforts continued amid a large crowd and ongoing weather.
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James Moore
Michael Downey
William Davis
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Faust
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Roe
Mr. English
Danbury
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Canton Fire Devastates Parlin and Orendorff Works Nine Die
A massive boiler explosion at the Parlin and Orendorff agricultural implement works in Canton Ohio killed nine workers and leveled the boiler room. The blast tore a wall, scattered debris, and left 200 to 300 workers suddenly unemployed as investigators and a crowd of citizens removed the dead and wounded. The cause remains undetermined as officials provide aid to families and preserve the scene.
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Elm Street
Man Sells Wife for $500 in Stokes County
A sensational report from Stokes County describes Alfred Jenkins selling his wife to neighbor Noah Glidewell for 500 dollars. The transfer occurred as if swapping horses, with Mrs Jenkins agreeing to the sale and moving to Glidewell’s home. The tale notes Jenkins wished to move away and Glidewell tired of living without a wife.
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Noah M. Glidewell
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Winston
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Chicago Tribune
Multiple Ohio incidents and court actions reported
A Hamilton County Common Pleas suit seeks 50000 from Henry Timkin by Columbus Buggy Co. A freight brakeman Mort Ryan died after a 15th Mogadore accident. Sugar and molasses arrived in Cincinnati from New Orleans by steamers Guiding Star A P Schenck and Will Kyle. Various arrests, deaths and political moves follow including a governor’s board appointment and university art school talks. Several mining, farming and labor incidents recur with fatal or serious injuries. A Cleveland broker Sackett’s disappearance shocks markets while domestic quarrels spark a murder in Morrow County. A Brooklyn divorce case and editorial quips close the round-up.
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Louis Dauber
Jackson
Jackson County
Henry Sunderland
Jackson Township
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Wm. L. Rugby
James Twouig
Cincinnati
Senator O'Hagan
Ohio
Cincinnati University
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John Brown
Brown, Browner & Co
Youngstown
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Cuyahoga Falls
Summit County
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Smith Township
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Middleburg Coal Company
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George David Jones
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Reese
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C. K. Sackett
Chicago
Chicago Boards of Trade
Valentine Wagner
Morrow County
Daniel Shehan
Shehan
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Galion
Mary Powell Sold in New York for 150000
A steamboat named Mary Powell was sold in New York for 150000 dollars. The article clarifies the sale is not about a young girl but a vessel, contrasting with an implied stereotype.
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Mary
Nasby in Austria Comments on Election Victory
Toledo Blade correspondent Petroleum V. Nasby writes from Vienna in November 1882, critiquing the Democratic victory and party balance. He riffs on Irish German and Black voters, calls for Republican reformers, and predicts future political maneuvering and patronage opportunities for postmasters and officeholders. He hopes for a return to America, notes Dutch treat on whisky, and sketches a plan to influence next elections while maintaining party status.
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Advertising rates and business card policy notice
The Glermont Gourier outlines advertising rates for first insertion three per square ten lines and fifty cents for each additional insertion. A liberal reduction is offered by the year. Business cards not exceeding six lines are inserted for six dollars per year.
Delegates to National Conventions Plan Debated by Republicans
Marshall Jewell chairs a Republican National Committee meeting to review a sub committee plan for selecting delegates to the next National Convention. The panel, including William E. Chandler Thomas C. Platt John M Forbes and Chauncy I Filley, weighs two plans with a January 17 deadline. The minority plan favors state level control while the Chandler Martin proposal preserves district representation and state voice. A Cincinnati Enquirer editorial lauds the 1890s election results for ending the Solid South and praises the Republican coalition in curbing Democratic power.
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New Hampshire
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New York
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Massachusetts
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Kansas
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Missouri
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Arge
Chicago
Proposals on Democratic National Convention Representation
The Chicago Inter Ocean analyzes the Martin plan for national convention representation. It compares old versus new rules, detailing how states like Illinois New York and Rhode Island would gain delegates and how strong Republican states could dominate, while New England and Southern states oppose.
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