Washington briefs from volume XVI condensed
Washington briefs recount deaths of Brigadier General Joseph K. Barnes and political notes from President Arthur. Reports include Daggett denying Chinese sugar smuggling, King Kalakaua coinage plans, Cherokee whisky import ban, Birnrew secretary Folger return, and multiple local incidents from New York to Texas with fires, murders, floods, and legal actions.
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Joseph K. Barnes
United States Army
Washington
Arthur
Florida
Garfield
Wheat crop outlook and unrest in Midwest and East
The report notes eight years of discouragement with severe cold killing wheat tops and yields may reach 43 percent of average, possibly 60 with good weather, or 0 with poor. Telegrams list condition indices for multiple states and Minnesota spring wheat acreage at 98. Griswold Mills in Darby employs under thirteen, leading to child dismissals and looming boycotts. Minnesota reports stock disease in horses, and a fatal stabbing in Grayling Michigan following a dispute over lodging money.
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Indiana
Winois
Kansas
Entucky
Michigan
Wisconsin
California
Minnesota
Griswold Mills
Darby
James McGahey
McGaheys
Czarina coronation threat and European turmoil rumor
A Moscow cablegram reports a mine linked to the Kremlin and a plan to destroy it with 100 sappers. Germany restricts American pork imports amid protests, while Nihilists threaten the Czar’s coronation. Arrests in Ireland and Scotland accompany a broader wave of political tension.
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Moscow
Kremlin
St. Petersburg
Multiple Licenses Void in Newark New Jersey
Licenses for liquor sales in Newark New Jersey have been declared void and no compliant licenses can be obtained until September.
Ohio Inventors Granted Patents on the Third
A list of Ohio inventors granted patents on the third includes John We C Alday Dayton archery target Charles G Bied inger bottle wrapper Frank Brown Chagrin Falls fence pot Charles F Brush Cleveland carbon rotor stick and mechanism for making sane Charles F Brush Cleveland secondary battery element Jas M Butler Hamilton vegetable cutter Newton Campbell Elizabethtown car coupling John M Chirk assignor of two thirds to S T J Coleman and E B Reynolds Cincinnati horseshoe Wankroll Bickley W Cloak assignor of the-half to J Cloak Dayton car-coupling John Dake Springfield saw safting tool John S Davis assignor to Toledo Mower and Reaper Company Toledo grain-binding harvester John R Donovan Cincinnati clothes-wringer John E Donovan Cincinnati pattern for producing castings Edgar A Edwards Cincinnati assignor to Wm Gottschall trustee Payton electric arc lamp Edward Evans Mansfield railway crossing Robert G Hanford Jr Columbus fastening for straps Robert G Han ford Jr Columbus buckle Benjamin Ss Hering Cambridge water indicator Chas Kiefer Urbana street lamp John Synam Cleveland wire reeling machine Hermann L Warbach Cleveland dart Jacob Miller Canton testing and cleaning machine.
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Ohio
John We C
Alday
Dayton
Archery Target
Charles G. Biedinger
Frank Brown
Chagrin Falls
Charles F. Brush
Cleveland
Jas. M. Butler
Hamilton
Newton Campbell
Elizabethtown
John M. Chirk
S.T. J.coleman
E. B. Reynolds
Cincinnati
Horseshoe
Wankroll
Bickley W. Cloak
J. Cloak
John
Dake
Springfield
John S. Davis
Toledo Mower and Reaper Company
Bledo
John R. Donovan
John E. Donovan
Edgar A. Edwards
Wm. Gottschall
Payton
Edward Evans Mansfield
Robert G. Hanford, Jr
Columbus
Benjamin Ss. Hering
Cambridge
Chas. (. Kiefer
Urbana
Synam
Hermann L. Warbach
Dart
Jacob Miller
Canton
Alma Tadema Portfolio Praised for Veracity
The Portfolio lauds Alma Tadema as possessing masterly veracity and quips that such a man would make an excellent editor, highlighting his precise depiction and reliable style.
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Alma. Tadema
England hotel clerks mostly women know where the top of the house is
A fragment notes that most hotel clerks in England are women and that they know where the top of the house is. The line hints at gender roles in hospitality and implies awareness of leadership areas within hotels.
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England
Butcher Stages Quick Weighty Fare Trick
A butcher demonstrates how he can stretch a small amount into a surprisingly heavy portion, showcasing a knack for maximizing value with limited meat. The lesson highlights skill, efficiency, and practical kitchen know-how.
Ohio Judicial Amendment Proposed by General Assembly
A joint resolution proposes amending article four sections one two and six of the Ohio Constitution to define judicial powers and structures. It calls for a five judge Supreme Court with election by voters and divisions if needed, expands circuit courts, and outlines election terms and jurisdiction. The referendum asks voters to approve or reject the constitutional changes at the October 1983 election.
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State Senate
Hall
Common Pleas
Senate
Dickinson
Carlisle
Mount Gilead
Morrow County
Kitchcart
Jefferson County
Frady
Washington
Jackson Townships
Sandusky County
E. Schols
Gunningham
Middletown
Butler County
Walker
Conference Committee
Robinson Mutual Aid Association
Lfe
Ohio
Kinney
Conference Committee On ‘Temperance
Pugsley
General Assembly
Hathaway
House
Yeas
Paulding
Geauga
Lake County
Defiance
Bowersox
Green
Shelby
Miy
Jones
Jackson
Logan
Athens County
Minihi
Towinship
Logan County
Stubenville
Adams County
Ohio Insurance Company of
Dayton
Stanberry Bebe
Miami and Erie Canal
Ohio Canal
Muskingum River
Weitzel
Superior Cart
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
State of
Supreme Court
Courts of Common Pleas
Sach Court
Congress
The Song of the Dude in Silk and Ambience
A satirical poem extols a stylish downtown figure described as the beautiful dude. It praises his attire a clerical collar and silk hat, his aloof air and measured gait while noting his languid talk and poised attendance at social events and opera with a composed, ironic admiration.
Woman Beaten by Husband in Baltimore Brutal Assault
Mrs Susanna Engel lies dying after a vicious assault as she walked home in Baltimore. She identifies Henry Engel as her husband, though he claims they were not married. He was arrested and committed for a hearing while doctors fear tetanus and describe severe head injuries. The case blends domestic conflict, shifting marriage claims, and a quest for justice amid a tragic, publicized event.
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BaLiMore
Susanna Engel
Engel
Engrl
Harper
Jennie Wheeler
Pardy
Purdy
The Solar Corona And Its Hidden Light
The article explains how solar brightness fades from center to edge due to an absorbing solar envelope. It discusses eclipses revealing a corona fringe around the sun, argues the fringe belongs to the sun, and describes Dr. William Huggins and Prof. Schuster using spectroscopy to image the corona daily by isolating violet rays on photographic plates, promising steady advances.
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Galileo
Lambert
Agner
Bonguer
Laplace
John Herschel
Airy
William Huggins
Egypt
Schuster
Huggins
Chambers’ Journal
False Perceptions from Illusions and Hallucinations
This extract discusses two forms of false perceptions illusions and hallucinations and how they affect responsibility. It cites cases of visual illusions where objects appear oversized and a hearing illusion where a clock’s ticking becomes speech. One patient recognized the unreal nature of his perceptions yet was influenced by them, leading to clock-driven behavior.
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Willian A. Hammond
Popular Science Monthly
Petition to end days of grace in financial drafts
Tuk Institute of Accountants and Book-keepers in New York petitions the State Legislature to end days of grace for drafts promissory notes and bills of exchange. The petition, endorsed by many business leaders, argues days of grace are obsolete and inflate interest costs, claiming thirty day terms complicate calculations and some states already ban them.
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Tuk Institute of Accountants
New York City
Heuetito
Iahie Tod
Suinbe
Gas from naptha pits blamed for deaths in Brooklin area
Authorities investigate naptha gas dangers amid claims Massachusetts and New Jersey ban gases with high carbon monoxide content. Pits supplying companies reportedly contain thirty percent carbonicene. An alderman cites local deaths linked to papasha gas over the past two years as city officials weigh outcomes.
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Brooklin
Massachusetts
New Jersey
The Wanderer Billy Mait Tours U S Breweries
The last heard of Billy Mait from Dubuque Iowa is a peculiar itinerant who visits every brewery in the United States and Canada. He says he has seen breweries from Maine to Texas and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, living on charity but welcomed as a bearer of good luck by brewers. He is said to be the son of a Bavarian brewer, educated, fluent in conversation, and claims to know every brewery and brewer across the two countries.
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Women’s National Industrial League
Washington
Jth
Peter Cooper
League
Secretary of State
Treasury Department
R. M. Daggett
United States
Honolulu
Daggett
Mint
King Kalakua
San Francisco
Interior Department
Bushyhead
Folger
Bermuda
Johxn A. Wilson
Hartweck
N. Y
Helena
Ark
Mississippi
Pittsburg
James Robinson
Toledo
Hamilton
Canada
John T. Adams
Talledage
Ala
Gortnerb Rudolph
New York
Jefverson Davis
The
Southern Historical Society
Nashville
Tenn
Passo Corese
Italy
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Youne
Greenspring
Ohio
Ith
Goodall
Delaware
Jesse Holbert
Goshen
W. P. Duncan
Shelbyville
Ind
Parkersburg
W. Va
Loth
West Union
Doddridge County
Barna Dove
Kenna
Jim Harper
Harper
California
Liverpool
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Schaefer
Vignaux
George Bishop
Newburn
N.C
Abram Brown
Frank Emitt
Isaiah Wood
New York Society To
Topeka
Kansas
New England States
Western
Middle
Southern
Pacific States
Brown
Champion
Cincinnati
Newport Bridge
Geo. Matheson
Louisville
Southern Railroad
Walton
Bengal Tiger
Hengehold & Yungbluth
Pioneer Coal Company
Covington
Lawrence & Asher
C. H. Coy & Co
el Paso
Ill
P. H. Tompkins
Isaac Sippelli
Berkley
Boston
Augusta
McNutt’s
Halifax
Peary & Stephens
Sioux City
Orrs & Co
Troy
Geo. W. Rouse & Sons Agricultural Implement House
Peoria
Tur
Ansell, Arnold & Co
Williamantic
Conn
Party of America
Macon
Wheeler
Greenville
T. D. Turner
New Orleans
Gouldsboro
Gretna
Algiers
P. H. Burex
Union Manufacturing Company
Galena
State Agricultural College
Des Moines Lawa
Charleston
Ashland
Neal, Craft
Ellis
Jane Vermer
West Bend
Mich
G. H. Marshall
Mary Anderson
Marshall
Miss Anderson
Dr. Griffin
Ohio Agricultural Report
Czar
Bulgaria
Carmopy
O’herlihy
Featherstone
Cork
Berlin
America
Germany
Dominion
London
Manchester Town Hall
Glasgow
Dublin
Count von Marlath von Szelkelhy
Sponga
Vallorbe
Vaud
Switzerland
Newark
N. J
H. M. Carr
Paris
Moscow
Logan House
Murphysboro
Rogers
General Logan
R.W. Swope
Adams & Watkins
St. Louis
Epward Murphy
Essex Market
Tweed
Conrad
Kenney Gazette
de Witt Co
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Union
Atlantic and Pacific
New York Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Cook County National Bank of Chicago
National Bank
Treasury
Billy Mait
Dubuque
Maine
Texas
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Chiavo Herald
First Wah May Chinese American weekly launches coastwide
A San Francisco Celestial publishes Wah May the Chinese American, half in Chinese and half translated English. The publishers plan a daily issue beginning later this month, a first of its kind on the Pacific coast though other Chinese language papers exist.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
San Francisco Chronicle
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