News of the Week Condensed for Readers in 1881
A compact review of Senate and House actions plus domestic and international items. Senators debated the tax bill, tobacco duties, and bank tax changes while resolutions on Virginia and Maine elections were adopted. The House seated Smalls over Tillman and advanced various bills including river and harbor funding. Reports cover Garfield’s salary, post office measures, and Arabi Pasha’s Egypt crisis with British and French actions discussed.
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Senate
House
Virginia
Maine
Messrs. Cabell
Reed
Beck
Yeas
House of Representatives
Smalls
Tillman
South Carolina
Smith
Shelley
Salsbury
Senate Committee
Alabama
Shelby
United States
Ohio
Bayard
Garfield
Ad Starleas
British Assault on Arabi Pasha at Ramleh and Surrounding News
Detachment of about six hundred British troops moved on Ramleh intrenchments to drive off scouting native cavalry and reclaim pumps. Egyptian defenders opened ten guns. sixty prisoners were taken as the battle solidified around Mareoui and Aboukir. News also notes fires at Radziwilov and Grand Rapids, political nominations, a recovered abducted child, a boxing contract, a plaster cast, and various local tragedies and incidents.
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Alexandria
Arabi Pasha
AvExanpria
Egypt
Arabi
Mahmoudeh
Cairo
Ramleh
Arabi Fasha
Dervish Pasha
DeLesseps
London
Telegraph
England
France
Aléxandria
Byonder
Malaha
Paris
Suez Canal
Chamber of Deputies
Port Said
Mareoui
Aboukir
Vienna
Radziwilov
Russia
Smyrna
Rost. E. Pattison
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
James Bower
Hudson, Mich
Genoa
Ohio
Sunlivan
Tug’ Wilson
Sullivan
Joan Heath
Fanny Parnell
Grand Rapids
Michigan
DeLessers
Senate
John W. Forney
House
Adjutant General
European unrest and Egyptian expedition update
A Vienna dispatch reports Bohemia flood devastation with 47 bodies recovered and harvest losses. Granville defends Alexandria bombardment and Egypt force, while Arabi advances toward Moez Canal. London Times cites 14 thousand troops for Egypt. Garnet Wolseley’s associates say he reluctantly accepts command of the expedition.
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Vienna
Bohemia
Constantinople
Earl Granville
Alexandria
Egypt
Cairo
Arabi
Moez Canal
London Times
Garnet Wolseley
London
Trio of Texas Episcopal Couples Wed in Indian Nation
A Texas epee party united three couples aged fifteen to twenty. One pair included the editor of the Waco Examiner’s daughter and the Episcopal pastor’s daughter. They filed to the Indian nation and married simultaneously.
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Waco Examiner
Trial Cost Nears 30000 From Control Row
The Malley trial cost nearly thirty thousand dollars, rising from a girl's refusal to heed her mother’s good advice, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
Ohio Democratic Convention in Columbus Opens
The Ohio State Democratic Convention met in Comstock's Opera House Columbus at 11:15 am July 20. Hon. John G. Thompson opened the session urging a united ticket and platform. Temporary officers were named with John F Follett of Cincinnati as temporary chairman. Follett spoke outlining Democratic key notes and called for harmony and reform.
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J. B. Hart
Ohio
Hamilton County
Home Insurance Company of Columbus
H. N. Henderson
State Superintendent of Insurance
Fimer
Star Service
Pacific
John A. Walsh
Walsh
Thomas J. Brady
Congress
Garfield
Treasury Commission
Massachusetts
Walker
Blaxz
United States
Court of ‘Commissioners
Alabama
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Grand
Joan N. Donaldson
Milwaukee
America
Sullivan
Chicago
George Scoville
Brewster
George William Curtis
Hubbell
Presbyterian Church
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Elizabeth Francis
Laird
Mansfield
Adam Weaver
Mount Vernon
James Nickson
Piqua
Urbana
James Giblin
Annie Brown
Painsville
Adolph’ ‘Hafenbrack
New Philadelphia
Benjamin’ F. Lovelace
Guy Zell
Isaac Wertheimer
Horung
Samuel Kneisly
Dayton
Louisville
Monroe
First Baptist Society
George W. Rodges
Chamberlain
State Board of Agriculture
J. B. Hall
Commissioner of Insurance
Licking County
Belpre
Logan
Xenia Mutual
Mutual
George D. Comay
State House
Columbus
Delaware
Marietta
John F. Follett
Ohio State Democratic Convention
Comstock
Opera House
John G. Thompson
State Central Committee
Thompson
Bey
Democratic Party
Tapper
Cincinnati
David 8. Fisher
Hardin
J. M. Runyan
Warren
P. J. Sullivan
Franklin
John E. Gormley
Perry
J. D. Selzer
Cuyahoga
E. P Hatfield
Portage
Richard Nevins
J. M. Orr
Mr. Follett
Reveille
Bugle
Boston Harbor
Great Britain
George III
Guitean
Democrats
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Brunner
Committee On
George H. Pendleton
Wnm
J. Gleason
House of Representatives
Pendleton
Capitol
W. D. Hill
Casper Lowenstein
Franklin County
John W. Okey
Supreme Court
Judge Oakey
George W. Andrews
Auglaize
Lewis Cass Sawyer
Judge Courtright
Circleville
John G. Reeves
Lancaster
T. E. Powell
Jas. W. Newman
J. Myers
Clermont
Sawyer
Reeves
Newman
Doren
Bell
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Eaton
J. E. Myers
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J. KE. Myers
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Dorin
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Armstrong
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