Congress Opens with Sherman Picked as President Pro Tempore
Proceedings show Gen McCook announcing the session and Edmunds administering the oath to John Sherman who is proclaimed president pro tempore after a party vote. Logan Blair and others are sworn in, daily meeting noon, and Carlisle wins speaker tally 177 to 137 amid applause as ceremonies proceed.
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Gen. Mc Cook
Senate
Huntly
Edmunds
John Sherman
Voorhees
Isham Harris
Yeas
Sherman
Harris
McCook
Cullom
Logan
Illinois
Pike
Blair
New Hampshire
New Hampshire. the Credentials Were Received, and Meesrs
United States
House of Representatives
Monica
Congress
Hendricks
Harrison
J. B. Clark
Thennepin
Murphy
Iowa
Hennepin Canal
Miller
N. Y
Henderson
Aiken
8. C
Page
Texas
Croxston
Tucker
John Griffin Carlisle
Hiscock
Cannon
Thomas B. Reed
Morrison
Brown
Carlisle
Reed
Messrs
House
Costly Barroom Fixtures Drive New York Saloon Trend
A Mail and Express reporter visits a Canal Street warehouse to report on costly bar fixtures. Modern saloon interiors now feature plate glass mirrors, frescoed ceilings, and mahogany bars while old stores with creaking floors fade. Costs range from 700 dollars and up, with financing options highlighted. The piece also notes a Ohio fire destroying several businesses and a remark on former King Alfonso’s wandering attentions.
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N. Y
Peps
Eicenes
Dakota Territory News Highlights Local Troubles and Plans
A G A R post to be formed at Clear Lake. A petition circulates in Far0 asking pardon for Magill. L W Clark buys half in Sioux Falls Commercial hotel. Mrs Emma S Welsh sues C W Richardson in Hughes county for 20000. Pomeroy to organize Presbyterian church in Wessington Springs. Taxes due Nov 1, delinquent Feb 1 with 5 percent penalty then 1 percent monthly. A coal farm hole at Jencks coal farm near Yankton. ore near artesian well. Bartlett Tripp for Senate urged. Lewis Gilbert robbed on way home after grain run. shots fired but no one hurt. Fire destroys A M Howard barn at Jamestown with stock losses. Elopement rumors about Maggie Easton proved unfounded. U S attorney notes forged papers disappear. Weeks perjury case adjourned. Mitchell fire destroys D Johnston store and US office. Mitchell farmer Gus Johnston burns grass. hay stacks and farm damaged. Fargo finds a girl baby left at Russell House by a well dressed woman. Cass County court opens with 226 cases. Mitchell land office requires bona fide residence proofs. Dunn farm bought for county poor farm. Park River to host new National Bank with Beecher president and Clarke cashier. Mandan Catholic fair clears about 1200.
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Om Magill
L. W. Clark
Minneapolis
Sioux Falls
Emma
Welsh
C. W. Richardson
Hughes County District Court
J. B. Pomeroy
The
Presbyterian Church
Wessington Springs
Jencks
Yankton
Moore
H. M. Day
Dakota
Bartlett Tripp
Senate
Lewis Gilbert
Valley Springs
A. M. Howard
Jamestown
Ellen Easton
Bismarck
Maggie
George Duncan
United States
Weeks
Hurone
Mitchell
D. Johnston
Cass County
Fargo
Mitchell Land Office
Dunn
Plankington
National Bank
Park River
Walsh County
David H. Beecher
Sidney Clarke
Mandan
Fine Manners for Men in Society and Theater Etiquette
A satirical Parisian guide on gentlemanly behavior describes proper saluting, bows, and hat removing for interactions with women, nuns, and priests in churches, theaters, salons, and public places. It notes how to greet ladies, when to uncover, and how to act in stairs, rides, and boxes, with examples from Louis XIV.
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Parisias
Bois
The Co operative System and Its Global Growth
Washington reports on Europe’s cooperative movement led by England and Ireland. Growth includes 1,264 UK societies with 1.339 billion dollars in twenty years and 108 million in member profits.
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Lathrop
Bristol
State Department
England
United Kingdom
Confederations
Ireland
Hamburg
Copenhagen
New York
Manchester
Leicester
Fortunato Parlato
United States
Sand
Mr. Lathrop
Parlato
Parlato Ropesee & Compan
Europe
Inclin O
Theo West
Brisk Slave Trade Report From Zanzi Bar June
A Zanzi bar correspondent reports brisk slave trading with Kingfisher and Dragon making captures. A daring dhow pursuit ends with a 57 ton vessel seized, 35 slaves liberated, and a fatal shot by an Arab in the encounter deemed justifiable by the court.
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Zanzibar
Bott
Kingfisher
Dragon
Espide
Blue-Jacket
Brownrigg
Jack
St. James’s
Rue Ee Gazette
One of War's Tragedies Frank Wilkeson in N Y Sun
Narrator recalls his nineteen year old brother Bayard Wilkeson of Battery G Fourth U S Artillery killed at Gettysburg. A Confederate general reportedly urged decimating the Union officer, illustrating a deadly wartime memory that cost the family their eldest son and the narrator a beloved brother.
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Frank Wilkeson
N. Y. Sun
Bayard
Batter G
United States Artillery
Gettysburg
Cog
Withlee
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Y Town
Ohio
Alfonso
Dakota Territorial News
G. A. R. Post
Clear Lake
Duluth
Milnon
Sargent County
Gus Johnston
Russell House
Washington Corr
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Darby Capoure
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