State Legislature Acts Highlight Bills and Deadlines
A Pennsylvania legislative week saw key bills introduced and several passed final readings. The House faced adjournment deadlines, while the Senate fixed May 1 for final adjournment and April 18 as the last day for new bill introductions. Bills spanned taxes, road supervision, boulevard corporations, liquor licensing, and a pedagogic library as part of the state library. The Hazel County bill and weekly newspaper preservation were also advanced, with a commission to study river pollution planned. A controversial World’s Fair department faced funding cutbacks, ending hopes for a May 3 dedication.
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Senate
House
Committee On Ways and Means
Hazel
Schuylkill
Luzern
Finch
World's Fair Department
Farquhar
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Talbot
Election Committee
Taggart-Baker
Taggart
Harmer Taggart
Miles’ Revenue
Tax Commission
House of Representatives
W. F. Crafts
Hynett
H. L. Wayland
Philadelphia
SIBLET GIVES UP HIS SALARY
Congressman Sibley informs Erie and Crawford county Grangers Alliances and Labor unions that he will return his two year salary of ten thousand dollars and allocates four thousand for a Corry Pennsylvanian grangers office building. He also assigns two thousand for each county alliance for books papers music and lectures and distributes one thousand six dollars to Crawford labor unions and one thousand to Erie unions for literary and educational purposes.
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Sibley
Grangers
Alliance
Erie
Crawford Counties
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Crawford
Corry
Penna
Pennsylvania
Erie County
Labor and Trades Union
Crawford County
Labor and Trades’ Unions
The Floating Palaces on the Detroit and Cleveland Route
Advertises two new steel passenger steamers built for the Lake Superior Upper Lake route by the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co. at $890,000 each. Promises fastest, largest steamers with 20 mph speed, under 60 hours Cleveland Toledo Chicago trips, four weekly runs, daylight ride across Lake Erie, and low round trip rates. Includes Pamphlet request and executive contact in Detroit Michigan.
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Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Company
Lakes
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Detroit
Alpena
Mackinac
Petoskey
Kinzua Institute Holds Saturday Morning Session
A local Kinzua institute meeting in the school building Saturday April 8 drew a smaller crowd due to morning storms. Prof Hampson led a day of papers recitations and debates with Miss Mable Johnson Miss Lizzie Maber and others presenting as attendees were urged to return with parents.
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Kinzua
Hampson
Sup
Putnam
Winnersberger
Knapp
Kingua
Institute
Mable Johnson
Lizzie Maber
Hannah Shea
Supt. Putnam
Parix Roor
T. L. Hankison
License Court Admits Most Applications While Three Are Denied
Monday court session resulted in remonstrances against Lotts ville and Spring Creek with most applications approved. Testimony Tuesday morning opposed Zellar Highhouse and Walkerman of Royal Street Warren leading Judge Noyes to deny licenses for those three. Remaining applications adjourned to Monday April 17 at 10 a.m. for later answers. Notices announce prompt handling of ice orders at 220 Hickory St or R B H Lewis Glade Meat Market. Also an ad offers a brick residence on Liberty Street near High for sale by E Clemons and Mrs E Fisnze.
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New York
Elliot F. Shepard
Presbytery of
Seventh Presbyterian Church of Jesus Christ
Tle
St. Paul's Church
Tareus
Asia Minor
Augustus D. Shepard
Mail and Express
New York Express Company
Fifth Avenue Transportation Company
Lottsville
Spring Creek
Messrs
Zellar
Highhouse
Walkerman
Royal Street
Warren
Noyes
Hickory St
R. BH. Lewis, Glade Meat Market
E. Clemons
A.C. McAlpin
Warren Lodge
B. P. O. Ellis
Geo
Davig
J.C. Reese
H. W. Baker
I. F. Valentine
Jos. A. Schofield
F. KR. Scott
Tyler
Chas
Reed
Geo. S. Davis
Moran
Schofield
Geo. 5. Davis
O. D. Crandall
Kirby
Death dealing storms sweep Midwestern counties
A destructive cyclone struck northern Salem County around six o'clock, demolishing trees fences and buildings. In Condray mining town about 300 people six killed and many injured. Tornado reports extend from Texas to North Dakota with widespread ruin and telegraph outages hampering totals.
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SaLem
Parth
Condray
Great Central Valley
Texass
North Dakota
Moonshining in Gotham Captured in Brooklyn Wharf Site
In a ramshackle Brooklyn building a large illicit distillery was seized by internal revenue officers after neighbors reported smoke and men entering at odd hours. The moonshiners escaped via a roof scuttle. the setup was left in operation and believed to involve Italian workers. Also noted is a stage notice for Richard Golden presenting Old Jed Prouty at Library Hall next Saturday, plus a report from Anpany on an anti capital punishment bill passing the Assembly by 78 to 29 to take effect September 1, too late to save Carlyle Harris.
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New York
Brooklyn
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Headquarters
Richard Golden
Golden
Jed Prouty
Bucksport
Anpany
N. Y
Carlyle Harris
Doctor Yourself Offer From A P Ordway Co
A Baltimore style advertisement invites readers to send three 2 cent stamps to A P Ordway & Co Boston Massachusetts to receive Dr Kaufmann's medical work a 100 page volume with elegant colored plates and promises health and cost savings.
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A.P. Ordway & Co
Boston
Mass
Essay on Cruelty of Vivisection and Health Cruelty
W C U column argues vivisection threatens moral health and children education. It cites W M Willard and Miss Willard, laments animal cruelty in food transport and egging birds, and warns against physiology in schools. It urges humane education and bans on fashion using birds. It quotes critics from McGill and Uoughton and urges public pledge against bird feather wear. Mentions moral reform and health dangers from cruelty.
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Conwell
WC. T. U
Williard
Department of Reform
Fashon
Michlet
DeSailly
Satan
Wesley Mills
McGill University
Uoughton
Boston Herald
Markley Bill Advocates Reform in Insane Asylums
In a Brookville Jeffersonian note the editorial urges legislature to back Senator Markley’s bill for asylum reform. It supports trustees running facility finances and female physicians treating female patients, while calling Speaker Thompson and Dr. Curwen to stay out of asylum affairs. The piece ends with a local ad for window shades by A. A. Davis & Co.
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Markley
Thompson
Curwen
Brookville
Jeffersonian
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State Legislature
Harrisburg
Agnew
Stone Fort
Leim Hartranft
Speaker Thompson
B.S
Siblet
Lincoln
Foster
St. Josefa
Pacific Coast
Great Central Valleys
United States
Great Central
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
Eure
DeWitt
Morris & Mullen
F. H. Dixon
Glade
Kinzua Institute
StringField, Ilb
Keeley Institute
Dwight
Col. Shepard
Liberty Street
High
E. Fisnze
Indiana
Michien
Mississippi
Gotham
Department OF Mercy
Dr. Curwen
A. A. Davis & CO
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