Garfield illness relief bill advances in House
The bill and report from Mr. Taylor authorize $50,000 for Lucretia Garfield relief, pay several doctors and officials, and add a senior surgeon to the medical corps. It also allows Barnes retirement with major general pay and promotes Josh Woodward to lieutenant colonel in the medical corps.
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Taylor
Garfield
Blackburn
Lucretia R. Garfield
Bliss
J K. Barnes
Medical Corps
Army
Josh Woodward
Grant on Washington as prettiest city and crowds in streets
James Russell Young reports General Grant in Washington enjoying walks to escape public requests. He notes Washington is the prettiest city and that he is worn by constant demands to use influence with President Arthur. Grant says he has rarely recommended men for office and sees Arthur as serious and burdened.
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Grant
Washington
James Russell Young
the Star
Gen. Grant
White House
Arthur
Mr. Arthur
Crawford Co. Pa
Titusville
Peter Phillips
Wilson
John O'Neill
Five Cent Garfield Stamp Circulation Begins
The new five cent Garfield postage stamp has been issued in vandyke brown. It features President Garfield three quarters to the left within a pearled heraldic shield and bears the inscription U S Postage. Demand grows for use in portfolios and stamp boxes.
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Garfield
U. S
Beaver Favored for Governor as Convention Foreseen
The Philadelphia Press notes Beavers broad support among Republicans with estimates of 120 of 140 delegates backing his nomination. Other ticket candidates face party opposition. Reports also touch on legal reform, Senate dialects, and Garfield's grave visits as public interest items.
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Tur
Beaver
Hoyt
Phila. Press
Time to Stop Arctic Exploration Folly
The Rodgers expedition under Lieut. Berry sailed from San Francisco to find the Jeannette and missing whalers, but the ship was lost and the crew of thirty six, though later accounted for, will need aid. The piece condemns costly polar ventures and their grim toll with no practical gains.
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Oil City
United States
Rodgers
Lieut
Berry
San Francisco
Siberia
Aldan
Herald
W. H. Gilder
Tiapka
Cape Serdze
Arctic Circle
Diplomatic Nominations Sent by the President
On the 20th the President sent nominations for Alphonso Taft to Austria as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, William L. Dayton to the Netherlands as Minister Resident, Nicholas Fish to Belgium as Minister Resident, John M. Francis to Portugal as Charge dAffaires, J. P. Wickersham to Denmark as Charge dAffaires, Adam Badeau to Havana as Consul General, and Harry L. Slaight to Prescott as United States Consul.
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Alphonso Taft
Ohio
United States
Austria
Wm. L. Dayton
New Jersey
Netherlands
Nicholas Fish
New York
Belgium
John M. Francis
Portugal
J. P. Wickersham
Pennsylvania
Denmark
Adam 3Adeau
Havana
Harry L. Slaight
Prescott
Acquittal of Maclean Sparks Mockery at Trial
Roderick Maclean was acquitted last week of high treason for shooting at Queen Victoria. Observers note the speedy trial contrasted with the Guiteau proceedings and predict inevitable confinement in a lunatic asylum for life.
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Maclean
Roderick Maclean
Queen Victoria
Guiteau
Washington Territory poised to become a state this session
The Washington Territory shows rapid growth with 1880 population 75,116 and taxable property of 23,708,587. Its vote was 15,825 and manufactures valued at 6,125,762, with exports totaling 3,000,000 tons. Rail projects nearing completion will spur future prosperity and expansion. Also reported is New York’s record dog show where S. J. Tilden’s St Bernard Leo won top prize.
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Washington Territory
Congress
New York
Rail links by caravan to Damascus and Jerusalem noted
The article speculates rapid railroad expansion from Constantinople to Jerusalem connecting Damascus and Babylon while warning about the perils of parental admonition after a youth’s suicide. It mentions yellow fever quarantine in New Orleans May 1 and critiques polygamy amid Utah politics. Horace Greeley’s daughter Ipa Greeley Smith dies of diphtheria in New York.
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Holy Land
Mediterranean
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Damascus
Babylon
Ipa Greeley Smith
Horace Greeley
New York
Rail conflict ends truce as Rochester & Pittsburg lay track
The six month truce between New York Lake Erie and Western and Rochester and Pittsburg expired. Iron cars from Salamanca arrived, a raft transferred the iron to shore, and workers laid track at Osterhout's siding. By Saturday morning a fourth of a mile was in place and Rochester & Pittsburg held the line.
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New York, Lake Erie & Western Coal and Railroad Company
Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad Company
Johnsonburg
Ridgway
Salamanca
Osterhout
Court House
Rochester & Pittsburg Company
New York, Lake Erie & Western Company
Ridgway Democrat
George Ball & Co Announces Ten Thousand Dollars in Suitings
Grorce Ball Co promotes ten thousand dollars in suitings and pantaloonings at George Ball & Co. Buy now and see for yourself. Wells' Tooth Paste is recommended by L. G. Noyes, Druggist.
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Grorce Ball & Co's
George Ball & Co’s
L. G. Noyes
Broad snapshot of state news and incidents
Reports note rising bicycle clubs statewide and 75 Mormons in Westmoreland County. A general iron strike may occur in Pennsylvania. An Olean firm will supply water works to Coudersport. Medical Society of Pennsylvania meets in Titusville May 10. A tall New Castle man, William Long, is six foot eight. A Washington bank faces $80,000 losses as directors fall ill. The revival of old spelling schools ties to churches and oysters and berries seasons. Insurance suits against 213 Pennsylvania coop insurers proceed, with charters surrendered. A Emporium man, Preston Gowers, killed his brother in law Clarence Lindsley then wounded his wife and killed himself, a drunken act.
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Pennsylvania
Coudersport, Potter Co
Medical Society of Pennsylvania
Titusville
William Long
New Castle
William
Washington
Foster
Palmer
Preston Gowers
Emporium
Clarence Lindsley
Gowers
Future Punishment and House Cleaning in a Century
A Franklin Press抯 editor ponders moral justice with a post mortem settlement of accounts and imagines earthly purgatory as endless house cleaning. The feature notes Oscar Wilde reportedly earned twenty five thousand dollars on an American tour and recalls Darwin’s death as a scientific shock. It mentions a Connecticut cranks arriving in Washington and Washington Germany cable exchanges as world events. It also covers a New Haven trial of Blanche Douglass and the Malley boys for the poisoning of Jennie Cramer with a cautious tone.
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Oscar Wilde
George Ball & Co’s
Grace Church
New York
America
Melton
Connecticut
Washington
Arthur
United States
Germany
Franklin Press
Earth
Malley Boys
Blanche Douglas
New Haven
Jennie Cramer
Blanche Douglass
Cramer
Gladstone’s One Day: Audience With Queen and Premier Liberal Work
A 72 year old Gladstone begins the day in Windsor with an audience of the Queen. He attends the Council and later addresses the Liberal caucus in Downing Street. At 3 pm he speaks in the House, moves to postpone the orders, replies to Sir Stafford Northcote, and opens the main debate with a strong speech. He stays in session until after midnight.
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Mr. Gladstone
Windsor
Downing Street
Stafford Northcote
Gladstone
Judge Rules Corner Lounging A Public Nuisance
Mercer Judge McDermitt says public passage on streets defines nuisance law and that the Burgess and Town Council control from building walls to curb lines. Alex Thomson, arrested for lounging at the Whistler House corner, sued for assault and battery but the jury found for the defendant.
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McDermitt
Mercer
Alex. Thomson
Whistler House
Burgess and Town Council
Oil pollution spoils trout in Kinzua streams report
An experienced trout fisher warns that trout from streams with crude oil are unhealthy. Microscopic exam reveals dark specks and a mouth gill disease. He notes the fish are logy and cautious, urging fishing only in streams free of oil well pollution on Chapple Fork Sugar Run and the North Branch of the Kinzua. Bradford Star reports.
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Kinzua
Chapple Fork
Sugar Run
Bradford Star
Barnum's Circus Opening Night Nostalgia
Gath recalls Barnum's opening night as a reflection on public figures. Grant Conkling and Sickles sit with the crowd while Barnum, after a grand act, thanks 10 000 to 15 000 patrons for forty years, noting his enduring humbug status.
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Barnum
Grant
Conkling
Sickles
Spring suit offerings by Jake Keller on Second Street
Jake Keller on Second Street offers a wide range of spring suits in the latest style. He has a large stock of cloths, skilled workers, and promises low prices with cutting and fitting services.
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Jake Keller
Second Street
Carpets and Lace Curtains Added by D. M. Gross & Bro
D. M. Gross & Bro. announce a large new stock of carpets and lace curtains. They offer the latest styles and claim lower prices than can be found locally. Visit the store to see a handsome carpet or curtain selection.
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Altconer
A.J. Hazeltine
A. H. McKelvy
W.A. Rankin
D. M. Gross & Bro
United States
Blaine Declines New Albany Decoration Day Invitation
A delegation from New Albany Indiana visited ex Secretary Blaine to invite him to speak on Decoration Day. Blaine declined saying he would be in Europe before May 30, making attendance impossible.
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Washington
New Albany
Indiana
Blaine
Europe
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