Four postal reform bills in House committee debate
An Eastern paper notes four bills before the House Committee on Post Offices and Postroads aimed at cheaper postage. Hill proposes two cents per half ounce after July, De Motte and Jones seek unchanged base rates with higher weight or extra half ounce charges, and Robinson would set one cent for letters not exceeding half an ounce.
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House Committee On Post Offices
Hill
New Jersey
de Motte
Jones
Robinson
New York
Messrs. la Motte and Jones
Great Britain
Great Briiain
United States
Admission of Dakota and Washington Territory Faces Senate Test
Congress faces a partisan clash over admitting Dakota and Washington Territory as states. Democrats oppose both on grounds of size, but proponents cite growing populations. If advanced, Dakota may fail this session without full Republican support and the President's approval.
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Washington Territory
Brents
Dakota
Washington
United States Senate
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Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Oregon
Nebraska
Washington Territories
Senate
Davis
Governor Tritle Vows Action to End Territory Lawlessness
In an interview with the Tucson Star editor Governor Tritle vows to suppress crime in Arizona Territory with broad support, seeks funds from Congress to curb cattle theft and smuggling, and notes a power to suspend county officers as a tool against malfeasance. He aims for quicker peace across the territory, predicts a calmer future, and highlights ranching and mining news nearby.
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Arizona
Freight Route Shift Sparks Southern Rail Line Debate
The San Francisco Bulletin reports a March overland export surge from California, with 1,138 freight cars moving east via the southern route through Arizona, compared to the Central Pacific line. March totals show 17,190,700 lbs by the south against 5,574,900 by the central route, signaling a notable shift in routing and potential long term impact if flour and wheat traffic persists.
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Arizona
Central Pacific
New Mexico
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Deming
New York
Southern
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Pacific
Tbs
Southern Pacific
California
California In Springtime Glows With Orchard and Field Beauty
The Pacific Rural Press notes California shows its most beautiful and productive season as rain and sun revive orchards and vineyards. Sacramento Bee adds the capital city is at its prettiest, with pure air, green ground, leafy trees, and birdsong.
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Sacramento Bee
Sacramento
Cature
The Pond Bill Imposed Higher Liquor Licenses in Ohio
The Ohio General Assembly passed the Pond Bill, raising annual licenses for liquor traffic to 100 to 300 dollars and requiring a 1000 dollar bond. The measure, seen as a contributor to Republicans' defeat in recent elections, mainly affects licensing conditions in the trade.
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Ohio General Assembly
West Oakland to Get State’s Largest Brick Roundhouse
The Central Pacific Railroad Company will soon build a brick roundhouse in West Oakland, the largest in the state, with stalls for sixty engines. Senators Jones and Miller assert that no caucus can tie them up on the Chinese question.
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Oakland
Jones
Miller
Kirkwood for Congress Sentiment in Iowa Fifth District
The Chicago Tribunes Cedar Rapids special argues Kirkwood is the likely next congressman for Iowa's fifth district. Sent back to Washington after Garfield’s death vote, he faces opposition from stalwarts yet remains hailed as a top Hawkeye State leader and potential Interior Secretary successor.
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Kirkwood
Congress
Iowa
Washington
Garfield
Hawkeye
What Easter Eggs Mean
The New York Herald explains Easter eggs symbolize the resurrection and red coloring alludes to the blood of redemption. It traces the custom to ancient Hindoo, Jewish, Persian, and Egyptian traditions and suggests origins in the mythic egg of creation or springtime life emerging in nature.
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New York Herald
Arbor Day at Eden Park in National Forestry Congress
Cincinnati braces for 25000 visitors starting on the 25th as the National Forestry Congress opens a five day session. Notables include the President, Governors, Congressmen, two ex-Vice Presidents, and foreign dignitaries. A President's Grove will be planted with a memorial tree for each administration.
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National Forestry Congress
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James G. Blaine
Washington Down
Jay Gould Skips Visit to San Francisco Plans Return to New York
Jay Gould decided not to travel to California, telegraphing from Kansas City to his son in New York that he will not proceed to San Francisco and plans to return to New York within two weeks.
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San Francisco
New York
Kansas City
California
Post Offices Committee Favors Two Cent Postage
Washington dispatch reports the Committee on Post Offices supports reducing postage to two cents. The bills are unlikely to pass.
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House
Committee On Post Offices
Washington Dispatch
Expenses in Garfield illness audit report report
The House Committee on Wednesday filed a report auditing expenses of President Garfield's illness and referred it to the Committee of the Whole. It approves $50,000 for Mrs Garfield, plus various other sums to Bliss Agnew Hamilton Reyburn Mrs Edson Cramp the Navy secretary and others, with smaller items. It retires Barnes as Major General and promotes Woodward to Lieutenant Colonel. A minority report objects to the high figures arguing payments should come from Garfield's unpaid salary and that the retirements and promotions are improper.
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O. N. Jones
Elberson
Barnes
Woodward
Blackburn
Springer
Arthur and His Cabinet Report on Frelinghuysen Denial
The president’s dissatisfaction with the State Department is firmly denied. Arthur remains untroubled by Irish-American suspect criticism and trusts that results will prove the advisability of his approach. Frelinghuysen remains firmly fixed in the Cabinet. A cabinet member cites the president’s signing of Teller and Chandler commissions as evidence of a satisfying cabinet arrangement with no further changes expected.
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Teller
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Blaine Riffs On Peace Conference Burlesque
Washington special notes President's message to Congress. Frelinghuysen shifts Blaine's blame to Congress. Blaine finds action unlikely and mocks the peace conference as a burlesque while foreign powers hesitate awaiting Supreme Court review.
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Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Reports Strong Year Earnings
The annual report shows gross earnings of 12,584,508 dollars with expenses and taxes of 8,037,826 dollars and a surplus of 1,132,000 dollars. Nellie Burrell, who planned How gate escape, is in Chicago likely to mislead officers.
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Nellie Burrell
Howgate
Chicago
Teller's Career From New York to Colorado Cabinet
Hon Henry M Teller born May 23 1830 in Allegany County New York pursued law then moved to Illinois before heading to Colorado. He became a Republican senator in 1876 the first office he sought and later resigned to join the Cabinet bringing strong organizing and executive ability focused on western territories and Interior Department affairs.
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New York Bay
Illinois
Colorado
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United States Senate
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Far West
Interior Department
Lightning express to Chicago scrapped on Pennsylvania rails
The lightning express between Chicago and the East will be discontinued while the east bound fast train remains. The change is tied to a poor trunk line contract and is not a competitive service. West bound lightning trains on the Pennsylvanias and Lake Shore roads continue to run. In Russia, Nihilist arrests rise as unrest grows, and a dynamited egg-filled gift to a St. Petersburg prefect raises suspicions.
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Pennsylvania and
Lake Shore Roads
Pennsylvanias
Pennsylvania Road
Alaska Gets Civil Government Plan Committee Report
The House Committees on Territories directs Richardson to report a bill for organizing the Judicial District of Alaska and establishing a civil government. The measure creates a Justice and three Associate Justices and a United States Marshal as officers, and extends land, timber and mining laws from Oregon Nevada California and Washington Territory to Alaska.
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United States
Territory of
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Nevada
California
Washington Territory
Ward Reflex Enters Eleventh Volume With Optimism
The Ward Reflex begins its eleventh volume with renewed hope and best wishes for a prosperous year ahead, as it moves forward in its publishing history.
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Ward Reflex
Juvense
Missouri Governor defends Jesse James capture
Missouri Governor Crittenden stands by his role in the Jesse James capture calling the outlaw a deadly threat and praising the Ford brothers for a deed he says will aid Missouri’s prosperity. He rejects excuses and offers a Jacksonian justification for the controversial action.
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Missouri
Jesse Jemes
Craig
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Jesse James
Republican State Convention Nominations at Portland
The Republican State Convention met in Portland on Thursday with C. M. Fulton presiding. Nominations: M. C. George for Congress, T. B. Moody for Governor, R. E. Earhart for Secretary of State, T. G. Harsch for Treasurer, E. B. McElroy for Superintendent of Public Instruction, W. P. Lord for Supreme Judge, and W. H. Byers as State Printer. The platform calls for state aid to wool interests, opposes the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, deplores Garfield's assassination, condemns the Chinese bill veto, and urges Chinese immigration restrictions. The Trades Assembly Executive Committee organizes an Anti-Chinese Convention in San Francisco beginning April 24 and seeks names of manufacturers and retailers affected by Chinese goods.
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R. E. Earhart
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W.P. Lord
W. H. Byers
Garfield
Republican Party
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San Francisco
W. H. Eastman
Prospect Place
Executive Nominal Nominees for Foreign Posts
The President has nominated Alfonso Taft of Ohio as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria. William L. Dayton of New Jersey is named Minister Resident to the Netherlands. Nicholas Fish of New York is named Minister Resident to Belgium. John M. Francis of New York is named Charge dAffaires to Portugal. J. Y P. Wyckersham of Pennsylvania is named Charge dAffaires to Denmark. Adam Badeau of New York is named Consul General at Havana. Harry L. Braight of New York is named United States Consul at Prescott.
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Belgium
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J. Y P. Wyckersham
Pennsylvania
Denmark
Adam Badeau
Havana
Harry L. Braight
Prescott
Not After the Clerkship Clerk Powell States Opinions
The Sentinel reports Mr J C Powell denies any aspiration to be Clerk of the Nevada Supreme Court saying he would refuse the office even if election were gifted He never intended to be a candidate and questions a Carson Sentinel claim The position would pay 200 a month but Powell prefers his Eureka private business and does not wish to relocate to Carson
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J.C. Powell
Supreme Court of Nevada
Carson
Silver State
Supreme Court
Powell
Eureka
Eureka District Ore Production in Suit Evidence
Evidence to be presented in the Richmond Albion suit asserts Eureka District mined ores valued at 31 million dollars over the last seven years.
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Richmond-Albion
Eureka
International Congress to discuss Americas war prevention
The Message in Congress notes a proposed international congress in Washington on November 24 to consider preventing war among American nations. It discusses constitutional authority, potential treaty form, and the need for congressional opinion before proceeding, citing differences among Chile Peru Mexico Guatemala and Central American states.
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South America
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America
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Peru
Mexico
Guatemala
Central America
United States
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Executive Manson
The Carrick Bond Case Verdict Clears Bondsmen
The jury on Tuesday evening freed the bondsmen from liability for the sums held. They ruled the County Commissioners failed in duty, noting Carrick, then County Treasurer, counted money in August 1879 and did not recount until October 1880. Carrick had meanwhile used the funds for personal gain, the subject of his state prison term. Enterprise reports on Shinnep and the Fascus anecdote of General Francis H Spinner recounting his original signature.
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Shinnep
Fascus
Francis H. Spinner
Herkimer County
Osborn
Union Mine Update on Ore Bodies
The north end shows no excitement for days as the northeast drift on the 2600 level must reach the ore body, delaying results. On the 2700 level explorations fall short of hopes with the drift passing beyond the surveyed point, and analysts doubt the 2500 ore body continues to the 2700 level, possibly stopping in Sierra Nevada.
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Sierra Nevada
Chronicle
Ellsworth Reporter cautions on political influence demand
The Ellsworth Reporter argues it is not a newspaper's duty to promote any candidate as public interest but suggests influence could be bought with adequate payment. The editor appears to have studied California judicial literature.
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Ellsworth
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