Wisconsin Senator Mitchell Sworn In And Legislation Debated
In Washington December updates note John H. Mitchell new Oregon senator sworn in as discussions unfold on pensions for Grant's widow and other measures. Bills direct Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers to establish branches, fund ground and building costs, and address Indian Territory and Oklahoma governance. Adjournments push activity into January with multiple pension and reform proposals reported favorably.
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Tallest Men in New York Titans Society Meet at Hotel Brunswick
An account from the New York Journal notes the Titans Society reunion at the Hotel Brunswick where fifty men, all six feet two inches or taller, gathered to elect officers. Col Wagstaff was named magister, Ingersoll Lockwood curator, James J. Farley purser, and J Trumbull Smith high priest. The piece also includes other vignettes such as Ganymede corking champagne and tall election banter.
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