Anniversary of the Delta Phi Society in Newark
The forty eighth anniversary of the Delta Phi Society at Delaware College was celebrated with a formal program. Oratorical addresses by John W. Hering and KR McClure of Philadelphia highlighted the event, plus musical selections and a benediction, followed by reflections from retiring members and remarks on civic virtue and liberty.
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Delaware Colene
Phil Sue Aid
Vew Society
Progamine
Muale
Wilmington
John Ner
Tp. A
William HY
Taylor
Baying
John W. Hering
Muale Coller KR. McClure
Philadelphia
NeCiuns
Henry
Blair
Trutor
Iledor
Olticians
Werner
L. H. Ball
Hull
Jack
Delta Phi
George J. Porter
New Castle News Drift and Strawberry Festivals
Correspondent reports a crowded New Castle scene for the Salem M E Church quarterly meeting with upcoming Newark gathering. Festival plans include the Red Men wigwam strawberry event and Baptist Church festival. telegraph office updates and local repairs noted. Two drunks arrested for assault on Hannah Sommers. burial of David Melson and community fundraising for wounded boy Carpenter. Weather and fruit outlook mentioned.
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New Castle
Salem M. BE
Newark
San
George W. Morrison
Cobb
Fromer
Tra D. Lavt
Eberrington
Christiana Creek
W. Truss
Georgia
JO. Roberts
John L. Clein
United States Army
Gallesville University
Wisconssa
Julai Gi. Mullin
Mauch Chank
J. N. Mills
Delaware Railroad
Clayton
Court House
Heath
Opera House
William Merbert
the Gazette
Grong
Robert Bolton
John Mooney
Hannah Sommers
Hannah
Squire Thompson
Rostoo
Moony
Martin
David Melson
Philadelphia
Union Cemetery
Treat
Hitt
Whale sighting in the Delaware River fascinates watermen
Report of a 50 foot whale spouting and swimming upriver above Bombay Hook as tugboats and fishermen watch in astonishment. Sightings near Philadelphia raise superstitions about war and past whaling, with historical notes of earlier river whale encounters and a dentist recounting a 1860s pursuit.
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Philadelphia
Captain Hollinger
Bombay Hook
Oii
Aic
Argus
Hollinger
Health reforms in DC abattoirs urged by Frazer
Registrar Frazer reviews 1882 DC health officers report urging compulsory public abattoirs to curb cruelty and disease. He cites Berlin practices, calls for cleaner facilities, and notes DC vs Wilmington budgets for health services while condemning unwholesome foods and listing condemned meats and marine products.
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Frazer
District of Columbia
Berlin
International Congress For
Zurich
Europe
Germany
Health Board of
Washington
Wilmington
Department of Washington
Melville Finds De Long's Party Buried in Snow
A London Herald dispatch from Lena Delta dated April 12, 1882 describes Melville locating the bodies of De Long's expedition members March 23. They are found near the wreck site, with a makeshift burial mausoleum later erected on a hill, and the search party splits to chase traces of Chipp's people while mapping the delta.
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New York
Herald Tonight
London
W. H. Gilder
Herald
Rodgers
Lena Delta
Melville
de Long
Ninderman
Asterday
Malvey
Nindexyman
Noros
DeLong
Ambler
Ah Sam
Alexina
Lee
Knack
Boyd
Collins
Chipp
Olenck
Bartlett
Congressional Senate and House Proceedings Reported
In Congress at Washington the Senate discussed a rules amendment for president pro tempore duties and a presidential succession bill, while debating a passenger carriage act. The River and Harbor bill and ante-war Southern mail contractor claims were acted on, with adjournment after executive session. The House considered tobacco taxation repeal, four year internal revenue collectors, and pensions and coinage measures, then suspended rules for several bills before adjourning.
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Lue Washington
Senate
Frye
Committee On Rules
Hoar
Judiciary Committee
Clouse
Kelley
Garland
Allison
House
Pennsylvania
Internal Revenue
Punnell
Minnesota
Ways and Means
O'Neill
Smith
Ilinois
Committee On Banking and Currency
Fisher
Penna
Philadelphia
Mutchias
New York
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
Abundant Peach Prospects Across Delaware Peninsula
Reports from across the Delaware Peninsula indicate a peach crop possibly rivaling 1875 though not as large due to fewer bearing trees. Rail shipments spiked from August 4 with hundreds of carloads to Philadelphia and New York, while high freight rates and late-season surpluses troubled growers before relief efforts and processing factories could absorb the fruit.
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Delaware
Philadelphia
New York
Delaware Gillroad
Slinckley
Delaware Roar
Tolay
Maryland
Trust District
Peninsula
J. N. Mills
Philadelphia, Wilmhugeton & Haltimore Railroad
Cameron's Heavy Load at Harrisburg Convention
Harrisburg news reports indicate no Republican State Convention on Wednesday with only a few delegates present and Secretary Quay in attendance. Dark horse candidates emerge while Independents warn of possible independent action as Cameron resists a new convention and efforts seek a compromise to settle party rifts.
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Harrisburg
Don Pposton
Hanatsevro
Quay
Board of Pills
Opera House
Feng A
John Wanamaker
Iladelphia
Josiah Cohen
Pittsburg
William Lilly
Carlon
Koontz
Somerset
Jerome B. Niles
Tioga
Mitchell
Niles
Farmer Butler
Cameron
Philadelphia
The Western Storms Leave Towns in Destruction
Reports from the storm devastated towns detail widespread damage. At Mount Pleasant near Burlington the hurricane destroyed homes and a church, with two deaths and a $25,000 loss. Grinnell counts 41 deaths by 11 PM and up to 75 wounded. countywide losses include schools and farms. Weather updates follow with cool, fair Atlantic conditions and a shift to easterly winds.
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Burlington
Mount Pleasant
Presbyterian Church
Beott
Story County
D. Thompson
G. W. Hemptock
Scattered 19th Century News Highlights Across U S
Seventeen year olds missing in New Jersey and a fatal scaffold collapse in New York are reported. Senate confirms Daniel H Binney for Arizona’s Associate Justice. Army worm outbreak hits Jamaica Long Island corn fields. Zebra harms quarantine in Pensacola from Havana fever case. Alabama Republican convention slated July 7. Counterfeiter James B Doyle sentenced to twelve years. Philadelphia Democrats report city canvass with 210000 voters. Colonel Thomas Johns dies at 70 in Cumberland Maryland. Harlan and Wells named to Alabama Claims Commission. Pemauasa peace likely today. St Louis Land League denounces Bishop Gilmour. sympathy for Ladies Land League. Four cowboys killed by Indians on Arkansas border. Girls Normal School Philadelphia graduates announced. Law and Order Society thanks Mayor King for Sabbath enforcement. Presbyterian Sunday School Superintendents discuss merits and defects. About 1000 schools in association with 4000 teachers. Michael Davitt speaks at New York Academy of Music audience tensions noted.
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Newark
William Berch
Eee
Feehter
New York
Senate
Daniel H. Binney
Ilinois
Arizona
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Jamaica
Pensacola
Havana
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Montgomery
James B. Doyle
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Democratic City Committee
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Maryland
West Point
Maryland Home Brigade
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Harlan
Town
Judge Wells
Alabama Claims Commission
Purnell-Dillon Land League of
St. Louis
Gilmour
Cleveland
Ladies’ Land League
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Colorado
Girls’ Normal School of
Pe Nellen Dodd
Isabella Fr. Wilbur
Elizabeth V. Blodget
Law and Order Society
King
Fong Jon
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