Notable federal and local politics roils across 1876 news
Reports from Berlin to Washington recount cordially hosted visits by Horace E. Wasupur rz and others, with Hayes, Evarts, Devens, Key, and Sherman returning from tours. Military actions, Cuban League aims, and calls for monetary reform accompany debates over remonetizing silver and opposition to Bankrupt laws.
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E. B. Wasupur
France
Berlin
Chicago
Hayes
Evarts
Devens
Key
Washington
New England
Sherman
Ohio
Buss
Morton
Telsh Army and Navy Journal
England
Osman Pasha
Plevna
Marshal Bazaine
Ben DeBay
St. Louis
Notorious Texas ruffian Hardin arrested in Alabama
The Texas outlaw John Werley Hardin, long said to have killed twenty seven men, was apprehended in Alabama. A burglary at Dr. D. Tarnya's Circleville Ohio home saw the painting Andromeda cut from its frame, valued at about $10,000.
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Texas
John Werley Hardin
Alabama
Dr. &. D. Tarnya
Circleville
Ohio
Beekman Firm Fails with Over 100000 Dollar Liabilities
Beekman and Co., straw goods makers and wholesalers in New York and Franklin Mass, have failed with estimated liabilities over 100000 dollars. In other notes, Crucaco elevators hold 2934494 bushels of grain, a drop from last year. Chicago State Savings Institution closed Aug 28 and assigned to Abner Taylor. deposits total around 2900000 with assets indicating over 250000 deficit.
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S. A. Beekman & Co
New York
Franklin
Mass
Chicago State Savings Institution
Abner Taylor
City of Hobart Sinks in Missouri Valley Bridge Tornado
Early on the morning of the 25th a tornado ripped the Missouri valley damaging a 500 foot span of the railroad bridge at the Iowa end. Piers remained intact and ferry transfers replaced rail service. Damage is estimated at 300000. A separate bridge near New Philadelphia Ohio burned for about 50000. Buffalo New York park refectory also burned with losses around 360000 and insurance 50000.
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Hobart
Sydney
Missouri Valley
Iowa
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Buffalo
N. Y
Battle for Schipka Pass Amid Afghan War News
Reports describe heavy fighting around Schipka Pass with Turks attacking Russian positions in late August. Dispatches note Turkish efforts and Russian resistance, plus broader war and trade notes, including bridge plans, coal strikes, and economic distress across regions.
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SvuLeman Pasna
Schipka Pass
Eski-Djuma
Vienna
Jaslar
Danube
Privatroy
Suleiman Pasha
Suleiman
Drouschinsky
Sistova
Mouxman Pasna
Asia Minor
France in turmoil and tragedy abroad
Reports describe a republican demonstration in Cherbourg with cries for Vive la Republique and Vive Thiers. Rumors place Father Hyacinth as a Paris candidate with slim chances. A famine in India costs 40 million dollars and adds colonial burdens. Gambetta faces prosecution for a Lille speech, along with journals that published it. Vatican events authorize a conclave’s summoning. A fire at the Rosario mine in Mexico kills 24 and injures many.
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Presipert MacMahon
Cherbourg
Vatican
Camerlengi
Rosario
Mexico
Campaign tickets and political aims loom in county race
The piece notes four tickets in the field with back towns pending. Republicans, Democrats, and workingmen have nominations, Greenbackers plan their entry. Prohibitionists and Anti-Secret Society still await word as readers hear the latest political maneuverings.
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Onto
Mm.ro
London Times
England
Europe
Internal Revenue
Lieu
McIntire
United States Army
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Fsag
London
Cabool
Hindostan
Russia
Central Asia
Actvise
McCormick
Treasury At
Prrrspuren
Unive: Brotherhood
Aoregen
President in New Hampshire Speech and Cabinet Intro
The president speaks in Manchester New Hampshire on his fourth day in the state greeting citizens and defending administration measures. He introduces Cabinet member Postmaster General Key praising cross regional unity and arguing Americans share common rights and aims.
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Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Windsor
Concord
Plymouth
Pee
New England
Key
South
Crop prospects lift western wheat output in 1877
Prairie Farmer reports total wheat production for Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Kansas at about 117 million bushels for 1877 with Illinois contributing 35 million and other states boosting overall western exports. Oats and barley are large, corn looks solid, and farmers may gain from better prices as navigation closes in two and a half months.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Illinois
California
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West
Eastern
Tidewaters
Europe
United States
Hotel Strangers Rope In Plan Ends In Escape
A stranger wearing a duster and carrying a carpet bag enters a hotel on Delaware Avenue. The amiable landlord takes the bag, offers registration, and the man nervously asks for his bag back. After a tense exchange the man escapes, fearing a possible trap. Local observer at New York Star notes the eerie hotel scheme and vows to return home.
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Laware Avenue
New York Star
Portland Angus Reports North American Horse Exports To England
The Portland Maine Angus notes Britain’s discovery of Maine and New England roadster horses with size speed and endurance. It cites Montreal and Quebec export statistics for 189 horses by freight steamers May 7 to July 24 and mentions George A. Clark & Son selling five horses. It urges growers to market to John Bull’s tastes.
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Portland
Angus
England
Montreal Gazette
Quebec
Canada
Allan Line
Toronto
George A. Clark & Son
Maine
New England
John Bull
Iti
Turbulent Circassians and Kurds Threaten Ottoman Realms
The author laments ArmenianChristian terror in Van and Bulgaria and criticizes Circassian and Kurd tribes allied to the Ottoman state. He argues Turkish authority fails to restrain them, while a Russian invasion would be welcomed by Armenians from Kars to Trebizond. The piece condemns barbarities against peaceful subjects and calls for reform to redeem an empire’s image.
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Pennsylvania
Congress
National Democratic
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Republican Association
Washington
Workingmen
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Ohio
Republican Party
The
Democracy
Columbus
Thomas Ewing
George H. Pendleton
Georgia
Tarntow Wrrp
New York Tribune
New York
New Jersey
Rochester
Trenton
A. B. Cornell
Republican State Central Committee of
Hayes
Conking
Erzeroum
Armenia
Kars
Trebizond
Caucasus
Greece
Danube
Araxes
Van
Mecca
Turkey
Europe
Revelations From War Front Letters of Mme Blavatsky
Russian resident in New York cites private letters and foreign reports to recount atrocities by Kish troops in Turkish Armenia. She describes bodies in Kozlovetz, mutilations of women and children, and torture of soldiers, urging caution about newspaper distortions.
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Mme. H. P. Blavatsky
New York
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Tiflis
Odessa
Armenia
Ardahan
Kish
Danube
Kozlovetz
Sistova
Cologne Gazette
Sani Corps
Miners flood coal mines blamed for rising prices
A heated critique accuses Pennsylvania miners of flooding coal mines to drive up prices for workers across New York New Jersey and the Eastern States. It mocks the miners as foolish and notes railroad ownership of mines and stock.
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Smyrniot
United States
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Russian soldiers endure grueling kit and diet in campaign
A London Times correspondent reports on Russian infantry in Roumania, detailing heavy loads, limited meat, and rationed spirits. Soldiers carry tents as seven-men packs, endure rain and heat, yet show strength and robust physiques, challenging the view of Russian hardship. A separate Detroit Free Press account describes a drunken man subjected to forced medical treatment without consciousness loss.
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England
London Times
Innocent Man Sentenced to Death in Guilford County
In 1857 J R Chipman was convicted of Martha Pinnix murder and sentenced to hang. In 1863 Paris Stewart confessed to the crime, revealing Chipman’s innocence and urging a pardon. The governor granted Chipman a pardon. Chipman was in California but would return to Raleigh.
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Guilfort County
J. R Chipman
Martha Pinnix
Paris Stewart
Confederate States
Ropo
Greensboro
Deep River Lise
Jamestown
Jim Chipman
Chipman
Texas
Stewart
Guilford County
California
Raleigh
N. C
Jetties at Mississippi Mouth Reported Successful Progress
Washington correspondent notes Capt Eads and the jetty system show substantial success at the Mississippi River mouth. Capt Brown reports over four months work, 1.6 million cubic feet mattress, 60k cubic yards stone, stopped end settlement, 1.4 million cubic yards scooped out, and a 20.6 foot channel largely established.
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Eads
St. Louis
Missilve River
Army
Mississippi River
Capt. Brown
Secretary of War
Brown
Washington Cor
Chicago Times
Mocking Bird Trick Revealed As Singing Mouse
A Shreveport family heard a strange music in a child’s room. The father investigated with a match and found a singing mouse on the wash-stand shelf. The incident contrasted with a nearby riotous baiters and a water loan matter noted elsewhere.
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Shreveport
Katy
Medical testimony for a proposed cure praised by press
The article notes numerous cures by the treatment and cites testimonials from patients, with repeated commendations from the medical profession and the press.
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