Administrationists Win Philadelphia Primaries Amid State Convention Shakeup
In Philadelphia the Administration wing defeats Samuel Reedett allied faction for delegates to the Pennsylvania State Convention. The result shifts patronage to Congressman William J. Scott, crippling Randall's influence as defections rise and party balance tightens ahead of the state gathering.
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Pennsylvania
Democrats
Philadelphia
Samuel J Reedett
Philania
Randall
Cote Aa Pene
Mr. Ou
Congresseman Willam J. Scott
Embezzlement Case Rocks Detroit Carbon Company
Charles E. Young, longtime bookkeeper of the Michigan Carbon Company in Detroit, is in prison awaiting charges for embezzling up to $76,000 with potential to rise. A hidden tale of diverted funds linked to purchases of bone and refuse for carbon fertilizer, following a two year decline in dividends and a company led investigation by President Deming Jarvie.
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Charles E. Young
Michigan Carbon Company
Detroit
Deming Jarvie
Young
Fire at Mount Carmel destroys seven frame houses
A blaze in Mount Carmel Pennsylvania consumed seven wooden homes inhabited by Hungarians. Three men died, a woman and child are missing. The fire started in a house hosting a Hungarian celebration and is blamed on drunken occupants overturning a stove. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars amid rumors of a cover up.
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Mount Carmel
Unprecedented Cold Cripples Texas Cattle and Crops
Reports from Northern Texas describe extreme cold causing widespread suffering among people and freezing cattle to death under shelter. The harsh weather threatens the cattle industry and could hinder cereals and fruit prospects for the year.
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Texas
Infernal Box Sent to Judge Woods in Indianapolis
A mysterious box addressed to Judge Woods of the United States Court in Indianapolis contained two cartridges loose powder and matches. The text warns an explosion would have been unavoidable if opened without suspicion and offers no clue to the sender.
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Woods
United States Court
Indianapolis
Train Wreck Near Bluffton Wounds Nordeck Crew
A broken rail on the Lake Erie and Western near Bluffton Ohio wrecked a train. Several members of Frank Mayo s Nordeck company were wounded Edwin Naird lost a hand and Albert Gilbert of Fostoria was killed.
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Bluffton
Ohio
Lake Erie and Western
Frank Mayo
S “Nordeck” Company
Edwin Naird
Albert Gilbert
Fostoria
Senate Bills On Land Claims And Pensions Dominate Session
The Senate considered a land claim bill allowing settlers who improve land under belief of U S title to plead the United States title in court. Committee on Pensions favored raises to $72 for total helplessness and $30 per month for total deafness. House actions included contested election case Carlisle and a report criticizing Pacific Railroad management with calls for protective legislation.
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Wilson
Senate
United States
Turpie
Seates
Cox
New York
House
Speaker Car- Hele
Wilkins
Mesars
Weaver
Anderson
Cris
Committee On Elections
de-Carlisle
Comrmittee
Trimble
Barnes Va. Adams
Carlisle
the Pacific Railroad
Old World News Breezes From Europe and London
Advices from San Remo say the Grown Prince’s throat improves and his health is excellent. A Berlin dispatch notes the Emperor slept badly yet met with Prince William and received reports from Gen. Albedyll. In London crowds mob Fleet Street over a notice about a fight with Sullivan, who fails to draw challengers. In Prussia the Diet opens with no foreign or military remarks. Prince Ferdinand prefers death on the field to abdication in Bucharest. The government requisitions horses and wagons for war, signaling broad mobilization.
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San Remo
Berlin
Prince William
Albedyll
London
Fleet Street
Seativen
Sullivan
Bucharest
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Blizzard Tears Through Dakota and Midwest Railways
A severe blizzard rages across the Northwest with winds up to fifty miles per hour and snow so fine it obscures forty feet. Resources freeze as rail lines halt across Dakota Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska as communities report deaths and widespread isolation.
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Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Montana
Boreas
Kentucky Senate Confirms Beck for Third Senate Term
In a joint session, Kentucky lawmakers re elected Hon. James B. Beck to another U S Senate term extending his service from March 5 1877 to March 3 1895 The Dubuque dispatch reports Iowa Republicans back Senator Allison for President and Harrison Hawley as favored Vice Presidents while noting broad tariff and prohibition opinions. Louisiana nominating Francis T Nicholls and Washington Territory re enacting woman suffrage with jury duty exemption. Eugene Higgins resigns from the Treasury Department appointing Percy D Smith as chief of the appointment division.
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Kentucky
James B. Beck
United States Senate
Dubuque
Iowa
Allison
Larrabee Down
Auditor Lyon
Harrison
Indiana
Hawley
Connecticut
Lincoln
Baton Rouge
Francis T. Nicholls
McEnery
Phelan
Tennessee
House
Congress
Union
Washington Territory
Eugene Higgins
Treasury Department
Percy D. Smith
Postofficc Department
Humane Death Penalty Study In Albany Meets This Week
A commission in Albany to study humane methods of carrying out capital punishment reports no conference yet on submitting findings to the New York Legislature. Governor Hill receives a French mechanic's letter describing a chair device to break the spine and execute a condemned prisoner painlessly. A Pittsburgh dispatch notes a sensational Criminal Court development in the Michael alias Robert Reed case involving enticing an 18 year old.
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Albany
New York
Hill
Paris
Pittsburgh
Michael
Robert Reed
The Criminal Record
Henry Schmidt hanged in West Union Iowa on the 13th. He claimed Elison T. Smith instigated the crime and offered $590 to kill Schmidt's father. Smith, said to have committed a Bavarian murder, now lives in Germany. Masked men abducted a Black prisoner from Laurens County Georgia jail.
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Henry Schmidt
Miss Peek
West Union
Iowa
Elison T. Smith
Abram Leonard Schmidt
Bavaria
Germany
Laurens County
Georgia
Fires And Accidents Strike Noted Kansas Senator Home
Fire destroyed Senator Ingalls ornate Atchison residence and famed library. In Indianapolis wholesale district blaze consumed four large houses. Kansas City Evening Star office was lost with vast insured value. A Northwest blizzard toll lists 135 dead and 55 missing across Dakota Iowa Nebraska Montana Minnesota Iowa.
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Atchison, Kan
Kansas
Mississippi River
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South Meridian Street
Evening Star
Kansas City
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Dakota
Iowa
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Sam Bowman
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Claremont
William Merrill
Aberdeen
Peter Wernga
Parker
Wyndemere
John Welsh
Fulda
Patrick Hanley
Marysville
William Overman
Belgrade
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Rushmore
John Lay
Magnolia
John Walsh, Jr
Avoca
Ole A. Bagge
Hartland
Jer
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Larchwood
John Sparks
Gage County
Emil Grossman
Peru
Smith
Woodlawn
Mason
J. W. Hines
Michael Klienes
Schuyler
F. W. Taylor
Clearwater
Eller
Omaha
Mr. Corbin's Position
Reading Railroad faces widening breach with striking miners as settlement chances fade. President Corbin refuses to meet strikers committees and to treat with labor groups, signaling defiance while coal supplies tighten and dealers struggle to meet demand.
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Reading
Reading Railroad Company
Corbin
Schuylkill County
Mners
Henry Schmidt Hanged in Iowa for Mrs. Peek Murder
Henry Schmidt, 20, was executed at West Union on Friday the 13th for the murder of Lucretia Peek and accomplice killings connected to Abram Leonard and Ellison T. Smith. He was transported from the Alamosa Penitentiary on Tuesday and openly faced his doom, maintaining his guilt while naming co-conspirators. The execution occurred at 10 36 with a swift death, witnessed by about forty people.
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Henry Schmidt
Iowa
West Union
Lacretia Peck
Abram
Hus
Abram Leonard
Schmidt
Alamosa
Verson T. Smith
Leonard
Mrs. Peek
Ellison T. Smith
Mr. Peek
Tre
The Schmidt Crime and Gallows Trial Narrative
The article recounts the Schmidt murder case near West Union involving Abram Leonard and the Peek couple. Henry Schmidt, a 19 year old Bavarian worker, killed Mr Peek and wounded Mrs Peek after a dispute over wages and a lawsuit, then confessed after a trial that led to execution. Public opinion splits over Schmidt’s sole responsibility and notes a clemency push with 1500 signatures.
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Chester Bellows
Charles City
Chicago
Peek
West Union
Abram Leonard
Mr. Peek
Ley
Leonard
Peek House
Mra P Eek
Dow
Henry
Ellison T. Smith
Smith
Larrabee
Jude Hatch
Judge Hatch
Bavaria
Elison T. Smith
Kansas
Autopsy Details On Commemorated Body In Town Hall View
An autopsy examined the remains. The brain weighed forty four ounces and the head’s top was flattened with an enlarged liver showing a scar though the cause remains undetermined. The body was laid in the town hall for public viewing.
Platt Ousted as New York Quarantine Commissioner
The jury in the case State against ex Senator Thomas C Platt found he was not a resident of New York City and returned a verdict ousting him from the office of Quarantine Commissioner.
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Thomas C. Platt
City of
New York
Platt
Various 19th Century Briefs Include Ill Mother Garfield and Star Discovery
News notes report President Garfield's ailing mother in Mentor and the Lick Observatory in San Francisco spotting a new star in Orion. Other items note a 60 percent rise in black tin prices by a French syndicate, New York Democrats planning a Tilden birthday dinner with prominent leaders, the death of Frederick Schwatka at 98 in Salem Oregon, and a fatal hotel quarrel in Anniston Alabama. Kansas Pacific bondholders urge Cleveland to ensure J Gould’s return as Boss Tweed of old.
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Mentor
Lick Observatory
San Francisco
Orion
New York
Samuel J. Tilden
Cleveland
Hill
Hewitt
Senate Busy With Civil Service Probes and Confirmation Votes
The Senate discusses Ma. Haxe resolution calling for a select committee to study civil service conditions and reports extensive staff changes across federal offices. The body also considers Blair education bills, the Jackson voting rights question, and confirms Gen. Bragg to Mexico post along with Lamar for Supreme Court, amid broad debates on taxation and internal affairs.
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Hele
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General Land Office
Butler
Hale
Coke
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State of the Union
Committee On
How to Be a Modern Wife Says Old Advice Column
A dated admonition urges wives to yield in small ways to husbands and stay informed beyond fashion notes. It advises sharing the last word sparingly, valuing conversation, and treating marriage with practicality, while accepting flaws in a husband and aiming to be good companionship.
Woman as Hawaii’s highest officer by king’s pleasure
The chief official in Hawaii, the king’s representative, is always a woman chosen by the king and serves at his pleasure. The current officeholder is a 37 year old married native woman noted for her beauty whose husband has served in the legislature several times.
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Tur
Hawaii
Sandwich Islands
Sunshine over frost of ill-nature offered as life path
A reflective maxim urges choosing a warm, benevolent demeanor over spreading chill. It emphasizes the value of bright conduct that uplifts others rather than souring interactions with harshness.
Prove all things by testing medicine claims and testimonials
The piece argues for evaluating claims through trial and testimony, citing Warner's safe cure with thousands of testimonials from doctors, clergy, and public officials. It contrasts belief without trial with evidence from diverse sources and references a standing $5,000 reward for disproving any testimonial.
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Professor Morse
Associated Press
All Nations
Dr. Talmage
Warner
Robson
Wilson
Health
London
Eng
Rankin
Ws Senate
Kendrick
Rochester University
Free Text Books in Minnesota Law Draws Reforms
The Rockford Iowa paper analyzes Minnesota's 1870s text book law, noting Merrill's bid, a 15 year contract, fixed prices, and a state commission. It compares Minnesota prices to Iowa and argues for free text books and uniform standards with better statewide contracting.
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Rockford
Iowa
St. Paul
D. D. Merrill
Counec Eas
Merrill
Appleton
Niles
Whitney & Knox
Knox—Heath
Des Moines
Register
Custom May Lead Four Man Into Many Errors
A compact saying argues that custom can mislead four men into numerous mistakes but offers no real justification or excuse for them.
Pancreas Function and Diseases Warned by Youth's Companion
The article explains the pancreas digests fats and starches like bile and saliva, but cautions many pancreatic diseases mimic liver issues. It notes possible congestion, atrophy from wasting, tumors, obstruction, calculi, and cancer, stressing diagnosis by an experienced physician over self-treatment.
Curious magnetized friction defies heat in metalworking
Scientists note absence of heat from friction when articles are magnetized. A lathe worker attached two magnets to hold a metal piece, keeping it cool without coolant. The observation, reported in a scientific periodical, suggests possible mechanical advantages and potential practical discoveries.
Woman in Trouble Seeks Baker Street Car Line
A woman halted before stairs to four courts as six or seven constables and thirteen lawyers crowded nearby. She cried for help and requested a case and a job, while the crowd shouted demands, creating a quick curtain of disbelief from the audience.
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Four Courts
Baker Street
Detroit Free Press
Woods of tropical regions show great hardness and potential value
Prof RK H Thurston notes tropical and subtropical woods differ in size strength and durability. Tests reveal some woods resemble oaks yet exceed them in density and elasticity. Vast Central American forests yield materials with high potential for many uses though hardness poses challenges.
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RK. H. Thurston
Corsicans Learn Election Tactics From The Fourteenth Century
The New York Times ridicules Corsican voting habits as corrupt and extreme. It mocks ballots stuffed with lead pencil marks and oil, ballot-box theft, and bribes, contrasting with a claim that bribery is unknown in that era. The writer warns about Italian republican fantasies, noting Porto Vecchio during elections.
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Porto Vecchio
New York Times
One Seat Ticket Sparks Comical Opera House Exit
The doorkeeper bars entry after a pair barge in with a single ticket. One man jokes that one cheer will fit both, prompting a blush from Lize before they depart, leaving the scene with a humorous misunderstanding.
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Lize
Burdett
Suburban Anarchist Encounter Sparks Tense Exchange
Quotations about anarchists in the suburbs reveal fear of police pursuit and a wary crowd. A bull in a nearby lot creates danger as tension and caution rise among bystanders and officials.
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Omaha
Noodles and Clarissa Bicker Over Wedding Question
In Yonkers a man identified as Young Noodles asks Miss Clarissa to marry him. She rebukes him saying love should not ruin her life and notes he once saved money by not buying a ring.
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Weally
Clarissa
Mr. Noodles
Yonkers Statesman
Brown's Troches Offer Quick Relief for Coughs
An irritant triggers coughing but is promptly eased by Brown's Troches, sold only in boxed packaging.
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Boxea
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