Morrison Bill Contested Seat Dominates May Congress
Washington May 6 debate on the Morrison bill and O Ferrall case shapes key votes. Democrats from several states oppose striking the enacting clause while eyeing internal revenue cuts. Wise of Virginia rouses a partisan clash as Lowry and Miller press for procedure amid a tight tariff and appropriation agenda.
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Missouri
West Virginia
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O'Ferrall
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committee on elections
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Shipping Bill Debate in Senate on Free Ship Policy
The Senate discussed the shipping bill with Mr. Miller defending free ships as essential to merchant marine independence and urging American crews and ships. The debate pitted Beck against Frye over timing and procedural moves, ending after an executive session with Connally nominated as solicitor of the treasury, a nomination likely to be declined.
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United States
Butler
Cwerleston
Morgan
Gulf and Jones Air Lines railroad company
Frye
Miller
New York
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mercanile
England
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Morrill
Hale
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Kellogg Accountability Sparks House Committee Debate
At a expenditures committee meeting in the department of justice Kellogg asked to appear with counsel and urged a formal investigation. Members questioned jurisdiction and the aim to probe government officials while considering a resolution to seek a broader inquiry.
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Kellogg
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Price
Stewart
Kallog
Milliken
Stephenson
Republican Delegates Meet In New York For Chicago Assembly
May 5 report from New York notes arrangements for a meeting of state uninstructed Republican delegates at large and district delegates sharing similar views to the four at large. Invitations likely go to delegates not bound by instructions or personal tilt toward Blaine or Arthur. Also covered is the Civil Service Reform association's fourth annual meeting in which George William Curtis praised their success and officers were elected. A separate note mentions a large turnout for the Bnai Brith district grand lodge No. 7 in Hoboken New Jersey.
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Oregon Central railroad
district of Columbia
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board of labor statistics
New York
Chicago
New York City
Brooklyn
Blaine
Arthur
Civil Service Reform association
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Wheeler
Carl Schur
E . Godkin
George William ‘Curtis
George Sam Curtis
Benj H Bristow
Chase Fairchild
Roswell D Hitchork
John Jay
R B Mintum
Oswald Ottendorfer
Howard Potter
Orlando Bert Potter
Supreme Court Case Reopens Missouri Pacific Foreclosure
The U S Supreme Court decision in the Missouri Pacific Railroad case reverses a lower ruling, allowing plaintiffs to pursue merits of alleged fraud and unfaithful conduct by directors and officers in the 1876 foreclosure and reorganization. It remands for further proceedings, with costs, and notes broader implications for related corporate control disputes.
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Missouri Pacific railroad company
Missouri
Missouri Pacific railway company
C. K. Garrison
Jay Gould
United States
district of
Pacific railroad of
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James Baker
Jas. Garrison
Russell Sage
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Crescent City live stock landing and slaughter house company
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Crescent City slaughter house company
New Orleans
circuit court
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Fne general conference
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R H Kane
HM Yumer
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Veterans' Home movement gains cross‑sectional support
General Gordon announces a spontaneous effort to build a home for disabled ex Confederates funded by voluntary contributions. Ex Confederates and Union veterans back the cause. funds go to a central New York trust, with no soliciting of subscriptions. Committees will publicize the effort and manage disbursements through trusted channels.
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New York
Obeline
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Aspinwall
M. T. Nolan
Corporal Tanner
J. B. Gordon
Georgia
central committee of the
Southern soldiers’ home
andez
Central trust company of New York
Ship State of Florida crisis fuels iceberg theory debate
London dispatch reports the State of Florida disaster likely involved an iceberg near the referenced region. Rescue boats drifted without gear as the City of Rome's silence and handling of information draw editorials on Atlantic passage ethics and maritime curiosity. The piece notes the dynamite theory rejected and cites two boats, lifeboat No. 1 and an unnumbered craft, as part of the rescue narrative. The investigation mentions the missing vessel awaiting arrival in America and the reappearance of rescued crew.
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Whipped to Death by New York Hod Carrier
Patrick Keating, a hod carrier of 76 Tenth Avenue, was arrested for beating his wife to death after neighbors heard a violent quarrel during the night. Keating denied the charges in court and said he was out all night. He was held to await the coroner’s action.
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New York
Hods Carrier
Wito
Patrick Keating
hod carrier
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Keating
Langston Surrenders to Authorities After Street Fight
Frank Langston son of the U S minister to Hayti gave himself up today after two months in hiding following a street fight in which one man was killed and another wounded. He was handed to police on arrival with his father at the railroad depot and jailed awaiting trial on a self defense plea.
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Refugees Reach Assouin as Egyptian Conference Looms
Two thousand refugees have arrived in Assouin from Koroske with more daily. Colonel Duncan leads evacuations and Bedouin escorts will aid reconnoitering along the river. A London meeting in early June aims to settle Egypt questions with England and France, urging England to abandon annexation while France recognizes England’s role and allows continued occupation until reorganization is done.
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James Lyons
Pat Reynolds
Africa
society of Inving eibies
Moran
P. KK. Sheridan
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Paris
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Grain Market Dull as Boxing Brawl Disrupts Pit Activity
May 5 New York grain brokers, demoralized by light business, staged a brief boxing melee with two messenger boys from Postal and Mutual Telegraph. After ten minutes, decorum urged, and the pit adjourned to 2 pm while flour and provisions kept normal hours. Mark Lane Express notes prospects of a good wheat crop as foreign demand falters.
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passege
Judge Rules on Duncan Deputy Salaries and Office Costs
A U S district court judge orders Duncan to show cause why he should not be removed after finding his use of five deputies, four of them his sons, and salaries totaling $5,900 in 1874, was improper. The office expenses absorbed all receipts from 1875 onward, raising questions of economy and motive.
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Crime and violence in color lines shock towns
A chaotic dispatch recounts white mob violence in Missouri and Kentucky. A Hughes negro fights back with an ax wounding two men in Montauriat near St Louis while others draw crowds and hang a suspected burglar Dickerson after jailbreaks near Burlington Kentucky. A later note covers a Norfolk Virginia riot and a wrongful mob action around Scottsboro Alabama highlighting racial tensions and public fear across several states.
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Montauriat
Joseph Hughes
Hughes
Charles Miller
John Long
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