Testimony on Post Traderships and War Office Ties Before Congress
Congressional hearings reveal Gen. St Custer citing Lippe post trader profits of 815000 annually with shares to Gen. Hedrick and Gen. Rice and possible Secretary of War profits. Indian Agent Raymond paid $1000 to obtain a post trade role. Rice admitted multilateral post trader commissions. Additional fraud claims surface around mail contracts and dismissive Army communications policy. An order reestablishes Army Headquarters in Washington under Taft with War Department control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Committee
Gen. St . Custer
Robert T. Lippe
Fort Abrahamee
Gen. Hedrick
Iowa
Gen. Rice
Washington
Raymond
Fort Berthold
Orvil Grant
Gen. Custer
Secretary of War
Asa
Army
Congress
War Department
Belknap
Rice
Francis C. Taylor
Texas
T. B. Sawyer
Sawyer
J. L. Rouett
J. L. Sanderson
Sanderson & Barlow
Danforth
National Capital
Washington, D. C
Washington City
General of Thermy
Alphonso Taft
Rhode Island Election Yields Republican Pluralities
Rhode Island voter results show Henry Lippett the Republican governor reelected by a large plurality as the Legislature leans Republican. The Secretary of State winner also claims a handsome majority. A Washington dispatch notes Diaz challenges to Lerdo in Mexico, with clergy backing Diaz but officials wary of upheaval.
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Rhode Island
Henry Lippett
Anthony
United States
Washington
Chicago Tribune
Lerdo
Diaz
State Department
Mexico
Dias
Bismarck
Chu
Matamioras
War talk and impeachment timeline across frontier concerns
Texas Congressmen warn war in Mexico would create uncertain frontier conditions while boosting beef demand and cattle theft. Discussion notes General Belknap must answer impeachment articles on April 17, with Montgomery Blair Jeré S. Black B F Butler and Matt Carpenter as defense counsel seeking a two week extension.
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Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande
Senate
Belknap
Montgomery Blair
Jeré. S. Black
B. F. Butler
Matt. Carpenter
New York and Brooklyn Ministers Split Over Beecher Inquiry
At a meeting on the 7th the New York and Brooklyn Association of Congregational Ministers adopted a resolution to form a committee to cooperate with the Advisory Council in investigating charges against Rev H W Beecher. Drs Budington McFarland Taylor and Storrs opposed. Four ministers resigned in protest. Congressional probing into the Babock case yielded testimony that President and officials knew more than they admitted and that Bell acted on orders related to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York and Brooklyn
Babrock
Congressional Committee
Henderson
St. Louis
Pierrepont
Babcock
Fox
Bliss
Col. Dyer
Chandler
Bell
Gen. Babcock
Levi P. Luckey
A. C. Bradley
District Attorney’s Office
Maguire Receives Five Thousand Dollar Fine In Whisky Ring
In St Louis United States Circuit Court on the 8th Col Constantine Maguire ex-Collector of Internal Revenue is fined five thousand dollars and sentenced to six months in County Jail for Whisky Ring involvement. William McKee arrest motion granted. Bond forfeiture ordered for William O Avery if he does not appear by Thursday. News from the Mexican border reports Diamond seized at New Laredo then released after exchange of heated words. Mexican insurgents attack the town as U S guards exchange fire Protecting citizens with 12 pounder artillery.
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United States Circuit Court
St. Louis
Constantine Maguire
Internal Revenue
William McKee
Wm. O. Avery
New Laredo
Mexico
Diamond
Pueblo Quintaro
United States
Merriam
Laredo
Texas
Quintaro
Numerous 1890s Incidents Reported in Briefs Across States
A compilation of short items details disasters, arrests, elections, and political moves. Notable events include a collision sinking off Corea with 29 drowned, Abyssinia and Egyptian forces withdrawals, a banker arrested for embezzlement in Parsons Kansas, and municipal elections across Missouri Kansas and Illinois with weak party lines. Also reported are a Salt Lake City magazine explosion with multiple deaths, retirements of General Emory, ferryboat drownings on the Dee, and a series of political and legal actions including the rejection of a minister nomination and a notable editor altercation in Rock Island Illinois. The piece notes a $5 872 850 appropriation and Pawnee Reservation sale authorization.
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Hylton Castle
Corea
Abyssinia
Theodore Dinsmore
Parsons
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Richard H. Dana, Jr
England
Senate
Arsenal Hill
Salt Lake City
Utah
Emory
Dee
Aberdeen
Scotland
B. D. Hill
Curzans
Great Falls
N. H
Nashville
Republican Party
Charles B. Wilkinson
Internal Revenue
St. Joseph
San Francisco
Australia
Rock Island
Ill
John Stanback
David Vanmeter
The
Argus
Vanmeier
Stanback
Jefferson
Texas
J. Pattillo
Leader
Ward Taylor
Simplecute
Wm. W. Jilz
St. Louis
Samuel Shane
Jilz
Shane
House Committee On Elections
Farwell
Chicago
Lemoyne
A. T. Stewart
New York
Pawnee
Senate and House Progress on Impeachment and Frontier Bills
Senate special committee to investigate Mississippi election and impeachment articles discussed. Texas frontier bill authorizes force to recover property and protect inhabitants. oath administered to senators. various adjournments and votes noted. House advanced revenue and private bills, with limited debate and no final action on some items.
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Senate
Mississippi
Messrs
Boutwell
Camere Wise
Paige Tadns
Pazerd
McDon
Belknap
Poe
Boot Lord
Read the
Chimens
Ferry
House
Internal Revenue
Schreicher
el Texas
Texas
Rio Grande
Tamaulipas
Laredo
Mexico
Waite
Bow x
W. W. Belknap
Howse
Interior
War Department
Longtei
Sparks
Cox
Cremation Progress in Milan Sparks Public Interest
In Milan the first practicable cremation in a public cemetery, sanctioned by city authorities, was conducted for Ibert Keller’s remains. The procedure used a novel gas fed apparatus by Polli and Clericetti, with an urn resembling a Roman sarcophagus, and drew over 1,500 invitations amid strong support from medical and religious observers.
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Italy
Milan
Tholiah
Florence
Cascine Gardens
City
Ibert Keller
Zurich
Professor Polli
Polli
Clericetti
London
Hay
Wren House Courtship Ends in Happy Nest
Mary Esther Miller tells of a spring wren house on tall evergreen and a bachelor wren who courts, builds, and finally wins mate Jenny. Gretchen watches the romance from the doorway as the wife arrives, raises a brood of six, and proves a capable homemaker.
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Gretchen
Wren
Jenny
Robin
Wrenny
Mary Esther Miller
The
Independent
Requisites for the Newspaper Man Speech
Curtis Guild of the Boston Commercial Bulletin spoke on what makes a newspaper business succeed. He warned a young inquirer that money alone won’t sustain a paper and stressed the need for a flexible brain memory iron will and iron endurance.
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Curtis, Guild
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Fragmented OCR note about speed and injury
Fragmented text describes a human frame, speed and injury, mentioning running fast and secrecy. It appears like a jumbled, incomplete note with stray phrases about walking, running, and a secret activity seen through a window. The passage lacks clear subjects or events.
New Mechanism Shows Washington Resurrection Scene for Centennial
Andrew Gand of 285 St. Aubin Avenue builds a cabinet 9 feet high and 34 feet wide to depict The Resurrection of General Washington. The moving diorama uses clocklike springs to fire a cannon, toll a bell, raise a curtain, reveal a tomb, and crown a resurrected Washington with an American eagle and flags. The scene repeats every few minutes with exact military details and period costumes. Gand, once at Detroit Safe Works and Pullman Car Works, spent months perfecting this intricate mechanism.
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Andrew Gand
St. Aubin Avenue
the Tribune
General Washington
Washington
France
Julius Melchers
Trenton
Detroit Safe Works
Pullman Car Works
Planning Houses and Women’s Role in Domestic Architecture
The article argues women should study and influence home design to improve health and comfort. It favors starting with the living room as the central hub, then radiating other spaces outward, and emphasizes practical layout to minimize movement and improve efficiency. The text cites examples of kitchens, pantries, and bedrooms, urging women to plan for light, ventilation, and convenient furnishings.
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Vassar College
Nev
Fragmented OCR Chatty Snippet Notes From Unknown Page
An incoherent OCR fragment appears with garbled dialogue and stray phrases. It mentions letters and words in a jumbled sequence, referencing conversations and unspecified items. No clear persons places dates or events are identifiable.
Mass. Man Recovers From Fish Hoop Injury
A Massachusetts man named A N Hosie has reportedly survived an injury after a hoop-like nodule pierced his flesh. The incident occurred near Hope and involved the hoop around his leg, which enlarged to about six inches. Neighbors recall the hoop possibly entering the flesh when he was smaller.
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A. N
Hosie
Hoxie
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