The Defeated Railroad Ring
A historical report details the fourth deputy at Boston amid reforms, outlining political pressures against railroad influence and local governance challenges. The piece notes names tied to reform efforts and the evolving power balance in Boston politics during the era.
Meeting of Republican members of Congress last evening
A Republican caucus in the House chamber drew about 110 representatives and 25 senators. Delegates named the National Republican Congressional Committee with members from Maine to Wyoming Territory, while several states had no Republicans to appoint. Senator Sargent urged rescinding the civil service order barring officials from political meetings, and the caucus adjourned after two hours in harmony.
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Ambrose K. Burnside
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New York
Frank Hiscock
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Clement H. Sinnickson
Pennsylvania
Jacob M. Combell
Virginia
Joseph Jorgensen
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Curtis H. Brogden
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Joseph H. Ramney
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George E. Spencer
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H. T. Page
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Mark B. Donnelly
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John H. Mitchell
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John P. Jones
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Algernon S. Paddock
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Jerome B. Chaffee
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Trinidad Romero
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Senate Confirms Hoyt Nomination and Levee Commission Bill
The Senate discussed John W. Hoyt of Wisconsin for Wyoming Governor, confirming Hoyt by a narrow margin after debate on presidential removal power. A Mississippi levees committee bill seeks a three-to-three commission with $250,000 for surveys, and naval academy cadet limits are proposed. The President signed a War Department bidding regulation act. A separate report details the Union Mills failure with assets and liabilities, an attachment by Henry Pearse, and concerns over the Kive Cent Savings Bank's rush to demand deposits.
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Wisconsin
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Thayer
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Hoyt
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St. Louis
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War Department
Chace
Second National Bank
State Senate
Republican State Central Committee
Union Mills
Henry T. Pearse
Providence
Kive Cent Savings Bank
Chace 13
Union Mills Corporation
Bates
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Murderer Savage in Saco Court After Biddeford Tragedy
In Biddeford Maine on April 10 Rose Vincent was killed by Savage who confessed after appearing in Judge Chase court. Savage, now jailed in Alfred, claimed motive rooted in love and intoxication as crowds gathered outside police stations. Rose Vincent known in Methuen earlier, with ties to Canada and a large family. authorities noted no funds in local banks.
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Camden
N.J
George W. Ellis
Chancery
Hunter
John M. Armstrong
Graham
Armstrong
Irish fortune sought by Trimble sisters in Calais case
Rev James Trimble and two Calais sisters expect a large fortune in Ireland after being offered 300600 dollars but demand 450000. Henry Hibbard of Iag 2 tried to pass a forged check on Calais National Bank Wednesday. forgery detected and Hibbard escaped. Mrs Bishop of Chelsea dies by morphine and throat cutting Wednesday. Charles Osgood of Deering Centre dies by hanging Tuesday. Stone cutters strike at Vinalhaven under Granite Cutters Union continues. 200 sinkers quiet yet firm. Union has support from Hurricane Island. Bodwell Granite Co talks fail. Blacksmiths and quarrymen fired Monday ready to return to work.
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Charles P. Dring
Holder B. Durfee
Foster H. Stafford
Elijah C. Kilburn
William Mason
Angier Chace
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Second National Bank
Fall River
Kilburn, Lincoln & Co
Narragansett Mills
Davol Mills
Stafford & Co
James M. Anthony
RE. D. Anthony
M. M. Chace
George T. Hathaway
James Henry
8. H. Miller
Massachusetts
Union Millerage Sigeway
Morre, Davos & Co
Taunton
Corliss & Co
Providence
R. I
Boston
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National Bank of Redemption
Blackstone National
Tremont Bank
New England Trust Company
Webster National
State National
First National
Union Mills
Chace
James Trimble
Calais
Ireland
Henry Hibbard
Iag 2
Hibbard
John Bishop
Chelsea
Charles Osgood
Noble
Deering Centre
Mr Osgood
Vinalhaven
Granite Cutters’ Union
Hurricane Island
Bodwell Granite Company
Police
Gloucester
Tyringham
Pittsfield
Lewis Bemis
Spencer
Spencer Centre
New York
Sherman
Treasury
National Bank
Iits
Treasury Department
First National Bank
August Belmont
Rothschilds of London
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Morton, Bliss & Co
J. & W. Seligman & Co
H. C. Fahnestock
George E. Bliss
Wounded Hopkinton Man and State Greenback Meeting
J K Goodrich of Hopkinton severely wounded by a wood splinter Tuesday. Willard M Colby of Hopkinton arrested for alleged aggravated assault on his wife. Mrs Charles A Bennett of New Market Junction improving slowly after a December shooting. State National Greenback Committee met in Concord at Eagle Hotel with broad representation and plan for a Manchester convention and an address to New Hampshire voters.
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Hopkinton
Smyth
New Hampshire
Willard M. Colby
Shero ¥ Watkins
Justice Kimball
Colby
Concord
Charles A. Bennett
Newmarket Junction
Ryan
National Greenback Committee
Eagle Hotel
Tuesda
Benjamin H. Corning
Lancaster
Silas Hussey
Rochester
George A. Cossett
Coos
Lafayette Chester
Jacob B. Sanborn
Charles P. Madden
Manchester
St Albans Opera House Plans Fall Through
St Albans abandons plans for an opera house due to high land prices. Oscar Bigelow of Peacham is jailed for felonious assault on a schoolteacher who escaped by hiding in a sugar house and fending off threats against his mother. Justin E Colburn, Williams College graduate and former private secretary, is named Consul General to Mexico. Hiram Weeks of St Johnsbury fails amid bank stock depreciation and real estate losses, with $40,000 total debts after $16 note attachment on bank stock.
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Horace Greeley
Stewart
Tilden
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Supreme Court
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Daniel R. Dewolf
Lowell Fire Chief Chosen in City Election
Lemuel W. Taylor selected as Chief of the Lowell Fire Department amid local civic notices. Also reports Fitchburg real estate valuation cut and various regional incidents including a Lawrence carpenter injuring himself, and archaeological skull finds near Spencer raising murder rumors.
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Lowell
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First Baptist Society of
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Mendota
Samuel A. Comer
Newburyport
John Janorin
Arthur Currier
Prof. Richards
Boston
Death by Own Action in Meriden Saloon Tragedy
Arthur Burleigh, about 80, died in Meriden after taking a two ounce vial of laudanum in a saloon where he had worked. He collapsed after entering the shop at 6:15 PM. A letter to the saloonkeeper claimed innocence and hinted at foul play. Burleigh, traced to English nobility, had no known local relatives and had recently spent time in Boston. He will be buried at town expense.
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Meriden
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Burleigh
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Earl of Exeter
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Colorado
H. A. McIntire
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Ludlow Street
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Trish
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New York
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Paterson
N. J
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Arthur L Barry
Worcester
Mass
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Brooklyn Fagle
Hammond
Lieut
Dougherty
Crow Creek
Territorial Court
Yankton
Lower Brule
Cheyenne River
England's Eastern Question Warclouds and Russia's Moves
London and Vienna press discuss Anglo Russian tensions over Constantinople and the pivot toward war. Reports cite Russian fortifications, rail links to Danube ports, and possible Turkish neutrality risks as Britain readies fleet actions while diplomacy seeks a congress. See also Roumania and Austria posture amid the crisis with updates on troop movements and political maneuvering.
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