Conkling's repeal proposal sparks clash over Federal troops
The speech denounces a repeal plan to banish Federal soldiers from Manhattan on election day. The critic questions defending cities without local police and militia and argues the claim insults Boston and its people. The speaker predicts a backlash against Conkling if capitalists remain principled.
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Was Senator Logan Q Ince a Rebel Recruiting Officer
The readable text poses a question about whether Senator Logan Q Ince served as a Rebel recruiting officer. No clear confirmation or context is provided in the fragments. The item appears as a brief inquiry rather than a full report.
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Veto Expected as President Deliberates on Civil Powers
Washington reports indicate the President will veto the bill. Chief Justice Waite attended a dinner where Hayes discussed veto grounds. Democrats insist on fair elections and impartial juries while urging Congress to stand firm. Also noted are tobacco bond reforms and Judge Spofford detailing new bribery evidence in Kellogg case.
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Logan Lowe feud over Confederate troops recruitment erupts in Washington
Washington April 27 reports a heated clash between Senator Logan and Representative Lowe of Alabama over rumors that Logan aided Confederate troop recruitment in 1861. Lowe calls Logan a liar and hints at possible duel while Logan defends against slander in a series of dated letters and exchanges through intermediaries.
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Pendleton to speak on Cabinet seats on floor
In the Senate tomorrow Mr Pendleton will deliver a speech on a bill to grant Cabinet members seats on the Senate and House floors with right to debate. Action likely limited to referring the bill to the same committee.
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Postal changes in New England announced
Week of changes lists new postmasters and disestablishments across New England. Establishments include Swanton Centre Vermont and multiple new postmasters such as Rufus Bliss Crystal Maine William G Davis Kezar Falls Maine and Edson Weed Stannard Vermont. Discontinued entries include Molyneus Maine and Centre Bartlett New Hampshire.
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Monument to memory in Columbus unfolded with Colquitt speech
In Columbus Georgia on April 26 a Confederate monument was unveiled before about ten thousand people from Georgia and Alabama. Gov Colquitt spoke lamenting divisions and urging unity while honoring those who served the republic. He urged trust in a just government and pledged continued postwar reconstruction and peace. Memorial day also drew large crowds in Atlanta Augusta and Macon with addresses by Gen Fitz Hugh Lee and local officials.
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Lorillard Eyes Leamington-Lexington Cross for Parole
Pierre Lorillard plans mating Parole to Leamington stock to produce more Paroles. Parole’s value rose after winning the Newmarket Handicap City and Suburban and Great Metropolitan. Fred Archer earned 2500 for City and Suburban ride. Lorillard claimed large England profits for Parole’s three wins.
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Destructive Flood Ravages Houston and Galveston Railways
Despatches report extraordinary rains across Texas causing streams to overflow. Railroads washed away and traffic suspended. In Houston water reached 18 feet in three hours washing away railroad bridges and many warehouses along Buffalo Bayou. Old cemetery inundated. dwellings flooded. several buildings submerged and residents displaced.
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Butler Offers 20000 Acres of Land to Freedmen
New York April 26 Gen Benjamin F Butler proposes to General Conway to provide twenty thousand acres of Wisconsin farming land for freedmen. Land to be divided into small farms and allocated to colored refugees with self support aims. General Ingersoll to lecture on the exodus to aid fundraising while an elderly Philadelphia Quaker donates 10000 dollars to assist Western settlement efforts.
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Wesleyan Boating Prize Spurs Rowing Rise at Middletown
Correspondence notes Wesleyan gains momentum in boating with a silver pitcher prize donated by Major W F Osborn and Capt J E Eustis. Spring regatta planned for May 24 as University crews train for Hudson Metropolitan regatta on July 4 and Henley at Saratoga July 9.
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Chile and Peru in escalating naval war tensions
Panama Coast report from Valparaiso on April 1 describes Chile declaring war on Peru citing Bolivia’s sympathies and Peru’s warlike preparations. It notes Chilean and Peruvian fleets and lists key ships and officers, highlighting Peru’s apparent naval superiority with officers Garcia y Garcia Grau Montero More Carrillo and Portal noted.
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Brown wins unprecedented distance in Islington pedestrian contest
At Agricultural Hall Islington Brown claimed the Astley belt prize of 460 and gate money by finishing 542 miles in the Pedestrian contest amid exhausted rivals. He set a new mark surpassing O Leary Corkey and others, with 20 000 spectators and Brown seen finishing with his child on the track.
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Famine in Bolivia Described as Hundreds Starving
Panama correspondence reports a Bolivian famine with scenes from Cochabamba's San Francisco Cloister and other convents. Fourteen hundred starving people wait for bread while mothers starve to feed dying children. Despair, beggars, and nakedness fill streets as poverty slaughters industry.
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England and France Demand Egyptian Ministers From Khedive
England and France jointly demand the appointment of English and French ministers to replace Rivers Wilson and Blignieres in Egypt. They insist replacements require consent of London and Paris or strong measures will follow, while implying the Khedive may yield to the pressure. The Times notes that the Paris despatch and Journal Des Debats indicate a reserve of action on the Sultan’s offer to depose the Khedive for his breach of engagements.
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Turmoil in St Petersburg as Nihilists threaten guards
A Berlin despatch reports Nihilists threaten deaths for guarding doors and posting placards under Gen Gourko's orders. Gourko removed from St Petersburg leadership amid impractical commands. A peasant with a plan letter for the Winter palace attack is arrested. garrison called out. The Czarewitch receives anonymous abroad warnings as murders continue.
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Rumors of Revolution Roil Panama City
The Panama Star reports unrest as President Casorta is away from the capital. Armed negroes near the city await a signal to overthrow the government while Cauca provinces suffer election clashes. Liberals hold a voting edge though the governing party resists surrender.
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Garibaldi pioneers democratic league for universal suffrage
Garibaldi has started for Albani and published a manifesto addressed to the Italian people. He congratulates the formation of a democratic league aimed at universal suffrage and vows pacific methods, warning that rulers blocking the league will be judged by history.
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Dispute Over Samoa as Berlin Names Consul General
The Post dispatch from Berlin reports Germany has designated Capt. Zembsch as Consul-General to Samoa. Berlin aims to prevent American influence on the island while denying annexation. A Germany United States dispute over Samoa is not unlikely.
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Lewiston Hackman Fled Town Leaving Creditors Mourning
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Nashua Man Sued for 310000 After Horse Incident
A well known Nashua man, while driving a spirited horse, ran over a young woman and has been sued for damages totaling 310000. The May term of the Hillsboro county Supreme Court opens May 6 at Amherst with 858 civil cases, 50 on equity including 18 divorce libels, and 44 continued criminal cases mostly liquor.
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Failure of Thompson & Co. Brattleboro Reported
The extensive hardware firm F. Thompson & Co. of Brattleboro is described as failed with liabilities unknown. The report lists several incidents and crimes including a Cuttingsville express agent arrest, a coal gas incident in West Farnham, Burke depot robbery, and two railway accidents in Newport with injuries and one fatality.
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Merrimac Works Shuts Down For Two Weeks
A long shutdown hits Lowell based Merrimac print works for two weeks starting Saturday. The note follows a series of local incidents including drownings thefts shootings and accidents across multiple towns in Massachusetts.
Peaceful Chile Defends Its Rights Amid Neighbouring Tensions
In Valparaiso and Santiago reports describe Chile ready for war with Peru over Antofagasta. Peru seeks to cancel the Tripartite Treaty as Bolivia pursues its own aims, while Argentina threatens ironclads. Expeditions, refugees, and naval posturing fill the scene as Chilean volunteers mobilize.
Courts to decide validity of reissued US notes in peace
New York April 26 preliminary papers have been served in a suit by Mr B B Chittenden and Gen B F Butler to test the validity of reissued United States legal tender notes in time of peace. The case is in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York and stems from a genuine business transaction. Trial may not come for a month at least. a decision will be appealed to the Supreme Court for October term depending on the outcome.
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Manslaughter verdict in Stevens case. mother-in-law wounds misfire
Jury finds Peter E. Stevens guilty of manslaughter in the killing of his wife. Sentenced to fourteen years in prison. As Stevens is led away, his mother-in-law Mrs Young fires a pistol at him but the weapon misfires due to a handkerchief barrier, and she is arrested on a warrant.
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Manila bootblack fires on servant girl then fatally wounds employer
In San Francisco on April 25 William Boulange a Manila born bootblack attempted to shoot Pauline Christian after she refused his advances. A police officer was wounded in the arm and Boulange was shot in the face. Boulange’s own shot killed William Trey the girl’s employer before he was captured. Boulange’s wound is reported fatal.
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Absconding Agent Cohen Sought. Bank Files Reward
Milwaukee April 26. No trace found of Alexander Cohen the insurance agent and forger. German Exchange Bank holding about 4000 in forged paper offers a reward for his capture. His flight likely spared banks and individuals further losses of thousands.
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Lieut Jerome resigns amid West Point ties and gossip
New York notes the resignation of Lieut Jerome, West Point graduate of 1870, linked to his family’s political ties and a high profile romance. Also reports a Louisville man’s death, Clara Kellogg’s Europe departure reception, May wage cuts for longshoremen, a Boston preacher sailing, a forger arrest, and $150000 in US refunding certificates sold.
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