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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1874

Page

2

Treasury Sends Contracts On Tax Debts To House

Secretary William A. Richardson transmits copies of Treasury contracts cited under an 1872 act. The documents omit names of debtors to avoid publicizing potentially unfounded fraud allegations. Names may be provided if the House insists.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury House Treasury Department United States Taeasury Department Washinerton House of Representatives Pte William A. Richardson the Treasury James G. Brainy George S. Boutwell William J. Kelsey New York Kelsey Treasury Malcolm Campbell Philadelphia The Joan D. Sanborn Boston J. Nicholson Elbert Wm. A. Richardson John Clark Clark

Temperance drive sweeps Ohio towns pushing saloons to close

In Cincinnati area reports roil across Washington Court House Blanchester Logan Lancaster Athens and Pomeroy with temperance zeal. Passmore and Beck backers bow to pressure as the movement gains steam in Xenia and Ripley with women leading prayer vigils lectures and organized action.

Washington Court House Beck Passmore Dio Lewis and van Pelt Xenia Cincinnati Ohio Blanchester Logan Lancaster Athens Pomeroy Dio Lewis J. C. van Pelt Vienna Riplery

Indian raid reported near Peak train and Laramie area

A courier described a clash ten miles from the Peak mill where Lieut Robinson and Corporal Coleman were pursued by about forty Indians. Robinson and Coleman fled toward the mill as Noles, the nearby private, saw the attack. The train reached Fort Laramie at 2 PM. Reports from Sidney and Fort Russell led to orders for cavalry reinforcements and scouts to pursue raiding bands toward the North Platte.

Fort Laramie Robinson Corporal Coleman Noles Coleman Bastines Eagan Laramie Col. Bullock Fort Fetterman Omaha Ruggles Sidney Nebraska The Platte Morton Colegeyy Reddington Rancho Reynolds Fort Russell North Platte

Amendments Dominant Theme at National Grange Session

St Louis February 10 The National Grange spent the evening of the session reviewing amendments to by laws and constitution. A proposal creates fifth degree district Granges with Masters and wives as Matrons, aided in educational and business duties. Boston Grange formation is considered. A commerce panel recommends patent law limits and possible five year terms with renewal. Territorial government for Indian Territory is deferred. Centennial committee named with regional representatives.

St. Loouis National Grange Boston Grange Messrs Bartlett Brown Staples and Hovey Committee On Congress Indian Territory Messrs Saunders Columia Chambers Alabama Hudson Kansas Wright California Chase New Hampshire Michigan Davies Kentucky

The West Fourth Street Barber and a Daring Assistant

A New York Sun report describes a young barber's assistant on West Fourth Street who entices a patron with a shave and a moustache wax. The scene unfolds in a former dwelling turned shop with a sideboard of barber liquids and a charming, twenty eight year old operator who sells Lubin perfume for a quarter after the waxing ordeal.

The New York Sun West Fourth Street Broadway Sun

Bethlehem Opera House Burned in Firecracker Cause

The Bethlehem opera house was destroyed by fire in the early hours of Feb 10 causing an estimated loss of 50 000 dollars, insured for 20 000. The blaze started from firecrackers set off during a German concert last night.

Gettysburg House Committee On Appropriations New York Broadway Bethlehem Pennsylvania Neriah Wisconsin Wis Davis & Cunningham Johnson Rourke Elizabeth Lloyd Salem County N. J Rourke Cincinnati Osgood Ind S. Mitchell E. Vandever Philadelphia

Tweed prison life rumors denied by New York officials

The New York Board of Charities president denies rumors that Tweed escapes prison discipline or special treatment. Warden Liscombpe and the hospital setup are described, noting Tweed’s health varies and he dines with patients in a communal hospital room. Also covered are society meetings on fisheries and transportation, plus other city items.

Washington New York Sun Louisiana Morton Waite Indiana Carpenter White House Mr Butler Massachusetts Beck House Judiciary Committee Committee On Ways and Means Secretary of the Treasury New York Judiciary Committee of Morey United States Durell Butler Wilson Eldridge Congress Committee of Ways and Means Brooklyn Sanborn Woodford Gen. Butler Boston Gov Raymond New York Times Herald Senate Tweed Board of Commissioners of Charities and Correction Leimbeer Graphic Liscompe Robert B. Roosevelt New York State Charles S. Atkins Bucksport Spencer F. Baird U. S Charles Pike Livingston Stone Charlestown N. H California Association Department of the Fisheries R. B. Roosevelt Geo. Shepard Page New Jersey A. S. Collins North Carolina B. F. Bowles Howard J. Reede Tennessee W. C. Edwards Vermont Alexander Kent Maryland Seth Green Rochester Samuel Wilmot Canada Lake Ontario Baltimore The Cheap Transportation Association Purveyors’ Board of Trade National Cheap Transportation Association Committee On Legislation Board of Commissioners Wm. A. Pyle U.S Venezuela White Millers’ Association of Cleveland Assachusetts State Board OF Health Mass. Medical Society Mass. Charitable Mechanics’ Association

Disraeli Backed to Form Ministry After Reconciliation

Disraeli announces reconciliation with the Marquis of Salisbury and Earl of Carnarvon and gains their consent to help form his ministry. He speaks at Buckingham praising Conservative reform policy. Latest returns show 265 Conservatives and 180 Liberals in England with mixed results in Scotland and Ireland. rioting occurs at Cheasterfield and Barnesly with police injuries.

Disraeli Marquis of Salisbury Earl of Carnarvon Buckingham London House of Commons England Scotland Ireland Cheaterfield Barnesly

Jules Michelet Dead at Seventy Six Historic Writer and Historian

France. Mortuary notice reports Jules Michelet, eminent historian and writer, died at age 76. Born Paris August 21, 1798, he held chairs in History at College Rollin and College de France, produced major works on France and the Revolution, and faced political suppression under Louis Philippe and Napoleon III. He published extensive historical texts and later life collaborations with his wife.

Jules Michelet Paris Charlemagne Germany Rollin Archives of France Guizot Michelet Faculty of Letters College of France Academy of Modern Sciences Louis Philippe Napoleon

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