Turbulent Texas politics clash as Coke and Davis quarrel
Reported in Galveston on January 17 1874 the feud between Richard Coke and Edmund J Davis escalates over rightful governorship with the two leaders exchanging letters. A mob incident at the Capitol and arrests of seven ringleaders deepen the state turmoil as officials seek a constitutional resolution.
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New England Shoe and Leather Association
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Edward P. Bond
Boston
Session issues and new Brooklyn charter debated in Albany
New York January 18 details Albany session plans with constitutional amendments under review and potential court questions over publishing requirements. Industrial Exhibition Company faces possible two and a half million raid exposure. Brooklyn charter reforms aim to curb corruption with bids police department reforms and new mayoral control. Also reports on masked robberies in East New York, Sunday concerts defying orders, wedding outfit seizure, Tompkins Square riot arraignments, hydrophobia death, and the death of millionaire John Costello.
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Ott
Jenny Williams
Anna Simons
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Acapulco
Aspinwall
Panama
Cushing
United States
Wyoming
Gen. Sherman
Colombia
Sherman
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Mexican veterans press for pensions and form national association
Washington veterans of the Mexican War urged Congress to pension participants or their widows and children. The meeting included a reception for President Grant, talks on a silver vase from South Carolina, and plans for the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War with officers elected and a February Washington meeting.
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Ruddock
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Pennsylvania
Benjamin Johnson
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Grant
West Point
Gen. Sherman
Fenton
Fourth United States Infantry
South Carolina
Judge Mackey
Andrew Jackson
W. B. Stanley
Palmetto
Mackey
George Cadwallader
General Dominquez Takes Command Against Carlists
Gen Dominquez appointed to lead the Central Army against the Carlists as operations continue. A terrible accident at the Toquella railway viaduct killed thirty three workers yesterday. Three more city newspapers have had publications suspended by the Government.
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France and Papal Question Stir in Rome and Paris
London reports the North German Gazette threat on France’s Papal stance alarms Rome and Paris. L Opinion Nationale says Prussians, despite gains, remain ignorant of the restraint owed to the conquered, provoking unease and indignation.
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L’opinion Nationale
Election of Mayors debated in Paris Assembly
In Paris the Assembly discussed a bill to appoint Mayors by the Government. An amendment to require Mayors be chosen from Councils was voted down by five, then rejected again by fourteen, as the Left and Left Centre pressed changes.
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Explosion Kills Man at Dunbar Furnace
An explosion at the Dunbar furnace near Pittsburgh last Thursday killed one man instantly. The blast hurled the receiver pieces as far as a quarter mile, blew the casting house roof off, and sent debris across the area.
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Conkling to Appear in Albany Tax Case
Senator Conkling is expected in Albany next Monday to appear in United States Court as counsel in the New York Central Railroad tax case.
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Ex Senator Doolittle Temporarily Heads Chicago University
A brief city news item notes ex Senator Doolittle has accepted, on a temporary basis, the presidency of the Chicago University. The report mentions other scattered items including a fatal skating accident in Providence and stagecoach robbery near Malvern Arkansas.
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