Currency and Telegraph Wars Dominate February Updates
February financial and rail developments report United States currency outstanding totals and net changes, with notes on legal tender deposits and bank circulation. Separately, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad moves to seize telegraph lines from the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company, prompting lawsuits and a court injunction.
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Washington
United States
Comptroller of the Currency
National Bank
National Gold
National Bank Redemption Agency
Pittsburg
Penn
Post Office Funding Clash and Global Trade Moves
Washington dispatch notes Postmaster General Key and Assistant Brady pressing Congress for a 200000 dollar deficiency appropriation while mail contractors led by Monroe Saulsbury seek hearings on alleged misconduct. Treasury orders to withhold import statistics draw mercantile protest and possible legal action. Donohoe declines National Soldiers Home bid leaving Gen Buller as Massachusetts’ sole candidate.
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Boston Post
Washington
Key
Brady
Monroe Saulsbury
West
Messrs
Wallace
Beck
Booth
Saulsbury
Senate
Fort Yuma
Treasury Department
Department
Congress
Morrison
M.T. Donohoe
National Soldiers’ Home
Gen. Buller
Massachusetts
Yellow Fever Breaks Out Aboard US Steamer Marion
News from Washington reports yellow fever on the United States steamer Marion at Montevideo with twenty one cases and two deaths Lieutenant J P Wallis and seaman John Rogers named as deceased or ill Most crew removed to Flores Island and the ship fumigated Fever traced to Rio de Janeiro coal call Secretary Thompson orders regular health reports to Commodore Bryson
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United States
Marion
Montevideo
Navy Department
J.P. Wallis
Maryland
John Rogers
Staten Island
Wike
Flores Island
Rio
Thompson
Bryson
Department
Ship News
New York
Lena
Bristol
Eng
Waa
King
Alexandria
Genoa
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Big Juia
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Swansea
Huil
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Cypress
Middleborouen
Ice King
Boston
Batavia
Wanderer
Areca
Marlnorouch
Albina
Lonon
Ion
Mignon
Buenos Ayres
Orcher
Magdalene
Backstays, &c
State of Nevada
Glascow
Ott Sandy Hook
Frank Atwood
San Jan
Long Branch
Rescue
Port Lebor
Sherbourn County
B. St. Josie D. Bernard
Martinique
John Campbell
Belfast
Ireland
Thomas Moore
Tage Age
Robert Smith
Norfolk
George Burt
Bermuda
Halifax
Sandy Hook
N. J
New Bedford
Mass
Veronia
Hathaway
Fayal
Flores
Roslin Castle
Liverpool
Rescuv
Agreucuo Bravo
Snow & Sons
Noted Maine Governor Addresses Critics in Auburn Hall
Lewiston reports a large Auburn Hall gathering with Gov. Garcelon and ex-Councilors Fogg and Chase. Garcelon denounces attacks on his honesty, defends election procedures, attacks Republican control, and calls for unity amid fraud claims and constitutional adherence.
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Lewiston
Auburn Hall
Gov. Garcelon
Fogg and
Chase
Col. Emerson
Garcelon
United States
Republican Party
Executive Council
Augusta
Connell
Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
Gen. Chamberlain
Gov
Messrs. Fogg
Prizes Awarded for New York Public School Plans
The best design for light and healthy ventilation in New York public schools was awarded with first prize to A. T. Matthews of Oakland, Cal., and multiple other architects from Boston Milwaukee Philadelphia New York Chicago and Baltimore received placements.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Wall Street
New York
A. T. Matthews
Oakland
Cal
Samuel F. Thayer
H. C. Koch
Milwaukee
R. G. Kennedy
Philadelphia
H. E. Siter
F. C. Merry
F. Bowman
Chicago
W. P. Wentworth
C. 8. Luce
J. A. Wilson
Baltimore
Stock Exchange
Pacific Mail
Union Pacific Railroad
Jay Gould
Lackawanna
Keene
Gould
M’gienen
Strikes Grow Across Cities Amid Wage Demands in Piano Trade
Reports from New York and other cities say widespread strikes loom as plasterers, model makers, housepainters, carpenters, and cigar makers push for higher wages. Steinway & Sons threatens a full lockout by March 15 if strikers do not return.
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New York
Hermann
Boston
Steinway’s
Steinway
Steinway & Sons
Manufacturers’ Society
Fourth Avenue
Astoria
East Pifty-sixth Street
Strikes at North Adams Mill Faltering Over Pay Demands
The Blackington mill strike in North Adams Massachusetts remains unsettled as spoolers seek twelve cents a spindle and broad loom weavers demand 15 percent. The company offers 10 percent plus 3 percent for bar loom weavers, a dock restoration. many workers face possible job vacancies as notices warn of vacancies. The Freeman Manufacturing Company announces a further 10 percent wage increase starting Monday, boosting total gains since July 1.
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Norh Adams
Mass
Blackington
Bentley
Freeman Manufacturing Company of
North Adams
Strikes Hold Firm as Harmony Company Faces Possible General Walkout
Reports from Conors New York February 28 and Troy February 29 note no change in the Harmony Company strike. Spinners and weavers meet to discuss positions and organize further. Both sides refuse compromise with fears the stoppage could spread to knitting mills. Union funds of $3,000 are offered if needed. Strikers in Cohoes maintain firmness, insisting on concessions before returning to work.
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New York
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Washington, D. C
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Cincinnati
Garrett
Windsor Hotel
Atlantic and Prentice Telegraph Company
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D. H. Bates
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England
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Society For the Prevention of
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M. J. Barry
de Lesseps
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Henry G. Stebbins
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Milton 8
Latham
J. Lloyd Haigh
Grocers’ Bank
Edgewater
Staten Island
Tammany Hall
Charles J. Osborne
William L. Scott
Erie
National Land League
Conors
N. Y
Harmony Company
W. E. Thorn
Fail River Union
Troy
Cohoes
Philadelphia Firm Grants 10 Percent Wage Increase After Strike Threat
Amid New York piano workers' strike threats, Schumaker Piano Company in Philadelphia announces a 10 percent wage rise starting Monday. In Wareham Massachusetts puddlers at Franconia Iron and Steel Works walk out demanding 325 per ton, likely to be refused. Fall River spinners' meeting yields no wage increase despite appeals for 15 percent, with no report from several delegations.
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Chcago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincey Railroad
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
Nebraska
Burlington and Missouri Road
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Company
Nashville, Tenn
Nashvile and
St. Louis
Cole
Lipscomb and Wilson
Southeastern
Orensboro
Nashville
Newcomb
Chattanooga and St. Louis
Atlanta
Hartford
Conn
Consolidated Railroad Directors
New Haven
Colyer
Connecticut
Philadelphia
New York
Schumaker Piano Company
Puddliers
Wareham
Mass
Franconia Iron and Steel Works
Trouhbie
Fall River
Spinners
Mil
Fires Destroy Two Nebraska and Long Island Plants
NEW YORK reports that the Atlantic Fertilizing Company works at Olen Harbor, L I, were burned with a loss of 150 600. FAIRBURG Nebraska says Dooley's Hotel and Kesterson's agricultural warehouse burned for 10 000. During the blaze Joseph Huitt a prominent citizen died from excitement.
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New York
Atlantic Fertilizing Company
O1ien
Murder Reported in Surry County Involving Conway
Petersburg dispatch says Richard Nubie was killed by Thomas Conway who charged Nubie with improper intercourse with Conway's wife. Conway shot Nubie through the bowels and fled the scene.
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Petersburg
Surry County
Richard Nubie
Thomas Conway
Conway
Nubie
Inquiry into Tay Bridge disaster proceeds in Dundee
An inquiry by the Board of Trade into the Tay Bridge disaster of December 29 is under way in Dundee Scotland. Painters who worked on the bridge report missing bolt holes and loosened components, with one supporting column cracked and the structure held by hoop bands, prompting renewed concern over the bridge’s safety.
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London
Firth of Tay
Dundee
Scotland
Board of Trade
Matthew Arnold
Rescindment of Chinatown Condemnation Noted by San Francisco Supervisors
San Francisco authorities rescinded a resolution endorsing Chinatown condemnation by the Board of Health as no report from the Health and Police Committee had been received. Mayor Kalloch contested a police force increase. L. J. Gannin, active in replacing Chinese workers with whites, was arrested for incendiary language. Braunhart seeks Supreme Court review after suspension. Sand lot meeting drew a larger Sunday turnout.
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San Francisco
Board of Health
Chinatown
Committee of Health and Police
L. J. Gannin
Desmond
Kalloch
Gibbs
Sacramento
Braunhart
Supreme Court
Sanaay
Sand Lots
China Men From San Francisco Pass Through St Louis
Two carloads of Chinese men from San Francisco traveled through St Louis tonight bound for Philadelphia and New York. About 500 more are expected to follow soon.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Philadelphia
New York
Knox and Lincoln Railroad annual meeting in Bath
The Knox and Lincoln Railroad holds its annual meeting in Bath. Other items include a Bath area death toll from diphtheria, a fatal accident in West Waterville, and local legal actions seeking damages for defamation.
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Knox and Lincoln Railroad
Bath
Jonathan Coombs
Isleboro
Jesse Soule
George Soule
West Waterville
Houston
Maine Fish Commissioners
Stillwell
Smith
Prof
Baird
Washington
Penobscot
John West
Clinton
Nathan Hill
Canaan
Barron
Dexter Savings Bank
West
Bank Reopens Depositors After 25 Percent Cut
The Kearsage Sayings Bank of Warner began paying depositors in full by court order on Friday after a 25 percent reduction.
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Bank of Warner
Arthur Blanchard
Willie Merrow
Boston and Maine
Great Falls
Charles Hansen
St. Mary’s Church
Portsmouth
Eugene M. O’callaghan
Europe
Keene
Franklin
J. P. Osborn
C. Boynton
Tilton
Sutton Mill Dam
Cheney
J. N. Patterson
New Hampshire Regiment
Ira Cross
Granite State Ice Company
Milton
South Boston Brewing Company
Comins
Albert Fr. Lauren
Boston
New Hampshire
Dismissals and unrest plague era headlines across states
The report lists 27 Virginia Military Institute students dismissed for disobedience, amid pursuits of drummer David Bluford who wed a fourth time at Benton Illinois. Other items include a railroad track washout in West Tennessee, postponed railroad sale in New York, a wagon accident in Hoboken, and a murder case in Clarion Pennsylvania.
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Virginia Military Institute
David Bluford
Benton, Ill
West Tennesse
Satunday
Nashville and Northwestern
Housatonic and Northern Railroad
Winte Plains
N. Y
Stevens Brothers
Hoboken
Willionsire
John Blair
Clarion
del Puerto
Rio Grande
New Orleans
Edward C. Palmer
Superior Criminal Court
Palmer
Jacob
Police Department of
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Police Board
Enoch T. Carson
Supreme Court
Trenton
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of
Newark
Ely
Morze
Sixteenth Infantry
Fort Riley
Coffeyville
Kan
Oklahoma
Fourth Cavalry
Fort Hayes
H. F. Bennett
Disciples’ Church
Norfolk
C.8. Blackwell
Bennett
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
York
Lebanon
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Abe
Henry J. Fisher
Charles Bird Jr
The Gem puzzle solution debate in Boston 1880
A letter from MATHEMATICUS in Boston argues the Gem puzzle cannot be solved by the shown method. He explains parity rules for even versus odd moves, transpositions, and space moves, comparing to chess knight moves and claiming the box cover arrangement is unreachable with odd changes. He offers guidance on correct approaches and dismisses claimed “immense” combinations as misleading.
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Boston Post
Q. E. D. Mathematicus
Boston
Call for Democratic unity to back national ticket
The Boston Post urges Massachusetts Democrats to unite after a split friendly meeting. It favors early statewide union, a single convention to choose Cincinnati delegates, and burying factionalism for party triumph.
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Boston Post
Democratic Party
Massachusetts
Cincinnati
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