Arlington Estate Decision in U S District Court
The United States district court in Alexandria, Virginia, led by Judge R W Hughes, ruled in favor of General G W P Custis Lee's heirs in the Arlington estate ejectment suit. The case, tied to tax sales and government occupancy since the Civil War, centers on whether the United States acquired title through a tax sale and the legality of tendered taxes to commissioners through an agent.
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Hughes
United States District Court
D. C
Alexandria
R. W. Hughes
Robert ©. Lee
Arlington Estate
National Cemetery
G. W. OC. Lee
Kauffman
United States Quartermaster- General
Secretary of War
Robert 5. Lee
United States
Virginia
Congress
Arlington
G. W. P. Custis
Mary A Lee
Robert E. Lee
Fendall
Washington
Supreme Court
United
A Whiskey Wedding and a Polygamy Trial in Pittsfield
In Pittsfield Massachusetts on January 28 the superior court examined Elizabeth Curtis charged with polygamy. She claimed her 1868 marriage to Perry Curtis in Canaan New York was invalid. she later married Ephraim Tubbs. Testimony described liquor influenced consent and her nine years as Curtis’s wife with one child. The judge argued long cohabitation could ratify a marriage. the jury remained out.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Elizabeth Curtis
Perry Curtis
Curtis
Canaan
N. Y
Ephraim Tubbs
Windsor
Elizabeth
Wolcott
Merrick
Morris Street
Eagie Creek
John Flack
Eagle Creek
Julia A. Merrick
William Palmer
Samuel Pearce
Wishard
Cours
Marion Criminal Court
Heller
Lucy
Billie
Patan Dodad
Secret history of larceny in telegrams exposed
The Potter committee questions the larceny of despatches and asserts Morrison committee did not steal or breach confidence. It cites a list of telegrams returned to Western Union, 80 000 telegrams sent to the Senate elections committee under subpoena, and a trunk sent to Washington later showing theft by furtive search. The conduct is described as infamous and tampering with letters in the post.
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Potter Committee
Morrison Committee
House
Western Union Company
Mucharger
Senate Committee On Elections
Washington
Despatch Theft and Political Sabotage Exposed
The trunk held Republican despatches stolen to influence politics while Democratic dispatches were stored for publication. Telegraph staff removed despatches before subpoenas. the company president ordered burning. Despatches were hidden, then smuggled to newspapers and later moved to General Butler’s private office. The scene is described as shameful and covert.
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General Butler
Stewart
Boiler explosion kills six on trial locomotive
An engine built by Gibbs Starrett of Titusville exploded on a trial trip near Babcock's mills in New York. Engineer Vaughan, Fireman Halloran, George Groghan, John Addis, Charles Shepard, and Thomas Luby died. Starrett was thrown twenty five feet, landing in a snow bank uninjured. Portions of the engine were hurled far from the wreck. Water level and rapid cooling are blamed for the blast.
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New York
Elmira
Olean
Bradford and Warren
Gibbs & Starrett
Titusville
Babcock's
Shepard
Dexter Savings Bank tragedy ends in death by own action
Baxoor, Maine, January 30. The Dexter Savings Bank defaulter Barron, long respected as a church deacon and Mason, apparently died by suicide to hide alleged irregularities and insurance funds tied to the bank. A rival theory of murder was discarded as investigators note a large life policy and substantial distress over possible exposure.
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Baxoor
Dexter
Barron
Boston
New York
Savings Bank
Newport
Dexter Bank
Burton
Congregational Church
Famine and Small-Pox in Brazil and Russian Plague Spread
A Rio Janeiro letter from January 5 reports famine in northeast provinces with heavy small-pox deaths, Ceara losing about 1000 people daily, while Rio Janeiro sees better health though yellow fever sporadically rises and heat worsens. Meanwhile London reports the Russian plague spreading rapidly through Caucasus, Georgia, and Circassia, near Weltlanka.
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Brazil
New York
Rio Janeiro
Ceara
London
Russia
Caucasus
Georgia
Circassia
Weltlanka
Caspian Sea
Small pox in Canada ravages French-Canadians
January 28 Mont Treay Canada reports a severe smallpox outbreak in Longueuil and Laprarie among French-Canadian families. Deaths in Goyette children and other adults, with authorities initially apathetic but now alarmed. Noted destitution and resistance to isolating afflicted children, allowing pestilent visits by bakers and butchers.
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Mont Treay
Canada
Longueuil
Laprarie
Goyette
Tornado near Iuka Kills Six In Village Destruction
A southwest tornado swept over Iuka Mississippi last evening, killing six people all of whom were colored. The storm damaged several buildings, passed eight miles north of Florence, and dumped hail the size of eggs in Florence for twenty minutes. Heavy rain flooded streets while the city heard the roar.
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Tuscumpia
Ala
Iuka
Miss
Florence
Illinois Legislator Accused in House Member Scandal
Sprinchexp January 28 reports protests over Carter H. Tracy newly elected state representative from this county amid disclosures in the State Journal. Tracy is charged with keeping a notorious town woman and frequenting her gaudy furnished house, prompting calls for his resignation by The Democrat.
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Sprinchexp
Ill
The
State Journal
Carter H. Tracy
Democrat
Pope LEO XIII Excyclical on Socialism and Order in Society
The document presents Pope Leo XIII's encyclical condemning socialism communism and nihilism. It argues these movements threaten civil order and divine law, urging rulers to uphold legitimate authority, marriage, property rights, and social harmony under church guidance. It cites historical papal condemnations of secret societies and calls bishops to propagate Catholic doctrine to counteract these influences.
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Leo XIII
Europe
Brethen
Isaias
Clement Ait
Benedict XLV
Palgrad
Pius VI
Pius VII
Leo XII
Pius IX
Church of the Living God
Baware
Heaven Kingdom
Sveta
Svete
Ihem
Charebh
Christ
Church
Mary
Joseph
Peter and
Paul
Two Convicts Executed in Indianapolis Murder Case
Indianapolis January 29 John Ackey and William Merrick were executed at 12:20 PM after a large crowd gathered. Sheriff Pressley and deputies escorted them as Rev L J H Bayliss Tevis and Father Bessaines officiated. Ackey claimed the murder was not premeditated and Merrick professed innocence.
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Indianapolis
John Ackey
William Merrick
Pressley
O’ Brien
Reynolds
L. J. H. Bayliss
L. A. Tegis
Father Bessames
Merrick
Ackey
Brown
Tevis
Father Bessaines
John
Joseph
Jacob
Dion Paul
John Ackey's Crime and the Link to Leggett's Death
A historical account portrays John Ackey as a luckless gambler drawn into a fatal scheme with George Leggett. After a night of heavy drinking and manipulation by Leggett and an accomplice, Ackey shot Leggett in a Shapin & Gore's saloon, surrendered, and awaits sentence amid efforts to commute.
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Ackey
Doc
Leggett
Legge
Inger Bell
Shapin & Gore
Drew
Ken George
Legal Question in Washington Habeas Case Seeks Custody
A Washington D C habeas corpus case raises whether a man serving life for murder can be legally dead for marriage purposes. Mrs Mary Hazle seeks custody of daughter Rose O’Brien from Charlies H O’Brien, who was pardoned later. The court noted life imprisonment does not erase parental claims and ordered the child to be returned to the mother.
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Washington, D. C
Mary Hazle
Charlies H. O'Brien
O'Brien
Metropolitan Police Force
Charles Cunningham
John S. Hazle
Rose O'Brien
O’brien
Washington
Sale of a Spanish Boy In Boston Mystery Case
A Spanish vice consul and Marianne Carreras met with Dr. Dixwell of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to report that Antonio Carreras, a Spaniard, had died, leaving a widow and two sons Alphonso and Jose. Alphonso was lured to sea by Joe Montez on the Sea Gull and sold on the African coast. The boy, nearly dark skinned, was hidden from his mother, while agents vow to protect Jose, a twelve-year-old, at the Phillips School.
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Senor Joaquim M. Torroza
Marianne Carreras
Dixwell
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Antonio Carreras
Marianne
Cuba
Aphonso
Jose
Boston
Phillips Street
Joe Montez
Sea Gull
Bome
Montez
Alphonso
Africa
Sea Gulf
A Hunter’s Rainbound Pants Misadventure Near Marshfield
A famed sportsman near Boston buys chamois pants that stretch when wet. Rain makes them unusable, he cuts off the bottoms to fit, but after drying they warp into odd lengths. The tale ends with uneasy hotel guests noting the botched alteration.
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Boston
Marshfield
CY. A
Lim
Band
Kate Cobb's Story and Trial Motions in Norwich Case
Motion for a new trial filed in Norwich on behalf of Kate M. Cobb rests on procedural objections and juror conduct amid a murder conviction. The piece outlines alleged prejudice, disputed evidence, and character witness testimony, with quoted personal history and public sentiment shaping the ongoing appeal. Captain Boyton plans public exhibitions in New York Philadelphia and Washington, including a Potomac event before the president’s circle, then a swim from Kittanning to Pittsburg and further Canadian voyages.
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Trist
Norwich
Kate M. Cobb
Lloyd H. Crane
Cobb
Supreme Court of Errors
Maren
Christopher M. Gallup
Ledgara
Blore
Montgomery
Mra. Cob
Thal
New York
Boyton
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Washington
Potomac
President Hayes
Senate
Pittsburg
Wayer
Kittaning
Pittsby
A Dreadful Tragedy in Washington County
In Washington county Ta a wealthy farmer O P Hull killed his daughter Emma with an axe in her sleep then shot himself dead after she attended a spelling school with the family. The incident follows alleged mistreatment and concerns over her absence from home. The tragedy occurred on the 24th and left the household in shock.
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Washington County
O. P. Hull
Emma
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Heavenly Kingdom
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George Paul
Morgan County
Eden
Jennie Batchelor
Aeece
Marion
Dcom
William Moffitt
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Merrck
Carmensville
Ie Merrick
Hewer
George Leggett
Joan
Mia
McDowell
Kate McDowell
Gathrie
Rice
Eliza Weathersby
Jet bin
Jolin
Leegettoon
Occidental
Cincinnati
Dr. Dixwell
Kate Cobb
Iowa
Albert T. Baker
White Mantic
Charles H. Cobb, Jr
Urewsre
Jim
Charley
Bishop
Alwa
Saariey
Mr. Cobb
Rizhen
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Han
Butte
Captain Boyton
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