Washington Headlines on Sherman and Weaver Actions
In Washington on February 11 General Sherman faces possible congressional scrutiny for alleged malfeasance related to army bands and threatening letters to Congressman Speer. Reports suggest possible court martial for addressing Congress improperly and coercing a legislator, amid war department rules. Also notes Weaver’s renewed bid to require rapid debt repayment and a New York bullion club petition on currency limits, plus a newly discovered comet announced by the Smithsonian from Cape Town.
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Washington
General Sherman
Congress
Congressman Speer
Georgia
Atlanta
Speer
Secretary of War
Sherman
War Department
Army
Army of the
United States
Luther
New York Bullion Club
House Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
Warner
Interview on Grant and 1880 politics reshapes party loyalties
New York dispatch reports Senator Blaine and Congressman Springer weighing Grant's prospects and Blaine's chances against Grant in Illinois and nationally. Springer criticizes Grant as ambitious and divides Republicans while Democrats weigh Tilden’s viability and New York dissensions influence the convention and potential campaign issues.
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New York
Senator Blaine
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Washington
Nhon
Meral Ewing
Ohio
Tilden
William M. Sprin
Illinois
Astor House
Grant
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Blaine
Repulican
Nho
Sherman
Washburne
New York State
Congress
Greenback Party
Mr. Tilden
Bloodied Shirts as Republican Slogan in Campaign Talks
The passage argues political campaigns lack court precision and often show party divergence. It predicts broad debate this year and asserts the bloody shirt will dominate Republican rhetoric, regardless of whether Grant or Blaine secures the nomination.
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Grant
Blaine
Rail line carnage as quarter mile of iron hits barn
A gravity railroad in Oil City collapses into Mrs. Case’s barn and James House area. Rails slide at 45 mph tearing through home structures, shattering an outhouse and chimney, with fifty feet of furrowed ground. Property owners seek compensation as railroad owners collect scattered rails.
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Henry Case
James House
David Lindersmith
Maet
Ondersmith
Minister's Wife Arrested in New York for Elopement
Mrs Eloise B Walker wife of Reverend Charles E Walker of Somerset Massachusetts and George Fr Tinkham a stableman were brought before Justice Kilbreth in the Tombs on a charge of eloping. The pair were arrested aboard the Fall River steamer Old Colony in state-room No 8 after a message from Rev Dr Walker. The judge discharged them saying no offence was charged or proven.
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New York
Eloise B. Walker
Charles E. Walker
Somerset
Mass
George Fr. Tinkham
Kilbreth
Tombs
Kibo Hey
Steamboat Squad
Fall River
Old Colony
Massachusetts
Dr. Walker
Bb. Davis
Tinkham
Mrs. Walker
Clerman
Plymouth County
Ale
Fallver
Justice Kilbreth
Princess Louise Injured In Royal Sleigh Accident
In Ottawa the covered sleigh carrying Princess Louise, with Colonel McNiel and Mrs Langham, overturned after leaving government house grounds. The princess sustained facial cuts and neck strain, Mrs Langham bruised, and Her Excellency briefly confused. Doctors cared for them. the drawing room event was postponed.
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Ottawa
H. R. H. Princess Louise
Colonel McNiel
Langham
Government House
Sfon
Bagat
Desperate criminal breaks jail and murders wife
Evansville Ind Feb 13 Patrick Graham arrested in Henderson Ky for brutal beating of his wife. He broke jail, tracked his wife to the Idlewild steamer wharf and shot her three times in the head, breast and neck, killing her instantly before escaping in the crowd.
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Evansville
Ind
Patrick Graham
Henderson
Idlewild
Spurgeon Attacks Government in Reform Sermon
Rev Charles Spurgeon attacked England's rulers calling their wars bloody and oppressing nations in a sermon at the Tabernacle after returning from Mentone. He warned pride would bring a fall and divine chastisement would be terrible.
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Lonpos
Charles Spurgeon
the Tabernacle
Mentone
England
Barrack Collapse Near Constantinople Kills 220 Soldiers
London reports a three story barrack near Constantinople collapsed during a fete, initial tallies cited 200 dead and 300 wounded. Later confirmation adjusted totals to 220 killed and 856 wounded, many fatally, as details emerged from Constantinople.
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London
Constantinople
Lonpon
French Sailors Dismissed After Insult and Riot in Alexandria
The Alexandrian caimacan dismissed for ill treatment of French sailors who, after celebrating Jour de L An, faced orange peel missiles and stones from Mohammedan youths. Clashes escalated as Syrians armed with knives and swords joined, property damage occurred at the Spanish vice-consul residence, and fire was opened on the French by the caimacan's forces. Fifteen sailors were wounded, eight by bullets.
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Paris
Alexandretta
Weeiee Ie
Hammedans
Russian Revolutionists Seize Black Nihilist Paper
A St Petersburg despatch reports police seizing the revolutionary paper The Black printed in secrecy. Copies reached czar officials and private apartments, with multiple arrests and fear of abdication versus a bloodier revolution.
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Vienna
St. Petersburg
Czarewitch
Europe
France
Germany
England
Alexander
Birmingham
John Bright
Russia
Austria
Italy
Grant’s Mexico Visit Tour Reported by Sheridan
An article here intimates General Grant’s tour in ACCOM, arranged by Sheridan, with details of the visit published today. The report hints at plans in Mexico and Chicago around February 15, suggesting a formal itinerary and potential public reception.
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Chicago
Grant
Sheridan
ANOTHER ENOCH ARDEN
A Connecticut Sun tale recounts John Burton, a steady English factory worker in Tuckahoe, who helps his supposed widow wife return to her first husband, Thomas Burton, as family ties and past loyalties drive a troubling marriage reunion. The couple plan to move back, and Thomas, aged thirty, awaits.
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New York Sun
John Burton
Tuckahoe India Rubber
Tuckahoe
Harlem
Hodgeman
Burton
Canada
Thomas Burton
John
Thomas
Candy
Domestic Infelicity Involves Boston Couple In NYC Scuffle
New York February 14 John Towele formerly of Boston and his wife Kate faced a police action after she sought an arrest order. Kate alleged threats and read a threatening letter, while Towele claimed she left him for a dissolute life and returned to New York. Justice Duffy dismissed the case, noting no law compels a wife to reside with her husband.
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New York
John Towele
Boston
Kate
Towele
New Brunswick
Onty-Fifth Street
Towgle
State Court of
New Jersey
Duffy
Aeco Y
Panama Canal Feasibility Report Supports De Lesseps Plan
The international scientific commission presented to M. De Lesseps finds the canal route proposed feasible and urges construction with an artificial lake at the upper Chargres valley, a 2000 metre pier at Colon, and a total estimated cost of 170 million dollars. The project would take eight years and tolls are set at fifteen francs per ton.
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New York
Panama
International Scientific Commission of Engineers
Panama Canal
M. de Lesseps
M. J. Disks
Bay of Colon
German saloon keeper shoots self before wedding
New York February 15 Claude Heitmann a 28 year old German proprietor of a lager beer saloon shot himself in the head this afternoon and lay in a pool of blood awaiting death. He intended to marry this evening and friends found him after the act. Business troubles were blamed for the attempted suicide.
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New York
Claude Heitmann
Preaene
Heitmann
Maine Supreme Court Opinions Misapplied by Judges
A Massachusetts jurist analyzes Maine Supreme Court opinions in a critique noting judges limit their answers to questions of law, while improperly implying facts and misapplying statutes. The piece highlights dots and scattering in returns, mandatory versus directory provisions, and questions on quorum and signatories, arguing for stricter adherence to constitutional and legislative intent. A fire in Chicago at the Empire storage warehouse is also reported.
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Council
Maine
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Supreme Court of Maine
Dillon
Martin
Reynolds
New Salem
Board of Selectmen
Commonwealth
Chicago
Curiaco
Empire
South Market Street
Phillip Wadsworth
William Dickerson
Calvin J. Stambaugh
Large Fire Destroys Whiskey, Seed, and Provisions Stock
Fire gutted a building occupied by Chapin & Gore, Lawrence & Martin, and Wallace & Kingman, with 500 barrels of liquor valued at 15000, 50 barrels at 13000, and 3000 bags timothy seed at 5000. The first and second stories and basement held dried fruits, seeds, flour, and canned goods, all badly damaged by fire and water. Building loss estimated at 250000 and stock at 400000. Origin not known but suspected boiler room or spontaneous combustion.
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Chapin & Gore
Lawrence & Martin
Wallace & Kingman
Tacit Confession of Guilt Debated in Maine State House
In Augusta February 13 a fierce house debate followed an order by Mr Plaisted to have the bribery investigating committee proceed at once. Witnesses Swan and Harrison accuse Wallace R White of bribery to join the Republicans. The order passed after two hours of discussion by 74 yeas, 34 nays, 43 absent. The investigation will not cover Clark and Cushman’s charges.
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Maine
Wallace R. White
Auousta
Plaisted
Lincoln
Fusion
Clark
Nobleboro
Cushman
Stierman
Rew
Swan
Harrison
Ple
Editor Byrne Arrested for Bigamy in New York
Charles A. Byrne, editor of Truth and former Dramatic News, was held in $1600 bail after being arrested on a bigamy charge. Laura E. Byrne, formerly Lizzie Timian, accuses him of remarriage in Canada. Byrne claims the 1878 marriage ended. authorities seek trial, while Truth editorials hint at political entanglements.
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New York
eCharles A. Byrne
Dramatic News
Truth
Jefferson Market
Byrne
Laura E. Byrne
Lizzie Timian
Canada
Alfa
Tweed Times
Marcus Cicero Stanley
Anthony Comstock
John D. Townsend
Oley
Timian
Townsend
Truth Issues
Sidney P. Nichols
Marcus Aberoley
Mysterious Case: Woman Claims Drugging and Assault in New York
A 28 year old woman arrested for intoxication after a ferry stop says six men drugged and assaulted her at an undisclosed New York house and held her until Friday. She gave the name Jane Anderson and refuses to reveal her true identity, husband, or location, seeking hospital admission in Brooklyn.
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New York
Hamilton Ferry
Butler Street
Long Island College Hospital
Plymton
Jane Anderson
New York City
Scotland
Brooklyn
Garrotted by women in Jersey City robbery
New York reports three colored women from Philadelphia assaulted retired merchant Thomas F Phillips in a dark hallway. They bound his neck and eyes, robbed him of $5, then beat him and stole $80 plus a heavy gold chain before fleeing. Police traced the suspects to a Jersey City ferry. Names given as Mary Vanderbeck Elizabethigon and Jane Henderson.
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New York
Thomas F. Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Wes
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Mary Vanderbeck
Elizabethigon
Jane Henderson
Murder Confession Tells Of Indianapolis Crime
Mrs Brown admits her husband Brown was murdered by her lover Joseph Wade. She recounts hearing a heavy blow outside, finding Brown’s body at the gate, Wade urging her to go inside, then Wade dragging the body in a buggy and disposing of it. Wade claims no truth in the confession. The item mentions employment ads at Turnoose Bureau in Boston.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Brown
Joseph Wade
Wade
Cyclone Ravages New Caledonia Wrecks Ships and Homes
A Sydney despatch reports a ferocious cyclone hit New Caledonia on January 24. Winds reached 100 miles per hour, seas rose unusually high, and several anchored ships were wrecked. Houses unroofed and residents crushed in ruins. Widespread damage affected villages, mines, and Ducos settlement.
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London
Sidney
New South Wales
New Caledonia
Numia
South America
Mexico
Australia
Ducos
France
Western Tornado Wrecks Homes Bridges and Church
Cincinnati reports detail a massive tornado sweeping through Louisville Nashville and other points. Destruction includes 15 Nashville dwellings 20 business houses and St Pauls Church with major damage to bridges and mills. A nine person family drowned near Mayfield and railroad bridges were washed away. Damage impacts Ky towns from Frankfort to Harrodsburg as rivers rise and city streets flood.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Nashville
Tenn
Rhea & Sons
St. Paul's Church
Louisville and Nashville
City
Field & Nashville Refactoring Company
Custom
First Colored Church
Northern Methodist
St. Paul's
Mayftield
Millersburg
Foster
Lincoln County
Stamford
Burnett’s Undertaker’s
Crab Orchard Springs
Harrodsburg
Salt River
Banon
Cumberland and Ohio
Lebanon
Campbellsville
Frankfort
Edwards
Floods sweep Nashville and Ohio river banks in 1870s style alarm
Evansville reports the Barren river ten inches above prior records with rising waters inundating countryside and wrecking livestock. The Bridgeport steamboat was refloated after repairs and placed in a dry dock. Nashville braces for the Cumberland overflow as hundreds evacuated while Ohio River in a seasonal boom nears 1876 highs and floodwaters rise through low structures.
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Evansville
Ind
Bridgeport
Old Ferry Point
Baxter Wrecking Company
Hull
Laura
Vulcan
Nashville
Cumberland
Extensive Rolling Mills Additions at North Chicago Mills
The North Chicago Rolling Mills Company plans new steel works at Soutce, on fifteen acres, costing about $2,000,000. The plant will be ready in a year, include four blast furnaces and Bessemer converters, and employ a large workforce to process 25,000 tons of ore annually and produce 90,000 tons of rails.
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Chicago
North Chicago Rolling Mills Company
Soutce
Bessemer
Assassination Attempt In Sanowiceu Retiree Home
Two men burst into H. P. Allen's Sanowiceu Illinois residence at midnight and fired four shots. One bullet hit Allen in the heart and another near his brain during a struggle. His wife hid in a closet as authorities arrest two suspects on site.
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District of Columbia
Randall
Blackburn
House Military Committee
John Porter
Smithsonian Institute
Astronomer Royal
Gill
Cape Town
Congressman Springer
Oil City
Penn
Nene
Subuylkill County
Lorne
Louise
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the Irish Relief Movement
Mansion House Fund
Dr. Power
St. Johns
N. F
Varis
Cardinal Guibert
James Gordon Bennett
New York Relief Committee
Epen
New York Herald Irish Relief Fund
Agron Burr
Enoch Arden
Nobie John Burton
M. de Lessepa
West Stacey
Bona
Maine “Law
Charlies A. Byrne
Strance
Kob
Atly
Turnoose Employment Bureau
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