Washington fights monopoly in Congress on press and rail lines
In Washington, fierce debate over a Western Union and Associated Press monopoly escalates. Simonton of the AP testifies before the senate railroad committee, with Reiff challenging AP practices. The session features sharp questions about press fairness and news distribution amid a broader fight over Chinese immigration and rail policy.
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New York Graphic
William Lloyd Garrison on the Chinese Question
William Lloyd Garrison prints a Tribune letter protesting the Chinese exclusion. He condemns Senate debate as disgraceful and criticizes Blaine’s reasons as based on race and party interests. He cites parallels with Irish immigration, emancipation, and machinery debates, warning of possible Chinese government retaliation.
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Chinese anti immigration bill praised in Nevada praise
Reports from Virginia City Nevada celebrate the senate passage of the Chinese anti immigration bill as a magnificent triumph for the right. The morning paper calls it a lasting mercy for generations yet unborn and credits Senator Sargent with tireless efforts in securing the measure.
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Frozen to Death Near Mohegan Field
A man about thirty years old was found frozen to death in a field near Mohegan Burrillville on Saturday. He had partially undressed and laid down to sleep with a coat wrapped around a bottle of rum. Supposed to be William Yates a weaver from Upton.
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Still More Proof to Show Barron Death Mystery Solved
A New Portland letter and signed endorsement claim two men linked to the Dexter bank robbery and Barron murder. The account describes a wounded, older soldier with missing right forefinger roaming Maine towns, meeting locals after the Dexter tragedy, and suggests police may have missed key clues in tracking the suspects.
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Tilden and Rand Bid for Philadelphia Delegates
The Times Philadelphia special reports Samuel J. Tilden and Samuel J. Rand scheming to secure the Philadelphia delegation for the Democratic national convention. Barrels of money are said to be distributed as Tilden bids aggressively for Pennsylvania delegates despite editorial notes he would not bid if the presidency were auctioned.
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Pennsylvania
Glenborn Tragedy Suspect Linked to Missing Suspect
A stranger using the name William H. Perch stayed at the Oxford House in Frynzure Maine then hired a team and left for Conway New Hampshire with unsettled bills. He matches the Glenborn murder suspect description and is 20 to 25, medium height, fair, clean shaven, wearing a dark overcoat and cap. The team was tracked to Conway Eaton and Freedom New Hampshire before the trail went cold.
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Rev Frothingham resigns at Masonic Temple amid religious shifts
New York reports the Reverend Frothingham resigns from the Masonic Temple church with services ending May 1. A new Methodist pastor is slated for the Church of the Disciples, as denominational lines grow blurrier and pastors switch between denominations. The Star notes Beecher moved from Congregationalism to Universalism.
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Probable English protection of American citizens
February 17. The Herald says Congress tinkers at the army and would reduce it nearly to nothing while white settlers in Alaska flee for their lives from an enraged Indian insurrection. A British warship is up there to protect unprotected citizens in the remote territory.
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Turning points in life at De Witt Talmage's Brooklyn Tabernacle
The sermon from II Samuel xviii 32 urged young men to seek God at pivotal life moments. Talmage highlighted choosing a vocation, establishing a home, handling first success, facing sorrow, and death. He urged immediate faith and warned that without Christ one risks ruin, stressing the need for divine aid in turning points.
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Alaska Indians Threaten White Settlement After Sitka Steamer
A Victoria dispatch reports the steamship California arrived at Esquimalt after Sitka turmoil. Indians had threatened white annihilation. two murder suspects were on board en route to Portland for U S district attorney action. James Brown murdered in his cabin. plunder suspected.
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Fatal Burning Accident in Bennington Vermont
In Bennington Vermont on February 17 a mother woke to replenish a wood fire and a coal of fire in her nightdress ignited the bed. She escaped outside toward the river as help was summoned. Her daughter rushed to save her clothing caught fire and was badly burned. Mrs. Coffee died the next morning and the daughter was not expected to recover.
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Terrible Suffering in Belmont Suicide Attempt
Belmont, February 14. George W. Norris, about seventy, unmarried, in a state of temporary insanity, cut his throat with a razor in the early morning. Failing that, he went out in his night clothes and was found near a brook at about 9 o clock, apparently intending to drown himself. He was unconscious with frozen, bruised legs and is regarded as unlikely to recover.
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George W. Norris
St Louis baggage-master jailed for rifling letters
James Beech baggage master on the St Louis and Iron Mountain railroad was arrested for rifling letters. He confessed guilt and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. He claimed to have rifled 20000 letters and stolen over 10000 dollars.
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Family Hewitt Afflicted Near Northampton and Shawmut
A Hewitt family near the Northampton Street and Shawmut Avenue corner endures days of pain and suffering. Mr Hewitt, former janitor of Hotel Cheater, lived with his wife and nine children on the ground floor, and their hardship began recently when the husband fell ill.
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Tragic Heating Incident Leaves Family Suspect
A man bronzing a radiator absorbed poison from the material causing his armpit to swell and hospitalisation. His wife fell ill with typhoid and died last Wednesday. Two children contracted serious illnesses. one with erysipelas and the other with diphtheria. The father died Thursday morning. The eldest daughter aged eighteen also became gravely ill with diphtheria and was hospitalised. Sympathies arise for the affected family.
Elliott Wins Tyne Course Single Scull Championship
Elliott defeated Higgins in the Tyne course single scull race for the championship and $2000 this morning, with a large crowd of spectators witnessing the event.
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Attempted Abduction in Westfield Amid Runaway Case
In Westfield on February 16 an attempt was made to abduct Kitty White twenty-two miles from Suffield by Dubin and accomplices. Kitty resisted aided by her brother and Williams as Dubin threatened violence. Officers Major and Bixbee pursued but the group fled. a watch at livery stables was set as the gang aimed to reach Connecticut.
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Chelmsford in conference at Pietermaritzburg amid calm fronts
Telegrams from Madeira report Chelmsford in conference with Sir Bartle Frere at Maritzburg on January 27 while Zulus are repulsed from a fort on the lower Tugela. Reinforcements from India and St Helena arrive to restore near pre disaster strength as UK telegraphs cover Catholic and political shifts in Europe.
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John Chinaman and the Chinese Question in California
A Californian critic argues against Chinese immigration, detailing perceived harms in employment, wages, and social impact. The letter highlights mistreatment of white workers, alleged theft, opium use, and racial stereotypes, comparing U.S. rights for Chinese and Chinese limits in China, and warns of political and demographic consequences if massive Chinese settlement occurs. It concludes with a warning about becoming under Chinese influence and notes the author, Joan A. Fowey, Calistoga, California, dated February 6, 1872.
Four children perish in Somerville fire amid absent parents
In Augusta Maine a Somerville house fire claimed the lives of Ephraim Hysler and wife away trading, leaving three children aged four two and a half and eight months alone. The dwelling and contents burned with all occupants. A year earlier a child of the family was reportedly burned to death. Elsewhere Ex Judge D KE Este transferred over 200000 in real estate to daughter Laura S. Fisher of Baltimore.
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