The Death of Senator Carpenter and Public Business
Washington notes indicate a tight schedule to dispose of all public business by Friday, with key bills stalled or advanced through committee and conference. The Senate and House struggle over Sundry Civil, river and harbor, funding, and apportionment bills, raising the possibility of an extra session and a potential presidential veto on the river and harbor bill.
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Washington
Senate
Military Academy
Post Office
District of Columbia
House
Tucker
Logan
Calumet, Til
Scandal In Venezuela Claims Case Hits Congress
Washington February 28 The House foreign affairs committee submitted a bill to send all claims against Venezuela adjudicated by the 1868 mixed commission to the court of claims. It cites corruption among the commission Stillwell Talmage and Murray alleging a scheme to skim fees, issue bearer certificates, and divert funds.
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Washington
Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
Venezuela
Court of Claims
Stillwell
Talmage
United States
Murray
Commission
Senator Carpenter Dies in Washington Wisconsin Senator Carpenter Dead
Senator Matthew A. Carpenter of Wisconsin died at his Washington home on Thursday from Bright's disease. Born 1824 in Moretown Vermont, he served in the Senate from 1869 to 1875 and again two years ago, leaving a noted legal career and Republican leadership legacy. Henry D. Cooke, former territorial DC governor and Jay Cooke & Co. partner, also died in Georgetown from Bright's disease.
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Washington
Matthew A. Carpenter
Wisconsin
Bright
Carpenter
Mr. Carpenter
Moretown
West Point
Rufus Choate
Senate
Milwaukee
Howe
GLOBE
Henry D. Cooke
Wasni Indton
District of Columbia
Georgetown
Jay Cooke & Co
Ohio
Republican Schemes for Gaining Control and Senate Outlook
Washington February 28 Democrats confident of securing Senate organization after Senator Carpenter’s death. Republicans discuss delaying executive session to allow Wisconsin to name a successor. If a March 4 inauguration shifts power, Democrats could reorganize committees before Republicans regain control. Senate caucus plans and credentials review unfold as parties seek leverage.
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Washington
Carpenter
Senate
Hayes
Wisconsin
Garfield
Thurman
Wallace
Democrats Favor One Organization If They Control
The report notes that supporters would prefer keeping a single organization and its officers should the Democrats gain control.
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Cus
Ireland's Struggle and Coercion Debate Deepens
New York reports on the coercion bill passage in Parliament and the Irish rent and land fight. Objections focus on landlords' powers, evictions, and the possible shift toward land reform. Parnell and O'Kelly defend approach while Castelar counsels alliance with English radicals. Arch bishop McCabe urges moderation amid legal agitation.
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Castelar
Ireland
Maprip
Parnell
Rochefort
Unwilling Providence Marriage Sparks Bigamy Case
Austin E B Morraty a 23 year old railroad fireman from Grove street left town after a drunken escapade led to a mistaken marriage to Miss Phebe Brown of Putnam. A forged letter allegedly by Mrs Brown produced a marriage certificate and Morraty fled to Providence fearing arrest. His first wife and her family remain devoted, while Morraty’s in law family grieves over the situation.
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Providence
Austin EB. Morraty
Grove Street
Morraty
New York & New England Railroad
Willimantic
Phebe Brown
Brown
Far West
Austin
The Mantle of Charity and the Gray Coat Mystery
A gray coat figures in two court cases as a suspected pickpocket garment. In Municipal Court the coat is held for trial after witnesses identify it. in Superior Court a theft at Providence depot leads to the coat being linked to the thief. The judge rejects the defense claim that only the coat was identified and jokes about the garment as the mantle of charity while keeping the wearer in custody.
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Providence
Eliot Street
Foster
Small-Pox Scare Jolts Meriden Conn Community
In Meriden Connecticut a small pox scare unfolds as an Italian woman infected with the disease fled to Hartford where she died in the pesthouse after delays. John Marinan a wood engraver dies after illness. Mrs John Biron a French Canadian boarding in a dense Italian quarter is found with the disease in its worst form. An infant dies and fear of an epidemic grows.
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Meriden
Conn
Hartford
John Marinan
John Biron
The Northwest Storm Disrupts Rail Traffic
The February storm across Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michigan proves the season’s harshest so far with extensive wind and snow. Telegraph lines iced over and some poles toppled. Trains halt nationwide freight blocked and service limited as telegraph reports arrive slowly from the region.
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Chicaco
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Ireland’s Coercion Fight Deepens as Reform Looms
Chicago Times editor in London transcribes A M Sullivan on why coercion bills faced long resistance. He cites three motives: preventing bloodshed, shifting 70,000 pounds and Land League assets to safer shores, and delaying to reduce illegal acts. He warns England will face resistance as land reform spreads.
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F. B. Wilkie
Chicago Times
London
A. M. Sullivan
Ireland
Davitt
Land League
House of Commons
England
Grant Refuses Washington Attendance at Inauguration
Gen. Grant says he will not be in Washington for the inauguration and will leave New York on March 7 for Mexico via Chicago and St. Louis. He prefers solitude over the crowd and may travel only to urge Congress to act justly toward Japan by returning indemnity from the Simonoseki affair.
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The
Pall Mall Gazette
New York
Gen. Grant
Washington
Hayes
White House
Garfield
Mexico
Chicago
St. Louis
Congress
Japan
Simonoseki
Tragic shooting ends with self harm attempt in Bloomington
William Lowery, 18 near Bloomington, pointed a loaded revolver at his sister Mary after assuming it was empty. The weapon fired, wounding Mary in the neck near the jugular, and Lowery turned the pistol on himself, but a bystander restrained him.
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Bloomington
William Lowery
Here
Bartaby
Mary
Irish Famine Appeal Letter to Victor Hugo Excerpt
Cable reports Parnell's February 24 1881 letter to Victor Hugo urging advocacy for Ireland. He frames the struggle as a social fight of 6 million workers against a privileged foreign-backed elite, detailing famine, dispossession, and hunger while landlords profit. The excerpt ends amid denunciation of the oppressive system.
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Boston Globe
Paris
Parnell
Victor Hugo
Aland
Ireland
Sherman resigns as treasury secretary pro tempore named
Washington February 28 Hon John Sherman secretary of the treasury has resigned it is said and Assistant Secretary French has been appointed secretary pro tempore
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Washington
John Sherman
the Treasury
French
Return from Europe of a Band of Indian Braves
A real live Blackfoot princess Marie-Julie Meonemuchs returned from Europe with fifteen natives in costume. She described successful engagements in England and plans for France, but English dislike and a manager’s illness shortened the tour, prompting an early homeward journey.
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Europe
England
France
New York
Canada
Havre
Marie-Julie Meonemuchs
Sudden Return of a Long-Lost Husband in Woonsocket
In Woonsocket Providence a long missing husband Albert Paine reappears after 27 years. He had vanished after leasing land to William A. Andrew and was presumed dead. His wife remarried Andrew Cole and raised their son A B Paine, now suing Andrew for the leased property. Paine plans to return to New Hampshire. the wife’s next move is unclear.
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Providence
Woonsucket
Albert Paine
Woonsocket
William A. Andrew
Andrew B. Cole
Paine-Cole
Leon
New Hampshire
Paine
Confiding Wife Abandoned as Husband Robs Hotel Room
Bourra o February 28 A Boston couple registered at the Bonney House as Sutton and wife. The wife awoke gasping after the room was sealed from outside. Jewelry worth 1800 missing. Sutton believed to have drugged her then fled toward the Dominion. Mrs Sutton left for New York after informing authorities.
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Bourra O
Bonney House
Sutton
Boston
Mrs. Sutton
Mr. Sutton
Dominion
New England
New York
Wouldn't be Arrested by a Black Man
February 28 Tuesday at Floyd courthouse Justice Miller issued a warrant for arrest of William Cole a white and appointed Jefferson Johnston a negro special constable to arrest Cole. The constable fearing trouble brought a second negro. Cole barricaded door and fought as his ammo ran out then escaped by back door.
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Ricum Monvd
Floyd
Cole
Dutch heir claim debunked. Holland native robs tale ends
Roelof van Baren of Holland was reported to have inherited about 25 million dollars from Rotterdam. Court records in Grand Rapids show a man of the same name was convicted in 1872 for obtaining goods under false pretences by claiming a Dutch fortune, then disappeared after serving one year in state prison.
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Grand Rapids
Roelof van Baren
Holland
Rotterdam
Vrijheids
Hollandsch
Paul Boyton Surrenders to the Chileans
Watertown man C C Eaton reports a letter from Cadet Engineer Smith aboard the Lackawanna off Peru stating that famed swimmer Paul Boyton surrendered to Chileans on January 20 while with Senor de la Bort. The message confirms Boyton’s surrender during the coast cruise near Peru.
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Paul Boyton
Chicago
C. C. Eaton
Watertown
Wis
Smith
Lackawanna
Peru
Aling Senor de la Bort
Pw Chilians
The British Whipped General Colley Killed in Transvaal Fight
A dispatch from London reports a severe battle in the Transvaal where General Sir George P. Colley was killed. British forces, including the Fifty-eighth Regiment, faced heavy losses with as many as 400 dead and only seven escapees. The Boers claim decisive victory as ammunition ran out and collapse followed. General Evelyn Wood plans to return to Newcastle.
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Lonpox
Durban
Gays
Transvaal
George P. Colley
Magela Mountain
Bond
George Colley
Evelyn Wood
War Office
Ledge
Bona
Newcastle
Colley
Lonnox
Fifty-Eighth
Emperor William's Grandson Weds Princess Victoria in Berlin
Princess Augusta Victoria of Holstein Augustenberg married Prince Frederick Wilhelm Victor Albert amid grand splendor. The bride wore white damask, a long silver brocade train, and the crown. the bridegroom wore Guards uniforms. Emperor Wilhelm and royal guests attended, artillery salutes marked the union, followed by banquet and dance.
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Augusta Victoria of
Holstein
Augustenberg
Frederick Wilhelm Victor Albert
Germany
Prince Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Saxony
Prince of Wales
Instigators of a Most Revolting Crime Punished at Bordeaux
Five Bordeaux prisoners including two officers and three women faced a harsh verdict after a long trial for grotesque abuses against two children. Three were found guilty and given lengthy terms, while Chatel Sorez and Donet were acquitted amid a tense post-trial atmosphere in Bordeaux.
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Bordeaux
Paris
Chatel
Sorez
Donet
Rodiguez
Marianne Laborde
Henry
Lady Florence Dixie Named War Correspondent for Morning Post
The London correspondent reports the Morning Post has appointed Lady Florence Dixie as war correspondent for the Transvaal. Known for defying conventions she is noted as a famed horsewoman who often rides sidesaddle in masculine fashion. Her controversial court appearance years ago drew royal displeasure.
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London
Philadelphia Telegraph
Morning Post
Florence Dixie
Transvaal
Florence
Ance
Royal rebuke drives intruding lady from court
The sovereign gave a sharp rebuke to the bold visitor who violated court propriety. The incident prompted the woman to avoid the royal precincts thereafter and seek company among more unconventional rulers elsewhere worldwide.
Fiery Death at Scranton Orphan Asylum Sheds Light
Seventeen children died in a blaze at St Patrick's Orphan Asylum Hyde Park Scranton Penn amid smoke and confusion. Fire officials say the cause is unknown as sisters and volunteers rescued others and search efforts revealed victims on the third floor.
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Scranton
Penn
St. Patrick’s Orphan Asylum
Hyde Park
Jackson Street
Lincoln Avenue
Sisters of Charity
Ste
Onde
Conquest of Peru War Destruction Reported From Panama
Martial law proclaimed across occupied Peru as Chilean forces hunt fugitives along the Oroya line. About 800 Chileans chased 4000 men, 6000 bodies lie in Liman and Chorrillos after heavy fighting. Battles on the 16th and 22d caused massive civilian casualties and fires.
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Panama
Peru
Oroya
San Lorenzo
Liman
Malecon
Lima
Ill Matched Pair in West Newton Court
A West Newton woman sought a warrant for assault against her partner after she tried to take clothes and leave him. the case was dismissed when she retracted her plea. Both testified they were not married, merely living together. They had spouses elsewhere and were later held for adultery and jailed in Cambridge pending grand jury action. the man was Charles Sears and the woman Elizabeth Hernsley.
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West Newton
Arties
Parks
England
Toronto
Canada
North Village
Cambridge
Charles Sears
Elizabeth Hernsley
Poisonous sausage menaces Pittsburg family terror
Pittsburg February 28 Henry Merrit his wife and three children ages 6 4 and 2 were prostrated last evening from sausage meat poison. The meat was cooked and eaten for supper. Within minutes all five vomited violently and have remained in danger of exhaustion amid great community alarm.
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Hmavoc
Pittsburg
Pittssang
Henry Merrit
Millbury Tragedy A. B. Davis Ends Life at Train Crossing
Worcrston February 27 A sad death by self destruction occurred at Millbury last evening. A. B. Davis a grocery dealer on Main street left his Maple street home with his ten year old son for his store. At the Worcester railroad crossing he shoved his boy away from the track then threw himself under an express freight train. Fourteen cars passed over him tearing limbs and mangling the body. Davis about 36 years old, in poor health. leaves a wife and two children.
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Millbury
A. B. Davis
Main Street
Maple Street
Revidence & Worcester Railroad
Davis
Perpetual Motion and Tragic End in Chicago
In Chicago on February 20 a young man killed himself at the Albion House using arsenic and morphine. Dr. Cohen of Milwaukee identifies the deceased as Morris Cohen, his brother. He had spent six months pursuing a perpetual motion machine that never worked. A separate note says his wife in Hungary obtained a divorce, prompting him to write to his brother that life was unbearable and he would end it.
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Chicago
Albion House
Cohen
Milwaukee
Wis
Morris Cohen
Hungary
Western Union Stock Action in Telegraph Suit
In New York on February 28 the court granted Western Union’s request to set aside the order for examination of the Lutons and other directors of Western Union and American Union telegraph companies with $10 costs. The injunction against issuing $16,622,590 in capital stock for distribution to stockholders is continued while the broader injunction is dissolved and the rest is not yet argued.
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New York
Telegraph
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
American Union
Reid and Mills engagement announced in New York
The engagement of Whitelaw Reid editor of the New York Tribune to Tennie Mills daughter of D O Mills of the Bank of California is announced. Nuptials expected in a quiet handsome style at Mills mansion in New York early in March with an extended European tour planned and return next August. Miss Mills receives a $500,000 dower and many presents from relatives and friends.
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Whitelaw Reid
New York Tribune
Tennie Mills
D. O. Mills
Bank of California
Mills
Ihe Avenue
Europe
Cured of His Rupture Compliment to Dr Sherman
A letter from Brother Nico Sophin of St Bonaventure Seminary Allegany NY dated January 10 1480 describes complete cure from a large rupture after treatment by Dr J A Sherman at 251 Broadway New York. He praises the physician and urges others to seek restoration.
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Allegany
N. Y
J. A. Sherman
Broadway
Brother Nico
Sophin
Ludwig
Dr. Sherman
St. Louis
Boston
Milk Street
New York
Isk
Secretaries Manifesto Calls Spinners Meeting Tomorrow
A businesslike statement from Howard of the Fall River Spinners Association urges a general meeting to address wage misstatements in mill schedules. He alleges pay figures for Atlantic and Pacific mills are inaccurate, cites daily/spindle wages, and signals potential strikes as spinners seek fair wages without harsh action.
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Howard
Fall River Spinners
Fal. River
Atlantic
Lawrence
A New Hampshire Family Harassed by West India Flea
The Patch family of Hollis New Hampshire endured months of severe suffering from a West India flea infestation described by Dr Weet India diggers as nearly life ending. From September they avoided beds slept on a lounge and tried every remedy including salt brine as the insect tormented four inmates. Mr George S Patch, a respected local figure, objects to the notoriety and says the family has now recovered with public fear alleviated.
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Tim Gillonn
George S. Patch
Hollis
N. H
Patch
Judge Folger Declines Cabinet Post for Garfield
Clerk Perrin of the Court of Appeals says Judge Folger declined a cabinet offer from the President elect and will remain on the bench. He has notified associates he does not intend to leave the court.
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Cabinet
New York
Perrin
Court of Appeals
Folger
Garfield
Franklin Fire Ravages Virginia Town Business District Burns
A Portsmouth Va special reports Franklin, Virginia, nearly destroyed by an accidental blaze that wiped out nearly all commercial buildings. The railroad warehouses survived as the fire was checked there. Loss set at about 16,000 dollars with insurance not exceeding 50,000. The blaze started from an explosion in Jenkins grocery.
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Virginia
New York
Portsmouth
Franklin
Jenkins’ Grocery
Lyntehed for Murder near Galveston
Galveston reports the Albuquerque special claims Fauatine Gutierro linked to Colonel Potter murder in Rhode Island. A sheriff's posse removed him from jail, vigilantes hanged him, exact location and timing unclear in arcowoes the same sale years earlier.
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Galveston
Tex
Albuquerque
Fauatine Guitierro
Potter
Rhode Island
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