Tilden Declines Nomination While Reform Key to Democracy
In New York Samuel J. Tilden discusses the Democratic race and reform as the party’s issue. He says he cannot undertake a national campaign again due to age and infirmity, and urges that his name not be used. He mentions possible contenders Hoadly Payne Randaly and notes Republican options Blaine or Arthur.
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New York
Atlanta Constitution
Samuel J. Tilden
South
Chicago
Hoadly
Payne
Randaly
Blaine
Arthur
Tilden declines renomination for Democratic standard bearer
Washington reports Samuel J. Tilden refuses to allow his name to be used at the convention. Randall returns from New York after urging Tilden to run. Possible successors discussed include Henry B. Payne of Ohio and Randall himself, with tariff plank disputes shaping the field. Payne seen as strongest financier but uncertain electorally, Randall weaker on tariff yet favored for leadership by some.
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Washington
Randall
New York
Samuel J. Tilden
Philadelphia
Tilden
Henry B. Payne
Ohio
Samuel J. Randall
Pennsylvania
Payne
Mr. Randall
Mr. Payne
Cincinnati
House
Chicago
Vote for Arthur Just Once in Virginia Readjusters Delegation
Virginia Readjusters plan to elect delegates to the Republican National Convention in Chicago. A delegate-at-large told a Globe correspondent that the delegation will vote for Arthur. He said the vote would be given him once and that all members oppose James. The President has been a Readjuster ally, but distrust is growing due to recent conduct.
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Virginia Readjuster
Arthur
Boston Globe
Washington
Virginia Readjusters
Chicago
Roodinaset Party
Reparaates
Jame
Blindness Ends A Strained Branford Marriage
On the outskirts of Branford John Dawson and his wife, long unhappy, quarrel again over a trifling matter. During the dispute Dawson struck his wife, wounding the second eye and leaving her blind in one eye, continuing a pattern of domestic violence after years.
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New Haven
Branford
John Dawson
Dawson
Orry
Vio
Woman Left Stone Blind After Brutal Attack
The article reports a brutal assault on a woman whose remaining eye was so badly injured that she will be permanently blind. Details on the attacker or location are not provided in the readable text.
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Gos
Romance of a Happy Marriage Unites Two Families in St Louis
In St Louis Rev. Mr. Ingraham joins Miss Minnie Newington to Englishman Frederick I Goodwin of Goodwin Brothers publishers New York. A long family saga began in Victoria Australia with a will lost at sea and ending here when Miss Minnie marries the New York financier. The Goodwin fortune returns via this union linking Canada Australia England and New York families.
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St. Louis
Ingraham
New York City
St. Lous
Victoria
Australia
England
Canada
Washington University
Miss Goodwin
Harry Newington
Minnie Newington
Frederick I. Goodwin
Goodwin Brothers, Publishers
Broadway
New York
Sixth Avenue
Manufacturing and labor in the western states and New England
The article reports 13,691 manufacturing establishments across California Colorado Kansas Nebraska Nevada Oregon and eight territories with capital of 98 million and 68 505 men 5068 women and 2744 children earning 33 million annually producing goods worth 203 million while consuming 128 million in materials California alone accounts for over 116 million of output. It notes twenty year growth across regions with Midland and New England leading gains. It mentions a Scranton mill producing 120 foot rails and a Pittsburg glass strike over a 20 percent cut. Also gifts and declines in Newmarket library, Groton mill, Fall River orders, and Portland fishing production figures.
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Missouri River
California
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Nevada
Oregon
Middle Western
Alleghanies
Missouri
New England
United States
Middle States
Scranton
Pittsburg
John Webster
Newmarket Mills
Newmarket
N. H
Groton
Woonsocket
Fall River
Portland
Buried gold legends stir Savannah treasure tale
Legends of buried wealth in Georgia captivate locals as reports say a fortune once hidden by John J. Jones near a plantation may be found after deep holes and vanishing treasure seekers. Authorities note the tale’s persistence since the 19th century.
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Savannah
Georgia
Bear
A Convict's Bride Saves High-Born Lover in Virginia
In Staunton Virginia Abbie Peters a poor 19 year old girl defies family law and visits jailed fiancé John W Johnson who was sentenced to two years for wronging her. The attorney general promises a pardon if they wed. The Johnson family agrees and the ceremony is held. The groom is released as papers clear.
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Staunton
John W. Johnson
Abbie Peters
Jonson
Joheson
Palatka undertaker is a lady in city notes
Scraps From the South reports Palatka’s city undertaker is a lady. It notes Savannah Georgia’s claim to the oldest opera house in the United States and mentions various Southern industry anecdotes including Georgia mill supply, Gainesville match output, and a cyclone curiosity at Mr Blacks yard in Darling ton.
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Palatka
Savannah
United States
William Barbee
Robertson County
Tennessee
South
Atlanta
Georgia Mill Supply Company
Gainesville
Georgia
Darlington
S. O
Blacks
Brown
Gibson County
Tenn
Taylorsville
Free Trade Club Dinner Sparks Debate on Union and Tariffs
The New York Free Trade Club held its annual dinner at Delmonico's as speakers urged a reformation of taxation toward limited federal powers and free trade. Carlisle argued for a strong central government with revenue duties, while Wells warned that tariff reform is needed to revive industry, citing rising production costs and stagnation. The event featured toasts on Our Federal Union, Equality Before the Law, and Tariff Reform, underscored by a period voice and historical references.
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New York
New York Free Trade Club
Delmonico’s
Federal Union
J. G. Carlisle
Zebulon B. Vance
Cox
United States
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Savannah
Mobile
Charleston
Congress
America
David A. Wells
Democratic Party
Bayard
Pendleton
Beckes
Francis Adams
Henry Wardecker
Shooting for a Wife in Pennsylvania Ends in Shootout
In Goldmine Pennsylvania a love affair between Ezekiel Henry and Mary Christerman triggered a deadly clash as her father and two neighbors pursued them. Henry and Christerman fled, resulting in gunfire that left the elder farmer and a neighbor wounded while Henry was also struck.
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Goldmine
Penn
Ezekiel Henry
Mary Christerman
Henry
Miss Christerman
Lebanon
Israel Moyer
Isaac Swope
Christerman
Hii
Moyer
Swope
Kisa
Astor Estate: Mountain of Wealth in Third Richest Man Tale
A New York Morning Journal profile portrays John Jacob Astor as the Union’s third wealthiest man and head of a vast estate valued at 90 to 100 million dollars. It details real estate holdings across Broadway and Wall Street, tax implications, and a quiet investment approach.
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John Jacob Astor
United States
New York Morning Journal
Journal
Astor
John Jacob
William B
New York
Mr. Astor
Astor House
Widewas
Astor Estate
Chambers Street
Broadway
Wall Street
Astor Library
West Twenty-sixth Street
Fifth Avenue
Khelnecliffe on-the-Hudson
Terrific cyclone devastates Saline county area and Mississippi farms
A southern storm reports describe a funnel cloud and roaring winds tearing down trees fences and buildings. widespread property damage hits Saline county and Mississippi plantations near Starkville and Canton Aberdeen rail line and several plantations. Damages exceed substantial sums with College losses pegged around 11 500 and total impacts nearing 100 000.
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Mississipp
Starkville
Miss
Canton, Aberdeen & Nashville Railroad
Sieal’s Mills
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Thomas G. Price
R. B. Neal
J. L. Bell
KE. G. Richey
J. J. Culpepper
John Shirley
Fast mail train could cut cross country travel time
Washington dispatch notes the Post Office Department views the new fast mail train as more important than reducing New York to Chicago time. Railroads out of Chicago are expected to add fast trains to depart with the mail, shortening West and Northwest passenger travel by about nineteen to twenty four hours. Several leading lines are already taking steps to implement.
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Washington
Post Office Department
New York
Chicago
Fast mail service extended to Ogden and beyond
The Chicago and New York fast mail, arriving on the Burlington train, will be transferred to the Union Pacific evening train. Chicago papers reach Denver and Cheyenne the day after publication, and Ogden and Salt Lake City by the second evening after publication. San Francisco readers show demand for the improved service extending to Ogden. Central Pacific questions its permanence. The fast mail waits fourteen hours at Ogden for the Central Pacific start.
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San Francisco
Omaha
Chicago
New York
Burlington
Union Pacific
Denver
Cheyenne
Ogden
Salt Lake
Central Pacific
Terrible mine explosion rocks Pocahontas West Virginia
A midnight blast at Flat-F mine in Pocahontas county tears through the shaft and shops killing or maiming around 150 miners. Italians, Germans, Hungarians, and other workers are reported among the victims as flames, smoke, and debris engulf the scene and rescue attempts fail.
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Lynxcapuure
Maren 16
Pocahontas
Tazewell County
Glassee
Villae
Teleam
Lynchburg
George Dodds
Carlo Franchi
Tve
Wedding in Baltimore Ends Jury Romance with Bride’s Reward
In Baltimore last week F L Barreda Turner married Maud W Caldwell, daughter of Dr. John J Caldwell. Turner, a corn and flour exchange member and former juror on Caldwell’s suit to set aside an $80,000 will, wed after a long courtroom romance sparked by his favorable verdict and the young lady’s charms. The lengthy trial over John Tollyjobes’s contested will featured juror glances, whispered notes, and the court’s denial of a new trial before the couple’s quiet Saturday wedding.
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Baltimore
F. L. Barreda Turner
Maud W. Caldwell
Caldmore
Turner
Miss Caldwell
Eli
Hf Gans
Dime Museum
Tie
Turver
Mr. Turner
Bin
Eleven Year Old Boy Nerves Wild Yosemite Encounter
James Lawrence and Pike, famed Yosemite guides, recount a winter camp tale near Alder creek. An eleven year old half breed Indian boy hunted a buck, killed it, then faced a buck attack, followed by two California lions and a bear. The boy fled through deep snow toward camp, yelling for help. Lawrence and Pike aided, finding prints and animal tracks showing the lions and bear seemingly consulting before separating.
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Mariposa (Col
James Lawrence
Pike
Yosemite Valley
Alder Creek
Big Tree Station
Merced River
Lawrence
California
Can
Beth
Seeking an Heiress in Milwaukee Heiress Hunt for Miss Freeman
MilwaUkee March 14 An English detective arrives seeking Miss A M Freeman formerly of Camberwell England who vanished six months ago and has traveled across the United States She inherits $80000 from an uncle and was last seen with eight trunks her parents fear she is dead until she is located and wealth remains with the government until her status is confirmed.
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Milwaukee
M. Freeman
Camberwell
Eng
Chicago
California
Miss Freeman
The Future of the South Speech by Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis spoke in Jackson on the life of S. S. Prentiss but cited health preventing a full address. He recalled his own past and Mississippi, asserted his citizen privileges, and expressed faith in Southern progress as state officials and many citizens attended.
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Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Jackson, Miss
Prentiss
House
United States
South
Supreme Court
Ontario Faces Seizure Claim Over Railways and Secession Talk
Ontario lawmakers rail at Dominion control of provincial railways after Manitoba hints at leaving Confederation. Credit Valley and other lines, previously municipal funded, now risk subordination to federal authority. Premier and opposition warn secession if Ottawa imposes nationwide railway rules. Ontario passes resolutions asserting provincial control over non interconnected lines.
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Toronto
Manitoba
Canada
Ontario
William Pardee
Crown Lands of
Domin Fon
Privy Council
Credit Valley
Michigan Central
St. Thomas
Gray & Bruce
Canadian Pacific
Hte Railway
Confederation
Blues
Quebec
Dominion
Reformers of
House
Ontario Policy in Threatening Secessions
A local minister of the crown lands speech in the Ontario Legislature is described as a threat to central government over railway and provincial matters. A prominent politician warns that continued federal intervention could trigger Ontario Manitoba and Quebec to demand Sir John Macdonald resign.
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Ontario
Toronto
Canada
Crown Lands
Manitoba
Quebec
Sir John Macdonald
Very Active Fenians Promised Rifles Near Manitoba Frontier
A Fargo dispatch reports Fenian activity rising with a Manitoba plan. A committee returning from Manitoba says 1,500,000 breech loading rifles are near the frontier and borders will be cut off when action starts. Dominion forces in Manitoba total about 2,600 troops.
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St. Paul
Fargo
C. T
Manitoba
Fedaws
Dominion
Chained to a Cow Brutal Connecticut Punishment Exposed
Report by Mr. Thrall of the Connecticut Humane Society describes severe cruelty in East Lyme where a father and an elderly man mistreated children aged 7 to 13. A 13 year old boy was chained to a cow and left to endure exposure while the town selectmen earlier failed to intervene. Thrall has taken the cases in charge and a local justice suspended judgment for thirty days.
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Connecticut
FE. D. Thrall
Connecticut Humane Society
East Lyme
Mr. Thrall
Justice of the Peace
DeathBed Confession Reveals Long-Silent Murder
Dayton, March 16 A deathbed confession by Mrs Catherine Kett claims she murdered her daughter Christine Kett eighteen years ago. Christine was found dead in her mother's house on January 11, 1867, with a bloody axe nearby. Mrs Kett says she killed after being angered by her daughter's overnight truancy and then framed others. she died soon after.
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Dayton
Catherine Kett
Christine Kett
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Bishop Simpson
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