Contending Ambitions in a Once Happy Cabinet
Washington March 26. A long, satirical portrait of upheaval in the U S cabinet as Sherman Evarts and Schurz pursue presidential aims. The piece describes internal clashes over civil service reform and Indian policy, plus Navy Secretary Thompson's bid for a place on the ticket and Blaine's growing momentum against Grant.
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Washyeaton
Sherman
Schurz
Shermanman
Evarts
Devens
Key
Grant
Interior Department
Ang
Navy Department
Lick Thompson
Blaine
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Welles
State Department
Seward
Shanghai
New York Herald
R. W. Thompson
Treasury Department
Treasury
Herald
Congress
Guthrié
Supreme Court
Thompson
Indiana
Buchanan
Fremont
Fillmore
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Solana
Maine
Secretary of the Treasury
Grosvenor
Ohio
Kim Cee Tat Tan
Praenator
General Grant
Massachusetts
General Frant
Luther
Mining Law Reform to Define Rights of Miners and Companies
A discussion of U S mining law proposes amendments to curb litigation. It sets new claim sizes, boundary rules, and tunnel rights, aiming to apply common law principles to future locations. Proponents expect fewer disputes and broader prosperity for mining interests with tighter boundaries.
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Public Lands Commission
Committee On Mines
Belford
Colorado
Messrs. Berry
Campbell
Arizona
GLOBE
Two Days for Fifty Exchange of Names in Prison Van
In New York on March 27 Thomas Folan a Brooklyn youth convicted of petit larceny swapped names with Henry Munse a German prisoner to dodge punishment. Folan took two days and Munse fifty days in the penitentiary after the swap. Folan later confessed the ruse to Justice Semler who deferred examination.
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New Yorks
Thomas Folan
Justice Semler
Brooklyn
Folan
Raymond Street
Henry Munse
Munse
Paypes
Atlantic Avenue
Graff
Semler
Convict Labor Increased After Malicious Mischief Charge
The court held Folan guilty of malicious mischief and sent him to the penitentiary as an escaped prisoner. As a result the county receives 100 days of convict labor instead of 50.
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Folan
Petentiary
Ingersoll Lectures Sparked Abuse Claim at Dixmont Asylum
John Carroll, once deranged by Ingersoll’s words, recounts brutal treatment at Dixmont asylum in Pittsburg. He describes applied force during baths, removal of a blistered back, strait jackets, locked rooms, and repeated beatings by keepers including a Mr Harper. He details a night of confinement, medicine force, and a life‑altering spine injury, prompting his release after sending a warning letter.
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Om Crry
Penn
Robert G. Ingersoll
John Carroll
Carroll
Dixmont
Pittsburg
Harper
Arper
Lovell
Anower
Mr. Brown
Brown
Swanson
Acrobatic Feats of a Female at Park Place
Miss Fanny Greene, ward of brewer David Jones, seized Park Place residence in West New York with a ladder and revolver. Officers failed to gain entry as Greene, aided by nine supporters, entered through a window to her room and threatened to shoot Constable Kelly. After negotiations at Keogh’s office, she agreed to remove her property and to leave the house within five days, while asserting a claim to the Park Brewery property.
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West New RocuEnwe
N. Y
Fanny
Greene
David Jones
Henninger
Misa Greene
Kelly
Miss Greene
Keogh
Park-place House
Watertown hotel-keeper duped in Sunday hotel theft
John Nugen posing as a kitchen broiler befriended Watertown hotel keeper S L Batchelder at the Spring hotel on Tremont row. After supper he left then returned and departed for Boston on foot. A boarder, Frank Brown, woke to find his pocketbook missing along with cash. a silver watch remained. Police sought Nugen, described as about 50, five feet six, slender.
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Watertown
Robbea
Spring Hotel
John Nugen
Copeland
Tremont Row
L. Batchelder
Boston
Nuzen
Frank Brown
Brown
Smith
Three Girls Implicated in Lancaster School Fire Incident
A fire was set in building No 2 at the Lancaster Industrial School for Girls by three inmates. Lottie Daniels fifteen led the act with Mary Munger and Etta Gould aiding. The blaze was discovered and quickly extinguished near the stairway using red hot coals placed on a board with stockings and bedticks.
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Lancaster Industrial School
Industrial School For Girls
Lancaster
Lottie Daniels
Monson
Mary Munger
Fall River
Etta Gould
Leominster
Hamilton Woollen Company to buy Essex Mills
At a stockholders meeting this morning the Hamilton Woollen Company unanimously voted to acquire the Essex Woollen Mills and raise the company’s shares from $600000 to $1000000. Charles Merriam was elected an additional director.
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Hamilton Woollen Company
Essex Woollen Mills
Charles Merriam
Financial Matters. Boston Money and Stocks Report
Boston money market remained firm with bank balances at 6 percent and prime notes at 5 percent. New York funds traded heavy, minor bills scarce with premiums. Bank reserves fell by over 1 million, predicting easier money after April. Copper and mining shares fluctuated. copper ingot prices declined about two cents per pound. Several rail and mining stocks showed mixed movements while U.S. bonds held steady amid Treasury purchases.
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State Street
United States
New York
Wall Street
Ten
Europe
Boston
Treasury
New York Daily Commercial Bulletin
Lake
Catalpa Mining Company
Catalpa
Leadville
Evening Star
Herald Mountain Mixing Company
Colorado
Messrs. Tower, Giddings & Co
Water and
Devonshire Streets
Empire Mine
Tombstone
Arizona
A. W. Stowe
New South
Pewapic
Concord
Concord Mine
Boston Markets Report on Trade and Prices
The Boston Daily Store notes mixed trade with weather dampening some food and dry goods activity. Wool, butter, eggs, beans, and coal parts show varying strength while copper, coffee, and chemicals hold steady, and general demand remains steady for most commodities amid milder retail sales.
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Boston Daily Store
Fragmented 25 Flats and Market Notes From 175 2 25
The text presents a jumble of market items including animal names, goods prices, and freight rates. It references flats, herring, flour, wheat, corn, oils, fruits, and various commodities with scattered quotes and outside prices, typical of a dense early market page. It also includes live stock mentions from Brighton and Watertown markets with prices for cattle, cows, calves, sheep, lambs, and horses.
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Ides
Coun Ee
Kimball
Brighton
M. Pikeep
Wolfe
New York Markets Move as March Grain Prices Rise
The market report notes mixed wheat and flour prices with various grades listed. It cites flour at 4 50 to 4 90, winter shipping extras around 5 20 to 5 75, Minnesota patents at 6 55, and rye and corn meal values, alongside rye and bran figures and general exchange activity.
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Eastern
Shre Rownd
Novatia Shore
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St Louis
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Lning Choice Bakera
Melbourne
Adélaide
Liverpool
London
Iran
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Valencia
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Norfolk
Wilmington
Sicily
Valenia
Timothy
Bush
Manila
Montevideo
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Ube
Calcutta
India
Bengal
LRON
Tech Pix
Eglinton
Ironia
Lota
Russia
Sige
Rockland
Small
Lo's
New Orleans
Ford
Armer
OAS
Uae
Creameaies
Lesan
Nike
Ray
Cuba Muscovarlo
Pris Sales United
At &c
Oean
Bristol
Cork
Minnesota
Southern Bakers
Southern
Arepee Giant
Ets
Eal
Gloucester Fish Market Report From Sunday Globe
Special correspondence from Gloucester North reveals 4 seers from the Banks with about 100000 pounds halibut and 700000 pounds codfish plus 14000 pounds halibut. Week sees many vessels sailing for congnere waters as frozen stock grows scarce and market supply tight. Prices rise for codfish while prospects slow. Listings include steak cod, French tongues, mackerel, shad, and pickled fish with varied barrel quantities and oil, all reflecting a tight seasonal market.
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Sunday Globe
Gloucester
Borges
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Tarry Thompson
Mining and Miners
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Financial Matters
Boston Money and Stocks
Review OF the Week
United States Bonds
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Continental
Naumkeag
Merrimac
Tremont & Suffolk
Dwight
Lawrence
Hamilton
Franklin
Hill
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Oston Belting Company
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Wey River Navigation Company
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Choice Dairy
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Boston Daily Globe
Massachusette
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Stenmers
Rackliffe & Howe
Inc
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W. Scollana
Watertown Union
Gloucester Fish Market
John A. Dodge & Co., Bankers ‘Tdat
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