Presidential veto on anti bayonet bill over military election role
President Hayes refused approval of the act to prohibit military interference at elections. He argued the measure unnecessary and dangerous, defending longstanding constitutional principles that authorize federal force to enforce laws and protect national authority during elections. He cited historical statutes from 1792 to 1807 and noted discrimination favoring states over the national government.
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Hayes
House of Representatives
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United States
Union
Congress
Tts
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Jefferson
Lincoln
Nion
National Government Abandoned by State Supremacy Claim
The text argues that employing itsee armed forces for such purposes would violate law unless authorized by state authorities. It denounces substituting state discretion for national authority as an intrusion of state control over federal duties. The speaker supports existing statutes but would back new legislation that preserves constitutional powers. Signed Burverrorp B Hayes, Executive Mansion May 12 187%.
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United States
Burverrorp B
Hayes
Stalwart Smith and Maine Gov Race Clash in Interviews
In AveGusta Maine May 15 the National Tribune publishes two interviews with Joseph L. Smith Greenback candidate for Maine governor last year and Major M M Folsom his private secretary. They reveal Republican overtures to modify Smiths financial views and Smiths firm stance on Greenback principles.
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National Tribune
Greenback
National Party
Joseph L. Smith
M. M. Folsom
Oldtown
Maine
Smith
Tribune
Lewiston
Bangor
Lewiston Journal
Leporter
National Greenback Party
Mr. Smith
Major Folsom
Republican Party
Major Smith
Ernes
Schaefer Tops Billiards World Match in Chicago Showdown
Immense Chicago crowd watches Jacob Schaefer and George Slosson duel for $1000 a side and the world three pals championship at McCormick's Hall. Schaefer scores 690 in the second inning and 805 in the third to win, averaging 83 1/4 with a record home run of 690. Slosson finishes with 44. referees and umpires from Boston and New York attend. Brunswick and Balke plan to award $100 after the match.
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Chicago
McCormick’s Hall
Jacob Schaefer
George Slosson
Schaefer
Slosson
Siosson
New York
Boston
St. Lows
Wyman H. McCreery
Charles Matthews
Marker
David Pulsifer
Charles Slosson
Heiser
Messrs
Brunswick
Balke
Naked Artist Detained After Broadway Park Escapade
In New York at 7:30 this morning a map entirely naked rushed from Union Square building 35 onto Broadway then into Central Park where bystanders watched as he bathed in the fountain basin. Officer Napoleon Kemley of the Thirtieth Street station arrested Adam Springfield after a chaotic scene at the park. Springfield, a Polish-born artist about 45, over six feet tall with a full beard, confessed to business troubles and was taken to Jefferson Market Court where he was committed to Tombs for medical examination.
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New York
Union Sq
Napoleon Bonaparte Kemley
Thirtieth Street
Janks
Adam Springfield
Jefferson Market
Justice Morgan
Poland
American Coal Demand Sparks London Unease
May 14 The rumor of an Italian firm negotiating to buy 100000 tons of American coal for immediate delivery in the United States unsettles London. A Mediterranean cargo of American coal arrived sixteen months ago and sold readily, with more than twenty cargoes sent since. The Globe foresees growing rivalry as U S coal may divert from Britain, shipping to continental ports instead of England.
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New York
United States
England
London
Mediterranean
Globe
Great Britain
American Naturalist Ernest Morris Returns From Tropics
Interview with Ernest Morris, 23, Boston visit to outfit for a fifth Amazon valley expedition. He recalls early travels, travels through Tapajos and Rio Negro regions, encounters with Indians, and collecting plants and insects. He notes climate health, rubber trade, and a mangabal tree with elastic milk properties. He plans to sail again after gathering gear priced 400 to 700 dollars.
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Para
Amazon
South America
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West
Traveler’s Boston Visit Hints at Future Orchids Patronage
An Italian traveler delivered an address before the Long Island Historical Society last week. His New York reception was pleasant though his trip to Boston was brief, and he declined a Boston appearance for now. He seeks patrons in the city for South American orchids and related curios. All aboard for New York signaled the reporter’s reminder he is not in South America.
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Morrie
Florida
Amazon Valley
Drazil
Morris
Amazon
Long Island Historical Society
New York
Boston
South America
Fire on Erie train carries oil tanks from trackside to blaze
An Erie Railway eastbound extra train with sixteen loaded cars derailed west of Howell’s. A journal fire ignited a tank car, triggering multiple explosions and a spreading blaze that destroyed eight oil tanks and fourteen cars. Spectators fled as flames roared for hours, with estimated property loss around 35000 dollars.
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Elmira
Erie
Howell's
Mock church auction sparks heartbreak in Denver tale
A Denver church festival novelty draws a flirtatious crowd as young couples watch an auction of girls. A young man jokes about paying fifty dollars for his sweetheart, provoking scorn and a spectacular exit. The episode ends with the heartbroken lover facing public embarrassment.
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Denver
East
Charley
A Hint to Mr Bergh va New York May 14
A London style column reports recent prison sentences for humane acts shown by a poor man who killed a cat to protect his child and Edward Burt who was jailed for three months for letting his dog kill vermin. The piece criticizes Bergh and calls for repeal of the law allowing Burt’s conviction.
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New York
Edward Burt
Burt
Bergh
Brooklyn Elevates Foundations Break Ground Amid Arrests
A Brooklyn reporter notes ground was broken for elevated railway foundations with President Bruff and sixteen laborers arrested for city ordinance violations. Road officials say ten contracts exist for the water structure and Floyd Jones guaranteed completion by December 1. The common council railroads committee backs rapid transit routes.
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N. Y
Brooklyn Elevated Railway
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Floyd Jones
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Rapid Transit Commission
Trickster Swindles Rochester Grocer With Free Whiskey and Cigars
A Rochester prom inent grocer was duped Monday when a clever thief pretended to place a large order at a Henrietta store. The man sampled whiskey three brands and sherry, ordered four and a half gallons of each, plus cigars, stuffing some into his pocket and signing the order book before departing. The order book bears an unintelligible name, and the firm passes the ruse off as a running joke while waiting for the goods to be delivered.
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Rochester
N. Y
Henrietta
Sunset to the City at Atlanta Fire Display
Two country visitors in Atlanta watch a firemen display on Whitehall Street. They joke about a cart and a gray mule as the evening gun at the barracks fires. The pair comment on the sunset and fear of a broken egg back home.
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Whitehall Street
London
Advvices
St. Petersburg
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Orenburg
Ural River
Ural
Czar's iron clad carriage amid St. Petersburg unrest
London dispatches report growing Nihilist activity in Russia with fires and arrests. Uralsk and Orenburg suffer incendiary attacks as government steps up precautions for the czar's Livadia journey. Arrests include prominent officials. passport controls tighten across the empire. Japan plans Grant visit. Bombay reports Poonah fire destroying several key public buildings.
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St. Petersburg
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Slasoff
Soloviel
Putin
M. Fomineyn
Livadia
Dog’s Sagacity Highlights Creek Tragedy Near Normansville
Coroner Fitzhenry investigates a drowning near Normansville. Valentine Ferber, who with John Schlisser spent the day at Normanskill, fell into the water and drowned. A farm dog led Secor to the body, whose discovery saved retrieval for burial at the alms-house vault.
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Fitzhenry
Normansville
Harrigan
Secor
Fitzhury
Valentine Ferber
John Schlisser
Normanskill
Roek
Mr. Secor
Cupid’s Yokes motion for new trial case of Bennett
New York May 16 Judges Blatchford Choate and Benedict opened the general term of the criminal branch of the United States circuit court. D M Bennett convicted last November for circulating obscene matter through the mails seeks a new trial and arrest of judgment. Grounds include constitutional objections to the statute and failure to specify the book or passages. Mr Wakeman argued in defense. A U S Attorney Fiero answered. decision reserved.
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New York
Blatchford, Choate and Benedict
United States Circuit Court
D. M. Bennett
Abram Wakeman
United States
Wakeman
Fiero
Beard shaving through history marks power and identity
The practice began with Alexander the Great to prevent foes from grasping beards, spreading to Macedonians and Greeks, later adopted by Romans and European nations. It resurged in parts of Western Europe and the United States after the Treat era, while Russia under Peter the Great faced stubborn resistance.
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Alexander
Macedon
India
Peter the Great
Russia
Europe
United States
Der
Peculiar Death in MippLeporo Case of Esophageal Stricture
In MippLeporo Massachusetts on May 15 Mrs. Thompson Perkine allegedly swallowed a prune stone. Dr T S Hodgson attempted to push the stone into the stomach but inflammation followed. the patient survived briefly. The physician calls it an organic esophageal stricture from diphtheria with a fifteen year history.
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MippLeporo
Mass
Thompson Perkine
Hodgson
Careeer
Disorder in Newark prompts citizen friction claim
The Philadelphia Record notes rising tension in Newark as a restless, litigious, and discontented citizenry seeks remedies for civic friction. The piece frames how legal challenges and public discontent can affect daily governance and neighborhood harmony.
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Philadelphia Record
Newark
N. J
Obsolete laws and blue law zeal in Philadelphia
The piece condemns enforcement of outdated blue laws and mocks pious zealots. It argues such measures would harm liberty by restricting Sunday activities like park or streetcar use, and likens the attitude to misanthropy noted by Macaulay in praising Puritans for bearing not pain but spectator pleasure.
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Philadelphia
Macaulay
NineYearOld Chelsea Boy Fatally Struck Under Bridge
A nine year old boy, Richard Farren of 06 Arlington Chelsea, playing under a railroad bridge near Second Street Everett, was fatally struck when an outward train approached on the same track he hung from. The head was severed, an arm broken, body mangled, head found twenty feet away. Medical Examiner Sullivan ordered delivery to the parents. Undertaker Studley took charge. The father, a noted scenic artist, was away in Chicago.
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Eastern Railroad
Second Street
Richard Farren
Richard P. Farren
Arlington Street
Chelsea
Sullivan
Studley
Chicago
Love and Vitriol Rocks Essex Market Court Scene
In Essex Market police court a dramatic case unfolds as Kate McDonald of 26 Third Avenue faces charges after throwing vitriol at Joseph W Taylor, a brakeman at the elevated railroad. Taylor claims jealousy and marriage revelations spurred the attack while Kate recounts years of betrayal and a planned act of retribution. Justice Smith orders Taylor sent home and issues a warrant for McDonald’s arrest.
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Justice Smith
Benedict
Sidney Wood
Grand Street
Joseph W. Taylor
Suffolk Street
New York
Kiernan
Kate McDonald
Astorplace Hotel
Doe
Joe
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Joe Taylor
Iere
Bi met al lism in England and the silver standard proposal
A letter from Professor George Walker to the New York Tribune discusses England’s push for bi met al li sm through international agreement. Stephen Williamson of Liverpool urges restoring silver finance, citing gold silver value ratio, curbing deprcation, and avoiding panics.
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George Walker
New York Tribune
England
New York
Stephen Williamson
Liverpool
Williamson
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Manchester
London
China
India
Java
Austria
Chile
Mexico
Great Britain
France
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Germany
Lord Beaconsfield
Stafford Northcote
Ngland
Indians Granted Habeas Rights in Ponca Case
Judge Dundy rules in U S court that Ponca Indians are persons with habeas corpus rights. The decision holds Indians can expatriate, forbids forced removal to Indian territory, and states military must hand them to civil authorities, prompting discharge of unlawfully detained individuals.
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Omar
Neb
United States
Dundy
Ah Ling and the Lawyer at Jefferson Market Court
Ah Ling was cited at the Jefferson Market police court in New York over clothes left by John Rice in a laundry and his claim of lost tickets. Rice’s counsel attempted to question Ah Ling in pidgin style. the judge urged normal speech, and Ah Ling replied briefly in broken English. A second item notes extensive forest fires in Whitefield New Hampshire on May 16.
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Jefferson Market
New York
John Rice
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John
Whitefield
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New Haw Pabire
Carboline Hair Restorer Promises Radical Cure
A Pittsburgh Commercial reprint from October 22, 1877 touts Carboline, a deodorized petroleum based hair treatment origin story in Russia, claimed to halt hair loss restore growth and color, with rapid dandruff elimination and lasting darkening from light brown toward black, urging readers to try it.
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Pittsburg
Carboline testimonial from Davisville in 1878
Davisville California November 8 1878 letter praising CARBOLINE hair renewer. Chase White credits four weeks use with full scalp regrowth and youthful appearance. Other testimonials from James Gallagher Allegheny City Joseph E Pond Jr North Attleboro W H Hall Dates Troupe and Fifth Avenue Pharmacy praise universal hair restoration results.
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OAS, Langley & Co
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Chase, White
Daviaville
Cal
James D. King
Joseph E. Pond, Jr
North Attleboro
Miass
Gustavus F. Hall
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