Senate Ends Stormy Session with Chandlers Nomination Rejected
Washington May 20 The last session of this troublesome Senate closed with Democratic gains and Republican defeats. No nominations passed beyond vacancies and plans for a large sweep were deferred until recess. The chamber cleared quickly after a minor Dawes resolution, while public curiosity focused on Chandler which saw his nomination rejected. The presidency and vice president received praise as officers departed.
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Brady and Garfield fund-raising entanglement unfolds
In New York May 21, an interview with J A Hubbard recounts Brady urged Garfield to solicit contributions for campaign printing bills. Garfield supposedly declined while Brady pressed. a letter from Hubbard to Garfield suggested Brady be nudged to aid, amid Star Route probes and cabinet shakeups.
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Montreal Wealthy Citizens Die Within Weeks of Each Other
Montreal May 21 Two of the city s oldest and wealthiest men have died John Gordon Mackenzie 85 and Harrison Stephens 80 Mackenzie born in Scotland 1811 became a dry goods partner and his wealth is estimated 1 000 000 to 1 500 000 Stephens born in Jamaica Vermont wealth estimated 5 000 000 to 7 000 000 He left Jamaica early with his family and his sons Alderman George Washington Stephens Sheldon Stephens are set to inherit his fortune
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The Mystery of Cherrys Death Cleared Up
Sioux City reports three men John Halstead alias Nichols T Jackson and John Roberts alias Burr now held at Pierre cleared up the death of Lieutenant Cherry in a Niobrara raid running fight. Cherry was killed and a man wounded during the pursuit. Halstead is said to be Richards and Burr carried bloodied revolvers.
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Ivens Saga and Brazilian Steamship Withdrawals Mentioned
Rochester May 22 report tracks Patrick Ivens who vanished to Dakota, later sending weekly letters and funds while Mrs Hughes doubts the tale, plus a note on Brazilian steamships City of Rio Janeiro and City of Para being withdrawn after losses and sold to Pacific Mail. Ex-President Johnson estate decree in Knoxville fixes distributions and appeals to Supreme Court.
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New Rail Plan Linked To Mendota Coal Region
May 21 report from Metndora Illinois states the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway will build a line from Rockford to Mendota then through Seneca to Brailderwood and Kanakee. The firm has bought 4000 acres of coal land near Braiderwood to ship coal directly north, meeting a long awaited demand.
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Terrible Nitro-Glycerine Explosion Kills Two Men
Bradford dispatch reports a terrible nitro glycerine explosion near midnight in Bradford, Pennsylvania. In Cincinnati details, it is believed much property was destroyed and two men are reported killed.
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Electric energy box hailed as near million-foot power feat
London notices from May 20 report Sir William Thomson receiving a box of Faure energy from Paris. The device, four Faure cells in a cylindrical lead vessel, allegedly stores almost a million feet of energy per cubic foot and has been sent to Glasgow University for testing.
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Great Britain
Anti Jewish Riots and Proclamations Across Russia
May reports detail anti Jewish riots at Podwalyska and Odessa with plunder and arson, while a czarist proclamation promises protection for Jews and harsh action against rioters. Other items note Nihilist activity, arrests, and a large flood impact around Archangel, with fear of Moscow residency moves and alleged undermining in St. Petersburg.
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French Troops Repulsed by Arabs in Africa Battle
May 19 report from Londox notes a stubborn half day clash near Saukelarba with heavy losses on both sides and Arab resistance halting French progress toward Maur. Paris dispatches May 21 recount similar daylong fighting, French artillery driving Arabs into mountain woods after which French troops camped at Mater and raised the tricolor before a mosque. French residents in Tunis press for occupation of Immy as Beja is reported to be taken. two more regiments to Tunis. Sarah Bernhardt arrives in Havre after a long voyage amid a welcome home celebration.
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Ransom Paid for Seeler Release in Constantinople
Despatches report brigands have received £156,000 and Mr Seeler will be freed immediately near Salonica. In other wires the Bey is deposed by Tunis dispatches, with French support for Greece. An agreement between Greece and Turkey on evacuation was stated in Constantinople. Chios suffers stronger earthquakes with more buildings collapsing.
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Arrest of Socialist Editor in Copenhagen Stuns City
In Copenhagen on May 23 Herr Jorgensen editor of the Herald was arrested for inciting the assassination of Christian IX. The shock over the idea of the king’s murder comes as the monarch is seen as mild and unoppressive. Also on May 23 Romanian coronation news reported King Charles crowned with a steel crown forged from captured cannon at Plevna amid a large crowd and city illumination. Sweden warns on emigration as counties lose able-bodied residents. In Durban, a Boer fight defeats the Kafir chief Montsivne with seventy dead. Boers loot cattle and British subjects’ property.
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Massive Nashville fire destroys Warren Bros. paint and oil house
A Tuesday blaze in Nashville destroyed Warren Bros. paint and oil house and spread to adjacent buildings including P. H. Schneider, Atwell and Sneed, Phillip Plumenthal, George A. Dickle liquor house, Noel block, Cherry O Connor Co warehouse, Ryan and Pierce liquor house, Hopkins and Co, and Western Union office. Total loss about 300000 with 150000 insured. Fire caused extensive property damage and damaged the American building as well.
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Disasters on the St Lawrence Wreck Dozens Feared Drowning
A Quebec special says fierce east wind in the past days swept over forty vessels into the lower St. Lawrence causing many drownings. Thirteen men have died since Saturday. pilot schooner overturned near Bic with five drowned. a batten boat capsized with four dead. a captain’s boat found overturned with all hands lost. Reports of further accidents and feared losses spread as wind reached record highs.
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Eads Engineers Find Two Practical Routes for Isthmus Railway
Eads engineers report two favorable survey routes for the inter oceanic ship railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. They have secured a harbor improvement contract for Vera Cruz and are preparing plans. Additional legislation for the project is advancing, with broad belief the railway will be built.
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Water mail service on Mississippi found wasteful
The post office commission reports the Memphis to Vicksburg river mail routes run in a loose and extravagant fashion. No crime found, but an estimated $110,000 could be saved. Commission proposes practical measures to cut costs while maintaining service.
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Great Railway Consolidation Formed in New Era
New York May 22 The Missouri Pacific Missouri Kansas Texas International Great Northern Texas Pacific and Iron Mountain unite under one management to form the Missouri Pacific Railroad Co Directors elected include Jay Gould Sidney Dillon G J Forest Thomas Eckert William Bond M B McGrady A G Dolan Samuel Sloan Thomas Fearson Fred Ames Frank Bond and R S Hayes.
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Fred L. Ames
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R. S. Hayes
Exhumation Clears Clara Smith Case in Delaware
In Wilmington on May 21 the coroner's jury ordered the exhumation of Clara Smith, the colored girl once thought murdered by lover Atwood Carpenter. Postmortem showed no smallpox evidence. The jury ruled Carpenter guilty of murder and he was committed.
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Daly spouses’ tragedy in New York jail cell
In New York on May 21 Daniel and Maria Daly, a married couple, were jailed for intoxication. Maria Daly hanged herself, dying before discovery, her body found dangling by an apron string from the cell door bars. Daniel Daly remained alive as the incident unfolded.
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Brigadier General Bull Charged in Embezzlement Case
BUFFALO May 21 Brigadier General Bull is charged by Jamies McCredie with embezzlement of $20,000 in a business transaction. General Bull says the accusation is a malicious prosecution.
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War to the Knife Over Irish Land Agitation Arrests
A Dublin to New York despatch reports Father Sheehy of Kilmalock arrested under the coercion act amid rising Irish unrest. Land League leaders Collins and Egan push continued agitation as bail tensions flare in Limerick and counties. Troops guard evictions, bands march, and Parliament debates the priest’s arrest amid divided Irish liberal sentiment.
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Evicted Tenants Hold Castle After Armed Stand
Scenes of confrontation unfold at New Pallas near Limerick as 100 Ninth Regiment and 100 Fifty-seventh Regiment troops try to eject tenants from a fortified castle. Stones fly, rifles fixed, and a crowd is dispersed after a warning by Major Roleston. four arrested, including assailant of Lieutenant Gowan. A siege plan to starve occupants is reported with artillery and police cordon around the castle.
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Buried Alive at Golden Terra Mine Deadwood Dak
Eleven miners were entombed when a massive cave in the Golden Terra mine in Deadwood South Dakota collapsed. Two men died shortly after rescue attempts, while nine others were freed with varying injuries. The incident occurred in a disputed ground area between the Gopher and Terra companies and involved a chamber measuring about 60 by 200 by 100 feet.
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Mystery of Mount Vernon Professor Kill Exploded by Confession
Cincinnati May 21 A dying man in Nashville Tennessee confessed to a twenty year old murder in which Professor Crowley of Mount Vernon Female College was stabbed in the breast while defending a woman from roughs in 1860. He said three accomplices aided the crime and fled to the West and New Orleans. One accomplice was later killed in a similar stabbing by a stranger. The confessing man died soon after revealing the tale.
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Utes Armed and Hostile as Uproar Grows
Washington May 21 A sense of unease grips army circles over the Ute situation as the tribe hoards arms and ammunition and resists relocation. Interior Department underestimates the danger while the War Office quietly concentrates troops still ready to crush any outbreak before it grows.
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Hessy Helfman Protest As Russia Executes Czar Suspect
A May New York assembly protests the execution of Hessy Helfman amid Russian regicide claims. A cable to the Czar denounces the act and vows no blood be on his hands as resolutions pass. Hidden wealth papers found after a North Attleboro burial, and Atlanta reports show a fever outbreak causing hundreds of children to withdraw from schools.
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Isthmus Canal Report Backed by Senate on Monroe Doctrine
The Congressional Foreign Relations Committee submits Burnside’s full report urging Senate support for a resolution on building ship canals across the Isthmus of Darien. It argues U S rights and safety require consent as a condition precedent, warns investors, and calls for adherence to the Monroe Doctrine to keep European influence at bay.
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Youthful Pair Elope Turns Arrest in Cincinnati
George Rose aged 14 and Fannie Shaw aged 15 were arrested in Cincinnati after eloping from Courtersville. The girl claimed illness and mistreatment by her guardian. The couple traveled from Pittsburg aboard a steamboat.
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