Prospects of European Peace This Spring and Summer
Reports suggest cautious optimism for peace in Europe as spring approaches, with tentative talks and political signals from France indicating limited progress. Analysts note wartime pressures and domestic debates shaping potential settlement pathways.
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Europe
France
Political manipulation cited by New York Journal of Commerce
The New York Journal of Commerce accuses ambitious politicians of exploiting the fishery settlement to double the costs while keeping a dispute with England open under the guise of expediting settlement. The piece frames this as a partisan tactic to gain leverage through ongoing tension with England.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Engind
Alabama and Tennessee Vote on Prohibitory Amendment
In the Alabama Senate only one vote opposed the submission of a Prohibitory amendment while in the Tennessee House the majority backed submission and opposed prohibition. A large number supported submission but would not vote for prohibition.
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Alabama
Senate
Tennessee
Colonel J H Rio 8 Claims Dauphin Line
A man identified as Colonel James H. Rio 8 died in South Carolina last December and allegedly declared on his deathbed that he was the son of the Dauphin Louis XVII of France. His family is said to possess the claim and will soon make it public.
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James H. Rio 8
Uth Carolina
France
Louis’ XVIII
Ofs
Memphis
Tenn
May Moore
Henry Allen
Allen
I. W. Moore
Miss Moore
Brooklyn Sunday Eagle
Abernethy
Esculapius
Chicago
Brooklyn
Robert Peel
House of Commons
Pitt
Fox
Elden
Gladstone
Archbishop Whately
Westmoreland
England
Liebnitz
Euhle
Lagrange
Laplace
Sir Isaac Newton
Plato
Archemedes
Pythagoras
Keats
Byron
Arthur Hugh Clough
Tennyson
Crystal Palace
Lyndenham
Vermont Central Disaster Report Recommends Steam Electric Cars
The Vermont Board of Railroad Commissioners releases its findings on the Pilgrim sleeper wreck noting an unseen broken axle caused it to derail. It aligns with Blaster reports and urges steam electricity to heat and light cars to prevent future accidents.
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Board of Railroad Commissioners
Vermont Central
Pestilence Advances Toward Isthmus From South America
Reports from South America show cholera-like pestilence spreading from the River Plate region toward the Pacific coast. In San Felippo, Chile, about sixty two deaths daily are recorded, with fears it will reach Peru and northern lands and eventually the Isthmus.
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Chola
South America
Telegraph
River Platte
San Felippo
Chile
Peru
Longtime Big Spring Postmaster Receives 170 Dollar Grant
In 1832 John Sprain became Postmaster at Big Spring in Shelby County Illinois and served fifty four years. After Cleveland's election a Democrat replaced him and a new appointee took the post. Sprain did not keep records but sent quarterly remittances to Washington. Recently he received a Government warrant for 170 dollars for fifty four years of service.
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John Sprain
Big Spring
Shelby County
Iil
Cleveland
Jack
Sprain
Washington
Helen
Mont
Cardinal Jacobini
Theardinal
Ladelle
Spink County
Dak
N. Hall
Keith
Moody County
Montana
Dakota
Clara Tracey
St. Paul
Fisher
Denver Center
Olmsted County
Dover
E. O. Brackett
Chas. N. Hawley
Maxwell murder case faces new stay of execution
It has been almost two years since Maxwell was brought back to St. Louis to face justice for the Preller murder. Convicted and sentenced to be hanged, his case was stayed by legal technicalities until the public memory faded, now revived by a Supreme Court stay of execution until April next for H. M. Brooks alias Maxwell.
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Maxwell
Preller
St. Louis
Supreme Court
H. M. Brooks
Pennsylvania Railroad Experimental Sunday Work Reduction
The Pennsylvania Railroad asserts cutting Sunday work boosts profits. From 1 AM Saturday to midnight Sunday freight trains run only for livestock. Passenger trains reduced, shops repairs limited. Policy yields a busier, more efficient workforce and higher weekly output, with financial benefits cited to justify continuing the practice.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Volcanic Splendor of Mauna Loa Visited by Lava Flow
A San Francisco from Honolulu report details a massive Mauna Loa eruption with fire and lava bursts from Jan 16 to 29. A twenty mile lava stream reached the sea by Jan 20 and a river of fire followed later, amid earthquakes and volcanic activity around Hawaii and other notable incidents across the United States and abroad.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Mauna Loa
Crater
Hawaii
Congress Debates Pension Bills and Pacific Railroad Inquiry
Petitions from Grand Army posts urge passage of the dependent pension bill over the president's veto. The conference report on pension appropriations is presented. Senate and House handle pleuro-pneumonia measures, Pacific railroad investigations, and postal and military appropriations with party-line votes and amendments.
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Wasurxorn
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
New York
Iowa
Maine
Senate
McPherson
House
Pacific Railroad
Yeas
van Wyck
Hoar
Firye
Hopkins
Frye
T. Senate
Cockrell
Pension Bureau
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Biac
Kara
Coke
Harea
Abc
Bragg
McKinley
Hepburn
Adams
N. Y
Bacon
Boyle
Burns
Cobb
Curtin
Dawson
Dougherty
Eden
Ermentrout
Fisher
Gay
Gibson
Hall
Hatch
Hill
McAdoo
Morrison
Outhwaite
Scott
Seymour
Shaw
Lowden
Springer
Stahmecker
Stone
Viele
Ward
Ind
A. J. Warner
Hale
Committee On Appropriations
United States
Committee On Indian Affairs
Sabin
Secretary of the Interior
New Jersey
Nebraska
Platt
Allison
State Department
Mr. Allison
Saulsbury
Plumb
London
Lowell
Republic of Letters
Republic of
Morrill
Phelps
Anna Wright
Sarah Hamilton
Mary
Washington
Fredericksburg
Dawes
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company
Minnesota Senate Passes Rail Road Bill and Licenses Debate
The Minnesota Senate promptly passed the railroad bill with only Hixon and Shields dissenting. The body also debated liquor sales by druggists, voting down an amendment to strike the enacting clause, and sent multiple House bills on sewers, bonds, and state offices for action.
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Hixon
Shields
Ives
Pope
Edwards
Child
House
Finance Committee
Dairy Commission
Forestry Association
Red River Valley
Normal School
Mankato
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Belmont, Rice
Clements
Conferrees
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Naval War College
Coaster’s Island
Boutelle
Navy Yard
Navy Way
Hartford
Kearsarge
Trenton
Swatara
Thetis
Nepsic
Richmond
Enterprise
H. Page
Second
Rhode Island
Crandall
Minneapolis
Water Board
New Ulm
City of
Winona
Morrison County
Benton County
Sank Rapids
Mississippi & Ram Ver Boom Company
St. Paul Fire Department
St. Cloud
Hastings
Bureau of Industries and Statistics
Duluth
County Commissioners of
Nobles County
Judiciary Committee
Keller
Johnson
Swenson
First Regiment
John Osborne
Z- Waseca
Won't Travel Far Then In Odd Ball Kentucky Tale
Hon Jean C Underwood recounts a Kentucky anecdote at a Atlanta reception. He recalls being tall, a Grand Lodge delegate and owning an annual pass on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. An Irish washerwoman challenges him with free ride, and he quips I am riding on my face as the conductor passes.
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Atlanta Constitution
Jean C. Underwood
Meuntucky
Cooper
Underway
Atlanta
Kentucky
Radlen
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Indianapolis
Ind
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Bowling Green
Birch Run Grand Army Post Seeks Muskets Denied
The Birch Run Michigan Grand Army post asked for fifty unserviceable muskets and bayonets. The War Department says cheap muzzle-loading muskets are sold for $1 each with accoutrements at 50 cents, and the committee reports adversely, noting the post would not have asked if aware of cheap purchase options.
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Washington
Grand Army
Chief of Ordnance
Birch Run
Mich
Military Committee
War Department
Comun 4E
Biremh Run
Bishops Back Knights of Labor Favorably
In Rome on March 1 Cardinal Gibbons reported to the Vatican that the Knights of Labor are not to be condemned as a secret society. He argues condemnation would hinder the church mission to laboring poor and that nearly a third of Knights are Catholics. He says the organization may aid resolving labor capital relations.
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Knights of Labor
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Vatican
Knights
Canada
United States
Fatal shooting affray over county seat dispute in Ceronapa
A Leoti backed crowd clashed with Coronado residents in Ceronapa Kansas on March 1. Charles Cotter struck Frank Lilly with a revolver and Ezra Loomis was wounded while attempting to intervene. Cotter and William Payns were killed. several others were seriously injured.
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Ceronapa
Kan
Wichita
Leoti
Charles Cotter
Frank Lilly
Coronado
Ezra Loomis
Cotter
A New Land Office Petition for Billings
A petition presented by Mr Toole requests a new land office at Billings citing vast tracts open for settlement around the city and near 2 500 000 acres upon Crow reservation opening. Billings is noted as Yellowstone county seat and most accessible, with Miles City White Sulphur Springs and Bozeman as far distant offices. Signed by Thomas Hanlon and about eight hundred others.
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Billings
Miles City
White Sulphur Springs
Bozeman
Yellowstone County
Thomas Hanlon
Washington Special Baxter Scheme Targeting Surgeon General Office
A scheme involving an army doctor, an officer, and Secretary Endicott aims to oust officers unsupportive of Baxter as surgeon general and replace them with Baxter loyalists. It seeks to bypass the president who named Col. Moore over Baxter, trusting the president will not catch the transfers Endicott initiates. The plan reportedly aims to keep the old ring in control despite official selections.
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Christian Apostolic Baptist Society of
Mille
Armaindo
Fred Straub
Faribault
Straub
Gardner
Hastings
N. L. Bailey
Taylor's Falls
William Simon
Lewiston
Winona County
John Sherman
Waseca
Jread
Charley Garnet
Bear Creek
Olmsted County
George L. Health
Chester
Charles E. Bellman
Justice McBride
Lake City
P. H. Rahilly
Mount Pleasant
National Bank
Commercial National Bank of
Davison Lock
Fourth
Jackson Streets
Albert Scheffer
P. H. Kelly
Charles Kittleson
Herman Scheffer
John Roberts
Minnesota Falls
Odd Fellows of
Austin
Chatham
Bridge Streets
Adelina Patti
St. Paul
Breede & Bray
Minneapolis
Minnesota Infantry
Washington
Amory
Bean
Minnesota
Endicott
Baxter
Col. Moore
New York Sun: Gov Hill Grows Younger With Time
Governor Hill appears healthier and more confident as years pass. The piece notes his changing appearance since Cleveland’s departure, describing a plump face, a wagging lip, and a gleam in the eye indicating improved mood and ease.
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New York Sun
Hill
Cleveland
Mr. Hill
New York
Minister's son Winks To Stop Prolonged Sermon
A St Louis pastor recalls his seven year old asking if he eyes his son while preaching. The boy confesses he winked to signal the sermon was dragging, prompting a light exchange about attention and pace during the ministry.
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St. Louis
Man Aims at Alderwoman Run To Humble Pride
A young man afflicted with mania is asked why he wants to run for alderman. He replies he seeks to humble family pride and plans to compile criticisms after the election, joking that he will exclaim Ah family pride take that and prevent floating into the ether.
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Elmira Gazette
Supreme Court Reverses Raibarger Murder Verdict
Des Moines March 1 The Iowa supreme court convened and reversed the lower court ruling in the Raibarger murder case overturning the conviction of the defendants.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Raibarger
Minnesota State Board of Health Adopts Health Policy
In St Paul the Minnesota State Board of Health adopts resolutions urging legislators to back stream pollution bills and vital statistics collection. It calls for thorough May inspections with sanitary charts, and emphasizes preventing contagious diseases including smallpox and scarlet fever to avoid chronic eye ear lung kidney ailments. It favors removing healthy family members rather than patients to pest houses and urges support to suppress glanders and curb pleuro pneumonia. next meeting planned in Rochester.
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Minnesota
Rochester
Board of Health
Drs. Cross and Mosse
Italian man arrested in Winnipeg over Chicago card dispute murder
An Italian named Framaraco was arrested at Winnipeg charged with the murder of a fellow countryman in Chicago during a dispute over cards. A copy of an Italian paper from Chicago detailing the crime was found on him and a sash on his wrist. He fits the description of the killer.
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Framaraco
Winnipeg
Chicago
Derar
Aubrey’s Legendary Ride From Santa Fe to Independence
The St Louis Republican recalls Aubrey a French Canadian rider who after two wagers rode from Santa Fe to Independence in five days and thirteen hours. He did it on a horse a day on average and altered horses along the route. Aubrey died in a saloon shooting aftermath involving Waitman Major Waitman.
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The
St. Louis Republican
M. Alexander Majors
Great West
Aubery
Santa Fe
N. M
Independence
Pacific Slope
Aubrey
Independance
Saneta Fe
Waitman
Aulo
California
Aubre
Women announced to preach across the country in religious columns
A Detroit Free Press religious intelligence section lists twenty three women slated to preach in various states. The piece recalls a 40 year old anecdote where a minister hesitated to announce a temperance meeting led by a woman, noting the cautious wording of a prior notice about a hen crowing for temperance.
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Detroit Free Press
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Banksville
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Ancora
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Renate
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Maare
Ezech Party
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Strait O Ted
Holman
Republian
Blancia
Me Cole
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Senate and Louse
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Stenographic Reporter
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Ramsey County
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le Sueur
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Alexandria
Hutchinson
Isue
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Martin County
South Stillwater
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Senstel
Payson
Peele
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St. Peter
Institute For
ELAS
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Austin, St. Cloud, Mancato & Southern Railway
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Wisona
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Yennepin County
Mr Kummer
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W.H Dike
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Hennepin County
Ernest A. Umland Et al
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Hennepin
Wineman
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Glyndon
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Fifteenth Judicial District
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Aitkin
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Redwood
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Spring Park
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Milwaukee Road
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Cannon Falls
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Toole
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