Senate Post Office funds and amid national events noted
Senate debates on the fast mail service grant and tariff amendments mix with House action on the Post Office Appropriation bill. Other items include fires at Sanford’s cotton mills in Amsterdam and Douglass ax works, a Niagara ice bridge, and a portrait gift to Philadelphia. Several local and national incidents are reported, including a runaway custody ruling, a murder suicide in New York, and business failures nationwide.
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Presid ent nominates judges and consuls on the 17th
The President nominated Rogar Green to be Chief Justice of Washington Territory and Joseph Wasson to be United States Consul at San Blas. Sterven Dorsry resigned as Republican National Committee Secretary. John A. Martin was chosen to fill the vacancy. The Civil Service bill was signed. A dispatch from Minister Hunt announced Russia authorized removing De Long's remains via Irkutsk. Congressional member Smackntorp died in Washington after illness.
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Smithsonian Institution
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Senator Frye Re-elected to U S Senate from Maine
Enelly Witherill sixty a Foxboro Mass farm employee died suddenly in a fit on the 18th. Her maiden sister An-
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Maine
Enelly Witherill
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Inauguration and Elections Across States and Regions
Charles C. Stokeler inaugurated Delaware governor at Dover on the 16th advocating civil reform shipbuilding revival and tight state economy. Senator Ransom reelected NC on the 17th, Illinois chooses Governor Cullom for Senate, steamship Josephine boiler explosion near Port Susambay with several Lost, and fire devastates Cisco Texas business quarter. Local tragedy in Atlanta with a freezing woman and three children unnamed.
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Sheboygan Falls
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Cincinnati
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Bloomington
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Palmer
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Adeline
Dickinson County
Kansas
Tur Quincy
Quinncy
Ill
Kate Butler
William Stackelback
Tun Key City
Moorhead
Minn
Jacob LcuRirver
Fredericksburgh
Gillespie County
Earthquakes Hit Europe and Shipping Disaster Report
Vienna reports a tremor at Carlstad Austria on the 14th with two houses wrecked. A London dispatch notes Pride of the Ocean wreckage from Hamburg to New York, possibly caused by dynamite explosion. Queen Victoria may visit the Continent in March amid Napoleonic manifesto controversy. Crown Prince and Princess of Germany celebrate silver wedding.
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le Figaro
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Muiden
Amsterdam
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Wrecks and fires plague late February events in 19th century rail and industry
Multiple 19th century incidents are reported, including the Southern Express wreck near Fihachapa California killing 21 and injuring many, Grant Powder Works explosion destroying mills and killing workers, and the Cimbria Sultan collision risking hundreds. Fires hit Nashville Illinois courthouse area, Great Western shops Leavenworth Kansas, and Green Bay depot Grand Rapids Michigan. Legislative notes cover postal rate changes, weather forecast transfers, and a Missouri River bridge act with mail and army transport protections.
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Calamity at Grand Opera House Lights O London
A calcium light cylinder exploded during Lights O London at Milwaukee Grand Opera House. Five stage workers injured or killed as scenery shattered and gas jets sparked a rapid evacuation. Farrington and Seymour died. others seriously hurt. Investigation cites careless handling of apparatus and misfilled cylinders.
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Robert Farrington
Gustave Steuber
Richard Reed
James Foster
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Claudex
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Newhall House
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Seymour
Iowa Prohibitory Amendment Declared Invalid by Supreme Court
The Iowa Prohibitory Amendment adopted by popular vote last June was ruled invalid by the Supreme Court. Koehler & Lang against Ihll of Davenport sued Hill for beer sales debt. The case centered on whether the amendment was enacted and enrolled properly. The court held that the Eighteenth Assembly failed to show passage and that subsequent sessions could not cure the error. the amendment thus falls.
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Iowa
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Oskaloosa
Nebraska man poisons self over lost cash
A Nebraska man swallowed Paris green after losing fifty dollars. He then rushed to a doctor and offered him a thousand dollars to save his life, attempting to obtain emergency help.
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Paul Duperson’s execution and ancestral gallows customs
Paul Duperson, hanged at Quebec, followed ancestral customs as his father and grandfather perished on the gallows. Astronomers, inspired by a late transit, conclude Venus has clouds and thus an atmosphere and oceans similar to Earth.
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Quebec
Venus
Fire at Berditcheff circus kills 300 in Russia
A blaze swept through the Berditcheff circus yesterday in Russian Poland as operators failed to escape. The fire killed about three hundred people, leaving the structure completely in ashes and a city shocked by the disaster.
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Russia
Berditcheff
Russian Poland
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Merchants’ Guild
Miss Mor ton's wedding ends with Mr Holman in Hopkinsville
In Hopkinsville Kentucky the wedding preparations centered on a dispute over the groom choice. Miss Mor ton preferred Holman while her father backed McPherson. Holman slipped in by the back door after the front was locked, and the bride overturned her pledge to marry McPherson, choosing Holman as guests watched in suspense.
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Hopkinsville, Ky
Mr. Holman
Mr. McPherson
McPherson
Holman
V.V. Y. Sun
Death Trials Using Food Choices Among Criminals
M Stanislaus Martin reports on an experiment with three criminals who chose scientific trials over hanging. Subject No 1 fed solely on tea lived three years, then died in a pale, almost translucent state. Subject No 2 survived two years on coffee but died with body heat described as burning inside. Subject No 3 fed on chocolate for eight months died in a rotted, worm-eaten condition, advanced at death.
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M. Stanislaus Martin
Deer Eludes Hunters After Ten Mile Dash
A tame deer owned by Samuel Long of Sheridan Berks Downy Pa fled after a dog spooked it. The frightened creature traveled about ten miles, drawing roughly fifty armed hunters and many dogs into a lively chase. After an exciting pursuit the deer returned home safely and many hunters were disappointed.
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Sheridan
Berks Downy
Frightful boy comments and cash for clothes-pins
A neighbor quips about being the father of a naughty boy, provoking discussion on paternal responsibility. The Household notes about half a million people claiming English, French, or Dutch fortunes still must pay cash for ordinary items like clothes-pins.
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England
France
Holland
Kentucky Governor Blackburn Pardons and Grants Fines Relief
The Chicago Herald notes Governor Blackburn of Kentucky has pardoned over 1,500 criminals during nearly four years, remitted fines exceeding 2.6 million dollars, and granted respites on about 1.0 million dollars in fines.
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Chicago Herald
Elevators Adopted for Sky Studios by Enterprising Artists
Artists abroad adopt elevators to reach sky studios and photograph galleries. The goal is capturing images without the weary hopeless expression seen after climbing five or six flights of stairs.
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Rival Boston Post Falls Flat In Editorial Clash
A Boston editor taunts a rival paper after hearing of its recent setback. The piece titled The Bright Side of Journalism frames the failure with a mix of confidence and professional bravado, highlighting competitive pressures in the city’s press landscape.
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