Restoration of Fitz-John Porter In Army Sparks Back Pay Debate
Porter's case centers on whether back pay as Major-General should accrue to reinstatement or end in 1866 when other Major-Generals were mustered out. The issue has been referred to the Attorney General for opinion.
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Explosion toll and regulatory blame flag Chester disaster
Coroners jury finds Porter building explosives exceeded ordinance limits and faults city authorities for permitting the factory. It urges prosecution of Professor Samuel Jackson and Charles Van Horn for endangering the public and misdirecting fire crews.
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Taref Tragedy and Oil Strike Reported Near Paducah and Litchfield
TAREF women and three men drowned at Paducah Kentucky when a small flat boat swamped while crossing the Ohio River. They had recently moved to Paducah from Nashville. A large oil strike near Litchfield Tennessee yields high quality crude rated at sixty five.
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Multiple incidents from Beaver to Duluth in late January
Prison escapes from Beaver jail by tunneling. A 12 year old worker Timothy Leet killed at Newark needle works by a wire entanglement. German Georges Wolffr intoxicatedly stabbed William Beecher at Etna, Pa. Prohibitionists split with a Chicago meeting postponed, alliance to convene later in August. Putnam Brooks confectionery in Grand Rapids destroyed by fire. Nathaniel Lewis released after trial in Youngstown over car brakes. Duluth reports no ice on Lake Superior and continued winter supplies to logging camps.
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The Russian Jews Arrive in Philadelphia in Distress
About three hundred Russian Jewish refugees arrive in West Philadelphia and describe brutal persecutions in their homeland. Witness accounts from Abraham Sheerner, Nurtulle Riskoff, and Israel Balagher recount mob violence, torture, arson, and killings, with police inaction noted. Four hundred more expected next week.
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A Practical Joke Drives Youth to Madness in Waters Family
A Waters family tale from two miles out of town ends in tragedy as Henry Waters, aged twenty three, becomes a raving maniac after a midnight ghost prank. The incident began when local youths removed bullets from his Colt revolver, then staged a ghostly intrusion. The bullets were returned harmlessly, but Henry fired multiple times, the bullets appearing to return to the gun. The fright triggered a mental collapse. weeks later he still shrieks at imagined specters, a cautionary note to jokers.
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Austrian Journalist Threatened to Eat His Own Words
The American Register reports a libelous Austrian journalist was recently compelled to eat his words under pressure, with threats of hanging if he refused to consume his paper.
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Ohio legislature debates polygamy and budgeting bills
Senate and House actions span February 17 to 23 with bills on polygamy resolution urging Congress to curb Mormon polygamy, clerk and sergeant roles election timing, insurance and safety measures, library privileges for editors, and multiple local bills. Adjournments follow daily business, with financial figures from the 1878 Paris exposition cited as a broader context.
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Congress urged to fix mutilated silver coin law
Influential citizens debate the mutilation rule for silver dollars. A small indentation or hole reduces value, harming the poor, as businesses reject damaged coins. Peter Negley of the Baltimore sub Treasury favors reform and Milton G. Urner supports action in Congress to remedy the issue.
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Legacy of 130000 Bequest To Philadelphia Institution of the Blind
Judge Penrose of the Orphans Court awarded a $130,000 bequest from the late Mary Shields to the Pennsylvania Institution of the Blind in Philadelphia. The legacy, left by the wealthy Philadelphia lady, honors her wish to support the blind.
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Wit and Wisdom in a Fractured Toast of Marriage Lights
A collage of humorous vignettes from turns of phrase to婚 quotes and family quips. Jests on marriage gray hair and wealth versus happiness, with droll exchanges among judges, reporters, mothers and children. The piece threads witty reflections and comic misfires in lively newspaper style.
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