Government steamer law prosecutions and polygamy notes
Government officials may directly prosecute steam vessel owners for law violations, changing prior practice. Utah Commission excludes 12,000 polygamists from voting and eligibility, while doubts linger on ending polygamy by law. Also: Hawaiian silver coinage begins, Treasury faces silver dollar surplus, Illinois claims 5 percent value of military lands, and a round of varied domestic incidents and obituaries from March.
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Hix
the Treasury
The
Treasury
Interior Department
Utah Commission
United States Mint
San Francisco
United States
Philadelphia
Washington
Illinois
Little Chief
Secretary of the Interior
Arthur
Rocky Mountains
State Department
Jth
Consul Dockery
Leeds
England
Marshall & Co
Government of Revenue
George A. Clark & Bros
France
Eastern cities alarmed by drought and unrest in 1875
A whirlwind of reports spans weather woes in Boston and other eastern cities amid a one month drought. It notes a Massachusetts court judgment against the Pacific Railroad for the Credit Mobilier project and fires, storms, and accidents across multiple states with deaths and injuries, including a rail collision near Charleston and gas mine fatalities.
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Boston
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Credit Modelier of America
Pacific Railroad Company
St. Joseph’s
Baltimore
Niagara County
N. Y
Lockport
Coomer
Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg
New Fane Station
Middleport
Naugatuck Valley
Conn
Southbury
Sandy Hill
M.S. Teller
St. Johnsburg
Andrew Keizer
Fair Lawn Mine
Scranton
Daniel Saurwine
Fair Lawn Coal Company
D. C
Jacob J. Kline
Charleston
W.va
Big Dam
Richard M. Wintiams
United States
Camroden
Trenton
N. J
Chinese Troops Enter Tonquin Stir War Threats
Chinese forces estimated at 15000 moved into Tonquin advancing toward French garrisons in Anam signaling a likely war with France. British troops return to Cairo as regional tensions escalate. A Lafayette statue was unveiled at Lepuy with crowds and dignitaries. Archives note shipping distress and wrecks with multiple fatalities.
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Tonquin
Anam
China
France
Suez Canal
Cairo
Lepuy
General Lafayette
Morton
United States
Sargent
Germany
Lamporte
Baltimore
London
Halifax
Lengham & Co
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Philadelphia
Vatican
America
Maggie
Wales
Bob Cove
New Foundland
Curlew
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Multistate Disasters and Deaths Highlight Late 19th Century News
Reports detail swine cholera outbreaks near Springfield New York and crop damage from frosts in Toledo Indianapolis Davenport and Keokuk. A Western Maryland collision on a Westminster bridge kills a flagman and injures several. a patent official from Indiana dies. a Kentucky shooting ambush leaves Joe Bagby mortally wounded. A portable sawmill explosion near Marietta Ohio kills two. Texas storm damages pasturelands and rails with multiple bridge losses. a church blast in Erwin Illinois injures none. Army desertion prompts official inquiries and proposed prevention plans for Congress.
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Newwss
Hocholera
Springfield
L. I
Western Maryland Railroad
Westminster
Toledo
Detroit
Indianapolis
Davenport
Keokuk
Marrietta
Charles Palmer
Martin Ellison
Corpus Christi
Texas
Texas Mexican Railway
Erwin
Schuyler County
Ill
Pilgrims
C. A. Obenshain
Congress
James James Verdict Provokes Gallatin Indignation
Citizens in Gallatin Missouri reacted with outrage after the Frank James jury returned a quick acquittal. A public meeting praised Prosecuting Attorney Wallace Polite while some suspected jury manipulation. A fund was raised to honor Wallace, and a plan was laid to publish his closing speech. Three more Frank James cases await in Missouri courts with Blue Cat at Independence and Northfield proceedings planned.
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Gallatin
Frank James
James
Crozier
Venice
T. B. Yates
Farmers? Exchange Bank
George Tuggle
Daviess County Savings Association
Wallace
Shanklin
Black
Messrs. Davis
Yates
Westfall
Jesse James
Sheets
Gallatin Bank
Winston
Independence
Northfield
Verdict in James Case Sparks Kansas City Debate
Kansas City residents buzzed about the James case verdict as a central topic. Most labeled acquittal an outrage hurting Missouri's honor, while a minority believed justice had prevailed.
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Kansas City
James
Missouri
Acquittal of Frank James Reported in Jefferson City
News of the acquittal arrived in Jefferson City Missouri between four and five o clock this afternoon after a closely watched trial. Reactions varied with some hoping for conviction while others welcomed the verdict. Governor Crittenden declined to comment, saying it would be improper to do so.
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Jefferson City
Frank James
Missouri
Crittenden
Acquittal of Frank James Stirs Indianapolis
Telegrams from Gallatin report the acquittal of Frank James. Local friends celebrate while many residents denounce the verdict as an outrage on justice. Indignation runs high among the public.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frank James
Gallatin
Frank
Brother's Oath at Zoo Theater Features Bob Ford
Reporter notes Bob Ford, killer of Jesse James, appearing in The Brother's Oath at the Zoo Theater. Ford reacts to Frank James acquittal with surprise and tension, offering a dangerous some say he would pursue if provoked yet seeking to live peaceably. He recalls his own decision to kill Jesse James and warns of lingering danger if Frank James seeks confrontation.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bob Ford
Frank James
Jesse
Zoo Theater
James
Jesse James
Frank
Missing American Baker After Europe Trip In New York
Henry Lumburg a Austin Texas baker visited New York staying seven days at Hartmanns Hotel Bowery. He sailed for Europe July 14 and traveled Germany before returning aboard the Fulda September 1. He was seen again at Hartmanns then vanished after leaving at 9 am Monday, carrying a valuable gold watch and chain and cash.
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New York
Henry Lumburg
Austin
Tex
Hartmann
Bowery
Europe
Germany
Fulda
Hartmann’s
Drunken saloon shooting ends in Cooper Mullen death
In San Francisco on a September afternoon Thomas Mullen a cooper was shot dead by Edward Lacey a fellow cooper during a drunken quarrel. Mullen reportedly forced Lacey to show a pistol then placed it to his own mouth and urged him to pull the trigger. Lacey fired the self cocking pistol and Mullen died. The two men had been close friends for eleven years.
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Niagara Falls
William Crane
Savannah
Baltimore
Youne Nutt
Dukes
Uniontown
Senator Vorhees
Indiana
Boards of Trade
American Chamber of Commerce of
New York
Mary Crudden
Julia P. Smith
New Hartford
Conn
Lockport
N. Y
Arthur Connolly
Catherine Farman
Davens
Massachusetts
Christian Borst
Lawrenceville
N. J
Press
Pittsburgh
Sandy Pond
Townsayer
Groton
Littleton
Ith
Long Beach
Adolph Fredrich
Cromarty
Progress
Mexico
Portland
Wabash
Chicago
Comeeta County
Iowa
Illinois
Santa Barbara
Wilmington
Los Angeles
Cal
St. Louis
San Francisco
Thomas Mullen
Cooper
Edward Lacey
Mullen
Lacey
Gould testifies on railroads and telegraphs before Senate panel
Jay Gould testifies before the Senate Sub Committee on Labor and Education amid questions on capital and labor. He traces his career from early surveying to building a vast railroad network and Western Union ties, discusses government postal telegraph ideas, and defends private enterprise while noting republican limits on state seizure of private property.
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Senate
Labor and Education
New York
Blair
Call
Jay Gould
Gould
George W. Weston
Henry
George
Moody
Weston
Roxbury
Delaware County
Ulster County
Delaware
Albany
Michigan
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Louisian
Mexico
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
New Orleans
Southwest
Chicago & Northwest
Rock Island
Lackawanna & Western
New England
American Union
Western Union
General Eckert
Mr. Gould
New York State
Tragic Crooked Creek Father and Son Die in Cistern
Nicholas Owden and his son John of Crooked Creek Minnesota suffocated after building a fire in a cistern to dry it. John descended to start the fire and Nicholas followed with a rope to assist his son, but collapsed and died.
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Nicholas Owden
John
Crooked Creek
Minn
Experiments Compare Burning Times of Two Prisoner Bodies
At Le Moyne furnace researchers burned two human bodies to study decomposition. The larger corpse of Charles Altman, weighing 275 pounds, required an hour longer to burn than the smaller subject.
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le Moyne
Charles Altman
Nantasket Beach Illumination Crowd Flee After Stage Robbery
At Nantasket Beach a late night illumination drew about twenty thousand people. A party from East Weymouth chartered the Minnie stage and was attacked near Old Colony House hill by 25 to 30 robbers. Edward Hawley was beaten and robbed while others were injured and relieved of jewelry and money. The stage fled toward Hingham pursued briefly by the gang.
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Boston
Mass
Nantasket Beach
East Weymouth
Nantasket
Old Colony House Hill
Edward Hawley
James Burke
Thomas McFawn
David Queen
Bridies
Hingham
Losses in a Newfoundland Gale Drown Warren Smith Crew
The storm last Thursday sank Warren Smith and his fishing-schooner mates near St John s N F with many French fleet losses. Over thirty vessels missing, several bankers lost multiple men, and a Mechance crew rescued after a dismast voyage. The gale was the banks most violent in memory.
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St. Joans
N. F
Warren Smith
St. Pierre
Jaquez Ives
Hardy
Vincent
Leoni Costi
Vourdan
W. E. McDonald
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Lunenburg
Halifax
Volcanic eruption hits Telekbelong area confirmed
Telegraph from the Governor of the Dutch East Indies reports Telekbelong probably destroyed by a recent volcanic eruption. The surrounding district is inaccessible as surrounding terrain is obliterated. Reports confirm the tidal wave at Tjeringine drowning 10 000 people. Some Straits lighthouses stand but lights are extinct. No news from Lampong.
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Dutch East Indies
Telekbelong
Lampong
Sumatra
Tjeringine
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Cambridge, Guernsey County
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Editors and Proprietora
Tob Tso
Mitqainmag Osanna
M. R. Patterson
Attorney-at-Law
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Shaffner Building
C. Steele
Hutchison Block
Marlo
Sam’l*C. Ludcock
Cosgraveuilding
Main Street
Physicians and Surgeons
C. A. Moore
Postoffice
L. C. Wells, M. D
Flamoeopathist
Taylor Block
ET. Blair,m.d
Cambridge, Ohio
Davis Block
Herald Ce
J.C. Warne, M. D
Wall's Drug Store
WM. T. Ramsey, M. D
Providence Hosital
National Medical Dispensary
Washington, D. G
Hutchinson Block
J. R. Downar
Eagle Hotel
D. K. Kyle
Marble and Granite Works
Lambert Thomas
E. Harper
BE. McPeee
Boots and Shoes
West Main St
John Moss
City Hall
Steubenville Street
William Ogier
Davie
E. McCollum
South End Mill Street
Jammbridge
Hotels
B.S. Hering
Marlé Ts
Antrim
William Smith
Exchange Hotel
John W. Robinson
WM. Kirk
Mar
Zanesville, Ohio
Farmers’ Hotel
Mill Street
Wm. Rainey & Son
Mark’ts
J. W. Lippincott
Beecher House
Broadway
South Streets
Quaker City
Washington, Ohio
James Smith
Prop’r
Globe House
Cumberland
James Canady, Prop
James Stevens
Scott's
S. S. Carnes
Pine Street
Main
Cambridge, O
W. A. Rainey
Allegheny Mountains
True & CO
Augusta
Maine
Novally
Nassau &T
N.Y
Kellogg, Cleve
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Omaha
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Ypsilanti
Mich
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Michigan Central
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Oakey
Wooster
John F. Felta
Kersey Graves
Richmond
Cincinnati Price Current
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Kansas
Nebraska
State Board of Agriculture
Waldron’s Station
James King
George Gaddis
Edwards
Miss
Hattie Howell
Gaddis
King
William Bell
W. J. Wilderman
J. K. Ricoury
Mendota
Columbus, O
Samuel McLitty
Foreign Intelligence
Davin P. Hottoway
Lincoln
Littletown
Green County
Joe Bagby
Argentine
Col
Sun
Henry Drehman & Co
Walnut Street
Evening Times- Star
Times-Star
News-Journal
Volksblat
Henry Drehman
Gus Huber
Rachel King
Rosa Liddie
Mary Burke
Annie Lynch
Drehman Establishment
Nellie Kelly
East Sixth Street
Drehman & Co
Bessie Brady
Fritz Huber
Maggie Lee
Rosa O’connell
Mary Lynch
Mary Glascheen
Mary Lee
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