Generous Grants Noted By Grant And Arctic Report
The Patriot reports President Grant’s quiet charity to the poor in Washington. Capt. Nares notes thirty days with frozen mercury and 142 days without sun in the late Arctic expedition. India’s famine area grows with at least 5 million people dependent on government aid. Henry J. Furber sold 26 lots and buildings in downtown New York to Charter Oak Insurance Co. for 3,080,000 dollars, a record sale.
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Grant
Washington
Capt. Nares
Jate
Arctic
Henry J. Furber
Charter Oak Insurance Co
Hartford
Conn
New York City
Gol. Plumb: Kansas Senator and printer of Emporis News
Gol. Plumb, newly elected U S Senator from Kansas, is a printer by trade and former publisher of the Emporis News. He left Zanesville Ohio for Kansas in 1857 at age nineteen. He serves as president of a national bank at Emporia and is said to be worth $200 000. He has always been a Republican.
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Gol. Plumb
U. S
Kansas
Emporis News
Zanesville
Ohio
Emporia
Wallonesway
J.P. Bradley
New Jersey
Grant
Republican Party
Tripartite Commission
Clifford
Taalk
Nnth
Advisota
Wm. M. Evarts
E. W. Stoughton
New York
Stanley Mathews
5. S. Shillabarger
Lyman
Frambull Ofllinois
Matt EL. Carpenter
Wisconsin
Jeremiah Black
Pennnsylvania
Ashebel Greene
Brooklyn
Plumb
U.S
Mississippi
Arathusa Allen
B. F. Allen
Des Moines
Chicago
Constitutional pundits claim expertise in national affair
The piece notes a broad debate over a presidential matter and the rise of many self styled constitutional experts in neighborhoods. It mentions figures like Thomas Jefferson Daniel Webster and John Quincy Adams as authorities, reflecting a public urge to settle constitutional questions.
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Thomas Jefferson
Danic] Webster
John Quincy Adams
Oregon pupil votes holiday then locks up school
An Oregon boy arrived at school minutes before the master and peers and declared a vacancy. He cast a vote for a school holiday, then fastened the windows, locked the door, and adjourned.
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Cronin
Oregon
Celery Poison Warning Noted By The Producer
The producer cautions that raw celery can be poisonous in excess and should not be consumed in large quantities. He adds that celery, in moderation, is a valuable aid to the system, especially for the nerves.
Examining Horse Feed For Hidden Dangers
The article warns about checking oats or corn given to horses for nails stones or other hard substances that can injure teeth or injure a horse if swallowed. It cites a three inch stone found in the office proving fatal when swallowed and notes a nail formed the stone.
Wanahington Correspondent Notes Hesitant Reactions to Tribunal Decision
A Wanahington correspondent reports that both sides are hopeful yet not confident and ready to accept the Tribunal outcome without complaint. The piece suggests no man can predict which Judaea will prevail and asserts apoculation can be as effective in Philadelphia or San Francisco as in Washington.
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Wanahington
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington
Pope Pius IX Shows Sinking Spells Amid Cardaidn Tactics
Reports from Rome describe Pope Pius IX suffering sinking spells with hourly bulletins on his health. The pope allegedly uses illness to sway cardinals and bolster support, a tactic noted as prior to the 1870 declaration of infallibility when he faced strong opposition.
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Pius IX
Rome
Pius
Strife in New Grenada Ends With Mass Killings and Riot
Gen Rena and liberal troops sacked Palmira after last month’s clash with conservatives. At least 500 killed, many homes looted or burned, churches robbed, and foreigners insulted. Palmira avoided Cali’s fate by paying a ransom.
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Republic of
New Grenada
South America
Rena
Palmira
Cali
Newbold Named Iowa Governor After Kirkwood Resignation
Hon Joshua G Newbold of Iowa assumes the governorship following the resignation of Mr Kirkwood. Born Fayette county Pennsylvania May 12 1830 he moved to Henry county Iowa in 1864 and Van Buren county later serving as Board of Supervisors Captain of company OC 35th Iowa and as a member of General Assemblies 18th 1dth and 15th. Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1875 he now steps into the chief executive role.
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Joshua G. Newbold
Iowa
Fayette County
Henry County
van Buren County
Board of Supervisors
Kirkwood
U.S
Chicago Inventor Demonstrates Telephone Music In Arena
Mlisha Gray of Chicago unveils a telephone device that transmits music over telegraph wires. The piano like transmitter and keyboard shaped receiver promise flawless musical control. At Martine's Hall on February 12 he will demonstrate live from Milwaukee, claiming no distance limit if wires function properly.
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Mlisha Gray
Chicago
Mr. Gray
Martine’s Hall
January National Debt Reduction Report
In January the national debt was reduced by 2 060 609 dollars, bringing the total to 3 587 772 dollars since January. The report notes a 76 in the context of the decline.
Judge awards judgment against Republic Insurance assignee
The State Register reports J. R. Payson’s assignee of the defunct Republic Insurance Co has recovered a judgment against a new group of stockholders including several Des Moines men. The Republic had a branch at Chariton, so the ruling will also affect several local citizens.
Ayer in asylum as Sun reports huge income
The N. Sun notes Dr. J. A. Ayer, described as a patent medicine man, has been in an insane asylum for over a year. It claims his income is $2,000 a day with idle capital of at least $500,000,000 awaiting investment. Minnesota weighs a 12 percent interest cap while New York business interests seek to repeal usury laws and cap at seven percent.
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J. A. Ayer
Minnesota
New York
Congress
United States
Florida
United’ States
Security Ife Insurance Co
N.Y
Chadwick
Oregon
Grover
Minnie
Annie
Striley
Sale
Proponale
Mexico i
Diaz
New Law Bans Deceptive Patent Right Notes
The legislature enacted a statute to curb patent-right vendors who travel the country selling bogus patents and taking promissory notes. Notes must bear the phrase given for a patent right on their face. anyone who sells or accepts a note without this endorsement is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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New York
Arbitration bill sparks partisan claims across papers
Republican papers decry the bill as a surrender while the Senate controls it. The N S Sun counters that Republicans gain immensely in the electoral measure and Democrats have been bypassed. the Democratic House held the decisive stance.
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Senate
N. S. Sun
House of Representatives
Illinois Builds 49 Miles of New Railroads in 1876
The Railroad Gazette shows 1876 railroad mileage at 2 442 miles nationwide with Illinois at 49 miles and Iowa 89. Texas contributed 338 miles, California 850, Ohio 270, and Colorado 155, marking the largest expansion since 1873. Narrow gauge added 537 miles. broad gauge total reaches 176 640 miles, nearly matching Europe's rail length.
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Illinois
Iowa
Railroad Gazette
Texas
California
Ohio
Colorado
Europe
Wendell Phillips Speech in Chicago Sparks Attention
An outline of Wendell Phillips’s Chicago talk on national politics highlights praise for the nation’s system, references to Washington Lincoln and Grant, and critique of the South and Tilden. It also notes discussion of blue glass cures and sun exposure as health theories.
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Wendell Phillips
Chicago
Washington
Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jackson
South
Cardinaas
Japan
Tillen
New York
Lauren
Garfield voice on commission bill amid presidential election crisis
The text quotes General Garfield of Ohio praising the bill creating a tribunal to resolve the election crisis. It argues the measure would ease strife, aid the nation, and lend clearer title to the elected president as Hayes, with the commission’s impartial justice expected. If the outcome differs, good men will accept the decision.
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Garfield
Ohio
Congress
Rutherford B. Hayes
United States
Electoral Commission opens as Grant urges specie resumption
Long dispatches recount the Electoral Commission meeting in Washington and the controversy over Florida and Louisiana certificates. President Grant asks Congress to resume coin payments, citing rising metal in circulation and trade strength.
Witness Newspaper Promotes Best Interests at Low Price
The New York Daily Witness and weekly edition claim wide circulation across the U S and pledge nonpartisan, moral reporting. They tout family appeal with tales recipes and Sabbath lessons notes, advertising low prices and sample copies, with Jonx Dougann as editor at 2 Sprace St New York.
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United States
Witness
New York Daily Witness
Evangelical Alliance
Young Men's Christian Association
National Temperance Society
American Missionary Association
New York
America
Jonx Dougann
State Items Roundup From Iowa and Nearby
Thad H Dunn of Cresco skated two miles in three and a half minutes for a prize. A Des Moines woman aged twenty attempted suicide with arsenic on Jan 28. Jemima Dean listed as partner, motive unrequited love. Rev Dr George B Jocelyn, Albion College president formerly Wesleyan Mt Pleasant. Henry, a great grandson of Patrick Henry, died near Hartford Iowa. Des Moines man refused to shovel snow, roof collapsed and forced move. Old Bashaw, trotting sire, sold for 2000 at Maacatine. time 2 24. J W Clark of Dallas county found under railroad bridge with broken pecks. coroner rules accidental fall while intoxicated. Geo W Epley Ottumwa sentenced to five years hard labor for passing counterfeit ten dollar bill June 12 1876. Steve Ford of Atlantic challenges rifle match, six hundred yards, with a Crede mare and breech loader. Ford will use a muralereader. An old bachelor in Clarinda kept a heated rock in bed, exploded and killed him, warning to bachelors.
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Thad. H. Dunn
Cresco
Des Moines
Jemima
George B. Jocelyn
Albion College
Michigan
Wesleyan University
Mt. Pleasant
Henry
Patrick Henry
Hartford
Warren County
Iowa
Glenwood
Bashaw
Maacatine
J. W. Clark
Dallas County
Minburn
Hig
Geo. W. Epley
Ottumwa
United States District Court
Keokuk
Ft. Madigan
Hide and Fur Market Prices Corrected by O M Slomon
Corrected market list shows prices for Green frozen hides Green salted Dry salt bast and other fur items. Includes Minks various grades Raccoons Skunks Musk rats and Sheep pelts with assorted prices per item or unit.
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O. M. Sslomon
Chicago Market Report Proceedings and Prices
Chicago market data show wheat and corn firm and higher with varying grade bids. Hog, pork, lard, and boxed meats demand strong with prices rising. butter and cattle range from steady to easy, with sheep fetching higher wholesale quotes for good to choice stock.
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Boston
Market Report Shows Mixed Grain and Livestock Prices
The market lists wheat 146, corn No 2, mixed 38, oats 35, barley 95. Hog prices are light. Cattle and calves show good to prime steers, with numbers 5503 and 3124 referenced, plus lighter figures 375 and 400 for cows and heifers.
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Tursday
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Hoar
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St. Louis
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Turkey
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Dakota
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Eads
Prussia
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Mexico
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Evarts
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Littlefield
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Thumbull
Casanave
Louisiana: Returning Board
George “Ste Washington
Halifax
Johns
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Gross
Mr. Burron
DT Havoe
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New York Witness
Steve Ford
Atlantio
Cass County
Clarinda
Chartloreet
Enix Sega
Radical
Ingrain
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ST. Louis Market
TEX First National Bank
I0wa
State Banka
Treasury Cert
Legal-tendeur Notasesse
Ecsseucae Redemption Fund
S. Treasury
Cscccesssserecanees National Bank
State of
Edward A. Temple
EA Cashier
Temple
Joseph Baden
A. Temple
D.howes
S.D
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D. Howe
New
Noe
Taylor
Lumley
Aquare
de W. “Curasy
Sculley
G. P. Rowely, & CO
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Baise
Augusta Marie
Iver
Gort Aida
Isleand
Che
J.P. Firton
Atte
Fitler
Mulleratis
Denggiets
Agente
Sar
Babes Poutanen Gusta
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Correr
L. Reid
Witt
Holloway
J. Haybock
Professor Howeway & Co
Liberty Street
Siy
SruNeoy & Co
Porth Yan SF
Naezau
Rena. Co
New Nork
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Atty
Sansom Bt
Wills
Aiton SL
Usm
C.N. Crittenton
Avena
New Yaris
Activa Apantanee
Iatanily
Rléh
Ilustrationey
Tredenre Uy
Officula, Prove and Clerry
Seeling Immengely
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LaSalle
Tingle
Enerav
Pont
Wonderinl
Wigat
Ie Philadelpat Pays
Tila
Ste Louis
Abbas
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