Fraternizing Troops and Fire Scare Highlight 1880s Notes
Public notices and political chatter span factional tensions, a New Jersey home burned with the senator's family escaping, while imperial and domestic moves unfold. Reports discuss Garfield Blaine relations, currency reform hopes, and tariff debates amid foreign policy and political maneuvering.
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Garfield
Blaine
Judiciary subcommittee to probe Davenport charges
Washington dec 21 the house judiciary committee appointed a sub committee to go to New York and investigate charges against United States Commissioner John S Davenport Rep Frye nominates the inquiry.
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Williams
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Yale College
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Detroit Advertiser
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Detroit
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Times’ Washington
Gordon Granger
Granger
Fifth United States Infantry
Thomas Blair
Blair
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Scotland
Mrs. Granger
Lieut
War Department
Verdict in Sheridan suit on dispossession in Louisiana
Diverse notices from New York and beyond cover verdicts and legal actions. The Sheridan case questions military authority behind dispossession at Killona plantation in Louisiana and the jury hints another party held possession for damages.
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Sheridan
Whalen
Killona
Louisiana
Wallace
O’leary
Campana
Gilmore’s Garden
O'Leary
New England Society
Sherman
Evarts
Storrs
Van
Disappearance of Lott Clark and Bill White near Caledonia
A telegram from Caledonia reports that five colored men including Lott Clark and Bill White disappeared after being seized by a mob while en route to Shreveport to testify before the U S grand jury on election troubles. A constable fled with the men to Brand's plantation where a mob then seized them. no further word has come.
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Marshal Bairwell
United States
Y. Ernest Breda
A. P. Breda
Natchitoches
Ernest Breda
Breda
Vale
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Grand Jury
the Picayune
Lott Clark
Bill White
Caledonia
Shreveport
United States Grand Jury
Calendonia
Jeff Cole
Clark
White
Brand’s Plantation
Newcastle
George Draper
Multiple Dispatches Outline Notable Wartime Conflicts and Fire Loss
The Cincinnati signed dispatch urges rejecting Mrs Stewart's offers with Jewish assistance for losses. Judge Marsh sentences grave robber Heyl to one year and a $1000 fine in Zanesville. S. I. Richards, 23, confessed to seven murders in Steuben ville and Nebraska. A fire at Standard Oil's barrel factory in Cleveland causes major losses, with 1000 workers affected and up to twenty thousand dollars damage, suspected arson.
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Pennsylvania Denies Move to Oppose Cameron Reelection
Pennsylvania Republican leaders deny a World report of a movement to defeat Cameron’s reelection. The piece notes the denial as of December 21 in New York and Pennsylvania.
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Cameron
Indictments Over Election Frauds in Virginia District
In Richmond on December 21 the grand jury of the United States circuit court indicted R. W. Arnold Henry Birdson and J B Ellis for violation of the election laws by ejecting Peter Robinson United States supervisor of elections from the voting precincts at Waverly station Sussex county. The panel also indicted several parties for frauds at the late elections.
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United States
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Sussex County
Exhumed breast bone cited in Chicago murder trial
In the Alvira Clark and Sir Peter murder case the murdered man’s breast bone was exhumed in court to test the defense theory. Weber opened for the state and speeches may take three days. Severe cold and snow disrupt travel and curb Christmas activity.
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Chicago
Alvira Clark
Peter
Weber
Washington Territory in crisis as troops dispatched
Portland source reports Gov Ferry of Washington territory meeting Gen Howard in San Francisco to plan for growing unrest. Measures to protect settlers include sending two infantry and two cavalry units to Kittitas Valley and establishing a post near Ellensburg. Camp Henry will be abandoned for the new post.
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Moses
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Camp Henry
Portland Cavalry Sent Toward Priests Rapids in Alert
A Portland dispatch says one hundred cavalry under Col. Forsyth departed Wallalo by steamer for Priests Rapids. Reports claim Chief Moses and several warrious of his party have been captured by Yakima volunteers. Hostilities are feared.
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New Hampshire tramp law praised for curbing wandering vagrants
Manchester reports that the tramp law has reduced vagrancy and terror in the state. A year ago wandering beggars despoiled property and threatened households. now life and property are safer with women and children moving about freely and without harming the deserving poor.
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Manchester
New Hampshire
Brevard County Board Indicted Over Fraudulent Returns
Jacksonville dated report states the state canvassing board in Tallahassee completed the tally and certified Hull Democrat with a 13 vote majority after Brevard County was excluded. Brevard’s county board is jailed on $3,000 bail each after US grand jury indictments for fraudulent returns.
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Boston Unveils Charles Summer Statue in Public Garden
Massachusetts officials led by Gov. Rice unveiled the Charles Summer statue in the Public Garden today. The monument, approved at a Faneuil Hall meeting in March 1874, marks a longstanding civic tribute.
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Charles Summer
Faneuil Hall
Gov. Rice
Detroit Mourns Rep Williams as Office Closures Honor Funeral
The remains of Representative Williams arrived in Detroit today and citizens paid respects at the home. The body stays at the residence until tomorrow afternoon, when funeral services will be held. All city offices will close tomorrow in observance.
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Williams
Iowa cold snap grips northwest states with 80 below
Sioux City reports the thermometer twenty five miles west of town sinks to 80 degrees below zero as a deep winter cold wave blankets the northwestern region. The extreme cold stretches across the area, with widespread freezing conditions affecting daily life.
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Here
Severe weather grips Kansas City region with heavy snow
A Kansas City dispatch reports the past week the severest weather in twenty years with two feet of snow. The Missouri River remains closed for weeks, the ice is a foot thick, and overland transport is carried by sleighs across Missouri and nearby areas.
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Kansas City Dispatch
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