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Washington Braces for Patterson Seat Contention and Army Reform
Washington reports intensify over Senator Patterson possibly resigning to avoid trial in South Carolina amid illness claims. Other items detail Army reorganization plans, officer promotions by boards, and suppression actions in the Indian service, with remarks on Chinese immigration and suffrage efforts shaping congressional action.
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Washington
Patterson
South Carolina
Senate
W. B. Moore
Richmond
Robert G. Ingersoll
House Judiciary Committee
Andrew Johnson
Spinner
Congress
Treasury
Alexander Rogers
4Th Cavalry
McCormick
Department of Supplies
Indian Bureau
War Department
Cavalry
Infantry
Bureau of Military Justice
Banning
Shafter
Texas
Secretary of War
John H. King
9Th Infantry
Wm. H. Young
19Th Infantry
Hubbard
Woman’s Suffrage Association
Sara A. Spencer
Houses
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Board of Inquiry
Indian Service
Montgomery Blair
Maryland
Electoral Commission
Hayes
Texas Pacific
Lincoln Hall
Dr. Lozier
Hooker
Harbart
House
Bullis
Mexico