The Compromise Bill in Congress
The joint committee bill to count the presidential vote proposes an arbitrating board of five senators five representatives and five Supreme Court judges with four judges named and a fifth chosen. The panel would be politically balanced seven Republicans seven Democrats until the fifth judge is named. The article endorses the measure as a peaceful practical method and predicts passage by a large majority despite opposition from both extremes.
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Congress
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Washington
Morton
Sherman
Cameron
Edmunds
Frelinghuysen
Conkling
Tilden
Joint Commission
The Sioux War Not Ended Says Army Critics
The piece argues the Sioux war remains active and far from over despite Gen Miles. It cites Sioux victories at Rosebud and Little Bighorn era, ongoing leadership of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, and warns next summer will be tough for the army as tribes maneuver toward the mountains.
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Miles
Crook
Rosebud
Custer
Little Torn
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Florida
United States
Arkansas
Yellowstone Valley and wonderland of geysers described
The narrative extols a Yellowstone River valley fifty miles long with five to ten mile width, rich water power, forests, grazing for horses and cattle, and undeveloped mining potential. It invites exploration two days away to North America’s geyser region, praising dramatic scenery, mountains, lakes, and Arcadian landscapes.
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Yellowstone
North America
Hades
Crazy Horse and Others at Large Reported in Bozeman
Bozeman Times notes several groups including Crazy Horse are at large and uncaptured, prompting ongoing police efforts and public alerts in the area.
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Crazy Horse
Bozeman Times
Condition of Colorado cattle in South Platte valley
The Greeley Sun reports cattle suffer but losses appear limited so far. Older animals face hunger and cold with snow likely persisting through March, but if snow recedes in four weeks losses may be light. local hardships include dead and dying cattle near Greeley, Crow Creek, and bottom snow traps, while some herds move beyond the snow line.
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South Platte Valley
Greeley Sun
Poudre
Platte
Greeley
Corona
Crow Creek
Big Thompson
Pierce Station
Cheyenne
Fort Collins
Denver
Bennett and May scandal dominates New York letter
Our New York letter recounts the Bennett May affair with James Gordon Bennett and Caroline May, detailing engagements, duels, and public clashes. It contrasts Bennett’s career at the Herald, his eccentric predecessor, and the lasting influence of the paper amid social gossip and political intrigue.
Velvet Opulence Fades as City Struggles With Winter Blues
A society column notes a vanished beauty who died poor after glamour and wealth faded. It contrasts her demise with the city’s festive season where rich families flaunt diamonds while shops, theatres, and newspapers suffer. Widespread snow and slush cripple streets and forecasts bleak hardship.
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New York
Senate and House outlook on joint commission compromise bill
Washington observers see the compromise bill likely to pass the Senate soon, but House support remains uncertain. Republicans worry gains by Edmunds and Conkling may stiffen opposition, while Democrats speculate on strategies to delay counting votes and possibly send the election to the House.
Montana Mites Report 29 Madison County Deaths
A Montana item notes twenty nine deaths in Madison County during last year. It mentions miners on Avalanche and adjacent guides still sluicing. An Indian Agent requests a cavalry detachment at that place. Deer Lodge public school counts 137 pupils. The Territory’s Odd Fellows form a life insurance society named I O O Life Insurance Society. The Virginia City Court House nearly burned due to wooden spittoons and cigar stumps. Poindexter and Orr ship 200 head of cattle to Ross York Indian Agency. Dressed beef at four cents per pound delivered as needed.
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Madison County
Deer Lodge
Odd Fellows
Territory
I. O. O. , Life Insurance Society
Virginia City
Poindexter & Orr
Ross’ York Indian Agency
Discovery on Arctic polar night length of 142 days
Report notes polar night lasts 142 days as Arctic explorers file findings. The narrator muses how such a place would suit a debtor to be chased for money, suggesting a long wait before payment.
Illinois Ballot Result Shows Partial Totals
In Springfield Illinois the twenty eighth ballot reported Logan scoring 7 and Anderson 87 with 16 scattered votes as of January 92.
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Illinois
Springfield
Logan
Anderson
Scattering
Double Murder Reported in Saline County Gentry Settlement
A terrible double murder occurred last night in Gentry settlement Saline county. Two women Mrs H B Taylor and Mrs M H Stover wives of planters were brutally murdered for money. Robbers escaped.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Gentry Settlement
Saline County
H. B. Taylor
M. H. Stover
Secret Service Arrests Uncovered Counterfeit Plates
James Bretons of the government secret service induced John Ogle to confess and yielded over a hundred finely executed plates. Plates for ten dollar notes from Richmond Lafayette and Muncy banks were found, along with 40 000 counterfeit fifty cent pieces buried near Brighton. Experts only could tell them from genuine currency.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
James Bretons
Government Secret Service
James McKernan
John Ogle
Richmond
Lafayette
Muncy
Ind
Brighton
Political Turmoil in Louisiana Over Stepped-Up National Aid
Telegraph Manager Barnes returns as a sergeant-at-arms departs with Cazanave and Kenner from the returning board. Republicans report 80,000 in warrants cashed. A conference ends with harmonized aims between Nicholls and Kellogg factions as militia bolsters the supreme court building.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Barnes
Cazanave
Kenner
Returning Board
Washington
Nicholls
Supreme Court
Agard
Senate hears fraud claims in Mississippi race
Republicans allege fraud and intimidation by Democrats in the first Mississippi district race. The Senate privileges committee also reviews electoral votes as Western Union staffers are questioned in Washington. Belknap will seek trial of a suit on January 29. Cabinet opposition to the electoral compromise bill rises, while uncertainty surrounds Justice Davis’s Senate bid and the proposed tripartite commission.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges
Lee
Congress
Mississippi
House
Philadelphia
Western Union Telegraph Company
Belknap
Wells
Fish
Justice Davis
Senate
Tripartite Commission
Diplomacy Open After Constantinople Conference Collapse
London reports suggest no immediate clash between Turkey and Russia despite ambassador departures. Turkey seeks to keep talks alive via its ambassador, while Russia plans a unified cabinet-backed approach or independent action if needed. Vienna notes the Turkish ambassador asked Count Andrassy to mediate peace with Serbia and Montenegro.
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London
Constantinople
Turkey
Russia
Vienna
Pesth
Andrassy
Servia
Montenegro
Incident of Today Ends in Editor Attack
Fragmentary verse recounts a prankish encounter with a newspaper editor as a querist seeks publication. The tale ends abruptly with the querist struck dead by a falling paper weight, implying a fatal misunderstanding in a literary quip.
Gleanings spark wide ranging judgments and oddities
Summary of diverse notes from the era: France exports hair to a country annually, theater prices drop in Cincinnati, inquiries into Watterson’s finances, debates on a Tennessee senator, German interest in American fire engines, Jacksonville’s population surge, Didot employs 250 female typesetters, an Irishman’s riot testimony with brick bats, a Vermont mother praising rhetoric studies, oxygen cremation ideas, a Louisville forger of a lottery ticket, euphonious phrases in a murder trial, Northern Texas winter merriment, Philadelphia’s niceties but no music, Fort Worth on buffalo slaughter, Vanderbilt income jokes, Wayne County snow drifts bury cattle, Pueblo Democrats split over Belford, New York–Albany snow blockade, and a massive ice gorge threatening rivers and life.
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Jacksonville
Florida
Didot
Vermont
New York ‘Times
Louisville
Kentucky
New Oreleans Republican
Wayne County
Penn
Pueblo
Colo
Colorado
Belford
New York
Albany
Buffalo
Alleghany
Monongahela
Ohio
Unclear OCR Fragment with Public Names and Debts
A damaged OCR segment mentions public names, commissions, debts, and years. It references Ind and Mont, with vague lines about rates, leads, and indeb related terms. The readable content is too fragmentary to identify a clear event or outcome.
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Vanderbilt
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James Gordon Bennett
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Bennett
New York Herald
Caroline May
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Delaware
Young May
Baltimore
Europe
Mays
Blackguard
Satin
The
Ann Street
Tom Hamlin
James Watson Webb
Iris
William
Cornelius
Great Roads
Astor
Stewart
Hemenway
Boston
Voor
Amy Fawsity
Amy Fawsitt
Montana
Houston
Kellogg
Johnson
Gen
Augur
Marshal Pitkin
Beau
France
Cincinnati Theatres
Cincinnati Gazette
Watterson
Tennessee
Germany
Paradise
Texas
Boston Transcript
Fort Worth
Camden
N. J
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